INFINITE PRAYER

INFINITE PRAYER

Song Information

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Artist: L.E.D. LIGHT feat. GORO
Composition/Arrangement: Toshiyuki Kakuta
Didgeridoo: GORO
BPM: 137
Length: 1:58
Genre: OCEANIAN TRIBAL TRANCE
Movie: ? (beatmania), VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2 ~Going Global~
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 4th style
• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of INFINITE PRAYER, titled INFINITE PRAYER (long mix), can be found in the beatmania GOTTAMIX2 ~Going Global~ Original Soundtracks album.
• An ambient remix of INFINITE PRAYER, titled INFINITE PRAYER -floating flock style-, can be found in beatmania APPEND ClubMIX.
• A self-remix of INFINITE PRAYER, titled THE BIG VOYAGER -INFINITE PRAYER REINTERPRETATION-, can be found in beatmania IIDX 4th style -new songs collection-.
• A remix of INFINITE PRAYER by Ryu☆, titled INFINITE PRAYER -Ryu☆Remix-, can be found in L.E.D.'s first album, 電人K.

Trivia

• INFINITE PRAYER's DanceDanceRevolution graphics were made by Chris Won.
• In DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX and Dancing Stage Unleased, INFINITE PRAYER is credited to LED. LIGHT feat. Goro in the songwheel only.
• INFINITE PRAYER received a new Single EXPERT chart in DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-. This chart was used as the CHALLENGE chart in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.
  • This chart was also used in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, but with the original EXPERT chart's foot rating.
• INFINITE PRAYER received a unique video in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.
  • Also, INFINITE PRAYER's artist was changed to L.E.D. Light feat. Goro in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.
• INFINITE PRAYER received new graphics and BEGINNER charts in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE.
  • The Single BEGINNER chart was previously found unused in the DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution- data.

Song Production Information

Toshiyuki Kakuta aka L.E.D. LIGHT

For this song, I started with the interpretation that modern trance and dance music is rooted in ethnic music, then conversely challenged myself to create a trance remix of ethnic music with a modern interpretation. As a result, what I completed was "Oceanian Tribal Trance" (I came up with the genre name on my own!), a trance track that features the didgeridoo, a folk instrument from the Aboriginal people native to Australia.

This musical instrument, the didgeridoo, is kind of like a large recorder that looks like a long, thin, hollowed-out tree, but how it's made is really unique! You stick a long, thin piece of wood through the top of a termite nest and wait. The termites then eat their way through the wood, and when it's hollowed out, it's complete! That's what they told me. That's apparently why the sounds it makes can vary wildly, depending on how the termites feel.

I was able to enlist the help of didgeridoo player Goro during the recording of this song. Goro is like a domestic authority on the didgeridoo, and as a musician has a lot of experience playing it in songs. Being my first time collaborating with such an influential figure, I initially went into the recording with a slight bit of nervousness, but Goro was very kind-hearted and gladly accomodated even my most unreasonable requests.

According to what Goro told me, he said that recently he's had a lot of opportunities to perform in dance music collaborations, and so the recording turned out very smoothly for me as well.

After the recording however, one of my coworkers happened to own a didgeridoo, so I borrowed it from them and tried playing it myself, and I found out that the instrument requires quite a lot of stamina. So much so, that not even five minutes after starting to play it, I ran out of breath, and when I tried to stand up, I got dizzy. I felt really bad about casually asking Goro to play long notes without having known how hard it is.

By the way, I happened to think about this when I was creating songs for GOTTAMIX2, but I can't hide the fact that I still haven't been outside of Japan even once. Man, I want to travel abroad after GOTTAMIX2 is done. Togo-chef, can I get a one-month break?

"Let me take a break first!" ... Ah, I see, darn. (Staring off into the distance)

Until next time, have a happy "Beat Play Life"!

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

Togo-chef and KAGE suggested we choose three songs from the popular PlayStation game beatmania GOTTAMIX 2 to use for the 4th style recording process to tie the two together. This song is one of the three: "Infinite Prayer", the latest work from the man who kicked up the trance sensation in IIDX substream with THE EARTH LIGHT, L.E.D.LIGHT. "A trance remix interpreting ethnic music in modern styles." The trance sensation created by tapping into the rhythms of the natural world is incredible! It's somehow warm and nostalgic. I just can't put my appreciation for L.E.D.'s skill into words. By the way, it was a bit late in the process when dj TAKA told me that I should have fun making visuals for L.E.D.LIGHT-san's work ... My hands were full with just the new songs for 4th style. L.E.D.LIGHT, everyone, I'm sorry. Somehow, I'll redeem myself another time.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, and from 1 to 7+ in 5th style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

beatmania

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	552	-	-	879	-	-
beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2	6	-	-	6	-	-

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	483	555	739	-	562	752	880	-
beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	5	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 5th style	-	4	5	N/A	-	↑5	↑7	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS	-	4	5	5	-	4	5	5	-

DanceDanceRevolution

ULTRAMIX Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	133 / 0	146 / 5	201 / 36	309 / 20	450 / 18 / 0	143 / 0	201 / 36	309 / 20	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX / Dancing Stage Unleashed	-	2	6	7	-	2	6	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME 2 / Dancing Stage Max	1	2	6	7	9	2	6	7	-

FESTIVAL Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	96 / 0	146 / 5	201 / 36	450 / 18	- / - / -	143 / 0	201 / 36	309 / 20	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution FESTIVAL	⁑N/A	2	6	9	-	2	6	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage UNIVERSE	N/A	3	6	7	-	3	6	8	-

⁑ Denotes chart is unused and cannot be accessed through normal gameplay.

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage UNIVERSE Double BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 96 / 0.