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Line 1: {{short description\|Japanese musical group}} {{Expand Japanese\|topic=cult\|Sound Horizon\|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist \| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> \| name = Sound Horizon \| image = ~~File:Sound Horizon.jpg~~ \| image_size = ~~245 px~~ \| background = group_or_band \| genre = '''Sound Horizon''':<br>{{hlist\|[[Symphonic rock]]\|[[art rock]]}} '''Linked Horizon''':<br>{{hlist\|[[Symphonic metal]]}} Line 16: }} '''Sound Horizon''' is a Japanese [[symphonic rock]] [[musical group]] with [[composer]] {{ill\|Revo (musician)\|lt=Revo\|ja\|Revo\|vertical-align=sup}} ({{IPA-\|ja\|ɾebo}}) as the [[Bandleader\|leader]] and only permanent member. They describe themselves as a "fantasy band" and have released works that closely resemble classical [[suite (music)\|suites]]. Their songs often revolve around historical events and classic fairytales. When creating music based on other people's stories, the band uses the name '''Linked Horizon'''.<ref name="Profile">''Sound Horizon Official Site''. [http://soundhorizon.com/profile/ Profile]</ref><ref name="Famitsu">{{cite ~~news~~magazine\|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201206/19016586.html\|title=ブレイブリーデフォルト』全楽曲はSound HorizonのRevoによる書き下ろし！サントラやRevo新プロジェクトも発表\|trans-title=All songs of ''Bravely Default'' are written by Sound Horizon's Revo! Soundtrack and Revo's new project announced\|~~website~~magazine=[[Famitsu]]\|language=ja\|date=June 19, 2012\|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Real Sound">{{cite news\|url=http://realsound.jp/2014/08/post-1146.html\|title=物語音楽の旗手Sound Horizonが新曲先行配信さやわかが「並行世界」をキーワードに読み解く\|website=Real Sound\|language=ja\|date=August 22, 2014\|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> ==History== [[File:Sound Horizon logo.svg\|thumb\|Logo of Sound Horizon]] Sound Horizon began with Revo releasing his music creations on the internet on his website in the late 1990s. In 2001, Sound Horizon participated in [[Comiket\|Comic Market]] as part of a [[dōjin music]] circle and released their first story CD, ''Chronicle'', an all-instrumental track CD, with occasional narration, background chorus and sound effects.<ref name="Oricon News">{{cite news\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/36643/full/\|title=幻想楽団 Sound Horizonが初TOP10入り?\|trans-title=Fantasy orchestra Sound Horizon enters the first TOP 10?\|website=[[Oricon\|Oricon News]]\|language=ja\|date=October 4, 2006~~\|access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Sound_Horizon\|title=Sound Horizon Biography\|website=Generasia.com~~\|access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The inclusion of actual singing began from their second release (''Thanatos'') onwards. Their subsequent works were released at Comic Market and M3.<ref name="Real Sound"/><ref name="Niconico">{{cite news\|last=Saiseau\|first=Nikkan\|url=http://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw861500\|title=「紅白出場は歴史的事件」3分でわかる、Linked Horizonの歴史\|trans-title=''Kōhaku shutsujō wa rekishi-teki jiken'', Linked Horizon history in less than 3 minutes\|website=[[Niconico\|Niconico News]]\|language=ja\|date=December 1, 2013\|access-date=April 6, 2018\|archive-date=December 2, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202053708/http://news.nicovideo.jp/watch/nw861500\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sound Horizon's first major release was in 2004, with the album ''Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~'' (lit. ''Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~''). Their first maxi-single, "Shōnen wa Tsurugi o...", which was released in 2006, includes "Shūtan no Ou to Isekai no Kishi ~The Endia & The Knights~", the theme for the [[PlayStation 2]] simulation RPG ''[[Chaos Wars]]'', and "Kamigami ga Aishita Rakuen ~Belle Isle~", the opening theme for the [[MMORPG]] ''Belle Isle''.<ref name="Oricon News"/> Line 30: Sound Horizon released the single "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido" on June 16, 2010. The single featured guitarist [[Marty Friedman (musician)\|Marty Friedman]] and [[Vocaloid]] [[Hatsune Miku]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/sound-horizon/31845\|title=Sound Horizon、オリコンデイリーシングルーチャート2日間連続の第1位！\|language=ja\|work=CDJournal.com\|date=June 18, 2010\|access-date=June 18, 2010}}</ref> along with a [[Software release life cycle#Beta\|beta]] voicebank for Vocaloid known as "Junger März PROTOTYPE β".