[panda87]

Originally Posted by evolusean

I don't think Ayu has any "weird" songs, per se. But she does occasionally like to think outside the box and release a song which defies conventional pop standards. For example:

SCAR has a 6/8 feel.
SURREAL does not follow the standard verse-chorus structure.
Key ～eternal tie ver.～ does not follow the standard verse-chorus structure.
kanariya does not follow standard verse-chorus structure.
ever free does not follow standard verse-chorus structure and has a very conceptual arrangement.
NEVER EVER has a 6/8 feel.
still alone is a techno ballad.
Daybreak has a 6/8 feel.
M begins a ballad and suddenly becomes dancerock.
no more words has a melody more reminiscent of musical theatre than pop.
Free & Easy samples a movie theme, and really plays with dynamics and genre (hip hop, traditional asian music, european medieval music, rock, dance).
Dolls has a very classical arrangement and melody, but a pop beat, and also sounds like it could be in 6/8.
GAME has a separate melody for the intro, plus ends on what sounds like a bridge.
HANABI ～episode II～ has a 6/8 feel, and ends on what sounds like a bridge.
forgiveness has a strangely syncopated A melody and a quick 3/4 feel, plus combines a classical arrangement with a contemporary beat.
theme of a-nation '03 combines traditional Japanese elements and contemporary pop elements in both composition and arrangement.
HAPPY ENDING has a melody more reminiscent of musical theatre than pop.
Humming 7/4 has an obvious play with uncommon time signatures.
alterna has an incredibly conceptual arrangement, and plays with tempo.
Will starts in 3/4 with a hiphop beat and a melody reminiscent of a traditional asian folk song, then segues into a pre-chorus and chorus in 4/4.
HEAVEN does not follow the standard verse-chorus structure.
JEWEL combines a muffled hiphop beat with a simple piano ballad arrangement, and never reaches a full climax.
kiss o' kill challenges genre, with rock, classical, and techno elements in the arrangement.
Marionette has a 6/8 feel.




I'm pretty sure it's just a sitar played in its lower register. Nothing too out there. It's probably got some funky reverb on it, too.

wow, you really know your music theory. and music in general. and yes, this is why i fell in love with her... b/c she's so unique in a very unique way... if that makes any sense. hahaha.