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The Best Of Kitaro II

2 CDs Limited Edition
24 Bit Remastered Gold CD
plus
Free Collectable Gold Award
plus
Bonus Gold CD Promo Sampler
"The World Of Kitaro"

1997

Universal Music

UMD 53960

GOLD CD :

The Best Of Kitaro II

1. Matsuri (Live) 9:27

2. Return To Vietnam 2:05

3. Dawn / Rising Sun 6:38

4. Theme From "Silk Road" 6:15

5. Song For Peace 7:05

6. Moon Dance 4:46

7. Sozo 5:34

8. Earth Born 6:08

9. Lady Of Dreams 8:22

10. Tenku 4:16

11. Dance Of Sarasvati 6:47

12. The Soong Sister "Main Title" 4:37

All Music Written & Arranged By Kitaro

Produced By Kitaro

Matsuri (Live) 9:27
Live In America
Originally from the album Kojiki is one of Kitaro's most charismatic composition - best appreciated "Live" where the power of sound and movement come together
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1991 Amuse America

Return To vietnam 2:05
OST - Heaven & Earth
A breathtaking film score for Oliver Stone's film Heaven & Earth which sees Kitaroincorporating traditional Vietnamese and Chinese instruments that give the score a distinct Asian sound.
WB Music Corp (US/CAN) / New Regency Music (Rest of the world) ASCAP
P. 1993 Geffen Records
C. 1993 Warner Bros. / Monarchy Enterprises BV / Le Studio Canal

Dawn / Rising Sun 6:38
Ten Years originally from Oasis
As part of this earlier works Dawn / Rising Sun is a performance piece that highlights Kitaro's ability to generate aural landscapes so clear that you can almost touch them.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Theme from "Silk Road" 6:15
Ten Yerars originally from Oasis
Kitaro created the music for the Silk Road - an hour long documentary which turned into a five year project due to its ongoing success.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Song For Peace 7:05
Ten Years
Song For Peace was a new track included in Ten Years a double CD of Kitaro's classics rerecorded as an essential collection of his earlier works.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Moondance 4:46
Thr Light Of The Spirit
The Light Of The Spirit jointly produced with renowned percussionis Mickey Hart, is an exploration of the spirit through life, death and rebirth.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1987 Amuse America

Sozo 5:34
Kojiki
Sozo is a sister track to Matsuri from the highly acclaimed album Kojiki - a musical work based on Japanese lore about the creation of the world.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1990 Amuse America

Earth Born 6:08
Ten Years originally from Silver Cloud
Earth Born was originally released on the album Silver Cloud - one of seven albums rereleased in the US in 1986 - likened by a critic as opening the way to "... a web of gentleness and wonderment"
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Lady Of Dreams 8:22
Dream
Lady Of Dreams features the vocal talents of Jon Anderson (of Yes, Jon & Vangelis) in almost an "anthemic rock ballad" that was a daring breakaway from what had been accepted as the Kitaro "sound".
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. / WM Music Corp. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Tenku 4:16
Tenku
Tenku means heavenly sky, which is meant to reflect the open air environment of Kitaro's home studio where the album was recorded.
Publisher House Amuse / Kitaro Music Publishing
Adm. by Brainstorm Music Inc. ASCAP
P&C 1988 Amuse America

Dance Of Sarasvati 6:47
Mandala
Dance Of Sarasvati sees Kitaro incorporating more Indo influences - adding to the richness of his ever growing sound.
Licensed from Pony Canyon Inc. and Domo Records Inc, Inc.
Domo World Music Publishing Inc. (BMI) and Fujipacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd.
P&C 1994 Domo Records, Inc. (Aust. & NZ) / Pony Canyon Inc. (Japan & Asia)

The Soong Sisters "Main Title" 4:37
OST - The Soong Sisters
Another film score collaboration with Randy Miller (also Heaven & Earth) to provide the rich backdrop for the film The Soong Sisters set in China during the turbulent period of the early 20th century.
Licensed from Pony Canyon Inc. & Domo Records, Inc.
Domo World Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)
P&C 1997 Pony Canyon Inc.