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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* The EASY and NORMAL charts of Votum stellarum have a noticeably different sounding ending than the HYPER and EX charts in pop'n music.
* The EASY and NORMAL charts of Votum stellarum have a different ending than the HYPER and EX charts in pop'n music.
** The HYPER/EX version of the song is used in beatmania IIDX.
** The HYPER/EX version of the song is used in beatmania IIDX.
* An extended version of Votum stellarum appears on the ''pop'n music 10 AC ♡ CS pop'n music 8'' original soundtrack as well as on the [[beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]] album.
* An extended version of Votum stellarum appears on the ''pop'n music 10 AC ♡ CS pop'n music 8'' original soundtrack as well as on the [[beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]] album.
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* Votum stellarum marks the first time in BEMANI that Jun Wakita uses his wac alias in a song's artist listing.
* Votum stellarum marks the first time in BEMANI that Jun Wakita uses his wac alias in a song's artist listing.
** It also marks the first time MZD is given his own unique song as a rival character.
** It also marks the first time MZD is given his own unique song as a rival character.
* Votum stellarum is roughly translated as "offering to the stars" in Latin, refering to how Votum stellarum was conceived from pop'n music 10's ''Ohoshisama ni onegai!'' project.
* Votum stellarum can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY after obtaining enough DJ POINTs. More information can be found [[AC HAPPY SKY#DJ_POINT_unlocks|here]].
* Votum stellarum can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY after obtaining enough DJ POINTs. More information can be found [[AC HAPPY SKY#DJ_POINT_unlocks|here]].
** It received a unique video in the beatmania IIDX series, the only DJ POINT unlock in HAPPY SKY to gain one.
** It received a unique video in the beatmania IIDX series, the only DJ POINT unlock in HAPPY SKY to gain one.
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:* Also when the text "A man who created the melody" is shown, the little screens show some wac's song videos (in one is shown the part from [[moon_child]] when the boy holds the cat).
:* Also when the text "A man who created the melody" is shown, the little screens show some wac's song videos (in one is shown the part from [[moon_child]] when the boy holds the cat).
* A more realistically drawn version of MZD appears in Votum stellarum's video, along with the footage of [[TRAN]] descending the spiral staircase from [[V]]. These two characters represent wac and dj TAKA respectively.
* A more realistically drawn version of MZD appears in Votum stellarum's video, along with the footage of [[TRAN]] descending the spiral staircase from [[V]]. These two characters represent wac and dj TAKA respectively.
* Votum stellarum is roughly translated as "offering to the stars" in Latin, refering to how Votum stellarum was conceived from pop'n music 10's ''Ohoshisama ni onegai!'' project.
* Unused graphical data for Votum stellarum can be found in [[CS pnm BnG|Beat'n Groovy]].
* Unused graphical data for Votum stellarum can be found in [[CS pnm BnG|Beat'n Groovy]].
* Votum stellarum received an EASY chart on December 12th, 2012 in [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]], replacing its old 5-Button chart.
* Votum stellarum received an EASY chart on December 12th, 2012 in [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]], replacing its old 5-Button chart.
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* In the beatmania IIDX and ノスタルジア series, Votum stellarum's artist is credited as '''iconoclasm'''.
* In the beatmania IIDX and ノスタルジア series, Votum stellarum's artist is credited as '''iconoclasm'''.
* Votum stellarum is a hidden BGM song in KONAMI's pachislot game, ''ROULETTE QUEEN''.
* Votum stellarum is a hidden BGM song in KONAMI's pachislot game, ''ROULETTE QUEEN''.
* Votum stellarum is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from November 7th, 2018, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* Votum stellarum is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from November 7th, 2018, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* Votum Stellarum's Hard chart was re-rated on February 27th, 2019 in ノスタルジア Op.2.
* Votum Stellarum's Hard chart was re-rated on February 27th, 2019 in ノスタルジア Op.2.
* Votum stellarum is available in [[CS pnm Lively|pop'n music Lively]] as part of the '''pop'n music Lively Selection Music Pack vol.1''' (pop'n music Lively セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
* Votum stellarum is available in [[CS pnm Lively|pop'n music Lively]] as part of the '''pop'n music Lively Selection Music Pack vol.1''' (pop'n music Lively セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
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== Music Comment ==
== Music Comment ==
=== pop'n music ===
=== pop'n music ===
Untranslated.
Our wishes sent to the stars, descend as their singing voices.


