# Sound Horizon

Sound Horizon is a Japanese symphonic rock musical group with composer Revo (Japanese pronunciation:) as the leader and only permanent member. They describe themselves as a "fantasy band" and have released works that closely resemble classical suites. Their songs often revolve around historical events and classic fairytales. When creating music based on other people's stories, the band uses the name Linked Horizon.

## History

Sound Horizon began with Revo releasing his music creations on the internet on his website in the late 1990s. In 2001, Sound Horizon participated in Comic Market as part of a dōjin music circle and released their first story CD, Chronicle, an all-instrumental track CD, with occasional narration, background chorus and sound effects. The inclusion of actual singing began from their second release (Thanatos) onwards. Their subsequent works were released at Comic Market and M3.
Sound Horizon's first major release was in 2004, with the album Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~ (lit. Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~). Their first maxi-single, "Shōnen wa Tsurugi o...", which was released in 2006, includes "Shūtan no Ou to Isekai no Kishi ~The Endia & The Knights~", the theme for the PlayStation 2 simulation RPG Chaos Wars, and "Kamigami ga Aishita Rakuen ~Belle Isle~", the opening theme for the MMORPG Belle Isle.
Although Aramary was their main female singer through the Elysion album, her departure afterward led Sound Horizon's style to shift quite a bit, to having many vocalists, rather than just one main female one (previously Aramary) and one main male vocalist (Jimang). Revo himself also tended to sing more often in the later albums, beginning with Roman.
On September 3, 2008, Sound Horizon released the album Moira. The album featured Takashi Utsunomiya of TM Network as one of the vocalists. Moira debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon weekly album charts, selling over 45,000 copies in its initial week.
Sound Horizon released the single "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido" on June 16, 2010. The single featured guitarist Marty Friedman and Vocaloid Hatsune Miku, along with a beta voicebank for Vocaloid known as "Junger März PROTOTYPE β".
In 2012, Revo began a new project called Linked Horizon, beginning with his work on the score for the Nintendo 3DS game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a series of EPs and album. In 2013 and subsequent years, Linked Horizon performed the first, second, third, fifth and eighth opening themes, as well as the fourth and series finale ending themes, for the anime adaptation of Attack on Titan along with a series of EPs and albums.
In June 2014, Revo also composed the first opening theme of Sailor Moon Crystal, "Moon Pride".
In September 2020, as part of their major debut's 15th anniversary projects, Sound Horizon announced a Blu-ray story album, Ema ni Negai wo!, which would allow listeners to make choices and experience the story differently depending on those choices. The "Prologue Edition" was released on January 13, 2021, and the "Full Edition" was originally scheduled for release on March 15, 2023, but was delayed to June 14 of the same year.

## Discography

Sound Horizon's main albums are called 'Stories' or 'Horizons' and are numbered, starting with Chronicle.
Pico Magic, Pico Magic Reloaded, Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~ and Chronology are compilation albums and are not counted as story albums.
Chronicle 2nd is an expanded reissue of the first Chronicle album.
The ninth story Nein was released in 2015, even though the eighth story, with the working title Rinne, hasn't been released yet.

### Doujin albums

| Title | Album details |
| 1st Story Chronicle | Released: December 30, 2001 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| 2nd Story Thanatos | Released: August 11, 2002 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| 3rd Story Lost | Released: December 30, 2002 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| Pico Magic | Released: May 4, 2003 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| Pico Magic Reloaded | Released: August 17, 2003 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| 1st Story Chronicle 2nd | Released: March 19, 2004 Label: Self-released Format: CD |

### Sound Horizon major releases
#### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak position | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales | Certifications |
| Elysion ~Rakuen e no Zensōkyoku~ Elysion ～楽園への前奏曲～ (Elysion ~Prelude to Paradise~) | Released: October 27, 2004 Re:Master Production released: July 29, 2020 Label: Bellwood Records Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | |
| 4th Story Elysion ~Rakuen Gensō Monogatari Kumikyoku~ Elysion ～楽園幻想物語組曲～ (Elysion ~Paradise Fantasy Story Suite~) | Released: April 13, 2005 Re:Master Production released: July 29, 2020 Label: Bellwood Records Formats: CD, digital download | 29 | — | |
| 5th Story Roman | Released: November 22, 2006 Re:Master Production released: August 26, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 19 | — | |
| 6th Story Moira | Released: September 3, 2008 Re:Master Production released: September 30, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | JPN: 45,000+ | |
| 7th Story Märchen | Released: December 15, 2010 Re:Master Production released: October 21, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 100,000+ | RIAJ: Gold |
| Chronology [2005–2010] | Released: April 13, 2012 Label: King Records Formats: CD | 4 | JPN: 22,435+ | |
| 9th Story Nein | Released: April 22, 2015 Re:Master Production released: November 25, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 59,669+ | |
| 7.5th or 8.5th Story Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition) (絵馬に願ひを! (Prologue Edition) "Wish on the Ema") | Released: January 13, 2021 App release: October 17, 2022 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Blu-ray, digital download, iOS, Android | 1 (Blu-ray chart) | JPN: 19,469+ |
| 7.5th or 8.5th Story Ema ni Negai wo! (Full Edition) (絵馬に願ひを! (Full Edition) "Wish on the Ema") | Released: June 14, 2023 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Blu-ray | 5 (Blu-ray chart) | JPN: 11,532+ | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

