VANESSA

VANESSA

Song Information

VANESSA's jacket.

Artist: 朱雀
Composition/Arrangement: Suzaku
BPM: 185
Length: 1:40
Genre: DECEPTIVE GABBA
VJ: MAYA (GOLD→Lincle, PENDUAL→Present), VJ GYO (tricoro→SPADA)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution X2
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2

Lyrics

Singing voices can be heard.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A rock remix of VANESSA by TAG, titled VANESSA -転生編-, can be found in GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5.
• A speedcore remix of VANESSA by REINHARD, titled 双璧のVANESSA, can be found in REFLEC BEAT colette -Autumn-.

Trivia

VANESSA's title card.

VANESSA's banner.

VANESSA's DanceDanceRevolution II jacket.

• VANESSA is the default EXTRA STAGE song in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD and its CS counterpart.
• Throughout the entire video of VANESSA, a portrait of "Vanessa de Verdet" is displayed. Depending on the song performance, the portrait portrays certain facial expressions.
  • This video was removed from the beatmania IIDX arcade games in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro due to technical issues. It was replaced with a generic video. However, its original video could still be found in the hard drive data, and its unique title card remained.
    • VANESSA's video was restored in beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, though it no longer makes facial expressions while playing.
• VANESSA features a loud guitar sound, which has been used on every 朱雀 song so far.
• VANESSA is one of two songs (the other being KAMAITACHI) on beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS to feature a special chart only available in Dan mode, used as the third song of the Single Play Kaiden (皆伝) course.
  • This chart was revived as a Black ANOTHER chart on beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST.
  • This chart was later added to the arcades as a † chart, appearing as the third song of beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ's CLASSIC 皆伝 course (which is identical to beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS's Single Play Kaiden course).
• The portrait can be seen hanging above a small throne in the background animation for beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS' EXTRA STAGE system, EMPRESS PLACE.
• VANESSA was added to DanceDanceRevolution X2 on August 25th, 2010, as the third song in the "Boss Rush X2" course.
  • As of December 24th, 2010, VANESSA has been unlocked for normal play.
• In the arcade DanceDanceRevolution releases, VANESSA's beatmania IIDX video is used, but plays in the background of a black-recolored version of roppongi EVOLVED ver.D's background dance stage and is not full-screen.
  • Also, the portrait shows the same facial expression, regardless of the player's performance, due to system limitations.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution II/DanceDanceRevolution hottest party5, though, VANESSA's video removes any on-screen dancers and is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
• VANESSA appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the beatmania IIDX Song Pack3.

Song Production Information

Suzaku

There is enough separation between "mental anguish" and normality.

The melody is divided between left and right as if to echo his thoughts full of hypocrisy.

He was seen as a "moralist" but suffered as a "hypocrite." His ultimate fate will be welcome to him!

...Or not!

Video Production Information

MAYA

Vanessa de Verdet
1794-1844

Earl Vanessa de Verdet.

He was so obsessed with the idea of noble life that he suffered sadly for it.
A portrait called Earl Vanessa portrays the grief that dwells with him.

In 1845, the painting, which had the bottom half burnt during the war, was restored.

Currently, the painting is kept at a particular museum.
There seems to be a strange event, where a burnt ash pile gathers under his portrait.

... or maybe not.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	黒ANOTHER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	黒ANOTHER
Notecounts	265	591	938	1228	588	938	1297	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→23 copula	-	8	11	12	7	11	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ→Present	-	8	11	12	7	11	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS	3	8	11	12	7	11	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	3	8	11	12	7	11	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	138 / 0	209 / 22	327 / 17	532 / 9	- / - / -	210 / 15	338 / 13	501 / 6	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution X2	4	7	10	16	-	7	11	16	-
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	4	7	↑11	16	-	7	↑12	16	-
DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party 5	4	7	10	16	-	7	11	16	-
DanceDanceRevolution S+	4	7	10	16	-	-	-	-	-