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TARO IWASHIRO

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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2008
    An incredibly talented and tremendously overlooked composer of largely symphonic and melodic film music - albeit sounding too Zimmer-ish at times, is now assigned on a new project:

    Red Cliff

    More info at:
    http://upcomingfilmscores.blogspot.com/ … cliff.html

    Official Website of the composer:
    http://www.its-club.com/index.html
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    I got a copy to listen to, which I just did and it is wonderful!
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    Bregje wrote
    I got a copy to listen to, which I just did and it is wonderful!

    I agree. It's a often in my CD Player lately...
    I think we could mention another great score by Iwashiro - AZUMI:
    http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=FLCF-3949
    It's really worth to listen... It's link to polish review (in polish only, sorry!):
    http://www.filmmusic.pl/index.php?act=recki&id=406
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    Significantly inferior than his previous works, if you liked this, you're going to love what he did in the past.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    Christodoulides wrote
    Significantly inferior than his previous works.

    What do you recommend then? (one/two soundtracks)
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    Snowy Love Fall in Spring/[b] is quite lyrical and sweeping and so does the more dramatic [b]Doomsday: the sinking of Japan. Shinobi and Blood and Bones are quite impressive as well, but if you had to go with one and only soundtrack, i'd recommend either THE DOG OF FLANDERS or ONIMUSHA 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Onimusha-Orchestr … B000063VQY), absolutely fantastic works.

    These are the english translations of the original titles btw, which you can find in http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412611/
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
    Christodoulides wrote
    An incredibly talented and tremendously overlooked composer of largely symphonic and melodic film music - albeit sounding too Zimmer-ish at times, is now assigned on a new project:

    Red Cliff

    More info at:
    http://upcomingfilmscores.blogspot.com/ … cliff.html

    Official Website of the composer:
    http://www.its-club.com/index.html


    "too Zimmer-ish"

    byyyyyeeee!
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    THE DOG OF FLANDERS or ONIMUSHA

    I will try both then... smile
    THANKS!!!
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      CommentAuthorCristian
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    Snowy Love Fall in Spring/[b] is quite lyrical and sweeping and so does the more dramatic [b]Doomsday: the sinking of Japan. Shinobi and Blood and Bones are quite impressive as well, but if you had to go with one and only soundtrack, i'd recommend either THE DOG OF FLANDERS or ONIMUSHA 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Onimusha-Orchestr … B000063VQY), absolutely fantastic works.


    All of that but you forgot his best score in my opinion and one of my favorite score ever, a masterpiece Yoshitsune http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.htm … OCD-20106. Also Semi Shigure is very impressive. Great composer, one of my favorite.
    http://cristianlee.1x.com/
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2009 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    Snowy Love Fall in Spring/[b] is quite lyrical and sweeping and so does the more dramatic [b]Doomsday: the sinking of Japan. Shinobi and Blood and Bones are quite impressive as well, but if you had to go with one and only soundtrack, i'd recommend either THE DOG OF FLANDERS or ONIMUSHA 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Onimusha-Orchestr … B000063VQY), absolutely fantastic works.


    I've got finally some Taro Iwashiro stuff: Onimusha 2 Orchestra Album is the best! Really impressive music. I can recommend Shinobi and Yoshitsune as well... Semi Shigure is more moody, but very good. Thanks for the tips!
    Now I'm looking for Doomsday: the sinking of Japan, Blood and Bones and Dog Of Flanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2009
    Nice, it's good to be able to say i told you so smile kiss beer
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2009
    Christodoulides wrote
    Nice, it's good to be able to say i told you so smile kiss beer


    Yes, indeed. Thank you very very much for that! beer spin beer
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2010 edited
    New releases this year by the composer...anyone familiar with these?

    • KAMUI GAIDEN, music by Tarô Iwashiro
    • KATEN NO SHIRO, music by Tarô Iwashiro
    • LAST OPERATIONS UNDER THE ORION, music by Tarô Iwashiro
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2010
    Christodoulides wrote
    New releases this year by the composer...anyone familiar with these?

    • KAMUI GAIDEN, music by Tarô Iwashiro
    • KATEN NO SHIRO, music by Tarô Iwashiro
    • LAST OPERATIONS UNDER THE ORION, music by Tarô Iwashiro


    I have all of them. Everyone is worth to get IMHO. The best from those is for me Kamui Gaiden with beautiful melodies and great drums sound... smile
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2010
    What are they like, style-wise? Melancholic, action-driven, fanfares etc?
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAlthazan
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2010
    Orion is more powerful, action-driven, yes, but it's usual Iwashiro, in the last few tracks are dialogues, nothing new in music generally.
    Katen is very good score, powerful as well, but more melodic, less action.
    Kamui Gaiden is the most melancholic with beautiful melodies, but there are quite powerful cues with low-sounded drums as well, so I like it the most.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2010
    Thanks, Kamui Gaiden is what i must get then!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
  18. I find that you can usually rely on hearing some good stuff from this composer. A couple of recent worthwhile titles are:

    Isoroku - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Isoroku/dp/B006 … p;sr=301-1

    The British Museum - http://itunes.apple.com/album/nhksupesh … mpt=uo%3D1
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorCristian
    • CommentTimeJun 21st 2012
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    The British Museum - http://itunes.apple.com/album/nhksupesh … mpt=uo%3D1


    I'm very interested by this one.

    Taro Iwashiro is one of my favorite composers.
    http://cristianlee.1x.com/
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2020
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2020 edited
    Joep wrote
    http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/fukushima-50/


    My fellow film music critics have been raving about this left and right. I sampled it on Spotify, and it is indeed good. I'm rarely attracted to big, boisterous, oldfashioned orchestral scores these days (at least new ones), but this is an exception. A lot of the great, new, "old-sounding" scores seem to come out of Japan and other parts of South-East Asia these days. Such as all those NHK Taiga dramas by the likes of Yoko Kanno, Yugo Kanno and the like. Or in South Korea, Yo Yeong-wook and his team.

    Of course, Iwashiro is an old veteran. I particularly like his score for THE DOG OF FLANDERS from before.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2020
    In fact, the Taiga dramas carry a musical heritage full of old-sounding scores, well mostly, so I don't think that is the best illustration. I tend to compare Japanese scores to the huge variety in their animated projects;every genre, style, approach, degree of quality, for every age... It's all there. I really do not see a trend, only the fact the new millennium gradually provided greater accessibility to Japanese scores. From that perspective, I can see how it would seem like that, but I simply cannot agree.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2020
    Well, I'm just talking from personal experience here, and what I've been able to listen to. In later years, most big symphonic action scores from Hollywood either annoy me or bore me to tears. The few 'old-fashioned' scores I've liked seem mostly to come out of those Asian regions. Not saying it's a 'trend', necessarily, but they seem more genuine somehow.
    I am extremely serious.

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