That was the turning point, the point when I genuinely started wanting to study music. And for some reason or other, I really got into it. But there was also a course on classical music, which I decided to take. Playing the electric guitar was merely a hobby for me, I wasn’t doing it because I wanted to become a musician, and when I graduated, I went to junior college with the intention of becoming a Spanish-English interpreter. He also taught me a lot about Japanese anime, so if I hadn’t met him, I probably wouldn’t have made it onto the path of music, or known so much about anime. After that, well, the older brother of one of my classmates liked metal and even wrote his own music, and that led to me buying my own electric guitar and starting metal. Interviewer : So you started with a guitar, playing folk music.Ĭall : When I got to (senior) high school, I joined the choir club and was a member of the chorus. Even when I was finally able to go to school again, the medicine I was taking meant that I couldn’t do any sports for a while, so music became the perfect hobby to have. I dug out the guitar that my mother had bought in the 70s and began taking Bluegrass lessons from someone in the neighbourhood-that’s how my music was born. The only thing I could do was the homework that teachers sent to my home, and that’s where I became interested in music. My head hurt a lot and I was taking a variety of drugs my body didn’t agree with, so if I moved around too much, I would be in a lot of pain. Interviewer : To begin, may I ask about how you first encountered music?Ĭall : When I was 13, I suffered from occipital neuralgia and wasn’t able to go to school for an extended period of time. I hope that you will enjoy listening to this soundtrack, and that it will bring back memories of that pure-hearted and straight-shooting girl we all love, Violet Evergarden.” – Evan Call Just as Violet grows as a person with each new encounter, I too feel that I have grown through my interactions with all of the great, hard-working people involved in bringing this world to life. It has been my dream to compose a score in this style, and I am very thankful for the opportunity, and for the support from all of you as well. “Looking back over the time I’ve spent with Violet Evergarden, I can say that it has been quite an adventure in both a musical and personal sense. The following is a translation of the interview printed in the Violet Evergarden Original Soundtrack booklet, conducted with the composer and series music producer Shigeru Saito. In search of music that can reflect the quiet intensity of the melodrama on display, Japan-based American composer Evan Call was instructed to construct the sentimental anchor of the entire production. An instant crowd-pleaser, in spite of the disjointed international release schedule by Netflix, Violet Evergarden is a labour of love for the tight-knit Kyoto Animation team.
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