Ringo Sheena production discography

Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena has produced many songs for other artists, as well as collaborating as a musical director for projects. The following is a list of songs that feature songwriting and/or song production by Ringo Sheena. In 2014, Sheena released an album compiling self-covers of severalof these songs, called Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku.[1]

Songs produced for other artists

List of songs that feature songwriting or production by Ringo Sheena. All songs have lyrics and music written by Sheena unless stated.
Artist Title Year Album Notes
Ryōko Hirosue "Private" 1998 Private Originally appeared on "Jeans" single
Rie Tomosaka "Cappuccino" 1999 Murasaki. Released as a single
"Mokuren no Cream" (木蓮のクリーム, "Magnolia Cream") Originally appeared on "Cappuccino" single, additional whistling by Sheena
"Shampoo" (シャンプー Shampū) Additional piano by Sheena
"Shōjo Robot" 2000 Rie Tomosaka Best +3 Released as a single, additional piano and chorus by Sheena[2]
"Ikenai Ko" (いけない子, "Bad Kid") Originally appeared on "Shōjo Robot" single, additional piano by Sheena[2]
"Nippon ni Umarete" (日本に生まれて, "Born in Japan") Originally appeared on "Shōjo Robot" single, additional piano and song arrangement by Sheena[2]
Tokio "Amagasa" 2008 17 Released as a single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen[3]
"Kachū no Otoko" (渦中の男, "Vortex Boy") Arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen.[3]
Puffy "Hiyori Hime" 2009 Bring It! Released as a single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen
"Shuen no Onna" (主演の女, "Leading Lady")
Rie Tomosaka "Tokai no Manner" (都会のマナー, "Urban Manners") Toridori. Arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen, additional chorus by Sheena
"Kodomo no Jōkei" (子供の情憬, "A Scene of Children") Arrangement performed with Ichiyo Izawa
Chiaki Kuriyama "Oishii Kisetsu" 2011 Circus Released as a single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen, additional chorus by Sheena[4]
"Ketteiteki Sanpunkan" Released as a single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen, additional synths by Sheena[4]
"Tsukiyo no Shōzō" Released as a single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen[5]
"Seishun no Matataki" Originally appeared on "Tsuki no Shōzō" single, arrangement performed with Tokyo Jihen[5]
SMAP "Manatsu no Datsugokusha" (真夏の脱獄者, "Midsummer Escaped Prisoner") 2012 Gift of SMAP
Ichigo Ichie "Wakare 1940" (別れ, "Separation") Dokuichigo Lyrics by Hideki Noda, co-written by Sheena
"The Heavy Metallic Girl" Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena, arrangement by Sheena
"Sōshitsu" (喪失, "Defeat") Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena, arrangement by Sheena.
"Wakare 1964" Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena
"What Did U Say?" Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena
"Bōenkyō no Naka no Kioku" (望遠鏡の中の記憶, "Memories Inside of the Telescope") Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena
"Bōenkyō no Soto no Keshiki" (望遠鏡の外の景色, "View Outside of the Telescope") Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena
"Wakare 2012" Lyrics by Noda, co-written by Sheena
Yōko Maki "Saisakizaka" 2013 Released as a single[6]
Sayuri Ishikawa "An'ya no Shinjūtate" (暗夜の心中立て, "Dark Night Promise") 2014 X: Cross II Released as a single
"Naute no Dorobōneko" (名うての泥棒猫, "The Celbrated Cat Burglar") Originally appeared on "An'ya no Shinjūtate" single
"Saihate ga Mitai" (最果てが見たい, "I Want to See the Very End")
SMAP "Karei Naru Gyakushū" (華麗なる逆襲, "Magnificent Counterattack") 2015 Released as a single

Music director

Year Title Type Notes
2003 Hyakuiro Megane (百色眼鏡, "Kaleidoscope") film 40 minute film based on her album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003), featuring music from the album. "Stem (Daimyō Asobi-hen)" acts as the theme song, and the songs "Doppelganger", "Odaiji ni", "Yattsuke Shigoto", "Torikoshi Gurō" and "Poltergeist" feature as incidental music.
2004 Lens stage play The play was produced by Kentaro Kobayashi and was presented in July, 2004. Lens is an adaptation of Hyakuiro Megane.
2007 Sakuran film Sheena was a music director of this film. Tokyo Jihen and guitarist Kiyoshi Hasegawa, etc. participated in production. Some music was not recorded on any albums because an official soundtrack was not produced.
Sannin Kichisa (三人吉三) Kabuki Sannin Kichisa is the program of the 8th performance of the Cocoon Kabuki which performed at the Theater Cocoon in Shibuya which is the town of youth culture in order to popularize kabuki. It was presented from June 7 to June 28, 2007. She produced a part of music in the play and the ending theme "Tamatebako" (玉手箱, "Casket").
  • Personnel
2012 Egg stage play The play was produced by Noda Map which Hideki Noda, dramatist, theatre director, manages. It was presented from September 5 to October 28. The album Doku Ichigo (毒苺, "Poison Strawberry") which contains eight songs (Noda wrote, Sheena composed and Eri Fukatsu lead in the play sang) was released on August 31, 2012.

References

  1. "椎名林檎、初のセルフカバー集『逆輸入 ~港湾局~』リリース&レコ発ライブ開催発表" [Ringo Sheena, first self-cover album collection Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku release and release party live]. Barks. March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "TOMOSAKA-TV". Retrieved 2001-01-27., accessed through "Machine". 2001-01-27. Archived from the original on 2001-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "TOKIO、椎名林檎提供によるニュー・シングル"雨傘/あきれるくらい 僕らは願おう"を9月3日にリリース" [Tokio, Ringo Sheena written new single "Amagasa/Akireru Kurai Bokura wa Utau" release on September 3]. Barks. July 28, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "栗山千明、椎名林檎プロデュース、東京事変の演奏による両A面シングルをリリース" [Chiaki Kuriyama releases the Ringo Sheena produced double A side single, featuring Tokyo Jihen performing.]. Rockin' On. January 28, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "栗山千明、自身主演のドラマ曲で林檎&事変と再タッグ" [Chiaki Kuriyama tagged again on her drama's theme song with Ringo and Jihen]. Natalie. October 4, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. 真木よう子、主演映画エンディング曲歌う メル友・椎名林檎が楽曲提供 [Yoko Maki sings her film's ending song: Penpal Ringo Sheena wrote the song for her] (in Japanese). Oricon. March 12, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014.