In early January, the promotional engine was rolling toward Age of Yamato’s January 15 premiere. Within that brief window, Mantan Web published three interviews and the Yamato 2202 Symphonic Suite CD delivered a new conversation with Composer Akira Miyagawa. All four interviews are collected here.
After taking part in the fall 2017 publicity campaign for Yamato 2202, Composer Akira Miyagawa was out of the spotlight for nearly two years, until the arrival of the October 2019 Yamato concert Close To You Tonight. For that occasion, he emerged from rehearsals to speak again in a pair of interviews presented here.
On the occasion of the October 2019 Yamato 2202 concert Close To You Tonight, Director Nobuyoshi Habara and Writer Harutoshi Fukui reunited for another conversation, this time entirely focused on Yamato music. From their memories as fans to the process of working on 2202, their passion for the subject is on full display.
Following his work on Yamato 2199, composer Akira Miyagawa returned to revive his father Hiroshi’s spectacular work from Farewell to Yamato and Yamato 2. Here is a complete guide to all music released for the series, including translated lyrics for each of the songs.
In this excerpted interview with Akiba Souken, Sound Director Tomohiro Yoshida expands on information in other interviews, notably the conceptual and technical processes of matching music to images in Yamato 2202.
These two interviews were conducted during the runup to Yamato 2202 Chapter 4. Included here is a single session with Akira Miyagawa and a conversation with Miyagawa and vocalist Isao Sasaki that focused entirely on the famous Yamato theme.
Music interview: Akira Miyagawa × Nobuyoshi Habara
From the CD booklet in Yamato 2202 Original Soundtrack Volume 1: Composer Akira Miyagawa and Director Nobuyoshi Habara were interviewed as Chapter 4 and the second musical recording neared completion, to summarize what had been done so far and the plan for the rest.
The role of an anime sound director is second only to that of an animation director, since sound tells parts of the story that images cannot. In this interview with Gigazine, Yamato 2202 Sound Director Tomohiro Yoshida discusses his role in detail and examines the history of Yamato sound.
From Hyper Hobby magazine Vol. 6: as Yamato 2202 Chapter 4 approached, Sound Director Tomohiro Yoshida joined the parade to discuss the nuances of balancing dialogue, music, and sound effects for maximum impact.
Composer Akira Miyagawa gave several interviews during the runup to Yamato 2202 Chapter 3, but this one from Gigazine was the most comprehensive by far, from today’s recording techniques all the way back to his childhood to find out what it was like to have Hiroshi Miyagawa as a father.
When it came time to promote Yamato 2202 Chapter 3, Akira Miyagawa was called upon to join the ranks of staff members who gave media interviews. No less than six were published in a single month, all approaching the challenge of creating Yamato music from every possible angle.
