(POLL) Yuki Kajiura tracks with MAKEOVERS (or multiple versions) (as of 2024)

[grunty]

For shits and giggles since nothing's really happening right now. Part Deux.

Let's refresh our memories with Yuki Kajiura tracks that got MAKEOVERS over time. (Note: expanded to multiple studio versions, rather than just makeovers/selfcovers - more on that below.) I imagine I've not listened to some of these studio recordings in years, as I'm usually going back to versions that I remember liking (or very rarely go back at all if I am satisfied with their YKlive appearances). Excited to revisit them. Would you consider them successes or flops?

In your replies please vote for your favorite versions from choices provided OR say that you don't like any version of the song. Try to be specific with a year/album/performer, if the song title alone isn't enough to differentiate versions. If I somehow missed a studio recording (of a song in discussion) that you like, please specify! (More on that below.) To be honest I'm also thinking we could skip the voting part and just chat about it. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Before I start blogging (there's more of it below), take a look at recordings to discuss this week:

WEEK #17​

Sekai no Hate 2003 / Saeko Chiba 2023 / FJ ver.​

fairytale 2008 / original 2016 / with strings ver. ​

moonlight melody 2017 / original 2023 / FJ ver.​

Michiyuki 2005 / Kaori Hikita 2009 / FJ ver. ​

Hoseki 2004 / Marina Inoue 2009 / FJ ver. ​

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WEEK #17 BREAKDOWN​

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Sekai no Hate (2003 "melody" / Saeko Chiba album) Performance: Saeko Chiba listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: YUKI KAJIURA E.Guitar: HIROSHI FURUKAWA Cello: AYANO KASAHARA
Sekai no Hate (2023 "PARADE" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction feat. Aira Yuuki listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura feat. Aira Yuuki All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno Viola: Mikiyo Kikuchi Cello: Arisa Inamoto

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fairytale (2008 "fairytale" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura, Kinoko Nasu Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Strings: Kido Strings Percussion: Tamao Fujii Chorus: Yuriko Kaida, Hanae Tomaru
fairytale～with strings ver. (2016 Winter Acoustic "Kalafina with Strings" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura, Kinoko Nasu Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Hiromitsu Ishikawa All Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Conductor: Hiromitsu Ishikawa Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Masahiko Todo Viola: Sachie Oonuma Cello: Masateru Nishikata Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada

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moonlight melody (2017 Princess Principal OST "Sound of Foggy London") Performance: Dorothy (CV. You Taichi), Beatrice (CV. Akari Kageyama) listen

Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura ALL Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings, Kiyo Kido Strings Violin: Kiyo Kido Viola: Amiko Watabe Cello: Masami Horisawa, Ayano Kasahara Flute: Rie Akagi Piano: Masato Matsuda Electric Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Guitar: Koichiro Tashiro Drums: Hideo Yamaki, Kyoichi Sato Bass: Kenji Takamizu, Tomoharu "jr." Takahashi Sax: Atsushi Tsuzurano Vibraphone: Hitoshi Hamada Vocal: Remi Chorus: Yuriko Kaida Note: Full OST musicians. There's no track specific credits in the booklet.

moonlight melody (2023 "PARADE" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction feat. KAORI/KEIKO/YURIKO KAIDA/Joelle listen

Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura feat. KAORI KEIKO YURIKO KAIDA Joelle All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Flute: Rie Akagi Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Naomi Urushibara, Natsue Kameda, Yuri Kamei, Koki Kato, Aoi Serita, Masahiko Todo, Kyoko Ishigame, Shiori Watanabe, Yasuhiro Morimoto Viola: Mikiyo Kikuchi, Mei Mishina Cello: Arisa Inamoto, Yuki Shinozaki Contrabass: Koji Akaike

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Michiyuki (2005 "Tsuki no Curse/Michiyuki" / Reika Okina/Kaori Hikita single) Performance: Kaori Hikita listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Masayuki Sakamoto Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura (per vgmdb:) Guitar: Nozomi Furukawa Wood Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe Piano & Computer Program: Masayuki Sakamoto Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings 1st: Gen Ittetsu 2nd: Takuya Mori Va: Crusher Kimura Vc: Kaori Morita Chorus: Mami Ishizuka
Michiyuki (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KAORI Chorus: YURIKO KAIDA, YUKI KAJIURA Violin: Kiyo Kido Violin: Noriyo Oobayashi Viola: Kaori Naruse Cello: Tomoya Kikuchi

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Hoseki (2004 "Hoseki" / Marina Inoue single) Performance: Marina Inoue listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards&Programming: YUKI KAJIURA E.Guitar: SUSUMU NISHIKAWA Bass: MECKEN Drums: MASAHARU ISHIKAWA Strings: KONNO HITOSHI GROUP Vocal: MARINA INOUE Vocal&Chorus: YURIKO KAIDA
Hoseki (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KEIKO Chorus: KAORI, WAKANA, YURIKO KAIDA Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato

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END OF WEEK​

Wall of text:
I originally wanted to make a thread for discussing YK's selfcovers only but then I kept adding more and more tracks and loosening criteria and as of now my list stands at over 50 titles (each with several studio versions to discuss). That's obviously too many recordings to talk about at once so I decided to try making it into a weekly thing for forum engagement. We'll see how that goes - hopefully the thread doesn't die immediately.

I'm thinking of posting 2-3 SETS of recordings in the middle of every week (not more than 7 recordings total) so there's hopefully enough time for everyone to listen & discuss them around weekends. Just to give it a bit of a random feeling, I'm going to try posting one set chronologically, one set alphabetically (alternating asc./desc.), one set random (though it ended up being the last one alphabetically in the first week, lol, some luck); and avoid repeating artists or shows/albums in the same week. You should get the idea from the first set. I know I already went over that aforementioned 7 recordings limit - do comment, if you feel this is already too many recordings to discuss for one week...

Just because we will be moving on to new sets of titles every week, it shouldn't mean that you can't discuss songs that we had already talked about - just be specific in your posts. Previously discussed titles will be listed in a spoiler in one of the following posts.

My current list is a bit of a mess as far as my decisions & criteria go. I'm still on the fence about including certain recordings (with minimal differences compared to the original) but also feel bad about excluding them when I do include a similar version of another song for decent reasons (like comparing to a 3rd or 4th version)... Eh, it is what it is, nothing's ever perfect. I did make the decision to exclude:

• remixes not produced by YK (like old See-Saw remixes);
• efforts like "salva nos ~ dialogue remix ver." or "full size mix" ("kouya ruten ~full size mix" is pretty pointless and do many actually people go back to the shortened edits of "romanesque" or "I have a dream"?);
• lyric/vocal theme song expansions of BGMs, like "let the stars fall down"<=>"Manten". Taking them into consideration would put me in a position of including songs based on melodies/leitmotifs, rather than other full tracks. That means that even tracks like "el cazador"/"cazador del amor" and "Sagitta luminis"/"Hikariful" are excluded as of now.

But there's exceptions to every rule and I'm sure some might not agree with certain choices. If you feel some type of way about tracks that I skipped (or maybe accidentally missed), please mention them - we can always add more if the thread stays alive, lol. That's always a big if...

Like in the previous poll thread, I will try to provide links to official youtube uploads, which hopefully work internationally - drop a comment if they don't. As some of these tracks are more obscure, there may not be official uploads available unfortunately. I'll try having a version up on mega, if there's absolutely nothing on youtube.

