Composer Toru Fuyuki (real name: Naohao Makita), the composer responsible for all the music in "Ultraman Returns" including the famous song of the Ultra series - "Uncle King's Song", He was born in Xinjing, Old Manchuria (now Changchun City, Jilin Province) in 1935 (Showa 10). His father was a doctor. After traveling around China, Fuyuki Toru returned to Japan and settled down in Hiroshima, his mother's hometown. Determined to study music, he entered the local Elisabeth Music Junior College, and later entered the composition department of the National Music University in order to study formal composition. While studying at the National University of Music, he became a member of KRC Broadcasting Station (the predecessor of TBS) and was affiliated with the effects troupe. The so-called effects team refers to the department that uses recorders to create various sound effects. After graduation, he still stayed in the group and devoted himself to the work of sound effects. Soon, the private radio station officially started broadcasting TV series. As a member of KR TV station, Fuyuki gradually grew into an excellent sound effects person.
One day, Fuyuki got the chance to show off as an official composer. The music in the period drama "Kurama Tengu" that he co-produced needed to be remade. Seniors in the effects team who knew Fuyuki's compositional aptitude recommended him as the producer of the new song, and director Yu Miyamoto, who knew Fuyuki well, also had the understanding. Fuyuki successfully served as the composer of the new music for "Kurama Tengu". In addition, it was also during this period that he decided to give himself the pen name "Fuyuki Tooru". I split my favorite tree species "Hiiragi" into "Fuyuki" as my surname; I took the common natural phenomenon of winter as tree hanging (also known as rime, the white loose ice crystals formed by frost and snow condensing on the branches and leaves of trees in cold weather) for its unique sense of transparency, The brightness that shines through in the severe cold is the image, which is the most named "transparent". The music in the new drama he composed won praise, and since then he has been responsible for sound effects and composition in many programs. During this period, KR TV station transformed into TBS. Fuyuki was lucky enough to meet talented directors such as Ishikawa Hoshi, Okamoto Aihiko, Ishii Fukuko, and even Tsutsuya Kazuki, Iijima Toshihiro, and Minjoji Akio who are closely related to the Ultra series. Like a performer fighting against a musician with a real sword, Fuyuki repeats the demanding but fulfilling work. Seven years after joining the company, he decided to devote himself to composing music. He retired from TBS and became an independent freelance composer.
One of the programs I was responsible for producing after becoming free was "Ultraman Seven". "Seven" is recognized by others and Fuyuki himself as Fuyuki Tooru's masterpiece. The first meeting with Savin began when he was still at TBS. Tsutsuya, one of the directors of "Severn", asked him to compose music. The earliest memory related to Severn is the scene where he and Kazutani Kazuto discussed the story and plot of "Seven" with each other in an izakaya in Zushidaya, Tokyo.
Beginning with the theme song written by Tsutsuya Kazu under the pseudonym "Tokyo Ichi", the music in the play that is full of thick and heavy feeling was all composed by Fuyuki. Tsutsuya put forward abstract requirements for the composition of the theme song: "Children naturally and harmoniously blend with the melody when reciting it." The prelude "SEVEN, SEVEN, SEVEN, SEVEN" consists of a quartet of male voices creating a solemn harmony effect. In terms of music in the play, Wagnerian opera-like melodies can be heard everywhere in the heroic theme music. The appearance of monsters and the battle music have the vitality of modern Russian style. The depiction of unknown spaces such as cosmic cities and different dimensions uses modern music. Use different styles of music genres to express different scenes and images. From ancient Roman music to modern Russian music, to solid composition techniques of modern music, as well as the sense of jazz that can be felt in the theme song, Fuyuki perfectly blends and uses music of various moods, with bright characteristics and excellent quality, making "Sai" The style of his works has reached a new level. And it was inherited by many TV works produced by Tsubuya later.
The lyrics of the theme song of "Ultraman Returns" are written by Tokyo Kazu (Tsutani Kazu), the composer and arranger are Sugiyama Koichi, and the music composer in the play is Fuyuki Toru. One day two years after the screening of "Seven", Fuyuki received a request from Tsutsuya Kazuto to be the music director of "Return Man".
So he quickly started composing music based on the lyrics written by Tsutsuya, but then he learned that Tsutsuya had sent an appointment to compose the theme song to other composers in the TBS Bureau. That composer is Koichi Sugiyama.
Fuyuki was deeply shocked when he heard the news that "the theme song has been decided to be handed over to Sugiyama Koichi" from Tsutsuya. During the "Seven" period, he participated in the scene as a member of the crew like the producer, director, and screenwriter. He took on the task of selecting the music. As the general music supervisor, he contributed to the completion of the "Seven" work. Considerable power. The treatment he received in this episode of "Return Man" is very regretful and regretful for him. The complicated feelings in Fuyuki's heart at that time can be seen briefly.
However, Fuyuki still adheres to the concept of "this is also the requirement of the times", gave up his persistence on the theme song, and used the increasingly mature techniques of the Severn period as the keynote to compose the music in the play. "Ultraman's Theme Song", "MAT's Theme Song", "The Appearance of Monsters", "Ultraman's Crisis", "Peace", "Loneliness", "Sadness", etc., Fuyuki wrote for "Return Man" There are more than a hundred pieces of music downloaded.
On the other hand, the theme song "The Return of Ultraman" composed by Sugiyama is indeed elegant. The modern rock-style intro and the slightly soft singing voice of the main actor Danjiro successfully established the starting point of Ultraman. The image of Manshashuang. The background image of the dazzling vortex of light reflecting the silhouettes of Ultraman, MAT members, and MAT mechanical equipment complements the melody of the theme song. It is based on rock music and uses some traditional instruments such as harp and timpani. Especially at the end of the song when the tempo slows down, along with the percussion of the timpani, the appearance of the words "XX Monster Appears" arouses the audience's appetite for the show. , plays a perfect role in introducing the plot.
