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I was a *huge* Star Blazers fan in the early 80s, and loved the original "Yamato" films (Final Yamato is the anime equivalent of all the Star War films rolled together.)
When I saw the first trailer clip (below), I got a glacier-sized chill up my spine in the first 5 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHh1m1oXdg&feature=related
The shot of the Yamato emerging from the ice is dynamite!
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Nov 7, 2009 - 5:17 PM
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Me too. I was so disappointed in the early-90's, after tracking down series 3 on VHS, to discover the old English voices from series 1 & 2 had been replaced, and that the storylines were very weak, and that the music wasn't all that great anymore. The animation had improved dramatically, though.
I never cared for any of the Starblazers movies. It just wasn't the same without the "real" voices of Wildstar, Nova, Venture, etc. This new film looks totally badass in the animation department, though. Holy hell is that ever sweet!
A friend at Disney said they owned the rights to make a real-life Starblazers, but the project was suddenly redlighted in 2003 after five years of going from script to script. That would've been the shit seeing real actors and "real" ships using all that amazing weaponry. Maybe someday... I can't stand the Jap-voiced movies. Irritates the hell out of me. We need the "old" crew back to do some voice-overing. 
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Any word about a CD release?
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Nov 12, 2009 - 8:03 AM
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Cryogenix
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Here are two great suites (renditions) of the original background music for the The Quest for Iscandar and The Comet Empire series, which can be found on the CD Symphonic Suite Yamato. Spine-chilling. The timing and intensity of the chorals and some of the large brass instruments are a little off and weak in places, but it's the best out there, short of the original mono soundtracks. Out of all the "rendition" releases, this is the best. I wouldn't waste your money on the other ones, since I found only two tracks out of five CD's truly worthwhile. See the last image in this post for an image of the Series 3 CD, which contains the only tracks I enjoyed, the first two. It's not that the music's bad, but it just not even close to the music played in the first two series. Plus, it's way too heavy on piano in a relaxing, romantic dinner-kind of way. Kind of a cross between Chariots of Fire, Ladyhawke and Ice Castles.
Series 1 (The Quest for Iscandar) original background music (mono) - I also highly recommend tracking down series 2 (The Comet Empire) original background music, as it's in stereo.
http://www.amazon.com/Space-Battleship-Yamato-Part-Collection/dp/B0008JH3OO/ref=pd_cp_m_1
I also noticed there's a new one I've never seen before, entitled "Space Battleship Yamato the New Voyage: BGM Collection." I may have to check this out, since it's possible the missing music I love so much from both series is included on this release.
http://www.amazon.com/Space-Battleship-Yamato-New-Voyage/dp/B0008JH3P8/ref=pd_sim_dbs_m_1
Series 3 background music...
Part 1 of the original series' Saturn battle - Such amazing drama, excitement and suspense!
Part 2...
Here's something very interesting. A high school band performs Starblazers music.
This guy needs to get a vocabulary, but this model is pretty damned cool...and BIG.
A really big Yamato in a musuem...
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Nov 12, 2009 - 4:47 PM
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Cryogenix
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Some cool stuff there, Cryogenix. FYI, for whatever reason, the Comet Empire/Gatlantis theme is not on the Yamato 2 BGM CD. I think it's on the Arrivederci Yamato CD (well, It must be  ).
Coincidentally, I returned home a short while ago and dug through my box of CD's and found my 4-disc Starblazers collection, consisting of BGM 1, 2 & 3 and Symphonic Suite Yamato. Not sure exactly what theme you're referring to, since I have the theme for The Comet Empire on my PC which I ripped from the BGM 2 disc.
Track 20 is a different variation of the most often-used theme for The Comet Empire.
Track 21 is the exact theme/music most often used to represent The Comet Empire.
Track 22 is usually used whenever The Comet Empire attacks.
Track 24 is a combo Prince Zordar/The Comet Empire theme.
Are you saying you watched series 1 and 2 with dubbed subtitles while they were speaking Japanese? If so, you MUST track down the English versions, as the voice acting is nothing short of sensational.
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Nov 12, 2009 - 11:28 PM
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riotengine
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Not sure exactly what theme you're referring to, since I have the theme for The Comet Empire on my PC which I ripped from the BGM 2 disc.
Track 20 is a different variation of the most often-used theme for The Comet Empire.
Track 21 is the exact theme/music most often used to represent The Comet Empire.
Track 22 is usually used whenever The Comet Empire attacks.
Track 24 is a combo Prince Zordar/The Comet Empire theme.
When the Comet Empire is first seen, there is a longer, more predominant theme. I think It's not on the BGM because it was done for the movie, Arrivederci Yamato. All the themes you mention are reprised themes done for the TV version of Yamato 2. I've got a Yamato CD I've been listening to quite a bit lately that does have this theme (a symphonic version). The version I'm talking about is 2:17 into the ep.
Are you saying you watched series 1 and 2 with dubbed subtitles while they were speaking Japanese? If so, you MUST track down the English versions, as the voice acting is nothing short of sensational.
I'm watching the original, uncut Yamato episodes in Japanese, with English subtitles. I'm pretty hardcore when it comes to my anime. With very few exceptions, I'm not a fan of dubs. I grew up watching Star Blazers, (when it first aired here in the states) so I'm very familiar with the dubbed version. I've always wanted to see the whole series uncut, so this is my chance.
Greg Espinoza
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