Estella
Estella
Song Information
Artist: Osamu Kubota
Composition/Arrangement: Osamu Kubota
BPM: 114
Length: 1:42
Genre: SPANISH WALTZ
Movie: VJ GYO (arcades/PlayStation 2 IIDX CS games), F-FLY (INFINITAS 2020)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
None.
Trivia
- When Estella appeared in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS, it started a trend in CS beatmania IIDX games of reviving at least one song removed from the arcades back to the console release. This trend continued for the rest of the PlayStation 2 CS beatmania IIDX series.
- Estella is named after the character of the same name from Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
- VJ GYO also notes that Estella's video was also inspired by one of the movie adaptations of the novel as well.
- Estella is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from October 4th, 2023 after purchasing its charts with BITs.
- It marks the first original beatmania IIDX composition by Osamu Kubota to appear in INFINITAS.
- It also marks the oldest revival in INFINITAS (2020), as it was removed in the arcade version back in beatmania IIDX 8th style.
- It lost its unique video in INFINITAS, replaced with the 10th HOUSE generic video.
Song Production Information
TAKA
It's the one exact song which symbolizes the flavor of 5th.
"Estella" has an impressive flamenco-like intro.
There's a lot of skill involved in using a computer to replicate human-sounding songs, including the overlooked parts. It's not easy to listen to songs which sound sophisticated.
Many staff members are fans of Osamu Kubota and this song.
Video Production Information
VJ GYO
When we received this song, TAKA told us that Osamu Kubota sent a message alongside it.
Thinking back on that message...
Estella is a character from the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations", which was also made into a movie with the same title. It's the name of a beautiful and cruel woman who manipulated and ruined the male protagonist...
So although it was already a busy time, I left the office early that day and rented the movie from the rental store to watch it.
I think a new vision will surely emerge while playing this song after watching the movie or reading the novel, so please use this opportunity in order to help you further enjoy the song.
Well in this movie, I envisioned Estella as a stone female statue where "you can't discover her real motives, only imagining them as either good or bad".
Even though it's a stone statue, she is wearing a bright red dress as an embodiment of the passion she displays towards her beloved man. The roses and flames symbolize the man's mental state, as well as the flamenco image.
The yellow color that suddenly appears in this movie, connects the red to resemble the colors of "Spain"'s flag. This country is where the song's genre originates from.
Estella continuously spins like she's dancing... No one can touch her...
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 5th through 7th style, and 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED.
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 305 | 382 | 559 | - | - | 567 | 799 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style→7th style | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | ↑6 | ↑7 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style CS | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 8+ | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | - |