There’s none of that in “Melt.” It feels very natural. In the early days of the scene, there were a lot of songs where the pitch was a little bit off, and that always felt awkward to me. Hatsune Miku’s pitch in the song is also wonderful. It’s a wonderful song that would be great even if sung by a human singer, and I think it really shows what makes ryo such a talented producer. In other words, there were aspects of them that leveraged the unique capabilities of the software. Yuri Kuriyama: A lot of the first Vocaloid songs had really fast vocals or had vocal melodies that hit notes human singers couldn’t reach.
This was the song that led to the formation of supercell, a group of creators led by Vocaloid producer ryo. One song you mentioned was “Melt” (2007). We asked you to pick out which of the countless Vocaloid songs have made a big impression on you and influenced your own work. He talked about the Vocaloid songs and producers that influenced him, the future of the Vocaloid scene, and more.
We interviewed Yuri Kuriyama, a Vocaloid producer and a member of Van de Shop, in the days leading up to this year’s VocaColle. Harry Styles Invited Ukrainian Tennis Player to His Show After Her Wimbledon Victory Interfered…
