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This is a thread that I remembered, but was lost in the hacking incident. I found the thread on GoogleCache (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:5rfoclwZLQ0J:forums.animesuki.com/archive/index.php/t-37249.html), "as retrieved on Aug 7, 2005 17:36:01 GMT." The cache won't last forever, so, since I currently also have a lot of free time, I'll take the liberty of copying each original post back into here:
I've been looking around for the piano piece that occaisionally pops up during Air. Unfortunately, any information on music in Air that I can find is only the song Aozora.
If anyone has the episodes on their computer, it'd be the piece that plays on the first episode when Misuzu is running to give Yukito the juice, then falls. That's the only place I definitely remember it playing.
That's Natsukage (or Natsu Kage, dunno). :) See the music threads for more. There are apparently at least three official versions, two instrumentals and with vocals by Lia.
I did a quick search for you because I know I've found a link to AIR music before (I have 27 piano sheet music PDF's sitting on my hard drive, I just forgot what site they're from). If you get desperate, I did find this link from one of the music threads, and it has a few AIR tracks:
http://www.alphatrance.com/0engine/music/anime/
If you really get desperate, private message me. I'll zip up the music I have (~5 MB in total) and put it online for you.
edit: I've received two private messages requesting the sheet music, and have already loaded the 27 tracks that I have onto my FTP. You can download them from here. (http://users.bestweb.net/~shyguy/linked/AIR%20Piano%20Sheet%20Music.rar) Note that I have put all 27 into a rar, they are in .pdf format, the RAR is ~5 MB large, and there is no track 01. I don't believe I missed any files from the website I downloaded these from (I don't have the URL, unfortunately), but please do not message me that I forgot a file - that is everything I have. You're free to share that link with others, I am under no bandwidth limitations, but note that I will not keep that file online forever. I will remove it at the earliest in a week from today; there's a better chance that I will forget to remove it, and it won't be removed until a few months from now, when I'm cleaning out my FTP. If you're encountering this post a few months from when I made it and found the files useful, please message me and let me know that people are still getting the files so that I'll keep it up longer. I also encourage you to download it and share it yourself, if you can. It's beautiful music, and I'm happy that people are interested in playing it. Glad to have helped you all, and I hope that the song you're searching for is contained somewhere in there.
with vocals by Lia.
I definitely recommend tracking this down. It was a stunning song, but with Lia doing vocals it emits a whole new range of emotion.
You can find a sample on the Key Sounds Label page
If you need the original OST you can purchase it at himeyashop.com, or if you're broke find the torrent which is floating around somewhere and buy the OST later. :heh:
I agree, the vocal version is fantastic, definitely worth tracking down. :) Have to admit I feel somewhat similar to that guy in the other thread, the two instrumentals and the vocal version sound like three totally different songs to me, if I didn't know them all to be Natsukage... :heh:
There's also AIRness vocal ver. Natsukage, which sounds like the Natsukage that played in AIR ep.01. It's pretty good too, but I think Lia's version is still the best; definitely not a song to listen to while working since you'll prolly stop just listen to it *_*
Also, as s a bonus to getting Lia's Natsukage, you'll also get Nostalgia. It's also a pretty song. ^^
I definitely recommend tracking this down. It was a stunning song, but with Lia doing vocals it emits a whole new range of emotion.
You can find a sample on the Key Sounds Label page
The natukage single can be ordered from www.animejungle.com under their "Game Music/I've" section. Oh, and I did a quick and rough (like in 10 minutes ^^;) translation of natukage just recently:
http://www.cjas.org/~zalas/AIR/moin.cgi/natukage
Disclaimer: Likely to be inaccurate. Read at your own risk! <_< >_>
Well considering I am trying to possibly be a composer when I get into college (my dream is to write this kind of music). I'm loving the opportunity to play it and study it a little! Whenever I hear giniro, I actually have to hold back tears...no song has effected me like that before. :heh:
Oh, and I did a quick and rough (like in 10 minutes ^^;) translation of natukage just recently
Thanks you. :)
*edit* nevermind! I made a mistake with my accusation that there were typos, I minterperated my initial suspician.
kazedragon
2006-01-01, 22:21
I remember a site from Geocity with lots of Air music in it .. the only problem is i forgtot the link .. now im looking for it again .. which is very annoying ... anyone find it please post it ^^ thanks
You wouldn't be thinking of Uno's Air music (http://uno.nothing.sh/), would you? I think, but I'm not sure, that these are just fan remixs.
TougeSil80
2006-02-09, 06:38
Anyone know who's the singer for this song in this amv?
