I went to Comic Fiesta on the 19th and 20th of December, selling my first Vocaloid album.
It was great to meet a lot of people who are interested and supported. I was surprised to meet a lot of Kaito fans :) You guys rock!
I'm very happy that people like my work, and I really appreciate it, truly. Thank you everyone.
It was a little tiring for me, because I get fatigued easily if I speak a lot for a long time. I guess I'm just too much of an introvert in that respect. But, it is never going to stop me from talking to people who are willing to listen and have a go at listening to new things, such as my music :D
In the Mist - 霧の中
In the Mist, a song that I've decided to create to experiment with a different kind of tuning, and effects.
I left the low mid thin so that he will stand out more in his range.
As usual, the "l" is a bit hard to control in some of the words. It's not too obvious, but recognisable. I found a way to go around it, but I am still seeking an efficient way to solve this little problem. Otherwise, I'm rather happy with some of his pronunciation.
怪兽, the illustrator designed the character for the song, which will be in the KAITO Album that I am releasing at the end of this year (2015) during Comic Fiesta.
The story of the song is quite simple. It's the end of the world, and the Herald of Death slowly writes down all the last deaths in that world before he goes obsolete and loses his purpose. Every time he sees a living being, it signifies that being's impending death. He is looking for that precious song that he heard a long time ago, sung by someone he love deeply.
怪兽, the illustrator designed the character for the song, which will be in the KAITO Album that I am releasing at the end of this year (2015) during Comic Fiesta.
The story of the song is quite simple. It's the end of the world, and the Herald of Death slowly writes down all the last deaths in that world before he goes obsolete and loses his purpose. Every time he sees a living being, it signifies that being's impending death. He is looking for that precious song that he heard a long time ago, sung by someone he love deeply.
Raindrop
Raindrop, raindrop~
A little bossa nova song singing about the rain in Malaysia. It has been raining a lot for the past few months.
It is also about Tiquen singing to Midiea. They are both my characters. The reason why he sings about Midiea's golden lips is because Midiea is an angel, and their features are white and golden. But at that time of singing, he did not realise Midiea is indeed an angel, he always thought it is the lipstick, haha.
Yea, I wanted to compose a song for a soothing sounding KAITO, something relaxing, and so, here is Raindrop. I have also been doing some pixel art, so I made a pixel KAITO for the video.
A little bossa nova song singing about the rain in Malaysia. It has been raining a lot for the past few months.
It is also about Tiquen singing to Midiea. They are both my characters. The reason why he sings about Midiea's golden lips is because Midiea is an angel, and their features are white and golden. But at that time of singing, he did not realise Midiea is indeed an angel, he always thought it is the lipstick, haha.
Yea, I wanted to compose a song for a soothing sounding KAITO, something relaxing, and so, here is Raindrop. I have also been doing some pixel art, so I made a pixel KAITO for the video.
Veins of the World (Work in Progress)
This was what persistently appeared in my mind after I finished Midiea- The Subjugator. During the Chinese New Year celebration, I've jolted it down in my notebook that I along brought with me, which always proved to be very useful to recall pieces of ideas. It has a bit of the oriental flavour in it, and heavily influenced by fantasy role-playing game themes, and also Dungeons and Dragons. There are still a little bit left to finish the whole composition, but I am very happy with it so far.
KAITO is singing placeholder lyrics of Orihonn/Niuker's adventure into the Veins of the World with Attaq the Knight and Niuker the Priest. The party becomes progressively insane the deeper they venture into the ancient mines that promised fame and riches... Even if it's just a placeholder lyrics, I tend to start making elaborate stories for it. I will post the completed composition on Piapro to search for lyricist to write Japanese lyrics for it. The melody is rather flexible, and I have always wanted to collaborate with a lyricist. Hope it goes well.
KAITO is singing placeholder lyrics of Orihonn/Niuker's adventure into the Veins of the World with Attaq the Knight and Niuker the Priest. The party becomes progressively insane the deeper they venture into the ancient mines that promised fame and riches... Even if it's just a placeholder lyrics, I tend to start making elaborate stories for it. I will post the completed composition on Piapro to search for lyricist to write Japanese lyrics for it. The melody is rather flexible, and I have always wanted to collaborate with a lyricist. Hope it goes well.
Midiea - The Subjugator
This was a blast to create. The song idea came to me early in the morning, and I focused on it intensely for two days. The song belongs in the Kaito As Angel series; same dimension different world. This one is about Midiea, the Subjugator (as if the title is not obvious enough xD).
The very first thing I had to change is the BPM because the speed in my head was a little too quick for singing. I don't intend for it to become a rap song, and KAITO has to speak clearly or else it will be incomprehensible. It was one of those days where I did nothing but compose music, and the process was very smooth, which kept the ball rolling. I paid a lot of attention to the singing and the overall mix to make sure KAITO will not be drowned by the track. Some of the pronunciation in the Vocaloid 3 Editor were changed as it sounds unnatural in their original setting.
I spent time in the past two years making different kind of music, that is why coming back to create conventional music is fun. This time, a bit of rock flavour is suitable for the character. Midiea is a character from one of the worlds of my stories. You can find their short story in here under [2.2] Midiea - The Restrained Angel. Basically, they are an Archangel who is a perfectionist and impossibly loyal to the Lord of the Upperworld. In the past, they were ordered to execute their most precious angel. They did it, but not without some impact in their personality and state of mind. Nowadays, they are a perfect executing machine who constantly stop themselves from feeling and dedicating, except to their Lord Eainal.
The chant in the beginning is what they sing whenever they are going to execute a Fallen. It is a "last prayer" to the one who is going to be executed, or it could be the song of death, a requiem.
The very first thing I had to change is the BPM because the speed in my head was a little too quick for singing. I don't intend for it to become a rap song, and KAITO has to speak clearly or else it will be incomprehensible. It was one of those days where I did nothing but compose music, and the process was very smooth, which kept the ball rolling. I paid a lot of attention to the singing and the overall mix to make sure KAITO will not be drowned by the track. Some of the pronunciation in the Vocaloid 3 Editor were changed as it sounds unnatural in their original setting.
