Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎律子, December 29 1959 - May 5 2004) was a Japanese compos… Read Full Bio ↴Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎律子, December 29 1959 - May 5 2004) was a Japanese composer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her contributions to the animated series Magical Princess Minky Momo, Love Hina, Fruits Basket, Princess Tutu and Sister Princess RePure, as well as other series such as UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Stratos 4, Okusama ha Mahou Shôjo, as one half of the duo Melocure (メロキュア). Okazaki's songs were characterized by poetic imagery, depth of emotion, gentle optimism and simplicity. Her voice was considered to be of a particularly remarkable litheness and subtlety. For these reasons, some describe her voice as "angelic".

Okazaki was born in Nagasaki but her family moved to Tokyo when she was in third grade. As a high school student, she formed a band with two classmates called Eleanor (エレナー), in which she played piano and sang backup vocals. It was at this time she began writing original songs. She began her professional career in 1985 composing music for TV programs and commercials as well as for other singers under a variety of names, the most frequently used being Ritsu ("Ritz") Morino (森野律). She debuted as a solo artist in 1993 with the single "Kanashii jiyû" (悲しい自由) followed shortly by her first album, "Sincerely yours,". She spent much of the 1990s creating solo works. Around 2000 until her death, her career became profoundly more focused on music for animated series. To this end, in 2001 she teamed up with singer-songwriter Megumi Hinata (日向めぐみ) to form Melocure, a project that produced music for a variety of series.

In the spring of 2003, Okazaki discovered she had stomach cancer. This information was not announced to the public at the time and she continued to pursue her professional activities to the best of her ability. On May 5, 2004, she passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from septic shock. She was 44 years old. Her album "For RITZ", which was in production when she passed, was completed with what voice recordings were available (some were only preliminary) and released as a tribute.

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長崎県西彼杵郡高島町（現長崎市）端島出身。高校一年の時に同期生2人とバンド「エレナー」を結成し、3人で音楽活動を始める。当時の担当はピアノ、コーラスだった。

音楽業界に入った後に「森野律」などの名義でコマーシャル音楽などを手がけたり、アーティストに楽曲を提供していた。OVA『1月にはChristmas』主題歌「冬のないカレンダー」で、歌手の「岡崎律子」としてトーラスレコード（その後、会社自体がポリグラム（現在はユニバーサルミュージック）に編入された）からデビュー、晩年はスターチャイルドに移籍した。テレビアニメ『魔法のプリンセスミンキーモモ』イメージソング「4月の雪」「約束」を担当。歌手活動と並行して、ラジオやエッセイなどで活躍したり、アニメ・ゲーム作品や声優の曲を数多く手がけている。日向めぐみとのユニット「メロキュア」も、広く注目を得る。ヤマハ音楽教室のピアノ・エレクトーン教室の音楽教材にも、曲をいくつか提供しており、音楽教室の生徒向け教材CDに収録されている。

2004年5月5日に敗血症性ショックのため死去。44歳没。

その死後、2003年春にスキルス胃がんを発病して、闘病生活を送りつつ創作活動を続けていたことが明らかになった。交流のあった芸能関係者以外では一部の例外を除き、親族の意向により墓所は一般公表されていない。遺作となった『for RITZ』は、制作途中であったため、発表時には冥福を祈る意味でタイトルが変更された。同アルバムには、本番収録が間に合わずテスト状態で収録された曲もある。

Friendship
岡崎律子 Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Friendship' by these artists:

10-96 Žijeme life Ale myslím že jsme ještě málo crazy Dej mi tvůj…
45 Adapters What will it take for you to open up your…
Aiba Masaki (ARASHI) どれくらいの奇跡が重なってさ僕らはこうやってさ出会えたんだろう? 照れくさくてなかなか言えないけど心の中で叫ぶ「…
Alex Desert When you grow up in a hard luck town Where everything…
Anderson And Brown This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a…
Anything Goes [Incomprehensible] Through thick and thin Night and day Righ…
Anything Goes - 2003 London Cast You know, Reno, we should have teamed up years ago. We′re…
ARASHI (Aiba Masaki) どれくらいの奇跡が重なってさ僕らはこうやってさ出会えたんだろう? 照れくさくてなかなか言えないけど心の中で叫ぶ「…
Aviators I believed what we had would last forever After all the…

