Summer Pockets and Summer Pockets Reflection Blue are visual novels developed by Key and published by Visual Arts in 2018 and 2020. The story is set on a fictional island on the Seto Inland Sea and follows the life of Hairi Takahara, a young man who uses the recent death of his grandmother as an excuse to escape to the island after an unpleasant incident. Once there, he gets to know the townsfolk of Torishirojima and multiple girls who are the focus of the story. The discography of Summer Pockets and Reflection Blue consists of two studio albums, three singles, two soundtracks, and six remix albums.
The core of the discography consists of two original soundtrack albums for the visual novels, one for Summer Pockets and the other for Reflection Blue. The soundtracks were produced by Key Sounds Label and released in 2018 and 2020. The music on the soundtracks was mainly composed and arranged by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita and Ryō Mizutsuki. Two image song albums were released in 2018 and 2020. Six remix albums were released for the two games between 2018 and 2020. Three singles were released between 2018 and 2020 consisting of theme song singles for the visual novels.
Albums
Swallow Tale
Swallow Tale is a remix album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel Summer Pockets, remixed by Shōji Morifuji and Yūichiro Tsukagoshi. The album is otherwise composed and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Tomohiro Takeshita, and Ryō Mizutsuki. This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited edition version of Summer Pockets for Windows released on June 29, 2018, and it bears the catalog number KSLA-0148 by Key Sounds Label.[1] As a result, it was not released for individual sale. The album contains one disc with eight remixed music tracks from the visual novel. Emiri Iwai sings "Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi - Sunset Lighthouse Version -", and Konomi Suzuki sings "Alkatale - Acid Blue Remix -".
"Kano Kioku, Ano Kioku - Blind Spot Version -" (かの記憶、あの記憶That Memory, This Memory)
Shinji Orito
Shōji Morifuji
4:30
6.
"Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi - Sunset Lighthouse Version -" (紬の夏休みTsumugi's Summer Vacation) (Lyrics by Hasama; Performed by Emiri Iwai)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:54
7.
"Adventure for Black - Wavelet Version -"
Shinji Orito
Shōji Morifuji
4:36
8.
"Alkatale - Acid Blue Remix -" (アルカテイルArukateiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Shōji Morifuji
4:31
Total length:
33:02
Summer Pockets Original Soundtrack
The Summer Pockets Original Soundtrack, from the visual novel Summer Pockets, was released on September 26, 2018 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog numbers KSLA-0149—0151 and KSLM-0149—0151.[2] The soundtrack contains three discs totaling 48 music tracks composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Ryō Mizutsuki, Kazuki Yanagawa, Bermei Inazawa, Shoyū, Masato Nakayama, and Yūichiro Tsukagoshi. Five artists provide vocals for six songs: Konomi Suzuki sings "Alkatale" and "Lasting Moment", Emiri Iwai sings "Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi", Yurika sings "Yasōka", Runa Mizutani sings "Hane no Yurikago", and Rionos sings "Pocket o Fukuramasete".
Disc 1
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Alkatale (Game Size Ver)" (アルカテイルArukateiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Sing! is an image song album for the Summer Pockets visual novel, and it was released on December 29, 2018 at Comiket 95 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0152.[3] The album is for the heroines Shiroha Naruse, Ao Sorakado, Kamome Kushima and Tsumugi Wenders, and contains one disc with 14 tracks in regular and instrumental versions sung by Konomi Kohara (Shiroha), Natsumi Takamori (Ao), Tomomi Mineuchi (Kamome), Emiri Iwai (Tsumugi), Ayaka Kitazawa and Yurika. "Natsu ni Kimi o Machinagara", "Hiyoku no Chōtachi", "Departure!" and "With" were later used as insert songs in Summer Pockets Reflection Blue. The album is composed, arranged and produced by Shinji Orito, Ryō Mizutsuki, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Yūichiro Tsukagoshi and Shōji Morifuji.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Natsu ni Kimi o Machinagara" (夏に君を待ちながらWaiting for You in the Summer) (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Konomi Kohara)
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
4:39
2.
"Hiyoku no Chōtachi" (比翼の蝶たちWings of the Butterflies) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Natsumi Takamori)
"Departure!" (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Tomomi Mineuchi)
Shinji Orito
Shōji Morifuji
4:47
4.
"Golden Hours" (Lyrics by Hasama; Performed by Emiri Iwai)
Tomohiro Takeshita
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:52
5.
"With" (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Tomomi Mineuchi)
Donmaru
Shōji Morifuji
5:41
6.
"Little Diary" (Lyrics by Ryō Mizutsuki; Performed by Ayaka Kitazawa)
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
5:06
7.
