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With so many Final Yamato<\/em> albums in the mix, creating a definitive track listing is a very complex task. With over 60 individual tracks to deal with, sorting them out is a major undertaking. But, with all the necessary puzzle pieces in one place, the Final Yamato<\/em> music mountain can be conquered.<\/p>\n

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With so many Final Yamato<\/em> albums in the mix, creating a definitive track listing is a very complex task owing to the jumble of symphonic and BGM tracks scattered across multiple sources that only partially overlap. In some cases, tracks have the same name but different run times – or different names but the same content. In other cases, BGM tracks were combined with symphonic tracks, jumping back and forth to create different narrative experiences. And with over 60 individual tracks to deal with, sorting them out is a major undertaking.<\/p>\n

In order to create a comprehensive index of this enormous body of music, two things are essential: iTunes and an invaluable Japanese doujinshi published in 2011 called the Space Battleship Yamato BGM Encyclopedia<\/em> (shown at right). In it, superfan Hiroshi Mizo covers the entire saga and organizes the music from the highest possible vantage point, session lists from the studio recordings. So, with all the necessary puzzle pieces finally in one place, the Final Yamato<\/em> music mountain can be conquered.<\/p>\n

It’s necessary to choose an overall spine of reference, so we’ll go by film order. (As you will see, however, plenty of tracks didn’t get used in the film at all.) Each track title is followed by information about where to find it on specific albums, and which variations relate to it.<\/p>\n

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TA1 = Tokuma\/Animage Theme Music Collection I (Tokuma, 1983)
\nTA2 = Tokuma\/Animage Theme Music Collection II (Tokuma, 1983)
\nBGM = Original BGM Collection (Columbia, 1995)
\nEE = Eternal Edition Disc 9 (Columbia, 2000)<\/p>\n

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MC1 = Music Collection Part 1 (Columbia, 1983) Yamato<\/em> Sound Almanac edition, 2014
\nMC2 = Music Collection Part 2 (Columbia, 1983) Yamato<\/em> Sound Almanac edition, 2014
\nMC3 = Music Collection Part 3 (Columbia, 1983) Yamato<\/em> Sound Almanac edition, 2014
\nYSA BGM = Yamato<\/em><\/em> Sound Almanac, Final Yamato<\/em><\/em> BGM Collection (Columbia, 2014)<\/p>\n

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Music Heard in the Film (and Variations)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Music from previous Yamato<\/em> productions is indicated in blue.<\/span>
\nTracks that repeat in the score are indicated in yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u30a2\u30af\u30a8\u30ea\u30a2\u30b945\u5104\u5e74 [Aquarius 4.5 Billion Years]<\/h3>\n

The film prologue opens with a combined version of two variants, starting with A and shifting to B for the scat vocals. This covers the formation of the solar system and finishes with the title of the film.<\/p>\n