Taiko Drums

I was thinking about the drums we are using in the beginning of the performance, and how we can make more rhythms and use more of the samples that we have. I honestly felt kind of burnt out of rhythms and ideas this last week and need some new inspiration....That's when I realized that Taiko drums are used in one of my favorite games, Rhythm Heaven for DS. It is specifically in a mini-game called "Drummer Duel."

This made me wonder if there were other games out there with Taiko drum....Turns out, there is! After very little research, I found a game called Taiko no Tatsujin. It looks kind of like it's a Guitar Hero/Rock Band game, but specifically with Taiko drum. Below I've posted a few of the songs from it. Anyway, these links gave me some ideas for various ways to use the different drum samples together in a loop (especially the stick clicks).



Looking forward to next Tuesday to discuss choreography, which will help out a lot in our planning for the final piece!