ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, the latest and final chapter of the ARIA series, will be out on December 3 in Japan. Yui Makino, who sang the opening theme “Undine” for the original ARIA The ANIMATION, will be returning to sing the opening and ending theme songs for ARIA The BENEDIZIONE.
The opening theme, which is composed and arranged by Mina Kubota, is titled “Espero.” The ending theme is a newly recorded version of “Undine,” titled “Undine ～2021 edizione～”
Choro Club’s Shigeharu Sasago and Jyoji Sawada, who have handled the music of the ARIA series for many years, also participated in the recordings for “Espero” and the new “Undine,” making this a culmination of 16 years of ARIA music.
And, for the first time in 13 years, a completely new soundtrack featuring music from both ARIA The CREPUSCOLO and ARIA The BENEDIZIONE will be released on the same day!
This album will be handled by Choro Club feat. Senoo. It will contain two insert songs from ARIA The CREPUSCOLO: “Coccolo” and “Barcarolle”. Both feature vocals left behind by the late Eri Kawai (the singer for Athena), as well as vocals and music by Ryo Hirohashi (the voice actress for Alice). These two songs have been revived as completely new versions.
ARIA Edition
VTCL-35337 / ¥1,320 ($11.83) (including tax) / anime cover
1. Espero
2. Undine ～2021 edizione～
3. Espero ~cinema ver.~
4. Espero (w/o Yui)
5. Undine ～2021 edizione～(w/o Yui)
YUI Edition
VTCL-35338 / ¥1,540 ($1,380) (including tax) / artist photo cover
1. Espero
2. Undine ～2021 edizione～
Plus another new song by Yui Makino and karaoke tracks without her.
ARIA The CREPUSCOLO & ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Original Soundtrack Quattro
Release date: December 1, 2021
VTCL-60554 / ¥3,300 ($29.58) (including tax)
☆Cover art will be a new ARIA illustration
Tracklist
1. Neo Venezia no Aki
2. Akogare
3. Itazura na Tameiki
4. Hakubo
5. Waki Yaku De Iikara
6. Tsuioku no Dolce ～Canal Grande～
7. Christmas-doori
8. Nayameru Undinetachi
9. Tsuioku no Dolce ～Canal Cafe Pianoforte～
10. Tayutau Shikisai ～La Strada per Bosa～
11. Shukusai no Maku ga Aku
12. Yume no Kizahashi
13. Coccolo ～2 pianos version～
14. Barcarolle ～orchestra version～
15. Umizoi no Fuyu
16. Kazemakase
17. Hon no Sukoshi Dake
18. Ari no Mamade
19. Mattari Tea Time
20. Zeitaku na Yuutsu
21. Bonbori
22. Shinjiru Kimochi
23. Itsuka Miageta Sora e
24. Gondola no Maho
25. Fuyu no Sekai ～Fiocco di Neve～
26. Tabidachi no Sora ～ARIA Forever～
27. Akogare ～Winter Promenade Pianoforte～
Source: Press Release
