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bye bye thank you forever</pre> | bye bye thank you forever</pre> | ||
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<pre>It happened over many dawns, the greatest story | <pre>It happened over many dawns, the greatest story | ||
Even when surrounded by laughter, I entrusted my hope in what I believe | Even when surrounded by laughter, I entrusted my hope in what I believe | ||
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Quite a lot of time has passed since I first got involved in the production of beatmania.<br> | Quite a lot of time has passed since I first got involved in the production of beatmania.<br> | ||
When I first started out, my senior colleagues taught me various things to be aware of, or rather, what sorts of music, arrangements, and game patterns don't fit beatmania.<br> | When I first started out, my senior colleagues taught me various things to be aware of, or rather, what sorts of music, arrangements, and game patterns don't fit beatmania.<br> | ||
For example: | For example: | ||
• Don't be repetitive, have progression<br> | • Don't be repetitive, have progression<br> | ||
• Use a lot of sounds, the flashier the better<br> | • Use a lot of sounds, the flashier the better<br> | ||
• Don't assign bass sounds to the keys | • Don't assign bass sounds to the keys | ||
And so on and so forth.<br> | And so on and so forth.<br> | ||
These ways of doing things certainly made sense in terms of the game.<br> | These ways of doing things certainly made sense in terms of the game.<br> | ||
I wrote my own songs along these lines as I simultaneously directed outside artists in the same way, and that's how it unfolded. | I wrote my own songs along these lines as I simultaneously directed outside artists in the same way, and that's how it unfolded. | ||
However, through various songs, I gradually started to learn that there are other different ways to create interesting songs.<br> | However, through various songs, I gradually started to learn that there are other different ways to create interesting songs.<br> | ||
During the very last opportunity for beatmania, I attempted to create a good, interesting song while intentionally using all of these supposedly bad techniques.<br> | During the very last opportunity for beatmania, I attempted to create a good, interesting song while intentionally using all of these supposedly bad techniques.<br> | ||
That song turned out to be fellows.<br> | That song turned out to be fellows.<br> | ||
It's also a message of gratitude to the great beatmania, which made me into who I am. | It's also a message of gratitude to the great beatmania, which made me into who I am. | ||
The organ in this song is in an extremely simple style: no progression, very few sounds.<br> | The organ in this song is in an extremely simple style: no progression, very few sounds.<br> | ||
Actually, from the time the song begins until it ends, it repeats the same four measures, with absolutely no progression.<br> | Actually, from the time the song begins until it ends, it repeats the same four measures, with absolutely no progression.<br> | ||
The number of tracks, or "the number of sounds," doesn't even crack 10.<br> | The number of tracks, or "the number of sounds," doesn't even crack 10.<br> | ||
Both of these were things that supposedly didn't fit beatmania. | Both of these were things that supposedly didn't fit beatmania. | ||
For the vocals, I had the staff search for people who have an affinity to beatmania, but there was only one person who could fit the bill, so I asked for Sana.<br> | For the vocals, I had the staff search for people who have an affinity to beatmania, but there was only one person who could fit the bill, so I asked for Sana.<br> | ||
Officially, this my first time working with Sana, but I think she sung better than any vocalist I've recorded up to this point.<br> | Officially, this my first time working with Sana, but I think she sung better than any vocalist I've recorded up to this point.<br> | ||