Eternal Melody

Infobox Album
Name = Eternal Melody
Type = studio
Artist = Yoshiki Hayashi


Released = April 21, 1993
Recorded = Air Studio Lyndhurst Hall London
Genre = Classical
Length =
Label = Toshiba-EMI
Producer = George Martin
Reviews =
Last album = "Yoshiki Selection"
This album = Eternal Melody
Next album = "Yoshiki Selection II"

Eternal Melody is the first classical album released by Yoshiki Hayashi on April 21, 1993. It was produced and arranged by Beatles' producer George Martin and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. [cite web | title=Article on Hideto Matsumoto's death | work=nytimes.com | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00EFD7103DF93BA25755C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all] It was later mastered at Abbey Road Studios. [As seen in album's booklet]

Following up on 1991's "Yoshiki Selection", the concept behind Eternal Melody was to place pre-existing X Japan songs into an orchestral context. Yoshiki also unveiled some new pieces, like "Overture" and "Amethyst" this one, later being released as a single and used as opening song in most of X Japan concerts.

Eternal Melody was followed by Eternal Melody II in 2001.

Track listing

Disc one

*Overture
*Vanishing Love
*Amethyst
*Kurenai
*Endless Rain
*Unfinished

Disc two

*Say Anything
*Silent Jealousy
*Es Dur No Piano Sen
*Week End
*Rose of Pain
*Tears

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