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Title
 Disc 7 of Toho SFX Champion Festival
International Title
 Evil of Dracula / Crest of the Wolf / Prophecies of Nostradamus

Music By: Various
Record Label: VAP

Running Time: 75:48 Discs: 1
Release: September 2001 CD Number: VPCD-81382 (Set)
Comments
The seventh disc in the set starts out with covering the other half of Riichiro Manabe's score for Evil of Dracula. Unfortunately, this is the lesser half of the composition, as there is a lot of repetition and very few highlights. The "Vampires Die-Hard" track is particularly awful, starting off with what sounds like someone winding a musical jack in the box, although at least the end with the very traditional flute piece isn't bad. Thankfully, though, this score is flanked by one of Manabe's better compositions, which was done for Crest of the Wolf. As to be expected from the composer, a few of the themes here do go astray, but the good tends to outweigh the bad overall as the "Main Title" is very pleasant as is the rather whimsical "Masquerade Rape" cue, however odd that might seem. The title song, done by Jiro Sugita, is another nice piece that seems to grow on the listener quickly, although his other song, "Ballad of the Wolf", doesn't fare as well. It should be mentioned, as the booklet makes sure to, that this soundtrack is also available on the earlier release from VAP called the Yusaku Matsuda Sound Memorial, which also featured Murder in the Doll House (1979). This disc rounds out its running time with 15 tracks from Isao Tomita's work for Prophecies of Nostradamus. The selection here, though, is from the stereo vinyl done for the movie, and not the original mono soundtrack. For those not familiar with this, it really is night and day from the music that was utilized in the movie, particuarly the main theme which sounds even greater with the additional channel redirection. It's also nice that this music, unlike on Victor's previous release of the stereo score, is not present in bulky 20 minute tracks, as it's instead broken down into much more manigable track sizes; unfortuantly, a couple of these seem to transition in the middle of the song, particuarly the "Theme of Ruin"s, and it probably would have been preferable had those simply been clumped together as opposed to seperated. The second half of the stereo score continues on the next disc.
- Anthony Romero 
Tracks
    Evil of Dracula (1974)
    By: Riichiro Manabe
  1. Shimazaki's Diary - Growing Suspicion (M19)
  2. Answering the Call for Blood (M20-T2)
  3. Kyoko's Accident (M21)
  4. Now Yukiko Too (M22)
  5. Bloodthirsty Rose (M23)
  6. The Devil's Dance (M33)
  7. Shimimura's Crisis (M24)
  8. Chest Scar 2 (M25)
  9. Devil's Servant (M26)
  10. Strange Photograph (M27)
  11. Seeking the Truth (M28-T3)
  12. The Devil Calls (M29)
  13. Mental Institution - The Principal's Wife in the Cellar (M30)
  14. The Devil's Prisoner (M31)
  15. Ceremony in the Basement (M32)
  16. Kumi's Confrontation (M34)
  17. Exsanguination Swamp (M35)
  18. To the Devil's Stronghold (M36)
  19. The Evil Influence Draws Near - Confrontation in the Cellar (M37)
  20. Kumi's Resistance (M38)
  21. The Vampires Die-Hard (M39)

    Crest of the Wolf (1973)
    By: Riichiro Manabe
  22. Toho Logo - Prologue, Snowy Wilderness (M1)
  23. Crest of the Wolf (M2-2)
    By: Jiro Sugita
  24. Main Title (M3)
  25. The Incident on a Moonlit Night (M4)
  26. Meeting the Tomei Chairman's Son, Do Haguro (M5/M6)
  27. Akira Inugami and Do Haguro (M7-2)
  28. Masquerade Rape (M8)
  29. "Inu" Crest (M9)
  30. Haguro's Blade (M10-2)
  31. The Phantom Frolics (M11-2/M12)
  32. Beauty and the Wolf Guy (M13)
  33. Era of Lynching (M14)
  34. With Hate and Anger (M15)
  35. Ballad of the Wolf
    By: Jiro Sugita
  36. Large Battle (M16)
  37. Self-Defense (M17)
  38. Women Who Return to the Wolf Guy (M18)
  39. Forbidden Love (M19)
  40. Rape (M20)
  41. Law of the Wolf (M21)
  42. Bond Between the Woman and the Wolf (M23)
  43. Transformation (M22)
  44. The Heretical Doctrine of Man! (M23A)
  45. Wolf Guy's Tragic Rage (M24)
  46. Roars Amidst the Panoramic Foothills (M25)

    Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [Stereo LP Release]
    By: Isao Tomita
  47. Theme of Ruin 1
  48. Main Theme
  49. Debate - Invasion of the Red Tide
  50. United Couple
  51. Theme Arrangement 1
  52. Theme of Ruin 2
  53. Subway Disaster
  54. Theme Arrangement 2
  55. Abnormal Weather
  56. Theme of Ruin 3
  57. New Guinea Expedition
  58. Theme of Ruin 4
  59. Giant Animal Raid
  60. Mad Demon
  61. Theme of Ruin 5
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