VANESSA
VANESSA
Song Information
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
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A rock remix of VANESSA by TAG, titled VANESSA -轉生篇-, can be found in GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5.
- Another remix of VANESSA by REINHARD, titled 双璧のVANESSA, appears in REFLEC BEAT colette -Autumn-.
Trivia
- 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" is displayed. Depending on the song performance, the portrait portrays certain facial expressions.
- 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 that feature a special chart only available in Dan mode.
- This chart was revived as a Black ANOTHER chart on beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST.
- 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's 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.
- In the arcade DanceDanceRevolution releases, VANESSA's beatmania IIDX video is used, but plays in the background and is not full-screen.
- 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 (Black) | Normal | Hyper | Another | 黒 (Black) | |
| Notecounts | 265 | 591 | 938 | 1228 | 1771 | 588 | 938 | 1297 | — |
| beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→Present | — | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | — |
| beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | — |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — |