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    ja: 羽毛田丈史
- link: artist/4918
  names:
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    ja: 葉加瀬太郎
- link: artist/30142
  names:
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    ja: 八巻誠
- link: artist/1200
  names:
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- link: artist/13090
  names:
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- link: artist/3778
  names:
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    ja: 天野清継
- link: artist/7766
  names:
    en: Dai Sakakibara
    ja: 榊原大
- link: artist/10484
  names:
    en: Hiroki Kashiwagi
    ja: 柏木広樹
- link: artist/14370
  names:
    en: Toru Nishijima
    ja: 西嶋徹
- link: artist/3684
  names:
    en: Tomoyasu Hotei
    ja: 布袋寅泰
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catalog: HUCD-10099/B
categories:
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- Animation
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
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    ja: 葉加瀬太郎
- link: artist/28191
  names:
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- link: artist/1200
  names:
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    ja: 鳥山雄司
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    track_length: '5:42'
  - names:
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    track_length: '5:31'
  - names:
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    track_length: '4:55'
  - names:
      Japanese: 春をどうぞ
    track_length: '4:36'
  - names:
      Japanese: Etupirka with Friends
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  - names:
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    track_length: '4:23'
  - names:
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    track_length: '4:00'
  - names:
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  - names:
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    track_length: '4:38'
  - names:
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    track_length: '5:25'
  - names:
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    track_length: '3:39'
  - names:
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    track_length: '5:18'
  - names:
      Japanese: Born to Smile
    track_length: '4:13'
  - names:
      Japanese: 情熱大陸2007
    track_length: '4:40'
  - names:
      Japanese: The Mission to Complete
    track_length: '4:17'
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 2 (DVD) [HUCD-10099B]
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: ひまわり
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Etupirka
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: 情熱大陸
    track_length: Unknown
distributor: &id001
  link: org/326
  names:
    en: avex marketing Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/36222
lyricists: []
media_format: CD + DVD
meta:
  added_date: 2012-11-05T05:13
  edited_date: 2026-05-09T06:22
  fetched_date: 2026-06-06T04:36
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3950
name: THE BEST OF TARO HAKASE / Taro Hakase
names:
  en: THE BEST OF TARO HAKASE / Taro Hakase
  ja: THE BEST OF TARO HAKASE / 葉加瀬太郎
  ja-latn: THE BEST OF TARO HAKASE / Taro Hakase
notes: 'M-1.01

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced & Arranged by Takefumi Haketa

  M-1.02

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Yuji Toriyama, Taro Hakase

  Arranged by Taro Hakase, Makoto Yamaki, Yuji Toriyama

  M-1.03

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Co-Produced by Makoto Yamaki

  Arranged by Taro Hakase

  M-1.04

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Arranged by TÊHÔ

  M-1.05

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Arranged by Yuji Toriyama

  Violin: Taro Hakase

  Guitars&Programming: Yuji Toriyama

  Guitar: Issei Noro

  Drums: Akira Jimbo

  Piano: Hirotaka Izumi

  Piano: Yukie Nishimura

  Cello: Hiroki Kashiwagi

  Voice: Yudai Suzuki, Miki Hamada, Taro Hakase

  Recorded by Yoshinori Adachi, tatsuo Umetsu (MIXER''S LAB), Kenichi Fukuhara (BURNISH
  STONE), SHinichi Akagawa

  Mixed by Mizuo Miura (MIXER''S LAB)

  Recorded at 517 Studio, WESTSIDE, AIR STUDIOS [LONDON]

  Mixed at WESTSIDE

  Assisted by Yoko Sato (WESTSIDE), Adam Miller (AIR STUDIOS)

  Recording Coordinators: Takatoshi Horino (Halftone Music), elle kawano [LONDON]

  M-1.06

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Yuji Toriyama, Taro Hakase

  Arranged by Yuji Toriyama

  M-1.07

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Arranged by Taro Hakase, Kiyotsugu Amano, Dai Sakakibara, Hiroki Kashiwagi, Toru
  Nishijima

  M-1.08

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Co-Produced by Makoto Yamaki