=== ノスタルジア ===
=== ノスタルジア ===
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== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== dj TAKA ====
==== iconoclasm ====
This time my partner is wac.<br>
wac is now my co-worker.<br>
wac, a fellow musician I talk about ideas with.<br>
As a fellow musician, I talk about song ideas with wac.<br>
And wac, my occasional rival.
And, wac is sometimes my rival.


On the other hand, I've spent time with wac, eating and not eating.<br>
On the other hand, I've spent time with wac, whether we eat or not.<br>
We've walked back together when one of us didn't have enough fare for the train ride.<br>
We walked together when we didn't have a return train fare in our pockets.<br>
We've spent nights together, toasting each other with cans of beer and beating our own chests.
We toasted together with beer cans on nights when we were excited about our futures.


It's been two years since we created "Votum stellarum".
It's been 2 years since we released "Votum stellarum".<br>
Have we looked back much? I wonder if we've just run on ahead this whole time.<br>
Perhaps I pushed forward without really looking back.<br>
No, I don't think we've had the time to look back.<br>
No, perhaps I didn't have time to look back.<br>
Now that I think of it, we've both come to places we'd never imagined we'd be in.
Before I knew it, I never imagined to be in this position.


I wonder why that's the only thing I can think of when I think about this song now?
When I think of this song now, I wonder why I only have such thoughts.


You could say we're somehow inseparable. It's truly a strange relationship.<br>
You could say we're somehow inseparable, it's truly a mysterious relationship.<br>
I have to say I'm jealous of his talent. Even now, I have deep respect and awe for his music,<br>
I'm jealous of his talent. His music contains both theory and sensitivity, and even now, I honor and respect his ideas.
Which so superbly blends theory and emotion.


I dare you.<br>
I dare say.<br>
Thank you, my good friend.
To my good friend, thank you.


(iconoclasm: dj TAKA)
(iconoclasm : dj TAKA)
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==== wac ====
Stop it, isn't it embarrassing?<br>
Hmm, this is a little awkward.<br>
Well, I won't honestly lose to you!
Huh, I won't lose! I'll tear you apart!


You probably know this already, but this song was born of pop'n 10's "Wish on the Stars" project.<br>
There are people who probably know this, but this song was born from pop'n 10's "Pray to the stars" project.<br>
TAKA chose it among all the songs whose composers wished he'd choose.<br>
TAKA chose it among the many requests sent to him.<br>
I've never said this, but the truth is, around then, I was really hoping, "It'd be nice if he chose the idea for our collaboration". I already had my hands full with my own work at that point!
I haven't said this, but actually, I thought to myself at that time, "I wonder if he'll choose me for the collaboration". I was already very busy with work!


This is kind of an old story, but there was a time when I'd all but given up on making music and entering the world of games.<br>
This is a slightly old story, but there was a time when I nearly gave up on making music and going into the video game world.<br>
This world is already too much for me, and music and games are a nice hobby, but maybe I'd better start studying for my civil service examination ... That's all I could think.  I even bought the study books.<br>
This world was already becoming impossible for me, and music and games are nice hobbies, but I wondered about starting to study for my civil service examination, which I even bought the textbooks for.<br>
TAKA was the one who did his best to convince me otherwise.  He scolded me and encouraged me on, and even put our desks together in a row, trying to convince me to pursue the same goal with him.<br>
At such time, TAKA scolded and encouraged me, while arranging our desks together to reach the same goal, which was starting to happen.<br>
It's thanks to TAKA that I remembered my dream of making music.<br>
Thanks to TAKA, I remembered why I wrote music.<br>
Even my becoming a sound director is probably thanks to TAKA, who walked that path before I did.
I'm sure the path TAKA walked before me was how I undeservedly [[AC pnm Animelo 2|became a sound director]].  


So, I figured there was no way he could turn down a request to do a song together.<br>
So, I wondered if I could repay something back to him by making a song together.<br>
Even my memories of the time around when we did this song are full of him saving me.<br>
I only remember TAKA eventually helping me while making this song.<br>
The loans that just kept on piling up. Dang. It's hard to think about.
My debt just keeps piling up. Damn it. It's difficult.


