Mellotronists

i am watching the first volume of the newly released "zatoichi" tv series
on DVD. if you are not familiar with zatoichi, he is a blind swordsman
and travelling masseur. he is sly and wise and a bit of a rogue.
byt... yup - he's blind.
...and NO ONE has ever kicked his butt. they have come close, but
through 26 films [27 if you count takeshi kitano's version] and over 100
episodes of a tv series, he was always victorious. not to say he was not
challenged along the way, but nobody beat him.

so anyway... i am definitely hearing a mellotron in spots in the score.
flute, strings, and choir. [the "holy trinity" of tron sounds?]
no doubt about it.
the series was started in 1974, which is sort of the "golden age" of tron
use, no?

i am awaiting the closing credits to see if they are translated, and if
so, if there is a credit for composer. nope. no translation of the
credits, but the "in the next episode" segment is thick with tron choir.

i can't seem to find complete production credits online anywhere, and my
japanese is no where near good enough to translate it myself. the 2-dvd
set has only been out a few weeks, so i'll keep poking around to see if
i can find who/where the score was done by.

...jeff

btw: i have seen all 26 [27 including kitano] of the films.
i can't recommend them enough, although for most people it will seem
very formulaic after 4 or 5 of them, and some are better than others.
the  takeshi kitano film from just a couple years back is a hell of a
lot of fun.
especially the dance number.
yes.
the dance number.

;0)

oh, and happy holidays, blessings and peace to everyone.