I spent time in the past two years making different kind of music, that is why coming back to create conventional music is fun. This time, a bit of rock flavour is suitable for the character. Midiea is a character from one of the worlds of my stories. You can find their short story in here under [2.2] Midiea - The Restrained Angel. Basically, they are an Archangel who is a perfectionist and impossibly loyal to the Lord of the Upperworld. In the past, they were ordered to execute their most precious angel. They did it, but not without some impact in their personality and state of mind. Nowadays, they are a perfect executing machine who constantly stop themselves from feeling and dedicating, except to their Lord Eainal.
The chant in the beginning is what they sing whenever they are going to execute a Fallen. It is a "last prayer" to the one who is going to be executed, or it could be the song of death, a requiem.
Back from a long hiatus
Hello there, it's been a while isn't it?
I have to thank G KINE for bringing me back here. Their discipline in keeping a blog motivated me to return to writing for mine as well.
There are other influences as well. Mainly, I finished my university studies and returned to Malaysia, my home country. Now, I am back to create more Vocaloid Kaito songs! I had a feeling of restriction when I was in the UK for some reason, which is also part of the reason why my Vocaloid song production is sparse in the past three years.
This time, I have a few great things to share!
I have an official website! Which is organized and cleaner than a casual blog like this :)
I have an organised writing website! Which contains a collection of my character's stories.
And most importantly, I would also like to share my experience with the awesome person that is G KINE. The first time I met them was when they created a PV edit of my song, The Glass Tomb.
The PV is so cool!
The story goes like this... One day, I received a message on Youtube. Curious, I opened it and was blown away by their talent at editing. They really captured the expression and feeling of the song very well. And the meaning of the lyrics were presented both subtly and clearly. There is also a play sample, yes, you can play The Glass Tomb on Project Diva :D Although, the technical things I will have to ask G KINE.
And that is how we established a connection. During mid August 2014, I was in a rather dark mood because of various reasons, this actually gave me a lot of hope and joy. So I thought, I must do a collaboration with them! I had an idea that might interest them, so I contacted them. It was about the story of Zcheste the angel and Dawerent the devil. I showed them the rough draft that is mostly just a piano sketch at that point in time. I was a bit worried that the idea might not come through clearly. Fortunately, they were interested. And so, the collaboration begins.
After that they created another fun PV edit (actually I should call it MV but I am still a little confused between the usage of the two in NND. I will find it out eventually, maybe there is not much difference.) I enjoyed it a lot, and I really appreciate their dedication to create for my songs.
I laughed and smiled watching this ^o^
We continued with the collaboration with a lot of exchange of ideas and brainstorming. I was happy to share the story of my characters to them. They were very patient with me, and I want to thank them for that. The song was completed in December, named Zcheste - Obsession. Then, I let G KINE take the reins from there to create a wonderful video. I gave some suggestions here and there, but the whole video is their work. When I saw the rough draft, I am touched by the details, even small ones from the lyrics. They did an amazing job! <3 I love the feeling of the MV.
If you understand Japanese, they have a written the process of the collaboration as well. You can view it here.
It was a pleasure to work with you, G KINE.
There are other influences as well. Mainly, I finished my university studies and returned to Malaysia, my home country. Now, I am back to create more Vocaloid Kaito songs! I had a feeling of restriction when I was in the UK for some reason, which is also part of the reason why my Vocaloid song production is sparse in the past three years.
This time, I have a few great things to share!
I have an official website! Which is organized and cleaner than a casual blog like this :)
I have an organised writing website! Which contains a collection of my character's stories.
And most importantly, I would also like to share my experience with the awesome person that is G KINE. The first time I met them was when they created a PV edit of my song, The Glass Tomb.
The PV is so cool!
The story goes like this... One day, I received a message on Youtube. Curious, I opened it and was blown away by their talent at editing. They really captured the expression and feeling of the song very well. And the meaning of the lyrics were presented both subtly and clearly. There is also a play sample, yes, you can play The Glass Tomb on Project Diva :D Although, the technical things I will have to ask G KINE.
And that is how we established a connection. During mid August 2014, I was in a rather dark mood because of various reasons, this actually gave me a lot of hope and joy. So I thought, I must do a collaboration with them! I had an idea that might interest them, so I contacted them. It was about the story of Zcheste the angel and Dawerent the devil. I showed them the rough draft that is mostly just a piano sketch at that point in time. I was a bit worried that the idea might not come through clearly. Fortunately, they were interested. And so, the collaboration begins.
After that they created another fun PV edit (actually I should call it MV but I am still a little confused between the usage of the two in NND. I will find it out eventually, maybe there is not much difference.) I enjoyed it a lot, and I really appreciate their dedication to create for my songs.
I laughed and smiled watching this ^o^
We continued with the collaboration with a lot of exchange of ideas and brainstorming. I was happy to share the story of my characters to them. They were very patient with me, and I want to thank them for that. The song was completed in December, named Zcheste - Obsession. Then, I let G KINE take the reins from there to create a wonderful video. I gave some suggestions here and there, but the whole video is their work. When I saw the rough draft, I am touched by the details, even small ones from the lyrics. They did an amazing job! <3 I love the feeling of the MV.
If you understand Japanese, they have a written the process of the collaboration as well. You can view it here.
It was a pleasure to work with you, G KINE.
Mary-Go-Round
I have been reading grim fairy tales, twisted children stories and creepypasta when I have some free time.
