BSX Records and Bukimisha are proud to present the a Capella recreation of Akira Ifukube’s unreleased score to the 1961 film spectacular BUDDHA. To chronicle the origin of Buddhism, Daiei Studios spared no expense to create large and elaborate sets that were filled with hundreds of extras, all captured in 70mm by VistaVision cameras. Ifukube utilized the skills of The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and the result was one of the maestro’s most magnificent efforts, an emotionally moving assemblage of thoughtful and awe-inspiring motifs. Shockingly, an original soundtrack album has never been released, though an abbreviated suite was included on a compilation album (it was just audio lifted from the film). The original master tapes were shipped to England for mixing and apparently never returned to Japan.
Bukimisha is a self-proclaimed ‘secret society’ (pronounced “Boo-key-may-sha” and roughly translating into “Creepy Company”) and have enthralled Japanese audiences over several decades. They have transformed their love of music into a unique art form, building an impressive catalog currently exceeding 170 albums! Many of these feature selections from Akira Ifukube’s vast output of classical compositions and complete film scores. Bukimisha was even given the opportunity to perform before the legendary composer at one of his final birthday celebrations.
BSX Records is proud to once more offer the distinctive performance art of Bukimisha to movie music fans around the world. This album has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland from the group’s original digital recordings, all supervised and approved by Takeo Yahiro & their great mentor, Dr. Bukimi. The album includes exclusive liner notes by author David Hirsch with Sam Scali, and comments from scholar Erik Homenick (akiraifukube.org) on the music featured. Limited 500 copies
トラックリスト
01. Opening 2:47 02. Above and Below Heaven, I Am Worthy 2:49 03. Martial Arts Tournament 4:33 04. Kapila Castle 5:17 05. The Tragedy of Princess Yashodhara 3:41 06. Bodhi Tree 8:33 07. Kishimojin 2:59 08. Hanako Castle 1:58 09. Enlightenment of Kunara 5:49 10. Devadathha’s Divine Power 10:49 11. Rajgir 4:39 12. Collapse of the Rasatta Temple 7:43 13. Closing 5:16 14. Return of Buddha, Devadathha (unused) 3:12
不気味社が伊福部昭が1961年に発表した壮大な映画『釈迦』の未発表スコアをア・カペラで再現！
トラックリスト仏教の起源を描くため、大映撮影所は何百人ものエキストラで埋め尽くされた大規模で手の込んだセットを作るために費用を惜しまず、そのすべてをビスタビジョンの70mmカメラで撮影した。伊福部は東京交響楽団の技巧を駆使し、思慮深く、畏敬の念を抱かせるモチーフの集合体である感情的な感動を呼び起こす、巨匠の最も壮大な作品のひとつとなった。衝撃的なことに、オリジナル・サウンドトラック・アルバムは一度もリリースされていないが、コンピレーション・アルバムには省略された組曲が収録されている（映画から抜き出した音声に過ぎない）。オリジナルのマスターテープはミキシングのためにイギリスに送られ、日本には戻ってこなかったようだ。
自称 "秘密結社 "である不気味社（その名は "ブキミシャ "と発音し、大雑把に訳すと "不気味な会社"）は、数十年にわたって日本の聴衆を魅了してきた。彼らは音楽への愛をユニークなアートフォームに変え、170枚を超える印象的なアルバムカタログを作り上げた。その多くは、伊福部昭の膨大なクラシック作品や映画音楽全集からの選曲である。不気味社は、伊福部昭の最後の誕生日のお祝いの席で、彼の前で演奏する機会さえ与えられた。
指揮者八尋健生の監修と承認を得て、オリジナル・デジタル・レコーディングからデジタル・アウトランドのジェームス・ネルソンによってマスタリング。このアルバムには、作家デイヴィッド・ハーシュとサム・スカーリによる独占ライナーノーツと、研究者エリック・ホメニック（akiraifukube.org）による楽曲についてのコメントが詳述している。
500枚限定盤。
BSX Records and Bukimisha are proud to present the a Capella recreation of Akira Ifukube’s unreleased score to the 1961 film spectacular BUDDHA. To chronicle the origin of Buddhism, Daiei Studios spared no expense to create large and elaborate sets that were filled with hundreds of extras, all captured in 70mm by VistaVision cameras. Ifukube utilized the skills of The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and the result was one of the maestro’s most magnificent efforts, an emotionally moving assemblage of thoughtful and awe-inspiring motifs. Shockingly, an original soundtrack album has never been released, though an abbreviated suite was included on a compilation album (it was just audio lifted from the film). The original master tapes were shipped to England for mixing and apparently never returned to Japan.
Bukimisha is a self-proclaimed ‘secret society’ (pronounced “Boo-key-may-sha” and roughly translating into “Creepy Company”) and have enthralled Japanese audiences over several decades. They have transformed their love of music into a unique art form, building an impressive catalog currently exceeding 170 albums! Many of these feature selections from Akira Ifukube’s vast output of classical compositions and complete film scores. Bukimisha was even given the opportunity to perform before the legendary composer at one of his final birthday celebrations.
BSX Records is proud to once more offer the distinctive performance art of Bukimisha to movie music fans around the world. This album has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland from the group’s original digital recordings, all supervised and approved by Takeo Yahiro & their great mentor, Dr. Bukimi. The album includes exclusive liner notes by author David Hirsch with Sam Scali, and comments from scholar Erik Homenick (akiraifukube.org) on the music featured.
Limited 500 copies
01. Opening 2:47
02. Above and Below Heaven, I Am Worthy 2:49
03. Martial Arts Tournament 4:33
04. Kapila Castle 5:17
05. The Tragedy of Princess Yashodhara 3:41
06. Bodhi Tree 8:33
07. Kishimojin 2:59
08. Hanako Castle 1:58
09. Enlightenment of Kunara 5:49
10. Devadathha’s Divine Power 10:49
11. Rajgir 4:39
12. Collapse of the Rasatta Temple 7:43
13. Closing 5:16
14. Return of Buddha, Devadathha (unused) 3:12
Total Time: 69:00