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Title |
Mysterious Robber
Ruby |
International Title |
Mysterious
Robber Ruby |
Music By: Masao
Yagi |
Record Label:
Victor Entertainment |
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Running Time: 35:40 |
Discs: 1 |
Release: November 1988 |
CD Number: VDR-1562 |
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Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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This late
1980's score by Masao Yagi is sadly a fairly lackluster
affair. Yagi does deserve some credit though for his far
reaching scope in his themes, with cues like "Easy
Game" sounding very contemporary while the piano
done "On the Plum Hill" and the Harmonica aided
"The Martinson Case" give the CD a completely
different kind of flavor. Unfortunately, none of these
orchestrated tracks really stand out, or are particularly
memorable. Therefore, it's not surprising that this CD
is often remembered for its songs instead, as lead actress
Kyoko
Koizumi lends her talents for tracks one, eight and
thirteen here. The first and last tracks are different
versions of the movie's title song, with the first being
more upbeat and generally more enticing then the slower
version found at the end. Track eight has Koizumi joined
by Hiroyuki
Sanada for the vocals. Unfortunately, despite how
much I enjoy Sanada as an actor, he just doesn't cut it
as a singer, but at least his part is confined to only
the last minute of the track. This disc also features
the classic songs of "Hello Mary Lou" by Gene
Pitney and "Poetry in Motion" by Johnny Tillotson,
which I will unabashedly admit were actually my favorite
tracks off this disc. Overall, though, this CD is hard
to recommend to other soundtrack collectors due to the
unmemorable compositions, while it's hard for the disc
to stand out on just Koizumi's songs, particularly with
its very brisk runtime of 35 minutes.
Rating:  |
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Tracks |
- Mysterious Robber Ruby
By: Kyoko Koizumi, Composer: Eiichi
Ohtaki
- The Martinson Case - As Time Goes By
- A Girl Upstairs
- Easy Game
- On the Plum Hill
- Hello Mary Lou
By: Gene Pitney
- Poetry in Motion
By: Johnny Tillotson
- Forever for Example (Movie Version)
By: Kyoko Koizumi, Hiroyuki Sanada
- Xanadu
- Bubble Bath
- More and More
- The More I Know You
- Mysterious Robber Ruby (Movie Version)
By: Kyoko Koizumi, Composer: Eiichi
Ohtaki
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