Pray preview
 

Hi ! At last a preview of "Pray" has leeked through the new Buddha (2) PV.
Sounds good, looking forward to hear more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJfesNOPcI

:luv2

Excellent! Thanks!

It sounds so gentle and soothing~



Dare yori mo aishiteiru kara...

YES!!!!! An emotional ballad!!!! Waited for this for so long

Sounds like Love songs meets Duty for me, I really like it! Thanks for sharing :)

I want the full version ahhh, it's making me want to cry, haha.

tatta hitotsu - - negai ga
kanau no nara bokura ga - - - kimi no koto
ichido dake de ii
itsudemo (??) omoidashite
kimi ga -- - shi
- - - -
- - - kureru - -

dare yori mo aishiteiru kara

wow sounds great!! can't wait!!!!

Wow!!! It sounds so promising!!!! I hope it'll be big success :)

Kunio Tago's still got it!

It's by him?!? awesome!! one of my fav composers. The one who created Together When... :thud

OMGG!!!! I'm gonna cry!!!

It sounds very nice! Hoping for it to become a single :P

From the preview this seems to be a promising number! I hope she's releasing this as a single before a wonderful new album :)

The only thing I have reservations for is that she's using her Ivy voice here. I don't know how to describe it. It sounds raw at times, e.g. "Tatta hitotsuu moshi negai gaaaa" - in the bold part she sounds...struggling to be on pitch. And I noticed this repeated several times in the preview as well. Raw, is probably a good way to describe it. It would be good if she touches up on her voice for the final mix but somehow I have a feeling that that's not gonna happen :s (but it happened before in her old songs, i.e. STEP you, About You, GREEN, Moments - they're all different from their CM versions)

The song was completed a few months ago, Deep snow. This doesn't exactly count as a CM Mix, I think.

Yeah so that 'feeling' I got is pretty much confirmed by that, then.

I kinda hear it too, but it's just how she sings now.

This preview... I JUST KEEP LOOPING IT. Also that woman's 'aughhh!' cracks me up.

I already know im gonna love it, ayu is the absolute queen of ballads

the trailer is nice, I want to see this anime in the cinema *.*

That "aishiteru kara" part gives me goosebumps

Hells yes to this song. I am so excited!!

It sounds so nice! Sounds like Ivy and Together when to me :heart

Sounds emotional and promising :)

OH WOW!!! SOUNDS SO GOOD!!!!

Yup, I agree about that raw-ness, I think she needs to work on her technique for that part, don't think its going to be good for her voice in a long run.
It sounds like a good song but the music is abit cheap I think, for a movie like this, I feel they should have went with more orchestra sounds to get the real impact.

There's definitely an orchestral backing here.

Lots of strings/piano/horns going on.

got goosebumps again hearing the chorus ><

Im hoping for an acoustic orchestra mix for this too

it'll be strong single if they release it!

Not really my type of ballad if the whole song is like that, but we'll see.

I'm happy that it reminds me a little of older ayu, and I'm also happy that it seems like she's pushing her vocals a little bit. I mean, I liked that ayu tone. She's played it really safe for the last few years, and I think that was smart, but. I still always miss her old higher pitched vocals, even if she wasn't perfect with them.

I liked what I heard! yes!

I can smell a new album coming soon... XDDD

going by tradition, I have a feeling this is the final chorus section. Cant wait to see how it builds!

its so so beautiful :cry:heart:heart:heart

i loved it, keep looping the trailer haha

i seriously prefer this kind of ayu than Feel the love, even though i have tried to persuade myself that Ftl shows another side of ayu blah blah blah...

anyway, i can't wait for more!

Pray sounds so great, amazing. I need the full song now!!!

For those who want the rip also i cut the *disturbing part* before the last part...

https://www.mediafire.com/?7ilu6p8dqlvxyd4

^
is that 1080p version?

^it's just the song..not the video

Thank U

Finally, she's on the right track again. The most promising thing she's released in ages, especially regarding ballads.

Also, her voice sounds very controlled.

Sounds promising! Awesome :)

Great news! Ballad .... Can`t wait full version!

It's good
I can't wait for a full release

Together When meets Heaven

Nice :)

This song can be good I hope the arrangements will be rich =)

I need that song!!!!