AIR amv (http://www.youtube.com/w/I-Believe-I-Can-Fly?v=7QuQel-wDr0&search=AIR%20TV%20OP%20AMV%20Chinese%20Sub)
All the "I believe I can fly" that I found are not this version. Thanks.
Well from reading the comments on that page someone says it's called
"Proud of You" by Joey Yung
Lyrics
http://www.requestlyrics.com/read.php?1,354787,354787
Now that I've heard it I like it as well^^
TougeSil80
2006-02-10, 01:02
Thanks. I found it.
All right. I still hate AIR and always will, but I've said that it's one glowing point was its music and that's something I'd defend until .... I don't know, but anyway, I liked the music a lot. So I tracked down the vocal version of Natsukage and... whoa. At first I was pretty disappointed, but a couple of minutes in, it actually started sounding like Natsukage, and geez, the last repetition of the chorus made me cry. Lia blew this one outta the water. She is a fucking angel.
@ kazedragon
You're not thinking of this site (http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar-Piano/4725/AIR/index.html) are you? Sheet music, yes?
@ Veritas
See if you can find a copy of gift - the album (track six, gift ~duo version~). Absolutely beautiful.
-Andiyar
See if you can find a copy of gift - the album (track six, gift ~duo version~). Absolutely beautiful.
Seconded.
Furthermore, might I suggest Lia's "Life is like a Melody" (ending theme from Clannad's sequel Tomoyo After) which, IMO, is also pretty nice.
@ nani
Thanks for that recommendation. I've managed to find Life is like a Melody and... very pretty indeed. I'll have to hunt down the soundtrack to Tomoyo After and have a listen. :)
-Andiyar
Also, I think her (Lia) version of Last Regrets is also very nice.
Greetings. I made a Semigoromo (a BGM often played during the summer arc and other parts too) midi, mostly for the purpose of the fan RPG I'm considering of creating. The midi is not finished yet, but the basic stuff are there. The piano version is more or less done with though, since it doesn't require instrumental additions and as such.
I'm posting both the piano version and instrumental version (both midis) here for now for those interested.
*If link leads to an ad, click 'Continue to Filefront' near the top.
PIANO MIDI:
http://files.filefront.com/SemigoromoPnoKanGaoMID/;5471242;;/fileinfo.html
INSTR. MIDI:
http://files.filefront.com/SemigoromoInstrKanGaoMID/;5471243;;/fileinfo.html
*The basics were taken from the sheet music for Semigoromo posted earlier in this thread, and minorly arranged + added a bit more fancy stuff by me. Still working on it, it is not fully finished at the moment.
Question
2007-01-13, 01:13
Am i correct in that no OST for the anime version of AIR was released? I am looking for the OP/ED songs in particular.
Well, no, sort of. The anime uses music from the game, which had a soundtrack released for that (http://www.chudahs-corner.com/soundtracks/index.php?catalog=KSLA-0004~5). The songs you are looking for are indeed on that album, along with their short and karaoke versions.
If you're referring to an OST that features anime-exclusive musics (I've no idea if there are any, though), then there probably isn't one. Or if it's the movie you are talking about, there is an OST for that as well.
And indeed, the OST is still available from Anime Jungle - I myself finally picked up a copy about eight weeks ago. As to anime-exclusive music, I don't think there actually was any apart from the lullaby song during the Kano arc. There might have been a couple of slightly rearranged pieces, but there definitely wasn't anything breakingly new - apart from the TV edits of Tori no Uta and Farewell Song, anyway. Which are inferior, regardless. ^^
And there is an OST for the movie too, which I have a copy of. I can't say I've listened to it more than a couple of times since I picked it up though - the end theme (If Dreams Came True by Kawai Eri) isn't too bad, but the rest I felt was mostly unmemorable, as opposed to the game/tv anime OST.
-Andiyar
SealedTears
2007-01-17, 06:21
yah i got the sound tracks for the movie and the series :)
sakuravs
2007-03-11, 21:12
In case you haven't seen them...these 2 clips of Tori no Uta & Natsukage played on piano are fantastic! I really love the improvisation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGpyJ48jHuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-EeipcRBM
i just can't stop crying everytime i listened to the ost...i just can't...
Kinny Riddle
2007-04-20, 07:07
After playing through the game and anime for nearly 2 months, I am beginning to understand why people think the music and story in AIR is so much superior compared to Kanon, this is not to belittle Kanon's story in anyway.
