Baka Mitai's Composer Reacts to Fan Covers (Yakuza Composers Interview)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- I flew to SEGA's Headquarters in Tokyo to sit down with Yakuza series Composers, Mitsuharu Fukuyama (Baka Mitai) and Hidenori Shoji (Judgement) to ask them questions about their process in writing music for the Yakuza games, as well as interesting stories from their careers.
Here's what they told me!
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00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Hidenori Shoji's favorite Yakuza track
02:01 - Mitsuharu Fukuyama's favorite Yakuza track
03:40 - Fukuyama-san's favorite character
04:36 - What other games did Fukuyama-san write music for?
06:53 - Shoji-san's work on F-Zero GX
07:54 - Bakamitai Composer reacts to Fan Covers!
12:25 - Fukuyama-san's thoughts on Bakamitai's popularity
14:39 - How Shoji-san worked on the Like A Dragon: Ishin soundtrack
16:18 - Announcement: I am a character in Like A Dragon: Ishin!
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GOATed collab 🔥
So good to see you here mate
Tell me you had Alex on trash taste Joey😭
Dem, the manga lad is here
Hentie boy is here.
Itsyah boi the AnimeMan
Alex in his room: *Fancy suit*
Alex during the interview: *shorts*
That and he looks super dead 🤣 Jet-lag in full swing, I presume.
He's my hero
Literal Meme God 😎😎😎👌👌👌
Hey hey hey. FANCY shorts.
Japan's way too hot in summer for a suit, understandable
Holy shit, never expected my version with Marina to be featured here. Cool af. Thank you Alex for the work 🖤🖤🖤
I've seen every baka mitai cover; I was expecting this to be here. I would have been disappointed if it weren't. You guys killed it
You’ve gone so far, and I’ve been a long time subscriber
Keep it going astro
I got shocked when I hear you guys version. Congrats
YOU!! That was rather unexpected
Sabe, eu amo quando o nosso país é representado, obrigado mesmo por tá representando a gnt nisso cara, de vdd, e por sinal, eu pessoalmente amei teus covers de JoJo tá? Espero q continue nesse ótimo trabalho, tmj mano ;)
Now THIS is how you market a game. It doesn't FEEL like an ad, it's interesting and legitimately fun content. great job to you Alex and the team at SEGA for coming up with this collaboration effort.
Wait
Its an ad?
@@rdude309 Well it's pretty clearly intended to reach out to a Western audience to give more insight to the series, which is something the studio very rarely does. So it's not a 1-to-1 advertisement, but certainly serves the purpose of increasing hype for the upcoming titles.
@@basskick10 apparently not as clear as you think.
@@basskick10 By that logic every single video about any game/game's OST is an advertisement.
@@thegamerfe8751unintended advertisement but yes it is, any mention of anything at all is also an advertisement for that thing
Oh man I love this so much. This is the kind of video that the Yakuza community has always needed, but never got
the Yakuza composer connoisseur himself
Let's push to have an Aoki Chihiro interview. :D
YO ITS SNOWIEST ANGEMAN, love ya content bud, keep it up big man
Now we finally know why whiskey and rhapsody is so goated
Claydoll on the cradle is my favourite from yakuza 3 but it's only used in that final hospital fight where we climb those stairs.
Me too . And fly
That’s what makes it so special, it’s fitting for the finale of the game and you don’t hear it elsewhere.
Ahhh I was wondering where tf i heard that song in Y3. I gotta replay all the Yakuza games they're so damn good. I started to replay Y0 but I then got my Ps5 and I started playing judgement, I got pretty far into judgement but irl shit was happening and other games I wanted started to release so I stopped.
@@halfcutonion6342 It feels like it has a lot of melody in common with Lyricism without Tears, the Joji Kazama fight. It's pretty rare for the series to do something like this so I love it too
The ost for the final long battles are always goated. Reign, Firelight, Kamuro Hills, Christmas Night Raid, Lots of Lights..
Wow, such a big honor to be included here amongst all these talented people!! Congratulations on the interview, it was great!! ☺️
Hi Marina!
Alex OMG, that's so huge! and it's so cool to learn about Composers who are a huge influence on me not only musically but as an enjoyer of so many of the Games they've worked on. this video was awesome, and thank you so much for wanting to show Fukuyama-san so many of these awesome covers, mine included!
I was so hyped when you were the first face I saw here!
When I saw the title I was wondering if you'd be featured was happy to see you there good job bud
Alex reading my mind fr, was just listening to Baka Mitai
I'm glad the folks at RGG haven't forgotten Akiyama either. Bring him back for Infinite Wealth!!!
the original millionaire protag better be in a game called Infinite Wealth
This aged very well
Finding out that the guy who made Akiyama's theme song also has Akiyama his main character is blessed. Hope for Akiyama in LAD 8
Well how do you feel about this statement now that the big boy trailers are out?
@@HarmonicRex9274 I'll settle for the summon. But the dream would be a legit voiced appearance. Even a small one. One last send off (with Hana).
Akiyama is in 8!
This is SO COOL. It made me want to play the games. It's absolutely badass that you were added as a character! Also, it takes a talented interviewer to make it engaging for both existing fans and newbies, so thank you for that :)
You definitely should! I know it's already a meme of sort to recommend Yakuza 0, but if you only want to play one game, and make it the highlight of the franchise, Y0 is the game to play.
It's just so much fun, but also damn emotional masterpiece.
@@GugureSux Also helps that, despite being the first chronologically, it's relatively recent, meaning it's very polished both in production and in gameplay.
Man, casually "Whiskey and Rhapsody" is probably my favourite in all the Yakuza series music
I am glad these composers are gaining a lot more recognition and I'm glad you were able to this
As someone who had heard the song before I'd ever touched a single Yakuza game, I'm gonna have to go on a limb and say the game wasn't the deciding factor in its popularity. It's just genuinely a great piece that can stand on its own.
To some extent, I think it's true that the games and the characters have contributed to the popularity of Baka Mitai, but there's something special about the song itself that makes it stand out an be so memorable, none of the other karaoke tracks have gotten nearly as much attention as Baka Mitai
That's so cool, I could listen to these interviews for hours
There's a special feeling seeing you get more snd more recognition and opportunities like this. I've been following you for a long time and was entranced by your ability to express technicality i music/sound to a layman like myself.
Great video Alex! Thank you for this interview
What a surprise to see Marina Rios here! The first time i saw here was in an anime event here in Brazil and she was walking around dressed as Korone and i had no idea who she was and what she did until then. Very cool and very talented.
And Alex, as always, is a GOAT for bringing fans and content creators closer to the people that make them.
Last thing i expected was to see Korone being brought up in the comments of this video lol Thanks for the chuckle! :)
@@redsohc You're welcome lol, Alex himself commented in Jules cover of Korone's BGM and i wasn't expecting that either
I'm kinda sad he doesnt understand why the song got popular.
Its the beautiful meaning in the lyrics and just the amazing way the VA for kiryu can sing
His vocals carried that song and sent us all in for a ride
The segment at 12:25 makes it sound like he fully understands that.
He also pretty much acknowledges this at 14:10
But he did. He said it took off because the gap between the characters' manliness and the feminine lyrics made it super funny.
It's so great that you asked about what other games they composed. Absolutely can get lost in the popularity of what they're known for, so it's so nice to hear it straight from the composers.
Glad Alex reached that point in his career, excited to see the future of that channel
This was one of those videos where I put a like on it at the start and almost unliked it because I went to like it again halfway through 😅 The composers seemed so nice!! Especially when you showed him the Baka Mitai covers, its lovely to see that the original composers apopreciate it when we cover their songs!!
Yeah it was really cool to see that.
Whiskey & Rhapsody was really great! Hitting out of the blue perfect for the moment 🎉
Awesome to see a platform extended to the minds and talents that provided these tracks. Loved hearing the other efforts and also the relationship to RGG that invoke passion. Fun and enjoyable video!
