Masaru Sato

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Yojimbo 02:34 Tools
The Hidden Fortress 01:38 Tools
Sanjuro 00:00 Tools
The Bad Sleep Well 00:00 Tools
High and Low 03:34 Tools
The Lower Depths 00:00 Tools
The Throne of Blood 00:00 Tools
Red Beard 00:00 Tools
Titles 00:00 Tools
Ending 00:00 Tools
MechaGodzilla Appears (From "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster) 00:00 Tools
Throne of Blood 00:00 Tools
Titles (Yojimbo) 00:00 Tools
Wellside 00:00 Tools
Main Title 00:00 Tools
White Horse Lodge 00:00 Tools
Unpleasant Reception 00:00 Tools
War Drum 00:00 Tools
Indomitable Plan 00:00 Tools
Rush 00:00 Tools
Suite from "Godzilla Raids Again" 00:00 Tools
Big Trouble 00:00 Tools
Kamakilas Appears (From "Son of Godzilla") 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro Heads For Trouble 00:00 Tools
Hunting Contest 00:00 Tools
Burlesque 00:00 Tools
Phantom Warrior 00:00 Tools
Streetfight 00:00 Tools
Horrid Feeling 00:00 Tools
Prisoner of Delusion 00:00 Tools
Ancient Battlefield 00:00 Tools
Wandering In Fog 00:00 Tools
Suite from "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster" 00:00 Tools
Line of Great Lords at the Funeral 00:00 Tools
Confused Position 00:00 Tools
Women 00:00 Tools
Night Attack 00:00 Tools
Gratitude 00:00 Tools
Disturbing Coincidence 00:00 Tools
Station Showdown 00:00 Tools
Northern Castle 00:00 Tools
Surprising Hostage 00:00 Tools
Hostage Exchange 3 00:00 Tools
Hostage Exchange 2 00:00 Tools
Hostage Exchange 1 00:00 Tools
Retaliation 00:00 Tools
The Great Army Comes 00:00 Tools
Imminent Crisis 00:00 Tools
Entry of the War Castle 00:00 Tools
Strange Basket Dealer 00:00 Tools
End Of Resistance 00:00 Tools
Final Problem 00:00 Tools
Wits 00:00 Tools
Escape 1 00:00 Tools
Escape 2 00:00 Tools
Seven Samurai 00:00 Tools
赤毛 00:00 Tools
無頼漢 00:00 Tools
Provocation –Separation 00:00 Tools
Battle At Iwato Island 00:00 Tools
High-Up Visit 00:00 Tools
Inokichi Heads For The Sake Dealer 00:00 Tools
風林火山 00:00 Tools
大菩薩峠 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Located 00:00 Tools
Orin & Inokichi 00:00 Tools
Suite from "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster" 00:00 Tools
The Quiet Peace 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro, Ushitora's Origin 00:00 Tools
斬る 00:00 Tools
Great Army - Tympani 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro's Hand Souvenir 00:00 Tools
Unosuke & Sanjuro 00:00 Tools
??? 00:00 Tools
Go, Sanjuro 00:00 Tools
Burlesque (Basic 1) 00:00 Tools
幕末 00:00 Tools
吶喊 00:00 Tools
股旅・三人やくざ 00:00 Tools
戦国野郎 00:00 Tools
Ikiru 00:00 Tools
Titles (rehearsal) 00:00 Tools
Record of a Living Being 00:00 Tools
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Opening (M1) 00:00 Tools
Ran 00:00 Tools
Spiderhand Forest Moves 00:00 Tools
Kagemusha 00:00 Tools
Going To War 00:00 Tools
Titles (alt take) 00:00 Tools
真田幸村の謀略 00:00 Tools
Osaka in Flames 00:00 Tools
Flares and Godzilla 00:00 Tools
SDF Scramble 00:00 Tools
Death Battle at Osaka Castle 00:00 Tools
Dersu Uzala 00:00 Tools
女帝・春日局 00:00 Tools
若者たち 00:00 Tools
将軍家光の乱心・激突 00:00 Tools
Up Visit 00:00 Tools
Go Sanjuro 00:00 Tools
Fighter Sortie 00:00 Tools
Orin and Inokichi 00:00 Tools
Dodes' Kaden 00:00 Tools
Miyarabi's Prayer 00:00 Tools
Osaka in Ashes 00:00 Tools
Godzilla in Osaka Bay 00:00 Tools
King Caesar vs. MechaGodzilla 00:00 Tools
Titles (alternative take) 00:00 Tools
Red Bamboo 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Advances 00:00 Tools
No Way to Survive 00:00 Tools
Mothra Song II 00:00 Tools
Mothra Song 00:00 Tools
godzilla vs. anguirus 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 00:00 Tools
Yojimbo Theme 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Ebirah 00:00 Tools
