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Otomo Yoshihide

Prisoner--A Film by Adachi Masao: Original Soundtrack

(oto-mo/Headz, oto-mo 1/HEADZ 88) (Japan) (CD)

  1. M1 - Opening Theme (4:16)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar, acoustic guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Yasunao Tone: CD player

  2. M2, 3 - National Anthem and Judgement (1:59)
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Jim O'Rourke: synthesizer
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Tomorrow Taguchi & judges: sampling voices from the film

  3. M4 - Reminiscence 1 (2:34)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects

  4. M5 - Pistol (2:49)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Yasunao Tone: CD player
    Tomorrow Taguchi: sampling voice from the film

  5. M6 - Torture (6:15)
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, samples, turntable
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects

  6. M7 - Reverend (5:53)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Tomorrow Taguchi, PANTA, and Ryosuke Uryu: sampling voices from the film

  7. M8 - Reminiscence 2 (10:50)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects

  8. M9 - Theme of Apple (2:37)
    Jim O'Rourke: acoustic guitar

  9. M10 - International (1:52)
    Jim O'Rourke: electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects

  10. M11 - Escape (6:54)
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Jim O'Rourke: synthesizer
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable, electric guitar, gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Yasunao Tone: CD player

  11. M12, 13 - Graveyard of Text--Theme of Heaven and Earth (12:50)
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Jim O'Rourke: synthesizer, acoustic guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable, electric guitar
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Pardon Kimura: synthesizer
    Shinpei Kikuchi: prepared piano
    Yasunao Tone: CD player
    Ryosuke Uryu, Tokio Emoto, and Manami Higa: sampling voices from the film

  12. M14, 15 - Liberation 1 (5:35)
    Jim O'Rourke: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Otomo Yoshihide: gran cassa
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Tomorrow Taguchi & prisoners: sampling voices from the film

  13. M16 - Suicide Bomb (1:45)
    Jim O'Rourke: acoustic guitar
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects

  14. M18 - Ending Theme (5:48)
    PANTA: voice
    Jim O'Rourke: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: turntable, feedback, electric guitar, electronics, gran cassa
    Yasunao Tone: CD player
    Pardon Kimura: synthesizer
    Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar
    Sachiko M: sinewaves
    Norimizu Ameya: sound objects
    Tomorrow Taguchi: sampling voice from the film

All music by Otomo Yoshihide with improvisation by all musicians
Music inspired by Adachi Masao, Otomo Yoshihide, and all musicians

Recorded by ZAK at st-robo studio, April 2006, and by Otomo Yoshihide at M101 Studio, January and April 2006
Mixed by ZAK at st-robo studio, April 2006, and by Otomo Yoshihide at GRID, October 2006
Mastered by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, November 2006
CD produced by Atsushi Sasaki
Artwork and design by Akira Sasaki

Released in January 2007