This album was produced at early activity of Kitaro.

Although his album was made as a soundtrack of Japanese animation movie "Queen Millennia", listeners can enjoy Kitaro's cosmic sounds irrespective of the movie.

Prologue (Track 1) is a short introduction of Track 2 (Space Queen).

Queen's name is Puromesyume (Japanese name is Yayoi Yukino), who is one of ladies appearing once per 1000 years to save the earth.

"Seiun" (Track 3) is the meaning of "nebula" in English.

"Hikari No Sono" (Track 4) is the meaning of "garden full of light".

"Maboroshi" (Track 5) is the meaning of "phantom".

"Cosmic Love" (Track 6) has been often played in concerts jointed with the next track "Jiyu Eno Kakehashi", which is the meaning of "bridge to freedom".

A friend lent me a cassette of this in the late 1980s and I listened to it 8 times in a row before I worried about putting wear on it and before I thought about copying it (then listened to it without having to turn over the cassette (on a reel to reel) another four times. Obviously, I had nothing else to do that day, but I could not believe what I was hearing--it evoked soooo much emotion, that of a worldly life). Thankfully, it became available on CD and I bought it many years ago. Turned up loud, or soft with earphones, this album has both invigorated me and helped me relax, especially when I can't sleep; I just let the music take me away.

To me, the album is the story of a man laying dying after living a thousand years, recounting his life to his youngest great-...-grandson. The intro song is just an intro, but the beginning of the second song takes us back to the man's younger days...the tempo let's me see a low level flight over a vast stretch of sand. (Sand is on the cover; sands of time?) Each song then becomes a major chapter or event in the man's life. The small plant in the sand on the album cover...newest life--the life, the son he's talking to as he finally dies. I'd be happy if it were the last album I was able to listen to.

This album was my first Kitaro purchase, back in 1984. At the time, I had no idea that it was also the soundtrack to a film (Queen Millennia) by esteemed anime creator, Leiji Matsumoto (creator of Space Cruiser Yamato, Captain Harlock, and Galaxy Express 999) -- some of my favourite science fiction sagas.

As an album, Millennia delights the ears as it takes you on a journey through space and time. This remains my second-most favourite Kitaro album (first place is held by the symphonic arrangement known as "Silk Road Suite" performed by Jeremy Lubbock and the London Philharmonic). Listening to Millennia is always a treat. Get it while you can!

"Millennia" is the original soundtrack from "Queen Millennia, the movie". A soundtrack full of aerial electric sounds.

Simply beautiful.

" Millennia " is a distinguishing album filled with softly romantic, ambient melodies in a New Age, Japanese style. The compositions were based on Kitaro's soundtrack music to a 1982 animie " Queen Millennia " - an explosive Sci-Fi that stood in stark contrast to the thoroughly exquisite music here in the album, which impresses one particularly as a modern rendition of the bygone love songs in the old-time Japan.

(5) ' Illusion/Phantom ' is a glimmery song that sounds especially touching to me, with its penetrating opening melody of a woodwind duo that is deeply melancholy and Japanese.

(6) ' Cosmic Love ' stands out as another beautiful air with an elegant flow of freestyle melodies, more sublime than the remix version in the 1988 album " Ten Years ".

(8) ' Puromesyume ' (a name some translated as ' Imaginary dream ') is a tender, woodwind rendition of the glittery, percussive theme song ' Space Queen ' (2) following the swift Prologue (1) - very delicate and lovely.

(9) ' Epilogue ' finishes its enchanting flute and brass melodies with a soft and long drumming rhythm alongside to the very end - very classic.

The other three tracks have a spacious and intense feel in contrast.

(3) ' Nebula , is an atmospheric Largo air blown with a serene-sounding brass.

(4) ' Garden of Light ' interrupts the gentle flow of music with a tense, pulsating rhythm accompanying a profoundly wistful and penetrating wind song - upsetting an otherwise completely smooth-flowing music.

(7) ' Bridge for Freedom ' resumes the tight-paced rhythm with a long brass air gradually drummed up to a climax and ended all at once, only to be followed by a lingering flute air alongside a soft rhythm slowly fading into oblivion - simply dramatic and bemusing.

Overall, the Millennia songs have a pensive blue mood but thoroughly meticulous, elegant, and softly entrancing - unquestionably a gleaming gem in the Kitaro music world, and a New Age classic of Japanese instrumental music.