めちゃくちゃカッコいい曲：坂本真綾「宇宙の記憶」 Songs so cool: “Uchu no Kioku” by Maaya Sakamoto - Turkeyriceの勝手に英訳ブログ　Turkeyrice's Blog Written in both Japanese and English

　今更ですが、7月２４日にリリースされた坂本真綾さんの「宇宙の記憶」は、椎名林檎さんが作詞・作曲・編曲を行っています。演奏はSOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONSで、ジャジーでクールな響きに圧倒されてしまいます。

坂本真綾 - 宇宙の記憶（Short Ver.）_TVアニメ『BEM』オープニングテーマ

　I’m afraid it’s a rather old topic, but the song called “Uchu no Kioku” by Maaya Sakamoto, which was released on July 24, was written and arranged by Ringo Sheena. The band who played the music is SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS, so it sounds jazzy and overwhelmingly cool.

　林檎さんによる声優への楽曲提供と言えば、林原めぐみさんの「薄ら氷心中」そして「今際の死神」が浮かびます。これらの作品と同じく、今回の「宇宙の記憶」においても、林檎さんの創る見事な世界観の中で、歌い手の魅力が存分に発揮されています。

林原めぐみ「薄ら氷心中」Music Video

林原めぐみ「今際の死神」Music Video

　When I heard that Ringo would offer a song to a voice actor it made me remember a couple of songs such as “Usuragori Shinjyu”, “Imawa no Shinigami”, which were offered to Megumi Hayashibara by her, too. Now I listen to this song, “Uchu no Kioku”, and I see how the singer is attractive in the world, which Ringo created, in the same way as I did before when I listened to those two.

　もともと声優に興味が薄い自分は、坂本真綾さんがどんなにすごい声優さんか、今回初めて知りました。大好きだったアメリカのドラマ、gleeのレイチェル・ベリーの声をされていたことも気付かずにいました。音楽好きにはたまらないあのドラマで、主役の一人だったレイチェルは、笑えるくらい思い込みの強い、個性的で印象に残るキャラクターでした。

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　I was originally not interested in voice actors, so I’d never known how great Maaya Sakamoto was as a voice actor. I didn’t even notice that she was given the role of Rachel Berry in the American TV drama called “glee”. Music lovers were carried away by that drama and Rachel, who was one of the main characters, was laughably opinionated and impressively characteristic in it.

　SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONSと言えば、トランペット担当のタブゾンビさんが主宰するサツマニアン・ヘスティバルが１０月５日、６日に鹿児島で開催されます。去年に引き続き、椎名林檎さんも参加されるようです。同じ九州にいながら行けそうにないのが悔しくて身悶えしています。

　Speaking of SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS, The Great Satsumanian Hestival 2019, which is promoted by Tabu Zombie who is the trumpeter of the band, will be held on Oct. 5 and 6 in Kagoshima prefecture. Ringo is going to appear on the stage as she did last year. I’m really feeling frustrated because I can’t go to the festival even though I live in the same island Kyusyu.

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