Anyway, I got the AIR OST and one re-mix album, the Kanon/AIR piano arrangement "re-feel". I wonder if there are other AIR remix albums out there?
The only other official releases that I know of are the Key+Lia Natukage/nostalgia CD single, which has an interesting vocal version of that song, and the OTSU Club Music Compilation vol. 1, which includes reworked versions of seven songs from AIR.
the air rade-air dojin soft BGM is also a remix of air ost.you should go get it :)
I cant get enough of the Tentou Mushi music! XD its one of the happier ones
btw. did anyone notice there is a show (2007? considered an anime?) called Tori no Ulta?
To this day Sousei (track 13) is the best piece of music i have ever heard.
esorakoto is very wicked... (when Yukito sees Kano "sleep walking/trance")
ive taken a real liking to it now, but its not a happy song.
Kinny Riddle
2007-05-01, 10:18
To this day Sousei (track 13) is the best piece of music i have ever heard.
I never really paid attention to the song names, but after checking which song you're talking about, hell yeah you're right man, that song just struck a chord with me everytime I hear it, and it was used in the most appropriate scenes in the game.
When Sora turned back into Yukito and embraced Misuzu, promising her he'll never leave her again.
The AIR soundtrack is just so good it's hard to pick a "best song". I like how Kyo-Ani also makes good use of the "Unused Tracks" in the OST.
If I have to choose the best song, it's still Aozora, and it's variations, both in the OST and in the Kanon/AIR piano arrange album.
"I wonder if there are other AIR remix albums out there?"
just search for stuff on emule... there's so many air remixes it's ridiculous =.=
x_x
Wow, Im in love with most of the music from AIR
sounds alot like KANON music, even though they are by the same company..
Aozora wins for the number of people it can induce to cry just by hearing. Along with that is Kotowari and Tsuki Warabe.
Natsukage wins for a relaxing tune. Truly makes one soar when looking up on a clear sky and just fly.
Tori no Uta is an all around all-time favorite.
As for remixes, the AIRRADE OST is quite nice. RESOUND WAV's ARIA is a must get.
Currently trying to track an acoustic album said to have been released this 04-29, title on it is 私の好きなうた.
dahilig007
2007-05-11, 23:01
I love The opening Of Air ^_^
I wish i know where to download it ^_^
I found the Air ost a little while ago and have listened to it 7 times in the last week-I must really like it.............
Speaking of the OST, does anyone know how many versions of Natsukage are available out there?
Well, there are three "official" versions that I know of, on the OST, the Re-feel album, and the Natukage/nostalgia single...but who knows how many doujin versions are out there.
I don't know if this is the right place to be posting this, but I don't really see a dedicated AIR music thread.
Lia has a Tsukiwarawa with vocals in her album!!!
It's in Lia COLLECTION ALBUM vol.02 "Crystal Voice" Disc 1. ^^
I'm kinda wishing it had the "grand" feel from RESOUND WAVE's ARIA rendition, but vocal Tsukiwarawa is already godly enough. ^^
EDIT:
@andiyar:
Thanks for adding the key related tracks. I was too stunned by Lia singing Tsukiwarawa for rational thought. xD
Ah, the Lia Collection. It is indeed a beautiful and shiny box set, which I am looking at on my desk right now. Haven't listened to Spectrum Rays yet, but I've never been much of a dance/techno remix fan, so I'll get around to it when I do.
For the curious, yes, all of Lia's Air tracks are here - two versions of Tori no Uta (the 2004 remix), Farewell Song, Aozora (and the live version of Aozora from Shibuya), and a two new mixes of Natukage (Collection Album version, and Cornwall remix). As well, there's a beautiful acoustic mix of Last Regrets (for the Kanon fans), and Lia covering Chiisana no Tenohira (for the CLANNAD fans).
And, as Celsius mentioned, a vocal version of Tsukiwarawa.
Love Lia's voice? In all seriousness, buy this collection. It is more worth it than I can say. :)
-Andiyar
I'm kinda wishing it had the "grand" feel from RESOUND WAVE's ARIA rendition, but vocal Tsukiwarawa is already godly enough. ^^
There is also a voiced version of Tsukiwarawa by 茶太 (月童アバウトver), which is quite good IMO. :)
Haven't listened to Spectrum Rays yet, but I've never been much of a dance/techno remix fan
Same here.
Apart from the complete box set, are the disks available individually? I am interested in Diamond Days and Crystal Voice only......
There is also a voiced version of Tsukiwarawa by 茶太 (月童アバウトver), which is quite good IMO.