I figured I would make a song. However, Alice In Wonderland, Snow White, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, etc. have been overdone. I thought of the merry-go-round and how loud the music was in the background when I was riding it long time ago. I went to search for the background of it and this is what I have found:
Awesome Facts about Merry-go-round
It has inspired me create this song:
Lyrics:
Round and round
Round and round
Always chasing, chasing
Merry-go-round
Riding on the carcass
You're drowning in the pleasure
Luxurious red platform
There're smooth and silky faces
Round and round
Turn around
falling down
mess around
Keep the ride alive (keep it alive)
"I'm here, stay close"
"Don't run away”
Mary-go-round
Laughing, laughing
enjoying the ride
“What a lovely ride”
“It looks so real to me”
Your perception is twisted
(Round and round, round and round, don't stop this happiness)
Your perception is twisted
(Round and round, round and round, don't stop this happiness)
“I want to stay forever”
“Take me to the fairyland”
The setting is as follows:
A Lord owns a big spinning platform machine. It is a private property for his two sons and one daughter to play. They live happily in a grand estate with an elaborate mansion. The children always explore and play hide-and-seek in the garden where the spinning platform machine is. One day, a fat rat was stuck in between the the machine's gears and was crushed to death. The oldest son pulled it out and tossed it on the spinning platform. His siblings thought it was interesting to see the body of the rat keep spinning round and round... They got rid of the rat and thought of something bigger; a horse, a cow, a goat, anything that they can ride on will be very fun.
So they asked the local stables to give them sick horses or dying horses in pretence that their father will take care of it. Because the Lord has such good reputation, the Stable masters agreed to send over their horses. Before the horses reaches the Lord's estate stable, the children directed the delivery to the garden and on the large spinning platform. The delivery boys and men did not ask questions because it is the Lord's orders, or so they thought.
I figured I would make a song. However, Alice In Wonderland, Snow White, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, etc. have been overdone. I thought of the merry-go-round and how loud the music was in the background when I was riding it long time ago. I went to search for the background of it and this is what I have found:
Awesome Facts about Merry-go-round
It has inspired me create this song:
Lyrics:
Round and round
Round and round
Always chasing, chasing
Merry-go-round
Riding on the carcass
You're drowning in the pleasure
Luxurious red platform
There're smooth and silky faces
Round and round
Turn around
falling down
mess around
Keep the ride alive (keep it alive)
"I'm here, stay close"
"Don't run away”
Mary-go-round
Laughing, laughing
enjoying the ride
“What a lovely ride”
“It looks so real to me”
Your perception is twisted
(Round and round, round and round, don't stop this happiness)
Your perception is twisted
(Round and round, round and round, don't stop this happiness)
“I want to stay forever”
“Take me to the fairyland”
The setting is as follows:
A Lord owns a big spinning platform machine. It is a private property for his two sons and one daughter to play. They live happily in a grand estate with an elaborate mansion. The children always explore and play hide-and-seek in the garden where the spinning platform machine is. One day, a fat rat was stuck in between the the machine's gears and was crushed to death. The oldest son pulled it out and tossed it on the spinning platform. His siblings thought it was interesting to see the body of the rat keep spinning round and round... They got rid of the rat and thought of something bigger; a horse, a cow, a goat, anything that they can ride on will be very fun.
So they asked the local stables to give them sick horses or dying horses in pretence that their father will take care of it. Because the Lord has such good reputation, the Stable masters agreed to send over their horses. Before the horses reaches the Lord's estate stable, the children directed the delivery to the garden and on the large spinning platform. The delivery boys and men did not ask questions because it is the Lord's orders, or so they thought.
Happy Halloween!
The process behind making this video was intense. I am no video editing pro, or iMovie expert, so the process was prolonged.
I got the idea in the midnight of 27th before I sleep, and quickly got up from my bed to my laptop and PC. KAITO's always there waiting for me to give him something to sing, thank goodness for that.
I finished the song on 29th at 2am, took a nap, then got up before dawn and tried to draw but was unhappy with it so I went to DeviantArt to search for KAITO's recent fanart. I feel the need to collaborate with some artists.
I found hzeo's still picture of her Halloween KAITO model and thought it looks perfect for the song. (Look at this blog, she has amazing models http://nonbirimattari721.blog.fc2.com/)
Then I search for other artists who is using hzeo's model as well to make cool pose and atmosphere. I sent out all the notes to them individually and hope, with all my might, that they reply me before the end of 30th. It was a short notice but I've gotten their replies on 30th! I'm so grateful and thankful for their support and friendly attitude. And thus, I am able to insert their great artworks into this Halloween song of mine.
Then, the next part of headache, putting them together. I've started a little at the introduction using iMovie (since I have all my songs in my MacBook, might as well use it), the subtitles and syncing took me a while. Later, I received my best friend, CresAya's translation of the lyric.
Initially I have one of the Piapro artist's drawing, but when Lizzy (black-neko21.deviantart.com) posted up the one with a skeleton, that matches the lyric perfectly, so I replaced it.
iMovie crashed multiple times during the editing, and I was a little unsure if I could make it before 31st passes in Southeast Asia. Exporting the movie took me a few hours because there is an error so I exported a smaller/lower quality video. I didn't get this error usually for my songs but I think it's because I use so many artworks and transitions that the program can't take it. *shrugs*
Finally, at 1am in the morning, I was able to upload it on Youtube. NND requires a smaller size and I got a video converter to compress for a smaller size.
Even during all this rushing and hustling, I really enjoyed the making of it. And the warm comfort that the artist community of Vocaloid are very supportive puts a smile on my face. Thank you very much!
Night at the Castle.
Enjoy!
I got the idea in the midnight of 27th before I sleep, and quickly got up from my bed to my laptop and PC. KAITO's always there waiting for me to give him something to sing, thank goodness for that.
I finished the song on 29th at 2am, took a nap, then got up before dawn and tried to draw but was unhappy with it so I went to DeviantArt to search for KAITO's recent fanart. I feel the need to collaborate with some artists.
