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* Murai is the first in-house BEMANI artist to use a VOCALOID in a song. He used Prima in [[Tekkou otome -under the steel-|鉄甲乙女 -under the steel-]] in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | * Murai is the first in-house BEMANI artist to use a VOCALOID in a song. He used Prima in [[Tekkou otome -under the steel-|鉄甲乙女 -under the steel-]] in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | ||
* Murai's V.C.O. alias is an abbreviation for "Voltage Controlled Orchestra". | * Murai's V.C.O. alias is an abbreviation for "Voltage Controlled Orchestra". | ||
** This alias is most likely a reference to Murai's favorite band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, which is | ** This alias is most likely a reference to Murai's favorite band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, which is often abbreviated as YMO. | ||
* Famous KONAMI composers [[Michiru Yamane]] and [[Miki Higashino]] were Murai's seniors in the same department as him when he first joined KONAMI in the 1990's. | * Famous KONAMI composers [[Michiru Yamane]] and [[Miki Higashino]] were Murai's seniors in the same department as him when he first joined KONAMI in the 1990's. | ||
** The song comments for [[A SHOOTING STAR]] note how one of Murai's first sound specific jobs at KONAMI was making new sound effects for the PC Engine Super CD ports of some of KONAMI's games, like ''GRADIUS II''. | |||
* One of Murai's tracks from ''Mitsumete Knight'' was later remixed in pop'n music as [[THE MAN FROM FAR EAST]]. | * One of Murai's tracks from ''Mitsumete Knight'' was later remixed in pop'n music as [[THE MAN FROM FAR EAST]]. | ||
** Likewise, an arrangement of his song [[Tenohira no kakumei|掌の革命]] from ''Tokimeki Memorial Best Vocal Collection 2'' has also made an appearance in pop'n music. | ** Likewise, an arrangement of his song [[Tenohira no kakumei|掌の革命]] from ''Tokimeki Memorial Best Vocal Collection 2'' has also made an appearance in pop'n music. | ||