Presto
Presto
Song Information
Artist: Osamu Kubota
Composition/Arrangement: Osamu Kubota
BPM: 136
Length: 1:40
Genre: PIANO AMBIENT
Movie: VJ GYO (2-D art by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd style
Other Music Game Appearances:
- KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
- REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper
- REFLEC BEAT plus BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS PACK 04
- ノスタルジア Op.3
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A sequel to Presto, titled foreplay, appears in beatmania IIDX 7th style.
Trivia
- Presto marks Osamu Kubota's debut in BEMANI.
- Presto has an extensive "making of" on the artist's site [1].
- Presto is the only BEMANI crossover in KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX.
- Presto is the only song without Double charts in the KEYBOARDMANIA series.
- Presto received a slightly modified video in beatmania IIDX 8th style.
- Before beatmania IIDX 9th style, Presto's BPM was shown as 135 BPM.
- Presto received a different BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS, replacing its old one.
- Presto could be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper as part of the 4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system.
- From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 Refle.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 VOLZZA KEYs.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it was playable by default.
- After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Presto was revived on August 16th, 2018.
- Presto also appears as one of the background music selectable to play during Accel Rave Time (アクセルレイブタイム) in SEVEN'S BEAT (セブンスビート), a KONAMI medal redemption game.
Music Comment
Untranslated.
Song Production Information
beatmania IIDX
dj TAKA
Osamu Kubota is a musician I've known as an acquaintance before I was involved in the beatmania series, and has a far longer career than me, but he's my close friend.
His music production mainly has an orchestral and jazz taste, and he's quite a famous composer, serving as a musical director for a certain famous TV drama among others.
This time, Osamu Kubota's song has pioneered a completely new, fresh genre in beatmania, which should've been quite unique, but he provided more than what I asked from him, so as a result, this song symbolizes the direction of 3rd style.
Isn't this such a wonderful song?
Everyone, please enjoy the brilliant fusion of Baroque elements and techniques in beatmania IIDX, such as the harpsichord, classical piano, and church organ.
KEYBOARDMANIA
A song crossed over from BMIIDX. I wonder if there are people who can clear this.
Video Production Information
beatmania IIDX
VJ GYO
This movie begins like an old movie with scratches on the film, and has a completely new medieval scent with an expanding progressive world, which caused the usually unfazed IIDX staff to say "wow!".
We planned to collaborate with the designers from the beginning, but we hit a dead end when GOLI and I were only able to prepare one material each.
It continued until just before production was up, and I thought I came to a situation where "I might not finish on time!", but I worked on it at an impossibly fast speed, and VJ YUZ did a brilliant job of editing the production materials in only one day.
The movie is created with exactly a "Presto" style (one of the tempo indications in music terminology "which means very fast"), but it also visually conveys the passionate, fast-paced development of the song.
KEYBOARDMANIA
VJ YUZ
I made some changes to Presto's IIDX movie.
It's unrelated, but the director of the IIDX team, KAGE, sits next to me, and often gives me mini ramen and drinks.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 3rd and 4th style, 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. beatmania (2006) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
KEYBOARDMANIA difficulty rated from 1 to 6.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
ノスタルジア difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and KEYBOARDMANIA Wiki.)
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 173 | 273 | 498 | 508 | - | 274 | 508 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style→11 IIDX RED | - | 3 | 7 | N/A | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present | - | 3 | ↑8 | 8 | - | 3 | ↑8 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS | - | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style CS | ※2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style CS | ※2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 8th style CS | ※2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania (2006) | ※2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 8 | - | - |
※ This chart is different from its later console appearance (total notes: 222).
KEYBOARDMANIA
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Light+ | Real | Light+ | Real | |
| Notecounts / Hold Notes | 227 / 5 | 238 / 5 | 429 / 5 | - | - |
| KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX→3rdMIX | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| KEYBOARDMANIA II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
REFLEC BEAT
Old Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 108 | 249 | 501 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→VOLZZA 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
New Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | White Hard | |
| Notecounts | 134 | 300 | 551 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア | 5 | 9 | 12 | - |
ノスタルジア
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Expert | Real | |
| Notecounts | 216 | 445 | 755 | - |
| ノスタルジア Op.3→Present | 4 | 7 | 12 | - |
| BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION) | ABSOLUTE - CHOCOLATE PHILOSOPHY - LOGICAL DASH - era (nostalmix) |
| 2nd Set (TAG's SELECTION) | DROP THE BOMB - AXIS - fellows - MAD BLAST |
| 3rd Set (Des-ROW's SELECTION) | 大見解 - Funky sonic World - BE LOVIN - CURUS |
| 4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION) | GENOM SCREAMS - Presto - JET WORLD - Go Beyond!! |
| 5th Set (TOMOSUKE's SELECTION) | I'M GONNA GET YOU! - the keel - LOVE IS ORANGE - Gamelan de Couple |
| 6th Set (kors k's SELECTION) | Flash Back 90's - White Eve - HELL SCAPER - starmine |
| 7th Set (Users' SELECTION) | 明鏡止水 - Pink Rose - sync - Beyond The Earth |
| 8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION) | COSMIC COWGIRL - BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM - 男々道 - Spica |
| 9th Set (wac's SELECTION) | PULSE - GRADIUSIC CYBER - Nova emoção - 踊るフィーバーロボ |
| 10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION) | ♥Love²シュガ→♥ - Lucy - GUILTY - V - V₂ |
| CONTENTS SELECTION | ZERO-ONE - MAKE A JAM! - Ping×Pong×Dash - DAY DREAM |