How To Make A Modern Anime Opening Song (STREAM NOW!)

In this video I will show you how to make a modern anime opening song! I really hope you enjoy it :) feel free to leave a comment!
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0:00 Intro
1:13 Verse
2:26 Pre-Chorus
3:29 Chorus
4:29 Intro (Song)
4:56 Vocals
5:56 Full Song!
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[@iamindrop]

THE FULL SONG IS NOW AVAILABLE! link in the description!!! thanks for waiting!!!

[@sainoucedar]

GOAT

[@JavierPwns]

You forgot to mention how instrumental a single coil guitar tone is to the modern anime opening sound

[@iamindrop]

absolutely! strats and teles are essential! i thought about it but i was a little scared of getting too technical :( i can definitely make more videos in the future expanding on how to get the right guitar tone and talk more about gear, thank so much for watching and for your comment! :)

[@JavierPwns]

@@iamindrop be as specific as you want us guitar players are autistic af

[@karioa2346]

@@JavierPwns hello fellow artistic

[@sandim2031]

Not really, much anime op use a gibson lespaul, a semi-hollow gretsch, or a custom suhr with humbucker so it isn't really matter. The arrangement matter.

[@JavierPwns]

@@sandim2031 🤓🤓🤓 most popular MODERN anime OPs like Where our blue is are played with single coils

[@math001]

It's always the guitars that are the hardest in these J-Rock songs. They really love their funky strumming. It was something that caught me off guard when I first started learning anime songs being someone who mostly played blues and had very minimal funk experience at that point.

[@iamindrop]

it was the same for me! it actually helped me to learn more funk which i didn’t quite like before and now i love it! Cory Wong has some great right hand technique videos, he’s the goat! even if it’s a different style i think it translates very well to J-Rock!

[@math001]

@@iamindrop yeah Cory Wong is awesome. One of the best in funk these days

[@studioMYTH]

Just gotta get some bones in your wrist removed

[@yu.niverse]

If you think the guitars are hard, try playing the piano parts. The people that write and play songs in this industry are all music school degree holders or dropouts, they study this stuff professionally before they make it big. Even if they aren't, the bar for quality and skill is really high.

[@studioMYTH]

@@yu.niverse facts!

[@WowLookatThat-xu5eb]

I like that the thumbnail implies the answer is just, "use an electric guitar."

[@iamindrop]

hahaha honest clickbait! thanks for watching!!!

[@thaizzz]

I actually thought it was "Get a tele!"

[@unclepodger]

Not just any electric guitar, a Telecaster.

[@pogkuyasu]

your song felt like a fusion of zutomayo and tatsuya kitani and it actually sounds amazing

[@iamindrop]

that’s a huge compliment thank you!! i actually love them both!!

[@marginaliia]

AGREED ON THIS

[@strangled_chicken]

there's nothing i love more than zutomayo

[@scarcat2469]

I think one of the biggest influences on modern anime music (and why they sound different from older anime songs) is vocaloid music. So many anime music is written/sung by vocaloid artists and it’s really changed the entire J-POP landscape

[@oyc7946]

That riff is so Zutomayo lol love it

[@iamindrop]

thank you! i love zutomayo!!

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

It feels like there's a lot more math rock and jazz elements in modern anime openings as opposed to the more straight rock and pop elements in the older anime openings. This captures the essence of the newer openings and and kinda adds to what I think is happening in modern anime openings

[@Rotzka]

Holy damn. If someone told me this was an actual op for an anime I wouldn’t even question it.

[@ododm1]

Def an anime opening I wouldn’t skip

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!:)

[@songofmoss]

comments are mentioning zutomayo + kitani tatsuya, which i agree with, but more than anything else the full song's actual structure reminded me of eve most of all! you hit the nail on the head!

[@iamindrop]

i had 2 eve songs on the inspiration playlists i made for this video!! thank you so much for watching!

[@JeppeBeier]

My first instinct when hearing the complete song was Zutomayo and Eve

[@iamindrop]

UPDATE 2 !!! 1. NEW VIDEO OUT NOW! (link in the description!) i hope you like it :) 2. I'm still working on finishing this song so I can release it, now that my second video is out I can fully focus on this! 3. Still working on the tabs 😭 will post soon! thank you! indrop.