Composed by Toru Fuyuki, the white "帰ってきたウルトラマン" gradually appears in the swirl of light. This is the main title music used during the main title subtitles of the program. What follows is the music composed by Sugiyama Koichi. The stylish theme song, and then the musical ensemble composed by Fuyuki Tooru, add color to the plot. The vivid musical impression of "Return Man" is cleverly harmonized by Sugiyama's theme song and Fuyuki opera music, both of which are indispensable.
The music group of "Return Man" left a deep impression on the audience, and the MAT team performed the song "Uncle Wang (ワンダバ)" in the form of male vocal harmony. It is characterized by the main melody, which is played by an orchestra and is filled with a sense of solemnity and solemnity, as the background sound, and is accompanied by a male chorus with the uninterrupted pronunciation of "Uncle Wang". There are 5 pieces of drama music derived from the main theme of "MAT Theme Song" composed by Fuyuki, but only 1 piece has the voice of "Uncle Wang" mixed in. The title of the track recorded on the sticker of the tape recording the music of "Return Man" is "M3 MAT Team Departure (Male Vocal Chorus King Dad)". Regarding the composition plot of "Uncle Wang", Fuyuki has the following thoughts.
"The insert song "ULTRA SEVEN" in "Seven" has received good reviews among the actors and production staff, especially the counting parts of ONE, TWO, THREE, and FOUR. There are scenes where actors ask themselves to appear. It must be accompanied by this song. If it doesn’t work, I will complain later. And Dad Wang’s ‘王’ is the same as ‘ULTRA SEVEN’, with a male chorus.”
"ULTRA SEVEN" was sung by the 4-member group THE·ECHO, while "Uncle Wang" was changed to an 8-member group in order to reflect the sense of scale. Different from the popular tunes of the former, "Uncle King" follows the majestic and dynamic style often heard in Italian westerns like "The Wild Bouncer". The organic texture of "Uncle Wang" is similar to the theme music style of the adult action films "THE GUARDMAN" and "Strange Hunter" screened on TBS at the same time, and is similar to the theme music style of men who use teamwork as a weapon to challenge powerful enemies. The charm of TBS Men, which is the highlight of the program, is a direct line to action movies.
MAT is also often under pressure from within and faces a crisis of disbandment. It is commonly known as "disbanded MAT" (a nickname given by Japanese fans to the defense team that appeared in the second issue of the Ultra series), including disbanding MAT, confinement TAC, skydiving TAC, and total destruction of MAC. ), and Uncle Wang’s portrayal of the tragic feeling of the MAT team played a boosting role. In addition, the bravery and consciousness when joining hands with Ultraman to fight against a powerful enemy that even Ultraman finds difficult is also exquisitely displayed through the song of Uncle Wang.
Toru Fuyuki, who has no music for the theme song, may hope that the music in the drama "Uncle King" can surpass the theme song and leave a deeper impression on the audience.
The well-received "Uncle Wang" was later used in the "TAC Theme Song" of "Ultraman Ace". "TAC Theme Song" is the second Dad Wang song after "MAT Theme Song", so the production staff nicknamed it "TWO Big Dad". But in Fuyuki's eyes, "TAC Theme Song" is just a piece of music that was commissioned by the producer and had no other choice but to be fried. It doesn't have the same burning emotions as the "MAT Theme Song".
The drama music of the subsequent "Ultraman Taro" was replaced by Higurashi Masanobu. According to the producer's intention, "ZAT's Theme Song" became Higurashi's version of "Uncle Wang". Fuyuki, who returned a year later, no longer used Uncle Wang as the "MAC Theme Song" in "Ultraman Leo" (but in fact, Fuyuki later recorded "Uncle Wang"'s voice and "MAC Theme Song" "Song" was a new song mixed with music, but it was scrapped due to insufficient force and poor effect, and was never used in the play "Leo"). Regarding the subsequent works, Fuyuki himself said with emotion: "There has never been a song that surpassed Uncle Wang in my future works, and I regret it..." Even so, Fuyuki later wrote a song that could rival "Guiman" King. Big Daddy's Defense Force theme song, "Jamber's Phoenix Facing the Morning Sun," was produced during the screening of "Mirror Man." Its unique sense of flying and soaring has a unique musical flavor that has never been seen in "Seven" and "Guiman". In addition, the "SGM Theme Song" in "Mirror Superman" adopts the male vocal harmony with the new pronunciation of "Xia Ba Da (シャバダバダ)". Even in "Ultraman Eddie", the long-lost song of Uncle Wang was revived again. The original music album released at the time of the screening of "Ultraman Eddie" was tagged with the name of "Uncle Wang UGM". This song is a clever combination of "Uncle Wang" and "Jamber Phoenix" and was recorded in stereo for the first time. It can be said to have reached the pinnacle of the "Uncle Wang Series". Fuyuki himself also said: "At the time of "Eddie", I felt that I had not seen it for a long time, but I could also compose the music happily with a new mood."
After that, "Dynato" in the Heisei period "Man" is a new era song written by new composer Toshihiko Sahashi - "Take off!" ! Super GUTS" is here. The same goes for the defense anthem in later "Gauss" and "Mebius". After this series of changes, Wang Daba's song became the iconic music of the defense team's dispatch theme song produced by Tsutsuya, and became an indispensable part of the image of Tsutsuya's works.