Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki

Jurai's Royal Court on Earth

Christopher Franke

This excerpt comes from the Original Soundtrack from "Tenchi the Movie" Tenchi Muyo in Love. All copyrights go to Pioneer and AIC for making the Tenchi Muyo and to Sonic Images where Christopher Franke works. To learn more about Mr. Franke you can go to his webpage Sonic Images. You can also email Christopher Franke at chrisfranke@sonicimages.com

By Christopher Franke

Writing a song for this movie gave me the opportunity to reflect the strongest source of universal, never-ending love: the family. Giving and recieving, a boundless flow of energy, strengthens teh spirit in the ever present fight against evil. The content of the film helped me to undestand the micro-cosmos of relations and light, and ultimately to write "Alchemy of Love." " Sometimes in life one can experience unexpected synchronicity and harmony of events." When I wrote the score on "Tenchi Muyo in Love", I felt this type of special circumstance. I was very impressed and highly inspired by the producers Mr. Maki and Mr. Satani. They gave me the most helpful support and guidance. Futhermore, I received great assitance from all members of the post production team because of their talent and excellent preparation. All this played an important role when it came to producing and recordin my orchestral reflection of this exciting and heart-opening animation adventure. I consider myself lucky to be a part of this project. Writing the music never felt like work, but it was merely pure fun. I kept experimenting with combinations of ethnic and orchestral instruments that, together with new electric sound design, lead me to the final score. The richness of this blend is fueling my personal kind of acoustic alchemy. I am looking forward to yet another expdition in time and space when Tenchi Muyo hopefully returns!


Click here to get the words of “Alchemy of Love”

Other recordings by Christopher Franke: Pacific Coast High Way



Christopher Franke was born in Berlin and studied classical music and composition at the Berlin Consevatory. During that time he was actively involved in music as a rock and jazz musician with the group Agitation Free. Franke, together with his teacher in composition, set up a sound studio within the music school. The improvisation courses they conducted resulted in a project that became the Berlin School of Electronic Music. It was there that Christopher Franke met Edgar Froese and became a member of the group Tangerine Dream. One year later Franke brought Peter Baumann into the band. Between 1970 and 1988 Tangerine Dream released 37 albums and composed the scores for more than 30 feature films including Legend, Sorcerer, Thief, Firestarter, and Risky Business. Franke then left the group and released his first solo album " Pacific Coast Highway." he also hounded the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra and opened a new studio in Hollywood. His soundtracks include the box-office blockbuster "Universal Soldier" and weekly sci-fi show "Babylon 5."


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