{"id":33648,"date":"2022-01-24T22:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=33648"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:25:55","slug":"754a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/754a\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamato<\/em> Year 2022, Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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January 16: Ensemble Vega concert<\/h3>\n

Akira Miyagawa struck again, leading his chamber music collective in a Sunday afternoon concert at the Grand Hall in Kurume City. Among the ten pieces they performed was the Space Battleship Yamato Montage for Chamber Music<\/em>, which premiered in December 2016<\/a>. Speaking of which… <\/p>\n

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March: Yamato Suite for Chamber Music<\/h3>\n

After far too long a wait, Akira Miyagawa’s 10-minute Yamato<\/em> suite for chamber music was finally released on Youtube.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> and let it wash over you!<\/p>\n

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March 20: Akira Miyagawa essay collection<\/h3>\n

Under the title \u201cAkira-san\u201d is a genius who enjoys music<\/em>, the official description of this autobiography from NHK Publishing reads: <\/p>\n

Memories with his father Hiroshi Miyagawa, who composed Showa-era classics including Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>, the formidable wall his father’s greatness presented, his uncertain path during his gap year and university life, the smash hit Matsuken Samba II<\/em> he encountered at age 43, and the behind-the-scenes story of the popular educational program Quintet,<\/em> filled with ingenuity and meticulous attention to detail. Accompanied by rare, treasured photographs, he candidly reveals the light and shadow of his days with music, leading to his widespread affection under the nickname \u201cAkira-san.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It includes two essays recounting Akira’s Yamato<\/em> experiences, both of which will be presented in a future update.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto posted on Twitter by host Androw Umeda<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

May 7: Radio Suite Be Forever Yamato<\/em><\/h3>\n

In the grand tradition of the vintage years, annual 4-hour radio shows devoted to Yamato<\/em> music reappeared in the remake years. Clover radio broadcast three of them from May 2018 through May 2022, lovingly curated and featuring guests from the production side. After the third show, Clover went off the air. Luckily, another station (based in Saitama prefecture) absorbed Clover’s audience and brought the radio suite back to life with its original hosts, one of which is manga\/production artist Michio Murakawa.<\/p>\n

The Be Forever<\/em> radio suite was broken down as follows…<\/p>\n

Hour 1:<\/span> BGM highlights from Series 1 (1974) through 2022<\/em>
\nHour 2:<\/span> Yamato 2205<\/em> BGM highlights and dialogue comparisons of vintage “drama records”
\nHour 3:<\/span> Guest corner with Character Designer Nobuteru Yuuki
\nHour 4:<\/span> Listener requests (from Twitter) for classic tracks and rarities<\/p>\n

Nobuteru Yuuki left behind the original art shown at right, and the entire show was rebroadcast two weeks later on the 21st. Contrary to the promo art shown above, it was NOT available worldwide. Alas. Let’s hope they fix that next time around.<\/p>\n


\nPhotos posted on Twitter by Saityorou<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

May 14: Shizuoka Hobby Show Concert<\/h3>\n

Bandai didn’t have any new 2205<\/em> products to debut, but Yamato<\/em> still had a presence in two ways at the first big post-pandemic hobby show. First, exhibitions by private clubs featured custom-built kits to dazzle the eye. See a photo gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Second, this particular hobby show always includes live performances of anime themes. The Shizuoka Music Club presented a mini-suite of Yamato<\/em> music that can be heard here:<\/p>\n

Yamato<\/em> victory theme<\/a> | Final Yamato<\/em> Cosmo Tiger theme<\/a> | Garmillas national anthem (angle A)<\/a> | Garmillas national anthem (angle B)<\/a><\/p>\n


\nPhotos posted on Twitter by mekamiyaph<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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August 14: Anime Japan Fes 2022<\/h3>\n

Comiket 100 took place the weekend of August 13 & 14, and it has become tradition for an anime song [anison] concert to happen close by on the Sunday evening. This one featured the “great gods” of anison: Ichiro Mizuki, Isao Sasaki, and Mitsuko Horie. With a lineup like that, you know Yamato<\/em> and its contemporaries were well-served. (In fact, it’s an anison tradition for the entire performer lineup to combine for the Yamato<\/em> theme as the last number.)<\/p>\n

Read a recent interview with Mitsuko Horie here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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October 15: TV appearance<\/h3>\n

The Yamato<\/em> theme blasted out of everyone’s TV screens on a program titled (deeeeep breath) Roar of Laughter Impersonation Red and White Singing Battle 2022 Autumn.<\/em> A contestant belted out the first verse, then was joined on stage by the very person he was impersonating: Isao Sasaki. Without missing a beat, they plowed through the second verse together and brought the house down.<\/p>\n

