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Title |
| University of Laughs
- Original Soundtrack |
| International Title |
| University
of Laughs |
| Music By: Yusuke
Honma |
| Record Label:
Pony Canyon |
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| Running Time: 47:10 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: October 2004 |
CD Number: PCCR-00420 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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I was pleasantly
surprised by how amusing I found the soundtrack for the
2004 movie University of Laughs. Amusing being
the key word. The score has a very whimsical feel to it,
at times almost like the background music to a circus,
although I honestly found myself connecting more parallels
with the rather carefree music of Julian Nott for the
Wallace & Gromit series. The main title, which
is heard in the numerous "day" tracks, is accomplished
largely through horns and trumpets that convey an almost
playful type of melody. Of course the music is not going
to appeal to everyone's tastes, although in context the
score seems very appropriate for a movie that falls into
the comedy genre. Unfortunately, the disc is subjected
to a lot of repetition, especially in regards to the previously
mentioned "main title". The disc manages to
stretch this theme out to about ten different tracks.
The first of these, aptly titled "The First Day",
goes on for seven minutes as well. Luckily, this theme
is also the most memorable from the score, making its
overuse more easy to swallow, especially since each track
does take a slightly different approach in regards to
things like tempo. Most of the other tracks on this disc
fall into the same "whimsical" category as the
main title, although there are a few exceptions, including
the dramatic "Permission" track, which features
some nice violin work, and the almost comically sorrowful
"Red Paper".
Overall, the CD wasn't too memorable,
although I do feel it's worth repeated listenings and
does cater very well to people who might enjoy a more
light hearted approach to scoring.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
- The First Day
- The Second Day
- The Soba Prime Minister Churchill Struck
- The Third Day
- Script Rewrite
- An Important Matter
- A Meat Sink
- The Fourth Day
- Akubi
- Expectation
- A Unreasonable Demand
- Before a Theater
- Collaborative Effort
- "Kanichi", "Mr. Miya"
- A Delicate Friendship
- The New World
- The Sixth Day
- Permission
- Comic Writer
- A Comedy Without Laughter
- A Match Without Odds
- The Seventh Day
- Red Paper
- Your Phone, I Want to See the Stage You Made!
- Death Possibly by Meat
- The End
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