arrangers:
- link: artist/201
  names:
    en: Akiko Shikata
    ja: 志方あきこ
- link: artist/200
  names:
    en: Akira Tsuchiya
    ja: 土屋暁
barcode: '4582137890243'
catalog: HUCD-10024
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/201
  names:
    en: Akiko Shikata
    ja: 志方あきこ
- link: artist/200
  names:
    en: Akira Tsuchiya
    ja: 土屋暁
- link: artist/3151
  names:
    en: Franz Schubert
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discs:
- disc_length: '50:07'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Pulse of the Earth
      Japanese: 大地の鼓動
      Romaji: Daichi no Kodou
    track_length: '1:24'
  - names:
      English: Annular Eclipse
      Japanese: 金環蝕
      Romaji: Kinkanshoku
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      English: Revealing of Spring ~Rays of Spring~
      Japanese: 春告げ ～Raggi di primavera～
      Romaji: Haru Tsuge ~Raggi di primavera~
    track_length: '3:34'
  - names:
      English: Ideal Land
      Japanese: まほろば
      Romaji: Mahoroba
    track_length: '5:25'
  - names:
      English: The Pale Blue Forest
      Japanese: 蒼碧の森
      Romaji: Souheki no Mori
    track_length: '4:23'
  - names:
      English: Dawn ~Aurora~
      Japanese: 黎明 ～Aurora～
      Romaji: Reimei ~Aurora~
    track_length: '4:30'
  - names:
      English: Prayer ~Monlam~
      Japanese: 祈り ～སྨོན་ལམ～
      Romaji: Inori ~MONRAMU~
    track_length: '3:45'
  - names:
      English: Full Moon
      Japanese: Luna piena
      Romaji: Luna piena
    track_length: '4:39'
  - names:
      English: Ephemeral Flowers
      Japanese: うたかたの花
      Romaji: Utakata no Hana
    track_length: '3:56'
  - names:
      English: Under a Clear Sky
      Japanese: 晴れすぎた空の下で
      Romaji: Haresugita Sora no Shita de
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: AVE MARIA
      Japanese: AVE MARIA
      Romaji: AVE MARIA
    track_length: '4:51'
  - names:
      English: Singing Hill ~EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.~
      Japanese: 謳う丘～EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.～
      Romaji: Utau Oka ~EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.~
    track_length: '5:26'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/12728
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2009-03-26T12:35
  edited_date: 2023-09-11T21:10
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T04:08
  freedb: 23
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 10052
name: RAKA / Akiko Shikata
names:
  en: RAKA / Akiko Shikata
  ja: RAKA / 志方あきこ
  ja-latn: RAKA / Akiko Shikata
notes: 'All songs are performed by Akiko Shikata

  M-01

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Kalimba & Didgeridoo: GoRo

  Violin: Akihisa Tsuboy

  M-02

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by leonn & Tomoko Shinoda

  Kalimba & Didgeridoo: GoRo

  Violin: Akihisa Tsuboy

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  M-03 - originally from the PS2 game "Hanakisou"

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by Tomoko Shinoda

  Flute: Takayo Kubo

  M-04

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by leonn

  Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi

  Ocarina: Shino Kawakami

  Koto: Gayo Nakagaki

  Violin: Seiko Ohnuki

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  M-05

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by leonn

  Recorder: Takashi Yasui

  Fiddle: Takehiro Kunugi

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  M-06

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by Tomoko Shinoda & Akiko Shikata

  Tin Whistle: Takashi Yasui

  Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa

  Fiddle: Takehiro Kunugi

  M-07 - originally from the PS2 game "Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia"

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by Akiko Shikata & Tomoko Shinoda

  Violin: Akihisa Tsuboy

  Percussions: Naoko Sato

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  M-08

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by leonn

  Lute: Shigeo Mito

  Violin: Seiko Ohnuki

  Tin Whistle: Takashi Yasui

  Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi

  Gut Guitar: Hiroki Ito

  M-09

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by leonn

  Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi

  Erhu: Kanae Nozawa

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  Strings: Abe Mio Strings

  Strings Arranged by Kiyoshi Yoshikawa

  M-10

  Composed & Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Lyrics by Tomoko Shinoda

