Nodame Cantabile Dream Orchestra FAQ Written by Kinkachou (kanjiteiru at yahoo dot com) All the text and translations are my own. This took me a lot of time to put together, especially with the title translations, so please credit me if you’re going to copy any of this information. Greetings fellow Wii fans, this is a basic FAQ that will hopefully help you through this game if you can’t read Japanese very well. It’s not intended as a walkthrough by any means, just a general explanation of what to do along with translations of certain music terms the game uses as well as translations of the titles in the solo play and orchestra play listings. This is the first FAQ I’ve ever written, so please forgive my newbie-ness. Since no one else has written one yet and people on the forum were asking about the game, I decided I’d try to help out in my own nerdy way. Hopefully it’ll be of some help. Description translated from case: Nodame Cantabile Dream Orchestra is a revolutionary form of classical music entertainment that puts your whole body into the fun. Chiaki is the conductor, and Mongoose is on piano? No, naturally it’s Nodame on piano. With Nodame Cantabile you can enjoy performing beautiful classical music on your Wii. This game is packed with over 50 songs! In orchestra mode you can play with up to 4 people! There are also mini games and an epic original story! You can perform music on 8 different musical instruments in all. Contents: -Game Modes *Story Mode *Story Album *Solo Play *Orches tra *Tuning *Gallery *Purigo rota Mini Game *Nodam e & Chiaki’s Music Lesson * Farting Exercises with Nodame -Performances -Instruments *Baton *Timpa ni *Piano *Cello/V iolin *Flute/ Oboe/Clarinet -Solo Play Track Listing -Orchestra Play Track Listing -J-E Musical Term Dictionary - ストーリー Story Mode (Blue Icon): The story mode is where you need to start in order to unlock all the songs and other modes. In the story you become the manager of the Rising Star Orchestra and control all of the characters when they play their beautiful (or not so beautiful if you mess up) music. If you press ‘A’ at any point during the story mode, it’ll start asking you to press ‘A’ again to continue after each section of text. This is a good idea if you can’t read Japanese at the speed at which the story normally appears. If you press ‘B’ at any point during the story, it will bring you to a menu screen. If you click the left button on the screen, it will take you directly to the performance without making you sit through the story. If you click the right button, it will quit story mode. If you wish to return to the story, press ‘B’ again. When you get to the actual game, a white window with text may pop up. This means you either need to attach or remove the nunchaku. When you’ve done that, you’ll go to the red curtains where you can press ‘1’ to read the instructions or press ‘A’ to go directly to the game. For more details on using the various instruments, check out the instruments section. When the game is finished, the story will continue with variations depending on how good or bad you did. At the end of a positive story outcome, a white window with text will pop up telling you what you just unlocked. From there you can click the left button to continue to the next story, or press the right one to quit story mode. If you failed, then the left button will let you retry that song and the right one will once again let you quit story mode. There are 40 lessons in story mode. When you complete the first run, you’ll then be able to do a 2nd run to unlock even more parts of the game. ストーリーアルバム Story Album (Purple Icon): This allows you to review whichever lesson you want to once you’ve completed it. ソロプレイ Solo Play (Green Icon): You can play various songs on specific instruments in this mode. These can be unlocked in story mode as well as by playing other solo songs from this mode. Always play the songs that are labled ‘NEW’ because these will unlock other songs as well as items in the gallery. You don’t need to pass the song in order to unlock other items; you simply need to play through it once. In the menu select you can press ‘1’ and ‘2’ to cycle through the various instruments you can play on. Press ‘A’ to select a song or ‘B’ to exit. When a song is selected, you will be given a screen with two options. The left is ‘normal’ and the right is ‘difficult.’ Check the solo play track listing for translations of the tracks. オーケストラ Orchestra (Orange Icon): In this mode you can play the songs with up to 4 people. You can also play these alone and there are certain song and instrument combinations that you can only play in this mode. The first menu you will come to is to set the number of players. The top 4 buttons let you play with the corresponding number of players. The bottom button lets you add Wii remotes. If you have a remote that isn’t synced up, you will need to use this option. Press the button and then simultaneously press the ‘1’ and ‘2’ buttons on the remote you want to play on and then press the button to add them. Once you’ve selected the number of players you can select which song you want to play. Once that is selected, you’ll be given a list of playable instruments. When you select an instrument, it will then prompt you as to whether or not you want to have an explanation for that particular mode. When that’s done, press ‘A’ and it will ask you if you’re ready to play. Press the top one for ‘yes’ and the bottom one for ‘no.’ Check the orchestra mode section below for the translation of the track listing. チューニング Tuning (Pink Icon) This mode allows you to change the following settings. オート セーブ Auto Save Wiiリモコン振動 Wii Remote Rumble 演奏中効果音 Performance SFX ロード Load セーブ Save ギャラリー Gallery (Brown Icon) This mode allows you to view information on songs, artists, and Nodame characters. All of this needs to be unlocked via story mode and solo play. Menu items include the following. 楽曲紹介 Song Introduction ? Click on a song to listen to it and get information on it (assuming you can read Japanese). 作曲家紹介 Artist Introduction 登場人物紹介 Appearing Characters Introduction プリごろ太 Purigorota Mini Game This is a mini game where you pilot a spaceship on the way back to Earth. There’s only one level and you simply need to avoid obstacles and collect the stars to regain your ship energy. Lift the Wii remote up and down to move in that respective direction and press ‘A’ to get a speed boost. のだめと千秋の音楽レッスン Nodame & Chiaki’s Music Lesson This is a mini-game where you need to answer music related questions. のだめと一緒におなら体操 Farting Exercises With Nodame This is a humorously bizarre mini-game where you need to follow the actions of the stick figure along with the music by using your Wii remote and nunchaku. You either need to swing it to the side or flick it up and down. When you beat the game twice, you can then play this game with Chiaki singing it, and it will be more difficult. Pattern: Swing Wiimote x 2 Swing Nunchaku x 2 Flick Wiimote Flick Nunchaku Flick Both x 2 Swing Both x 4 Flick Both x 4 Swing Both x4 Flick Wiimote x 4 Flick Nunchaku x 4 Swing Wiimote x 2 Swing Nunchaku x 2 Swing Wiimote Swing Nunchaku Flick Both (Repeat this pattern 2 more times) Swing both at the end Song Lyrics & Translation: 元気に出そう いい音だそう Genki ni dasou ii oto dasou Let loose a strong one, let loose a nice and loud one ドレミファプププ わ〜 Do re mi fa pu pu pu waa Do re mi fa pu pu pu yay 大きくたって 小さくたって Ookikutatte chiisakutatte Big or small どうせおんなじおならだもん Douse on’naji onara da mon We all have the same farts. 手〜は腰に さあいくぞ Te wa koshi ni saa iku zo Put your hands on your hips, here we go へい へい ぷ〜 Hei hei puu Hey hey fart みんなで出そう 笑ってだそう Minna de dasou waratte dasou Let’s all fart together, let’s laugh and fart ドレミファプププ わ〜 Do re mi fa pu pu pu waa Do re mi fa pu pu pu yay 父さんだって 母さんだって Tousan datte kaasan datte Father or mother みんなおんなじおならだもん Minna on’naji onara dam on We all have the same farts そ〜ら高く さあいくぞ Soora takaku saa iku zo Here we go, high into the sky へい へい ぷ〜 Hei hei puu Hey hey fart なんだか出そう もうすぐ出そう Nandaka dasou mou sugu dasou I think something’s coming, I think it’s about to come out ドレミファプププ わ〜 Do re mi fa pu pu pu waa Do re mi fa pu pu pu yay 元気なおなら かわいいおなら Genki na onara kawaii onara There’s strong farts and cute farts 今度はどんなの出るんだろう Kondo wa donna no derun darou I wonder which one will come out this time そ〜れみんなで さあいくぞ Soore minna de saa