THE CANNONBALLER

THE CANNONBALLER

Song Information

Artist: L.E.D. feat. YURiCa/花たん
Composition/Arrangement: Konami Amusement (L.E.D.)
Lyrics: Nana Takahashi
Vocals: Hanatan
BPM: 170
Length: 2:13
Genre: EUROBEAT
VJ: BEMANI Designers
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

午前0時に飛ばす Highway
一対一の最強バトル
追い抜き様にキメた Poker Face
アスファルトに何度も刻む Skid Mark

互角に荒ぶる熱き情熱
譲れぬポジション 煽り煽られ過激な Midnight Game

白煙撒き散らし Drive Away
闇を突き抜ける CANNON BALL
ニトロで振り切れ ミラー越しの駆け引き
燃える想い焦がし Chase the Dream
運命を変えゆく Straight Road
マシンに託した それぞれの強さ見せつける Dead Heat


磨き上げてきた技と 拘り抜いてきたカスタム
確かな手応えを感じる今夜なら I'm gonna win it

霧雨撥ね除けて Lead the Way
闇を駆け抜ける CANNON GIRL
ターボで逃げ切れ 遠ざかりゆくシルエット
最後の最後まで Blazin' Heart
時に大胆さで Get Chance
ボディに口づけ 更なる頂上 目指すのさ Fire !!

Romaji

gozen reiji ni tobasu Highway
ichitaiichi no saikyou BATTLE
oinukisama ni kimeta Poker Face
ASPHALT ni nando mo kizamu Skid Mark

gokaku ni araburu atsuki jounetsu
yuzurenu POSITION aoriaorare kageki na Midnight Game

hakuen makichirashi Drive Away
yami wo tsukinukeru CANNON BALL
NITRO de furikire MIRROR goshi no kakehiki
moeru omoi kogashi Chase the Dream
unmei wo kaeyuku Straight Road
MACHINE ni takushita sorezore no tsuyosa misetsukeru Dead Heat


migakiagetekita SKILL to kakawarinuitekita CUSTOM
tashika na tegotae wo kanjiru konya nara I'm gonna win it

kirisame hanenokete Lead the Way
yami wo kakenukeru CANNON GIRL
TURBO de nigekire toozakariyuku SILHOUETTE
saigo no saigo made Blazin' Heart
toki ni daitansa de Get Chance
BODY ni kuchizuke saranaru choujou mezasu no sa Fire !!

Long Version

Japanese

Ready Go, CANNON BALLER !! 午前0時に飛ばす Highway 一対一の最強バトル 追い抜き様にキメた Poker Face アスファルトに何度も刻む Skid Mark 互角に荒ぶる熱き情熱 譲れぬポジション 煽り煽られ過激な Midnight Game 白煙撒き散らし Drive Away 闇を突き抜ける CANNON BALL ニトロで振り切れ ミラー越しの駆け引き 燃える想い焦がし Chase the Dream 運命を変えゆく Straight Road マシンに託した それぞれの強さ見せつける Dead Heat 時速300kmを超えたら On Fleek ハイスペックの最速タイム 研ぎ澄ませて見つめる Cool Eyes メタリックな夜に響いた Squeal Sound 魂に漲る堅き信念 ひとつのフォーチューン 奪い奪われ何度も Clash Against 霧雨撥ね除けて Lead the Way 闇を駆け抜ける CANNON GIRL ターボで逃げ切れ 遠ざかりゆくシルエット 最後の最後まで Blazin' Heart 時に大胆さで Get Chance ボディに口づけ 更なる頂上 目指すのさ Aim for the stars 磨き上げてきた技と 拘り抜いてきたカスタム 確かな手応えを感じる今夜なら I'm gonna win it 霧雨撥ね除けて Lead the Way 闇を駆け抜ける CANNON GIRL ターボで逃げ切れ 遠ざかりゆくシルエット 最後の最後まで Blazin' Heart 時に大胆さで Get Chance ボディに口づけ 更なる頂上 目指すのさ Fire !!

