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Aquarion Evol OST: Ivu no Shihen Debuts in Oricon Daily Albums at #4

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Well-deserved, in my opinion : )

Aquarion EVOL OST: Ivu no Shihen

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

UPDATE (May 22, 2012): Bump for release week.
UPDATE (April 25, 2012): Track Credits added, from VGMDB.
UPDATE (April 25, 2012): CD title, track list added
UPDATE (April 20, 2012): CD jacket added.
UPDATE (April 3, 2012): More details added.

The Aquarion EVOL OST will be released this May 23. The official twitter account of the animation says that there will be many vocal songs in this release. The album includes Kimi no Shinwa and Gekkou Symphonia. Ayako Otsuka’s name has not yet been mentioned though.

Details:

Title: Aquarion EVOL: Ivu no Shihen [trans: Eve's Poem Book]
Price: Y2900 (Y3045 Tax incl.) [approx. USD 35.44]
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Purchase through CDJapan.

Track List:

01. PANDORA, PANDORA
02. PARADOXICAL ZOO
03. IVU no Dampen [trans: Fragments of Eve]
04. Beast Beat
05. Kimi no Shinwa~AKUERION Dai ni Shou [trans: Your Legend ~ Aquarion Second Chapter]
06. Pop-up Holy
07. a jealous flapper
08. YUNOHA NO MORI [trans: Yunoha's Forest]
09. Shikkoku no KADENSHIA [trans: Jet Black Cadenza]
10. Sei Tenshi Gakuen Kouka [trans: Holy Angel Academy Song]
11. GEKKOU SHIMFONIA [trans: Moonlight Symphonia]
12. Sei Ompa [trans: Holy Sound Wave]
13. Gekkou Shin Tamashi Kyoku [trans: Moonlight Strange Spirit Music]
14. Kouya no KAGURA [trans: Kagura of the Wasteland]
15. A’
16. Sousei KARUNABARU [trans: Genesis Carnival]
17. ARUTEA Shinkou [trans: Altea Invasion]
18. Chuusora FANFEA-RE [trans: Outerspace Fanfare]
19. Souseiki #2 [trans: Genesis History #2]
20. Itoshiki Mono, Sonata no Na wa [trans: My Beloved, Your Name is...?]
21. Aquaria Mau Sora [trans: The Sky That Dances Around Aquaria]

Track Credits:

All music composed and arranged Yoko Kanno.

M-02 – TV Anime “Aquarion EVOL” 2nd Opening Theme
Vocal: AKINO with bless4
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin, Yuho Iwasato

M-03 – TV Anime “Aquarion EVOL” Insert Song
Vocal: AKINO with bless4
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin

M-05 – TV Anime “Aquarion EVOL” 1st Opening Theme
Vocal: AKINO with bless4
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin

M-08 – TV Anime “Aquarion EVOL” 2nd Ending Theme
Vocal: Yunoha Thrul (CV: Yui Ogura)
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin, Akino Arai

M-10
Vocal: The Little Singers of Tokyo
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin

M-11 – TV Anime “Aquarion EVOL” 1st Ending Theme
Vocal: AKINO & AIKI from bless4
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin

M-21
Vocal: The Member of LSOT (The Little Singers of Tokyo)
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Arranger: Yoko Kanno
Lyricist: Gabriela Robin

Check the track lengths at VGMDB.

Sources: Twitter, Victor

Aquarion Vocal Album

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

UPDATE (May 12, 2012): More details added.

And we have another release from Aquarion, but it’s said to be a collection of the songs with AKINO’s vocals in it, along with other still unannounced songs and BGMs. The Japanese description from Neowing enlists Kanno as composer.

Details:

Release Title: Aquarion Vocal Project Album (title subject to change)
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Price: Y2900 (Y3045 Tax incl.) [approx. USD 35.83]
Description: Vocal album release of “Aquarion” anime series with old and new songs performed by Akino.
Purchase from CDJapan.

The tracks included are:

Kimi no Shinwa
Gekkou Symphonia
Paradoxical ZOO
Kouya no Heath
Go Tight!
Pride ~ Nageki no Tabi
Genesis of Aquarion
and others.

Source: Flying Dog

Code Geass Boukoku no Akito Theme Song

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

UPDATE (May 8, 2012): Preorder links added.
UPDATE (May 7, 2012): Track list, details added.
UPDATE (April 27, 2012): Start of air date added.

The main theme of the new Code Geass OVA “Boukoku no Akito”, entitled “More than Words”, will be composed by Kanno, sang by Maaya, lyrics by Yuuho Iwasato. The OVA will air starting August 4, 2012.

Details:

Release Title: Code Geass Boukoku no Akito Main Theme More Than Words
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Price: Y1100 (Y1155 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 13.58]
Purchase from CDJapan.

Release Title: Code Geass Boukoku no Akito Main Theme More Than Words [First Press Release]
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Price: Y1600 (Y1680 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 19.75]
Purchase from CDJapan.

Track List:

1. More Than Words
2. Dekoboko March (Tairetsu wa Kimi ni Tsuzuku) [trans: Rugged March (The Troops Follow You)]
* secret track included

Source: @miyaishiho, tower.jp, Boukoku no Akito Official Site, Flying Dog, VGMDB

UNIQLO Wake Up App

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Yoko Kanno and Cornelius are composing the background music to UNIQLO’s Wake Up app, available in iOS and Android devices. It’s an application that greets you in the morning with the weather, with soothing music in the background. Kanno’s name and short profile is in the Android and iOS application download stores, I just checked :)

YUKI – Playball/Sakamichi no Melody

Friday, May 4th, 2012

UPDATE (May 4, 2012): Bump for release week.
UPDATE (April 4, 2012): Jacket art added.
UPDATE (March 13, 2012): More release details added.

YUKI will be performing the Sakamichi no Apollon OP, entitled “Sakamichi no Melody [trans: Sakamichi's Melody].


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Title: Playball / Sakamichi no Melody [Regular Edition]
Price: Y971 (Y1020 Tax incl.) [USD $11.65]
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Details: Sakamichi no Melody is composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno, lyrics by YUKI.
Purchase from CDJapan.



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Title: Playball / Sakamichi no Melody [with DVD, Limited Edition]
Price: Y1429 (Y1500 Tax incl.) [USD $17.14]
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Details: Sakamichi no Melody is composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno, lyrics by YUKI. This edition includes a bonus DVD with promotional footage and a sticker featuring an illustration of the anime.
Purchase from CDJapan.

Source: natalie.mu