  Arranged by Taro Hakase

  M-1.09

  Composed by David Foster

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Arranged by TÊHÔ

  Violin: Taro Hakase

  Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra

  Recorded&Mixed by Shinichi Akagawa

  Recorded&Mixed at AIR STUDIOS [LONDON]

  Assisted by Adam Miller (AIR STUDIOS)

  Recording Coordinator: elle kawano [LONDON]

  M-1.10 - From TV Anime "Space Symphony Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Gaiden~"

  Composed by Taro Hakase, Yuji Toriyama

  Produced by Yuji Toriyama, Taro Hakase

  Arranged&Orchestra Arranged by Yuji Toriyama

  Orchestra Arranged by Robin Smith

  M-1.11 - From PS2 Game "FINAL FANTASY XII"

  Composed by Taro Hakase, Yuji Toriyama

  (Inspired by Hitoshi Sakimoto''s theme)

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Arranged&Orchestra Arranged by Yuji Toriyama

  Orchestra Arranged by Robin Smith

  M-1.12

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced&Arranged by Takefumi Haketa

  M-1.13

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Co-Produced by Makoto Yamaki

  Arranged by Taro Hakase

  Strings Arranged by Hiroki Kashiwagi (bluesofa)

  M-1.14

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced&Arranged by Tomoyasu Hotei

  M-1.15 - From TV Anime "Senkou no Night Raid"

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced&Arranged by Yuji Toriyama

  M-2,6,10 Yuji Toriyama appears by the courtesy of Sony Music Records,Inc.

  M-10 Izumi Masuda appears by the courtesy of Victor Entertainment,Inc.

  M-14 Tomoyasu Hotei by courtesy of EMI Music Japan inc.

  TARO HAKASE LIVE SELECTION SPECIAL DVD

  M-2.01~03

  Composed by Taro Hakase

  Produced by Taro Hakase

  Mastered by Yuka Koizumi

  Mastered at Orange

  "HATS" Total Producer: Taro Hakase

  A&R: Hiroki Takada

  Label Manager: BUN Mizukoshi ("HATS")

  Artist Promoter: Miki Kanno ("HATS")

  Media Promoters: Seiji Terada, Nobuaki Okamoto ("HATS"), Motohisa Nagata (OFFICE
  WALKER)

  Label Support: Hitomi Masuda ("HATS"), Masayo Ohta (OFFICE WALKER)

  Sales Promoters: Sadao Ohzeki, Etsuro Honda, Naohiro Umeda (avex marketing)

  Artist Manager: Satoshi Kikuchi (HATS MANAGEMENT)

  Production Support: Tomomi Moriya (HATS MANAGEMENT)

  Total Promotion Support: Yutaka Nezu (ON THE LINE)

  Art Direction&Photographer: Mitsuo Shindo (mitsuo shindo and associates)

  Designer: Masahiro Matsuda (mitsuo shindo and associates)

  Stylist: Shunsuke Okabe (TRIVAL management)

  Hair&Make-up: AMANO

  Visual of Limited Edition DVD Producer: Kiyokazu Wakiyama (monos)

  Special Thanks to

  Mr. & Mrs. Munetsugu, Muneyuki Nakazawa, Hitoshi Konno, ANA, J-WAVE, MBS, ASAHI
  BREWERIES,LTD., MAZDA, Heroes'' Edutainment, JAPAN POST, YAMAHA, caretta shiodome,
  Nichi-iko, OMEGA

  My Family, Mayuco, Himari, Mantaro

  Specially all beautiful people who supported me on my tour and this album.

  Executive Producer: Katsumi Otani ("HATS")'
organizations:
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    ja: HATS
    ja-latn: HATS
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- link: org/205
  names:
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    ja: 株式会社ハッツアンリミテッド
    ja-latn: HATS UNLIMITED CO.,LTD.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
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  names:
    en: Space Symphony Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Gaiden~
    ja: 宇宙交響詩メーテル 銀河鉄道999外伝
    ja-latn: Space Symphony Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Gaiden~
- link: product/198
  names:
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    ja: ファイナルファンタジーXII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY XII
- names:
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2011-08-10'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3150.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/36222?perpage=99999
votes: 0
