Masaru Sato

Release Date: 11/01/2022
Format: LP
Label: Waxwork Records
Release type: 180 Gram "Snow, Blood, Flames, and Katana" Swirled Colored Vinyl LP Pressing

• Available For The First Time On Vinyl
• New Artwork By Yuko Shimizu
• Heavyweight Gatefold Jackets with Matte Satin Coating
• 12"x12" Art Print

Waxwork Records is honored to present THE SWORD OF DOOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Masaru Satô! Directed by Kihachi Okamoto, The Sword of Doom is a 1966 Japanese samurai movie that tells the bloody and brutal tale of revenge and redemption. This deluxe LP features new artwork from Yuko Shimizu and marks the first time that the soundtrack is available on vinyl!

Starring Tatsuya Nakadai and featuring Toshirô Mifune, The Sword of Doom tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a masterful but heartless swordsman in feudal Japan. After deliberately killing an opponent in a training exercise, Tsukue then murders his mistress and flees town. After spending time in a haunted geisha house, Tsukue sees the ghosts of all his victims and spirals into madness, leaving a trail of destruction and bloodshed in his wake. As time passes, the years of brutal killings and evil deeds begin to weigh on his mind, ending in a climactic battle between Tsukue, a group of assassins, and the ghost of his past.

The Sword of Doom soundtrack, composed by Masaru Satô (Yojimbo, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla), is full of dark and yet melodic cues, and takes many influences from traditional Japanese instruments and music. A minimalist yet powerful score that brings to life the struggles of Tsukue’s inner demons. The tone ranges from brash fight scene orchestrations into quiet and lilting flute themes, but underscoring it all, Satô's music feels the evils of Tsukue.

Available for the very first time on vinyl, Waxwork Records is honored to work with TOHO to present The Sword Of Doom re-mastered on 180 gram Snow, Blood, Flames, and Katana swirled color vinyl, deluxe packaging, new artwork by Yuko Shimizu, heavyweight gatefold jackets with matte satin coating, a 12"x12" art print, and more!

1. Main Title - Daibosatsu Pass
2. Slashing The Elderly Pilgrim
3. Hama Visits
4. A Man's Bushido, A Woman's Chastity
5. A Contest Of Dedication
6. Squatting Eyes
7. Divorce Letter
8. The Death Of Bunnojo
9. Returning
10. 1862
11. Living Or Dying
12. Breaking Stance...
13. Omatsu
14. Nostalgic Flute
15. Love For Omatsu
16. Father's Will
17. Bamboo Shoot Play
18. Enraged Ambush
19. Kiyokawa Raid
20. Toranosuke Shimada
21. Fear Of Ryunosake
22. Give Me Sake
23. State Of Achievement
24. Nightmare
25. The Death Of Hama
26. The Capital Town
27. Reunion
28. The Ghost Of The Bamboo Blinds
29. The Winds Of Daibosatsu Pass
30. Voice Of All Creatures
31. Wriggle Of All Creatures
32. Finish Without An End