Imeruat is a band that Masashi Hamauzu made in conjunction with singer Mina Sakai. I'm not familliar with Sakai, but she apparently worked with Hamauzu on some of the tracks of Final Fantasy XIII....
Imeruat is a band that Masashi Hamauzu made in conjunction with singer Mina Sakai. I'm not familliar with Sakai, but she apparently worked with Hamauzu on some of the tracks of Final Fantasy XIII.
This is possibly the most Hamauzu sounding song I've ever heard - or at least one that highlights one of his most unique styles. I'm not really sure how to describe this, so apologies if the tags aren't terribly useful
Interestingly, Mina Sakai is of Japanese and Ainu heritage and incorporates her native language, as well as Japanese and English, into some of her songs (I guess her older stuff). There's a tumblr...
Interestingly, Mina Sakai is of Japanese and Ainu heritage and incorporates her native language, as well as Japanese and English, into some of her songs (I guess her older stuff). There's a tumblr page on her, but other than that it's rare to come across info about her in English-speaking spaces. This page on Ainu folk music is one of the few that even mentions her in passing on Wikipedia.
Imeruat is a band that Masashi Hamauzu made in conjunction with singer Mina Sakai. I'm not familliar with Sakai, but she apparently worked with Hamauzu on some of the tracks of Final Fantasy XIII.
This is possibly the most Hamauzu sounding song I've ever heard - or at least one that highlights one of his most unique styles. I'm not really sure how to describe this, so apologies if the tags aren't terribly useful
Interestingly, Mina Sakai is of Japanese and Ainu heritage and incorporates her native language, as well as Japanese and English, into some of her songs (I guess her older stuff). There's a tumblr page on her, but other than that it's rare to come across info about her in English-speaking spaces. This page on Ainu folk music is one of the few that even mentions her in passing on Wikipedia.