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The official English Pokémon website announced today in their post about the X and Y soundtrack that "More Pokémon video game soundtracks are on the way in 2014." Many of the game soundtracks are already available on CD in Japan. The Nintendo 3DS Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection is now available for purchase on iTunes for $9.99 or $0.99 per track. Details of the Japanese CD release has been added to our database.
Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/vg_pokemonxy_soundtrack-2013-11-12/
Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/vg_pokemonxy_soundtrack-2013-11-12/
During the airing of Pocket Monsters XY 1 and 2, two commercials revealed that the TV size versions of Yusuke's (遊助) opening theme Volt (ボルト) and J☆Dee'Z ending theme The X Strait and the Y Scenery (Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色) will both be released in Japan in Chaku-Uta ringtone format on October 30th, 2013. In addition, it was mentioned during the recent Nico Farre event that Volt would be released on CD in late 2013. Full details on this CD and any CD release of The X Strait and the Y Scenery are currently not available but our CD database will be updated as soon as information is available.
The official Japanese Pokémon website as well as their official Twitter account have announced the voice actors for the upcoming OVA special Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN). Junko Takeuchi (竹内順子) who is best know for her voice acting role as Naruto Uzumaki will voice Red. Katsuji Mori (森功至) will play the role of Professor Okido. Takuya Eguchi (江口拓也) will voice Green while Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和) will be the voice of Takeshi.
It was also revealed that 5 background music tracks from Pocket Monsters Red and Green have been newly arranged by Pocket Monsters X and Y Sound Director Shota Kageyama (景山将太) for the Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN OVA. The tracks will be included on the Nintendo 3DS Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection (ニンテンドー3DS ポケモン Ｘ・Ｙ スーパーミュージックコレクション) CD set which goes on sale November 13th, 2013. The original background music tracks will also be included.
Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/373369545689276416, http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/08/130812_g01.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/09/130906_a01.html
It was also revealed that 5 background music tracks from Pocket Monsters Red and Green have been newly arranged by Pocket Monsters X and Y Sound Director Shota Kageyama (景山将太) for the Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN OVA. The tracks will be included on the Nintendo 3DS Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection (ニンテンドー3DS ポケモン Ｘ・Ｙ スーパーミュージックコレクション) CD set which goes on sale November 13th, 2013. The original background music tracks will also be included.
Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/373369545689276416, http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/08/130812_g01.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/09/130906_a01.html
Aug 10 2013
X and Y Soundtrack / Mega Kangaskhan
The opening ceremonies for the 2013 Pokémon World Championships took place on Saturday, August 10th, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In attendance was Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda who revealed that the X and Y Soundtrack will be released in November of 2013. The X and Y Soundtrack will be 220 track and will be available on iTunes. He also announced another new Mega Evolution, Mega Kangaskhan.
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The Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection has been added to our CD database. It will be updated as information becomes available.
Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/ and https://twitter.com/pklug/
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The Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection has been added to our CD database. It will be updated as information becomes available.
Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/ and https://twitter.com/pklug/
The most recent episode of the JFN radio show Ikimono-gakari's garden party (いきものがかりのgarden★party) mentioned that a special Eievui that knows the move Sing will be released to tie into Ikimono-gakari's vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka's role in the upcoming movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends. Further details on the Pokémon and the distribution will be revealed via the official site at a later date.
Source: いきものがかりのgarden★party@FM via http://park3.wakwak.com/~pokepale/
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For those that cannot attend the July 13th event, those that purchase the Egao (Limited Edition) CD which goes on sale July 10th, 2013 will receive a voucher that can be exchanged at participating Toys 'R US locations and Pokémon Centers for the Sing Eevee. The promotion will be from July 14th, 2013 until September 1st, 2013.
Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/event_lalaport.php and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/06/130615_m01.html
Source: いきものがかりのgarden★party@FM via http://park3.wakwak.com/~pokepale/
Official Site Update - June 15th, 2013
The official Japanese website has updated and announced the full details of this event. To celebrate the debut of the 16th movie in theaters on July 13th, 2013, a special event will be held at LaLaport TOYOSU. Shoko Nakagawa will be in attendance as will Ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり) who will perform the song Egao (笑顔). Those that wish to attend the event must sign-up for the lottery on the official movie website. Spaces are limited and will be chosen via lottery. The Eevee will be distributed to those that attend the event.
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For those that cannot attend the July 13th event, those that purchase the Egao (Limited Edition) CD which goes on sale July 10th, 2013 will receive a voucher that can be exchanged at participating Toys 'R US locations and Pokémon Centers for the Sing Eevee. The promotion will be from July 14th, 2013 until September 1st, 2013.
| Pokémon | Info |
|---|---|
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Level: 50 |
| OT: Kiyo (キヨ) | |
| Held Item: Silk Scarf | |
| Ability: Adaptability | |
| ID: 07133 | |
| Move 1: Sing | |
| Move 2: Return | |
| Move 3: Echoed Voice | |
| Move 4: Attract |
Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/event_lalaport.php and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/06/130615_m01.html
Apr 15 2013
Ikimono-gakari to sing theme song for Movie 16
The official Pokémon movie site has revealed that the theme song fr the upcoming movie "Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo" will be 笑顔 (Egao, Smile) by Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari. A clip from the song will be heard in the movie trailer to be released April 18th.
