arrangers:
- link: artist/60
  names:
    en: Toshimichi Isoe
    ja: 磯江俊道
- link: artist/397
  names:
    en: Koji Ueno
    ja: 上野浩司
- link: artist/73
  names:
    en: Yoshihiro Kawagoe
    ja: 川越好博
catalog: FPBD-0004
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/396
  names:
    en: Chiyomaru Shikura
    ja: 志倉千代丸
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discs:
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  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Forest of Grief (Short Ver.)
      Japanese: 嘆きノ森 (Short Ver.)
      Romaji: Nageki no Mori (Short Ver.)
    track_length: '2:31'
  - names:
      English: escape (Short Ver.)
      Japanese: escape (Short Ver.)
      Romaji: escape (Short Ver.)
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Complex Image (Short Ver.)
      Japanese: コンプレックス・イマージュ (Short Ver.)
      Romaji: Conpurekkusu Imaaju (Short Ver.)
    track_length: '2:12'
  - names:
      English: Friend (Short Ver.)
      Japanese: Friend (Short Ver.)
      Romaji: Friend (Short Ver.)
    track_length: '2:57'
  - names:
      English: Time of Rest
      Japanese: 安息の時間
      Romaji: Ansoku no Jikan
    track_length: '2:16'
  - names:
      English: Taigaku Ten!
      Japanese: 大逆テン？！
      Romaji: Daigyakuten?!
    track_length: '2:12'
  - names:
      English: Sky of Asaragi
      Japanese: 朝来帰の空
      Romaji: Asaragi no Sora
    track_length: '2:14'
  - names:
      English: Bokaboka Esplanade
      Japanese: ぽかぽか散歩道
      Romaji: Poka Poka Sanpomichi
    track_length: '1:43'
  - names:
      English: A little CITY TIME
      Japanese: ちょこっとCITY TIME
      Romaji: Chokotto CITY TIME
    track_length: '1:44'
  - names:
      English: TRICK or TREAT
      Japanese: TRICK or TREAT
      Romaji: TRICK or TREAT
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Melody of the Night Bell
      Japanese: 夜鈴の調べ
      Romaji: Yoru Suzu no Shirabe
    track_length: '2:27'
  - names:
      English: Black Clown
      Japanese: 黒い道化師
      Romaji: Kuroi Doukeshi
    track_length: '2:48'
  - names:
      English: The Village's Thirst
      Japanese: おごそかな渇き
      Romaji: Ogosoko na Kawaki
    track_length: '2:08'
  - names:
      English: Shinto Dance
      Japanese: 神楽舞
      Romaji: Kagura Mai
    track_length: '2:17'
  - names:
      English: DEAD EAD Synphony
      Japanese: DEAD END Symphony
      Romaji: DEAD END Symphony
    track_length: '2:08'
  - names:
      English: Creeping Presence
      Japanese: 忍び寄る気配
      Romaji: Shinobiyoru Kehai
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      English: Moonlight Butterfly
      Japanese: 月光蝶
      Romaji: Gekkouchou
    track_length: '2:29'
  - names:
      English: The Return of the Lost Children
      Japanese: 迷い子たちの帰宅
      Romaji: Maigotachi no Kitaku
    track_length: '2:24'
  - names:
      English: Watanagashi Festival
      Japanese: 綿流し
      Romaji: Watanagashi
    track_length: '2:34'
  - names:
      English: Withered Flower Garden
      Japanese: 枯れた花園
      Romaji: Kareta Hanaen
    track_length: '3:05'
  - names:
      English: Forfeit
      Japanese: 喪失
      Romaji: Soushitsu
    track_length: '2:23'
- disc_length: '53:30'
  name: Disc 2
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: An Old Thought
      Japanese: 旧き想い
      Romaji: Kyuuki Omoi
    track_length: '2:09'
  - names:
      English: Time that can Never come Back
      Japanese: 還らぬ時間
      Romaji: Meguru Jikan
    track_length: '1:34'
  - names:
      English: Alone
      Japanese: ひとり