 

[grunty]

Previous weeks:

Spoiler: week#01 / Soba ni Ite / Akatsuki no Kuruma / ZODIACAL SIGN

WEEK #1​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
Soba ni Ite 1999 / Tatsumi Hoshikawa game ver. 2002 / Saeko Chiba single ver. ​	Akatsuki no Kuruma original ver. acoustic version piano supplement ver ReTracks​	ZODIACAL SIGN OST ver. FICTION ver. ​

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WEEK #1 BREAKDOWN​

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Soba ni Ite (1999 Meguri Aishite PS1 Game Disc CD-Audio Data) Performance: Tatsumi Hoshikawa * listen (not on youtube; check link above)	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura *could not find any scans or musicians credits* Note: The game's end credits list 星川龍美 as the singer.
Soba ni Ite (2002 "Daiya no Genseki" / Saeko Chiba single) Performance: Saeko Chiba listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura AG: Masayoshi Furukawa EB: Bakabon Suzuki Percussion: Noriyasu Yoshizaki cho: Yuriko Kaida

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Akatsuki no Kuruma (2003 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED SUIT CD vol.4) Performance: FictionJunction featuring YUUKA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura A. Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Cello: Ayano Kasahara Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi Background Vocal: Kaori Nishina Note: This initial release is credited to "FictionJunction featuring YUUKA". "Destination" booklet additionally credits E.Guitar to Furukawa as well - no other booklet does. I tried comparing the tracks but as far as I can tell they are the same. v( '')v
Akatsuki no Kuruma ～acoustic version (2003 "Akatsuki no Kuruma" / FictionJunction YUUKA single) Performance: FictionJunction YUUKA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura FictionJunction YUUKA - All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura - Vocal: Yuuka Nanri A. Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Cello: Ayano Kasahara Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi Background Vocal: Kaori Nishina Note: No additional credits for this specific track. "A. Piano, Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura" is listed separately from musicians but only the instrumental "piano version" track has a dedicated "A. Piano: Yuki Kajiura" credit.
Akatsuki no Kuruma piano supplement ver (2006 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED~SEED DESTINY "THE BRIDGE") Performance: FictionJunction YUUKA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *could not find scans or credits*
Akatsuki no Kuruma ～ReTracks (2012 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Reunion Series Part 2) Performance: FictionJunction listen / listen (2)	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Masuke Nozaki Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Note: Song is credited to "FictionJunction". Yuuka Nanri and Kaori Nishina are not mentioned in the booklet but it sounds like all vocals were reused from the original.

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ZODIACAL SIGN (2002 Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) listen	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians credits in booklet*
zodiacal sign (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) listen	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Kaori Nishina Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra Conductor: Yuki Kajiura Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi Percussion: Noriyasu Yoshizaki

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Spoiler: week#02 / Koi no Kiseki / you are my love / Velvet no Inori / Hoshikuzu

WEEK #2​

chronological​	alphabetical (desc.)​	random​
Koi no Kiseki 1999 single ver. 2003 album ver.​	you are my love Eri Itoh / English ver. Yui Makino / Japanese ver.​	Velvet no Inori / Hoshikuzu Velvet no Inori Hoshikuzu​

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WEEK #2 BREAKDOWN​

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Koi no Kiseki (1999 "Koi no Kiseki" / Saeko Chiba single) Performance: Saeko Chiba * listen (not on youtube; check link above)	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians credits in booklet*
Koi no Kiseki (2003 "melody" / Saeko Chiba album) Performance: Saeko Chiba listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: YUKI KAJIURA E.Guitar: KOICHI KORENAGA E.BASS: STING MIYAMOTO Drums: KYOICHI SATO Chorus: KAORI NISHINA

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you are my love (2005 Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape I) Performance: Eri Itoh listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura all keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura acoustic guitar: Masayuki Chiyo vocal & chorus: Eri Itoh Note: English lyrics.
you are my love (2006 "Amrita" / Yui Makino single) Performance: Yui Makino listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vocal & acoustic piano: Yui Makino Note: Japanese lyrics.

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Velvet no Inori (2004 Fantasy Sound & Reading: The Velveteen Rabbit) Performance: Noriko Ogawa * listen (not on youtube; check link above) * archive also includes my hackjob replication of Hoshikuzu's structure using prologues from the Fantasy Sound & Reading album.	Lyrics: Noriko Ogawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vocal & background vocal: Noriko Ogawa all keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi strings: Hitoshi Konno Group chorus: Kaori Nishina, Fion
Hoshikuzu (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KEIKO, KAORI Chorus: YURIKO KAIDA, WAKANA, KEIKO, YUKI KAJIURA Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi

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Spoiler: week#03 / Seiya / Alleluia / Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru

WEEK #3​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
Seiya 2000 Juliet ver. 2005 FictionJunction YUUKA ver. ​	Alleluia single ver. piano ver. ​	Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru original single ver. TV-Size type1 TV-Size type2 ReMix2013​

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WEEK #3 BREAKDOWN​

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Seiya (2000 "Seiya Silent Night" / Juliet single) Performance: Juliet * listen (not on youtube; check link above) * archive includes the full single.	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Juliet (MINAMI AOYAMA SHOJO KAGEKIDAN) Akane Saikyo : Yuuka Nanri Megumi Kashihara : Rina Nakayama Shizuka Hanamura : Mayo Chiharu Kogure : Kanako Sugawa Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Chorus: Kaori Nishina
Seiya (2005 "Destination" / FictionJunction YUUKA album) Performance: FictionJunction YUUKA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Vocal: YUUKA All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga E.Bass: Tomoharu "Jr" Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato A.Piano: Masato Matsuda Chorus: Kaori Nishina

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Alleluia (2013 "Alelluia" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Keyboards: Hirotaka Sakurada Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Alleluia～piano ver.～ (2016 Winter Acoustic "Kalafina with Strings" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Piano Arrangement: Hirotaka Sakurada All Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada

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Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru (2005 "Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru" / See-Saw single) Performance: See-Saw listen / listen (2)	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Vocal & Chorus: Chiaki Ishikawa All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura A.Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Strings: Kido Strings Conductor: Koji Haishima * Mixed by TAKASHI KOIWA * Presumably. Listed in See-Saw Complete Best.
Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru TV-Size type1 (2006 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY SUIT CD vol.9) Performance: See-Saw listen Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru TV-Size type2 (2006 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY SUIT CD vol.10) Performance: See-Saw listen	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Note: Presumably the same musicians as regular version. There's no musicians listed in vol.9 booklet and I could not find the booklet for vol.10.
Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru ～ReMix2013 (2013 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Reunion Series Part 4) Performance: See-Saw listen	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura New Mixing Engineer: Tony Volante Note: Presumably the same musicians as regular version. There's no musicians listed in this booklet.

