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  names:
    en: Kenji Kawai
    ja: 川井憲次
- link: artist/151
  names:
    en: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
    ja: 中沢伴行
- link: artist/179
  names:
    en: Takeshi Ozaki
    ja: 尾崎武士
barcode: '4580143034057'
catalog: FCCM-0199
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/677
  names:
    en: Kenji Kawai
    ja: 川井憲次
- link: artist/151
  names:
    en: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
    ja: 中沢伴行
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discs:
- disc_length: '51:03'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Main Theme – Kai
      Japanese: メイン・テーマ –解
      Romaji: Main Theme - Kai
    track_length: '3:18'
  - names:
      English: Peace and Quiet ~slow ver.~
      Japanese: 平穏無事 ～slow ver.～
      Romaji: Heionbuji ~slow ver.~
    track_length: '1:25'
  - names:
      English: Intention ~alternative ver.~
      Japanese: 意図 ～alternative ver.～
      Romaji: Ito ~alternative ver.~
    track_length: '1:42'
  - names:
      English: Presentiment
      Japanese: 予感
      Romaji: Yokan
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Destruction
      Japanese: 壊滅
      Romaji: Kaimetsu
    track_length: '2:28'
  - names:
      English: Signpost ~Piano ver.~
      Japanese: ミチシルベ ～Piano ver.～
      Romaji: Michishirube ~Piano ver.~
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: A Cute God
      Japanese: かわいいカミサマ
      Romaji: Kawaii Kamisama
    track_length: '1:29'
  - names:
      English: Doubt
      Japanese: 懐疑
      Romaji: Kaigi
    track_length: '2:18'
  - names:
      English: Insidious
      Japanese: 潜行
      Romaji: Senkou
    track_length: '1:55'
  - names:
      English: Yamainu
      Japanese: 山狗
      Romaji: Yamainu
    track_length: '1:53'
  - names:
      English: Suffering ~another ver.~
      Japanese: 被虐 ～another ver.～
      Romaji: Higyaku ~another ver.~
    track_length: '1:44'
  - names:
      English: Let's Go Enthusiastically! ~slow ver.~
      Japanese: ハリキって行こう! ～slow ver.～
      Romaji: Harikitte Ikou! ~slow ver.~
    track_length: '1:16'
  - names:
      English: Main Theme - Kai ~Piano ver.~
      Japanese: メイン・テーマ - 解 ～Piano ver.～
      Romaji: Main Theme - Kai ~Piano ver.~
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: Trap
      Japanese: 罠
      Romaji: Wana
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Silent Protest
      Japanese: 静かなる抗議
      Romaji: Shizuka naru Kougi
    track_length: '1:39'
  - names:
      English: Disappointement
      Japanese: 失意
      Romaji: Shitsui
    track_length: '1:59'
  - names:
      English: As Always
      Japanese: いつも通り
      Romaji: Itsumodoori
    track_length: '1:47'
  - names:
      English: Death
      Japanese: 儚
      Romaji: Hakana
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      English: Investigation
      Japanese: 解明
      Romaji: Kaimei
    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
      English: Suffering
      Japanese: 被虐
      Romaji: Higyaku
    track_length: '2:11'
  - names:
      English: Truth
      Japanese: 真相
      Romaji: Shinsou
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Clash
      Japanese: 激突
      Romaji: Gekitotsu
    track_length: '3:09'
  - names:
      English: Tale ~Piano ver.~
      Japanese: ものがたり ～Piano ver.～
      Romaji: Monogatari ~Piano ver.~
    track_length: '1:59'
  - names:
      English: A Long-Cherished Desire
      Japanese: 宿望
      Romaji: Shukubou
    track_length: '1:43'
  - names:
      English: Main Theme – Kai ~another ver.~
      Japanese: メイン・テーマ –解 ～another ver.～
      Romaji: Main Theme - Kai ~another ver.~
    track_length: '2:16'
  - names:
      English: Naraku no Hana -Short Version-
      Japanese: 奈落の花 -Short Version-
      Romaji: Naraku no Hana -Short Version-
    track_length: '1:38'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/250
  names:
    en: Frontier Works Inc.
    ja: 株式会社フロンティアワークス
    ja-latn: Frontier Works Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/17908
lyricists:
- link: artist/90
  names:
    en: Eiko Shimamiya
    ja: 島みやえい子
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2010-02-09T02:27
  edited_date: 2025-03-25T21:41
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T10:55
  freedb: 17
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 8646
name: HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI SOUNDTRACK vol.1
names:
  en: HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI SOUNDTRACK vol.1
  ja: TVアニメーション『ひぐらしのなく頃に解』 SOUNDTRACK vol.1
  ja-latn: HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI SOUNDTRACK vol.1
notes: 'All Soundtrack Music Composed & Arranged by Kenji Kawai

