Music Composed, Arranged & Orchestrated by Yasunori Mitsuda [MUSIC PRODUCTION] Original Lyrics: Tetsuya Takahashi [MONOLITH SOFTWARE INC.] Latin Translation: Ukon Kurisawa English Translation: Takeshi Mogi, Matthew Zuckerman Sound Programmed by Hidenori Suzuki [PROCYON STUDIO] Synthesizer Programmed by Yasunori Mitsuda [PROCYON STUDIO], Masaaki Kaneko [PROCYON STUDIO] [RECORDING STAFF (Japan)] Recording & Mixing Engineers: Suminobu Hamada [Wonder Station], Kenzi Nagashima Assistant Engineers: Masanori Ihara [Hi.t Sound], Kouta Sugawara [ONKIO HAUS] Pro Tools Operators: Suminobu Hamada [Wonder Station], Yasunori Mitsuda [PROCYON STUDIO] Locations: Hi.t Sound, ONKIO HAUS, PROCYON STUDIO, Takagi-Klavier Recording Coordinators: Kenichi Funayama [STUDIO GUIDO], Yasunori Mitsuda [PROCYON STUDIO] [RECORDING STAFF (UK)] Recording Engineer: Matt Howe Assistant Engineers: Dave "Pacy" Bloor [Metropolis Studios], Ben Thackeray [Mayfair Recording Studios] Copyist: Colin Rae Pro Tools Operators: Neil Anthony Tucker [Metropolis Studios], Ian Duncan, Justin Fraser Mobile Studios [Abbey Road]: Graham Kirkby, Mike Cox, Richard Hale, Mirek Stilews Locations: Metropolis Studios, Henry Wood Hall, St. Giles Cripplegate, Mayfair Recording Studios, Watford Colosseum Recording Coordinators: Kenichi Funayama [STUDIO GUIDO], Mariko Fujiwara [COOOL] [MUSICIANS] Vocals: Joanne Hogg Chorus: Eri Kawai, Eimear Quinn Low Whistle & Uillean Pipes: Davy Spillane A.Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi, Shelagh Sutherland Pipe Organ: Leslie Pearson A.Guitar & E.Guitar: Tomohiko Kira E.Bass & A.Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe Drums: KALTA Snare: Maki Susukida Strings Quartet: Gen Ittetsu Strings, Kuwano Hijiri Strings Programming & Keyboards: Yasunori Mitsuda LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Orchestra Conducted by Steven Lloyd 1st Violin: Duncan Riddell [Leader], Robert St. John Wright, Tina Gruenberg, Jorg Hammann, Catherine Craig, Corinna Desch, Thomas Eisner, Martin Hohmann, John Kitchen, Katherine Loynes, Geoffrey Lynn, Robert Pool, Sarah Streatfield, Amanda Smith, Bjorn Peterson, Rachel Jackson 2nd Violin: Gina Beukes, Geoffrey Price, Joseph Maher, Fiona Higham, Andrew Thurgood, Ashley Stevens, Marie-Anne Mairesse, Nancy Elan, Michael Kellett, Dean Williams, Sarah White, Imogen Taylor, Gill McIntosh, Alison Strange, Emlyn Singleton, Sioni Williams Viola: Chris Yates, Anthony Byrne, Robert Duncan, Julian Shaw, Katherine Leek, Naomi Holt, Ben Pollani, Rachel Walker, Richard Cookson, Daniel Cornford, David Greenlees, Martyn Fenn Cello: Robert Truman, Susanne Beer, Francis Bucknall, Santiago Carvalho, Laura Donoghue, Simon Webb, Susan Sutherley, Susanna Riddell, Catherine Wilmers, William Routledge Bass: Kevin Rundell, Laurence Lovelle, George Peniston, Bryan Scott, Kenneth Goode, Matthew Coman, Philip Dawson, Kenneth Knussen Flute: Celia Chambers, Susan Thomas, Stewart McIlwham Oboe: David Theodore, Sue Bohling Clarinet: Robert Hill, Nick Carpenter Bassoon: John Price, Philip Tarlton Horn: Nicholas Busch, Gareth Mollison, Martin Hobbs, Brendan Thomas, Michaela Betts, Phil Woods Trumpet: Paul Beniston, Anne McAneney, Nicholas Betts Trombone: Lindsay Shilling, Brian Raby, David Stewart Tuba: Lee Tsarmaklis Timpani: Simon Archer Percussion: Rachel Gledhill, Andrew Barclay, Keith Millar Harp: Angela Moore Piano: Shelagh Sutherland Chorus METRO VOICES Directed by Jenny O'Grady Soprano: Tessa Bonner, Jacqui Barron, Catherine Bott, Julie Cooper, Janet Coxwell, Helen Groves, Micaela Haslam, Carrys Lane, Morag Mackay, Jenny O'Grady, Deborrah Roberts, Rossalind Waters Alto: Heather Cairncross, Alexandra Gibson, Claire Henry, Caroline Trevor Counter Tenor: Simon Baker, Mark Chambers, William Missin, William Purefoy Tenor: John Bowley, Andrew Busher, Michael Clarke, Gerald O'Bierne, Jeremy Rose, Angus Smith Bass: Donald Greig, Michael McCarthy, David Poter Thomas, Lawrence Wallington [PACKAGE PRODUCTION] Mastering Engineer: Hiroyuki Hosaka Location: CIS Hosaka Room Art Direction & Design: Pandagokko [GOKKO HOUSE] Assistant Designer: .2GO [GOKKO HOUSE] Label Director: Yoko Mitsuda [SLEIGH BELLS] Producer: Yasunori Mitsuda [SLEIGH BELLS] Thanks to... Hirohide Sugiura [MONOLITH SOFTWARE], Tetsuya Takahashi [MONOLITH SOFTWARE], Yoko Nozaki [MUSIC PLANT], Chikako Shinohara, Rika Tanaka [penelope], Sophie [Metropolis], Fumio Takano [TOSHITSU], Colette [Abbey Road], Dan [Mayfair], Charlies [Henry Wood], Andrew [Henry Wood], Lesley [St.Giles], John [Watford Colosseum], Ruth Cornes [LPO], Ruth Sansom [LPO], Nyree [Isobel Griffths], Leila [Isobel Griffths], Leila Stacey, Pat Egan, All Staff of "Project X=XENOSAGA" Special Thanks to... Kazuhiro Ando [SEPTIMA LEY], Shinnichiro Okamoto [NAMCO], Shigeru Noji [Sony Music Distribution], Osamu Abe [Sony Music Distribution], Akiko Honda, Nozomi Takano