I found hzeo's still picture of her Halloween KAITO model and thought it looks perfect for the song. (Look at this blog, she has amazing models http://nonbirimattari721.blog.fc2.com/)
Then I search for other artists who is using hzeo's model as well to make cool pose and atmosphere. I sent out all the notes to them individually and hope, with all my might, that they reply me before the end of 30th. It was a short notice but I've gotten their replies on 30th! I'm so grateful and thankful for their support and friendly attitude. And thus, I am able to insert their great artworks into this Halloween song of mine.
Then, the next part of headache, putting them together. I've started a little at the introduction using iMovie (since I have all my songs in my MacBook, might as well use it), the subtitles and syncing took me a while. Later, I received my best friend, CresAya's translation of the lyric.
Initially I have one of the Piapro artist's drawing, but when Lizzy (black-neko21.deviantart.com) posted up the one with a skeleton, that matches the lyric perfectly, so I replaced it.
iMovie crashed multiple times during the editing, and I was a little unsure if I could make it before 31st passes in Southeast Asia. Exporting the movie took me a few hours because there is an error so I exported a smaller/lower quality video. I didn't get this error usually for my songs but I think it's because I use so many artworks and transitions that the program can't take it. *shrugs*
Finally, at 1am in the morning, I was able to upload it on Youtube. NND requires a smaller size and I got a video converter to compress for a smaller size.
Even during all this rushing and hustling, I really enjoyed the making of it. And the warm comfort that the artist community of Vocaloid are very supportive puts a smile on my face. Thank you very much!
Night at the Castle.
Enjoy!
The Glass Tomb
I've uploaded The Glass Tomb on NND and Youtube after some improvement on the overall mix.
Kurisuto is going to record the guitar part for the Vism online Vocaloid album release version. It will be a little different.
I will try.
Kurisuto is going to record the guitar part for the Vism online Vocaloid album release version. It will be a little different.
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I have an idea for the next song. It's hard to know if Kaito will fit in it. It's an adventurous RPG type opening theme.I will try.
Acapella Eversmile Con.
Continuing my exploration in Vocaloid 3 Editor.
Aside from bird calls, mimicking whistling seems possible, although I would not call it whistling. High range is a lot of fun to play around with, but if one is not careful, it could lead to temporary deafness (jk :P but close enough). I tested various note length as well, and gender, brightness, openness, etc. If you don't simply just look at KAITO as a singer, but as a synthesizer, many things can be done.
I compose without thinking much with these pieces. You might find it a bit more cliché than my other stuff, but who knows, maybe that's good.
Result of my experiment:
I am also going to give this series a name, Eversmile.
Here, have a happy KAITO :D
Aside from bird calls, mimicking whistling seems possible, although I would not call it whistling. High range is a lot of fun to play around with, but if one is not careful, it could lead to temporary deafness (jk :P but close enough). I tested various note length as well, and gender, brightness, openness, etc. If you don't simply just look at KAITO as a singer, but as a synthesizer, many things can be done.
I compose without thinking much with these pieces. You might find it a bit more cliché than my other stuff, but who knows, maybe that's good.
Result of my experiment:
I am also going to give this series a name, Eversmile.
Here, have a happy KAITO :D
Acapella Kaito making interesting effect
So, I finally gave in and bought the full Vocaloid 3 Editor. I can do multi-tracks, unlimited bars, create new space within the same track, etc. Definitely a lot more versatile than the Tiny version.
What better way to go on an adventure in a full editor than making an acapella piece? While I faff about, I discovered something that brings sparkles into my ears. Kaito can make bird sounds, a good bird sound at that! :D Also, "ta ta" "ka ka" "kick kick" "pu" "shoo" became the percussion in the piece.
Kaito in high range with low gender value is very "chipmunk"-ish so I made it more natural by raising the gender value. His voice is smooth in the high register too, that is good. And even in high register, it maintains a unique characteristic (what the community calls as Kaiko), which I am really pleased about.
The bird sound comes from me trying to break my monitors by putting really high notes and a quick jump down.
What better way to go on an adventure in a full editor than making an acapella piece? While I faff about, I discovered something that brings sparkles into my ears. Kaito can make bird sounds, a good bird sound at that! :D Also, "ta ta" "ka ka" "kick kick" "pu" "shoo" became the percussion in the piece.
Kaito in high range with low gender value is very "chipmunk"-ish so I made it more natural by raising the gender value. His voice is smooth in the high register too, that is good. And even in high register, it maintains a unique characteristic (what the community calls as Kaiko), which I am really pleased about.
The bird sound comes from me trying to break my monitors by putting really high notes and a quick jump down.
Starting the Chidori Score
Hello! I am pretty excited to say that I am starting to write the Chidori full orchestra score. I've talked to Robin about it last Thursday during the weekly rehearsal. It's not 100% confirmed but at least there might be a chance that the piece will be performed.
I've also been looking into some information about video games audio implementation and borrowed some books from the library. Even though DirectAudio is not as prominent as it was few years back, there are still some interesting points that are relevant to my studies.
About the song, The Glass Tomb, I did not realize how bad the mix was when I was mixing with my headphones back in Malaysia. Now, with my monitors, it sounded so confined and unbalanced. The bass frequencies were low and the mid does not have enough volume. It really shows that the headphones has a lot of boost in certain frequencies. I've decided not to trust my headphones anymore but only for checking and casual listening.
We've been learning about electronic music in the class. The one that really stood out was the Manifesto of Futurist Musicians. The extreme views and requirements were actually quite understandable, even though at first it sounded outrageous. One thing though, we should never forget our roots in music. It is because of the constant evolution and development from the ancient times that we are where we are today.
Another point was noteworthy. The introduction of machines influenced the creation and growth of music because people's ears get used to the sounds which were not born into the world before that. So musicians seek a different way to stimuli the ears and emotions of the audience.
Which brings me to conclude that we, in this day and age, tend to listen to louder music than people back in the days. The size of orchestra is bigger and the speakers play louder. Young people like to go clubbing listening to deafeningly loud (at least to me) music to stimulate and elevate their emotions.
