{"product_id":"japanese-wartime-music","title":"Japanese Wartime Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital download · USD 9.99. Technical audio verification is complete for all 18 tracks. The complete MP3 ZIP is included with this digital download.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recording identities and rights are unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplied collection title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese Wartime Music. 18 source-file listings, retained in their original order. The actual source encoding is verified as WAV containing signed 16-bit PCM at 44,100 Hz with two channels. A file count is not a count of distinct recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied programme contains 18 English-labelled titles concerned with aviation, military service, family and the home front. These labels offer a starting point for historical study, but their Japanese originals and the recordings themselves remain unidentified. The notes below set out documented comparisons from library, museum and record-company catalogues. They should be read as context for research into wartime musical culture and its later circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is historical documentation of military and home-front culture, including its uses in propaganda. The presentation does not endorse imperial expansion, militarism or violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRecording and source notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-technical-summary=\"verified\"\u003eAll 18 source WAV files passed complete decoding and have complete-file and normalized source PCM SHA-256 receipts. All 18 MP3 files and 18 previews were independently decoded in full. The ZIP passed CRC and member-hash checks. MP3 files: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels. Preview excerpts: 25 seconds, 128 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels. Total measured source duration: 54:20.347 (3260.346667 seconds); exact source payload: 575,125,944 bytes. MP3 playback durations may include encoder padding. The complete MP3 ZIP is included with this digital download. Technical verification does not authenticate recording identity or grant distribution rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The English names below come from supplied filenames. Their Japanese originals and translations have not been verified. “Society” corrects the supplied English typo “Sodiety” in track 13. Other uncertain spellings are retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col data-source-list=\"canonical\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"01 Warriors of the Sky.wav\" data-source-position=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e01 Warriors of the Sky.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:05.280 (185.280000 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"02 God Soldiers of the Air.wav\" data-source-position=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e02 God Soldiers of the Air.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:36.440 (156.440000 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"03 Song of the Great Air Force.wav\" data-source-position=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e03 Song of the Great Air Force.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:20.747 (200.746667 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"04 Special Attack Forces.wav\" data-source-position=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e04 Special Attack Forces.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:07.893 (187.893333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"05 Song of the Air Aces.wav\" data-source-position=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e05 Song of the Air Aces.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:38.093 (158.093333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"06 Soldiers of the Air Destined to Die.wav\" data-source-position=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e06 Soldiers of the Air Destined to Die.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:25.240 (145.240000 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"07 Song of the Danchone.wav\" data-source-position=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e07 Song of the Danchone.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 1:44.053 (104.053333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"08 Kato Kayabusa Squadron.wav\" data-source-position=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e08 Kato Kayabusa Squadron.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:33.720 (213.720000 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKayabusa may be a transcription error for Hayabusa, but the supplied title is retained pending original documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"09 The Sky Burns Fiercely.wav\" data-source-position=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e09 The Sky Burns Fiercely.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 4:10.507 (250.506667 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"10 Song for Sending Soldiers Out to War.wav\" data-source-position=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 Song for Sending Soldiers Out to War.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:41.173 (221.173333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"11 Co-Prosperity March.wav\" data-source-position=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e11 Co-Prosperity March.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:37.187 (157.186667 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"12 Father, You Were a Strong Man.wav\" data-source-position=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12 Father, You Were a Strong Man.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:11.320 (191.320000 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"13 Song for the Ladies' Patriotic Sodiety.wav\" data-source-position=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e13 Song for the Ladies' Patriotic Sodiety.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:39.867 (159.866667 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumented display title: Song for the Ladies' Patriotic Society. The exact source filename is preserved above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish typographical correction only: Sodiety to Society. No Japanese original or organization identity is authenticated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"14 The Defense of the Skies.wav\" data-source-position=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e14 The Defense of the Skies.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:00.973 (120.973333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"15 Mother of the Empire [skips slightly on _original_ CD].wav\" data-source-position=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15 Mother of the Empire [skips slightly on _original_ CD].wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:11.333 (191.333333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumented display title: Mother of the Empire. The exact source filename is preserved above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe filename reports slight skips on the original CD. This remains a reported source defect, not an independently verified audible finding. The WAV now passes complete technical decoding; no listening or restoration assessment has established the presence or cause of a skip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"16 Oh, See How Our Red Blood Does Burn Hot.wav\" data-source-position=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 Oh, See How Our Red Blood Does Burn Hot.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:04.293 (184.293333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"17 Women and Children Without Men at the Helm to Lead Them.wav\" data-source-position=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e17 Women and Children Without Men at the Helm to Lead Them.