{"id":30038,"date":"2021-04-04T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T03:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=30038"},"modified":"2023-04-07T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:34:09","slug":"527a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/527a\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamatunes Catalog, Volume 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Regular followers of the Cosmo DNA Facebook page are familiar with “Yamatunes for Tuesday,” a weekly drop of amazing online music discoveries. The reach of Yamato<\/em> music is far and wide with incredible energy and variety, guaranteed to lift your spirits. Here’s an extensive roundup of Yamatunes for easy access whenever you need it.<\/p>\n

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Regular followers of the Cosmo DNA Facebook page are familiar with “Yamatunes for Tuesday,” a weekly drop of amazing online music discoveries. The reach of Yamato<\/em> music is far and wide with incredible energy and variety, guaranteed to lift your spirits. Here’s an extensive roundup of Yamatunes for easy access whenever you need it.<\/p>\n

Compiled by Tim Eldred and Anton Mei Brandt. All links current as of April 2021<\/em><\/p>\n

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Concert Performances<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato Grand Symphony<\/em><\/h3>\n

All fans should make time for this classic performance from 1984, the only concert from the original production years to be released commercially. It was written by Kentaro Haneda, who performs on piano throughout. It’s been released many times on CD and home video, but this Youtube posting has endured throughout.<\/p>\n

Click here to read all about the concert<\/a> <\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yamato Symphony Suite<\/em><\/h3>\n

The holy trinity of the Yamato<\/em> theme all on a single stage! Hiroshi Miyagawa conducts his 12-minute Yamato<\/em> suite with help from lead vocalist Isao Sasaki and backup Kazuko Kawashima. This single performance sets the bar for all others.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yamato<\/em> Suite by Sobi Wind Orchestra, 2013<\/h3>\n

Akira Miyagawa conducting a 10-minute suite created by his father Hiroshi.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Osaka Shion joint ensemble, 2015<\/h3>\n

Akira Miyagawa conducts this concert on a seaside stage in Osaka<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Selections from Yamato 2199 Concert 2015<\/em><\/h3>\n

This spectacular concert was divided between music from 2199<\/em> and Ark of the Stars<\/em> with numerous orchestral and vocal performances. Read all about the event here<\/a>. See four pieces here:<\/p>\n

Yamato<\/em> theme<\/a> | Cosmo Tiger<\/em> theme<\/a> | Yamato into the Maelstrom<\/em><\/a> | Great Harmony<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Yamato into the Maelstrom<\/em> on two pianos<\/h3>\n

Akia Miyagawa and his daughter Chiko carry on the family tradition in this dual performance<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mt Fuji Kawaguchiko Music Festival<\/h3>\n

Father and daughter performed Maelstrom<\/em> live on stage in this 2020 event.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a> (starts at 40:00)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> choral suite, 2012<\/h3>\n

Performed by the Takamatsu Daiichi High School Chorus Club.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Orchestral concert, 2014<\/h3>\n

An impressive 45-minute all-Yamato<\/em> concert performed in Sumida’s 2014 music festival, featuring a boys and girls choir.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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American performance, 2008<\/h3>\n

The Port Angeles, WA. High School Mondo-Band performs the Yamato<\/em> theme for the first time on US soil.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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American performance, 2014<\/h3>\n

The Georgia Philharmonic performs the 2199<\/em> version of the Yamato<\/em> theme at Anime Weekend Atlanta 20.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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USMC Band, 2012<\/h3>\n

The US Marine Corps III MEF Band Performs the Yamato<\/em> theme at the Festival of Japan-US Friendship & Appreciation in Okinawa.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> suite, 2013<\/h3>\n

10-minute suite performed by Hiroshima City Harmony Symphonic Band (an amateur citizens’ orchestra).<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> suite, 2009<\/h3>\n

Performed by the Sanyo Jogakuen Orchestra<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BGM medley, 2015<\/h3>\n

A spectacular multimedia stage performance at the Japan Budokan (SDF music festival 2015).<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BGM Concert, 2013<\/h3>\n

A wide-ranging, concert of Yamato<\/em> BGM by the Wakabayashi brass band, posted in multiple segments<\/p>\n

Part 1<\/a> | Part 2<\/a> | Part 3<\/a> | Part 4<\/a> | Part 5<\/a> | Part 6<\/a> | <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kindergarten concert<\/h3>\n

No kidding. A multi-part concert by the 5-year-old Fusadai Kindergarten Ensemble in Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture.<\/p>\n

Performance 1<\/a> | Performance 2<\/a> | Performance 3<\/a> | <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> suite, 2015<\/h3>\n

Peformed by the Kinki University Wind Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BGM Highlights, 2017<\/h3>\n

Performed at the Summer Concert by the JGSDF Eastern Area Band in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Original Vocalists<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki, 1978<\/h3>\n

