Who. Is. Leaking. These.

That’s definitely Kanno’s voice. Steve Conte previously mentioned that Kanno sings demos of the songs and sends them to the singers as a sample of how the melody of the song is sang. Seems like someone got their hands on the demo!!! (more…)

What, Gabriela wrote part of the lyrics to Don’t be Late?! (thanks to yy for pointing that out). That’s according to the CD jacket. Perhaps they forgot to put that in the other publications.

And here are the Diamond Crevasse lyrics (please send me a note if any of these are wrong):

CD Jacket

Japanese Text:

神様に恋をしてた頃は　こんな別れが来るとは思ってなかったよ
もう二度と触れられないなら　せめて最後に　もう一度抱きしめて欲しかったよ

It’s long long good-bye…

さよなら　さよなら　何度だって
自分に　無上に　言い聞かせて
手を振るのは優しさだよね？
今　強さが欲しい

貴方に出逢い　ＳＴＡＲ輝いて　アタシが生まれて
愛すればこそ　愛あればこそ
希望のない　奇跡を待って　どうなるの？
涙に滲む　惑星の瞬きは　gone…

忘れないよ　貴方の温もりも　その優しさも　全て包んでくれた両手も
It’s long long good-bye…

さよなら　さよなら　愛しい人
貴方が　いたから　歩いてこれた
ひとりなんかじゃなかったよね？
今　答えが欲しい

燃える様な流星　捕まえて　火を灯して
愛していたい　愛されてたい
冷えたカラダひとつで　世界は　どうなるの？
張り続けてた　虚勢が溶けてく　long for…

どうしてなの？　涙溢れて　止められない

貴方に出逢い　ＳＴＡＲ輝いて　アタシが生まれて
愛すればこそ　愛あればこそ
希望のない　奇跡を待って　どうなるの？
涙に滲む　惑星の瞬きは　gone…

もし生まれ変わって　また巡り会えるなら
その時もきっと　アタシを見つけ出して
もう二度と離さないで　捕まえてて
ひとりじゃないと　囁いてほしい　planet…

Romanization:

kami sama ni koi o shiteta koro wa,
konna wakare ga kuru to wa omotte nakatte yo (more…)

Ranka Lee’s character sang “Aimo” in the third episode of Macross Frontier. One major difference, aside from being longer, is that this version uses a celesta/piano (or is that a harp?) instrument with a light orchestra instead of a harmonica as the background. I hope this one makes it to the OST 1. I am also hearing that interval of five that has been used in the Macross Plus theme (also in the Brain Powerd ending theme).

EDIT: TV rip sample removed due to bandwidth constraints.

It sounds like a mixture of Japanese and non-Japanese language, though where one starts and the other ends, I am not sure of. Anyone around here who could give a comment on how much Japanese is there in the song?

It sounds to me like the first two lines are gibberish, then the next ones are Japanese.

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The opening and ending themes of the Macross Frontier series has been broadcast. Triangler is really good!

I think it also shows the lead character in his kabuki outfit. He’s possibly prettier than the two girls he’s linked to (I think it’s very cool *giggles*).:

And the ending song, entitled “Aimo”, sang by Megumi Nakajima, lyrics by Gabriela! I’m not quite sure if it’s gibberish or Japanese or a mix. It sounds similar to Omna Magni in feel. I was expecting the ending theme to be Diamond Crevasse, but I guess this is better

Here’s a sample of the song: (more…)

Woohoo!!! Maaya Sakamoto’s PV of the Macross Frontier Intro “Triangler” is already broadcast on her new splash Victor Entertainment page. Click the the tiny triangle next to the “a” in “Triangler” in the page to view the video. Maaya’s pitch of the album is the triangle near “er”.
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