Escape 00:00 Tools
Lech Island 00:00 Tools
Memories Left 00:00 Tools
The Demolition of Red Bamboo Base 00:00 Tools
Retreat from Base 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Kumonga 00:00 Tools
Inokichi Heads For The Sake .. 00:00 Tools
Old Woman of the Straw Hut (unused) 00:00 Tools
The Lower Depth 00:00 Tools
Opening 00:00 Tools
Unosuke and Sanjuro 00:00 Tools
Titles (without gong) 00:00 Tools
Tranquility (M4) 00:00 Tools
Rebirth of Godzilla 00:00 Tools
Yacht and Hurricane and Monster 00:00 Tools
Godzilla's Wakening 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Anguirus (M9) 00:00 Tools
It Strangely Disappears (copy music 2) 00:00 Tools
Spiderhand Forest Moves 2 00:00 Tools
Great Army 3 (tympani) 00:00 Tools
Main Title (M1AT2) 00:00 Tools
Main Title [Godzilla Raids Again] 00:00 Tools
Sanjuros Hand Souvenir 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro Ushitoras Origin 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Vs. Godzilla (M10) 00:00 Tools
Dreams 00:00 Tools
Before Nuclear Explosion 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro's Hand Souvenir (alt.. 00:00 Tools
Main Title (M2) 00:00 Tools
To Its Strange Cause (unused) 00:00 Tools
Mothra's Song 00:00 Tools
The Appearance of MechaGodzilla 00:00 Tools
船人の唄 00:00 Tools
Great Army 1 (tympani) 00:00 Tools
Endurance Dance Rally (M2) 00:00 Tools
Appearance of Yoshimura 00:00 Tools
Transportation By Yaren II 00:00 Tools
Ending (M20) 00:00 Tools
Line of Great Lords at the Funeral (rhythmic) 00:00 Tools
Miyarabi's Prayer [Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla] 00:00 Tools
The Arrival of Mothra 00:00 Tools
Infilitration of the Enemy Base I 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Angilas 00:00 Tools
Departure of Boat to Lech Island 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Big Condor 00:00 Tools
Visitor from the Sky 00:00 Tools
Preview Music - KUROBE BECOM.. 00:00 Tools
Kamacuras (M12) 00:00 Tools
Rokurota's Scouting 00:00 Tools
Bar Music 1 00:00 Tools
Hard Ride (alternative take) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla's Theme (45-1) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla's Theme (M2) 00:00 Tools
Goyokin 00:00 Tools
Money! 00:00 Tools
Main Title [Son of Godzilla] 00:00 Tools
Wandering in Fog (strings) 00:00 Tools
Wandering in Fog (bass strings) 00:00 Tools
Red Bread 00:00 Tools
Flight 00:00 Tools
godzilla vs. mechagodzilla (m11ext) 00:00 Tools
Line of Great Lords at the Funeral (no drums dub) 00:00 Tools
Wandering in Fog (rhythmic) 00:00 Tools
Rokurota, To The Cave 00:00 Tools
Aviation Corps Sortie (M12) 00:00 Tools
Useless Work 00:00 Tools
The Feelings Left Behind (M15) 00:00 Tools
Fallen Warrior's Death 00:00 Tools
Fierce Ebirah 00:00 Tools
Burnt Ruins Of Autumn Moon Castle 00:00 Tools
Good Idea To Go Cross Country 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Ebirah III 00:00 Tools
Azumi's Cry 00:00 Tools
The Wish of the People on Infant Island 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Ebirah I 00:00 Tools
Chikako Arai's Testimony 00:00 Tools
Bolder Trick 00:00 Tools
Princess Yuki's Wish 00:00 Tools
Setting Off 00:00 Tools
Preparing The Final Experiment (M29) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Kumonga [Son of Godzilla] 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Anguiras [Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla] 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Vs. Ebirah IV (M29) 00:00 Tools
Ending [Son of Godzilla] 00:00 Tools
Mysterious Mountain Man 1 00:00 Tools
Black Cloud Mountain 00:00 Tools
Walk Around the Corner 00:00 Tools
Young Go Go 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Godzilla 00:00 Tools
