Your name. (Album)
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August 24, 2016 |
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2016 |
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| Label (s) | EMI Records , Universal Records | |||
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27 |
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1 hour 12 min 5 sec |
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Your name. ( Japanese. 君 の 名 は。 Kimi no Na wa. , dt. "Your name is.") is the eighth album by the Japanese rock band Radwimps and at the same time the official soundtrack of the anime film of the same name from 2016.
The album was released on August 24, 2016, contains 27 tracks and has a playing time of one hour, twelve minutes and five seconds. Your name. entered the Japanese charts at number one and sold around 58,000 times in the first week in Japan alone . A little later, the album received a gold record in Japan for 100,000 digital units sold.
The album was released in German-speaking countries on November 25, 2016 and was also included in the collector's edition of the film on May 18, 2018.
The songs, which are provided with Japanese lyrics, were later re-recorded in English and initially released digitally on January 27, 2017. A CD release followed on March 10th of the same year.
background
Director and animator Makoto Shinkai first heard about the band in 2007 while he was living in London at the time . As this one from his producer at the beginning of work on Your Name. when asked which artists he is most interested in listening to at the moment, Shinkai named Radwimps. Shinkai asked the band a little later if they were interested in developing and recording the official soundtrack for the film. Shinkai asked the musicians to create the music in a way that “the music should complement the dialogues or monologues of the character”.
The musicians were initially surprised, but agreed to work together. In an article with The Japan Times , the musicians said that working on the instrumental pieces was particularly complicated. The development and conception of the piece First View of Tokyo took several months, as the film producer kept asking for small changes to the song, while singer Yōjirō Noda found the original version best.
The four pieces Dream Lantern , Zenzenzense , Sparkle and Nandemonaiya were later re-recorded in English and published at the end of January 2017, initially on a digital level, and almost two months later on CD.
The original drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi was not involved in the production of the album due to a protracted nerve disease, but was replaced by a guest musician. While the soundtrack was being made, the musicians worked in parallel on the ninth album Human Bloom , which was released in the same year and was also able to enter the national album charts at number one .
Together with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra , the Radwimps played a special concert on December 4th and 5th, 2017 in front of 10,000 visitors in the Tokyo International Forum , where the complete soundtrack was performed. This two-day event was recorded and released on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 18, 2018 .
Track list
| # | title | Composer (s) | length | Remarks |
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| 1. | Yume Tōrō (夢 灯籠, "Dream Lantern") | Yōjirō Noda (music, text) | 2:09 | New edition in English 2017 |
| 2. | Mitsuha no Tsūgaku (三葉 の 通 学, "School Road") | Noda (music) | 1:07 | |
| 3. | Itomori Kōkō (糸 守 高校, "Itomori High School") | Noda (music) | 1:48 | |
| 4th | Hajimete no Tōkyō (は じ め て の 、 東京, "First View of Tokyo") |
Noda (music) | 1:16 | |
| 5. | Akogare Cafe (憧 れ カ フ ェ, "Cafe at Last") | Akira Kuwahara (music) | 1:29 | |
| 6th | Okudera Senpai no Tēma (奥 寺 先輩 の テ ー マ, "Theme of Ms. Okudera") |
Noda (music) | 2:06 | |
| 7th | Futari no Ihen (ふ た り の 異 変, "Unusual Changes of Two") |
Kuwahara (music) | 2:36 | |
| 8th. | Zenzenzense (前 前 前世 (movie ver.)) | Noda (music, text) | 4:44 | Also heard on the album Human Bloom (2016) , new edition in English 2017 Diamant  diamondin Japan
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| 9. | Goshintai (御 神 体) | Noda (music) | 3:24 | |
| 10. | Dēto (デ ー ト, "Date") | Noda (noda) | 4:03 | |
| 11. | Akimatsuri (秋 祭 り, "Autumn Festival") | Noda (music) | 1:06 | |
| 12. | Kioku o Yobiokosu Taki (記憶 を 呼 び 起 こ す 瀧, "Evoking Memories") |
Noda (music) | 1:40 | |
| 13. | Hida Tanbō (飛 騨 探訪, "Visit to Hida") | Noda (music) | 1:29 | |
| 14th | Kieta Machi (消 え た 町, "Disappeared Town") | Yūsuke Takeda (music) | 1:55 | |
| 15th | Toshokan (図 書館, "Library") | Takeda (music) | 1:42 | |
| 16. | Ryokan no Yoru (旅館 の 夜, "The Night Inn") | Takeda (music) | 1:29 | |
| 17th | Goshintai e Futatabi (御 神 体 へ 再 び, "Again to Goshintai") |
Noda (music) | 2:21 | |
| 18th | Kuchikamizake Torippu (口 噛 み 酒 ト リ ッ プ, "Kuchikamizake Trip") |
Noda (music) | 2:55 | |
