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菅野よう子 (Yōko Kanno), born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, is a J… Read Full Bio ↴菅野よう子 (Yōko Kanno), born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. She has written scores for famous animated works, including "Macross Plus", "Turn A Gundam", "Cowboy Bebop", "The Vision of Escaflowne", "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex", "Wolf's Rain", and is the most trusted composer by veteran and new-wave directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichiro Watanabe and Shoji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for pop artists, the most notable being 坂本真綾 (Maaya Sakamoto) and 小泉今日子 (Kyōko Koizumi). She is also a skilled keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for シートベルツ (Seatbelts), who perform many of Kanno's compositions on the various original soundtracks for which she is responsible.

Some of her most famous soundtrack themes include "Voices" (Macross Plus), "The Real Folk Blues" (Cowboy Bebop), "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (Escaflowne), "Gravity" (Wolf's Rain), and "Inner Universe" (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). She was the lead member of the project band called The Seatbelts, which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the PlayStation 2 Cowboy Bebop video game, released in Japan in 2005.

Her early career includes her part in the jazz band てつ100％. She has composed for many Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for Napple Tale, a Dreamcast game. Due to her close involvement in the Cowboy Bebop anime, the game released by Bandai also features her work.

Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and television commercials. Some popular brands she has composed for are Canon, DoCoMo, Fuji Xerox, Seven-Eleven, Microsoft, Nissan, Toyota, Shiseido, Avon, and Master Card to name a few. Grand Funk Inc. is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.

She has attended Otakon and Anime Expo in 1999, as well as Anime Expo New York in 2002. In 2010, she made a surprise appearance at Anime Expo.

Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and CMs (television advertisements or commercials) for all sorts of brands. Grand Funk Inc. is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.
In addition to Japanese, she speaks very little English and some French, but claims that her English is "poor" and she needs translation help to converse in French.

She was married to fellow composer Hajime Mizoguchi, with whom she collaborated on the soundtracks for Please Save My Earth and The Vision of Escaflowne. They divorced in 2007.

Gabriela Robin is a pseudonym that Kanno occasionally uses when she performs vocals. For a long time, the fact that Robin and Kanno were the same person was an unproven rumor. But, on July 7, 2009, Yoko Kanno performed as Gabriela Robin on her stage, proving the rumor to be true.

Besides music, Kanno also enjoys photography and writing. She has written a number of journals for Newtype magazine of which photos for illustrations are done by Kanno herself as well, and a selection of photos taken by Kanno of her protogé and former production partner Maaya Sakamoto were featured in the special event program for Sakamoto's 2010 thirtieth birthday concert at Nippon Budokan.

In 2011, Kanno expressed her support and wishes to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, composing a song titled "Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite".

Official website: www.kannoyoko.net




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菅野よう子 Lyrics


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Butterfly You′re a love song Only half-way sung You're the knot that c…
High School Life 旅のはじまりはもう思い出せない 気づいたら ここにいた 季節が破けて 未発見赤外線 感じる眼が迷子になる たぶん失うの…
Sora Win dain a lotica En val tu ri Si lo ta Fin dein…


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@willsander6178

Once, there was a cat who lived for a million years.
He died a million times. He lived a million times.
He was truly a splendid tabby-cat.
A million people loved him,
and a million people cried when he died.
But never once did the cat cry.

Once, the cat belonged to a King.
The cat really hated the King.
The King was good at war, so the King always went to war.
He always put the cat into a splendid cage and took him along.
One day, a stray arrow hit the cat and he died.
Right in the middle of battle, the King held the cat
and cried.
The King quit the war and went home to his castle.
He buried the cat in the castle's garden.

Once, the cat belonged to a seaman.
The cat really hated the sea.
The seaman took the cat across all the world's seas, and all the world's bays.
One day, the cat fell out of the boat.
The cat could not swim.
The seaman quickly caught the cat in a net and pulled him back onto the boat.
But the cat was soaked through. He got sick and died.
The seaman hugged the cat, who now looked like a wet rag,
and cried loudly.
He buried the cat beneath a tree in the park of a faraway bayside town.

Once, the cat was a circus magician's cat.
The cat really hated the circus.
Every day, the magician would put the cat into a little box,
and then saw the box right in half.
He would pull the balled-up cat out of the box,
and the crowd would clap and cheer.
One day, the magician made a mistake, and really did saw the cat right in half.
The magician held the two pieces of the cat, one dangling from each hand,
and cried loudly.
No one clapped or cheered.
He buried the cat beneath the circus's biggest tent.

Once, the cat was a thief's cat.
The cat really, really hated thievery.
The thief would always take the cat into towns at night,
quietly sneaking like a cat down the dark alleys.
The thief would only break into houses that had dogs.
While the dog barked at the cat, he would go break into the safe.
One day, the cat was bitten by a dog, and died.
The thief hugged the cat and a stolen diamond, walking down the alleys
and crying loudly.
He went home and buried the cat in his small yard.

Once, the cat was a lonely old widow's cat.
The cat really, really hated the lonely old widow.
Every day, the widow would hold the cat in her lap
and stare out a little first-floor window.
The cat would sit in the widow's lap all day, and nap.
In due time, the cat grew old, and died.
The decrepit old widow held the decrepit old cat,
and cried all day.
She buried the cat underneath the a tree in her garden.

Once, the cat was a little girl's cat.
The cat really, really hated children.
The girl would make the cat ride piggy-back,
or sleep holding him too tight.
When the girl cried, she would wipe her tears off on the cat's back.
One day, the girl made the cat ride piggy-back
by tying a string around his neck. The cat died.
The girl hugged the wobbly-necked cat,
and cried all day.
She buried the cat underneath a tree in her garden.

