Miracle Moon(otsukisama ga chuukeikyoku): Difference between revisions

* A long version of Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) appears, simply titled as ''Miracle Moon'', on the ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Original Soundtracks'' and, titled as ''Miracle Moon (お月様が中継局)'', on the [[pop'n music Vocal Best]] albums.

** A karaoke version of Miracle Moon (お月様が中継局) appears on the [[pop'n music Inst Best|pop'n music★Inst Best]] album.

** A slightly different long version of Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) also appears on Sana's [[Sana-mode]] album. jubeat plus uses a cut of this version of the song.

* A remix of Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) by [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.LIGHT]], titled [[Miracle Moon ~L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX~|Miracle Moon ～L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX～‎]], appears in [[CS bm 5th|beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down-]].

* An extended version of Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局), titled ''Miracle Moon beatmania-DA!! Special Version'', can be found in ''beatmania BEST打!!'' and ''beatmania打打打!!''.

* A bossa arrangement of Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局), featuring vocals by [[Junko Wada]] (BE THE VOICE), titled ''Miracle Moon ～お月様が中継局～'', appears on the [[pop'n music Cafe music selection]] album.

* Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) appears as part of the ''PM SUPER BEST すぺしゃるメドレー'', a medley by [[Tsugumi Kataoka]] that can be found on the ''pop'n music SUPER BEST BOX'' compilation album.

* Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) is the first beatmania crossover to be transplanted specifically for a CS pop'n music release.

* In beatmania/beatmania III and the American version of [[CS pnm Wii|pop'n music (Wii)]], Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) is just labeled as '''Miracle Moon''', while in jubeat plus, it is labeled as '''Miracle Moon～お月様が中継局～'''.

=== beatmania Append GOTTAMIX ===

"Garage... A genre of club music characterized by soulful vocals and rhythms. The name "garage sound" derives from the unique song selections of Larry Levan, the main DJ of the legendary New York club Paradise Garage." (Excerpt from 'beatmania GOTTAMIX Official Guide', published by NTT)

... So it says. Sorry! I made 'J-GARAGE POP' without knowing any of that myself. Please interpret 'J-GARAGE POP' as something like Japanese pop that incorporates house beats emphasizing garage's characteristic rhythms of bouncy 16th note triplets (I'll omit further details, since this article would turn into a high-level music piece if I wrote them down here). The song has a bit of a flirtatious (?) tone to it, unlike anything else in current beatmania. In a way, it might fall within the realm of pop'n music... As I composed the song, I timidly thought, "The producers of pop'n music won't get mad at me, will they?" For better or worse, it's actually going to be put into pop'n music as well (thanks to the generosity of [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|Mr. T]] and [[Yoichi Hayashi|Mr. H]]!).

Here on KCEJ WEST's Bemani Team, we assign one person per song to do the graphics, then have them listen to the song so much that they start to hate it (?), and from there, draw out the visual world view. VJ Higashida was assigned to this song, and when I first saw the art he came up with, I was honestly surprised. Even though I thought it was puzzling to have this sort of world view in beatmania - which gained its popularity through its "cool" (that word is a bit worn out) club atmosphere - I couldn't blame him given the tone of the song... I also didn't want to be the bad guy and dig my own grave, so I ended up not saying anything. VJ Higashida remarked, "This looks like the NHK show 'Minna no Uta', am I right?" I struggled with my reply of, "Oh, is that so?" Fortunately, the unusual anime-like quality received a lot of positive responses about how cute it is.

Now then, the song's cute vocals are from the mysterious (?) and beloved songstress of the beatmania series, Sana - also known for '[[papayapa bossa|BOSSA GROOVE (PAPAYAPA Ver.)]]' and the ending theme in [[CS bm|YebisuMIX]], as well as '[[Surechigau futari]]' from [[AC pnm|pop'n music]]. Sana will continue to sing for us in the future, so keep your ears peeled, all you fans of hers.<br>

Also, a long version of the song will be included on 'GOTTAMIX Original Soundtracks' (KMCA-24 <LC428>), set to be released by Konami Music Entertainment on Friday, August 27th! We also made long and arranged versions of other songs, as well as a [[NaHaNaHa vs.Gattchoon Battle|super powerful new song]] by DJ Senda & Tiny-K (the hottest new thing!). Be sure give these a listen, too.

I created Miracle Moon for the 1999 consumer original title GOTTAMIX, later adding the subtitle "Miracle Moon ~ The Moon is a Relay Station~".<br>

It's been in pop'n music, on Sana's album, and in many other titles, becoming a popular song.<br>

Oddly enough, this is the first time it's been in an arcade version of beatmania.<br>

The theme of the lyrics is "long-distance love"... unfortunately, I've never experienced that.<br>

I created the song while thinking, "I wonder if this is how it feels?"<br>

I felt pleased about coming up with the lyrics, "Still, I feel much closer with you than when we were always together," which I thought cleverly encapsulated the sentiment that "Love transcends distance and time!!" (Ah, I'm blushing)<br>

Despite thinking that, I hear a lot of opinions saying "It doesn't fit!"... (It's OK, it's OK)

Untranslated.