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Bukimisha: Battle In Outer Space (CD)

Bukimisha: Battle In Outer Space (CD)

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BSX Records presents Bukimisha's stunning "a capella' recreation of Akira Ifukube's fabulous score to BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959). Not your typical Toho special effects extravaganza, this film was a rousing tour-de-force sci-fi action/adventure of a united Earth battling a hostile alien armada. Akira Ifukube's score is a brilliant mix of motifs, representing the unsettling mystery and danger of outer space, as well as the determination of the brave men and women who volunteer to meet the intergalactic threat. From an unprovoked attack on a space station to alien mind control on helpless humans, the film's final act is a breath-taking dogfight, not only in the skies over Japan, but with squadrons of craft meeting in space. It's a battle that preceded STAR WARS by almost two decades! Yet, despite Columbia Pictures retaining much of the original score, their American version replaced the maestro's rousing battle march with mediocre stock music. Bonus tracks include a selection of concert arrangements that feature the genesis of the musical themes used in BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE, or were themselves inspired by the score. They include one of Ifukube's earliest military compositions, "Kishi Mai" ("Auspicious Dance" or, "March for the Japanese Imperial Navy"), "Toushi Tenshou -- Theme for Masaaki Satake (1994)," a later composition especially written for the renowned Japanese kick boxer, and finally, a 1999 brass band arrangement of the "Frigate March" cue from the original GODZILLA. BSX Records is proud to once more offer the distinctive performance art of Bukimisha to movie music fans around the world. This album has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland from the group's original digital recordings, all supervised and approved by Takeo Yahiro & their great mentor, Dr. Bukimi. Exclusive liner notes by author David Hirsch with Sam Scali. This CD set is a limited run.

Track Listing

  • Opening (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Main Title (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Tokaido Line Accident (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • A Series of Mysterious Occurrences (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Crisis-Response Meeting (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Professor Ahmed (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Ahmed's Escape (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Starry Sky (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Car Radio (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Brainwashing (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Magnificence of the Base (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • SPIP Launch (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Debris (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Heat Ray Gun (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Moon Landing (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Surface of the Moon (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Activating the Exploration Vehicle (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Air Cushion (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Iwomura and the SPIP (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Advance (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Cave (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Natal Base (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Natal People (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Battle on the Moon I (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Battle on the Moon II (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The SPIP Goes Home (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The News Spreads Worldwide (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Ambush Preparations (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Space Fighters Launched (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Great War in Space (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Fury of the Cooling Ray (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • The Destruction of the Huge Mothership (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • No Sign of the Enemy (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Ending (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Trailer BGM (from "Battle in Outer Space")
  • Kishi Mai (Auspicious Dance)(1943)
  • Toushi Tenshou - Theme for Masaaki Satake (1994)
  • March for Band "Godzilla" (1999)