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Contents: The long-awaited recording of "MOTHER no Ongaku," a live concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of "MOTHER 2," has finally been released! Release Information Artist Name: Suzuki Keiichi & TONZURA MOTHER BAND Title: "MOTHER's Music." ~THE MUSIC OF MOTHER~ CD: Released July 23, 2025 (Wed) *Bonus: Jacket design sticker Catalog Number: COCB-54383 [Track Listing] 1. PROLOGUE Composition: Tanaka Hirokazu 2. POLLYANNA (I BELIEVE IN YOU) Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Suzuki Keiichi 3. EIGHT MELODIES (TOY PIANO VERSION IN MOTHER) ~ SMILE AND TEARS (MAGICANT IN MOTHER2) (EIGHT MELODIES) Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Suzuki Keiichi & Tanaka Hirokazu 4. MAGICANT Composition: Tanaka Hirokazu 5. WISDOM OF THE WORLD Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Suzuki Keiichi 6. THE PARADISE LINE Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Keiichi Suzuki 7. FLYING MAN Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Keiichi Suzuki 8. THEME OF THREEK Composition: Keiichi Suzuki 9. GIEGUE-LAST BATTLE Composition: Keiichi Suzuki 10. EIGHT MELODIES Lyrics: Linda Hennrick Composition: Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka 11. SMILES AND TEARS Lyrics: Shigesato Itoi Composition: Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka 12. MEMBERS [TONZURA MOTHER BAND] Keiichi Suzuki: Vocal, Chorus, Guitars Tomohiko Gondo: Flugel Horn, Euphonium, Chorus, Manipulation Wataru Sawabe: Vocal, Chorus, Guitars Yusuke Sato: Vocal, Chorus, Keyboards Hirokazu Tanaka: Bass (M8, M9, M10, M11) Daniel Kwon: Vocal (M2, M6, M7) Guest Vocal: Miu Sakamoto (M5, M10, M11) To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of "MOTHER 2: Giygas's Revenge" (released in 1994 by Nintendo Co., Ltd.), a Super Famicom? game that has been loved by game fans across generations, the third part of the online live concert "MOTHER's Music," held by the Hobonichi MOTHER Project (a live performance by Keiichi Suzuki and a special band he assembled), has finally been released as an audio recording. It will be released on CD, vinyl, and digitally on July 23rd (Wednesday) *The vinyl version will be released on August 27th (Wednesday). The music of the RPG series "MOTHER" transcends the boundaries of existing game music and is famous for having many fans worldwide. This performance mainly features music from "MOTHER" (a 1989 game for the Family Computer? released by Nintendo Co., Ltd.) and "MOTHER 2: Giygas's Revenge," performed by a special band led by Keiichi Suzuki, with close acquaintances Tomohiko Gondo, Wataru Sawabe, Yusuke Sato, Hirokazu Tanaka, Daniel Kwon, and guest vocalist Miu Sakamoto. The booklet also includes the talk corner from the second part of "MOTHER's Music," where Shigesato Itoi, the creator of the "MOTHER" series, and Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka, who composed the music for the game, share their precious memories from that time. This is a must-see for fans of the "MOTHER" series. *Family Computer and Super Famicom are trademarks of Nintendo. ? Nintendo / SHIGESATO ITOI / APE inc. ? 1994 Nintendo / APE inc. Media Reviews and More This package captures the "MOTHER's Music" live concert, held exclusively online on June 22, 2024, as part of the "Hobonichi MOTHER Project," to commemorate the 30th anniversary of "MOTHER 2." This online-only live event focused on the music of "MOTHER" and "MOTHER 2," featuring Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka, who composed music for both games, performing remixes and live remixes of series tracks, as well as a talk segment with Shigesato Itoi. This release includes live recordings of Keiichi Suzuki and his specially assembled band (TONZURA MOTHER BAND). (C)RS
