I have promised friends, family, and others that I would let them listen to songs that I sing. More importantly, when I went away for some time I wasn't able to sing to my chinchilla(s) in person, and it made me realize I really wanted to make some recorded versions available in case something happened to me and I was no longer able to let them listen to my voice. With that, the first commemorative song to be posted is the one that first piqued my interest in Japanese music and art.
While writing this post I played the song, and my chinchilla Toto (Tidbit) wasted no time settling onto my lap and listening. When Flumpy was still here I never played my own voice over the speakers, so he never listened to many of the recordings. I think I did try to sing to them quite a bit, but when a loved one goes away you always end up wishing you did more for them, no matter how much you thought you tried. Recently I've been playing songs on speaker more often for Tidbit (of course, in addition to any TV I watch so he can listen to the sounds; that part hasn't changed since the times of Flumpy).
Interestingly enough, this "Japanese" song does not have Japanese lyrics; rather, the lyrics are a mesh of words, apparently drawing inspiration from a variety of languages to come up with a mystical unknown language. Thinking about it now this is quite fitting, as in my eyes music itself is the language, and the only one I feel most comfortable with.
I found out about this song after looking into the animation series Vision of Escaflowne, of which I saw one episode many years ago. I have loved stories of time travel and different worlds, magic and fantastical possibilities etc. from the beginning of my days, and although the animation ability of the past generally doesn't compare to the growing technological options of current time, the creators were able to communicate the otherworldly feel of Escaflowne's story and the protagonist's wistful emotions. Needless to say, music was a part of this atmosphere thanks to Kanno Youko's sounds. I also learned about voice actress and singer Sakamoto Maaya through this debut series.
Even though the internet and media, and even music are a for granted part of our society today, I still sometimes marvel over the changes it has brought and the global borders it has helped to reduce.
soundcloud.com/madeyoufeel/sora-vision-of-escaflowne
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