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Title |
| Sinking of Japan
- Original Soundtrack |
| International Title |
| Sinking
of Japan |
| Music By: Taro Iwashiro |
| Record Label:
Victor Entertainment |
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| Running Time: 53:06 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: July 2006 |
CD Number: VICL-62028 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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The soundtrack
for the 2006 box office hit Sinking of Japan by
composer Taro Iwashiro is a pretty standard affair. The
score features a lot of low key themes that are supported
by the occasional saxophone segment, something that is
reminiscent to Yoshihiro Ike's work on The
Spiral (1998). It's a pleasant body of work, just
not a very engaging one and consequently it doesn't lend
itself very well as a stand alone experience. Of the themes
included, the stand out cue would probably be "Record
of a Certain Living Thing", which is an interesting
combination of violin and saxophone work that is then
supported by an almost "rap tempo" beat that
works surprisingly well. Unfortunately, at over six minutes
in length the track tends to stretch on for a little too
long. As for the song "Keep Holding U" by SunMin
and Kubota Toshinobu (known together as "SunMin thanX
Kubota"), SunMin's voice is very soothing in the
track, while Kubota brings his normal R&B style flavor
to the song. The beat is also pretty nice, so if one enjoys
their work they should be thrilled with this song here.
What I found really disappointing about the release as
a whole, though, was that the excellent trailer music,
which utilized a chorus to great results, wasn't included.
Something that was particularly disheartening as it was
much more interesting than any of the music that ended
up in the film, and pretty much sold me on the movie just
from the pace it established for the promos. Given the
53 minute runtime of this disc too, space would have hardly
been an issue in its inclusion. It does make me wonder,
though, as to its origin. Perhaps it was merely a stock
trailer theme, much like "Redrum" being utilized
to promote Godzilla:
Final Wars (2004). Regardless, the soundtrack
as a whole is sure to please some people, although it's
not one that many will find themselves listening to again
and again.
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| Tracks |
- A Unknown Tomorrow
- Record of a Certain Living Thing
- The End of Utopia
- The Gravestone's Return
- Who Will Inherit?
- Peace in the Earth
- To Bare Witness to the Stream of the Deceased
- Rain, Wind and the Distant Glow of Sunset
- If the Dawn Breaks
- Gordian Knot - The Long Road to God
- This Japan...
- Day of Resurrection
- Keep Holding U (Movie Edit)
By: SunMin thanX Kubota
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