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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* INAZUMA is said to be related to [[thunder]], as it contains its lyrics. However, dj TAKA claims otherwise.
* According to dj TAKA's song comments, INAZUMA has the same chord progression and vocal track as [[thunder]], but is not a remix of it.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* "Inazuma" (稲妻) is Japanese for "lightning".
* "Inazuma" (稲妻) is Japanese for "lightning".
* INAZUMA lost its unique title card in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]].
* INAZUMA lost its unique title card in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]].
* INAZUMA is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from July 4th, 2018, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* INAZUMA is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from July 4th, 2018, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
** From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]].
** From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]].
* INAZUMA is Tomoyuki Arima's first video in BEMANI.
* INAZUMA is Tomoyuki Arima's first video in BEMANI.
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== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== dj TAKA ===
=== dj TAKA ===
[[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] and [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]] wanted me to do a hard NRG song, so that's how this one started out. But, while layering things on top of each other, somehow something strangely melodious emerged. It just kind of fell out of me thinking, I wonder how this would sound?... and then doing it. Sorry, HES! Instead of NRG, this ended up being really majestic trance! So, [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|Yoshitaka]], who sits behind me, was all "Hey, Taka, that sounds really great! Let me listen for a while!" in a mischevious voice... so I did, and he said "You should add some vocals!" Hmmm, that's a good idea, but... okay, they'll start from here... is there enough time left for it?
I started creating this song with a hard NRG-style, based on [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]] and [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]]'s request.<br>
But, as I layered more sounds on top of each other, it somehow had a melodious atmosphere.<br>
These kind of things actually often happen, so does this feel good?<br>
I'm sorry HES! This time, let's go with a magnificent trance feeling!<br>
So, when I was nearly finished, [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|YOSHITAKA]], who sat behind me, said in his usual mischievous voice, "TAKA~, it's groovy, please let me listen to it for a bit~", so I let him listen to it for a bit...<br>
He mischievously answered, "It'd be great if you added vocals to it!".<br>
Vocals are a good idea... but well~, from now... I wonder if I can add them on time.... after thinking about this for a while


Hmm... ... wait a minute... ... didn't thunder go something like this too... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... !?


So I started looking for the vocal track to thunder right away, and when I matched up the BPM and cue points... they matched up so well and created a magnificent harmony, and the track was finished a few hours later.
Hmm... wait...... I'm sure thunder has the same chord progression as this song.........


So the process of creating this song was totally different from what you'd normally think of remixing. I don't think of this as a remix of "thunder", but as a totally separate song. Of course, nobody cares about that even when I explain, but I hope you'll realize that it's not really a remix.
..................!
 
I immediately searched for thunder's vocal track from the enormous data backup, and when I tried combining the key and BPM...<br>
They had a brilliantly matching harmony, and I completed this track after a few hours.
 
So, since this song was created in a completely different order than the so-called remixing process, it's personally not a remix of "thunder", but a completely different song.<br>
Of course, it doesn't matter how you interpret it, but I wonder if you can notice that it's slightly different to a so-called remix?


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== tats (Tomoyuki Arima) ===
=== tats (Tomoyuki arima) ===
When I listened to the demo of this song, I thought, "How can I create a video with the same tension as this song???", but I didn't really say anything about it. I thought it might be a bad idea to just carelessly start assembling materials and shooting film, and I ended up using Flash.
When I received a demo of this song, I silently thought, "well, how can I follow this tension???", but it was dangerous to use live-action footage to take simple scenery, so as a result, I ended up using Flash.


I left the analysis of the graphics files and photographs onscreen, and in fact threw it into high gear. I didn't mean for it to be so distracting, but... Sorry if it's hard to watch.
I inserted the disassembled, broken image files and footage on the screen, and alternated them at high-speed. I intended to insert them without flickering, but.... I'm sorry if your eyes hurt.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
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