{"id":2417,"date":"2013-07-01T05:14:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T05:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=2417"},"modified":"2014-06-08T22:52:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T22:52:56","slug":"240","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/240\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fugue: Yamato<\/em> Cover Albums"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As soon as the Yamato<\/em> movie became a certified hit in 1977, the race was on for anyone with musical talent to ride the wave by publishing their own version of the opening and closing songs. Presented here is a diverse gallery of albums containing covers of the Yamato<\/em> Theme and\/or The Scarlet Scarf<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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As soon as the Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> movie became a certified hit in 1977, the race was on for anyone with musical talent to ride the wave by publishing their own version of the opening and closing songs. Some versions were better than others, some approached the quality of the original, some took off in completely different directions. But all of them were inspired in one way or another, and helped to expand the reach of Yamato<\/em> music.<\/p>\n

Over time, the cover album became an artform unto itself as new musical genres rose to popularity and pushed the boundaries ever outward. The Japanese penchant for mash-up words gave us the term ‘Anison’ (a contraction of Anime Song) to describe an entire new category of music. Not a bad legacy for a saga that gave us the word ‘Anime’ itself.<\/p>\n

Presented here is a diverse gallery of albums containing cover versions of the Yamato<\/em> Theme and\/or The Scarlet Scarf,<\/em> including some recommendations. This was assembled in the summer of 2008 and is almost certainly NOT a complete list.<\/p>\n

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Oricon Playback ’78
\nDisco All-stars
\nEP, Unknown Label
\n1978\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Galaxy Express\/Yamato
\nCassette, Bronze
\nCirca 1978\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Space Battleship
\nYamato
\nTerebi Manga Main
\ntitle theme Best Hit
\nEP, ELM (circa 1978)\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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EP: Star Wars &
\nYamato Marches
\nDouble Power Brass Orchestra
\nEP, King\/Seven Seas
(circa 1978)\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato & Captain Harlock marches
\nLeon Brass All-stars
\nEP, King Record Co. 1979\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Popular Arrange for Young
\nTerebi Animation exciting brass
\nLP, Nippon Columbia (CO-7008)
\n1978.7\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Space Fantasy
\nSpace Cruiser Yamato &
\nClose Encounters
\nLP, For Life Records (FLL-5019) 1978
\nCD, For Life Records (FLCF-5027) 2010\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Space Guitar Suite in Animation
\nLP, Nippon Columbia (CX-7041)
\n1981\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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These were the first three true standout albums, each reaching a standard of excellence second only to the original score. All three featured renderings of both the Yamato<\/em> Theme and The Scarlet Scarf<\/em> in unique arrangements. Space Fantasy<\/em> was a synthesizer album that preceded Columbia’s popular Digital Trip<\/em> series (see below) and had a special connection to Yamato<\/em> music. Click here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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Children’s Terebi
\nMain title themes
\nKaraoke version
\nCassette
\nKing Record Co. 1980\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Battle of SF Animation
\nSynthesizer Fantasy
\nCD, Nippon Columbia 1983.2.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Digital Trip Catalogue
\nSynthesizer Fantasy
\nCD, Nippon Columbia 1993\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Happy Child!
\nI Can Sing in English!
\nCD
\nVictor Entertainment
\n1997.4.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal Sentimental
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n97.9.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Anime Kazuta Super Medley
\nCD, Unknown Label
\n1997.12.21 (unknown)\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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My Dear TV Animation Songs 1
\nCD, First Music
\n1997.12.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Best of Animetal
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n98.5.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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’99 Math Game Music Collection
\nCD, Columbia Music Entertainment
\n1999.3.20\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kaishingeki TV! Utaemon
\nSuper masterpieces! Featuring Evergreen
\nCD, Columbia Music Entertainment
\n1999.7.17\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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London Sinfonia Sound
\nAnimation Theme Song Version
\nCD, Forte Music E. (FMCC-5024) 1994.4.1\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is Animetal
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n(B00005G71G) 1997.2.1\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal Marathon
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n(SRCL 3779) 1997.3.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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These three discs represent the fullest possible range. London Sinfonia Sound<\/em> is a magnificent orchestral collection covering The Scarlet Scarf<\/em> and various other anime themes including Triton of the Sea<\/em><\/a> and Galaxy Express. Animetal<\/em> occupies the opposite end of the spectrum, crushing dozens of anime themes together in high-energy heavy metal medleys. Animetal<\/em> proved hugely popular and spawned over a dozen albums. Listen to two of their Yamato<\/em> renditions here<\/a> and here.<\/a> Live version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Animetal
\nComplete First Live
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n1999.10.7\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal
\nComplete Last Live
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n1999.10.7\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beatmania GB2 Gatchamix
\nFor Game Boy Color
\nKonami, 1999.10.24\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ayurveda
\nBack to the Childhood
\nBy Yuichi Inoue
\nCD, Unknown Label 2000.2.25\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Anipara Kids and More
\nCD, Warner Music Japan
\n2000.5.17\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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E-kara Anison Club
\nVol. 2
\nFor E-kara karaoke microphone
\nTakara, 2000.?\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Club Anipara presents
\nAnipara Best and More
\nCD
\nWarner MusicJapan
\n2001.1.24\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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2001 Anime Hit March
\nCD, Columbia Music
\nEntertainment
\n2001.3.17\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Primary School Music Collection
\nMusic for athletes
\nCD, Columbia Music Entertainment 2001.9.1\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hamonepu
\nby Hamoneprig Live<\/a>
\nCD, Unknown Label 2002.1.17\n<\/div>\n

