review of: LA SOLDIER
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Some Basic Info.
lyrics: Fuyumori Kayoko
composition: Kosaka Akiko
arrangement: Hayashi Yuuzou
Song Length: 4:09
Featured in: Sera Myu Musicals
Which musicals was this version featured in?: '93 Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen; '94 Winter Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukaktsu Hen Kaiteiban; '98 Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Shin - Densetsu Kourin
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Iron Mouse reviews La Soldier
Tone/Mood ~La Soldier is a happy, upbeat battle song. Since it was performed in every single Myu it is a Sera Myu staple. I first heard it performed live during the S Myu. Seeing the tiny ChibiMoons dance just brought a huge smile to my face. Since it was performed so many times, with different performers and different choreography I, personally, could never get jaded by the song.
Placement ~This song is mostly used when the Senshi are getting ready to battle and as a curtain call. You really can't go wrong with placement on this one. I do enjoy the Gaiden dvd pre-show performance when the girls are in seifuku with their own hair instead of wigs. It really sets the Sera Myu feeling and serves as a great introduction to many years of Myu. The only time I wasn't thrilled with the placement was in Black Lady. The inner Senshi were rehearsing for a talent show and chose to sing La Soldier. Yes, it was cute how Usagi was being teased for not doing proper arm motions but I'm big on the secret identity thing and that just screamed "We are Senshi! Attack us!"
Memorable ~Whether you like the song or not, it is definitely memorable. It is the most often performed song in Myu history so if you are a fan of the shows the melody and lyrics have seeped into the depths of your subconscious. I appreciate the fact that it was used in every performance.
Lyrics ~The majority of the song talks about destiny and having to keep repeating their fate. I like the hidden message with the line "A pearl exposed to us". Usagi's gemstone is the pearl and I feel as if the lyricist wrote it as a tribute to the joy the Senshi felt upon finding their Princess. I adore the two verse version more than the single verse. I don't honestly know why. Perhaps it is because there is more song to love?
Overall Rating
5 Stars! This is the quintessential Sera Myu song. Without it, Myu just wouldn't be Myu!
Elly's Review of La Soldier
Placement: You could stick this song just about anywhere and it'd be great for Sailormoon. In fact, in Sera Myu they do kind of stick it anywhere, and it works out just fine. =)
Memorable: You bet! To me this is just as much of a classic Sailormoon song as "Moonlight Densetsu".
Lyrics:
With a smile we exchange goodbyes, no promises that
We'll meet again tomorrow
Overall Rating:
Miri reviews La Soldier
Tone/Mood: Just look at the title - "the soldier". That is enough to indicate what kind of amazing song this is. The immense amounts of chorus in the song make it something awe-inducing. I haven't attended a Myu yet in my lifetime, but I -have- attended/participated in musicals and I can assure you, when you have that many people singing all together about something passionate and emotional, you feel almost swallowed up by the music and engulfed in the moment. La Soldier is one of the Myu songs that brings that specific feeling into my mind, and is probably why it continues to show up in all the Myu's to date (besides the fact that it technically -is- the Myu theme!)
Placement: Epic battle song calls for placement in epic battles, which means it's mostly used in battle scenes in Myu. It's rather unfortunate that there wasn't as much La Soldier as there could have been in the anime BSSM series. It would have fit quite well into any of the large team battles against lesser bosses.
Memorable: Definitely~! Once you hear it, La Soldier is very hard to forget because of how unique it sounds from the BSSM/PGSM and even the Myu songs. Instead of many solos and character motifs, La Soldier expands to fit any group of the senshi, be it just Usagi and her Inners or the entire team. This flexibility allows it to be reused over and over in the Myus with great success.
Lyrics:
With a smile we exchange goodbyes, no promises that
We'll meet again tomorrow
It's been 200 years but the same fate has come to meet us
Overall Rating:
5 stars, hands down. Who can resist a freaking awesome song like this? It's got all the elements that just scream "epic battle song", and the blending the chorus - no matter what the version - is truly a treat for the ears.
Nickole's Review of La Soldier
Tone/Mood: Hearing this song definitely makes me feel strong willed inside, as the deep sounding, semi-fast paced sound to it just makes you feel like you could get through almost anything! I remember watching the first Sera Myu musical, and getting all excited from hearing this lovely emotional song, which I consider as one of the best, if not the best, song in the Sera Myu stages. It definitely captures to tragic love between Usagi and Mamoru in the lyrics.
Placement: To me, this song was placed extremely well in many of the Sera Myu stages, I especially love how they are mostly set at the end of the performance, where all the actors come out and have fun singing and dancing to the song. It's great fun to watch and listen to! However, I would have loved to hear this song during a major battle in the Anime series, because it has a lot more power than a few of the songs they have picked before for the series.
Memorable: How could this song NOT be memorable!? From the first time you listen to it, it immediatly processes through you're head as a legendary Sailor Moon song, that you will not be able to forget! Everytime I think of the musical, this is the song that goes through my mind, the main image of what is Sera Myu!
Lyrics:
I bask in it and am transformed
Brilliantly, secretly, La Soldier
Continuing this way hurts but
With a smile we exchange goodbyes, no promises that
We'll meet again tomorrow
These lyrics basically say what Sailor Moon is all about! I love the themes of tragic love that continue throughout the song, it's truly lovely to think about while listening to the song. The lyrics are lovely, and the person who wrote the song lyrics knew what they were doing, and are brilliantly skilled at writing in my opinion!
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Ilse's review of La Soldier
Tone/Mood: Alright, I'm ready to play the song, and I don't know what to expect. *music plays* My first impression is very interesting intro. As the song continues it sounds like a typical 90's techno song! I guess the sailorsenshi are singing the song. It's very upbeat. I like it! Probably a good song to give you some spirit to do something you don't like, such as cleaning your room. La SOLDIER! GO! It gives you courage. Yes, that's it. Courage. But is that a wolf crying through the song? It sounds a bit weird to me... Yes, I can imagine people dancing to this song. If I would have the talent, I would have joined them on the stage!
Placement: From what I've heard, it's a Sera Myu musical song. Unfortunately, I've never seen those musicals. May be I should see them. It could also have been in the anime, it sounds as good as Ai no Senshi, so it should be fitting, right?
Memorable: I've just heard the song for the first time, and it's already stuck in my head. My feet won't stop moving! But I'm not sure if I'll remember this song, you should ask me within two weeks :)
Lyrics: On this point, I totally agree with Elly, the lyrics really describe the relationship between Mamoru and Usagi, and the rest of the story.
We'll meet again tomorrow
It's been 200 years but the same fate has come to meet us
I have the idea that the lyrics stick more closely to the manga than some other songs in the anime version. That's very good, I liked the manga version too.
Overall Rating:
This song earns 4 hearts from me! Not 5, because I don't know the song very well, and I'll probably need more time to appreciate it to it's fullest. Now, I'm off to find some clips from the Sera Myu musicals!
Emochan's Review of La Soldier
Placement: This song pops up at just the right time. You know the senshi are ready to battle when this song starts up. It works well with the context of the shows they perform it in. Actually, I could see this song come up in PGSM or even the anime because of what the song brings out.
Memorable: Are you kidding? Of course it is! Outside of the fact that they perform it in pretty much every single Sera Myu, the beat of the song is so catchy! If I’m getting ready to face a bad day or my own “epic battle”, I will turn this song up on my iPod and go to town.
Lyrics: I think in the context of when this song is used, the words match pretty well. It;s obviously sung through Usagi’s eyes because she mentions love from a thousand years previous and it bings out her strength and hopes and dreams while being a soldier.
A thousand years I've repeated love's mysterious battle
From you comes love's moon light
I bask in it and am transformed
Lyrics like these set the backdrop for the song. As Usagi and the other soldiers prepare for battle through song, you feel yourself in their shoes. The words attach themselves to the listener.
Overall Rating:
5 stars, hands down. This is one of the songs that first attracted me to the world of Sailor Moon. It’s also one of the most common of the Sera Myu songs. The power in the song, mixed with the upbeat sounds and catchy lyrics, results in a song that sticks in your mind forever.
