Here's another Anime Music Video (AMV) from Erik's seemingly Endless Collection of Laserdisc Goodness - Sonic Soldier Borgman: Madnight Gigs (1989). It consists of seven songs from the original Sonic Soldier Borgman series, which has never been fully translated into English, even though it has been reissued on Blu-ray. All seven (plus three others) are collected on the album Sonic Soldier Borgman: The Last Gig of the World. They are:
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The songs are typical 80s J-rock, set to scenes from the series, which follow the progression of the series. The first five songs are filled with action; the last two reflect the return of peace following the end of the conflict. None of the songs really stand out for me, although Tender has some excellent harmonies by the singing group HIPS.
Moho Kareshi translated most of the songs; Jonathan translated Let's Spend the Night! Yogicat timed, I edited and typeset, and Nemesis and VigorousJammer did QC. Erik, of course, encoded from his own Japanese laserdisc. The video doesn't compare to the excellent Blu-ray remaster, but that release doesn't include this AMV.
The treatment of English words, and English loan words, requires some explanation. Official lyrics are available, both on the laserdisc jacket and in the CD booklet. Where the lyrics have English words, they have been put in the romaji, with an initial capital letter. When the lyrics have katakana, the phonetic transcription has been used, even when the singer pronounces the English correctly. So the romaji lyrics have "moonraito" for moonlight, although the vocalist pronounces moonlight exactly right. Otherwise, I would have been making judgment calls on whether the English pronunciation is "good enough."
You can get Sonic Soldier Borgman: Madnight Gigs from the usual torrent sites or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.
- Don't Look Back - first opening.
- Borg, Get On - insert song.
- Let's Spend the Night! - second opening (romaji, Yoru no Buttobase).
- Don't Stop Happy Rain - insert song (romaji, Yamanaide Happy Rain).
- Exhaust of Rage - insert song (romaji, Ikari no Exhaust).
- Tender - second ending.
- Forever - first ending.
The songs are typical 80s J-rock, set to scenes from the series, which follow the progression of the series. The first five songs are filled with action; the last two reflect the return of peace following the end of the conflict. None of the songs really stand out for me, although Tender has some excellent harmonies by the singing group HIPS.
Moho Kareshi translated most of the songs; Jonathan translated Let's Spend the Night! Yogicat timed, I edited and typeset, and Nemesis and VigorousJammer did QC. Erik, of course, encoded from his own Japanese laserdisc. The video doesn't compare to the excellent Blu-ray remaster, but that release doesn't include this AMV.
The treatment of English words, and English loan words, requires some explanation. Official lyrics are available, both on the laserdisc jacket and in the CD booklet. Where the lyrics have English words, they have been put in the romaji, with an initial capital letter. When the lyrics have katakana, the phonetic transcription has been used, even when the singer pronounces the English correctly. So the romaji lyrics have "moonraito" for moonlight, although the vocalist pronounces moonlight exactly right. Otherwise, I would have been making judgment calls on whether the English pronunciation is "good enough."
You can get Sonic Soldier Borgman: Madnight Gigs from the usual torrent sites or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.