| 19th | Sakusen Kaigi (作 戦 会議, "Council of War") | Noda (music) | 2:20 | |
| 20th | Chō Chō Settoku (町 長 説得, "Persuading Mayor") | Takeda (music) | 2:45 | |
| 21st | Mitsuha no Tēma (三葉 の テ ー マ, "Theme of Mitsuha") | Noda (music) | 4:02 | |
| 22nd | Mienai Futari (見 え な い ふ た り, "Unseen Two") | Noda (music) | 0:50 | |
| 23. | Katawaredoki (か た わ れ 時) | Noda (music) | 2:47 | |
| 24. | Supākuru (ス パ ー ク ル (movie ver.), "Sparkle") | Noda (music, text) | 8:54 | Also heard on the album Human Bloom (2016) , new edition in English 2017 platinum  platinumin Japan
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| 25th | Dēto 2 (デ ー ト 2, "Date 2") | Noda (music) | 2:09 | |
| 26th | Nandemonaiya (な ん で も な い や (movie edit.)) | Noda (music, text) | 3:15 | |
| 27. | Nandemonaiya (な ん で も な い や (movie ver.)) | Noda (music, text) | 5:42 | New edition in English 2017 platinum platinumin Japan
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In the week of September 5, 2016, the album entered the Japanese album charts at number 1 with 58,000 units sold within the first week of sales . In total, the album stayed in the Japanese charts for 81 weeks. In November 2016, the album was awarded gold for 100,000 digital units sold . The album also reached the national music charts in South Korea , making the Radwimps the first Japanese band to achieve a listing in South Korea. The songs Nandemonaiya and Zenzenzense were both on the annual top list of the South Korean Gaon Chart. Your Name entered the world music charts, which are determined by the US American Billboard magazine, in the week of April 29, 2017 and reached its highest position with second place. The album stayed on this list for a total of eleven weeks.
The English version of the tracks Dream Lantern , Zenzenzense , Sparkle and Nandemonaiya , released at the end of January 2017, were combined in a single and entered the Japanese single charts at number 6. It stayed there for a total of twelve weeks. The song Zenzenzense was triple- platinum sold in Japan for 750,000 units ; the songs Sparkle and Nandemonaiya were each awarded platinum for 250,000 units sold. According to the Japanese branch of the US music magazine Billboard , the Radwimps landed in the annual list of artists with the best-selling songs in 2016 in second place. Only the idol group AKB48 sold more songs in the period of one year, although according to the magazine it was very tight. This success is among other things the piece Zenzenzense , which was not released as a physical single, and the general participation in the soundtrack for the anime Your Name. - Yesterday, today and forever thanks, which brought the band a huge increase in popularity, which also had a positive effect on the sales of the ninth album Human Bloom ( Ningen Kaika ).
Awards and nominations
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Newtype Anime Awards
- 2016: Best film soundtrack (nominated)
- 2016: Best film song for Zenzenzense (nominated)
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Japan Record Award
- 2016: Special Award for the soundtrack for Your Name. ( won )
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Awards of the Japanese Academy
- 2017: Best Score ( won )
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Japan Gold Disc Awards
- 2017: Best Soundtrack ( won )
- 2017: Best 5 Songs by Download for Zenzenzense and Nandemonaiya ( won )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Radwimps Your Name. 0672456. In: universalmusic.at, accessed on June 1, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Patrick St. Michel: The Japan Times : Radwimps were the perfect choice when it came to soundtracking 'Your Name.'
- ↑ May Masangkay: The Japan Times : Radwimps play a part in the popularity of anime film 'your name.'
- ↑ Jennifer Sherman: Anime News Network : Radwimps' New Video Previews' your name. ' Film's English Songs
- ↑ a b Erica Russell: Popcrush : J-Rock Band RADWIMPS Talk Making Music For 'Your Name': Interview
- ↑ Billboard : RADWIMPS '' Your Name 'Concert With Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Coming to DVD, Blu-ray
- ↑ See insert booklet
- ^ RIAJ : Gold / Platinum certification
- ↑ Chart tracking: JP
- ↑ a b Chart tracking: JP
- ↑ Oricon : ["【オ リ コ ン】 RADWIMPS, 初 の ア ル バ ム 首位 ア ニ メ 映 画『 『君 の 名 は。』 サ ン ト ラ "] (Japanese)
- ↑ a b Arama! Japan : "The Recording Industry Association of Japan Releases Its Digital Certifications for November + List of 2016's Certified Releases"
- ↑ a b Kim Jae-hiun: Korea Times : 'Your Name' music director surprised by success in Korea
- ↑ Geon Chart : 2017
- ^ Billboard : Your Name. in the World Music Charts
- ↑ Mariko Okada: Billboard : AKB48 Tops Billboard Japan's 2016 Artist Ranking: See the List
- ↑ Anime News Network : Shinkai's 'your name.,' Kabaneri Win Top Newtype Anime Awards
- ↑ Micha: Sumikai : RADWIMPS win Japan Record Award for Kimi no Na wa. Soundtrack
- ↑ Japan Gold Disc Award : Best Soundtrack Album - Best 5 Songs by Download