The Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack (Stylized as WOLF'S RAIN Original Soundtrack) was divided into two volumes; both being composed by Yoko Kanno.
Various artists from around the world were contacted and invited to take part in the creation of the soundtrack; many of which had worked with Yoko previously.
For the second OST, see Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack 2.
Track listing[]
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | stray | Steve Conte | 5:23 |
| 2. | ラクエン Rakuen Paradise |
3:03 | |
| 3. | CORAÇÃO SELVAGEM WILD HEART |
Joyce | 3:28 |
| 4. | renga | 1:32 | |
| 5. | pilgrim snow | 2:23 | |
| 6. | leaving on Red hill | 2:59 | |
| 7. | シロ Shiro |
2:04 | |
| 8. | dogs and angels | Joyce | 3:02 |
| 9. | strangers | Raj Ramayya | 5:04 |
| 10. | sleeping wolves | 2:07 | |
| 11. | tip toe waltz | 1:31 | |
| 12. | my little flower | 2:43 | |
| 13. | could you bite the hand? | Steve Conte | 3:40 |
| 14. | valse de la lune waltz of the moon |
Ilaria Graziano | 3:03 |
| 15. | hot dog wolf | 2:23 | |
| 16. | silver river | 3:24 | |
| 17. | sold your soul | 2:25 | |
| 18. | visions of flame | 1:34 | |
| 19. | run, wolf warrior, run | Joyce | 5:55 |
| 20. | gravity | Maaya Sakamoto | 3:23 |
| 21. | paradiso paradise |
3:51 |
Notes and Info[]
The performance of certain songs were dealt to certain sessions, orchestras and bands from various countries. Soundtrack composer, Yoko Kanno provided the piano and keyboard performance for the majority of the album, as well as some vocals.
Session in Japan[]
| Instrument | Musicians |
|---|---|
| Drums | Yasuo Sano, Akira Sotoyama |
| Bass | Hitoshi Watanabe (by the courtesy of GEMMATIKA Records/ No Choice Records) |
| Guitar | Tsuneo Imahori |
| Synthesizer Manipulating | Keishi Urata; assisted by Yosuke Sugimoto, Chikanari Gokan |
| Percussion | Masaharu Sato, Midori Takada |
| Harp | Tomoyuki Asakawa |
| Flute, Japanese Flute | Takashi Asahi |
| Oboe | Satoshi Shoji |
| Clarinet | Shoji Togame |
| English Horn | Masakazu Ishibashi |
| Horn | Hiroyuki Minami Group, Otohiko Fujita Group |
| Cello Solo | Masami Horisawa (15) |
| Trumpet Solo | Tomonao Hara (9) |
| Guitar Solo | Tsuneo Imahori |
Session in Brazil[]
The session in Brazil is credit as performing tracks: 3, 4, 8, 10, 16, and 19.
| Instrument | Musician |
|---|---|
| Drums | Tutty Moreno, Ricardo Costa |
| Bass | Adriano Giffoni |
| A.E. Guitar | Lula Galvão |
| Acoustic Guitar | Joyce, Mauricio Maestro, Carlinhos |
| Percussion | Marcos Suzano, Ronaldo Silva |
| Ethnic Flute Solo | Carlos Malta (10) |
| Chorus | Boca Livre (Mauricio Maestro, Fernando Gama, David Tygel, Claudio Nucci) |
| Chorus Arrangements | Mauricio Maestro |
Strings[]
The strings section was performed by Pascoal Perrota Strings, and the strings quartet by, Quarteto Bessler-Reis.
| Instrument | Musician |
|---|---|
| Violin | Bernardo Bessler, Michel Bessler |
| Violoa | Marie-Christine Springue |
| Cello | Alceu Reis |
The session was coordinated by Jin Nakahara and Tatiana Horacio with assistance from Ligia Ramos.
Session in Italy[]
The Italy session was coordinated by Yoshio Nakatani with the strings section being performed by, Orchestra di Roma.
| Instrument | Musician |
|---|---|
| 1st Violin | Ettore Pellegrino (14) |
| S.Sax Solo | Francesco Marini (21) |
Session in U.S.A.[]
The session in the United States was coordinated by Cherry Kaoru Hulsey of the Blue Sun Film Company. Steve Conte is credited as the performer of the acoustic guitar in track 13.
Session in Poland[]
The orchestra that performed in tracks 11 and 12 was the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mario Klemens. Coordination was done by Masza Lejman, and editing was done by Mario Klemens.
Known bootlegs[]
A few Taiwanese bootlegging companies have released the Wolf's Rain OSTs, unofficially. Please support the official release.
| Company | Catalogue # | Identifying features | vs. Original Japanese release |
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| Alion International Records Co. Ltd. | ALCA-8176 |
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| Ko Records Trading Co | KO-88257 |
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| No label | HO-103 |
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Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The album was also released as part of the Wolf's Rain Limited Complete Collection DVD Box Set by Bandai Visual.
- Track 3, "CORAÇÃO SELVAGEM" and track 13, "could you bit the hand?" were included on the compilation album, Yoko Kanno Seatbelts Earth Tour Commemorative Collection Album: Space Bio Charge as tracks 8 of disc 1, and 7 of disc 2.