Kaioh Michiru's Review of La Soldier
Placement It's spot in Sailor Moon Episode 88 "Final Battle Between Light and Darkness! Pledging Love to the Future" remains sacred. The heart-drenching emotion and the pounding harmonics in this song really definately add to the battle between Neo Queen Serenity and the Death Phantom. This song was even lucky enough to land itself in the "Orgel Fantasia" CD. I wish my music boxes played La Soldier. However, I wasn't at all too fond of the placement in Myu. La Soldier is a battle theme, not a dance song (Although very dancible.) It did make for some nice orchestrated BGMs in Myu though, which also gets my thumbs up.
Memorable Yes, it is. This is a very unique Sailor Moon because of it's rare combination of blending vocals, musical instruments (Most SM Songs are synthesized,) and percussion, like the little beeps, and the wolf howl in the vocal bridge before the chorus lines.
Lyrics
From you comes love's moon light
I bask in it and am transformed
Neo Queen Serenity certainly did repeat a mysterious battle for a thousand years, to preserve love and justice on Earth, so I have chosen these as my most meaningful lyrics in the song.
Overall Rating
Keep in mind, I was critiquing the Moon Lips/Sakurakko Club version of the song featured in the anime series. I dislike many of the Myu singers for their voices. Let's face it. They really aren't the voices of the Senshi in the anime (although Nao Takagi comes pretty close.) And I know the Sakurakko Club is composed of mostly Myu singers, but they were the original, and Originality is key.
Sakura's Review of La Soldier
Mood/Tone: Very, very upbeat. Listening to the song wants me to go and watch Sera Myu.
Placement: Sera Myu musicals. Although, this song will fit perfectly for a PGSM ending theme or BSSM.
Memorable: First time listening to it. Now I got this song stuck in my head for awhile.
Lyrics:
With a smile we exchange goodbyes, no promises that
We'll meet again tomorrow
It's been 200 years but the same fate has come to meet us
It sounds like Usagi is singing about Mamoru.
Overall Rating:
5 hearts on this song. I love it! I love! So far my favorite Sera Myu song.
Aruba's Review of La Soldier
Tone/Mood: Upbeat and serious. You really feel the power in this song. It hits you with a very pounding tempo in the beginning, and keeps it that way throughout the entire song. This makes me want to kick a bad guy's ass with grace. It sounds exactly what a Sailor Moon song should be, epic and in your face, but with the same battle feeling Sailor Moon has always had. However, I see almost no point in the wolf-howls... unless those wolves happen to be howling at the moon... which never happened in the musicals... or if those wolves turned into werewolves by the moon... okay I'm getting ahead of myself. In short, those wolf-howls scare the crap out of me, but everything else is, dare I say, Perfect
Placement: This is THE Sera Myu song, and when I say THE in capital letters, I mean this song IS Sera Myu in a nutshell. I don't mean that, in terms of lyrics, this song gives a summary of all 24 or something musicals. I mean that if you want to watch any of the Myu, this will be you're reason. If I remember correctly, the song itself (not this version in particular) has been used in every Sera Myu performance to date. Which I find absolutely no problem with, and would be really surprised if anyone did.
Memorable: Hearing this song for the first time at 9 years old, I can honestly say, at 15 I still remember the dance moves, the lyrics, and even Chibimoon's face! (It was Ayano Gunji for anyone who is wondering) This song is definitely memorable to the musicals in almost every way.
Lyrics:
A thousand years I've repeated love's mysterious battle
From you comes love's moon light
I bask in it and am transformed
Brilliantly, secretly, La Soldier
Even if this wasn't a Sailor Moon song, you'd honestly be thinking "Sailor Moon" if you read those lyrics. Don't lie to me.
Overall Rating:
5 stars. This song pretty much defines the musicals, and has a great beat and rhythm. Pretty much no part is boring to me. Even getting 5 stars with the wolf-howls is great accomplishment!
Jess' Review of La Soldier
Tone/Mood:
Placement:
Memorable
Lyrics:
From you comes love's moon light
I bask in it and am transformed
Brilliantly, secretly, La Soldier
Simple, but effective. There’s almost nothing subtle about those lines, but they work incredibly well anyway. They just sum up what storyline, what happens, the mission, what goes on, in a few simple lines without making it dull and stating the obvious.
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