Joelle (non-Kajiura works)

Joelle will be performing on Shin Kamen Rider Music Collection coming out April 12.

Original BGM by Taku Iwasaki but she's singing one version of the ED song (I presume).

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歌 Joelle
作詞 福山桜子
作曲 岩崎琢
編曲 岩崎琢

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Soundtrack is out. I like the adventurous tone of the track but is it just me or is the music overpowering the vocals? I feel like the vocals could've been a little louder.
 
This is very random but I just found out that Joelle was born in 1980. Idk why but I always thought she'd be like at least 10 years older than Keiko lmao tho tbh it's maybe just her being half white so she aged/matured faster lol


I also thought Strother is a word that she used just for the name of her album (like maybe it's a word from certain language I don't know). I only found out that it IS her name.
 
Lorde-Kowz said:
The Beast of the Endness live: https://youtu.be/obpFnMIVSEs
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Lorde-Kowz said:
Hana ga Chiru Sekai live: https://youtu.be/JOQkXjaCFps
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First stumbled upon her singing "Best of the Endness" and she grabbed me from the start. I was like who/what is this? (The strange/dark stage and tone of the song was also interesting.

Then hearing "Hana ga Chiru Sekai" settled me as a fan. This version, the first I watched, remains my favorite, with the staging, camera angles, her mannerisms, positioning and movement, and the way she approached the last head voice note.

I think Joelle shines with the right composition when she's able to traverse different pitches across her range and registers in a song. Well-written, songs make her voice really shine.
 
Finally sat down to listen to Polaris. I liked it, particularly the first 3 tracks and the bonus track. Iris belting was too much for me.

Wish her previous albums were available internationally.
 
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grunty said:
Iris belting was too much for me.
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Yeah, some parts of that song needed another take (especially the end of the bridge) or handle those notes differently.
Overall, it's a pretty lovely mini-album. My Heart to Yours is olev. It's nice that she's trying something different than her two previous albums, which were jazz and j-pop. Though I prefer her jazz voice hue.
Now, where's my FictionJunction Joelle song, Kajiura? No covers.
 
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Stoked that there's going to be a 2024 Revo Halloween Party and he's getting the gang back together!

Joelle's going to be there but also MIKI (Miki Masuda) and possibly other names (I can't read the Japanese)! It's possible other faves from the past are also included, though, sadly Joelle and MIKI won't be performing on the same day. No REMI either it seems. KAORI might have returned but she'd tending to her little one.

If anyone can translate further it would be nice.
 
george1234 said:
So happy about this ! Hope theee wl be a dreamport 2025 soon
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They only have one song, right? So, maybe they would need to compose something else together - I mean Yuki and Revo.

The logistics of coming together to do just one song was only worth it the last time because it was Kajiura's 30th anniversary.
 
CloisteredFlame said:
They only have one song, right? So, maybe they would need to compose something else together - I mean Yuki and Revo.

The logistics of coming together to do just one song was only worth it the last time because it was Kajiura's 30th anniversary.
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2 if you include Sand Dream, though I think that's all Kajiura hue.
 
^ pretty sure sand dream is still both.
And they can always make more that 2 😁
https://canta-per-me.net/lyrics/sajin
https://canta-per-me.net/lyrics/sand-dream/

Remember that the forst dream port was even before YKL vol1 happens. After so many years of experience it will be far easier for her and everyone involved. If first dream port didnt happen maybe we d nevet see Kajiura performing live 🤣

Besides both Remi and Joelle were in SH long before they go with her and Kaori was shared between the two.
 
george1234 said:
If first dream port didnt happen maybe we d nevet see Kajiura performing live 🤣
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Well, she was already used to performing live with SEE SAW just in a supporting role, but you're right that Revo really brought her front and center as a "solo" performer, leading her own music. I think she would have come around to that eventually or tried to get Chiaki back to SEE SAW. I think her performing vocal choruses live was always in the cards.
george1234 said:
Kaori was shared between the two.
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Kaori the divided one! She just wants to sing!
 
CloisteredFlame said:
Well, she was already used to performing live with SEE SAW just in a supporting role, but you're right that Revo really brought her front and center as a "solo" performer, leading her own music. I think she would have come around to that eventually or tried to get Chiaki back to SEE SAW. I think her performing vocal choruses live was always in the cards.

Kaori the divided one! She just wants to sing!
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Up to that point she had only done a handful of FJYuuka lives without much success, and there was no video recording of these or the See-Saw / Chiba Saeko ones apart from the tv appearances.
https://canta-per-me.net/live-events/2007-2008/
 
george1234 said:
Up to that point she had only done a handful of FJYuuka lives without much success, and there was no video recording of these or the See-Saw / Chiba Saeko ones apart from the tv appearances.
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You're right.

Revo showed her the possibilities, especially about having a large adoring audience, audience interaction, and doing large vocal orchestrations fully live. Kajiura had most of the singers already in her roster but they were basically studio singers (even Kalafina). We are glad she decided to fully unleash her singers on stage. They all grew as a result of that, and Keiko and Wakana especially were able to refine their chorus singing with the stronger harmony structure (and level of singers) in FictionJunction, which enhanced their work in Kalafina lives.

If they were only doing Kalafina with no other musical exposure they might not have grown as much. Hikaru was the one who didn't get to really drink from the well of Yuriko and Kaori on an ongoing basis. It might have helped her to absorb and maybe improve some more in her technique.
 
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