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We pause our video game soundtrack month to commemorate the life of the Japanese composer and synth pioneer Isao Tomita with a panoply of his orchestral and moogy music from film, TV and space.

Ichi, ni, san, shi, go.

1. Isao Tomita: Premiere Arabesque (Snowflakes are Dancing, 1974) RCA
2. Teen Daze: Tokyo Winter (Paradiso EP, 2014) self-released
3. Andy Stott: New Romantic (Too Many Voices, 2016) Modern Love
4. Anohni: 4 Degrees (Hopelessness, 2016) Rough Trade/Secretly Canadian
5. Moderat: Rusty Nails [Booka Shade remix] (Rusty Nails 12", 2009) BPitch Control
6. James Blake: Radio Silence (The Colour in Anything, 2016) Polydor
7. Tim Hecker: Obsidian Counterpart (Love Streams, 2016) 4AD/Paper Bag
8. Val Stephen: Fireworks (Electronic Music, 1967) Smithsonian Folkways
9. Los Echo: Druthers (Bold Fire EP, 2014) self-released
10. Charles Bradley: Good to Be Back Home (Changes, 2016) Dunham/Daptone
11. Babel: A Faded Cage (Alphabeta 2: Outskirts, 2015) Arachnidiscs
12. Black Mountain: Constellations (IV, 2016) Jagjaguwar
13. The Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen in Love [with Someone You Shouldn't've]? (Love Bites, 1978) United Artists
14. Disasterpeace: Majesty (Fez OST, 2012) II
15. Island Eyes: Every House is on Fire (Island Eyes, 2015) Legwarmer
16. The Magnetic Fields: Reno Dakota (69 Love Songs, 1999) Merge
17. Sarah Neufeld: Where the Light Comes In (The Ridge, 2016) Constellation
18. Isao Tomita: Dainichi Mark Number 2 [from "Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman"] (Zatoichi: The Best Cuts 1967-1973, 2009/2016) La-La Land/Red Bitch
19. Isao Tomita: Side A (Catastrophe 1999 OST 7", 1974) Toho
20. Isao Tomita: Side B (Catastrophe 1999 OST 7", 1974) Toho
21. Isao Tomita: Title Back [from "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival"] (Zatoichi: The Best Cuts 1967-1973, 2009/2016) La-La Land/Red Bitch
22. Isao Tomita: Dark Shogun [from "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival"] (Zatoichi: The Best Cuts 1967-1973, 2009/2016) La-La Land/Red Bitch
23. Isao Tomita: Conclusion Ichi and the Nameless Ronin [from "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival"] (Zatoichi: The Best Cuts 1967-1973, 2009/2016) La-La Land/Red Bitch
24. Isao Tomita: Ichi and Okiyo [from "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival"] (Zatoichi: The Best Cuts 1967-1973, 2009/2016) La-La Land/Red Bitch
25. Kunio Miyauchi & Isao Tomita: Q the Mysterious Organization (Mighty Jack OST: Original BGM Collection, 1968) VAP
26. Kunio Miyauchi & Isao Tomita: Song of Mighty Jack (Mighty Jack OST: Original BGM Collection, 1968) VAP
27. Isao Tomita: Seibei Theme (Twilight Samurai OST, 2003) For Life/Columbia
28. Isao Tomita: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (Snowflakes are Dancing, 1974) RCA
29. Isao Tomita: The Snow is Dancing (Snowflakes are Dancing, 1974) RCA
30. Isao Tomita: The Great Gate of Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition, 1975) RCA Red Seal
31. Isao Tomita: Pacific 231 (Kosmos, 1978) RCA
32. Isao Tomita: The Sea Named Solaris [excerpt] (Kosmos, 1978) RCA
33. Isao Tomita: Clair de Lune, Suite #3 - Suite Bergamasque (Snowflakes are Dancing, 1974) RCA
34. Isao Tomita: Space Fantasy, Part 1 [based on Also Sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare] (Kosmos, 1978) RCA

"Art is art when it is appreciated by someone."
--Isao Tomita (1932-2016), RIP

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