DAICON IV オープニングアニメ （リマスター音源）
Details on this project: I had planned for many years to try my hand at developing remastered renditions of the Daicon III and IV films. I knew that the easy part, if it could be called that, would be the audio, particularly in the case of Daicon IV. Daicon III represents a likely impossible challenge due to the fact that it utilizes many sound effects, the origins of which will probably never be known, never mind accessible. Most of the music cues in Daicon III are also proving somewhat difficult to secure in acceptable quality (non-LP, for a start).
Daicon IV uses no sound effects and only three tracks of music, from two albums. After securing a 160kbps MP3 of one, and lossless iterations of the others, I decided it was time to begin. The inexact nature of the utilization of the cues in the film posed unique challenges. For one thing, none of the tracks used in the film play at their proper speeds. For another, several subtle edits were made to each track, in order to force them to better fit the pacing of the visuals in Daicon IV, and these edits had to be identified and matched with precision. Some of the audio is even stereo reversed, or phase inverted. These anomalies were faithfully reproduced. Everything was done in 32 bit mode.
The result is pristine-sounding stereo audio whose timings are such a close match for the original that a person could almost use one to cancel out the other, barring some notable differences in timbre as dictated by the decidedly degraded nature of the film's version of the audio (particularly after undergoing film to LD to VHS to FLV transfers). Feel free to find other postings of this animation and listen for the hiss, hum, crackling and dropouts. Naturally, the video component of this project is the same as always: one of several VHS-sourced versions which can be found all over Youtube and other video resources. I used the one viewable on Nicovideo, as it was the best I could find. Any proper attempt to restore the films would need to start with an idealized digital transfer straight from the LD (or better), either in DV or lossless, which would clock in at about 2GB and 6GB, respectively. These are considerations for a pipe-dream future.
I should note that the complications involved in getting interleaved video and audio to properly sync were the biggest hurdle in this process, and 100% satisfactory results were never truly achieved. Furthermore, Youtube's bandwidth limitations (350 Kbps) literally forced me to recompress an already heavily compressed video, and the result is very nearly unwatchable. Once Youtube enables high quality videos, this video will be replaced with one that looks much better, and with better than 96Kbps audio. I will also make note of the curious fact that there seem to be two different versions of Daicon IV in circulation, with one playing the opening sequence (and music) slightly faster and with differences in phase and channel use. It's a safe guess that both versions are from original sources, meaning the official VHS or LD releases.
What remains on my plate is a complete resequencing of the music cues from Daicon III. Naturally, the completed version of this project would have none of the sound effects, and so would serve essentially the same purpose as an isolated music track. I already know which tracks were used, and have acquired most of them, although only one is of acceptable quality. Two of them are from LP, and while LP artifacts can be toned down considerably, the fact is that a CD for the tracks was released, so that is my goal. If anyone wants to help, and has access to CDs or MP3s of the tracks in question, I'd be happy for the assistance. Here's what I still need:
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Yuji Ohno - Cosmos (大野雄二の'COSMOS') Two tracks. Note that I have MP3s of this, made from LP, sadly with scratches and pops.
Cyborg 009 soundtrack (サイボーグ009 ['79]) One track, uncertain which.
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In any event, enjoy this classic film, probably the best animation ever developed for at least ten years after it was created, and now sounding even better than when it was originally shown in Osaka.
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5:17 - Taiyo Sentai SunVulcan!

i'm so happy that ... ( 2 months ago by Anunia)

i'm so happy that Gainax used the Electric Light Orchestra's song called Twilight it's fit great! :D

Always nice to ... ( 2 months ago by MrMo0nlight)

Always nice to relive the moment when Gainax discovered Godmode.

Kudos for the ... ( 2 months ago by Zotov13)

Kudos for the accomplished work. Excellent job!

Gainax put hair on ... ( 1 month ago by Brocakedonut)

Gainax put hair on my chest.

Gainax: kicking ass ... ( 1 month ago by Pikachu4Prezident)

Gainax: kicking ass since the 80s years, and will continue kicking ass for many more years.

As a fan of anime ... ( 1 month ago by Humbertusmarius)

As a fan of anime and ELO I have always loved this video. Thanks for posting, my kids just saw it and they loved it.

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Finally, a Twilight ... ( 1 month ago by amadeusyaoi)

Finally, a Twilight that *doesn't* suck!

Ok, why is she ... ( 1 month ago by lightbell)

Ok, why is she wearing a fucking playboy costume?

@opmandrake I dunno ... ( 1 month ago by JigenD)

@opmandrake I dunno, of course a lot of the minor references will be lost, but the quality of things such as the original Star Wars will probably be recognized for as long as society is maintained, at least to cultured individuals.

Pensavo fosse un ... ( 1 month ago by pigolabenny)

Pensavo fosse un montaggio ed invece ho scoperto che è proprio questa la musica! :lol: ^^

Did she just fight ... ( 1 month ago by ax10m4)

Did she just fight Darth Vader DID SHE JUST FIGHT DARTH VADER

Array ( 1 month ago by FrauleinFive)

@ax10m4 Don't worry, the scene was probably right after the third movie.

Such a good thing.. ... ( 4 weeks ago by Thetempestangel)

Such a good thing.... I'm at peace right now Thumbs up!

is this what Furi ... ( 3 weeks ago by part2themovie)

is this what Furi Kuri is based on???

This is the ... ( 2 weeks ago by keybladeboy)

This is the greatest parade of nerd culture known to mankind. Seriously awesome stuff.

how dare people ... ( 1 week ago by greyknight907)

how dare people compare this much awesome to that sparkling vampire and his emo girl

@part2themovie ( 1 week ago by Satanfingers)

@part2themovie

@part2themovie No.. ... ( 5 days ago by UncleMilo)

@part2themovie No... this was just one of the many, many, many, many things that were referenced by FLCL. Of course the Daicon vids and FLCL were both made by the GAINAX guys... as they are awesome.

@FrauleinFive Well. ... ( 5 days ago by UncleMilo)

@FrauleinFive Well...seeing how Daicon IV was made in 1983....

@part2themovie Not ... ( 5 days ago by Gemanite55)

@part2themovie Not only is FLCL based on this, it is one part parody, and one part extension. Also, FLCL was made by the same people who made this and they even call attention to that in episode 5, Buri-Bure (Brittle Bullet), when Haruko is in the red bunny-suit riding the guitar she yells, "DAICON 5!"

And the Densha ... ( 1 day ago by TheouAegis)

And the Densha Otoko TV series' opening credits is based on this as well. A couple of the guys that worked on it were part of the Daicon IV animation team.