  Recording Musicians

  Keyboards, Guitars: Kenji Kawai

  Strings: Akira Uchida Group

  Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi

  Chorus: Junko Hirotani

  Percussions: Yuki Sugawara

  Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa / Mayumi Okusawa

  Synth Operation: Kenji Kawai

  Musicians Cordinator: Shigeru Otake / Akiko Ida (DAYBREAK)

  Recording Staff

  Recording Engineers: Teruaki Kitagawa / Kyohei Fukushiro

  Recording Studios: SOUND CITY, i@studio, HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS

  Mixing Engineers: Kyohei Fukushiro

  Mixing Studio: AUBE STUDIO

  Assistant Engineers: Kotaro Takada / Tomomi Hasegawa (SOUND CITY) / Mitsue Narahara
  (i@studio) / Kazutaka Kikuchi (HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS) / Tomoko Hasebe / Kei Matsubara
  (AUBE STUDIO)

  Produced by AUBE Inc.

  Mastering Engineer: Teruaki Kitagawa

  Mastering Studio: HARION MASTERING STUDIO

  Producer: Akira Yoshikawa (Frontier Works)

  Assistant Producer: Mitsuhiro Iwata (Frontier Works)

  Design Work: Yasunori Takeda (Sony Music Communications)

  Executive Producer: Takeshi Oikawa (Frontier Works)

  Special Thanks: Ryukishi07 / 07th Expansion / ひぐらしのなく頃に解製作委員会 / Jun Nishimura (Geneon
  Entertainment Inc.)

  M-26 - Opening Theme

  Vocals: Eiko Shimamiya

  Composer: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

  Arranger: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki

  Lyricist: Eiko Shimamiya'
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    ja: M:X
    ja-latn: M:X
  role: label
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    ja: 株式会社フロンティアワークス
    ja-latn: Frontier Works Inc.
  role: publisher
- *id001
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    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
performers: []
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products:
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  names:
    en: When They Cry Kai (Anime)
    ja: ひぐらしのなく頃に解 (Anime)
    ja-latn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (Anime)
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: FCCM-0194
  link: album/6817
  names:
    en: Taishou a / anNina
    ja: 対象a / anNina
    ja-latn: Taishou a / anNina
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0193
  link: album/5871
  names:
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    ja: 奈落の花 / 島みやえい子
    ja-latn: Naraku no Hana / Eiko Shimamiya
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0209
  link: album/8349
  names:
    en: Kokoro Musubi
    ja: こころむすび
    ja-latn: Kokoro Musubi
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-020901
  link: album/8350
  names:
    en: Kokoro Musubi [Limited Edition]
    ja: こころむすび
    ja-latn: Kokoro Musubi [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0200
  link: album/52355
  names:
    en: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
    ja: TVアニメーション ひぐらしのなく頃に解 ～charact...
    ja-latn: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0201
  link: album/52356
  names:
    en: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
    ja: TVアニメーション ひぐらしのなく頃に解 ～charact...
    ja-latn: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0211
  link: album/21625
  names:
    en: HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI SOUNDTRACK vol.2
    ja: TVアニメーション『ひぐらしのなく頃に解』 SOUNDT...
    ja-latn: HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI KAI SOUNDTRACK vol.2
  type: anime
- catalog: FCCM-0202
  link: album/52357
  names:
    en: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
    ja: TVアニメーション ひぐらしのなく頃に解 ～charact...
    ja-latn: TV Animation Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ~cha...
  type: anime
- catalog: GNCV-1004
  link: album/57700
  names:
    en: Hikari Nadeshiko / Eiko Shimamiya
    ja: ひかりなでしこ / 島みやえい子
    ja-latn: Hikari Nadeshiko / Eiko Shimamiya
  type: anime
- catalog: GNCV-1003
  link: album/57701
  names:
    en: Hikari Nadeshiko / Eiko Shimamiya [Limited Edit...
    ja: ひかりなでしこ / 島みやえい子
    ja-latn: Hikari Nadeshiko / Eiko Shimamiya [Limited Edit...
  type: anime
release_date: '2007-12-12'
release_events: []
release_price:
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  price: 2940.0
reprints: []
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  name: CD Japan
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vocals:
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  names:
    en: Eiko Shimamiya
    ja: 島みやえい子
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