Elysion −楽園への前奏曲−

Major 1st Album Elysion −楽園への前奏曲− (Hepburn: Elysion −Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku−, lit. "Elysion −Prelude to Paradise−") is Sound Horizon's first commercial debut album. Released on October 27th, 2004 this album marks the anniversary of Sound Horizon. The album contains 8 tracks, with 6 being from the doujin era and 2 teasing their next release Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～. Because it is a commercial debut album it was made for new audiences to understand the style of SH. In September of 2004, after this album was scheduled for preorder, the number of reservations ranked number 1 in Japan's Amazon reservations list. This album, along with 10 others, was remastered in 2020 for Sound Horizon's 15th Anniversary.

Personnel

 * Sound Horizon


 * Revo – music production, words, music, arrangement, guitar, keyboards, programming, recording (tracks 1-8), mixing (tracks 2-7)


 * Aramary – vocals, backing vocals, voice acting, narrations


 * Additional musicians


 * Jimang – vocals, backing vocals, voice acting, narrations (tracks 2, 4-7)
 * 霜月はるか (Haruka Shimotsuki) – vocals, backing vocals (track 5)
 * 篠崎ゆかり (Yukari Shinozaki) – violin (track 2)
 * 鈴木睦美 (Mutsumi Suzuki) – violin (track 4)
 * 小原茂 (Shigeru Ohara) – cello


 * 宮田麻沙代 (Masayo Miyata) – oboe
 * 小嶋和久 (Kazuhisa Kojima) – clarinet
 * 坂上領 (Ryō Sakagami) – flute
 * 原口豊明 (Toyoaki Haraguchi) – uilleann pipes
 * 梅津三知代 (Michiyo Umezu) – celtic harp


 * 『ELYSION』Special Strings
 * 1st violins


 * 鈴木睦美 (Mutsumi Suzuki)
 * 粥川綾子 (Ayako Kayukawa)


 * 日俣綾子 (Ayako Himata)
 * Nobuko Sakota


 * 2nd violin


 * Izumi Murayama
 * 嶋村由美子 (Yumiko Shimamura)


 * 能登佳奈子 (Kanako Noto)
 * 越川歩 (Ayumi Koshikawa)


 * Violas


 * 田中詩織 (Shiori Tanaka)


 * 石井啓太 (Keita Ishii)


 * Cellos


 * 小原茂 (Shigeru Ohara)


 * 友納真緒 (Mao Tomonō)

※ Recorded at Studio C5 and WONDER BEAT STUDIO ※ Mixed at Studio C5 and studio-EAST
 * Technical


 * Kazuto Sato [WONDER BEAT STUDIO] – recording (tracks 1, 8)
 * 志村省一 (Shoichi Shimura) [studio-EAST] – mixing (tracks 1, 8)


 * Manabu Ito [WONDER BEAT STUDIO] – assistant engineering
 * Naomi Irie [studio-EAST] – assistant engineering


 * Artwork


 * yokoyan – cover art


 * Hazeri Kuri – booklet and label design


 * Production


 * 臼田美夫 (Yoshio Usuda) [CRASYS.co] – production


 * 吉澤徹人 (Tetsuhito Yoshizawa) [Harvest Entertainment] – executive production


 * Special Thanks


 * Toshiro Tsuruhashi
 * Keiko Yamaguchi
 * Yumiko Nagayama


 * GEN [Dur moll]
 * CRASYS.co
 * All listeners

Re:Master Project
Elysion −楽園への前奏曲− (Re:Master Production) (Hepburn: Elysion −Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku−, lit. "Elysion −Prelude to Paradise−") is a remastered version of the 2005 album Elysion −楽園への前奏曲−. Released on July 29th, 2020 it features all of the original tracks on the album. Under Revo's supervision, and using the latest technology, Bellwood Records released this album in a "Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Re:Master Production" series. The person in charge of remastering this album was 前田康二 (Yasuji Maeda) a mastering engineer who studied under the legendary sound engineer Bernie Grundman. the first press limited edition contains a specially illustrated postcard by yokoyan. For Fanclub members only, Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Re:Master Production Complete Set was sold in two parts, the first half being shipped on July 29, 2020 and the second half shipping on October 21st. This album is contained in the first half. The complete set retailed for ￥30,000, about $280 USD.