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This is a man
chosen by music.
Can we go through it once?
Of course.
Again.
-Is this the chord? -Yes.
Yes.
Daiki Tsuneta.
He leads the massively popular Japanese rock band King Gnu
and is the creative genius behind all of its musical production.
TSUNETA, GUITAR & VOCAL
How difficult.
A rare genius whose talent could not be tamed
even by Tokyo University of the Arts.
TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS CELLO MAJOR, LEFT THE PROGRAM
He plays over ten different instruments.
There are no musical barriers for him.
An instrument called "horn" is highlighted here.
Okay.
Tsuneta expands the boundary of musical expression.
How do I reshape conventional music?
I'm drawn to that aspect of artistic expressions.
You could say it's a process of destruction and creation.
DESTRUCTION AND CREATION
I just keep on working.
Tsuneta's creativity extends to visual expressions
as he collaborates with other creators in the industry.
He now opens a new chapter of music with this innovative project.
millennium parade.
His focus shifts from Tokyo to the international scene.
I'm recording.
You are on camera.
Please extend a warm welcome!
We closely followed Tsuneta for three months.
We traced the creative process
of a musical genius
from the beginning to the end of one project.
It is entitled "2992."
Wouldn't it be interesting
if my music persisted into 2992?
That's why I have to give it my all.
No!
What did Tsuneta envision
in the distant future?
Not like this.
One more time.
I want to create a piece that affirms
the viewpoints and perspectives of diverse people in the world.
I've finally completed
a clean, polished piece.
Now, time to find ways to deconstruct it.
Give me a break.
I'm not done yet. It can still get tweaked.
Why am I always in a hurry like this?
He is truly a prodigy born
from the chaotic world that is Tokyo.
We followed his never-ending process of destruction and creation.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Hi.
-Hello. -Nice to meet you.
Our recording efforts began
in September 2020.
We are now recording.
All right.
We finished recording the bass part just now.
Oh, hello.
What a close-up project.
Isn't that a big camera?
Would you like to listen?
On this day,
they are recording
their debut album, THE MILLENNIUM PARADE.
NARRATION: TOBBY UEHARA
Their passion and innovation
are the epitome of Tokyo's chaos.
-Is that better? -Well,
just in case.
After I pleaded.
Do you want it simpler?
Sure, why not?
I prefer it that way.
Could you introduce the band members?
All right.
He is King Gnu's bassist.
I'm Kazuki Arai.
Nice to meet you.
-He's Arai. -I'm Arai.
And he is Ayatake Ezaki.
He plays for other bands such as WONK.
Ayatake plays the keyboard for King Gnu as well.
In that way,
we do have core members.
We play Daiki Tsuneta's works.
All right.
Now, do you mind playing a song?
Sure.
-Ready. -Okay.
Wonderful.
It's an interesting piece.
It might be suitable
for the last bit of the improv.
La, ti, do, re, mi, so, mi.
Right.
-Using the scale sounds interesting. -I agree.
It may be bland, though.
-Want to keep that version? -Yeah.
-I'll try again. -All right.
Usually,
a producer directs recording sessions.
But not in this studio.
Tsuneta is the one who makes all the decisions.
I can say that…
-It's got its charm. -I agree.
I forgot what I listened to.
We can also
splice the best parts from each recorded audio.
Tsuneta, you don't seem
to be directing the scene.
Not usually, no.
Ultimately,
he decides on the final version,
but he gives each musician
the space to express their own creativity.
What you witnessed with this session is a great example of that.
I never play the bass this freely
-in other recordings. -No, never.
It may be rare to ask the musicians
to be active players.
In that way, my project
allows musicians to bring out their best.
-Yeah. -That may be so.
Yeah.
We are able to express our musical creativity here.
Yeah.
-Isn't it good? -It sounds good.
It has a starting instrumental feel to it.
Let's go with this for now.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The following day,
we were allowed into Tsuneta's private studio.
This was the first time
a camera was allowed
into the creative process with his band.
-Good morning. -Morning.
Good to see you today.
What are you working on right now?
This is for King Gnu.
It's from December's recording.
It's our new song.
"STAR OF THE SHOW"
He was working on
the demo for King Gnu's new song.
In other words, designing a song.
It leads to this section.
What do you say
-about adding the keyboard here? -Yeah.
Tsuneta listens to the same line over and over again
as he fine-tunes the sound for each instrument.
I do this endlessly.
For example…
These are the tracks
-for King Gnu's newest release. -Right.
-It's a song titled "A Cheap Novel." -Right.
It's composed of 52 individual tracks.
These parts compose one song.
You start by composing the bass's melody line.
That's correct. That's where I get the rough feel of the song.
Okay.
For example, I incorporate chords.
The E chord
is followed by an open chord.
It sounds like this.
It's difficult to explain using words.
This is how I come up with the overall mood of the song.
I start to feel out the song.
Within that process,
I experiment with the melody.
This melody line
is then incorporated like so.
And if you don't hear the strings…
Where's the strings track?
Here it is.
I incorporate the melody into the demo.
That's the process.
That's how
the agglomeration is created.
It's a never-ending process.
Where does he draw inspiration
for his unique musical taste?
-All these art books. -Yes.
This is where I draw my inspiration from.
-Yes. -It's a collective of various artists.
Who is this?
This one is Kosuke Kawamura.
He's a collage artist.
The media he works with,
-collage, is something I find relatable. -Yes.
Let me show you.
Okay.
I sampled an orchestra.
Okay.
I then insert the beats.
I applied a collage-like technique to my music.
-Yes. -I create unique music unlike any other.
By destroying
a completed piece and reconstructing it from scratch,
you can create completely different music.
It's a way to build a totally new work.
You can say that my work is based on this approach.
Yes.
-I see, you explained it very clearly. -Was it clear? That's good to hear.
That's my approach to music.
Wow. Yeah.
-Look at this chair. -Okay.
Isn't it unique?
It has spikes coming out of the leather.
It's custom-made.
-It's also a work of collage. -Wow.
The spikes are in the way, though.
It's the same with the laptop on the floor.
Yeah.
Oh,
-that's a laptop. -Yes. I used it for the longest time
but got a new computer just recently.
-Okay. -I dripped nail polish
-all over it. -Okay.
My work is also heavily influenced by Keiichi Tanaami's style.
I see.
This artist too.
-He represents multi-genre art. -Yes.
-Incredible. -Yeah.
"Tokyo Chaotic"
is a concept I base my work on often.
There are people
from various cultures and backgrounds.
I want to affirm the perspectives
of all the various ideas.
I think this is also true of my current project.
I consciously try
to create a place for communication with people whose values
are different from mine in my music.
I don't want to shut anyone out.
I hope to accept people as they are.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Today was King Gnu's recording.
It's the first release
for King Gnu this year.
I feel the fan's expectations on my back.
The pandemic started just as we were preparing for a tour.
I can't wait for the pandemic to end.
I believe we are still moving forward with our autumn tour.
Yeah.
His playing style evolved with his hairstyle.
It's much more mature!
DRUMMER: YU SEKI
It has been six months since they last recorded together.
When did you cut your hair?
-Yesterday. -Wow.
The front part looks very interesting.
I agree, the front of my hair is kind of long.
It looks worse when I let it down.
And the sides?
It looks normal if I tuck it.
No, it's definitely not normal-looking.
Oh, isn't it passable?
What are you typing?
I'm typing rhyming words.
Okay.
This song spits out words machine gun-style.
No matter how many words I come up with,
it's not enough.
The words to the song they are recording
weren't written yet.
The first verse surpassed my expectations.
"The desire for life,"
"the spark of life." Those are the themes.
Well, now I'm embarrassed.
Oh, well.
That's the idea.
Really.
-That's the rough idea. -I'm embarrassed.
He begins to explain the last line of the verse.
"Give me the antibodies."
We need to develop our immunity.
Life will only get harder.
I sure hope researchers
are hard at work.
Seriously.
It's outside our realm.
This is an earnest plea.
You wouldn't have come up with it unless
-this pandemic happened. -Exactly.
"Give me the antibodies to live this life."
What do you think?
-Things are better-- -It seems so.
That's for sure.
But it is risky to sell too many tickets.
What if we sell the tickets
-and there's an outbreak the first night? -And it gets canceled?
What if one of us gets infected?
There's a double meaning to the line "give me the antibodies."
We've created a song about an earnest plea.
I thought that was catchy.
All good.
-Are we done? -Let's be done.
-We are done early. -Yeah.
Yes.
We've never finished this early.
Do you want a ride?
It's raining.
It was cloudy all day.
-Right. It's the end of summer. -Yeah.
Tsuneta's car of choice
is a domestic '70s model.
-I got my first car when I was around 20. -Yeah.
-It was a Rasheen. -Oh, a Rasheen?
When you were in your teens?
-Oh, do you know it? -Oh, definitely.
-We have the same taste! -Right.
Maintenance was expensive, so I let it go.
Yes.
-When it needed inspection. -Right.
It's sad to let go of a car.
It makes me want to make more money.
-But I finally got another car -Yeah.
-just this year. It was about time. -Yeah.
But have you always wanted to work with music?
I couldn't imagine myself doing anything else.
I never considered going into anything else.
What do you say about getting food?
Is that all right?
Let's go somewhere cheap.
-I can look it up. -If you don't mind.
-Okay. -Okay.
Thanks for the food.
Tsuneta says his favorite food is egg over rice.
-Can I grab it? -Sure.
I don't know how to hold chopsticks.
I never learned good manners.
-Your family wasn't strict. -Not at all.
-One time, we were eating a bento meal -Right.
at a recording for Kenshi Yonezu.
Yonezu was shocked. He asked if I'm from a civilized world.
That's how bad mine is.
Ever since he pointed it out,
I've been careful of how I hold my chopsticks.
Yeah.
I've been practicing since.
That's where I had to start.
10:00 p.m.
Tsuneta does not head home
but to his studio.
He begins to work on the lyrics once more.
He destroys
the melody he created once again.
Repeating a haphazard play
Always forcing the plot Cobbling life together
The end of the maze is just the beginning
The B melody needs more work.
-Yeah. -I'm thinking of changing up the melody.
What about the lyrics?
-That too. -Yeah.
A cheap novel…
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
This is hard.
VOCALIST: SATORU IGUCHI
Now sing and dance like you've gone mad
It's tricky. It's hard to get it perfect.
-Let's start -Now sing and dance…
-the chorus on B. -Okay.
Tsuneta said he finished up the lyrics
just this morning.
"STAR OF THE SHOW"
I want you and I to be in love
A business selling whatever you want Regret is nothing but a pain
Give me the antibodies to live this life This unrefined life
Oh, that's fast.
Very fast.
Hey, about the line here.
What if we change it
to "this raw and unrefined life"?
"Raw and unrefined life"?
Switch the lyrics around.
Yes, and add "raw and unrefined."
All right.
"Raw and unrefined life."
Try to sing more dynamically than usual.
All right.
Yeah.
A business selling whatever you want Regret is nothing but a pain
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
Give me the antibodies
To live this life This raw and unrefined life
Is that better?
Nothing but a pain
Do you want to change it?
I can sing it.
Regret is nothing but a pain
-Here. -All right.
A business selling whatever you want Regret is nothing but a pain
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
Can you accentuate more?
I don't know about that.
A business selling whatever you want Regret is nothing but a pain
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
-That was good. -Yes.
What if we make this the chorus?
-You are keeping the title. -Yes.
From "A Cheap Novel" to the "Star of the Show."
They share a theme.
How should I put it…
These are upbeat songs.
Those are very important to King Gnu.
Our band is about live concerts.
Songs that sound better live.
That's a core trait of our band.
That's very important to us.
I believe this song will be one of the fan favorites.
I want to hear you talk like Yosui.
Can you do that?
Is your stomach
full of mommy's cooking?
-Did you get enough? -Oh…
Oh, you changed your voice.
Will you find a use for this track?
Isn't this recording pointless?
-I'm sure we'll find a use for it somehow. -I highly doubt that.
This happened during a break.
We have to cut our tour down to a smaller scale.
Why's that?
-Is the situation getting worse? -Not that, but
-there are more risks than before. -Yeah.
We'll only go to Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka?
We won't play in Sapporo.
We won't play in Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Sendai.
Any of them?
That's about 40,000 people.
In a normal situation,
we'd expect 100,000 tickets sold.
That's half.
Half?
Half…
Wow.
This sucks.
How unfortunate.
Well…
Let's see.
This year,
-we were supposed to be on a roll. -Yeah.
Anyway,
we can only do our best.
Repeating a haphazard play Always forcing the plot
The end of the maze is just the beginning A suspension bridge with nothing in hand
Slipping as I drunkenly stagger
One wrong move and it's over Dead men tell no tales…
Songs are now written
to be listened to privately at home.
That's the current trend of the Japanese music industry.
When I create powerful songs like this,
the listeners imagine listening to them at a concert.
My fans are starved for music.
The pandemic has changed
our perception of time in every regard.
It's as if we are in a cryogenic sleep of 2020.
If we were to repeat
2020 again next year, it won't feel strange.
It would actually feel right.
Right?
I wrote these powerful songs…
for the world to keep moving forward.
I'm doing this instinctively.
I'm doing what I can…
to keep the time ticking.
That's what I'm trying to do.
On the stage of a lifetime It doesn't matter if you're famous or not
Make me feel exhilarated I want you and I to be in love
A business selling whatever you want Regret is nothing but a pain
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
-One more time. -Okay.
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
One more time!
Give me the antibodies to live this life This raw and unrefined life
There is a place that he considers his origin.
Let's go.
He moved from Nagano, his birthplace, when he was 18
and lived here for seven years with his grandmother.
HIS GRANDMOTHER HAS ALREADY PASSED AWAY.
THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR THREE YEARS.
Aren't these paintings nice?
My grandmother was an artist.
She designed outfits.
She was such a character.
I think she resembles me the most.
Whoa, an award for Grandfather.
He made TVs.
Color TVs.
HIS GRANDFATHER WAS AN ENGINEER AND DEVELOPED COLOR TVS.
Wow, I didn't know we had this.
Is it okay to just leave this in here?
What kind of meals did you eat with her?
She'd give me canned cat food by mistake at times.
She mixed it up with canned tuna
and she'd buy them at the store.
I'd tell her it's cat food.
We can't eat it.
But we ate it anyway. It wasn't that bad.
This neighborhood has always been, you know…
Yeah.
How do I say this?
They all know each other.
I played music for them.
I played for everyone here.
Yeah.
My friends would come over
and we'd hold rehearsals here.
We'd do stuff like that.
This was long before forming King Gnu.
Yeah.
I wonder if it was here where I started creating music seriously.
Yeah.
My father lived here at one point, I think.
I'm seeing this for the first time.
These are my parents' wedding pictures.
My mother and father.
Oh, there's my grandmother.
MOTHER, FATHER, GRANDMOTHER, GRANDFATHER
-You lived here with your grandmother. -Correct.
I look like my grandfather…
Both of his parents play the piano.
His home was full of instruments like the guitar and bass guitars.
He didn't need formal lessons.
Tsuneta picked up one instrument at a time.
He hasn't changed
ever since I met him in junior high.
He's always pursued the very best in his music.
It was like a music club.
Oh, I see.
He was the leader. He was strict.
Even if the finished song
was nearly flawless, he did not let go of a single imperfection.
He hates leaving things unfinished.
This might make him sound strict,
but he's just an honest man.
I couldn't get along with others.
Of course, I had a few friends but just that.
We formed a band and I taught them how to play instruments.
I even taught drums.
We performed at the school festival.
We played original songs.
But I couldn't win the heart of the audience then.
We were out of place.
He entered Tokyo University of Arts
to further pursue his musical career.
Tsuneta was a cellist for an orchestra
led by Seiji Ozawa, an internationally acclaimed conductor.
This was a turning point for Tsuneta.
It was such a moving experience.
I could never forget that sensation.
The concert hall filled with sound and the audience.
The expressions of the conductor.
The sound echoed in the hall.
The experience has shaped
what I consider to be beautiful music.
However,
I've always been drawn to art
because it's about changing conventions.
It's a process of destruction and creation.
He left the university after a year.
Look at that.
The mirror ball is the only thing remaining.
TSUNETA'S OLD ROOM
I wanted to liven up my room.
He learned the process
of destruction and creation in this room,
finding his own musical style.
Yeah…
We found a demo recording Tsuneta sent to a record label back then.
MUSIC CREATED BY TSUNETA WHEN HE WAS 19
I thought the sound was edgy.
MINORU TAGUCHI FORMER TALENT SCOUT, SONY MUSIC
It's the final unadulterated cry of youth.
But it was difficult as a record label
to find ways to make his talent profitable for us.
When I was around 20,
I sent my music to a record label.
They said it sounds awesome,
but it's not profitable.
That's what they said to me.
My music did not follow the popular J-pop pattern.
That's what the person from the label said.
I remember
not being able to accept that answer.
I researched the history of music seriously.
I had to think about the instruments seriously too.
I asked myself,
"Why isn't my music valued in the world?"
I had pride as a musician as well.
I never thought the public's opinion
defined my artistic abilities.
And I knew
I couldn't lie to my music.
That's my life's philosophy.
That's why
I had to do this my own way.
I had to gain the public's approval of my music.
He doesn't want to create music according to expectations.
That's why
he wants to gain the public's approval of his unique music.
This is the plating of a drum.
A drum's top plate.
I wanted to paint it
and draw the logo on it.
I got scolded for getting the spray paint on the house.
Over time, the others who share the same dreams
began to gather by Tsuneta's side.
"LOW LOVE"
I wanted to create really awesome music.
Like, he sacrifices himself for his music.
It may not be that serious
but it sounded like fun.
And it's cool.
I've never met anyone like him in my life.
That's why I wanted to get involved.
The mark left by a rusted ring
"Looks like we'll share the pain" Hiding our bruises
While we continue to live Blades hidden behind rationality
"You're such an adult, aren't you?" With a hint of sarcasm
We attract each other
You should stay a bit
"This is the only place You belong, right?"
Take all these tasteless things
And destroy them in a "seizure"
In a "seizure"
Still…
I reach out my hand To that dreamlike flower
2019, MAJOR DEBUT AS KING GNU
Even though I know it's all artificial
Still I surrender myself
INTERVIEW FOR THE MOVIE A FAMILY
TSUNETA WROTE THE THEME SONG.
THE LEADING ACTOR: GO AYANO
Looking good.
Come on.
Why did you suddenly take a picture of him?
Well, isn't it normal
to want a picture of someone you love?
Isn't that right?
It's the same.
I like him outside of work.
We are like a gang of delinquents.
Sure.
As for me, there was a time
when I needed to gain strength for myself.
He creates a family.
He's been doing this with his gang for a long time.
There aren't many
who can commit to something like that over the years.
Yeah.
That's what attracted me to him.
Thank you.
I complimented you.
2020.
Tsuneta has been working on a project.
It is to incorporate orchestra and modern music into one.
This is the compilation
of his entire life itself.
He reconstructs a song he wrote in the past named "DURA".
It would be interesting
if we could create an innovative sound that no one's heard before.
A song that incorporates beautiful
and unpleasant sounds all the same.
I wish to incorporate them all.
I mean, isn't that life?
Something that is filthy, yet beautiful.
I hope it turns out like so.
THE PROCESS IS FILMED USING A REMOTE CAMERA
TSUNETA THEN ADDS THE CELLO PART
Crap.
COMPOSING THE ELECTRIC BASS PART
Good.
One more time.
Not this one.
All right. One, two, and three.
Don't need this.
During his composition process,
Tsuneta heads to the next room.
What about this outfit?
It's very cool.
It fits the theme of "A Cheap Novel."
Yes.
They are a creative group called PERIMETRON.
They have collaborated often since he first started creating music.
The music was created by Tsuneta.
PERIMETRON has developed most of his music videos.
In addition, they have also designed
CD covers and live performances.
What page are you on?
VISUAL DIRECTOR: OSRIN
One, two, three…
We need the final page count.
When we first started King Gnu,
we'd edit at diners like Gusto.
We gathered at Gusto.
-Until the morning. -We stayed until 5 a.m.,
then Gusto would close, so we'd go to a Manga Cafe nearby.
It was quite hellish.
Then we'd go back to Gusto.
Once Gusto opens in the morning, that is.
Looking back on that,
we've really come a long way.
We really have.
We always ate shrimp and tomato spaghetti.
I'll let you know.
Time to go back.
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Let's start from the start.
Tsuneta now begins to adjust DURA's sound balance.
Hold on.
How does it sound when it's inserted into the chain?
-In the drama. -In the drama?
From here on,
Tsuneta will make adjustments by instrument.
I want another track.
What can I add?
The entire section
will be back-breaking work.
How many instruments are in use already?
How many?
How many tracks are there?
About 150.
Is this normal for you?
No, not at all.
This is unusual.
It's quite rare.
The top annoys me, but I like the bottom track.
I'll get rid of the top.
We might as well swap the effects.
He now wants to switch the recorded music.
This one's nice.
Here.
-Thanks. -It's almost there.
We wouldn't have had this with that assembly.
I like the footing and the echo.
What to do now?
What if we just play the hook?
I've always created this sort of mixed music.
But it's difficult to perfect.
I haven't had many cases
where I was satisfied with the result.
If one is overpowering,
the other one is suppressed.
It's quite laborsome.
Anyway, well,
can we try another song?
Sorry, okay.
The deadline for millennium parade's first album is impending.
OCTOBER 21, 2020 "A CHEAP NOVEL"
It is now the end of October.
They film the music video.
Have saved me
Let's check.
-No time to stop. -All right.
What's next?
PERIMETRON's OSRIN, who has collaborated
with Tsuneta over the years, directs the music video.
During the break,
Tsuneta shares his feedback on the recording.
I wanted to ask about the gold confetti.
-Huh? -The confetti.
-The gold confetti? -Yes.
I'd like to use gold confetti at the end.
OSRIN had planned to use gold confetti
at the climax of the music video.
What do you think?
We kept the entire music video quite simple.
Gold confetti may not fit the theme.
Oh, come on.
How will you drop the confetti?
I do have a plan.
We can use that.
We have equipment for the stage.
That may be good to use.
Despite Tsuneta's objections,
OSRIN sticks through with the golden confetti.
Thank you.
How do I say this?
He says things like,
"Let's not use the gold confetti."
Most directors would halt its use when the artist objects,
but not me.
That's because
we have a good relationship.
Though we all have different roles,
we share the same solitude in our work.
I can't help him make his music,
and he can't help us with the video.
We all support each other.
This song is a ballad
about a man who writes novels that do not sell
and his wife who believes in him.
All right,
we are rolling.
Tsuneta's lyrics
seem to convey his conviction
as they held steadfast to their creative process.
Even if this life
Ended up as a cheap novel
I have no plans of throwing it out
I'll rewrite it However many times it takes
In order to face our truths
Sometimes we have no choice But to be alone
Even though I know it's a mistake
There's a story I still want to tell
A script full of nonsense
Told through terrible acting And it's all I need
Your clumsy expressions
And awkward words
Have saved me
Standing alone that day
A back hunched down in shame
If it was now, I would push it up straight
No matter my stupid expressions
Or awkward words
You're still next to me, smiling
Thank you!
That was wonderful! Thank you!
Where I am very blessed
is that there's a team
that finds value in my work,
not as how the public values my work,
but from their own artistic point of view.
Yes.
There's no ulterior motive in the value they find in my work.
It's not about the profit my music generates.
They don't value my work because of money.
I want to create and do amazing things.
That's where we are similar.
To me, that is my treasure and my hope.
That's how I feel.
If it weren't so, you know,
I wouldn't be able to continue on like this.
And he began to reveal
his plans for "DURA".
Thank you.
-I'll see you tomorrow. -Okay.
Tomorrow is a crucial day.
-That's true. -As for "DURA",
we changed its title to "2992".
If a man born in 1992…
has a millennium of parades, that's a thousand years.
We would be in 2992.
That's why I changed the title.
That title, "2992,"
how interesting would it be if your work persisted into 2992?
That's why I have to keep working hard.
OCTOBER 22, 2020
It does feel
like you aren't expressing these lyrics fully.
I added "all" to the words here.
No, not that.
Tsuneta thoroughly goes over each word of the lyrics with ermhoi,
who wrote the lyrics for 2992, to the last minute.
Well, we are born in 1992.
This song is about a thousand years from now.
That's the idea.
This is what we think of people who would be
alive a thousand years from now.
Is that right?
Tsuneta sends sound and music
from the chaotic present…
Okay…
…to a thousand years from now.
Yes.
How was that?
What feel are you going for?
Do you want
me to be more of a storyteller?
-Or a protagonist? -Yes, go with that.
Protagonist, okay.
Oh, dear.
-I don't quite understand this song. -No?
Oh, man.
Something's amiss.
You aren't immersed in the song.
Exactly.
-I can tell by listening to you. -Right?
I don't quite understand it.
Like, the best approach?
Well, not quite the best approach,
but I don't get the mood of the song.
-I don't -Is it too abstract?
understand it.
Let's see.
I understand the lyrics since I wrote it,
but the music itself and the overall balance is,
let's say…
It's widening the ambiance.
Right, it's not about the emotion.
Right.
I'm not sure how to interpret it.
Let's see…
That's how I feel. It's quite difficult.
Yes.
It may be hard to explain with words, so let's pick the sound
that suits the mood of the song.
-Right. -Yes.
It's difficult.
This song is very difficult.
Well…
It already sounds good to me.
I feel like it's too clean.
The instrumental version
is very clean.
It's a clean sound. It's a pop-like arrangement.
A refreshing sound.
Refreshing sound. It's not muddled.
I want to make it muddled.
Looks like we won't be done anytime soon.
We'll be done by midnight.
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
KING GNU'S NATIONAL TOUR WAS IMPENDING
MILLENNIUM PARADE ALBUM CREATION IS IN ITS FINAL STAGE
Once it's done,
please check the rest online.
Let's keep it up.
Oh, this?
Oh, it's for the camera.
I can put that in the fridge for you.
It's thick.
It's been sitting for a while.
It has, it's already nighttime.
Don't drink the soup.
They disassembled the monitor.
-You've worn that the last three days. -I have.
I bathe every day,
but I can't be bothered with choosing my clothes.
What about your underwear?
Since Yu is here, let's do "Bon Dance."
MIDNIGHT
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Beginning of November.
Today, they conduct the mix check for "2992".
In other words, it's the last step before completion.
Give me a break.
Let's use the fireworks
from FAMILIA's first chorus.
-Yes. -Let's do it. I didn't like it.
Even at this stage,
he insists on using different audio.
Not only so, he wishes to use audio of fireworks.
The part where the drum's snare doesn't fit.
Right, let's switch out the drum's snare.
Wonderful.
Let's find the foot as well.
We're starting another backbreaking task again.
I love the echo of the first shot.
I want to use the sound of the fireworks going up in the sky for the intro.
I want clear audio of that sound.
A new world is conceived
in this chaotic musical world.
Tsuneta's musical process
never ends.
Could you save the other track?
Awesome.
It's grossly good.
It's gross, though.
This bassline sounds difficult.
What to do now.
Oh, man.
Whoa, what's that?
He always comes at the worst timing.
1:30 A.M.
Okay.
-One more time? -Sure.
-One more time. -Sure.
I'll wake you up when I'm done.
All right.
It's gotten cold.
You are very diligent.
I sure am.
I agree.
I can keep going still. There's more tweaking to do.
I do feel that
I'm compelled into working.
Just a thought.
Why do I back myself into a corner?
Like I'm being chased.
Why am I in such a rush?
Right.
It's 4:08 now.
Why don't we stop by the office?
-Why not? -Let's do it.
Hello.
I knew you'd be here.
What's that?
I knew you'd be here for the food.
Who wrote this?
-It's regressed. -What a chill handwriting.
It's even more relaxed than before.
So much more sloppy.
We were working.
You really were.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
We aren't even close.
I'm only getting started.
We can't end here.
ONE MONTH LATER, "2992" IS COMPLETE
Thank you for recording today.
Thank you so much!
Thank you to the orchestra members.
Band staff and orchestra staff.
There are so many
types of people here.
We have a diverse crew.
It's very close
-to the ideal I envisioned. -Right.
I witnessed a wonderful scenery today.
-Yes. -A wonderful scenery?
Wasn't it
-a wonderful view? It was. -It certainly was.
DECEMBER 23, 2020
All right.
Yay, all done.
Great job.
-Great. -Great work today.
-Thank you. -You've done well.
Subtitle translation by: Megumi Hunter