[@kazedfrench]

im so hype!

[@Infernape0505]

This was such a a great video, the song is amazing I cant wait to see the full release!

[@AromaticCrass]

Holy guacamole this is your first video!?? A masterpiece, thank you for this😩

[@iamindrop]

thank YOU for watching!!! and for your kind words :)

[@ihatebirds3535]

Dude you should make a full version of this song, it's so good

[@nick-galvan]

Loved the chord shapes you used! Would love to see a video breaking down some of the chords and your style of playing.

[@Crispedmirror38]

For real! Those chord shapes is honestly my goal in put in my playbook :D

[@highkage9535]

i was shocked when saw that this was ur first video. so high quality. proud to be one of the first people here, can't wait to see this channel grow. this just inspired me to make even more music xD. maybe I should try other DAWs.

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! i’m finishing my second video:) i’m happy to read that it was inspiring! also trying new daws can be fun! i used to only use Ableton but now i love Cubase!

[@mbpaiva]

I'm glad youtube recommended me this! Please do more of this kind of tutorial

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! yes! i want to make more videos like this, i have a lot of ideas:)

[@SergeantDaynes]

On god, this is so damn good! Definitely reminds me of King Gnu and Eve (specifically Kaikai Kitan which is a good thing!). You absolutely captured the vibe of modern anime op. Instant sub, can’t believe this was your first video. I’ve been learning to play the guitar for a bit now but I’ve also wanted to pick up a bass too and this video just cemented that for me.

[@hikimaruy]

This really reminds me of king gnu and eve 😩

[@dominiksipos7836]

👑🧎‍♂ Here, you dropped it.

[@Fuchsxy]

omg what a masterpiece! good job!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!! :)

[@pavendax]

7 month straight I ve been studying how to make Jpop. This kinda help, its just i cant play guitar lol.

[@iamindrop]

there are a lot of different styles of music in Japan a lot of them don’t have guitars necessarily! i’ll be sure to include some non guitar focus songs in future videos:)

[@pokemonpaul7939]

I am really glad you did it in this format, especially the 1:30 song to replicate anime openings + endings. When you blow up remember i am in you top 10k Subs 🤣🤣❤️

[@Bellick666]

It's criminal that this is so accurate. Kudos and subscribed

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!!

[@kino7037]

I love the mid-2000s era of anime openings ! I hope that video comes out soon

[@iamindrop]

i will make that video soon! currently working on a different one but i will definitely do it as well because i also love mid 2000s j-rock! thanks for watching :)

[@tenshi8181]

You freaking nailed it!!! Even better than a lot of OPs!!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!

[@JeiShian]

It's actually really good!

[@iamindrop]

thank you!

[@YisenBass]

incredibly well done! Especially love that bassline, but everything was done great!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!! i really appreciate it:)

[@wakai_otokonoko_koe]

i scream out with the yorushika cause i love the song so much and the dangers in my heart too

[@iamindrop]

both are incredible! thank you for watching:) !!

[@leggomaeggo9230]

yorushika is so good!! i really love their guitar riffs especially op2 for frieren. it would be fun to learn how to play guitar like that

[@Lespaulman987]

Sounds like BRADIO. Good stuff.

[@kyleperico]

phenomenal first video wtf

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much:) !!

[@justjunk9273]

I'm so glad KZbin recommended me this! It was AMAZING!

[@iamindrop]

awww:) thanks you so much for watching!

[@SpaceOrenji]

fr

[@arthurrasch2218]

Im not sure why but this single video just made me pickup my bass and start grooving my own parts to the song. Thats never really happend before. Thanks for the insporation

[@kzyt_]

its crazy to think this actually came on my recommendations and its so good thx so much :) and keep up the good work!

[@iamindrop]

thank you for watching and for your words:) !!

[@gigatsao5496]

Such a nicely edited video! Great start and keep going!!

[@Hconinja]

I literally clicked on your channel and thought you would have a lot of videos because of how high quality this video is. I was surprised to know that this was your first video. keep on with the good work! amazing video!! looking forward to your future uploads!!!

[@andrewgranados3063]

I thought this would be a video from someone with a ton of subscribers and likes, this was awesome!

