{"id":17227,"date":"2014-01-14T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T06:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=17227"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:39:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:39:35","slug":"804b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/804b\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamato 2199<\/em> Discography, continued"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back up to the previous part<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 5: Movie Music<\/h2>\n

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Blue<\/h3>\n

King Records, KICM-1542
\nOctober 15, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

This chapter in Yamato 2199<\/em> music history opened when Nana Mizuki released this three-track single (her 30th) titled Forbidden Resistance<\/em>. It included the title track, another named Dream Rider<\/em>, and BLUE, the end title song for A Voyage to Remember<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Lyrics and Vocals: Nana Mizuki \/ Composition: Eriko Yoshiki \/ Arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima
\nLyrics translated by Neil Nadelman<\/em><\/p>\n

\nkimi no te ni fure teru y\u014dna
\natatakai hikari kono hoshi wo terashiteiku
\nkonna nimo utsukushii sora
\nSoba ni aru koto wasuresou ni natteita yo<\/span><\/p>\n

Asahi ga saseba mezameru
\natarimae ni kanjiru keshiki no naka ni
\nkiseki ga nemutteita’n da<\/p>\n

daremo ga kagiri aru toki ni umaerte
\nkagirinai kibo wo sagashite tsudzuketeru
\nosoreru koto mo itami wo shiru koto mo
\nai ta iu mirai ni tsunagatteiku<\/span><\/p>\n

tomedonaku oshiyoseru hibi ni
\nnomarenu you ni tada hashiru shinakute
\nhontou ni taisetsu na mono
\nkidzuiteiru no ni miushinai ni natteita yo<\/p>\n

kotoba wo koeta omoi ga
\naoi umi wo megutte yume wo tsubasa ni kaeteku
\nkirameku tabiji e<\/span><\/p>\n

kitto nanika ga hajimaru shunkan wa
\nkagayaku egao to tomo ni aru darou
\nnamida de nijinda yami ni mayottemo
\nai ga ashita e no michi o kirihiraiteiku<\/p>\n

dareka no tame ni ikiru yorokobi
\nhajimete kimi ga oshiete kureta
\nchiisana hi ga hikareai kodama suru you ni
\nsekai o irodotteiku<\/span><\/p>\n

daremo ga kagiri aru toki ni umaerte
\nkagirinai kibou wo sagashite tsudzuketeru
\nosoreru koto mo itami wo shiru koto mo
\nai ta iu mirai ni tsunagatteiku <\/p>\n

“itsumo kimi ga shiawase de arimasu you ni\u2026”<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\nThe warm light of this star shines upon me
\nLike the touch of your hand
\nJust when it seemed I’d forgotten
\nThat a sky so beautiful was right next to me<\/span><\/p>\n

When the morning sun shines, it awakens
\nThe miracle, that slept amidst scenery
\nThat feels so ordinary<\/p>\n

Everyone is born with limited time
\nAs they keep searching for limitless hopes
\nThe fears and the pains they know, as well
\nLeading to a future called love<\/span><\/p>\n

All you can do is run to keep from being
\nSwallowed up by the unceasing march of time
\nEven as you realize that you’ve lost
\nThe things that were truly precious<\/p>\n

Feelings beyond words
\nSail upon the blue seas, turning dreams into wings
\nOn a glittering journey<\/span><\/p>\n

Surely, the moment that something begins
\nWill be accompanied with a shining smile
\nAnd even if you’re lost in a darkness blurred with tears
\nLove clears the path to tomorrow<\/p>\n

You taught me for the first time
\nThe joy of living for the sake of someone
\nLittle lights, drawn to each other, seeming to echo
\nColoring the world<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone is born with limited time
\nAs they keep searching for limitless hopes
\nThe fears and the pains they know, as well
\nLeading to a future called love<\/p>\n

“May you always be happy\u2026”<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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Great Harmony ~ for Yamato 2199<\/em>
\ndigital single<\/h3>\n

