Track Listing
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Ima, Kaze no Naka de
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To be free
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Shabondama
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Ima, Kaze no Naka de (Instrumental)
1. Ima, Kaze no Naka de
What a beautiful piano opening. Ayaka really sounds beautiful singing to this track. There’s like a simplicity to her vocals that really captures me. Sadly, I think the song’s issue is interest and speed. Like it’s really slow and there’s not enough splash to the song to make it memorable. It really does make a good anime ending though which is nice to hear.
2. To be free
To be free, has a nice majestic classical feel to it. One of the major pluses is definitly that right there. It’s another ballad of course and even though the verses are basically lifeless, there’s a sincerety about that just sticks out in my mind. I still didn’t know that she sounds good in English so when she says the title, it’s like the prettiest thing ever. Beautiful song!
3. Shabondama
Wow all of the songs are ballads. Normally, I would be really tired by now, but Shabondama is the nicest sounding. Flutes are in the song and just pops the song into being the best one off the single. Ayaka ad-libbing along is just as smooth and flowing. Though the song is just short for some reason, but oh wow this song did it for me.
OMG, so like Ayaka Hirahara definitly owns the ballad world. All 3 tracks are beautiful in their own sense and she’s got the voice to own it all. It’s not alan powerful, but it’s got such a finesse, that it’s just amazing. *RECOMMENDED*
