Sound Horizon
Sound Horizon is a Japanese symphonic rock musical group with composer Revo (Japanese pronunciation: [ɾebo]) as the leader and only permanent member. They describe themselves as a "fantasy band" and have released works that closely resemble classical suites. Their songs often revolve around historical events and classic fairytales. When creating music based on other people's stories, the band uses the name Linked Horizon.[1][2][3]
Sound Horizon | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Sound Horizon: Linked Horizon: |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Bellwood Records (2004–2006) King Records (2006–2011) Pony Canyon (October 1, 2011–present) |
| Members | Revo |
| Past members | See Sound Horizon band members |
| Website | soundhorizon |
History
Sound Horizon began with Revo releasing his music creations on the internet on his website in the late 1990s. In 2001, Sound Horizon participated in Comic Market as part of a dōjin music circle and released their first story CD, Chronicle, an all-instrumental track CD, with occasional narration, background chorus and sound effects.[4] The inclusion of actual singing began from their second release (Thanatos) onwards. Their subsequent works were released at Comic Market and M3.[3][5]
Sound Horizon's first major release was in 2004, with the album Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~ (lit. Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~). Their first maxi-single, "Shōnen wa Tsurugi o...", which was released in 2006, includes "Shūtan no Ou to Isekai no Kishi ~The Endia & The Knights~", the theme for the PlayStation 2 simulation RPG Chaos Wars, and "Kamigami ga Aishita Rakuen ~Belle Isle~", the opening theme for the MMORPG Belle Isle.[4]
Although Aramary was their main female singer through the Elysion album, her departure afterward led Sound Horizon's style to shift quite a bit, to having many vocalists, rather than just one main female one (previously Aramary) and one main male vocalist (Jimang). Revo himself also tended to sing more often in the later albums, beginning with Roman.[5]
On September 3, 2008, Sound Horizon released the album Moira. The album featured Takashi Utsunomiya of TM Network as one of the vocalists.[6] Moira debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon weekly album charts, selling over 45,000 copies in its initial week.[7]
Sound Horizon released the single "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido" on June 16, 2010. The single featured guitarist Marty Friedman and Vocaloid Hatsune Miku,[8] along with a beta voicebank for Vocaloid known as "Junger März PROTOTYPE β".[3]
In 2012, Revo began a new project called Linked Horizon, beginning with his work on the score for the Nintendo 3DS game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a series of EPs and album.[2] In 2013 and subsequent years, Linked Horizon performed the first, second, third and fifth opening themes, as well as the fourth ending theme, for the anime adaptation of Attack on Titan along with a series of EPs and albums.[9]
In June 2014, Revo also composed the first opening theme of Sailor Moon Crystal, "Moon Pride".[10]
Band members
Discography
Sound Horizon's main albums are called 'Stories' or 'Horizons' and are numbered, starting with Chronicle.
Pico Magic, Pico Magic Reloaded, Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~ and Chronology are compilation albums and are not counted as story albums.
Chronicle 2nd is an expanded reissue of the first Chronicle album.
The ninth story Nein was released in 2015, even though the eight story, with the working title Rinne, hasn't been released yet.
Doujin albums
| Title | Album details |
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| 1st Story Chronicle |
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| 2nd Story Thanatos |
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| 3rd Story Lost |
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| Pico Magic |
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| Pico Magic Reloaded |
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| 1st Story Chronicle 2nd |
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Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak position | Sales | Certifications |
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| JPN [11] | ||||
| Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~
Elysion ～楽園への前奏曲～ (Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~) |
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— | — | |
| 4th Story Elysion ~Rakuen Gensō Monogatari Kumikyoku~
Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～ (Elysion ~Paradise Fantasy Story Suite~) |
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29 | — | |
| 5th Story Roman |
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19 | — | |
| 6th Story Moira |
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3 |
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| 7th Story Märchen |
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2 |
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| Chronology [2005–2010] |
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4 |
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| 9th Story Nein |
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2 |
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| 7.5th or 8.5th Story Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition)
(絵馬に願ひを! (Prologue Edition) "Wish on the Ema") |
1 (Blu-ray chart) | |||
| 7.5th or 8.5th Story Ema ni Negai wo! (Full Edition)
(絵馬に願ひを! (Full Edition) "Wish on the Ema") |
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5 (Blu-ray chart) | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales | Album |
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| JPN [15] | ||||
| "Shōnen wa Tsurugi o..."
