01-17-08, 1:43 PM
My Ever-Growing List of Favourite Anime Music
Title says it all. Keep checking back to see this list do its ever-growing thing. It’s sorted alphabetically by anime, song title, and composer. I might occasionally add notes explaining my thoughts on various songs, but for now it’s just a straight up list of great music that blows me away and is listened to regularly. I've included non-score anime music too, just for the hell of it.
Recently added:
Amazing Escaflowne music.
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Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror - Heat Island - Rhymester
Baccano! - Gun's & Roses - Paradise Lunch
Bartender - Grasshopper - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Sidecar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Red Eye - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Million Dollar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Hemmingway's Daiquiri - Kaoruko Ohtake
Blood+ - Kataritsugu Koto - Chitose Hajime
Bokurano - Uninstall - Ishikawa Chiaki
Boogiepop Phantom - Angel In The Dark - M.Y.K.N. [Fusion soundscape taking you into other dimensions, almost psybient, its rare to get good electronica in anime.]
Boogiepop Phantom - Pone - Rei Harakami
Bubblegum Crash - Unexpected Journey - Ryoko Tachikawa
Code Geass - Devil Created - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Previous Notice - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Black Knights - Kotaro Nakagawa
Cowboy Bebop - Tank - Yoko Kanno [Required listening for every fan of anime.]
Cowboy Bebop - The Real Folk Blues - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Ask DNA - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Fingers - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Dijurido - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Is It Real? - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Yoko Kanno
Darker Than Black - Kuro - Yoko Kanno
El Cazador De La Bruja - L.A. - Yuki Kajiura
Ergo Proxy - New Pulse - Ike Yoshihiro
Escaflowne - Dance of Curse - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Cradle Song - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Shadow of Doubt - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Arcadia - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Chain - Yoko Kanno
Eureka Seven - Himitsu Kichi - Kozue Takada
Full Metal Alchemist - Parting - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Brothers - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Mukyou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Kaichou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Tsuisou - Michiru Oshima
Gantz - Last Kiss - Bonnie Pink
Ghost Hound - Poltergeist - Mayumi Kojima
Ghost In The Shell - Ghost City - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell - Nightstalker - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence - Etorofu - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Replica - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - From The Roof Top - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Zero Signal - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Inner Universe - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Monochrome - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Surf - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Fish Silent Cruise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - I Can't Be Cool - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Christmas In The Silent Forest - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Rise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Torukia - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Smile - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Hantou no Higashi - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Know Your Enemy - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Flashback Memory Stick - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Dew - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Good By My Master - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Cybermind - Yoko Kanno
Gunslinger Girl - Chiesa - Toshihiko Sahashi
Haibane Renmei - Free Bird - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Akumu Betsuri Soushitsu - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Breath Of A Germ - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Ethereal Remains - Ko Otani
Honey & Clover - Hajimari no Yokan - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yostuba no Clover - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yawarakana Jikan - Yuzo Hayashi
Jin-Roh - A Monologue - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Jinroh Main Theme - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Fragrance Rain - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Latest Flame - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Curse - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Pride - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Unit One - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Seal - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - The Top - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Grace Jinroh Main Theme Omega - Hajime Mizoguchi
Juuni Kokuki - Junigenmukyoku - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Fuushun - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Ruika - Kunihiko Ryo
Kaiba - Initialize Me - Kiyoshi Yoshida
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Drawing Days - Splay
Kekkaishi - Take Over Destiny - Taku Iwasaki [Iwasaki never disappoints. Beautiful orchestral action compliments a near-perfect shonen anime.]
Kekkaishi - Get Away From Here - Shinya & Tarantula
Le Chevalier D'eon - Over Night - Aya
Mononoke - Kanashige - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto - Sadness & Sorrow - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Need To Be Strong - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Strong & Strike - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Sarutobi - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Haruka Kanata - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Naruto Shippuuden - Hyakkaryouran - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Utsusemi - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Aikouhenno - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden ED6 - Broken Youth - Nico Touches The Walls
Noir - Kopperia no Hitsugi - Ali Project
Noir - Canta Per Me - Yuki Kajiura
Noir - Kirei na Kanj - Arai Akino
Princess Mononoke - The Journey To The West - Joe Hisaishi
Reideen - El Tema De Reideen - Ike Yoshihiro [Classic example of a mediocre anime having a brilliant soundtrack. Epic track.]
