BUDDHA2 theme song 'Pray' composed by Kunio Tago, track to be released in Spring

[Didz-19]

an epic rock ballad~ pleaseeee!

[Kouyou]

I'm just excited about the possibility of a new album while I'm here. As far as the song goes, I love pretty much every other song Kunio has composed, especially Days, petal, and SAKURA. I hope it will sound similar to those songs and not like progress or Song for u (her most recent tie-ins).

[ayu-michan]

So looking forward to next year I wonder if her tours from now on will have the old routines again.

[Zeke.]

Can everyone just like, get over SCAR? Lol. It's not that good. I feel like if she released something similar today it'd be labeled as filler. The song isn't bad, but the arrangement was rather lackluster. Fits well in that album though.

[Yumsushi]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

LOVE again was not in any way, shape, or form anything close to a blunder.

I agree, Party Queen would be the blunder

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Can everyone just like, get over SCAR? Lol. It's not that good. I feel like if she released something similar today it'd be labeled as filler. The song isn't bad, but the arrangement was rather lackluster. Fits well in that album though.

Scar's arrangement is lackluster? filler? You must be still blinded by your love for Days to see Scar for the beautiful, haunting and tragic song that it is that doesn't need a crazy arrangement to stand apart!

A song for a spiritual movie is her forte! She better not screw this up and release anything related to you & me!

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

I agree, Party Queen would be the blunder



Scar's arrangement is lackluster? filler? You must be still blinded by your love for Days to see Scar for the beautiful, haunting and tragic song that it is that doesn't need a crazy arrangement to stand apart!

A song for a spiritual movie is her forte! She better not screw this up and release anything related to you & me!

Chill out, I didn't say it was a bad song. It's just dated sounding. Which isn't bad, but Duty is 1 million times better. The song that is. The arrangement isn't bad, and I might have chosen a rather strong word to express my feelings regarding the arrangement, but hearing the melody in my head, I feel as if the song could be something grandeur had there been an alternate arrangement that helped propel that chorus even further.

And speaking on terms of Party Queen vs. LOVE again: Party Queen had reminds me, which is a total trump card, and therefor owns LOVE again.

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Can everyone just like, get over SCAR? Lol. It's not that good. I feel like if she released something similar today it'd be labeled as filler. The song isn't bad, but the arrangement was rather lackluster. Fits well in that album though.

opinions... opinions... SCAR is among my all time favorite Ayu songs, so, yeah, I'm not getting over it any time soon


Out of all songs he did for Ayu, I just don't care so much about SAKURA... And I'm seriously over Days, it's a great song, but I'm tired of it now (I'm one of the few that always preferred GREEN tbh)


I personally think LOVE again is one of her weakest albums (if not the weakest out of her full albums). The songs are good, but the combination of them in the album gets... boring? I'm not so found of it as a whole, but I do like the individual songs quite a lot though.
I love Party Queen, it's way better than LOVE again imo

[marty]

Originally Posted by pimenta

Out of all songs he did for Ayu, I just don't care so much about SAKURA... And I'm seriously over Days, it's a great song, but I'm tired of it now (I'm one of the few that always preferred GREEN tbh)

That's my exact opinion about these three songs! Although Days has the advantage of being a nostalgic seasonal song, so it's a must during Winter. But GREEN has always been, like, hundred times better for me!
And I've never been to fond of SAKURA. It's nice, but it's way too easy. I just feel they didn't work at all on the verses, they just focused on the chorus (which is awesome, but a song can't count on the chorus only).

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by pimenta

The songs are good, but the combination of them in the album gets... boring? I'm not so found of it as a whole, but I do like the individual songs quite a lot though.
I love Party Queen, it's way better than LOVE again imo

I feel like LOVE again sort of shares that 'issue' with MY STORY with a lot less Yukumi in the album.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I feel like LOVE again sort of shares that 'issue' with MY STORY with a lot less Yukumi in the album.

But I love MY STORY and find LOVE again boring. I think because the less in-your-face songs on MY STORY over time became nostalgic and that's why I'm drawn to them now. They represent an era. But what MY STORY's strong tracks are ridiculously strong, compared to LOVE agains supposed strong tracks. I only feel like Wake me up and Missing really reached their full potential out of the songs on that album. Gloria was nice as well. Bye bye darling is way to repetitive and dull for my tastes. The chorus is like the same few bars in repeat.

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I feel like LOVE again sort of shares that 'issue' with MY STORY with a lot less Yukumi in the album.

What? I absolutely adore MY STORY, one of my top favorite album of hers! I'll never understand why so many people think it's weak

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

In some years people will be all like "Aw! This album sucks, bitch should release something like Party queen instead of this crap"

I REALLY wanna see the day this will happen!!
I love Party Queen so much

[kimmeh]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Can everyone just like, get over SCAR? Lol. It's not that good. I feel like if she released something similar today it'd be labeled as filler. The song isn't bad, but the arrangement was rather lackluster. Fits well in that album though.

Thats your personal opinion dear, that doesn't mean we all should think SCAR stinks. I love it, and I don't think the arrangement is lackluster. I don't mind if you don't like it (everyone is entitled to their own opinion) but telling people to "get over SCAR" is unnecessary, makes you look bad and it all reeks of the "I don't like it so I don't want anyone else to like it either!"-attitude.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by kimmeh

Thats your personal opinion dear, that doesn't mean we all should think SCAR stinks. I love it, and I don't think the arrangement is lackluster. I don't mind if you don't like it (everyone is entitled to their own opinion) but telling people to "get over SCAR" is unnecessary, makes you look bad and it all reeks of the "I don't like it so I don't want anyone else to like it either!"-attitude.

Lol I suppose you're right. It's a decent song, I just never understood the passion people have for it. I don't find it particularly unique, so when fans say they'd like to hear something similar, I don't understand what something similar would be.

[truehappiness]

The story for BUDDHA is very different from what you'd expect from the Tales series (which is more like yay save the world anime-type deals). The manga is very much about Buddha's spiritual journey so I'd expect something kinda like HEAVEN perhaps and not like progress or Song 4 u

Here's the last movie's theme song.



It's very pretty imo.

[AyumiAi]

SINGLE HOPEFULLY <3

[jean-baptiste]

He's composed some of her best (SCAR, Key, Days, Together When) and some of her eh... I have high hopes though.

[Kazeyomi]

At first I didn't get Buddha is THAT Buddha from the manga genius Osamu Tezuka. Omg, I'm so excited!

[yamadashun]

since it's an anime about Buddha, i hope ayu write something very spiritual and soulful and philosophical in the lyrics, something like maybe Forgiveness?

can't wait for the new release!

[Bigtop]

Gosh, I'm quite uncomfortable with this... My thoughts - the movie title and the song title compared to my beliefs make me think I'm in some kind of opposition...

[brener]

i expect a PV like BALLAD or part of Me