SAMBA DE JANEIRO (Remixed by Lion MUSASHI)

This page is for the beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD cover of SAMBA DE JANEIRO. For the licensed cover that appears in DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX, please see SAMBA DE JANEIRO.

SAMBA DE JANEIRO

Song Information

Artist: Remixed by Lion MUSASHI
Composition: Airto G Moreira, Gottfried Engels, Ramon Zenker
Arrangement: Lion MUSASHI
Vocals: Erika Mochizuki
BPM: 144
Length: 2:02
Genre: SAMBA
Movie: shiro (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Portuguese

Samba, Samba de Janeiro

Sempre assim
Em cima, em cima, em cima, em cima
Sempre assim
Em baixo, em baixo, em baixo, em baixo
Sempre assim
Em cima, em cima, em cima, em cima
Sempre assim
Em baixo, em baixo, em baixo, em baixo

Sempre assim
Em cima, em cima, em cima, em cima
Sempre assim
Em baixo, em baixo, em baixo, em baixo
Sempre assim
Em cima, em cima, em cima, em cima
Sempre assim
Em baixo, em baixo, em baixo, em baixo

Samba, Samba de Janeiro

English

Samba, Samba of January
Always like this
On top, on top, on top, on top
Always like this
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Always like this
On top, on top, on top, on top
Always like this
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Always like this
On top, on top, on top, on top
Always like this
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Always like this
On top, on top, on top, on top
Always like this
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Samba, Samba of January

Song Connections / Remixes

• SAMBA DE JANEIRO is a hard house Latin remix of Bellini's Samba de Janeiro.
• Other remixes of Samba de Janeiro have appeared in the DanceDanceRevolution series:
  • SAMBA DE JANEIRO, which appears in DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX.
  • TRANCE DE JANEIRO (SAMBA DE JANEIRO 2002 Epic Vocal Remix), which appears in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-.
• SAMBA DE JANEIRO, along with BREAK OUT and SPRING RAIN(LLUVIA DE PRIMAVERA), are remixed Western songs that appear in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD. The concept is similar to that of beatmania IIDX 10th style with J-POP remixes.

Trivia

• "Samba de Janeiro" is translated as "January Samba" or "Samba of January".
• SAMBA DE JANEIRO has never been on a CS release of beatmania IIDX.

Song Production Information

Lion MUSASHI

I started being interested in dance music during the late '90s.
As I listened to music such as techno, house, and breakbeats, I started to create my own dance music style, and I think it was when I started to say cheeky things like "I'm capable of making 4-beat songs".
At that moment in a Nishi-Azabu club, I came across a certain shocking track.
Its title was "SAMBA DE JANEIRO".

I'll never forget it. The way it took the dancefloor to become excited at that moment was extraordinary.
It was probably already an anthem to those familiar with Latin-styled dance music. Those who stayed in the lounge, immediately raced to the dancefloor and started dancing crazily. I've seen scenes of people racing to the dancefloor during anthems many times since then, but nothing compared to this.

I selfishly assumed that listening to dance music in clubs, not discos, was cool, and this song unbelievably shocked me. The power to sweep a place's atmosphere with just one song. I compared the potential of these tracks, with a sweet and melodious atmosphere different to techno and house, with my own direction.

Nearly 10 years had passed since then, and this time, I decided to remix it for IIDX 13, and this track, whose presence in the scene immediately excited the dancefloor, had a big influence on me afterwards, that it felt difficult to remove songs which influenced me.
As a result, I think this song is a hard house Latin remix which is quite faithful to the original song, and doesn't remove its distinct flavor.
By all means, I'd like you to fully play those famous brass phrases in IIDX.

Video Production Information

GOLI

Ce "Ta la la~ la lalala~ lala♪"
E "Ta la la la la~ lalala lala♪"
Li "......."
Nya "Ta la lala~ lalala lala~♪!!"
Zi "Samba! Samba!! Woo!!"

Ce "......."
E "......."
Li "......."
Nya "......."

Ce "Well~, it's pleasant~♪"
E "Wai... t, I'm really tired, but.... wait~!?"
Tsu "Samba!"
Xi "SAMBAAA!!! YEAH!"

La la~ la la lalala~ lala~~♪

Well, this is ultimately a great song choice. I'm about to bring this up. As expected from MUSASHI. Lion.
Also, the programmer TOCHI (2△ years old: Male) yelled too much while playing it during production.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	227	543	1003	1300	-	495	906	-	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	3	5	9	10	-	5	9	-	-