Draft:MILGRAM (music project)

MILGRAM
MILGRAM
Interactive music project by DECO*27
Released	May 15, 2020
Genre	J-pop, J-rock, Vocaloid, Voice Drama
Producer	DECO*27, Takuya Yamanaka, and Rockwell

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Milgram (stylized fully capitalized, “MILGRAM”) is a 2020 interactive music project spearheaded by Vocaloid producer DECO*27.^[1] The story was co-written alongside Takuya Yamanaka and music was co-written and arranged by DECO*27’s high school classmate Rockwell. The story takes place in three segments: interrogation, which is a voice drama between a prisoner and a guard, a song, cited to be the inner thoughts of the prisoner, and the voting period, where the audience votes on each prisoner and decides if they are innocent or guilty.^[2] The outcomes of the voting periods determine things like song choice, character development, and relationships between the characters.

Premise

The story takes place from the perspective of Es, a 15-year-old amnesiac prison guard. They are told of the basic workings of MILGRAM, the prison they’re in charge of. Es gets a limited amount of time to interrogate each prisoner, asking about their motivations, their beliefs, and why they killed. At the end of each interrogation, Es extracts a song from the prisoner’s mind, showing how they truly feel.

Each prisoner has their own stories to tell, and their own beliefs. These are reflected both in how they act in the interrogations, as well as the types of music that get extracted from their conscious.

Characters

Characters are listed in order of their prison numbers.

Sakurai Haruka (Voice: Horie Shun)

A shy prisoner who tends to speak in as few words as possible. He will talk more once the conversation gets going, but he takes a while to get there. He exhibits several nervous tendencies, including digging his nails into his palm, but once he feels comfortable, his true form shows: a gentle and kind man.

Kashiki Yuno (Voice: Aisaka Yuuka)

An upbeat girl with a whimsical attitude. A high schooler, Yuno has some childish tendencies, like adoring special attention and being extremely happy when she’s the favorite. Outside of this, she likes to live life at her own pace, and makes friendly conversation almost as easily as she breathes.

Kajiyama Fuuta (Voice: Arthur Lounsbery)

A brash young man with a fiery spirit. His strong sense of justice overtakes everything in his mind, even common sense, causing him to act on impulse and instinct rather than thinking things through. He does have a timid side as well, but it remains hidden at almost all times as he keeps the mask of confidence on.

Kusunoki Muu (Voice: Kouri Asura)

A “pretty girl” of sorts, who dons a facade of indecisiveness while at the same time remaining extremely blunt. She had an extremely pleasant upbringing, which leads her to break down into tears at any sign of a negative outcome. Muu does not like fighting or arguments, especially when those she considers friends are involved.

Kirisaki Shikoku (Voice: Nakamura Shuugo)

One of the eldest prisoners in MILGRAM, Shidou puts on a gentle side when speaking to those who are younger than him, including Es. This gentle side is further established as he is shown to work as a doctor at an unnamed medical facility, and at all times speaks with the intent of making sure those around him are comfortable and at ease.

Shiina Mahiru (Voice: Okasaki Miho)

A cheerful and upbeat woman whose presence is as warm as the sun. She doesn’t pick and choose when it comes to who she talks with, but she gets attached extremely easily, almost to a fault. She is extremely talkative, as shown with her blog where she talked about nearly everything, from university life to her first love.

Mukuhara Kazui (Voice: Takeuchi Ryouta)

An easygoing man, and the oldest in MILGRAM. His past is one of the foggiest in all of MILGRAM. He is known to have graduated university with a major in physical education, as well as being proficient in several martial arts including Judo and karate. He considers drinking to be his number one hobby, alongside being one of three smokers in MILGRAM.

Momose Amane (Voice: Tanaka Minami)

The youngest prisoner in MILGRAM. Despite being a mere twelve years old, she displays a calm, mature demeanor and keeps herself polite around others. She holds a strong belief in God, and that allows her to keep a strong face in the face of fear, and she keeps herself out of conflicts between prisoners as a way of keeping herself upright.

Kayano Mikoto (Voice: Hanae Natsuki)

A calm, innocent man who doesn’t have any recollection of why he’s in MILGRAM. He does his best to adapt to everything around him, but nothing makes sense to him. He is unaware of what “crime” he committed, and merely believes MILGRAM to be a reality show, leaning into it by being overly friendly with the other prisoners.

Yuzuriha Kotoko (Voice: Aimi)

A logical woman with a sense of justice just as sharp as her eyes. She notes every meticulous detail of her surroundings just to understand her situation, and allows her morals to lead her on every step of the way. Her idea of justice borders on twisted, and she considers herself to be the “fangs” of Es, while the guard disagrees.

Es (Voice: Amami Yurina)

The warden of MILGRAM, and the vessel for which the audience views the story. Es holds a strong sense of justice, and takes up the mantle of warden with minimal resistance. They woke up alongside Jackalope with no memories prior to that moment, and they accepted the task assigned to them with no doubt.

Jackalope (Voice: Fukuyama Jun)

The guide and mascot of MILGRAM. He serves as one of two guards of MILGRAM alongside Es, and takes up the visage of a rabbit with antler-like horns. Only Es can hear his voice, which is laced with a facetious tone at all times. He serves as the narrator for trial introductions and results, as well as explaining the basic premise of MILGRAM to Es and the audience.

