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The year: 2027. When the inhabitants of Tokyo Jupiter discover their seemingly normal lives have been under the control of strange aliens known as Mu, their only hope of salvation lies in the equally mysterious mecha weapon, RahXephon, projecting its 'forbidden song.' While the storyline to the acclaimed 'RahXephon' series takes place in the future, the diverse music found in "RahXephon Original Soundtrack Vol. 2" is rooted in contemporary jazz music, further punctuated with contrasting tracks of erratic noise, seductive, airy vocals, symphonic melodies, and even avant garde punk, courtesy of musician/vocalist Ichiko Hashimoto. Three songs are featured on this 20-track CD, including an English language rendition of the ending theme, "Egg of the Dream."

• Music from 'RahXephon,' animated by Studio BONES (Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess) and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi (designer credits on Infinite Ryvius, Patlabor, Record of Lodoss War, Macross the Movie)

• RahXephon airs on The Anime Network (the cable channel is available in 6 million households) and has been released on DVD from ADV Films.

• Full-color insert booklet with lyrics, song titles and composer comments translated in English, as well as romanized lyrics.

TRACK LISTING
01 runnin’
02 l’aile
03 their secret
04 a few memories
05 protocols
06 la, la maladie du sommeil
07 adolescent
08 quantum corridor
09 terra
10 huge suites
11 her hatching
12 orchestra stalls
13 synchronic brake down
14 vanishing jupiter
15 flying fighter
16 ramblin’
17 phantom of theatre
18 perfect noise
19 the other stranger
20 yume no tamago (Egg of the Dream)

RUN TIME: 63 mins

STAFF
Directed by Yutaka Izubuchi
Original Works by BONES and Yutaka Izubuchi/
Character Design by Akihiro Yamada
Animation Character by Hiroki Kanno
Mechanics Design by Michiaki Sato and Yoshinori Sayama
Design Works by Shingo Takeba
Art Concept by Kazutaka Miyatake
Animation Director by Hirotoshi Sano
Director of Mechanics Design by Shiho Takeuchi
Art Director by Junichi Higashi
Director of Photography by Naoyuki Ohba
Digital Works by Mitsuo Iso
Sound Director by Yohta Tsuruoka
Music by Ichiko Hashimoto
Animation PRODUCED BY BONES

PRODUCED BY
RAHXEPHON PROJECT AND FUJI TELEVISION

CAST
Ayato:Hiro Shimono
Reika:Maaya Sakamoto
Quon:Hohko Kuwashima
Haruka:Aya Hisakawa

MUSIC STAFF
Music Producer: Yoshimoto Ishikawa

Recording & Mixing Engineer [for BGM]:
Masanori Tamura [Victor Studio] (8~13 mix)
Masayuki Oka (8,10~13 rec)
Yoshiaki Kondo [GOK] (1~7,14~16,19)
Ishii AQ (17,18)
[for Theme songs]
Eiichi Tanaka (20)
Yoshiaki Kondo (20)

Assistant Engineer:
Teruyuki Takatsu [Victor Studio] (9)
Akitomo Takakuwa (8,10~13)
Yuuki Yamada [GREENBIRD] (20)
Masterinf Engineer by Hiroshi Kawasaki [FLAIR]

Advertisement: Shosei Itoh [Victor
SP: Nakajima Toshiyuki/Kou Yamashita [Victor]
Manager: Shiroh Sasaki [Victor]
Illustration by Michiaki Sato
Art Direction & Design by Teruhisa Tajima for thesedays
Design by Norifumi Furya for thesedays
Editorial Coordination by Kumiko Wada for Victor Design Center

Special Thanks
Masahiko Minami for BONES/Katsuji Nagata, Maki Horiuchi for Media Factory

US STAFF
Executive Producer: Henry Goto
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Producer: Nobu Yamamoto
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Associate Producer : Michiko Powers
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Mastering: mediaHYPERIUM studios
English Packaging: KGI • Koyo Graphic

and © 2002 Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan All Rights Reserved
© 2001 BONES • Yutaka Izubuchi / Rahxephon Project