Door Crawl / Ai Kawashima
Composed by | Ai Kawashima |
Arranged by | Jun Suyama / Kouhei Munemoto / Takashi Nagasawa |
Published by | Tsubasa Records Co. Ltd. |
Catalog number | TRAK-0078 |
Release type | Game Soundtrack - Official Release |
Format | 1 CD - 3 tracks |
Release date | December 12, 2007 |
Duration | 00:14:18 |
Genres |
Overview
This is Ai Kawashima's 15th single and it was released on December 12, 2007. This single reached #20 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and it sold 6,520 copies in its first week. The title track was used as the theme song for the Square Enix game Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Dungeon (aka Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Labyrinth of Forgotten Time). Here are my thoughts about the release.
Body
"Door Crawl" is a pleasant and laid back listen, but I liked the fact that there are additional band instruments. Without them, it would just be another plain Ai Kawashima ballad. The electric guitar chords and drums give the music life and make everything sound less bland. Kawashima's vocals sounded a little rushed at times, mainly during the chorus, but she keeps them controlled at least.
The first B-side is a little upbeat like the previous track, but it uses minimal instruments. "Iro no Nai Mono" makes use of drums and acoustic guitar for the calm verses, but adds oddly placed synth and strings for the chorus. Overall, this track is nothing special and the melody sounds rather ordinary.
The next B-side also uses synth, but I thought it was a bad choice for it to open the song, which is a ballad. "Tomoshibi" starts off quietly but eventually accumulates to a sweeping chorus with pretty vocals and strings. There is also synth during the bridge, which completely ruins it because it sounds so out of place next to the more 'natural' instruments.
Summary
To summarise, this is a pretty average single. The A-side isn't anything special, while the B-sides could have been better. Only hardcore fans of Ai Kawashima should pick this one up.
Lex
TRAK-0078 is the regular edition, with different cover art, and no DVD.
Door Crawl
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon - Toki Wasure no Meikyuu Theme Song
Composition: Ai Kawashima
Arrangement & Programming: Jun Suyama
Strings Arrange: Kouhei Munemoto
Lyrics: Ai Kawashima
Vocals: Ai Kawashima
Guitar: Masaki Iehara
Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
Recording Engineer: Toru Okitsu, Satoru Suzu
Recorded at ABS RECORDING, Landmakr Studio
Mix Engineer: Toru Okitsu
Mixed at Rojam Studio
Colorless Thing
Composition: Ai Kawashima
Arrangement: Takashi Nagasawa
Lyrics: Ai Kawashima
Vocals: Ai Kawashima
Guitar: Takashi Nagasawa
Bass: Takashi Nagasawa
Programming: Takashi Nagasawa
Drums: Takanori Ookita
Recording & Mix Engineer: Toshiyuki Hidaka
Recorded & Mixed at Tsubasa Studio
Light
Composition: Ai Kawashima
Arrangement: Kouhei Munemoto
Lyrics: Ai Kawashima
Vocals: Ai Kawashima
Piano Programming: Kouhei Munemoto
Bass: Mar Miyamoto
Drums: Takumi Ogasawara
Guitars: Takashi Nagasawa
Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
Recording Engineer: Takeru Murakami
Recorded at ONKIO HAUS, Tsubasa Studio
Mix Engineer: Toshiyuki Hidaka
Mixed at Tsubasa Studio
1 | Door Crawl | 05:00 | ![]() |
2 | Colorless Thing | 04:35 | ![]() |
3 | Light | 04:43 | ![]() |