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This is the IIDX version of our song "ALFARSHEAR", which was | This is the IIDX version of our song "ALFARSHEAR", which was written for the pre-order bonus DVD of GOLI's 1st artbook "GOLIALIZZE GOLI MATSUMOTO ARCHIVES".<br> | ||
Somehow, GOLI decided its title!<br> | Somehow, GOLI decided its title!<br> | ||
It's read as "ALFARSHEAR ~Futatsukamui ni mawaru yume~". It's cool, isn't it? | It's read as "ALFARSHEAR ~Futatsukamui ni mawaru yume~". It's cool, isn't it? | ||
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Although it's TЁЯRA's fourth song in the IIDX series, continuing from "DoLL", "[[ULTiMATE|ULTiM∧TE]]", and "EDEN", actually, this song's world connects to "ULTiM∧TE".<br> | Although it's TЁЯRA's fourth song in the IIDX series, continuing from "DoLL", "[[ULTiMATE|ULTiM∧TE]]", and "EDEN", actually, this song's world connects to "ULTiM∧TE".<br> | ||
The protagonist in "ULTiM∧TE" is a man, but the woman who that man happened to meet = the protagonist in "ALFARSHEAR".<br> | The protagonist in "ULTiM∧TE" is a man, but the woman who that man happened to meet = the protagonist in "ALFARSHEAR".<br> | ||
(In terms of the timeline, | (In terms of the timeline, it's "ALFARSHEAR" → "ULTiM∧TE".) | ||
This also applies to "[[Why did you go away]]", but recently, I'd often like to depict not just the protagonist, but their partner's psychology and background.<br> | This also applies to "[[Why did you go away]]", but recently, I'd often like to depict not just the protagonist, but their partner's psychology and background.<br> | ||
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By depicting unpredictable parts of a world only seen by the protagonist, I'd like you to notice their partner's existence as well.<br> | By depicting unpredictable parts of a world only seen by the protagonist, I'd like you to notice their partner's existence as well.<br> | ||
And by comparing both sides, I'd be happy if you can get a better sense of the protagonist's various thoughts.<br> | And by comparing both sides, I'd be happy if you can get a better sense of the protagonist's various thoughts.<br> | ||
.... jun's lyrics always seem to be linked to her mental state at that time, but perhaps now's | .... jun's lyrics always seem to be linked to her mental state at that time, but perhaps now's such a time. ──── | ||
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=== NAOKI MAEDA === | === NAOKI MAEDA === | ||
In order to keep up with GOLI's drawings and jun's strong worldview depicted in the lyrics, I created this song based on my own sound and added what I thought was majestic.<br> | In order to keep up with GOLI's drawings and jun's strong worldview depicted in the lyrics, I created this song based on my own sound and added a touch of what I thought was majestic.<br> | ||
The game version was arranged differently to the DVD version, and I re-composed parts of the song which suited the game by replacing all the drum parts, adding trance-styled synths, and mixing it to make it more edgy and speedy. | The game version was arranged differently to the DVD version, and I re-composed parts of the song which suited the game by replacing all the drum parts, adding trance-styled synths, and mixing it to make it more edgy and speedy. | ||
In Japan, | In Japan, "J-POP" is the most popular and widespread genre in demand, so to what extent can I use heavy themes and comfortably fuse them in a high dimension without losing its pop feeling?<br> | ||
I want to express this sound, as I currently have strong ideas about it... this song makes me think this. | I want to express this sound, as I currently have strong ideas about it... this song makes me think about this. | ||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
=== GOLI === | === GOLI === | ||
I unreasonably asked the busy TЁЯRA duo to write this song for my artbook's | I unreasonably asked the busy TЁЯRA duo to write this song for my artbook's bonus DVD. | ||
"ALFARSHEAR" was specially arranged for DistorteD, and changed | "ALFARSHEAR" was specially arranged for DistorteD, and was changed into a more high powered song. I requested for this song to be a bonus for my artbook, and when I listened to the completed song on the opening day, all I could say to NAOKI was "it's amazing.". | ||
The information content in this masterpiece was 100 times greater than the scale of my image of it, which blew my mind, I finally calmed down when I repeatedly listened to it on maximum volume that night (while wearing headphones, of course), and as I somehow slightly got used to it, I was moved to tears. Seriously. | The information content in this masterpiece was 100 times greater than the scale of my image of it, which blew my mind, I finally calmed down when I repeatedly listened to it on maximum volume that night (while wearing headphones, of course), and as I somehow slightly got used to it, I was moved to tears. Seriously. | ||