{"product_id":"soundtrack-takemitsu-ran-lp-73857215187","title":"Soundtrack\/Takemitsu - Ran \/ O.S.T. [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver a 60 year career director Akira Kurosawa's films have passed into cinematic legend and he retains his status as one of the most influential and preeminent film-makers of the 20th Century. Films such as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Kagemusha and his last great epic, Ran are all regarded as milestones in the history of celluloid. The latter, the most expensive film made in Japan up to it's release in 1985 is loosely based on Japanese legend and Shakespeare's King Lear. Composer Toru Takemitsu ranks as highly in the echelons of Japanese music as Kurosawa in film with a prolific output of soundtracks alongside major music works and books. Commissioned on Kurosawa's instructions to deliver a score inspired by Mahler with up to 40 disparate takes of music, the spectral and eerie sounds capture perfectly the imagery on screen. Originally released as two separate suites of music this version includes those and adds a further 14 tracks of Takemitsu's score and appears for the first time on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRan - Suite Part 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRan - Suite Part 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening Credits - Main Title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKyouami \/ the First Castle \/ the Brave General's Bow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flute Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Buddhist Praying Temple \/ the Last 110,000 and Hidetora \/ the Fury of Ootemon \/ the Second Castle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHell's Picture Scroll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Crimson Citadel \/ Surrendering the Castle - Desert of Madness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTsurumaru's Flute \/ Azusa Castle in Ruins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaburou's Army Arrives \/ Departing for the Front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndless Hell \/ Escape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTension in Yahatabara \/ Assault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Battle of Yawatano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmentation \/ Chaos in the First Castle - Ujigabana \/ Illusions in the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttendance at the Funeral \/ Flute of Darkness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnding Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"705","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50569040494888,"sku":"73857215187","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3453477.jpg?v=1769175598","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/soundtrack-takemitsu-ran-lp-73857215187","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}