<ref name="Real Sound"/> In 2012, Revo began a new project called '''Linked Horizon''', beginning with his work on the score for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Bravely Default: Flying Fairy]]'', a series of EPs and album.<ref name="Famitsu"/> In 2013 and subsequent years, Linked Horizon performed the first, second, third, fifth and ~~fifth~~eighth opening themes, as well as the fourth and series finale ending ~~theme~~themes, for the anime adaptation of ''[[Attack on Titan]]'' along with a series of EPs and albums.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Attack on Titan Opening CD Sells 129,000 in 1st Week\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-15/attack-on-titan-opening-cd-sells-129000-in-1st-week\|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]\|access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> In June 2014, Revo also composed the first opening theme of ''[[Sailor Moon Crystal]]'', "[[Moon Pride]]".<ref>{{cite web\|title="Attack on Titan" Theme Song's REVO Composes "Sailor Moon Crystal" Opening\|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/05-1/attack-on-titan-theme-songs-revo-composes-sailor-moon-crystal-opening\|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]\|access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> In September 2020, as part of their major debut's 15th anniversary projects, Sound Horizon announced a Blu-ray story album, ''Ema ni Negai wo!'', which would allow listeners to make choices and experience the story differently depending on those choices.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Music Natalie Editorial Department \|date=September 15, 2020 \|title=Sound Horizon、リスナーが物語を選択できるStory BDリリース \|trans-title=Sound Horizon to release a Story BD where listeners will be able to choose the story \|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/396459 \|language=Japanese \|website=[[Natalie (website)\|Natalie]] \|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The "Prologue Edition" was released on January 13, 2021, and the "Full Edition" was originally scheduled for release on March 15, 2023, but was delayed to June 14 of the same year.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Music Natalie Editorial Department \|date=March 7, 2023 \|title=Sound Horizon新作Blu-ray「絵馬に願ひを！」発売延期、納得のいく作品に仕上げるため \|trans-title=Sound Horizon's new Blu-ray "Ema ni Negai wo!" release postponed to polish the work to a satisfactory level \|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/515563 \|language=Japanese \|website=Natalie \|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref> ==Band members== Line 44 ⟶ 46: ''Chronicle 2nd'' is an expanded reissue of the first ''Chronicle'' album. The ninth story ''Nein'' was released in 2015, even though the ~~eight~~eighth story, with the working title ''Rinne'', hasn't been released yet. ===Doujin albums=== Line 189 ⟶ 191: <small>(絵馬に願ひを! (Full Edition) ''"Wish on the Ema"'')</small> \| * ~~Planned release~~Released: ~~March~~June 1514, 2023 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: Blu-ray \| align="center"\| ~~TBA~~5 (Blu-ray chart) \| \| Line 270 ⟶ 272: ====Live recordings==== Story Concerts are a type of theatre concerts, that each reproduce a Story Album on stage, with the singers all in costumes and acting their roles in addition to singing. (This list does not include live recordings released as extra content with albums) {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" Line 286 ⟶ 289: \| * Released: April 25, 2006 * Label: [[King Records (Japan)\|King Records]] * Format: DVD \|- Line 317 ⟶ 320: \|- ! scope="row"\| 7th Story ''Märchen ~That Brightly Shining Era in Which You’re Smiling Even Now~'' <small>{{nihongo\|『Märchen』～キミが今笑っている、眩いその時代に･･･～\|Märchen ~Kimi ga Ima Waratsu te Iru、Mabui sono Jidai ni...