(少年は剣を... "A Boy's Sword Is...") |
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9 | — | Non-album single |
| "Seisen no Iberia"
(聖戦のイベリア "Holy War of Iberia") |
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8 | — | Non-album single |
| "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido"
(イドへ至る森へ至るイド "The Id That Leads to the Forest Leading to the Id") |
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2 |
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Prologue to Märchen |
| "Halloween to Yoru no Monogatari"
(ハロウィンと夜の物語 "The Story of Halloween and The Night") |
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3 |
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Non-album single |
| "Vanishing Starlight"
(ヴァニシング・スターライト) |
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3 |
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Prologue to Nein |
Live recordings
Story Concerts are a type of theatre concerts, that each reproduce a Story Album on stage, with the singers all in costumes and acting their roles in addition to singing.
(This list does not include live recordings released as extra content with albums)
| Title | Details |
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| 4th Story Elysion ~ Welcome to the Paradise Parade ~
Elysion～楽園パレードへようこそ～ (Elysion - Rakuen Parade e Youkoso) |
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| 5th Story Roman ~ The Stories that Connect Us ~
Roman～僕達が繋がる物語～ (Roman ~Bokutachi Ga Tsunagaru Monogatari~) |
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| Triumph of the Second Territorial Expansion
［Triumph］～第二次領土拡大遠征の軌跡～ (Triumph ~Daini ji Ryoudo Kakudai Ensei no Kiseki ~) |
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| 6th Story Moira
『Moira』～其れでも、お征きなさい仔等よ (Moira ~Soredemo Oyukinasai Korayo~) |
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| Triumph of the Third Territorial Expansion
第三次領土拡大遠征凱旋記念『国王生誕祭』 (Daisan ji Ryoudo Kakudai Ensei Kaeson Kinen "Kokuou Seitan Matsuri") |
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| Across the Horizon - 5th Anniversary Movie |
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| 7th Story Märchen ~That Brightly Shining Era in Which You’re Smiling Even Now~
『Märchen』 ～キミが今笑っている、眩いその時代に･･･～ (Märchen ~Kimi ga Ima Waratsu te Iru、Mabui sono Jidai ni...~) |
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| The Assorted Horizons - Treasured Blu-ray & DVD
メジャーデビュー10周年記念作品 第1弾 (Mejā Debyū 10 Shūnenkinen Sakuhin Dai 1-dan) |
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| 9th Story Nein ~Welcome to the Western Antique Attic Shop
『Nein』〜西洋骨董屋根裏堂へようこそ〜 メジャーデビュー10周年記念作品 第1弾 (Nein ~Seiyou Kottou Yaneura Dou e Youkoso~ - Mejā Debyū 10 Shūnenkinen Sakuhin Dai 4-dan) |
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Albums
| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales |
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| JPN [16] | |||
| Luxendarc Daikikō
ルクセンダルク大紀行 (Rukusendaruku Daikikō) |
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15 | — |
| Shingeki no Kiseki
進撃の軌跡 (Shingeki no Kiseki) |
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2 |
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Singles
| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales | Certifications | Album |
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| JPN [18] | |||||
| "Luxendarc Shōkikō"
ルクセンダルク小紀行 (Rukusendaruku Shōkikō) |
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8 |
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Luxendarc Daikikō | |
| "Jiyū e no Shingeki"
(自由への進撃 "March to Freedom") |
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2 |
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Shingeki no Kiseki | |
| "Seishun wa Hanabi no Yō ni"
(青春は花火のように "Youth is Like Fireworks") |
— | N/A | |||
| "Rakuen e no Shingeki"
(楽園への進撃) |
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5 |
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TBA[24][25] | |
| "Shinjitsu e no Shingeki"
(真実への進撃) |
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8 |
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TBA | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live recordings
| Title | Details |
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| A Travelogue of Luxendarc
ルクセンダルク紀行 (Rukusendaruku Kikou) |
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| The Trails of the Advance
『進撃の軌跡』総員集結 凱旋公演 ("Shingeki no Kiseki" Souin Shuuketsu Gaien Kouen) |
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Revo
| Title | Details | Peak position |
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| JPN | ||
| Leviathan
リヴァイアサン/終末を告げし獣 (Leviathan/The Beast That Foretells the End) image album |
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| Poca Felicità
Gunslinger Girl image album |
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| 森雄介 (Yusuke Mori) ...for rest |
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| 霜月はるか†Revo Schwarzweiß
霧の向こうに繋がる世界 (Worlds Connected Beyond the Mist) |
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| Revo＆梶浦由記 Collaborate Maxi Single Dream Port |
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| Bravely Default Original Soundtrack
(ブレイブリーデフォルト フライングフェアリー オリジナル・サウンドトラック Bureiburī Deforuto Furaingu Fearī Orijinaru Saundotorakku) |
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21[27] |
| Moon Pride
Sailor Moon Crystal opening theme |
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3 |
| Bravely Default II Original Soundtrack |
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12 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
