Fans performing the "Hare Hare Yukai" dance at Anime Expo 2007
This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based on the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. There have been three soundtrack singles released for the anime containing the opening, ending, and insert songs featured in the anime series. Three radio drama CDs were released, along with a single which contained the theme songs to the radio dramas. A drama CD was also produced and the final track on the CD contained an original music track. There are nine additional character song albums sung by the voice actors for not only the five main characters in the series, but four other minor characters were also given mini albums.
"Bōken Desho Desho?" (冒険でしょでしょ？, Bōken Desho Desho?, lit. "It's an adventure, right? Right?") is the opening theme to the JapaneseanimeThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, as well as the movie, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. It ranked #10 in CD sales on amazon.co.jp when the single was released.[1]
Due to massive support from fans of the series, the CDmaxi single, which also featured the song Welcome UNKNOWN plus karaoke versions of both tracks, reached #5 on the Oriconsingles charts,[2] and was the 18th best selling CD single in Japan on May 10, the day it was released.[3] It was also sold out on many online retailers and was amazon.co.jp's #1 selling CD.[1]Hare Hare Yukai won the Radio Kansai Award in 2006, a subset of the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award.[4]
Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase (涼宮ハルヒの詰合 ～TVアニメ「涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱」劇中歌集シングル～, Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase: TV Anime "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu" Geki Chū Kashū Shinguru, lit. The Assortment of Haruhi Suzumiya: Collection of Songs in an Anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya") was first released in Japan on June 21, 2006. In the actual performance, Susumu Nishikawa played the guitar, Takeshi Taneda played the bass guitar, and Yutaka Odawara played drums. Animators traced their performance by rotoscoping, and drew the performance scene in animation.
Oricon Weekly Rank Peak: #5 (Ties as highest charting release of the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise.)
Weeks in Chart: 133 weeks (Longest charting release of the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise.)[5]
Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensō (涼宮ハルヒの弦奏) was a concert held in Tokyo on April 29, 2009 with music by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Philip Chu as conductor. The event featured songs and background music from the anime arranged with a classical twist. A CD of the concert was released on June 24, 2009 and a DVD on February 26, 2010.
Track listing
"Koi no Mikuru Densetsu" (恋のミクル伝説)
"Itsumo no Fūkei Gekiretsu de Kareinaru Hibi" (いつもの風景~激烈で華麗なる日々)
"Saikyō Pare Parade" (最強パレパレード)
"Higeki no Heroine: Hi Nichijō e no Sasoi Beach Vacation" (悲劇のヒロイン~非日常への誘い~ビーチバカンス)
"Kōchō Kōchō Mikuru no Kokoro Chiisakute mo Suteki na Shiawase Oi Oi Comical Hustle" (好調好調~みくるのこころ~小さくても素敵な幸せ~おいおい~コミカルハッスル)
"Bōken Desho Desho?" (冒険でしょでしょ?)
"Kōkyō Kyoku Dai 7 Ban C Chōchō Sakuhin 60 "Leningrad" Dai Ichi Gakushō Yori" (交響曲第7番ハ長調作品60「レニングラード」第一楽章より)
"Sunao na Kimochi Aru Ame no Hi Haruhi no Omoi" (素直な気持ち~ある雨の日~ハルヒの想い)
"The Mysterious Asakura Ryōko no Shinjitsu Fuyu no Ashioto" (ザ・ミステリアス~朝倉涼子の真実~冬の足音)
"Lost my music"
"SOS Dan Shidō! Nanika ga Okashii" (SOS団始動!~何かがおかしい)
SOS Dan Radio Shibu Bangai Hen CD Vol.3 (SOS団ラジオ支部 番外編CD Vol.3) is the third volume radio drama CD in the series which was released on December 21, 2006.
Oricon Weekly Rank Peak: #70 (Worst charting release of the whole Haruhi Suzumiya franchise.)
Weeks in Chart: 3 weeks
Track listing
"Opening" (オープニング) – 6:55
"Radio Zadankai "Suzumiya haruhi no Yuuutsu SOS Dan Radio Shibu" wo Furikaeru" (ラジオ座談会「涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱SOS団ラジオ支部」を振り返る) – 9:02
"Original Jingle wo Tsukurou 3" (オリジナルジングルを作ろう 3) – 9:59
Sound Around (サウンドアラウンド, Saundo Araundo) is the title of the drama CD adapted from the Japaneseanime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It was released on January 24, 2007, published by Lantis. The last song on this CD, "First Good-Bye" is the drama CD's theme song sung by Aya Hirano.
Oricon Weekly Rank Peak: #11
Weeks in Chart: 5 weeks
Track listing
"Prologue ~Suzumiya Haruhi no Aisatsu~" (プロローグ～涼宮ハルヒのあいさつ～Purorōgu ~Suzumiya Haruhi no Aisatsu~) – 1:36
"After Live Alive" (アフター・ライブアライブ, Afutā Raibu Araibu) – 8:12
"Sunday At Heavy Metal SOS Brigade" (サンデー・アット・ヘヴィメタSOS団, Sandē atto Hevimeta SOS Dan) – 8:34
"The Audition" (ジ・オーディション, Ji Ōdishon) – 6:16
"Haruhi Hensōkyoku" (ハルヒ変奏曲) – 11:10
"Hi Busshitsu Kakusansei Shindou Kata Kanchi Onpa" (非物質拡散性振動型感知音波) – 7:39
Nine music singles for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya have been released featuring songs sung by the voice actors of the characters in the anime. These include: the three main female and two main male characters in the series along with four other supporting female characters. The first three released included songs by Aya Hirano as Haruhi Suzumiya, Minori Chihara as Yuki Nagato and Yuko Goto as Mikuru Asahina. Moreover, two additional character CDs were released on December 6, 2006, sung by Yuki Matsuoka as Tsuruya and Natsuko Kuwatani as Ryoko Asakura. Two more character CDs were released on January 24, 2007, sung by Sayaka Aoki as Kyon's Sister[7] and Yuri Shiratori as Emiri Kimidori.[8] Finally, the CDs for Itsuki Koizumi and Kyon were released on February 21, 2007.
Each of the nine albums feature the ending theme song "Hare Hare Yukai". Other than the three main female character's versions which are solo cover versions of the original, there are some alterations. For Tsuruya's version as well as Ryoko's version, the lyrics were changed to fit the character; Tsuruya's version contains her catchphrase "nyoro", while Ryoko reverses the optimistic lyrics to convey futility and destruction. However, while Tsuruya's and Ryoko's versions have the same arrangements as the original version, the last four released have their arrangements changed along with the lyrics. Kyon's Sister's version is very upbeat; Emiri's version is very fact-based; Itsuki's version talks about his ESP; and Kyon reflects about his now-disturbed life in his version.
