Butterflies with bullet wings?
Flutter of Fire (An Oda Nobunaga Mix) by imifumei
So I listened to this without the benefit of looking up the lyrics of the Japanese songs - and to my surprise I didn't feel the slightest lack. They meshed so perfectly in tone that when I came and looked them up I found myself saying "Oh, of course that's what they're saying."
1. The Times They Are A-changing - Bob Dylan
An "Oh boy here it comes" song.
2. Monologue - Nishikido Ryo
The narrator is unfazed and in control while the guitars rage behind him.
3.Let's Kill Tonight - Panic! At the Disco
Walks fearlessly along the line between empowering and chilling. The 'pure romance' goes a way towards establishing our hero as an artist of war.
4. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
And this song, largely in its sound, highlights his cold, fierce strategic intelligence.
5. SAMURAI - Tackey & Tsubasa
The echoes suggest a widening impact or a train of followers.
6. 1582 - Kamenashi Kazuya
I like the way this mix builds emotional tension by switching between songs that suggest certainty versus uncertainty. (At least that's how I hear them - maybe a better dichotomy would be power vs. ambition)
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
And this introduces a moral quality into the raw ambition present in the mix.
8. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
The relaxed sound of the music is a very effective means of highlighting the seriousness of the stand taken in the song.
9. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
This picks up on the Dylan song at the beginning - another "Oh boy here it comes" song. Now I feel like the war's beginning in earnest.
10. Fight the Sky - Gavin Mikhail
This takes a step back to look at Our Hero from without, while raising the energy level of the music.
11. The Warrior - Patty Smyth
The switch back to first person is just perfect.This synthesizes Nobunaga's personal ambition, political dream, and bloody path to his present.
12. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
A cool dash of contemplation and perspective contrasting with the previous outpouring of passion.
13. truth - Arashi lyrics available here
At this point Our Hero and his nation are locked into their fate.
14. Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
And for the first time there's a sense that the process he's set in motion is too big for anyone to handle.
15. 21 Guns - Green Day
Screw it, we'll fight anyway!
16. Indestructible - Disturbed
You know how most mixes build to a point of intensity and then fade? Every time I think this mix can't rock harder, it rocks harder.
17. Dogs of War - Motorhead
And harder.
18. Dairokuten no Maou
At once epic and elegaic - the perfect conclusion.
I'd describe the person this mix is about as: mother@#*ing metal.
I'll listen to this mix when I: need to conquer
If I could add one song it would be: The Decemberists "Why We Fight"
So I listened to this without the benefit of looking up the lyrics of the Japanese songs - and to my surprise I didn't feel the slightest lack. They meshed so perfectly in tone that when I came and looked them up I found myself saying "Oh, of course that's what they're saying."
1. The Times They Are A-changing - Bob Dylan
An "Oh boy here it comes" song.
2. Monologue - Nishikido Ryo
The narrator is unfazed and in control while the guitars rage behind him.
3.Let's Kill Tonight - Panic! At the Disco
Walks fearlessly along the line between empowering and chilling. The 'pure romance' goes a way towards establishing our hero as an artist of war.
4. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
And this song, largely in its sound, highlights his cold, fierce strategic intelligence.
5. SAMURAI - Tackey & Tsubasa
The echoes suggest a widening impact or a train of followers.
6. 1582 - Kamenashi Kazuya
I like the way this mix builds emotional tension by switching between songs that suggest certainty versus uncertainty. (At least that's how I hear them - maybe a better dichotomy would be power vs. ambition)
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
And this introduces a moral quality into the raw ambition present in the mix.
8. I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
The relaxed sound of the music is a very effective means of highlighting the seriousness of the stand taken in the song.
9. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
This picks up on the Dylan song at the beginning - another "Oh boy here it comes" song. Now I feel like the war's beginning in earnest.
10. Fight the Sky - Gavin Mikhail
This takes a step back to look at Our Hero from without, while raising the energy level of the music.
11. The Warrior - Patty Smyth
The switch back to first person is just perfect.This synthesizes Nobunaga's personal ambition, political dream, and bloody path to his present.
12. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
A cool dash of contemplation and perspective contrasting with the previous outpouring of passion.
13. truth - Arashi lyrics available here
At this point Our Hero and his nation are locked into their fate.
14. Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
And for the first time there's a sense that the process he's set in motion is too big for anyone to handle.
15. 21 Guns - Green Day
Screw it, we'll fight anyway!
16. Indestructible - Disturbed
You know how most mixes build to a point of intensity and then fade? Every time I think this mix can't rock harder, it rocks harder.
17. Dogs of War - Motorhead
And harder.
18. Dairokuten no Maou
At once epic and elegaic - the perfect conclusion.
I'd describe the person this mix is about as: mother@#*ing metal.
I'll listen to this mix when I: need to conquer
If I could add one song it would be: The Decemberists "Why We Fight"