Tomoyuki Asakawa – Rex: A Dinosaur’s Story (1993) [FLAC]

Score composed and arranged by
TOMOYUKI ASAKAWA
REX:
A Dinosaur’s Story
Studio Orchestra
conducted by Hiroshi Kumagai

Release Date: 01.07.1993
Publisher: Sony Records
Catalog Number: SRCL 2671

01. Main Title ~The Earth Loves You~
Lyrics: Yangmei
Vocals: Rex Choir

02. Song Of The Fields
03. The Egg

04. Good Night
Lyrics, Composition, Vocals: Kome Kome Club
Arrangement: Takahiro Kaneko

05. A Cheerful Scene
06. The Cave

07. Rex: A Dinosaur’s Story
Lyrics: Reiko Yokawa
Performance: Yumi Adachi

08. Bad Men
09. A Sad Scene
10. Run & Chase
11. The Earth Loves You ~Lullaby~

12. Time’s Journey ~Theme of Rex~
Lyrics, Composition, Vocals: Kome Kome Club
Arrangement: Matarou Misawa

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FLAC + LOG + SCANS | 12 Tracks | 51:38 | 295 MB

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I could do without the vocal tracks but damn, this is wonderful. I love the action in track 10 and Asakawa’s delightful impressionist harmony tinged with J-melo in track 9. And that golden age romance in track 11…

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I have no words… except "thank you" of course, although they don’t adequately convey how your posts make me feel.

It must be one of the greatest (and most tragic) mysteries in the realm of Japanese film scoring; why did Asakawa almost entirely retire from composition? Can a man who has this sort of music within him really be happy and fulfilled playing harp on scores like Tokyo Ravens?

His compositions are, I think, genius level. Completely idiomatic, spotlessly orchestrated, tasteful, memorable, drenched in gorgeous melody. His command of the orchestra is jaw-dropping – for a man who studied and specialises in the harp, it defies belief.

And yet, in thirty years, his appearances as composer number less than TEN, with only one in the last fifteen years. Oh yeah, and a handful of commercials – like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1sV0B8Nf3Y

An enigma.

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This is wonderful, thank you!

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Beautiful, thank you. As a Westerner who’s only just beginning to crack the expansive depth of Asian film music, I’m loving all these wonderful orchestral scores I’m discovering. Thanks for sharing!

Would love a re-up of this if possible. Adore Asakawa’s work.

His command of the orchestra is jaw-dropping – for a man who studied and specialises in the harp, it defies belief.This post is almost 4 years old, but I would like to point out that Asakawa didn’t actually study the harp professionally at any point in his career. He was a piano prodigy who was recruited by Yamaha when he was around 5, studied musical composition at Tokyo U from age 14, and later got his masters in organ composition, of all things. The man’s reputation in musical circles was so well-known that he was hired as an orchestrator and composer for a high-budget and serious Japanese live-action film back when he was only 20. The harp was just a small hobby he had as part of a band he joined in his college years.

From what I understand, Asakawa has a wife and kids, and so maybe he has more personal reasons for not being an active composer. It’s absolutely mind-boggling, especially when you see how he gives people lessons on how to orchestrate for individual comments in his Facebook page.

We see many unfortunate instances of great artists – composers, actors, whomever – willingly forgoing success (or should I say, high-profile visibility) when faced with the politics, loopholes or other nonsense endemic to their line of work all the time. I’d like to think Asakawa would score another project if it were an opportunity that made sense to him and allowed the freedom he seeks to actually compose in his manner and style. Certainly he continues to deserve a success career as a composer.

Or, maybe, indeed, he just decided it wasn’t his calling – shame if that’s the case. Either way, I’m glad we have what we do, and I hope more of his past work pops up!

Reiterating a desire to hear this one if anyone would be so generous to share once more!

Asakawa is currently a very high-ranking member of Japan’s classical composer association, and even wrote the definitive Japanese guidebook for playing harp. He gets tons of gigs playing harp, whether it’s for terrible composers and anime or high-profile classical recitals. I don’t think he will be hopping back on the scoring scene anytime soon, unfortunately.

Long ago, Asakawa was supposed to score the old Devilman OVA, but he turned it down (so it went to Kenji Kawai, his second score ever). His reason? He was a Christian, and refused to write music for anything related to Satan. Likewise, maybe he had moral reasons for ending his days as a composer.

I do wonder if Asakawa has a place in the current scoring climate though, even in Japan. His style is so closely associated with the grandiose romantic Korngoldian idioms of the 40s that it would be seen as too cheesy by modern standards. John Williams was wise to move away from that style after the 80s, but Asakawa never let it go at any point in his career.

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Thank you!

The link seems to be currently unreachable. Would you be so kind as to reupload it?