'' Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'' 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

VisualArt's , formerly and previously spelled in English as VisualArt's, is a Japanese publishing company which specializes in publishing and distributing visual novels for a large list of game developers. Visual Arts has developed game engines their brands ...

and KineticNovel in 2004. The story centers around a middle-aged man who comes across a malfunctioning robot in a dead city. The man, known simply as "the junker", stays with this robot for a time and attempts to fix the projector of the

planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetarium ...

where the story takes place. It was adapted by David Production into an original net animation (OVA) series and an animated film titled '' Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars'' in 2016. An OVA titled ''Planetarian: Snow Globe'' animated by

Okuruto Noboru is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the mos ...

was produced in 2021, and Key also released a visual novel version of ''Snow Globe'' in 2021. The core of the discography is the original

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...

produced by Key Sounds Label in 2006 for the visual novel. The music on the soundtrack was mainly composed and arranged by Magome Togoshi. A second soundtrack and two singles for the anime adaptations by David Production were released in 2016. An EP for ''Planetarian'' was released in 2017 featuring music from the visual novel and anime adaptations by David Production. A soundtrack for the ''Snow Globe'' OVA and visual novel was released in 2021.

Albums

''Planetarian Original Soundtrack''

The ''Planetarian Original Soundtrack'', from the visual novel ''Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet'', was released on August 11, 2006, at Comiket 70 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0025''; it was later re-released on December 28, 2006. The soundtrack contains one disc totaling twelve songs

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, arranged, and produced by Magome Togoshi, and

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 Lea ...

; themes originally composed by Charles Crozat Converse and Kenji Miyazawa were remixed on the soundtrack. Aside from the songs in the game like "Gentle Jena" and "Hoshi no Sekai (Opening)", the soundtrack includes new songs such as an arranged vocal version of " Hoshi Meguri no Uta", sung by Mell. The musical tracks played at the beginning and the end of the game (tracks one and eight in the original soundtrack) are rearrangements of the

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' ...

What a Friend We Have in Jesus "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, a ...

" by Charles Crozat Converse, and their titles reflect this as well: "Hoshi no Sekai (Opening)" refers to the Japanese version of the hymn, named "Hoshi no Yo", and "Itsukushimi Fukaki" is the Japanese translation of the hymn's original title. All songs arranged by Magome Togoshi, except where noted.

''Planetarian Original Soundtrack''

''Planetarian Original Soundtrack'' is a soundtrack containing music tracks featured in the ''Planetarian'' original net animation series and the film '' Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars'' by David Production. It was released on October 26, 2016, in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog numbers ''KSLA-0122–0123''. The soundtrack is

, arranged, and produced by

, Magome Togoshi, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Ryō Mizutsuki and Shōji Morifuji.

''Planetarian Analog Collector's Edition''

''Planetarian Analog Collector's Edition'' is an EP to be released on a

gramophone record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts nea ...

for the ''Planetarian'' visual novel and anime adaptations. A

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campaign for the record ran from May 22 to June 25, 2017, and it reached its goal of ¥1 million in under 12 hours. The campaign ultimately raised ¥3,393,500. It was released in September 2017 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0142''. The EP features music previously released for ''Planetarian'', but also includes a new remix of "Twinkle Starlight". The EP is

, arranged, and produced by

, Magome Togoshi, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Shōji Morifuji and Takayuki Negishi. The vocal pieces are sung by Mell,

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Sayaka Sasaki (born June 19, 1982) is a Japanese musician from Akita Prefecture signed to Lantis. She started her music career after winning the All-Japan Anison Grand Prix singing contest in 2009. Since then, Sasaki has performed theme songs for various ani ...

and

Ceui Ceui (, born January 31) is a Japanese singer–songwriter originally from Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Japan, though she grew up in Fukuoka. Ceui's name is derived from the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for sky, céu. She has been singing since ...

''Planetarian: Snow Globe Original Sound Tracks & Voice Drama CD''

''Planetarian: Snow Globe Original Sound Tracks & Voice Drama CD'' s a soundtrack containing music tracks featured in the ''Planetarian: Snow Globe''

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 ...

and visual novel by Key. It was released in January 2021 for backers of the ''Planetarian: Snow Globe'' crowdfunding campaign who pledged at least ¥13,640 bearing the catalog number ''KAXA-9935CD''. The soundtrack is

, arranged, and produced by

, Donmaru and Ryō Mizutsuki. "Snow Globe" is sung by

Riko Azuna is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is affiliated with KADOKAWA. She made her major debut in 2018 with the song , which was used as the opening theme to the anime series '' Bloom Into You''. Her music has also been featured in '' Re:Zero − ...

, "Twinkle Starlight (Hoshino Yumemi Ver.)" is sung by

Keiko Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Osaka. She voices characters from visual novels, and has been in the cast of five Key titles. She is also known under the name . Filmography Anime * ''Clannad'' (2007) as Girl * '' Little Busters!'' ...

, and "Star trip" is sung by

Singles

Twinkle Starlight / Worlds Pain

"Twinkle Starlight / Worlds Pain" is a single for the ''Planetarian'' original net animation series by David Production, which was released on July 27, 2016, in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0117''. "Twinkle Starlight" is sung by

and "Worlds Pain" is sung by

. The single is

, arranged, and produced by Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita and Shōji Morifuji.

Hoshi no Fune / Gentle Jena

/ Gentle Jena" is a single for the '' Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars'' film by David Production, which was released on September 21, 2016, in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0119''. "Hoshi no Fune" is sung by

and "Gentle Jena" is sung by

Ayaka Kitazawa is a Japanese singer from Saitama who has released music under Key Sounds Label since 2012. In 2013, she sang the ending theme song to the anime series '' Little Busters! Refrain''. Career Ayaka Kitazawa had an interest in singing from a young ...

. The single is

, arranged, and produced by

, Magome Togoshi, Takayuki Negishi and Shōji Morifuji.

Chart positions

References

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