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== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* A sequel to 嘆きの樹, titled [[G59]], appears in [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]]. | * A sequel to 嘆きの樹, titled [[G59]], appears in [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]]. | ||
* A long | * A long version of 嘆きの樹, arranged by [[Arata Iiyoshi]], appears in the [[CARDINAL GATE conclusion]] album, which was included with [[CS DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]]'s special edition. | ||
* A jazz rendition of 嘆きの樹 by [[Osamu Kubota]], titled ''嘆きの樹 Arbre triste -a la viennoise-'', | * A jazz rendition of 嘆きの樹 by [[Osamu Kubota]], titled ''嘆きの樹 Arbre triste -a la viennoise-'', appears in dj TAKA's first album, [[milestone]]. | ||
* 嘆きの樹 is sampled in [[X-DEN]], from [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]]. | * 嘆きの樹 is sampled in [[X-DEN]], from [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]]. | ||
* A chiptune arrangement of 嘆きの樹 by yukkerom, titled ''嘆きの樹- 最終決戦 mix-'', appears in the [[CS ULTIMATE MOBILE|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE]] exclusive album [[BEMANI 8bit collection]]. | * A chiptune arrangement of 嘆きの樹 by yukkerom, titled ''嘆きの樹- 最終決戦 mix-'', appears in the [[CS ULTIMATE MOBILE|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE]] exclusive album [[BEMANI 8bit collection]]. | ||
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None of my previous songs had such a difficult birth like this one.<br> | |||
No, I'm wrong. It wasn't that it was a difficult birth. I didn't know what kind of song I should create.<br> | No, I'm wrong. It wasn't that it was a difficult birth. I didn't know what kind of song I should create.<br> | ||
I've created many ONE MORE songs so far. I wasn't worried about it until now.<br> | I've created many ONE MORE songs so far. I wasn't worried about it until now.<br> | ||
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With all that in mind, what should I create?<br> | With all that in mind, what should I create?<br> | ||
Drum'n'bass? Should I go with happy hardcore? Or Baroque mixture? | Drum'n'bass? Should I go with happy hardcore? Or Baroque mixture? | ||
No matter what image it has, it's still | No matter what image it has, it's still just a king. Time merely passed without being connected to the king of kings. | ||
Existing styles won't work. It needs to be something unprecedented in the IIDX series. | Existing styles won't work. It needs to be something unprecedented in the IIDX series. | ||
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--- Something unprecedented. | --- Something unprecedented. | ||
From those words, I remembered a certain music. | From those words, I remembered a certain type of music. | ||
Atonal music.<br> | Atonal music.<br> | ||
Around the 1900s, some musicians who were tired of existing music concepts such as do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do, started studying to create completely new music which fundamentally overturned | Around the 1900s, some musicians who were tired of existing music concepts such as do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do, started studying to create completely new music which fundamentally overturned the existing musical concepts until then. Although this "experiment" received praise from a minority of music fans and continues to exist in various forms, many people's sensibilities made it difficult for them to accept, and it's extremely rare for it to be part of major music scenes.<br> | ||
By the way, there's a theory that minimal techno was developed from one of those techniques, the twelve-tone technique, but I'm going off-topic, so let's discuss this | By the way, there's a theory that minimal techno was developed from one of those techniques, the twelve-tone technique, but I'm going off-topic, so let's discuss this another time. | ||
I attempted atonal music from 100 years ago. Isn't this perfect for my current mental state?<br> | I attempted atonal music from 100 years ago. Isn't this perfect for my current mental state?<br> | ||
Having said that, I just vaguely remember these stories from music class, and I don't have any knowledge of contemporary music. However, I don't have time to learn this | Having said that, I just vaguely remember these stories from music class, and I don't have any knowledge of contemporary music. However, I don't have time to learn this now.<br> | ||