Sasaki performs on Endo Satellite Studio<\/em> in very close quarters with his adoring fans (Yamato<\/em> theme starts at 8:20).<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki with Hiroshi Miyagawa<\/h3>\n

The exact time frame for this one is unknown, but it’s a terrific show with both men in their prime.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki, 1999<\/h3>\n

Sasaki owned the stage at the Super Robot Spirits 1999<\/em> concert, which kicked off a new wave of appearances at “anison” concerts in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Yamato<\/em> theme<\/a> | The Scarlet Scarf<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki, 2006<\/h3>\n

Sasaki on stage with Akira Miyagawa at the NHK TV special Melody of Memories<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki, 2008<\/h3>\n

Performing the Yamato<\/em> theme with backup from an army of famous “anison” singers.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Sasaki, 2020<\/h3>\n

Entering his 60th year as a performer, he hasn’t lost a beat.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kenji Sawada<\/h3>\n

A live performance by the original singer of From Yamato With Love<\/em>, 1978<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Akira Fuse<\/h3>\n

1980 performance of Until The Day of Love<\/em> from Be Forever Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hiromi Iwasaki<\/h3>\n

1980 performance of Galaxy Legend<\/em> from Be Forever Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tomoko Kuwae<\/h3>\n

A performance of Love of Two<\/em> from Final Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Junko Yagami<\/h3>\n

Vintage performance of Love Supreme<\/em> from Final Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yucca<\/h3>\n

The Universe Expanding into Infinity<\/em> vocal was sung by Yucca for the 2010 live-action movie and for <\/em>Yamato 2199<\/em>. <\/p>\n

See her perform it live on two separate occasions: 2011 concert<\/a> | 2012 concert<\/a> and . <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those Who Know the Beautiful Earth<\/h3>\n

Aki Misato does a new studio performance of this end theme from Yamato 2199<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Star of Love<\/h3>\n

Nana Mizuki’s 2014 live performance of this end theme from Yamato 2199<\/em>, which appears on her album Supernal Liberty<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a gift to her fans during the pandemic, Nana Mizuki posted an acapella version of Star of Love<\/em> on Twitter in April 2020. Within a few hours, fans reposted it with their own musical accompaniment (all recorded in quarantine), and the results were nothing short of amazing. No two responses were exactly alike, and everyone found something new to do with the arrangement. Each runs about a minute-thirty, so settle in and enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Original acapella post<\/a><\/p>\n

With backing vocal<\/a><\/p>\n

With choral backup<\/a><\/p>\n

With acoustic guitar (1)<\/a><\/p>\n

With acoustic guitar (2)<\/a><\/p>\n

With acoustic guitar (3)<\/a><\/p>\n

With acoustic guitar and ukulele<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With acoustic guitar and backing vocal<\/a><\/p>\n

With bass guitar<\/a><\/p>\n

With rock\/strings arrangement<\/a><\/p>\n

With percussion<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano (1)<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano (2)<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano (3)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With piano and percussion<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano and female chorus<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano and guitar<\/a><\/p>\n

With piano and strings<\/a><\/p>\n

With strings and backing vocal<\/a><\/p>\n

With digital orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n

With full virtual orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Professional Musicians<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra, 2020<\/h3>\n

It’s quite common to hear medleys of Yamato<\/em> and Galaxy Express 999<\/em>. Here’s a prime example from the Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Osaka Shion Brass Section, 2020<\/h3>\n

After all public concerts were called off for most of 2020, countless “remote” shows popped up on Youtube, making it one of the most prolific years for Yamato<\/em> music. Here, the brass section of Osaka Shion belts out their version of the Yamato<\/em> theme.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aloha Band, 2020<\/h3>\n

As orchestras got better at remote performances, they grew to outstanding proportions. The colorful Aloha Band is well known for dynamic arrangements of the Yamato<\/em> theme, two of which are available: concert band version<\/a> solo & chorus version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kitakyushu Orchestra<\/h3>\n

Not to be outdone, the Kitakyushu Grand Philharmonic Orchestra delivered their own version with a focus on brass and strings with a baritone singer.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Foresta Men’s Chorus, 2020<\/h3>\n

This group specializes in ballads of the 70s and 80s, and they produced this version of the Yamato<\/em> theme by arrangement with Showa 40 Man<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chor Stella, 2020<\/h3>\n

This opera choir raised the bar with their remote ensemble performance of the Yamato<\/em> theme with all four verses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lilium<\/h3>\n

Lilium specializes in Celtic-style ballads, and she has covered the Yamato<\/em> theme in her own amazing style several times: August 2018<\/a> | October 2019<\/a> | November 2019<\/a> | February 2020<\/a> | March 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Misato Hatozaki<\/h3>\n

This performer is a highly expressive flutist with several albums to her name. She worked with her arranger Kenji Kanemasu to create a Yamato<\/em> fugue that has to be heard to be believed.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Great Love<\/h3>\n

