Libra

Song Information

 
Libra's jacket.

Artist: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Bass/Other Instruments & Drum Programming: Kozo Nakamura
Lyrics/Vocals/Chorus: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Recording Engineer: Yuei Uematsu
BPM: 180
Length: 1:38
Movie: 山上順子 (ported by nono)
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

I'm walking without a care
Not a clue to where I'm going
Could this be an oasis?
Maybe I should stop and have a look

I notice somebody there
Underneath a tree she's waiting
With the sun in her hair
She looks like an angel
Flew down from heaven
She's a lady Libra!

All I can do
Is hope that she
Will share it all with me

Once in a lifetime
You find someone (someone you could - fall in love)
Libra...Shining in the sun (by a watefall she's waiting)
She's my reason to run (every breath anticipating)

Running for the first time
Running for the first time
In my life
Through the mist I see her
Gotta catch that girl
Before she is gone

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
  • Libra received a new banner in GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V.
  • Libra has never been on a CS release of the original GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series.
  • Libra can be unlocked in GITADORA Tri-Boost from October 26th to December 2nd, 2016 as part of the Aki no osusowake high-touch campaign (秋のおすそわけハイタッチキャンペーン).
  • Libra received a new jacket in GITADORA Tri-Boost.

Song Production Information

Nakamura

This song is about a man who is captivated by the beauty of a woman basking in the sunlight filtering through the trees in a misty forest.

Thomas Howard Lichteinstein's voice perfectly fits the image of such a refreshing song.

The song title, "Libra", refers to the Zodiac constellation Libra, and in this song, the woman who is bathed in sunlight through the trees is the Libra woman.

Video Production Information

TqY

Junko Yamagami, who drew the illustrations for this clip, has been a friend of mine since I was a student at an illustration school in Kyoto.
I asked her the illustrations for this time because I thought that her hand-drawn illustrations would go well with the gentle tune of this song.
I'm glad that Mr. Nakamura seemed to like it too. She does a lot of work related to print media, but this time she boldly took on the challenge of creating images for a game.

We plan to introduce all of our guest designers in the Designer's Room at some point. Please look forward to it.

The port to the game console was done by nono, who worked hard to bring the watercolor touch to life.

Junko Yamagami

For the first time, I took on the challenge of having my illustrations move.
I was very anxious about how it would turn out, because I didn't have a clear idea of what would happen if I did it this way, but I was very happy to see it take shape.

Recently, I have been running after dinner to keep up with the Libra illustrations. I'll grow stronger.

Difficulty & Notecounts

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game Drum Guitar Bass Open
Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 284 465 593 221 313 313 246 353 - 221 313 313
GF10/dm9→GF/DM V4 18 23 43 13 20 39 14 19 - 14 28 47
GF/DM V5→V8 18 23 ↓41 13 20 39 14 19 - 14 28 47

XG & GITADORA Series

Game Drum Guitar Bass
Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master
Notecounts 212 351 523 644 180 281 311 313 149 282 353 353
GITADORA Tri-Boost 2.20 3.40 4.50 5.80 2.40 3.70 5.20 6.50 2.20 3.60 5.10 6.40
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE 2.20 ↓3.00 ↓3.95 ↓5.45 ↓1.75 ↓3.10 ↓4.80 ↓5.90 ↓1.35 ↓3.20 ↓4.45 ↓5.65
GITADORA Matixx ↓2.10 ↑3.10 ↑4.05 ↑5.55 ↓1.70 ↑3.40 ↑5.20 ↑6.20 ↑1.50 ↓3.15 ↑4.80 ↑5.95
GITADORA EXCHAIN ↓2.05 3.10 ↑4.15 ↑5.80 ↓1.35 ↓3.25 ↓5.15 ↑6.25 ↓1.35 ↓2.90 ↓4.70 ↓5.80
GITADORA NEX+AGE ↓2.00 ↑3.15 4.15 ↑5.85 ↑1.50 ↑3.30 ↑5.20 ↑6.30 ↑1.50 2.90 ↑4.75 ↑5.85
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE ↓1.90 ↓3.00 ↓4.10 ↓5.75 ↓1.30 ↑3.50 ↑5.60 ↑6.65 ↓1.35 ↑2.95 ↑5.05 ↑6.20
GITADORA FUZZ-UP 1.90 3.00 4.10 5.75 1.30 3.50 5.60 6.65 1.35 ↑3.20 5.05 6.20
GITADORA GALAXY WAVE→Present ↑2.40 ↑3.10 4.10 5.75 ↑1.80 3.50 5.60 6.65 ↑1.85 3.20 5.05 6.20
コナステ GITADORA 2.00 3.15 4.15 5.85 1.50 3.30 5.20 6.30 1.50 2.90 4.75 5.85