tangotreats
05-22-2013, 11:48 PM
My rip of Super Atragon has been floating around here for a few years now, but apparently some folks lacking Google skills have been harassing poor old Herr Salat saying they can't find it... So, here it is in a slightly-easier-to-locate place... :)
Super Atragon (Shin Katei Gunkan)
The Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland
The Versailles Orchestra
Composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Masamichi Amano
1. 1945, Day of Destiny
2. Theme of the Hyuga Family
3. Theme of the Undersea Battleship (Main Title)
4. Departure for the South Pole
5. Giant Column Indra
6. Menace of the Gravity Lenses
7. Theme of the un Forces
8. Fortress Bimarna, Spotted
9. Theme of Eternal Love to the Ends of the Deep Blue Sea (Theme of ...)
10. Mystery of the Giant Meteorite
11. Battle in the Sky
12. Return of the Ra
13. Truth of 1945
14. Go and Annette
15. Deepening Love
16. Triangle Battle
17. Launch of the Water Dragon
18. Attack of the Super Vibration Wave
19. Decisive Battle When the Pacific Ocean Was Dyed Red (Ra vs. Liberty)
20. Launch into the Unknown (Ending)
MY RIP, my scans, my CD! FLAC at Level 8. LOGs and all that crap that people love so much included. Full booklet scans included. Tagged in English.
https://mega.nz/#!d0AhESSK!V2bmJhhzNmjEdNq6xVMZQw1DDR42CodXnOfk7uwuDVk
Oh, looky here - another repost. Well, this one just deserves it. Bless Herr Salat for his recent Masamichi Amano efforts - his enthusiasm for Amano has reawakened my own.
So, what's this one about then? Well, Super Atragon is my very favourite Amano score - I place it above Giant Robo, The Aurora, Sin - the whole lot. And truly, in Super Atragon, you get the best of Amano - his greatest strengths all come together in the most wonderful way.
Strong, memorable melodies, check. Full-bodied furious action music, check. Brassy glory, check. Mystery, check. Suspense, check. Sweeping romance, check. Incredible use of choir (none of your ah-ah-ah oooh ah ah ah rubbish here!), check.
And you get not one, but two beautiful, three minute end credits pieces - not edited together from score cues, but actually written for purpose; summing up the score, and reprising important melodies. The first (Theme Of Eternal Love / To The Ends Of The Deep Blue Dea) is a glorious sea-faring piece - taking a beautiful melody all the way through the orchestra, topping out in one of those trademark Amano key-changes (you know the ones I mean; the ones that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up) and an awe-inspiring climactic statement of the theme for the full ensemble. The second again evokes the sea (very Vaughan-Williams!) in a reprise of the Main Titles - a strident theme for brass and militaristic snares.
The score itself, it's just fantastic. Amano has been known to play the "filler music" game on more than one occasion, and of course we know that he has no qualms about recycling entire cues twice, thrice, or more... but this one is just pure inspiration from start to finish - it's pretty much all original, and contains some very unique music quite unlike anything else Amano has ever written. Every note counts, every moment is imbued with enthusiasm and creativity... and it's an exceptionally well-stocked CD at 74 minutes running time. You simply can't go wrong with this one.
Note: The original Japanese CD released in 1997 is rather difficult to come by these days - like most of Amano's scores. This rip is from the short-lived (identical in content and sound quality) US pressing made in 2003 by ADV Music - which is also pretty hard to find...
Super Atragon (Shin Katei Gunkan)
The Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland
The Versailles Orchestra
Composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Masamichi Amano
1. 1945, Day of Destiny
2. Theme of the Hyuga Family
3. Theme of the Undersea Battleship (Main Title)
4. Departure for the South Pole
5. Giant Column Indra
6. Menace of the Gravity Lenses
7. Theme of the un Forces
8. Fortress Bimarna, Spotted
9. Theme of Eternal Love to the Ends of the Deep Blue Sea (Theme of ...)
10. Mystery of the Giant Meteorite
11. Battle in the Sky
12. Return of the Ra
13. Truth of 1945
14. Go and Annette
15. Deepening Love
16. Triangle Battle
17. Launch of the Water Dragon
18. Attack of the Super Vibration Wave
19. Decisive Battle When the Pacific Ocean Was Dyed Red (Ra vs. Liberty)
20. Launch into the Unknown (Ending)
MY RIP, my scans, my CD! FLAC at Level 8. LOGs and all that crap that people love so much included. Full booklet scans included. Tagged in English.
https://mega.nz/#!d0AhESSK!V2bmJhhzNmjEdNq6xVMZQw1DDR42CodXnOfk7uwuDVk
Oh, looky here - another repost. Well, this one just deserves it. Bless Herr Salat for his recent Masamichi Amano efforts - his enthusiasm for Amano has reawakened my own.
So, what's this one about then? Well, Super Atragon is my very favourite Amano score - I place it above Giant Robo, The Aurora, Sin - the whole lot. And truly, in Super Atragon, you get the best of Amano - his greatest strengths all come together in the most wonderful way.
Strong, memorable melodies, check. Full-bodied furious action music, check. Brassy glory, check. Mystery, check. Suspense, check. Sweeping romance, check. Incredible use of choir (none of your ah-ah-ah oooh ah ah ah rubbish here!), check.
And you get not one, but two beautiful, three minute end credits pieces - not edited together from score cues, but actually written for purpose; summing up the score, and reprising important melodies. The first (Theme Of Eternal Love / To The Ends Of The Deep Blue Dea) is a glorious sea-faring piece - taking a beautiful melody all the way through the orchestra, topping out in one of those trademark Amano key-changes (you know the ones I mean; the ones that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up) and an awe-inspiring climactic statement of the theme for the full ensemble. The second again evokes the sea (very Vaughan-Williams!) in a reprise of the Main Titles - a strident theme for brass and militaristic snares.
The score itself, it's just fantastic. Amano has been known to play the "filler music" game on more than one occasion, and of course we know that he has no qualms about recycling entire cues twice, thrice, or more... but this one is just pure inspiration from start to finish - it's pretty much all original, and contains some very unique music quite unlike anything else Amano has ever written. Every note counts, every moment is imbued with enthusiasm and creativity... and it's an exceptionally well-stocked CD at 74 minutes running time. You simply can't go wrong with this one.
Note: The original Japanese CD released in 1997 is rather difficult to come by these days - like most of Amano's scores. This rip is from the short-lived (identical in content and sound quality) US pressing made in 2003 by ADV Music - which is also pretty hard to find...