Shimotsuma Story Original Soundtrack
01. Flashback Waltz 1:27 Yoko Kanno
02. Hola Hola 2:37 Lyrics Valerie Hohn, Voc. Dany Vasnier
03. I Love Shimotsuma 2:01 Yoko Kanno
04. Momoko, The Stars Shine Bright I 2:03 Yoko Kanno
05. Punch Perm Funk 0:52 Yoko Kanno
06. Lucie Est Amoureuse 3.04 Lyrics & Voc. Valerie Hohn
07. Sweet Home Ryugasaki 0:58 Yoko Kanno
08. Parceque C'est Toi 2:12 Lyrics Valerie Hohn, Voc. Danny Vasnier
09. Fukuin Step 1:39 Yoko Kanno (Hukuon Step according to the Kamikaze Girls official site)
10. Momoko, The Moon Shine Bright 1:29 Yoko Kanno
11. She Said 2:43 Lyrics & Voc. Oikawa Rin (from Saboten-willy) Music by Yoko Kanno
12. Oikaze Fukumichi 2:16 Yoko Kanno
13. Jitsuroku! Himiko Densetsu 1:50 Yoko Kanno
14. Honey You 3:04 Lyrics Shanti Snyder, Voc. Shanti Snyder & Bito Isao
15. Meatball 1:56 Written & Performed by Fogs
16. Momoko, The Stars Shine Bright II 0:44 Yoko Kanno
17. Une Belle Histoire 2:24 Lyrics & Voc. Valerie Hohn
18. Negligee Mary Jane 1:22 Yoko Kanno
19. Ikenai Kankei...Immoral Nikki 0:33 Yoko Kanno
20. A Place For Me And You 3:00 Written & Performed by Alan Brey
21. Don Quixote 0:52 Yoko Kanno
22. The Daddy's Zingi 0:19 Yoko Kanno
23. Last Sasurai 0:44 Yoko Kanno
24. Television Killed The Shine Stars 0:31 Yoko Kanno
25. Strawberry & Peach Pie 1:18 Yoko Kanno
26. Momoko, The Stars Shine Bright III 0:45 Yoko Kanno
27. super "shomin" car (short version) 3:41 CECIL (written by Ohira Yukichi and Ohira Taichi)
28. Taimu Mashin ni Onegai 4:19 Browny Circus (written by Matsuyama Takeshi and Kato Kazuhiko)
Hola Hola: The French music on this albums is surprisingly listenable.
Lucie Est Amoureuse: I prefer Valerie Hohn's music on this album. This one's rather jaunty and upbeat. I whistle this one sometimes.
Perceque C'est Toi
She Said: I wanted this song to be longer as it's one of the most important in the film. The singer sounds a bit breathless and amatuerish but it still gets me.
Honey You: A rather cheezy song you don't hear much of in the film. Most of the singing is by Bito Isao and sounds like something sung in the lounge of an ocean liner.
Meatball: Ichiko's intro song.
Une Belle Histoire: A more heavy pathos song.
A Place For Me And You: "Don't be afraid of the dark" You'll probably recognise this one from the film.
super "shomin" car: One of the two closing songs. Both of them completely lack taste and yet are deeply listenable. Heaven help you you might even end up becoming a fan like me... On the Cinema Scope album
Taimu Mashin ni Onegai: Harder and edgyer than the previous song, I like this one a bit more. From Super Surf Jet Girl, one of the band's albums.
The two songs that aren't on the soundtrack are Roller Coaster Ride and Hey My Friend from the Hey My Friend single by Tommy heavenly 6 (Kawase Tomoko) who had a previous alter ego Tommy february 6 and is lead singer of The Brilliant Green.
Thanks to the people at the official Kamikaze Girls website for translating the tracklist (I think you got 09 wrong through.) www.kamikazegirls.net They've got interviews with Anna Tsuchiya, Fukada Kyoko and Yoko Kanno and cultural info on Lolitas and Yankis.
Track by Track
27. and 28.: Stick Two Fingers Up At Good Taste And Kiss Dignity Goodbye
For those of you who are too sensible to know, Browny Circus played the last song in Kamikaze Girls. It sounds even tackier when you listen to it on CD. Objectively this song sounds terrible, but thankfully we are not objective beings. It sounds like the perfect accompaniment to Momoko's lifestyle. The irrepressible positiveness of this song (much like Super Shomin Car by Cecil) makes it one of those dirty little things you secretly like but want no one to find out about. You would never admit to liking it in public but you love it. I am now Browny Circus fan. I encourage all of you to forgoe your self respect and join me.
Novels
The two Shimotsuma Monogatari Novels are by Novala (Nobara) Takemoto. The first one has been translated into English (the hardback cover is cute, with an embroidery title on the front and tapestry between chapters.) The second one Shimotsuma Story Final hasn't been translated to my knowledge but if you know Japanese you can buy it from www.novala.net I bought mine through an intermediary since I don't know how they handle shipping overseas. It's best to work with people you trust on these things.
27. and 28.: Stick Two Fingers Up At Good Taste And Kiss Dignity Goodbye
For those of you who are too sensible to know, Browny Circus played the last song in Kamikaze Girls. It sounds even tackier when you listen to it on CD. Objectively this song sounds terrible, but thankfully we are not objective beings. It sounds like the perfect accompaniment to Momoko's lifestyle. The irrepressible positiveness of this song (much like Super Shomin Car by Cecil) makes it one of those dirty little things you secretly like but want no one to find out about. You would never admit to liking it in public but you love it. I am now Browny Circus fan. I encourage all of you to forgoe your self respect and join me.
Novels
The two Shimotsuma Monogatari Novels are by Novala (Nobara) Takemoto. The first one has been translated into English (the hardback cover is cute, with an embroidery title on the front and tapestry between chapters.) The second one Shimotsuma Story Final hasn't been translated to my knowledge but if you know Japanese you can buy it from www.novala.net I bought mine through an intermediary since I don't know how they handle shipping overseas. It's best to work with people you trust on these things.
