Petal Dance
Kanno will be making the music for the movie “Petal Dance”, directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa. They have previously worked on the movie Tokyo.sora in 2002, Su-ki-da, back in 2005. The movie will air on...
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Maaya Best Clips
UPDATE (December 5, 2012): Jacket, track list added. The videos that came originally with the Mitsubachi special edition single will be released separately, on January 2013. Details: Release Title:...
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UPDATE (December 5, 2012): For those interested, you may purchase this song from iTunes. And here I discover that the singer is Frida Lyngstad of ABBA (!). EDIT: That looks like a blunder from the...
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Waseda Glee Club Performance Report + Release
According to Ken’s net, aside from Kanno’s work, Michiru Oshima‘s Horatio was also performed. I am not sure though if Ms. Oshima is an alumnus of Waseda University like Kanno. The writer describes...
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Tokiko Kato – KAZEUTA
UPDATE (December 9, 2012): For those who want to sample the song, here it is in the trailer of the Byakotai TV drama. The arrangement is wonderful! Kanno will be arranging Tokiko Kato’s song “KAZEUTA...
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Hana wa Saku – Figure Skater Version
Last December 2012, NHK aired a piano and chorale version of Hana wa Saku where pro-figure skater Shizuka Arakawa danced to the song, along with child figure skaters from Miyagi. The chorale is...
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Otsuka Oronain H Ointment CM
The new Oronain H Ointment CM, entitled “Mother’s hands also grows old” is composed by Kanno. The music is not yet in Grand Funk, and the credits to the composition is hard to stumble by, but it’s in...
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63rd Kouhaku Annual New Year’s Eve Singing Contest
Kanno during the rehearsal Last December 31, 2012, Kanno was once more involved in the Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the performance of “Hana wa Saku”. She also notably wrote the theme song for the previous...
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Macross Plus Complete Blu-ray Box (Limited Edition)
Details: Release Title: Macross Plus Complete Blu-ray Box (Limited Edition) Price: Y17,000 (Y17,850yen Tax in) [approx. US$ 190.58] Format: Blu-ray (Region-free) Release Date: June 21, 2013...
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“Merry Song” Male Vocalist Audition
An audition is on-going for a male vocalist of the theme song “Merry Song” for a non-profit cultural project, in which Kanno is the composer and producer. The demo is being streamed, and the...
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