Sarah Àlainn
Sarah Àlainn (2024)Sarah Àlainn is an Australian singer-songwriter mostly active in Japan. She performs the vocals for the main theme of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, 
Flags of Brave. She is also known for delivering the vocals on the closing theme song "Beyond the Sky" for Xenoblade Chronicles on the Nintendo Wii. Since then, she has signed a recording contract with Universal Music and now performs in Japan.
History
While studying at the University of Tokyo in 2020, Sarah Àlainn learned that composer Yasunori Mitsuda was looking for a singer with native-language English for a video game song, and she was hired by Mitsuda for the role. This song was "Beyond the Sky" for Xenoblade Chronicles. After returning to Australia, she learned that the song was very well received, and decided to become a singer. Àlainn returned to Japan and Universal Music extended her a recording contract after receiving her demo CD.
Her second classical music album "Sarah" had originally charted at no. 13 in the Billboard Japan Top Classical Albums. In December 2014 it moved up to no. 1, after Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu had performed to the song "The Final Time Traveler" at the exhibition gala of the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final. Àlainn also presented the song with Hanyu as a live music collaboration at the 2014 edition of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice. Since 2018, she has been the co-host of Kabuki Kool, an NHK program used to introduce kabuki to foreign audiences.
Sarah Àlainn is known for playing various instruments in concert. While her main instruments are her voice and the violin (acoustic and electric), she also plays the piano and keyboard, the kalimba, and occasionally the guitar, harpsichord or pipe organ.
Works
Albums
| Number | Release date | Title | Catalog Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Edition | Regular Edition | |||
| 1st | 2012-6-20 | Celeste | UCCY-9014 | UCCY-1025 |
| 2nd | 2014-9-24 | SARAH | UCCY-9021 (Blu-ray) UCCY-9020 (DVD) |
UCCY-1040 |
| 2015-4-8 | SARAH – Deluxe Edition | UCCY-1054/5 | ||
| 3rd | 2015-11-25 | f | UCCY-9025 | UCCY-1059 |
| 4th | 2017-2-22 | ANIMA | UCCY-1074 | |
| 5th | 2017-10-25 | Cinema Music | UCCY-1084 | |
Video Game Songs
| Release Year | Game | Song Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Beyond The Sky | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| 2012 | Time Travelers | The Final Time Traveler | Hideki Sakamoto |
| 2017 | Valkyria Revolution | Azure Revolution | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| Lacrimosa ~ Tears to Dust | |||
| Feel My Wrath | |||
| Requiem in the Dark Night ~Presage and Death~ | |||
| VALKYRIA ~The Power of Destruction~ | |||
| Eternal Rest | |||
| 2022 | Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak | Sunbreak | Satoshi Hori |
| 2024 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | Flags of Brave | |
| 2024 | SaGa: Emerald Beyond |
|
Kenji Ito |
Anime and TV Music
| Release Year | Title | Song Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Segodon | Wa ga kokyô, Segodon Kikô Satsuma-hen, Segodon Kikô Yoshinosuke-hen, Waga kokyô ～Umi no kanata～ | Harumi Fuuki |
| 2021 | The Promised Neverland | Main Theme, Isabella's Theme | Takahiro Ōbata |
| 2022 | Irina (Anime) | Simple Life ~ My Beloved | Yasunori Mitsuda |
Official channels