arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
barcode: '4988005548566'
catalog: UMCK-1294
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Arrangement, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
  name: Front (small)
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1593541812.jpg
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1593541812.jpg
  name: Case Back
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1593541812.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '50:10'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Woman
    track_length: '3:26'
  - names:
      English: Love Theme of Taewangsashingi
    track_length: '4:01'
  - names:
      English: Les Aventuriers
    track_length: '4:18'
  - names:
      English: Prologue ~ Theme
    track_length: '4:35'
  - names:
      English: Prayer
    track_length: '5:45'
  - names:
      English: Theme of Departures
    track_length: '3:33'
  - names:
      English: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
    track_length: '2:50'
  - names:
      English: Destiny of Us (from Musical Turandot)
    track_length: '4:10'
  - names:
      English: I. Collapse
    track_length: '5:32'
  - names:
      English: II. Grace of the St. Paul
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: III. Beyond the World
    track_length: '5:25'
  - names:
      English: IV. The End of the World
    track_length: '2:45'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/532
  names:
    en: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
    ja: ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社
    ja-latn: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
  role: distributor
link: album/24428
lyricists:
- link: artist/18962
  names:
    en: Sylvia Dee
- link: artist/44002
  names:
    en: Mai
    ja: 麻衣
- link: artist/21229
  names:
    en: Arthur Kent
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-03-05T19:54
  edited_date: 2022-05-03T01:48
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T16:58
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 4496
name: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~
names:
  en: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~
  ja: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~
  ja-latn: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~
notes: 'Joe Hisaishi''s fifth album in his Piano Stories series.  Regular edition
  does not include 2 bonus tracks or bonus DVD.  Track 12 "The End of the World" was
  originally written (lyrics) by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee and popularized by Skeeter
  Davis.

  cd

  1. Woman

  2. Love Theme of Taewangsashingi

  3. Les Aventuriers

  Departures

  4. Prologue ~ Theme

  5. Prayer

  6. Theme of Departures

  7. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

  8. Destiny of Us (from Musical Turandot)

  The End of the World

  9. I. Collapse

  10. II. Grace of the St. Paul

  11. III. Beyond the World

  12. IV. The End of the World

  Bonus Tracks

  13. I''d rather be a Shellfish

  14. I will be

  dvd

  Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~

  Recording Image

  The End of the World

  Vocal: Joe Hisaishi

  M-12 Music Arranged and Produced by Joe Hisaishi,

  Words by Sylvia Dee, Music by Arthur Kent

  12 Special Violoncello

  Ludovit Kanta (Solo Concertmaster)

  Nobuo Furukawa (Departures Solo)

  Yumiko Morooka (12 Vc Inspector)

  Akina Karasawa

  Mikio Unno

  Eiichiro Nakada

  Yutaka Hayashi (M-2, M-8)

  Robin Dupuy

  Mikiko Mimori

  Shigeo Horiuchi

  Eiko Onuki

  Takayoshi Sakurai

  Keiko Daito

  Contrabass

  Igor Spallati

  Jun Saito (M-2, M-8)

  Marimba, Percussion

  Momoko Kamiya

  Reiko Komatsu

  Harp

  Yuko Taguchi

  Micol Picchioni

  A. Guitar

  Masayuki Chiyo (M-8)

  All Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by Joe Hisaishi

  Piano by Joe Hisaishi (M-12 Music Arranged and Produced by Joe Hisaishi)

  Directors:

  Masayoshi Okawa (Bic-River)

  Suminobu Hamada (Wonder Station)

  Recording & Mixing Engineers:

  Suminobu Hamada (Wonder Station)

  Hiroyuki Akita (Wonder Station)

  Recorded at

  DAI-ICHI SEIMEI HALL,

  Victor Studio, Wonder Station

  Mixed at ON AIR AZABU STUDIO

  Manipulator: Yasuhiro Maeda (Wonder City, Inc.)

  Assistant Engineers:

  Masashi Okada (SCI)

  Takahiro Okubo (Victor Studio)

  Masahito Komori (Bunkamura Studio)

  Toshiyuki Takahashi, Akihiro Tabuchi (Wonder Station)

  Hitomi Joko, Mari Shinohara (ON AIR AZABU STUDIO)

  Mastering Engineer: Hiroyuki Hosaka (H2 Mastering)

  Piano Technicians:

  Masanori Hanaoka (YAMAHA CORPORATION)

  Nobumi Murakami (H. Matsuo Musical Instruments Co., Ltd.)

  Production Management:

  Wonder City Inc.; Kayo Chiba, You Kobayashi, Akiko Honda

  Music Sheet Preparation:

  Kenji Ashimoto, Chieko Matsunami'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/2381
  names:
    en: A&M RECORDS
    ja: A&M RECORDS
    ja-latn: A&M RECORDS
  role: label
- link: org/2380
  names:
    en: Universal Music
    ja: Universal Music
    ja-latn: Universal Music
  role: label
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/44002
  names:
    en: Mai
    ja: 麻衣
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/82/24428/24428-1530445936.jpg
platforms:
- Movie
products:
- link: product/2895
  names:
    en: Ponyo
    ja: 崖の上のポニョ
    ja-latn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: UMCK-9260
  date: '2009-02-18'
  link: album/24426
  names:
    en: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~ / ...
    ja: アナザー・ピアノ・ストーリーズ ~ジ・エンド・オ...
    ja-latn: Another Piano Stories ~The End of the World~ / ...
  type: anime
release_date: '2009-02-18'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3000.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UMCK-1294
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://music.apple.com/jp/album/1498699892
  name: iTunes JP (digital download)
- link: http://music.apple.com/us/album/1498699892
  name: iTunes US (digital download)
- link: http://open.spotify.com/album/4ORKUWkQ2McDuOaAwIO25y
  name: Spotify
- link: http://www.yesasia.com/us/another-piano-stories-the-end-of-the-world-normal-edition-japan-version/1014391910-0-0-0-en/info.html
  name: YesAsia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/24428?perpage=99999
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