"A Million Miles Away (はなればなれの君へ, Hanarebanare no kimi e)" is a song performed by the character Belle (Japanese: Kaho Nakamura, English: Kylie McNeill), where she attempts to gain the trust of The Beast by revealing her true identity to the inhabitants of U. It was written by Mamoru Hosoda, Kaho Nakamura, and Taisei Iwasaki, with the English lyrics by Ludvig Forssell.
The song was released as the twenty-sixth recording from the official soundtrack, and includes a reprise version to conclude the album. It was Iwasaki's idea to divide the song into four parts, and added that the last two parts were in semblance to a live performance, the fourth part "with the intention of blessing everyone watching the movie."[1]
Contents
- 1 Background and composition
- 2 Lyrics
- 3 Media
- 4 References
Background and composition[]
In an interview with the lead composer and arranger, Taisei Iwasaki, he shared that "A Million Miles Away" was his favourite song from the movie. He explained, "Because there are so many different stories, and they keep changing throughout the song. It involves all the emotions of Suzu, her friends, the dragon, and the people of the U. In the end part, the song becomes a celebration for everyone, including the audience. They can feel as if they are at Belle's live concert. To achieve this, I actually solicited voices for "La la la" from all over the world and used over 3,000 voices that we gathered. I wanted people who have felt divided by the COVID-19 crisis to feel "connected" at least in the film, so I chose this daringly difficult approach."[2]
Ludvig Forssell revealed that for the song's creation, Iwasaki went to the Kochi, Japan, where the film takes place. He continued, "[he] took a keyboard with him, sat on the bridge that you see throughout the film that leads back to Suzu's house, and composed that song right there".[3]
Regarding its length, Mamoru Hosoda said of planning out a storyboard of the scene and as a result, it added up to eight minutes.[4]
Lyrics[]
English
Romanized
Kanji
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Light glimmers in a flower
Like jewels in a dream
The sky breathes life, love to everything
At times I've thought "I'm not enough"
The chains that tie my heart
But there's still a path that lies ahead for you and I
[Pre-Chorus]
Memories fade away, clouds of yesterday
With no one to love
is this life worth living?
[Chorus]
Come back to me, and stay by my side
I feel my heart shake
Come, ease this ache
I'm standing over here, reaching for you
A million miles away, come back and stay
No matter how farthe memories may be
When I close my eyes, you're all that I see
Come back to me
A million miles away, come back and stay
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 2]
Sing, let your heart soar
Sing forever
Sad and so happy
Feelings flow over, now
Our world is full ofall kinds of colors
Closing my eyes I still can see the stars
shine in the sky, sing their harmony
Flowers, they're blooming, oh it's beautiful
[Outro]
Sing
Sing this song, I won't stop now
Sing it through, I love you
The voice carries on
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Kirameki no hana yume no houseki
Sekai wa utsukushii
Okubyou to fuan shibararerukedo
Tsuyoku yasashiku nareta nara
[Pre-Chorus]
Ano sora wa modoranai
Hitori de wa ikirarenai
[Chorus]
Aitai mou ichido
Mune no oku furueteru
Koko ni iru yo todoite
Hanarebanare no kimi e
[Post-Chorus]
Me wo tojita toki ni dake
Aeru nante shinjinai
Aitai
Hanarebanare no kimi e
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
[Verse 2]
Uta yo tobe
Minna e to kanashikute ureshii no! Ima
Kono sekai wa zenbu atte
Me wo fuseta sora ni sae
Hoshi wa hikari hi ga nobori
Saku hana ga aru no ne, kirei
Uta, uta, uta
[Outro]
Itsumademo utau wa
Utaitsugu aish*teru itsumademo
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
きらめきの花 夢の宝石
世界は美しい
臆病と不安 縛られるけど
強く優しく なれたなら
[Pre-Chorus]
あの空は 戻らない
ひとりでは 生きられない
[Chorus]
あいたい もう一度
胸の奥 ふるえてる
ここにいるよ とどいて
はなればなれの 君へ
[Post-Chorus]
目を閉じた時にだけ
会えるなんて 信じない
あいたい
はなればなれの 君へ
[Interlude]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la
[Verse 2]
歌よ翔べ
みんなへと 悲しくて嬉しいの！今
この世界は 全部あって
目を伏せた 空にさえ
星は光り 日が昇り
咲く花が あるのね、綺麗
歌 歌 歌
[Outro]
いつまでも 歌うわ
歌い継ぐ 愛してる いつまでも
Media[]
English
Japanese
Chinese
References[]
- ↑ Clemons, Jared (January 14, 2022). "INTERVIEW: BELLE's Composers on Creativity, Virtual Meetings and Working with Mamoru Hosoda". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard (January 21, 2022). "BELLE Lead Composer Taisei Iwasaki". Anime News Network.
- ↑ Hanson, Kwok-Wai (January 14, 2022). "Exploring Music in BELLE with Ludvig Forssell (Interview)".
- ↑ Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2022). "Mamoru Hosoda on Creating a Virtual 'Beauty and the Beast' for 'Belle' [Interview]. The Playlist.
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| Cast (Japan): | Kaho Nakamura | Takeru Satoh | Kōji Yakusho | Lilas Ikuta | Ryō Narita | Shōta Sometani | Tina Tamashiro | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Fuyumi Sakamoto | Kenjiro Tsuda | Mami Koyama | Mamoru Miyano | Michiko Shimizu | Ryoko Moriyama | Yoshimi Iwasaki | Sumi Shimamoto | Ken Ishiguro | ermhoi |
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| Crew: | Mamoru Hosoda | Yuichiro Saito | Eric Wong | Yuta Bandoh | Ludvig Forssell | Taisei Iwasaki | Miho Sakai |
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