I've also been looking into some information about video games audio implementation and borrowed some books from the library. Even though DirectAudio is not as prominent as it was few years back, there are still some interesting points that are relevant to my studies.
About the song, The Glass Tomb, I did not realize how bad the mix was when I was mixing with my headphones back in Malaysia. Now, with my monitors, it sounded so confined and unbalanced. The bass frequencies were low and the mid does not have enough volume. It really shows that the headphones has a lot of boost in certain frequencies. I've decided not to trust my headphones anymore but only for checking and casual listening.
We've been learning about electronic music in the class. The one that really stood out was the Manifesto of Futurist Musicians. The extreme views and requirements were actually quite understandable, even though at first it sounded outrageous. One thing though, we should never forget our roots in music. It is because of the constant evolution and development from the ancient times that we are where we are today.
Another point was noteworthy. The introduction of machines influenced the creation and growth of music because people's ears get used to the sounds which were not born into the world before that. So musicians seek a different way to stimuli the ears and emotions of the audience.
Which brings me to conclude that we, in this day and age, tend to listen to louder music than people back in the days. The size of orchestra is bigger and the speakers play louder. Young people like to go clubbing listening to deafeningly loud (at least to me) music to stimulate and elevate their emotions.
The Glass Tomb and Places Between Spaces
I have been spending a lot of quality time with my father and mother. Soon, I will be leaving again to UK to start my Master course. This time going back, I will be aiming to get a full time job in the games industry. I still insist on my goal to be a video games soundtrack composer. Although I am not an 8-bit composer, I believe there is a place for the style of music I compose to linger.
Here are the two new songs I've composed for KAITO to sing.
Here are the two new songs I've composed for KAITO to sing.
~ * ~
Places between spaces
Why do they choose to fall
Stress is temporary
Don't let it pull you down
Refuse is aight, but not your life
Do you know how many people
will weep for you secretly?
Never, never, never, give up
No more, no more, no more, crying
This is the time to overcome
Step up, outwit, beat it, win it
Please wait, one moment
And take, one deep breath
You are not alone you know
I am here to give you comfort
Here hold my hand I will take you there
to the places in your dreams
Promise me that you will come back happier than before
Places between spaces
Why do they choose to fall
Stress is temporary
Don't let it pull you down
~ * ~
Notes: The inspiration I get to compose this song is from the news of college students committing suicide because they were unable to receive or achieve what/who they want or love. I want to give them some comfort and morale support to get back on their feet.
Places between spaces
Why do they choose to fall
Stress is temporary
Don't let it pull you down
Refuse is aight, but not your life
Do you know how many people
will weep for you secretly?
Never, never, never, give up
No more, no more, no more, crying
This is the time to overcome
Step up, outwit, beat it, win it
Please wait, one moment
And take, one deep breath
You are not alone you know
I am here to give you comfort
Here hold my hand I will take you there
to the places in your dreams
Promise me that you will come back happier than before
Places between spaces
Why do they choose to fall
Stress is temporary
Don't let it pull you down
~ * ~
Notes: The inspiration I get to compose this song is from the news of college students committing suicide because they were unable to receive or achieve what/who they want or love. I want to give them some comfort and morale support to get back on their feet.
~ * ~
So this is where you will leave me
To be asleep for eternity
My duty is complete
and my heart no longer beats
All my struggles and sacrifice
is a void in the frozen time of ice
You are a selfish person
to take the timeless ransom
No second thought of me
who cannot gladly leave it be
In front this cold tomb of stone
you left a sad angel alone
Lingering only with your memories
Living on in his looping fantasies
Ah, in the cruel world of mortals
Homeless angels slowly turn into monsters
Licking their wounds
Crying in front the tombs
They are bound for eternity
with the sins of fatality
A journey to recover you
A path that leads deeper
into the abyss of blue
Our fate is still alive
Catch it and open your eyes
Before I become vile
Let me see your one last smile
la la la la
(Don't pray for me, don't pray for me)
(See you some day, take care, good bye)
~ * ~
Notes: This is the continuation of Kaito As Angel series.
A story of another angel, saddened by the sudden death of his master. A strange person made a trade with his master, promising to give something eternal in return. His master, who had always pursued immortality accepted it but little did he know the promised eternity is death.
The angel goes through the deep abyss to pull his master back, but is tainted and slowly turning Foul. Before the angel loses his sanity, he saw his master returns and he disappears with a smile.
So this is where you will leave me
To be asleep for eternity
My duty is complete
and my heart no longer beats
All my struggles and sacrifice
is a void in the frozen time of ice
You are a selfish person
to take the timeless ransom
No second thought of me
who cannot gladly leave it be
In front this cold tomb of stone
you left a sad angel alone
Lingering only with your memories
Living on in his looping fantasies
Ah, in the cruel world of mortals
Homeless angels slowly turn into monsters
Licking their wounds
Crying in front the tombs
They are bound for eternity
with the sins of fatality
A journey to recover you
A path that leads deeper
into the abyss of blue
Our fate is still alive
Catch it and open your eyes
Before I become vile
Let me see your one last smile
la la la la
(Don't pray for me, don't pray for me)
(See you some day, take care, good bye)
~ * ~
Notes: This is the continuation of Kaito As Angel series.
A story of another angel, saddened by the sudden death of his master. A strange person made a trade with his master, promising to give something eternal in return. His master, who had always pursued immortality accepted it but little did he know the promised eternity is death.
The angel goes through the deep abyss to pull his master back, but is tainted and slowly turning Foul. Before the angel loses his sanity, he saw his master returns and he disappears with a smile.
The Pale Scout Lyric
This is the story of a pale scout.
Walking alone through darkest of jungle.
