Taihai e to Itaru Gensou... Haitoku o Tsumigitsuzukeru Koimonogatari... Daiyon no Chiheisen─Sono Rakuen no Na wa...
"An illusion leading to decadence... A romance that continues to spin immorality... The Fourth Horizon -The name of that paradise is..."
4th Story CD Elysion ~楽園幻想物語組曲~ (Hepburn: Elysion ~Rakuen Gensō Monogatari Kumikyoku~, lit. "Elysion ~Paradise Fantasy Story Suite~") is the first Story CD after Sound Horizon's major debut. Released on April 13th, 2005 the singing and performance credits for this album reached over 40 members. Taking the general public into consideration the composition and overall style of this album differs from other works like Chronicle 2nd substantially. The composition is fairly simpler and the tracks don't break over 6 minutes in length. The album contains 11 tracks but there are 45 tracks on the CD. Tracks 12 to 43 are all blank tracks, containing no audio. Track 44 is the only one of these 45 tracks to contain audio and track 45 is silent. As a sign of not truly losing their doujin roots this album is the last to contain a system sound set.
In August of 2012 C&L Music, a Korean CD publisher, released Elysion ~楽園幻想物語組曲~ for South Korean audiences. Going forward C&L Music published 5 other SH CDs, 3 SH DVDs, and 5 Linked Horizon CDs. The release featured an officially translated lyric booklet printed in black and white. The album's catalog number is CNLR 1205. 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.
Elysion ~楽園幻想物語組曲~ (Re:Master Production) (Hepburn: Elysion ~Rakuen Gensō Monogatari Kumikyoku~, lit. "Elysion ~Paradise Fantasy Story Suite~") is a remastered version of the 2004 album Elysion ~楽園幻想物語組曲~. Released on July 29th, 2020 it features all of the original tracks on the album, excluding the Elysion システムサウンド集 files. 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[1].
Tracklist
All tracks written, composed and arranged by Revo.
This album inspired numerous spinoffs and original works including a manga entitled Ark (Manga) written by Yukimaru Katsura in 2006. They were divided into two parts releasing in ULTRA JUMP, a monthly magazine run by Shueisha inc.
This album also inspired a 2014 novelization entitled Elysion 二つの楽園を廻る物語 in collaboration with Sound Horizon for their 10th Anniversary. Published by Kakukawa Bookstore there was also a manga with the same name based on the novels. Published in the montly magazine ASUKA the two part manga's books were released on October 26, 2015 and May 26, 2016 respectively.