      Romaji: Hitori
    track_length: '2:05'
  - names:
      English: Words of Atonement
      Japanese: 償いのコトバ
      Romaji: Tsugunai no Kotoba
    track_length: '3:23'
  - names:
      English: Chained Vicissitudes
      Japanese: 連鎖する流転
      Romaji: Rensa suru Ruten
    track_length: '1:51'
  - names:
      English: Retired Shrine Maiden
      Japanese: 古手の巫女
      Romaji: Furude no Miko
    track_length: '1:40'
  - names:
      English: Free
      Japanese: Free
      Romaji: Free
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: Shadow of the Dark Ogre
      Japanese: 暗鬼の影
      Romaji: Anki no Kage
    track_length: '2:06'
  - names:
      English: Echo of Hell
      Japanese: 地獄の響
      Romaji: Jigoku no Hibiki
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: Pure Erosion
      Japanese: 無垢なる侵食
      Romaji: Muku naru Shinshoku
    track_length: '2:31'
  - names:
      English: Descent and Birth
      Japanese: 降臨と生誕と
      Romaji: Kourin to Seitan to
    track_length: '1:30'
  - names:
      English: Oyashiro-sama
      Japanese: オヤシロさま
      Romaji: Oyashiro-sama
    track_length: '2:01'
  - names:
      English: Blind Alley Cat
      Japanese: 袋小路の猫
      Romaji: Fukurokouji no Neko
    track_length: '2:28'
  - names:
      English: Melody
      Japanese: Melody
      Romaji: Melody
    track_length: '1:24'
  - names:
      English: Sister
      Japanese: Sister
      Romaji: Sister
    track_length: '1:48'
  - names:
      English: The Death of Hinamizawa
      Japanese: 雛見沢の死
      Romaji: Hinamizawa no Shi
    track_length: '1:47'
  - names:
      English: Everyone is Gone
      Japanese: みんな、いなくなった
      Romaji: Mina, Inakunatta
    track_length: '1:31'
  - names:
      English: Crimson Party
      Japanese: 朱紅の宴
      Romaji: Hikou no En
    track_length: '2:36'
  - names:
      English: The Beasts Laugh
      Japanese: 獣たちは嗤う
      Romaji: Kedamonotachi wa Warau
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      English: One Last Roll of the Dice
      Japanese: 最期のサイコロ
      Romaji: Saigo no Saikoro
    track_length: '2:39'
  - names:
      English: Bloody Requiem
      Japanese: 血塗られた鎮魂歌
      Romaji: Chinurareta Chinkonka
    track_length: '1:43'
  - names:
      English: Forest of Grief (Instrumental ver.)
      Japanese: 嘆きノ森 インストver.
      Romaji: Nageki no Mori Insto ver.
    track_length: '2:56'
  - names:
      English: Forest of Grief (Orgel ver.)
      Japanese: 嘆きノ森 オルゴールver.
      Romaji: Nageki no Mori Orugooru ver.
    track_length: '2:43'
  - names:
      English: escape (Instrumental ver.)
      Japanese: escape インストver.
      Romaji: escape Insto ver.
    track_length: '2:29'
  - names:
      English: Friend (Orgel ver.)
      Japanese: Friend オルゴールver.
      Romaji: Friend Orugooru ver.
    track_length: '2:41'
link: album/4355
lyricists:
- link: artist/396
  names:
    en: Chiyomaru Shikura
    ja: 志倉千代丸
media_format: 2 CD
meta:
  added_date: 2007-02-23T23:44
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T12:12
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T01:35
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 11413
name: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Original Soundtrack
names:
  en: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Original Soundtrack
  ja: ひぐらしのなく頃に祭 オリジナルサウンドトラック
  ja-latn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Original Soundtrack
notes: 'Enclosed with Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Omochikaeri~ Set (ALCH-00009
  / 4562168541253).