Direction according to unyielding will and proper judgement. Musical production by extensive musicianship and a natural sense of music. And above all a sense of rhythm and tone.<br>
Direction by unwavering mental strength and appropriate judgement. Mass music production by broad musicality and a natural music sense. And above all, a rhythmic sense and music atmosphere.<br>
I'm always staring at the guy who has all of these things I don't and almost drooling from jealousy. Dang. It's hard to think about.
I don't have any of these qualities, and I'm always drooling and looking with disgust.<br>
Damn it. It's difficult.


We're junior and senior, equals, contractor and applicant, rivals in music and equipment, and office mates all rolled into one.<br>
We're like a junior and senior from the same period, a person who asks and is asked to make a song, and a rival and close co-worker for the same game.<br>
And, as usual, we're great friends.
And, it doesn't change that we're friends.


Please play this song in a mood overflowing with that sort of friendship power.<br>
Please intensely enjoy the collaborative friendship power between such duo.<br>
We're iconoclasm. Tear down your icons. Smash, bang.
We're iconoclasm. Let's destroy that image. Bang, thump.


(iconoclasm: wac)
(iconoclasm : wac)


=== pop'n music ===
=== pop'n music ===
'''The wishes we cast to the stars become their voices and fall back down to earth.'''
==== wac ====
==== wac ====
Let's see.<br>
Let's see.<br>
I guess I had some favors to ask from TAKA, and a few came up while we were going home on the subway one day. This is how they turned out.<br>  
I had various requests to ask TAKA, and brought them up every time we traveled back and forth from the subway. It eventually turned out like this.<br>  
He was supposed to have lots of collaborations with people, but this is one of his first, and somehow it ended up being with me.
There were many requests for units with various people, but he was somehow paired with me, which hasn't happened before.


Come to think of it, we've known each other for a long time.<br>
Come to think of it, we've known each other for a long time.<br>
Something like, "Yeah, let's do something really moving."
Something like "well, let's make something impressive and moving".
 
So it's trance, yes? Great, let's talk about my feelings towards trance.<br>
So I've never really listened closely to trance but this time I heard a lot of things for the first time.<br>
I had lots of thoughts like, "Why Ibiza?" "What's the deal with progressive house?", but I'd never really bought any and listened too closely.  That's the end of my hot feelings towards trance.


Anyway, I ended up being the one to decide on the chord progression.
Or rather, it's trance. OK, let's talk about my passionate feelings for trance.<br>
I ended up tossing over twenty versions of harmonies for the piano to TAKA.
Or rather, I haven't properly listened to trance, so this time, I listened to various songs for the first time.<br>
Even though I was just playing around with the piano, that's just what I would have expected from TAKA.
I felt "what's with Ibiza?" and "what's with progressive house?", but it seems like I just bought them without listening. This is the end of the story about my passionate feelings for trance.
It really ended up turning out as trance. That's awesome.  He ended up being really useful. No, wait.<br>
Well, it's over it's over this is great this is great this is really great~.


... I thought at the end and ended up going a little overboard ... oh well.
Anyways, I "decided on the chord progression".<br>
I played around 20 harmony motifs on the piano, and tossed them to TAKA.<br>
And then, TAKA somehow played "chan chan" chords on the piano, as expected of him.
It properly came out as trance. That's amazing. It became a convenient world. That's wrong.<br>
Well, it's over, it's over, great, great, this is great.<br>
While thinking this, he asked me to play the piano, so I added a bit towards the end.


So, the time I spent working on this piece actually seemed to go by really fast<br>
So, I didn't spend that long working on this song, but it unexpectedly became a memorable song from its power, as expected... I hope.<br>
And it ended up being full of memories, that's really the power this song has ... I hope.<br>
For some reason, I have many memories of causing a lot of trouble to TAKA.
Especially since life is full of memories of me being a pain to TAKA ... I hope not.


Is it a one-time legend? Will we have this chance again? I don't know what the chances are for this unit, but<br>
I don't know very well where this unit stands, whether it's a one-off legend or if we have the [[Perditus paradisus|next opportunity]], but best regards for next time.
Hopefully we'll see you again sometime.