That's my cue to dig deep into the bowels of the internet and SHARE xD
silverstez
2007-07-14, 00:11
I thought Lia did the songs.
TougeSil80
2007-07-18, 12:39
The link was to an amv. And the song was by Joey Yung.
mickal555
2007-08-21, 23:56
I got the OST, mainly for Tori no Uta and Farewell Song though, great to listen on my mp3 player, get a little sad everytime though.
@ nani
Yes, it appears that Diamond Days, at least, is available - it's slated to come out the nineteenth of September, according to CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCA-90029). I've no idea if/when Crystal Voice will come out, but it's quite possible if they're releasing Diamond Days - and I think the collection itself is out of print now, so cross your fingers.
Still haven't listened to Spectrum Rays. Oh well. ~_^
-Andiyar
Hunter Sock Monsters
2007-08-22, 21:47
I found a torrent for the Air soundtrack over @ animeyume. unfortunately their site has been down the last few days so I can post the torrent link. there was an image for the OST included in the torrent. so I figured I'd post it and hopefully people will like it. personally I use iTunes so I have album artwork for just about all my songs. this image seemed the most appropriate for the album artwork.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t239/Jhengen/AirOfficialSoundtrack.jpg
Rengemaru
2007-08-31, 17:29
get a little sad everytime though.
I stopped listening to Air's OST in the car since it makes me lose my focus while driving. Especially Aozora, that song is just beautiful...
Just updating for the Lia fans - Crystal Voice and Spectrum Rays are being released as standalone albums this October. CD Japan has them listed here:
Crystal Voice (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCA-90030)
Spectrum Rays (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCA-90031).
Crystal Voice, at least, has a couple of the songs from Air - notably Aozora and nostalgia, as well as the 2004 summer mix of Tori no Uta. :)
-Andiyar
Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to post, but has anyone heard the last track in the Little Busters! OST? Coz i think it's another rearrangement of Natsukage :)
Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to post, but has anyone heard the last track in the Little Busters! OST? Coz i think it's another rearrangement of Natsukage :)
I take it you mean the last track on the third CD?
If so, then yes i can understand why you'd say that. It wouldn't be that much surprise that both tracks sound the same --- both being composed by Jun Maeda.
I take it you mean the last track on the third CD?
If so, then yes i can understand why you'd say that. It wouldn't be that much surprise that both tracks sound the same --- both being composed by Jun Maeda.
Hmm, I know composers can compose similar sounding songs, but this had more than a passing resemblance to Natsukage. Had to dbl check to make sure I was actually listening to Little Busters! and not AIR...Or maybe it's just me :D
Finally got my copy...I wouldn't call that track an arrangement of Natsukage per se, but it definitely quotes from it. An interesting piece...
Speaking of AIR OSTs, there is one related theme that I absolutely must point out:
Chata - It disappears in summer ~Natsukage -AIRness- Recollection of boyhood remix~
This is from a doujin album "BˇINFINITY," apparently produced by Little Wing. I loved it from the moment I first heard it; for some reason, this is one of the few songs out there that genuinely makes me happy, as opposed to simply cheering me up or the like. It seems to invoke very special feelings in me on some occasions I listen to it. The singing feels just slightly like ambiance, as for most of the song various sections are spliced together. Altogether a gorgeous, fantastic rendition of the original "Natsukage".
There was a period when I swore I listened to some kind of AIR song, mostly Natsukage and Tori no Uta every single day for months. I still listen to it now when I et around to it at least a few times a week. The music I think made the anime. Animation no matter how good can't put you into the mood and spirit of a story like music can (along with a good VA). And sometimes the BGM does just that without a single word ever spoken.
Aozora wins for the number of people it can induce to cry just by hearing. Along with that is Kotowari and Tsuki Warabe.
Natsukage wins for a relaxing tune. Truly makes one soar when looking up on a clear sky and just fly.
This may sound lame but whereas I used to want Amazing Grace played at my wake.... now I think I'd rather have Aozora (vocal) and Natsukage (piano/bell).
Of course, there are times that I think the Animaniacs theme might be more appropriate.......:rolleyes:
Willcrusher
2007-11-04, 20:37
I have a question regarding the music heard at the end of Episode 9, the scene with the Crow and Misuzu (sp?). Anyone know the name of that piano or OST piece playing in the background? It sounds awesome.
I have a question regarding the music heard at the end of Episode 9, the scene with the Crow and Misuzu (sp?). Anyone know the name of that piano or OST piece playing in the background? It sounds awesome.