"Summer Tale" (サマーテイルSamā Teiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Yurika)
Tomohiro Takeshita
Tomohiro Takeshita
4:43
8.
"Natsu ni Kimi o Machinagara (Instrumental)" (夏に君を待ちながらWaiting for You in the Summer)
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
4:39
9.
"Hiyoku no Chōtachi (Instrumental)" (比翼の蝶たちWings of the Butterflies)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:52
10.
"Departure! (Instrumental)"
Shinji Orito
Shōji Morifuji
4:47
11.
"Golden Hours (Instrumental)"
Tomohiro Takeshita
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:52
12.
"With (Instrumental)"
Donmaru
Shōji Morifuji
5:41
13.
"Little Diary (Instrumental)"
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
5:06
14.
"Summer Tale (Instrumental)" (サマーテイルSamā Teiru)
Tomohiro Takeshita
Tomohiro Takeshita
4:42
Total length:
69:19
Summer Session: Hito Natsu no Bōken
Summer Session: Hito Natsu no Bōken (Summer Session ～ひと夏の冒険～) is a remix album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel Summer Pockets, remixed by Hideki Higuchi. The album is otherwise composed and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita and Ryō Mizutsuki. It was released on December 29, 2018 at Comiket 95 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0153.[4] The album contains one disc with eight remixed music tracks from the visual novel.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Length
1.
"Hanahiraku Tabidachi - Aru Katei, Ruriiro no Monogatari" (花ひらく旅立ち - ある仮定、瑠璃色の物語Flower Opening Departure - An Assuming, Bright Blue Story)
"Sunahama ni Tsuketa Ashiato wa Nami ga Saratte" (砂浜につけた足跡は波がさらってThe Footprints Left on the Sandy Beach are Swept Away by Waves)
Ryō Mizutsuki
3:32
7.
"Taisetsuna Mono wa Kokoro ni Nokoru darō" (大切なものは心に残るだろうPrecious Things Will Remain in the Heart)
Shinji Orito
3:43
8.
"Sore wa Asu no Jibun no e no Okurimono" (それは明日の自分のへの贈り物That is Tomorrow's Gift to Myself)
Donmaru
5:39
Total length:
33:13
Seven's Sea
Seven's Sea is a remix album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel Summer Pockets remixed into electronic dance music. It was released on April 29, 2019 at the Character1 event in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0161.[5] The album contains one disc with 12 tracks originally composed by Jun MaedaShinji Orito, Donmaru and Tomohiro Takeshita, and features 12 separate remix artists. Seven artists provide vocals for nine songs: Aimi Tanaka sings "Chaahan Rhapsody", Emiri Iwai sings "Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi", Runa Mizutani sings "Splash Shooter" and "Hane no Yurikago", Ayaka Kitazawa sings "Silhouette", Yurika sings "Yasōka", Konomi Suzuki sings "Lasting Moment" and "Alkatale", and Rionos sings "Pocket o Fukuramasete".
"Chaahan Rhapsody" (チャーハン・ラプソディFried Rice Rhapsody) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Aimi Tanaka)
Donmaru
Nasuno
4:47
3.
"Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi (Yuma Mizonokuchi Remix)" (紬の夏休みTsumugi's Summer Vacation) (Lyrics by Hasama; Performed by Emiri Iwai)
Shinji Orito
Yuma Mizonokuchi
4:53
4.
"Splash Shooter" (Lyrics by Meiko Yamamoto; Performed by Runa Mizutani)
Shinji Orito
Nasuno, Kan
3:59
5.
"Silhouette" (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Ayaka Kitazawa)
Shinji Orito
Nasuno
5:14
6.
"Hitonatsu no Tawamure (Concerto Beats Remix)" (ひと夏のたわむれFrolic Summer)
Donmaru
Muzik Servant, Neppi
4:41
7.
"Yasōka (Freezer Remix)" (夜奏花Evening Medley of Fireworks) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Yurika)
Tomohiro Takeshita
Freezer
5:39
8.
"Lasting Moment (Return of the 00's Remix)" (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Donmaru
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
7:06
9.
"Kano Kioku, Ano Kioku (Metal Remix)" (かの記憶、あの記憶This Memory, That Memory)
Shinji Orito
Kan
4:50
10.
"Pocket o Fukuramasete (100-200+tanigon remix)" (ポケットをふくらませてStuffing My Pockets Full) (Lyrics by Jun Maeda; Performed by Rionos)
Jun Maeda
100-200, Tanigon
5:26
11.