His pale eyes sees a ghastly girl smiling
and he follows her into the depths
Then he wakes up in a field clutching a pale stone
it has the shade of the earthly falling leaves
The delightful feeling of
strolling through familiar paths
and see the long lost lady he loved
She withers and turns into bones, oh
The grim reaper, he points his finger at the
pale and confused scout then leaves
Raising his sword he cut through his enemies front line
Just like a hero in the legends of the old times
That's what he wanted, but the dream is crushed into fine dust
He wavers
The faces of his parents are kind and loving
They attempt to poison him
but they choke to their death
The pale scout kneels down
He pleads to be free from the grim reaper's laughter
"Gevore, you had escaped death many times, it's making me sad.
Why don't you come, it is your time to surrender." The grim reaper says.
"Please let my loved ones go, they deserve to live on. I will yield."
Thus the pale scout gives himself up
and never returns
Walking alone through darkest of jungle.
His pale eyes sees a ghastly girl smiling
and he follows her into the depths
Then he wakes up in a field clutching a pale stone
it has the shade of the earthly falling leaves
The delightful feeling of
strolling through familiar paths
and see the long lost lady he loved
She withers and turns into bones, oh
The grim reaper, he points his finger at the
pale and confused scout then leaves
Raising his sword he cut through his enemies front line
Just like a hero in the legends of the old times
That's what he wanted, but the dream is crushed into fine dust
He wavers
The faces of his parents are kind and loving
They attempt to poison him
but they choke to their death
The pale scout kneels down
He pleads to be free from the grim reaper's laughter
"Gevore, you had escaped death many times, it's making me sad.
Why don't you come, it is your time to surrender." The grim reaper says.
"Please let my loved ones go, they deserve to live on. I will yield."
Thus the pale scout gives himself up
and never returns
The Pale Scout
I have been working on The Pale Scout for a few weeks now. It is an orchestral/soundtrack song for KAITO. I did something similar some time ago, it is The Bringer of Black. This time I work with my sturdy headphones, my monitors are taking a break back in UK.
Without further ado, here is The Pale Scout's backstory:
Kaito, a minstrel sings about an ancient folklore about a Pale Scout who was sent into the jungle to find the legendary Gold Lake. He was also responsible to map out the jungle and finding a good path to build a road. Unfortunately, like many countless other scouts who were sent into the treacherous jungle, he never came back. Thus, the plan to seek out the Gold Lake was cancelled. The jungle was left untouched for several centuries. Until recent years, when town expands and needs more land, people start to clear the jungle. However, there was a rumor that a pale rider, the symbol of Death is guarding the deeper parts of the jungle. Thus, the legend of Gold Lake is again emerging from the stories and songs of storytellers and minstrels alike, gaining an almost immediate popularity in the town and the country.
Above is the whole reason why KAITO is singing the song. Now to the story of the Pale Scout himself:
His name is Gevore Bard. When he was just a newborn baby, his pale cloudy white coloured eyes and hair were hated and despised because it symbolizes ill omen in the village. Yes, he was an albino child. The village however, does not allow killing of a human baby, so Gevore's parents had to keep him no matter what. Even though his parents took care of him relatively well, they secretly wanted to dispose of him. On his third birthday, a tragedy happened. Gevore's parents poisoned his food, but a strange thing occured, they choked and died suddenly. Gevore cried very loudly and that attracted the neighbours. They were terrified when they found his parents' body on the ground. Not a single soul wanted to adopt Gevore in that village, so the village chief left him in front of a military encampment.
Gevore was picked up by the military men and sent to the orphanage in the nearest town. The people there had no strong dislike for albinism but he was still bullied by the children because he looked different. He grew up learning to spend time on his own and build contraptions to have revenge against those who dared to bully him. On his sixth birthday, he was played a prank that turned horribly wrong. A group of children decided to push him into the river but a strange thing happened, one of them slipped and they were dragged into the strong river currents, except Gevore. All the children hide from him from then onwards.
On his ninth birthday, Gevore was offered to join the military school at the capital. Cadets there looked at him curiously but did not approach him. His dream was to be a general, like a brave warrior. He trained and studied at the best of his abilities for years, all the while with that target in mind. On his fifteenth birthday, his dream was crushed. He was appointed to be a scout. Not a soldier. He fell into depression but picked himself up and work hard to be a reliable scout.
As years went by, Gevore had his fair share of war experience and was a very dependable scout for the army. He married a fair lady and they had great times together. When his daughter was born, his wife died. With sheer will, he went over the sadness and brought up his only daughter by himself. His daughter was not an albino like him, so he was relieved in many ways. They were very close to each other. He was near retirement when his last assignment was to find the Gold Lake in a supposedly haunted jungle. There, he saw a ghost of a girl who looked exactly like his daughter. Unable to shook off the bad feeling, he followed her into the depths of the jungle. That is where he met the Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reaper grimace at him and laughed at his expression when he was showed the terrible past. His death was set when he was three, but somehow he escaped it. Every three years, the Grim Reaper will come to get him, but he always avoided his demise. During his career as the scout in war, the Grim Reaper ignored him because there were too many deaths to collect. However, now that his life is heading towards a peaceful one, the Grim Reaper chased him once more. Gevore surrendered himself in exchange for the safety of his daughter and close friend's life. The Grim Reaper agreed and grinned sheepishly before possessing Gevore.
And then, centuries passed.
Without further ado, here is The Pale Scout's backstory:
Kaito, a minstrel sings about an ancient folklore about a Pale Scout who was sent into the jungle to find the legendary Gold Lake. He was also responsible to map out the jungle and finding a good path to build a road. Unfortunately, like many countless other scouts who were sent into the treacherous jungle, he never came back. Thus, the plan to seek out the Gold Lake was cancelled. The jungle was left untouched for several centuries. Until recent years, when town expands and needs more land, people start to clear the jungle. However, there was a rumor that a pale rider, the symbol of Death is guarding the deeper parts of the jungle. Thus, the legend of Gold Lake is again emerging from the stories and songs of storytellers and minstrels alike, gaining an almost immediate popularity in the town and the country.