Released December 3, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

This was a digital-only music release in MP3 format with three tracks: the opening theme from Ark of the Stars<\/em> with Taro Hakase, and two versions of the end theme Great Harmony<\/em> (with and without vocals). It was initially announced that a physical CD single would be released, but these plans were withdrawn. However, you can listen to the whole thing on Youtube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read about the genesis of the song in Yamato 2199<\/em> Report 39 here<\/a>
\n<\/br>
\nLyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto
\nComposed and arranged by Akira Miyagawa
\nVocal: Ayaka Hirahara<\/p>\n

\n

Watashi wa inoru anata no namida ni
\nushinatte mo kizutsuite mo
\nikite iru <\/p>\n

wakeau omoi heta ni afurete<\/span>
\nwatashitachiwa unatate ita anogoro e<\/span><\/p>\n

moichido kaerou
\nnatsukusa umorenagara miageta hoshiyo
\nikasa rete iru koto o
\ntomoni aruite ku y\u016bki e to kaeru no wa ima <\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nnamida no naka ni kibo ga aru<\/span>
\nOh Great Harmony<\/span>
\ninochi no kagayaki de ashita no michi o terasu<\/span><\/p>\n

ginga no naka no chisana jinsei
\ndakedo fukai sono kanashimi kakaete mo <\/p>\n

moichido kaerou<\/span>
\ntamashi no furusato e ega o motte<\/span>
\natarimae no koto nado nani hitotsu nai no<\/span>
\nnorikoeta toki ni kidzuku hazu<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony
\nanata ga umarete kita mato wa
\nOh Great Harmony
\nima kono shunkan no yorokobi no muko ni aru
\nOh ~ shinji teru wa
\nhitotsu ni naru kitto itsuka <\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nitsukushimu yo ni dakishimete<\/span>
\nOh Great Harmony<\/span>
\ninochi no kagayaki de ashita no michi o terasu<\/span><\/p>\n

ashita no michi o terasu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

I pray to your tears
\nEven if I am lost or wounded
\nI live<\/p>\n

The thoughts we shared flood the universe<\/span>
\nTo those days when we were together<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s return home again
\nLooking up at the stars from the summer grass
\nIt has been kept alive
\nNow we walk together with courage<\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nThere is hope in tears<\/span>
\nOh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nThe brightness of life lights the way to tomorrow<\/span><\/p>\n

Small life in the galaxy
\nCan still suffer deep sorrow<\/p>\n

Let’s return home again<\/span>
\nWith a smile to the soul of our home<\/span>
\nWe’ll take nothing for granted<\/span>
\nWhen we get there, we’ll notice it<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony
\nThe reason you were born
\nOh Great Harmony
\nIt goes beyond the joy of this moment
\nOh ~ I believe
\nSurely we’ll become one someday<\/p>\n

Oh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nI cherish your embrace<\/span>
\nOh Great Harmony<\/span>
\nThe brightness of life lights the way to tomorrow<\/span><\/p>\n

The way to tomorrow is lit up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

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Prayer<\/em>, Ayaka Hirahara<\/h3>\n

EMI Records, UPCH-20389
\nMay 13, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

It took a little while, but Great Harmony<\/em> did eventually get a physical release, both on the Ark of the Stars<\/em> soundtrack and this 10-song collection from vocalist Ayaka Hirahara. The song is just slightly different on each version, so completists take note.<\/p>\n

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A Voyage to Remember<\/em> Blu-ray Audio OST<\/h3>\n

Columbia, COCX-1105. Released December 24, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

This one is a real first, a Yamato<\/em> soundtrack released on a format that preserves theatrical-quality sound. It contains the entire 81 minute score of A Voyage to Remember<\/em> on a Blu-ray disc with three different sound formats. An 8-page booklet provides a track list, song lyrics, info on other Yamato<\/em> music products, and this introduction:<\/p>\n

Yamato<\/em> 40 Anniversary, Space Battleship Yamato 2199 A Voyage to Remember<\/em><\/h3>\n

