Movie List Monster Bios Aliens & SDF Staff of Toho Actors DVDs Blu-rays Soundtracks Video Games Books Comic Books Toys Animation Television Box Office Posters Concept Art Pictures Cutting Room News Release Dates Articles Interviews Media Reviews Forums Search Site Staff Credits Updates	Title  Ultraman USA International Title  Ultraman: The Adventure Begins Music By: Shinsuke Kazado Record Label: Columbia   Running Time: 48:13 Discs: 1 Release: September 2004 CD Number: COCC-72075 Comments Anthony Romero Columbia's soundtrack for the animated joint venture between Tsuburaya, Kodansha, and Hanna-Barbera. Like other releases from the record label, this is a limited release to around 5,000 units. Despite the limited nature, though, its a budget release that is generally far cheaper than other Japanese soundtracks. On the plus side, while an uneven soundtrack, its a pretty enjoyable release for its price. The composer of the score is Shinsuke Kazado, known primarily for his themes on Urusei Yatsura and Ultraman: Towards the Future, who delivers an interesting body of work here. I was pretty indifferent about the score the first time I heard it, but Kazado's cues definitely seem to grow on you overtime. Tracks 5 and 7 tend to be the stand out ones here, although they are also far and away the longest with each being over ten minutes and could have easily stood to be broken up for easier listening. In fact, all of the tracks are suites with small segments of silence in between themes. In terms of the soundtrack's downfall, the two songs on the CD, track 1 and 9, are kind of hit and miss, with the first being decent although the last track is, to put it kindly, definitely not for everyone. Overall, I find myself enjoying this score more and more each time I hear it. I wouldn't call it great, but it certainly measures as enjoyable in a deliciously dated sort of way. Just a shame the vocal songs weren't better. Rating: Tracks Time to Rush in By: Shinichi Ishihara Prologue Omen Ultra Force - The Chosen Three Grinshocks & Galbarade - Advent of the Two Giant Monsters Zoon - The Funny Child Monster Zoon King Maera - The Hyper Transformation of Monster King Maera Epilogue Sky High Hero By: Shinichi Ishihara
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