Chu Ishikawa – Tetsuo I - II Original Soundtrack (1998)

Composer: Chu Ishikawa

Tracklist

1. Megatron 05:04
2. The Sixth Tooth 06:34
3. Rana - Porosa Porosa I 05:47
4. Mausoleum 04:16
5. Lost 06:39
6. Dinosauroid 03:16
7. Rana - Porosa Porosa II 01:57
8. A Burned Figure 04:05

Chu Ishikawa (石川忠 Ishikawa Chū, 1966 – 2017) was a Japanese composer and musician, 

best known for creating the soundtracks of many films by Shinya Tsukamoto and Takashi Miike.
Ishikawa picked up his first synthesizer at the age of 15, and entered the music scene with his first band at the age of 18.

The alternative metal percussion unit, Zeitlich Vergelter, 

received a warm welcome from the indie scene, alongside bands such as the Ruins and the Boredoms.
After their break up, he continued as a solo percussion artist, 

and wrote his first soundtrack in 1988 for the cult classic Tetsuo/The Iron Man, (directed by Shinya Tsukamoto).

His work was hailed worldwide for its Armageddon-esque feel.

He was of course selected to work on the sequel, Tetsuo II/Body Hammer, 

where he pursued the expressions of metal acoustics with his self made instruments.
In 1993 he formed the industrial "Metal Percussion-Heavy Rock/Punk" unit Der Eisenrost.
Unfortunately Chu Ishikawa, according to the Der Eisenrost official page, 
had been struggling with an illness for a while and passed away on the 21st of December 2017, at the age of 51.
Tetsuo I - II Original Soundtrack is a re-issue of the 1992 Tetsuo CD and features tracks from both films.

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