From the beginning of the Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> TV broadcast in October 1974 to Final Yamato<\/em> in 1983, a big boom spanned over ten years and became a social phenomenon. Sequels were made afterward, such as Yamato 2520<\/em> and Yamato Resurrection<\/em>. Producer Soji Nishizaki and General Director Yutaka Izubuchi revived the original 26 episodes as Space Battleship Yamato 2199<\/em>, which included enormous new designs and a new interpretation. The Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> TV BGM by the late Hiroshi Miyagawa was rescored, with many new pieces by Akira Miyagawa that decorated Yamato<\/em> gloriously.<\/p>\n

The first step to commemorate Yamato<\/em>‘s anniversary in October 2014 was to release A Voyage to Remember<\/em>, a new compilation film that condensed Episodes 1-24 of the Yamato 2199<\/em> series into about 130 minutes as a lead-in to the new movie Ark of the Stars<\/em> in December. The music used in the film was finished in stereo for the series, and was converted to 5.1ch specs for A Voyage to Remember<\/em>. This increases the solid feeling of the lower frequency, expanding it for a wide open feeling. <\/p>\n

This time, the Voyage to Remember<\/em> original soundtrack is brought to you on Blu-ray audio, a first in the Yamato<\/em> series. It includes the familiar Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> opening theme by Isao Sasaki and also the new ending theme, BLUE by Nana Mizuki. It is formatted in 5.1 channel linear PCM and Dolby True 5.1 channel, but since it was recorded in linear PCM stereo, those who don’t have 5.1 channel playback equipment can enjoy it, too. But I want you to hear it in 5.1 channel by all means. There are 49 tracks that total 80 minutes, and I’ll be very happy if you can enjoy the music world of Yamato 2199 A Voyage to Remember<\/em>.<\/p>\n

– Sound Director Tomohiro Yoshida<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Since it’s a Blu-ray disc, it does have a video image as well – a single, constant image of the cover art with a menu for individual tracks. Only the track title changes as the album plays.<\/p>\n

The disc can be purchased from CD Japan here<\/a>, or from Amazon.co.jp here<\/a>. However, if you have all three of the Yamato 2199<\/em> soundtracks, you can compile your own version by combining these tracks into a single playlist. The reference number 1.31 refers to album 1, track 31 (and so on).<\/p>\n

\n1 Cosmo Tiger (Wan-dah-bah) 1.31
\n2 Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> (Short Size) \/ Isao Sasaki 1.01
\n3 The Infinite Universe 1.08
\n4 Yamato<\/em> Sleeps in the Setting Sun (Short) 3.01
\n5 Across the Beautiful Ocean (Sad) 2.21
\n6 Yamato<\/em>‘s Bolero 1.13
\n7 Theme of the Yamato<\/em> Saga 1.16
\n8 The Scarf of Sorrow 1.22
\n9 Warp 3.05
\n10 Silence of the Cosmos 1.24
\n11 First Contact 1.04
\n12 Sorrowful Yamato<\/em> (Oboe only) 3.26 (or 1.09)
\n13 Ambition 1.23
\n14 Enter Dessler 1.32
\n15 Gamilas Anthem: Praise Be Our Eternal Glory
\n    (With Vocals) 1.40
\n16 Suspense (Sense of Distrust) 1.29
\n17 Sortie of The Enemy Spacecraft 1.20
\n18 The Recon Plane Takes Off 1.10
\n19 Keep Watching the Stars 1.43
\n20 The Lady of Iscandar 1.0
\n21 Across the Beautiful Ocean 2.20
\n22 Suspense A 2.17
\n23 Sleeping Desires 3.28
\n24 Battle to a Stalemate 2.08
\n25 Yamato<\/em> Into the Vortex 1.21\n<\/div>\n
\n26 Suspense B 1.12
\n27 Gamilas Anthem: Praise Be Our Eternal Glory
\n    (Without Vocals) 1.41
\n28 Black Tigers 1.26
\n29 Garmillas Dimensional Submarine 2.12
\n30 The Abandoned City 1.25
\n31 Desperate Crisis 1.03
\n32 Yamato<\/em> Advances 1.02
\n33 The Fleet Gathers 2.03
\n34 A Dictator\u2019s Anguish 1.44
\n35 Sorrowful Yamato<\/em> 1.09 (or 3.26)
\n36 Pioneering Yamato<\/em> Theme 1.34
\n37 Dessler Surprise Attack 3.17
\n38 Lonely Desler 3.18
\n39 Imperial City Defense
\n    (“Yamato<\/em> Into the Vortex” Variation) 3.19
\n40 New Baleras (or Second Baleras) 3.20
\n41 Presidential Office ~ Crumbling Hope 3.21
\n42 Aspirations (Ambitions of a Young Man) 2.23
\n43 Encounter in the Void 3.22
\n44 Across the Beautiful Ocean (String) 2.22
\n45 Sorrowful BG 1.14
\n46 Blue Crystal 3.24
\n47 Harmonica (Scarlet Scarf) 2.14
\n48 Yamato<\/em> Departs the Earth 1.17
\n49 BLUE \/ Nana Mizuki (ED theme)\n<\/div>\n
\n

