Minor update: The newest episode of Evol (depending on the rip publisher, they might list it as either the second or third episode, because the first showing was actually two episodes broadcast as one) has the animated sequences for both the OP and ED. Look for them, they’re both visual and auditory treats
Head on down to the Victor Flying Dog Website to hear a sample of Gekkou Symphony. It’s a ballad and I’m looking forward to hearing the rest!
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. It will air summer this year.
As some of you might know, the first episode of Aquarion EVOL has aired yesterday, January 8. I’m not sure right now who to thank, be it Kanno or Ayako Otsuka, but the music sure is a delight to listen to. It’s very much fitting to sit beside the other Aquarion OSTs. Please do sample the music, the ones we hear in the first episode are really nice.
When I first heard the Aquarion OSTs, without looking at the credits, I guessed about 90% right which were Kanno’s and which were Hogari’s, and which were collaborations. I think it would be harder in this set, but I have a strong hunch that the first set of vocals that we hear is Kanno’s work. It reminds me of a more operatic Voices.
Also, some pieces from the first Aquarion series were used at the episode, so I am wary that she isn’t really much involved in the music.
For those who have seen the episode, what do you guys think?
There’s not much that these two girls reported, but they definitely delivered some songs we never heard live before. Megumi sang Niji Iro Kuma Kuma, May’n sang Kindan no Elixir, and together they sang dShudistab and Sayonara no Tsubasa. The most interesting part is that May’n mentioned that she thought singing the Valkyrie-aaaaa part in Sayonara no Tsubasa was very hard. She said that they took around 30 takes of singing that part during recording
Yoko Kanno, the acclaimed musical composer of Cowboy Bebop, Macross Frontier, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and other anime, penned the opening theme song for this year’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) event on New Year’s Eve. The song “1231″ expresses the figurative opening of curtains to a bright future
Kanno was born in Miyagi, the prefecture hardest hit by the March 11 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster. Days after the earthquake and tsunami, she posted a song of support she sang herself.
Kōhaku Uta Gassen is the highest rated musical television program of the year in Japan. This year’s event will include performances by Nana Mizuki, AKB48, L’Arc-en-Ciel, Porno Graffiti, Ayumi Hamasaki, Arashi, EXILE, and SMAP, as well as a video message from Lady Gaga
Oh, and we thought there’d be no more of these kinds of Macross F events? The tagline of this event is even, “There’s no more stage like this!” It’s pretty clear that this event would include a song performance since May’n is in the guest list, and her role in the animation is purely to sing, unlike the other guests who are voice artists – Nakajima, Endo, Kamiya and Nakamura. The event is slated to happen on January 8, 2012 at Pacifico Yokohama. Gates open at 12nn for the first run of the event, and at 4:30pm for the second.
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