~}}</small> \| * Released: July 27, 2011 Line 347 ⟶ 350: ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Sales \|- ! scope="col"\| [[Oricon Albums Chart\|JPN]]<br/><ref name="Oricon Albums Chart - Linked">{{cite web\|website=Oricon\|language=ja\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/569285/rank/album/\|title=Linked Horizonのアルバムランキング\|trans-title=Linked Horizon album ranking\|access-date=~~April~~August 1114, ~~2018~~2024}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Luxendarc Daikikō''<br />{{nihongo\|ルクセンダルク大紀行\|Large Diary of Luxendarc}} ~~<small>{{nihongo\|ルクセンダルク大紀行\|Rukusendaruku Daikikō}}</small>~~ \| * Released: September 19, 2012 Line 358 ⟶ 360: \| {{N/A}} \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Shingeki no Kiseki''<br />{{nihongo\|進撃の軌跡\|Trajectory of the Attack}} ~~<small>{{nihongo\|進撃の軌跡\|Shingeki no Kiseki}}</small>~~ \| * Released: May 17, 2017 Line 367 ⟶ 368: \| * JPN: 33,215+<ref>{{cite web\|website=Oricon\|language=ja\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-29/\|title=週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年05月29日付（2017年05月15日～2017年05月21日）\|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking May 29, 2017 (May 15–21, 2017)\|date=2017-05-29\|access-date=2018-11-15\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529131614/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-05-29/\|archive-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Shingeki no Kioku''<br />{{nihongo\|Best Album 進撃の記憶\|Memory of the Attack}} \| * Released: August 7, 2024 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD \| align="center"\| 5 \| \|} Line 381 ⟶ 390: \|- ! scope="row" align="left"\| "Luxendarc Shōkikō" <small>{{nihongo\|ルクセンダルク小紀行\|~~Rukusendaruku~~Small ~~Shōkikō~~Diary of Luxendarc}}</small> \| * Released: August 22, 2012 Line 417 ⟶ 426: \|- ! scope="row" align="left"\| "Rakuen e no Shingeki" <small>(楽園への進撃 ''"Attack on Paradise"'')</small> \| * Released: September 19, 2018 Line 429 ⟶ 438: \|- ! scope="row" align="left"\| "Shinjitsu e no Shingeki" {{small\|(真実への進撃 ''"Attack on the Truth"'')}} \| * Released: June 19, 2019 Line 439 ⟶ 448: \| \| {{TBA}} \|- ! scope="row" align="left"\| "[[To You 2,000... or... 20,000 Years From Now...\|Nisennen... Moshiku wa... Nimannen Go no Kimi e]]" <small>(二千年... 若しくは... 二万年後の君へ・・ ''"To You 2,000... or... 20,000 Years From Now..."'')</small> \| * Released: November 5, 2023 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: digital download \| {{TBA}} \| * JPN: \| \| Shingeki no Kioku \|- ! scope="row" align="left"\| "Saigo no Kyojin" <small>(最後の巨人 ''"The Last Titan"'')</small> \| * Released: November 6, 2023 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: digital download \| {{TBA}} \| * JPN: \| \| Shingeki no Kioku \|- \| align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Line 549 ⟶ 582: \| [[Newtype#Newtype Anime Awards\|Newtype Anime Awards]] \| Best Theme Song \| "[[Guren no Yumiya]]" <br/><small>(from anime ''[[Attack on Titan]]'')</small> \| {{won}}<ref>{{cite news\|last=Loo\|first=Egan\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-13/attack-on-titan-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards\|title=Attack on Titan wins Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards\|website=[[Anime News Network]]\|date=October 14, 2013\|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> \|- \| [[Animation Kobe\|Animation Kobe Awards]] \| [[Animation Kobe#Theme Song Award\|Theme Song Award]] \| "[[Guren no Yumiya]]" <br/><small>(from anime ''Attack on Titan'')</small> \| {{won}}<ref>{{cite news\|last=Loo\|first=Egan\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-25/hayao-miyazaki-attack-on-titan-garden-of-words-win-anime-kobe-awards\|title=Hayao Miyazaki, 'Attack on Titan', 'Garden of Words' win Anime Kobe Awards\|website=Anime News Network\|date=October 25, 2013\|access-date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> \|- Line 565 ⟶ 598: \| [[Newtype#Newtype Anime Awards\|Newtype Anime Awards]] \| Best Theme Song \| "~~Shinzou~~[[Shinzō wo Sasageyo!]]" <br/><small>(from anime ''[[Attack on Titan]] Season 2'')</small> \| {{N/A\|8th place}}<ref>{{cite news\|last=Loo\|first=Egan\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-07/fate-apocrypha-sword-art-online-movie-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.122435\|title=Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online Movie win Top Newtype Anime Awards\|website=[[Anime News Network]]\|date=October 7, 2017\|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> \|- \| [[Crunchyroll Anime Awards\|The Anime Awards]] \| [[Crunchyroll_Anime_Awards#2nd_(2018)\|Best Opening]] \| "~~Shinzou~~[[Shinzō wo Sasageyo!]]" <br/><small>(from anime ''[[Attack on Titan]] Season 2'')</small> \| {{nom}}<ref>{{cite news\|last=Orsini\|first=Lauren\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2018/01/17/here-are-all-the-nominees-for-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards/#e069b63222dc\|title=Here are all the nominees for The Crunchyroll Anime Awards\|website=[[Forbes]]\|date=January 17, 2018\|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> \|}