(Project Diva) pinocchioP, Miku Hatsune - 'ありふれたせかいせいふく (Arifureta Sekai Seifuku)'

ELECTRONIC POP VOCALOID

Remove a bandaid, become a god. This is one of my favorite music videos. The animation and colors match the vibrancy of the song. This is the first track from pinocchioP's Obscure Questions. And it's a great start to the rest of the album. 

There's always something in the background of the song that keeps it interesting. There are some ear pleasing sound effects that are bangles and rings of music. 

The advantage of using vocaloid is that you have freedom with manipulating the vocals. Hatsune Miku sings pretty rapidly so it's unnaturally enunciated. 

I think some of the keys were also noise gated early to match that enunciation and speed of singing. 

The dynamics of adding and removing major instruments also helps maintain the song's engagement. The bridge is one of my favorites in that it helps slow down the pace. I personally like processed vocals like these in bridges. (Another favorite is Anamanaguchi's 'Prom Night'.)

I'll be posting more vocaloid favorites now that I'm obsessing over Project Diva again. 

from Obscure Questions. by EXIT TUNES. 2012.

(Silent Hill 4: The Room) Akira Yamaoka - 'Resting Comfortably'

VIDEO GAME (SILENT HILL 4: THE ROOM)

Ah... The staple ambient music of Silent Hill. This piece is well mixed in that it has depth. It isn't flat. That may be because of the delays. This track is welcomed under the stressful strategic horror tasks this game is known for.

(Corpse Party: Blood Covered) - Mao Hamamoto - 'Sound Of Bell'

VIDEO GAME (CORPSE PARTY: BLOOD COVERED)

Screeching violins mixed with ambient sounds. Ominous soundtrack to a creepy story line. 

(Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon) - Power Glove - 'Power Core'

VIDEO GAME (FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON)

Deep low ends and high synths. Steady beating bass line with shrill synths.

(Magic In The Moonlight) - Bix Biederbecke - 'Big Boy'

FILM (MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT)

Woody Allen's "Magic In The Moonlight" has a wonderfully supervised soundtrack. While "You Do Something To Me" composed by Cole Porter but performed by Leo Reisman & His Orchestra functioned as the main theme to the film, "Big Boy" made the  driving scenes memorable and fun.

Simply listening to the tooting trumpet and bouncing bright piano reminds me of the sunny scenes of the characters driving top-down by the South France seas. Now THAT is coasting.