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* According to dj TAKA's song comments on [https://web.archive.org/web/20161117062719/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/final/music/quickening.html beatmania THE FINAL's official website (archived)], he was requested to write Quickening by [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], who was the sound producer of Dance Maniax 2ndMIX. | * According to dj TAKA's song comments on [https://web.archive.org/web/20161117062719/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/final/music/quickening.html beatmania THE FINAL's official website (archived)], he was requested to write Quickening by [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], who was the sound producer of Dance Maniax 2ndMIX. | ||
** dj TAKA was stubbornly against Quickening being crossed over into beatmania IIDX since [[AC 6th style|6th style]], but included it in beatmania THE FINAL, since it was the final game in the series. | ** dj TAKA was stubbornly against Quickening being crossed over into beatmania IIDX since [[AC 6th style|6th style]], but included it in beatmania THE FINAL, since it was the final game in the series. | ||
* Quickening's Single HARD chart was created by DJ CIVA. | |||
* According to dj TAKA's song comments on [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507131309fw_/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx9/songs_quickening.html beatmania IIDX 9th style's official website], VJ YUZ created the Quickening video in his own time, and asked for it to be included in beatmania IIDX 9th style. | * According to dj TAKA's song comments on [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507131309fw_/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx9/songs_quickening.html beatmania IIDX 9th style's official website], VJ YUZ created the Quickening video in his own time, and asked for it to be included in beatmania IIDX 9th style. | ||
* Quickening is the last Dance Maniax song to date to appear in beatmania IIDX. | * Quickening is the last Dance Maniax song to date to appear in beatmania IIDX. | ||
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I created this groovy, one-shot, happy tune by changing the scene with undulations without adding modulations.<br> | I created this groovy, one-shot, happy tune by changing the scene with undulations without adding modulations.<br> | ||
It feels as if it's somehow gradually changing.<br> | It feels as if it's somehow gradually changing.<br> | ||
I created this song in a style which was very difficult to implement in "button pressing games" such as beatmania and pop'n, and I | I created this song in a style which was very difficult to implement in "button pressing games" such as beatmania and pop'n, and I've been asked to crossover this song to the IIDX series since 6th, which I continuously refused....<br> | ||
During that time, I probably had strong personal beliefs and obsessions about it. | During that time, I probably had strong personal beliefs and obsessions about it. | ||
The reason why I included it in this game is actually because VJ YUZ liked this song very much when it was initially released, and personally created a movie for it completely unrelated with work.<br> | The reason why I finally included it in this game is actually because VJ YUZ liked this song very much when it was initially released, and personally created a movie for it, completely unrelated with work.<br> | ||
He told me that it was possible to refine that movie to include in 9th, if only this time, and I unintentionally gave him the OK!!<br> | |||
This movie is cool. | This movie is cool. | ||
=== Dance Maniax === | === Dance Maniax === | ||
dj TAKA has created many famous numbers throughout the history of the BEMANI series. "Quickening" | dj TAKA has created many famous numbers throughout the history of the BEMANI series. "Quickening", his first appearance in DMX, is a trance song with undulating sounds which clash with each other. The combination of sampled voices, electronic sounds, and mechanical drum rhythms, invites the listener into an unreal space. The impressive last part fades out at once, as if the tuning had malfunctioned. | ||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
=== VJ YUZ === | === VJ YUZ === | ||
I heard this song a long time ago and it moved my heart, so | I heard this song a long time ago and it moved my heart, so I secretly made a movie of it which is able to see the light of day now. | ||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||
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{{DDR Chart Notecounts|111 / 0|161 / 24|224 / 25|333 / 13|- / - / -|139 / 20|223 / 21|265 / 21|- / - / -}} | {{DDR Chart Notecounts|111 / 0|161 / 24|224 / 25|333 / 13|- / - / -|139 / 20|223 / 21|265 / 21|- / - / -}} | ||
{{DDR Chart|DDR FESTIVAL|⁑N/A|3|5|'''8'''|-|3|5|7|-}} | {{DDR Chart|DDR FESTIVAL|⁑N/A|3|5|'''8'''|-|3|5|7|-}} | ||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|3|6|7|11|-|5|6|8|-}} | |||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2|'''1'''|3|5|8|-|3|5|7|-}} | {{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2|'''1'''|3|5|8|-|3|5|7|-}} | ||
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X→Present|3|6|7|11|-|5|6|8|-}} | {{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X→Present|3|6|7|11|-|5|6|8|-}} | ||