EHAMIC "Koinu no Carnival -from Minute Waltz" Goes Viral by Reaching "Spotify Viral TOP 50"!

"Koinu no Carnival – from Minute Waltz" Digital Jacket cover

©BNP/NHK·NEP

"Koinu no Carnival – from Minute Waltz" arranged by the Vocaloid Producer EHAMIC, used originally in the TV anime "Classicaloid" (Production: BN Pictures), has been selected as an insert song for the latest MARVEL movie "Guardians of the Galaxy: VOLUME 3", which is currently in theaters. It is even ranked in the Spotify Viral Top 50 around the world!

The song "Koinu no Carnival - from Minute Waltz", an insert song for the TV animation "Classicaloid" (produced by BN Pictures), arranged by the Vocaloid Producer EHAMIC, is the only Japanese song selected to be included in the latest MARVEL movie "Guardians of the Galaxy: VOLUME 3". The song received a great response after the release of the movie and ranked No. 1 on the Spotify Viral Top 50 Global & USA Chart (as of May 12), and also reached the Viral Top 50 in countries and regions around the world including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, creating a whirlwind of “Inu Inu”.

Classicaloid" is an animated TV series that aired on NHK E-television over two series in 2016 and 2017. It is a comedy in which classical composers such as Beethoven and Mozart appear as "Classicaloids" in the modern age.

The songs of the classical composers in the series are called "musik" in the show, and the show has gained popularity because of the arrangements and productions by the famous creators, including Tomoyasu Hotei for Beethoven, TSUNKU♂ for Bach, and Daisuke Asakura for Liszt.

The bright and light Waltz No. 6 "Minute Waltz”, originally a solo piano piece, has been arranged by EHAMIC with a samba arrangement, and lots of dog barks, together with about 50 Vocaloid voices (mainly of the

VOCALOID galaco) overlapping to create a festive and fun piece. Please take this opportunity to enjoy this cute and addictive song!

EHAMIC "Classicaloid Chopin Musik (insert song)" is now available!

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Official Mixtape

Other "Classicaloid" music are also available on different music services!

Profile of EHAMIC

Librarian and Singer-songwriter. He is also an artist who has attracted attention for her avant-garde expressive activities, including the production of LPs using the voice synthesizing software “VOCALOID”.

He began gaining media exposure after appearing in the TV commercial "Google Chrome x Hatsune Miku" and providing the image song for the LAWSON convenience store. In addition to being an artist, she is also a writer and an on-screen talent. She also provides music to different , and his delicate and bold music is characterized by a fusion of analog and digital.

*”VOCALOID” and “Vocalo” are reegistered trademark of Yamaha Corporation.

Profile of galaco

VOCALOID character based on the voice of Kou Shibasaki.

Information of the anime “Classicaloid”

<Introduction>

A group of people calling themselves "Classicaloids" gather at the Western-style house owned by the high school student Kanae Otowa.

They are geniuses who share the same names as Beethoven, Mozart, and other real-life musicians! They play "musik," music with mysterious powers, making all sorts of bizarre things happen. With Wagner and Dvorak newly added to the already chaotic daily routine of becoming fish and aliens, Otowakan enters an even greater turmoil!

SKY-HI teams up with Taiwan-based rapper ØZI for global release of new single ‘Dream Out Loud feat. ØZI’!

Popular vocalist KY-HI has released new single ‘Dream Out Loud feat. ØZI’ back on May 31, available on download and streaming services globally. Recorded with leading Japanese producer KM, the song combines a danceable sound and memorable horn riffs with SKY-HI’s catchy flow and acrobatic rhymes.

It also features guest vocalist ØZI, a top Taiwan-based artist who releases music for an audience around the world. ØZI’s lyrics and flow have their roots in hip-hop and R&B, resulting in a truly special collaboration that raises the song to even higher heights.

In today’s world where dreams can be difficult to follow and anxiety for the future affects us all, SKY-HI and ØZI’s optimistic and straightforward message makes for a positive song that will stir your heart.

A music video was also released on YouTube. This unmissable video features the scenery and the locals of ØZI’s home of Taiwan, where it was filmed, resulting in a music video that transcends borders and unites us all with music.

Be sure to check out music video below along with the streaming link here!

Two Tracks from the Soundtrack to ‘Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts’ composed by KOHTA YAMAMOTO, Commence Advanced Streaming!

©友藤 結・白泉社／「贄姫と獣の王」製作委員会

From Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, which has been streaming since April internationally on Crunchyroll and other streaming platforms, the first two of the BGM tracks that are used on episode 5 of the anime are now released on music streaming services!

The titles of these tracks are Sacrifical Princess’ and ‘Kind of Beasts, and just as you would expect from their names, they thematically examine the main character of Princess Sairphi, and Leonhart, the King of Beasts.

This soundtrack has been created by KOHTA YAMAMOTO, who won the Best Anime Score award at The Anime Awards 2023 for his collaboration on Attack on Titan - The Final Season Part 2. In addition to his work on Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, just this year he has also created music for the popular series Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (January) and Dark Gathering (due to commence broadcasting from July), making him a musician who continues to garner increasing attention internationally.  

The soundtrack to Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts’ features recordings that include live music such as strings, with the wide range of music adding a depth of color to the world created in the anime. KOHTA, who created a wide range of different music for the anime commented, “[Just like the theme of the anime that explores love for different races] the music leveraged in it is equally diverse”.

The soundtrack to Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts is scheduled to be released on September 27th. In addition to the Standard Edition, which will feature the same 25 tracks that can be found on the domestic Japanese release of the CD version of the soundtrack, an Expanded Edition will also be available to stream, which features all 65 tracks created for the production. The illustration used on the jacket of the album was designed by Yu Tomofuji, the creator of the original Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts manga.  

