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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
 
[[Image:Make A Difference.png|thumb|Make A Difference's jacket.]]
Artist: [[Jun_Wakita|Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co]]<br>
Artist: Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co<br>
BPM: 135 - 160<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Jun Wakita]]<br>
Genre: All-Mix (Drum'n'bass / Techno / Trance / 2 Step)<br>
Lyrics: [[Mari Miura|MARI]]<br>
VJ: [[shiro]] / [[HES]] / [[GOLI]] / [[VJ GYO]]<br>
Vocals: [[Noriko Fukushima|Lala Moore]], CoCoRo*Co<br>
First Appeared On: [[AC 6th style]]<br>
BPM: 130<br>
Length: 1:54<br>
Length: 2:00 (beatmania IIDX), 1:45 (DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
New Song Information Page: http://www.konami.co.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx6/newsongs_vj_army.html<br>
Genre: GOSPEL<br>
Movie: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] (beatmania IIDX 9th style&rarr;[[AC Lincle|19 Lincle]]), ? ([[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]]&rarr;Present, DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart


<pre>Steppin' into the groove
When the world seems so lost in itself
Steppin' into the groove
and you feel that life is not so easy on you
Baby I don't care
Don't forget that you're not by yourself
No I don't care any more
For together we can make this world a better place
Baby I don't care
No I don't care any more
You love me, boy</pre>


== Remixes ==
Give it a chance (There's time to save this planet now)
Give us a hand
Find the way to help Mother Earth (It is not too late to give her a chance)
Help make her proud (We can work a way to building up a new future)


None.
Twinkling stars are watching us
The twinkling stars are watching from above (Keeping an eye on us)


== Song Connections ==
What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind)
What we do today can make another difference (To the world now)
[Make a difference]
What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind)
What we do today can make another difference (To the world, do it now)


None.
Together we can build a better world
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world now
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world Now's the time
Together we can make it better


== Trivia ==
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
* VJ ARMY was created under an unusual premise:
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
*#[[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] wanted a song to showcase the IIDX team's four video editors (VJs) at the time (dubbed their "VJ Army").
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
*#Each of the four segments of the video were created by a different member of the VJ Army ([[shiro|shiro]] took drum'n'bass, [[HES|HES]] took techno, etc).
Follow your dreams, yes you can
*#Furthermore, each VJ was told what ''style'' of music that they were creating a video clip for, but were made to create their videos before the song was even produced.
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
*#Without looking at the videos at all, [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] simultaneously composed the music for VJ ARMY.
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
*#Finally, in the end, [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]]'s music and the four VJs' video clips were stitched together and the end result is VJ ARMY.  [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] has mentioned how he thought it turned out surprisingly well given the circumstances of its creation, and that the video clips were more or less "just what he imagined" when he wrote the song.
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams


== Music Production Notes ==
Follow your dreams!</pre>


When I decided to make a song for 6th style, there was something I just had to try - a collaboration with all the VJs. When I made the suggestion at a staff meeting, everyone was enthusiastic about it, and so we were able to realize this idea.
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of Make A Difference.
* A live medley of [[Spica]], [[OVER THE CLOUDS]], and Make A Difference was played at the beatmania IIDX secret LIVE ~one night premium party~ on September 13th, 2003. This medley can be found on the ''BEMANIトップランカー決定戦 2006 Sound Tracks'', titled ''wacのライブ用トラック１。　ハウスっぽいやつ集めたの。''.


"It doesn't matter how, create your material any way you like!"
== Trivia ==
 
{{Gallery}}
And with that, I began to write a song ... The images the VJs came up with had no preconceptions to them, it was very stimulating. I composed a song that divided itself into several genres, in order to allow a sort of recital contest among shiro, HES, GOLI, and VJ GYO.
* According to Jun Wakita, the original version of Make A Difference originally featured him doing the chorus of the song. This was later changed to sound closer to a song like [[Tamayura|たまゆら]].
 
** He also mentions that at one point Make A Difference would have featured acappella vocals. This was later ruled out due to the sheer difficulty of implementing them into a music game.
shiro was Techno, HES was Trance, GOLI had Drum'n'bass, and VJ GYO got 2Step. Again, I wanted to do something without seeing the movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere that suited the theme of different parts coming together. Get it? The title of this song is a tribute to our beloved four-person "VJ army". This song becomes quite heated during the course of game play, as well, so I hope you all enjoy it.
* Prior to [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]], Make A Difference's music video is shown full screen in the DanceDanceRevolution series, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
 
** As of [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]], Make A Difference features its video from the DanceDanceRevolution series, slightly extended to match the beatmania IIDX audio.
== Video Production Notes ==
* Make A Difference being crossed over marks Jun Wakita's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
 
* Make A Difference is an unlockable revival in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. To unlock it, clear 1st Dan.
First part: shiro
** It received brand-new Single HYPER/ANOTHER charts upon its revival.
 
** As of January 7th, 2009, it is available by default.
The others seem to have drawn up their materials while listening to some sort of background music, but mine were all drawn during periods of long silence. good-cool, your music fit my vision perfectly. Thank you.
* Make A Difference received a Double ANOTHER chart in [[CS EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST]]. This chart was carried over to the arcade releases in [[AC Resort Anthem|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]].
 
** It also received a new BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST.
Second part: HES
* Make A Difference is currently the only song sung by Noriko Fukushima in ''any'' BEMANI arcade series.
** It's only her original BEMANI song she did not write the lyrics for herself.
* Make A Difference is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from December 4th, 2019, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].


Since we were allowed to do whatever we want, I was able to finish without ever really worrying about what I was doing, but when it came time to put the four pieces together, everyone seemed to worry ... "Is this okay?" *g*
== Song Production Information ==
=== wac ===
The sound director [[Takayuki Ishikawa|TAKA]] told me "OK, make a gospel song next".<br>
I'm wac, a former choir member. I'm still a choir member. Is it because I'm a choir guy?<br>
When I say choir, I mean a boys choir at a boys school, so it's a world where 100 young boys yell "hoiya, hoiya, shuuririenen".<br>
I wondered if it's similar to Tamayura. Rather, I said for it to be in that direction.<br>
I said "No, acapella is next". Something's different. No, acapella is impossible to include in this game.


However, there was no need to worry. The completed version flows together as one piece. Just what I'd expect from good-cool! You're the man!
Firstly.<br>
As it's often said, gospel means the Word of God.<br>
I'm a man who sometimes believes in God and Buddha? I wonder if I'm qualified to speak about the Word of God.<br>
However, TAKA told me "No, make a gospel song next".<br>
"But God still won't descend".


To good-cool and the rest of the VJs, great work!
Therefore.<br>
So, I made a five-note quintet singing "tralalalala", to which God will honorably descend in the end, so please do your best to not be taken away from this world.<br>
Look, this is gospel! Or maybe it's pareidolia?<br>
Actually, MARI's cheerful lyrics, the up-and-coming gospel group CoCoRo*Co, and Lala Moore's session that transcended time-space, we somehow reached a gospel-like joyphilia, maybe, probably, no way, I don't know.


<nowiki>*shwiiiish, clang!*</nowiki>
For those who know such differences, I dedicate Make a Difference.<br>
This song isn't brought up as a topic in the first place, but when it's brought up, it's "tralalalala", so I created this for LIGHT7. Even now, I regret every night that I should've started creating this with NORMAL.<br>
God won't descend, so to those who are confident in playing this song, please sometimes rejoice in the joy of life.


Third part: GOLI
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
This is the first song with the "GOSPEL" genre included in the IIDX series, which feels unique.<br>
When I went on a sightseeing trip in America a long time ago, I had the opportunity to listen to a gospel music performance in a church in Harlem during an optional sightseeing tour of New York City.<br>
Regardless of music likes and dislikes, I remember feeling sincerely moved by all the deeply religious people singing in a way which integrated their daily rituals in everyday life.


I was really worried about this for a while. Who makes a movie without hearing the song? But when the song was finished and we could listen to it, everyone kept saying "Man, that's really cool!" How can he make a single work that way, out of all these different pieces? But when you see the result, that worry crumbles away, and a new, wondrous feeling is born from your gasps of awe. When I had sound put to my own scene, it felt ... like something altogether new. Like levelling up. I couldn't help but think, "The power of sound is really something," with all of my being.  good-cool, thank you very much.
At that time, I didn't imagine it'd connect with music in IIDX, and conversely, even when I listen to this song, it doesn't connect with my image of that time.