Fascinating video, thanks for doing the interview! We need Baka Mitai 2!
This was so much fun to watch! I loved seeing Fukuyama's surprise and happiness when being shown all the cover tracks! Great interview Alex!
Goddamnit Alex. You're going to kill us with the bangers.
Also, perfect timing when an Artmaster ad at the end of the video with you in it.
Man, you are living the dream! I'm so happy for you as a composer and as a Yakuza fan too!
Such a great interview!
baka mitai is the meme that made me play the yakuza 0 in 2019, now 7 games later i cant express how the yakuza seriers is important to me, and tracks like machine gun kiss, twin dragons, oath of enma or the goddamn experience that is for who's sake are just as fundamental to that journey as the writing the programing or the acting in these games, so i really wish to thank both composers and their teams for the incredible work, thank you guys
This is so cool to see, Thanks for plugging us as well!
A horse racing game had one of the most prestigious orchestras in the world to play the soundtrack?!? N-NANI?!?
amazing video ! i looooooved it ! thanks !
Yakuza is my favourite game series. One of the greatest game series of all time. And the in-game music is so perfectly created and used, it brings tears to a grown man's eyes. Thank you for this video!
Keep up the good work man!!
dammmn i feel like this is a video ive been waiting for to be made!
The creator of Baka Mitai considers Akiyama the best chraracter, hence proving the Akiyama best character theory. I rest my case.
God I love this video so much, what an awesome interview, both from a composer and a yakuza fan perspective!
This is super cool to see, especially since I'm currently working my way through the series right now (I'm currently on 5). This video made me realise that I need to listen to these soundtracks, because there's some great music in these games that need added to my playlist, judging by two being added already after 5 minutes of this video lol
What a wonderful video, this made me very happy.
Thank you so much! I love this video and I love how wholesome the interview was! I'm so happy that you're a summon in the game! Thats suuper cool. Congratulations!
Two legends on the VGM scene out there. I'm a big fan! Great video, Alex!
Hearing Borderless once again all these years later makes me happy. Definitely one of the most impactful songs on the OST for PSO2.
Man this is so cool!
Fukuyama-san and Shoji-san are amazing. Music is a huge part of the RGG series, and they always deliver with their 10/10 OST's. Each track neatly fits the situation it was made for, enhancing the already immersive experience even further!
I feel like he kind of downplayed Baka Mitai's musicality as also being an important factor to its widespread success, which is a bit of a shame. I would not want to hear a "Baka Mitai Part 2," I would want to hear a different song from whatever fictional album Baka Mitai was a part of.
Fukuyama worked on PSO2? I sure hope he was part of the tracks in EP6, so many bangers in one episode.
Eri una leggenda e adesso lo sei ancora di più Alex! Incredibile come tu sia stato inserito in Yakuza completamente a caso ahahah veramente spero che tu faccia un percorso dove Square o qualche altra compagnia ti chiami per fare qualche OST figa perchè tu sei uno dei migliori e meriti questo e altro! ❤
I'm right at the end of Ishin, just completing the last few substories before finishing the main campaign and you're in all of my formations. Ryoma's enemies are no match for the power of funk!
Great job on the interviews!!
ever since taking the dive on the Yakuza games I seriously hold them in a very special place in my heart. I basically binged all of kiryu's story up to the release of yakuza 7 and it cemented the characters in my brain as untouchable legends. mad respect to the team at sega and this collab was amazingly insightful. Great job Alex!
So happy to hear what the composer has to say about all the memes
Guys. Which side story is it where u have to fight the music composer. Man i knew skipped some good side quest when I saw i only completed 60% of the game
Whoever composed Receive and Bite You deserves infinite praise. Yakuza 4 was the first RGG I played, right when I bought a PS3. I didn’t know any of the characters or the lore prior; and that song did a huge part in making me fall in love with the coolness of Majima. That song alone gave me a great idea of who he is
Dude I got your artmaster course as an ad for this video what a double up! :D
I got the ad for your music course on this video lolz
Congratulations, man! Great interview, love to see it. And I'm not even an Yakuza fan. But I love the memes and internet culture around it.