That's Natsukage -- one of my favorite songs from the OST, along with Aozora. It's used a few other times as well (most notably in episode 1, when Yukito first encounters Misuzu on the seawall), and always makes me think of hopeful beginnings...
Speaking of Natsukage, being as popular as it is, there have been many versions official and not made of it am I correct?
If that is so, could people list their favorite versions and what albums they are from?
I've only listened to the offical OST version and the LIA vocal one.
Willcrusher
2007-11-08, 00:18
What album/soundtrack is this version of "Tori no Uta" found on? Or is it some special, live performance????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEJ1UAfkaEI
Imo it sounds the best of all the "Tori no Uta" versions I've heard.
@Hikari -- to me, the best Natsukage is still the original soundtrack version. Partly because it's inextricably associated with certain scenes, and partly because it has this feel of resolutely moving forward, no matter what...as I said before, I just can't hear it without thinking of hopeful beginnings. The piano-only version on Key's Kanon / AIR arrange album is quite nice, too. Although I like the vocal version as an interesting variation, it's so much slower, and to me seems like it's almost a different song -- the main theme of the soundtrack version appears as the melody for the chorus, but other than that, the feel is just so different. The Cornwall summer mix on the Lia collection album comes closer to the original, but it still doesn't quite hit me in the same way.
@Willcrusher -- that's from RESOUND WAV's AirAria arrange album.
@Hikari -- to me, the best Natsukage is still the original soundtrack version. Partly because it's inextricably associated with certain scenes, and partly because it has this feel of resolutely moving forward, no matter what...as I said before, I just can't hear it without thinking of hopeful beginnings. The piano-only version on Key's Kanon / AIR arrange album is quite nice, too. Although I like the vocal version as an interesting variation, it's so much slower, and to me seems like it's almost a different song -- the main theme of the soundtrack version appears as the melody for the chorus, but other than that, the feel is just so different. The Cornwall summer mix on the Lia collection album comes closer to the original, but it still doesn't quite hit me in the same way.
Well here's no question that the original is the best, but I just wanted to see if any others are noteworthy. I have heard the arrange version. It's a bit slower and much more "softer" feel to it which is a rather nice variation. The biggest difference is the slight changes in the song's bridge portion which goes along with the softer feel. I have not heard the Cornwall summer mix yet.
It's also interesting you said of how it reminds you of hopeful beginnings. I have always been reminded when hearing it as just enjoying things for that moment and feeling alive. These aspects link with the overall summer theme that AIR displayed so well. The fact that different people see the song in different ways is another reason why it's as good as it is.
thanks for the reply.
Original >>>>> Lia's versions >> AIRness Takumaru > probably the arranges remixes and all the other arranges (there's just too many to list :heh:)
Minoto already said something very similar to why I also find it nice. :)
Well here's no question that the original is the best, but I just wanted to see if any others are noteworthy. I have heard the arrange version. It's a bit slower and much more "softer" feel to it which is a rather nice variation. The biggest difference is the slight changes in the song's bridge portion which goes along with the softer feel. I have not heard the Cornwall summer mix yet.
It's also interesting you said of how it reminds you of hopeful beginnings. I have always been reminded when hearing it as just enjoying things for that moment and feeling alive. These aspects link with the overall summer theme that AIR displayed so well. The fact that different people see the song in different ways is another reason why it's as good as it is.
The Cornwall summer mix is similar to the standard vocal version from the Natukage/nostalgia single, but a bit more upbeat / brighter. The orchestration is mostly strings with light percussion, with some piano and subtle brass later in the song, but it's the vocals, which are much more energetic, that do the most to change the mood.
Well, I think the main reason for my hearing it as a song of beginnings is the first time I heard it, in its first use in episode 1 -- Yukito had just woken up on the seawall to see a mysterious and beautiful girl apparently stepping down from the sky, and neither he nor I as the viewer had any clue what was going to come, but I was somehow certain that it was going to be interesting. (Understatement of the year, perhaps?) It's certainly a song that lends itself to multiple interpretations, though, and as you said, the fact that it's able to speak to different people in different but equally meaningful ways just shows how good it is.
Incidentally, it appears twice on WAVE's AIR arrange album, ARIA: Summer Wind -なつのかぜ- is a lovely arrangement using a violin as the lead instrument, and なつかげ -summer wing- is a full-vocal version. Better yet, the violin version (which I prefer, though both are good) is available on their downloads page at http://wavesite.sakura.ne.jp/data/data.html, so go check it out. :)
Now that you explain it I can wholeheartedly agree it does represent new beginnings. Whatever the interpretation, I'm sure nearly everyone will agree on Natsukage as presenting a optimistic mood and theme.
