Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True (ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー, Dorīmuzu Kamu Tourū) 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.
Dreams Come True was started 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 "Dorikamu" (ドリカム, "Dorikamu") 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 Atlantis, 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 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 Saka
