Kalafina new single ひかりふる

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I thought Wakana did an excellent job on the high notes, and that was the part I was singing every time in the car. In Mirai. (And I found myself struggling with those, so the fact she can hit them is amazing.) And I think Mirai was drawn out so it could be longer, I actually find it stuck in my head now and not CJ.

@oliver: Yes! That would be awesome.
 
someone posted on nico hikari furu PV with japanese lyrics :psst:
but the PV is just so disappointing...I really hope the anime version is better
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19114444

have been looping hikari furu all day :sohappy:
and for a bit mirai too but I like hikari furu more; it's much more moving

magia quattro instrumental will be so much better than with vocals; I can't wait to hear it

Liana_Ilia said:
And I think Mirai was drawn out so it could be longer, I actually find it stuck in my head now and not CJ.
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mirai is so catchy...it keeps getting stuck in my head
 
I've just heard Hikari Furu. It's wonderful... plus the violin, it fits the PV well. It's sort of the Kuroshitsuji type of song. But sadly, it's too short. :cry:
 
Thank you for everyone sharings here...I always have problem with niconicovideo..:XD: Ok... I don't want to start a quarrel with anyone.. I have my own standard and I know that it may be too high for someone and too low for someone else... The same go to other people, everyone is different... so I'd say that it's better to be respectful to other people opinions... :sparkleguy:

Absolutely agree with Grunty for Hikari Furu... I think it's well composed even it's not my cup of tea... the bridge sounds really beautiful. (and I guess I may prefer to have Hanae or Yuriko to deal with the high chorus instead of Wakana..., but it may sound weird at live..) Wakana's singing in the beginning is....

Nick Hunter said:
Those who didn't like Sagitta Luminis may fall asleep, but as the original already got me mesmerized, it's just awesome. I think I even like it more than Mirai for now. :sohappy:
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Congratulation Nick! I'm one who don't like Sagitta Luminis but I prefer Hikari Furu XP. What bothers me is only Wakana's falsetto in the opening. BTW, as I've said earlier...if Hikari Furu is really the cover of SL, I'd skip this album... :uh..:

Wakana sounds a bit (?) worse in live.... Keiko&Hikaru were quite fine...even I don't like Keiko's singing style during her solo in this live. Wakana was good after that opening falsetto.. esp. her harmonization and legatos... It sounds better than the recording.

A bit off-topic: IMO, I feel that Yuki's standard for recording isn't high. There are some songs that I think the girls can sing live better than the recording, but Yuki still put the singing that isn't the best in the recording version. Kaori also mentioned that sometimes when she went out from the recording room, Yuki praised her so much but she was skeptical that whether it's that good...?? So she isn't that 'perfectionist' for me.

As for the other lives... for Mirai... Hikaru and Keiko did quite fine, even Hikaru sounds unstable at the beginning, but it got better and better. Wakana strained herself so much in Mirai Live....

For Magia Quttro.. I feel that the strings blend better in the recording version. Not Hikaru's best perf. for this song but it wasn't that bad. Wakana's 'toki wo tomete' was horrible, but Keiko's counterpart wasn't that good as well...(even it's better...) Am I the one who don't like Keiko's singing in the bridge? I prefer her previous singing style...
 
okay I just noticed that the girls didn't sing any kajiurago [from both hikari furu and mirai] which made me somewhat contented because it would be really bad if they try to pull a yuriko vocal and end up ruining the song.

oh and I've already watch the PV
it looked like progressive PV but with the cameras moving slower minus the overlayered frames.
Hikaru looked stiff
I wonder if the PV would be good if they shot it with an artificial or generated meteor shower :XD: :XD:
 
The Hikari Furu PV may be a bit plain but it gives me the idea of 3 angels guarding the doorway to heaven. :dote: I wonder if the song was written from Homura's perspective. In the bridge, they sang "Even though the ephemereal world is disappearing but because you are here, I want to try to protect it." Awww~~ :shy:


It's a good thing Mirai didn't deviate much from Credens Justitiam. I wonder if it's Yuriko who sang the kajiurago in it 'coz it sounded like her. :XD:


In Magia quattro, Wakana-chan's "toki wo tomete" seems a bit softer than the original version. :confu:
 
Liana_Ilia said:
Don't they sing Kajiuran in Mirai? It's around 2:10 or so, when the guitar is playing.
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It sounded like Yuriko to me.

