Empathy

empathy

Song Information

Artist: TaQ
Composition/Arrangement: TaQ
BPM: 170 (NORMAL), 85-170 (HYPER/ANOTHER)
Length: 1:47 (Single NORMAL), 1:51 (all other difficulties)
Genre: DRUM'N'BASS
Movie: VJ GYO (illustrations by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

TaQ said "I admire the orchestras featured in Osamu Kubota and dj TAKA's songs, so I tried to include them here", but it's actually his main job.
This song, "empathy", which has an image of a Middle-Eastern scenery and landscape, is named after a word which means "emotional connection", and during a conversation with a certain musician, the title was used to empathize with the phrase "we are musicians who show empathy".

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

I captured the phenomena of "transmission" through "repeated convergence and divergence" and "sympathy", and created the materials in this movie using this motif.
The movie technique itself is a simple style of switching between subjects, which I used to the effect of having the materials stand out.
The "magnificent, impressive, and grandiose" sad feelings throughout this song helps you experience it more deeply.
Furthermore, I collaborated with GOLI on the artwork.
I requested for designs such as the empathy symbol mark and TaQ's logo, and illustrations of a "devil" holding a crystal ball containing lightning, as if was purifying evil "emotions".

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 416 703 743 - 411 961 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style - 5 7 N/A - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX 5th style - 5 7 N/A - ↓4 7 - -
beatmania IIDX 6th style - 5 7 N/A - 4 ↑7+ - -
beatmania IIDX 9th style - 5 7 N/A - 4 7+ - -
beatmania IIDX 10th style - 5 7 N/A - 4 8 - -
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED - 5 7 N/A - 4 ↑8+ - -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→14 GOLD - 5 7 8 - 4 ↑10 - -
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS→Present - 5 7 8 - 4 ↑11 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS - 5 7 7 - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS - 5 7 7 - 5 7+ - -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE - 5 7 8 - - - - -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) - 5 7 8 - 4 11 - -