Kenichiro Morioka, Shunsuke Kikuchi – Message from Space (2004 Columbia) [FLAC]

Score composed by
Kenichiro Morioka, Shunsuke Kikuchi
MESSAGE FROM SPACE
(1978, dir. Kinji Fukasaku)

Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Studio Orchestra, Japan)
conducted by Hiroshi Kumagai

Album Title: Symphonic Suite ‘Message from Space’
Original Release Date: 25.04.1978
Re-Release: 17.03.2004
Label: Columbia Music Entertainment
Catalog Number: COCC-72057

01. Overture (Theme of Emeraldas / Prayer of The Jillucian)
02. Planet Millazalea
03. Dancing Millazalean
04. Spin Rock
05. Space Navigation (Space Fireflies / The Prayer Star / Attack of Gavannas)
06. Our Planet, Sweet Earth
07. Space Battle
08. Space Runaway
09. Theater Restaurant Band
10. Brave Hero of Liabe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9_uAb7pZs)
11. Finale (Theme of Emeraldas) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ath53qnC1-M)

Tracks 1,2,5,6,7,10,11 – Kenichiro Morioka (Orchestral Cues)
Tracks 3,4,8,9 – Shunsuke Kikuchi

An oddity of a score, this one. It certainly fits the seventies Sci-fi movie mold, although I’ll be buggered if I see any connection with Star Wars – other than they’re both orchestral scores written for movies about space. The late seventies in Japan wasn’t a good time for orchestral scores – disco and synth reigned supreme – and "symphonic suite" usually meant a tiny orchestra beefed up with electric basses and a rhythm section – Kentaro Haneda-esque light pop arrangements, excellent stuff but an acquired taste and hideously dated today. By contrast, Message From Space mostly comes over as a timeless orchestral piece that can stand alone. (Except, of course, Emeralida’s theme which is dripping with 70s schmaltz, but in the best possible taste…!) The small orchestra is endearing!

I even love the shamelessly 70’s disco.

Source: Rip and booklet scans by me

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Also included, 12 bonus tracks from a 2CD release in WMA -V2 quality from "Sidero" (http://sidero.perso.neuf.fr/bgm01.htm) (thanks to showads for the tip!).

I can’t download from gamefront. Can you use another host, please?

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Yes, it’s good.

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Gamefront is perfect for Greece.
My best wishes to you.

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Thanks, I downloaded because of the interesting cover.

Thank you!!!! (bayfiles is perfect!!!)

Thank You! :zillawalk:

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The Youtube link for

"10. Brave Hero of Liabe" links to Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony?!

How nice! I actually saw this movie in the cinema back in 1978! 🙂

Yeah, it’s a Star Wars-ripoff, no doubt about it. Very cheesy, but with some nice production values along the way, rather good model effects and some interesting Japanese spins (the evil emperor’s family!) thrown in the mix.

Worth a recommendation? Well, my neighbours pretty much laughed me off the sofa for suggesting it as a rental when we watched it on VHS a couple of years later. So don’t take it too serious or expect something great. 😉

And thanks for the score! 🙂

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I’ve got the bootleg (not on DVD – a download) floating around somewhere. Always meant to watch the film and never got around to it… Perhaps this evening… 🙂

Thank you very much Herr Salat for this lovely share. Gorgeous music. Lovely recording also.

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Regarding an official DVD-release. There are already two.

A Japanese disc from Toei, alas, without any extras or even English subtitles.

And a German release – as a "limited edition" – by Subkultur Entertainment. It’s loaded with extras – but, unfortunately, not English friendly (no English subtitles or language dub, only German):

OFDb – Fassung zu Sternenkrieg im Weltall (1978) (http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassung&fid=38335&vid=337287)

– format PAL, RC2
– two discs (Japanese version, German version)
– introduction by Sonny Chiba
– making of
– three Japanese trailers
– picture gallery
– audio commentary (for the German version, which is edited) by Joerg Buttgereit and Pelle Felsch
– German trailer
– picture gallery

Oh, and the German title actually translates as "Star Wars in Space". 😉

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Hopefully, the audio commentary is any good…

Buttgereit did some documentary material (and at least a book) about Godzilla and that was excellent!

Oh, and since you’re most likely German, you can read up who Pelle Felsch is:

Pelle Felsch � Eisenhutverlag (http://eisenhutverlag.wordpress.com/tag/pelle-felsch/)

So expect a pair of well prepared friends talking about one of their favourite films (from one of their favourite directors) and having a ball. 😉

Too bad this dvd wasn’t released by Koch who also think about their foreign customers and include more subtitle options (especially English).

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What’s the matter with Gamefront? It used to be a superfast host for me and suddenly, from one day to another, everytime I click a link, at the exact moment of download, it says "can’t find address".

Still working for me.

[Edit: At ludicrous speed; downloaded whole thing in 30 seconds.]

Must be my ISP or my country then. Additionally, you reminded me this:

sounds great, sweet cover, trust your taste, so definitely gonna check this out, many thanks!

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Added MEGA link :’D

Incredible! I’ve been wanting this for an inexplicably long time. You are the best!

Thank you, Herr Salat!

thanx from Russia, i translate this film on russian)

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I think that I have model kits from this movie.

Thanks for the share!

thanks salat

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Thank YOU very much!

Thanks for the album.

Who have the entire album with 23 tracks : Shotaro Ishinomori Anime Music Collection Vol. 2 (Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCX-30124)

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/36400/Uchu+Kara+No+Messeji

Contact me if you have it.

For the release with the 12 bonus tracks, go here (thanks to showads for the tip!):
http://sidero.perso.neuf.fr/bgm01.htm (WMA -V2)

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for this rare album

Many thanks for this interesting score.

Thanks for sharing this !

Thanks very much for this share, Herr Salat! This is one I’ve never heard before! :zilla:

Reupload, please.

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Any possiblity to re-upload? please!

Any possiblity to re-upload? please!

Ditto.

Would it be possible to re-upload the Mega link?

Many thanks in advance.

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Is there anybody who might be able to provide a new link/re-up?