This article is about a song in Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan. |
"Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan" (太陽戦隊サンバルカン Taiyō Sentai San Barukan) is the opening theme to the show of the same title, Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan.
Credits[]
- Artists: Akira Kushida (串田 アキラ Kushida Akira) & Koorogi '73 (こおろぎ'73 Kōrogi Nanajūsan)
- Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa (山川 啓介 Yamakawa Keisuke)
- Composition and Arrangement: Chuumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明 Watanabe Chūmei)
King Record cover[]
In 1981, King Record released a cover of "Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan". It appeared on an anime theme song compilation that was released on LP and cassette.
- Artist: Isao Taira (たいら いさお Taira Isao)
- Arrangement: Keigo Kakuda (角田 圭伊悟 Kakuda Keigo)
Pioneer re-recording[]
On October 24, 2001, "Ultra Anime Eurobeat Series Gaiden Tokusatasu King -Forever Watanabe Shiroaki-" (ウルトラアニメユーロビートシリーズ 外伝 特撮王 ~フォーエバー 渡辺宙明~ Urutora Anime Yūrobīto Shirīzu Gaiden Tokusatsu-ō ~ Fōebā Watanabe Chūmei ~, PICA-1231) was released. It is a compilation of cover songs that were composed by Chuumei Watanabe. Akira Kushida recorded a new version of "Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan" for this album.
- Artist: Akira Kushida
- Arrangement: Takeshi Watanabe (渡辺 剛 Watanabe Takeshi)
Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki cover[]
In 2014, the anime series Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki (監督不行届 )[1] used a cover of "Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan" as the ending theme as the ending to episode 3.
- Artist: AOP (A応P Ē Ō Pī)
- Arrangement: Satomi Kawasaki (川崎 里実 Kawasaki Satomi)
Romanized Lyrics[]
Lyrics parts in bold indicate the TV-sized version.
Original Japanese lyrics | Approximate translation into English |
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Taiyō ga moshi mo nakattara, |
If there were no sun |
Translation[]
Translation by Chirlind http://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai/3sun.html#taiyou2
Other Usages[]
- The opening theme of Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan was played during the Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan entry featurette of The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia, shown at the end of Task 8 of GoGo Sentai Boukenger.
- An instrumental of this theme was used when Captain Marvelous Gokai Red) fought Insarn as VulEagle in episode 49 of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Releases[]
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Super Sentai, Columbia Records and NIPPONOPHONE released the 7 volume soundtrack Super Sentai Theme Songs Collection for digital download on iTunes on July 20, 2011. Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan was part of the Volume 1 collection.
Notes[]
- There are actually two versions of the Sun Vulcan theme, based on two different takes as sung by Akira Kushida: