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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
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—The Fight
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—Father Christmas
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—Dismissed
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—Beyond Reason
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—Sowing The Seed
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—23rd Psalm
2:03
—Last Regrets
1:43
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—The Seed
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