  A. Guitar: Hiroki Ito

  Recorder: Takashi Yasui

  Violin: Seiko Ohnuki

  Contra Bass: Jun Kawasaki

  Cello: Udai Shika

  Percussions: Naoko Sato

  M-11

  Composed by Franz Schubert

  Arranged by Akiko Shikata

  Violin: Taro Hakase

  M-12

  Lyrics, Composed, Arranged & Mixed by Akira Tsuchiya

  Violin: Akihisa Tsuboy

  Guitar: Yoshiaki Watanuki

  Produced & Recorded by Akiko Shikata

  Directed, Recorded & Mixed by Naoyuki Minami

  Mastered by Rena Koyanagi (form THE MASTER)

  Recorded at SOUND INN STUDIO, prime sound studio form, avex studio, WARNER MUSIC
  RECORDING STUDIO, CRESCENTE STUDIO

  Mixed at Rabbit Hole Studio

  Assisted by Nobuyuki Murakami (SOUND INN), Hideyo Murayama (SOUND INN), Makoto Yamadoi
  (avex studio), Takashi Inoue (MIXER''S LAB), Kentaro Kikuchi (CRESCENTE STUDIO),
  Kayoko Umeda (SOUND INN)

  Musician Coordinator: Hideki Ohfuji (Do ! Company)

  Italian Translation: Italo Service (M-3,6,8)

  Japanese Translation: Akihiro Suzuki (M-11)

  Tibetan Translation: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE CENTER WORLD LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (M-7)

  "HATS" Total Producer: Taro Hakase

  Executive Adviser: Robby Wada

  Cooperative Label Managers: Nao Matsuda, Tak Sugiyama (avex entertainment)

  Label Manager: Fumiaki BUN Mizukoshi

  A&R: Yasuyuki Hirata (avex entertainment), Naoko Kawakami ("HATS")

  Artist Manager: Mariko Terashita

  Artist Promoters: Takeshi Hiratate, Yoshiyuki Motegi (avex entertainment)

  Media Promotion: avex entertainment Section 3 Promotion Room

  Sales Promoters: Koujirou Tanaka, Kunihiko Imazato (avex marketing communications)

  Art Director & Designer: Megumi Ogino

  Photographer: Maki Suzuki

  Hair&Make-up: Kaori Takahashi (Cuna)

  Special Thanks to Hiromi Ikeda, Hirotomi Imoto, HaccaWorks*, Takako Sasaki, Tomoko
  Shinoda, Michiko Shinoda, Sachiko Takamura

  Executive Producers: Katsumi Ohtani ("HATS")

                                 Miho Kitagawa (Ein Associates)

                                 Hiroshi Inagaki (avex group)

  HATS URL    http://hats.jp/

  VAGRANCY URL    http://www.vagrancy.jp/'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/205
  names:
    en: HATS UNLIMITED CO.,LTD.
    ja: 株式会社ハッツアンリミテッド
    ja-latn: HATS UNLIMITED CO.,LTD.
  role: publisher
- link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- PC
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- names:
    en: Hanakisou
- link: product/566
  names:
    en: 'Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia'
    ja: アルトネリコ 世界の終わりで詩い続ける少女
    ja-latn: 'Ar tonelico: Sekai no Owari de Utaitsuzukeru Shoujo'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2006-10-25'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3150.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000HEZ2XE/
  name: Amazon.co.jp
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=HUCD-10024
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://sv38.wadax.ne.jp/~nekotoriya-jp/shop/index_main.php?mode=info&pno=HUCD-10024
  name: NekotoriYa
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9y-49-en-70-1jx7.html
  name: Play-Asia
- link: http://www.yesasia.com/global/raka-japan-version/1004486407-0-0-0-en/info.html
  name: YesAsia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/12728?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://shikata-akiko.com/raka/
    name: shikata-akiko.com
