Kore Kara Explained

Kore Kara
Cover:Kore Kara.png
Type:Single
Artist:Maaya Sakamoto
Album:Follow Me Up
Label:FlyingDog
Prev Title:Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō
Prev Title2:Shikisai
Prev Year:2015
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Next Title2:Mada Ugoku
Next Year:2015

is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album Follow Me Up. It was released by FlyingDog as the album's sixth and final single exclusively on digital platforms on April 1, 2015.[1] The song was written and composed by Sakamoto and arranged by Shin Kōno.[2] It is the theme song to the four-part animated film series Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin.[3]

Composition

"Kore Kara" was composed in the key of C-sharp major and set to a tempo of 74 beats per minute,[4] while Sakamoto's vocals span from G3 to C5. Lyrically, the song deals with the theme of graduation. Sakamoto wrote "Kore Kara" specifically for Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin, the last chapter in the Tamayura series, one she has been involved with since its beginning in 2010 and for which she has performed several opening themes, including "Yasashisa o Tsutsumareta Nara", "Okaerinasai" and "Hajimari no Umi". In an interview with the music website Natalie, she revealed that she wrote the song with in mind the dream of one day performing it on stage at the Saitama Super Arena,[5] which Sakamoto realized in 2015 while touring to celebrate her 20th anniversary.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 坂本真綾、『たまゆら~卒業写真~』の主題歌"これから"の試聴開始&4/1より配信. Rockin'on. March 9, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: 坂本真綾、劇場版「たまゆら」に書き下ろし曲. Natalie. January 30, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  3. Web site: 『たまゆら』最新映像を公開、主題歌は坂本真綾の書き下ろし. Oricon. January 30, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  4. Web site: 楽譜: これから / 坂本 真綾 : ピアノ(ソロ) / 中級. February 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: 坂本真綾「FOLLOW ME UP」インタビュー (2/3). Natalie. February 9, 2018.
  6. Web site: 坂本真綾、20周年の幕開け飾る過去最大公演「20年で後悔は1つもない」. Natalie. April 26, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  7. Billboard Japan Hot Animation . Billboard. February 8, 2018.