[Musicians]
Strings: Koichiro Muroya Strings
Violin Solo: Koichiro Muroya
Flute, Tin Whistle: Hideyo Takakuwa
Horns: Otohiko Fujita / Yu Suzuki / Kenta Yano / Yu Kumai
Piano: Keiko Osaki
Guitar, Cello: Harutoshi Ito
Bass, Double Bass: Toshino Tanabe
Drums: Makoto Fujisaki
Vocals: Ai Inoue
Arrangement & Programming: KOHTA YAMAMOTO

[Comments from KOHTA YAMAMOTO]
　When I approached the creation of music for ‘Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts’, I decided to read the original manga on which the anime is based. What I felt when I did so was that despite the fact that it is a work of fantasy that deals with love between humans and magical beasts, in actuality, it is an emotive and touching work that directly examines how we interact with others in this reality.  
　How we engage with others and whether or not we accept them are very relevant and current problems across the world. This work afforded me the opportunity to re-examine how I behave in my own daily life. I think this is the reason that there are so many fans of this work and why I felt so happy to be involved with it.
　In creating the music, I was conscious of invoking personal feelings as much as possible in songs that have such themes.  
　Of course, not all the songs deal with isolation and trauma, there are also songs about intimacy and closeness. I created a wide range of songs, everything from gentle songs to funny songs and even battle songs, pouring everything I had into producing songs that match the particular scene and clearly evoke the worldview. I think that in this way the range of songs in the anime matches the diversity of the work itself.
　I hope that you will enjoy the music in tandem with the images on screen.

Globally acclaimed dancer TSUKUSHI (Fabulous Sisters) joins Japanese production duo AmPm for new single ‘Wake Up feat. Lilly Ahlberg’!

“WAKE UP” DIGIAL JACKET COVER

Since their debut in 2017 with the hit song ‘Best Part of Us’, Japanese masked production unit AmPm have collaborated with multiple artists from around the world. AmPm have released ‘Wake Up feat. Lilly Ahlberg’, the eighth advance single from their forthcoming concept album themed on global travel – this time set in Jakarta across all digital music streaming platforms. The track is a collaboration with UK-based singer-songwriter Lilly Ahlberg. Telling its story through Ahlberg’s eyes, and set against the backdrop of Jakarta, it depicts a “journey to find yourself”.

The music video features an incredible performance by TSUKUSHI, the 17-year-old dance prodigy who has appeared in several music videos. TSUKUSHI is a member of Fabulous Sisters, the world-beating dance group that won the WORLD OF DANCE global dance tournament held in Los Angeles for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017.

As the video unfolds in a classy Asian-style restaurant, TSUKUSHI reinterprets the unique vibe and flavor created by AmPm with choreography based on jazz dance. Set in Jakarta, her beautiful dance expresses the feelings of overcoming the recent period of oppressive travel restrictions to find ourselves.

Be sure to check out the music video for ‘Wake Up feat. Lilly Ahlberg’ below, along with the streaming link here!

Da-iCE showcase their killer singing abilities on new album SCENE!

SCENE Jacket Cover

Popular five-member boyband Da-iCE released their new album SCENE on May 24. As Da-iCE celebrate their 12th anniversary, the new album was produced with the overall theme of “building upon everything we’ve accomplished so far”.

Da-iCE are a highly talented five-piece boyband whose two main vocalists have an incredible four-octave singing range. The group formed on January 17, 2011, consisting of vocalists Yudai Ohno and Sota Hanamura, and performers Taiki Kudo, Toru Iwaoka and Hayate Wada. Da-iCE have released numerous hits, including anime series ‘ONE PIECE’ theme song ‘DREAMIN’ ON’, ‘The Way of the Househusband’ theme song ‘CITRUS’, and ‘Kamen Rider Revice’ theme song ‘liveDevil’.

In recent years, Da-iCE have even appeared at several rock festivals in Japan, taking them to an ever-wider audience. Through their activity in various areas of the music scene, they have been praised for their killer singing ability and their high level of musicality, being labeled as “highly talented boy artists”.

Comment from Da-iCE

“12 years have passed since we formed Da-iCE. As we have taken on a variety of challenges, we have reached an ever-larger audience, who have come to expect more and more from our music. This album shows the ‘next phase’ of Da-iCE, as we have evolved beyond the boundaries of genre and vocation to become creative artists active within various areas of the music scene. We have a great deal of confidence in our new album SCENE, so we hope you’ll listen to it.”

The album’s 12 songs include ‘Star Mine’, which won an Excellent Work Award at the prestigious annual Japan Record Awards; ‘Funky Jumping’, the theme song for Capcom’s forthcoming game ‘Exoprimal’; and lead track ‘Dandelion’, which recently set TikTok and YouTube ablaze.

The music and lyrics to ‘Dandelion’ were composed by Da-iCE member Sota Hanamura. Featured as the theme song to TV Asahi’s weekly Thursday drama series ‘Keiji to Kenji, Tokidoki Hanji’, the song’s lyrics express Da-iCE’s determination to “face reality, no matter what the situation, and let the flowers bloom as we keep walking towards our goal”.

When Da-iCE sang a stripped-back version of the song on the popular YouTube series ‘THE FIRST TAKE’, viewers were amazed by the members’ incredible singing voices, placing the group in YouTube’s Trending Music chart on an ongoing basis. They were described as having “singing voices that exceed human limitations!”

The album will come with three editions, a CD-only Standard Edition, and two Limited Editions with a DVD and Blu-ray respectively. Be sure to pre-order all three editions below!

Standard Edition

Limited Edition (DVD)

Limited Edition (Blu-ray)