Relying on just my own senses, I created a barely unclear and uncomfortable sound. There are no chords or scales that you can think of when creating a normal song, which feels like adding pieces to a jigsaw puzzle. | Relying on just my own senses, I created a barely unclear and uncomfortable sound. There are no chords or scales that you can think of when creating a normal song, which feels like adding pieces to a jigsaw puzzle. | ||
However, the middle section became so difficult to figure out, that I couldn't understand it myself as a maniac, and since it clearly wasn't going to be accepted by many people, I added a Baroque-style development in the middle section, which completely incorporates the essence of video game music.<br> | However, the middle section became so difficult to figure out, that I couldn't understand it myself as a maniac, and since it clearly wasn't going to be accepted by many people, I added a Baroque-style development in the middle section, which completely incorporates the essence of video game music.<br> | ||
I made | This is the song that I made, named "Nageki no ki" together with GOLI, and that's how it was born. | ||
Come to think of it, this song probably wouldn't have been born if I didn't make a king of kings song.<br> | Come to think of it, this song probably wouldn't have been born if I didn't make a king of kings song.<br> | ||
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That lamentation fuels me. | That lamentation fuels me. | ||
It was quite difficult. | It was quite difficult. These animations might've been the most difficult to create....<br> | ||
A big boss which surpasses the Four Heavenly Kings. This song's contents are simply large in scale, so I needed to make them according to these contents. And I needed them to appear throughout this song for a long time without ruining its atmosphere. This was quite difficult. | A big boss which surpasses the Four Heavenly Kings. This song's contents are simply large in scale, so I needed to make them according to these contents. And I needed them to appear throughout this song for a long time without ruining its atmosphere. This was quite difficult. | ||
If it's already like this, even though this abstract image doesn't have a name like God, I thought about trying to pick up mentally ill humans with troubling emotions.<br> | If it's already like this, even though this abstract image doesn't have a name like God, I thought about trying to pick up mentally ill humans with troubling emotions.<br> | ||
Such related words flow underneath the cabinet's monitor. | Such related words flow underneath the cabinet's monitor. If you have free time, say them all. They're all just tiring words. | ||
These clustered emotions seem to be gathered as evil things in the present day. I tried to layer the animations with a "tree" image. That's spinning round and round in the depths.<br> | These clustered emotions seem to be gathered as evil things in the present day. I tried to layer the animations with a "tree" image. That's spinning round and round in the depths.<br> | ||
Those shapeshifting gods surrounding it... they're the respective Four Heavenly Kings that were defeated | Those shapeshifting gods surrounding it... they're the respective Four Heavenly Kings that were already defeated, and they have the image of a spirit revived by the "tree" of "lamentation" surrounding the present day.<br> | ||
I also tried to make "Nageki no ki"'s exclusive frame appear gold to match Kinjishi's name (Golden Lion).<br> | I also tried to make "Nageki no ki"'s exclusive frame appear gold to match Kinjishi's name (Golden Lion).<br> | ||
It has the image of useless, disgusting, and ominous debris left behind by greed. | It has the image of useless, disgusting, and ominous debris left behind by greed. | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 9 July 2024
Not to be confused with 嘆きノ森.
嘆きの樹
Song Information
Artist: 金獅子
Composition/Arrangement: Kinjishi
BPM: 160
Length: 2:06
Genre: CONTEMPORARY
Movie: ? (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
Other Music Game Appearances:
- DanceDanceRevolution (2014)
- ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A sequel to 嘆きの樹, titled G59, appears in beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS.
- A long version of 嘆きの樹, arranged by Arata Iiyoshi, appears in the CARDINAL GATE conclusion album, which was included with beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS's special edition.
- A jazz rendition of 嘆きの樹 by Osamu Kubota, titled 嘆きの樹 Arbre triste -a la viennoise-, appears in dj TAKA's first album, milestone.
- 嘆きの樹 is sampled in X-DEN, from beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage.
- A chiptune arrangement of 嘆きの樹 by yukkerom, titled 嘆きの樹- 最終決戦 mix-, appears in the beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE exclusive album BEMANI 8bit collection.
