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Track 01: OVA "FREEDOM" Opening Theme
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

Track 02
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Matt Rohde
Additional Programming: Alexis Smith
Bass: David Carpenter

Track 03
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

Track 04
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

Track 05
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

Track 06
Keyboards, Programming & Acoustic Piano: Hikaru Utada
Acoustic Guitar: Tsuyoshi Kon

Track 07
Keyboards & Programming: Kei Kawano
Basic Programming: Hikaru Utada
Synthesizer Programming: Kazuhide Tsunemi
Violin Section: Great Eida Group
Cello Section: Masashi Abe Group

Track 08
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith
Chorus: Masashi Yamada from THE BACK HORN by the courtesy of Speedstar Records/Victor Entertainment, Inc.

Track 09
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Alexis Smith

Track 10
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Alexis Smith
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa

Track 11
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Brio Taliaferro
Acoustic Guitar: Tsuyoshi Kon
Drums: Forrest Robinson

Track 12
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada
Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

Track 13: PS2 Game "Kingdom Hearts II" Theme Song
Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Matt Rohde
Additional Programming: Alexis Smith
Guitar: Ben Mauro
Acoustic Piano: Matt Rohde
Drums: Forrest Robinson
Pro-Tools Operation: Glenn Erwin


All Vocals: Hikaru Utada
All Songs Written & Arranged by Hikaru Utada
Except "COLORS" [Tr.07] Arranged by Hikaru Utada & Kei Kawano

Produced by Hikaru Utada, Akira Miyake & Teruzane Skingg Utada
Directed by Hidenobu Okita

Mixed by Goetz B. for 365 Artists, Goh Hotoda [Tr.06-07]
Mixed at:
  Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
  The Hit Factory, NY [Tr.06]
  Olympic Studios, London [Tr.11]

Recorded by:
  Matsui Atsushi [All Songs], Daniel Burns [Tr.02]
  Goh Hotoda [Tr.06], Pat Woodward [Tr.13]
Recorded at:
  Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
  Conway Recording Studios, CA.
  Westlake Audio, LA.
  The Hit Factory, NY.
  Saffron Hills Studio, London.
  Studio Terra, Tokyo

Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NY

Assistant Engineers:
  Masahito Komori & Yuya Saito (Bunkamura Studio)
  Yasutaka Yamamoto & Taketoshi Nakauchi (Studio Terra)
  Dave Emery (Olympic Studios)
  Francesco Perlageli (Conway Recording Studio)
  Matt Snedecor & Heath Aiken (The Hit Factory)

Musicians Coordination: Fumio Miyata for FACE MUSIC
Overseas Coordination:
  Michael T. Martin for D-Assist Co., Ltd.
  Yuuko Honda for Fourth Dimension Productions
  Norio Yamamoto for Cue!Music

Toshiba-EMI/Foozay Music Co.
Executive Producer: Shoji Doyama & Akira Miyake
Promotion:
  Nozomu Kaji,Ai Shigihara, Tetsuya Saito, Mutsuo Masaki, Kentaro Mizusawa
  Teruji Nakamura, Rie Kawasaki, Anju Ikeda, Kentaro Murakami, Akihito Aonuma
  Yumiko Nishizaki, Chie Muro, Yukihiko Anzawa, Ken Hasemi, Hisashi Hattori
  Soyogu Aoki, Mitsuru Sekiya
Area Promotion:
  Aki Okazaki, Kenshi Chikazoe, Yuichi Kurahara, Sayoko Morishita
  Yuko Tomatsu, Kaori Itoh, Fusako Iki, Jun Koyashiki, Haruna Takahashi
Sales Promotion: Yoshifumi Yamaminami
Hikki's Web Site Staff: Sunday-Vision, Masashi Nasu & Chu Takagi

Artist Promotion: Keiji Ozawa for Fes Inc.

Art Direction & Photography: Kazuaki Kiriya for Kiriya Pictures
Art Direction & Design: Kenji Cho for Kinds Art Associates
Styling: Kyohei Ogawa
Hair & Make-up: Ryoji Inagaki

Artist Attend: Chie Murakami
Management: Teruzane Skingg Utada & Junko Ra Utada for U3MUSIC