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:42.733 (222.733333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"18 The Song of Habolofsk [Japanese Spelling of Russian Place Name].wav\" data-source-position=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e18 The Song of Habolofsk [Japanese Spelling of Russian Place Name].wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:29.493 (209.493333 seconds). Prepared MP3: 256 kbps, 44,100 Hz, two channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumented display title: The Song of Habolofsk. The exact source filename is preserved above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied English wording; Japanese original and translation unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bracketed claim that this is a Japanese spelling of a Russian place name is supplied metadata, not independently verified transliteration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMusic in its historical setting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAviation in recorded song\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe National Diet Library catalogues 空の神兵, read Sora no shinpei, as a military song issued by Victor under number A-4486. This is a useful comparison for the supplied title “God Soldiers of the Air.” The catalogue establishes a separately documented record; it does not authenticate track 2, and its publication-date field is blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp\/books\/R100000039-I3569943\"\u003eNational Diet Library record for 空の神兵\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA squadron in wartime cinema\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe National Film Archive of Japan identifies 加藤隼戰鬪隊 as a 1944 Toho national-policy film directed by Yamamoto Kajirō, with Army Ministry support. It provides context for the commemoration of Katō’s fighter unit in wartime media. The supplied spelling “Kato Kayabusa Squadron” remains unverified; the film record does not identify this audio as a soundtrack or song performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nfaj.go.jp\/program\/yamamoto202207-9\/\"\u003eNational Film Archive of Japan programme note\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nfad.nfaj.go.jp\/det.php?data_id=114397\"\u003eNational Film Archive of Japan film catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMarch titles and uncertain translations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowakan preserves a record of 行進曲「興亜」, a march catalogued as Kōa, issued by Victor as A-4111. It supplies a concrete example for studying period march repertory. The English wording “Co-Prosperity March” does not establish that track 11 is this work. Its Japanese title and any political terminology in the original text require independent verification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.showakan.go.jp\/search\/record\/detail.php?id=90004030\"\u003eShowakan record for 行進曲「興亜」\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSongs for the home front\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA National Diet Library record documents a September 1939 Victor issue titled 銃後の日本大丈夫（銃後家庭強化の歌), with a selection credit to the Patriotic Women’s Association and composition and arrangement credits to Hashimoto Kunihiko. This provides context for music addressed to households during wartime. It does not establish the originals behind either supplied English title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp\/books\/R100000039-I1324604\"\u003eNational Diet Library home-front song record\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusic as a propaganda soundtrack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImperial War Museums catalogues Daitoa News No 1 as a Japanese production from January 1942. Its description records music from Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra accompanying aircraft preparing for the Pearl Harbor attack. The example shows how music could shape wartime newsreel presentation. It supplies media context only; no “Japanese Wartime Music” track has been linked to this film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/film.iwmcollections.org.uk\/record\/33948\"\u003eImperial War Museums record JYY 65\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA possible postwar comparison\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final supplied title invites a cautious spelling comparison. Nippon Columbia includes ハバロフスク小唄 in a retrospective devoted to 1949–1950; Showakan separately catalogues ハパロッスク小唄 as Columbia A532. These references make postwar repertory worth checking. They do not establish the Japanese title, performers or date of track 18. The album title alone cannot date every recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/columbia.jp\/prod-info\/COCP-34698-9\/\"\u003eNippon Columbia postwar retrospective catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.showakan.go.jp\/search\/record\/detail.php?id=90002384\"\u003eShowakan record for ハパロッスク小唄\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSource condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe filename for track 15, “Mother of the Empire,” reports slight skips on the original CD. This is a source report, not a verified finding of damage in the supplied WAV. Complete technical decoding has now passed. No listening or restoration assessment has established the presence or cause of the reported skip; successful decoding does not establish uninterrupted musical continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRecording research and rights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo “Japanese Wartime Music” recording is authenticated. Japanese originals, performers, ensembles, arrangers, sessions, original issues and recording dates remain unverified. Generic catalogue artist labels are not verified credits. People, issue numbers and dates attached to the comparison sources must not be assigned to these files without authentication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of the contextual comparisons is a confirmed track match. A work date, film date, reissue date and recording date are different facts. Album branding does not establish that all works or performances are contemporaneous with the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnverified. No recording licence, ownership, public-domain status or permission to redistribute is asserted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOutstanding identification questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal issue, catalogue and matrix information remain unverified. Sleeves and accompanying source documents are unavailable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck all English translations independently. Preserve supplied wording separately from editorial corrections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResolve Kayabusa, Danchone and Habolofsk without silently supplying Japanese originals from resemblance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest the track 18 postwar comparison before describing the entire programme or its recordings as wartime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish whether Special Attack Forces and other broad English labels refer to the expected subjects before writing track-specific historical claims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify each recording, performer, arrangement and date through source documentation and authorized listening or audio comparison.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssess the reported track 15 skip and other audio condition issues without assuming the cause from filenames.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete recording, composition and arrangement rights review before any sale, public preview, upload or publication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCollection provenance and evidence limits\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal carriers, labels, matrix numbers, recording dates and transfer histories remain unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical accounts, work dates and comparison catalogue records do not establish recording identity, audible language or vocal\/instrumental content. Composition, arrangement and recording rights remain unverified. The complete MP3 ZIP is included with this digital download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"History in Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53709847101729,"sku":"HIS-CD470-ALBUM","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/nadeltonrecordings.com\/products\/japanese-wartime-music","provider":"Nadelton Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}