Red Cliff: Shin-Sen is the sixth Japanese single by alan

Alan Dawa Dolma

Alan Dawa Dolma , professionally known as Alan , is a female Tibetan-Chinese singer active in the Japanese music industry....

 and the fourth in her five-single traditional elements set, representing fire

Fire (classical element)

Fire has been an important part of all cultures and religions from pre-history to modern day and was vital to the development of civilization. It has been regarded in many different contexts throughout history, but especially as a metaphysical constant of the world.-Greek and Roman tradition:Fire...

 in the Japanese Godai

Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

One may encounter two kinds of five elements philosophy in Japan. One is called, in Japanese, gogyō , having its backgrounds in the Chinese five elements, and the other is called godai . Godai is usually regarded as a Buddhism term in Japan, with certain influences from Hinduism. The following...

, or the Chinese five elements, and/or the Tibetan Bön. It peaked at #23 on the Oricon charts and has since sold more than 10,000 copies.

The title track is the Japanese version of Xin·Zhan: Red Cliff, the theme song of the Chinese film Red Cliff (Part I) which was released in Japan on November 1, 2008. A slightly longer end roll

Closing credits

Closing credits or end credits are added at the end of a motion picture, television program, or video game to list the cast and crew involved in the production. They usually appear as a list of names in small type, which either flip very quickly from page to page, or move smoothly across the...

 version was included in the film's original soundtrack album released in Japan. A different version of the song is used to promote the video game Dynasty Warriors 6: Special Edition (PS2). This edition later appeared as a special bonus track when people preordered her debut album "Voice of Earth

Voice of Earth

-Japan:-Taiwan:-Release history:-Staff and Personnel:*Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi*A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa *A&R: Maiko Shino *Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda...

" from Tower Records.

Also included in this single is the Chinese version of the title track, as well as the orchestral version of "Ashita e no Sanka

Ashita e no Sanka

Ashita e no Sanka is the debut Japanese-language single released by alan. The single peaked at #69 on the Oricon charts. The single was also released in Taiwan on June 20, 2008 and charted at #20 on the G-Music Jpop/Kpop charts and #9 on the Five-Music Jpop/Kpop charts.The orchestral version of...

", and two instrumental tracks.

CD

1. Red Cliff: Shin-Sen (RED CLIFF ~心・戦~; RED CLIFF ~Heart, War~) (Japanese lyrics: Matsui Goro, Music: Iwashiro Taro, Arrangement: Nakano Yuuta)
2. Xin·Zhan ~RED CLIFF~ (心・戦 ~RED CLIFF~; Heart, War ~RED CLIFF~) (Chinese lyrics: Francis Lee
   Francis Lee (lyricist)
   Francis Lee, the lyricistBegan his writing career actually as a novelist and a literary critic, Francis Lee is now a critically acclaimed and platinum-record lyricist who can strike an amazing balance...
   
   )
3. Ashita e no Sanka ~orchestral version~ (明日への讃歌; A Hymn For Tomorrow) (Lyrics: Nojima Shinji; Music: Kikuchi Kazuhito
   Kazuhito Kikuchi
   Kazuhito Kikuchi is a Japanese composer. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the J-pop duo Breath.He has been one of the main song composers for Ayumi Hamasaki and has also written songs for Kumi Koda, Every Little Thing, Ami Suzuki and others. He won the Best Composer Award at the Japan Record...
   
   , Arrangement: Nakano Yuuta)
4. Red Cliff: Shin-Sen (Instrumental)
5. Ashita e no Sanka ~orchestral version~ (Instrumental)

DVD

1. Red Cliff: Shin-Sen (Music video)
2. Ashita e no Sanka ~orchestral version~ (Image clip)

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