'Secret' composers & arrangers

[truehappiness]

Tetsuya has only composed for Ayu so far.

She found him via the song 'Kumo' which would become Memorial address~ [she used the same composition from his band LOVERS SOUNDTRACK]~

So it's:
Memorial address
ANGEL'S SONG
Moments
INSPIRE
walking proud
HAPPY ENDING
HOPE or PAIN
HONEY
(miss)understood

[explodingbird]

And now add JEWEL, momentum, kiss o' kill, and Secret. Two ballads, two rock songs. Hmmm. He also composed both "winter" songs on here (ballad, rock song). Neat.

[Qt Mashi]

i relli like DAI and Crea....

[Tasked]

tetsuya yukumi + HIKARI = Moments... so Secret might be similar =).. Anyway how cool to see new people in the list

[truehappiness]

I imagine that they turned to Tetsuya in the time of need for their new songs.

He probably had a bunch of songs stored away and he probably let Ayu hear a bit of each of them so she could choose..

He's one of the newest composers that's been accepted into the "ayu regulars" in composing..

[HanabiChick]

Nice, I'm relieved that the rest of the new songs aren't CMJK arrangements. I like his compositions, but the arranging he's done on the songs this year hasn't been great, though I am interested to see how he does with arrangements by himself.

[AyuGAME]

thx for the info
i love that she back to her root...working with japanese people
i love tetsuya yukumi...

[immel]

Originally Posted by explodingbird

Besides, aside from Startin' (which could grow on me in time), I've heard great songs (four!) from the album so far. I expect the rest to follow this trend.

But none of the new album tracks will even be remotely similar to what's previously been released this year, considering all of it will be rock, not counting Secret. But yeah, there's all reasons to keep good hopes about it being good .

[*Petit*]

Well, immel, fans have strange conceptions of "rock". BOth MY STORY and I am... has been describes as "rock". I doubt that all of the songs on the album will be like alterna and about you.

[immel]

I believe those two albums was considered rock albums because they, at least MY STORY, contained a noticeable number of rock songs, which was pretty new for Ayu at the time.

I agree that neither of the two albums you mentioned is "rock" albums, but out of all Ayumis albums I believe MY STORY would be the one with the most rock influence.

I don't think all the songs will be that way either, she is good at keeping it fresh. I have good hopes about that the songs will be good.

[Ayumiko]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Tetsuya has only composed for Ayu so far.

She found him via the song 'Kumo' which would become Memorial address~ [she used the same composition from his band LOVERS SOUNDTRACK]~

So it's:
Memorial address
ANGEL'S SONG
Moments
INSPIRE
walking proud
HAPPY ENDING
HOPE or PAIN
HONEY
(miss)understood

Out of that list of songs he done, I like all of them except angel's song and honey..hope the new songs will be something like moments, walking proud, memorial address and (miss)understood

[*Petit*]

What I find strange about those characterizations of those albums are that f.ex. MY STORY probably had least number of pure rock songs on it than any of her pre I am... albums. Hardly any of the songs of that album sounds very much like rock to me, perhaps only GAME (synth rock..? =P), humming, about you and even catcher in the light. The ballad section was hardly "rockish" to me, it was dark and all, but not rock. I am... I felt was more like a blend of virtually everything, except for the title track and flower garden there are hardly any songs I would consider rock. She had just the same amount of "rock songs" on duty, (m) u, and perhaps also RAINBOW and even memorial address. It's just that the overall feel of the albums are different. At least that's how I see it.

[immel]

Originally Posted by *Petit*

What I find strange about those characterizations of those albums are that f.ex. MY STORY probably had least number of pure rock songs on it than any of her pre I am... albums. Hardly any of the songs of that album sounds very much like rock to me, perhaps only GAME (synth rock..? =P), humming, about you and even catcher in the light. The ballad section was hardly "rockish" to me, it was dark and all, but not rock.

I think the songs you mentioned are all very much rock songs, I'd like to add Liar as a rock ballad, too. She's made rock songs in the past, but it's never been of the same pure modern-ish rock sound, like she's having now, in them, thinking of the drums and electric guitars.

I am... I felt was more like a blend of virtually everything, except for the title track and flower garden there are hardly any songs I would consider rock.

I agree very much on the "blend of virtually everything", that is what I would describe a lot of her songs like, and that is also what the genre pop is trying to cover.

She had just the same amount of "rock songs" on duty, (m) u, and perhaps also RAINBOW and even memorial address. It's just that the overall feel of the albums are different. At least that's how I see it.

I agree on this, especially the very last part. It's up to how everyone see it, unless you're to do an objective scientific study on the albums.

[Ava]

no CREA? -.-'' OMG! but... well, i think it's okay

[nodoka]

Too bad there's no CREA on this one...I was really hoping that there would be.

[mi|kshake]

It's cool to see a new composer! But no CREA!! At least couldn't we have one song with co-composed by CREA, like Will?

mi|kshake~

[Ayumiko]

I have a feeling will was done a while ago and ayu just decided to use it last year

[immel]

Originally Posted by Ayumiko

I have a feeling will was done a while ago and ayu just decided to use it last year

That's an interesting thought, and very possible. I actually think that is how it is.

She often (always?) gets the compositions first, and then writes the lyrics. She might have made the composition for Will a very long time ago, and written lyrics now.

[pbs1605]

Thanks for the info.

[norain]

I say the 2 bonus tracks that's available for christmas will be CREA, or...I hope