タグ: 長い独白

カラフルな3枚

 サブスクでコツコツ聞いている音源シリーズ。

 グリーンのやつ聞いた。最初はアイドル路線なのかな?と思ったが、レコード時代のB面からはAORになって素晴らしかった。たぶんA面とB面で方向性を変えたのかな、上からの指示的なもので。(←前2作の振れ幅が大きかったので、安全策的な) これはキュートAORですね、ちょっと他に例を見ないかも。敢えていえば初期のTさんとかか。プロデューサー&アレンジャーの方が達人のような職業作家なので、これも間違いのない出来。

 続けて灰色のやつ。演奏やミックスは流石に海外録音盤で素晴らしいが……実はアレンジはあまり評価できない。というのは、やはり彼らは日本語の歌詞がわからないし、曲調や歌詞の世界も本当には理解できてない。なのでほぼ全部ツボを外しちゃってる感。サウンドは格好良いのに、どこかチグハグな印象を受ける。海外プロデュースあるあるな仕上がりになってしまった。

 青色のやつ。あれれレコード会社が違う、なんかありましたか(汗)。てな話はおいといて、前半はかなり雰囲気沈滞。落ち着きというより落ち込み。アレンジも単調で「?」な感じ。ところが……後半からの巻き返しが凄い。特に肖像曲。これはたぶんこのアーティスト最高レベルの、自力で曲そのもの=単体で勝負できる作品では。隠れた名曲でしょうか、シングルカットされてないし。セルフプロデュースだったそうで、この1曲だけで成功といえそうです。見事なAOR/CITYPOPのアルバムでした。

 この方はもっと評価されてしかるべきだと思っています。このシティポップ/80sブームの中で、何かのきっかけで再ブレイクも有り得るのでは。というかそうなることを祈っています。本当にリスペクトできるアーティストさんです。リスペクトですよ、それ以外にないですよ。

Smooth Vibes

  Taking Chords, tempos (changing so many times), and sometimes top notes. They were started after recording the song from Youtube to my DAW.

  If I can touch the core of the song, I may write good arrangement. But if not…? 🙂 Still working in the flow of the music. Keep her steady!

Ice lake studio

  Seeing Mr.Coffee Cup’s studio life. You are a legend of music, I thank for your great Masterpieces. It would be same opinion of composers and musicians all over the world.

  You are really perfect, then I’d like to suspect possibility of your weak point. 🙂 I enjoyed Christmas live videos at your home studio, they are some vocal numbers playing with your family and kind musicians.
  But in one number, vocal microphone didn’t have a compressor. Then I thought — Mr.CC may have not enough experiences for vocal numbers especially POP song. Oh, it is too bad. I thought about wishing you for new challenge for POPs.

  But I was absolutely wrong. You posted a perfect vocal tune with your premier singer. It is awesome one, you are also GURU of POP music.
  OK, wait. But probably you are not familiar with Country music, right? 🙂

  I wish you make wonderful music also from now on. Your studio is really great. Thanks for reading.

from a composer in a bedroom studio.
Best regards.

(Just like) Starting over?

  Frankly speaking, I have to write many songs. It’s my destiny (oh Carol).
  2 years ago, my purpose was 100 songs. 1 year ago, it was 300 songs. And now… over a thousand songs! Wow. But it is a true from deep inside of my heart.

  Therefore, I always welcome a good idea of English lyrics. Please send it anytime you like. Don’t hurry for it, take enough time for making a music.
 (I am running some projects anyway, It may take some time to reply)

  If you need to make music, please contact me. Let’s make a great music which becomes a topic of word of mouth.

From the composer with a hot coffee.
Best regards.

Make a period

Dear Sirs,

  Now it is the time to close for the English song project. I would like to move on to a new project. We would meet again, if we have a chance in the future.
  Thank you very much for your time.
  Best regards.

Other practical points

  To make a song with an oversea lyricist, we have to decide how we proceed the work practically.

  After agreeing a main concept (idea), it starts like this:

(1) A lyricist writes lyrics at first, then a composer makes a whole music.

