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Category Archives: Music & Video (1974-1983)

Smashing All Barriers: The history of Yamato music

Posted on July 30, 2013 by TimEldred
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Like all the best success stories, this one is about a juggernaut that no one saw coming. Even with 20/20 hindsight it is still impossible to overstate the impact of Yamato music on the world of anime, the result of extraordinary talent, perserverance, and foresight. It’s a story that begins with Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki.

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Yamato Concept Album Discography

Posted on July 30, 2013 by TimEldred
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Composer Hiroshi Miyagawa did more than change the world of anime music with his brilliant Symphonic Suite Yamato in 1977. He also planted the seeds for a whole new crop of Yamato music: the concept album. Fans’ cups ran over as one album after another explored the outer limits of the Miyagawa universe.

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Yamato Concert History

Posted on July 30, 2013 by TimEldred
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With his extensive background as a producer of concerts and musical theatre, it was a natural step for Nishizaki to see live performances as a secondary aspect of the Yamato phenomenon, and a whole new form of anime promotion was born. Here is a rundown of the many Yamato concerts that lead the way. [2 pages]

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The Space Battleship Yamato Theme

Posted on July 30, 2013 by TimEldred
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The Space Battleship Yamato theme is now universally recognized as a classic, approaching the level of a national anthem in Japan. Here we examine the circumstances of its recording and present a broad overview of the many, many times it has been released to the public.

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Yamato Album Index

Posted on June 22, 2013 by TimEldred
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For the sake of collectors everywhere, here is a concise index of all Yamato music releases, up to and including the Sound Almanac series in 2014. Each entry contains a link to further information about each one.

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