Bert Lahr If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Brother and Sister Calling out to everyone across the nation Said the world tod…
Cadio NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE. A LOT OF…
Camel While the Snow Goose gradually gains strength, tended to by …
Camel (UKLondon) While the Snow Goose gradually gains strength, tended to by…
Camel - Topic While the Snow Goose gradually gains strength, tended to by …
Carwash (What is going on) (Why is it not working) And you say That…
Chicano Batman You've got an open heart So you share what's inside Thinking…
Chris Stapleton Say, what's wrong, my long time friend? Something's botherin…
Cole Porter If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Eileen Rodgers [Incomprehensible] Through thick and thin Night and day Righ…
Esther A. Morley This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a…
Ethel Merman If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
FUTURISTIC SWAVER friendship what the fuck is friendship gang shit all i know …
Garland Judy If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Girl Next Door You're my friend! I'm your friend! You're my friend! I'm yo…
H Jungle with t 強かったねあいつはどんなに仲間が裏切っても優しかったねあいつは澄んだ目をして歩いてた熱い血が流れてるちょっと…
Heritage O.P. It's like, a friendship, and a business partnership And, we …
J. Daniel Twelker In this story I narrate my best friend, my best…
J. Garland If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Jessica Genius Please read the terms You and I agree We all tap and…
Joel Grey Moon (speaking): You know Reno, we should've teamed up years…
Joel Grey & Sutton Foster If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're…
Johnny Mercer If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Johnny Mercer & Judy Garland & Victor Young's Orchestra If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Judy Garland If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Judy Garland & Victor Young and His Orchestra If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Judy Garland feat. Johnny Mercer If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Judy Garland/Victor Young & His Orchestra If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Kevin Abstract This crooked smile Brought me to your house I could always b…
Keyruu You're wrong Riku The darkness may destroy my body But it ca…
Kris & Scott If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Louis Jordan Ain't that Zeke sittin' over there? (Yeah, that's him) Zeke…
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five Ain't that Zeke sittin' over there? (Yeah, that's him) Zeke,…
Love Hina Yesterday, kotoba ga tarinakute, Surechigatta toshitemo, ya…
Lucy and Ethel If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Martin Marquez/Sally Ann Triplett If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Masaki Aiba [Arashi] どれくらいの奇跡が重なってさ僕らはこうやってさ出会えたんだろう? 照れくさくてなかなか言えないけど心の中で叫ぶ「…
Mason Proper I froze my hands Brokes my fingers off Gave 'em to my…
Mickey Deem Hal Linden Eileen Rodgers [Incomprehensible] Through thick and thin Night and day Righ…
MMEADOWS How can it be that the earth keeps on turning While…
Monika Ryan I'll lift you up It's my pleasure to do so I respect…
Mother You and me Are two in the same We both push until…
Mouse Fire Every time something happens And i am not around Every tim…
Off-Broadway Cast of Anything Goes (1962) [Incomprehensible] Through thick and thin Night and day Righ…
P.SUS It's like, a friendship, and a business partnership And, we …
Pascal Letoublon feat. Leony You left a mark in my mind that I never…
Pg. 99 Majority Rule This is where it starts, when we all just fall…
Rawfire In between the lines your name was lost Saving arguments fo…
Ray Charles If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're…
Ray Charles feat. Ricky Skaggs If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're…
Ray Charles with Ricky Skaggs If you′re ever in a jam, here I am And if…
Ray Charles; Ricky Skaggs If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're…
Sally Ann Triplett Martin Marquez If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
sam winstown & m.d.a. Now you You're going down the well Cuz we've got the power…
Slank Isep aja rokok gue Minum aja kopi gue Makan aja bareng gue K…
Sloan Jolene, you were the best friend I ever had It's beyond…
Subscribe This is a story about all the things that woke…
Sutton Foster & Joel Grey If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're…
Synthis I wish we could stay here forever I never want this…
Tanacious-D Friendship is rare. Do you know what I'm saying to…
Ted Heath If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
Tenacious D Friendship is rare. Do you know what I'm saying to…
Tenacious D/Dave Grohl Friendship is rare. Do you know what I'm saying to…
The Aviators I believed what we had would last forever After all the…
The Bates Friendship is rare. Do you know what I'm saying to you? Fr…
The Bridgeheads i was glad to see you but you didn't believe…
The Living Tombstone I believed what we had would last forever After all the…
The Moorings This story started off on a glorious day of fall When…
the Pierce kingans I've ruined many lives Live like me oh many've tried Could b…
The Real Group Suki tte Ii na yo - Friendship Yesterday kotoba ga tarinakut…
Tim Eriksen Friendship through every willing mind Opens a heavenly treas…
Tushar Joshi ఒకటే జీవితం స్నేహాలే ఓ వరం కరిగే ఈ క్షణం చేసేరా జ్ఞాపకం పడి…
Vadim Kozin Когда простым и теплым взором Ласкаешь ты меня, мой друг, Не…
various artists Sister Friend Lover Itsu datte soba ni iru kara Kantan ni na…
Vol. 13 - Judy Garland If you're ever in a jam, here I am If…
W デザートは半分づつ分け合えてもスキな人が同じじゃ分け合えないよね何故かぶらないで欲しいのに何故同じ人をあなたも …
W.i.R. Znowu przeglądam obrazki, bo nie mogę spać (spać) Odkąd nie …
Whethan & Skrillex Letting go of you (letting go of you) Fuck your frien-ship,…
Wide Awake Now I'm thinking of a word That you might know…
X-Large Friends are the most precious thing A person can ask…
[K] Now you You're going down the well Cuz we've got the power…
嵐/相葉雅紀どれくらいの奇跡が重なってさ僕らはこうやってさ出会えたんだろう? 照れくさくてなかなか言えないけど心の中で叫ぶ「…

