I have most of Tomita's albums, but "The Bermuda Triangle" is by far my favorite. It is available on CD but it is an import with different cover art than on the vinyl record.
Is it just me, or is the intro theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind? I just started listening to this kind of music and I am very unfamiliar with it. Did Tomita write cinematic pieces?
Thanks for posting this Isao Tomita truly is a legend i had this double vinyl many moons ago but since was lost but now found for downloading and thanks to your video for reminding me what a great master he was indeed ;)
i have a few Tomita records, i was going to put them on car boot sale.. but i may hold on now there is an interest. I still love the music, just dont have a record player..
I ain't getting any younger,but when I depart this mortal coil,fall of the perch,take the deep six..I'll make sure that ALL my music library goes to some one who will enjoy it.
Maybe donate it to a museum, or perhaps a time capsule ? I have to wonder what will supplant CD's, DVD's, iPods & other storage media for music & videos in the next 30 - plus years.
The gramaphone, the early wax discs, reel - to - reel & 8 - track tapes, tape cassettes, DVD's. The progression is amazing & maybe a wee bit daunting.
I'm an absolute synth expert and into such old modulars and I have to tell, what he has done is unparalelled, not mentioning the music which is always superb, incredibly well-played, romantic and nostalgic from the ancient times, grandioso, progressive. Tomita is one of the greatest ever in every aspect: as a synthesisit, as a player and as a pioneer also. Thanks.
I heard Tomita's work while at the Chicago Planetarium back in the 1970's. I immediately bought his album Holst: The Planets and have listened to his music ever since.
I have been enjoying Tomita since I was very young. I love the call and echo of the whistles and robot. After the Fur Elise whistle, the robot starts laughing. Great stuff.
i met Mr. Isao Tomita. he is an amazing composer and a great guy. he told me that next time we meet, he'll give me a copy of all his work. not many people that would do that for you. i hope he remembers me next time we meet.
tomita was the first and still the greatest musical influence in my live and he will always be... he made me want to compose my own music! i love his music so much!
I find that strange - comparing those two. One is a brilliant arranger and sound designer who mostly did renderings of existing classical music using a lot of dynamics and sound colours within each piece. The other is a chain smoking gang of sequencer driven germans who put out a LOT of improvised loooong records, where about 10% were brilliant and the rest repetitive rubbish. If anyone had "more flow" I´d say that was Tomita. A lot of Tangerine Dreams music was just...ok.
Finally found a copy of Bermuda Triangle on CD but was sad not to have the old RCA U.S. art work, so I had a friend do some very good digital copy work and I now have the original cover art. I sware that his technique wa so crazy that the sound moves front to back.
Has anyone attemped to arrange the suggested arangement of speakers that was described in the jacket cover of the original Bermuda Triangle album. In the shape of a pyramid.
Incrediable Sound. I remember buying that album when it first came out. Orange Vinyl.
Thank you so much for this posting. Good to see & hear :) can i just mention that i have been a fan of tomita (and other japanese music -> yellow magic orchestra) for 29yrs+. The computer programmer for yellow magic orchestra (Hideki Matsutake of 'Logic System') used to work along side isao tomita. Keep up the nice work, Regards
thanks for your comment ymo , this is were you tube comes into its own sharing good music and learning , thanks for introducing YMO as in my ignorance i hadn,t heard before they sound more into the dance anthem style as indeed Tomita also did later .
I enjoyed Spacewalk, one of Tomita's compilations. I thought it was masterfully arranged. My first Tomita album was Grand Canyon Suite when I was a kid. Does anyone know if there is any video footage of any of Tomita's concerts? I know he conducted at the Hollywood Bowl many moons ago, but other than that ?? BTW, thanks for this awesome video!
I wish they'd reissue Tomita's entire discography on CD! Especially "The Bermuda Triangle". That album is a masterpiece. Tomita's style is a huge influence in my own modest electronic work. There is a video on my channel called "Nebulous Journey" that I made and scored with some of my own electronic music. Give it a look when you get the chance. --Baron
Oh thanks a lot. Next to The Unanswered Question this is my favourite bit of Tomita's work. Oh and then there's The sea Named Solaris and the entire Bermuda Triangle album and.....well all his stuff really:-)
Thanks for your comment - just checked out your channel seems you are a big Dr Who fan and some good stuff there , i an impressed with your graphic and sound work would,nt mind a few tips from you and your user name takes me back a few years -trichoone .
Hi there. I'm a mere dabbler in these things, but if I can be of any help, I'm glad to. I'm also glad that dear old battleaxe Peggy Mount isn't forgotten by the entire world. She appeared once in Dr Who you know. But then who didn't?