[@jabezisaac3506]

This was your FIRST video, damn a masterpeice. Looking forward to more contents like this. SUBSCRIBED!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!

[@fcornejo162]

I am only learning guitar and recently piano to know sheet music, but seeing all this got my mind to seek a bass too.

[@iamindrop]

bass is super fun too!

[@nicolassmass]

Dica, piano é otimo pra teoria musical, mas escolha um instrumento só, foque nele até dominar e depois fica mais facil aprender outros

[@kazedfrench]

Loved this video, especially as a first! Please, please, release the full song, it'd go straight on my playlist :)

[@iamindrop]

thank you! i will finish it as soon as i can and release it!

[@studioMYTH]

Absolutely awesome

[@thecatladytm7172]

Love this! Amazing work 😊❤️

[@calciferfallsfromthesky]

inspirational! that was sick! keep em coming bro.

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!

[@user-bz9qz7fg4u]

This is some great quality content. Keep at it! Really looking forward to the classic anime video.

[@REIJIdes]

I suddenly remembered Eve in your work

[@stereotypicalreader3568]

ayyyyy... underrated as hell. Would like to see you rise up from now on.

[@dakki-]

how tf you only got 408 subs??????? you need some more love man

[@jouy320]

Bro, for a first upload this is phenomenal. Amazing music, amazing information, and amazing video. Keep it up because I'd love to see more content from you

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!

[@rodinkurniawan1069]

This is so good, i can guess when Anime Tittle appear and when Song info appear

[@joshwhite522]

Excellent video and beatiful song. I would really enjoy a theory focused video (explaining chord progressions/scales and whatnot). Great work!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! is definitely something that i’m considering for a future video!

[@phoenixheartofficial]

Awesome video and an awesome tune! I'm gonna save and bookmark this and try writing a few songs following your advice. I love the Japanese pop and rock sound and have been trying to move more and more in the direction! Great video man, thanks again!

[@MissuMissu362]

This is some high quality work !! Love the song bth !

[@salph3515]

Wow as your first video this was amazing please keep making more!

[@johnnyyooooo]

wow this is such a quality song you have by the end. Great tutorial!!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!

[@tom0o0o03]

SynthV mentioned!! 😎 Your tutorial was really nice and you made good use of it! Please keep using it!

[@thaizzz]

I'm currently in the middle of finishing my first complete song... It's amazing how I've been including a lot of these elements even tho I was looking more for a live math rock-y sound. This is gonna help, thanks!

[@sohamkar876]

This is great! I got a lot of cool guitar part ideas from this.

[@iamindrop]

rock on! 🤘🏻

[@Donus_1811]

My YT algorithm doing God´s work, OMG this was amazing!!!!!! It was so beautiful it gave me chills on the little pause right before the chorus drops. Hope you keep making stuff like this man, take care c:

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! i have lots of ideas like this for future videos:)

[@realhero4356]

Gold video aniki. Thx for upload.

[@r.l.511]

Thank you KZbin for recommending me this video! Dude this sounds sick asf! Keep up the great work and I can’t wait to hear the full song

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! the song it’s available now on my channel!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZDFn5KLYpahY5Ysi=CQDAx2VgtGf-37Ff

[@orangedogclub3207]

wow this is high prod value

[@iamindrop]

thanks for stopping by bro 🤍

[@bleromafia]

The modulation effect on the guitar leads fit really well!

[@francoillanes1118]

This is dope!!! Thanks for share the entire process! You rock my friend ;)

[@mintazura6143]

you should post the song by itself! it's so good i want to listen to it again and again

[@iamindrop]

i’m actually working on it right now! i made it longer so it’s gonna be like a legit 3 mins something song:) i will post it as soon as im done!

[@iamindrop]

the song it’s out now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZDFn5KLYpahY5Ysi=CQDAx2VgtGf-37Ff

[@whitechocooverload1713]

Hope you get more attention dude your stuff is amazing!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!

[@danielbotica1429]

amazing man! been looking for a video like this, on how to achieve this "anime music style", thanks a lot, keep it up!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!

