Comments on: Fumio Hayasaka’s Seven Samurai and Rashomon recordings in MP3 http://akirakurosawa.info/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/ News, information and discussion on the Japanese film maker Akira Kurosawa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lucky http://akirakurosawa.info/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-215 Lucky Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:46:11 +0000 http://kurosawa.vertebratesilence.com/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-215 Vili Maunula, you are a real Gentleman, thanks for your kind words etc. I don't think Leone would 'steal' Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo', as it is very famous - I think it was more a 'homage', transferred to another genre... - and Leone changed that Genre, too... But you're the expert on Kurosawa, and when the Japanese master wasn't pleased with Leone's result, it's probably not considered as a homage by HIM :) Anyway - hands up for the lucky robbers! ;) Lucky Vili Maunula, you are a real Gentleman, thanks for your kind words etc.
I don’t think Leone would ’steal’ Kurosawa’s ‘Yojimbo’, as it is very famous - I think it was more a ‘homage’, transferred to another genre… - and Leone changed that Genre, too…
But you’re the expert on Kurosawa, and when the Japanese master wasn’t pleased with Leone’s result, it’s probably not considered as a homage by HIM :)

Anyway - hands up for the lucky robbers! ;)
Lucky

]]> By: Vili Maunula http://akirakurosawa.info/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-194 Vili Maunula Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:31:26 +0000 http://kurosawa.vertebratesilence.com/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-194 Hi Lucky! You are right, I shouldn't have linked directly to the file -- it was really bad netiquette from my part. I have removed the direct link now. Leone actually took more than just inspiration from Kurosawa -- he famously stole a whole film, namely <i>Yojimbo</i>, which he turned into <i>A Fistful of Dollars</i>. Kurosawa wasn't happy about it at all. :) That said, I do like Leone's work as well, and especially so Morricone's music, which is timeless. Regarding the legality of the download, I of course don't personally have any real problems with it. ;) I personally make a point of not downloading widely available material, but in the case of something like this that is not commercially available, I don't think I am really stealing anyone's profits if I take a listen. Hi Lucky! You are right, I shouldn’t have linked directly to the file — it was really bad netiquette from my part. I have removed the direct link now.

Leone actually took more than just inspiration from Kurosawa — he famously stole a whole film, namely Yojimbo, which he turned into A Fistful of Dollars. Kurosawa wasn’t happy about it at all. :)

That said, I do like Leone’s work as well, and especially so Morricone’s music, which is timeless.

Regarding the legality of the download, I of course don’t personally have any real problems with it. ;) I personally make a point of not downloading widely available material, but in the case of something like this that is not commercially available, I don’t think I am really stealing anyone’s profits if I take a listen.

]]> By: Lucky http://akirakurosawa.info/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-193 Lucky Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:51:28 +0000 http://kurosawa.vertebratesilence.com/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-193 hi vili maunula it's like you wrote, not completely legal, indeed! ;) but since this japanese release is not available anymore, i don't feel TOO guilty about it. I never heard the ORIGINAL score to these films, just saw the films on tv several years ago when i was a teenager, and i LOVED them immediately. later I read that Sergio Leone took a great deal of inspiration from Kurosawa, and I don't only love Leone's film for the great soundtracks (I do! - but not ONLY)... as i can't read japanese i just couldn't find any information on the interpreter on this release. at least i found out about the original composer at the internet movie database and a little further re-search. thanks for your nice article - though i would have prefered it, you didn't give the direct link, but as it is protected by another site, well.... just don't think about it. ;) keep up your great work upon this exceptional director, cheers, lucky hi vili maunula

it’s like you wrote, not completely legal, indeed! ;)

but since this japanese release is not available anymore, i don’t feel TOO guilty about it.

I never heard the ORIGINAL score to these films, just saw the films on tv several years ago when i was a teenager, and i LOVED them immediately. later I read that Sergio Leone took a great deal of inspiration from Kurosawa, and I don’t only love Leone’s film for the great soundtracks (I do! - but not ONLY)…

as i can’t read japanese i just couldn’t find any information on the interpreter on this release. at least i found out about the original composer at the internet movie database and a little further re-search.

thanks for your nice article - though i would have prefered it, you didn’t give the direct link, but as it is protected by another site, well…. just don’t think about it. ;)

keep up your great work upon this exceptional director,
cheers, lucky

]]> By: Jeremy http://akirakurosawa.info/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-191 Jeremy Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:06:47 +0000 http://kurosawa.vertebratesilence.com/2006/11/25/fumio-hayasakas-seven-samurai-and-rashomon-recordings/#comment-191 After listen to it, I got chills down my spine, very nice! I agree with your comments, but a fantastic re-recording none the less After listen to it, I got chills down my spine, very nice!

I agree with your comments, but a fantastic re-recording none the less

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