{"product_id":"umitaro-abe-piano-portrait-of-takashi-minamoto-lp","title":"Piano Portrait of Takashi Minamoto [Japanese Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e** This is a PRE-ORDER. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoundtracks for dramas directed and written by Takashi Minamoto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolo piano pieces both composed and performed by Abe himself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacket artwork by painter Akane Nakajima\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmitaro Abe released the soundtracks for dramas directed and written by Takashi Minamoto as \"Musical Portrait of Takashi Minamoto.\" This analog edition is a comprehensive album featuring carefully selected piano pieces from all of those works. The solo piano pieces, both composed and performed by Abe himself, bring out melodies that resonate with delicate human relationships and beautiful scenery, while a sequence of his distinctive tones forms a free and open musical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If thoughts could truly be exchanged through sound alone, then the piano is one of the few remaining wild things left to modern people.” From the liner notes by Umitaro Abe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Musical Portrait of Takashi Minamoto\" is a soundtrack series by Umitaro Abe, released digitally every month for nine consecutive months, featuring music from numerous dramas directed by Takashi Minamoto, including \"Grace no Rireki,\" winner of the 42nd Kuniko Mukoda Prize, and \"Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge -Keishou-,\" which aired from January this year. From this soundtrack series, created in response to the many requests for official audio releases that followed each drama broadcast, comes an analog edition of a comprehensive album featuring carefully selected solo piano pieces, plus two previously unreleased tracks. Every piece was not only composed but also performed by Abe himself. The solo piano further highlights melodies that resonate with the delicate human relationships running through Minamoto’s works, where the humanity of each character intertwines, as well as the visual beauty that captures the landscapes serving as the stories’ settings. The jacket artwork by painter Akane Nakajima brings color to this free world, where sounds with Abe’s unique tone connect organically. Includes a letterpress-printed supplement featuring Abe’s handwritten score for the track \"Tears.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUn sac en bandoulière\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlanc lunaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCéramiste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRooster and Hen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClasse d'anthropologie culturelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose dragée\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa vieille danse que personne ne sait danser I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClasse de cuisine Kyoto I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRègle sous-entendue de Kyoto C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme of The Peony Lantern for Piano Solo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterlude of The Peony Lantern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallade de Kyoto III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClasse d'esthétique d’art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Kamo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeepsake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird’s-Eye View Map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForgotten Map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllusion discrète\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeux exercices de piano I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJardinier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlauque d'Abiès\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Umitaro Abe","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":45811334152383,"sku":"DDJM-98003-BK","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/4543034054268_974x_a24d25c8-59ce-43b6-a182-97b6f00f1f83.jpg?v=1783215008","url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/products\/umitaro-abe-piano-portrait-of-takashi-minamoto-lp","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}