Wakana still straining herself but she sounded okie for me, not that bad. I read comments about Wakana's voice bringing sadness to the song, I don't know but I also have the same interpretation. Whenever she sings, it brings a sad aura. I love it.
 
Out of curiosity, it isn't Wakana that sings the 'toki wo tomete' line in the original studio recorded version of the song, right? (it's Keiko? :confu: )
 
^ I wonder why she doesn't sing it when they do it live, then? Because it looks like she should have enough time to sing that line after her harmony with Hikaru... :confu: :ayashii: (and she takes that 'nozomu no darou' in the next verse...)
 
^ ehh?! :omg: Wow...I thought it was Keiko all this while... :rain: :desksweat: How can you tell them apart? :XD:
 
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Cerise said:
^ ehh?! :omg: Wow...I thought it was Keiko all this while... :rain: :desksweat: How can you tell them apart? :XD:
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I always thought it was Keiko with a little bit of something in the voice because it wasn't a pitchy one, like Hikaru's.
 
Liana_Ilia said:
I thought Wakana did an excellent job on the high notes, and that was the part I was singing every time in the car. In Mirai. (And I found myself struggling with those, so the fact she can hit them is amazing.) And I think Mirai was drawn out so it could be longer, I actually find it stuck in my head now and not CJ.

@oliver: Yes! That would be awesome.
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No offense meant, but if Wakana is a soprano, which is what I've been led to believe, then those notes really aren't that high. People with vocal training like Wakana can often hit higher notes than people who have not had vocal training (if you have had vocal training, please do not take any offense to my comment).

I only spoke of her voice as I did because I am CONCERNED for her, not because I'm criticizing her. I'm afraid they're being overworked. D:

Also, as said before, if you want to discuss this more, we should take it to the vocals thread and not keep getting sidetracked this one. XD

I agree with those who said Keiko would sound lovely singing Hikaru's part in Mirai. For me, that is because Keiko has a fuller and less nasal tone which is more like the feel of the original. However, Hikaru does a fantastic job with her vocals and making it feel different from Credens Justitiam. Plus Keiko is just so stunning live that I feel like her stage presence, movement, and facial expressions would really contribute to the song. Those things even come across in audio recordings. It has been proven that movement and facial expression can change your tone drastically when singing, and I think that always comes across when Keiko sings in recordings. This single is no different. You can tell that Keiko is always REALLY into what she's singing. :D
 
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Kowz said:
Well, it sounds like her, and the PV shows her singing.
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Dude, the PV shows Hikaru sings that line. The CM shows Wakana. It's never Keiko.

@Kagaribi : I don't really like Keiko's legato in Magia's bridge as well, but it seems that she's indeed singing it that way since the beginning, but the studio editing in their recording version smoothed that part a bit. I can still some of it in "otogibanashi". But I think it's somewhat fiercer and fits the song mood. Aside of that, I mostly disagree with your previous opinion. Sorry.
 
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I agree. It's Hikaru in the song. I used to think it was Keiko too, but when I listened closely with better headphones I realized those parts were actually Hikaru's voice. It's just more difficult to tell because the audio effects change the sound of her voice.

The reason Wakana sings it in the lives is because it is really difficult to sing both parts. I've been doing choir for 8 years and have worked with breath support, and still can't manage to sing all that. If you don't want the end of the line to sound choppy and cut off, you can't sing all of it live. You just don't have time to breathe, haha. :b

I hope, by the way, I don't come across as a know-it-all, because I definitely don't intend to come across that way. I'm just basing my opinions on my life experiences. :3

I listened to Magia Quattro again, and I can see why some people don't like the strings as much. I think it's one of those things that is just going to take some getting used to. I bet it'll grow on us all after listening to it a few times. I find that the songs that Yuki Kajiura composes that don't immediately make me fall in love usually end up grabbing my heart after listening to them a few times. <3
 
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