Suzume (album)

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Suzume
File:Radwimps & Kazuma Jinnouchi - Suzume.jpg
Soundtrack album by Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi
Released November 11, 2022
Genre
Length 81:47
Language Japanese
Label
Radwimps chronology
The Last 10 Years: Original Soundtrack
(2022)		 Suzume
(2022)
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Singles from Suzume (album)

Suzume (Japanese: すずめの戸締まり Hepburn: Suzume no Tojimari?) is a collaborative album by Japanese rock band Radwimps and composer Kazuma Jinnouchi. It is the soundtrack to the 2022 Japanese animated film of the same name. The album was released worldwide on November 11, 2022, the day of the film's release, by EMI Records and Muzinto Records.[1] In 2023, it won Best Music at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize.[2]

Background

In September 2022, it was announced that Radwimps, who had previously worked with director Makoto Shinkai on the anime films Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019), would be composing the score for Suzume as a collaboration with Seattle-based composer Kazuma Jinnouchi.[3][4] The project began in early 2020 when Shinkai sent the film's screenplay to vocalist Yojiro Noda, who found it "the most exciting" in comparison to Shinkai's previous two films, since Noda enjoyed road movies and was interested in abandoned buildings.[5] The two stopped contacting for a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Noda was able to write some music during that time.[5]

Around August 2020, Noda sent Shinkai some demo tracks, which included an early version of the first theme song "Suzume". Shinkai initially wanted Noda to perform "Suzume", but they later decided that a female voice would "better define the impression of the track."[5] The production team held auditions, and singer Toaka was selected as the vocalist.[4] Toaka had been posting on TikTok since February 2020, releasing covers of songs from Japanese artists such as Kenshi Yonezu, Fujii Kaze, and Wednesday Campanella.[6] Noda said that he "felt a connection between this song and Toaka that no one else could break."[4] The second theme song "Kanata Haluka" was produced at the last minute since Shinkai wanted another song for the film. For "Kanata Haluka", Noda wanted to tell about how the film is "a story about Suzume and Sota", regardless of the various themes it explores.[5] Noda also performed the songs "Tamaki" and "Tears of Suzume", which are not included in the film.[7]

Some of the recording sessions were held at Abbey Road Studios in London, where Noda and Jinnouchi were present to give instructions to the orchestra in charge of performing. This marked the first time the soundtrack to a film directed by Shinkai was recorded overseas.[4]

Release

"Suzume" and "Kanata Haluka" debuted on music streaming services on September 30 and October 28, 2022, respectively.[8][7] The album was released on digital music and streaming platforms on November 11, 2022, the day of the film's release.[9] A music video for "Kanata Haluka", directed by filmmaker Tomokazu Yamada (ja), was released online on the same day.[10] The album was also released as a two-disc vinyl LP on March 8, 2023.[11] Anime Limited is set to release the CD and vinyl internationally on August 28, 2023,[12] though they have also been sold at Radwimps' Back to the Live House Tour.[13]

Radwimps and Toaka performed the theme songs on TV Asahi's Music Station program on November 11, and on TBS's CDTV Live! Live! program on November 28.[14][15]

Track listing

Suzume track listing[16][17]
No. Title Length
1. "The First Encounter" (Japanese: 二人の出逢い) 1:02
2. "Abandoned Resort" (Japanese: 廃墟の温泉街) 3:57
3. "First Aid" (Japanese: 手当て) 1:24
4. "Cat Chase" (Japanese: キャットチェース) 2:15
5. "At Night in Ferry" (Japanese: 夜のフェリー) 1:53
6. "Cat Me If You Can" (Japanese: 猫探し) 1:33
7. "Abandoned School" (Japanese: 廃校の風景) 3:11
8. "Time for Two" (Japanese: 二人の時間) 2:56
9. "Hitchhike" (Japanese: ドライブ) 2:17
10. "Two Little Terrors" (Japanese: 子守り) 1:22
11. "Dreaming on Ferris Wheel" (Japanese: 廃遊園地) 4:51
12. "Soldier's Break" (Japanese: 戦士の休息) 2:51
13. "Shinkansen Super Express" (Japanese: 新幹線の旅) 1:31
14. "History of Mimizu" (Japanese: ミミズの歴史) 1:26
15. "Significant Precursor" (Japanese: 予兆) 3:04
16. "Sky Over Tokyo" (Japanese: 東京上空) 4:14
17. "Suzume's Departure" (Japanese: 決意〜旅立ち) 5:29
18. "Possessed" (Japanese: 狐憑き) 1:24
19. "Double Riding" (Japanese: 自転車の二人) 1:42
20. "It Wasn't a Dream" (Japanese: 夢じゃなかった) 1:51
21. "The Other Side of the Door" (Japanese: 常世) 1:08
22. "Aftermath" (Japanese: 丘上の要石) 1:43
23. "To Be with Sota" (Japanese: 草太の元へ) 2:23
24. "Prayer" (Japanese: 祈り) 3:05
25. "Closing the Door" (Japanese: 戸締まり) 3:52
26. "Kanata Haluka" (カナタハルカ) 5:55
27. "Suzume" (すずめ; featuring Toaka) 3:58
28. "Tamaki"   4:55
29. "Tears of Suzume" (Japanese: すずめの涙) 4:35
Total length:
 81:47

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Suzume
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various November 11, 2022
[9]
Japan CD
March 8, 2023 Vinyl LP [11]
Various August 28, 2023
  • CD
  • vinyl LP
 Anime Limited [12]

References

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External links

  • SuzumeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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