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Rare Aki­ra sound­track set for spe­cial edi­tion vinyl reissue

26 Aug 2016

Words by Adam Woodward

Red, orange and black mecha robot with Japanese text and battle scene elements.
Red, orange and black mecha robot with Japanese text and battle scene elements.
Milan Records are set to release the clas­sic Aki­ra Sym­phon­ic Suite’ score.

Fans of Kat­suhi­ro Ôtomo’s sem­i­nal 1988 ani­mé will be treat­ed to the first ever offi­cial reis­sue of the film’s sub­lime, super rare Aki­ra Sym­phon­ic Suite’ score. Milan Records announced their plans to reis­sue Geinoh Yamashirogumi’s acclaimed score via Twit­ter, and although a release date is yet to be con­firmed we’re already set­ting a few pen­nies aside for when this one even­tu­al­ly drops.

are you ready? pic.twitter.com/kjQkW7sntG — Milan Records (@MilanRecLabel) August 24, 2016

Rather unusu­al­ly for a film score, Aki­ra Sym­phon­ic Suite’ was com­posed and record­ed ahead of pro­duc­tion, with the ani­ma­tion team struc­tur­ing the sto­ry around the music. An alter­nate sound­track com­prised of orig­i­nal music, dia­logue and sound-effects from the film was also released, but it’s Yamashirogumi’s score that remains the lifeblood of this icon­ic dystopi­an sci-fi.

Aki­ra Sym­phon­ic Suite’ LP track­list:
01. Kane­da
02. Tet­suo
03. Ohji­fuchi
04. Exo­dus From The Under­ground Fortress
05. Requiem

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