The reason why we release songs here, please read this.
This is the 2nd “Love Letter”.
This is a gentle song.
There was a time when Imari Tones was at its best.
That was 2004-2005 era, when Tone, Haratti, and Minetti were together in the band.
I call it “The golden triangle era”.
Off course, now Imari Tones is coming to its second golden time with Hassy&Jake.
However, it was the time the band started to take its form, and it was the time when Imari Tones sounded like a Japanese band most.
There are many songs which represent this era.
“Kyu-Jo-Reppoo” which has Japanese emotinal melody, “The Imaginary Number Boy 2” which has a sharp edge, and also the original version of “Winning Song” (more simple guitar solo) was born in this era.
It was a kind of mixture state of punk, rock and pop, rather than metal or hardrock. In a simple word, it was a “Japanese Pop Band”.
This song “Must Be….” was actually written in 1998.
It was not a ballad in exact meaning, but it has a beautiful melody.
I was having a hard time of my life when I wrote this song. And my mind was in a darkness.
In that dark time, I tried to thank God and be grateful to life. That’s what this song is all about.
One of the key points of this song is a strings sound.
When playing live, we play it without a keyboard, or sometimes my little sister joined as a keyboard player. Or sometimes with a sequencer.
I personally like the melody of the strings in the verse part, with the pizzicato sound.
It is as good as “Good Bye, My Sunshine Town”, which was written in the same era and also has a beautiful guitar solo part. Guitar solo itself is very simple, but this is my “sound of life” there.
Bad thing is, when I write pop songs like this in Japanese, due to the language and lyrics, it tends to be lengthy. It’s over 5 minutes. But I hope you like it.
And here is the lyrics.
Since now I am a Chrisitian, maybe you can think “You” as “God”.
Though it was just a few years ago I became a Christian, I think the sound of this song proves that God had been always with me even before I became a Christian.
This song is included in the album called “Hero Of The Lights” which was recorded by Tone, Haratti, and Minetti.
In Japan, you can buy it at Monstarfm.
Outside Japan, you can buy it on iTunes Store.
Yes we are selling it!