UnChild / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition] / UnChild / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition] / UnChild / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition]

Comes with a special Gundam cover

Notes from Parent Album:
The first album by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], which is a full-length collaboration between composer Hiroyuki Sawano and vocalist Aimer.
All songs are themed after the OVA series "MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN."

The limited-edition version of the album contains illustrations of the titular Unicorn Gundams by Naochika Morishita.



M-01 - expanded version of the "StarRingChild" intro

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO

    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Strings: DAISENSEI MUROYA Strings
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-02 - OVA episode 7 theme song (English-language version)

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by cAnON.

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-03 - OVA episode 1 & 3 insert song (self-cover)

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by mpi

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Electric Sitar: TETSURO TOYAMA
    Strings: DAISENSEI MUROYA Strings
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-04 - vocal adaptation of the soundtrack song "MOBILE SUIT"

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by Benjamin Anderson & mpi

    Drums: YASUO SANO
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: TETSURO TOYAMA
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-05 - English-language adaptation of the soundtrack song "Sternengesang"

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by cAnON.

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO, MASASHI TSUBAKIMOTO
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-06 - new song, originally performed at commemorative live event "UnChild"

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by Benjamin Anderson & mpi

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO, MASASHI TSUBAKIMOTO
    Strings: DAISENSEI MUROYA Strings
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-07 - new song, originally performed at commemorative live event "UnChild"

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by cAnON.

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-08 - new song, originally performed at commemorative live event "UnChild"

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by cAnON.

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: TETSURO TOYAMA
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-09 - soundtrack image song self-cover

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by mpi

    Drums: YASUO SANO
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: TETSURO TOYAMA
    Violin: DAISENSEI MUROYA
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-10 - OVA episode 3 insert song (self-cover)

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by mpi

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: TETSURO TOYAMA
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-11 - album-original song

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by Benjamin Anderson & mpi

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Background Vocals: YUKO KAWAI, cAnON, AKIKO SHIMODOI, HIROYUKI SAWANO, mpi, yassh!!
    Violin: DAISENSEI MUROYA
    Cello: MASAMI HORISAWA
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO


M-12 - OVA episode 6 theme song (English-language version)

    Music by HIROYUKI SAWANO
    Lyrics by Benjamin Anderson & mpi

    Drums: YU "Masshoi" YAMAUCHI
    Bass: TOSHINO TANABE
    Guitars: HIROSHI IIMURO
    Background Vocals: YUKO KAWAI, cAnON, AKIKO SHIMODOI, AI INOUE, Hikaru, Sen, Melo-J, yassh!!
    Strings: DAISENSEI MUROYA Strings
    Piano, Keyboard & All Instruments: HIROYUKI SAWANO



Produced by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]

Directed by YASUSHI HORIGUCHI (Legendoor)

Recording, Mixing Engineer & Protools Operator: MITSUNORI AIZAWA (SIGN SOUND)

Assistant Engineer: SHO SUZUKI (Studio Sound Valley), KAZUAKI TAKANISHI (LAB recorders)
                             CHIKA MATSUDA (Bunkamura Studio), YASUHIRO NAKASHIMA (Heart Beat. RECORDING STUDIO)

Vocal Arrangement: YUKO KAWAI (Legendoor)

Recorded at Studio Sound Valley, Bunkamura Studio, LAB recorders, Heart Beat. RECORDING STUDIO

Mixed at Studio Sound Valley

Mastered by YUJI CHINONE (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)



-Management Staff-

HIROYUKI SAWANO: YASUSHI HORIGUCHI, AKIKO SHIMODOI (Legendoor)

Aimer: KENJI TAMAI, YASUHISA ICHIKAWA, KENKICHI FUKAHARA, KAORI MIYA (FOURseam)



-Design Staff-


Jacket Art Work: D [di:]

Art Direction & Design: AI NONAKA (Tsuyoshi Kusano Design)

Photograph Direction: GO MATSUDA (Sony Music Communications)
Photographer: ARATA KATO
Stylist: SUMIRE HAYAKAWA
Hair & Make-Up: AYA MURAKAMI

[MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC] Illustration: NAOCHIKA MORISHITA



-Label Staff-

A&R: TORU TAKEUCHI, TAKAYUKI YAYAMA (DefSTAR RECORDS)
Sales Promotion: KEN ISOAI (Sony Music Marketing)
Digital Promotion: KOTA ENOME, YOHEI YASHIRO (Sony Music Marketing)
Label Administration: MIKI SHIMIZU (DefSTAR RECORDS)
Products Coordination: HIDEYUKI SATO (Sony Music Communications)

Supervise: KEIICHI TONOMURA, RIE MURATA (Sony Music Entertainment)

Executive Producers: SHUNSUKE MURAMATSU, DAISUKE KATSURADA (Sony Music Labels)
                               SHUNICHI KISHIMOTO (DefSTAR RECORDS)



Official Website: www.sh-nZk.net