#### Singles

| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales | Album |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales | Album |
| "Shōnen wa Tsurugi o..." (少年は剣を... "A Boy's Sword Is...") | Released: October 4, 2006 Re:Master Production released: August 26, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 9 | — | Non-album single |
| "Seisen no Iberia" (聖戦のイベリア "Holy War of Iberia") | Released: August 1, 2007 Re:Master Production released: September 30, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 8 | — | Non-album single |
| "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido" (イドへ至る森へ至るイド "The Id That Leads to the Forest Leading to the Id") | Released: June 16, 2010 Re:Master Production released: October 21, 2020 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 64,308+ | Prologue to Märchen |
| "Halloween to Yoru no Monogatari" (ハロウィンと夜の物語 "The Story of Halloween and The Night") | Released: October 19, 2013 Re:Master Production released: October 30, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | JPN: 65,827+ | Non-album single |
| "Vanishing Starlight" (ヴァニシング・スターライト) | Released: October 1, 2014 Re:Master Production released: November 25, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | JPN: 47,516+ | Prologue to Nein |
| "Halloween to Asa no Monogatari" (ハロウィンと朝の物語 "The Story of Halloween and The Morning") | Released: November 13, 2024 (digital download, streaming), March 5, 2025 (CD) Label: Pony Canyon Formats: digital download, CD | DL: 4 CD: TBA | JPN: DL: 2.051+ CD: TBA | Non-album single |

#### Live recordings

Story Concerts are a type of theatre concerts, that each reproduce a Story Album on stage, with the singers all in costumes and acting their roles in addition to singing.
(This list does not include live recordings released as extra content with albums)
| Title | Details |
| 4th Story Elysion ~ Welcome to the Paradise Parade ~ Elysion～楽園パレードへようこそ～ (Elysion - Rakuen Parade e Youkoso) | Released: March 8, 2006 Label: Bellwood Records Format: DVD |
| 5th Story Roman ~ The Stories that Connect Us ~ Roman～僕達が繋がる物語～ (Roman ~Bokutachi Ga Tsunagaru Monogatari~) | Released: April 25, 2006 Label: King Records Format: DVD |
| Triumph of the Second Territorial Expansion ［Triumph］～第二次領土拡大遠征の軌跡～ (Triumph ~Daini ji Ryoudo Kakudai Ensei no Kiseki ~) | Released: February 8, 2008 Label: RAP PRODUCTS Format: Photobook with a live DVD included |
| 6th Story Moira 『Moira』～其れでも、お征きなさい仔等よ (Moira ~Soredemo Oyukinasai Korayo~) | Released: March 25, 2009 Label: King Records Format: DVD |
| Triumph of the Third Territorial Expansion 第三次領土拡大遠征凱旋記念『国王生誕祭』 (Daisan ji Ryoudo Kakudai Ensei Kaeson Kinen "Kokuou Seitan Matsuri") | Released: December 9, 2009 Label: King Records Format: Blu-ray, DVD |
| Across the Horizon - 5th Anniversary Movie | Released: March 24, 2010 Label: King Records Format: Blu-ray, DVD |
| 7th Story Märchen ~That Brightly Shining Era in Which You’re Smiling Even Now~ 『Märchen』 ～キミが今笑っている、眩いその時代に･･･～ (Märchen ~Kimi ga Ima Waratsu te Iru、Mabui sono Jidai ni...~) | Released: July 27, 2011 Label: King records Format: Blu-ray, DVD |
| The Assorted Horizons - Treasured Blu-ray & DVD メジャーデビュー10周年記念作品　第1弾 (Mejā Debyū 10 Shūnenkinen Sakuhin Dai 1-dan) | Released: June 18, 2014 Label: Pony Canyon Format: Blu-ray, DVD |
| 9th Story Nein ~Welcome to the Western Antique Attic Shop 『Nein』〜西洋骨董屋根裏堂へようこそ〜 メジャーデビュー10周年記念作品　第1弾 (Nein ~Seiyou Kottou Yaneura Dou e Youkoso~ - Mejā Debyū 10 Shūnenkinen Sakuhin Dai 4-dan) | Released: January 20, 2016 Label: Pony Canyon Format: Blu-ray, DVD |

