JAPANESE SUBTITLES NOW AVAILABLE!!! CHINESE COMING SOON!

Thank you so much to ‪@ProjectMili‬ for allowing me the opportunity to interview them! Meeting Kasai-san and Wei-san was an absolute joy and I'm so thankful for the time we got to spend together and the thoughtful answers they provided! Please see below for links to everything mentioned in the interview!!

DISCLAIMER This interview was conducted in person but audio-only! I will be working on full Japanese subtitling as well for overseas viewers, but it will take time.

Link to my previous video on Project Mili! -    • The Genius Music of Mili  

Huge thanks to...
Japanese Subtitles -   / shirasu_t  

Mili links:
Official YouTube -    / @projectmili  

Official Twitter -   / projectmili  
HAMO Twitter -   / hamoloid  
Cassie Wei Twitter -   / momocashew  
Yukihito Mitomo -   / going_man  
Shoto Yoshida -   / shoto_0y  
Ao Fujimori Twitter -   / pioooooon  

Mili Bandcamp (please buy their stuff here to support them fully!) - https://project-mili.bandcamp.com/

Mili Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0K05T...


Bands mentioned in the interview:
L'Imperatrice - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Pwls...

Yellow Magic Orchestra - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JIf5...

The Music - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4IT7C...

Daft Punk - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tZwf...

World's End Girlfriend - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lqgW...

HΔG - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GsiD...


Games mentioned/played in the interview:

BG Gameplay - Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (consoles/Steam)

Rayark Games - DEEMO and CYTUS (phone applications)


Anime mentioned in the interview:

Neon Genesis Evangelion - "Komm Susser Todd" cover by Mili
The Executioner and Her Way of Life - "Paper Bouquet" OP by Mili
Goblin Slayer - "Rightfully" OP/various OST and Insert songs by Mili

BG Music used: Key Ingredients (Instrumental) - Album by Mili.

"Dear Mili" by Wilhelm Grimm & Maurice Sendak - https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Mili-Wilh...


Question List:
1) How has having your music in anime changed the band’s path?
2) How did you (Kasai) get from a classical background into Vocaloid and how have those two major influences continued into Mili’s compositions?
3) You (Wei) have a fictitious language you’ve created to use in some of your songs, yes? How has your cross-cultural background influenced said language, and what inspired you to make and use it in the first place?
4) Have you (Kasai) always enjoyed photography, or is it a more recent hobby you have been pursuing? Do you have a favorite subject to photograph like food or nature?
5) How did the source of the band’s name, “Dear Mili”, affect the overall purpose/goal of the band?
6) What inspired one of your most raw and arguably rare songs “Shitty Flowers”?
7) How do you (Wei) go about writing lyrics for Mili’s songs? Do you tend to write more like you’re writing prose than lyric?
8) How did you (Kasai) conquer this new genre, and did it spark any interest in pursuing other genres that you are not familiar with?
9) What inspired the band to put such an emphasis on the marriage of art and music?
10) Has there ever been a project that Mili asked to do instead? Like you heard about a game or anime and asked to be part of it?
11) Is there any sort of dream collaboration with another soloist, band, or musician?
12) Kasai-san who are your biggest inspirations/influences for classical composing? Wei-san who are your biggest inspirations/influences for vocals/lyric composing?

#interview #mili #limbuscompany

0:00 Introduction & Disclaimers
2:19 Interview Start & Question 1
6:35 Question 2
10:05 Question 3
13:47 Question 4
17:02 Question 5
22:41 Question 6
26:31 Question 7
29:39 Question 8
35:51 Question 9
41:13 Question 10
42:57 Question 11
49:14 Question 12
53:54 Closing Remarks
55:21 End of Interview Remarks