==== dj TAKA ====
==== dj TAKA ====
There were a lot of things about me in the feedback for "Wish on the Stars", but the one that stood out the most ... <br>
When I was shown the original text about me for "Pray to the stars", I was most drawn to the comment "I'd like dj TAKA and wac to create a fusion of orchestra and trance".<br>
"I want to see an orchestral trance fusion song by dj TAKA and wac."<ml>
Come to think of it, as a guy who I was classmates with and sat next to back then, I never thought to dream about having someone say something like this...
Come to think of it, we've been together for years, back when we were classmates together with our desks in a row;<br>
I don't think I could have ever imagined we'd be together in a situation like this ...


It seems like we've always been good at the things that the other was bad at for a long time, so I wonder if a lot of things were just inevitable.  So, we decided we should give it a try.
As wac and I have known each other for a long time, I thought about having a partner who specialized in parts I wasn't good at composing, and wondered if various things led to this inevitability, so I decided to try it.


I started laying rhythms and phrases over the chord progressions wac had determined earlier, and in response to that, wac would come up with piano solos ... and we went on like that, but he came up with so many things I would have never thought of, so I think this was a really good collaborative effort.
For the production process, I inserted the rhythms and phrases by combining chord progression patterns initially made by wac, and furthermore, he layered solo piano phrases over them, and as expected of wac's work, I never thought about doing any of this, so I think it's an extremely great collaboration.


It was a lot of fun, and we made something really great, so I'd definitely do this again if we could get the chance.<br>
It was somewhat fun, and the greatest song I've created, so by all means, I'd like to work together with him again if there's another opportunity.<br>
It'd be great to do this sort of thing with more people in the future, too.
And also, It'd be the best if there's an opportunity to include various people.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== shio ===
=== shio ===
Nice to meet you. I'm shio, and I usually do art for pop'n.<br>
Nice to meet you. My name is shio, who usually draws pictures for pop'n.<br>
Since this is a pop'n crossover song, I was able to help out as best I could with my little ability.<br>
This time, it's a pop'n crossover song, so I tried to help out using my limited abilities.<br>
A legendary collaboration by the sound directors of both series! Wouldn't it be great if you could play it on both machines at the same time?
A dream collaboration between the sound directors of both game series! It feels like a dream to be able to play it in both games~.


This song came out of the "Wish on a Star!" project for pop'n 10.<br>
This song was born from pop'n 10's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507150906if_/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music10/music/atrance.html Pray to the stars" project].<br>
Without the players' wishes, this song would never have come to this world, but here it is, thanks to the strange chances and probabilities of life.
I once again thought about the mysterious coincidences and possibilities that this song wouldn't be made without requests from players.


Since I ended up being in charge of this song due to various circumstances, I wanted to do the type of movie only I could do; I wanted to do a video to kind of bridge the two series.<br>
Furthermore, I was in charge due to overlapping coincidences, so I wanted make a movie only I could make and bridge both game series together.<br>
I wanted to mix the good parts and particular natures of pop'n and IIDX.<br>
Let's mix each "style" of pop'n and IIDX.<br>
Of course, I wanted to do something that would fit well with the two composers' natures.<br>
Of course, I made it feel like you understood both composers.<br>
Since I'm greedy, I wanted to emphasize the best parts of both games.<br>
I'm a greedy person, so I wanted to show both games' delicious parts.<br>
But, I figured if I emphasized the pop'n part too much, it would step on the cool IIDX image too much ... <br>
But, as "from pop'n!" appears, it seems to destroy IIDX's cool worldview... <br>
So I worried about things like that and eventually settled into something like this.<br>
So I worried about various things, and settled down with something like this.<br>
It fits in with the new songs from HAPPY SKY,<br>
It doesn't feel out of place among the new songs in HAPPY SKY, but I hope players who know the pop'n version will "grin" at that section.
But it's nice that there's something here to make the pop'n players smile, too.




So, it's not quite as grandiose as Genesis,<br>
That's why the Book of Genesis isn't somehow exaggerated, but a small anthem from me.<br>
But this is my own little anthem.<br>
I'd also like to thank the designers on the IIDX team who generously gave me with materials.<br>
Thanks also to all the IIDX designers who generously gave me such good materials to work with.<br>
It was fun to combine the completed movies with a somewhat VJ-REMIX mood.<br>
It was fun to have a little VJ REMIX sort of movie come out of this project.<br>
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much!


== Character Information ==
== Character Information ==
''Doesn't it make sense that a DJ would perform the creation that makes him the god of the pop'n world?''<br>
Would a DJ who created the world, enjoy becoming the god of the pop'n world?<br>
''This is how the stardust he gathers become new worlds and new life.''
The stardust he gathered, fluttered down as brand-new music and life.