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| 2013 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Guren no Yumiya" (from anime Attack on Titan) |
Won[28] |
| Animation Kobe Awards | Theme Song Award | "Guren no Yumiya" (from anime Attack on Titan) |
Won[29] | |
| Billboard Japan Music Awards | Animation Artist of the Year | Linked Horizon | Won[30] | |
| 2017 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" (from anime Attack on Titan Season 2) |
8th place[31] |
| The Anime Awards | Best Opening | "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" (from anime Attack on Titan Season 2) |
Nominated[32] |
References
- Sound Horizon Official Site. Profile
- "ブレイブリーデフォルト』全楽曲はSound HorizonのRevoによる書き下ろし！ サントラやRevo新プロジェクトも発表" [All songs of Bravely Default are written by Sound Horizon's Revo! Soundtrack and Revo's new project announced]. Famitsu (in Japanese). June 19, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- "物語音楽の旗手Sound Horizonが新曲先行配信 さやわかが「並行世界」をキーワードに読み解く". Real Sound (in Japanese). August 22, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- "幻想楽団 Sound Horizonが初TOP10入り?" [Fantasy orchestra Sound Horizon enters the first TOP 10?]. Oricon News (in Japanese). October 4, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- Saiseau, Nikkan (December 1, 2013). "「紅白出場は歴史的事件」3分でわかる、Linked Horizonの歴史" [Kōhaku shutsujō wa rekishi-teki jiken, Linked Horizon history in less than 3 minutes]. Niconico News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- "超豪華ヴォーカリスト参加で贈る、Sound Horizon待望のStory CD第6弾！". Nifty Music Network (in Japanese). Livedoor. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- "Oricon Weekly Album Charts for the third week of September 2008" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- "Sound Horizon、オリコンデイリーシングルーチャート2日間連続の第1位！". CDJournal.com (in Japanese). June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- "Attack on Titan Opening CD Sells 129,000 in 1st Week". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ""Attack on Titan" Theme Song's REVO Composes "Sailor Moon Crystal" Opening". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- "Sound Horizonのアルバムランキング" [Sound Horizon album ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Japanese CD certifications 2010" (Enter Sound Horizon into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. December 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- "週間 アルバムランキング 2012年04月23日付（2012年04月09日～2012年04月15日）" [Weekly Album Ranking April 23, 2012 (April 9–15, 2012)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2012-04-23. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "年間 アルバムランキング 2015年度" [Album Ranking of 2015]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2015-12-26. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Sound Horizonのシングルランキング" [Sound Horizon single ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Linked Horizonのアルバムランキング" [Linked Horizon album ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年05月29日付（2017年05月15日～2017年05月21日）" [Weekly CD Album Ranking May 29, 2017 (May 15–21, 2017)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-05-29. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Linked Horizonのシングルランキング" [Linked Horizon single ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "週間 シングルランキング 2012年09月03日付（2012年08月20日～2012年08月26日）" [Weekly Single Ranking September 3, 2012 (August 20–26, 2012)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2012-09-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Japanese CD certifications 2013" (Enter Linked Horizon into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. August 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- "Linked Horizon to Perform Opening Theme for Attack on Titan: Junior High TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- TVアニメ「進撃！巨人中学校」OPテーマがLinked Horizonに決定!配信は10月5日から開始!. Attack on Titan: Junior High (in Japanese). August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "週間 シングルランキング 2018年10月01日付（2018年09月17日～2018年09月23日）" [Weekly Single Ranking October 1, 2018 (September 17–23, 2018)]. Oricon (in Japanese). 2018-10-01. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- "Linked Horizon、「進撃の巨人」3期EDテーマ収めた進撃縛りシングル" [Linked Horizon's Attack on Titan Season 3 ending theme be stuck in tying single] (in Japanese). Natalie. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 30, 2018). "Linked Horizon Performs Ending Theme for Attack on Titan Season 3 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年07月01日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for July 1, 2019]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- "Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Original Soundtrack ranking on Oricon chart". Oricon (in Japanese). October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- Loo, Egan (October 14, 2013). "Attack on Titan wins Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- Loo, Egan (October 25, 2013). "Hayao Miyazaki, 'Attack on Titan', 'Garden of Words' win Anime Kobe Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- "【Billboard JAPAN Music Awards 2013】AKB48がアーティスト・オブ・ザ・イヤーを含む4冠を3年連続で達成" [Billboard JAPAN Music Awards 2013: AKB48 won 4 awards including Artist of the Year for 3 consecutive years]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- Loo, Egan (October 7, 2017). "Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online Movie win Top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- Orsini, Lauren (January 17, 2018). "Here are all the nominees for The Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes. Retrieved April 11, 2018.