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A continuation of the liner notes included in the insert booklet of the vinyl release for the Japanese Ulysses 31 BGM Collection OST. This post will focus on the comments of Tatsuo Ikeuchi, a producer on Ulysses 31. Thanks to Windii for translating. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memories of Ulysses 31 (Producer: Tatsuo Ikeuchi) I remember that my first encounter with the Ulysses 31 project was in the early summer of 1979, in Paris, where the white flowers of the horse chestnuts were in bloom. When I heard about this project from the staff in France, I honestly remember that I could not help but feel a certain excitement. It is a science fiction version of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, the story of the wandering adventures of the hero Ulysses set in the Aegean Sea after the Trojan War, transposed to the 31st century. The story of Ulysses' return to Earth from planet Troy, where he i...

  Per the usual...a while back on Twitter I posted scans of the insert booklet that came included with the vinyl record release of the Japanese Ulysses 31 BGM Collection OST. What makes this release special is the inclusion of several comments from various staff members that were completely omitted in the album's CD release. The comments in question are from Tatsuo Ohba of King Records and Tatsuo Ikeuchi, a producer on Ulysses 31—included alongside the comments is a summary of the anime's story, which I think is the only thing on here that was salvaged and brought on over to the CD release's liner notes. This post will focus on the comments of Tatsuo Ohba, translated by Windii. Translation can be found below the line. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Ulysses 31 (King Records Co., Ltd.: Tatsuo Ohba) Looking back, my relationship with Ulysses 31 began on November 6, 1980, when I at...

  The liner notes inside the 2nd BGM Collection soundtrack release for the Star Musketeer Bismark anime contain some comments from composer Osamu Totsuka that go a bit into detail in regards to how the show's BGM was made. This was translated by @GANGO_Subs (Twitter) and posted onto Twitter on November 2021 but I am re-posting here for easier accessibility. Scan taken from my vinyl copy of the album. Translation can be found below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let me tell you a bit about the production of music for "Star Musketeer Bismarck". First that we did was the "arrangement of music". This is where about 15 people such as the anime production staff, the music editing manager, the TV side-staff, the record company staff, the musician inspector etc, including myself (production, arrangement) gather. At this stage of meeting no actual editing for the anime can a...

  The December 1978 issue of Animage features some coverage on the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime, and even happens to include some comments from composer Nozomi Aoki himself (plus a pic of the guy when he was young—not something you see quite often!). I commissioned Windii once again to help get these comments translated as I was curious myself to see what they talked about. These were finished & posted in June 2022 but I am re-posting here (as usual) for easier accessibility. Translation can be found below. Many thanks to Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter) for the scans! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- —How do you evoke imagery when you compose?! Aoki: I create the atmosphere by reading the collected volumes and looking at the design materials. —What did you emphasize this time? Aoki: The romantic aspect. However, even though it is romantic, I tried to arrange it rhythmically in a m...

  Back in July of this year I posted my vinyl rip of an 80s Japanese fusion album by the band "Joe Cool", titled Party Animals —included in the liner notes are biographies of the musicians and an introduction written by Casiopea member Tetsuo Sakurai. I provided a DL link to an English translation of these notes (TL'ed by Windii) but I will be reposting on this blog for easier accessibility. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently went to New York to record with Casiopia. When I had finished recording and mixing, I decided to give Will Lee a call. I was a big fan of his when he came to Japan with The 24th Street Band 4 or 5 years ago, and since we've been introduced I had talked with him at Sadao Watanabe's concert parties and so on, so I decided to call him when I went to New York. Several times I heard a grumpy female voice reply that he was away, but he left a messa...