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November 17: Music special<\/h3>\n

Showa Songs Best Ten DX<\/em> is a weekly TV Series that looks back at the vast and deep music catalog of the Showa era (1925-1989) for discovery and nostalgia. A different theme is chosen for each episode, and the theme for November 17 was a good one.<\/p>\n

The website Note<\/em><\/a> had this to say about the show…<\/p>\n

The Great King and Queen of Anime Songs descend!
\nThe Top Ten Best Anime Heroes & Heroines of the Showa Era<\/span><\/h3>\n

The guests were Isao Sasaki, the “Great King of the anime song world,” and Hiroko Moriguchi, the “Queen of Gundam<\/em>!” Midori Oka also joined in. They sang and talked about the nostalgic anime heroes and heroines that were popular among children in the 70s and 80s.<\/p>\n

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Star singers of mood songs and enka who sang “anison”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1963, Astro Boy<\/em> was the first anime program that started in Japan. A children’s choir, called Kamitakada Boys’ Chorus, sang the theme song for it and many other hero theme songs of the time, such as Super Jetter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Around 1965, there were some unexpected star singers who sang anime songs. For example, 8 Man<\/em> by Shigeru Katsumi and Kamui Gaiden<\/em> by Hiroshi Mizuhara. In this best ten, Tiger Mask<\/em> by Hideyo Morimoto and Inokappe Daisho<\/em> by Yoshimi Tendo were also ranked.<\/p>\n

The King and Queen of ANISON descend!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Moriguchi, who made her first appearance on the program, sang her debut song from the second half of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, With Love to the Stars of Water.<\/em> Previously making her mark as a balladeer, she gained immortal status as an anison singer when the genre became a major player in the music market. When the “All Gundam<\/em> Poll” was held in 2018 to commemorate Gundam<\/em>‘s 40th anniversary, Moriguchi’s song was voted No. 1 out of more than 360 theme songs.<\/p>\n

Isao Sasaki sang a special medley of Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> and The Scarlet Scarf.<\/em> Both songs were written by Yu Aku and composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa. The songs were not for children, as in the past, but are big works full of male romance and adult moods. Isao Sasaki’s dandy voice and overwhelming vocal ability were a perfect match, leading to a huge national hit.<\/p>\n

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Condor Joe gave birth to the king of anison<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sasaki, a singer, voice actor, and actor, made his way into the anison world. The big turning point was his role in Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.<\/em><\/p>\n

The theme song was sung by Masato Komon, but at the time Sasaki, the voice of Gatchaman<\/em>‘s subleader “Condor Joe,” sang this song at a party. After that, he began receiving invitations to sing anime songs. In the special, Mr. Sasaki also shared a story behind his dubbing for Sylvester Stallone, saying Condor Joe gave him hints when he was recreating Stallone’s roles.<\/p>\n

Watch Sasaki’s performance from the show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 18: JSDF Music Festival ’22<\/h3>\n

The Yamato<\/em> theme has been a standard for many years at JSDF music events, but the 2022 festival (titled WITH)<\/em> was something special. This was the first festival in three years due to reasons we know too well, so the Maritime Band unleashed a dramatic windup and a rendition of the 2009 Resurrection<\/em> version of the Yamato<\/em> theme.<\/p>\n

See it for yourself at these links:<\/p>\n

Select performances<\/a> (Yamato<\/em> theme at 22:10)<\/p>\n

Complete concert<\/a> (Yamato<\/em> theme at 1:08:00)<\/p>\n

November 17 rehearsal video<\/a> (:45)<\/p>\n

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December 1: One Earth Mission concert<\/h3>\n

We have to take a little ride to link this to Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>, but we’ll get there in the end.<\/p>\n

On the first day of December, renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa<\/a> led the Saito Kinen Orchestra in a live performance for a special audience: JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata<\/a>, stationed in orbit on the ISS. The connection between the two was described thusly on the event’s website:<\/p>\n

In Japan\u2019s history of human space activities, JAXA marks its 30th anniversary in 2022 since astronaut Mamoru Mohri took his first space mission. The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, which is the home of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, also marks its 30th anniversary this year. The music will reach astronaut Koichi Wakata in space, and we will sense on a global scale that we all live on the same planet \u2014 One Earth Mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

