arrangers:
- link: artist/6089
  names:
    en: Masala Nishid.
    ja: 西田マサラ
barcode: '4988002500154'
catalog: VICL-35991
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/3658
  names:
    en: Chiaki Ishikawa
    ja: 石川智晶
covers:
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  name: Disc
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  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/55/28255/28255-1313731889.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '16:22'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: 美しければそれでいい
      Romaji: Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii
    track_length: '3:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: house
      Romaji: house
    track_length: '4:14'
  - names:
      Japanese: 美しければそれでいい (without vocal)
      Romaji: Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii (without vocal)
    track_length: '3:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: house (without vocal)
      Romaji: house (without vocal)
    track_length: '4:10'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/28255
lyricists:
- link: artist/3658
  names:
    en: Chiaki Ishikawa
    ja: 石川智晶
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-08-18T20:48
  edited_date: 2026-04-16T08:40
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T03:11
  freedb: 21
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3828
name: Utsukushikereba Sore de Ii / Chiaki Ishikawa
names:
  en: Utsukushikereba Sore de Ii / Chiaki Ishikawa
  ja: 美しければそれでいい / 石川智晶
  ja-latn: Utsukushikereba Sore de Ii / Chiaki Ishikawa
notes: '01

  Opening theme for Simoun

  Composition & Lyrics by Chiaki Ishikawa

  Arrangement by Masala Nishid.

  Programming & Keyboard : Masala Nishid.

  Strings : Hitoshi Konno Group

  Bass : Nobuo Ariga

  Electric Guitar : Yoshiyuki Sahashi

  Piano : Yuta Saito

  Drums : Shoichiro Aso

  02

  Composition & Lyrics by Chiaki Ishikawa

  Arrangement by Masala Nishid.

  Programming & Keyboard : Masala Nishid.

  Acoustic & Electric Guitar : Hirokazu Ogura

  Bass : Hitoshi Watanabe

  Drums : Shoichiro Aso

  Tambourine : Yoshifumi Iio

  Produced by Keiichi Nozaki (VICTOR)

  Sound Produced & Arranged by Masala Nishid.

  Recorded by Yoshifumi Iio

  Additional Recorded by Sayuri Taguchi (SOUND VALLEY)

  Assisted by Kanako Fukuda (MOURI ARTWORKS STUDIO), Mitsunori Aizawa (SOUND VALLEY)

  Recorded at MOURI ARTWORKS STUDIO, SOUND VALLEY, P-PROPELLERS

  Mixed by Yoshifumi Iio

  Assisted by Kanako Fukuda (MOURI ARTWORKS STUDIO)

  Mixed at MOURI ARTWORKS STUDIO

  STUDIO Coordination: 藤田鎮大 (UPUP)

  Mastered by Tohru Kotetsu (JVC Mastering Center)

  Head of Promotion: Shosei Ito (VICTOR), Shinichi Tanaka (STAY GOLD MUSIC)

  Artist Manager: Yudai Sato (STAY GOLD MUSIC)

  Executive Producer: Shiro Sasaki, Shigeaki Komatsu (VICTOR), Yoshio Tanaka (STAY
  GOLD MUSIC)

  Cover Photo: Sunao Ohmori (SECESSION)

  Stylist: 吉村結子 (D-CORD)

  Hair & Make-up: 田和槇 (SECESSION)

  Cover Illustration: Asako Nishida

  Finish: Studio Deen

  Cover Illustration Coordination: Keiichi Matsuda (Studio Deen)

  Designer: Riichiro Yoshida (G-MONKS)

  Post Pro Editor: Kenji Kikuchi (VICTOR DESIGN CENTER)

  Special Thanks to Kazunori Noguchi (Studio Deen), 小林潤香, Asako Nishikawa (BANDAI
  VISUAL), 小水流正勝 (SOTSU FILMS), 武藤誉 (SOTSU AGENCY), Seiji Suzuki (S-wood), Koji Tsujitani,
  Junji Nishimura'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1927
  names:
    en: Victor
    ja: Victor
    ja-latn: Victor
  role: label
- link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/55/28255/28255-1313732006.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/55/28255/28255-1313732006.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/55/28255/28255-1313732006.jpg
platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/4986
  names:
    en: Simoun
    ja: シムーン
    ja-latn: Simoun
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: VICL-35990
  date: '2006-04-19'
  link: album/40437
  names:
    en: Inori no Uta / savage genius
    ja: 祈りの詩 / savage genius
    ja-latn: Inori no Uta / savage genius
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-61964
  date: '2006-06-21'
  link: album/25464
  names:
    en: Simoun Original Soundtrack 1
    ja: テレビ東京系アニメーション「Simoun(シムーン)」...
    ja-latn: Simoun Original Soundtrack 1
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-62043
  date: '2006-08-30'
  link: album/25471
  names:
    en: Simoun Original Soundtrack 2
    ja: テレビ東京系アニメーション「Simoun(シムーン)」...
    ja-latn: Simoun Original Soundtrack 2
  type: anime
release_date: '2006-04-19'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1155.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35991
  name: CDJapan (OOP)
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9x-49-en-70-19q5.html
  name: Play-Asia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/28255?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/3658
  names:
    en: Chiaki Ishikawa
    ja: 石川智晶
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