'O Sole Mio' Italian folk song Radio Music 00:00 Tools
The Sun Rises in the West 00:00 Tools
The Sea Coral 00:00 Tools
Main Title (M2T1) 00:00 Tools
Harp, Gong, Cymbal Raw Material Sounds 00:00 Tools
Parent Godzilla Comes Ashore (M16) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs. Anguiras 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Comes Ashore 00:00 Tools
The Hidden Fortress Theme 00:00 Tools
Homura Club - Background Music 1 00:00 Tools
Sailors Under Attack 00:00 Tools
Mechagodzilla Appears ~ Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (M11+M11EXT) 00:00 Tools
Mysterious Mountain Man 2 00:00 Tools
Horse & Princess 00:00 Tools
Princess Yuki's Tears 00:00 Tools
Party's True Shape 00:00 Tools
Bar Music 2 00:00 Tools
Ending (M32T1) 00:00 Tools
Titles (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla's Theme (M2AT1) 00:00 Tools
Shinichi's Protection (Shinichi Aoki is the Kidnapped Boy) 00:00 Tools
Yoshimura Appears (M3) 00:00 Tools
The Charred Remains Of Osaka (M8) 00:00 Tools
Provocation ~ Separation 00:00 Tools
Experiment Preparation (M8) 00:00 Tools
Okinawan Folk Song (PS-1) 00:00 Tools
The Self Defense Force Scrambles (M5) 00:00 Tools
The Legend of Caesar (M5) 00:00 Tools
Snowflakes On The Southern Sea (M33) 00:00 Tools
King Seesar vs. MechaGodzilla 00:00 Tools
White Horse Lodge (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Kumonga Appears (M26) 00:00 Tools
The Tragic State Of The Island (M11) 00:00 Tools
Minilla Vs. Kamacuras (M25) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla And Minya II (M20) 00:00 Tools
The Frozen Sonde II (M30) 00:00 Tools
Spear Match 00:00 Tools
Giant Praying Mantis (M6) 00:00 Tools
The Mysterious Intruder (Sanshiro Sugata) 00:00 Tools
Throne of Blood (Kumonosu jo) 00:00 Tools
The Mysterious Ghost Ship 00:00 Tools
Preview Music - KUROBE BECOME GREAT 00:00 Tools
Detectives in Pursuit of Uchida 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Vs. Kumonga (M32) 00:00 Tools
Minilla's Birth (M15) 00:00 Tools
Burlesque (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Adept On Horseback (alt take) 00:00 Tools
Castle Town (ambient sounds 1) 00:00 Tools
Music of the Crowds 1 00:00 Tools
Ending (M33T2) 00:00 Tools
Torment of the Junkies 00:00 Tools
Son of Godzilla - Main Title 00:00 Tools
Search March 00:00 Tools
Red Bamboo (M8) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Vs. Ebirah II (M27) 00:00 Tools
'The Trout' (From Franz Schubert's 'Quintet In A Major') Radio Music 00:00 Tools
The Plan To Revive Godzilla (M19) 00:00 Tools
Music of the Crowds 2 00:00 Tools
Reliable Ally 1 00:00 Tools
Godzilla Discovered (Godzilla Advances · G-1) 00:00 Tools
Osaka In Flames (M2A-2·62 Cycle Original Rotation) 00:00 Tools
Castle Town (ambient sounds 2) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla's Theme (45-1·Test) 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro Heads for Trouble (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
The Magic Begins ('THE H-MAN' PS-2) 00:00 Tools
Infiltrating The Enemy Base II (M14) 00:00 Tools
Sunlight On The Sea Route (M14) 00:00 Tools
Wellside (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Sanjuro Ushitoras Origin (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Escaping Woman 00:00 Tools
Battle At Iwato Island (M2A-2·58 Cycle Original Rotation) 00:00 Tools
Traces Of The Dark Cloud (M17) 00:00 Tools
The Mysterious Intruder (Judo Saga M24 Original Take) 00:00 Tools
Escape Preparation (M27) 00:00 Tools
Orin and Inokichi (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Saeko's Crisis (M24T2) 00:00 Tools
Women (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
The Legend of Seesar 00:00 Tools