Many years ago there was a programme on the Tele about how children cope in Northern Ireland and I heard this wonderful music. It was Tomita's Clair De Lune from Snowflakes are Dancing and I have been hooked on TOMITA ever since.
I first got hooked on Tomita due to fact it was some of the background music to the PBS/Carl Sagan series Cosmos [sea called solaris]. That series also got me hooked on Vangelis.
Tomita is one of the pioneers of electronic music. Some of his recordings are unreal, considering alot of them were from the 70's. I've been a huge fan since I was 12 or so. I know who he is, hes a genious.
thanks for your comment and you are right i dont think he is known well enough because in this field of music he is up there with the very best - trichoone .
Cool video on music of master Tomita :-)
PATROUXAMBIENTMUSIC 2 weeks ago
Fantastic work*****
stulle63 6 months ago
Those who dislike have no appreciation of electronica
Farvan893 7 months ago
super track!!
akabak 8 months ago
If I recall, back in the day Tomita once said that he was most interested in the music of the sound. That concept has stuck with me to this day.
ajhoncantara 8 months ago
I have most of Tomita's albums, but "The Bermuda Triangle" is by far my favorite. It is available on CD but it is an import with different cover art than on the vinyl record.
mas44546 9 months ago
tangerine dream and tomita are too oooo different-drums and guitars for one! ) both amazing!
abstractduk 11 months ago
Can't go wrong with Tomita...an influence to many! Glad to find this posted!
wickmanblue 11 months ago
youtube.com/watch?v=9KEsnJDP5XI -> [Clip]Sống Bên Khoảng Lặng - KARIK
ComemtMusic 1 year ago
This has instantly made me more relaxed. I feel like i am dreaming, Soo Good
kfro4 1 year ago
Is it just me, or is the intro theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind? I just started listening to this kind of music and I am very unfamiliar with it. Did Tomita write cinematic pieces?
SICKxCHARISMAxTURTLE 1 year ago
Fabulous.
yourforte 2 years ago
Thanks Trichoone for playing The BErmuda Triangle......Brings me trippy memories from the 80's
FoxtronInk 2 years ago
it's "Dororo" from bermuda triangle. Genial!!
VICLARY 2 years ago
Love Tomita I have:
Snowflakes are Dancing
Pictures at an Exhibition
Firebird
Kosmos
The Planets
Bolero
The Grand Canyon
Bach Fantasy
thegalaxybeing 2 years ago
the very beggining sounds like close encounters of the third kind...
EagleOnTheRhine 2 years ago 2
Isao Tomita is an excellent composer and master, great! unforgettable eh, so thanks for the memories alive today.
trackstube 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this Isao Tomita truly is a legend i had this double vinyl many moons ago but since was lost but now found for downloading and thanks to your video for reminding me what a great master he was indeed ;)
MrGoetian 2 years ago
Man, that vinyl must have been incredible.
sunsmellstooloud 2 years ago
I have this on pink vinyl. Wore out the cassette tape.
Amazing album, one of a kind music.
pgm98387 2 years ago
Magnífica adaptación visual de esta gran pieza creada por Tomita
Magnificent visual adaptation of this great musical piece created by Tomita
Max1baL 2 years ago
i have a few Tomita records, i was going to put them on car boot sale.. but i may hold on now there is an interest. I still love the music, just dont have a record player..
jiggybilly 2 years ago
I first heard him in the 70's,thought he was unbelivable then ,he's better now.
Have a couple of his albums on Vinyl.
4551c 2 years ago
Vinyl ? That's a collector's item, & someday CD's will be.
Maybe holographic imagery & music..... ??
knoxvilleguy2 2 years ago
Cheers,knoxvilleguy2,I used to play him on radio,freaked people out,haha.
Will never sell the vinyl,will pass it on to others to enjoy.
4551c 2 years ago
For the love of God, don't give up the vinyl.....!!
I wish I knew where my vinyl & VHS players got to.
This is classic ! ( Neo - classic ? )
knoxvilleguy2 2 years ago
I ain't getting any younger,but when I depart this mortal coil,fall of the perch,take the deep six..I'll make sure that ALL my music library goes to some one who will enjoy it.
4551c 2 years ago
Maybe donate it to a museum, or perhaps a time capsule ? I have to wonder what will supplant CD's, DVD's, iPods & other storage media for music & videos in the next 30 - plus years.