Reideen - El Tema De Gadion - Ike Yoshihiro [This out-epics the previous track amazingly. I will steal it for one of my film's action scenes in the future.]
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories “A Boy Meets The Man” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Alone Again - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Day After Day - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - The Wars of The Last Wolves - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Shades of Revolution - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories“Ko-To-Wa-Ri” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Revenge of The Ghost - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - The Duel (In The Name Of Love) - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Heart of The Sunrise - Taku Iwasaki
Samurai Champloo - Battlecry - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - The Space Between Two Worlds - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Aruarian Dance - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Mystline - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - 1st Samurai - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Ole - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - 624 Part 2 - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Genome - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Funkin - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Chambers - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Song Of Four Seasons - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Just Forget - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Nightshift - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Hiji Suru Style - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Dead Season - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Silver Morning - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - In Position - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Night Out - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Here And There - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Judgement On - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Sneak Chamber - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - New Dimension - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Raw Material - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Breezin' - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - I Sighed - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Sincerely - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Numberine - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - You - Tsutchie
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Main Title - Tomoki Hasegawa
Seirei no Moribito - Balsa Hashiru - Kenji Kawai
Serial Experiments Lain - Duvet - Boa
Shigofumi - Tegami - Hikaru Nanase
Spirited Away - Banme no Eki - Joe Hisaishi
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Sora Iro Days - Nakagawa Shouka
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Ore Tachi dai Gurren Dan no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Mogura wa Mogura no Mama na no ka? - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Gakotsu ni nacchimatta Kamina no Oyaji ni Yoseru Aika - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Kamina-sama no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii...Datta...yo na... - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Libera Me From Hell - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke! - Taku Iwasaki
TeXhnolyze - Guardian Angel - Juno Reactor [The anime gets 5 points automatically for having Junor Reactor alone. One of his better early tracks to boot.]
TeXhnolyze - Unmei Rareshi Junro - Urata Keishi
TeXhnolyze - Yasashikute Kienai Ashioto - Hajime Mizoguchi
TeXhnolyze - Tsuki no Uta - Gackt
Vexille - Close Your Eyes - Basement Jaxx
Vexille - Beyond The Wall - Paul Oakenfold
Wolf's Rain - Leaving On Red Hill - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Strangers - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Valse De La Lune - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sold Your Soul - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Paradiso - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Heaven's Not Enough - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Shiro, Long Tails - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Cycle - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Face On - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Friends - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sad Moon - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Go To Rakuen - Yoko Kanno
Recently added:
Amazing Escaflowne music.
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Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror - Heat Island - Rhymester
Baccano! - Gun's & Roses - Paradise Lunch
Bartender - Grasshopper - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Sidecar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Red Eye - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Million Dollar - Kaoruko Ohtake
Bartender - Hemmingway's Daiquiri - Kaoruko Ohtake
Blood+ - Kataritsugu Koto - Chitose Hajime
Bokurano - Uninstall - Ishikawa Chiaki
Boogiepop Phantom - Angel In The Dark - M.Y.K.N. [Fusion soundscape taking you into other dimensions, almost psybient, its rare to get good electronica in anime.]
Boogiepop Phantom - Pone - Rei Harakami
Bubblegum Crash - Unexpected Journey - Ryoko Tachikawa
Code Geass - Devil Created - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Previous Notice - Kotaro Nakagawa
Code Geass - Black Knights - Kotaro Nakagawa
Cowboy Bebop - Tank - Yoko Kanno [Required listening for every fan of anime.]
