BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to SHOGUN ASSASSIN, featuring music composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay for the 1980 film assembled with elements from the the Japanese film series LONE WOLF AND CUB, directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Itt?. The LONE WOLF AND CUB series, which consisted of six Japanese martial arts films based on a long-running manga series, revolved around the Sh?gun’s executioner Ogami Itt?, who, after being disgraced by false accusations from an opposing clan, is forced to take the path of assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigor?, they seek revenge on the clan and become known as Lone Wolf and Cub.
The series was highly successful, prompting a 79-episode Japanese television series and in 1980, elements from the first two films, SWORD OF VENGEANCE and BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX, were extracted and newly dubbed into the American film, SHOGUN ASSASSIN, co-produced and directed by Robert Houston for New World Pictures. The re-edited Japanese film was given a new score, composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay.
The score was recorded at Lindsay’s Wonderland Avenue studio in the Los Angeles Hills, where they jointly created the score. At that time, coming out of the ‘70s, there was a lot of progressive rock and New Wave music was just starting so Lewis and Lindsay used those ideas as the basic sounds for their SHOGUN ASSASSIN score.
Both W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay began their careers with 1960s rock bands ? Lindsay was the vocalist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Lewis was a keyboard player with Quicksilver Messenger Service from 1975-1979, among other bands previously. Lewis had moved into film scoring in 1978, beginning with the 1977-82 speculative TV series IN SEARCH OF… and he scored nearly a dozen films and series during the 1980s. After SHOGUN ASSASSIN, Lewis went on to score, with composer Lauren Rinder, the holiday slasher film NEW YEARS’ EVIL in 1980; he rejoined Mark Lindsay on the 1981 documentary THE KILLING OF AMERICA, then went on to compose a mix of orchestral and electronic music to Cannon Films’ ENTER THE NINJA, co-composed with Rinder and REVENGE OF THE NINJA with Rinder and Robert J. Walsh; music from those films was re-used in the third film, NINJA III: THE DOMINATION.
BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to SHOGUN ASSASSIN on compact disc for the first time, featuring music composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay. The music has been newly mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. The liner notes are written by noted author Randall D. Larson, with the participation of composer W. Michael Lewis. SHOGUN ASSASSIN is a limited edition release of 500 units. 2/6の週発売
三隅研次監督、若山富三郎主演の日本映画『子連れ狼』シリーズ２本をアメリカで再編集した1980年の映画『SHOGUN ASSASSIN』にW・マイケル・ルイスとマーク・リンゼイが作曲した音楽を加えたオリジナル・サウンドトラックがCDで初リリース！
トラックリストこのシリーズは大成功を収め、日本では79話のテレビシリーズが放映された。1980年には、最初の劇場用映画の要素を抽出し、新たに吹き替えを行ったアメリカ映画『SHOGUN ASSASSIN』が、ニューワールド・ピクチャーズのロバート・ヒューストン共同制作・監督で公開された。この再編集された日本映画には、W・マイケル・ルイスとマーク・リンゼイの作曲による新しい音楽が与えられた。
ロサンゼルス・ヒルズにあるリンゼイのワンダーランド・アヴェニュー・スタジオで録音され、二人の共同作業でスコアが作られた。当時は70年代のプログレッシブ・ロックやニュー・ウェーブが盛んな時期で、ルイスとリンゼイはそれらを基本音として「SHOGUN ASSASSIN」のスコアを作成した。
ライナーノーツは、作曲家のW.マイケル・ルイスが参加し、著名な作家であるランドール・D.ラーソンが執筆しています。限定500枚。
BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to SHOGUN ASSASSIN, featuring music composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay for the 1980 film assembled with elements from the the Japanese film series LONE WOLF AND CUB, directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Itt?. The LONE WOLF AND CUB series, which consisted of six Japanese martial arts films based on a long-running manga series, revolved around the Sh?gun’s executioner Ogami Itt?, who, after being disgraced by false accusations from an opposing clan, is forced to take the path of assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigor?, they seek revenge on the clan and become known as Lone Wolf and Cub.
The series was highly successful, prompting a 79-episode Japanese television series and in 1980, elements from the first two films, SWORD OF VENGEANCE and BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX, were extracted and newly dubbed into the American film, SHOGUN ASSASSIN, co-produced and directed by Robert Houston for New World Pictures. The re-edited Japanese film was given a new score, composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay.
The score was recorded at Lindsay’s Wonderland Avenue studio in the Los Angeles Hills, where they jointly created the score. At that time, coming out of the ‘70s, there was a lot of progressive rock and New Wave music was just starting so Lewis and Lindsay used those ideas as the basic sounds for their SHOGUN ASSASSIN score.
Both W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay began their careers with 1960s rock bands ? Lindsay was the vocalist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Lewis was a keyboard player with Quicksilver Messenger Service from 1975-1979, among other bands previously. Lewis had moved into film scoring in 1978, beginning with the 1977-82 speculative TV series IN SEARCH OF… and he scored nearly a dozen films and series during the 1980s. After SHOGUN ASSASSIN, Lewis went on to score, with composer Lauren Rinder, the holiday slasher film NEW YEARS’ EVIL in 1980; he rejoined Mark Lindsay on the 1981 documentary THE KILLING OF AMERICA, then went on to compose a mix of orchestral and electronic music to Cannon Films’ ENTER THE NINJA, co-composed with Rinder and REVENGE OF THE NINJA with Rinder and Robert J. Walsh; music from those films was re-used in the third film, NINJA III: THE DOMINATION.
BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to SHOGUN ASSASSIN on compact disc for the first time, featuring music composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay. The music has been newly mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. The liner notes are written by noted author Randall D. Larson, with the participation of composer W. Michael Lewis. SHOGUN ASSASSIN is a limited edition release of 500 units.
2/6の週発売
1. Legend of Lone Wolf (5:06)
Narration: Gibran Evans
2. Daigoro’s Theme (3:08)
3. The Ball and the Sword (2:01)
4. Assassin with Son (4:32)
5. The Ninja (4:48)
6. Voyagers (3:14)
7. Three Hundred Forty Five (1:30)
8. Crimson Sky (4:57)
9. Eyes of a Demon (2:16)
10. Dune (3:45)
11. Lone Wolf’s Theme (4:15)
12. A Wish, is Only a Wish (0:52)
Narration: Gibran Evans
13. Shogun Assassin Theatrical Trailer (2:31)
Total Time: 43:29