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Why do witches like always wanna fatten kids up before they eat them?? fat is like the grossest part of meat
we walk, a wandering walk
Another summery of mothy's interviews.
mothy'nin diğer röportajlarından özetler. Ve röportajların linkleri.
Tarih: Eylül ve Aralık 2023
Mothy RealSound interviews for Miku Symphony (2023)
A summary of the key points of two interviews for the 2023 Miku Symphony linked here and here
(September 22nd)
-Mothy is pretty chuffed (positively) that the series has lasted as long as it has. He began making songs in the early days of VOCALOID, well before it was profitable (people hadn't even done CD releases yet), so it was really just a hobby he did for fun. He cites this as the reason he's been able to go on for this long (as it was low-pressure for a while).
-He didn't have this huge story in mind at the very start, but he did come up with the characters' stories over time--part of this is because he noticed back in the day that songs with good illustrations tended to be more popular, so he also wanted something that could have good illustrations (talking about Servant of Evil specifically). VOCALOIDS were easy to use for his (and other people's) stories because they didn't have concrete stories of their own (he even cites how Rin and Len are weren't even strictly twins, but a lot of people think of them as such because of his series).
-He doesn't think Servant of Evil would have been as popular if he'd released it today, citing his success to it being the early days of NicoNico (and shortly after Rin and Len were released, when their popularity was high), as well as a lot of luck.
-Early on, mothy would come up with the songs first and make the story for it later, but around the time of Judgment of Corruption he began to make songs with the whole story in mind first.
-Mothy was in a metal band in college, and was also very influenced by the metal bands he was listening to the at time, a lot of them having fairy-tale and fantasy themes in their work (Scandinavian and melodic speed metal). He again also references Makihara Noriyuki, who he liked in highschool.
-For his stories and plot twists, mothy mentions inspiration from novelist Tsutsui Yasutaka, especially his short stories, saying that he's always liked the way they'll have a twist at the end. He also thinks it's more impactful for the songs as well, that they leave more of an impression on viewers of his videos on NicoNico. He's walked back on this a tiny bit though to keep it from becoming too overdone, so sometimes he will have things end the way people expect them to. He intends to make his new series a bit less dramatic along those lines, although it'll still be with the same tastes as his other work.
-mothy feels there's benefit both to mechanical sounding VOCALOIDS and ones that sound human--that each have their own uses in making music. He essentially views voice software as a type of musical instrument.
-He's gotten the impression that games like Prosekai have increased his audience, and that while most of his fans have been women, he's seeing more men getting into the series from it too. He's also seeing a lot more diversity in the age-range of his fans, seeing some people who were kids when they started and are getting closer to middle-aged now. This is a little complicated for him because he wants to appeal to both new and old fans alike. He's been thinking about re-releasing some of his old music, but it's tricky for him to do alone.
-While he doesn't currently let his fanbase influence him much, in the past he would usually take into consideration the fact that a lot of his fans were female when working on the story. As he's a man, though, this had its limits, and ultimately he decided to focus on what he wanted to do instead. He can do things as requested, but ultimately prefers his work to be free of limitations.
-He's excited for the Miku Symphony, thinking it's perfect for the tone of his work and that it'll get a large audience for the songs. It's also important because it's just about the music itself, rather than visuals or story.
-He considers the orchestral remakes a learning experience, since they sound nothing like the original music used to make the song. They also sound different depending on each performance, as well. Classical music is also considered a much more respected medium, so he was also happy to get that recognition as a songmaker. Essentially, he enjoys them a lot and it's a fresh take on the series.
-He also talks about the other symphony performances that have actual VOCALOID singing in them--he uses a lot of technical language I'm not familiar with here but essentially he was skeptical it would work and was pleasantly surprised by how it sounded.
-mothy feels that while those who like his work are often very devoted to them, he does not view himself as being or able to become popular. He's fine with that. It's not a matter of him disliking popular stuff, he's happy VOCALOID has become mainstream, but he doesn't desire popularity for himself. He just wants his work to be remembered after he's gone.
-More of him being humble--essentially he seems to view himself as filling a niche rather than being a great player in the VOCALOID landscape, and he encourages the interviewer (and reader) to see some of the other work out there that's been getting popular as well. There's so much content out there that someone's bound to like some of it.
2 (December 6th) (note, this interview was done alongside MitchieM, who was also involved in the symphony--I am not summarizing anything in here's strictly about MitchieM, focusing only on things that are relevant to mothy)
-MitchieM talks about how inspiring mothy's work is in the creative story genre, which is something they've been interested in doing more of lately. mothy talks about realy impressed with MitchieM's work as well, such as their tuning of Miku and the wide variety of musical styles they do.
-There's a bit of contrast between them, as mothy works on one story while MitchieM does multiple, but MitchieM points out that mothy also likes to experiment with genre a lot (which mothy insists is to keep himself from getting bored doing just one thing all the time)
-mothy talks a little about the making of his two new songs, how he wanted them to feel a little orchestral since it's on the symphony album, but since it's a digitally made song and not a live performance he gave it more of a rock-like feel. "Thousand Year Vow" is intended more as a series synopsis to capture its tone overall, while Grim the End is more of a nod to long-time fans who know more of the story. They're both intended to stand on their own without feeling like a continuation of the series, necessarily.
-They talk a little about the Miku symphony performances they like, their impressions of it, etc. Mothy mentions that it's not really something you listen to while dancing, but more something you listen to while relaxing. Also the importance of it being a performance with live instruments rather than being purely digital like a lot of music out there now (furthermore being a performance in a proper auditorium with all the acoustic benefits that provides).
