Shinsekai Koukyougaku

* Regular Ed.
* Kill la Kill Ed.

**Shinsekai Koukyougaku** (新 (しん)世 (せ)界 (かい)交 (こう)響 (きょう)楽 (がく), *New World Symphony*) is a single released by Sayonara Ponytail on March 5, 2014.

The title track, *Shinsekai Koukyougaku*, was used as the ending theme in the anime, *Kill la Kill*. The standard edition contains 10 tracks while the limited *Kill la Kill* edition contains 6. Both contain the same first four songs, but differ in their variations of the titular track. The limited edition also came with a DVD disc.

## Tracklist

### SayoPony Version Tracklist

Tracks 5 to 9 are solo vocal versions for each vocalist. Track 10 has no vocals.

### Limited Edition *Kill la Kill* Tracklist

#### DVD Contents

 Shinsekai Koukyougaku (Music Video) (新世界交響楽 (MUSIC VIDEO)) | New World Symphony Music Video

The first video on the DVD is the ending animation used for *Shinsekai Koukyougaku* in *Kill la Kill*, with the credits removed. The second video is the live-action music video for *Shinsekai Koukyougaku*.

## Personnel

Miina - vocals & chorus; etc.
Nacchan - vocals & chorus; etc.
Ayumin (2nd generation) - vocals & chorus; etc.
Shuka - vocals & chorus; etc.
Yuyu - vocals & chorus; etc.
Fukkun - acoustic guitar; etc.
Maumau - bass; keyboard; guitar; programming; etc.
324P - mixing; synthesizer; programming; etc.
Megu - chorus; etc.
Megane-kun - cheering (and so on)
Chiitan - god (2nd generation)
Kuroneko - total production
**Sayopony Family**

Yuritan (1st generation god), Ayumin (1st generation), S-chan
**Ongaku to Mahou Staff (音楽と魔法)**

Hayashi-sensei (林先生)
Manager Yamamoto (山本監督) (who is currently on a long-term business trip)
**Guest Musicians**

Sound Produce, Arrangement, Guitars, Electric Piano & Programming: Ryo Eguchi (Stereo Fabrication of Youth) for M-1,5~10
Strings Arrangement: Toru Ishitsuka for M-1,5~10
Strings: Tokunaga Tomomi Strings for M1,5~10
Vocal & Rap: Mel Kishida for M-3
Synthesizer: Neko-HA for M-4
Drums: Neko-UT for M-4
Bass: Neko-YA for M-4
Guitar: Neko-ME for M-4
Strings Arrangement: Keiko Sen-sei for M-4
Strings: Hiromi Miyazawa for M-4
Recording & Arrangement: Mau Mau (Mau Mau Studio) & 324P (324P Studio)
Recording & Mix: Hiroya Takayama (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Recording: Hiroya Takayama (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Tomohito Nomura (MOTHERSHIP STUDIO)
Yoshinori Morita (Studio foresta)

Mastering: Kentaro kimura (KIMKEN STUDIO)

A&R Director/Project Manager: Takaaki Taguchi (Epic Records Japan)
Assistant Director: Takumi Terao (Epic Records Japan)

A&R Chief: Yasutaka Yamaguchi (Epic Records Japan)

Media Promotion: Mayuko Isebo, Yoshihito Muraki, Rie Ikeda, Masaki Inoue, Akiko Itoh, Yuriko Konya (Epic Records Japan)

Area Promotion: Akiko Sato, Nozomu Takahama, Yuichiro Hisaizumi, Yuka Tsuda, Takako Yamamoto, Junichiro Kumahara (Epic Records Japan)

Multi Promotion Planning Chief: Masanobu Endo (Epic Records Japan)
Multi Promotion Planning: Shinya Inoue (Epic Records Japan)

Label Administration Chief: Kumiko Sugita (Epic Records Japan)
Label Administration: Miki Takashima, Rimi Mizusawa, Yasuki Haga (Epic Records Japan)

Sales Promotion: Hiromi Kanehira, Dai Sugamata, Chie Arai, Minami kodama (Sony Music Distribution)
Web Promotion: Kazuko Suzuki, Toshiyuki Fujii, Naho Saito, Yohei Yashiro (Sony Music Network)
Business Affairs: Tetsushi Hiruma, Hitomi Takano, Yuka Nibori (Sony Music Entertainment)
Production Coordination: Kaori Kimura (Sony Music Communications)

Executive Producers: Shunsuke Muramatsu, Satoshi Aoki, Hiromu Okada, Yasuhiro Hayashi (Epic Records Japan)

Special Thanks:

**Kill la Kill Edition-Specific Credits**

Cover Illustration: Shigeto Koyama
"Kill la Kill" Non-Credit 2nd Ending Movie

Storyboard: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Hiromi Wakabayashi & Shigeto Koyama
Direction: Hiromi Wakabayashi
Illustration: Shigeto Koyama
"New World Symphony" Music Video

Direction: SMINEMU

## Bonuses

Different bonuses were available with the single, depending on which store it was purchased from. A CD jacket-size sticker was offered to those who purchased the single at Tower Records. 1 of 5 bromides (illustration cards) each featuring a different vocalists (and the same *Kill la Kill* background), were offered at the following stores:

* animate stores: Miina
* Lawson HMV: Nacchan
* Sony Music Shop: Ayumin
* Toranoa stores: Shuka (excluded Akihabara stores A and C)
* Gamers stores: Yuyu

the different bromidessticker

## Post-release

The single charted on the Oricon Albums Chart for 5 weeks and peaked at 27.

## Music Videos

Shinsekai Koukyougaku (Region Blocked: Japan Only)

## External Links

* Streaming
	+ Apple Music: Romanized | Japanese
	+ OTOTOY
	+ Spotify
	+ YouTube
	+ YouTube Music

## References

1. ↑ Sayonara Ponytail. Booklet. *Shinsekai Koukyougaku*. Kill La Kill ed., Epic Records Japan, 2014.
2. ↑ Sayonara Ponytail. Booklet. *Shinsekai Koukyougaku*. Sayonara Ponytail ed., Epic Records Japan, 2014.
3. ↑  etc. was originally「など]
4. ↑ originally「とか」
5. ↑ originally （長期出張中）
6. ↑ Sony Music's outline of the bonuses (Feb 7, 2014)
7. ↑ Official Oricon data