Music and voice dramas

Every character’s voice drama comes with a two songs: an original composed for MILGRAM by DECO*27 and Rockwell, and a cover of one of DECO*27’s Vocaloid songs. As well, the instrumentals for both are released alongside the main songs. For the first trial, every character’s original song was covered by Amami Yurina, the voice of Es, and released separately as each original’s music video crossed one million views.

1st Trial

Sakurai Hakura

Weakness - Original
Weakness (Instrumental) - Original
Two Breaths Walking - Cover
Two Breaths Walking (Instrumental) - Cover
The Writhing Of The Weak - Voice Drama

Kashiki Yuno

Umblical - Original
Umbilical (Instrumental) - Original
Sticky Bug - Cover
Sticky Bug (Instrumental) - Cover
Relative Zero - Voice Drama

Kajiyama Fuuta

Bring It On - Original
Bring It On (Instrumental) - Original
Mozaik Role - Cover
Mozaik Role (Instrumental) - Cover
Braze You!! - Voice Drama

Kusunoki Muu

After Pain - Original
After Pain (Instrumental) - Original
Otome Dissection - Cover
Otome Diessection (Instrumental) - Cover
Crying B - Voice Drama

Kirisaki Shidou

Throw Down - Original
Throw Down (Instrumental) - Original
Liar Dance - Cover
Liar Dance (Instrumental) - Cover
Molech - Voice Drama

Shiina Mahiru

This Is How To Be In Love With You - Original
This Is How To Be In Love With You (Instrumental) - Original
Psychogram - Cover
Psychogram (Instrumental) - Cover
Love Is Mine - Voice Drama

Mukuhara Kazui

Half - Original
Half (Instrumental) - Original
Yowamushi Montblanc - Cover
Yowamushi Montblanc (Instrumental) - Cover
Gouging In The Night - Voice Drama

Momose Amane

Magic - Original
Magic (Instrumental) - Original
Positive Parade - Cover
Positive Parade (Instrumental) - Cover
Apostle and Death - Voice Drama

Kayano Mikoto

MeMe - Original
MeMe (Instrumental) - Original
Monopoisoner - Cover
Monopoisoner (Instrumental) - Cover
John Doe - Voice Drama

Yuzuriha Kotoko

Harrow - Original
Harrow (Instrumental) - Original
Anti Beat - Cover
Anti Beat (Instrumental) - Cover
Task - Voice Drama

Es

Undercover - Original
Undercover (Instrumental) - Original
Undercover (Hatsune Miku Cover) - Original Cover
Hibana - Cover
Hibana (Instrumental) - Cover
Weakness - Original Cover
Umbilical - Original Cover
Bring It On - Original Cover
After Pain - Original Cover
Throw Down - Original Cover
This Is How To Be In Love With You - Original Cover
Half - Original Cover
Magic - Original Cover
MeMe - Original Cover
Harrow - Original Cover
Es - Voice Drama
Es is present in every prisoner’s voice dramas.

2nd Trial*

Sakurai Haruka

All-Knowing and All-Agony - Original
All-Knowing and All-Agony (Instrumental) - Original
Android Girl - Cover
Android Girl (Instrumental) - Cover
Metamorphosis of the Weak - Voice Drama

Kashiki Yuno

Tear Drop - Original
Tear Drop (Instrumental) - Original
Vampire - Cover
Vampire (Instrumental) - Cover
-273.15°C - Voice Drama

Kajiyama Fuuta

Backdraft - Original
Backdraft (Instrumental) - Original
Salamander - Cover
Salamander (Instrumental) - Cover
Baptism of Fire - Voice Drama

Kusunoki Muu

It’s Not My Fault - Original
It’s Not My Fault (Instrumental) - Original
Delusion Sensation Compensation Federation - Cover**
Delusion Sensation Compensation Federation (Instrumental) - Cover
Queen B - Voice Drama

Kirisaki Shidou

Triage - Original
Triage (Instrumental) - Original
Delusion Tax - Cover
Delusion Tax (Instrumental) - Cover
Aesculapius - Voice Drama

Shiina Mahiru

I Love You - Original
I Love You (Instrumental) - Original
Parasite - Cover
Parasite (Instrumental) - Cover
Love Is (Un)Dead - Voice Drama

Mukuhara Kazui

Cat - Original
Cat (Instrumental) - Original
Neo-Neon - Cover
Neo-Neon (Instrumental) - Cover
Imposter Boulevard - Voice Drama***

Momose Amane

The Purge March - Original
The Purge March (Instrumental) - Original
Animal - Cover
Animal (Instrumental) - Cover
Of Blessedness and Punishment - Voice Drama

Kayano Mikoto

Double - Original
Double (Instrumental) - Original
Reversible Campaign - Cover
Reversible Campaign (Instrumental) - Cover
Neoplasm - Voice Drama

Yuzuriha Kotoko

Deep Cover - Original
Deep Cover (Instrumental) - Original
Streaming Heart - Cover
Streaming Heart (Instrumental) - Cover
YONAH - Voice Drama

Notes

(1) Outside of the voice dramas, Es is absent from the 2nd trial.

(2) Often abbreviated to DSCF or MKDR, the abbreviation of the Japanese title “Mousou Kanshou Daishou Renmei”.

(3) “Imposter Boulevard” does have the word impostor misspelled in the title, per the MILGRAM Wiki.^[3]

References

[1] "MILGRAM YouTube channel". YouTube.

[2] "MILGRAM official website".

[3] "MILGRAM Wiki". Fandom.

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