arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
- link: artist/12555
  names:
    en: Masataka Matsutoya
    ja: 松任谷正隆
catalog: CA35-1098
categories:
- Live Action
category: Live Action
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal, Drama
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
- link: artist/3071
  names:
    en: Erik Satie
- link: artist/7116
  names:
    en: Giuseppe Verdi
- link: artist/15151
  names:
    en: Karuho Kureta
    ja: 呉田軽穂
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discs:
- disc_length: '38:37'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Prologue
      Japanese: プロローグ
    track_length: '3:52'
  - names:
      English: Outdoor Stage
      Japanese: 野外ステージ
    track_length: '3:39'
  - names:
      English: Winter Rose
      Japanese: 冬のバラ
    track_length: '4:35'
  - names:
      English: Actress Applicants
      Japanese: 女優志願
    track_length: '2:58'
  - names:
      English: Theater Company "Umi"
      Japanese: 劇団「海」
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: Tragedy of W
      Japanese: Wの悲劇
    track_length: '2:26'
  - names:
      English: Woman from ~Tragedy of W~
      Japanese: Woman～Wの悲劇～より
    track_length: '3:52'
  - names:
      English: Dangerous Words
      Japanese: 危険な台詞
    track_length: '3:35'
  - names:
      English: Shizuka and Mako
      Japanese: 静香と摩子
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: Gymnopedie No. 1 ~ Requiem ~ Sanctus ~ Curtain Call I
      Japanese: ジムノペディ第１番～レクイエム～サンクトゥス～カーテンコールI
    track_length: '6:32'
  - names:
      English: Curtain Call II
      Japanese: カーテンコールII
    track_length: '2:48'
link: album/40272
lyricists:
- link: artist/3408
  names:
    en: Takashi Matsumoto
    ja: 松本隆
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2013-07-04T06:26
  edited_date: 2022-10-07T17:58
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T17:00
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3516
name: Tragedy of W Original Soundtrack
names:
  en: Tragedy of W Original Soundtrack
  ja: Wの悲劇 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  ja-latn: W no Higeki Original Soundtrack
notes: 'Original soundtrack from the japanese live-action movie "W no Higeki" aka
  "Tragedy of W" (1984) based on the novel of the same name by Shizuko Natsuki.

  Note that this movie is also internationally named "W''s Tragedy".

  Some tracks include dialogue excerpts from the movie.

  M07 - Theme Song

  M01 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M02 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M03 Lyricist / Takashi Matsumoto   Composer / Karuho Kureta   Arranger / Masataka
  Matsutoya

  M04 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M05 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M06 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M07 Lyricist / Takashi Matsumoto   Composer / Karuho Kureta   Arranger / Masataka
  Matsutoya

  M08 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M09 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M10 a. Composer / Erik Satie   Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

         b. Composer / Verdi   Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

         c. Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

         d. Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  M11 Composer and Arranger / Joe Hisaishi

  Vocals) Hiroko Yakushimaru (M03, M07)'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/2229
  names:
    en: KADOKAWA RECORD
    ja: 角川レコード
    ja-latn: KADOKAWA RECORD
  role: label
- link: org/19
  names:
    en: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
    ja: 東芝EMI株式会社
    ja-latn: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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platforms:
- Movie
products:
- names:
    en: W's Tragedy (W no Higeki)
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: WTP-17660
  date: '1984-10-24'
  link: album/123615
  names:
    en: Woman from "Tragedy of W" B/W Fuyu no Bara / Hi...
    ja: Woman "Wの悲劇より" B/W 冬のバラ / 薬師丸ひろ子
    ja-latn: Woman "W no Higeki" yori B/W Fuyu no Bara / Hir...
  type: live
- catalog: WTP-90308
  date: '1984-12-01'
  link: album/123613
  names:
    en: Tragedy of W Original Soundtrack
    ja: Wの悲劇 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: W no Higeki Original Soundtrack
  type: live
release_date: '1984-12-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3500.0
reprints:
- catalog: WTP-90308
  link: album/123613
  note: ''
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/40272?perpage=99999
vocals: []
votes: 0
