Riya participated in singing the theme song for 'Ao: The Quartet EXTRA2S/P'.
| CLANNAD position | CLANNAD original OST digital release record Lyrics |
|---|---|
| CLANNAD position | Sorarado vocals |
| Shuixian 2 position | 2014 original work + second generation original soundtrack theme lyrics by Narcissus |
| Shuixian 10th Anniversary Anthology Post | Lyrics for the album version of 'Narcissus ~If There Were a Tomorrow~ (SDCR-0031)' |
| ISLAND position | Original game vocal song, performed by the game |
Participated in works
"Aoi no Kanata no Kanata no Quartet EXTRA2S/P": Performed the theme song.
Participation in the work
Riya performed and wrote the lyrics for "Megmel," which is related to "CLANNAD."
riya performed on "Traveler's tale," a song related to "ISLAND."
CLANNAD-related productions
riya was credited with lyrics for the original CLANNAD OST digital release record. Riya's lead vocal vocalist for 'Solarado.'
Developments related to Narcissus 2
riya was credited with lyrics for the 2014 original + second generation original theme Narcissus.
Produced related to the 10th anniversary anthology of Narcissus
Riya was credited as the lyricist on the album version of "Narcisos ~If There Were Tomorrow~ Vocal Album (SDCR-0031)."
ISLAND-related productions
riya performed the original vocal song for the game on "ISLAND."
Music Studies and the Formation of the Band
After graduating from a junior college with a music department, Riya began producing music while working as a keyboard teacher. She published the song on her personal website, which led her to meet Hajime Kikuchi, and the two formed EUFONIUS.
Singing outside the group
In addition to Eufonius's group activities, she also performed game theme songs under her own name. ISLAND's "Traveler's tale" is part of his solo singing career; She also contributed lyrics and backing vocals for other artists.
Choice of vocal recording
In a 2016 interview, Riya explained that when they produced their own vocals, she chose the vocal take; Usually, record at most five times, and re-record any parts you're not satisfied with.
Sound design for creating language and harmony
Before the founding of Eufonius, riya had already attempted to create words and harmonies, later shifting from rewriting existing languages to constructing words according to the flow of melody and sound. Hajime Kikuchi regards these harmonies as a kind of timbre, forming a distinct division of labor with the lead singer.
Listen to changes in experience
In 2016, riya reflected that as a teenager, she first loved T-SQUARE and fusion jazz. After joining the wind ensemble club, she was exposed to wind music and began listening to orchestral music again after entering junior college. After graduation, she developed a deeper love for electronic and experimental electronic music.
An invitation made during the script production process
After hearing the opening theme for 'Himawari,' ISLAND's director kur, he asked Riya to sing the new opening during scriptwriting, and the invitation was eventually fulfilled.
Continuing the collaboration with MANYO
MANYO recalls that his collaboration with riya during the production of 'Sorarado' later continued into the 'Legend of Heroes' project.
Lyrics and compositions conceived in 2011
Riya wrote 'Kirihitoha' because the album was released in the fall; Kikuchi also centers on the sense of the seasons, making the music light, simple, and trendy.
Riya wrote her gratitude to listeners and supporters into her own composition, "Lull." Kikuchi uses simple, emotionally rich string arrangements to reveal the melodies' calm side.
Riya explained that the emotions in "Kimi ni Aieta Kara" do not come from things she has already experienced, but rather from imagining the feelings that might arise in life.
Canvas3 lyrics and recording
When writing "Kono Koe ga Taitatara," riya uses a more direct female perspective than usual to express her desire to be noticed by the other person. When discussing the order of lyrics, she explained that short versions are usually written in order, with later versions sometimes divided into sections, while also paying attention to the flow of the lyrics' narrative.
When recording and singing this song, she consciously adopted a cute singing style based on the refreshing melody and the game's cute impression.
Lyrics for theme songs and selected new songs
In 2015, Riya explained that after reading the theme song materials, she usually does not directly retell the plot, but hopes the meaning of the lyrics will be closely aligned with the collaborative work and can also be understood by listeners who have not seen the works.
When writing lyrics for the selected new song "レテ," she introduced the concept of forgetting and life and death, incorporating the self-produced worldview into songs with many bright theme songs, hoping new listeners would discover another side of the group.
