Pre-Order: Ohno, Yuji – The Inugami Family [LP]

Description

The legendary soundtrack LP for the Japanese film masterpiece The Inugami Family is reissued for the first time in 50 years!The Inugami Family, a 1976 mystery film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The soundtrack by Yuji Ohno, which decisively established the gloomy and stylistically beautiful worldview of Seishi Yokomizo’s original work through it’s music. This masterpiece, grounded in jazz and progressive rock, masterfully expresses the madness and melancholy of the story through it’s tense harmonies and rhythms. It fulfills the fundamental role of film music stirring the viewer’s heart while also standing as an overwhelmingly accomplished album that holds it’s own as a musical work, even when separated from the visuals. A landmark work in film music history is finally being re-released on vinyl after 50 years.

Tracklist:

1. Side A
3. Love Ballade
5. Grudge
7. Cursed House
9. Mask
11. Death
13. Prologue to Grief
14. Side B
16. Hatred’s Theme
18. Meditation
20. the Mirage
22. Prayer
24. the Blood of the Passion
26. Vision
28. Loneliness

UPC: 4582782932336
Label: Jet Set
Release Date: 8.14.26
Format: Vinyl