iku zo That’s it everyone, here we go へい へい ぷ〜(出たぁ) Hei hei puu (detaa) Hey hey fart (I farted) Performances: During the performance you will see notes scrolling to the left and depending on the instrument you will need to perform various actions when they reach the red bar. If your timing and/or swipe strength is perfect, you’ll get a red ブラ ボー (Bravo) If the timing or swipe strength isn’t quite right, you’ll get a yellow グッド (Good). If your timing is completely off, you’ll get a blue バッド (Bad). As you get goods and bravos the keyboard meter on the left will fill up. You need to at least get it to the blinking key to pass. When you’ve finished you’ll get your score, number of bravos, goods, bads, and best combo along with the final outcome on top. Outcomes from best to worst: トレビアン! Tres Bien! (Orange) ブラボー! Bravo! (Red) オッケ! Okay! (Yellow) Oh!ノゥ〜! Oh noooo! (Blue) Oh!マイガッ! Oh my God! (Purple) Instruments: 指揮 Baton (Blue Icon) Playable Characters: Chiaki Shin’ichi, Franz von Stresemann, Ookouchi Mamoru, Matsuda Yukihisa You simply need to swing the remote to the music. When things are moving fast, you’ll need to make sure not to make any extra movements or it will throw off your timing. For instance, if you’re preparing for a hard swing the game may think the preparation strike is the real thing and give you a ‘bad’ score on that note. In order to counter this, try to swing the remote back and forth like you’re really conducting instead of just shaking it and you’ll get better scores on hard mode. Controls: (Wii Remote) Piano (p): Swing the Wii remote lightly. Note: Swing the Wii remote with regular strength. Forte (f): Swing the Wii remote hard. ティンパニー Timpani (Green Icon) Playable Character: Okuyama Masumi Use the Wii remote and nunchaku like drumsticks in order to play the timpani. Control is simple since you can use either the Wii remote or the nunchaku for any given note, but you should get used to using both so that you can hit all of the notes that are close together in the difficult mode. Controls: (Wii Remote & nunchaku) Note: Swipe the Wii remote or nunchaku regularly. Forte (f): Swipe the Wii remote or nunchaku hard. Connected notes: Make small quick hits quickly with the Wii remote or nunchaku. Target: Continue hitting until the counter goes to 0. ピアノ Piano (Purple Icon) Playable Characters: Nodame Megumi, Chiaki Shin’ichi The piano is the most complicated instrument in the game. You need to shake as well as button press. Since it’s hard to switch, it’s usually best to use one hand for button pressing and the other hand to shake when you need to until you get to harder songs where you need both controllers in order to hit close notes. Controls: (Wii remote & nunchaku) Note: Press B or Z Connected Note: Continue hitting B or Z over and over Piano (p): Lightly swing the Wii remote or nunchaku Forte (f): Swing the Wii remote or nunchaku hard. ヴァイオリン / チェロ Violin / Cello (Red Icon) Playable Characters: (Violin) Mine Ryuutarou, Miki Kiyora, Takahashi Noriyuki (Cello) Kikuchi Tooru In this mode you need to swing the Wii remote while holding Z. It’s best to just hold down Z for the most part and swing the Wii remote when you need to. I’ve found it’s easier to swing up and down instead of playing it like a real instrument. Once again, you need to make sure not to make any unnecessary movements on hard mode. Controls: (Wii remote & nunchaku) Note: Swing the Wii remote while pressing Z Connected note: Lightly swing the Wii remote over and over while pressing Z. Note followed by box: Swing the Wii remote at the start and hold down Z for the entire box. オーボエ/フルート/クラリネット Oboe /Flute /Clarinet Playable Characters: (Oboe) Kuroki Yasunori (Flute) Suzuki Moe (Clarinet) Suzuki Kaoru The wind instruments are the easiest in the game. The game doesn’t care which button you use, though in hard mode you may occasionally see notes so close together than you’ll need to use more than one button in order to hit the notes fast enough. Make sure to keep the button pressed for the full length of the boxes as well or you won’t get the ‘bravo.’ Controls (Wii remote) Note: Press A, 1, or 2 Connected note: Continue pressing A, 1, or 2 Note followed by box: Hold A, 1, or 2 down for the entire length of the box. Solo Mode Track List 指揮 Baton (Blue) ベートーヴェン 交響曲第7イ長調第1楽章OP.92 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major (Op. 92) 1st movement ベートーヴェン 交響曲第7イ長調第4楽章OP.92 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major (Op. 92) 4th movement ベートーヴェン 交響曲第3変ホ長調第1楽章からOP.55 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55) 1st movement ブラームス 交響曲第1番ハ短調対1楽章OP.68 Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Op.68) 1st movement チャイコフスキー 組曲「くるみわり人形」金米糖の精の踊り Op.71a Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, suite from the ballet (Op.71a) プロコフィエフ ロメオとジュリエット第2組曲Op.64 ter Prokofiev Suite No. 2 from Romeo & Juliet (Op.64) ベルリオーズ 序曲「ローマの謝肉祭」Op.9 Berlioz  Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 ドヴォルザーク 交響曲第5番へ長調第1楽章Op.76B.54 Dvorak Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76 1st movement モーツァルト 歌劇「コシ・ファン・トゥッテ」第1幕私の心を騒がす Mozart Opera Cos? fan tutte モーツァルト 歌劇「魔笛」より第2幕夜の女王のアリアK.620 Mozart’s Opera Die Zauberfl?te (The Magic Flute) Act 2 The Queen of the Night’s Aria K.620 リムスキー=コルサコフ 歌劇「皇帝サルタンの物語」第3幕「熊蜂の飛行」 Rimsky-Korsakov’s Opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” Act 3 “Flight of the Bumblebee” ブラームス 交響曲第1番ハ短調第4楽章OP.68 Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor 4th movement op.68 ドヴォルザーク チェコ組曲二短調ポルカOp.39,B.93 Dvorak’s Czech Suite in D major Op.39,B.93 ワーグナー 歌劇「タンホイザー」序曲 Wagner’s “Tannh?user” opera overture ラフマニノフ ピアノ協奏曲第2番ハ短調第1楽章Op.18 Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 1st movement op.18 ラフマニノフ ピアノ協奏曲第2番ハ短調第3章Op.18 Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 3rd movement op.18 ピアノ Piano (Pink) ベートーヴェン ピアノ・ソナタ第8番ハ短調「悲愴」OP.13 Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Path?tique") op.13 モーツァルト 2台のピアノの為のソナタニ長調K.448(375a) Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K.448(375a) バルトーク アレグロ・バルバロ Bartok’s Allegro barbaro シューベルト ピアノ・ソナタ16番イ短調第1楽章Op.42,D.845 Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor Op.42,D.845 ショパン 12の練習曲OP.10−4嬰ハ短調 Chopin’s Etude Op.10,No.4 in C-sharp minor ドビュッシー 喜びの島 Debussy’s L'Isle Joyeuse シューマン ピアノ・ソナタ第2番ト短調第1楽章OP.22 Schumann’s Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor op.22 野田 恵 おなら体操 Noda Megumi’s Fart Exercises ベートーヴェン ピアノ・ソナタ「月光」3楽章Op.27−2 Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata) 3rd movement Op.27,No.2 野田 恵 「もじゃもじゃ組曲」第12曲「幸せ色の虹変ロ長調」 Noda Megumi’s 12th song from the Mojamoja Suite Rainbow the Color of Happiness in B flat major リスト 超絶技巧練習曲集第3番「ラ・カンパネッラ」 Liszt’s ?tudes d'ex?cution transcendante No. 3 (La Campanella) ショパン 24の前奏曲OP.28-21変ロ長調 Chopin's 24 Preludes Prelude No.21 in B flat major op.28 ガーシュウィン ラプソディ・イン・ブルー Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue ヴァイ オリン Violin (Red) サラサーテ カルメン幻想曲序奏OP.25 Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy Overture Op.25 バッハ 2つのヴァイオリンの為の協奏曲第1楽章 Bach’s Concerto for 2 violins 1st movement エルガー ヴァイオリン・ソナタホ短調第1楽章OP.82 Elgar’s Sonata in E minor for violin and piano Op.82 サン=さーンス 序奏とロンド・カプリチオーンOP.28 Saint-Sa?ns’ Introduction and Rondo capriccioso op.28 ベートーヴェン ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第5番へ長調「春」OP.24 Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.5 in F major (“Spring”) バッハ サラバンド Bach’s Sarabande モーツァルト ディヴェルティメントニ長調第1楽章K.136 Mozart’s Divertimenti 1st movement in D major K136 エルガー 愛のあいさつOP.12 Elgar’s Salut D’amour (Love’s Greeting) Op.12 チェロ Cello (Red) サン=サーンス チェロ協奏曲第1番イ短調第3楽章 Saint-Sa?ns’ Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor 3rd movement オーボ エ Oboe (Yello) シューマン 「子どもの情景」トロイメライOP.15 Schumann’s Kinderszenen (“Scenes From Childhood”) Tr?umerei (“Reverie”) op.15 チャイコフスキー 組曲「白鳥の湖」より四羽の白鳥たちの踊りOP.20A Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake op.20a ゴセック ガヴォット Gossec’s Gavotte チャイコフスキー 組曲「白鳥の湖」より情景OP.20A Tchaikovsky’s Moderato from Swan Lake op.20a モーツァルト オーボエ協奏曲ハ長調第1楽章K.314(285d) Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major 1st movement K.314 (285d) クラリ ネット Clarinet (Dark Yellow) バッハ ガヴォット Bach’s Gavotte ボッケリーニ メヌエット Boccherini’s Minuet フルー ト Flute (Bright Yellow) チャイコフスキー 組曲「くるみわり人形」より葦笛の踊りOP.71A Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Reed-Flutes from The