- A symphonic arrangement of 嘆きの樹 by Nagiha and Osamu Kubota, titled 嘆きの樹 (Orchestra Arr.), can be found in the BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
- A short edit of this arrangement, retitled 嘆きの樹 (BEMANI SYMPHONY Arr.), appears in pop'n music 解明リドルズ.
Trivia
- 嘆きの樹 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE for beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD, and is playable after clearing the final CARDINAL GATE song.
- When 嘆きの樹 is played as an ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE, the arcade LED marquee does not display the song title, but repeats a series of words: "GRIEVES DESTRUCTION MUTATION COLLAPSES SOLITUDE DEATH EVIL REGRET FRAGILE NIRVANA LAZINESS MIRAGE DESIRE IMPULSE INKING STAGNATION WHISPER CURSE DESPAIR RUIN SACRIFICE WORLD CONVICT SUFFERING SNEERS ADMONITION MAD DEGENERATION".
- Alongside the other CARDINAL GATE songs, 嘆きの樹 has a different color skin. It features a gold colored skin.
- "Nageki no ki" (嘆きの樹) can be translated as "Tree of Lamentation".
- It is translated in French as "Arbre triste" in 嘆きの樹 Arbre triste -a la viennoise-.
- Kinjishi (金獅子) translates to "Golden Lion".
- At the time of its release, 嘆きの樹's Single NORMAL chart had the most notes of any Single NORMAL chart in beatmania IIDX, with 902 notes.
- This was topped by G59 in beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS, with 906 notes.
- 嘆きの樹 is one of the unlockable crossover songs for DanceDanceRevolution (2014) on the 発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡 event.
- In DanceDanceRevolution (2014), 嘆きの樹 received CHALLENGE charts on August 1st, 2014. These charts can be unlocked via EXTRA ATTACK.
- 嘆きの樹's CHALLENGE charts are the first charts in the DanceDanceRevolution series to be originally rated Level 18 and not have BPM changes, stops, or Shock Arrows.
- Since July 23rd, 2015, 嘆きの樹 could be unlocked via EXTRA ATTACK, along with its CHALLENGE charts.
- In DanceDanceRevolution A, it can be unlocked through EXTRA SAVIOR.
- As of DanceDanceRevolution A20, it is available by default.
- Keeping with the theme of 嘆きの樹's dark undertones, its Single EXPERT and Double CHALLENGE charts in DanceDanceRevolution have a max combo of 666.
- 嘆きの樹 was added to beatmania IIDX INFINITAS on May 2nd, 2018 as part of the May 2018 Basic Subscription Monthly Songs.
- From June 2020, it can be purchased with BITs.
- 嘆きの樹 is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from March 20th, 2023, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.17 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.17).
Song Production Information
Kinjishi
Nageki no ki
None of my previous songs had such a difficult birth like this one.
No, I'm wrong. It wasn't that it was a difficult birth. I didn't know what kind of song I should create.
I've created many ONE MORE songs so far. I wasn't worried about it until now.
However, this time, this is a king of kings song, which appears after defeating the four kings.
Furthermore, these Four Heavenly Kings are all recognized as talented people.
With all that in mind, what should I create?
Drum'n'bass? Should I go with happy hardcore? Or Baroque mixture?
No matter what image it has, it's still just a king. Time merely passed without being connected to the king of kings.
Existing styles won't work. It needs to be something unprecedented in the IIDX series.
--- Something unprecedented.
From those words, I remembered a certain type of music.
Atonal music.
Around the 1900s, some musicians who were tired of existing music concepts such as do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do, started studying to create completely new music which fundamentally overturned the existing musical concepts until then. Although this "experiment" received praise from a minority of music fans and continues to exist in various forms, many people's sensibilities made it difficult for them to accept, and it's extremely rare for it to be part of major music scenes.
By the way, there's a theory that minimal techno was developed from one of those techniques, the twelve-tone technique, but I'm going off-topic, so let's discuss this another time.
