The song's melody comes from the "Jupiter" movement of Gustav Holst's 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets," arranged by Masayuki Sakamoto. It was Ayaka Hirahara's idea to sing Holst's tune, also known as "Thaxted," with Japanese lyrics. The lyrics were primarily written by Yumi Yoshimoto, with some lines by Ayaka Hirahara. See ja.wikipedia link below for details. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaxted_(tune) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(%E5%B9%B3%E5%8E%9F%E7%B6%BE%E9%A6%99%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2)
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The song's melody comes from the "Jupiter" movement of Gustav Holst's 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets," arranged by … read more
The song's melody comes from the "Jupiter" movement of Gustav Holst's 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets," arranged by Masayuki Sakamoto. It was Ayaka Hirah… read more
Ayaka Hirahara (平原綾香, born May 9, 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese pop artist, her debut was in December 2003 with the single “Jupiter.” Taking its melody from the “Jupiter” section of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, the song sold steadily over several months and was the No. 3 single on Oricon’s 2004 yearend chart. As of 19 May, 2008, “Jupiter” had been on Oricon’s top 200 singles chart for 156 weeks. Hirahara was born in Tokyo in 1984 and studied ballet for 11 years from age 6. When she was 13 she started learning the alto saxophone. Hirahara first studied classical pieces for the sax, but… read more
Ayaka Hirahara (平原綾香, born May 9, 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese pop artist, her debut was in December 2003 with the single “Jupiter.” Taking its melody from the “Jupiter” section of Gustav H… read more
Ayaka Hirahara (平原綾香, born May 9, 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese pop artist, her debut was in December 2003 with the single “Jupiter.” Taking its melody from the “Jupiter” section of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, the song sold steadily ove… read more