こんにちは、土屋です。
ヒュムノスに関する開発秘話やエピソードなどを皆さんにお届けするコーナー、 ヒュムネクロニクル。皆様の応援のお陰もあり、2周目に突入!という事になり ました!そんなわけで、今回は「CHRONICLE_KEY」と「HARMONIUS」についての、 製作苦労話などをしていきたいと思います。 |
Hello everyone, it's Tsuchiya. |
【今週のテーマ1:『CHRONICLE_KEY』】
試聴:『EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY/.』
クロニクルキーは、私の中でも最も思い出の深いヒュムノス曲でもあります。ア ルトネリコを制作している最中、私が一番ドキドキだったのは、ヒュムノス詩が どのように出来上がるか、という事でした。言わずもがな、アルトネリコの売り であり、私としても相当に力を入れている部分でしたから、その出来はずっと気 になっていたものです。そんな中、全てのヒュムノス曲の中で一番最初に送られ てきたのが、このクロニクルキーのラフでした。送られてきたのは夜だったので すが、周りの迷惑顧みず、大音響で聴き始めました。そしてこの時思ったのです。 「これは勝てる!」と。クロニクルキーには沢山の自信をもらいました。新規タ イトルで前衛的なシステム、そして大作RPGが下火と言われていた時代でしたか ら、当時の私は得も言われぬ不安がつきまとっていました。システムも世界観も、 自分なりには自信はありましたが、それでも不安がありました。ですが、クロニ クルキーを聴いたとき、本当にこれはイケル!と思い、嬉しくて笑いが止まらな かったのです。そして、何とかしてプレスの人達にこの音楽を紹介してもらいた い、という想いで色々動き始めたのも、この時がきっかけでした。発売前は分か らなくても、プレイしたら、その人が絶対に口コミしてくれる、と思ったのも、 このクロニクルキーを聴いたときでした。そんな絶大な自信を与えてくれるほど に、この曲は自分の中で圧倒的だったのです。 |
【This Week's Theme #1: [CHRONICLE_KEY]】 |
【今週のテーマ2:『HARMONIUS』】 |
【This Week's Theme #2: [HARMONIOUS]】 |
▼志方さんからのメッセージ
今回のテーマ『CHRONICLE_KEY』と『HARMONIUS』についてのメッセージを、 志方さんからいただきました!何と今回は、ちょっと嬉しいボーナス付き! それが何かは聞いてのお楽しみです! |
▼Messages from Shikata-san For this fifth issue of the Hymmne Chronicle, I thought it'd be great if I could tell you all several things about Chronicle Key and Harmonious.
First, I'd like to talk about Chronicle Key. Whenever I'm making a Hymmnos, I'm always thinking about how to make its melodies in a way that's unique to me and to make sure they follow an order, and at the same time, I'm always taking in account the material about the scenario I was given, so basically I'm reading through it while I'm also making the Song. About the players who listened to the Hymmnos, they said they felt very pained when they felt Misha's feelings upon listening to Chronicle Key, and I was very happy when I saw how these feelings reached them. There are many things that make me happy and that I find enjoyable as a music creator, but making these Songs in a way that matches their meaning and in a way that they are performed well in-game, and thinking about these and many others things are what truly make me happy, even more than just being a composer, especially since they actually are grounded on the game they are made for. As for Harmonius, it might be a bit on the long side, but when we finally announced AT2 to the public and we started revealing information about it, people ended up noticing the "Metafalica" on its subtitle and went all: "Ah! Wasn't that word used in Harmonious too?", I was very happy to hear that. Given I was asked to add such details to it during its creation and wondered if it would have some purpose in the end, I'm really happy to see that something came out from it. 3. A message I want to convey to all the players about this Song. And as an ending to these messages, there's something I want to tell you all, and while I'm worried you may find it very unusual, I have a little surprise here, which is the BGM that you will hear playing behind. This Song isn't a Hymmnos for AT2, but actually it's a discarded Song I made in the process of making them. Both in AT1 and AT2, I ended making several discarded Songs before I could finally end up with the Songs you all can hear in the games, and while both Chronicle Key and Harmonious also were built upon the creation and scrapping of many discarded Songs, I always look forward to hearing about the happiness, tears and such other emotions these Hymmnos have instilled into you all. By the way, are you wondering which Hymmnos this BGM was a discarded Song of? Well, I've decided it'd be far more enjoyable if I left it to your imaginations. I can only express my thanks to Gust and Tsuchiya-san for helping me with giving you all this surprise. And now, to everyone who has listened to these messages to the end, truly, thank you very much! |