Sounds like something that should have been on Rock'n'Roll Circus to me. I'm not saying I hate the song because I don't but I love the feeling I get from it. I just hope the full version is as promising as the preview. :3

It kind of feels like Secret-era imo.

Finally a ayu-like song...

She only had 2 non-Ayu-like songs, imo everything on LOVE again was very Ayu-like :innocent

So wonderful ! I love the final part, so feeling ! Ayu <3

it sounds awesome!! *--*

dare yorimo aishiteiru kara...
(because I love you than anyone else)

OMG! i love it! sound like Ivy part 2 and that's more than enough for me! just can't wait for a single announcement!

yup

ayu's ballads never fail to amaze me, yay!
i'm happy that it's indeed a ballad <3
can't wait for the full song and hopefully, the PV will be awesome one.

Hope it will be performed at CDL!!!

Sounds promising though I shall wait until the full version comes out.

This sounds soooo good. Very classical ballad ayu, not newer ballad ayu. <3

Ayu's voice sounds really interesting while singing this!
I can't wait to hear more of it!

Ahhh this sounds so amazing!

AAAAAHHHHHH~~
YESSSSSSSSS~~

Finally an emotional ballad again! The preview songs so good. I'm really excited for this song!!! :smitten

love

It's pretty

Hope it won't turn into something that could be on Love again.

wah i like this song! :P cant wait for it to release!

Sounds good so far *-*

Neat!

Another year, another midtempo
But it's ok because I'm partial to ayu's midtempos

I really like it! Can't wait for the full song. I was hoping for something like this as a Winter Ballad.

Her voice sounds awful. :/

GHAGDHASDLKJFALSDKFJLAKDSJFLKAJSDF AYUUUUUU SO GOOOD!!! I CANT WAIT!!! IM DYING!!! <3

The preview sounds boring. I'm waiting for the full version.

Would you really class this as a midtempo?

Not excited at all, hope the full version is better.

Very classic, but it sounds nice. I need to hear more to know if I think it's wonderful or just "nice", though. Like many said, the arrangement doesn't seem to do it justice.

everyone is loving it but to me there is nothing special or interesting about it. Another generic ayu ballad

I think people are excited because it's been a while since she's had a ballad like this.

please avex, make a single out of it *--*

Yes
If midtempo were a person, this would be its offspring.
Can only get slower from this song.

Just curious but what was Ayu's last non-midtempo/medium ballad for you?

Hmm, that would be...
HBYA
Then Virgin Road
Most of her newer stuff is basically all midtempo for me

This.

Bunch of negative bitches, this song is life, ect.
You're all excused to the Namie thread.

Honestly, the arrangement is really great imo. Drums / piano / strings / horns(?) and who knows what else. It doesn't sound like they used real drums though...

Looking forward to the full track and a potential PV! Please be filmed in Japan, hah.

it is very typical Ayu ballad. I get a bit of Mellody wibes from it but it doesn't sound as good as Mellody did when i first heard it. And left no impression whatsoever. But i'm looking farward to the better preview!

OH MY GOD HAHAHAHHAHA

LOL :laugh

People are judging too much for a 40+ sec preview...

Why does Namie's name always seem to get mentioned every time people start complaining now a days? LOL

^ does the word "basic" mean anything to you?
No shade, but even her fans agree. People were saying Ayu's jumping the bandwagon to sell (like Namie) but that's so far from the truth.

I like it! The song is a ballad soothing and emotional. I like Ayu´s voice. It sounds so promising too. I would like to listen the full version soon.

Next please.

"Pray" is beautiful. :heart i can't wait to hear the full song!

YAAASSSS

Sounds so promising! Can't wait

hahaha this is FTW!!

i cant be too picky sometimes, i fell in love with this already, nothing sounds like LOVE again

I don't like the preview at all, maybe the full version is better for me. It sounds like a mix between Together when... and MOON

"untitled for her... story 2" is pretty much a ballad aint it? '--'

Well...it sounds pretty forgettable from the preview. Let's see what the full version will be like.

I see Pray is getting similar responses to Scar. Generic, pretty but boring, etc.

I love it! I can't wait for the full song.

Oh yeah that song....

Sounds great :D

This sounds like a typical Ayu's song which I'd typically loved! :P