"Pink Rain" soundws×cofumi version | I asked about the production process ♬

　Hello everyone, it's cofumi♪
In the article for "Pink Rain" that I published on Monday, I said, "And this song doesn't end here!"I talked about that.
Here is that other "Pink Rain".
It is the "soundws×cofumi" version that soundws composed and arranged!
First of all, please take a listen♪

　While communicating with mohanmoller, soundws's name would come up from time to time. Each time, it was clear to me how deeply they trusted each other as fellow musicians.

　Although soundws and I follow each other, we had never connected in the form of a collaboration.
That is precisely why I am truly grateful to mohanmoller for making this connection happen.

When I listened to the completed version this time, I couldn't help but let out a "Wow..."
I sound like a child, don't I? (lol)
I can't explain it well, but both the music and the video are simply careful and beautiful.
Feeling the temperature in the atmosphere visible through the screen, I found myself captivated while listening.
　And what surprised me most was that this worldview was born from that AI song.
There was a landscape there that I hadn't seen when I generated it.
Even though it started from the same song,a different story emerged through soundws's sensibility and expression.
That made me truly happy, and I was moved.

　I subscribed to soundws's YouTube channel and watched their other videos, and the more I watched, the more it made sense.
Every piece was so wonderful that I couldn't help but groan, "This is truly amazing..." and I could feel not only the music but also the dedication and passion for visual expression.
Through this work, I was able to feel the depth and possibilities of expression once again. Thank you for all the inspiration!

▶soundws has written an article about this song, so please check that out too!

And I asked soundws some questions about this collaboration!

>> About this collaboration

1. First of all, what was the reason you thought, "Let's do this," when you heard about this project?
I decided immediately when I heard that cofumi was in charge of the lyrics!
Or rather, I asked if I could please do it.

2. What impression did you have when you first heard the AI version of the song?
Cool! As expected of AI, no waste and no gaps!
If I had to list a negative point, there is no rain in the sound!

3. What impression did you have when you read these lyrics? Also, if there is any part you thought, "I want to keep this at all costs" while turning it into a song, please let me know.
My first impression was, "The protagonist is really struggling!"
Even though it's a creative work, I was worried if cofumi was feeling down (lol).

　Fingertips tracing a barcode
　Our unreadable tomorrow
　Holding my breath within the standards someone else decided

　I think there might be a gap with what cofumi wanted to depict, but I felt this verse was the core of the song.

　To ensure this part left an impression after listening, I first solidified the melody and arrangement for this section, and then proceeded by adjusting the parts before and after to match it.
I thought it was an incredibly amazing lyric that depicts a deep and complex state of mind that is difficult to put into words, not through psychological description, but through scene description. It's also amazing that it contains hope firmly, not just shadows! (Envious gaze)

4. While proceeding with the production, was there anything you particularly valued, or anything that changed from the initial image?
Since I couldn't feel rain in the AI version's sound, my guideline for this composition and arrangement was to make it a song where you can feel the rain even just from the sound! (Could you hear the sound of rain?)

5. Finally, please say a word to those who will listen to this song.
I think everyone has some songs that come to mind when you say "rain songs." It would be the best if you could add Pink Rain to that list!
　Also, I am always waiting for comments like, "This part is a rip-off of that song, right!" (lol)

　soundws, thank you so much 💛
Actually, while reading your answers, I was replying to them a lot in my heart (lol).
And through these answers, there are things I've come to want to write about again.
I would like to write about that on another occasion.

▶mohanmoller's demo track

▶Generative AI demo version
*This is the demo audio of the generative AI version that became the starting point for this collaboration.
It is what I handed to mohanmoller at the time, and it remains unedited.

Thank you so much for reading until the end ♬
I'm waiting for your impressions.
cofumi