### Linked Horizon
#### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| Luxendarc Daikikō ルクセンダルク大紀行 (Large Diary of Luxendarc) | Released: September 19, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 15 | — |
| Shingeki no Kiseki 進撃の軌跡 (Trajectory of the Attack) | Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 33,215+ |
| Shingeki no Kioku Best Album 進撃の記憶 (Memory of the Attack) | Released: August 7, 2024 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 5 | JPN: 10,818+ |

#### Singles

| Title | Details | Peak position | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| "Luxendarc Shōkikō" ルクセンダルク小紀行 (Small Diary of Luxendarc) | Released: August 22, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 8 | JPN: 20,454+ | | Luxendarc Daikikō |
| "Jiyū e no Shingeki" (自由への進撃 "March to Freedom") | Released: July 10, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 250,000+ | RIAJ: Platinum | Shingeki no Kiseki |
| "Seishun wa Hanabi no Yō ni" (青春は花火のように "Youth is Like Fireworks") | Released: October 5, 2015 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Digital download | — | N/A | | |
| "Rakuen e no Shingeki" (楽園への進撃 "Attack on Paradise") | Released: September 19, 2018 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 5 | JPN: 14,414 | | TBA |
| "Shinjitsu e no Shingeki" (真実への進撃 "Attack on the Truth") | Released: June 19, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 8 | JPN: 12,915 | | TBA |
| "Nisennen... Moshiku wa... Nimannen Go no Kimi e" (二千年... 若しくは... 二万年後の君へ・・ "To You 2,000... or... 20,000 Years From Now...") | Released: November 5, 2023 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: digital download | TBA | JPN: | | Shingeki no Kioku |
| "Saigo no Kyojin" (最後の巨人 "The Last Titan") | Released: November 6, 2023 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: digital download | TBA | JPN: | | Shingeki no Kioku |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

#### Live recordings

| Title | Details |
| A Travelogue of Luxendarc ルクセンダルク紀行 (Rukusendaruku Kikou) | Recording of the Revo Linked BRAVELY DEFAULT Concert Released: March 20, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Format: Blu-ray, DVD |
| The Trails of the Advance 『進撃の軌跡』総員集結 凱旋公演 ("Shingeki no Kiseki" Souin Shuuketsu Gaien Kouen) | Recording from Linked Horizon's Shingeki no Kiseki tour Released: December 26, 2018 Label: Pony Canyon Format: Blu-ray, DVD |

### Revo

| Title | Details | Peak position |
| Title | Details | JPN |
| Leviathan リヴァイアサン/終末を告げし獣 (Leviathan/The Beast That Foretells the End) image album | Released: March 2, 2005 Label: King Records Formats: CD | - |
| Poca Felicità Gunslinger Girl image album | Released: December 21, 2005 Label: Marvelous Entertainment Formats: CD | - |
| 森雄介 (Yusuke Mori) ...for rest | Released: May 17, 2006 Label: Bellwood Records Formats: CD | - |
| 霜月はるか†Revo Schwarzweiß 霧の向こうに繋がる世界 (Worlds Connected Beyond the Mist) | Released: June 14, 2006 Label: TEAM Entertainment Formats: CD | - |
| Revo＆梶浦由記 Collaborate Maxi Single Dream Port | Released: June 18, 2008 Label: King Records Formats: CD | - |
| Bravely Default Original Soundtrack (ブレイブリーデフォルト フライングフェアリー オリジナル・サウンドトラック Bureiburī Deforuto Furaingu Fearī Orijinaru Saundotorakku) | Released: October 10, 2012 Label: Square Enix Formats: CD, digital download | 21 |
| Moon Pride Sailor Moon Crystal opening theme | Released: July 30, 2014 Label: Evil Line Records Formats: CD, digital download | 3 |
| Bravely Default II Original Soundtrack | Released: March 3, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 12 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
| 2013 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Guren no Yumiya" (from anime Attack on Titan) | Won |
| 2013 | Animation Kobe Awards | Theme Song Award | "Guren no Yumiya" (from anime Attack on Titan) | Won |
| 2013 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Animation Artist of the Year | Linked Horizon | Won |
| 2017 | Newtype Anime Awards | Best Theme Song | "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" (from anime Attack on Titan Season 2) | 8th place |
| 2017 | The Anime Awards | Best Opening | "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" (from anime Attack on Titan Season 2) | Nominated |