ATOMIC AGE

ATOMIC AGE

Song Information

Artist: SHUNZZY
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Accordion/String Instrument: Shunji Takenaka
BPM: 130
Length: 1:42
Genre: ENSEMBLE
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• ATOMIC AGE is an unlockable revival song in beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage's ARENA MODE. It can be unlocked from June 6th, 2019 by collecting fifty ARENA CUBES.
  • It received new Single and Double charts upon its revival.
  • From February 6th, 2020, its charts can be purchased in beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE via トーンディスチャージャー.
  • As of beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER, it is available by default.

Song Production Information

SHUNZZY

This song was originally written for strings.
I had an image of an atom as a stringed instrument and imagined one atom as two, then three, then four, and so on, gently flying around.
The song ends with an explosion, but it also contains a little anti-war message. The sound was naturally a bit neoclassical, so I added African percussion and ambient loops to give it some originality.
I hope you enjoy the song and the events that take place during it, including the accordion and 12-string guitar interlude.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

When I listen to this song, I feel like I'm listening to "something (a person? a thing?)" that will greatly change history in a big way is about to be born.
Everyone around you seems to be welcoming it with joy (first half of the song), but there are also those who are hiding a somber look on their faces as they imagine the fate they will have in the not-so-bright future (second half).

What do you think is the "something" that will be born?
I couldn't help but imagine a "something" that some people call it a "person" and others call it a "thing".

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.

Old Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	155	185	362	628	-	185	358	-	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style→10th style	-	1	7	N/A	-	1	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	↑2	7	N/A	-	1	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→13 DistorteD	-	2	↑8	9	-	1	↑8	-	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS	1	2	7	7	-	1	7	-	-

New Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Hell Charge Notes	-	184 / 0	341 / 0	679 / 51	-	184 / 0	346 / 0	681 / 51	-
beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage→Present	-	2	5	9	-	2	6	9	-