Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

'' is a

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

developed by

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and published by

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in 2004. The story follows Tomoya Okazaki, a discontented high school student whose life changes when he meets a girl one year older than him named Nagisa Furukawa. It was adapted by

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into an animated film in 2007 directed by

Osamu Dezaki , also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.

with music direction by Yoshichika Inomata.

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also adapted it into two

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television series consisting of 49 episodes broadcast between 2007 and 2009, including two

original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

episodes released in 2008 and 2009, directed by

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese animator, television director, television and film director. Working for Kyoto Animation, he directed ''Haruhi Suzumiya, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Clannad (video game), Clannad'', ''Nichijou'', ''Love, Chunibyo & Other ...

with music direction by

Shinji Orito is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving ...

. The discography of ''Clannad'' and its anime adaptations consists of two

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s, four

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, two

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, and four

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s. The core of the discography is the two original soundtrack albums. The visual novel's soundtrack, which was also used for both anime series, was produced by

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and released in 2004. The music on the soundtrack was composed and arranged by

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, Shinji Orito and

Magome Togoshi is a Japanese video game composer for visual novel studios. He began work as a music arranger in 1999, where he started working for the visual novel studio Key under VisualArt's to produce music for '' Kanon''. Between then and 2006, Togoshi com ...

. A soundtrack for the animated film was released in 2007 by

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. The music on the film soundtrack was mainly composed and arranged by Yoshichika Inomata. Two studio

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albums were released for the visual novel in 2003 and 2004. Three remix albums were released for the visual novel in 2004 and 2005, and a remix album was released for the second anime series in 2008. Four singles were released in 2007 and 2008, two for the film, and one each for both anime series.

Albums

''Sorarado''

is an

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for the ''Clannad'' visual novel, and was first released on December 28, 2003 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0009''. The album contains one disc with six tracks sung by

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that sample tunes from

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featured in the ''Clannad Original Soundtrack''. The album is composed,

arranged In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchest ...

, and produced by

, Riya, Manyo, and Takumaru.

''Mabinogi''

''Mabinogi'' is an

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album which contains a selection of songs from the

''Clannad'',

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ed by Hideki Higuchi. This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited edition first printing of the PC version of the game released on April 28, 2004 by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0010'', though this was later corrected to ''KSLA-0011''. This album was not released for individual sale. Of the nine tracks on the one-disc album, only the first eight were arranged versions of

found in the game. In 2014, it was re-released through

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for the official English translation of the game. It was available as part of the ''Clannad'' Kickstarter Limited Box, a digital only addition to some tiers, and as a separate digital only Kickstarter add-on.

''Clannad Original Soundtrack''

The ''Clannad Original Soundtrack'', from the visual novel ''Clannad'', was first released on August 13, 2004 in Japan by

bearing the catalog numbers ''KSLA-0012—0014''. The soundtrack contains three discs totaling fifty-six songs composed,

, and produced by

, and

. Tracks nine through nineteen on disc three are considered to be bonus tracks.

provides vocals for three songs, "Mag Mell", "-Kage Futatsu-", and "Chiisana Tenohira";

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provides vocals for the song "Ana".

''Sorarado Append''

is an

for the ''Clannad'' visual novel, and was first released on December 28, 2004 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0015''. The album is a follow-up to the earlier released ''Sorarado'', and contains one disc with four tracks sung by

that sample tunes from

featured in the ''Clannad Original Soundtrack''. The album is composed,

, and produced by

, Manyo, and Takumaru.

''-Memento-''

''-Memento-'' is a

for the ''Clannad'' visual novel, and was first released on December 28, 2004 in Japan by

bearing the catalog numbers ''KSLA-0016—0017''. The album contains two discs with seventeen tracks remixed from

featured on the ''Clannad Original Soundtrack''.

provides vocals for four songs, "Mag Mell", "-Kage Futatsu-", "Chiisana Tenohira", and "Sakura Jokyoku";

provides vocals for the song "Ana". Each track is

by a different person, three of which include

, and

OdiakeS OdiakeS (born March 22) is a Japanese composer from Tokyo, Japan who has worked for a variety of visual novel companies. His first work was on the game '' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' under Tactics. When the staff of ''One'' left Tactics to create th ...

''Piano no Mori''

is a piano

album with songs taken from the ''Clannad'' and '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life'' visual novels and arranged into piano versions. It was first released on December 29, 2005 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0021''. The album contains one disc with ten tracks; the first five songs are from ''Clannad'' while the last five are from ''Tomoyo After''. The album is composed, and produced by

, and

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; all the tracks are arranged by Ryō Mizutsuki.

''Clannad Film Soundtrack''

The is the soundtrack to the ''Clannad'' film released by

on November 21, 2007 bearing the catalog number ''FCCM-0198''. The album spans one disc with twenty-seven tracks featuring music composed by Yoshichika Inomata. Four songs are performed by

and sung by

, "Mag Mell (frequency⇒e Ver.)", " Marmelo (fildychrom)", "Marmelo (fildychrom La la la Ver.)", and "Chiisana Tenohira (Eufonius Ver.)"; the last song on the soundtrack, "Yakusoku", is sung by

''"Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" Piano Arrange Disc''

''"Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" Piano Arrange Disc'' is a

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arrange album for the ''Clannad After Story'' anime series by

which was released on December 28, 2008 at Comiket 75 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLC-0003''. The album contains one disc with two tracks, which are piano arrange versions of the opening and ending themes from the anime version. The album is composed,

, and produced by

, and Ryō Mizutsuki. The album came bundled with the "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" piano

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book.

Singles

Mag Mell

is a

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arranged by the

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band

first released in Japan on July 14, 2007 by

. The music CD was only available to those who have already pre-ordered film tickets. The CD contains three tracks, two theme songs sung by

for the ''Clannad'' film, and an instrumental version of track one.

Yakusoku

is an

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for the ''Clannad'' film by

originally released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007, produced by

. The music CD was only available to those who bought film tickets early for the ''Clannad'' film. The single contains four tracks, with only the first song "Yakusoku" sung by Lia while tracks two and three are

from the ''Clannad Film Soundtrack'', and the final track is an instrumental version of "Promise".

Mag Mell / Dango Daikazoku

is a

for the ''Clannad'' anime series by

which was released on October 26, 2007 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0036''. The single contains the opening and ending themes from the anime version in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions, along with a bonus

track of the song "Shōjo no Gensō" from the earlier ''Sorarado''

released in 2003. The opening theme "Mag Mell (cuckool mix 2007)" is performed by

and sung by

, who also sings "Shōjo no Gensō". The ending theme "

Dango is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. It is different from the method of making mochi, which is made after steaming glutinous rice. ''Dango'' is usually finished round shaped, three ...

Daikazoku" is sung by

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. The single is composed,

, and produced by

, Hajime Kikuchi, Takumaru, and ZTS.

Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch

/ Torch" is a

for the ''Clannad After Story'' anime series by

which was released on November 14, 2008 in Japan by

bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0044''. The single contains the opening and ending themes from the anime version in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions; the vocal songs are sung by

. The single is composed,

, and produced by

, Kai, Anant-Garde Eyes, and Kentarō Fukushi. The single achieved a daily ranking of No. 3 the day of its release on Japan's

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charts for singles, and ranked in at No. 13 in the weekly singles charts for the week of November 16, 2008. The single dropped to No. 19 on the weekly singles charts for the week of November 23, 2008. By November 26, 2008, the single had sold 15,765 units. The total reported sales of the single reached 21,706 units.

Charts

References

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