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== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* A long version of Ganymede appears on the ''CARDINAL GATE conclusion'' album (on CS DistorteD's Special edition). This long version was arranged by [[Arata Iiyoshi]]. | |||
* A long version of Ganymede | |||
* A remix of Ganymede by [[kamome sano]], titled [[Ganymede kamome mix]], appears in [[SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]]. | * A remix of Ganymede by [[kamome sano]], titled [[Ganymede kamome mix]], appears in [[SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]] | [[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]] | ||
* Ganymede is one of the 4 CARDINAL GATE songs, along with [[CONTRACT]], [[waxing and wanding]] and [[Kachoufusetsu|華蝶風雪]]. | |||
* In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play. | * In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play. | ||
* Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs. | * Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs. | ||
* Ganymede features a green colored skin. | * Ganymede features a green colored skin. | ||
* Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature. | * Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature. | ||
* The video features a green Armored Core-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu. | * The video features a green Armored Core-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu. | ||
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* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle. | * Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle. | ||
== | == Song Production Information == | ||
Hello. I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/> | Hello. I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/> | ||
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I hope to see you again next time. | I hope to see you again next time. | ||
== Video Production | == Video Production Information == | ||
For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br> | For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br> | ||
So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br> | So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br> | ||
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Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br> | Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br> | ||
The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br> | The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br> | ||
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[[Category:IIDX AC Songs Never Removed]] | [[Category:IIDX AC Songs Never Removed]] |