Honey Lemon Soda Original Series Soundtrack With Music by Akira Kosemura Available Everywhere Now from Milan Records
NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2024) – Milan Records today releases HONEY LEMON SODA (ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK) with music by composer and pianist AKIRA KOSEMURA. Available everywhere now, the album features original music written by Kosemura for the anime series based on the manga of the same name by Mayu Murata. For the romantic drama, which follows a young girl reconnecting with a popular boy from her past at their new high school, Kosemura drew inspiration from the nostalgia of school days and the relationship between the two characters. Honey Lemon Soda is streaming now on Crunchyroll – watch here.
Of the soundtrack, composer AKIRA KOSEMURA says, “'Honey Lemon Soda - Main Theme' and ‘You're My Sunshine’ were my first approached to this project. I read the original manga Honey Lemon Soda (circulation of over 14 million copies as of today) the anime series is based on and received beautiful inspirations from it. Especially, it's written about the scent and colors of love unique to student days, which are dazzling and somehow nostalgic. I wrote the music based on the feeling I got from this manga, and it worked well for the original anime series soundtrack. I'm very much looking forward to how the music influences the anime series."
ABOUT HONEY LEMON SODA
After middle school, with its bullying and nicknames, Uka Ishimori is excited for a fresh start at Hachimitsu High School. Kai Miura, a cool and uninhibited boy, sits next to her in class. Uka remembers she met Kai in middle school and with a single word, he had convinced her to attend Hachimitsu. Though he's popular, Kai supports Uka in her efforts to fit in with her new classmates.
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ABOUT AKIRA KOSEMURA
Akira Kosemura (he/him) is a composer and pianist hailing from Tokyo, Japan. He is a prolific artist, constantly releasing solo albums and composing music for films, TV drama, games, stage, and commercial music.
Akira founded his own label Schole Records early on after his solo album It's on Everything released in 2007 while he was still in school. In 2017 and 2018 Akira's music was ranked in Spotify's “Most Played Japanese Artists/Songs Top 10,” and his works have been highly acclaimed on media around the world, including US music media Pitchfork, Australian newspaper THE AGE, French public broadcast FIP, and Canadian public broadcast Ici Musique.
Akira's major score works include Fragments of The Last Will by Takahisa Zeze, the Cannes 2020 featured film True Mothers (Asa Ga Kuru) directed by Naomi Kawase, Hollywood produced drama series Love Is__, the Nintendo Switch game Jack Jeanne produced by Sui Ishida, the TBS drama series Chūgaku Sei Nikki, the contemporary ballet piece MANON, and the Japan Pavilion in Milano EXPO. His music pieces were also featured in the Amazon original movie Jonas Brothers' CHASING HAPPINESS, the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion awarded director Audrey Diwan's debut film Mais vous etes fous (Losing It), and the US trailer of Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.
In recent years, he has worked on projects in different media such as SK-II STUDIO's documentary The Center Lane (featuring Rikako Ikee), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the runway music for a collection from apparel brand TAKAHIROMIYASHITA The Soloist., as well as music for LA MER BLUE HEART, LAND ROVER, and L'OCCITANE. Akira has also co-produced a song with American musician Devendra Banhart.
In addition to his versatility and diverse portfolio, Akira has been working on a world scale. In 2022 he signed a contract with prestigious Decca Records, and the EP Pause (almost equal to) Play was released worldwide. Akira's music was also sampled in John Legend's song “The Other Ones feat. Rhapsody” included in his new album Legend Act I & II. And Akira's first major album SEASONS was released on Decca Records (UMG) on June 30, 2023.
Of the soundtrack, composer AKIRA KOSEMURA says, “'Honey Lemon Soda - Main Theme' and ‘You're My Sunshine’ were my first approached to this project. I read the original manga Honey Lemon Soda (circulation of over 14 million copies as of today) the anime series is based on and received beautiful inspirations from it. Especially, it's written about the scent and colors of love unique to student days, which are dazzling and somehow nostalgic. I wrote the music based on the feeling I got from this manga, and it worked well for the original anime series soundtrack. I'm very much looking forward to how the music influences the anime series."
ABOUT HONEY LEMON SODA
After middle school, with its bullying and nicknames, Uka Ishimori is excited for a fresh start at Hachimitsu High School. Kai Miura, a cool and uninhibited boy, sits next to her in class. Uka remembers she met Kai in middle school and with a single word, he had convinced her to attend Hachimitsu. Though he's popular, Kai supports Uka in her efforts to fit in with her new classmates.
CONNECT WITH HONEY LEMON SODA: WEBSITE | TRAILER
ABOUT AKIRA KOSEMURA
Akira Kosemura (he/him) is a composer and pianist hailing from Tokyo, Japan. He is a prolific artist, constantly releasing solo albums and composing music for films, TV drama, games, stage, and commercial music.
Akira founded his own label Schole Records early on after his solo album It's on Everything released in 2007 while he was still in school. In 2017 and 2018 Akira's music was ranked in Spotify's “Most Played Japanese Artists/Songs Top 10,” and his works have been highly acclaimed on media around the world, including US music media Pitchfork, Australian newspaper THE AGE, French public broadcast FIP, and Canadian public broadcast Ici Musique.
Akira's major score works include Fragments of The Last Will by Takahisa Zeze, the Cannes 2020 featured film True Mothers (Asa Ga Kuru) directed by Naomi Kawase, Hollywood produced drama series Love Is__, the Nintendo Switch game Jack Jeanne produced by Sui Ishida, the TBS drama series Chūgaku Sei Nikki, the contemporary ballet piece MANON, and the Japan Pavilion in Milano EXPO. His music pieces were also featured in the Amazon original movie Jonas Brothers' CHASING HAPPINESS, the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion awarded director Audrey Diwan's debut film Mais vous etes fous (Losing It), and the US trailer of Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.
In recent years, he has worked on projects in different media such as SK-II STUDIO's documentary The Center Lane (featuring Rikako Ikee), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the runway music for a collection from apparel brand TAKAHIROMIYASHITA The Soloist., as well as music for LA MER BLUE HEART, LAND ROVER, and L'OCCITANE. Akira has also co-produced a song with American musician Devendra Banhart.
In addition to his versatility and diverse portfolio, Akira has been working on a world scale. In 2022 he signed a contract with prestigious Decca Records, and the EP Pause (almost equal to) Play was released worldwide. Akira's music was also sampled in John Legend's song “The Other Ones feat. Rhapsody” included in his new album Legend Act I & II. And Akira's first major album SEASONS was released on Decca Records (UMG) on June 30, 2023.
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