[@idealyrafidinarivo]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@platinumvg3796]

Incredible work here man, I'm lookign forward to what you do next on this channel because you honestly nailed the sound of newer OPs and I couldnt believe this was your first video. Well done ❤

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much! i have so many ideas for future videos! i will do my best:)

[@platinumvg3796]

@@iamindrop i look forward to them!

[@Jepleg]

nice! i like how you used a lofi version for the outro. the song was good. the end resembled the start which was cool

[@iamindrop]

thank you! yeah the lofi version was a little easter egg i’m glad someone noticed it!

[@Jepleg]

@@iamindrop youre welcome. please release that version too!

[@Danyakett]

There's so much to learn. It is a true hidden gem Wishing you to become less hidden from anyone who wants to learn

[@masgin04]

This is great, good job

[@guitarguy4611]

been trying to write songs like this but i have a hard time finding any ideas that seem good so thanks for the video :))

[@supertrombone5014]

the editing and production and everything abt this video is so cool! keep up the great work and ill be sure to tune into any future projects 👍

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!! :)

[@mateoinsaurralde5167]

I just love this.

[@minori_vlog]

Sounds good!

[@Ihaveaguitar.]

Really high quality video and great song! Much love from sweden

[@gracefulgiant8364]

Thanks for this!! Absolutely nailed it!

[@Kharnimani]

Crazy good first video, let's see where this channel goes

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much for watching:)

[@whatcookgoodlook]

I was here before this channel popped off. Good stuff, it sounds amazing!

[@iamindrop]

thank you for your words! :)

[@smokeudoup]

BRO U INSANE I LIKE THIS The work is great and I really want to learn how to make the same sound! Thanks for the motivation friend!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much for watching! i’m glad it was helpful:)

[@yugoat9721]

Love it you really talented bro keep-up the great work

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!

[@peterseville]

Ohhh this is absolutely amazing. Loved it. It's an insane first video hahah 10000/10

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!!

[@mig6631]

Banger tutorial! looking forward to the 2000s video :)

[@user-zj2ug6wd1z]

That palmed muted phrase on the pre-chorus sounds so much like Eve, I love this genre and you captured perfectly

[@AtylaReisGuitar]

Man, AWESOME VIDEO and song!!!

[@iamindrop]

thank you !!

[@ci3lo698]

Gran trabajo hermano, hermosos sonidos los que conseguiste saludos desde México 🫂

[@makima7844]

凄く良く分析出来ていて驚きました‼️こらからも頑張ってください！

[@iamindrop]

ありがとうございます！頑張ります！

[@chibirist]

Very nice break down. Looking forward how different anime op differ from then and now!

[@hu_fyk]

You deserve more subscribers for the quality of your content. Keep up!👍👍👍

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!! :)

[@3pack]

This is super inspiring thank you for making this video

[@iamindrop]

thank YOU for watching it!! :)

[@NoLongerNull]

This is neat, dude!

[@raeplaysval]

sick stuff man

[@fewsnow]

Amazing shit, remember me when you get famous cuz you got mad talent bro 😁🔥🔥

[@iamindrop]

thank you! will never forget cause i just screenshot this haha :)

[@GerraValadez]

just amazing !!

[@JITA]

realll groovy, great work bro!

[@iamindrop]

thank you!!

[@noahgarcia-fierro]

Amazing ❤. I thought this was a big guitar channel but this was your first vid?! Keep making videos please! I’ve been learning anime/jock on guitar recently and it’s very different compared to the west. But it’s a challenge I enjoy.

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much for watching! i have a lot of ideas for future videos:) !!! good luck with your guitar journey!

[@d4rkn3s_s]

it's amazing!!!⚡

[@dabi_]

Dude this was hecking dope ❤ subbed and can’t wait to see more breakdowns , I love stuff like this.

[@dabi_]

also do you have a Twitter I could follow? 🙏

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much for your kind words! and yes i do! it’s: iamindrop

[@Cloudjumper]

This sounds so good! And had no clue you could get synthV to sound this good!

[@iamindrop]

thank you so much!!! i love synthv! i think is very powerful and flexible, you can really get a lot of different sounds! also you have really cool music on your channel!! i’m glad i checked it out

[@CTTRest]

God damn I didn't even know that this was your first video, I was just so entranced by the quality of it fuck dude ! Thanks for the tutorial, definitely gonna have to try this out sometime soon