Dreams Come True
- ''Dreams Come True is also an album by Judee Sill.
is an influential music duo from Japan, formed in 1988.
They are renowned for their melodies and poetic songwriting, and have sold more than 50 million records worldwide.
History
Dreams Come True was started by Masato Nakamura, and is fronted by Miwa Yoshida, who is the band's main singer-songwriter. They were originally a three-piece band with Takahiro Nishikawa on keyboards, until he departed in 2002. The band is commonly known as DCT (Dreams Come True) and sometimes referred to as by their fans. Dreams Come True released their self-titled debut album in 1989, which sold more than one million copies.
In 1993, they recorded "Winter Song" for the opening theme of the TriStar Pictures film Sleepless in Seattle and the following year recorded the song "Eternity" for the animated film The Swan Princess by New Line Cinema. In Japan, they recorded many theme songs for TBS television shows, and it wasn't long before they caught the attention of the Walt Disney company, and were hired to create various musical-tunes for their television shows, and attractions at the Tokyo Disney Resort. In 2001, they composed the theme song for the Japanese release on the Disney film _The_Lost_Empire, and Miwa was hired to be the voice actor for the character Audrey Rocio Ramirez in the Japanese version.
Miwa Yoshida started a solo music career in 1995, and the following year appeared on the cover of Time Magazine . She has also appeared in various advertisements for Sony, Visa, Honda, Shiseido, Lotte, Vodafone, and Coca Cola. Meanwhile Masato was hired to compose the music for a few television commercials, and around the same time compiled various "Dreams Come True" songs for Konami to be used in their game series Dance Dance Revolution. He had previously been hired to compose the music for the Sonic the Hedgehog video games on the Sega Mega Drive.
They have also been involved in various charity events. Including a collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto in 2001 to help raise funds for land mine removal agencies, and taking part in the Live 8 benefit concert in 2005.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Dreams Come True | March 21, 1989 |
| Love Goes On | November 22, 1989 |
| Wonder 3 | November 1, 1990 |
| Million Kisses | November 15, 1991 |
| The Swinging Star | November 14, 1992 |
| Magic | December 4, 1993 |
| Delicious | March 25, 1995 |
| Love Unlimited | April 21, 1996 |
| Sing or Die | November 15, 1997 |
| Sing or Die: Worldwide Version | July 16, 1998 |
| The Monster | April 21, 1999 |
| The Soul: Dreams Come True Greatest Hits | February 14, 2000 |
| The Monster: Universal Mix | May 9, 2001 |
| Monkey Girl Odyssey | December 5, 2001 |
| Sing or Die 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition | March 29, 2002 |
| The Monster 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition | March 29, 2002 |
| Dreamage: Love Ballad Collection | December 17, 2003 |
| Dreamania: Smooth Groove Collection | January 9, 2004 |
| Love Overflows: Asian Edition | March 3, 2004 |
| Diamond 15 | December 6, 2004 |
| The Love Rocks | February 22, 2006 |
| And I Love You | December 12, 2007 |
Singles
See also
References
External links
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Last updated on Sunday September 07, 2008 at 10:04:51 PDT (GMT -0700)
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