Evangelion PianoForte #1 / Evangelion PianoForte #1 / Evangelion PianoForte #1

Evangelion PianoForte #1 composed by ShiroSAGISU

Produced by Shiro SAGISU

Featuring Pianists: Junko Miyagi, Makoto Kuriya, Rumiko Kita, Ken Shima, Yasuharu Nakanishi

Guest Pianists: Yosuke Yamashita, Masanori Sasaji,
Satoru Shionoya by the courtesy of Victor Entertainment, Inc., Kazumasa Matsumoto

On 'M10_nakanishi_arianne' and 'M11_shionoya_arianne'
Vocal and choir: Arianne, Bazil Meade and the London Community Gospel Choir
On 'E05_sasaji'
Sax and Flute: Osamu Koike, Junnosuke Fujita, Guitar: Takayuki Hijikata, Bass: Akira Okazawa,
Drums: Yuichi Togashiki, Percussions: Kiyohiko Semba

Recording Engineers: Philip Bagenal, Koichi Suzuki, Masahiro Kawaguchi, Shiro SAGISU
Mixing Engineers: Masahiro Kawaguchi, Shiro SAGISU
Recording Studios: Eastcote(London), Sekiguchi-dai and Sony(Tokyo)
Mixing Studios: Ro-JAM(Tokyo), Beethoven(Paris) and Eastcote(London)

Mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman mastering(Hollywood)

Production managers: Yuiko Mukaino and Yukiko Tanimoto(Ro-JAM)

Soloist
  Kazumasa Matsumoto (01,06)
  Makoto Kuriya (02,09)
  Junko Miyagi (03,07,08,11,17,18)
  Rumiko Kita / 北るみこ (04,11,15)
  Yasuharu Nakanishi (05)
  Ken Shima (10)
  Satoru Shionoya (13)
  Yosuke Yamashita (12,14)
  Masanori Sasaji (16)

Vocal
  Arianne (05,13) [note: Arianne's vocals are not newly recorded, just extracted from the old songs]

Chorus
  London Community Gospel Choir (05)

Tr.16
  Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes: Masanori Sasaji
  Bass: Akira Okazawa
  Drums: Yuichi Togashiki
  Percussion: Kiyohiko Semba
  Electric Guitar: Takayuki Hijikata
  Soprano & Tenor Sax, Flute: Osamu Koike
  Bass Clarinet: Junnosuke Fujita


Additional details that could not be introduced on the CD booklet, posted on Shiro Sagisu’s website:

01 E01_matsumoto (new recording)
02 B20_kuriya (new recording)
03 B01_miyagi (new recording)
04 E13_kita (new recording)
05 M10_nakanishi_arianne (extracted piano and vocal from the old recording)
06 EM21_matsumoto (new recording)
07 KK_A09_miyagi (different size of the old record = unpublished)
08 KK_A08_miyagi (different size of the old record = unpublished)
09 KK_A09_alterna_kuriya (unreleased take)
10 E16_shima (new recording)
11 Quatre Mains_miyagi_kita (old recording remaster)
12 E05_yamashita (new recording)
13 M11_shionoya_arianne (extracted vocal from the old recording and new recording of the piano)
14 A01_yamashita_take1 (new recording)
15 Quatre Mains_tribute to Rachmaninov_kita (new recording)
16 E05_sasaji (new recording)
17 A01_clone_miyagi (old recording remaster)
18 F02_miyagi (new recording)

(New recording) = Newly arranged and newly recorded for "Evangelion PianoForte #1".
  Tracks 01~04, 06, 10, 12, 14~16, 18

(Extracted piano and vocal from the old recording) = A specific part extracted from previously released tracks.
  Track 05

(Different size of the old record = unpublished) = A full-sized version, not the edited size for the movie "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance".
  Tracks 07,08

(Unreleased take) = This is a take that wasn't used for the many releases for the movie "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance".
  Track 09

(Old recording remaster) = A track that has been released previously, remastered for this album using the latest technology.
  Tracks 11,17

(Extracted vocal from the old recording and new recording of the piano) = Only Arianne's old vocal was extracted, and only the piano was newly recorded this time.
  Track 13