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Spoiler: week#04 / Fate/Zero

WEEK #4 - FATE/ZERO
(musicians dump straight from booklet, without paying attention if they actually appear in tracks)​

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Point Zero listen let the stars fall down listen the battle is to the strong listen the beginning of the end listen (2012 Fate/Zero tokuten OST1) dogfight listen / dogfight #2 listen the world is tumbling down listen (2012 Fate/Zero tokuten OST2)

Point Zero-Live arrange ver.- listen let the stars fall down-Live arrange ver.- listen the battle is to the strong-Live arrange ver.- listen the beginning of the end-Live arrange ver.- listen dogfight-Live arrange ver.- listen the world is tumbling down-Live arrange ver.- listen (2017 Fate/Zero Original Soundtrack)

composed by Yuki Kajiura ALL Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal & Chorus: Yuri Kasahara, Eri Itoh (OST2 only), Yuriko Kaida, Hanae Tomaru Chorus: Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings, Hitoshi Konno Strings Flute: Rie Akagi Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Guitar: Koichiro Tashiro (OST2 only) Clarinet: Kimio Yamane Horn: Nobuaki Fukukawa, Tsutomu Maruyama, Hirofumi Wada, Takato Saijo, Takanori Takahashi, Kazuko Nomiyama Trumpet: Kazuya Honma, Homare Onuki Trombone: Shinsuke Torizuka, Hiroki Sato, Yu Tamaki, Jyunji Yamaguchi

composed by Yuki Kajiura ALL Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal & Chorus: Yuri Kasahara, Eri Itoh, Hanae Tomaru, Yuriko Kaida, WAKANA, KEIKO, KAORI Chorus: Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings, Hitoshi Konno Strings Flute: Rie Akagi Electric Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Guitar: Koichiro Tashiro Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Percussion: Obawo Nakajima Horn: Nobuaki Fukukawa, Tsutomu Maruyama, Hirofumi Wada, Takato Saijo, Takanori Takahashi, Kazuko Nomiyama Trumpet: Kazuya Honma, Homare Onuki Trombone: Shinsuke Torizuka, Hiroki Sato, Yu Tamaki, Jyunji Yamaguchi Live arrange ver. Manipulator: Yoshio Ohira

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Spoiler: week#05 / canta per me / Tsuki no Shijima / Mizu no Akashi

WEEK #5​

chronological​	alphabetical (desc.)​	random​
canta per me original ver. Japanese ver. FICTION ver. ​	Tsuki no Shijima original ver. ultimate mix ​	Mizu no Akashi original ver. acoustic ver. FictionJunction ver. ReTracks​

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WEEK #5 BREAKDOWN​

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canta per me (2001 NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I) Performance: Yuriko Kaida listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura A.Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato Violin: Hitoshi Konno Cello: Ayano Kasahara Vocal & Background Vocals: Yuriko Kaida
canta per me - Japanese ver. (2001 NOIR - blanc dans NOIR album) Performance: Kirika Yumura (CV. Houko Kuwashima) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vocal: Houko Kuwashima acoustic guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa accordion: Yoshiaki Sato violin: Hitoshi Konno cello: Ayano Kasahara background vocals: Yuriko Kaida
canta per me (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Deb Lyons listen	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Deb Lyons Acoustic Guitar: Jay Berliner Accordion: Gil Goldstein Violin: Paul Woodiel Cello: Chris Finkel

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Tsuki no Shijima (2006 Tsubasa Chronicle Vocal Best) Performance: Yui Makino listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura all keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura electric guitar: Koichi Korenaga electric bass: Tomoharu "Jr" Takahashi violin: Hitoshi Konno viola: Takahiro Enokido cello: Ayano Kasahara chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Tsuki no Shijima-ultimate mix- (2008 "Makinoyui." / Yui Makino album) Performance: Yui Makino listen	lyrics: Yuki Kajiura music: Yuki Kajiura arrangement: Yuki Kajiura keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura bass: Tomoharu "Jr" Takahashi electric guitar: Koichi Korenaga violin: Hitoshi Konno viola: Takahiro Enokido cello: Ayano Kasahara backing vocals: Yui Makino

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Mizu no Akashi (2003 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED SUIT CD vol.3) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming, Keyboards & Piano: Yuki Kajiura Cello: Ayano Kasahara
Mizu no Akashi -Acoustic Ver.- (2003 "Chara de Rie" / Rie Tanaka album) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *could not find any scans or musicians credits* Note: Appears to be the same recording as original but stripped down in mix.
Mizu no Akashi (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: WAKANA Acoustic Piano: Nobuo Kurata Cello: Ayano Kasahara
Mizu no Akashi ～ReTracks (2012 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Reunion Series Part 2) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings

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Spoiler: week#06 / lullaby / Annani Issho Dattanoni / the image theme of XenosagaII

WEEK #6​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
lullaby original ver. Japanese ver. FICTION ver.​	Annani Issho Dattanoni original ver. 2006 ver. ReTracks​	the image theme of XenosagaII in the beginning, there was... / fatal fight OST ver. FICTIONII ver. ​

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WEEK #6 BREAKDOWN​

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lullaby (2001 NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I) Performance: Yuriko Kaida listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Bass: Vagabond Suzuki A.Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Violin: Hitoshi Konno Vocal & Background Vocals: Yuriko Kaida
lullaby - Japanese ver. (2001 NOIR - blanc dans NOIR album) Performance: Altena (CV. TARAKO) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vocal: TARAKO electric bass: Vagabond Suzuki acoustic guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa violin: Hitoshi Konno background vocal: Yuriko Kaida
lullaby (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch listen	written by Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch Drums: Mark Jonson Bass: Rachiim Ausar-Sahu Piano: Donald Smith

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Annani Issho Dattanoni (2002 "Annani Issho Dattanoni" / See-Saw single) Performance: See-Saw listen (closer to original single) / listen (2) (recent digital release)	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: Chiaki Ishikawa Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura EG: Koichi Korenaga Vl: Hitoshi Konno
Annani Issho Dattanoni 2006 (2006 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED~SEED DESTINY "THE BRIDGE") Performance: See-Saw listen	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *could not find scans or credits*
Annani Issho Dattanoni ~ReTracks (2012 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Reunion Series Part 1) Performance: See-Saw listen / listen (2)	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Bass: Takamune Negishi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Note: Musician credits shared with the other track on the single, "Shizuka na yoru ni".

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in the beginning, there was... (2004 XenosagaII MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK) listen fatal fight (Jin & Margulis) (2004 XenosagaII MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK) listen Note: FICTIONII version is closer to these two put together than "the image theme of XenosagaII" bonus track on OST.	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Deb Lyons Electric Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa ("fatal fight" only) Uillean Pipes: Jerry O'Sullivan Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra Conductor: Larry Hochman Female Chorus: Tokyo Konsei ("fatal fight" only)
the image theme of XenosagaII (2004 XenosagaII MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK) listen	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Deb Lyons Uillean Pipes: Jerry O'Sullivan Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra Conductor: Larry Hochman Female Chorus: Tokyo Konsei
the image theme of XenosagaII (2011 "FICTION II" / Yuki Kajiura album) listen	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Deb Lyons Chorus: Yuriko Kaida, KAORI, KEIKO, Tokyo Konsei Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Takumi "Fire" Matsuda Uillean Pipes: Jerry O'Sullivan Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra

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Spoiler: week#07 / salva nos / tsubasa / Yume no Tsubasa / Magia

WEEK #7​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
salva nos original ver. FICTION ver. ​	tsubasa / Yume no Tsubasa tsubasa / 2005 Yume no Tsubasa / 2005 / Yui Makino Yume no Tsubasa / 2005 / duet ver. Yume no Tsubasa / 2009 / FictionJunction​	Magia original ver. magic mix [quattro] ​

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WEEK #7 BREAKDOWN​

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salva nos (2001 NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I) Performance: Yuriko Kaida listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura E.Guitar: Yoshiyuki Yatsuhashi Violin: Hitoshi Konno Vocal & Background Vocals: Yuriko Kaida
salva nos (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Yuri Kasahara listen	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Yuri Kasahara Chorus: TOKYO KONSEI Electric Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Electric Guitar: Yoshiyuki Yatsuhashi Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra Conductor: Larry Hochman