Above is the whole reason why KAITO is singing the song. Now to the story of the Pale Scout himself:
His name is Gevore Bard. When he was just a newborn baby, his pale cloudy white coloured eyes and hair were hated and despised because it symbolizes ill omen in the village. Yes, he was an albino child. The village however, does not allow killing of a human baby, so Gevore's parents had to keep him no matter what. Even though his parents took care of him relatively well, they secretly wanted to dispose of him. On his third birthday, a tragedy happened. Gevore's parents poisoned his food, but a strange thing occured, they choked and died suddenly. Gevore cried very loudly and that attracted the neighbours. They were terrified when they found his parents' body on the ground. Not a single soul wanted to adopt Gevore in that village, so the village chief left him in front of a military encampment.
Gevore was picked up by the military men and sent to the orphanage in the nearest town. The people there had no strong dislike for albinism but he was still bullied by the children because he looked different. He grew up learning to spend time on his own and build contraptions to have revenge against those who dared to bully him. On his sixth birthday, he was played a prank that turned horribly wrong. A group of children decided to push him into the river but a strange thing happened, one of them slipped and they were dragged into the strong river currents, except Gevore. All the children hide from him from then onwards.
On his ninth birthday, Gevore was offered to join the military school at the capital. Cadets there looked at him curiously but did not approach him. His dream was to be a general, like a brave warrior. He trained and studied at the best of his abilities for years, all the while with that target in mind. On his fifteenth birthday, his dream was crushed. He was appointed to be a scout. Not a soldier. He fell into depression but picked himself up and work hard to be a reliable scout.
As years went by, Gevore had his fair share of war experience and was a very dependable scout for the army. He married a fair lady and they had great times together. When his daughter was born, his wife died. With sheer will, he went over the sadness and brought up his only daughter by himself. His daughter was not an albino like him, so he was relieved in many ways. They were very close to each other. He was near retirement when his last assignment was to find the Gold Lake in a supposedly haunted jungle. There, he saw a ghost of a girl who looked exactly like his daughter. Unable to shook off the bad feeling, he followed her into the depths of the jungle. That is where he met the Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reaper grimace at him and laughed at his expression when he was showed the terrible past. His death was set when he was three, but somehow he escaped it. Every three years, the Grim Reaper will come to get him, but he always avoided his demise. During his career as the scout in war, the Grim Reaper ignored him because there were too many deaths to collect. However, now that his life is heading towards a peaceful one, the Grim Reaper chased him once more. Gevore surrendered himself in exchange for the safety of his daughter and close friend's life. The Grim Reaper agreed and grinned sheepishly before possessing Gevore.
And then, centuries passed.
Summer Break
I went back to Malaysia for my summer break this year. Coming back home is a really different feeling. There simply is nowhere like home. My parents are always so supportive of my work.
I had some plans with my group of close friends. We went for a session of cosplay photoshooting. It was definitely fun times. Speaking of which, cosplaying is similar to acting. If you love a character enough, you will feel different when you're in that character's shoes. It is just like an alter ego.
Went for medical checkup for the UK visa today. I don't have TB, period.
Anyway, finally started to continue The Pale Scout today. Even though the horizontal progress is not much, the vertical progress is good. I will need to get KAITO singing soon. It had been at the back of my mind these few weeks. I don't know if other Vocaloid producers have this feeling, but whenever I don't do enough of songs for the lovely Vocaloids, I feel like they are beckoning or calling to me. Or at least somewhere around that feeling. Or maybe I am just strange.
So yes, sorry I don't update very frequently. I am not the sort to update every details each day. I hope to enjoy the summer break with my family and friends. Oh, by the way, I bought a few PS3 games, finally! I don't have a PS3 in UK so I'm planning to go all out since I'm back here. I just got Metal Gear Rising (Raiden is an awesome and cool character), Tales of Xillia, The Last of Us, Dead Space 3 and Persona 4 Ultimate. A good variety of settings and genre. I am also planning to study and analyze the music and sound effects used in the games. This will prove to be a satisfying and interesting learning experience.
Went for medical checkup for the UK visa today. I don't have TB, period.
Anyway, finally started to continue The Pale Scout today. Even though the horizontal progress is not much, the vertical progress is good. I will need to get KAITO singing soon. It had been at the back of my mind these few weeks. I don't know if other Vocaloid producers have this feeling, but whenever I don't do enough of songs for the lovely Vocaloids, I feel like they are beckoning or calling to me. Or at least somewhere around that feeling. Or maybe I am just strange.
So yes, sorry I don't update very frequently. I am not the sort to update every details each day. I hope to enjoy the summer break with my family and friends. Oh, by the way, I bought a few PS3 games, finally! I don't have a PS3 in UK so I'm planning to go all out since I'm back here. I just got Metal Gear Rising (Raiden is an awesome and cool character), Tales of Xillia, The Last of Us, Dead Space 3 and Persona 4 Ultimate. A good variety of settings and genre. I am also planning to study and analyze the music and sound effects used in the games. This will prove to be a satisfying and interesting learning experience.
Concept Album and KAITO updates
I can finally say the concept album is done!
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It has been 11 months now since its creation, time flies. I remember back then I was still waiting for KAITO's Append :D
At the moment, I am making a cover. It is a Chinese song. I will try my best to make it sound good.
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This is the prototype of the album I've made.
I have ordered 50 copies so far to see how it goes :) I will be shifting everything to the uni storage soon because the final year is finishing and I don't want to have too many things there.
Yes, Traveller Criminal feat. KAITO is finished, as you can see from my previous post.
If you are curious how the original sounds, it goes like this:
It has been 11 months now since its creation, time flies. I remember back then I was still waiting for KAITO's Append :D
At the moment, I am making a cover. It is a Chinese song. I will try my best to make it sound good.
