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- ↑ 作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽. 47news.jp. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "Composer Yoko Kanno Holds Open Audition for Male Singer". Anime News Network . 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-02-02.