Horatio

Album art.

Song Information

Artist: OR-IF-IS
Composition/Arrangement: Dave L
BPM: 165
Length: 1:28
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• Horatio is one of the songs featured in the medley Xmix5 (Overcrush) from Dance Dance Revolution X.

Trivia

• • Horatio is one of the default ENCORE EXTRA STAGE songs of Dance Dance Revolution X.
  • As of July 2nd, 2009, Horatio has been unlocked for normal play.
• Horatio's CHALLENGE charts are different between the American release of Dance Dance Revolution X CS and arcade versions. The arcade version has no 16th notes leading to Shock Arrows.
  • Horatio's arcade CHALLENGE charts are used in Dance Dance Revolution X CS (Japan).
• Horatio and on the bounce are the only boss songs from Dance Dance Revolution X with no BPM changes or stops.
• Both Horatio and Slip Out mark Dave Levison's debut in an arcade BEMANI game.
  • Both songs also mark his first non-remix KONAMI original songs in BEMANI.
    • Horatio is also his first use of his OR-IF-IS alias in an arcade BEMANI game.
• Not counting returning songs, the Single EXPERT chart of Horatio and the EXPERT charts of SABER WING (Akira Ishihara Headshot mix) were the first charts to be rated Level 15.
• Prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, Horatio's music video eliminates any on-screen dancers.
• Horatio appears as downloadable content for Dance Dance Revolution S+, in the DDR X Mega Hit Pack.
• Horatio is used as background music in a mission on the KONAMI arcade game ROAD FIGHTERS (ロードファイターズ).
• Horatio is available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from December 20th, 2021, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.1 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.1).

Gallery

Album art.

Banner.

Song Production Information

OR-IF-IS

"OR-IF-IS channels Spanish forefathers while falling down a wormhole. Upon landing in the Mission district of San Francisco and witnessing a flamenco challenge to the death, this requiem was born."

Difficulty & Notecounts

Dance Dance Revolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

AC Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	75 / 1	128 / 4	244 / 14	503 / 12	436 / 12 / 37	124 / 10	211 / 11	422 / 3	382 / 3 / 43
Dance Dance Revolution X→X2	3	4	9	15	15	4	8	14	14
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	3	4	9	15	15	↑5	8	14	14
Dance Dance Revolution X CS JP	3	4	9	15	15	5	8	14	14
Dance Dance Revolution S+	3	4	9	15	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	3	4	9	15	15	5	8	14	14

CS NA Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	75 / 1	128 / 4	244 / 14	503 / 12	441 / 12 / 65	124 / 10	211 / 11	422 / 3	382 / 3 / 49
Dance Dance Revolution X CS NA	2	4	9	15	16	4	8	14	15