Notes on making the songs and videos: what I tried, what worked, and what did not.https://carpinmusic.com/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/mikansei-no-mama-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/mikansei-no-mama-mv-production-note/I revisited a song from 2025 and made an animated journey for two backpackers, refining the original yellow palette, the opening city view, and how travel and singing fit together.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:01:50 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/takane-no-uta-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/takane-no-uta-mv-production-note/I revisited Takane no Uta with a melancholic rock remix and an animated romance between art students. Studio tables, a quiet library, and the walk home became the setting for My Only One.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:14:48 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kono-isshun-wo-hanate-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kono-isshun-wo-hanate-mv-production-note/I finally made the baseball-anime opening I had wanted to try. A note on difficult pitching and batting motions, working mostly in DomoAI Relax Mode, and using Seedance for a few cuts.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:25:37 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/tokyo-neko-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/tokyo-neko-mv-production-note/A game I had seen on Steam, a darker rap track, and a black cat who knows his way around Tokyo. I imagined the song and video together, and this became one of my easiest recent video projects.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:58:48 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/tunecore-sound-play-release-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/tunecore-sound-play-release-note/I'm collecting songs made and shared on Suno into monthly SOUND PLAY albums. The first brings together 11 tracks from August 2026, with remasters of older songs also planned.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:32:10 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/giri-kouchou-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/giri-kouchou-mv-production-note/Three women work ordinary jobs and keep their idol group going after hours. A note on the song, its softly outlined illustrations, and the MV cuts that needed another look.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/halloween-apartment-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/halloween-apartment-mv-production-note/Halloween was coming, and I hadn't made a comedy MV in a while. That became a story about four monster roommates who spend the candy budget, then try to dance their way out of trouble.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/chika-jojo-no-more-chains-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/chika-jojo-no-more-chains-mv-production-note/Turning an underground casino into a prisoners’ live show, selecting stable video moments, revisiting hands, stairs, and the final door, then editing the story for an English recording.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/shortcake-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/shortcake-mv-production-note/A cake shop, a regular customer, and words that never quite come out. A note on revisiting the chorus, the boxes, and the continuity of the ‘Shortcake’ music video.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/boku-no-oto-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/boku-no-oto-mv-production-note/I wanted to tell the story of a pianist who leaves a setback in classical music, moves to Tokyo, and finds his own sound, beginning with one person's applause at a station piano.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/oikaze-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/oikaze-mv-production-note/Oikaze began as a modern ninja anime opening idea. I kept the characters' look and rebuilt the video as one day of walking and running through the city together.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/storytelling-music-videos/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/storytelling-music-videos/I have started making music videos again after a break. This is a note on keeping characters and scenes together, and wondering whether a story might run through a whole song.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/mitei-de-ii-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/mitei-de-ii-mv-production-note/A canceled plan leads to an unplanned evening. I connected the lyrics and story in the ‘Mitei de Ii’ MV, noticed some awkward movements, and thought about why I enjoy making full-length videos.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/black-out-idol-industrial-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/black-out-idol-industrial-mv-production-note/‘Black Out!’ returns to an idol-band sound. A note on the textures I wanted to try and finishing the audio with ChatGPT/Codex on my own computer.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:39 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/crow-ai-directed-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/crow-ai-directed-mv-production-note/From lyric and music analysis to artboards, moodboards, an animatic, and cut images, I let Codex and the ChatGPT app guide much of this MV production—and followed their suggestions to see what kind of film would emerge.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:55:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kimiba-omou-toyo-wedding-mv-release-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kimiba-omou-toyo-wedding-mv-release-note/A year after its original release, the Hakata-dialect love song “Kimi ba Omou toyo” returns as a Wedding × Alternative Rock duet. A note on the long-awaited wedding MV and the character sheets that helped keep both families straight.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/aozora-hanabi-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/aozora-hanabi-mv-production-note/A production note on ‘Aozora Hanabi’: college romance by the Sumida River, fireworks beneath a blue sky, and the first time a long struggle with character consistency finally felt possible.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/ano-hi-duet-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/ano-hi-duet-mv-production-note/A production note on ‘Ano Hi,’ a bittersweet male–female duet told through a changed café, two separate paths, and a wish to make slower images carry more story.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/sore-natsu-jan-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/sore-natsu-jan-mv-production-note/A production note on making a cheerful summer song for a three-member idol unit, and the challenges of character consistency and AI-generated dance scenes.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kaguya-yokai-rock-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kaguya-yokai-rock-production-note/A production note about building a yokai rock band for ‘KAGUYA,’ and how the video continues a journey that began with the early long-form visual for ‘Parade of Shadows.’Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/purin-melancholic-remix-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/purin-melancholic-remix-production-note/I returned to one of my earliest AI music videos for a Melancholic Remix, drawing out the quiet goodbye that had always been hiding inside its sweetness.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kagura-mv-production-note/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/kagura-mv-production-note/A production note for the Kagura music video, using more scenes and a connected visual world to create the pace of an anime opening.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/making-a-place-for-stories/https://carpinmusic.com/en/blog/making-a-place-for-stories/The new carpin music portfolio brings the songs and visuals together, with more notes on MV production and small creative tools to come.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT