A New Story / Kanon / A New Story / Kanon / A New Story / Kanon

Collaboration album between vocalist Kanon and composer Nobuo Uematsu.

All vocals and chorus by Kanon
All music produced by Nobuo Uematsu

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01. Prelude (from the FINAL FANTASY series)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Kanon
      Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki
      OP: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
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02. FINAL FANTASY (from the FINAL FANTASY series)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki
      OP: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

      Cello: Mayumi Sano
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03. You Are The Light (Original Song)
      Music and Lyrics by kanon
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Kanon
      OP: BGB PUBLISHER

      Violin: Yu Manabe
      Guitars: Toris Ichiro
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04. Eyes On Me (from FINAL FANTASY VIII)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Kako Someya
      Arranged by Tsutomu Narita
      OP: Solid Co., Ltd. & SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

      Acoustic Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa
      1st Violin: Hitoshi Konno
      2nd Violin: Motoko Fujiie
      Viola: Saori Oka
      Cello: Seigen Tokuzawa
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05. Far Away (Original Song)
      Music and Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Kanon
      OP: BGB PUBLISHER
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06. Guin Saga Medley (Marius no Uta - Saga ~ This is my road)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu, Kanon
      Lyrics by Azusa Nakajima, Kanon
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed and guitar performed by Tsutomu Narita
      OP: Aniplex Inc.
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07. Precious Things (Original Song)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Kazushige Nojima
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed by Tsutomu Narita
      OP: SMILE PLEASE Co.,Ltd.
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08. Searching for Friends (from FINAL FANTASY VI)
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed and guitar performed by ACE (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO)
      OP: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
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09. Shalom (PSP Game "Angelique: Maren no Rokukishi" Ending Theme)
      Music and Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Kanon
      Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki
      OP: BGB PUBLISHER

      Guitars: Toris Ichiro
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10. Blessed By The Light (Original Song)
      Music and Lyrics by Kanon
      Arranged by Saori Kobayashi and Kanon
      Synthesizer programmed and piano performed by Saori Kobayashi
      OP: BGB PUBLISHER

      Chorus: Kanon, Suginami Junior Chorus
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11. Wings to Fly (Remix version) / Akai Tori Cover
      Music by Kunihiko Murai
      Lyrics by Michio Yamagami
      Arranged by ACE (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO) and Kanon
      Synthesizer programmed and guitar performed by ACE (Tomori Kudo, CHiCO)
      OP: ALFA MUSIC CO., LTD.
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12. One Who Can Fly (Wii Game "THE LAST STORY" Ending Theme) / Bonus Track
      Music by Nobuo Uematsu
      Lyrics by Hironobu Sakaguchi (MISTWALKER)
      Arranged and Synthesizer programmed by Yoshitaka Suzuki
      OP: SMILE PLEASE Co.,Ltd.
      Licensed by Nintendo
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Recording and Mixing Engineer: Minoru Tanaka (SHANGRI-LA)
Assistant Engineer: Yuta Tateishi (SHANGRI-LA)
Recording and Mixing Studio: Studio SHANGRI-LA
Mastering Engineer: Machiko Suzue (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Mastering Studio: Sony Music Studios Tokyo

except

Track 4 and 10
Assistant Engineers: Tomotaka Saka, Katsunori Seki (Wonder Station)
Recording Studio: Wonder Station

Track 5 and 9
Assistant Engineers: Kazuo Saito, Nobue Maki (Sound Arts)
Recording Studio: Sound Arts

Track 12
Recording Engineer: Hiroyuki Akita (Wonder Station)
Assistant Engineer: Akihiro Tabuchi (Wonder Station)
Recording Studio: Wonder Station



Executive Producers: Kazuhisa Saito (Sony Music Japan International Inc.),
                               Hiroshi Maekawa (B.G.B COMPANY),
                               Kensuke Matsushita (Dog Ear Records Co.,Ltd.)
A&R: Nana Koizumi (Sony Music Japan International Inc.)

Management: Ayako Kitano (B.G.B. COMPANY)

Director: Hiroki Ogawa (Dog Ear Records Co., Ltd.)
Assistant Directors: Chiho Sekiguchi, Miyu Takagi (Dog Ear Records Co., Ltd.)

Recording Coordinators: Tsutomu Satomi, Asuka Tozawa, Yuichi Uchida (Uchida Ongaku Jimusho)

Front Cover Illustration: Yoshitaka Amano

Artwork Direction: Ikuma Uehara (Sony Music Communications)
Designer: Natsuki Yamaguchi (Sony Music Communications)
Photographers: Daisuke Tsuchiyama (Kanon's solo), Hiroaki Yoda (Uematsu & Kanon)
Hair & Make: Kyoko Shimazaki
Stylist: Eri Matsumoto
Text: Fumiaki Kurebayashi
English Lyrics Translations: Sachiko Yasue, Kanon
Artwork Coordinator: Yuki Iwasaki (Sony Music Communications)

Special Thanks (alphabetical orders):
Hideki Goto (Aniplex Inc.), Kiyoshi Imaoka (Tenro Production), Takeshi Masuda (Nintendo Inc.),
Takayasu Seo, Mariko Suzuki (M's Management Office Company), Yasuhiro Takamatsu (SQUARE ENIX),
Reiko Uematsu (SMILE PLEASE)

"I would like to express my gratitude to everyone involved in this album.
May the music fill your heart with happiness, love and peace.

Love Always
Kanon"