Here are two other albums from Ms. Yano I recently acquired from an anonymus uploader! Both a slightly more stripped albums with more focus on Yano and her piano. While ト・キ・メ・キ holds her more familiar sound, BROOCH is a more eclectic/avantgarde tribute to french composers. The album isn't for everyone but I do think it has some really enjoyable tracks and any fan of hers' should check it out. More reposts and such will be on their way but I may be without internet for a short period of time so it may not be until later in the month. Thanks to all my steady visitor and any newcomers. Comments are always appreciated! Enjoy!
ト・キ・メ・キ (1978) 1. こどもたち 2. カタルンカララン 3. ウオーサオー 4. TWO ON THE STAGE 5. 大きな石\ 6. アンダンテ・カンタービレ 7. やめるわけにゃいかないわ 8. ヨ・ロ・コ・ビ 9. ト・キ・メ・キ
やめるわけにゃいかないわ
BROOCH (1986) 1. ゆめのよる 2. 小まどから 3. リンゴ 4. はこ 5. From (Piety) 6. Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening) 7. Pastorale (Pastoral) 8. Vorfruhling (Eariest Spring) 9. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat 10. Chanson Francaise (French Song) 11. Chevaux de Bois (Wooden Horses) 12. Die Wetterfahne (The Vane) 13. Il Pleure dans mon Cosur (Tears Fall in my Heart) 14. Voici que le Printemps (Here is Spring) 15. Die Forelle (The Trout) 16. Der Lindenbaum (The Linden-Tree) 17. Standchen (Serenade) 18. La Temps a Laissie son Manteau (Did Time Now his Mantle hath Doffed)
As I've posted several times before, I am a huge Hong Kong movie fan and "A Chinese Ghost Story" is definitely on my favorites list. While Tsui Hark's "Zu: The Warriors of the Magic Mountain" may be considered the original fantasy/sfx epic, I think A Chinese Ghost Story (produced by Hark as well) told a more cohesive story and really up'd the bar for the genre. Naturally the film was a great success and sparked a love affair with romantic ghost/fantasy films in Hong Kong. Many similar films were made, some good, most bad (including the first sequel to this movie) but none held up to the original. Well enough blabbing, if you are familiar with the film, you know it had some great music and OST songs, particularly from leading man Leslie Cheung. Hong Kong soundtracks are rare and hard to come to by and I'm pretty sure most were never released, so unfortunately this is either a vinyl rip or a rip from the film. Surprisingly the quality is decent enough though and I was super happy to find it when I did a while back. Most of the original links are dead so I thought I'd repost it. I also included the two theme songs from the sequels, both by Jacky Cheung. Enjoy!
Here are two more from Miki Imai. fiesta is an interesting compilation of covers of popular western songs from the 70's (The Carpenters, Peaches & Herb, Roberta Flack, etc.) with two original songs (one instrumental) . The songs are sung in English with Miki's voice and the arrangements complimenting the original versions very well. Also included is MOCHA, her third full length LP and her last of the 80's. Both great albums thanks to an anonymous uploader! Enjoy!
1. Prelude 2. (They long to be) Close to you 3. The lady wants to know 4. Reunited 5. Feel like makin' love 6. Snow falling thick and slow 7. Lovin' you 8. Superstar 9. Company~Epilogue~ 10. ひとりでX'mas
MOCHA (1989) 1. TOKYO 8月サングラス 2. 横顔からI LOVE YOU 3. Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel (Album Version) 4. Anytime Manytimes 5. 飽きたら言って 6. 明るくなるまで 7. ありふれたlove scene 8. 泳ぐ 9. 地上に降りるまでの夜
Arc the Lad is a strategy RPG game that was developed for the Playstation One in 1995. It was also the first video game soundtrack to be composed by Masahiro Andoh of The Square/T-Square fame. Andoh would go on to compose a multitude of game soundtracks including the games two sequels. These were eventually released State side in a wonderful compilation thanks to now defunt Working Designs. While I enjoy the games for what they are, they aren't personal favorites but the music for the first game is fantastic. The album featured is arranged version of the protagonists themes and orchestral arrangements of the games themes. Even if you aren't familiar with the game or play games, the soundtrack is a definitely listen for any fan of Andoh. Enjoy!
**performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Keiichi Oku Also featuring Hirotaka Izumi, Hiroyuki Noritake, Toshimi Nagai, Masato Honda, Mitsuru Sudoh, Takayuki Hijikata & Jun Kajiwara
reLAX (1991) 1.Updraft 2.In the Middle of Reef 微風のまなざし 3.Beside You 君に包まれて 4.My Happiness 5.Silhouette 6.Carnival in Sunshower 7.Blue Skyscraper 蒼い摩天楼 8.Taking from the Rain 天気雨 9.Party Mix 10.Vingt-Cinq ans ヴァンサンカン
BROOCH (1986)