=== shio ===
=== shio ===
I'm so happy that everyone's feelings for pop'n could culminate in this sort of a wish on the stars.<br>
I'm really grateful that everyone's prayers to the stars is just like their thoughts about pop'n.<br>
Everybody's wishes were like the stars in the sky that you just can't count, and the song that came out of it is almost divinely beautiful. I really don't know what to say, it would be nice if that sort of gratitude could help me convey these shining feelings.
The large number of individual requests appear like countless stars in the universe, and this song is somehow just divine and beautiful. I don't know what to say, but I'd like to convey such grateful and shining feelings.


This may be the first time I've mentioned this, but MZD is based on the nice fellow who worked hard as a first-generation designer for pop'n. That's why he's god.  When you stop to think that the little specks that had gathered around him have all turned into an enormous pop'n world,
This might be the first time I've said this about MZD, but he's modeled after [[Shintaro Mukai|the man]] who served as the [[AC pnm 1|first pop'n]] designer. That's why he's god.  It's actually mysterious and very lovely that his small pixels has now expanded into such a big pop'n world.
it's really amazing and beautiful, isn't it?


They all started out as small pieces, but when assembled, they become a great star. I tried to make a movie-like animation out of that idea.
So, it started with a small piece, but I created these movie-like animations with the image that it will become a big star when they're collected.


== Staff Comments ==
== Staff Comments ==
=== [[Yukizumi Terao|tera]] ===
=== [[Yukizumi Terao|tera]] ===
I heard some ideas on what "anthem" means from both of them.<br>
I asked the duo what "ANTHEM" means. They grinned and laughed without telling me. Huh... what's with them?
They grinned a lot, but they never told me anything. What ... what is it with you people?


=== [[Ryuta Tamura|TAMA]] ===
=== [[Ryuta Tamura|TAMA]] ===
Hmm, TAKAWAC ... I like the sound of that.
TAKA WAC sounds great, doesn't it?


=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] ===
=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] ===
Trance and a mysterious melody ... it's irresistable.
The trance and mysterious melody is irresistible.


=== Komori ===
=== Kobayashi ===
So this is what you get when you combine TAKA and wac. Hmm, only MZD would be fitting.
This is what happens when you combine TAKA and wac. I see, only MZD is fitting.


=== [[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya Murai]] ===
=== [[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya Murai]] ===
It feels like someone went "How about this!" and took a giant swing to send it out flying into outer space!
Isn't this enough~! It felt like I was blown into outer space by a giant swing with that force!


=== [[Eiri Mikoshiba|mikoshiba]] ===
=== [[Eiri Mikoshiba|Mikoshiba]] ===
Hm, let's have a recital of dream idols, eh? It's just so great.
How about a dream idol competition? It's irresistible.


=== shio ===
=== shio ===
Hyaa. It's surprisingly serious. It's kind of sudden, but it's nice. We can do it special just for this time. It's good for a co-starring event of sound directors. Best friends are great.<br>
Hya. This is surprisingly serious. This [[Colors (radio edit)|concept]] might've been discarded in [[AC pnm 6|pop'n 6]], but that's alright. It's special just this time. It's somehow a collaboration with the sound director. They're close friends.<br>
It's full of the vastness of space and almost absent piano playing. You should listen to it with headphones. If you haven't bought the soundtrack yet, you should go buy it. Hm, this song is a little longer on the soundtrack, isn't it?
I'm captivated by it. I recommend listening to this with headphones. If you don't own the soundtrack, let's immediately buy it. Is it a bargain if this song is slightly longer? I think so.


=== [[Asami Kakihara|KAKKI]] ===
=== [[Asami Kakihara|KAKKI]] ===
It's music for the ascension of a god! Feathers are falling down from the sky.
God has descended! That's right. Feathers are falling down from the sky.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==

Revision as of 10:02, 4 March 2024

Votum stellarum

Song Information

Votum stellarum's pop'n music banner.
Votum Stellarum's jacket.

Artist: iconoclasm(djTAKA/wac)
Composition/Arrangement: iconoclasm
BPM: 136-147
Length: 2:05 (pop'n music, beatmania IIDX), 2:18 (ノスタルジア)
Genre: ANTHEM TRANCE (アンセムトランス)
pop'n music Character: MZD [10]
pop'n CG designer: shio
Movie: shio
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 10
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

  • Votum stellarum is one of the unlocks in pop'n music 10's Ohoshisama ni onegai! (お星様にお願い！) event. It is the final unlock in the green bucket and can be unlocked from September 24th, 2003 until November 5th, 2003.
    • As of November 5th, 2003, it is unlocked by default.
  • Votum stellarum marks the first time in BEMANI that Jun Wakita uses his wac alias in a song's artist listing.
    • It also marks the first time MZD is given his own unique song as a rival character.
  • Votum stellarum is roughly translated as "offering to the stars" in Latin, refering to how Votum stellarum was conceived from pop'n music 10's Ohoshisama ni onegai! project.
  • Votum stellarum can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY after obtaining enough DJ POINTs. More information can be found here.
    • It received a unique video in the beatmania IIDX series, the only DJ POINT unlock in HAPPY SKY to gain one.
    • As of September 7th, 2005, Votum stellarum is unlocked for everyone to play.
  • Votum stellarum's beatmania IIDX video contains the following text:
The wish to the star 
will become 
the song of the star 
and soar above. 
                ――Pray to the star 

Within the first section... 
Monday, he created sound. 
Tuesday, the wave and sonic. 
Wednesday, he separated note and tone, and created a score. 
Thursday, he created music of the sun. 
Friday, he created music of the moon. 
Saturday, he created music of the stars. 
Sunday, he was satisfied, and rested. 

And he blessed these songs and made them holy. 
A man who created the rhythm. 
A man who created the melody. 

And 
People listened to the song 
and loved it deeply 
for the rest of their lives.
  • When the text "A man who created the rhythm" is shown in Votum stellarum's video, next to it is displayed a column made of several little screens showing some TAKA's song videos (the DJ TAKA logo from LEADING CYBER is clearly visible).
  • Also when the text "A man who created the melody" is shown, the little screens show some wac's song videos (in one is shown the part from moon_child when the boy holds the cat).
  • A more realistically drawn version of MZD appears in Votum stellarum's video, along with the footage of TRAN descending the spiral staircase from V. These two characters represent wac and dj TAKA respectively.
  • Unused graphical data for Votum stellarum can be found in Beat'n Groovy.
  • Votum stellarum received an EASY chart on December 12th, 2012 in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Button chart.
  • Votum stellarum was one of 30 possible picks for songs for REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper's 7th Set (Users' SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system. It ranked 6th overall in number of votes.
  • Votum Stellarum is the unlock of ノスタルジア FORTE's Version up zen kikan gentei event (バージョンアップ前 期間限定イベント). It is available from July 20th, 2017 by having previously played ノスタルジア five times with an eAMUSEMENT PASS from July 7th to 17th, 2017.
  • In the beatmania IIDX and ノスタルジア series, Votum stellarum's artist is credited as iconoclasm.
  • Votum stellarum is a hidden BGM song in KONAMI's pachislot game, ROULETTE QUEEN.
  • Votum stellarum is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from November 7th, 2018, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
  • Votum Stellarum's Hard chart was re-rated on February 27th, 2019 in ノスタルジア Op.2.
  • Votum stellarum is available in pop'n music Lively as part of the pop'n music Lively Selection Music Pack vol.1 (pop'n music Lively セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).

Music Comment

pop'n music

Our wishes sent to the stars, descend as their singing voices.

ノスタルジア

The wishes on the stars descend again now

Song Production Information

beatmania IIDX

iconoclasm

wac is now my co-worker.
As a fellow musician, I talk about song ideas with wac.
And, wac is sometimes my rival.

On the other hand, I've spent time with wac, whether we eat or not.
We walked together when we didn't have a return train fare in our pockets.
We toasted together with beer cans on nights when we were excited about our futures.

It's been 2 years since we released "Votum stellarum".
Perhaps I pushed forward without really looking back.
No, perhaps I didn't have time to look back.
Before I knew it, I never imagined to be in this position.

When I think of this song now, I wonder why I only have such thoughts.

You could say we're somehow inseparable, it's truly a mysterious relationship.
I'm jealous of his talent. His music contains both theory and sensitivity, and even now, I honor and respect his ideas.

I dare say.
To my good friend, thank you.