We have lyrics for these tracks by 岡崎律子:

A Small Prayer Tanoshii yuuge saa kakomi mashou Let's enjoy supper Kyou no …
For Fruits Basket Hu-hu, hu-hu-hu Hu-hu, hu-hu-hu とてもうれしかったよ君が笑いかけてたすべてを溶かす…
For フルーツバスケットとてもうれしかったよ君が笑いかけてたすべてを溶かす微笑みで春はまだ遠くてつめたい土の中で芽吹く瞬間を待ってた…
I'm always close to you 明日などないかもしれないのにどうして今日を過ごしてしまう今がすべてとそう思って生きてみるのあせる氣持ちがあっ…
Magie 未来はあなたの心を映す鏡知らず知らず"予言"になってるそうと決めた日から動きだしてるはずうかつな言葉に気をつけ…
Morning Grace 呼んでいる声さあ目をさまして泣き顔ぬぐってまぶしい光木々の露生まれるだれも知らない秘密の水辺で踊れいのち…
reminiscence 春の風吹く道であなた想えば甘い記憶ここで待ちあわせしたあなたに早く話したくていつもいつもつきあわせてごめん …
Romantic connection ほんとうはもう少し一緒にいたかったみじかすぎるよ星の帰り道笑顔の背中がじゃあね手を振ってる平気な顔がとて…
Serenade 初めてのたからものよこんなにも好きになってつよくてよわい心時にはさびしがるけどきみが笑うとそれだけでもう嬉…
Sugao いつかこんな日がくること昨日までと違ううまく笑えないのはなぜ空がまぶしすぎてまっすぐに飛び込んで腕の中 …
それはあたしの心なの Life is lovely それはあたしの心なのそれはあたしの心なの雨が雨が降る頬をぬらす気にせずに行こう…
サクラサク屋根の上で空を仰ぐ日射しはうららか見上げる空体じゅう元気がみなぎってく That's so wonderf…
セレナーデ初めてのたからものよこんなにも好きになってつよくてよわい心時にはさびしがるけどきみが笑うとそれだけでもう嬉…
君さえいれば I'm a dreamer 夜明けの光そそぐ彼の地はどこ？ I'm a dreamer ほの白いその微笑み　ど…
守りたい人がいて岡崎律子守りたい人がいてはじめての春の日のことあなたに逢った約束にはなやいだ胸桜の坂道恋をしては…
小さな祈りたのしい夕げさあ囲みましょう今日の涙はほら明日の力にして La・la・la 素晴らしき love & life…
秘密みつめていることさえ罪に思えるあなたの心を知りたいもしも盗めるのなら報われない想いが濡れてく傘もささない帰り…
空の向こうにそれぞれのかなしみがあってイエナイナミダがある In the rain 見えるものと見えぬもの静かに瞳を凝らして…
空色長い長い坂道の途中でつまずいて痛いなにかが切れてもう歩けないつま先立ちみたいな日々でもいつかきっとつよくな…

素顔いつかこんな日がくること昨日までと違ううまく笑えないのはなぜ空がまぶしすぎてまっすぐに飛び込んで胸の中 …

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