The single will be released July 16th, and will come with a special Pokémon Tretta. More details to follow.
The members of the band have posted messages for the fans:
Yoshiki Mizuno: I'm sure a lot of you are going to watch this movie with your families this summer. I think it's a great feeling to work to an almost ridiculous degree in order to make someone laugh or feel happy, and I wanted to bring this across in the song. This is what I was thinking as I wrote the lyrics. Please give it a listen.
(夏休みにこの映画をご家族でご覧になられる方がたくさんいると思います。 だれかが笑ってくれたり、喜んでくれたりすることに、 バカみたいに一生懸命になってしまうことの素晴らしさがあると思っていて、 そこにつながればいいなと。 そう思って書きました。ぜひお聴きください。)
Kiyoe Yoshioka: I am very honored to work on a Pocket Monsters production, and to be part of a franchise that's beloved all throughout Japan. I wish for this world, with its adorable and brave characters, to be carried across to you all as you listen to "Egao".
(日本中で愛されているポケットモンスターの作品に関わらせて頂けること、 とても光栄に思っています。その世界観、愛らしくも勇敢なキャラクター達と共に、 「笑顔」という曲が聴いてくださる皆さんの元へと届いてくれることを願っています。)
Hotaka Yamashita: I am very honored that this is going to be used as the theme music for such an internationally popular animated movie.
(世界的な人気を獲得しているアニメ映画（ゲーム）に 主題楽曲が採用されたことをとても光栄なことに思います。)
Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=717
The single will be released July 16th, and will come with a special Pokémon Tretta. More details to follow.
The members of the band have posted messages for the fans:
Yoshiki Mizuno: I'm sure a lot of you are going to watch this movie with your families this summer. I think it's a great feeling to work to an almost ridiculous degree in order to make someone laugh or feel happy, and I wanted to bring this across in the song. This is what I was thinking as I wrote the lyrics. Please give it a listen.
(夏休みにこの映画をご家族でご覧になられる方がたくさんいると思います。 だれかが笑ってくれたり、喜んでくれたりすることに、 バカみたいに一生懸命になってしまうことの素晴らしさがあると思っていて、 そこにつながればいいなと。 そう思って書きました。ぜひお聴きください。)
Kiyoe Yoshioka: I am very honored to work on a Pocket Monsters production, and to be part of a franchise that's beloved all throughout Japan. I wish for this world, with its adorable and brave characters, to be carried across to you all as you listen to "Egao".
(日本中で愛されているポケットモンスターの作品に関わらせて頂けること、 とても光栄に思っています。その世界観、愛らしくも勇敢なキャラクター達と共に、 「笑顔」という曲が聴いてくださる皆さんの元へと届いてくれることを願っています。)
Hotaka Yamashita: I am very honored that this is going to be used as the theme music for such an internationally popular animated movie.
(世界的な人気を獲得しているアニメ映画（ゲーム）に 主題楽曲が採用されたことをとても光栄なことに思います。)
Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=717
Media Factory and Shogakukan have revealed that the 15th movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士 ケルディオ) as well as the 15th short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル) will be released on DVD and Bluray on December 19th, 2012. Both the DVD and Bluray are 2 disc sets and include the movie on disc 1 and the short on disc 2.
The Bluray set has the catalog number SSXX-1 and will retail for 5,229yen while the DVD set has the catalog number SSBX-2550 and will retail for 4,179yen. Both sets have been added to our DVD/Bluray database. Cover artwork will be added when it becomes available.
Both Sets Includes: Creditless Opening, Collection of Concept Art, Preliminary Sketches, Visuals Gallery, Pikachu the Movie 2012 trailer collection, Teaser trailer for next year's movie (特典:■ ノンテロップOP ■ イラスト設定資料集 ■ アイデアスケッチ集 ■ イメージビジュアルギャラリー ■ ピカチュウ・ザ・ムービー2012予告編集 ■ 来年も見てね!)
The Bluray set has the catalog number SSXX-1 and will retail for 5,229yen while the DVD set has the catalog number SSBX-2550 and will retail for 4,179yen. Both sets have been added to our DVD/Bluray database. Cover artwork will be added when it becomes available.
Both Sets Includes: Creditless Opening, Collection of Concept Art, Preliminary Sketches, Visuals Gallery, Pikachu the Movie 2012 trailer collection, Teaser trailer for next year's movie (特典:■ ノンテロップOP ■ イラスト設定資料集 ■ アイデアスケッチ集 ■ イメージビジュアルギャラリー ■ ピカチュウ・ザ・ムービー2012予告編集 ■ 来年も見てね!)
