Imperial SaGa Original Soundtrack / インペリアル サガ オリジナル・サウンドトラック / Imperial SaGa Original Soundtrack

Music Composed & Produced by KENJI ITO

Music Director: HIDENORI IWASAKI

Co-Composed by TSUTOMU NARITA [1-M8~10]

Arrangement: NORIYUKI KAMIMURA [1-M7, 13~17, 2-M15]
                     TSUTOMU NARITA [1-M2~4, 6, 8~10, 2-M1~7]
                     YOSHITAKA HIROTA (TTS PRODUCTS CO., LTD.) [2-M8~14]
                     KENJI ITO [1-M5, 11~12]

Orchestra Arrangement: NATSUMI KAMEOKA [1-M1, 2-M16~19]


Guitars: NORIYUKI KAMIMURA [1-M7, 13, 15, 17, 2-M15]
             TSUTOMU NARITA [1-M4, 5, 6, 8]
Bass: YOSHITAKA HIROTA (TTS PRODUCTS CO., LTD.) [1-M6, 2-M8, 10, 11]
Violin: YUMA ITO [1-M9, 2-M1, 4, 7]
          AKIHISA TSUBOY [1-M12, 13]
Trumpet: SHO OKUMURA [1-M8, 9, 16, 2-M4]
Saxophones: NAOMU SOEDA [1-M15, 2-M15]
Synthesizer Operator: TAKAFUMI WADA (Dimension Cruise) [1-M5]

Vocals: TOMOKAZU SUGITA [2-M16, 18]
           KENN [2-M16, 18]

Horse Neighing: KENN [2-M18]

Lyrics: TAKASHI TOKITA [2-M16]
           AKITOSHI KAWAZU [2-M18]


Orchestra section

Flute: HIDEYO TAKAKUWA, MICHIYO MORIKAWA
Oboe: SATOSHI SHOJI, JUNKO SUZUKI
Clarinet: KIMIO YAMANE, FUMIE KUROO
Bassoon: MOTOKO KAWAMURA, TOMOKO KANO
Horn: OTOHIKO FUJITA, YASUSHI KATSUMATA, HITOSHI IMAI, SATOSHI TSUKADA
Trumpet: KOJI NISHIMURA, MASAHIKO SUGASAKA, HITOSHI YOKOYAMA
Trombone: EIJIRO NAKAGAWA, KANADE SHISHIUCHI, RYOTA FUJII
Tuba: SHINPEI TSUGITA
Percussion: MIDORI TAKADA, TOMOKO KUSAKARI
Drums: TARO YOSHIDA
Bass: RYO NAKAGAWA
Guitars: JIRO MIYANAGA
Acoustic Guitar: MITSUHIRO OHTA (2.18)
Harmonica: MATSUMONICA (2.18)
Harp: YUKO TAGUCHI

Strings: KONNO STRINGS
Violin: HITOSHI KONNO, TOMOMI TOKUNAGA, MASAHIKO TODO, NAOMI URUSHIBARA
          YUYA YANAGIHARA, KYOKO ISHIGAME, MACHI OKABE, KEN OKABE, HANAKO UESATO
          MOTOKO FUJIIE, RISA YAMAMOTO, YASUHIRO MORIMOTO, MIKIKO ISE, OSAMU IYOKU
          NAGISA KIRIYAMA, NAOKO ISHIBASHI, MAKIKO MURAKOSHI, AKANE IRIE
          EMIKO UJIKAWA, TAKAKO OTA, AYAKA JOMOTO, HONOKA SATO
Viola: SACHIE ONUMA, GENTARO SAKAGUCHI, AMIKO WATABE, NAOKO MASUDA
         MISATO FUTAKI, MAYUMI TANIGUCHI, RIE KANAYA, TAIKI SUZUMURA
Cello: MASAMI HORISAWA, TAKAHIRO YUKI, MARI MASUMOTO, TOSHIYUKI MURANAKA
         TAKAYOSHI OKUIZUMI, MASATERU NISHIKATA
Contrabass: JUN SAITO, YOSHINOBU TAKESHITA, KOJI MAKUUCHI, HISAMI TAMAKI


Recording & Mixing Engineer: KENTARO INO (F.M.F Co.,Ltd.)
Recording Engineer: TORU OKITSU (SHANGRI-LA INC)
Vocal Recording Engineer: YUTAKA UNE
Mastering Engineer: TOSHIYA HORIUCHI (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Assistant Engineers: SHU SAIDA (Victor Entertainment,Inc.)
                              YASUO HIRUMA
                              YUTA TATEISHI (SHANGRI-LA INC)
                              CHINAMI KAMIYA (Tune Studio)

Recording Studios: VICTOR STUDIO, SHANGRI-LA STUDIO
Mixing Studio: TUNE STUDIO
Mastering Studio: SONY MUSIC STUDIOS TOKYO

Contractor: TSUTOMU SATOMI (SHANGRI-LA INC)
Copyist Crew: FUMI SHINOHARA (SHANGRI-LA INC)
                     ASUKA TOZAWA (SHANGRI-LA INC)

Vocal Management: MASAHIRO MORINAGA (Atomic Monkey)
                             AIRI NONAKA (Atomic Monkey)
                             HISAO TOYOZAWA (DREAM WEAVER)

Sound Designers: MIYA SATONAKA, JUN OKABE
Project Manager: KAZUKI HAMAMOTO
Project Assistants: YUKI SAKE, SHIHOKO KARUBE, AYAKO TSUCHIYA


Imperial SaGa Game Production

Director: TOMOTAKA SHIROICHI

Character Illustration: TOMOMI KOBAYASHI
                                 CHINATSU KURAHANA

Art Director: MASAHIKO DAIRAKU

Lead Artist: MITSURU SASAKI

Scenario Director: MOKU TOCHIBORI

Assistant Producers: KAZUMA OUSHU, YASUYA NAKAMURA

Producer: K HIRONO

Marketing & PR Lead Planner: TAKAHIRO NOMA
Marketing & PR Creative Chief: KIYOTAKA SOUSUI
Marketing & PR Manager: NORIKO WATANABE

Executive Producer: AKITOSHI KAWAZU


Original Soundtrack CD Production

Package Art Director & Designer: TAKAAKI INOUE
Package Coordinator: MASAKI HISHIDA (Toyokasei)
Sales Promoter: KEI KITAMURA (Sony Music Marketing Inc.)

Production Coordinators: SOUSHI YOSHIDA, MINO IIZUKA
Production Assistants: SHOHEI NEGISHI, KAI ISHIKAWA, NORIKO MIYAZAKI
Promotion Coordinators: AKIO SHIRAISHI, KOSHIRO YAMADA, SEITARO TANAKA
Production Desk: YUKA KATO, TOMOMI MATSUO, YUI YASUTOMI

Division Executive: YASUHIRO TAKAMATSU

Executive Officer: SHINJI HASHIMOTO

President & Executive Director: YOSUKE MATSUDA

Special Thanks:
HIDEKI UCHIMURA, KENTAROU SONODA
AKIYO TODA (Peak A Soul+), HIROKO SAGA (WEEKLY FAMITSU)
THORU NAGAYAMA


Interview (pg. 3-7)
Kenji Ito (Music Composer & Producer)
K Hirono (Imperial SaGa Producer)
Hidenori Iwasaki (Music Director)

Arranger's Comments (pg. 8)
Tsutomu Narita (Arranger)
Noriyuki Kamikura (Arranger)
Yoshitaka Hirota (Arranger)
Natsumi Kameoka (Orchestra Arrangement)