Cowboy Bebop - The Real Folk Blues - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Ask DNA - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Fingers - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Dijurido - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Is It Real? - Yoko Kanno
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Yoko Kanno
Darker Than Black - Kuro - Yoko Kanno
El Cazador De La Bruja - L.A. - Yuki Kajiura
Ergo Proxy - New Pulse - Ike Yoshihiro
Escaflowne - Dance of Curse - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Cradle Song - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Shadow of Doubt - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Arcadia - Yoko Kanno
Escaflowne - Chain - Yoko Kanno
Eureka Seven - Himitsu Kichi - Kozue Takada
Full Metal Alchemist - Parting - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Brothers - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Mukyou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Kaichou - Michiru Oshima
Full Metal Alchemist - Tsuisou - Michiru Oshima
Gantz - Last Kiss - Bonnie Pink
Ghost Hound - Poltergeist - Mayumi Kojima
Ghost In The Shell - Ghost City - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell - Nightstalker - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Innocence - Etorofu - Kenji Kawai
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Replica - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - From The Roof Top - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society - Zero Signal - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Inner Universe - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Monochrome - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Surf - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Fish Silent Cruise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - I Can't Be Cool - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Christmas In The Silent Forest - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Rise - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Torukia - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Smile - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Hantou no Higashi - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Know Your Enemy - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Flashback Memory Stick - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Dew - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Good By My Master - Yoko Kanno
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Cybermind - Yoko Kanno
Gunslinger Girl - Chiesa - Toshihiko Sahashi
Haibane Renmei - Free Bird - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Akumu Betsuri Soushitsu - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Breath Of A Germ - Ko Otani
Haibane Renmei - Ethereal Remains - Ko Otani
Honey & Clover - Hajimari no Yokan - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yostuba no Clover - Yuzo Hayashi
Honey & Clover - Yawarakana Jikan - Yuzo Hayashi
Jin-Roh - A Monologue - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Jinroh Main Theme - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Fragrance Rain - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Latest Flame - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Curse - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Pride - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Unit One - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Seal - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - The Top - Hajime Mizoguchi
Jin-Roh - Grace Jinroh Main Theme Omega - Hajime Mizoguchi
Juuni Kokuki - Junigenmukyoku - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Fuushun - Kunihiko Ryo
Juuni Kokuki - Ruika - Kunihiko Ryo
Kaiba - Initialize Me - Kiyoshi Yoshida
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Drawing Days - Splay
Kekkaishi - Take Over Destiny - Taku Iwasaki [Iwasaki never disappoints. Beautiful orchestral action compliments a near-perfect shonen anime.]
Kekkaishi - Get Away From Here - Shinya & Tarantula
Le Chevalier D'eon - Over Night - Aya
Mononoke - Kanashige - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto - Sadness & Sorrow - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Need To Be Strong - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Strong & Strike - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Sarutobi - Toshiro Masuda
Naruto - Haruka Kanata - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Naruto Shippuuden - Hyakkaryouran - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Utsusemi - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden - Aikouhenno - Yasuharu Takanashi
Naruto Shippuuden ED6 - Broken Youth - Nico Touches The Walls
Noir - Kopperia no Hitsugi - Ali Project
Noir - Canta Per Me - Yuki Kajiura
Noir - Kirei na Kanj - Arai Akino
Princess Mononoke - The Journey To The West - Joe Hisaishi
Reideen - El Tema De Reideen - Ike Yoshihiro [Classic example of a mediocre anime having a brilliant soundtrack. Epic track.]
Reideen - El Tema De Gadion - Ike Yoshihiro [This out-epics the previous track amazingly. I will steal it for one of my film's action scenes in the future.]
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories “A Boy Meets The Man” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Alone Again - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Day After Day - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - The Wars of The Last Wolves - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - Shades of Revolution - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen - In Memories“Ko-To-Wa-Ri” - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Revenge of The Ghost - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - The Duel (In The Name Of Love) - Taku Iwasaki
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen - Heart of The Sunrise - Taku Iwasaki
Samurai Champloo - Battlecry - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - The Space Between Two Worlds - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Aruarian Dance - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Mystline - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - 1st Samurai - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Ole - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - 624 Part 2 - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Genome - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Funkin - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Chambers - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Song Of Four Seasons - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Just Forget - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Nightshift - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Hiji Suru Style - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Dead Season - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - Silver Morning - Nujabes
Samurai Champloo - In Position - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Night Out - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Here And There - Fat Jon
Samurai Champloo - Judgement On - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Sneak Chamber - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - New Dimension - Force Of Nature
Samurai Champloo - Raw Material - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Breezin' - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - I Sighed - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Sincerely - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - Numberine - Tsutchie
Samurai Champloo - You - Tsutchie
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Main Title - Tomoki Hasegawa
Seirei no Moribito - Balsa Hashiru - Kenji Kawai
Serial Experiments Lain - Duvet - Boa
Shigofumi - Tegami - Hikaru Nanase
Spirited Away - Banme no Eki - Joe Hisaishi
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Sora Iro Days - Nakagawa Shouka
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Ore Tachi dai Gurren Dan no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Mogura wa Mogura no Mama na no ka? - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Gakotsu ni nacchimatta Kamina no Oyaji ni Yoseru Aika - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! Kamina-sama no Theme - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Rap wa Kan no Tamashii...Datta...yo na... - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Libera Me From Hell - Taku Iwasaki
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke! - Taku Iwasaki
TeXhnolyze - Guardian Angel - Juno Reactor [The anime gets 5 points automatically for having Junor Reactor alone. One of his better early tracks to boot.]
TeXhnolyze - Unmei Rareshi Junro - Urata Keishi
TeXhnolyze - Yasashikute Kienai Ashioto - Hajime Mizoguchi
TeXhnolyze - Tsuki no Uta - Gackt
Vexille - Close Your Eyes - Basement Jaxx
Vexille - Beyond The Wall - Paul Oakenfold
Wolf's Rain - Leaving On Red Hill - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Strangers - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Valse De La Lune - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sold Your Soul - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Paradiso - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Heaven's Not Enough - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Shiro, Long Tails - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Cycle - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Face On - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Friends - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Sad Moon - Yoko Kanno
Wolf's Rain - Go To Rakuen - Yoko Kanno
Posted by Beatnik | 01-17-08, 1:43 PM | 11 comments
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Psajdak | 08-17-09, 2:52 AM
Canta Per Me is beautiful, however, it is performed by Yuriko Kaida, not Yuki Kajiura.And I'm surprised there isn't Hikari no Hashi wo Koete by Kei Ogura, first ending of LOGH, that is. I'd recommended you to try Macross music as well, there are some real masterpieces, but that is not surprise cause Macross is masterpiece itself. |
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mellytan | 08-05-09, 9:30 PM
"Seirei no Moribito - Balsa Hashiru"Awesome. And Teidou no Balsa is its epic drama counterpart. Moribito's soundtrack is amazing in general, Kawai Kenji did an amazing job. Also, Nujabes indeed rocks. |
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Dinamet7 | 06-15-09, 4:59 PM
awesome list! I came back from Japan having paid something like $300 on Nujabes, Hyde Out Production and other J-Hip Hop CDs after hearing the Samurai Champloo tracks. I still saved a bundle compared to the imports and totally the best purchase I made over there. I wish I had more music in mind when I went there - I would have picked up more random CDs.
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Beatnik | 03-31-08, 10:05 AM
Heh, I used emule for about 5 years, so I've already seen AR's compilaiton efforts. I might check them out at a later date, purely to see if I can stumble onto hidden gems, but for now I like to just discover music through watching anime. Once my To-Watch list has more 'currently airing' anime than 'completed' then I'll go about finding random music online.Thanks for the reminder though, completely forgot about AR's albums. Although they really should have more, like, 20 songs an album. |
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GDL-URAHARA | 03-31-08, 9:56 AM
Cihan, check this outhttp://forum.anime-reactor.net/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4610 lot's of selected good music (definitely not all though :P) |
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jukugo | 01-28-08, 3:27 PM
Nah, I'm miserable with math, so I don't think that really has anything to do with it. I also agree with you on the thing about difference between 87 and 88, and I think sites that use a 100 point scale are silly. The twenty point scale (up to 10 by .5s) just makes the most sense to me, becuase I like being able to show quantitatively as well as qualitatively roughly where a series sits. In general I cannot deal with not having halves, because so many things fall between two scores in my head. Especially when you're comparing a lot of stuff, it helps to keep track of your thoughts on a series, I find.
