Vocal / Violin
Irish Harp
Bass
Shakuhachi
Guitar
Guitar
Violin
Percussion
Tin Whistle / Low Whistle
Uilleann Pipes
Accordion
Keyboard / Bouzouki / Percussion
Drums
— All names are listed in Japanese syllabic order —
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Originally from Sydney, Sarah Àlainn is a vocalist, violinist, songwriter, copywriter and translator. She is multilingual, having a good command of English, Japanese, Italian and Latin. Sarah enrolled at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and graduated with High Distinction from the University of Sydney. Sarah has both perfect pitch and synaesthesia (she sees sound as colours).
Sarah began studying the violin from the age of 5. Because of her talent, she was picked out by Perry Hart, the star pupil of Szymon Goldberg (the renowned violinist who became concert master for the Berlin Philharmonic when he was 20 years old). While studying abroad at Tokyo University, Sarah sang for "Beyond the Sky" (composed by Yasunori Mitsuda), the ending theme to the game Xenoblade Chronicles.
In 2012, Sarah signed a record deal with Universal Music Japan. With a vocal range spanning over 3 octaves, by way of her voice containing 1/f fluctuations Japanese Acoustic Labs ascertained that Sarah's singing was therapeutically beneficial. All six of her albums have topped both the SoundScan and Billboard Japan classical charts.
Sarah worked together with 16 time Grammy Award winning record producer David Foster on the Disney special anniversary album We Love Disney. She performed and recorded with Andrea Bocelli, who is said to be the world's best tenor, as well as with composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi. For the album, she also sang a duet with Peabo Bryson.
Sarah is a copywriter at M&CSAATCHI (Japan Branch) and has written slogans for companies including Mitsubishi Corporation and Japan Airlines. As a Good Will Ambassador, Sarah presented the Australia now program. Sarah wrote the lyrics and sang for a parasports theme song in Japan, "Dream As One" (composed by Yasunori Mitsuda).
In Japan, she is also a presenter for radio and television broadcasts. She is currently the presenter on NHK World's program Kabuki Kool. In the long-running NHK TV drama Segodon, she sang "Waga Kokyou" and "Segodon Kikou ~Satsuma hen~", the drama's ending theme. Sarah has performed the Japanese National Anthem in front of the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
She sang in the music for the 2019 TV animation series The Promised Neverland. And this autumn, Sarah will appear in the NHK drama Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru. Her first Greatest Hits album, Timeless, full of self-selected newly recorded songs, is currently being sold.
She has been involved in various video game music projects, including Valkyria Revolution, Yogensha Ikusei Gakuen Fortune Tellers Academy and Time Travelers.
