OVERDOSER

OVERDOSER

Song Information

OVERDOSER's banner.

Artist: MIRAK
Composition/Arrangement: Hiroshi Takeyasu
BPM: 132 (Single), 134 (Double)
Length: 1:18 (Single, game), 1:34 (Single, OST), 1:12 (Double, game), 1:27 (Double, OST)
Genre: TECHNO
Movie: MiZKiNG (beatmania, beatmania IIDX→2nd style), VJ GYO (3rd style CS)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX
• beatmania III
• DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• The Double version of OVERDOSER sounds very different compared with the Single version. The Double version is known as OVERDOSER (ambient mix), while the Single version is known as OVERDOSER (romo mix).
  • OVERDOSER (ambient mix) is known as OVERDOSER (CLUB 2P VERSION) in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• The OST versions of both OVERDOSER (romo mix) and (ambient mix) are different from their game versions, being slightly longer.
• A remix of OVERDOSER by QUADRA, titled OVERDOSER (DrivingDubMix), appears in beatmania 2ndMIX.
• A different remix of OVERDOSER by SLAKE, titled OVERDOSER ～FLOTAGE MIX～, appears in beatmania CORE REMIX.
• Another remix of OVERDOSER by Ryu*, titled O/D*20, appears in beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS.
• An extended version of OVERDOSER, titled OVERDOSER beatmania-DA!! Special Version, appears in beatmania打!! and beatmania打打打!!.
• An 8-bit arrangement of OVERDOSER (romo mix) by Takeshi Iwakiri appears in beatmania GB.

Trivia

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• OVERDOSER received HARD charts in beatmania completeMIX. However, these charts are duplicates of OVERDOSER's NORMAL charts.
  • These charts are not present in beatmania THE FINAL.
• In the beatmania 2nd MIX complete and beatmania BEST SOUNDTRACK albums, OVERDOSER's title is spelt as OVERDOZER.
  • It was also spelled as OVERDOZER in the TRAINING mode song selection screen of the April 20th, 1999 prototype of beatmania European Edit.
• In beatmania IIDX, OVERDOSER is known for its bad timing windows.
• OVERDOSER received a Single ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX substream.
• OVERDOSER received LIGHT charts in beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS.
• In beatmania GB, OVERDOSER (romo mix) runs at 141 BPM.

Song Production Information

beatmania

Originally, this song was made as a short loop intended to be used outside of stages, but I reused it as one of the stages. It's trance techno in a somewhat old style, incorporating hints of an '80s revival.

beatmania completeMIX English site

romo mix

Jam away to this great techno mix.

ambient mix

An ambient mix to this techno track.

beatmania CS / APPEND YebisuMIX Music Column site

Hiroyuki Togo

There is a surprising number of young people in their teens or 20s today who love techno. In particular, the equality of "loves games = loves techno" seems to hold at quite a probability.
In the demo tapes from people who apply to be a sound creator here at KONAMI, the quality of the techno is pretty good, but the other genres are, well... a lot of the people are like that, and often the screener holds their head in frustration. That said...
Here is some advice to those of you who aim to be (professional) sound creators:
Pursuing what you like is definitely great! But just doing that won't earn you a living. Love music across the board, and furthermore love sound (audio) across the board, be loved by it, and cherish it.

I got on a tangent there... or I got off-track, rather, but that's techno.
The real-time experience I had with techno was with '80s techno-pop like YMO; in a low-brow sense, there was also techno house (it was awesome!) at the famous Juliana's Tokyo in the '90s... these days, though, techno has evolved and branched off considerably, and I can't describe it very well just in those terms.
That's where I had our promising young sound designers at KCE JAPAN, Makimu- ("Techno-kun") and Mikki- ("Synth-pop-san"), select albums to recommend.

• Gorgeous / 808 State
  • It's an old album, but it doesn't get old. Beautiful...!

• Jelly Tones / Ken Ishii
  • The epitome (?) of Japanese techno creators. He has a lot of songs merged with anime; a lot of you may have heard them?

• Ghost In The Shell / Game Soundtrack
  • So many well-known parts. A representative "techno + game" album... one of them.

• Berlin Trax / Takkyu Ishino
  • It's weird with three people, but when there's only one (?), it gets serious.

There they are; if you're interested, try listening to them.

I'm going off-track again, but over at a hamburger steak restaurant in Atre Ebisu, I caught a glimpse of "Japan's Don of Techno" Harry Hosono. It was deeply moving to see him eat hamburger steak and rice rather ordinarily, just like the rest of us... (I mean, you're supposed to eat it.)

Until next time, have a wonderful BEAT PLAY LIFE.
(Hiroyuki Togo, Composer & Sound Director for beatmania on PlayStation)

DanceDanceRevolution

Original Version

From the impressive delayed scratch noises across the clear synth pads, and the modulations created on the famous TR808 rhythm box, this entire song is engulfed in a space atmosphere which could be mistaken as a scene from a space opera, as the beat overwhelms the grouped sensations in the opening section, and the robotic voice called vocoder is used in the middle section. The song finishes without a conclusion, creating something brilliant beyond the chaotic and repressed resolution.

CLUB 2P Version

"OVER DOSER" completely changes to have an ambient atmosphere, with heavy use of vocoder voices and delays, combined with a more polished impression, such as parts that only play on the bassline.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania GB difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in 1st style and substream, 1 to 7 in 2nd style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

beatmania

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	164	164	-	224	224	-
beatmania	4	-	-	4	-	-
beatmania 2ndMIX	↓3	-	-	↓3	-	-
beatmania completeMIX	3	3	-	3	3	-
beatmania CORE REMIX	3	3	-	3	3	-
beatmania THE FINAL	3	-	-	↑4	-	-
beatmania III→III THE FINAL	3	3	-	3	3	-
beatmania CS	3	-	-	3	-	-
beatmania GB	※3	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania BEST HITS	3	-	-	3	-	-
beatmania European Edit (prototype)	2	-	-	2	-	-
beatmania European Edit	2	-	-	2	-	-

※ Denotes chart has been changed from the original chart (total notes: 155).

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	156	164	164	-	204	224	-	-
beatmania IIDX	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	-
beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style	-	-	3	N/A	-	-	3	-	-
beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS	-	2	3	3	-	2	3	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Original Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	111 / 0	139 / 0	147 / 0	- / - / -	115 / 0	147 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC)	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-

CLUB 2P Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	105 / 0	123 / 0	147 / 0	- / - / -	118 / 0	140 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.2	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC)	-	3	5	7	-	4	7	-	-