The violin version was pretty good, that was quite a different take on a song so strongly linked with the piano. Violin is actually a personal favorite of mine probably 2nd only to the piano.
But you're getting me nostalgic for AIR again :) I should watch it again sometime, it's been a while. Ironic I've only seen it twice considering how often I listen to the OST.
"Natsukage" has always been my favorite piece from the OST; as far as the original song goes, I always have looked at it as a musical interpretation of the series as a whole. Let's say... the first part of the song represents the Dream arc, and starting from 1:17 showcases the Summer arc. Once it reaches 2:27 it repeats its chorus, representing the Air arc.
It's a unique way for me to look at the song, which has a special place in my mind. It's a very beautiful melody.
Also I recently heard the original version of the remix I posted above, simply called "Natsukage -AIRness-" by Chata from the GML doujin album. I find that I prefer this over its remix or the Lia version. It really does remind me of the fun times summer brings.
^ That was by Chata?
Anyway, true that. It's my favorite vocal Natsukage version, staying very similar to the original Natsukage. Voice also sounds more cheerful.
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For fans of violins, you guys should check out TAMUSIC. They mostly do Touhou music, but they also do key music from time to time. Just the past Comiket 72, they had a purely AIR album and another album full of key music (incl. Gentle Jena <3).
^ That was by Chata?
Anyway, true that. It's my favorite vocal Natsukage version, staying very similar to the original Natsukage. Voice also sounds more cheerful.
Yeah it was: http://oddb.main.jp/index.php?Game%20Music%20Library Under AIRness, it states 茶太 as the vocalist and lyricist. My first exposure to Chata was actually "It disappears in summer" from BˇINFINITY, before I even knew about her song in Clannad.
Air Aria AIR Arrangement by RESOUND WAV & HOPE -AIR Arrange Album- by kaz, has nice remix track of Natsukage too. :)
What about the official lyrics of the op? Are they out yet?
Here's a version of Tori no Uta that's interesting because it's entirely synthetic -- the vocals are courtesy of Hatsune Miku, one of the available personas for Yamaha's Vocaloid2 software package. Lia doesn't have to worry about losing her job anytime soon, but it's still intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WutJPH9_ZJo
I think there's a pack of doujin music going around the internet, sized at 18gb and full of key song arranges only. :)
Can't post a link though. =p
Shiori Zuhon
2007-12-09, 13:31
I love 'Tori no Uta'. It's one of my favourite anime theme right now.
Generic Asian Guy
2007-12-22, 20:31
Natsukage, Tori no Uta and Sousei are definitely my favourite songs from the TV series :) I'm in the process of hoarding as many versions as I can get of each of these three ^_^
Count:
Tori no Uta - 62 versions
Natsukage - 44 versions
Sousei - 14 versions
I think...I'm done xD
Let me know if you want me to *cough* point you in the right way ;) *cough*
Yep Sousei is definitely a good one.
Strange though, I wonder if I'm the only one who likes "Futari" The way it starts out slow and heads upwards to a climax near the end. In contrast to the more upbeat Natsukage, I can tell there is a bittersweet melancholy feeling coming from Futari.
I guess it was noteworthy enough that they turned it into a song for the AIR movie's ending, which I happen to like as well :)
Generic Asian Guy
2007-12-27, 14:06
I like all of the songs =] I've been listening to my "AIR" playlist on loop for the last few days :) It's just that when it gets to Natsukage or Tori no Uta, I tend to press the back button just to repeat it again ;)
Strange though, I wonder if I'm the only one who likes "Futari" The way it starts out slow and heads upwards to a climax near the end. In contrast to the more upbeat Natsukage, I can tell there is a bittersweet melancholy feeling coming from Futari.
You're not the only one...I find myself listening to it every bit as often as Natsukage, Aozora, and the other obvious choices, even if they tend to come to mind first when it comes to making best-of lists. And I love the long version, mostly piano with strings at the end, that was used for the "Issho ni ikitai!" scene on the AIR drama CD's...there's a video available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=NdF4fxBBMiw that uses the first part of that track for the audio. I'd love to hear that without the VA's over it, but at the same time, parts of the dialog (particularly Misuzu, near the end) work almost better than sung lyrics would have, I think...
