Post by lordcloudx on May 17, 2012 23:58:41 GMT 8
Post your favorite AMVs/PVs here and try to say a little something about why you like each one. Mine are mostly Hatsune Miku songs. Feel free to use the youtube tag as well if you know how. I personally prefer to just post links to the songs.
Some of these songs can seem quite flat and annoyingly high-pitched if you use laptop speakers, so I'd recommend using headphones or a high quality sound system if you want to get the full experience.
Real Life Stupid Game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkOJElVw_8
This song has a nice, catchy beat with a tune reminiscent of 16-bit videeo games. It depicts Miku and the other vocaloids going through a frustratingly hard rpg called Real Life using cute, 16-bit graphics. I like how the song tells a positive message about life: despite all the rpg-esque frustrations that we have to go through on a daily basis - somehow, everything is still worth it as long as you don't give up and keep on moving towards your own happy ending.
Once Upon a Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIwpPMNw07I
I really like the instrumentals in this particular song even though the use of Miku's voice isn't that stellar. The graphics are probably done in flash and thus, they look quite crisp and cartoony when compared to Real Life Stupid Game. Miku has a perpetually angry face plastered on in this PV. The message of the song is pretty similar to the previous one, although a bit more vague. My favorite part of this PV is when Miku throws a hardball at Kaito with a satisfied evil grin on her face.
Stargazer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfbHm3L2aTQ
Classic story here kinda similar to an old movie called Mannequin. Apparently, the guy's name is Stargazer. Uses the high range of Miku's voice. The song itself doesn't sound too special when you listen to it without the PV, but it's really quite a different experience when you put them together. The PV is somewhat crudely drawn and uses stop motion pseudo-animation at a very low framerate - which actually gives it a certain amateurish charm. This is one of the more popular Miku songs in my list. This song was even featured in a Project Diva 2nd DLC and subsequently in Project Diva: Extend
Kimiboshi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99aRfqoITI
This PV makes use of MMD and uses lat's Miku. This is one PV that's not really worth mincing words on because quite simply, it's beautiful. Watch it now if you haven't seen this before - this is how MMD should be used. It's also a plus that the song is composed by one of my favorite Miku artists 40mP. He makes the best use of Miku's voice even before the Miku append versions were released.
Souvenir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_dmfJ79dKA
This song has a nice, gentle melody that fits in quite well with the cute, pastelly artwork used in the PV. It tells of a girl who forgot to say "thank you" to an older woman who always used to be there for her. Now that the older woman is gone, her only souvenir is her bittersweet tears of regret or somethin to that effect. Really lovely song that makes use of the low as well as high range of Miku's voice.
Letter Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_9A_gXKO0
A really uplifting Miku song by my other favorite Miku composer, Doriko. Nothing to see in the PV, really, but the song itself more than makes up for it. The lyrics kinda remind me of a really great short stoy called "Calling You" published in a light novel of the same name by Tokyopop.
Yuuhi Zaka
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj3cuNqObKY
Another lovely song by Doriko. Tells the story of a young girl who is remniscing about her high school sweetheart who is no longer with her.
Starduster
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIsffNekqOc
A nice song in its own right, but it's pretty forgettable without the awesome custom PV that comes with it for Project Diva Extend. Some fans claim that this story is a continuation of from Y to Y. Worth a watch if you like tragic stories to go with your Miku songs. Reminds me a bit of Macross.
Hello Planet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=geUeWJfoLJE
This is another one of the more popular songs on my personal playlist. The song along with the PV look quite cute together, but it actually has a bittersweet ending. It tells a tale of Miku traveling all throughout a dystopian world all alone in order to meet with her master or something to that effect.
Some of these songs can seem quite flat and annoyingly high-pitched if you use laptop speakers, so I'd recommend using headphones or a high quality sound system if you want to get the full experience.
Real Life Stupid Game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkOJElVw_8
This song has a nice, catchy beat with a tune reminiscent of 16-bit videeo games. It depicts Miku and the other vocaloids going through a frustratingly hard rpg called Real Life using cute, 16-bit graphics. I like how the song tells a positive message about life: despite all the rpg-esque frustrations that we have to go through on a daily basis - somehow, everything is still worth it as long as you don't give up and keep on moving towards your own happy ending.
Once Upon a Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIwpPMNw07I
I really like the instrumentals in this particular song even though the use of Miku's voice isn't that stellar. The graphics are probably done in flash and thus, they look quite crisp and cartoony when compared to Real Life Stupid Game. Miku has a perpetually angry face plastered on in this PV. The message of the song is pretty similar to the previous one, although a bit more vague. My favorite part of this PV is when Miku throws a hardball at Kaito with a satisfied evil grin on her face.
Stargazer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfbHm3L2aTQ
Classic story here kinda similar to an old movie called Mannequin. Apparently, the guy's name is Stargazer. Uses the high range of Miku's voice. The song itself doesn't sound too special when you listen to it without the PV, but it's really quite a different experience when you put them together. The PV is somewhat crudely drawn and uses stop motion pseudo-animation at a very low framerate - which actually gives it a certain amateurish charm. This is one of the more popular Miku songs in my list. This song was even featured in a Project Diva 2nd DLC and subsequently in Project Diva: Extend
Kimiboshi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99aRfqoITI
This PV makes use of MMD and uses lat's Miku. This is one PV that's not really worth mincing words on because quite simply, it's beautiful. Watch it now if you haven't seen this before - this is how MMD should be used. It's also a plus that the song is composed by one of my favorite Miku artists 40mP. He makes the best use of Miku's voice even before the Miku append versions were released.
Souvenir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_dmfJ79dKA
This song has a nice, gentle melody that fits in quite well with the cute, pastelly artwork used in the PV. It tells of a girl who forgot to say "thank you" to an older woman who always used to be there for her. Now that the older woman is gone, her only souvenir is her bittersweet tears of regret or somethin to that effect. Really lovely song that makes use of the low as well as high range of Miku's voice.
Letter Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_9A_gXKO0
A really uplifting Miku song by my other favorite Miku composer, Doriko. Nothing to see in the PV, really, but the song itself more than makes up for it. The lyrics kinda remind me of a really great short stoy called "Calling You" published in a light novel of the same name by Tokyopop.
Yuuhi Zaka
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj3cuNqObKY
Another lovely song by Doriko. Tells the story of a young girl who is remniscing about her high school sweetheart who is no longer with her.
Starduster
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIsffNekqOc
A nice song in its own right, but it's pretty forgettable without the awesome custom PV that comes with it for Project Diva Extend. Some fans claim that this story is a continuation of from Y to Y. Worth a watch if you like tragic stories to go with your Miku songs. Reminds me a bit of Macross.
Hello Planet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=geUeWJfoLJE
This is another one of the more popular songs on my personal playlist. The song along with the PV look quite cute together, but it actually has a bittersweet ending. It tells a tale of Miku traveling all throughout a dystopian world all alone in order to meet with her master or something to that effect.