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Ark of the Stars<\/em> original soundtrack, Blu-ray Audio OST<\/h3>\n

Columbia, COCX-1106. Released February 25, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

Ark of the Stars<\/em> has an ample amount of new score, making this the first Blu-ray Audio disc to debut completely new Yamato<\/em> music.<\/p>\n

The track titles are as follows:<\/p>\n

\n

1. Last hope
\n2. Space Battleship Yamato 2199<\/em>
\n   (opening song)
\n3. Barbarian invasion
\n4. Ship’s log
\n5. Thoughts
\n6. Berger’s sorrow
\n7. Relaxation
\n8. Gatlantis surprise attack
\n9. Dagarm
\n10. Yamato<\/em> vs. Gatlantis
\n11. Flame strike gun
\n12. Yamato<\/em> descends
\n13. Yamato<\/em> crash warp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

14. Grey-colored space
\n15. Shambleau
\n16. Sudden change
\n17. Descent of the prototype airboat
\n18. Yamato<\/em> sleeps in the jungle
\n19. Illusion hotel
\n20. Picture book
\n21. Ship’s log – the hotel
\n22. Nightmare
\n23. Berger’s past
\n24. Sabera
\n25. Whisper of Jirel
\n26. Chase
\n27. Friendship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

28. Lerelai
\n29. Time of awakening
\n30. Combined action
\n31. Yamato<\/em> sortie
\n32. Emperor’s shadow
\n33. Gatlantis
\n34. Decisive battle –
\n   Yamato<\/em>, Garmillas, Gatlantis
\n35. The Ark returns to the sea of stars
\n36. Separation, Separation, setting sail
\n   (medley)
\n37. Yearning for Earth
\n38. Great Harmony ~ for Yamato 2199<\/em>
\n   (ending song)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

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Also included is an 8-page booklet with song lyrics, info on other music products, and this introduction:<\/p>\n

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Ark of the Stars<\/em> Original Soundtrack<\/h3>\n

This disc is the 5.1 channel Blu-ray audio original soundtrack for Ark of the Stars<\/em>, the new feature film that was released in Shochiku theaters on December 6, 2014. This is the second Yamato<\/em> Blu-ray audio disc following the compilation film A Voyage to Remember<\/em>. The story takes place on the way home, between TV series episodes 24 and 25 (of 26). Yamato<\/em> and Garmillas join in the struggle against a Gatlantis vanguard fleet led by Dagarm.<\/p>\n


\nFor a limited time, fans who pre-ordered the disc from Neowing
\n(the Japan-only side of CD Japan<\/a>) received a matching coaster.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The music on this disc was newly recorded for the film by composer Akira Miyagawa. The opening theme Space Battleship Yamato 2199<\/em> contains a violin solo by Taro Hakase, and the end theme Great Harmony ~ for Yamato 2199<\/em> includes a vocal performance by Ayaka Hirahara. In the story, the BGM includes a song titled Wakare [Separation]<\/em> on a record Captain Okita plays in his captain’s room, which came from another source.<\/p>\n

