Sound Horizon
| Sound Horizon | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres |
Sound Horizon: Progressive rock, neo-prog, symphonic rock, art rock Linked Horizon: Progressive metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels |
Bellwood RECORDS (2004-2006) King Records (2006-2011) Pony Canyon (October 1, 2011-present) |
| Associated acts | Aramary, Jimang, FictionJunction, Yuki Kajiura, Haruka Shimotsuki, Minami Kuribayashi, Azumi Inoue, TM Network, Gerard, Rikki, Rika Fukami, Marty Friedman, Motoi Sakuraba, Siam Shade, Mikuni Shimokawa |
| Website |
soundhorizon |
| Members | Revo (real name: Yasuo Kamanaka) |
| Past members | See Sound Horizon band members |
Sound Horizon is a Japanese musical group with composer Revo (Japanese pronunciation: [reÌžvo]) as the leader. They describe themselves as a "fantasy band" and have released works that closely resemble classical suites. Their songs often revolve around historical events and classic fairytales.
History
Sound Horizon began with Revo releasing his music creations on the internet on his website in the late 1990s. In 2001, Sound Horizon participated in Comic Market as part of a dÅjin music circle and released their first story CD, Chronicle, an all-instrumental track CD, with occasional narration, background chorus and sound effects. The inclusion of actual singing began from their second release (Thanatos) onwards. Their subsequent works were released at Comic Market and M3.
Sound Horizon's first major release was in 2004, with the album Elysion ~Rakuen e no ZensÅkyoku~ (lit. Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~). Their first maxi-single, "ShÅnen wa Tsurugi wo...", which was released in 2006, includes "ShÅ«tan no Ou to Isekai no Kishi ~The Endia & The Knights~", the theme for the PlayStation 2 simulation RPG Chaos Wars, and "Kamigami ga Aishita Rakuen ~Belle Isle~", the opening theme for the MMORPG Belle Isle.
Although Aramary was their main female singer through the Elysion album, her departure afterward led Sound Horizon's style to shift quite a bit, to having many vocalists, rather than just one main female one (previously Aramary) and one main male vocalist (Jimang). Revo himself also tended to sing more often in the later albums, beginning with Roman.
On September 3, 2008, Sound Horizon released the album Moira. The album featured Takashi Utsunomiya of TM Network as one of the vocalists.[1] Moira debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon weekly album charts, selling over 45,000 copies in its initial week.[2]
Sound Horizon released the single "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido" on June 16, 2010. The single featured guitarist Marty Friedman and Vocaloid Hatsune Miku,[3] along with a beta voicebank for Vocaloid known as "Junger März PROTOTYPE β".
In 2012, Revo began a new project called Linked Horizon, beginning with his work on the score for the Nintendo 3DS game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a series of EPs and album. In 2013, Linked Horizon performed the opening themes for the 2013 anime adaptation of Attack on Titan collected on their single "Jiyū e no Shingeki".[4]
In June 2014, it was announced that Revo would also be composing the opening theme of Sailor Moon Crystal, "Moon Pride".[5]
Members
Discography
Doujin albums
- Chronicle - December 30, 2001
- Thanatos - August 11, 2002
- Lost - December 30, 2002
- Pico Magic - May 4, 2003
- Pico Magic Reloaded - August 17, 2003
- Chronicle 2nd - March 19, 2004
Sound Horizon major releases
- Elysion ~Rakuen e no ZensÅkyoku~ (ELYSION ～楽園ã¸ã®å‰å¥æ›²ï½ž, lit. Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~) - October 27, 2004
- Elysion ~Rakuen GensŠMonogatari Kumikyoku~ (Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～, lit. Elysion ~Paradise Fantasy Story Suite~) - April 13, 2005
- ShÅnen wa Tsurugi wo... (å°‘å¹´ã¯å‰£ã‚’…, lit. "A Boy's Sword Is...") - October 4, 2006
- Roman - November 22, 2006
- Seisen no Iberia (è–戦ã®ã‚¤ãƒ™ãƒªã‚¢, lit. "Holy War of Iberia") - August 1, 2007
- Moira - September 3, 2008
- Id e Itaru Mori e Itaru Id (イドã¸è‡³ã‚‹æ£®ã¸è‡³ã‚‹ã‚¤ãƒ‰ Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido, lit. "The Id That Lead to the Forest Leading to the Id") - June 16, 2010
- Märchen - December 15, 2010
- Chronology [2005-2010] - April 13, 2012
- Halloween to Yoru no Monogatari (ãƒãƒã‚¦ã‚£ãƒ³ã¨å¤œã®ç‰©èªž Harowin to Yoru no Monogatari, lit. "The Story of Halloween and The Night") - October 9, 2013
- "VANISHING STARLIGHT" (ヴァニシング・スターライト, lit. "Vanishing Starlight") - October 1, 2014
- Nein - April 22, 2015
Linked Horizon
- "Luxendarc ShokikÅ" (ルクセンダルクå°ç´€è¡Œ Rukusendaruku ShokikÅ) - August 22, 2012
- Luxendarc DaikikÅ (ルクセンダルク大紀行 Rukusendaruku DaikikÅ) - September 19, 2012
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Original Soundtrack (ブレイブリーデフォルト フライングフェアリー オリジナル・サウンドトラック Bureiburī Deforuto Furaingu Fearī Orijinaru Saundotorakku) - October 10, 2012
- "JiyÅ« e no Shingeki" (自由ã¸ã®é€²æ’ƒ, lit. "March to Freedom") - July 3, 2013
- "Youth is Like Fireworks" (é’春ã¯èŠ±ç«ã®ã‚ˆã†ã« "Seishun wa Hanabi no YÅ ni") - October 5, 2015[6][7]
References
- ↑ "超豪è¯ãƒ´ã‚©ãƒ¼ã‚«ãƒªã‚¹ãƒˆå‚åŠ ã§è´ˆã‚‹ã€Sound Horizon待望ã®Story CD第6å¼¾ï¼". Nifty Music Network (in Japanese) (Livedoor). August 19, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Oricon Weekly Album Charts for the third week of September 2008" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Sound Horizonã€ã‚ªãƒªã‚³ãƒ³ãƒ‡ã‚¤ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚·ãƒ³ã‚°ãƒ«ãƒ¼ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ãƒˆ2日間連続ã®ç¬¬1ä½ï¼". CDJournal.com (in Japanese). June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Attack on Titan Opening CD Sells 129,000 in 1st Week". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ ""Attack on Titan" Theme Song's REVO Composes "Sailor Moon Crystal" Opening". CrunchyRoll. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Linked Horizon to Perform Opening Theme for Attack on Titan: Junior High TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ TVアニメ「進撃ï¼å·¨äººä¸å¦æ ¡ã€OPテーマãŒLinked Horizonã«æ±ºå®š!é…ä¿¡ã¯10月5æ—¥ã‹ã‚‰é–‹å§‹!. Attack on Titan: Junior High. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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