Hey there, my fellow East Asian tunes enthusiasts.
I’ve got these melody fragments stuck in my head from when I was a kid (early 2000s or earlier?), but my memory is fuzzy and I could only salvage part of these songs in terms of partial lyrics or tune sequences or both. I recreated what I could recall using Online Sequencer. If you can help, I would much appreciate it. I can also assist with what I can recall in terms of language and partial lyrics. If you need reference to the era, refer to the songs Too Softhearted by Ritchie Jen and Our Intimate Relationship by Sammi Cheng. My song list doesn’t go any further than the end of 2005. And an extra note of precaution: sometimes these songs use words in at least two different languages. E.G, PreCure the anime sometimes uses Spanish words like “Seniorita” and DECO*27’s Telepathy uses “まじでSTOP 脈ナシハラスメント” = “Seriously, STOP. No chance HARSSMENT.”
Here's what I netted so far in terms of tips from assiatance elsewhere (I have to be proactive and use time effectively):
Song 1: (most likely) Mandarin
https://onlinesequencer.net/5211713
BPMs: 70BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: female
Words/lyrics recalled: wo sha fay
Additional notes: N/A
Song 2 (SOLVED): (Mandarin or Cantonese)
https://onlinesequencer.net/4679585
BPMs: 87BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: male
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: N/A
Title: 戰場上的快樂聖誕 (Wartime Merry Christmas / Merry Christmas on the Battlefield) Artist: Aaron Kwok 郭富城
Song 3: (Mandarin)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5211717
BPMs: 87BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: male or a dark-sounding female
Words/lyrics recalled: wo jin nay/fay
Additional notes: You know Roz from Monsters Inc? Although it sounds female, she's actually voiced by a MALE! And in many animes and some west cartoons, the males are voiced by a female. That's what I'm referring to.
Song 4: (Mandarin)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5212111
BPMs: N/A
Vocalist(s) gender: male
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: most likely a hip-hop themed song. I'm no music expert, but this is my best guess on the song's genre.
Song 5: (Cantonese)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5212189
BPMs: 87BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: female
Words/lyrics recalled: a dark female "yeah" at the end of the song
Additional notes: a squeaky toy us used throughout half the song.
Song 6 (SOLVED): (Cantonese)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5213593
BPMs: 87BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: female
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: near the end of the song, the chorus raises a semi tone. Use Crystal Snow by Aqu3ra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHZdiVD0Ww) as a reference on semi tone raise (it raises pitch at 2:57)
Title: 捨不得你 (Can't Let You Go / Shed Not You) Artist: Sammi Cheng 鄭秀文
Song 7: (Mandarin)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5213736
BPMs: 70BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: female
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: N/A
Song 8: (Mandarin)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5213927
BPMs: 55BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: female
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: N/A
Song 9 (SOLVED): (Cantonese)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5214009
BPMs: 90BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: male
Words/lyrics recalled: COME ON!!!!! GENERATION INC.!
Artist: Aaron Kwok 郭富城 Song: 唱這歌
Song 10: (Cantonese)
https://onlinesequencer.net/5214021
BPMs: 80BPM
Vocalist(s) gender: male
Words/lyrics recalled: N/A
Additional notes: N/A