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tsubasa (2005 Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape I) Performance: FictionJunction KAORI listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura all keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura electric guitar: Susumu Nishikawa acoustic piano: Masato Matsuda electric bass: Sting Miyamoto drums: Masuke Nozaki vocal & performance: FictionJunction KAORI chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Yume no Tsubasa (2005 Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape II) Performance: Yui Makino listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura all keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura electric guitar: Susumu Nishikawa acoustic piano: Masato Matsuda electric bass: Sting Miyamoto drums: Masuke Nozaki vocal: Yui Makino chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Yume no Tsubasa (Duet Ver.) (2006 Tsubasa Chronicle "Oukyuu no Matinee" Chapter 3) Performance: Miyu Irino (Syaoran), Yui Makino (Sakura) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vgmdb: Vocal: Miyu Irino (as SYAORAN) & Yui Makino (as SAKURA) Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Drums: Masuke Nozaki Bass: Sting Miyamoto Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Chorus: Yuriko Kaida Note: Same recordings as previous ones, including Yui Makino's vocals.
Yume no Tsubasa (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KAORI Chorus: WAKANA, KEIKO, YURIKO KAIDA Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Piano: Masato Matsuda Bass: Tomoharu "Jr" Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato

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Magia (2011 "Magia" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Violin: Hitoshi Konno Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida, Yuki Kajiura Note: Yuki Kajiura's credit on Chorus seems debatable. She isn't listed in the original single or any of the [quattro] releases but she is listed in "After Eden" booklet (on many tracks) and THE BEST "BLUE".
Magia～magic mix～ (2011 "Magia" Anime Edition / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Note: No dedicated credits to this version on Magia (Anime Edition) single.
Magia[quattro] (2012 "Hikari furu" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida

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Spoiler: week#08 / short ver. special / Obsession / Kioku / Lacrimosa

WEEK #8 - SHORT VER. HOLIDAY SPECIAL​

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Obsession Performance: See-Saw Obsession - listen obsession TV-Mix - watch	Kioku Performance: See-Saw album ver. - listen 90sec "Liminality" version - watch	Lacrimosa Performance: Kalafina single ver. - listen TV-ver - watch
Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura
Vocal & Chorus: Chiaki Ishikawa Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura E.Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Percussion: Mataro Misawa + ("obsession TV-Mix" only per OST1 booklet:) Cho: Yuki Kajiura	Vocal & Chorus: Chiaki Ishikawa All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura A.Guitar: Koichiro Tashiro E.Guitar: Hiroshi Furukawa Percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi Violin: Hijiri Kuwano Viola: Rika Morozumi Cello: Haruki Matsuba Note: No musicians credits for anime ver. in booket.	All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura All Vocal & Chorus: Kalafina Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Violin: Hitoshi Konno Viola: Takahiro Enokido Cello: Ayano Kasahara Chorus: Hanae Tomaru Note: Short ver. not released on its own. No credits.

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Spoiler: week#09 / secret game / Himitsu / Beginning / symphonia

WEEK #9​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
Himitsu secret game Himitsu / 2001 / original ver. Himitsu / 2009 / FictionJunction​	Beginning 2003 / Saeko Chiba 2023 / FictionJunction ​	symphonia TV ver. album ver. ​

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WEEK #9 BREAKDOWN​

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secret game (2001 NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK II) Performance: Yuri Kasahara listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Snare: Miki Kajiura Vocal & Background Vocals: Yuri Kasahara
Himitsu (2001 NOIR - blanc dans NOIR album) Performance: Chloe (CV. Aya Hisakawa) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura vocal: Aya Hisakawa keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura electric & acoustic guitar: Takahiro Koike flute: Rie Akagi violin: Hitoshi Konno snare: Miki Kajiura background vocals: Yuriko Kaida, Yuki Kajiura
Himitsu (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: YURIKO KAIDA Chorus: KAORI, KEIKO, YUKI KAJIURA Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Piano: Masato Matsuda Flute: Rie Akagi Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Strings: Konno Strings

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Beginning (2003 "melody" / Saeko Chiba album) Performance: Saeko Chiba listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboards & Programming: YUKI KAJIURA E.Guitar: KOICHI KORENAGA E.Bass: KOICHI OSAMU Chorus: KAORI NISHINA
Beginning (2023 "PARADE" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KAORI, KEIKO, YURIKO KAIDA, Joelle All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr" Takahashi

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symphonia TV ver. (2011 Rekishi Hiwa HISTORIA Original Sound Track 2) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Kiyotsugu Amano Flute: Rie Akagi Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
symphonia (2011 "After Eden" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Flute: Rie Akagi Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Horn: Hirofumi Wada, Masato Yoshinaga, Takato Saijo, Kazuko Nomiyama Trombone: Eijiro Nakagawa, Shinsuke Torizuka, Koichi Nonoshita Chorus: Yuriko Kaida, Yuki Kajiura

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Spoiler: week#10 / Gin no Hashi / Daiya no Genseki / the main theme of Petit Cossette

WEEK #10​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
Gin no Hashi 2002 / original ver. 2009 / FictionJunction ver.​	Daiya no Genseki 2002 / single ver. 2004 / #brilliant covered​	the main theme of Petit Cossette vol.0 tokuten ver. OST ver.​

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DL FOR SONGS THAT I COULD NOT FIND ON YOUTUBE
mega.nz/file/U4Bi0CCJ#ijSodXlkKkkxpYl066ThuG18fNC6WbgmKQpn-OGdM7I
Pass: "cpm"

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WEEK #10 BREAKDOWN​

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Gin no Hashi (2002 Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution SPHERE.4: Influential E.G.O.) Performance: Asumi Hogetsu (CV. Omi Minami) * listen (not on youtube; check link above)	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians in booklet*
Gin no Hashi (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: WAKANA, KEIKO, KAORI Chorus: YURIKO KAIDA Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato

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Daiya no Genseki (2002 "Daiya no Genseki" / Saeko Chiba single) Performance: Saeko Chiba * listen (not on youtube; check link above)	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa, Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura EG: Takahiro Koike cho: Yuriko Kaida
Daiya no Genseki #brilliant covered (2004 "everything" / Saeko Chiba album) Performance: Saeko Chiba listen	Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa, Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura guitars: Kohichi Korenaga bass: Sting Miyamoto drums: Kyohichi Sato keyboards: Yuki Kajiura chorus: Kaori Nishina

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Main Theme (2004 Le Portrait de Petit Cossette vol.0 Winter Comiket Tokuten CD) * listen (not on youtube; check link above)	Music: Yuki Kajiura Note: Do not have the actual CD but from what I can find it came in a cardboard sleeve with no musicians listed. It seems like it's a different mix of the same recording as OST.
the main theme of Petit Cossette (2004 Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Original Soundtrack) * listen (2shitty on youtube; check link above)	Written & Arranged by YUKI KAJIURA All Keyboard & Programming: YUKI KAJIURA E.Guitar: SUSUMU NISHIKAWA Bass: MECKEN Drums: MASAHARU ISHIKAWA Percussion: IKUO KAKEHASHI Strings: KONNO HITOSHI GROUP Vocal & Chorus: YURIKO KAIDA

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Spoiler: week#11 / E.G.O. / synchronicity / Kimi no Gin no Niwa

WEEK #11​

chronological​	alphabetical (desc.)​	random​
EVOLUTIONAL GIRLS ORGANIZATION 2002 / original OST ver. 2011 / FICTION II ver.​	synchronicity 2007 / Yui Makino ver. 2009 / FictionJunction ver.​	Kimi no Gin no Niwa 2013 / original ver. 2016 / with strings ver.​

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WEEK #11 BREAKDOWN​

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EVOLUTIONAL GIRLS ORGANIZATION (2002 Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) listen	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians credits in booklet*
E.G.O. (2011 FICTION II / Yuki Kajiura album) listen	Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Eri Itoh Chorus: Yuriko Kaida Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Violin: Hitoshi Konno

