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Takehiro has previously created works themed around scenes such as travel.
For the past few years, he has mainly released albums and singles featuring nursery rhymes, animals, and songs targeted at families.
This latest release marks his first return to easy listening in a long time.
The album features 13 tracks from the many works of Takahiro Watanabe, paying homage to the greats of easy listening of the past, including his much-admired Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Caravelli, and Percy Faith. Two of the tracks are new, and some previously released songs have been re-arranged.
Elegant strings, nostalgic melodies, and light rhythms - this is a "long-awaited musical journey" dedicated to all lovers of easy listening.
Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Piano and synthesizer player. Specializing primarily in composition, he worked as a school teacher (Japanese language) for one year before establishing WATATAKE Sound Co., Ltd. from 2013 to 2017. In addition to managing sound sources, he also handles production and video production. He signed a contract with Tunecore at the end of 2017 and began distributing his own music domestically and internationally. He gained attention with his 2018 collection of covers of Japanese children's songs, and since then, his activities have centered on arrangements of children's songs and folk songs, comical songs with animal themes, and humorous original works. He also produces easy listening albums, a genre he has been familiar with since childhood. Influenced by easy listening masters such as Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, and Caravelli, he currently develops music that is popular with a wide range of generations. Recently, his animal-themed songs have become popular on social media. He is anti-AI and does not follow trends, creating all of his works by hand.
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