You're not the only one...I find myself listening to it every bit as often as Natsukage, Aozora, and the other obvious choices, even if they tend to come to mind first when it comes to making best-of lists. And I love the long version, mostly piano with strings at the end, that was used for the "Issho ni ikitai!" scene on the AIR drama CD's...there's a video available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=NdF4fxBBMiw that uses the first part of that track for the audio. I'd love to hear that without the VA's over it, but at the same time, parts of the dialog (particularly Misuzu, near the end) work almost better than sung lyrics would have, I think...
ah good to hear. I always thought it was a moving and meaningful track, but few ever mention it.
The existence of a long version is a surprise. This version is definitely familiar, yet different. They are able to stretch it out without making it too repetitive. It is still moving as with the original, perhaps more so. The piano feels a lot heavier and magnified compared the the softer feel of the original. I definitely like it.
I did not understand most of what the VA were saying other than the obvious words but perhaps there was no need. Their tones say enough. It's a bittersweet reunion, or perhaps, a farewell. Either way it's moment they want to enjoy but know well that it will not last long.
Futari is aptly named too. The two of us... A major theme of AIR is the different relationships between two people. It was played during the "tomodachi" scene in ep 1, and hearing it had the same powerful effect as when Natsukage was played earlier.
Thanks for sharing that link Minoto.
Sakurashope7
2008-02-01, 22:06
At this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEvjeEuHlTU
The song played from 12:30 to 15:30 what is it called? Some have said that it's Summer Lights, if so what CD is it on because there are several version's of Summer Lights and I havent been able to find it.
I would deeply appreciate it if you could help me, I've been trying to find what CD this song is on for 3 years now.
:kisskiss:
The song played from 12:30 to 15:30 what is it called? Some have said that it's Summer Lights, if so what CD is it on because there are several version's of Summer Lights and I havent been able to find it.
That's Kotowari (理) -- it's on the AIR OST.
mimi_girl
2008-03-03, 20:07
One of the Silver Forest album from the touhou series did a remix of the song, and the title name is "Kaze no Uta". Both Tori no Uta and Kaze no Uta are great song <3.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PvO_4MTqKY4
sainclaire
2008-03-14, 22:19
I can't get enough of Natsukage. Its been on repeat this entire week and I'll keep on playing it for another few weeks.
Anpatsuki
2008-07-31, 14:27
I love opening!
OmegaPhlare
2008-08-21, 16:45
I got a question about Natsukage...
Is it translated Summer Shadow or is it Summer Lights? through using an online translator utility, I understand that "natsu" is summer and "kage" is shade. However, I saw the translated title as Summer Lights many years ago.
And was the Natukage/nostalgia album title a mistake for missing the 's' in Natsu?
I don't have the kanji characters in front of me, so I can't tell you with 100% certainty that it is "Shadow of Summer" (or "Summer Shadow" if you prefer). I don't believe that "Summer Lights" is correct.
As to Natukage, it isn't an error. There are a few variations in romaji (expressing Japanese words with the Roman alphabet), but using tu/tsu both indicate the same character (つ). "Tu" is used much less frequently than "tsu" but they're both correct.
Natsukage does indeed translate to 'Summer Shadows', at least such is the 'consensus' amongst the Air fan community... however, I believe it was subtitled summer lights by key in some of their material, if I'm remembering correctly. I remember some material once referring to the song as "Natsukage ~summer lights~"... so, perhaps that's where that comes from :)
-Andiyar
Vegard Aune
2008-08-23, 07:17
I don't have the kanji characters in front of me, so I can't tell you with 100% certainty that it is "Shadow of Summer" (or "Summer Shadow" if you prefer). I don't believe that "Summer Lights" is correct.
Really? Because... some japanese guy... posted... something in japanese... explaining how, depending on the context, "Kage" can also mean light. Like how in Sailor Moon, the character "Tsukikage no Knight"'s name was translated as "Moonlight Knight". Yes, I realise that this explaination is badly flawed and has next to nothing to back it up, as I don't remember where I found the explaination, (though I think it was a youtube-video of a live-performance of Natsukage) nor did I actually understand anything, except that "Kage" could apparently mean both "Light" and "Shadow".
Using an online dictionary, one of the entries for "kage" is:
影【かげ】
(n) (1) shadow; silhouette; (2) reflection; image; (3) presence; sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (P)
The (P) just indicates that these four definitions for this entry (one among many for the term) are popularly used in Japan. Note the fourth definition. Assuming this online dictionary is a definitive source, then "kage" could correspond to star and [/i]moon[/i] light (and perhaps light from other astral/heavenly sources), but not light in general.
