Gontiti Explained

is a Japanese acoustic guitar duo formed in 1978 by and .[1] Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music.[2]

Recordings

As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations.[3] Most of their recordings have been for Epic/Sony Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Kore-eda film Dare mo shiranai, released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows.[4]

Discography

Album title
(Album title in Japanese)		Year ReleasedLabelNote
Another Mood
(Another Mood)		1983Casablanca
  • Debut album
  • Released as "Gonzalez Mikami & Titi Matsumura"
Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni
(脇役であるとも知らずに)		1984Epic/Sony Records
  • Second album
Physics
(PHYSICS)		1985Epic/Sony Records
  • Third album
Sunday Market
(SUNDAY MARKET)		1986Epic/Sony Records
JAPANESE IN WINTER
(冬の日本人)		1986Epic/Sony Records
Legacy of Madam Q
(マダムQの遺産)		1987Epic/Sony Records
Yellow Tornade1988Nektar
Twinkle Garden
(Twinkle Garden)		1988Epic/Sony Records
  • Mini album in 3-inch CD
In the Garden
(In the Garden)		1988Epic/Sony Records
Spirit of Gontiti
(Spirit of Gontiti)		1989Epic/Sony Records
Body of Gontiti
(Body of Gontiti)		1989Epic/Sony Records
  • Best of album released with its counterpart Spirit of Gontiti
Devonian Boys
(Devonian Boys)		1990Epic/Sony Records
Another Mood + Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni
(Another Mood + 脇役であるとも知らずに)		1990Epic/Sony Records
  • Re-release of first & second album
Fingering Christmas
(Fingering Christmas)		1990Epic/Sony Records
KIT
(KIT)		1991Epic/Sony Records
Munou no hito
(無能の人)		1991Epic/Sony Records
Gravity Loves Time
(Gravity Loves Times)		1992Epic/Sony Records
Never on Sundays: Original Soundtrack
(「日曜はダメよ」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)		1993Epic/Sony Records
Bonobono: Original Soundtrack
(ぼのぼの Original soundtrack)		1993Epic/Sony Records
  • Soundtrack album of an animated film Bonobono
VACANCES
(VACANCES)		1994Epic/Sony Records
  • Best of album
Black Ant's Life
(Black Ant's Life)		1995Epic/Sony Records
LIVE
(LIVE)		1996Epic/Sony Records
TELEVISION SOUND TRACK: SONGS OF RHEIN
(NHK「世界悠々父なる大河、ライン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)		1997Epic/Sony Records
EASY BUSY
(EASY BUSY)		1997Epic/Sony Records
DUO
(DUO)		1997Epic/Sony Records
  • First album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
Strings with Gontiti
(Strings with Gontiti)		1998Epic/Sony Records
Red Box
(Red Box)		1999Epic/Sony Records
Best of Gontiti Works
(Best of Gontiti Works)		2000Epic/Sony Records
  • Best of album
GUITARS
(GUITARS)		2001Pony Canyon
  • Second album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
  • SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Nangoku-ongaku: Resort Music Series
(南国音楽 Resort Music Series)		2001Epic Records Japan
  • Best of album
  • SACD disc
made in Ukulele
(made in Ukulele)		2002Pony Canyon
gontiti best
(gontiti best)		2002Epic Records Japan
  • Best of album
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Best Soundtracks
(ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 ベスト・サウンドトラックス)		2002Sony Music Entertainment Japan
A Magic Wand of "Standards"
(A Magic Wand of "Standards")		2002Pony Canyon
  • SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI
(GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI)		2003Epic Records Japan
gontiti 25th Anniversary CD
(gontiti 25th Anniversary CD)		2003Pony Canyon
  • Best of album by re-recording
  • SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Nobody Knows: Original Soundtrack
(映画「誰も知らない」 サウンドトラック)		2004Pony Canyon
XO
(XO)		2004Pony Canyon
  • SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Otona no natsu-yasumi: Original Soundtrack
(おとなの夏休み オリジナル・サウンドトラック)		2005Pony Canyon
  • Soundtrack album of a television drama series
Garyū hitosuji
(我流一筋)		2006Pony Canyon
Gontiti Super Best 2001-2006
(Gontiti スーパーベスト 2001-2006)		2007Pony Canyon
  • Best of album
ONLINE LIMITED 1
(ONLINE LIMITED 1)		2007In The Garden Records
Still Walking: Original Soundtrack
(映画「歩いても歩いても」サウンドトラック)		2008In The Garden Records
VSOD -very special ordinary days-
(VSOD -very special ordinary days-)		2008Epic Records Japan
LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)
(LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2))		2009In The Garden Records
  • Live album
  • Released only in online music store
MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-
(MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-)		2010Epic Records Japan
humble music
(humble music)		2011Epic Records Japan
  • Third album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
Going My Home: Original Soundtrack
(ドラマ「ゴーイング マイ ホーム」サウンドトラック)		2012In The Garden Records
  • Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda television drama series
  • Released only in online music store
Ore wa mada honki dashitenaidake: Original Soundtrack
(映画「俺はまだ本気出してないだけ」本気音楽集)		2013Epic Records Japan
"Amanchu!" Original Soundtrack
(TVアニメ「あまんちゅ		」オリジナルサウンドトラック)2016FlyingDog
"Amanchu! ~Advance~" Original Soundtrack
(TVアニメーション「あまんちゅ		~あどばんす~」オリジナルサウンドトラック)2018FlyingDog
  • Soundtrack album of the second season of Amanchu!
we are here -After 40 years, we are here-2018Pony Canyon
  • Original album celebrating 40 years as a music duo

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gontiti.jp/index.html GONTITI official website
  2. Strauss, Neil. In Performance; POP: New Music Seminar. New York Times, July 23, 1994. Accessed via nytimes.com on 6 March 2007.
  3. Gontiti discography
  4. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:402094~T2 Gontiti

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