Yoko Takahashi — the voice behind Evangelion's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" — lending her vocals to an arcade game single. "慟哭へのモノローグ" (Monologue to Lamentation) carries the dramatic intensity you'd expect from one of anime and gaming's most powerful vocalists.
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The title alone promises emotional devastation. "AveMaria_2010" reimagines the classical prayer through Takahashi's distinctive vocal approach. Both tracks get off-vocal versions, providing the instrumental arrangements for karaoke or appreciation of the underlying compositions without Takahashi's commanding presence.
Four tracks, two songs, vocal and instrumental pairs. Having Yoko Takahashi perform for an arcade title is like hiring a symphony orchestra for a coffee shop — gloriously excessive, but the result speaks for itself. Her voice transforms whatever it touches into something operatic.