Original Soundtrack The Red Spectacles SPECIAL / オリジナル・サウンドトラック 紅い眼鏡 SPECIAL / Original Soundtrack Akai Megane SPECIAL

Original soundtrack from the live action movie "The Red Spectacles" (1987) directed by Mamoru Oshii.
The CD version contains more tracks than the vinyl and cassette prints (K20G-7317 / K20H-4375).
It also contains part of the original soundtrack (LP: K22G-7347) from the live action movie "Seirei no Sasayaki" (1987).


01~17: from movie "The Red Spectacles"
01~02: "Opening Theme"
03~05: "Kikou Keiji no Eikou to Botsuraku"
06~08: "Buffoon"
09~11: "Desperate Situation"
12~15: "1998-nen 6-gatsu 15-nichi"
16~18: "Mazu no Shuuen"

Composer and Arranger*: Kenji Kawai

ARTISTS
Music Composed by KENJI KAWAI
Music Played by
FUMITO HIRATA: Piano
KENJI KAWAI: Guitar & Synthesizer
YASUHARU IKEMA: Bass
HIROSHI MARUYAMA: Drums
BUNTA TAKAMURA: Percussion
FUMIO SHIROYAMA: Trumpet
YASUO MITO & STRINGS GROUP: Strings
TOSHIYUKI OHMORI: Synthesizer Programing

STAFF
Directed by TOSHIMICHI OHTSUKI
Mixing by KOUICHI SUZUKI
Recorded at KING RECORDS STUDIO


19~24: from movie "Seirei no Sasayaki"
Music: Kenji Kawai
Vocals: Rei Kurata (20, 21)
Lyricist: Masato Kanematsu (20, 21)


Liner Notes: Kenji Kawai, Shigeharu Shiba, Mamoru Oshii


*Arrangement credit known from vinyl K20G-7317