Requiem

MAX built the song on the "Dies irae," one of the most famous movements of Verdi's Requiem, rebuilding it as a Pump It Up track. The result keeps the menace of the classical source while wrapping it in modern production at 160 BPM. The BGA, directed by YSJ, ignores the religious framing of the original and opts for a fighter-jet battle, with the clash between an F-35 and an F-16 as its main image.

On PHOENIX the song offers Single charts at S4, S7, S12, S16, and S19, plus Double charts at D10, D18, and D23. The lower Single charts revolve around twist movement, with irregular double notes and a closing three-note hit worth watching for; S16 is a fairly honest drill chart that isn't too punishing unless drills are a real weakness. S19, designed by CONRAD, mixes stairs with bursts in a balanced way. In Double, D18 (downgraded from D19 back in XX) is comfortable apart from a large staircase in the middle, and now sits in the upper-mid range of its level.

The D23, charted by KAZEMURA, opens with drill and twist before pivoting to relentless stairs. At a not-slow 160 BPM with plenty of lateral movement, energy management matters: the early twist runs through a Half-Double section where you must pull a leg far back, then turn outward to step the yellow panel with the same foot. The finish features a short five-note freeze staircase (the familiar "drrk") followed by a jump to three opposite notes, a spot where careless players can drop out. Even so, it is regarded as a beginner's D23, since hold notes refill life after the harder runs. By contrast, its Single charts play tougher than those of other D23 songs.