(iconoclasm : dj TAKA)

Stop it, isn't it embarrassing?
Well, I won't honestly lose to you!

There are people who probably know this, but this song was born from pop'n 10's "Pray to the stars" project.
TAKA chose it among the many requests sent to him.
I haven't said this, but actually, I thought to myself at that time, "I wonder if he'll choose me for the collaboration". I was already very busy with work!

This is a slightly old story, but there was a time when I nearly gave up on making music and going into the video game world.
This world was already becoming impossible for me, and music and games are nice hobbies, but I wondered about starting to study for my civil service examination, which I even bought the textbooks for.
At such time, TAKA scolded and encouraged me, while arranging our desks together to reach the same goal, which was starting to happen.
Thanks to TAKA, I remembered why I wrote music.
I'm sure the path TAKA walked before me was how I undeservedly became a sound director.

So, I wondered if I could repay something back to him by making a song together.
I only remember TAKA eventually helping me while making this song.
My debt just keeps piling up. Damn it. It's difficult.

Direction by unwavering mental strength and appropriate judgement. Mass music production by broad musicality and a natural music sense. And above all, a rhythmic sense and music atmosphere.
I don't have any of these qualities, and I'm always drooling and looking with disgust.
Damn it. It's difficult.

We're like a junior and senior from the same period, a person who asks and is asked to make a song, and a rival and close co-worker for the same game.
And, it doesn't change that we're friends.

Please intensely enjoy the collaborative friendship power between such duo.
We're iconoclasm. Let's destroy that image. Bang, thump.

(iconoclasm : wac)

pop'n music

wac

Let's see.
I had various requests to ask TAKA, and brought them up every time we traveled back and forth from the subway. It eventually turned out like this.
There were many requests for units with various people, but he was somehow paired with me, which hasn't happened before.

Come to think of it, we've known each other for a long time.
Something like "well, let's make something impressive and moving".

Or rather, it's trance. OK, let's talk about my passionate feelings for trance.
Or rather, I haven't properly listened to trance, so this time, I listened to various songs for the first time.
I felt "what's with Ibiza?" and "what's with progressive house?", but it seems like I just bought them without listening. This is the end of the story about my passionate feelings for trance.

Anyways, I "decided on the chord progression".
I played around 20 harmony motifs on the piano, and tossed them to TAKA.
And then, TAKA somehow played "chan chan" chords on the piano, as expected of him. It properly came out as trance. That's amazing. It became a convenient world. That's wrong.
Well, it's over, it's over, great, great, this is great.
While thinking this, he asked me to play the piano, so I added a bit towards the end.

So, I didn't spend that long working on this song, but it unexpectedly became a memorable song from its power, as expected... I hope.
For some reason, I have many memories of causing a lot of trouble to TAKA.

I don't know very well where this unit stands, whether it's a one-off legend or if we have the next opportunity, but best regards for next time.

dj TAKA

When I was shown the original text about me for "Pray to the stars", I was most drawn to the comment "I'd like dj TAKA and wac to create a fusion of orchestra and trance".
Come to think of it, as a guy who I was classmates with and sat next to back then, I never thought to dream about having someone say something like this...

As wac and I have known each other for a long time, I thought about having a partner who specialized in parts I wasn't good at composing, and wondered if various things led to this inevitability, so I decided to try it.

For the production process, I inserted the rhythms and phrases by combining chord progression patterns initially made by wac, and furthermore, he layered solo piano phrases over them, and as expected of wac's work, I never thought about doing any of this, so I think it's an extremely great collaboration.

It was somewhat fun, and the greatest song I've created, so by all means, I'd like to work together with him again if there's another opportunity.
And also, It'd be the best if there's an opportunity to include various people.

Video Production Information

shio

Nice to meet you. My name is shio, who usually draws pictures for pop'n.
This time, it's a pop'n crossover song, so I tried to help out using my limited abilities.
A dream collaboration between the sound directors of both game series! It feels like a dream to be able to play it in both games~.

This song was born from pop'n 10's "Pray to the stars" project.
I once again thought about the mysterious coincidences and possibilities that this song wouldn't be made without requests from players.

