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Length: 1:38<br>
Length: 1:38<br>
Genre: AMBIENT<br>
Genre: AMBIENT<br>
VJ: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
Movie: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* FLOWERS for ALBION was used as the ending theme of beatmania IIDX 4th style in ARCADE MODE.
* FLOWERS for ALBION was used as the ending theme of beatmania IIDX 4th style in ARCADE MODE.
* FLOWERS for ALBION was one of the possible choices of BEMANI transplants for fans to vote in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]'s development. The other candidates were [[Across the nightmare]], [[Cat Song ~Theme of UPA|Cat Song ~Theme of UPA]], [[DJ BATTLE]], [[morning music|Morning Music]], [[THE SAFARI]], [[Threshold Lebel]], [[Waza]], and [[WITHOUT YOU AROUND]] [https://www.bemanistyle.com/new-ddr-songlist-voting-open/].
* FLOWERS for ALBION is a hidden revival in [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]]. To unlock it, clear any chart of [[Tangerine Stream]] without using EASY or ASSIST options.
* FLOWERS for ALBION's title is a reference to ''Flowers for Algernon'', a 1959 short story by Daniel Keyes.
* FLOWERS for ALBION is a hidden revivial in [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]]. To unlock it, simply clear any chart of [[Tangering Stream]] without using EASY or ASSIST options.
** As of December 16th, 2009, FLOWERS for ALBION is unlocked for everyone to play.
** As of December 16th, 2009, FLOWERS for ALBION is unlocked for everyone to play.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== dj TAKA ===
=== dj TAKA ===
This song is for people who said that they liked [[Tangerine Stream]]. Because the schedule was so tight, I really wanted the production to be delayed, but KAGE forced me to finish on time. Although, I am glad I made it this song.<br>
This song is special thanks to those who said they liked "Tangerine Stream".<br>
This song is often compared to Tangerine Stream, but there are considerable differences among the two.<br>
Because of the tight schedule, I really wanted to delay the production of this song, but [[Tadao Kageyama|KAGE]] forced me to finish it on time. Well, I'm glad I created it.<br>
First of all, Tangerine Stream was the first song made for a game, as FLOWERS for ALBION was the last.<br>
This song is often compared to "Tangerine~", but there are many differences among them.<br>
So, Tangerine Stream had a very long production time, as FLOWERS for ALBION was only made in a few days.<br>
Firstly, "Tangerine~" was the first song among those created for a [[AC 3rd style|game]], while "FLOWERS~" was the last song created.<br>
Tangerine Stream was made for the ending, but was later added in as a freebie. FLOWERS for ALBION was made to be played normally in game, but was also used in the ending, etc.
That's why "Tangerine~" had a very long production time, while "FLOWERS~" was created in days.<br>
"Tangerine~" was created as the ending, but was later added as a bonus stage song, while "FLOWERS~" was created as a regular stage song, but was also used as the ending.


Well, until the rhythm part comes in to this song, the BPM subtly changes.<br>
Well, until the rhythm part appears in this song, the B.P.M. subtly changes.<br>
Even though it is a little specialized, this time I reproduced 1/F, which I had a really good feeling about.<br>
Even though it's a bit specialized, humans are said to have a rhythm of "1/F fluctuations", which is something that sways and makes you feel good, but this time I selfishly recreated these 1/F fluctuations.<br>
Those people who can outshine others during the first half of this song must have a similar feel of rhythm as me.<br>
Those who can get flashes by groovily pressing during the song's first half, must have a similar sense of rhythm as me.<br>
This is not a bad idea, and I wonder if it was suitable or not. For those who have not been able to match my feel of rhythm, I hope you can easily forgive me...
This isn't a good or bad thing, it's whether you're suitable or not, so I'm sorry to those which doesn't suit them.


