Kojiki (album)

Kojiki
Studio album by
Kitarō
Released1990
GenreNew age
Length46:16
LabelOriginal: Geffen, Remastered: Domo Records, Inc
ProducerKitarō
Kitarō chronology
The Light of the Spirit
(1987) 		Kojiki
(1990) 		Dream
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Kojiki is an album by the new age artist Kitarō,[2] which was nominated for a Grammy award in 1990.[3]

This album features the string section from the Skywalker Symphony, along with Kitaro's signature keyboard and flute sounds. It was released in 1990.

The flute music and prelude in the song "Duniya Haseenon ka mela" from the Bollywood movie Gupt (released in 1997) has been partially influenced from the song Matsuri (among other songs by Kitaro), by the composer Viju Shah.[citation needed] [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kitaro

No.TitleLength
1."Hajimari"5:34
2."Sozo"3:35
3."Koi"6:29
4."Orochi"7:10
5."Nageki"5:44
6."Matsuri"8:59
7."Reimei"8:36

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
The Billboard 200[5] 159
Top New Age Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Kojiki (Geffen)". Yoga Journal. Nov–Dec 1990. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
    - Cramer, Alfred W. (May 2009). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century-Volume 3. Salem Press. pp. 783–. ISBN 978-1-58765-515-9. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Kojiki. For this album, Kitaro turned to the roots of Japanese mythological history as outlined in the 680 ce Kojiki. Kitaro's arrangement of a thirty- four piece string orchestra and eight taiko drums tells of Japan's origin in seven ...
    - Morse, Steve (12 April 1990). "Kitaro Shakes up his Image". Boston Globe. p. 6. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
    - Sandow, Greg (23 March 1990). "Kojiki Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Kitaro's music coming full circle". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 16 April 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Over the years, he's attracted Grammy attention, with nominations for 1987's " The Light of the Spirit" (with Hart), 1990's "Kojiki," 1991's "An Enchanted ...
  4. ^ "'Duniya Haseenon ka mela' copied from 'Matsuri'". 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Kojiki - Kitaro | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.