  BGM Composer: 5zizz

      Yoshihiro Kawagoe: 1.05, 2.06, 2.18, 2.25

      Yasuhiko Tachibana: 1.06, 1.08, 1.13, 1.18

      Kunihiro Izumi: 1.07, 1.10, 1.11, 1.16, 1.21, 2.09~11

      Osamu Hata: 1.09, 1.19, 1.20, 2.01, 2.02, 2.04, 2.08, 2.12

      Yoh Ohyama: 1.12, 1.14, 2.19, 2.20

      Syntaro Jimbo: 1.15, 1.17, 2.13

      Kaori Tsutsui: 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.14~17, 2.21~23

      Toshimichi Isoe: 2.24 & supervision

  M-1.01 - Opening Theme

  Vocals: Ayane

  Composer: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Arranger: Toshimichi Isoe

  Lyricist: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Guitar: Atsuhide Nakayama

  Chors: haruna

  Recording Engineer: Takefumi Kanaya [MARUNI STUDIO], Jiro Nakajima [5pb.STUDIO]

  Recording Studio: MARUNI STUDIO, 5pb.STUDIO

  M-1.02 - Tsumihoroboshi-hen Ending Theme

  Vocals: Kanako Ito

  Composer: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Arranger: Toshimichi Isoe

  Lyricist: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Guitar: Hideki Sakakibara

  Bass: Syntaro Jimbo

  Drum: MOH-CHAN

  Chors: Tomomi Natori

  Recording Engineer: Susumu Shinagawa [SOUND ARTS], Akitomo Fukushima [STUDIO FINE],
  Jiro Nakajima [5pb.STUDIO]

  Recording Studio: SOUND ARTS, studio Fine, 5pb.STUDIO

  M-1.03 - Miotsukushi-hen Opening Theme

  Vocals: Ayane

  Composer: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Arranger: Koji Ueno

  Lyricist: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Guitar: Koichi Katayama

  Chors: Tomomi Natori

  Recording Engineer: Tomomitsu Seki

  Recording Studio: STUDIO emPOINT

  M-1.04 - Miotsukushi-hen Ending Theme

  Vocals: Kanako Ito

  Composer: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Arrangemer: Yoshihiro Kawagoe

  Lyricist: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Strings: Shouko Miki Group

  Chors: Kaoru Kubota

  Recording Engineer: Akitomo Fukushima [STUDIO FINE], Kosuke Nagao [oden studio],
  Jiro Nakajima [5pb.STUDIO]

  Recording Studio: studio Fine, oden studio, 5pb.STUDIO

  MasteringStudio: Memory-Tech

  MasteringEngineer: Naomi Sassa (Memory-Tech)

  Design: Yoshitomo Oda

  Organization Control: Yuki Nita

  Special Thanks: Digiturbo, CMC

  Director/Producer: Michiko Koyanagi

  Executive Producer: Chiyomaru Shikura

  Produced by 5pb. Inc.'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/11
  names:
    en: Five Records
    ja: ファイブレコーズ
    ja-latn: Five Records
  role: label
- link: org/562
  names:
    en: 5pb. Inc
    ja: 株式会社5pb.
    ja-latn: 5pb. Inc
  role: publisher
performers: []
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platforms:
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/2259
  names:
    en: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
    ja: ひぐらしのなく頃に祭
    ja-latn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
publish_format: Commercial, Enclosure
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: PRM-0013
  date: '2007-01-28'
  link: album/123149
  names:
    en: Nageki no Mori TRANCE VERSION / Ayane
    ja: 嘆きノ森 TRANCE VERSION / 彩音
    ja-latn: Nageki no Mori TRANCE VERSION / Ayane
  type: bonus
- catalog: VGCD-1007
  date: '2007-02-22'
  link: album/4359
  names:
    en: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Ending Theme ...
    ja: ひぐらしのなく頃に祭エンディングテーマ escape
    ja-latn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Ending Theme ...
  type: game
- catalog: VGCD-1006
  date: '2007-02-22'
  link: album/4350
  names:
    en: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Opening Theme...
    ja: ひぐらしのなく頃に祭オープニングテーマ 嘆きノ森
    ja-latn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Opening Theme...
  type: game
- catalog: ALCG-0001
  date: '2007-11-22'
  link: album/6818
  names:
    en: Drama CD Series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsu...
    ja: ドラマCDシリーズ ひぐらしのなく頃に祭 羞晒し編
    ja-latn: Drama CD Series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsu...
  type: game
release_date: '2007-02-22'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 9975.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/4355?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/1144
  names:
    en: Ayane
    ja: 彩音
- link: artist/69
  names:
    en: Kanako Ito
    ja: いとうかなこ
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.alchemist-net.co.jp/products/higurashi_matsuri/index_main.html
    name: 'ALCHEMIST:'