Samatarou
2008-08-24, 13:51
I would say it means “summer shade”, since the kanji is clearly used to refer to dim light or shadows. Also summer shade sounds natural and fits the mood of the music, whereas "summer light" sounds kind of weird to me, I'd expect something more like "summer sunshine". Having said that, this theme seems mainly to be played during sunny scenes of Yukito & Misuzu walking along and not when people are sat in the shade.
I've seen this kanji mistranslated before, notably in the ED to the Agatha Christie series where Frothbite translated "shinju no tsukikage" as "pearl moon shadow" instead of "pearl moonlight" (or just "pearly moon"). You can't usually just translate kanji in isolation, the meanings rarely map one-to-one onto English words so you need to consider the context to divine which of a range of English words fits the particular use.
It is translated as "summer lights" in the game, though they did take liberties with a couple of the titles -- 双星 as "altair and vega", for example...a reference to the legend of the separated lovers, rather than the more literal but less evocative "twin stars".
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1481/musicxt1.th.jpg (http://img118.imageshack.us/my.php?image=musicxt1.jpg)
Personally, I have a hard time reading it as anything other than "summer shade" or "summer shadows", but "light" is a valid meaning for the character (Nelson lists it as "EI shadow. kage light; shadow; silhouette; phantom; reflection; trace.") and it seems unlikely that Key would mistranslate the title using a word that's the opposite of what was intended, so my assumption is that the title was chosen deliberately to play on the contrast between the stated reading of "light" and the associated reading of "shadow" that no-one seems to be able to avoid. That seems to fit well with Misuzu -- bright and cheerful on the surface, but desperately lonely underneath.
Vegard Aune
2008-11-18, 06:27
Say, I was just watching some trailer-thingy for some Lia-concert, and I heard a short clip of a song that sounded extremely much like Kanna's theme-song, "Moon Child". (At least I think that was what it was.) Was it just a random coincidence, or does she actually have a vocal version of that too? I knew that Misuzu's theme had been made into a song, but I didn't realise that there were others too.
Say, I was just watching some trailer-thingy for some Lia-concert, and I heard a short clip of a song that sounded extremely much like Kanna's theme-song, "Moon Child". (At least I think that was what it was.) Was it just a random coincidence, or does she actually have a vocal version of that too? I knew that Misuzu's theme had been made into a song, but I didn't realise that there were others too.
Not a coincidence -- pick up http://www.amazon.co.jp/Lia-COLLECTION-ALBUM-Vol-2%E3%80%8CCrystal-Voice%E3%80%8D/dp/B000VC0A6Q/ref=pd_sim_m_1 if you don't have it, or better yet, the full collection.
Vegard Aune
2008-11-21, 11:34
Not a coincidence -- pick up http://www.amazon.co.jp/Lia-COLLECTION-ALBUM-Vol-2%E3%80%8CCrystal-Voice%E3%80%8D/dp/B000VC0A6Q/ref=pd_sim_m_1 if you don't have it, or better yet, the full collection.
I've been thinking of buying it, but currently, the actual visual novel soundtrack seems more tempting to me. That collection-CD has a couple of songs I'd like to get, (Especially the vocal version of Negai ga Kanau Basho from Clannad) but most of those songs are also available on the soundtracks, so basically, there are only two songs on there that I can't get by some other means. (Or three, as I seriously doubt that I'll be able to find the Natsukage-single.) But I did in fact plan on getting it a few weeks ago, then I realised that the currency-rates had changed, so I'd have to pay taxes and blah blah blah to get it... Then some guy told me that apparently you don't have to pay custom taxes for CDs, so I'll probably get that CD once I've got some money, and don't have so extremely much other stuff that I want more.
Natukage+nostalgia (http://jungle-scs.co.jp/cgi-bin/series.php?action=detail&lang=1&code=310971&PHPSESSID=92505d8a8c79ae7d0e1fb4ec34c97890). I bought it from AnimeJungle a few years back, very fast and great service :)
The Lia Collection is absolutely fantastic, too... I bought it when it first came out a couple of years back. I have to buy some of it again, actually - as one of my two Diamond Days disks has disappeared out of the jewel case. I only noticed when I went to listen to it in my car CD player a few weeks ago. Absolutely fuming :/
Still have the mp3s I ripped of it, of course - but not the same :(
-Andiyar
Just found this little video on youtube of Air Opening being composed using NES 8-bit graphics and sound....It is quite good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDBA2_lyxJw
GuidoHunter_Toki
2009-01-04, 11:08
Quite interesting.
Recently I started listening tori no uta again and found this one is very nice.
It is done by a group call ZimuinG&Usako. Anyone can give abit more information about them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLwkLIeRj0M
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