© 2001 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title	Tidal Wave / Gorath
Japanese Title	Nippon chinbotsu / Yosei Gorasu
Tidal Wave Movie also known as:	Japan Sinks Submersion of Japan Tidal Wave(US version)
Gorath Movie also known as:	Astronaut 1980 Gorath, The Mysterious Star Suspicous Star Gorath Yosei Gorath
CD Label	Victor
CD Number	VICL-5081
Composed by:	Masaru Satô (Tidal Wave) Kan Ishii (Gorath)
Number of tracks	64
Running time	77:37
Number of discs	1
Year of release/manufacture	1991
Year of movie release	1973 (Tidal Wave) 1962, 1964 in US (Gorath)

REVIEW

August 25, 2001 This CD seems to be a strange pairing. I know of no reason why they would team music from "Tidal Wave" on the same disc with "Gorath" except that after listening to the disc I find the music of the two composers are similar and compliment each other. The music itself is very good with many of the tracks on "Tidal Wave" having a jazz type feel to them which is typical for Masaru Satô. Many of the other tracks are slow and mysterious sounding. The "Gorath" tracks by Kan Ishii actually have a similar sound and feel to them as the Satô tracks except most have a bit faster tempo. Until I get the track translations I can't compare what's here to what's on the single disc versions of "Tidal Wave" and "Gorath".

English Title: Tidal Wave / Gorath Japanese Title: Nippon chinbotsu / Yosei Gorasu Track translations courtesy of Jolyon Yates SUBMERSION OF JAPAN 1. Toho Logo ~ Title 2. Japanese Archipelago 3. To the Sea of Japan Trench 4. Deep Sea 5. Chaotic Mudslide I 6. Chaotic Mudslide II 7. Prime Minister Yamamoto’s Fear 8. Reiko 9. Old People Cross 10. Continental Shift Theory 11. Survey Ship Testimony 12. Tokyo Observed 13. Tokyo Earthquake I 14. Tokyo Earthquake II 15. Prime Minister’s Decision 16. Tokyo Destruction I 17. Tokyo Destruction II 18. Feelings for Reiko 19. D2 Project I 20. D2 Project II 21. Oyaji’s Cry 22. Time Spared 23. Reiko and Oyaji I 24. Reiko and Oyaji II 25. Big Scoop 26. Couple Torn Apart 27. Sinking Japan II 28. Panicking People 29. Quaking Earth 30. Ending 31. Escape Japan 32. Sinking Japan I 33. Submersion of Japan Theme I 34. Submersion of Japan Theme II GORATH 35. Main Title 36. Car Radio 37. Jingle Bells 38. Beautiful Mt Fuji Space Port 39. Terrifying Gorath 40. Bad Effects on Earth 41. I Space Pilot (Version II) 42. Grand Cabaret 43. ‘The JX-2’ 44. Space Station 45. South Pole Base Construction 46. Workers’ Battle Cry 47. ‘The Capsule No 1’ 48. Release the Capsule! 49. Memory Loss 50. Sonoda Household New Year 51. Love Theme 52. 45 Days Later 53. Great Monster Magma 54. Space Station Return 55. Takiko’s Apartment 56. Crisis Point Earth 57. After 2 Minutes 58. Escape? 59. We Did It! 60. Ending 61. I Space Pilot (version I unfinished) 62. I Space Pilot (version I alternative take) 63. I Space Pilot (version II karaoke) 64. I Space Pilot (version II unused)