[1989] Soichi Noriki - Kitchen Original Soundtrack (キッチン オリジナル・サウンドトラック) || Full Album

Tracklist: 1. Kitchen (Reizouko) [0:00] 2. Kita Kouen [2:32] 3. Shiroi Yoru (Yuuchi) [7:20] 4. Yume (Obaa-chan) [12:56] 5. Romen Densha [16:33] 6. SEVENTH HEAVEN [23:01] 7. Station Wagon [26:42] 8. Seishin (Eriko) [32:12] 9. Seishin (Mugihara) [34:37] 10. Shiroi Yoru (Mikage) [36:20] 11. Kazemachi [38:54] 12. Kitchen (Mangetsu) [45:19] BGM composed & arranged by Soichi Noriki. "Station Wagon" Lyrics by: Masumi Kawamura Composed by: Shoko Suzuki Arranged by: Akira Nishihira & Yoshiyuki Sahashi Vocals by: Shoko Suzuki Akira Nishihira & Yoshiyuki Sahashi Original soundtrack to the 1989 movie of the same name, which itself is based off a novel by Banana Yoshimoto. Both tell the story of a young Japanese woman who lives under the care of her grandmother, who passes away once the main character reaches adulthood. Grief-stricken, she is invited by a friend of her grandmother's to come live with him and his mother---during her stay she grows close with the family, developing an affection with the man and further growing her love for kitchens. Have I seen the movie? Not yet. I haven't checked yet if it's subbed in English (if it is...chances are it's currently only available on private Asian torrent sites sadly), and tbh I'm not really sure how well these tracks fit within the movie. That's not to say they're bad though. I'll admit that I bought this thinking it'd sound like Noriki's earlier funk works but only track 6 really fits that description---the rest of the music are more on the jazz side of things but these are REALLY good tracks if I have to be honest. Track 2 is incredibly soothing and I think I can say without a doubt that Track 4 probably fits within the movie very well---going off by the trackname I can only assume it plays when the MC presumably dreams about her deceased grandmother. This used to be pretty expensive for some time but thankfully I managed to score an affordable copy some time ago. Though out-of-print, this isn't too hard to find but sadly you'll have to spend more than the typical price for a CD if you wish to own this physically. Enjoy!