Unlike the large quantity of BGM recorded as a music library for Yamato<\/em>, a method closer to film scoring was employed, and the composer created the necessary music based on the length of the movie.<\/p>\n

I’d like to mention something about Separation<\/em> here. The song’s original title is Muss i denn [Must I then]<\/em>, and it is an old Swabian folk song from the rural southwest of Germany. Although it was originally a love song about a temporary separation from a lover, it was later often played as a war song or a marching song in its native country, and was heard in Das Boot<\/em> (1981) in a scene at the start of the voyage. Toshiaki Okamoto, a composer who was involved in the founding of the Tamagawa Academy, translated the lyrics into Japanese as a song about parting with a friend.<\/p>\n

Twenty years have passed since music for movie theaters came to be made in 5.1 channel, but now with Blu-ray audio you can easily enjoy at home the same sound source used in a theater. Since the audio has been recorded in various forms of linear PCM stereo – 5.1 channel linear PCM and Dolby True HD 5.1 channel – you can still enjoy it even if your Blu-ray environment is not capable of 5.1 channel playback. These 38 tracks total 68 minutes, and I hope you enjoy the music world of Yamato 2199 Ark of the Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n

– Sound director Tomohiro Yoshida<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Ark of the Stars<\/em> soundtrack CD<\/h3>\n

Lantis, LACA-15492. Released May 27, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

This disc arrived right alongside the movie on home video. The track list is identical to the Blu-ray Audio, including the opening and closing songs. The new opening Yamato<\/em> theme was previously published on the 40th Anniversary Best Track Image Album<\/em> (from December 2014), but this was the first CD to include Great Harmony for Yamato 2199<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Order the CD from Amazon.co.jp here<\/a> or from CD Japan here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Muss i denn<\/em> limited edition CD single<\/h3>\n

Nippon Columbia, GES-15070<\/em><\/p>\n

Japanese lyrics: Toshiaki Okamoto
\nArrangement: Akira Miyagawa
\nSinging: Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus<\/p>\n

This unique disc was an exclusive for top-price ticket holders who attended Yamato 2199<\/em> Concert 2015 on February 28 and March 1. It is a direct reproduction of an antique record of German folk songs owned by Captain Okita in Ark of the Stars<\/em>. The album jacket is exactly as it appears on screen, complete with simulated wear around the edges.<\/p>\n

The disc contains three variations of the German folk song Muss i denn<\/em> [Must I then], one with vocals and two instrumentals, all heard in the movie soundtrack under the name Wakare<\/em> [Separation]. <\/p>\n

Since this song originates outside Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>, other performances of it can be found, such as these on Youtube:<\/p>\n

Wooden Heart<\/em> by Elvis<\/a> | Muss i denn<\/em> from the Das Boot<\/em> OST<\/a> | Vocal performance by Mireille Mathieu<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

LYRICS<\/p>\n

\n

Saraba saraba waga tomo
\nShibashi no wakare zo ima wa <\/p>\n

Saraba saraba waga tomo<\/span>
\nShibashi no wakare zo ima wa<\/span><\/p>\n

Mi wa hanare yukutomo kokorohahitotsu
\nItsu no hi ni ka mata ai min
\nSa kikumase waga tomo<\/p>\n

Goe awase utae ya wakarenouta o<\/span>
\nItsu no hi ni ka mata ai min<\/span>
\nSa kikumase waga tomo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Farewell, farewell my friend
\nI’ll say goodbye for now<\/p>\n

Farewell, farewell my friend<\/span>
\nI’ll say goodbye for now<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if the body goes, the heart remains
\nI will see you again someday
\nGodspeed to you, my friend<\/p>\n

We sing a song of separation together<\/span>
\nI will see you again someday<\/span>
\nGodspeed to you, my friend<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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