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Beatnik | 01-28-08, 9:45 AM
Ah, good spot with the Noir OP. OP's arent usually by the composers, right? I'll fix that now. There's quite a few great tunes on the Noir soundtracks, but I thought only a couple that deserved 5 stars. Maybe I'll add a few more later, depending on my ears.I love Naruto's mix of tribal chanting and electric guitars, I dont know if its been done much before Naruto but it came across as really unique and creative to me when I first heard it. I've seen that NHK anime listed in a few people's profiles and checked out the MAL page for it, it sounded interesting so I've already put it on my 'to watch' list. Good to know the music's cool too. The thing with ratings systems is that they're all ultimately trying to measure things in the same manner. It doesnt matter if its out of 10 or 100 to me, because I think a rating out of 5 covers the main differences of opinion. How much of a difference is there between giving a score of 87 and 88, I mean really? I've tried to work with the 10 star rating system by writing my own comments as you can see on my profile page. To me I'll always go with a rating of 5 in anything I consume. But I guess different systems work better for different people. I suck at maths by the way, so maybe that has something to do with it, lol. |
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jukugo | 01-28-08, 9:33 AM
Whoops, I forgot to add: I actually like ratings out of ten including .5s, because I always have so much trouble wanting to differentiate between shows or games (I'm only remotely competent in anime and game reviewing) of the same score, and I almost never give the highest rating I use so it helps to have more space <_<.
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jukugo | 01-28-08, 9:29 AM
I see. I'm going to have revisit some OSTs, but there are definitely a lot of nice choices here. Uninstall is constantly finding it's way into my playlists, especially >_>.The Toshiro Masuda songs from Naruto are form the OSTs, right? Not the OP and ED singles? There were a couple of tracks I really liked (although jesus they use them too often in the show) but I don't remember anything that could hang with a lot of the rest of that list in my opinion. I'm really glad to see Canta per Me on here, too X-D. This is slightly tangential, but I thought it was interesting you have Kopperia no Hitsugi credited to Kajiura Yuki, since ALI Project performed it. I suppose either is correct, it's just the first time I've seen her name in the author field for that song. Also, have you seen NHK ni Youkoso? The soundtrack in that is really good in general and there are a couple of standout tracks from Pearl Kyoudai. |
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Beatnik | 01-28-08, 5:18 AM
Someone commented!!! :DI'm still in the process of adding anime/songs, and yeah these are all anime that I've seen; not necessarily think high of all of them, but its all about the music. My 5 star rating (which unlike in that debate we were having, is completely subjective!) is like this: 5 = Classic/Must own 4 = Excellent 3 = Good 2 = Mediocre 1 = Crap Its nice and simple, I dont like ratings systems that go past 5, its too complex for its own good. There are a few songs here I hesitated to class as 5 star too, but I figure if I listen to them all the time because I like them so much, then the logical conclusion must be a 5. Bonnie Pink's 'Last Kiss' isnt amazing objectively, but I guess I just have a thing for her or something, lol. |
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jukugo | 01-28-08, 4:56 AM
I don't think there are any anime on that list I haven't seen at least some of. Unless you meant that there are anime on the list that you haven't seen. >_> I'd have to go check the titles of some of these songs because I don't remember all the specific ones, but I see a lot of songs on here I think very highly of, as well. There's plenty on here I would hesitate to rate five stars, but I generally don't do music ratings because I find it a lot harder to define general rating criteria.
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