Nutcracker Suite op.71a バッハ 組曲第2番ロ短調バディヌリ Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor Badinerie ティン パニー Timpani (Green) ベートーヴェン 交響曲第9番二短調第2楽章OP.125 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor 2nd movement op.125 シュトラウス 喜歌劇「こうもり」序曲 Strauss’ Operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Overture ラヴェル ボレロ Ravel’s Bol?ro ---------O rchestra Mode--------- ベートーヴェン 交響曲第7イ長調第1楽章OP.92 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major (Op. 92) 1st movement Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute ベートーヴェン 交響曲第7イ長調第4楽章OP.92 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major (Op. 92) 4th movement Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute ベートーヴェン 交響曲第3変ホ長調第1楽章からOP.55 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55) 1st movement Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute ブラームス 交響曲第1番ハ短調対1楽章OP.68 Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Op.68) 1st movement Baton/Violin/Timpani/Oboe チャイコフスキー 組曲「くるみわり人形」金米糖の精の踊り Op.71a Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, suite from the ballet (Op.71a) Baton/Violin/Clarinet プロコフィエフ ロメオとジュリエット第2組曲Op.64 ter Prokofiev Suite No. 2 from Romeo & Juliet (Op.64) Baton/Violin/Oboe/Flute ベルリオーズ 序曲「ローマの謝肉祭」Op.9 Berlioz  Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 Baton/Violin ドヴォルザーク 交響曲第5番へ長調第1楽章Op.76B.54 Dvorak Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76 1st movement Baton/Violin/Timpani/Clarinet リムスキー=コルサコフ 歌劇「皇帝サルタンの物語」第3幕「熊蜂の飛行」 Rimsky-Korsakov’s Opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” Act 3 “Flight of the Bumblebee” Baton/Violin/Flute/Clarinet ブラームス 交響曲第1番ハ短調第4楽章OP.68 Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor 4th movement op.68 Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute ドヴォルザーク チェコ組曲二短調ポルカOp.39,B.93 Dvorak’s Czech Suite in D major Op.39,B.93 Baton/Violin ラフマニノフ ピアノ協奏曲第2番ハ短調第1楽章Op.18 Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 1st movement op.18 Baton/Piano/Violin/Cello リスト 超絶技巧練習曲集第3番「ラ・カンパネッラ」 Liszt’s ?tudes d'ex?cution transcendante No. 3 (La Campanella) Baton/Piano ガーシュウィン ラプソディ・イン・ブルー Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue Baton/Piano ラフマニノフ ピアノ協奏曲第2番ハ短調第1楽章Op.18 Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 1st movement op.18 Baton/Piano/Violin/Cello サラサーテ カルメン幻想曲序奏OP.25 Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy Overture Op.25 Baton/Violin ベートーヴェン ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第5番へ長調「春」OP.24 Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.5 in F major (“Spring”) Piano/Violin エルガー 愛のあいさつOP.12 Elgar’s Salut D’amour (Love’s Greeting) Op.12 Baton/Violin サン=サーンス チェロ協奏曲第1番イ短調第3楽章 Saint-Sa?ns’ Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor 3rd movement Baton/Cello チャイコフスキー 組曲「白鳥の湖」より四羽の白鳥たちの踊りOP.20A Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake op.20a Baton/Violin/Oboe/Flute モーツァルト オーボエ協奏曲ハ長調第1楽章K.314(285d) Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major 1st movement K.314 (285d) Baton/Violin/Oboe/Cello バッハ ガヴォット Bach’s Gavotte Piano/Clarinet チャイコフスキー 組曲「くるみわり人形」より葦笛の踊りOP.71A Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Reed-Flutes from The Nutcracker Suite op.71a Baton/Violin/Cello/Flute バッハ 組曲第2番ロ短調バディヌリ Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor Badinerie Baton/Violin/Cello/Flute ベートーヴェン 交響曲第9番二短調第2楽章OP.125 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor 2nd movement op.125 Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute シュトラウス 喜歌劇「こうもり」序曲 Strauss’ Operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Overture Baton/Violin/Timpani/Flute ラヴェル ボレロ Ravel’s Bol?ro Baton/Timpani Dictionary: Since the entire game is in Japanese, there are a few key words you may need to know. Here are some translations of musical terms. 演奏-Ensou: Performance 協奏曲-Kyousoukyoku: Concerto 交響曲-Koukyoukyoku: Symphony 組曲-Kumikyoku: Suite 伴奏-Bansou: Musical accompaniment 序曲-Jokyoku: Overture 楽章-Gakushou: Movement 歌劇-Kageki: Opera 喜歌劇-Kikageki: Operetta イ-I: Key of A ロ-Ro: Key of B ハ-Ha: Key of C ニ-Ni: Key of D ホ-Ho: Key of E へ-He: Key of F ト-To: Key of G 短調-Tanchou: Minor key 長調-Chouchou: Major key 変-Hen: Flat 嬰-Ei: Sharp