WCDA (Will Cinderella Dance Again) is a techno\/house band that does fascinating rearrangements of classic anime songs. They’ve covered several Yamato<\/em> themes, all of which can be found at Apple Music.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Velvet Eden Dada<\/h3>\n

No idea what to make of this one, but it’s certainly unlike any other Yamato<\/em> theme cover.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MiQ: I Remember You<\/em><\/h3>\n

Formerly known as Mio, this 80s anime singer was a little too late to perform a Yamato<\/em> song, but she did a haunting cover of this melody from Farewell<\/em> live at Anime Weekend Atlanta 20.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Concerto Moon<\/h3>\n

This hard rock band did an EP of Yamato<\/em> themes in 1997, and it still holds up. The entire content of their CD can be heard here.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Takeshi Terauchi, 1980<\/h3>\n

Takeshi Terauchi was a legendary guitarist who worked with both Hiroshi Miyagawa and vocalist Kazuko Kawashima on this cover of the Yamato<\/em> theme, which makes it 100% authentic.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Groovy Yamato<\/em><\/h3>\n

The name of this vintage 70s rock band might be TBJ, but it hardly matters. Yamato<\/em> doesn’t get any groovier or funkier than this.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Spaceship Yamato<\/em><\/h3>\n

A cover with completely new English lyrics, powerfully delivered by Animetal USA<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wave-Motion Gun<\/em><\/h3>\n

Sicko is a three-man self-described pop-punk band from Seattle that formed in the early 90s. They are evidently also members of the Star Blazers<\/em> generation, since few others could put together a song this cool and catchy.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Alfee<\/h3>\n

As the undisputable kings of Yamato<\/em> rock, The Alfee started the same year Yamato<\/em> first launched (1974) and their paths decisively crossed when the band recorded two songs for Resurrection<\/em> in 2009. Lead guitarist Toshihiko \u201cTakamiy\u201d Takamizawa also regularly makes From Yamato With Love<\/em> part of his set.<\/p>\n

2009 rock theme<\/a> | 2015 performance<\/a> | various performances, 2015-2019<\/a> | From Yamato With Love<\/em> (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Live Public Performances<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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Street Piano<\/h3>\n

Wataru Sumi belted out this Yamato<\/em> theme in Kobe, dedicating it to medical professionals fighting Covid.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anime Song Orchestra, 2019<\/h3>\n

A joint concert by Shizusho Music Club & Shiroyama Junior High School held at the Shizuoka Hobby Show in 2019. Yamato<\/em> theme starts at about 42:00.<\/p>\n

Angle A<\/a> | Angle B<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> in Panama<\/h3>\n

This amazing performance is by the Banda De Musica Virgilio Escala PPS, a student band belonging to the Pedro Pablo Sanchez High School in La Chorrera, Panama. This may be, to date, the largest group of musicians ever to play the theme live, onstage or off. Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NYPD band in Tokyo<\/h3>\n

The NYPD marching band has been performing the Yamato<\/em> theme for years at events like the Macy’s Parade and Japan festivals. In 2019, they brought it back to Japan for the World Policeman Concert.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NYPD band in New York<\/h3>\n

An earlier performance by the NYPD marching band, this time in Central Park on Japan Day 2010.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yamato<\/em> theme<\/h3>\n

2010 cafe performance by guitar duo “Haga & Naru,” who absolutely NAIL IT.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Navy band, 2010<\/h3>\n

Japanese naval bands regularly play Yamato<\/em> themes at public events. This one came from the 2010 Ise Bay Marine festival.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MSDF band, 2016<\/h3>\n

The Maritime Self-Defense Force band performs both the Universe Expanding<\/em> and Yamato<\/em> themes several times a year and are all over Youtube. This performance took place at the 2016 Spring Shinbu Festival Twilight Concert in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MSDF band, 2019<\/h3>\n

Here’s another performance by the MSDF band, this time on board Memorial Battleship Mikasa<\/em> in Yokosuka City.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Electone solo, 2015<\/h3>\n

Electone organs are very popular home instruments in Japan. This one is enthusiastically played by “Yuria” at the Enmonkan Beauty & Music Festa.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Comedy show<\/h3>\n

Yamato<\/em> music can also be played strictly for laughs. Here’s a rendition of The Universe Expanding into Infinity<\/em> to lure out a space goddess. Watch what happens.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kure train station<\/h3>\n

The original IJN Yamato<\/em> was built at a naval shipyard in Kure City. Now that shipyard is the site of the Battleship Yamato<\/em> Museum, and the local train station has its own special jingle.<\/p>\n

Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Click here<\/a> for Volume 2: the fans get in on the act!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1984-present-legacy-years","category-music-video-1984-now"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30038"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34183,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30038\/revisions\/34183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}