Romaji

Ready Go, CANNON BALLER !! gozen reiji ni tobasu Highway ichitaiichi no saikyou BATTLE oinukisama ni kimeta Poker Face ASPHALT ni nando mo kizamu Skid Mark gokaku ni araburu atsuki jounetsu yuzurenu POSITION aoriaorare kageki na Midnight Game hakuen makichirashi Drive Away yami wo tsukinukeru CANNON BALL NITRO de furikire MIRROR goshi no kakehiki moeru omoi kogashi Chase the Dream unmei wo kaeyuku Straight Road MACHINE ni takushita sorezore no tsuyosa misetsukeru Dead Heat jisoku sanbyaku KILO wo koetara On Fleek HIGH SPEC no saisoku TIME togisumasete mitsumeru Cool Eyes METALLIC na yoru ni hibita Squeal Sound kokoro ni minagiru katayaki shinnen hitotsu no FORTUNE ubaiubaware nando mo Clash Against kirisame hanenokete Lead the Way yami wo kakenukeru CANNON GIRL TURBO de nigekire toozakariyuku SILHOUETTE saigo no saigo made Blazin' Heart toki ni daitansa de Get Chance BODY ni kuchizuke saranaru choujou mezasu no sa Aim for the stars migakiagetekita SKILL to kakawarinuitekita CUSTOM tashika na tegotae wo kanjiru konya nara I'm gonna win it kirisame hanenokete Lead the Way yami wo kakenukeru CANNON GIRL TURBO de nigekire toozakariyuku SILHOUETTE saigo no saigo made Blazin' Heart toki ni daitansa de Get Chance BODY ni kuchizuke saranaru choujou mezasu no sa Fire !!

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of THE CANNONBALLER, titled THE CANNONBALLER(FULLSIZE MIX), appears on the beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.

Trivia

• THE CANNONBALLER is the theme song of beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS.
• THE CANNONBALLER is Toshiyuki Kakuta's first song under the EUROBEAT genre in BEMANI.
• The video for THE CANNONBALLER was done by re-editing the generic video from beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS.
  • THE CANNONBALLER features VJ GYO characters Mika and Yuri on its video.
• VJ GYO is uncredited on the official CANNON BALLERS website page for THE CANNONBALLER's video.
• THE CANNONBALLER received a BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage.

Song Production Information

BEMANI Sound Team "L.E.D."

Hello, BEMANI Sound Team "L.E.D." here.
The title and concept of beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS is "race".
Speaking of race, there are several genres that come to mind immediately, I think that one of them is EUROBEAT.
While deciding the direction for the recorded songs this time, I thought that IIDX with 40 EUROBEAT (or FUSION) songs would be okay, but I also inevitably thought that said direction was already made to some extent. So this time, each composer imagined a race, with a speed feeling derived from it, or I have a driving image, with a wide range of genres.
However, with this concept, I was concerned that EUROBEAT-like songs would concentrate, so I asked each composer to avoid the EUROBEAT approach.

While keeping that in mind, I myself wanted that one signature song from the beginning of the production, so I decided to make a hot EUROBEAT-like song with my heart.
Why I haven't done EUROBEAT before? Is it because I wanted to try my best with CANNON BALLERS this time?
It was that kind of feeling.

As I remember, when I first listened to dance music, I thought it was EUROBEAT.
The 4-beat with the flashy lead sounds, and the orchestral hit mixed with the solid bass into an exciting beat, it was very sensational.
At that time, I could hardly tell the song titles except for the super famous songs, but because my work frequently played a Western music channel, I often heard them, I remember the tension going up.
Now, 20 years since then, I have the great opportunity to produce EUROBEAT, I feel like I cannot deny the DESTINY.

The FULLSIZE MIX of this song is recorded on the "beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" which is currently on sale now.
It features the guitarist Josh, who created a nitro boost with his intense GUITAR, giving a MAX finished sensation.

I would be pleased if you could listen to it as well.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

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	244	770	1236	1748	-	753	1299	1807	-
beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS	-	6	10	11	-	6	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage→Present	2	6	10	11	-	6	10	11	-