"Hane no Yurikago (HN Mellow Remix)" (羽のゆりかごCradle of Wings) (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Runa Mizutani)
Shinji Orito
Tatuki Harada, Nasuno
5:15
12.
"Alkatale (Taishi Remix)" (アルカテイルArukateiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Taishi
6:16
Total length:
62:59
Echoes of Summer
Echoes of Summer is a remix album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel Summer Pockets, remixed by Hironori Anazawa. The album is otherwise composed and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita and Ryō Mizutsuki. It was released on July 27, 2019 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0162.[6] The album contains one disc with 12 remixed music tracks from the visual novel, and it was performed by the Petrozavodsk State Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taurida State Symphony Orchestra, and the Tokyo Chamber Orchestra.
"Semigoe to Tomo ni ～ Natsuyasumi no Sugoshikata ～ Saka no Ue no Kagerō" (蝉声とともに～夏休みの過ごし方～坂の上の陽炎Alongside Chirping Cicadas ～ How to Spend the Summer Vacation ～ The Heat Haze Above the Hill)
Ryō Mizutsuki ("Semigoe to Tomo ni"
Shinji Orito ("Natsuyasumi no Sugoshikata")
Donmaru ("Saka no Ue no Kagerō")
5:48
5.
"White with You"
Ryō Mizutsuki
3:48
6.
"Golden Hours"
Tomohiro Takeshita
3:18
7.
"Niji no Chō ～ Kano Kioku, Ano Kioku" (虹の蝶～かの記憶、あの記憶Rainbow Butterflies ～ This Memory, That Memory)
Shinji Orito
5:33
8.
"Tsumugi no Natsuyasumi -Instrument-" (紬の夏休みTsumugi's Summer Vacation)
Shinji Orito
5:47
9.
"Lasting Moment -Instrument-"
Donmaru
5:36
10.
"Yasōka -Instrument-" (夜奏花Evening Medley of Fireworks)
Tomohiro Takeshita
6:08
11.
"Hane no Yurikago -Instrument-" (羽のゆりかごCradle of Wings)
Shinji Orito
5:38
12.
"Pocket o Fukuramasete -Instrument-" (ポケットをふくらませてStuffing My Pockets Full)
Jun Maeda
6:49
Total length:
62:51
Edain
Edain is a remix album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel Summer Pockets Reflection Blue, remixed by Toshihiko Uchiyama. The album is otherwise composed and produced by Shinji Orito and Ryō Mizutsuki. This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited and special editions version of Summer Pockets Reflection Blue for Windows released on June 26, 2020, and it bears the catalog number KSLA-0169 by Key Sounds Label.[7] As a result, it was not released for individual sale. The album contains one disc with eight remixed music tracks from the visual novel. Runa Mizutani sings "Hane no Yurikago", Konomi Suzuki sings "Asterlore", and Rita provides vocals for the song "Natsu no Sunadokei".
"Shiosai no Kaori" (潮騒の香りFragrance of the Roaring Sea)
Ryō Mizutsuki
4:12
3.
"Furikaeranakute mo Yatsu wa Iru" (振り返らなくてもヤツはいるThere He is Even Without Turning Back)
Shinji Orito
3:32
4.
"Hane no Yurikago" (羽根のゆりかごCradle of Wings) (Lyrics by Yū Niijima; Performed by Runa Mizutani)
Shinji Orito
5:38
5.
"Run Red Run"
Shinji Orito
4:39
6.
"Niji no Chō" (虹の蝶Rainbow Butterflies)
Shinji Orito
4:00
7.
"Natsu no Sunadokei" (夏の砂時計Hourglass of Summer) (Performed by Rita)
Ryō Mizutsuki
3:17
8.
"Asterlore" (アスタロアAsutaroa) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
4:41
Total length:
34:42
Summer Chronicle
Summer Chronicle is a remix album with music tracks taken from the Air, Kud Wafter and Summer Pockets visual novels and arranged into violin and piano versions by Hironori Anazawa. The album is otherwise composed by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Magome Togoshi, Jun'ichi Shimizu and Donmaru. It was released on August 22, 2020 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0170.[8] The album contains one disc with ten tracks; tracks 1–4 are from Air, tracks 5 and 6 are from Kud Wafter, and tracks 7–10 are from Summer Pockets.