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Steel Suite: From Space With Love
\nBy Concerto Moon
\nCD, Nippon Crown (CRCP-1005) 1997.12.17\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Antitheses
\nBy Makoto Kuriya
\nCD, King Record Co. (KICJ 350) 1998.8.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Super Robot Spirits Tour ’99
\nDouble CD, First Smile Entertainment
\n(FSCA-10092) 1999.7.7\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The standards are raised by all three of these releases. Steel Suite<\/em> is a loving 17-minute tribute to Yamato<\/em> by heavy metal hair band Concerto Moon. Read more about it here,<\/a> and see a YouTube video here.<\/a> Antitheses<\/em> is the first of two albums by jazz musician Makoto Kuriya, whose work inspired the term ‘AniJazz.’ He was also a performer in Leiji Matsumoto’s 1998 Rail of Fantasy<\/em> concert.<\/a> Super Robot Spirits<\/em> was the invention of Jam Project, a gang of Japan’s most popular anime singers. Their concerts brought all the best themes to the stage, including Yamato<\/em> and The Scarlet Scarf,<\/em> both sung by Isao Sasaki in 1999. See his performance on YouTube here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pop’n Music 7
\nFor Playstation 2
\nKonami, 2002.1.6\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pop’n Love
\nPop’n Music 7 game soundtrack
\nCD, King Records, 2002.1.6\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Anirap
\nCD
\nWarner Music Japan
\n2002.3.27\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Because Anime
\nis There
\nby ‘Baka Girl’<\/a>
\nCD, Unknown Label 2003.8.27\n<\/div>\n

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Animetoonz 2
\nCD, Jellybean Records
\n2004.2.24\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Big Hit March: family
anime song collection
\nAnime Song Omnibus
\nCD, Unknown Label 2004.2.24\n<\/div>\n

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Anime Trance
\nDJ Remix
\nCD, Farm Records
\n2004.5.26\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal
\nRebirth Heroes
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n2004.6.23\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal marathon VI:
The Sentimental
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n2004.9.22\n<\/div>\n