The gramaphone, the early wax discs, reel - to - reel & 8 - track tapes, tape cassettes, DVD's. The progression is amazing & maybe a wee bit daunting.
knoxvilleguy2 2 years ago
have 2 vinyls too, Bermuda triangel,and Planets :D
klaskatt 2 years ago
I have seen several videos combining computer graphics & electronic music while on YouTube & other sites.
There are some who say this isn't art or music.
For the most part, THEY'RE WRONG !! Tomita is an example to prove them wrong.
knoxvilleguy2 2 years ago
"There are some who say this isn't art or music."
Bunch of elitists! That's what they are!
trylonperisphere 2 years ago
Of course they're elitists, snobs, purists, they have a major anal blockage. ;-)
I love Tomita's music. Especially the " Planets " pieces.
knoxvilleguy2 2 years ago
A 52 "track" synthesizer? You lost me.
A440Hzzz 2 years ago
Yeah, no such thing
bigtank2185 2 years ago
Back in the 80's when I first listened to Tomita, He used a 52 track synthesizer that was pretty much before computers were common place.
mycatwilatackyou 3 years ago
Cool visuals. Tomita'll be grad.
harryfaoki 3 years ago
Genial de la puta madre que efectos!!!
solthero 3 years ago
Where are these visuals from?
mrlaa1 3 years ago
hypnotic
thesethingsihate 3 years ago
I'm an absolute synth expert and into such old modulars and I have to tell, what he has done is unparalelled, not mentioning the music which is always superb, incredibly well-played, romantic and nostalgic from the ancient times, grandioso, progressive. Tomita is one of the greatest ever in every aspect: as a synthesisit, as a player and as a pioneer also. Thanks.
roncstelep 3 years ago
Awesome! 5/5***** =)
BxExAxTxLxExS 3 years ago
also really cool video:)
marcotmcom 3 years ago
I heard Tomita's work while at the Chicago Planetarium back in the 1970's. I immediately bought his album Holst: The Planets and have listened to his music ever since.
jgdesign 3 years ago 2
hi from london
jacu25 3 years ago 7
hi from warsaw :)
kiiissss 3 years ago
Great effects and interesing composition
WolfgangAmadeusF 3 years ago 3
thankyou my friend .
trichoone 3 years ago
Tomita rules the synth world!
Thanks to him I learned to appreciate symphonic music, I am indebted to him wherever he is.
sbringe 3 years ago
Is this music from Tomita'a album...The Bermuda Triangle...strangely it is the only one of his albums/discs I have not got.
silverstartrucker 3 years ago
yes that is correct Sir .
trichoone 3 years ago
Tomita is brilliant!
silverstartrucker 3 years ago
well i'll second that .
trichoone 3 years ago
Yeah! I'm not the only Tomita's music lover!! iI was beggining to worry. Blessing to all from México.
camiloquai74 3 years ago
thankyou .
trichoone 3 years ago
I have been enjoying Tomita since I was very young. I love the call and echo of the whistles and robot. After the Fur Elise whistle, the robot starts laughing. Great stuff.
theherk 3 years ago
thanks glad you like it too.
trichoone 3 years ago
i met Mr. Isao Tomita. he is an amazing composer and a great guy. he told me that next time we meet, he'll give me a copy of all his work. not many people that would do that for you. i hope he remembers me next time we meet.
raretrick 3 years ago
I am sure he will.
nalcow 3 years ago
I hope so!
What amazing feeling to meet Isao Tomita. I love his entire work
jazzmanaz 3 years ago
tomita was the first and still the greatest musical influence in my live and he will always be... he made me want to compose my own music! i love his music so much!
bassmajor 3 years ago
Ha, love Tomita! Snowflakes are Dancing was probably the first electronic album i got exposed to as a kid.
Tegenaria 3 years ago
Tomita is absolutely brilliant and always has been.
silverstartrucker 4 years ago 2
tangerine dream has more flow
mybrorox 4 years ago
both brilliant in their own right .
trichoone 4 years ago
I find that strange - comparing those two. One is a brilliant arranger and sound designer who mostly did renderings of existing classical music using a lot of dynamics and sound colours within each piece. The other is a chain smoking gang of sequencer driven germans who put out a LOT of improvised loooong records, where about 10% were brilliant and the rest repetitive rubbish. If anyone had "more flow" I´d say that was Tomita. A lot of Tangerine Dreams music was just...ok.
sixfeetjenna 4 years ago 9
I have to agree.. love Tangerine Dream, but you're right.
dualsubstance 4 years ago
also agree. I like TD but comparing flow, you are wrong
sanitacoco 4 years ago
Personally I like, Tomita, Tangerine Dream AND Jean Michelle Jarre equally... all for difdferent reasons..!!! ;)
loony45 3 years ago
Finally found a copy of Bermuda Triangle on CD but was sad not to have the old RCA U.S. art work, so I had a friend do some very good digital copy work and I now have the original cover art. I sware that his technique wa so crazy that the sound moves front to back.
