Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Two albums by synthesizer maestro Tomita Isao were released this month.

The first, "Space Fantasy", is a 2-CD release of which the 1st CD is a collection of tracks from his "Planets" trilogy ("Cosmos", "Bermuda Triangle" and "Firebird") remastered in 4-channel surround sound and served on SACD Hybrid (a SuperAudio CD that's compatible with normal CD players). The 2nd CD is of previously unreleased songs that took inspiration from Disney's "Fantasia" movie, which strongly influenced Tomita.

The second release, titled "Tomita on NHK", is a reissue of the 2003 album of the same name, with bonus tracks "Pippo Pippo Bonbon", a rare version of "minna no sekai", and a new theme song that first aired last year as NHK BS Premium's "Premium Theater".

Both jackets were designed by Ukawa Naohiro (Dommune).

Tomita Isao "Space Fantasy"
冨田 勲 「スペース・ファンタジー」

Disc 1 (SACD)
1. Space Fantasy 2015
2. The Unanswered Question
3. Pacific 231
4. Star Wars-main Theme
5. The Song Of Venus Violin Concerto No.1: Andantino
6. The Dazzling Bright Cylindrical Object Which Had Crashed Into Tunguska. Siberia Symphony No.6: Allegro
7. Aranjuez Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
8. Solvejg`s Song From "Peer Gynt"
9. Hora Staccato
10. Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune
11. A Night On Bald Mountain

Disc 2 (CD)
1. L'apprenti Sorcier
2. Arabian Dance From Ballet "Nutcracker"
3. Trepak (Russian Dance) From Ballet "Nutcracker"
4. 5th Movement From Symphony No.6 "Pastorale"
5. Waltz Of The Flowers From Ballet "Nutcracker"

Columbia COZQ-1023
Out now (3/4), ¥4000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Play-Asia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, (Japan ^‡)
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.
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Tomita Isao "Tomita on NHK - Tomita Isao NHK Theme ongakushū"
冨田 勲 「TOMITA ON NHK 冨田勲 NHKテーマ音楽集」

1. shin Nippon kikō
2. kaidō o yuku - NHK Special
3. kaidō o yuku
4. aoki ookami Genghis Khan - NHK Special
5. Mitsuko futatsu no seiki matsu - NHK tokushū
6. Tarō no kuni no monogatari - NHK Special
7. News kaisetsu
8. kyōyō tokushū
9. Nippon no sugao
10. shin Nippon kikō (kyū Theme kyoku)
11. gendai no eizō
12. watashi no jinsei (Opening)
13. watashi no jinsei (Ending)
14. kyō no ryōri (kyuu Version)
15. kyō no ryōri (shin Version) (1997 nen shin rokuon)
16. kyō no kenkō
17. minna no sekai (kyuu Version)
18. minna no sekai (shin Version)
19. Pippo Pippo Bonbon
20. uchūsen Shirika
21. uchūjin Pipi
22. kūchū toshi 008
23. bun go torimono ezu
24. hana no shōgai
25. Ten To Chi To
26. shin iraka monogatari
27. Katsu Kaishū
28. Tokugawa Ieyasu
29. Shoutokutaishi
30. Theme
31. Ganges gawa ("India Benares" hen yori)
32. jikan ga tomatta kuni ("Indonesia Yogyakarta" hen yori)
33. Hindu no kami ni inoru shōjo ("Nepal Kathmandu" hen yori)
34. Mosque no Tile shokunin ni naru koto o yume miru shōnen ("Iran Isfahan" hen yori)
35. aoi no gyōretsu ("Nippon Kyoto" hen yori)
36. Ending
37. aoi chikyū wa dare no mono - 70 nen ka ware ra no sekai
38. sin Nippon kikō
39. Opening Theme kyoku
40. Interlude
41. Ending Theme kyoku

Columbia COCQ-85246
Out now (3/4), ¥2800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Play-Asia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.