Prelude to Elysion
| Elysion —楽園への前奏曲— | |
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| Information | |
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| 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.
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 |
Information
Quotes
- "楽園へ堕ちてしまった彼等に捧ぐ…" — Booklet Quotes"Rakuen e ochiteshimatta karera ni sasagu..." — Booklet Quotes"Dedicated to those who have fallen into paradise..." — Booklet Quotes
- "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…" — Obi Strip Quotes"Mada otozurenu daiyon no chiheisen... rakuen e ochite shimatta karera ni sasagu... sugishi hi no gensou kyoku to futatsu no zensoukyoku..." — Obi Strip Quotes"The Fourth Horizon that has yet to arrive... Dedicated to those who have fallen into paradise... Fantasias of the past and two preludes..." — Obi Strip Quotes
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...