Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for the Stars

Song Information

Reaching for the Stars' jacket.

Reaching for the Stars' pop'n music banner.

Reaching for the Stars' DanceEvolution ARCADE jacket.

Artist: serena
Composition/Arrangement/Fender Rhodes Mark-V/Other Instruments: Tomosuke Funaki
Guitars: Kozo Nakamura (DanceEvolution, GF/DM), Kozo Nakamura and PON (pop'n music)
Lyrics/Vocals: serena
Recording Engineer: Miho Toyoda
BPM: 188
Length: 2:15
pop'n music Genre: ACID JAZZ (アシッドジャズ)
pop'n music Character: Mary [15-1P]
Movie: はぐ (illustrations by 上田バロン)
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live
• pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET

Lyrics

Game Size

Walking down through the street
Heading to the wind with pride
To begin another busy day and meet the world

Give me
Challenges to take
Puzzles to be solved
Decisions to be made
All done so perfectly with case

Like a breeze
The secret of success is mine

When the days is over for the night (and the lights are darkened out with ink)
And the moon's in charge of the sky (you can see the stars so sparkling)
I'm gliding down the road up high (and it feels so much like flying)
To recharge my energy and soul (for another day)

Into the night
Come with me to set yourself free
Into the night
Why not dance the night away
Into the night
Don't forget to believe in yourself
Into the night
Life is reaching for the stars

Long Version

Walking down through the street Heading to the wind with pride To begin another busy day and meet the world Give me Challenges to take Puzzles to be solved Decisions to be made All done so perfectly with case Like a breeze The secret of success is mine When the days is over for the night (and the lights are darkened out with ink) And the moon's in charge of the sky (you can see the stars so sparkling) I'm gliding down the road up high (and it feels so much like flying) To recharge my energy and soul (for another day) Into the night Come with me to set yourself free Into the night Why not dance the night away Into the night Don't forget to believe in yourself Into the night Life is reaching for the stars Into the night Come with me to set yourself free Into the night Why not dance the night away Into the night Don't forget to believe in yourself Into the night Life is reaching for the stars

Song Connections / Remixes

• A downtempo remix of Reaching for the Stars by DJ Yoshitaka appears on TOMOSUKE's marble album.
• According to staff member PON, he had to re-perform parts of the guitar of Reaching for the Stars for pop'n music, as the original guitar stems for the song were partially lost (the remaining sound data was obtained from DJ Yoshitaka's PC).

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• The woman in Reaching for the Stars' video and graphics is named Betty.
• Reaching for the Stars' GuitarFreaks & DrumMania charts were created by TOMOSUKE himself [1].
• Reaching for the Stars was performed at THE GITADO LIVE -BEMANI 10th Anniversary memorial event- concert in 2007.
• Reaching for the Stars is available in GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 as part of the Group Wai-Wai Campaign (5/23/2011) for groups consisting of at least 4 members.
• Reaching for the Stars is one of the TOWN1 unlocks in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET's TOWN MODE.
  • Once unlocked in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET, Reaching for the Stars can be purchased in the TOWN MODE CD shop for 900 TP.
• Reaching for the Stars was supposed to appear in the cancelled game カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション.
• Reaching for the Stars is the CHALLENGE6 unlock of DanceEvolution ARCADE's CHALLENGE category (CHALLENGEカテゴリー) unlocking system.
  • It received a different jacket in DanceEvolution ARCADE.
• Reaching for the Stars (CLASSIC) could be unlocked in GITADORA EXCHAIN as one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 2013～2018 songs from July 31st, 2019, by playing six credits.
  • In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it could be unlocked from March 15th to June 21st, 2020 and from October 28th to November 29th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.
  • As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.
• Reaching for the Stars and its CLASSIC charts are available in コナステ GITADORA as part of the Konasute GITADORA HISTORY PACK vol.6 (コナステ GITADORA HISTORYパック vol.6).

Music Comment

Untranslated.

Song Production Information

TOMOSUKE

This is a sort of spiritual JAZZ SOUL that is meant to played at a certain blue-colored club in the now defunct Minami Aoyama area.
I aimed to create an adult sound based on the rhythm of the rare groove sound that may have been the origin of drum'n bass or the jazzmen of the '70s who experimented with drum'n bass.
It's called "human-powered drum'n bass".
I came up with the phrase for the guitar solo in the middle, and if this wouldn't be a Gitadora song, this part would have featured a tenor sax instead without hesitation.
So the solo also has sax-like rhythms.
So, please play it like you'd have played a sax. Bubebebebe.
The vocalist, serena, got this song just right in one or two takes.
It was the same as with Twinkle Star.
Really........ She's amazing! So great.
And this song also has the heart-thumping magical seduction instrument, FENDER RHODES. Of course.

Video Production Information

Baron Ueda

The genre I was in charge of this time was (J?)R&B. This song is not too maniacal, and I think it's very easy to get into and listen to.
The version I was listening to at the time of production was a beta version, and I think it will be much better when the vocals are added.
I usually listen to R&B and HIPHOP from other countries, so the atmosphere of the clip was perfect for my illustration image.

■ Clip setting ------
The main character in this clip is a black lady who loves to dance. I didn't think of her name specifically, but let's call her "Betty-chan" because she has kind of a chubby mouth.
I also didn't think of names for the other four handsome men.
Hagu was a little disappointed that there was no guy with glasses. In the production stage, I had skinheads and light-colored glasses guys, but it became too sophisticated looking, so I opted for a wilder image here.
Also, I was very particular about her poses, so please enjoy them as well.

Hagu

For this song, I was in charge of creating the storyboards, the clip, and porting it to the game.
The highlight of this clip would have to be the four handsome guys that Baron drew! Reverse Harem Pantsai!
I'm nosebleeding★
Personally, I like the sleepy-eyed guy in the knit hat.
However, as a believer of good looking glasses, I can't help but regret that there were no good looking glasses guys in the movie....
Anyways, most of the movies that I've been in charge of have an ending, but this clip does not. (Uh, I guess)
I tried my best to make this clip as stylish as possible, while trying hard to suppress my desire to goof off!
Everyone, enjoy!

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	デイジー(CLUB) / デイヴ(POP)
Choreographer	(unknown)
Notecounts	41	59	124	206
DanceEvolution ARCADE	4

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	424	791	1043	448	449	449	271	271	-	448	449	449
GF11/dm10→GF/DM V2	24	55	75	36	48	67	31	39	-	37	50	69
GF/DM V3→V8	24	55	↑80	36	48	67	31	39	-	37	50	69
GITADORA EXCHAIN	4.50	6.60	7.70	4.50	5.50	7.20	3.90	4.70	-	-	-	7.25
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑4.55	6.60	7.70	↑4.55	5.50	7.20	↑3.95	↑4.75	-	-	-	7.25
GF/DM MASTERPIECE SILVER	24	55	75	36	48	67	31	39	-	37	50	69
コナステ GITADORA	4.55	6.60	7.70	4.55	5.50	7.20	3.95	4.75	-	-	-	7.25

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	423	807	1059	-	289	448	449	-	187	271	271	-
GF/DM XG2	3.60	5.50	7.40	-	2.20	4.80	6.55	-	1.50	4.30	5.80	-
GF/DM XG3	3.60	5.50	7.40	-	2.20	4.80	6.55	-	1.50	↓4.20	5.80	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑4.30	↑6.00	↑7.70	-	↑3.10	↑5.40	↑7.00	-	↑2.35	↑4.90	↑6.30	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	↓4.15	↑6.20	↑7.75	-	↓2.70	↓4.80	↓6.40	-	↑2.50	↓4.35	↓5.75	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑4.35	↑6.65	↑7.95	-	↑3.45	↑5.20	↑6.60	-	2.50	↑4.75	↑6.20	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑4.55	↑6.90	↑8.20	-	↓3.10	5.20	↑6.65	-	↓2.40	↓4.70	6.20	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	↑4.60	↑6.95	8.20	-	3.10	5.20	6.65	-	↑2.50	↑4.75	↑6.25	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→FUZZ-UP	↑4.75	↓6.90	8.20	-	↓2.95	↑5.60	↑6.85	-	↓2.45	↑5.15	↑6.60	-
GITADORA GALAXY WAVE→Present	4.75	6.90	8.20	-	↑3.05	5.60	6.85	-	↑2.65	5.15	6.60	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	4.30	6.00	7.70	-	3.10	5.40	7.00	-	2.35	4.90	6.30	-
コナステ GITADORA	4.60	6.95	8.20	-	3.10	5.20	6.65	-	2.50	4.75	6.25	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	259	419	824	1224	299	502
pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET→20 fantasia	13	19	31	37	11	18
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	25	37	43	11	18