CloisteredFlame
HA! I live in her CLOSET!
Someone probably recommended Yuriko since she'd already been a freelance studio singer. There was probably a number of demos from which Kajiura picked her.My guess is Kajiura just picked her from a list of studio musicians for the NOIR recording session.
I was just thinking that with all the singers she worked over the years, Kajiura curated interesting voices for her own projects (Kalafina and FJ), who all had a spice that was not like the usual pop vocalists. in one way or another, and when brought together could create a harmony sound that was unique in the industry.