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synchronicity (2007 "synchronicity" / Yui Makino single) Performance: Yui Makino listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura keyboards & programming: Yuki Kajiura electric guitar: Koichi Korenaga backing vocal: Kaori Nishina
synchronicity (2009 "Everlasting Songs" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura arrangement: Kouichi Korenaga chorus arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: KEIKO Chorus: KAORI, YUKI KAJIURA Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Manipulator: Haruki Hiraishi Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato

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Kimi no Gin no Niwa (2013 "Kimi no Gin no Niwa" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Kimi no Gin no Niwa ～with strings ver.～ (2016 Winter Acoustic "Kalafina with Strings" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura, Hiromitsu Ishikawa All Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Conductor: Hiromitsu Ishikawa Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Masahiko Todo Viola: Sachie Oonuma Cello: Masateru Nishikata Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada

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Spoiler: week#12 / key of the twilight / storm / Hibari / Marchen

WEEK #12​

chronological​	alphabetical (desc.)​	random​	bonus​
key of the twilight 2002 / OST ver. 2003 / FICTION ver.​	storm 2007 / original seiyuu ver. 2014 / FictionJunction ver.​	Hibari 2019 / original single ver. 2022 / winter whisper ver.​	Marchen 2017 / anime size ver. 2017 / single ver.​

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WEEK #12 BREAKDOWN​

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key of the twilight (2002 .hack//SIGN ORIGINAL SOUND & SONG TRACK 1) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: EMILY BINDIGER EG: Masahiro Inaba AG: Masayoshi Furukawa Vn: Hitoshi Konno
key of the twilight (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen YK Self Liner-Note (per googleTL): "A song from the ".hack//SIGN" soundtrack. This song is a remix with just a little tweaking of the drums. I didn't have any other sounds I wanted to add. It's a very simple song that I personally put together, and I think it's good to keep the simplicity as it is."	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Emily Bindiger Acoustic Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Electric Guitar: Masahiro Inaba Violin: Hitoshi Konno

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storm (2007 My-Otome Zwei Episode 2 Tokuten CD) Performance: Nina Wang (CV. Ami Koshimizu) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians that I could find*
storm (2014 "elemental" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: WAKANA, KEIKO Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Flute: Rie Akagi Cello: Masami Horisawa

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Hibari (2019 "RUST/Hibari/Koubou" / ASCA single) Performance: ASCA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Electric Guitar by Koichi Korenaga Acoustic Guitar by Koichiro Tashiro Drums by Kyoichi Sato Bass by Tomoharu"Jr."Takahashi Strings by Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus by Hanae Tomaru
Hibari -winter whisper version- (2022 "Kimigamita yumeno monogatari" / ASCA single) Performance: ASCA listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Piano & Programming by Yuki Kajiura Cello by Takayoshi Okuizumi

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Marchen -Anime Size ver.- (2017 Kubikiri Cycle Aoiro SAVANT to Zaregototsukai Sound Collection) Performance: Kalafina watch (forgot they never released this OST digitally; the short version is also on Kalafina's "into the world/Marchen" Limited Anime Edition CD)	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Electric Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "jr." Takahashi Flute: Rie Akagi Violin: Hitoshi Konno Viola: Misato Futaki Cello: Masateru Nishikata Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Marchen (2017 "into the world / Marchen" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Electric Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "jr." Takahashi Violin: Hitoshi Konno Viola: Misato Futaki Cello: Masateru Nishikata Flute: Rie Akagi Chorus: Yuriko Kaida

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[grunty]

Spoiler: week#ANOMALY / Shizukana Yoru ni / Hikari no Yukue / Gatherway / Mou ichido kimini aitai

WEEK #ANOMALY​

OG Arrange & Lyrics​	OG Arrange​	Cover​	OG Strings Arrange​
Shizukana Yoru ni 2002 / original 2012 / ReTracks ​	Hikari no Yukue 2007 / single version 2007 / tv size edit 2007 / Album Long Version​	Gatherway 1990 / Hidemi Miura (not YK) 2011 / FictionJunction cover ​	Mou Ichido Kimini Aitai 2005 / original ​

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WEEK #ANOMALY BREAKDOWN​

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Shizukana Yoru ni (2002 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Original Soundtrack 1) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Toshihiko Sahashi Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musicians credits that I could find - plz2halp*
Shizukana Yoru ni ～ReTracks (2012 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED Reunion Series Part 1) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen / listen (2) Note: Musician credits shared with the other track on the single, "Annani Issho Dattanoni".	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Toshihiko Sahashi Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Bass: Takamune Negishi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings

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Hikari no Yukue (2007 "Hikari no Yukue" / savage genius single) Performance: savage genius listen	Lyrics: aa Music: Takumi Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Drum: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Violin: Hitoshi Konno Chorus: Kaori Nishina
Hikari no Yukue～TV SIZE EDIT (2007 EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA Original Sound Track 2) Performance: savage genius listen	Lyrics: aa Music: Takumi Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga E.Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Strings: Hitoshi Konno Group Chorus: Kaori Nishina
Hikari no Yukue～Album Long Version (2007 "Sora no Kotoba" / savage genius album) Performance: savage genius listen	Lyrics: aa Music: Takumi Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming & Keyboards: Yuki Kajiura Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu Jr Takahashi E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Violin: Hitoshi Konno Chorus: Kaori Nishina

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Gatherway (1990 "Gatherway" / Hidemi Miura single) Performance: Hidemi Miura listen *Yuki Kajiura not attached to this original AFAIK*	Lyrics: AZUSA Music: Yoshimasa Inoue Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto *no musicians credits that I could find*
Gatherway (2011 Yuusha Series 20-shuunen Kinen Kikaku HARVEST) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: AZUSA Music: Yoshimasa Inoue Arrange: Koichi Korenaga Chorus Arrange: Yuki Kajiura Drums: Kyoichi Sato Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada Violin: Hitoshi Konno Manipulator: Haruki Hiraishi

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Mou ichido kimini aitai (2005 "Minamikaze / Mou ichido kimini aitai" / Mikuni Shimokawa) Performance: Mikuni Shimokawa listen

Lyrics: Mikuni Shimokawa Music: Gajin Arrange: Susumu Nishikawa Strings Arrange: Yuki Kajiura Sound Producer: Susumu Nishikawa Strings Arrange: Yuki Kajiura Piano: Tetsuya Kobayashi Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa Op: cool-k Chorus: Mikuni Shimokawa

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Spoiler: week#14 / fake wings / dolce / everlasting song

WEEK #14​

chronological​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
fake wings 2002 / original ver. 2003 / FICTION ver. ​	dolce 2013 / original single ver. 2016 / with strings ver. ​	everlasting song english edition japanese edition ballad edition​

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WEEK #14 BREAKDOWN​

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fake wings (2002 .hack//SIGN ORIGINAL SOUND & SONG TRACK 1) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: EMILY BINDIGER AG: Masayoshi Furukawa Mandolin: Masayoshi Furukawa
fake wings (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: Emily Bindiger Acoustic Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa Mandolin: Masayoshi Furukawa Strings: Dunn Pearson Strings Orchestra Conductor: Yuki Kajiura

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dolce (2013 "Alelluia" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Strings: Kiyo Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
dolce～with strings ver.～ (2016 Winter Acoustic "Kalafina with Strings" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura, Hiromitsu Ishikawa All Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Conductor: Hiromitsu Ishikawa Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Masahiko Todo Viola: Sachie Oonuma Cello: Masateru Nishikata Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada

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everlasting song (2005 Erementar Gerad Original Soundtrack 1) Performance: FictionJunction ASUKA listen Note: Sometimes subtitled "english edition".	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Strings: Shinozaki Strings Conductor: Koji Haishima Vocal & Chorus: FictionJunction ASUKA Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
everlasting song～japanese edition (2005 "everlasting song" / FictionJunction ASUKA single) Performance: FictionJunction ASUKA listen Note: No subtitle on 2009 FictionJunction "Everlasting Songs" album.	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga A.Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa *Strings: Kido Strings Conductor: Koji Haishima Vocal & Chorus: FictionJunction ASUKA Chorus: Yuriko Kaida Note: Strings are credited to Shinozaki Strings in FJ "Everlasting Songs" album booklet (without conductor), rather than the single's Kido Strings. As far as I can tell they are the same recording so... I guess there's a mistake somewhere? Shinozaki Strings seems to make more sense considering they are credited on Erementar Gerad OST1 (with the same conductor).
everlasting song～ballad edition (2005 "everlasting song" / FictionJunction ASUKA single) Performance: FictionJunction ASUKA listen Note: Single booklet has one block of credits for all tracks.	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal & Chorus: FictionJunction ASUKA

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Spoiler: week#15 / open your heart / sprinter / Fields of hope / Sorewa Chiisana Hikarinoyouna

WEEK #15​

chronological​	alphabetical (desc.)​	alphabetical (asc.)​	random​
open your heart 2002 / open your heart 2002 / reprise 2003 / FICTION ver.​	sprinter 2008 / original 2016 / with strings ver. ​	Fields of hope 2004 / original 2013 / ReTracks ​	Sorehachiisanahikarinoyouna 2016 / Sayuri single ver. 2020 / Sayuri me album ver. 2023 / FictionJunction​

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WEEK #15 BREAKDOWN​

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open your heart (2002 .hack//SIGN ORIGINAL SOUND & SONG TRACK 2) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen open your heart～reprise (2002 .hack//SIGN ORIGINAL SOUND & SONG TRACK 2) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: EMILY BINDIGER EG: Susumu Nishikawa Sax: Genji Sawai ("reprise" only)
open your heart (2003 "FICTION" / Yuki Kajiura album) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	written by Yuki Kajiura All Keyboards & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vocal: Emily Bindiger Electric Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Uilleann pipes: Jerry O'Sullivan

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sprinter (2008 "sprinter/ARIA" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura ALL Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guiter: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Masuke Nozaki Strings: Kido Strings Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
sprinter～with strings ver.～ (2016 Winter Acoustic "Kalafina with Strings" / Kalafina album) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Piano Arrangement: Hirotaka Sakurada Strings Arrangement: Hiromitsu Ishikawa All Chorus Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Conductor: Hiromitsu Ishikawa Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Masahiko Todo Viola: Sachie Oonuma Cello: Masateru Nishikata Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada

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Fields of hope (2004 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY Original Soundtrack 1) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Cello: Ayano Kasahara Chorus: Mami Ishizuka E.Guitar: Takahiro Koike
Fields of hope ～ReTracks (2013 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY Reunion Series Part 3) Performance: Lacus Clyne (CV. Rie Tanaka) listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Programming: Yuki Kajiura Piano: Hirotaka Sakurada Strings: Hitoshi Konno Strings

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SORE HA CHIISANA HIKARI NO YOUNA (2016 "Sorewa Chisana Hikarinoyouna" / Sayuri single) Performance: Sayuri listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi (Stereo Fabrication of Youth) Played All Instruments by Ryo Eguchi (Stereo Fabrication of Youth)
SORE HA CHIISANA HIKARI NO YOUNA (me Hikigatari Version) (2020 "me" / Sayuri album) Performance: Sayuri listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: ? *do not have*
SORE HA CHIISANA HIKARI NO YOUNA (2023 "PARADE" / FictionJunction album) Performance: FictionJunction listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura feat. KEIKO KAORI YURIKO KAIDA All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Koichi Korenaga Drums: Kyoichi Sato Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Hitoshi Konno Strings Violin: Hitoshi Konno, Tomomi Tokunaga, Naomi Urushibara, Kyoko Ishigame Viola: Masaki Shono, Mikiyo Kikuchi Cello: Takayoshi Okuizumi, Masateru Nishikata

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Spoiler: week#16 / the world / Kimi ga ita monogatari / Life Goes On / oblivious / Kizuato

WEEK #16​

the world 2002 / original 2002 / extra ver ​

Kimi ga ita monogatari 2003 / original 2003 / Dream Field mix ​

Life Goes On 2005 / original 2005 / TV-Size type1 2005 / TV-Size type2 2005 / TV-Size type3 2013 / ReMix2013​

oblivious 2008 / original 2008 / Fukanfuukei mix ​

Kizuato 2008 / original 2008 / piano² mix ​

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WEEK #16 BREAKDOWN​

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the world (2002 .hack//SIGN ORIGINAL SOUND & SONG TRACK 1) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: EMILY BINDIGER EG: Masahiro Inaba AG: Masayoshi Furukawa Vn: Hitoshi Konno Mixing Engineer: Tsutomu Okada
the world extra ver. (2002 .hack//EXTRA SOUNDTRACKS) Performance: Emily Bindiger listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Vo & Cho: EMILY BINDIGER, Yuri Kasahara EG: Masahiro Inaba AG: Masayoshi Furukawa Vl: Hitoshi Konno Strings: RUSH STRINGS Engineering: Yuki Kajiura Note: There's no dedicated "mixing" credit - only engineering. Strings credit not specified to any single track.

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Kimi ga ita monogatari (2003 "Kimi ga ita monogatari" / See-Saw single) Performance: See-Saw listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura * no musician credits in booklet * Mixing Engineer: Takashi Koiwa
Kimi ga ita monogatari～Dream Field Mix (2003 "Dream Field" / See-Saw album) Performance: See-Saw listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura Vocal & Chorus: Chiaki Ishikawa All Keyboard & Programming: Yuki Kajiura Drums: Kyoichi Sato Electric Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi E.Guitar: Koichi Korenaga E.Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Mixing Engineer: Takashi Koiwa

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Life Goes On (2005 "Life Goes On" / Mika Arisaka single) Performance: Mika Arisaka listen (original single) / listen (2) (recent digital release)	Lyrics: Mika Arisaka Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Susumu Nishikawa, Yuki Kajiura Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Bass: Takumi "FIRE" Matsuda Drums: Yu-ya Ishii A.Piano: Masahiro Abe Programming: Cool-K Chorus: Kaori Nishina Additional Keyboards: Yuki Kajiura Mixing Engineer: Takashi Koiwa
Life Goes On TV-Size type1 (2005 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY SUIT CD vol.6) Performance: Mika Arisaka listen Life Goes On TV-Size type2 (2005 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY SUIT CD vol.7) Performance: Mika Arisaka listen Life Goes On TV-Size type3 (2005 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY SUIT CD vol.8) Performance: Mika Arisaka listen	Lyrics: Mika Arisaka Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Susumu Nishikawa, Yuki Kajiura *no musician credits in booklets* Mixing Engineer: Takashi Koiwa
Life Goes On ～ReMix2013 (2013 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED DESTINY Reunion Series Part 4) Performance: Mika Arisaka listen	Lyrics: Mika Arisaka Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Susumu Nishikawa, Yuki Kajiura *no musician credits in booklets* Mixing Engineer: Tony Volante Assistant Engineer: Dan Timmons

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oblivious (2008 "oblivious" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura All Vocal & Chorus: Kalafina Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Chorus: Hanae Tomaru
oblivious ～Fukanfuukei mix (2008 "Re/oblivious" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musician or engineer credits in booklet*