Fourth part: VJ GYO
However, I can see family and friends playing together, lovers talking to each other, and people walking their dogs at the local park... I was inspired seeing the locals having fun!<br>
I remember those happy and cheerful feelings of when I was among warm, gentle, and bright people who cheerfully called out to me!<br>
As expected of this song!


This time, I was in charge of the denoument. (If your gauge dropped 'cause you were watching the girl in the movie ... sorry.)
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)


VJ GYO: "Shouldn't we start working on the video now if we want it to flow together right?"<br>
=== beatmania IIDX ===
good-cool: "Nah, it'd be neat if the four of you just worked it out on your own."
==== Old Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|361|445|859|-|-|441|866|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 9th style|-|4|7+|-|-|4|7+|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 10th style|-|4|8|-|-|4|8|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED|-|4|&uarr;8+|-|-|4|8|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY|-|4|&uarr;10|-|-|&uarr;5|&uarr;9|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 9th style CS|3|4|7+|-|-|4|7+|-|-}}
}}


good-cool was always confident as he played mediator to my worries. And so, we were selected (or was it volunteered?) to fight the battle for the Beatmania IIDX specialty "What the hell's this?" style of movie making.
==== New Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|210|445|846|1155|-|441|866|1202|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS&rarr;17 SIRIUS|-|&uarr;5|'''9'''|'''10'''|-|5|9|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem&rarr;Present|-|5|9|10|-|5|9|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST|'''2'''|5|9|10|-|5|9|'''10'''|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|5|9|10|-|5|9|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE|-|5|9|10|-|-|-|-|-}}
}}


A lot of the staff were thinking the same thing. Even dj TAKA, who is familiar with good-cool's ability, would say things like,  "I think this could make three really good songs, but ... " With that comment, our work was cut out for us. According to the rumors on the grapevine, it seems even good-cool was bewildered by this unorthodox approach at first. Still, in the end, I have to say it turned out really well. I think I could have made a movie better suited to lots of sound effects if I'd tried, though. *g*
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|90 / 6|164 / 27|245 / 49|349 / 38|- / - / -|165 / 27|242 / 49|352 / 40|- / - / -}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max|1|4|6|8|-|4|6|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE|1|4|6|8|-|4|6|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|3|5|7|12|-|5|8|12|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA&rarr;SuperNOVA2|1|4|6|8|-|4|6|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present|3|5|7|12|-|5|8|12|-}}
}}


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[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs with Unique Videos]]
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 24 August 2024

Make A Difference

Song Information

Make A Difference's jacket.

Artist: Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co
Composition/Arrangement: Jun Wakita
Lyrics: MARI
Vocals: Lala Moore, CoCoRo*Co
BPM: 130
Length: 2:00 (beatmania IIDX), 1:45 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: GOSPEL
Movie: VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX 9th style→19 Lincle), ? (beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present, DanceDanceRevolution)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart

When the world seems so lost in itself
and you feel that life is not so easy on you
Don't forget that you're not by yourself
For together we can make this world a better place

Give it a chance (There's time to save this planet now)
Give us a hand
Find the way to help Mother Earth (It is not too late to give her a chance)
Help make her proud (We can work a way to building up a new future)

Twinkling stars are watching us
The twinkling stars are watching from above (Keeping an eye on us)

What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind)
What we do today can make another difference (To the world now)
[Make a difference]
What we do today can make another difference (Open your heart and your mind)
What we do today can make another difference (To the world, do it now)

Together we can build a better world
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world now
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world
Together we can make it better now
Together we can build a better world Now's the time
Together we can make it better

Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, yes you can
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams, follow your heart
Follow your dreams

Follow your dreams!