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Animero
\nZoorasian Brass Quintet
\nCD, Aniplex 2004.11.5\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cafe De Anime
\nCD, Warner Music Japan
\n(WPC7-10131) 2002.2.27\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hiroshi Miyagawa: The Hit Parade
\nCD, Columbia Music Entertainment
\n(COCQ-83636) 2002.11.21\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Akira & On-Gaku-Dan
\nAkira Miyagawa and the Osaka Symphonic Orchestra
\nCD, King Record Co. (B000J10C94) 2006.12.6\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cafe De Anime<\/em> is a gold mine of superb anime cover songs including four Yamato<\/em> themes, Galaxy Express, Lupin III<\/em> and many others. They run effortlessly from synthesizer to symphonic arrangements by Seikou Nagaoka, the composer of Tenchi Muyo, Elhazard,<\/em> and others. Hiroshi Miyagawa returned to his classics in The Hit Parade,<\/em> which offers a new rendition of his first chartbuster, Una Sera de Tokyo,<\/em> and a medley of Yamato<\/em> tracks. The project was made even more special by the chosen performers: three generations of the Miyagawa family. His son Akira conducts the Osaka Symphonic Orchestra on Akira & On-Gaku-Dan<\/em> through many popular standards including his father’s most famous anime theme.<\/p>\n

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Super Robot Spirits
\nthe Best Vol. 2
\n2-CD set, Be!Smile Ltd.
\n2004.11.18\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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MoeTora Anime
\nTrance 01
\nCD, Unknown Label
\n2005.8.24\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Trance Heaven
\npresents
\nAniTra Heaven
\nCD
\nVictor Entertainment
\n2006.3.24\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animetal Decade of Bravehearts
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n2006.8.2\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kyoen Rafureshia
\nAnijazz Tokyo Brass Style
\nCD, Unknown Label 2006.8.23\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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100 Best Competition Marches
\nCD, Unknown Label
\n2006.9.27\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cgal@anime
\nCD, Japan Crown
\n2007.1.10\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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New sounds in Brass 2007
\nCD, EMI
\n2007.4.18\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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J-Pop TV Anime
\nHit Hit March 101 Omnibus
\nCD
\nVictor Entertainment
\n2007.4.25\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Anicapella Vol. 1
\nCD, Universal Music Int’l
\n2007.5.23\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zettai Anime 100
\nCD, Aniplex
\n(SVWC 7222) 2004.11.17\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gokusen! Anime 100
\nCD, Aniplex
\n(SVWC 7255) 2005.6.22\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Best Anison 100 Unplugged
\nCD, Aniplex
\n(SVWC 7355) 2006.4.19\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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This trilogy of albums was conceived with a single purpose: to jam through 100 different anime themes on a single disc. All three achieve this with flying colors, combining various vocalists with simple instrumentation and plunging straight through their playlists. Some are done as parody, others are straight up, and still others go off on unpredictable tangents. But every minute is wildly inventive and entertaining. More importantly, all three include the Yamato<\/em> Theme.<\/p>\n

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Cherry Bell presents
\nWelcome to the New World
\nCD, Unknown Label 2007.6.29\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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100 Voices: Voice
\nactors Grand Prix
\nCD, Sony Music Entertainment
\n2007.9.19\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Animeg
\nBy Megumi Ogata
\nCD, Unknown Label 2007.10.3\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Braban!
\nThe Koshien Live Recording
\nCD
\nUniversal Music Int’l
\n2007.12.5\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Competition of Dreams
\nDance World
\nCD, King Record Co. 2008.2.6\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Anison
\nBy Cover Song Dolls
\nCD, Audiense Nest 2008.3.26\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wind Ensemble New Selection Allegro.1
\nCD, BMG
\nDate unknown\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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TV Anime
\nTheme Song 1
\nCD, Unknown Label
\nDate unknown\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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TV Mania Anime
\nDance Tracks Vol. 1
\nCD, Columbia Records
\nDate unknown\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Immortal Terebi Anime
\nMain title theme Collection
\nCD, KS Create Inc.
\nDate unknown\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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