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Life is not all bad

by Dorian Alien

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This time, We was trying to make a song based on something at the production stage, so We made a song based on the movie "Joker".

The song was composed with the image of something like "depressing, angry, and emptiness", and this time it was the first song to incorporate a distortion guitar.

If you listen to it while checking it against the movie, I think it will be another interesting experience!

-Yamato Shoji

The second single as durian. A violent song that incorporates rock elements. I personally like it.

This time, as a new attempt, We challenged to compose with the concept of movie. The movie was released last year [Joker].

I wrote down the song while making notes of the points of interest in the movie and the feelings and actions of the protagonist, then discussing them based on the notes and gradually expanding the image.

The intro was played with the image of the sound from the radio. It feels like bland tone. After that, the piano riff that is the core of this song comes in.

In the theme, I tried to distribute the melody that the two thought about to the left and right speakers. I thought it was quite novel, but when I listened to it, it was surprisingly good.

After that, the riff is taken over and B melody is performed.

And the long-awaited guitar solo. This time, I asked Takuma Ikeda for the guitar part. I like Takuma's sticky guitar solo. Please listen to one!

The time signature returns and continues to the drum solo. Hidden in the violent drum solo, the bamboo flute is also playing solo. Both are pretty rough.

And to the ending.

I think that the storyline was transmitted as the sections were developed one after another without repeating. 5/8 was difficult... It's surprisingly difficult to make an exciting song with a whistle, but it's finished nicely. Can I play this song in live...?

-Riki Yokosuka



"セルフライナーノーツ"[日本語]

今回は制作する段階で何かを元に曲を作ろうということで、映画の「ジョーカー」を題材に曲を制作しました。

「憂鬱さ、怒り、虚無感」みたいなものをイメージしながら作曲を行い、今回初めてディストーションギターを取り入れた楽曲になりました。

映画と照らし合わせながら聴いてもらえると、また違う面白さが出てくると思います!

-庄司 和

ドリアンとして二曲目のシングル、ロックの要素を取り入れたガツガツ系。個人的に気に入っております。
今回新たな試みとして、映画をコンセプトに作曲することにチャレンジしました。映画は昨年公開された【ジョーカー】。映画の気になったところや主人公の心情や行動などをメモって話し合い、少しずつイメージを膨らませて
いきながら構成しました。

イントロは、ラジオから流れる音をイメージして吹きました。淡々と進んでいくような感じ。その後、この曲の核となるピアノリフが入ります。

テーマでは、二人がそれぞれ考えたメロを左右のスピーカーに振り分けてみました。なかなか斬新だと思いましたが、聴くと意外と良かったです。

その後リフを引き継いでBメロ。

そしてお待ちかねのギターソロ。今回は池田拓真くんにギターパートをお願いしましたが、僕は拓真くんのネチネチ系のギターソロがお気に入りなんです。是非耳を傾けて聴いてみてください!

拍子が元に戻り太鼓ソロへ。激しい太鼓ソロに隠れて笛もソロを吹いています。二人ともなかなか荒ぶっています。

そしてエンディングへ。

次から次へとセクションが繰り返されることなく展開されていき、ストーリー性が伝わったのではないかと思います。8分の5は難しかった、、。笛でイケイケ系の曲って意外と難しかったりするのですが、良い感じに仕上がりました。ライブでこの曲できるかな。。

-横須賀 梨樹

credits

released September 5, 2020
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Japanese Taiko,Bass,Piano,Mix
-Yamato Shoji
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Bamboo Flute
-Riki Yokosuka
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Guitar
Takuma Ikeda

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Dorian Alien Tokyo, Japan

“Dorian Alien is a mixed jazz unit formed with the concept of fusing the sounds of Taiko and Shinobue with contemporary music to create a new sound.

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