Planet of Ocean Original Soundtrack / NHKスペシャル「海・知られざる世界」オリジナル・サウンドトラック / NHK Special "Umi Shirarezaru Sekai" Original Soundtrack

All Tracks Composed, Arranged, Orchestrated, Conducted and Sound Produced by Taro Iwashiro

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Tetsuya Naito

Producer: Takahiko Kodaka (Horipro Inc.)

A & R: Tetsushi-Cello Q-Koyama (Sony Records)
Promotion: Kei Mori (Sony Records)

Assistant to Taro Iwashiro: Yoko Sekizawa

Assistant Engineers: Yasuhiko Tsurusaki, Kazuhiro Oyama, Noriko Minowa (Sound City Studio), Naoki Sakurai (Avaco Studio), Katsutoshi Oura (Mixer's Lab On Air Azabu), Narifumi Fujihara (Sony Shinanomachi Studio)

Recording Co-ordinated by Takahiko Kodaka, Tetsushi-Cello Q-Koyama, and Staff of Shin-Shitsu Inc.

Musician's Co-ordinated by Staff of Shin-Shitsu Inc.

Recorded and Mixed from February to March, 1998

Recorded at Sound City Studio, Avaco Studio, On Air Studio and Sony Shinanomachi Studio

Mixed at Sony Shinanomachi Studio

Mastering Engineer: Tetsuya Naito

Mastered on April 2, 1998 at Sony Shinanomachi Studio

Special Thanks to: Yoshitaka Hori (Horipro Inc.)

Executive Producers: Kazumaro Miyashita (JAPAN BROADCAST PUBLISHING CO.,LTD) and Michiko Oka (Sony Records)

Photography: Tsuneo Nakamura
Art Direction & Design: Tetsuma Maki
Product Coordination: Tomoko Yaginuma

Management for Taro Iwashiro: HORIPRO Inc.


Musicians
Taro Iwashiro (Ac. Piano, Keyboards, Vibraphone)
with
Masatsugu Shinozaki (E. Violin)
Akio Suzuki (Soprano Saxophone)
Chuei Yoshikawa (Ac. Guitar)
Makoto Matsushita (E. Guitar)
Mitsuru Sohma, Youji Yumoto (Flutes)
Hiroshi Shibayama, Kazumichi Sunada (Oboes)
Yasuaki Itakura, Haruyo Nishizawa (Clarinets)
Itaru Morita, Osamu Fukui (Bassoons)
Otohiko Fujita, Mitsuo Matsuura, Takahito Saiji, Megumi Ishibashi (Horns)
Taro Kiyooka, Eijiro Nakagawa, Naoki Miyamoto (Trombones)
Atsushi Matsunaga (Tuba)
Mari Kimura, Tomoyuki Asakawa (Harps)
Tomoko Kusakari, Sadako Koshino (Percussions)
and Koike Strings Orchestra

Hideyuki Fukasawa (Synthesizer's manipulating)
Maho Hamawaki (Poetry Reading)

Featuring:
Nobuko Takahashi (Soprano Vocalise)(tracks 2&7) and Kaeko Mukoyama (Solo Cello)(tracks 2&7)

My Thanks to Staff of Printex Inc, Sei Satoh, Jun-Arranger-Shiratori, Hajime Suzuki, Kiyoshi Watanabe, All My Friends
Also to Akira and Kyoko Matsukawa... Be Careful When Midnight Driving

My Special Thanks to All Staff of NHK Special "Planet of Ocean" Production Team

My Warmest Thanks
To Maho For Your Love And Being There For Me Always
To My Dear Parents For Always Supporting And Believing in Me

Very Special Thanks to You For Listening To My Music.