Music Staff

Composed and Arranged by Shiro Sagisu

Synthesizers and Drums Programming: Shiro Sagisu
Piano and Rhodes: Makoto Kuriya
Guitar: Makoto Matsushita and Andrew Smith
Bass: Andrew Smith and Jerome Brown
Drums: Jerry Brown
Japanese Percussions, Flute and Voices: Kiyohiko Semba
Flute: Yuko Mizorogi
Saxophones and Flute: Osamu Koike

Soloists
Treble (Boy Soprano): Brennan Alleyne
Soprano: Catherine Bott
Cello Solos: Tony Pleeth
Violin Solos: Toshihiro Nakanishi and Daisuke Kadowaki
Piano Solos: Makoto Kuriya
Guitar Solos: Makoto Matsushita and Andrew Smith

The London Studio Orchestra
Violins: Perry Montague-Mason (Leader), Warren Zielinski (Principal 2ns), Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Tom Pigott-Smith, Pete Hanson, Cathy Thompson, Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling, Mark Berrow, David Woodcock, Rita Manning, Everton Nelson, Liz Edwards and Emlyn Singleton
Violas: Pete Lale (Principal), Bruce White, Rachel Bolt, Andy Parker, Vicci Wardman and Tim Grant
Celli: Martin Loveday (Principal), Tony Hinnigan, Dave Danniels and Caroline Dale
Basses: Chris Laurence (Principal), Mary Scully and Allen Walley
French Horns: Richard Watkins (Principal), Nigel Black and Mike Thompson

Conducted by Nick Ingman

Choir: Catherine Bott (Soprano, Leader), Deborah Miles-Johnson (Mezzo-Soprano), Andrew Busher (Tenor), Simon Grant (Bass)
Choir Lyrics: Mike Wizgowski

Recording Studios: Air and Eastcote London, Beethoven Paris, Ro-JAM, Sound Inn and Sony Music Studios Tokyo
Recording Engineers: Rupert Coulson (Air London), Phlip Bagenal (Eastcote London), Shiro SAGISU (Paris, London and Tokyo) and Masahiro Kawaguchi (Tokyo)
Assistant Engineers: Chris Barrett (Air London) and Minako Nozue (Universoul 999 Tokyo)

Mixed by Masahiro Kawaguchi and Shiro SAGISU at Universoul 999 Studio Tokyo

Pro Tools Editing: Masahiro Kawaguchi, Philip Bagenal, Chris Barrett and Shiro SAGISU

Mastered by Patricia Sullivan Fourstar at Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood

Music Productions Management: Shiro SAGISU, Philip Bagenal and Yuiko Mukaino

Contractors: Perry Montague-Mason, Stephen Henderson, Jenny O'Grady and Fumio Takano


Jacket Illustration: Masashi Kudoh
Color Concept: Mieko Takai
Color Design: Hideo Kamitani
Special Effects: Miyako Hoshi

Art Direction: Tsuyoshi Kusano
Design: Takahisa Atsuji, Ai Nonaka, Yuto Hama

Producer: Ryo Ohyama
Director: Akiko Yodo
Assistant: Yoshimi Soeda
Promotion: Kazuko Yamamoto
Sales Promotion: Satoshi Okada, Toshiyuki Kanazawa, Shunsuke Saito

Product Coordinators: Mikio Igarashi (PIERROT), Kota Kitamura (PIERROT), Yuki Nagazumi (PIERROT), Azusa Naitoh, Mina Mitsui

SPECIAL THANKS
Tite Kubo, Susumu Hieda (SHUIESHA), Atsushi Nakasaki (SHUEISHA), Yujiro Hattori (SHUIESHA), Noriyuki Abe, Ken Hagino (PIERROT), Yusuke Kikuchi (TOHO)