I attempted atonal music from 100 years ago. Isn't this perfect for my current mental state?
Having said that, I just vaguely remember these stories from music class, and I don't have any knowledge of contemporary music. However, I don't have time to learn this now.
Relying on just my own senses, I created a barely unclear and uncomfortable sound. There are no chords or scales that you can think of when creating a normal song, which feels like adding pieces to a jigsaw puzzle.
However, the middle section became so difficult to figure out, that I couldn't understand it myself as a maniac, and since it clearly wasn't going to be accepted by many people, I added a Baroque-style development in the middle section, which completely incorporates the essence of video game music.
This is the song that I made, named "Nageki no ki" together with GOLI, and that's how it was born.
Come to think of it, this song probably wouldn't have been born if I didn't make a king of kings song.
While I simultaneously had a mysterious sense, I'm grateful to beatmania IIDX for giving me this kind of opportunity.
Video Production Information
GOLI
That lamentation fuels me.
It was quite difficult. These animations might've been the most difficult to create....
A big boss which surpasses the Four Heavenly Kings. This song's contents are simply large in scale, so I needed to make them according to these contents. And I needed them to appear throughout this song for a long time without ruining its atmosphere. This was quite difficult.
If it's already like this, even though this abstract image doesn't have a name like God, I thought about trying to pick up mentally ill humans with troubling emotions.
Such related words flow underneath the cabinet's monitor. If you have free time, say them all. They're all just tiring words.
These clustered emotions seem to be gathered as evil things in the present day. I tried to layer the animations with a "tree" image. That's spinning round and round in the depths.
Those shapeshifting gods surrounding it... they're the respective Four Heavenly Kings that were already defeated, and they have the image of a spirit revived by the "tree" of "lamentation" surrounding the present day.
I also tried to make "Nageki no ki"'s exclusive frame appear gold to match Kinjishi's name (Golden Lion).
It has the image of useless, disgusting, and ominous debris left behind by greed.
The Four Heavenly Kings planned to incorporate fantasy elements in that way, so how was it?
I think it was difficult to make in various ways, but good job to all the main staff involved in the Four Heavenly Kings project!
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 | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 400 | 902 | 1281 | 2000 | - | 875 | 1281 | 2000 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present | - | 8 | 11 | 12 | - | 7 | 11 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | - | 7 | 11 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | - | 7 | 11 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS | - | 8 | 11 | 12 | - | 7 | 11 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE | - | 8 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 138 / 3 | 285 / 37 | 444 / 24 | 666 / 16 | 763 / 27 / 0 | 274 / 40 | 429 / 25 | 611 / 24 | 666 / 30 / 0 |
| DanceDanceRevolution (2014)→Present | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| CARDINAL GATE | |
|---|---|
| EXTRA STAGEs | CONTRACT - Ganymede - waxing and wanding - 華蝶風雪 |
| ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE | 嘆きの樹 |
| 発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡 | |
|---|---|
| Statue's Awakening | Cleopatrysm - KHAMEN BREAK - 御千手メディテーション |
| Pyramid Building | beatmania IIDX: KAISER PHOENIX - SCHWARZSCHILD FIELD - 海神 DanceDanceRevolution: Adularia - Follow Tomorrow - FUJIMORI -祭- FESTIVAL - JOMANDA - Nostalgia Is Lost - 嘆きの樹 GuitarFreaks & DrumMania: HYDRA - rage against usual - Re:GENERATION - 水鏡 - ポップミュージック論 魚氷に上り 耀よひて jubeat: passionate fate - Resurrection - 猫侍の逆襲 - ポチコの幸せな日常 pop'n music: 532nm - Element of SPADA - 龍と少女とデコヒーレンス - つぼみ - 海神 REFLEC BEAT: Stand Alone Beat Masta - 情操ディストピア - 見習い天使と星降りの丘 - 旋律のドグマ～Misérables～ |