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Kizuato (2008 "oblivious" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura All Arrangement & Programming: Yuki Kajiura All Vocal & Chorus: Kalafina Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa Bass: Tomoharu "Jr." Takahashi Drums: Kyoichi Sato Acoustic Piano: Masato Matsuda Violin: Kiyo Kido Viola: Daisuke Inobe Cello: Masami Horisawa Chorus: Yuriko Kaida
Kizuato ～piano² mix (2008 "Re/oblivious" / Kalafina single) Performance: Kalafina listen	Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura Music: Yuki Kajiura Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura *no musician or engineer credits in booklet*

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Here's all titles that are on my list as of now (chronologically):

Spoiler

soba ni ite
koi no kiseki
seiya
canta per me
lullaby
salva nos
himitsu
gin no hashi
ZODIACAL SIGN
EVOLUTIONAL GIRLS ORGANIZATION
Obsession (if I want to include Kioku 90sec Liminality version, I think one has to do Obsession TV-Mix too)
key of the twilight (technically FICTION ver is a full remix, albeit one very true to the original)
fake wings
daiya no genseki
open your heart
anna ni issho datta no ni
shizuka na yoru ni
kimiga ita monogatari
kioku (if I want to include Obsession TV-Mix, I think one has to do Kioku 90sec Liminality version too)
Beginning
sekai no hate
mizu no akashi
akatsuki no kuruma
main theme of Petit Cossette
here we stand in the morning dew
image theme of XenosagaII
hoseki
Fields of hope
velvet no inori
life goes on
shinkai no kodoku (will be on backburner until I can find the full ReTracks)
everlasting song
michiyuki
you are my love
tsubasa
kimi wa boku ni niteiru
honoh no tobira (will be on backburner until I can find the full ReMix2013)
tsuki no shijima
storm
synchronicity
oblivious
kimi ga hikari ni kaete iku
kizuato
sprinter
fairytale
Magia
symphonia
Point Zero
let the stars fall down
battle is to the strong
beginning of the end
dogfight
world is tumbling down
alleluia
dolce
kimi no gin no niwa
ring your bell
sore ha chiisana hikari
marchen
moonlight melody
Hibari
haruhayuku

 

[grunty]

Kay, let me try.

"Soba ni Ite"

The song itself isn't really all that today so I guess it comes down to the arrangement & performances. I'm kind of flipping back and forth between liking both and liking neither, lol. One day I will like the acoustic sound of Saeko's version but not really care for her vocals (just a smidge too rough to really enjoy), on another day I will be okay with the straightforward genericness of the game version (and prefer the vocals over Saeko's). I wouldn't skip them if they came up in my playlist but neither version really goes anywhere for me. I wonder if I've become (or maybe always have been) conditioned to "leading" performances & melodies, because even looking at something like KAI from Parade - Aimer is leading that song; when the cello comes in for the bridge, it is leading it. In Soba ni Ite... everything is laidback and just "there" - even the guitar bridge in the game version...​

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I think I'll go with Saeko's version just for the extra lyrics & acoustic-"reflecting on life by the fireplace"-vibe. Makes more sense with those lyrics than the game arrangement, I guess.​

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+1 Saeko version​

"Akatsuki no Kuruma"

I remember being obsessed with this song back when the standalone single came out and overplaying both the original and acoustic versions - I probably got to a point of being sick at the thought of hearing it again, lol.​

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The borderline acoustic feeling of the original recording with its prominent a.guitar, keyboards, cello, groovy percussion and vocals floating over it is still magical to me all these years later. The cello bridge is ingrained in my brain. For some reason everything feels effortless to me. It's also extra weird because despite it's chill groove, it's not supposed to be a happy song in any way. Yuuka also deserves some credit for her delivery 'cause this could very easily have been a very grating vocal performance. (GJ to Koiwa for working on those vocals rec&mix, too.)​

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The acoustic version starts really nice for me, loving the kb & cello (though am a bit surprised with a.guitar taking a backseat; also Re:lyrics) but then something is missing once the first full refrain hits. It kind of feels lost in the reverb and oddly rushed in a way. I realize it's (mostly?) the same recording - I can only guess the percussion synths & e.guitar in the original were grounding the whole song for me. How curious.​

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piano supplement version is well... just that. The additional piano doesn't really make me feel anything, I don't think it improves the original, I don't think it destroys it... it's there. Might as well stick to the original, lol.​

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Now ReTracks I was prepared to hate as I remembered being disappointed with cello no longer having the bridge to itself. To my surprise... listening it now I actually don't hate the new bloated strings arrange & live drumming & bass. The intro cello does make it up for the bridge just a little bit and I find the strings arrange pretty to the point I kind of wish they didn't bother reusing the a.guitar parts in the intro (granted, lyrics lol). Do I think it supercedes the og? Nah, but if you want another version of the song to listen to to spice it up, this is not a fail at all IMHO.​

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+1 original, +1 ReTracks, acoustic is surefine, piano supplement is forgettable.​

"ZODIACAL SIGN"

I'mma keep it quick. I really don't like the solo violin in the FICTION version (especially the first few phrases). I don't particularly like how the strings sound in general in the recording/mix either but I can take that as an artistic choice. What I really DO like and what pushes this version over the original OST version for me is how clean all the synths & percussive elements are.​

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+1 FICTION ver​

 

[CloisteredFlame]

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For the sake of those who will try to access it, this is the key, starting from "4" and ending in "4" as well.

 

[grunty]

Oh did it not want to take the "!" when entering the key on mega? Silly mega, I'll fix it. Sorry for the trouble.
I just copied it over from my Meguri Aishite gamerip post in the guide thread. That was all text without actual links so it was easier to copy in one go to recreate the url (which required the "!" at the time).

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Oh did it not want to take the "!" when entering the key on mega? Silly mega, I'll fix it. Sorry for the trouble.
I just copied it over from my Meguri Aishite gamerip post in the guide thread. That was all text without actual links so it was easier to copy in one go to recreate the url (which required the "!" at the time).

You were already so detailed with the rest of the post so I know it was an oversight. No worries.

I just kept trying variations from the outside in until I got it.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Akatsuki no Kuruma piano supplement ver
(2006 Mobile Suit GUNDAM SEED~SEED DESTINY BEST "THE BRIDGE")
Performance: FictionJunction YUUKA

OK, so this version really got me listening to the interplay between the piano and the guitar, especially the early intro and after the vocals came in.

It was from this version (listening in order) that I really started to notice Kajiura's playing and not listen as much to the vocals.

 

[Decretum]

Soba ni Ite: Okay, so the Mega link didn’t end up working for me, so I only listened to the Saeko version. I’m not that familiar with most of Saeko’s songs, but I do like her voice and the song is a decent ballad. Not one of Kajiura’s best, but still solid.

+1 Saeko (or not since I didn’t listen to the other version. But since most of my enjoyment came from her voice I feel like this would be the result anyways.

Akatsuki no Kuruma: This is one of the best songs Kajiura has ever written, and I adore Yuuka’s voice, so I can listen to this one over and over again. The original wins out for me, though, but that’s mostly because I think the original arrangement is phenomenal. The ReTracks version is decent, but I would never listen to it over the original. Something felt ‘off’ about the acoustic rendition, and the piano supplement version doesn’t really add much. Easy choice.

+1 Original

Zodiacal Sign: I remember absolutely despising this song when I was first really getting into Kajiura. Oh how the times have changed. When I’ve listened to the two in the past, I hadn’t noticed much of a difference. Back to back, though, the mixing on the OST version sounds really off. The vocals are really quiet, and it kinda throws off the vibe of the song compared to the Fiction rendition.

