STAR OF MUSE

STAR OF MUSE

Song Information

Original Version

STAR OF MUSE's banner.

Artist: Kenji Suzuki
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar: Kenji Suzuki
Bass: Satoshi Miyashita
Engineer: Takeshi Takizawa(taskmaster)
BPM: 116
Length: 1:59
Movie: ? (CS), pam (arcade)
First Music Game Appearance: ギタドラ! GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock

Long Version

Artist: 鈴木健治
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar: Kenji Suzuki
Bass: Satoshi Miyashita
Engineer: Takeshi Takizawa(taskmaster)
BPM: 116
Length: 4:05
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: ギタドラ! GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of STAR OF MUSE can also be played in ギタドラ! GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX.
• A sequel to STAR OF MUSE, titled Moon of Muse, can be found in GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3.
• A re-arrangement of STAR OF MUSE, titled Star Of Muse 2012 Summer Ver., was uploaded by Kenji Suzuki himself on NicoNicoDouga [1].

Trivia

• STAR OF MUSE was available during the GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 GRAND PRIX 家庭用ギタドラV3発売記念 event from October 4th to 14th, 2007.
  • As of October 15th, 2007, STAR OF MUSE was automatically unlocked for play in Standard Mode.
• STAR OF MUSE received brand new Open Pick charts when it made its arcade debut in GuitarFreaks V4.
  • It also received new Drum charts in DrumMania V4.
• Before GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4, STAR OF MUSE's artist was 鈴木健治.

Song Production Information

Kenji Suzuki

A sports car racing across the coastline... I made this song with this image.

I tried to make the melody of the main theme as memorable and cool as possible without making it difficult to understand.
In instrumental music (melodies without vocals), it's easy to get carried away with technique, but I tried not to do that.

The interlude section is a bit of a modulation. Here, I added changes in tone and phrasing with an awareness of the tone and phrasing, as if two guitarists were engaged in a solo exchange.
When you play it in the game, please try to battle with two people!

TAG

The day has finally arrived! Thank you for your patience!! From the home-use version of GF4dm3 to the arcades!

I too was eager to port this song to the arcade. At every music decision meeting, I would say, "I want to port this song!", only to be told, "This is impossible due to adult circumstances". Well, the short story is that there was no data left.

But!

One day, a certain company replied, "We have that data!". I thought to myself, "That's good!", but I had no idea at the time that this would be a gateway to hell.

A few days later, I found a large cardboard box on my seat... a Pandora's box filled with data from previous home-use Gitadora games.
I looked inside and found CDs, DVDs, and more! I even found MOs and floppies, and for several days I was at a loss as to whether I should check all of them.
I was relieved when I managed to collect the necessary data based only on file names, but there are a lot of files I've never seen before...
That's right. The data was created a long time ago, and since it was originally for home use, the data creation process was completely different from the current commercial format.

From there, it was an endurance battle. I stared at the screen of the original home-use Gitadora games and said, "I see. I see...this XX is like this XX now!" The steady work continued, as if I was putting the puzzle together one piece at a time.
And finally the time of long-cherished desire.
"Then let's give it a shot in the chassis!"
I selected the song with excitement.

"An error has occurred!"

DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!! I went home that day and cried until morning.
"It's useless. This is dishearteningly useless. I can't do this. There's no back anymore", I told myself that I tried many times, but I was always defeated.

I know this is a bit of a long story, but it was finally completed. When the sound came out of the chassis properly, my legs were shaking.
This song is filled with everyone's thoughts and feelings. I hope you will play it.
Just kidding.

It was not fun to just port it over, so the charts have been slightly rearranged for a modern version. It's just a little...
For those who say "Ugh! I wanted to play this part of that difficulty level as it was!", i'm truly sorry!

Now please take your time and enjoy!
(I thought I wrote my comment with a light-hearted feeling, but it accidentally turned into a blockbuster...but that's how strong my feelings are for this song.)

Video Production Information

pam

This time, the atmosphere was very resort-like, and I was a little bothered by the fact that the season was summer, no matter how I looked at it.
That was because I produced this video during the winter.

However, with the help of unexpected friends, I was able to capture summer-like images even in winter.
Although it was not used much in the video, I went to Thailand for my graduation trip
and created the video after experiencing the feeling of everlasting summer, so I hope it reflects that somewhat.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Early GF/DM games' difficulty rated from 1 to 10. GF/DM difficulty for GF5/dm4 and beyond rated from 1 to 99. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Original Version

Old Charts

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	476	586	742	348	348	348	499	499	-	-	-	-
ギタドラ! GF4/dm3	4	6	8	4	6	7	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-

New Charts

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	426	563	751	348	348	348	499	499	-	348	348	348
GF/DM V4→V5	28	41	55	30	46	65	32	67	-	31	47	67

Long Version

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	-	1143	1540	647	647	647	-	-	-	-	-	-
ギタドラ! GF4/dm3	-	7	9	4	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-