Song Connections / Remixes

  • The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of Make A Difference.
  • A live medley of Spica, OVER THE CLOUDS, and Make A Difference was played at the beatmania IIDX secret LIVE ~one night premium party~ on September 13th, 2003. This medley can be found on the BEMANIトップランカー決定戦 2006 Sound Tracks, titled wacのライブ用トラック１。　ハウスっぽいやつ集めたの。.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
  • According to Jun Wakita, the original version of Make A Difference originally featured him doing the chorus of the song. This was later changed to sound closer to a song like たまゆら.
    • He also mentions that at one point Make A Difference would have featured acappella vocals. This was later ruled out due to the sheer difficulty of implementing them into a music game.
  • Prior to DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, Make A Difference's music video is shown full screen in the DanceDanceRevolution series, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
    • As of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro, Make A Difference features its video from the DanceDanceRevolution series, slightly extended to match the beatmania IIDX audio.
  • Make A Difference being crossed over marks Jun Wakita's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
  • Make A Difference is an unlockable revival in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS. To unlock it, clear 1st Dan.
    • It received brand-new Single HYPER/ANOTHER charts upon its revival.
    • As of January 7th, 2009, it is available by default.
  • Make A Difference received a Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST. This chart was carried over to the arcade releases in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem.
    • It also received a new BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST.
  • Make A Difference is currently the only song sung by Noriko Fukushima in any BEMANI arcade series.
    • It's only her original BEMANI song she did not write the lyrics for herself.
  • Make A Difference is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from December 4th, 2019, after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

wac

The sound director TAKA told me "OK, make a gospel song next".
I'm wac, a former choir member. I'm still a choir member. Is it because I'm a choir guy?
When I say choir, I mean a boys choir at a boys school, so it's a world where 100 young boys yell "hoiya, hoiya, shuuririenen".
I wondered if it's similar to Tamayura. Rather, I said for it to be in that direction.
I said "No, acapella is next". Something's different. No, acapella is impossible to include in this game.

Firstly.
As it's often said, gospel means the Word of God.
I'm a man who sometimes believes in God and Buddha? I wonder if I'm qualified to speak about the Word of God.
However, TAKA told me "No, make a gospel song next".
"But God still won't descend".

Therefore.
So, I made a five-note quintet singing "tralalalala", to which God will honorably descend in the end, so please do your best to not be taken away from this world.
Look, this is gospel! Or maybe it's pareidolia?
Actually, MARI's cheerful lyrics, the up-and-coming gospel group CoCoRo*Co, and Lala Moore's session that transcended time-space, we somehow reached a gospel-like joyphilia, maybe, probably, no way, I don't know.

For those who know such differences, I dedicate Make a Difference.
This song isn't brought up as a topic in the first place, but when it's brought up, it's "tralalalala", so I created this for LIGHT7. Even now, I regret every night that I should've started creating this with NORMAL.
God won't descend, so to those who are confident in playing this song, please sometimes rejoice in the joy of life.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

This is the first song with the "GOSPEL" genre included in the IIDX series, which feels unique.
When I went on a sightseeing trip in America a long time ago, I had the opportunity to listen to a gospel music performance in a church in Harlem during an optional sightseeing tour of New York City.
Regardless of music likes and dislikes, I remember feeling sincerely moved by all the deeply religious people singing in a way which integrated their daily rituals in everyday life.

At that time, I didn't imagine it'd connect with music in IIDX, and conversely, even when I listen to this song, it doesn't connect with my image of that time.

However, I can see family and friends playing together, lovers talking to each other, and people walking their dogs at the local park... I was inspired seeing the locals having fun!
I remember those happy and cheerful feelings of when I was among warm, gentle, and bright people who cheerfully called out to me!
As expected of this song!

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Old Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 361 445 859 - - 441 866 - -
beatmania IIDX 9th style - 4 7+ - - 4 7+ - -
beatmania IIDX 10th style - 4 8 - - 4 8 - -
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED - 4 ↑8+ - - 4 8 - -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY - 4 ↑10 - - ↑5 ↑9 - -
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS 3 4 7+ - - 4 7+ - -

New Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 210 445 846 1155 - 441 866 1202 -
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→17 SIRIUS - ↑5 9 10 - 5 9 - -
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present - 5 9 10 - 5 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST 2 5 9 10 - 5 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 9 10 - 5 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE - 5 9 10 - - - - -

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 90 / 6 164 / 27 245 / 49 349 / 38 - / - / - 165 / 27 242 / 49 352 / 40 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max 1 4 6 8 - 4 6 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE 1 4 6 8 - 4 6 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX 3 5 7 12 - 5 8 12 -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2 1 4 6 8 - 4 6 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present 3 5 7 12 - 5 8 12 -
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