CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-

CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-

Song Information

Artist: L.E.D.
Composition/Arrangement: L.E.D.
BPM: 185
Length: 2:06
Genre: CYBER DRUM'N'BASS
Movie: ? (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- is part of the Chrono Diver trilogy from beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, along with chrono diver -fragment- and Chrono Diver -PENDULUMs-.
• A cyber trap remix of CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- by Nhato, titled CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- (Nhato Remix), appears on the beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 album.

Trivia

CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-'s title card.

• CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- is one of the FUTURE Phase exclusive songs of beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.
• The Nornir, or Norns, are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men in Norse mythology.
• A preview of CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- was played in the BEMANI Namahousou (kari) (BEMANI生放送（仮）) live stream of September 3rd, 2014.
• Three of GOLI's beatmania IIDX characters, the Umegiri sisters - Iroha, Hihumi, and Ameto - appear in the overlays of CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-.
  • It is first beatmania IIDX song in seven years to feature Hihumi in the overlays (the last time being METALLIC MIND back in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD), and her first arcade game exclusive overlay.
• A text animation that says "C H R O N O D I V E R - N O R N I R -" is overlaid on top of the video for every combo break done while playing CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-. This animation is done in the same style as the one on chrono diver -fragment-.
• CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- received LEGGENDARIA charts on September 17th, 2015, which can be unlocked throughout the -伝説錬金- PENDUAL TALISMAN event. To obtain them you must defeat Saya Kanzaki (神埼紗矢) in the ANOTHER STAGE2 of the event.
  • It's the final unlock of the -伝説錬金- PENDUAL TALISMAN event.
  • They can be played in both Space-Time phases unlike the regular version of the song.
  • These charts are available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) since July 26th, 2023.
• With 2477 notes, CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-'s Double LEGGENDARIA chart has the highest notecount for any song that has ever appeared in an arcade beatmania IIDX release.
• According to L.E.D., CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- was first made as a vocal song.
  • SHELTER OF THE MIND from beatmania IIDX 23 copula was likely the old, vocal version of CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-, as its overlay data contains some CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- images.
• CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of beatmania IIDX INFINITAS Music Pack vol.9 (beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.9).
• CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- is available in GAME PLAY mode for free players in beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE as of July 6th, 2023.
• Due to a bug, CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR-'s overlays had a different coloration in beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE. This was fixed on November 7th, 2019.

Song Production Information

L.E.D.

Keeping with the theme of two time periods for PENDUAL, this song represents the future phase of the game.
I wanted to focus on a solid cyber-style beat.

Initially, when I was producing this song, I assumed that there would be a vocalist involved.
But then Nekomata Master made chrono diver -fragment- before I had finished, with a vocalist.
So, instead, I decided to remake the song, making sure to emphasize the contrast but still maintaining a link between NORNIR and the other one.

Video Production Information

GOLI

L.E.D.'s song is the Future phase song NORNIR.
The sound is like light scattering about. It builds up and scatters itself throughout.
This speedy song is a great representation of the "future".

After you play it once, the impact this song has on you will remain.

Thinking of the Nornir, I represented the 3 phases of time with the three Umegiri sisters, whose ages represent the 3 steps of time.

Ameto represents the past that is closed.
Hihumi represents the present that is currently being shaped.
Iroha represents the future that represents hope.

It is all sequential.

By the way, if you have a combo break in the song, you will see the title CHRONO DIVER.
Only the letter D is highlighted red.
I wanted to imply that you did something to endanger the future every time you see this.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Backspin Scratches	-	592 / 0	1124 / 0	1568 / 0	2233 / 4	625 / 0	1128 / 0	1582 / 0	2477 / 4
beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL→Present	-	5	9	11	12	5	9	11	12
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	5	9	11	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	5	9	11	12	5	9	11	12

Chrono Diver song trilogy
chrono diver -fragment- - CHRONO DIVER -NORNIR- - Chrono Diver -PENDULUMs-