Gouryella - Ligaya

This is a song by Gouryella called Ligaya (2002), one of many trance tracks created almost 5 to 7 years ago. The cool thing about this music video is that it gives an idea of what people see the digital and futuristic as.

Let's focus on the music and the concept of a digital word where anything is possible, your imagination is the limit. Listening to trance, everyone tends to temporarily dive into their own imaginary world that is also a place of sanctuary. For the length of the track, the person feels relieved and unattached to the real world. How? The long string melodies and the wavy hoovering sounds along with a very strong and heavy beat characterizes this track. This track is categorized under dream house which is categorized by very dreamy elements which consist of repeating string-like melodies or piano melodies. Combined with images of a depicted digital world and hoovering elements in the video, the audience really feels some relief. There is some comfort achieved from the mysterious elements that are constantly moving in the video because it keeps everything going. Most of the time, a negative mood is imposed by the lack of ability to keep moving ahead, but this video delivers nothing but happiness by propelling the viewer forward by having constant movements that match the hovering sound and beat in the background.

There is also an uplifting aspect to this video. The listener should be absorbed in the video and the song is arranged and created so that the build up to the climax is subtle and unimportant.
When it finally hits you, happiness and bliss is thrown in your face. This is actually one of few songs I can listen to when I'm blue and make me into a more joyful mood. This song is very harmonious and mellow. I would consider this one of the best trance songs of all time because it conveys a lot of dream-like emotions that enlivens its audience.

Here is a remix.

This is an alternative version or the remix to 'Ligaya' as you can tell. In general, a remix consists of added elements such as more beats, different sounds using different instruments, and a change in the tempo, pitch, or volume of the song. In this remix of 'Ligaya' the intro has added elements such as loops of drum beats and hovering sounds that fades into the melody of the original song but the instrument sound is different. An addition to the original is that there are some string-like melodies that are played in sets of fives which is quite catchy. The original song was already very melodic, but this song is even more tuneful. Another addition is that there is a cymbal crash every time the melody loops in the body that gives the illusion of the volume increasing every time the melody repeats.

Remix or not, both of these songs bring joy and happiness to the listener despite the listener's former mood because there is a great chance that you will end up happy after you are done with the song.