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Canary: Music from the Motion Picture

(Beyondo, SFS-012) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Opening (1:52)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide, Leonard Eto, Naoko Eto, and Sachiko M
    Leonard Eto: taiko
    Naoko Eto: synthesizer
    Sachiko M: sampler

  2. Canary (Enrai mix) (4:57)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide/lyrics by Mariko Hamada
    Mariko Hamada: vocal, piano
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone
    Naoko Eto: synthesizer
    Hiroaki Mizutani: contrabass

  3. Koichi and Yuki 1 (2:28)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide, Leonard Eto, and Kumiko Takara
    Leonard Eto: taiko
    Kumiko Takara: bass marimba

  4. Canary (bass marimba version) (2:31)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide
    Kumiko Takara: bass marimba
    Otomo Yoshihide: synthesizer

  5. Gin-iro no Michi [silver road] (ballad version) (2:33)
    Composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa/lyrics by Shigeru Tsukada/arranged by Otomo Yoshihide
    Mariko Hamada: vocal
    Kenta Tsugami: soprano sax
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone

  6. Sogen no Onnatachi [women of the plains] (0:58)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide, Leonard Eto, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, and Kumiko Takara
    Leonard Eto: taiko
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: percussion
    Kumiko Takara: balafon

  7. Gishiki [ceremony] (2:26)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide
    Naoko Eto: synthesizer
    Sachiko M: sampler
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: percussion
    Kumiko Takara: bass marimba
    Leonard Eto: taiko

  8. Gin-iro no Michi (jazz version) (4:39)
    Composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa/lyrics by Shigeru Tsukada/arranged by Otomo Yoshihide and Mariko Hamada
    Mariko Hamada: vocal, piano
    Alfred Harth: tenor sax
    Kenta Tsugami: alto sax
    Hiroaki Mizutani: contrabass
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums

  9. Koichi and Yuki 2 (0:46)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide and Leonard Eto
    Leonard Eto: taiko

  10. Koichi and Yuki 3 (1:39)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide, Leonard Eto, and Kumiko Takara
    Leonard Eto: taiko
    Kumiko Takara: bass marimba

  11. Beyond (5:18)
    Composed/lyrics by Mariko Hamada
    Mariko Hamada: vocal, piano
    Alfred Harth: tenor sax

  12. Gin-iro no Michi (original soundtrack version) (2:03)
    Composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa/lyrics by Shigeru Tsukada/arranged by Otomo Yoshihide and Naoko Eto
    Moe Yoshimura: vocal
    Miyako Koda: vocal
    Mariko Hamada: chorus
    Canary Chorus (Mayumi Inoue, Eiko Mishina, Emi Aoyama, Momoe Omori, Kyoko Tsukada, Sae Miyoshi, Yuki Yano, Satoko Yokohama, Mayumi Yabe, Natsuko Tanouchi): chorus
    Naoko Eto: organ
    Yusuke Nishimura: electric bass
    Nobuo Fujii: drums
    Kenta Tsugami: soprano sax

  13. Canary (instrumental version) (3:09)
    Composed by Otomo Yoshihide
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, mandolin
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone
    Naoko Eto: organ
    Alfred Harth: tenor sax
    Kenta Tsugami: soprano sax
    Taisei Aoki: trombone
    Hiroaki Mizutani: contrabass
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums

  14. Jimonjito [thinking aloud] (Canary mix) (5:21)
    Composed/lyrics by Shutoku Mukai/arranged by Otomo Yoshihide
    Shutoku Mukai: vocal, electric guitar
    Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar, electronics
    Naoko Eto: organ
    Sachiko M: sampler
    Kenta Tsugami: soprano sax
    Yusuke Nishimura: electric bass
    Masahiro Uemura: drums
    Leonard Eto: taiko
    Mariko Hamada: ending vocal

Music produced by Otomo Yoshihide with Naoko Eto
Recorded at Maruni Studio and UBik Studio, July-October 2004
Mixed at Andy's Studio, July-November 2004
Engineered by Shigeki Nakamura
Edited by Otomo Yoshihide at M101 Studio
Mastered by Kazunao Nagata at Enban Mastering Room
Design by Hirosumi Takeda

Released in February 2005