Elysion −楽園への前奏曲−

『Elysion −楽園への前奏曲−』 Album by Sound Horizon Label Bellwood Records Catalog No. BZCS-5004 Barcode 4528847001623 Format CD Price ¥2,500 (tax included) ¥2,381 (without tax) Release Date October 27th, 2004 Producer Revo Sound Horizon chronology Chronicle 2nd (2004) Elysion −楽園への前奏曲− (2004) Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～ (2005)

Elysion −楽園への前奏曲−'s Tagline:
楽園へ堕ちてしまった彼等に捧ぐ… Rakuen e Ochiteshimatta Karera ni Sasagu... "Dedicated to those who have fallen into paradise..."

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.

Tracklist

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Revo.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ark"	5:10
2.	"辿りつく詩"	6:11
3.	"恋人を射ち堕とした日"	4:00
4.	"澪音の世界"	5:28
5.	"魔法使いサラバント"	5:27
6.	"雷神の系譜"	8:10
7.	"檻の中の花"	4:54
8.	"Yield"	4:09

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

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 violin

• 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)

Viola

• 田中詩織 (Shiori Tanaka)

• 石井啓太 (Keita Ishii)

Cello

• 小原茂 (Shigeru Ohara)

• 友納真緒 (Mao Tomonō)

Technical

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

• 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) Album by Sound Horizon Label Bellwood Records Catalog No. BZCS-5033 Barcode 4528847006949 Format UHQCD Price ¥3,000 (tax included) Release Date July 29th, 2020 Producer Revo Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Re:Master Production chronology Elysion −楽園への前奏曲− (Re:Master Production) (2020) Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～ (Re:Master Production) (2020)

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.

Tracklist

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Revo.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ark"	5:10
2.	"辿りつく詩"	6:11
3.	"恋人を射ち堕とした日"	4:00
4.	"澪音の世界"	5:28
5.	"魔法使いサラバント"	5:27
6.	"雷神の系譜"	8:10
7.	"檻の中の花"	4:54
8.	"Yield"	4:09

Personnel

※ Re:Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

• 前田"YASMAN"康二 (Yasuji "YASMAN" Maeda)【Bernie Grundman Mastering】– Re:Mastering engineering