SeattleCat64 4 years ago
Has anyone attemped to arrange the suggested arangement of speakers that was described in the jacket cover of the original Bermuda Triangle album. In the shape of a pyramid.
Incrediable Sound. I remember buying that album when it first came out. Orange Vinyl.
Marshally2005 4 years ago
Eno did something like that on, I think it was Music for Airports. Haven't tried it though.
dualsubstance 4 years ago
Tomita is a genius.I love his Debussy versions
liquidplastic62 4 years ago
Thank you so much for this posting. Good to see & hear :) can i just mention that i have been a fan of tomita (and other japanese music -> yellow magic orchestra) for 29yrs+. The computer programmer for yellow magic orchestra (Hideki Matsutake of 'Logic System') used to work along side isao tomita. Keep up the nice work, Regards
ymo1965
ymo1965 4 years ago
thanks for your comment ymo , this is were you tube comes into its own sharing good music and learning , thanks for introducing YMO as in my ignorance i hadn,t heard before they sound more into the dance anthem style as indeed Tomita also did later .
trichoone 4 years ago
One of Tomitas great conducting moments.
Beautiful music.I still have the japan release of the "Bermuda Triangle".
Great,that you visualized this interesting sound.
ThatsEwalds 4 years ago
I enjoyed Spacewalk, one of Tomita's compilations. I thought it was masterfully arranged. My first Tomita album was Grand Canyon Suite when I was a kid. Does anyone know if there is any video footage of any of Tomita's concerts? I know he conducted at the Hollywood Bowl many moons ago, but other than that ?? BTW, thanks for this awesome video!
cyclissmo 4 years ago
I wish they'd reissue Tomita's entire discography on CD! Especially "The Bermuda Triangle". That album is a masterpiece. Tomita's style is a huge influence in my own modest electronic work. There is a video on my channel called "Nebulous Journey" that I made and scored with some of my own electronic music. Give it a look when you get the chance. --Baron
BaronDixon 4 years ago
i will do that and i agree with your first statement also .
trichoone 4 years ago
Oh thanks a lot. Next to The Unanswered Question this is my favourite bit of Tomita's work. Oh and then there's The sea Named Solaris and the entire Bermuda Triangle album and.....well all his stuff really:-)
peggymount 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment - just checked out your channel seems you are a big Dr Who fan and some good stuff there , i an impressed with your graphic and sound work would,nt mind a few tips from you and your user name takes me back a few years -trichoone .
trichoone 4 years ago
Hi there. I'm a mere dabbler in these things, but if I can be of any help, I'm glad to. I'm also glad that dear old battleaxe Peggy Mount isn't forgotten by the entire world. She appeared once in Dr Who you know. But then who didn't?
peggymount 4 years ago
Many years ago there was a programme on the Tele about how children cope in Northern Ireland and I heard this wonderful music. It was Tomita's Clair De Lune from Snowflakes are Dancing and I have been hooked on TOMITA ever since.
silverstartrucker 4 years ago
Right up there with Jean Michel Jarre
muskegman1 4 years ago
genial
guitarclasica 4 years ago
todo lo que hace tomita es excelente. gracias por colocar este video aqui
quelrenno 4 years ago
you are welcome , glad you like it (De nada contento usted lo quiere )
trichoone 4 years ago
Thanks a lot for posting Trichoone. Agree with 5Micky2. I thank a friend who studied at Berklee, who introduced me to TOMITA.
TrejosEd 4 years ago
u R Welcome
trichoone 4 years ago
I first got hooked on Tomita due to fact it was some of the background music to the PBS/Carl Sagan series Cosmos [sea called solaris]. That series also got me hooked on Vangelis.
mycroft791 4 years ago
absolute genius!!
davyduffy 4 years ago
Tomita is one of the pioneers of electronic music. Some of his recordings are unreal, considering alot of them were from the 70's. I've been a huge fan since I was 12 or so. I know who he is, hes a genious.
Novaheart1998 4 years ago
Tomita is a genius but hardly anyone's heard of him. That is a shame.
5micky2 4 years ago
thanks for your comment and you are right i dont think he is known well enough because in this field of music he is up there with the very best - trichoone .
trichoone 4 years ago
Look up "Twilight Samurai" on wikipedia.
yrralebutuoy 4 years ago
grande tomita!!
icl8038 4 years ago
This is very strange - I like it :)
ukcameradude 4 years ago