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2012.01.21, 07:14 PM | #101 | |
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Ah, so Ishiki and Hatsukoi Shoujo don't actually appear? That stinks
Also, I was expecting the music to play a larger role in the film, and at most we got longer versions of Kuki and Yume no Ato, and the rest of the songs were like 30 seconds. I don't think the music was really that integral to the film. |
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as the story goes the director, who was making her feature film debut, was a fan/friend of ringo and asked her to compose the music for the film. considering it was about oiran, she probably just thought of kabukicho no jou. ringo started to write a lot of music and had a creative spurt, but that was put on the back burner when the director snuffed that candle quickly by saying she wanted older material, so ringo reworked old material to work within the context of the film. if you aren't a ringo fan the music is definitely a big selling point to the film. AS a ringo fan, and if that is the reason why you are watching, you're not going to be blown away, because the film is meant to be watched, not listened to. its pretty saturated from beginning to end with the photographers eye and musicians ar. I've seen it multiple times and it definitely is well done. The use of Papaya Mango and Yume no Ato (especially at the end) is VERY well done. The only two pieces I don't like are the use of Gamble and Oiran. Gamble starts off awesome but then it drags and competes with the dialogue for a little too long. Oiran was just too cutesy, it felt like watching anime. |
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2012.01.25, 02:53 PM | #106 | |
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But it did work great in the movie. The beginning showed the mad oiran world. When the double bass started playing, it showed Kiyoha as a badass relaxed woman. I am failing at my use of language. Last edited by W3iHong : 2012.01.25 at 02:57 PM. |
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2012.10.15, 06:02 PM | #107 |
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Listening to Hatuskoi Shoujo had me notice that the haunting yet somber melody and Ringo's vocal runs would make the song perfectly suited to be played by an erhu (two erhus!?).
Alas, I do not play the erhu. But it's just a thought I had. |
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Anyone else really love the raspiness of Ringo's voice on this album? On a few songs it sounds like she smoked like three packs of cigarettes before recording. Like when she says "let's burn up this room," holy shit that part is awesome. I wish she had brought back the rasp on some of her more recent recordings.
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Oh absolutely, one of my favorite parts of the album. It reminds me how much I love this album (it was my first full Ringo album!).
I love the jazziness, how Ringo goes all out, I love how strained her voice is during Gamble. It's so emotive and powerful. |
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