+1 FICTION

 

[grunty]

It's alive!
@Decretum if you could respond to my PM, I'd appreciate it. I'd like to figure out the link issue.

Edit:
For now I put the full direct link in a code tag in the main page. Hopefully that works.

 

[george1234]

OK, so this version really got me listening to the interplay between the piano and the guitar, especially the early intro and after the vocals came in.

It was from this version (listening in order) that I really started to notice Kajiura's playing and not listen as much to the vocals.

Me too i love this ver of Akatsuki the most

 

[MushiMushi]

This is quite a big trip down the memory lane!


Soba ni Ite
I barely recall the existence of Soba ni Ite so thank you very much guronti for sharing the file
(and after listening to it I remember why I don't have it saved anywhere in my collections... this song is just very unmemorable... XD)

Saeko's version just feels much more polished, mature and cleaner, bringing out the qualities/characteristics of YK much nicer than the original version, and Yuriko's feathery voice finds its place better here. The slower tempo is more pleasing and suitable for the relaxing daily life vibes of this song too.

+1 Saeko


Akatsuki no Kuruma
Unlike many others, while I did appreciate its beautiful melody, this song did not quite touch my heart when I first heard it as an edgy child with severe chuunibyo I also never watched the Gundam series back then, nor did I bother understanding the lyrics.
I remember very clearly that my first impression of it was Yuuka's voice being too sharp to my liking. It wasn't until a few years later when I started embracing the YK music world seriously that I somehow suddenly got accustomed to Yuuka's voice after listening to her MADLAX/El Cazador stuff and the Everlasting Songs album, and thought her many works with Yuki were lovely glistening gems that I would treasure forever.

When I relistened to the Original version some years later, having grown up a bit, the song just felt completely different to me. I've come to realise that Yuuka's voice/interpretation is the definition of '切なさ' here. It makes me feel pain from its sharpness, which fits the melancholic theme perfectly.

The song lured me into its vast, unrelenting feelings of yearning and sadness so naturally, so dearly, as if the guitar strings being plucked were my heart strings, the tender, Yuki-signatured Cello bittersweet and mellow... I also couldn't stop looping the song for days, dwelling in its vivid, soul-moving warmth of sunset, loneliness, lamentation and longing - it expresses so much emotions, so heavy yet gentle, that it makes me want to sigh and shiver... it's so poignant.

The Acoustic version has a water-like, lighter, quieter and soothing tint of serenity compared to the Original, as if the 'character' in the song had come to peace and acceptance with her conflicting thoughts. I would probably prefer listening to it over the Original sometimes, depending on my mood - especially when if I wanted to enjoy Yuki's crystal-like piano colours (ironically, I like the piano here a lot more than that in Piano Supplement version). And, the sweet sweet Cello here shapes the lonely emptiness of one's heart and mind from the 'outside' and 'underneath'.

The Piano Supplement version is like the younger sister of both Original and Acoustic.

The ReTracks version is special, one distinctive difference I'd say is that it gives me the feels of the instruments 'singing together' with the voice. However, it somehow feels a bit too light-hearted at place with the drum rhythms, or the arrangement in general, that sets it apart from the Original as something that seems to tell quite a different story from what it's supposed to tell - it's probably a suitable reinvention for Live settings though? I don't dislike it, but I won't treat it the same as the Akatsuki no Kuruma that I know by heart!

+1 Original, +1 Acoustic


Zodiacal Sign
Maybe I've been to too many YKLs with Zodiacal Sign, nowadays whenever this song is mentioned it only reminds me of the liveliness and playfulness of utahimes/FBM/YK on stage, and ofc the classic 'window-mopping' motions the audience does with them.
I can tell Yuki enjoyed throwing out all those mysterious digital electrical sounds when she wrote this piece, and she always had fun singing the song.

It has been a long time since I last listened to the original OST version. Listening to it now makes me wonder: did it feel that cloudy/blurry/bubbly and otherworldly to me in the past?

The FICTION version is just the one I'm far more familiar with.

The song itself is a nice composition on its own with all the unique flavours and details, but while I enjoy it, it's not something that I particularly adore or resonate with. My favourite part starts from around 2:47 to around 3:15, especially during lives. It feels to me that the whole song's energy is being built towards that part, then releasing it in a swinging, relieving way that always makes me smile in satisfaction. (Sorry this I may be describing it in a weird way... not sure how to word it better D:)


+1 FICTION

 

[SurgamIdentidem]

Soba Ni Ite
I actually didn't know this song. Thank you grunty for the links!
I've never been a fan of the Saeko Chiba era, and this song won't change my opinion in the slightest. In fact, I find it remarkably boring, even compared to the other Saeko Chiba stuff. It's not "bad" but just forgettable, like most of Saeko's stuff is to me. I'll go against the grain here and go with the original game version. I think the shorter track length and guitar solo work in the songs favour. I also kind of like the original singer more.
I guess, you can call me a Saeko Chiba hater...

+1 game ver.

Akatsuki no Kuruma
A classic, and for good reason! I actually appreciate all of the four versions to various degrees, but the original and the Re:Tracks version stand out the most to me. Actually, back in the day, I happened to listen to the ReTracks version before I had heard the original, so it has a special place in my heart for that reason. Also, I prefer the more "modern" arrangement and strings. Still, the original sounds more balanced overall, and has aged quite well in my opinion. It's a tie for me!

+1 original, +1 ReTracks

Zodiacal Sign
Uhg... +1 random live version

No seriously, the vocal mix just sucks in both versions! But if I had to choose, the Fiction version sucks less overall, although the fist violin sounds like it was played by an old man with parkinson...

+1 FICTION

 

[grunty]

Soba Ni Ite
(...)
I also kind of like the original singer more.

I think this is perfectly understandable. Like I said, there's moments where I don't resonate with Saeko's singing either (in various songs).

Zodiacal Sign
(...)
although the fist violin sounds like it was played by an old man with parkinson...

To me it feels more like the violinist was like "this simple phrase is beneath me, let me put my spin on it and add some life to it"... aaaaaaaaand we got what we got... lol.

 

[SurgamIdentidem]

To me it feels more like the violinist was like "this simple phrase is beneath me, let me put my spin on it and add some life to it"... aaaaaaaaand we got what we got... lol.

Lol! Sounds like a realistic scenario actually.

Reminds me of that experience I had when I was singing in a mixed choir and then a woman wanted to join who was clearly trained in classical singing. She was singing Kasahara-style vibrato regardless of the style and mood of the song and didn't mix well at all with the rest of the choir. Although she was obviously very skilled, it ended up sounding awful. The conductor kindly asked ther to tone her vibrato down a bit and that was the last time we had seen her.

Bottom line is: Having high level technical skills and having a sense for what fits and what doesn't (musicality) are two different things entirely.

 

[grunty]

I may have a different take on your example (without knowing more details) but, at the end of the day, that was still on her for wanting to fit in when her voice was trained for different things (or even just naturally suited different things). Sux if joining a choir was her wish but not everyone has to do everything/be good at everything. Frankly, probably not many people are. Surely not every choir singer could do whatever she did.

Whereas the example in my zodical sign post was speculative suspicion of ego, lol...

 

[george1234]

It sounded like someone who unappreciated her skills or someone who likes to be around people less skilled than her so that she stands out as the best.

Anyway i remember liking original zodical sign untill i heard that live that was better but now got bored of that too since its overperformed

 

[grunty]

week2 lets go~

 

[george1234]

2 weeks for what ?

 

[CloisteredFlame]

2 weeks for what ?

I believe grunty means it's time to share the 2nd week's list of different songs for our consideration.