"The Anime" May 1980 - Ideon OP/ED Coverage

 

The third highlight (out of several) focusing on the music of Space Runaway Ideon that had been included in several spotlight pages for the show in several magazines. Whereas the previous highlights were from Animage, this one is from "The Anime" instead.

This one is very brief but it once again focuses on the OP/ED. As usual, English translation below (to be exact, this is for the text in the red & green bars in the middle of the page). Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter), and the interview was translated by Windii.

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The theme songs for Space Runaway Ideon has just been recorded.

The two theme songs are "Ideon's Resurrection" (sung by Isao Taira) and "In the Cosmos with You" (sung by Keiko Toda, chorus by Time Five). Both songs are composed by Koichi Sugiyama and the lyrics are written by Yoshiyuki Tomino.

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At first I didn't think there was any significance to this highlight in particular, until I read through it again and noticed a small detail that had previously slipped by me: Time Five's involvement in this! They were a male chorus group active throughout the 70s & 80s—in regards to anime they provided the background choral vocals for the Kojika Monogatari OP and the Space Cobra TV ED, though it was uncredited. 
For the longest time I had always wondered if Time Five were involved in the Ideon TV ED as well—this magazine pretty much confirms it, as they also went uncredited in the OSTs themselves!

Animage May 1980 - Ideon OP/ED Interviews with Koichi Sugiyama + Keiko Toda + Isao Taira

 

This is the second highlight (out of several) focusing on the music of Space Runaway Ideon that had been included in several spotlight pages for the show in a few magazine issues. This one in particular came out in Animage's May 1980 issue, the same month the show started airing. (In hindsight, I probably should have posted this one first before the June 1980 issue, but oh well)

Below is an English translation of the above text. Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter), and the interview was translated by Windii once again. Many thanks!

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Recording is complete!

On March 7, recording of the theme song "Ideon's Resurrection" and the sub-theme song "In the Cosmos with You" was held at King Records. Both songs were written by Yoshiyuki Tomino and composed by veteran composer, Koichi Sugiyama. The sub-theme song is especially beautiful, so stay tuned!

Recording of the theme songs

Koichi Sugiyama:
I was blessed with great singers for this series. They are both very good. I discussed with the staff the possibility of creating a song that could be appreciated by adults, and "In the Cosmos with You" is a very mature song. It's beautiful. I wouldn't be ashamed to submit it to a music festival.

Isao Taira:
"Ideon's Resurrection" is a difficult song with a complex melody. It has been a while since I sang a difficult song. Usually, I sing songs for children, such as "With My Mother." From April, I will also sing a cheering song for the Hanshin Tigers.

Keiko Toda:
"In the Cosmos with You" is a great song, isn't it? I was so glad that someone else didn't sing it for me. If you read the lyrics carefully, they are sad. But it is made in a cheerful way. I love the fact that the sad lyrics are not placed over a sad melody.

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Note to self: absolutely hilarious that Keiko Toda refers to the ED's melody as a cheerful one, it does NOT sound like that at all lmao