arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
barcode: '4988006221727'
catalog: TOCT-26910
categories:
- Live Action
category: Live Action
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
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discs:
- disc_length: '52:33'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Stand Alone
      Japanese: Stand Alone
    track_length: '4:17'
  - names:
      English: Wind of Ages
      Japanese: 時代の風
    track_length: '3:51'
  - names:
      English: Journey
      Japanese: 旅立ち
    track_length: '4:19'
  - names:
      English: Home -Matsuyama-
      Japanese: ふるさと ～松山～
    track_length: '3:06'
  - names:
      English: Youth
      Japanese: 青春
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      English: Reverses
      Japanese: 蹉跌(さてつ)
    track_length: '5:34'
  - names:
      English: Stand Alone (Vocalise)
      Japanese: Stand Alone (Vocalise)
    track_length: '4:15'
  - names:
      English: Last Samurai
      Japanese: 最後のサムライ
    track_length: '3:01'
  - names:
      English: Human Love
      Japanese: Human Love
    track_length: '3:12'
  - names:
      English: Turbulent
      Japanese: 激動
    track_length: '3:06'
  - names:
      English: Tragedy of War
      Japanese: 戦争の悲劇
    track_length: '5:50'
  - names:
      English: Stand Alone for Orchestra
      Japanese: Stand Alone for Orchestra
    track_length: '5:06'
  - names:
      English: Stand Alone with Piano
      Japanese: Stand Alone with Piano
    track_length: '3:24'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/514
  names:
    en: EMI Music Japan Inc.
    ja: EMIミュージック・ジャパン
    ja-latn: EMI Music Japan Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/25357
lyricists:
- link: artist/12324
  names:
    en: Kundo Koyama
    ja: 小山薫堂
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-04-11T15:24
  edited_date: 2025-12-20T22:20
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T14:17
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5298
name: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original Soundtrack
names:
  en: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original Soundtrack
  ja: NHKスペシャルドラマ「坂の上の雲」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  ja-latn: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original Soundtrack
notes: 'All Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by Joe Hisaishi

  Piano by Joe Hisaishi (M1, M7, Bonus track) appears by the courtesy of UNIVERSAL
  SIGMA, A UNIVERSAL COMPANY

  Orchestra: NHK Symphony Orchestra

                  conducted by Yuzo Toyama

                  concert master Maro Shinozaki

  Recording & Mixing Engineer: Akira Fukada, Frank Peterson (M1, M7, Bonus track),
  Carsten Heusmann (M1, M7, Bonus track)

  Manupulater: Yasuhiro Maeda (Wonder City)

  Assistant Engineer: Motonori Sasaki

  Mastering Engineer: Hiroyuki Hosaka (H2 mastering)

  Production Management: Wonder City

  Production Coordinate & Management: Kayo Chiba, Yu Kobayashi, Akiko Honda (Wonder
  City)

  Music Sheet Preparation: Kenji Ashimoto, Chieko Matsunami

  Recorded at NHK CR-509, Nemo Studios (M1, M7, Bonus track)

  Mixed at NHK CP-604, CR-506, Nemo Studios (M1, M7, Bonus track)

  Art Direction & Design: Kenta Miura (DRAWING AND MANUAL)

  Editorial Design: 上田かの子 (ASAHI EDIGRAPHY)

  Design Coordination: Shinsuke Suda, Shuma Saito (T&M Creative)

  Business Affairs: Kenichi Arai, Kanako Araya (EMI Music Japan Inc.)

  A&R: Chiharu Hayashi (EMI Music Japan Inc.)

  Producers: Hiroshi Ueda (NHK Publishing), Atsushi Sekimoto (EMI Music Japan Inc.)

  Executive Producers: Shuichi Amagai (NHK Publishing), Hitoshi Namekata (EMI Music
  Japan Inc.)

  Special Thanks: Masaru Hoshiba (NHK Symphony Orchestra), Norimitsu Iijima (PROMAX),
  Mai

  M-01,07,13

  Vocal: Sarah Brightman

  Lyrics: Kundo Koyama (M-01)'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1211
  names:
    en: EMI
    ja: EMI
    ja-latn: EMI
  role: label
- link: org/514
  names:
    en: EMI Music Japan Inc.
    ja: EMIミュージック・ジャパン
    ja-latn: EMI Music Japan Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
products:
- names:
    en: Clouds Over the Hill
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: TOCT-27010
  date: '2010-11-17'
  link: album/25358
  names:
    en: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original...
    ja: NHKスペシャルドラマ「坂の上の雲」オリジナル・サ...
    ja-latn: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original...
  type: live
- catalog: TOCT-28020
  date: '2011-11-09'
  link: album/29203
  names:
    en: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original...
    ja: NHKスペシャルドラマ「坂の上の雲」オリジナル・サ...
    ja-latn: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Original...
  type: live
- catalog: TOCT-28060
  date: '2012-02-22'
  link: album/31154
  names:
    en: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Compilation
    ja: NHKスペシャルドラマ「坂の上の雲」オリジナル・サ...
    ja-latn: NHK Special Drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" Compilation
  type: live
release_date: '2009-11-18'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2800.0
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/25357?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/12253
  names:
    en: Sarah Brightman
    ja: サラ・ブライトマン
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: https://hibikihajime.com/disc/1128/
    name: Joe Hisaishi fan site "Hibikihajime No Heya"