Pokémon TV Anime Theme Songs BEST OF BEST 1997-2012
Also announced was the Pokémon TV Anime Theme Songs BEST OF BEST 1997-2012 (ポケモンTVアニメ主題歌 BEST OF BEST 1997-2012) CD set. The 3 disc set is a collection of the best theme songs from past 15 years of Pocket Monsters. It includes a special deluxe 50 page booklet in addition to the 42 tracks on the CD's which includes a few bonus tracks. The CD has been added to our CD database. The finalized track list will be added when it becomes available.
It has been announced that the game soundtracks for some of the previous 3rd, 4th and 5th generation games will be posted for download on the Japanese iTunes Store on July 25th, 2012. Each download set will cost 2400yen but single tracks can be purchased for 150yen a piece. These game soundtracks are currently available on CD except for the Pokémon Black 2 White 2 soundtrack which will be released on the same day.
Unfortunately, there isn't much of a price savings downloading the tracks instead of purchasing the CD. For instance, the Black 2 White 2 CD set is selling for 2,625yen, only 225 yen more than the digital download off of iTunes and you get the booklet, case and CD's.
The following CD's will be posted on iTunes:
Source: http://www.4gamer.net/games/148/G014842/20120720057/
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp
Unfortunately, there isn't much of a price savings downloading the tracks instead of purchasing the CD. For instance, the Black 2 White 2 CD set is selling for 2,625yen, only 225 yen more than the digital download off of iTunes and you get the booklet, case and CD's.
The following CD's will be posted on iTunes:
- Nintendo DS Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Super Music Complete (ニンテンドーDS ポケモンブラック２・ホワイト２ スーパーミュージックコンプリート)
- Nintendo DS Pokémon Black and White Super Music Collection (ニンテンドーDS「ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト」スーパーミュージックコレクション)
- Nintendo DS Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Music Super Complete (ニンテンドーDS ポケモン ハートゴールド&ソウルシルバー ミュージック・スーパーコンプリート)
- Nintendo DS Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Super Music Collection (ニンテンドーDS ポケモン ダイヤモンド＆パール スーパーミュージックコレクション)
- GBA (GameBoy Advanced) Pokémon Fire Red ・Leaf Green Music Super Complete (GBA（ゲームボーイアドバンス）ポケモン「ファイアレッド」「リーフグリーン」ミュージック・スーパーコンプリート)
- GBA (GameBoy Advanced) Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Musical Super Complete (GBA（ゲームボーイアドバンス）ポケモンルビー＆サファイア ミュージック・スーパーコンプリート)
Source: http://www.4gamer.net/games/148/G014842/20120720057/
Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Super Music Complete Commercial
Pokémon Black 2 White 2 Super Music Complete Introduction video
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp
On June 17th, 2012, a live performance of the Momo-clo Summer Fun "Summer Dive 2012 Tour" (ももクロ夏のバカ騒ぎSummer Dive 2012 Tour NHKホール大会) took place at NHK Hall and was broadcast throughout Japan. Promoted as a 3D event, Momo-iro Clover Z which includes Reni Takagi (高城れに) who is Purple, Kanako Momota (百田 夏菜子) who is Red, Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果) who is Green, Shiori Tamai (玉井 詩織) who is Yellow and Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏) who is Pink all sang some of their groups songs as part of the performance.
Unlike their Pokémon Smash 89 performance of Mitemite kotchitchi (みてみて☆こっちっち) which they lip synced, their NHK performance of the song was live and it was the entire song. Their CD Maiden War which features the song was released in Japan on June 27th, 2012 and information about the CD can be found in our CD database. Below is part of their performance.
Source: http://smooch-mcz.jp/
Unlike their Pokémon Smash 89 performance of Mitemite kotchitchi (みてみて☆こっちっち) which they lip synced, their NHK performance of the song was live and it was the entire song. Their CD Maiden War which features the song was released in Japan on June 27th, 2012 and information about the CD can be found in our CD database. Below is part of their performance.
Source: http://smooch-mcz.jp/
Jun 11 2012
Memories CD's Revealed
The theme song CD's for the upcoming 15th Pocket Monsters movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) have finally been revealed. The title of the CD's is called Memories which is also the title of the theme song. There will be two versions of the CD: one has a picture of Rola on the cover and the other is a special limited edition first run Pokémon version that has Malin and Satoshi on the cover instead.
The catalog number is UICV-9025 for the Memories limited edition and it will retail for 1050yen. It also comes with a metal charm of Keldeo. The catalog number is UICV-5017 for the Memories regular version and it will retail for 900yen. Both CD's will be released on July 11th, 2012 but an iTunes version of the CD will be released on June 26th, 2012. The CD's have been added to our database.
Universal Music Japan has updated their YouTube page and has added a teaser video of Memories. Below is the clip.
Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000080437&p=0
The catalog number is UICV-9025 for the Memories limited edition and it will retail for 1050yen. It also comes with a metal charm of Keldeo. The catalog number is UICV-5017 for the Memories regular version and it will retail for 900yen. Both CD's will be released on July 11th, 2012 but an iTunes version of the CD will be released on June 26th, 2012. The CD's have been added to our database.
| Limited Edition | Regular |
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| Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here |
Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here |
Universal Music Japan has updated their YouTube page and has added a teaser video of Memories. Below is the clip.
Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000080437&p=0
