Kajiura Family Media Appearances

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Yeah, but the description at least says it's the first of 6 chapters.

If he really intends to comprehensively discuss her career in detail from his experiences interviewing her and the like, that would be a lot of fun.

In this one he briefly compared one or two commonalities between Kajiura and Yoko Kanno, and he also mentioned Revo and Sawano in making another point.
 
I like and agree with Kajiura's comment about Joelle in her featured post:

"She is an exceptional singer who possesses a deep, captivating voice, combined with a shrewdness in her singing that comes from knowing her own voice intimately.

At times intense and dramatic, and at other times gently enveloping, she possesses a goddess-like voice that is versatile and embracing.'

(By the way, if you want to read translate any of the posts, just use Google to translate it from your browser or whatever. Instagram's translation is full of errors and confusing!)
 

Translation​

fictionjunction_and_staff [This is Yuki Kajiura]

“I am Yuki Kajiura, responsible for composing and arranging all the songs for FictionJunction.

We have opened the official FictionJunction Instagram account! I hope to share lots of information with you from now on. Thank you for your support.

I’m still learning how to use Instagram, so I’m a little nervous as I make my first post… 💗

Have you been listening to ‘Kanata’ (彼方), the theme song for the currently highly acclaimed film Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising?

I’ve received some questions asking how to sing this song well.

I think that you don’t need to be good at singing in order to enjoy singing. If you have the most fun singing it, then that’s the right answer! That’s what I’d like to say, but that doesn’t really answer your question, does it…?

The melody is very simple, so I don’t think matching the pitch itself is particularly difficult. However, if there is one trick to keep in mind, it’s that, as you can see, this song’s melody contains a lot of ‘bonus points’ (extra points for pitch accuracy).

Basically, you shouldn’t sing three consecutive notes as if they were just one long note. If you can’t sing this song while getting a score of 40 bonus points + 80 bonus points, you won’t reach the top scoring group."

No matter where you sing it—whether at karaoke or with a band—listen carefully to the accompaniment and hold each note for exactly eight counts. That will make it easier to reach the top scoring group.

Oh, and one more thing: since long notes make up most of the song’s structure, make sure the endings of those sustained notes are beautiful! U-tsu-ku-shi-ku (beautifully)! ✨

The secret to long notes is in how cleanly you finish them!

And then… (omitted)

In other words, as long as you enjoy singing it, that’s perfectly fine and more than enough!

Please sing it a lot! 😍”
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GPT note:

A note on the technical advice: The Japanese term 付点 (futen) refers to a dotted musical note, which extends a note's duration by half its original value. The author is explaining that the song has many dotted rhythms, so you need to articulate the individual notes accurately rather than blending several notes together.

The phrase 「付点四分+八分」 means a dotted quarter note followed by an eighth note. This rhythmic pattern is likely important for singing the melody accurately.
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I really liked that connection she made through the post, helping lovers of her music (especially singers) to get a glimpse into her intention in the music, and also hint at how she engages with the utahime over the years.
 
https://youtu.be/6O4fPC1pVGE?si=DLYuaJex8XhvnGkk
Yuki Kajiura Live Vol9 Making of Shibuko Special

(I'm just seeing this for the first time, so I'm not sure if it's been shared here before or what thread it should be in.)

It was nice to again be reminded of how good Kajiura's FJ singers are live, and especially how important Yuriko is to the entire vocal work - her reverberant notes and reliability against the strings-heavy instrumentation, and to stabilizing/filling up the soprano line.

Another thing I really appreciated is the instrumentalists (including Kajiura) playing individually and rehearsing. Kajiura's melodic inventiveness shines with just her playing. I think she should write another solo vocal with piano-only accompaniment.
 
I was simultaneously watching a video of the YouTube music historian, Rick Beato, interviewing Bernie Taupin, the great Elton John's musical partner as alyricist, and it makes me think of Kajiura's musical creation and how she was influenced (at least musically) from the so-called British Invasion, which included the Beatles (and also Elton John), and their very melodic compositions.

My point was my side-by-side appreciation for Kajiura's music and her value as a multi-disciplinary music maker, and not just the composer of some popular songs for specific singers or groups.
 
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