The Music of Haruhi Suzumiya (OP/ED & OST, etc.)

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by vivify93

While I'm quietly venturing out of my hiding place at the Genderbending thread, I may as well ask: what's this "Greed's Accident" song a part of? Is it part of an album or something?

It's from the Wii rhythm game, Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou.

[bhl88]

There's probably a possibility that Kunikuda will have one song... at least... and a possibility that he'll be another side character with no character album just like Ayano

[AmyElizzabeth]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

I have been neglectful and almost allowed something to slip by me. On the same day that Nagato Yuki will have the theme song for Vanishment, there will be ANOTHER CD released by........

ENOZ featuring Suzumiya Haurhi!

So far the only details released are the date, title of "TV Anime Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu ENOZ Mini Album," price of 2700 yen and that Hirano Aya shall be singing the songs on the track. The only place selling it appears to be Chara-ani, and I shall update links with CD Japan and Amazon as they become available for those who shall want to purchase this album.

Anything that has Hirano's voice, I'll get it

[AmyElizzabeth]

Spoiler for Homo Sapiens Rhapsody Romaji:

kou naru koto ni kimatteru
imasara tomaru hazuganai
yokan wa shoujiki HORAA HAUSU
akiaki daze... nigero!

kitai wa uragiru shoutai wa kotowaru
sorosoro ki ga tsuke yo
hitosoudou owareba 10,000 (ichi-man) kenshorihan
sekininsha ORE nano ka?

gutai teki sugiru kara iwanai kedo
jibundemo okashii to omowanai ka?

matomo na seishun
sono ichi: kotou nanka ni dekakenai
futsuu ni seishun
sono ni: natsuyasumi wa yasumu
saketai seishun
sono san: myou na eiga wa tsukuranai
yosou wa seikai NEBAA ENDO
akiaki daze... nigero!

gokai ni urotaeru ritai ni komaru
ichiichi makikomu na
isshuukan norikoe 100,000 (juu-man) nen soutousuu
gyakukaiten shitenai ka?

odoroki ga tameiki ni kawaru dake de
jibundemo naresugite YABAI no kane?

naritai yuujin
kibou ichi: chounouryoku wa tsukawanai
shitashii yuujin
kibou ni: mirai kara konai
kigaau yuujin
kibou san: HOMO-SAPIENSU-KATEGORI
yotei ga seikaku kenzen na shikou de areba yoshi!


futsuu no yuujin
boshuuchuu: sekai wo BASAA!* shinai
futsuu no yuujin
boshuuchuu: okotowari (daze[1]) INTAAFEISU

matomo na seishun
sono ichi: utagau beki ka tanzaku
futsuu ni seishun
sono ni: gimei nanoranai
saketai seishun
sono san: DEKAi NANIka to tatakau
yosou wa seikai NEBAA ENDO
akiaki daze... nigero!

[* Admin Note: BASAA! is an onomatopoeia to mean "blew up".]
[1] Not in the kanji lyrics but is included in the vocals. [Actually right now a lot aren't...]

[keri]

So, question.

I've been listening to the Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou album quite a lot lately, and some of the leitmotifs felt awfully familiar to me, and not just because I remember them from the BGM of the series or anything. Then tonight, I was listening to the Super Mario World OST and the same leitmotifs appeared (were heard?) - specifically, the theme that plays at the beginning of the episode 01 when Kyon is parking his bike and walking up the hill to skill is very similar to ..crap, I'm forgetting the specific Super Mario World song, but it was in at least two, and one was Cloud World? Overworld? something like that.

Is this a common musical phrase, or were the composers for the Haruhi BGM specifically referencing the Mario BGM? (Or are both Haruhi and Super Mario referencing another piece of music?)

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

It's probably a coincidence. If you could remember which SMW tune it was, we'd probably be able to check.

[Tyabann]

If you're talking about Itsumo no Fuukei, that doesn't remind me of a Super Mario theme at all...

The Gensou version of Comical Hustle does sound a hell of a lot like the Mario main theme, though.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

There is one song I know for a fact they both share: The tune that Haruhi "hums" in the second episode of Sigh is the same song as the invincibility theme from the original Super Mario Land.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

There is one song I know for a fact they both share: The tune that Haruhi "hums" in the second episode of Sigh is the same song as the invincibility theme from the original Super Mario Land.

Why... why is it the Can-Can music?

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

I have no idea why Nintendo did that, but that would be it.

[keri]

It doesn't help that I was listening to the Mario World OST on streaming radio and didn't write down the particular titles.

Anyway, if Comic Hustle is the one that plays during the trek to school in episode 01 (you know, when the colors are muted and everything, before Kyon meets Haruhi), then it might be as Kaisos said.

