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  names:
    en: TENMON
    ja: 天門
- link: artist/59192
  names:
    en: Eiichiro Yanagi
    ja: 柳英一郎
barcode: '4988102555825'
catalog: GNCA-1165
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
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  names:
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    ja: 天門
- link: artist/59192
  names:
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    ja: 柳英一郎
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  name: ''
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      Japanese: Overture
    track_length: '4:23'
  - names:
      English: ebullient future (English TV-EDIT ver.1)
      Japanese: ebullient future (English TV-EDIT ver.1)
    track_length: '1:37'
  - names:
      English: A moon filled sky
      Japanese: A moon filled sky
    track_length: '2:49'
  - names:
      English: The other side of mask
      Japanese: The other side of mask
    track_length: 0:37
  - names:
      English: Dissembles
      Japanese: Dissembles
    track_length: '2:16'
  - names:
      English: Separate way
      Japanese: Separate way
    track_length: '4:28'
  - names:
      English: Answer of asking oneself
      Japanese: Answer of asking oneself
    track_length: '1:28'
  - names:
      English: Embarrassed
      Japanese: Embarrassed
    track_length: 0:32
  - names:
      English: Still alive
      Japanese: Still alive
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Scary
      Japanese: Scary
    track_length: 0:41
  - names:
      English: Determined herself
      Japanese: Determined herself
    track_length: '1:32'
  - names:
      English: Because, he is here.
      Japanese: Because, he is here.
    track_length: '2:38'
  - names:
      English: Who's problem
      Japanese: Who's problem
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Abnormal smile
      Japanese: Abnormal smile
    track_length: 0:24
  - names:
      English: Twins, separate place
      Japanese: Twins, separate place
    track_length: '3:33'
  - names:
      English: Two standpoints
      Japanese: Two standpoints
    track_length: '1:04'
  - names:
      English: Evening calm
      Japanese: Evening calm
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      English: Confession
      Japanese: Confession
    track_length: '3:35'
  - names:
      English: A girl whom you deserted
      Japanese: A girl whom you deserted
    track_length: 0:19
  - names:
      English: Fragments of a wish (TV-EDIT ver.A)
      Japanese: 願いのカケラ (TV-EDIT ver.A)
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: Entropy
      Japanese: Entropy
    track_length: '1:11'
  - names:
      English: Small revenge
      Japanese: Small revenge
    track_length: '2:01'
  - names:
      English: Kill and come.
      Japanese: Kill and come.
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: Why? Why? Why?
      Japanese: Why? Why? Why?
    track_length: '3:00'
  - names:
      English: The Power of Smile (TV-EDIT ver.A)
      Japanese: 笑顔のチカラ (TV-EDIT ver.A)
    track_length: '1:30'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/12
  names:
    en: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    ja: ジェネオンエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC.
  role: distributor
link: album/12647
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2009-03-19T12:43
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T15:39
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T23:44
  freedb: 8
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 7768
name: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ~elegia~
names:
  en: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ~elegia~
  ja: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ~elegia~
  ja-latn: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ~elegia~
notes: 'all music composed and arranged by TENMON & Eiichiro Yanagi

  Directed by nbkz Sakai

  Sound produced by minori

  [ Players ]

  TENMON

  Eiichiro Yanagi

  Reiko Tsuchiya

  nbkz Sakai

  Bungo Fujiwara

  Yasufumi Fukuda

  Recording Direction: Bungo Fujiwara (TWOFIVE)

  Recording Engineer: Tomokazu Ushiyama, Sunao Kisaki, Junpei Ikawa (TWOFIVE)

  Recording Studio: TWOFIVE STUDIO

  Mixing Engineer: Atsushi Kobayashi

  Mixing Studio: STUDIO At HOME

  Mastering Engineer: Ryuichi Tanaka

  Mastering Studio: WARNER MUSIC MASTERING

  Executive Producer: Akihiro Kawamura*

  General Producer: Yuichi Sekido*

  Producer: Akio Matsuda*

  Assistant Producer: Tomo Nagaoka*

  Media Promotion: Takashi Iida*, Teruhiko Sato*, Hideki Nakanishi*

  Sales Promotion: Minoru Tokushima*

  Cover Illustration: Nobuhiro Sugiyama

  Finish: SHAFT

  Back ground: STUDIO TULIP

  Design: SHIRONAGASU WORKS

  Art Co-ordinator: Minako Arai*, Atsushi Nakashima*

  [ SPECIAL THANKS ]

  Shin Ohnuma

  Akiyuki Shinbou

  Katsuhiko Takayama

  Eiji Kazuma

  Mitsutoshi Kubota, Shigeyuki Amemiya (SHAFT)

  Naohiro Tafu, Kozue Kananiwa (MOVIC)

  Mitsuteru Shibata (Frontier Works)

  Toru Taga (Kitty)

  [ef2] Committee

  M02 - Opening Theme

  words: nbkz Sakai

  English translation: Emi Nishida

  music & arrangement: TENMON

  vocal: ELISA

  Vocal Direction: Katsuhiro Kabuto (Smile Company Ltd.)

  Vocal Recording Engineer: Keisuke Ishimori (PLANET KINGDOM)

  Vocal Recording Studio: STUDIO LOOP

  Vocalist Co-ordinate: Shinji Kawaguchi*

  Vocalist Management: Yasunari Matsukawa (Smile Company Ltd.)

  M20 - 2nd Ending Theme

  words: Yumiko Nakajima

  music & arrangement: TENMON

  vocal: Yuko Amamiya (cv: Yumiko Nakajima)

  M25 - 1st Ending Theme

  words: Mitsuishi Shona

  music & arrangement: Eiichiro Yanagi

  vocal: Mizuki Hayama (cv: Mai Goto)

  *: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC.'
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  link: org/2821
  names:
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    ja: Geneon
    ja-latn: Geneon
  role: label
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  names:
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    ja: RONDO ROBE
    ja-latn: RONDO ROBE
  role: label
- link: org/12
  names:
    en: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    ja: ジェネオンエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC.
  role: publisher
- *id001
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  names:
    en: ef - a tale of melodies.
    ja: ef - a tale of melodies.
    ja-latn: ef - a tale of melodies.
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: GNCA-0122
  date: '2008-11-05'
  link: album/14208
  names:
    en: ebullient future / ELISA
    ja: ebullient future / ELISA
    ja-latn: ebullient future / ELISA
  type: anime
- catalog: GNCA-0124
  date: '2008-11-05'
  link: album/14217
  names:
    en: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fermata ...
    ja: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fermata ...
    ja-latn: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fermata ...
  type: anime
- catalog: GNCA-0123
  date: '2008-11-26'
  link: album/14216
  names:
    en: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fine by ...
    ja: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fine by ...
    ja-latn: ef - a tale of melodies. ENDING THEME ~Fine by ...
  type: anime
- catalog: GNCA-1166
  date: '2009-02-27'
  link: album/14235
  names:
    en: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2 ...
    ja: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2 ...
    ja-latn: ef - a tale of melodies. ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2 ...
  type: anime
release_date: '2008-12-26'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2940.0
reprints: []
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  name: CDJapan
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  name: HMV Japan
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-mb-49-en-70-34f7.html
  name: Play-Asia
- link: http://www.yesasia.com/us/ef-a-tale-of-melodies-ost-1-japan-version/1013019454-0-0-0-en/info.html
  name: YesAsia
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votes: 0