(2) A composer makes a music (melody) at first, then a lyricist writes lyrics. After that, a composer(arranger) makes a whole music.

  In Japanese music producting scenes, (2) is popular method. I heard it is same in USA, too.

  However, (2) gives much working to a lyricist. And this time, lyrics is very important. Therefore, we may take (1) method.
(I know rhyme is very difficult to make, Japanese lyrics has no rhyme except rap etc)

  Probably, after a lyricist makes the first verse, a composer should receive it and make a music for the moment. Then we can share the image and feeling of the song.

  And frankly speaking, I must remember a biggest matter of the project — it is a reward. Can I pay enough reward for the world-famous lyricist? Oh, I should know the answer. 🙂

  Like this, there are many critical points in the project. If we take a human vocalist, it costs too. (and there is a difficulty of singing management, if she(he) is a native speaker. Really can she(he) take a best singing for a great lyrics? Would you have a time for advice to a singer?)

  This is a difficult project to make succeed after all. Should we continue it? I would like to ask the sirs to think about it carefully with enough time.

From a stray-sheep composer, in the field of December.

Thinking about a song project

  I’m always ready to compose. But to start new project with great lyricists, we have to think about how we start and proceed this creative project(s).

  Probably it is best way for us to set a main concept of the song at first.

1) I would like to make a song for persons in front of the net. They may be lonely or happy. There are many people.

2) A.C.Clarke showed us “One World” connecting with world network in his book “How the World Was One”. However, he is really optimist, he didn’t see the dark side of the One World.
  Great Cyberpunk authors prophesied it correctly, didn’t they? 🙂

3) Computer network may break the world if the one uses it with evil mind. But I’d like to believe honest mind of the people. It would help us after all.

4) With these warm mind and idea, I would like to make a fantastic new song in this world-wide project. Any Questions? 🙂

  We have to decide many things to proceed the project, but it should be done later.

  And I am really sorry — I got some phrases and a melody already. Wao. How can I stop it?

  This is first idea, It is a ballad. I can imagine many patterns of arrangement. (like ’70 Rock, Carpenters-Pops, Orchestral, Smooth Jazz contemporary, RnB or Progressive Rock? Santana, Doobie Brothers?)

(verse 1)
When I put out (the) words to electric grid
Through thousand of the black little chips,
They may reach to you instead
Could you receive raps?

(verse 2 — no idea)

(chorus)
I’m standing in the rain,
you’re smiling on a whelp

  I know this is terrible lyrics, and rhyme is not good. It is too difficult to make it for one Japanese with poor English! This is simply a base idea.

  And more practical ideas,

5) How do you think about singing this song by a Vocaloid? It can sing English song, of course. Do Cyberpunks like it?

6) Finally, it would be good idea to release this song as “Freemium”, I think. Many people do listen it. Freely copy, but we have copyrights.

  Today, this is all. Have a good weekend, sirs.

From a super composer, in a cold fine day in Nagoya.

Realworld Influencers

 Influencer is not only in cyberspace but also in real world. I have seen some great RW-Influencers in the net.
 They seem to be modest and shy. It is a little surprise for me, because they have really big power of intelligence. But, it may be one of truth of the world, therefore they give many good influence to the people.
 OK, I studied it.

 Meanwhile, I am ready to compose, sir. If you give me a word through e-mail, I am super very glad and happy. It is a first process to make good music with you. It always needs a special purpose to make music. A request from you give a huge influence to me. Please remember for it, you are a super influencer.

 Believing bright future of the world.

Throw a stone into a river

  After starting my music production work, I become to believe “EN” of human world. “EN” means a collaboration of one person with other one, meeting and relation.
  If we have a good “EN”, something a special matter appears. But we have no “EN”, nothing happens, only passing by.
  Both of them are equal, not special, just natural. Life goes on like a river.

  If you hope to change of this flow, you should throw a stone into a river. Then “EN” will turn to good way.
  Every great author knows the importance of words, isn’t it? 🙂 Just drop words, “I need your music”, then one composer would be delighted. It is needed to make a good music. Please try to do it. You are a special person, have a huge influence, please remember it.

  Dreaming a good collaboration with you.