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.
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
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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
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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.
Kaito V3 and Thoughts
I haven't stopped composing songs for him since I got my hands on him that day.
This is my first attempt, Seed of Devotion.
He sounded muffled in some parts, and some pronunciation is not very clear. I will work to improve on that.
Lyric:
From the ashes I rose
In this desolate land
finding a new reason to live on
Flowers with mask whispering constantly
I turned around and sided with ignorance
The sun gives light, shining brightly
But it burnt my skin unknowingly
I wondered long and far
to revive a sleeping emotion
Hidden and protected
a past long forgotten
Rain, so gentle, turned into ice
freezing my body, trapping my mind
The abrupt nothingness never healed me
but I reincarnated and became stronger
Winding sprouts devour my hand
it grew and prevailed
standing tall above me
undying and unhallowed
Awaken from my inner slumber
Wind... autumn wind...
I devote my life to love
I died, I revived, and I died again
This endless cycle turned so dull
I became the seed of devotion
devoted to the unholy evil
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Here are some thoughts while I'm tuning him. These are some of the stuff I ran into while doing my current song, Mine for him. He has significantly improved in his English, but there are still blunders.
(Note: I'm using TinyVocaloid3 so there are some inconveniences here and there like linking some pronunciation together) There are some funny things that happen when editing him which I found quite similar to what happened in Vocaloid as well. When he sings something that is open like "car, that, sick," he will suddenly becomes very loud, making bumps in his phrases. I've tried tweaking dynamics, clearness, brightness and breathiness to smoothen it out. Although sometimes, just lowering the volume will do the trick, but it mostly sounds awkward.
I have yet to get a clear voice like what other experienced -Ps can get. I will continue experimenting.
Here's a funny pronunciation I found. "-ted"(tied with other words like fainted or granted) sounds like "tit" or "tid". I'm not sure why he is doing that because "ted" by itself is totally okay. Also it is hard to get him to sing "you" and "are" without them slurring together. If I shorten it too much, the "you" will not sound. I guess I'll need to do it multi-track to fix it. Default "clear" is not so clear, I am still finding alternatives.
And yea, that's what I think so far. I'm still trying to improve on my Vocaloid tuning skills. If you have suggestions, feel free to leave me a message or comment.
I'm loving Kaito and his voice, yes.
(Note: I'm using TinyVocaloid3 so there are some inconveniences here and there like linking some pronunciation together) There are some funny things that happen when editing him which I found quite similar to what happened in Vocaloid as well. When he sings something that is open like "car, that, sick," he will suddenly becomes very loud, making bumps in his phrases. I've tried tweaking dynamics, clearness, brightness and breathiness to smoothen it out. Although sometimes, just lowering the volume will do the trick, but it mostly sounds awkward.
I have yet to get a clear voice like what other experienced -Ps can get. I will continue experimenting.
Here's a funny pronunciation I found. "-ted"(tied with other words like fainted or granted) sounds like "tit" or "tid". I'm not sure why he is doing that because "ted" by itself is totally okay. Also it is hard to get him to sing "you" and "are" without them slurring together. If I shorten it too much, the "you" will not sound. I guess I'll need to do it multi-track to fix it. Default "clear" is not so clear, I am still finding alternatives.
And yea, that's what I think so far. I'm still trying to improve on my Vocaloid tuning skills. If you have suggestions, feel free to leave me a message or comment.
I'm loving Kaito and his voice, yes.
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