The cat didn't really mind dying.

Once, the cat was nobody's cat.
He was a wild cat.
For the first time the cat was his own cat.
The cat really, really liked himself.
For you know, he was a truly splendid tabby cat,
So of course he made a truly splendid wild cat.

Every girl cat wanted to be the cat's wife.
Some brought him big fish as presents.
Some brought him the best mice as presents.
Some brought him presents from unusual journeys.
Some said he was greater than the greatest of tigers.
The cat said: "I've died a million times. After so long a time, this is amusing!"
The cat liked himself better than anyone else.

There was only one cat who never looked his way.
She was a beautiful white cat.
The cat would go up to her and say: "I've died a million times!"
"Oh." is all the white cat would say.
The cat was a little angry, for you know he liked himself better than anyone else.
The next day and the next, the cat would go up to the white cat and say:
"You'll probably only live once, you know."
"Oh." is all the white cat would say.

One day, the cat stood in front of the white cat
and turned three summersaults in a row.
He said: "Once, I was a circus cat, you know."
"Oh." is all the white cat would say.
"You know, I've died a…" the cat started to say, then:
"Do you mind if I stay with you?" he asked the white cat.
"No," she said.
From then on, the cat was always with the white cat.

The white cat had many, many cute little kittens.
The cat no longer said "You know, I've …"
The cat came to like the white cat and all her little kittens
more than he liked himself.

In due time, all the little kittens grew up,
and went their separate ways.
"They all became splendid wild cats, didn't they."
the cat said with satisfaction.
"Yes." the white cat said, purring softly.
The white cat grown a little old.
The cat purred even more softly.
He wanted to live together always with the white cat.

One day, the white cat laid beside the cat, and quietly stopped moving.
The cat cried for the first time ever,
all day and all night.
All day and all night, he cried a million million tears.
Day and night, day and night the cat cried,
until one day, when the sun was high and bright, he stopped.
Lying beside the white cat, he quietly stopped moving.

The cat was never, ever born again.



The end.



@YYwb

Never seen a bluer sky
Yeah I can feel it reaching out
and moving closer
There's something 'bout blue
Asked myself what it's all for
You know the funny thing about it
I couldn't answer
No, I couldn't answer
Things have turned a deeper shade of blue
and images that might be real
maybe illusion
Keep flashing off and on
Free...
Wanna be free, Gonna be free...
and move among the stars
You know they really aren't so far
Feels so free...
Gotta know free... Please...
Don't wake me from the dream
It's really everything it seemed
I'm so free...
No black and white in the blue
Everything is clearer now
Life is just a dream, you know
that's never ending
I'm ascending



@user-of5ws3em6t

2022
こんなに青い空はみたことがなかった
手を伸ばせば届きそうだ
近づいてくる青

それは正しかったのか
今となってはどうでもいいこと
答えなんてなかった
答えることはできなかった
すべては深い青にすわれてく
本当だと思ってたことはみんな
幻想なのかも知れないね
混沌とまたたいてる

自由になりたい
星の間をかけぬけ
もう僕は近くまできている

自由になりたい
お願いだ
この夢から醒めたくないんだ
それがすべてに思える
黒にも白にもまじらない青

今ならわかる
生きることは醒めない夢の中に

円盤より抜粋



@user-of5ws3em6t

こんなに青い空はみたことがなかった
手を伸ばせば届きそうだ
近づいてくる青

それは正しかったのか
今となってはどうでもいいこと
答えなんてなかった
答えることはできなかった

すべては深い青にすわれてく
本当だと思ってたことはみんな
幻想なのかも知れないね
混沌とまたたいてる

自由になりたい
星の間をかけぬけ
もう僕は近くまできている

自由になりたい
お願いだ
この夢から醒めたくないんだ
それがすべてに思える

白にも黒にもまじらない青

今ならわかる
生きることは　醒めない夢の中に

円盤より抜粋



@Nicolas-cf6xj

El coro en Latín, literalmente dice:

"Iesus, messaia unt,
dubie di cantus..."

Que aproximadamente significa:
Jesús, el Mesías, nos unge,
Con su canto, las dudas se disipan...
Translate:
Jesus, the Messiah, anoints us,
With their singing, the doubts dissipate ...



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@lansisland

This video was made strictly synchronized (0.07s) with the music. For better watching experience, please consider watching it on a computer browser, or on a mobile device with enough video playback performance (Youtube seems to prefer iOS..). Lowering the video quality to 480p will also help with video/audio syncing.

@RM-bg5cd

You're amazing! Merry Xmas.

@michele21auntiem

Thank you. This means so much to me.

@Luyfpm

Im so grateful, thanks for sharing <3

@YoInJal

Its a really good visual for if it needs to be played from youtube at a funeral too! Beautiful job! 😊

@user-kx5fy2td7m

-Why it is blue?
-It's always blue.
Legion. ;)

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@dalva72

After my father died this year, I tried to hold back the pain, I was sad for his loss but after my wife showed me cowboy bebop... in the last scene and this music started playing... it finally broke thru the dam of pain I was holding back. I never cried with so much agony and sadness. My son and wife both held me until I released it all. I'll never forget this song.

@elpiedra1596

Im sorry man.

@93SuperSonic

I'm sorry about your dad. I hope you'll be okay. You have a supportive and loving family ❤.

@michele21auntiem

I understand. I lost both parents. This song helps you face the grief. I am sorry about your Dad.

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