Sing! 2 is an image song album for the Summer Pockets Reflection Blue visual novel, and it was released on December 20, 2020 at Visual Arts Winter Fes in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0183.[9] The album is for the heroines Shiki Kamiyama, Shizuku Mizuori and Miki Nomura, and contains one disc with six tracks in regular and instrumental versions sung by Ai Fairouz (Shiki), Sahomi Koyama (Shizuku) and Saku Ichimiya (Miki). The album is composed, arranged and produced by Shinji Orito, Ryō Mizutsuki, Toshihiko Uchiyama, Shoyū and Tomoyuki Nakazawa.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Don't Cry Red" (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Ai Fairouz)
Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Original Soundtrack
The Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Original Soundtrack, from the visual novel Summer Pockets Reflection Blue, was released on December 25, 2020 bearing the catalog number KSLA-0182.[10] The soundtrack contains one disc with 15 music tracks composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Ryō Mizutsuki, Bermei Inazawa, Shoyū, Shōji Morifuji, and Yūichiro Tsukagoshi. Konomi Suzuki sings "Asterlore", Yurika sings "Aoki Konata", Runa Mizutani sings "Natsu no Sunadokei", and Rionos sings "Pocket o Fukuramasete (Sea, you again)".
"Alkatale" (アルカテイル, Arukateiru) is a single from the visual novel Summer Pockets containing the game's opening theme song sung by Konomi Suzuki, and it was released on March 28, 2018 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog numbers KSLA-0146 and KSLM-0146.[11] The single contains one disc with five tracks, two of which are background music tracks. The single is composed, arranged, and produced by Shinji Orito, Ryō Mizutsuki and Masato Nakayama.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Alkatale" (アルカテイルArukateiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Masato Nakayama
4:48
2.
"Alkatale (Game Size)" (アルカテイルArukateiru) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Masato Nakayama
2:11
3.
"Alkatale (Instrumental)" (アルカテイルArukateiru)
Shinji Orito
Masato Nakayama
4:50
4.
"Summer Pockets BGM1" ("Summer Pockets" on the Summer Pockets Original Soundtrack)
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
3:58
5.
"Summer Pockets BGM2" ("Alkatale -story-" on the Summer Pockets Original Soundtrack)
Shinji Orito
Ryō Mizutsuki
4:15
Total length:
20:02
Asterlore
"Asterlore" (アスタロア, Asutaroa) is a single from the visual novel Summer Pockets Reflection Blue containing two of the game's theme songs, and it was released on April 30, 2020 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0168.[12] The single contains one disc with five tracks, one of which is a background music track. The single is composed, arranged, and produced by Shinji Orito, Shin Kusakawa, Yūichiro Tsukagoshi and Donmaru. "Asterlore" sung by Konomi Suzuki is the opening theme, and "Shiroha no Komoriuta" sung by Konomi Kohara is an insert song.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Asterlore" (アスタロアAsutaroa) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
"Shiroha no Komoriuta" (しろはの子守歌Shiroha's Cradle Song) (Lyrics by Hakushū Kitahara; Performed by Konomi Kohara)
Shin Kusakawa
Donmaru
1:42
3.
"Reflection Blue"
Shinji Orito
2:18
4.
"Asterlore (Game Size)" (アスタロアAsutaroa) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
2:17
5.
"Asterlore (Instrumental)" (アスタロアAsutaroa)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:38
Total length:
15:33
Asterlore / Aoki Konata / Natsu no Sunadokei
"Asterlore / Aoki Konata / Natsu no Sunadokei" (アスタロア / 青き此方 / 夏の砂時計) is a single from the visual novel Summer Pockets Reflection Blue containing three of the game's theme songs, and it was released on September 25, 2020 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number KSLA-0173.[13] The single contains one disc with six tracks in regular and instrumental versions. The single is composed, arranged, and produced by Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Ryō Mizutsuki and Yūichiro Tsukagoshi. "Asterlore" sung by Konomi Suzuki is the opening theme, "Aoki Konata" sung by Yurika is one of the ending themes, and "Natsu no Sunadokei" sung by Runa Mizutani is an insert song.
Track listing
No.
Title
Music
Arrangement
Length
1.
"Asterlore" (アスタロアAsutaroa) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Konomi Suzuki)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:38
2.
"Aoki Konata" (青き此方It's Blue Here) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Yurika)
Donmaru
Donmaru
4:53
3.
"Natsu no Sunadokei" (夏の砂時計Hourglass of Summer) (Lyrics by Kai; Performed by Runa Mizutani)
Ryō Mizutsuki
Ryō Mizutsuki
5:07
4.
"Asterlore (Instrumental)" (アスタロアAsutaroa)
Shinji Orito
Yūichiro Tsukagoshi
4:36
5.
"Aoki Konata (Instrumental)" (青き此方It's Blue Here)
Donmaru
Donmaru
4:53
6.
"Natsu no Sunadokei (Instrumental)" (夏の砂時計Hourglass of Summer)