Specially because of a certain hostess...
Bakamitai Part 2 lessgoo!!! We need it!
6:05 love that PSO2 song
edit: wow, wonder what a baka mitai part 2 would sound like
I was hoping and WAITING for Shoji to mention F Zero! I honestly remember him most for that soundtrack than for any of the yakuza games, because of how incredible a mark GX left on my adolescence. Absolutely phenomenal work by him!
And let's not forget about Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2, awesome music as well 😎
Wow, SE had you are the XVI event and you got invited to speak to the folks at Sega! It's really exciting getting to hear from these composers. Your energy is amazing Alex keep up the great work.
Man i love you renergy man i really hope we will see more of these type of collabs
The fact that Shoji mentioned clay doll on the cradle makes me so happy, it’s my favourite track and I feel that it’s wildely underrated.
That surprised me! Borderless (PSO2's 5th opening song) is one of my favourite PSO2 tracks! Great job for this interview!
Amazing! These dudes just rock, and the fact that you're in the new game is also brilliant, they're making "child" dreams come true for its sake!
Sei un grande, Alex❤ grande intervista!
This is amazing dude, thank you so much for this.
Alex moving up in the industry talking to these iconic people,
I didnt know you could speak a little japanese either
This is a brilliant collab and lovely to watch
Also congrats on the feature in the game!!!!
Love this! Also love the skyrim subtitiles!
Baka mitai part 2 yes people should 100% start requesting it!
RGG is a gift to AAA gaming. We're in such a rut in the west but they are still making top-tier games.
So happy to see all of these talented people got noticed by the composer himself!! This is why they're the GOAT! The GOAT!
Does this mean we have a Trash Taste episode with Alex..!?!?
Sidenote: i CANNOT wait for the new rgg projects
Great interview!
Damn this man out here recording at home and serving a full look.
Meanwhile, I just be wearing whatever I grab first from the closet whenever I record audio or animate stuff.
Great interview
This is awesome.
Also you have a crazy amount of drip, like BRADIO.
Amazing to see little V mills in there!
Congrats for being featured in the game! Nice interview! Loved it!
Dude after with soken now with these guys.? you are legends
This is surprisingly recent for a song that’s existed this long, im glad the creator saw the fan covers.
I’ve been waiting my whole life for this video and never knew it
Great to see the reaction from the composer! 😇
This was very cool man!
That fifth opening of PSO2 was my introduction to the game!
I knew bakamitai as a meme before anything else about yakuza and the characters. For me i'd say the piece of music alone is responsible for it's popularity.
Also gonna shoutout my dude's BOMB Sonic print drip you were wearing during the interview! Wouldn't have expected anything less of you, my dude!!
Always great to see this side of gaming dev and seeing some of the faces and ideas behind the great music
Niiiiceee barely even 1 minute into the video and I already agree with Clay Doll On The Cradle being an absolute masterpiece
Always love to see some consouls representation. Great work Alex!
Whiskey and Rhapsody definitely *sounds* improvised, a very wild jazzy track. Cool to know it really was!
Honestly, Japanese video game music is so distinct. The approach to melody and extended harmony isn't something you really hear elsewhere. The layering and orchestration too. Amazing video!
I've played all the way to LKD7 to watch this video. Worth it! Yet to play Ishin, but I know look forward to it so even more!
What a beautiful response from Fukuyama-san on the popularity of Baka Mitai! That REALLY opened my head and put into words feelings that I had about the song and the game in general
This video was very interesting and informative
Very cool video!
Such an awesome opportunity!
Whiskey and Rhaspody is one of my favorite songs in the Yakuza games period! I'm genuinely surprised that Fukiyama-san not only composed so many great tracks in different projects, but also played the trumpet on top of the best track (imo) in Y4. Makes me wonder if he started out on trumpet and later moved to other instruments.
This was great!
this is so cool!