arrangers: []
barcode: '4988006206069'
catalog: TOCT-26067
categories:
- Game
- Animation
category: Game
classification: Vocal, Original Work
composers: []
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discs:
- disc_length: '56:21'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: This Is Love
      Romaji: This Is Love
    track_length: '4:57'
  - names:
      Japanese: Keep Tryin'
      Romaji: Keep Tryin'
    track_length: '4:53'
  - names:
      Japanese: BLUE
      Romaji: BLUE
    track_length: '5:15'
  - names:
      Japanese: 日曜の朝
      Romaji: Nichiyou no Asa
    track_length: '4:43'
  - names:
      Japanese: Making Love
      Romaji: Making Love
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      Japanese: 誰かの願いが叶うころ
      Romaji: Dareka no Negai ga Kanau koro
    track_length: '4:26'
  - names:
      Japanese: COLORS
      Romaji: COLORS
    track_length: '3:57'
  - names:
      Japanese: One Night Magic feat.Yamada Masashi
      Romaji: One Night Magic feat.Yamada Masashi
    track_length: '4:37'
  - names:
      Japanese: 海路
      Romaji: Kairo
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: WINGS
      Romaji: WINGS
    track_length: '4:52'
  - names:
      Japanese: Be My Last
      Romaji: Be My Last
    track_length: '4:30'
  - names:
      Japanese: Eclipse (Interlude)
      Romaji: Eclipse (Interlude)
    track_length: '1:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: Passion
      Romaji: Passion
    track_length: '4:43'
link: album/22901
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-01-01T21:30
  edited_date: 2023-07-23T11:08
  fetched_date: 2026-01-06T01:43
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5715
name: ULTRA BLUE / Hikaru Utada
names:
  en: ULTRA BLUE / Hikaru Utada
  ja: ULTRA BLUE / 宇多田ヒカル
  ja-latn: ULTRA BLUE / Hikaru Utada
notes: 'Track 01: OVA "FREEDOM" Opening Theme

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

  Track 02

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Matt Rohde

  Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

  Bass: David Carpenter

  Track 03

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

  Track 04

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

  Track 05

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

  Track 06

  Keyboards, Programming & Acoustic Piano: Hikaru Utada

  Acoustic Guitar: Tsuyoshi Kon

  Track 07

  Keyboards & Programming: Kei Kawano

  Basic Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Synthesizer Programming: Kazuhide Tsunemi

  Violin Section: Great Eida Group

  Cello Section: Masashi Abe Group

  Track 08

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Yuzuru Tomita & Alexis Smith

  Chorus: Masashi Yamada from THE BACK HORN by the courtesy of Speedstar Records/Victor
  Entertainment, Inc.

  Track 09

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Alexis Smith

  Track 10

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

  Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa

  Track 11

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Brio Taliaferro

  Acoustic Guitar: Tsuyoshi Kon

  Drums: Forrest Robinson

  Track 12

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada

  Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

  Track 13: PS2 Game "Kingdom Hearts II" Theme Song

  Keyboards & Programming: Hikaru Utada & Matt Rohde

  Additional Programming: Alexis Smith

  Guitar: Ben Mauro

  Acoustic Piano: Matt Rohde

  Drums: Forrest Robinson

  Pro-Tools Operation: Glenn Erwin

  All Vocals: Hikaru Utada

  All Songs Written & Arranged by Hikaru Utada

  Except "COLORS" [Tr.07] Arranged by Hikaru Utada & Kei Kawano

  Produced by Hikaru Utada, Akira Miyake & Teruzane Skingg Utada

  Directed by Hidenobu Okita

  Mixed by Goetz B. for 365 Artists, Goh Hotoda [Tr.06-07]

  Mixed at:

    Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo

    The Hit Factory, NY [Tr.06]

    Olympic Studios, London [Tr.11]

  Recorded by:

    Matsui Atsushi [All Songs], Daniel Burns [Tr.02]

    Goh Hotoda [Tr.06], Pat Woodward [Tr.13]

  Recorded at:

    Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo

    Conway Recording Studios, CA.

    Westlake Audio, LA.

    The Hit Factory, NY.

    Saffron Hills Studio, London.

    Studio Terra, Tokyo

  Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NY

  Assistant Engineers:

    Masahito Komori & Yuya Saito (Bunkamura Studio)

    Yasutaka Yamamoto & Taketoshi Nakauchi (Studio Terra)

    Dave Emery (Olympic Studios)

    Francesco Perlageli (Conway Recording Studio)

    Matt Snedecor & Heath Aiken (The Hit Factory)

  Musicians Coordination: Fumio Miyata for FACE MUSIC

  Overseas Coordination:

    Michael T. Martin for D-Assist Co., Ltd.

    Yuuko Honda for Fourth Dimension Productions

    Norio Yamamoto for Cue!Music

  Toshiba-EMI/Foozay Music Co.

  Executive Producer: Shoji Doyama & Akira Miyake

  Promotion:

    Nozomu Kaji,Ai Shigihara, Tetsuya Saito, Mutsuo Masaki, Kentaro Mizusawa

    Teruji Nakamura, Rie Kawasaki, Anju Ikeda, Kentaro Murakami, Akihito Aonuma

    Yumiko Nishizaki, Chie Muro, Yukihiko Anzawa, Ken Hasemi, Hisashi Hattori

    Soyogu Aoki, Mitsuru Sekiya

  Area Promotion:

    Aki Okazaki, Kenshi Chikazoe, Yuichi Kurahara, Sayoko Morishita

    Yuko Tomatsu, Kaori Itoh, Fusako Iki, Jun Koyashiki, Haruna Takahashi

  Sales Promotion: Yoshifumi Yamaminami

  Hikki''s Web Site Staff: Sunday-Vision, Masashi Nasu & Chu Takagi

  Artist Promotion: Keiji Ozawa for Fes Inc.

  Art Direction & Photography: Kazuaki Kiriya for Kiriya Pictures

  Art Direction & Design: Kenji Cho for Kinds Art Associates

  Styling: Kyohei Ogawa

  Hair & Make-up: Ryoji Inagaki

  Artist Attend: Chie Murakami

  Management: Teruzane Skingg Utada & Junko Ra Utada for U3MUSIC'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/700
  names:
    en: EASTWORLD
    ja: EASTWORLD
    ja-latn: EASTWORLD
  role: label
- link: org/19
  names:
    en: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
    ja: 東芝EMI株式会社
    ja-latn: Toshiba EMI Ltd.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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platforms:
- OVA
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/237
  names:
    en: Kingdom Hearts II
    ja: キングダムハーツII
    ja-latn: Kingdom Hearts II
- names:
    en: FREEDOM
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2018-12-09'
  link: album/96466
  names:
    en: ULTRA BLUE (2018 Remastered Album) / Hikaru Utada
    ja: ULTRA BLUE (2018 Remastered Album) / 宇多田ヒカル
    ja-latn: ULTRA BLUE (2018 Remastered Album) / Hikaru Utada
  type: game
release_date: '2006-06-14'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3059.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000F9UE8E/
  name: Amazon.co.jp
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TOCT-26067
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9y-49-en-70-1cgo.html
  name: Play-Asia (OOP)
- link: http://www.yesasia.com/us/1004186111-0-0-0-en/info.html
  name: YesAsia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/22901?perpage=99999
votes: 0