The harmonies of "melody melody" were originally intended to include coined words, but after recording the standard lyrics as the guide, the two decided to keep the manuscript to make the expression more concise.
Discussion of titles similar to 'Sorafuruhate'
When Riya conceived the title for her 2016 film "Sorafuruhate," she chose "Ya" (end), which carries both the meaning of the edge and the water's edge, imagining the sky descending to its end and opening up infinite space. After discussing with Kikuchi, she decided to write the album title in katakana.
Sound samples of Sense of with bimelic lyrics
When preparing a voice sample for "Regression" for "Sense of," Riya first thought about twenty words, said about ten, and then selected them for the speech parts of the work.
"Doomsday Cord" has two melodies. She wrote lyrics based on the images she received, adjusted the coordination of the two sets of text, and recorded vocals in the Eufonius studio.
Related entries
- Participated Works: Theme Song Performance:The Quartet of the Azure Beyond the Blue EXTRA2S/P
- Participated songs: Performers:one of a kind
- Participated in songs: Lyricist:gleaming sky
- Music group:eufonius
- Production Involvement:Fall in love with the train Origin
- Songs performed:Watercolor (Falling in Love with the Train)
- Music Participated In:メグメル(CLANNAD)
- Music Participated In:Traveler’s tale(ISLAND)
- Participated Works:CLANNAD
- Featured Tracks:メグメル -cockool mix- (full ver.) (CLANNAD)
- Featured Tracks:メグメル (short ver.) (CLANNAD)
- Featured Tracks:メグメル -cockool mix- (short ver.) (CLANNAD)
- Recorded Appearances:CLANNADイメージボーカルアルバム ソララド
- Participated Works:Narcissus 2
- Featured Tracks:ナルキッソス
- Participated Works:Shuixian 10th Anniversary Anthology
- Featured Tracks:Liaison
- Participated Works:ISLAND
- Featured Tracks:Traveler’s tale(ISLAND)
- Music groups co-founded:eufonius
- Collaborators I met through online songs:Hajime Kikuchi
- Solarado Acoustic Songs:オーバー(ソララド)
- Solarado Acoustic Songs:Ten Thousand Trails (Solarado)
- Composers who continued from the collaboration with Solarado to Legend of Heroes:MANYO
- Albums in collaboration with MANYO and continuing subsequent projects:CLANNADイメージボーカルアルバム ソララド
- Lyrics, composition, and string collaborations in Lull et al.'s 2011 works:Hajime Kikuchi
- Hajime Kikuchi, who first wrote the melody for 'melody melody' and then wrote the lyrics to himself:Hajime Kikuchi
- Partners discussing the title of the "Sora Furuhate" album together:Hajime Kikuchi
- Participating in the combination of Sense of sound samples and lyrics:eufonius
References
- sprite:Aokana EXTRA2
- PROTOTYPE: CLANNAD specifications
- PROTOTYPE: ISLAND specifications
- VISUAL ARTS / Key: CLANNAD OST digital release production sheet
- Key Sounds Label:ソララド
- Complete setlist of Sekai Project: Narcissu 1st & 2nd Original Digital Soundtrack
- SKYDOG: Narcissus PSP Vocal Disc SDCR-0031 Track-by-Track List
- Frontwing: The Steam version of ISLAND features a complete original soundtrack of 43 tracks and vocal production
- Riya: Personal official website creation experience
- OTOTOY: Eufonius Studio Production Interview with the 2016 Digital Sheet Music
- OTOTOY: Eufonius himself arranged and recorded a Q&A
- Moe Game Awards 2016: Comments on the production of kur's ISLAND theme song
- MANYO-produced interview
- Animate Times: eufonius explains 'Alessea'
- Animate Times: eufonius interview on the production of the theme song for "Canvas3."
- LisAni: eufonius looks back on 2015 hits and new songs
- Mora: Eufonius 'Sorafuruhate' Production Interview
- OTOTOY: Sense of collaborative production interview, Part One
- OTOTOY: Sense of Old Song Rearrangement with Two Melodies
- SKYDOG ENTERTAINMENT: Sunflower PSP Original Soundtrack
- PROTOTYPE: Sunflower Vita version
- RaRo: Music for 'Reil Romanesque origin.'
- Lantis: Eufonius member debuted in 2004
Data compiled on: 2026-10-10.