Things are further confused because the OST songs played last night were jazzy arrangements of the Mario BGM, though you could clearly hear the echoes of the BGM - the same way that the Gensou arrangements are more complex, but with the same basic parts of the Haruhi BGM.


... also, I just remembered that YouTube exists. In "Mario! Stay Alert!", the particular piece I'm talking about starts about 12 seconds in and is slowed down quite a lot with a lower pitch, but it's the same pattern. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNMaiu6B-Y8) You also get it at the beginning of the main theme, somewhat faster and higher in pitch, but not as fast or, well, perky as the Haruhi one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7A22pui-U).


I'll accept being wrong on this, but the Haruhi parts were nagging me for so long, and then to hear the Mario World stuff last night, I was like "...that's not a coincidence, is it?"

(Also, the jazzy arrangements of the Mario World songs are pretty awesome on their own.)

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by keri

Anyway, if Comic Hustle is the one that plays during the trek to school in episode 01 (you know, when the colors are muted and everything, before Kyon meets Haruhi), then it might be as Kaisos said.

The one you're talking about is called "Itsumo no Fuukei" and it sounds almost nothing like either of the themes you posted.

Maybe I just have hearing problems, but I just can't hear any connection... and this is Comical Hustle. It's a bit more similar, especially in the Gensou version.

[keri]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

The one you're talking about is called "Itsumo no Fuukei" and it sounds almost nothing like either of the themes you posted.

Maybe I just have hearing problems, but I just can't hear any connection... and this is Comical Hustle. It's a bit more similar, especially in the Gensou version.

Ah, you're right. No idea why I associate the Comic Hustle with the walk to school bit.

[PrincessFrani]

I recently listened to the lastest three.
Much to much surprise (okay, not really), Taniguchi's album was the best out of the three in my opinion. It just made my day when I finished listening to both of his songs.
Strange though that he gets an album where he barely appeared in the "so-called" second season.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

He appeared in the new eps more often than Kimidori did in the old ones.

[AmyElizzabeth]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

He appeared in the new eps more often than Kimidori did in the old ones.

Emiri's special, It's okay if she gets them

[ultimatemegax]

Sales are in for the final three character singles. Here is the first week sales for all of the new singles with the final three bolded:

Nagato 6,320 13th overall for that week
Koizumi 5,612 24th overall for that week
Kyon 5,593 15th overall for the week
Haruhi 5,071 16th overall for that week
Mikuru 4,120 21st overall for that week
Taniguchi 2,465 32nd overall for the week
Tsuruya 2,459 33rd overall for the week

With how popular Nagato is in Japan lately, I'm not too surprised her single outsold everyone else's, but I am surprised at how poorly Tsuruya-san's and Taniguchi's sold.

[AmyElizzabeth]

I like Yuki, but I don't know why everyone likes her so much...
Also, WHY DID TSURUYA'S GET SO LOW?
I thought the songs this season were better than the other one, but I'm not surprised they didn't get as high.

[User89254]

Yuki's awesome. Not only does she have the most potential for development (says Tanigawa himself), Disappearance really has one sorry for her. Plus she's voiced by Minorin! What's not to love?

And last season's songs are definitely superior. This season...whoever composed the songs was just not very good at it. (Especially "under Mebius". Minori and falsetto don't mix. She needs oomph.)

Kyon's second song is starting to scare me. I haven't seen the full translation, but the lyrics seem like they're very Haruhi referential. And not just Haruhi referential. Emotional Haruhi referential.

I know HaruKyon is inevitable (doesn't mean I like it) and Amy's getting her tsundere love confession, but...in a character song?

No. Just no.

[musume_no_hoshi]

Don't forget the Minorin fanboys. She is an established seiyuu singer on her own and well a fair amount with only her name attached. But then Mizuki Nana's FMA character single only sold 1.5k, I don't think the seiyuu really got that much to do with the sales. Out of the whole Haruhi cast, Minorin is the best singer. Hirano Aya's current singing style is love or hate. While Minorin's voice works with almost everyone. If I bought a single, I would have bought Nagato's one for sure, since I don't like Hirano Aya's current singing voice (her voice for Boken Desho Desho, God Knows and Lost my Music is fine).

Tsuruya being so low is quite surprising, she is resonably popular. With Haruhi's character singles selling so...erm...averagely, it makes me wonder why are Hetalia character singles selling so well (best selling single sold 31k, while the others sold about 24k-12k).

Kyon and Koizumi sold well, does this mean the fujoshis are the ones who are buying them? Taniguchi isn't paired up much, so I guess fujoshis didn't buy his single. Fusjoshis tend to stay with the couples they like for a longer time then otakus with their 2D 'girlfriend' .