Prelude to Elysion
| Elysion —楽園への前奏曲— | |
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Length | 43:29 |
| Type | Compilation Album |
| Release Date | 27 October 2004 |
| Band | Sound Horizon |
| Label | BELLWOOD RECORDS |
| Product Code | BZCS-5004 |
| Price | ￥2,500 |
Prelude to Elysion is Sound Horizon's major debut album, released on 27 October 2004. Sound Horizon's anniversaries are counted from its release date. It is a compilation of previous Doujin work, with previews for the tracks Ark and Yield in the fourth story CD Elysion.
"未だ訪れぬ第四の地平線… 楽園へ堕ちてしまった彼等に捧ぐ… 過ぎし日の幻想曲と二つの前奏曲…""Mada otozurenu daiyon no chiheisen... rakuen e ochite shimatta karera ni sasagu... sugishi hi no gensou kyoku to futatsu no zensoukyoku...""The Fourth Horizon that has yet to arrive... Dedicated to those who have fallen into paradise... Fantasias of the past and two preludes..."
(Translated by Murkki)
Track List
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark | 5:10 |
| 2 | 辿りつく詩Tadoritsuku UtaThe Song of Arrival | 6:11 |
| 3 | 恋人を射ち堕とした日Koibito wo Uchiotoshita HiThe Day I Shot Down My Lover | 4:00 |
| 4 | 澪音の世界Rein no SekaiThe World of Rein | 5:27 |
| 5 | 魔法使いサラバントMahoutsukai SarabantoSarabande, the Magician | 4:21 |
| 6 | 雷神の系譜Raijin no KeifuGenealogy of the Thunder God | 8:09 |
| 7 | 檻の中の花Ori no Naka no HanaThe Flower within the Cage | 4:54 |
| 8 | Yield | 4:09 |
"楽園へ堕ちてしまった彼等に捧ぐ…""Rakuen e ochiteshimatta karera ni sasagu...""Dedicated to those who have fallen into paradise..."
(Translated by Murkki)
Information
Credits
Produced by Yoshio Usuda (CRASYS.co)
Sound Produced by Revo (Sound Horizon)
Gensoh-Gakudan［Sound Horizon］Original Members
Lyrics, Compose, Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Computer Programming, etc...: Revo
Vocal, Chorus, Voice, Narration: Aramary
Support Musicians
Vocal, Chorus, Voice, Narration: Jimang (M2, M4, M5, M6, M7)
Vocal, Chorus: Haruka Shimotsuki (M5)
Violin: Yukari Shinozaki (M2), Mutumi Suzuki (M4)
Cello: Shigeru Ohara
Oboe: Masayo Miyata
Clarinet: Kazuhisa Kojima
Flute: Ryo Sakagami
Uilleann Pipe: Toyoaki Haraguchi
Irish Harp: Michiyo Umezu
『Elysion』Special Strings Section
1st Violin: Mutsumi Suzuki, Ayako Kayukawa, Ayako Himata, Nobuko Sakota
2nd Violin: Izumi Murayama, Yumiko Shimamura, Kanako Noto, Ayumu Koshikawa
Viola: Shiori Tanaka, Keita Ishii
Cello: Shigeru Ohara, Mao Tomonoh
Sound Engineers
Recorded at Studio C5, WONDER BEAT STUDIO, studio-EAST
Recorded by Revo (Sound Horizon), Kazuto Sato (WONDER BEAT STUDIO) (M1, M8)
Mixed by Revo (Sound Horizon) (M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7) , Shyoichi Shimura (studio-EAST) (M1, M8)
Assistant Engineer: Manabu Ito (WONDER BEAT STUDIO) & Naomi Irie (studio-EAST)
Cover Illustration: Yokoyan
Booklet & Label Design: Hazeri Kuri
Executive Producer: Tetsuhito Yoshizawa (Harvest Entertainment)
Special Thanks
Toshihiro Tsuruhashi
Keiko Yamaguchi
Yumiko Nagayama
GEN (Dur moll)
CRASYS.co
and All Listeners...