The Sun Rises In The West (M23) 00:00 Tools
Godzilla And Minya I (M19) 00:00 Tools
The Synthetic Radioactive Sonde I (M10) 00:00 Tools
The Research Team's Impatience (M23) 00:00 Tools
Main Title (M2 Title T2+M2T1) 00:00 Tools
Hostage Exchange 1 (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Unpleasant Reception (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
The Frozen Sonde I (M9) 00:00 Tools
Firefighters' Song 00:00 Tools
Big Trouble (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
The Wolves 00:00 Tools
Crisis in the Pasture 00:00 Tools
Traces of the Dark Cloud 00:00 Tools
Road To The Hidden Fortress 00:00 Tools
Two Bad Men In Prison 00:00 Tools
MechaGodzilla Swings into Action 00:00 Tools
Visitor From the Sky (M4) 00:00 Tools
Firefighters 00:00 Tools
Final Problem (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Hostage Exchange 2 (From "Yojimbo”, 1961 Film Score) 00:00 Tools
Showdown between the 3 Large Monsters in Okinawa II 00:00 Tools
Cash Calls Hell 00:00 Tools
Sunflower 00:00 Tools
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla Main Title 00:00 Tools
Highland Haunting 00:00 Tools
Gimantis 00:00 Tools
The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) 00:00 Tools
High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku) 00:00 Tools
The Magic Begins 00:00 Tools
Freeze Sound I 00:00 Tools
The Young Girl From Zorugeru Island 00:00 Tools
The H-Man Appears 00:00 Tools
Showdown between the 3 Large Monsters in Okinawa I 00:00 Tools
Homura Club - Background Music 3 00:00 Tools
The H-Man Meets His End 00:00 Tools
Chikako and the H-Man 00:00 Tools
So Deep Is My Love 00:00 Tools
Homura Club - Background Music 2 00:00 Tools
The Eyewitnesses 00:00 Tools
Pursuit 00:00 Tools
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Masaru Sato (May 29, 1928 – December 5, 1999) was a Japanese composer of film scores. He was born in Toru City, Hokkaidō and raised in Sapporo. While studying at the National Music Academy, Sato came under the influence of Fumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa's regular composer for his earlier films. He became a pupil of Hayasaka's, studying film scoring with him at Toho Studios, and working on the orchestration of Seven Samurai (1954). When the older composer died suddenly in 1955, leaving the scores to Kenji Mizoguchi's New Tales of the Taira Clan, and Kurosawa's Record of a Living Being incomplete, Toho assigned Sato to finish them. His first original score was for Godzilla Raids Again in 1955. He wrote the music to all of Kurosawa's movies for the next decade, including Throne of Blood, The Bad Sleep Well, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and Red Beard. In addition to Mizoguchi and Kurosawa, Sato worked with Hideo Gosha. His work in the realm of popular film continued throughout his career, composing the scores to Ishiro Honda's The H-Man (1958), The Lost World of Sinbad (1963), and three Jun Fukuda-directed Godzilla films: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966), Son of Godzilla (1967), and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974). During his 44-year association with Toho Studios, he wrote more than 300 film scores. Sato's style differs considerably from Akira Ifukube, the principal composer of the Godzilla films. Ifukube's scores show strong roots in European classical music, as well as influences from Japanese traditional and Ainu folk music. Sato, however, employed Western popular styles and light jazz in his film scores. Unlike Ifukube, Sato apparently never felt the need to compose for the concert stage, writing exclusively for film. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.