Kajiura's twitter discussion

[CloisteredFlame]

I'm not a scholar (maybe if I knew Japanese...) and don't have every interview Kajiura ever did saved (I have some) but:

For newer shite:
https://fictionjunction.com/information/11421
https://www.nhk.jp/p/anison-ac/rs/Q3PKWJX562/episode/re/N7X5Z97GLR/
If you can hunt down this radio show, that's pretty much all Kajiura talking about her musical journey, starting from inspirations (they play The Beatles' "Penny Lane" and, coincidentally, ABBA's "Happy New Year", lul).

For older shite:
If you can hunt down Masami Okui's @Tunes. program with FJY as a guest ?from 2006-11-17?, it has a "Roots Tunes" segment with Kajiura talking about Cocteau Twins's "Treasure" album and Yuuka talking a tiny bit about Bobby Caldwell.

Thanks. I'll look them up.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

https://x.com/Fion0806/status/2022668184369930553?s=20
梶浦由記 Yuki Kajiura
@Fion0806

今日はたくさんたくさん素敵なmixをしていただき…よい一日でした…。
Thank you so much for the wonderful mix today... it was a great day...

 

[george1234]

Its progressing but no project announced Could be another anime movie or another drama (Anti-Hero 2?). She hasnt wrote for TV anime since 2019 but if it were to come out soon or even in summer we d know it by now. Even smaller chsnces to be a videogame even if i really want that.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Its progressing but no project announced Could be another anime movie or another drama (Anti-Hero 2?). She hasnt wrote for TV anime since 2019 but if it were to come out soon or even in summer we d know it by now. Even smaller chsnces to be a videogame even if i really want that.

She’s just busy, busy, busy and teasing her fans with posts like this.

At less our only complaint is not knowing the details, rather than that she’s not active .

 

[george1234]

https://x.com/Fion0806/status/2025738817886691481
梶浦由記 Yuki Kajiura
@Fion0806

Translated from Japanese
Oh man, the Olympic closing ceremony with that insane opera production is way too epic... *sob* (watching it right now) Thank you, Italy ...!

btw its here https://youtu.be/LY0XM_DfgDo?t=2998

lol i hate this fake strings team. They could get actual players at least.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

They are actors and not an actual strings team. The real orchestra is playing elsewhere out of sight, if this is not pre-recorded strings (probably).

https://x.com/Fion0806/status/2025738817886691481
梶浦由記 Yuki Kajiura
@Fion0806




btw its here https://youtu.be/LY0XM_DfgDo?t=2998

lol i hate this fake strings team. They could get actual players at least.

 

[george1234]

100% prerecorded / playback

 

[CloisteredFlame]

100% prerecorded / playback

Yeah I think the operatic vocals by the lady (watch for a few minutes) are also pre-recorded.

I was looking for her body mic, and the hall is not looking optimized for operatic projection.

 

[george1234]

Its Verona Arena https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/venues/verona-olympic-arena Those places were constructed in a way that enhances sounds from the arena/scene area towards the audience without the use of any amplifier. Another example is the Epidavros theater in Greece https://www.asiarchitectural.com/theater-at-epidaurus/

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Its Verona Arena https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/venues/verona-olympic-arena Those places were constructed in a way that enhances sounds from the arena/scene area towards the audience without the use of any amplifier. Another example is the Epidavros theater in Greece https://www.asiarchitectural.com/theater-at-epidaurus/

Huh!

I possibly stand corrected then.

If thIs is the case, and the vocals are live in this purportedly acoustically-enhanced space, then maybe we shouldn’t discount the orchestra as being recorded. We would need to investigate further.

 

[george1234]

If it was live wouldnt they show it on camera even once ? Those guys pretending to play strings were just pretending lol and then they left but the music continued.