Furthermore, I was in charge due to overlapping coincidences, so I wanted make a movie only I could make and bridge both game series together.
Let's mix each "style" of pop'n and IIDX.
Of course, I made it feel like you understood both composers.
I'm a greedy person, so I wanted to show both games' delicious parts.
But, as "from pop'n!" appears, it seems to destroy IIDX's cool worldview...
So I worried about various things, and settled down with something like this.
It doesn't feel out of place among the new songs in HAPPY SKY, but I hope players who know the pop'n version will "grin" at that section.


That's why the Book of Genesis isn't somehow exaggerated, but a small anthem from me.
I'd also like to thank the designers on the IIDX team who generously gave me with materials.
It was fun to combine the completed movies with a somewhat VJ-REMIX mood.
Thank you very much!

Character Information

Would a DJ who created the world, enjoy becoming the god of the pop'n world?
The stardust he gathered, fluttered down as brand-new music and life.

shio

I'm really grateful that everyone's prayers to the stars is just like their thoughts about pop'n.
The large number of individual requests appear like countless stars in the universe, and this song is somehow just divine and beautiful. I don't know what to say, but I'd like to convey such grateful and shining feelings.

This might be the first time I've said this about MZD, but he's modeled after the man who served as the first pop'n designer. That's why he's god. It's actually mysterious and very lovely that his small pixels has now expanded into such a big pop'n world.

So, it started with a small piece, but I created these movie-like animations with the image that it will become a big star when they're collected.

Staff Comments

tera

I asked the duo what "ANTHEM" means. They grinned and laughed without telling me. Huh... what's with them?

TAMA

TAKA WAC sounds great, doesn't it?

masaru

The trance and mysterious melody is irresistible.

Kobayashi

This is what happens when you combine TAKA and wac. I see, only MZD is fitting.

Seiya Murai

Isn't this enough~! It felt like I was blown into outer space by a giant swing with that force!

Mikoshiba

How about a dream idol competition? It's irresistible.

shio

Hya. This is surprisingly serious. This concept might've been discarded in pop'n 6, but that's alright. It's special just this time. It's somehow a collaboration with the sound director. They're close friends.
I'm captivated by it. I recommend listening to this with headphones. If you don't own the soundtrack, let's immediately buy it. Is it a bargain if this song is slightly longer? I think so.

KAKKI

God has descended! That's right. Feathers are falling down from the sky.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 170 413 857 1017 - 413 965 - -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY - 4 9 10 - 4 10 - -
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present - 4 9 10 - 4 ↑11 - -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS 2 4 9 10 - 4 11 - -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 4 9 10 - 4 11 - -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE - 4 9 10 - - - - -

pop'n music

Game Normal Mode Battle Mode PSP Exclusive
EASY NORMAL HYPER EX NORMAL HYPER 5B HYPER 7-Buttons 7B HYPER
Notecounts 381 512 872 969 534 766 541 486 766
pop'n music 10→14 FEVER! 19 22 35 39 26 38 - - -
pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE→20 fantasia 19 ↑23 35 39 26 38 - - -
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present ※13 29 41 45 26 38 - - -
pop'n music 10 CS 19 22 35 39 26 38 - - -
pop'n music 11 CS 19 22 35 39 26 38 - - -
pop'n music portable 2 DLC 19 23 35 39 - - 24 21 33
pop'n music Lively ※13 29 41 45 - - - - -

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 180).

ノスタルジア

Game Level
Normal Hard Expert Real
Notecounts 407 929 1312 -
ノスタルジア FORTE 5 9 12 -
ノスタルジア Op.2→Present 5 ↓8 12 -
コナステ ノスタルジア 5 8 12 -
お星様にお願い！
Red bucket GOONIES "R" GOOD ENOUGH - HOLiDAY - Drivin' High - マジンガーＺ - Invisible Lover - ヒデオ体操第一
Blue bucket 熟れた花 - きえた!? ナポレオン - すきすきソング - キューティーハニー - Sea Side City - Jack
Green bucket ヤバイオンナ - テキサスのガンマン - dandelion - 魔女っ子メグちゃん - murmur twins(guitar pop ver.) - Votum stellarum
Yellow bucket トロイカダンス - 炎のキン肉マン - GALAXY FOREST 11.6&12 - デビルマンの歌 - No more I love you - Arrabbiata - DDR MEGAMIX
White bucket ペガサス幻想 - ラブ・アコーディオン - Harvest Moon - くちうるさいママ (HYPER/EX) - スウィーツ～instrumental - 幸せを謳う詩
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