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The completely new movie version of “Fighting Warrior Gundam NT”, which was written by Fukui Harumi, is also played by Sawano Hiroyuki of “Mobile Suit Gundam UC”. In addition to the companion music, it also includes the theme song of this book. The double A-side single “narrative/NOISEofRAIN” was released on November 28 last year. The luxurious Vocal lineup of LiSA and Nishikawa Takashi also brought a strong sense of freshness to the single. What is the opportunity to promote their cooperation, and what is the creative philosophy of Sawano Hiroyuki for the creation of this play and the theme song? Entertainment station’s “Mobile Suit Gundam NT” (hereinafter referred to as “NT”) special interview interviewed Sawano Hiroyuki, to find out
Zeno received the work of the drama companion and theme song in about 2016. At that time, “NT” was not a movie version of the project. It was a short animation of several words, like “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” (Hereinafter referred to as “UC”). So when the official release was a theatrical animation, even Zeno himself was shocked
Because the content of “NT” is completely following the world view of “UC”, the story happened one year after “UC”, so the song of “UC” was also used directly in the play, and the new song made for “NT” was also I used the melody in “UC”. The new songs created for “NT” are naturally there, but Sawa said that it is more like a continuation of “UC” than a completely new work
However, according to the producer’s ideas, I hope to differentiate from “UC”. The music of “UC” is accompanied by symphony, and the rhythm is percussion and band performance. This time, in order to make a difference, electronic sound is used. The second song used in PV is the main melody, but in fact there is no precedent for using electronic music as the main melody. This is a special case to highlight electronic music. Therefore, this time the re-arrangement of the music of “UC” is also based on electronic music
Previously, because I was playing the theme song in “NT”’s first release event (November 16, 2018), I participated in the dubbing of the 20-minute video first, and the video and music of the force were also outstanding. In addition, although the song “UC” has adopted a new arrangement, it hopes to leave the impression of the new work to the audience. This time the main theme “Vigilante” was also used in the battle scene in the play. “UC” has not used Vocal as a battle scene music, which will bring you a new feeling
In addition to the playmates, Sawano also played the theme song “narrative” in the name of SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], and LiSA played the first concert. Previously, the title song of “Die Neue These” is the first collaboration between Zeno and Uru. After that, it provided music for Do As Infinity and Nishikawa. It gradually [nZk] the future trend and cooperation of this brand. Artists began to receive attention. Under the proposal of the “NT” producer Xiao Xing Shanghong, LiSA was chosen. Zeye also felt that it was worth a try. I was honored to have the consent of LiSA
The song itself was already in thought before the use of LiSA in 2017. The method of creating songs has not changed much in the past, mainly the impression of the cooperation, and the voice of LiSA. Sound is very important for building a world view, the voice of the singer changes, and the world view changes. LiSA’s voice is different from the singer used in the past, and Sawa said that he is purely enjoying this different feeling
When recording, Sawa was just watching, because the studio was the best environment for her, and she did not give me a particularly detailed instruction. Instead, LiSA’s own understanding of the song was almost Zeye’s idea is the same, so it’s good to give it to her
The “narrative” that Zhanye understands is a more biased course. In this song, I also tried to add my favorite style of pop music in the 90s. In terms of lyrics, the past songs are more European-American styles. Even if you don’t know what the lyrics mean, just follow the vocals of Europe and America. This time, you are especially aware of the lyrics of Japanese. The “RE:I AM” and “StarRingChild” of “UC” are the same method, not because it is the “Gundam” series
Another song on this CD, “NOISEofRAIN”, is the theme song of “Thunderbolt Fantasy Travel Notes 2”, which is performed by Nishikawa Takashi. When Sawa was composing from high school, Nishikawa was already a big man in the industry. This time, I was able to cooperate with Nishikawa, and Sawa was also showing an incredible feeling. After seeing Nishikawa himself, Nishikawa also respected Sawano and listened to Takuno’s commentary
When Nishikawa was in the name of T.M.Revolution, the impression of electronic sound also left a deep impression on Zeye. Because of this impression, when I sent an invitation to cooperate with Sawa, Sawa was simply surprised that Nishikawa would listen to his music. Because Nishikawa Takashi also sent a single in his own name, he also liked rock music, and began to play the song “Thunderbolt Fantasy”
Zeno felt the force of Nishikawa when he was recording the song. It was not described by singing. Zye said from the sound engineer that the voice of Nishikawa is much larger than the average person. The microphone was broken, and Sawa was also feeling the same force in the studio
Nishikawa’s chorus part has a powerful penetrating power, and I am particularly aware of this in the interlude of “The Thunderbolt Fantasy 2” song “Roll The Dice” for Nishikawa. Sawano also likes the feeling of such sorghum, and similar songs are also sung by the singer Yosh of Survive Said The Prophet. Nishikawa’s performance is completely different from that of him
Zeno believes that the cooperation with Nishikawa and LiSA will naturally affect his future music activities. This time the feeling is between [nZk] and the music offer. The music provides that the other party hopes that Sawano writes the songs he wants to write, and [nZk] is the singer who expresses his own form in the form of songs. Providing artists with music is based on the artist itself, so the focus is on highlighting the artist itself. This time, the two forms are merged and realized in the name of [nZk]. Zeye thinks this is the interesting part of cooperation..
C/W “Christmas Scene” is a Christmas song published on YouTube last year. Zeye, who likes Christmas songs, said he tried to add the elements of Christmas songs. In addition to the lead singers mizuki and Tielle, the vocalist of mpi and other male voices also participated in Vocal. Sawa said that he likes the form of this chorus. Tielle and Gemie have more opportunities to participate in [nZk], but the “Christmas Scene” is based on the composition of only Christmas songs. Therefore, it is very happy to be able to adopt such a compilation. In a sense, it is the most beautiful memory of last year
Another song in the single “Cage
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