2V-ALK (pronounced "walk") is the second studio album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. It was released on September 20, 2017 through the Sony Music label SACRA MUSIC.[2] 2V-ALK was proceeded by the singles "Into the Sky", "CRYst-Alise", "e of s", "gravityWall" and "sh0ut".

2V-ALK
Studio album by
Released20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)
Studio
  • Studio Sound Valley
  • HeartBeat. Recording Studio
  • Studio GreenBird
  • LAB Recorders
  • Sound City Annex
  • Sound City Setagaya
  • ABS Recording
Genre
  • Pop
  • pop rock
Length68:48
LabelSACRA MUSIC
ProducerHiroyuki Sawano
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] chronology
o1
(2015)
2V-ALK
(2017)
R∃/MEMBER
(2019)
Singles from 2V-ALK
  1. "Into the Sky"
    Released: 26 June 2016 (2016-06-26)
  2. "CRYst-Alise"
    Released: 8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)
  3. "e of s"
    Released: 30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
  4. "gravityWall"
    Released: 28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)
  5. "sh0ut"
    Released: 28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)
  6. "Club Ki3ε"
    Released: 29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) (promotional)[1]

The album charted at #3 in the daily ranks for the first week. It charted for 8 weeks in the Oricon charts.[3]

Background

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"Into the Sky" was used in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 as the opening theme, while "Next 2 U -eUC-" was used as the first ending theme.[4][5]

"CRYst-Alise" was used as the main theme for the mobile game VALHAITRISING.[6]

"e of s" was used as the opening theme for the mobile game Soul Reverse Zero, while "ninelie <cry-v>" was used as the ending theme for the first Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress compilation film.[7]

"gravityWall" was used as the first opening theme for the anime television series Re:Creators, while "sh0ut" was used as the second opening theme.[8]

"Amazing Trees" was used as the opening theme for the PS4 game Border Break.[9]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano

No.TitleLyricsPerformed byLength
1."1ntr0duct10n" SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]1:59
2."Amazing Trees"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle4:46
3."gravityWall"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Tielle
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie3:46
4."e of s"Hiroyuki SawanoSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki3:50
5."Club Ki3ε"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie3:57
6."VV-ALK"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle4:22
7."rabBIThole"YoshSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh3:59
8."ninelie <cry-v>"Hiroyuki SawanoSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer5:06
9."sh0ut"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Tielle
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie4:05
10."ViEW"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki3:30
11."mio MARE <2v-alk_v>"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh4:22
12."CRYst-Alise"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle5:15
13."Next 2 U -eUC-"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami4:04
14."HERE I AM <2v-alk_v>"
  • Hiroyuki Sawano
  • cAnON.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie4:01
15."Into the Sky"
  • Benjamin
  • mpi
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle3:50
16."pian0s0l0" SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]3:54
17."ëmot1on"cAnON.SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Eliana4:12
Total length:68:48

Credits

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Adapted from Booklet.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト mora ~WALKMAN®公式ミュージックストア~".
  2. ^ "VVCL-1098~9 - 2V-ALK / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net.
  3. ^ "2V-ALK | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ 澤野弘之、Aimerやななみを迎えてTV版「ガンダムUC」OP&ED発表 - 音楽ナタリー. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ^ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ^ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  8. ^ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  9. ^ "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  10. ^ "VVCL-1098~9 | 2V-ALK / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.