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Yuki Hayashi Birthday Project!

You might not have heard his name, but chances are you heard his music: this amazing Japanese composer is the genius behind the soundtracks for anime like Haikyuu!!, Boku no Hero Academia, DRAMAtical Murder, Death Parade, Kiznaiver, One Piece Gold, Dive!!, Ballroom e Youkoso etc. I have recently gotten a chance to reach him via Internet, and Hayashi-san himself started paying more attention to foreign fans (tweeting in English and, for example, asking how he can make his music more accessible for overseas fans). And that is why we decided to organize this project on behalf of his foreign fans, wish him a happy birthday and thank him for his outstanding music!

We don't have much time, since his birthday is December 31st, and we decided to make a video (if you're too shy to record it/don't have an opportunity, don't just scroll down, please keep reading). We are going to create a clip from small videos from the fans and have his OST called Evolution (進化) serve as background music. You can participate in this project in 2 following ways:

— make a video (preferably);

— take a picture (if you are unable to make a video or if you're too shy for it, for example);

— if you don't have an opportunity to do either, but you still really want to participate, do contact me, and we'll try to figure something out.

The pictures will also be a part of the clip, of course.

VIDEO: you have to make a video of yourself (10-15 sec) where you can a) thank the composer for his music, b) describe what kind of feelings and emotions his music makes you feel, c) wish him something good, d) do something else (something nice). You should speak in your NATIVE language, as it'd show how many fans Hayashi-san has from all over the world. Naturally, we will translate your words into Japanese (and add subtitles).

— the video should be 10-15 seconds long (can be shorter, CAN'T be longer);

— horizontal format;

— GOOD QUALITY (480p at least; if you can't manage that, better take a picture);

— make sure that you can be seen clearly and that the video isn't too dark;

— SPEAK LOUD AND CLEAR, preferably without background noise (it's much easier for us to make your video quieter than make background music quieter so that we could hear your voice, so please, please speak louder);

— if you have an opportunity to record this video in a beautiful place, or near a famous spot of your town, that would be awesome (unless it's too noisy);

— your pets can definitely take part in the video if you want them to, Yuki Hayashi himself loves dogs (but any pets are okay, really);

— you could also make a video near/with your musical instrument and maybe say something about how his music inspires you to play etc;

— you can use things somewhat connected to the anime that Yuki Hayashi composed music for (like a volleyball);

— please do not go anywhere near CDs/Youtube/any other illegal ways of listening to his music that you probably used in your short speech (unless you actually have CDs);

— please refer to the composer politely: Hayashi-san;

— send us a TEXT of what you're saying along with the video as it will speed up the translation process significantly (the text should be in English if you're speaking your native language).

PHOTO: you can take a picture of yourself with a piece of paper and write something nice on it (or you can paste something right onto your picture, but keep an eye on the composition).

— the picture should also be horizontal;

— please make sure its quality is high enough so we can clearly see&read everything;

— really shy people can take a pic of their pet instead or draw something (but drawing is a LAST resort in this particular project);

— please also provide us with a text you write/paste on the picture;

— you can find some examples of interesting pictures here or here (you might not be able to view the last link).

ALL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS should be sent to the following email address titled "Yuki Hayashi Birthday Project": [email protected]

Please do not forget to send us the TEXT of what you've said/written along with the media material!

DEADLINE: we would REALLY love to receive all your intros before December (you have 2 months come on), because December means finals for everyone who's organizing this, and there're like 3 people, so we're going to have some hard time if everyone sends their intros so late. The DEADLIEST DEADLINE is December 20th. If you are somehow not making it, but still want to participate, please warn me by email in advance. There's also a special service available for airheads like me: message me on Tumblr or email me, and I will put you on the "kicking list", meaning I will remind you about the project from time to time until you send me the stuff (because you can simply forget about it in 2 months, trust me, I know).

If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on Tumblr or Twitter! Also, if you're experienced in making clips and would like to help, please do contact me, as we could use some more help!

We would really love to make this simple, but heartfelt present for our favorite composer. It won't be much of a trouble for you to participate, but imagine the impact it can make! Let's connect and show Hayashi-san that his works are truly loved all over the world! :)

We would be really grateful to everyone who participates! ;>

PS: it’s just one of his dogs on the picture, all suit up for the Haikyuu!! Concert that was held in February :)

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