Shibuya Park
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Toya
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Toya
(Soma agreed to let me help him while I learned what I could about writing songs from him, but...)
Toya
(I can't let that get in the way of our performance. That means I'll need to focus more than usual.)
Kohane
(I need to learn how to pull everyone forward like An and the others! I have to do everything I can to make up for not being able to work on our next song...!)
Kohane
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Akito
Remember how you noticed that everyone singing during RAD WEEKEND sounded a little sad for some reason? I told Okazaki and his team about that.
Tatsuya
Exactly. So, Aoyagi, thank you.
This song's proving to be our most difficult one, but I believe we'll be able to show just how passionate we all are by singing it with everything we have.
This song's proving to be our most difficult one, but I believe we'll be able to show just how passionate we all are by singing it with everything we have.
Kotaro
Mine's about half finished.
I absolutely promise to have it ready in time for our event!
I absolutely promise to have it ready in time for our event!
Kotaro
I wanna make everyone go nuts and blow the roof off the place like what happened during RAD WEEKEND!
Arata
I like that. You do a good job of interacting with the audience, Kotaro, so I'm sure your song will turn out well.
Kotaro
Yeah, just leave it to me! I'll take the reigns from EVER, send everyone sky high and toss it to you, Tono!
Akito
We have a general idea of what to do, but the drums and stuff still need a lot of work.
An
Yeah, we really want it to have a big impact overall. It needs to feel more electric, you know...?
Arata
I see. Luckily, we still have plenty of time until our event, so let's just keep chipping away at them.
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Toya
(I promised to keep it a secret, so I can't tell them that I'm going over to help Soma with his song...)
Akito
You seem like you've been pretty busy lately. I hope you're not having trouble at home again.
Toya
And there's no need to worry. It's just something I need to do right now, and it won't have an effect on the way I practice.
Street SEKAI
Crase Cafe
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Akito
Yeah, he said everything's okay, but I feel like he's been hiding something from us lately...
Akito
And I guess we don't have to worry about Toya. He's doing what he can to make sure he performs well and has been talking more about himself.
Akito
More importantly, we told him that we'd take care of writing our new track. So, we gotta make it a good one.
An
I'll need to come up with some ideas after I get home today, so let's get through our meeting fast.
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Kohane
So, An and Shinonome are writing one for our next event, and I feel really bad about not being able to help with that...
KAITO
I've never done any songwriting before, but as a DJ, I'm exposed to a wide variety of music...
KAITO
Yes, because they likely place an incredible amount of value onto each note. Like...
KAITO
Yes. You carefully choose what goes into each dish, right, MEIKO? I feel like songwriting works in a similar way.
KAITO
You know how to use which ingredients because you understand how to make a dish delicious, yes?
Rin
Oh, what if you listened to a bunch of really cute or cool songs?! That might tell give you some hints as to what to do, right...?!
KAITO
Then, why don't we give it a try right now?! As for what songs... Kohane, choose anything you like for us.
KAITO
Yes. That should make it much easier for you to create something that captures who you are.
Hospital
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Toya
(This is incredible. Especially after he said that he wasn't very good at arranging sounds. The high and low sections are so well balanced. I can't complain. And I can't believe he did all this through just feel...)
Soma
To be fair, I got a little too excited about making this. I was worried that I threw in too much...
Soma
If possible, I wanna try using this for the chorus. What do you think? Is it a bit much?
Toya
For the chorus...?
Yes, this sort of sound would certainly leave a big impression on the listener.
Yes, this sort of sound would certainly leave a big impression on the listener.
Toya
You may end up getting a fairly muddy sound if you try to work this in. I recommend going with one or the other rather than both.
Toya
(By adjusting the volume at different frequencies... Or would it be better to pan the audio differently by moving the instruments around...?)
Toya
(No, even if it were to become more usable, it would stop being the sound that Soma'd envisioned...)
Toya
Oh, um, I'm sorry...
I was just wondering if we could still use that phrase you'd come up with...
I was just wondering if we could still use that phrase you'd come up with...
Soma
Haha. You don't have to think about it so hard. If we can't use it, then we can't use it. I don't mind moving on from it.
Soma
Don't dwell on it too much.
Thanks to you, Aoyagi, I was able to achieve the sound I wanted.
Thanks to you, Aoyagi, I was able to achieve the sound I wanted.
Soma
Coming up with a good phrase wouldn't mean much if it fell apart after becoming too unbalanced. So, there's nothing for you to worry about.
Toya
(Getting to watch Soma up close as he comes up with phrases has been a nice learning experience.)
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Soma
If it means making this song better, I'm all ears. I promised to also help you, Aoyagi, so feel free to say whatever you like.
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Toya
I thought that seeing you work would help me find a hint as to how I might be able to write a truly moving song...
Soma
You mentioned that a powerful sound would suit the “Action” part of your theme. And you saw the way I work on music, so...
Soma
I'm not sure if this is going to help since your style probably differs from mine, Aoyagi, but this question just popped into my mind...
Soma
Yeah. What feelings do you want to convey? What kind of message do you want to send? If you don't know that, I don't think you'll be able to move someone else's heart.
Soma
If the person writing the song can't answer that, then the listener won't understand what's going on. So, for your first step, you might want to try figuring that out.
Toya
Yes, you're right...
For classical music, it's obvious that the composer put quite a lot of thought into each note in any given piece of sheet music.
For classical music, it's obvious that the composer put quite a lot of thought into each note in any given piece of sheet music.
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