Traveller Criminal (English lyric)
English:
Escaping from the pursuer
he ran into a jungle
the night is young
he rested by the stream
Moonlight lit his way as he leaves
(Singing starts here)
Riding on the horseback
He set out on a new journey
Checking the bullets in his gun
He recalled what he did
A criminal he was called
A murderer he was called
But he knows his destination
The place where he belonged
"Ah, I hope to taste that pie again."
But he knew it is impossible
Because what's left is just a head
Just a head
He stopped by a town
And saw her with a flower crown
He talked to her, smiled to her
She gave him a kiss
And she gave him a knife
"Let's end it here." she said
Then he laughed happily like a child
Performance of Deadcall and some Kaito and Prima update
24th of March, this Sunday, De Hav Philharmonic will be performing Deadcall, the first track of my concept album.
It will be after the intermission.
It is such honor to be able to have my piece played by an orchestra and amongst great composers like Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. My parents will be coming from Malaysia as well. They are so supportive, I can never express how grateful I am to have them as my parents. I will keep trying to improve and work hard.
I'm working on Traveller Criminal's Japanese translation with Jun for KAITO to sing, been planning for it since a few months ago. I'm happy it's progressing.
I've been asked about my PRIMA song. Unfortunately, the installation CD and all data is back in my home in Malaysia and the laptop died, so I don't think I will be able to make more PRIMA songs in near future. She has a beautiful voice, hitting high notes pretty smoothly, I really like using her as a main singer. The Sacrificial Reborn style really suits her xD I remember showing the song to the Head of Department when I applied into the University, he was impressed by that track.
I will be focusing on polishing my KAITO V3 tuning now. He is my main singer and my most favourite. I feel like my soul heals whenever I hear him sing :D
It is such honor to be able to have my piece played by an orchestra and amongst great composers like Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. My parents will be coming from Malaysia as well. They are so supportive, I can never express how grateful I am to have them as my parents. I will keep trying to improve and work hard.
I'm working on Traveller Criminal's Japanese translation with Jun for KAITO to sing, been planning for it since a few months ago. I'm happy it's progressing.
I've been asked about my PRIMA song. Unfortunately, the installation CD and all data is back in my home in Malaysia and the laptop died, so I don't think I will be able to make more PRIMA songs in near future. She has a beautiful voice, hitting high notes pretty smoothly, I really like using her as a main singer. The Sacrificial Reborn style really suits her xD I remember showing the song to the Head of Department when I applied into the University, he was impressed by that track.
I will be focusing on polishing my KAITO V3 tuning now. He is my main singer and my most favourite. I feel like my soul heals whenever I hear him sing :D
Kaito as the Angel
In a world with Foul (phantom-like creatures), humans defend themselves by offering things to them. There is also an entity that the Foul are afraid of, the Angels.
Angels are called upon by humans when they pray hard enough. It is also up to the Angel's own will to appear before them as their loyal partner until the day they die. Angels who agreed to guard the humans normally loves them unconditionally. They call their human Beloved.
However, some humans abused this love, and made the Angels do terrible things. And as they do more and more evil, they eventually became something nasty, something even they themselves have no idea of and feared tremendously.
Mine
Lyric:
It's time to act right now
I'm gonna own you somehow
Please don't say no and ciao
'cause I will take everyone down
I'm sick of your mind games
Stop giving me all the blame
You think that I'm so tame
Oh, how naive you are it pains
Give me the answer now
Tell me the everlasting vow
I can spare you from the Foul
Just don't make me scowl
Look at all the dying men
All trying to have your hand
You think that I am your pet
You're driving me mad
Are you cowering in fear ?
Please don't do that my dear
You know that you are my girl
Just want to make it clear
"Now come with me my love."
"It's too late to run."
You cried and tell me that
I am a scary man
But do you know I am
An angel you demand
(Prequel) I was an Angel
Lyric:
Straying from the path of an Angel
Gazing upon all the faces
All empty and devoid of soul
I did it... with my own hand
This sin I own
I'm no longer an Angel
I cannot stop loving you
But this is too much for me
The divine light fades away
Leaving a Fallen
I will keep on smiling
Even when I'm changing
There is no telling what I am now
--------------------------
About I was an Angel:
Originally, I was going to make a prequel without the question at the beginning. The song was named Fallen instead, but I received a question in NND that goes like this, "Kaito, are you an angel? or devil?" and that instant I decided to include it in the video and changed the name to an answer.
Angels are called upon by humans when they pray hard enough. It is also up to the Angel's own will to appear before them as their loyal partner until the day they die. Angels who agreed to guard the humans normally loves them unconditionally. They call their human Beloved.
However, some humans abused this love, and made the Angels do terrible things. And as they do more and more evil, they eventually became something nasty, something even they themselves have no idea of and feared tremendously.
Mine
Lyric:
It's time to act right now
I'm gonna own you somehow
Please don't say no and ciao
'cause I will take everyone down
I'm sick of your mind games
Stop giving me all the blame
You think that I'm so tame
Oh, how naive you are it pains
Give me the answer now
Tell me the everlasting vow
I can spare you from the Foul
Just don't make me scowl
Look at all the dying men
All trying to have your hand
You think that I am your pet
You're driving me mad
Are you cowering in fear ?
Please don't do that my dear
You know that you are my girl
Just want to make it clear
"Now come with me my love."
"It's too late to run."
You cried and tell me that
I am a scary man
But do you know I am
An angel you demand
(Prequel) I was an Angel
Lyric:
Straying from the path of an Angel
Gazing upon all the faces
All empty and devoid of soul
I did it... with my own hand
This sin I own
I'm no longer an Angel
I cannot stop loving you
But this is too much for me
The divine light fades away
Leaving a Fallen
I will keep on smiling
Even when I'm changing
There is no telling what I am now
--------------------------
About I was an Angel:
Originally, I was going to make a prequel without the question at the beginning. The song was named Fallen instead, but I received a question in NND that goes like this, "Kaito, are you an angel? or devil?" and that instant I decided to include it in the video and changed the name to an answer.
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