nightcore

Fast anime music

Nightcore is a style of electronic music created by speeding up existing songs—typically by 20-35%—raising the pitch to produce high, often anime-like vocals.

The genre emerged from the Norwegian DJ duo who coined the term, blending "night" with "hardcore." Nightcore remixes proliferate on YouTube and streaming platforms: I found a nightcore version of that song that's actually better than the original.

genre

speedup

Increase in pace

  • animeJapanese cartoon art form
  • tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
  • remixAltered version of recording

EDM · electronic · uptempo · fast · BPM · hardstyle · chipmunk · hyper · energetic · dance

community

YouTube

Video-sharing website

subscriber · comment · request · copyright · fan · listener · nostalgia · 2000s · 2010s · viral

production

time-stretch

Alter duration, preserve pitch

audio · manipulation · formant · acceleration · software · DAW · processing · upload · YouTube · SoundCloud

aesthetic

artwork

Visual creative production

neon · catgirl · sparkles · pink · purple · blue · DeviantArt · cute · fantasy · wings

Opposites
tempo and pitch modification

nightcorevaporwave

Ironic eighties nostalgia genre

lo-fi · chillwave · ambient · downtempo

musical energy and mood

nightcoreambient music

Tonal, moodscape-focused genre

drone · chillout · ambient · downtempo · lo-fi hip hop

authenticity and production

nightcoreunedited

Not yet corrected

Family

night, core, nights, nightly, nighttime, midnight, overnight, fortnight, cores

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Abstract · Rated G