By the way, this song is named after VJ GYO. I wanted this song to be named after someone who gave me a lot of musical influence.<br>
By the way, this song title was thought of by the whole team, including VJ GYO, and I wanted it to be named after a certain artist who had a big musical influence on me.<br>
[[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], who was listening to similar music at the time, understood the attempt, and smiled to himself.<br>
Personally, I was happy that [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], who listened to slightly similar music, immediately understood my decision.<br>
As the song become longer, I suddenly wanted to talk to some of my friends about its contents.
Umm, it ended being a long story, so I will let a long-winded person tell you about these contents.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
Untranslated.
=== VJ GYO ===
I don't want to be known as a long-winded person, so I'll try to be brief.<br>
The song's title placed a heavy emphasis on the phrasing of words.<br>
Therefore, I don't think dj TAKA's message can be conveyed with a direct translation of this title.<br>
To give you a hint, if you consider that dj TAKA was involved in the rock music world for a long time before transitioning to electronic music, you may be able to figure out who this "certain artist" is.<br>
As for the reason for this song's title.<br>
When it comes to dj TAKA's song titles, I often play a crucial role in suggesting a title while following his direction, and I'm the type of person to consider the meaning before thinking about the sounds of words and phrases, so I've never had such a difficult time naming this song.<br>
You can really sense his passion when he's specific about the capitalization of this song title.


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

Latest revision as of 12:41, 23 October 2023

FLOWERS for ALBION

Song Information

Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
BPM: 70-93
Length: 1:38
Genre: AMBIENT
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

  • FLOWERS for ALBION was used as the ending theme of beatmania IIDX 4th style in ARCADE MODE.
  • FLOWERS for ALBION is a hidden revival in beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS. To unlock it, clear any chart of Tangerine Stream without using EASY or ASSIST options.
    • As of December 16th, 2009, FLOWERS for ALBION is unlocked for everyone to play.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

This song is special thanks to those who said they liked "Tangerine Stream".
Because of the tight schedule, I really wanted to delay the production of this song, but KAGE forced me to finish it on time. Well, I'm glad I created it.
This song is often compared to "Tangerine~", but there are many differences among them.
Firstly, "Tangerine~" was the first song among those created for a game, while "FLOWERS~" was the last song created.
That's why "Tangerine~" had a very long production time, while "FLOWERS~" was created in ○ days.
"Tangerine~" was created as the ending, but was later added as a bonus stage song, while "FLOWERS~" was created as a regular stage song, but was also used as the ending.

Well, until the rhythm part appears in this song, the B.P.M. subtly changes.
Even though it's a bit specialized, humans are said to have a rhythm of "1/F fluctuations", which is something that sways and makes you feel good, but this time I selfishly recreated these 1/F fluctuations.
Those who can get flashes by groovily pressing during the song's first half, must have a similar sense of rhythm as me.
This isn't a good or bad thing, it's whether you're suitable or not, so I'm sorry to those which doesn't suit them.

By the way, this song title was thought of by the whole team, including VJ GYO, and I wanted it to be named after a certain artist who had a big musical influence on me.
Personally, I was happy that NAOKI, who listened to slightly similar music, immediately understood my decision.
Umm, it ended being a long story, so I will let a long-winded person tell you about these contents.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

I don't want to be known as a long-winded person, so I'll try to be brief.
The song's title placed a heavy emphasis on the phrasing of words.
Therefore, I don't think dj TAKA's message can be conveyed with a direct translation of this title.
To give you a hint, if you consider that dj TAKA was involved in the rock music world for a long time before transitioning to electronic music, you may be able to figure out who this "certain artist" is.
As for the reason for this song's title.
When it comes to dj TAKA's song titles, I often play a crucial role in suggesting a title while following his direction, and I'm the type of person to consider the meaning before thinking about the sounds of words and phrases, so I've never had such a difficult time naming this song.
You can really sense his passion when he's specific about the capitalization of this song title.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, 1 to 7+ in 5th and 6th style, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 122 222 - - 190 222 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style - 1 5 - - 1 5 - -
beatmania IIDX 5th style→6th style - 1 5 - - ↑3 5 - -
beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→Present - ↑2 5 - - ↑5 ↑7 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS - 1 5 - - 1 5 - -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 2 5 - - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE - 2 5 - - - - - -