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   wontaek
   May 23rd, 2006 - 11:40

   I have to say that company ‘Key’ has struck gold with Lia as their singer for many of their games, most notably ‘Air.’ Either Lia is an excellent composer or she has a very good composer working for her, who knows how to maximize the good quality of her voice as well as keeping the song sufficiently complex to keep people listening. I have a feeling that what we have heard in the 2:50 promo is not the whole song as the developement of the music suggests that there are one or two more musical sections that is not mere repeat that we didn’t get to hear yet. Key companies success formula seems to center on three key things: Emotionally gripping story, innocent beautiful girl, and most importantly, music that captures full attention. I dare say their sale would have dropped by a quarter, if not a half, had they used inferior music, as their music just makes something very commonplace, at least to anyone who read some serious literature pieces they tell you to read in high schools, into something magical and heart ripping.

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   Stripey
   May 23rd, 2006 - 11:52

   haha! You are a musical oracle! The full version of Light colors is 6:38 min and despite its length, I love every sec of the song. Interesting you should talk about literature and Key’s productions. I was just thinking of writing in to our Ministry of Education to make Planetarian a mandatory literature read in our secondary schools… Just a reverie.

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   DrmChsr0
   May 23rd, 2006 - 18:05

   That’s right bitch, it’s wonderful!

   Tomoyo After HAS PORNZ, BABY. PORNZ.
   And play Clannad, j00 f00~

   And what were the rest, may I ask?

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   Stripey
   May 23rd, 2006 - 19:41

   Ahh.. the PS2 version is sanitised if you are concerned. Even in the ero PC version, the action is limited to Tomoyo herself. Kanako/Tomo are ‘spared’.

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   Skane
   May 23rd, 2006 - 19:51

   Lia’s songs are long! They always seem to be 6 minutes and more.

   That said, the buildup of this song sounded like the one for Air. It wasn’t until the song started proper that I processed it as a different song. Regardless, it is still a good song.

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   wontaek
   May 23rd, 2006 - 21:27

   Correction: Shinji ORITO’s songs are long – He is the genius who composed the music in Air, Kanon, and Tomoyo. His songs tend to be long because he developes and finishes the main theme in proper way: I would be surprised not to see a name of music graduate school in his resume.

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   cyw1988
   May 24th, 2006 - 07:11

   got the game and still have it hehehe… anyway yup i loved every minute of the song too… and the storyline was superb… unlike other bishoujo games though where u pick a girl, in tomoyo after u are stuck with tomoyo only. Who wants the ps2 version anyway??!?! unless, they come up with a tomoyo figure and other limited edition figures that may some how outweigh the contents inside the pc version (evil laugh) just kidding…

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   crimson
   May 24th, 2006 - 08:31

   can i have the names of some nice songs sang by lia other than “Light Colors”?
   I need the names if possible

   I’m glad i cant read japanese. Else this holiday I will have endless games to play = endless lecture from parents = probably worse eyesight = probably less robust body conditions

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   wontaek
   May 24th, 2006 - 12:19

   http://lias-cafe.com/descography/lia_descography.html

   I believe the above site has enough English to be navigatable. You could also look at this as well.

   http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=33784

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10. 

    Xellos-_^
    May 24th, 2006 - 16:31

    Needs tentacles

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    Stripey
    May 24th, 2006 - 22:33

    Skane: Glad you like it too. I actually like Light colours more than Tori no Uta and as Lia sounds more feminine here.

    wontaek: thanks for directing us to Lia’s site.

    cyw1988: Woot! you played the game?! superb story? looks like i have to play Seow Choon a visit for the PS2 version heh. Usually for console ports, there would be some extras like additional characters or scenes (possibly to offset the removal of ero material ). Though I’m not sure TA will have such adds.

    Crimson: Otsu! Welcome to your holiday! From Lia, I have only heard her AIR songs. Both Tori no Uta and Aozora leaves deep impressions on me (possibly cos of my love of the series as well.)

    Xellos-_^: LOL!! Yes, always the faithful acolyte of the ‘Dark side’

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    Xellos-_^
    May 25th, 2006 - 08:54

    We got to be true to our nature and i am no acolyte. I am a true master of the darkside.

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    senbo-sama
    August 23rd, 2006 - 15:54

    I watched the promo video on YouTube, it looks so pretty. ^w^ _>;

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    senbo-sama
    August 23rd, 2006 - 16:01

    They cut my comment…o_o;
    I followed up by asking if you knew where I could find the song, because I really like it but I can’t find it anywhere. u_u;

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    senbo-sama
    August 23rd, 2006 - 16:03

    xD I’m sorry, apparently I can’t type smiles without messing up the font on this site…

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    Stripey
    August 24th, 2006 - 08:13

    Senbo-sama: Glad you like it too! Dropped you a mail already.

    Enjoy!

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    Gumjo
    August 26th, 2006 - 09:21

    Great song, as expected, by Lia. She is indeed an amazing singer. My introduction to Lia was through the opening song of Air, still one of the best anime songs to date though I like the ending, Farewell Song, a tad bit better

    Also I’ve looked for this song everywhere but I can’t seen to find it. Apparently opening for bishoujo games are particularly hard to find (especially full-length version). It’s a shame because some of my favourite Japanese songs happen to be game openings.

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