Paprika (soundtrack)

Paprika Original Soundtrack (「パプリカ」オリジナルサウンドトラック, “Papurika” Orijinaru Saundotorakku) is the soundtrack to the 2006 film Paprika and was released on November 23, 2006 under the TESLAKITE label. It was composed by Susumu Hirasawa. A bonus movie was included with the CD.

Paprika Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Susumu Hirasawa
Released	23 November 2006
Studio	Studio WIRESELF 2002 Solar Version
Genre	Choral Collage Electronica Progressive rock Symphonic World
Length	43:31
Label	Chaos Union, TESLAKITE
Producer	Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa soundtrack chronology
Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack (2004) Paprika Original Soundtrack (2006) Free Music for Free-Lance Journalists and Independent Media (2011)

The soundtrack is notable for being one of the first film scores to use Vocaloid (Lola as the "voicebank") for vocals.^[1][2] It's also the last of Hirasawa's albums where an Amiga computer was used for composition. All MIDI was sequenced through an Amiga 4000 running the Bars n Pipes program.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Parade" (パレード Parēdo)	5:45
2.	"Mediational Field" (媒介野 Baikaiya)	4:59
3.	"A Blind Spot in a Corridor" (回廊の死角 Kairō no Shikaku)	1:59
4.	"Welcome to the Circus" (サーカスへようこそ Sākasu e Yōkoso)	1:00
5.	"A Tree in the Dark" (暗がりの木 Kuragari no Ki)	1:26
6.	"Escapee" (逃げる者 Nigeru Mono)	3:14
7.	"Lounge"	2:05
8.	"The Shadow" (その影 Sono Kage)	3:19
9.	"A Drop Filled with Memories" (滴いっぱいの記憶 Shizuku Ippai no Kioku)	4:39
10.	"Chaser" (追う者 Ou Mono)	3:03
11.	"Prediction" (予期 Yoki)	1:44
12.	"Parade" (パレード Parēdo) (instrumental)	5:51
13.	"The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field" (白虎野の娘 Byakkoya no Musume) (Paprika Ending Theme) (パプリカ・エンディングテーマ Papurika Endingu Tēma)	4:47
14.	"The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field" (白虎野の娘 Byakkoya no Musume) (short movie) (extra track)	2:35

downloadable outtake

No.	Title	Length
2.	"Runner" (走る者 Hashiru Mono)	3:03

"Parade" was originally released on the album Byakkoya - White Tiger Field. "The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field" is a slight rerecording of that album's title track.

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa - Voice, Electronic keyboard, Amiga, Personal computer, Digital audio workstation, Synthesizers, Vocaloid, Sampler, Sequencer, Programming, Production
• Masanori Chinzei - Recording, Mixing, Mastering
• Rihito Yumoto and Mika Hirano (Chaos Union) - A&R
• Kiyoshi Inagaki - Design
• Jodi Tack - Album Art Direction (US release)
• Hideki Namai - Photography
• Satoshi Kon - Art (movie stills on US release)
• Syotaro Takami and Nicholas D. Kent - Translation
• Dave Plisky - Translation (US release)
• Masaru Owaku - VideoClip direction
• Thanks: UK Nakagaw, Usagi Tanaka

Release history

Region	Date	Label(s)	Format	Catalog	Notes
Japan	November 23, 2006 (2006-11-23)	Chaos Union, Teslakite	enhanced CD	CHTE-0038	Comes in cardboard slipcase.
			Digital Download	none
France	February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26)	Milan Entertainment	enhanced CD	399 107-2
			Digital Download	none
United States	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)		enhanced CD	M2-36284	Has all-new package design centered around the film. Cover is detail from the US release's poster.
			Digital Download	none