Kojiki
Tracklist
- Hajimari
- Sozo
- Koi
- Orochi
- Nageki
- Matsuri
- Reimei
About
Kojiki (яп. 古事記/こじき) is a studio album by the Japanese New Age musician Kitarō, released in 1990. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award.
- Concept: The album's musical material is based on the «Kojiki»—a classic ancient Japanese text containing myths, legends, and semi-historical chronicles about the creation of Japan and its people.
- Musical Style: It blends elements of ethnic music, progressive electronics, contemporary instrumental music, and New Age. It features Kitarō's signature synthesizer sounds and flutes, complemented by the string section of the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra (George Lucas's orchestra).
- Recognition: The album received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
- Track «Matsuri»: The flute music and prelude from the composition «Matsuri» partially influenced the soundtrack for the Bollywood film «Gupt» (1997).
"Kitaro's best album in my opinion. from beginning to end it's an absolutely gorgeous journey. essentially about the beginning and birth of Japan but also human achievements."
Credits
- Produced by Kitaro
- Associate Producer: Reijiro Koroku
- Executive Producers: Yokichi "Kaicho" Ohsato, Hisashi Yamamoto
- All Songs Written and Arranged by Kitaro
- Musical Supervisor: Reijiro Koroku
- Concept: Goofy Moti
- Recorded at Kitaro's Studio (Japan), Skywalker Studio (San Francisco, CA)
- Mixed at Skywalker Studio
- Recorded and Mixed by Tom Flye
- Assistant Engineers: Bob Edwards, M.T. Silvia
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York City)
- Assistant Engineer: Noboru Katoh
- Digitally Remastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
- Reissue Mastering (2015): Tim Gennert
- Executive Producer: Eiichi Naito
- Artists + Repertoire: Dino Malito
- Marketing & Promotion: Hitoshi Saito, Atsuko Mizuta
- Management: Eiichi Naito, Dino Malito
- Art Coordinator: Kio Griffith/griffithdesign.com
- Art Direction: Goofi Mori
- Design: Masakazu Hirao (Heys)
- Sumie Drawing: Miyuki Ueda
- Photography: Jun Kobayashi, Kazunobu Yanagi
- Translation & Editing: Ronald Sternberg
Featured Artists:
- Kitaro : Keyboards, Taiko
- Kohhachi Itoh : Electric Bass
- Yasuo Ogata : Keyboards
- Hiroshi Araki : Guitar
- Syoji Fujii : Drums
- Hideo Funamoto : Timpani
- Steven Kindler : Violin
- Skywalker Symphony Strings
Releases information
- ℗ 1990 Geffen Records
- released March 16, 1990
- #1 at the Top New Age Albums (Billboard)
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