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Daydreaming~楽想

Rambling Records

Daydreaming~楽想

ElectronicEasy-listening
August 24, 2024CD & Digital43 Min

About this album

The eleven tracks featured on this album are a blend of original compositions and reimagined themes from famous Japanese film scores. The theremin is the central element of the project, complemented by a non-conventional instrumentarium: a vast array of vintage and modern synthesizers, some rare expressive instruments (like the Haken Continuum and the Ondomo – a modern replica of the Ondes Martenot), a fretless bass, a Fender Rhodes, a Farfisa combo organ with a rotary speaker, some piano here and there…

Three of the tracks further expand this peculiar universe through an intimate collaboration with Japanese jazz pianist Yuya Wakai.

Tracklist

01 Opening ~ 往路 5:19
02 La Parfum de Fleurs (『ユーリ!!! on ICE』より) — Taku Matsushiba 2:11
03 Passacaille in Barcelona (『ユーリ!!! on ICE』より) — Taku Matsushiba 3:43
04 Daydreaming ~ 楽想 5:12
05 Wind ~ 春風 3:41
06 人生のメリーゴーランド (『ハウルの動く城』より) — Joe Hisaishi 4:35
07 Interlude ~ 間奏 4:00
08 Rain (『ラストエンペラー』より) — Ryuichi Sakamoto 3:14
09 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (『戦場のメリークリスマス』より) — Ryuichi Sakamoto 5:56
10 Landing ~ 復路 3:44
11 いつも何度でも (『千と千尋の神隠し』より) 2:21
Composer Arranger Performer

Credits

Theremin and other instruments Grégoire Blanc
Piano & arrangement Yuya Wakaitracks 6, 8, 9
Photography Karl Vedeau
Mixing Grégoire Blanc
Mastering Kentaro KimuraKimuken Studio
Label Rambling Records
Tour management Eight Islands
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