-Also apparently the symphony this year is being recorded on an SACD, which is a super fancy CD that can record more nuanced and delicate sound than traditional CDs?
Happy birthday to Rin and Len!
Also Happy birthday to twins of evil
Riliane and Allen
mothy posted a preview for Sister Clarith's Miraculous Night.
It do be like that.
every evillious songs sounds like [total silence so they can show off the logos] Now, lets us do the thing! [guitar shred] [3 people banging on buckets in the background] [extremely sinister violin] [piano guy whos been waiting to play this his entire life] [lyrics with no rhyming scheme so they can explain stuff] Something something of evil this clockwork dance begins anew [repetition of the beginning line] Lu Li La Lu Li La [crunchy rin scream] [questionable instrumental break] [lore reference] [church bell sound effect] [vocaloid singing without background music]
And its like 7 minutes long
Oh i remember when he posted this tweet. It even has #bluebird hastag.
Oh right, mothy also recently "randomly" tweeted out a link to his niconico upload of Desert BLUEBIRD. It probably doesn't mean anything.
This isnt anything translation related but Mothy just revealed on twitter we're getting daughter and servant of evil nendoroids and i just think thats neat :D Would be crazy if in the future we got some more Evillious characters like Banica, Elluka, etc
Oh, neat! I wonder if this will be a rerun of the old nendoroids from way back in the day or if this would be something closer to Ichika's polished DoE designs.
I think it'd be pretty cool. There's a Kayo nendoroid out there somewhere too (at least, I think it's Kayo).
Kagamine Rin Türkçe cover "Kötülüğün Kızı/aku no musume/daughter of evil" by celexia!!🧡💛
"Ah, çay vakti gelmiş."
Please show some support to them and the people on the project of "seven deadly sins turkish covers".
Thank you!!
Mothy'nin yeni albümü!!
Mothy's new album!!
The Miniature Garden Girl 🌸🎀
Oh, so mentions of 'plateu', 'steel knight' 'revolt' 'lost princess' huh? Repeating motifs.
魔女と幸せの花
The Witch and the Flower of Happiness (Felicity Flower)
とある国のお姫様が
The princess of a certain country
無実の魔女 火あぶりにした
Had an innocent witch burned at the stake
今際の際 魔女は告げた
In her final moments, the witch told them:
「花がお前らを殺すだろう」
"My flowers will kill you"
.
やがてくる春の訪れ
Eventually they were visited by the coming spring
草木が芽吹く季節
The season of budding plants
奇麗な花が咲いた
Pretty flowers bloomed
誰も見た事の無い花
Flowers that no one had ever seen before
.
色鮮やかな花弁に
They had gorgeously vibrant petals
ワインのような香り
And a fragrance like wine
近づいた途端感じる
The moment you approached one, you could feel
えもいえぬ幸福感
An indescribable euphoria
.
人々は花を愛し
The people loved these flowers
国中へと広めていった
They spread them across the country
何の疑念も持たず
With no suspicions at all
.
幸せの花が咲くよ
The flower of happiness blooms
皆々幸せにするよ
We'll make everyone happy
もっともっと花を咲かせ
Grow more and more of that flower
作り出せハッピーエンド
Create a happy end
.
大地中に花が満ちて
The great land was so filled with those flowers
当たり前の事になった時
That they became commonplace
突然訪れた長い冬
Then they were suddenly visited by a long winter
幸せの花は枯れてゆく
And the flowers of happiness began to wither
.
幸せを与えていた
When they had lost
花が失われた時
The flowers that granted them happiness
人々は以前よりも
The people became
もっともっと不幸になった
Increasingly more despairing than they had been before
.
わずかに残った花を巡り
Battles broke out
争いが始まった
Around the few flowers they had left
心乱れるお姫様
Driven to turmoil, the princess
魔女の言葉を思い出す
Recalled the witch's words
.
全ての花を燃やせと
The princess ordered all of the flowers
命じた姫様に怒り
To be burned
鋼鉄の騎士が導く
Enraged, a steel knight[1]
反乱が巻き起こる
Stirred up a revolt
.
王宮は取り囲まれ
The palace was surrounded
家臣たちは皆殺し
They killed the retainers
姫様は行方知れず
No one knowing of the princess' whereabouts
.
幸せの花が咲くよ
The flower of happiness blooms
朽ち果てた亡骸の上に
After the whole country fell to ruin
国が全て滅びた後
Atop their wilted remains,
ふたたび春が訪れた
Spring was upon them once more
.
ひときわ大きな花が
An incredibly huge flower
高原で見事に咲き誇る
Sat in a splendid full bloom upon the plateau
その実が割れて生まれ落ちた
Its fruit broke open, and born from within
死んだはずの黒き魔女
Was the black witch who was supposed to be dead
.
花は奇麗でなくては
Someone once said that
ならないと誰かが言った
A flower absolutely must be pure
巨大な花の根元には
At the roots of this enormous flower
永遠に眠れるお姫様
Lay the princess in an eternal sleep
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This does not specify if it was a single steel knight or multiple.
"Living in a paradise created by her mind, Aah, everything will crumble in this fleeting dream of lies"
Quarantine's got me rewatching old vocaloid videos, then while watching Daughter of Evil I thought "Wow Rin's dress is so poofy imma draw it" (And yes I 100% regret coloring it)
Ngl Rin's dress from the original Manga gives me Filipiniana vibes and I'm all here for it
The real Peter Pan came to me
ピーターパンが私のもとへやってきたの