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Today NHK announced that the composer for NHK’s new TV Drama 花子とアン (Hanako to Anne) will be Yuki Kajiura! The drama will start airing from March 31, 2014. till September. Yuki Kajiura in the past has composed for various dramas: Tsuki, Ruby Fruit, Tokyo Kyodai, Achilles to Kame and 15 Sai no Shiganhei, with all of them being movies, but its the first time she’s composing for a TV one 🙂

thank to nimsaj for the news!

[EDIT] You can visit this site for more info on the drama’s plot and cast.

The Kalafina official site updated with lots of interesting info!

Firstly, was annouunced a single release for the new Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Rebellion) Theme song. The single will be titled Kimi no Gin no Niwa (Your silver Garden) and will be released on November 6, 2013!

There will be 4 editions of the single:

Limited A: SECL-1417 ~ 1418 (includes DVD with Kimi no Gin no Niwa PV)
Price: 1500 Yen [Pre-order] from CD Japan
Limited B: SECL-1419 ~ 1420 (includes BD with Kimi no Gin no Niwa PV)
Price: 1700 Yen [Pre-order] from CD Japan
Regular: SECL-1421 (CD Only)
Price: 1300 Yen [Pre-order] from CD Japan
Limited Anime: SECL-1422 [comes with CD, an anime coverart and a “Precious Memories Magical Girl Madoka ☆ Magika (Kalafina) PR card”]
Price: 1500 Yen [Pre-order] from CD Japan

Secondly there were announced the tracklists of the Alleluia single (Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin theme song)

Kalafina – Alleluia SECL-1390 (LE: SECL-1391) | October 2, 2013 Single (Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin Theme) 4 Tracks

Regular Edition SECL-1390
[Pre-order] from CD Japan

Tracklist

1. Alleluia
2. dolce
3. seventh heaven ～2012 Christmas LIVE ver.～
4. snow falling ～2012 Christmas LIVE ver.～

Limited (Anime) Edition SECL-1391
[Pre-order] from CD Japan

Tracklist

1. Alleluia
2. dolce
3. fairytale ～2012 Christmas LIVE ver.～
4. Kimi wa hikari ni Kaete Iku ～2012 Christmas LIVE ver.～　

The LE comes with Kara no kyoukai Booklet and illustrations. but without DVD or BD with PV.

Also there was announced that the 「Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2013 “Consolation”」Special Final BD/DVD will be released on December 11, 2013!

thanks to random and elcazador for the news!

Following unoffficial concert a few months back, an official concert was recently announced!

Title: “Gekijyouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica”
Orchestra Concert (Official Event)
composers: Yuki Kajiura, Sho Watanabe (Connect, Luminus)
conductor: Kenichi Shimura (same as in unofficial concert)
Performed by: TOKYO Chamber Orchestra

There will be performances in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya (TBA)
Tokyo Performance
Date: October 16, 2013
Venue: Shibuya Public Hall (aka C.C. Lemon Hall)
Doors Open/Start/End: 18:00Hrs / 190:0Hrs / 21:00Hrs

A total of 40 songs are planned to be performed and here’s a sample tracklist:

『magia』
『connect』
『Luminous』
『Mirai』
『Hikari furu』
『Sis puella magica!』
『Salve, terrae magicae』
『Credens justitiam』
『Symposium magarum』
『Sagitta luminis』

However Magia, Mirai, Connect, Liminus will be instrumental only, and there wont be performed songs/music from the 3rd film.

For some songs there will be vocals but not from the original singers (= no FJ), so they are looking for applicants (female over 18, Soprano and Alto)…

Thanks to Hatouchan for the news!

In the resent episode of Gundam Seed Destiny, a rearranged version of Shinkai no Kodoku was aired!

You can listen to a rip from the episode here

We expect that there will be a single for it just like with the rest of the songs 🙂

thank to hm for the news!

Today was the final day of the Kalafina Consolation Live Tour (Hall/House) with the concert called 「Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2013 “Consolation”」Special Final held at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, and was announced that there will be released a DVD/BD of this performence. There will be more details in the future 🙂 (P.S: Its confirmed that in the concert apart from the regular musicians there were also a cellist, a flutist and an accordion player 😀 )

There was also announced that Kalafina will do 3 “strings” lives this year too

Event: Kalafina Premium LIVE 2013 “Kalafina with Strings”
Date/Venue:

• December 20th, 23th(Mon) @ Shibuya Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo
• December 22th(Sun) @ Sankei Hall Breezé, Osaka

Musicians: Konno Hitoshi Strings, Yasuhiro Sakurada (Piano)

The group is also invited at 2 university festivals to perform!

• Takachiho University (Tokyo Suginami Ward)
  Date: October 19th (Sat) 17:00/18:00
• Meisei University (Tokyo Hino City)
  Date: November 4th (Mon) 14:15/15:00

thanks to @2Takashi156 for all these awesome news!

Finally, tomorrow (August 6) is Yuki Kajiura’s birthday, as well as her 20th anniversary as music composer. You can send her your wishes via her mailform or twitter. Our present to her will be delayed for a few days since a key contributor had no internet in her area for some days, but we will defitenely send it once its done! 🙂