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Dec 20, 2000 - 3:10 AM
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H. Rocco
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A GREAT MOVIE!There were several (legal) issues of Shoji Yamashiro's score (performed by his band Geinoh Yamashirogumi, a massive choir, and a host of bizarre percussive instruments.) The one I have is the first, "Symphonic Suite AKIRA," sort of a 70-minute conceptual version of the score, although all the important music is there. A more direct soundtrack, with cues as heard in the film, came out later. Finally, an American company issued the straight soundtrack version, which I've never heard. I DO have a CD single of a couple of themes, which were also mixed far differently than on Symphonic Suite. It's all the same music, really, it's just that Yamashiro enjoyed playing with it (and the Japanese record companies enjoyed stringing fans along -- the CD single was the ONLY release in Japan for MONTHS, and the "original soundtrack" version might have come out a full YEAR later! Inscrutable ...)
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Dec 21, 2000 - 1:46 AM
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gaijin51
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I have two different CDs of this---JVC JIMI 1001 - a score only presentation of 10 tracks (69:35). Very highly recommended. Demon Soundtracks DSCD 7 - 4 very long tracks (43:07) which unfortunately combines music with dailog and sound effects. NP: Images (Mr. Williams)
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Dec 21, 2000 - 1:57 AM
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H. Rocco
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Yep, the JVC copy is the one I have. I remember the four long tracks on the other version ... didn't know about the sound effects, though.I recommend the JVC version highly.
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Jan 22, 2001 - 4:47 AM
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André Lux
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Songs? What songs?My version has no songs at all.
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Jan 22, 2001 - 6:18 AM
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H. Rocco
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Verbal: Can you post the labels and/or titles of each version?My feeling is the "ten-song version" is the one you want, as there seems to be more music and it's the more interesting album. But I'm not absolutely certain what the "four-song" version is (probably the OST?) My own rule of thumb would be: Get the longest one! AKIRA is a great score.
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Jan 22, 2001 - 8:07 AM
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gaijin51
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The 4 track one has dialog and sound effects. Not a very good listen. But, gess which one has the best cover art?NP: Ennio Morricone "At the Movies"
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