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    ja: 菅野よう子
- link: artist/12830
  names:
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    ja: 松永貴志
- link: artist/23566
  names:
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categories:
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category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
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  names:
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    ja: 菅野よう子
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      English: KIDS ON THE SLOPE
      Japanese: KIDS ON THE SLOPE
    track_length: '2:28'
  - names:
      English: Chick's Diner
      Japanese: Chick's Diner
    track_length: '2:01'
  - names:
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      Japanese: Moanin'
    track_length: '4:42'
  - names:
      English: Bags Groove
      Japanese: Bags Groove
    track_length: '2:29'
  - names:
      English: Blowin' The Blues Away
      Japanese: Blowin' The Blues Away
    track_length: '1:26'
  - names:
      English: Satin Doll
      Japanese: Satin Doll
    track_length: '1:08'
  - names:
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      Japanese: YURIKA
    track_length: '2:35'
  - names:
      English: Rosario
      Japanese: Rosario
    track_length: '2:17'
  - names:
      English: Curandelo
      Japanese: Curandelo
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: Transparent
      Japanese: Transparent
    track_length: '1:37'
  - names:
      English: Run
      Japanese: Run
    track_length: '1:33'
  - names:
      English: But not for me
      Japanese: But not for me
    track_length: '4:30'
  - names:
      English: My Favorite Things
      Japanese: My Favorite Things
    track_length: '3:20'
  - names:
      English: Equinox
      Japanese: Equinox
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      English: A Piece Of Blue
      Japanese: A Piece Of Blue
    track_length: '1:27'
  - names:
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      Japanese: Lullaby Of Birdland
    track_length: '3:05'
  - names:
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      Japanese: Jazz For Button
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
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    track_length: '1:38'
  - names:
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    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
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      Japanese: float
    track_length: '1:25'
  - names:
      English: Milestones
      Japanese: Milestones
    track_length: '2:43'
  - names:
      English: Apollon Blue
      Japanese: Apollon Blue
    track_length: '2:43'
  - names:
      English: Kaoru & Sentaro Duo in BUNKASAI (Medley "My Favorite Things~Someday
        My Prince Will Come~Moanin'")
      Japanese: Kaoru & Sentaro Duo in BUNKASAI (Medley "My Favorite Things~いつか王子様が~Moanin'")
    track_length: '3:38'
  - names:
      English: Someday My Prince Will Come
      Japanese: Someday My Prince Will Come
    track_length: '1:42'
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    ja: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックディストリビューション
    ja-latn: Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.
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  added_date: 2012-02-27T17:40
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T22:03
  fetched_date: 2026-06-07T06:49
  freedb: 20
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name: KIDS ON THE SLOPE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
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  ja: KIDS ON THE SLOPE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
  ja-latn: Sakamichi no Apollon Original Soundtrack
notes: '01. KIDS ON THE SLOPE

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano & Keys: Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Synthesizer: Keishi Urata, Shunsuke Sakamoto

  02. Chick''s Diner

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano & Marimba: Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

    Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  03. Moanin''

    Written by Bobby Timmons

    Arranged by Takashi Matsunaga

    Played by Apollon Quartet

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Masato Suzuki

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  04. Bags Groove (Originally printed as "Bag‘s Groove")

    Written by Milt Jackson

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Quartet

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  05. Blowin'' The Blues Away

    Written by Horace Silver

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Quartet

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  06. Satin Doll

    Written by Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn / John H. Mercer

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Duo

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  07. YURIKA

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano & Vibe: Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

    Saxaphone: Masato Honda

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

    Synthesizer: Keishi Urata, Shunsuke Sakamoto

    Additional Rhythm: DJ Mitsu the Beats

  08. Rosario

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    E.Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

    A.Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

    Synthesizer: Keishi Urata, Shunsuke Sakamoto

    Chorus: phone call choir

  09. Curandelo

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    E.Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    E.Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  10. Transparent

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    Synthesizer: Keishi Urata, Shunsuke Sakamoto

  11. Run <featuring mabanua>

    Written & Arranged by mabanua

    All Instruments: mabanua

  12. But not for me <featuring Shinpei Ruike & Masayoshi Furukawa as Junichi performs>

    Written by Ira Gershwin (Words) / George Gershwin (Music)

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Vocal: Masayoshi Furukawa

    Played by Apollon Quartet

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Masato Suzuki

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  13. My Favorite Things <featuring Yuuka Nanri as Ritsuko sings>

    Written by Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Vocal: Yuuka Nanri

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    Bass: Masato Suzuki

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

    Strings: Masahiko Todo Strings

  14. Equinox

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Vibe: Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

    Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  15. A Piece of Blue

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

  16. Lullaby Of Birdland <featuring Aoi Teshima>

    Written by George Shearing / George David Weiss

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Vocal: Aoi Teshima

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

    Strings: Masahiko Todo Strings

  17. Jazz For Button

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    Drums: Manabu Sakata

  18. Four

    Written by Miles Davis

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Quartet

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Trumpet: Shinpei Ruike

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  19. Easy Waltz

    Written & Arranged by Takashi Matsunaga

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Masato Suzuki

    Drums: Yasuo Sano

  20. float <featuring mabanua>

    Written & Arranged by mabanua

    All Instruments: mabanua

    Except Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

  21. Milestones

    Written by Miles Davis

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Trio

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Bass: Keisuke Torigoe

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  22. Apollon Blue

    Written & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Piano: Yoko Kanno

    Flute: Jun-ichiro Taku

    Strings: Masahiko Todo Strings

  23. Kaoru & Sentaro Duo in BUNKASAI (Medley "My Favorite Things~Someday My Prince
  Will Come~Moanin''")

    Arranged by Yoko Kanno

    Played by Apollon Duo

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

    Drums: Shun Ishikawa

  24. Someday My Prince Will Come

    Written by Frank Churchill

    Played by Kaoru Solo

    Piano: Takashi Matsunaga

  Produced by Yoko Kanno

  Director: Shinichiro Watanabe

  Director & Organizer: Keisuke "Tommy" Tominaga (GRANDFUNK INC.)

  Recorded by Tomiji Iyobe (Track 3 4 5 6 9 12 13 16 18 19 21 23 24), Masashi Yabuhara
  (Track 1 2 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 22)

  Mixed by Masashi Yabuhara (except Track 11, 20)

  Recorded & Mixed at VICTOR STUDIO, AVACO CREATIVE STUDIO, Dede Recording, Studio
  Sound DALI, ABS RECORDING, Aobadai Studio

  Recording assisted by Shohei Kasuya, Ryota Hattanda, Yoshinori Kashiwagura, Akihito
  Yoshikawa, Erika Shimada, Ayaka Toki

  Organize assisted by Yusuke Miyachi (GRANDFUNK INC.)

  Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood

  Co-production: FACE MUSIC, HORIPRO, origami PRODUCTION, Jazzy Sport, Space Craft,
  Staymusic, Solid Force, TONE, Rendezvous, Systema, Coyote Invention

  Executive Producers:

    Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Hiromu Okada, Shunichi Kishimoto (Epic Records Japan Inc.)

    Toyohiko Kanehashi, Hideoki Mogi (GRANDFUNK INC.)

  A&R: Noritaka Suzuki, Rimi Mizusawa (Epic Records Japan Inc.)

  Media Promotion: Masanori Uratsuka, Hiroki Hoshijima, Akiko Itoh, Yuka Tsuda, Ayako
  Nagatsuka, Mayuko Isebo, Shinya Inoue, Aomi Kuruma, Akiko Satoh, Yoshihito Muraki,
  Rie Ikeda, Masaki Inoue, Kanako Saeki, Takako Yamamoto (Epic Records Japan Inc.)

  Network Promotion: Yo Hirata (Sony Music Network)

  Sales Promotion: Dai Sugamata, Hiromi Kanehira (Sony Music Distribution)

  Product Coodination: Yoko Nakajima (Sony Music Communication)

  Illustration: Nobuteru Yuuki

  Art Directions & Design: Koichi Tominuki (ROOTS)

  Original Comic & Illustration: Yuki Kodama

  Special Thanks to

  Yayoi Ibusuki (YUKI-DESIGN)

  Junya Okamoto, Yasuko Yamauchi, Kenichi Sakurai, Kawori Sakai (SHOGAKUKAN INC.)

  Koji Yamamoto, Noriko Ozaki (FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK,INC.)

  Shintaro Kawaguchi (Fujipacific Music Inc.)

  Daisuke Konaka, Tomoko Shibui, Ryo Maekawa (TOHO CO.,LTD)

  Masao Morosawa, Manabu Ohstuka (MAPPA)

  Hiroaki Sano, Etsuko Chiba (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)

  All Staff of KIDS ON THE SLOPE Committee'
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    ja: 株式会社エピックレコードジャパン
    ja-latn: Epic Records Japan Inc.
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    ja: 坂道のアポロン
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  names:
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    ja: プレイボール/坂道のメロディ / YUKI
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    ja: プレイボール/坂道のメロディ / YUKI
    ja-latn: Play Ball/Sakamichi no Melody / YUKI [Limited E...
  type: anime
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  link: album/32155
  names:
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    ja: アルタイル / 秦基博 meets 坂道のアポロン
    ja-latn: Altair / Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apoll...
  type: anime
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  link: album/32156
  names:
    en: Altair / Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon
    ja: アルタイル / 秦基博 meets 坂道のアポロン
    ja-latn: Altair / Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon
  type: anime
- catalog: ESCL-3879
  link: album/32184
  names:
    en: Kids on the Slope Original Soundtrack Plus more...
    ja: アニメ「坂道のアポロン」オリジナル・サウンドト...
    ja-latn: Sakamichi no Apollon Original Soundtrack Plus m...
  type: anime
- catalog: TDCD-91232
  link: album/35650
  names:
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    ja: 坂道のアポロン BONUS TRACK
    ja-latn: Sakamichi no Apollon BONUS TRACK
  type: anime
release_date: '2012-04-25'
release_events: []
release_price:
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  price: 3059.0
reprints: []
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  name: CDJapan
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votes: 0
websites:
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  - link: http://www.apollon-jazz.com/
    name: Kids on the Slope Original Soundtrack Official Website
