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The music for the role-playing video game series ''Ni no Kuni'', developed by Level-5 and published in Western regions by Namco Bandai Games, was composed by the team of Joe Hisaishi and Rei Kondoh, and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Hisaishi, known for his previous work on Studio Ghibli films, agreed to work on the games after witnessing the development team's passion for the project. He wrote 21 tracks for the games across seven days, and was continually encouraged by the complexity of his compositions. Hisaishi aimed to make the music reflect the fantasy genre, creating a compatibility between the soundtrack and the game world. An album titled ''Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi Original Soundtrack'' was released in Japan on February 9, 2011, featuring music from ''Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn''. A two-disc soundtrack was later released on March 28, 2013; the first disc is a re-release of the Japanese soundtrack, while the second disc contains additional tracks from ''Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch''. Critical reception to the soundtracks was positive, as reviewers felt that the music connected appropriately with the gameplay. In particular, critics felt that Hisaishi's approach to the composition matched the art style by Studio Ghibli. The music was nominated for numerous awards. == Production and composition == When Studio Ghibli agreed to produce the animated sequences of ''Ni no Kuni'', they contacted Joe Hisaishi to work on the game music. Hisaishi, who previously worked with Studio Ghibli on films such as ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997) and ''Spirited Away'' (2001), met with Level-5 producer and writer Akihiro Hino. After witnessing Hino's passion for the project, Hisaishi agreed to work on the soundtrack.〔 Rei Kondoh created the other half of the score, and all in-game music was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. "Kokoro no Kakera", the games' theme song, was written by Hisaishi; his daughter Mai Fujisawa performed the song in Japanese, while chorister Archie Buchanan performed the English version. The team found great difficulty in selecting a performer for the English version, though ultimately settled upon Buchanan due to his ability to convey the "vulnerability and innocence" of the games characters in a "moving and powerful performance". For the orchestral music to fit onto the Nintendo DS at a high quality, ''Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn'' was shipped on a 4-gigabit game card. Hisaishi wrote 21 songs as piano sketches, across seven days. He found that the rhythm of the score was more complex than expected, but felt that this is "usually a good sign", which encouraged him to continue.〔 The music was intended to reflect the fantasy genre, and contain an elegance based on traditional folk music of Ireland; Hisaishi described the music as "nostalgic, but still connected to the future".〔 Hisaishi also felt a compatibility between his music and the world that the development team was creating, stating that their ideas generally worked naturally in "perfect unison". For the soundtracks, the piano was performed by Febian Reza Pane, the lute by Hiroshi Kaneko, the sitar by Masahiro Itami, the whistle by Hideyo Takakuwa, and the tabla by Ikuo Kakehashi. All music was recorded at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall by Avaco Creative Studio, while Wonder Station mixed the soundtrack at Azabu-O Studio. Hiroyuki Akita oversaw the former, as recording engineer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Ni no Kuni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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