What music do you suppose was chosen for this expansive effort? If you just answered “the Yamato<\/em> theme,” the answer is…not quite. Instead, it was Beethoven’s Egmont Overture<\/em>. So what’s the Yamato<\/em> connection? That same piece was used in the soundtrack for Yamato Resurrection<\/em>. So if you frame this subjectively, you can say that a piece of Yamato<\/em> movie music was performed live for an astronaut in space. See? We got there.<\/p>\n

Now take a moment to visit the One Earth Mission website<\/a> where you can watch the performance itself and learn more about this unique event.<\/p>\n

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December 3: Live Yamato<\/em> suite<\/h3>\n

On this day, the 12th concert of the Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital Music Department was streamed live on Youtube. In pre-Covid world, their performances took place in front of a live audience, but for the second year in a row they put it online for the whole world to watch. They opened with the Yamato<\/em> suite and continued on with several others, concluding with Gustav Holst’s The Planets<\/em>. For an encore, they performed a theme from E.T.<\/em><\/p>\n

See the complete concert on Youtube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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December 31: New Year’s Eve music special<\/h3>\n

You know him, you love him. Isao Sasaki rocked the house with the Yamato<\/em> theme to close out 2022 at the 6th annual Momoiro Singing Match<\/em>. This annual event is hosted by the idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who invite other singers to a massive musical bash at the Nippon Budokan theater in Tokyo. Everyone is divided into red and white teams to compete for audience popularity. Their 2022\/2023 late-night special included 50 other acts, including our favorite guy.<\/p>\n

See his performance here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yamatunes catalog<\/h2>\n

If you follow the Cosmo DNA Facebook page<\/a>, you get to see new musical discoveries every Tuesday. If you don’t, here’s some of what you’ve been missing.<\/p>\n

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Yamato<\/em> theme vocal cover by Nanao
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme jazz version by A’notes
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Yamato<\/em> theme on violin and keyboard
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bolar theme on piano
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From Yamato With Love<\/em> public piano performance
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Electone organ performance: White Comet<\/em> theme
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Galaxy Legend<\/em> stage performance by Hiromi Iwasaki, 1980
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Until The Day of Love<\/em> TV performance by Akira Fuse, 1980
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme “street piano” performance
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme, piano solo
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Guitar medley: Galaxy Express\/Yamato\/Maison Ikkoku<\/em>
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Piano cover: I Remember You<\/em>
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme, 4-verse version with 2199<\/em> footage
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Infinity of Space theme<\/em>…for ONE HOUR
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Instrumental cover: New Galaxy<\/em> from Be Forever Yamato<\/em>
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Comet Empire disco theme…for ONE HOUR
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Silence of the Universe<\/em> on solo piano
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Anime fans hear Yamato<\/em> songs for the first time
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Bright Red Scarf<\/em> English-language cover song
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Infinite Universe<\/em> theme on piano…for 30 minutes
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme, Eurobeat version
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Iscandar theme by moba-T
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From Yamato With Love<\/em> single by Kenji Sawada
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From Yamato With Love<\/em>, 1991 live performance
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isao Sasaki performs Yamato<\/em> theme live on stage, 1993
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isao Sasaki performs Yamato<\/em> theme live on stage, Dec 2022
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chiko Miyagawa piano solo: Endless War<\/em> from Yamato 2202<\/em>
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme by JSDF Maritime Band
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Infinite Universe<\/em> theme live in concert by Yucca
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Infinite Universe<\/em> theme with harp accompaniment
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme on shakuhachi flute
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scarlet Scarf<\/em> on shakuhachi flute
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme by tuba ensemble
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme by “Bozestyle”
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gathering the Fleet<\/em> with percussion accompaniment
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New Cosmo Tiger<\/em> theme with percussion accompaniment
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme with electric guitar accompaniment
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme, Eurobeat remix
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme on Taisho-koto-violyre
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme cover sung by “Lunon”
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gatlantis theme on piano
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New Cosmo Tiger<\/em> theme…for ONE HOUR
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isao Sasaki performs Yamato<\/em> theme, 1978
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isao Sasaki performs Yamato<\/em> theme, date unknown
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Isao Sasaki performs Yamato<\/em> theme, 2006
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Anime song concert montage (Yamato<\/em> and others)
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme performed live by Animetal
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Fight for Liberty<\/em> by Uverworld, music video (2199<\/em> TV theme)
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme, jazz piano version
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> theme rearranged, Electone organ
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Scarlet Scarf<\/em>, piano cover
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Until The Day of Love<\/em> piano cover
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yamato<\/em> themes on Electone organ
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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White Comet<\/em> theme performed by Bravo Orchestra
\nClick here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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