AMAZING soundtrack?

Feb 19, 2012 5:21 PM

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I sorta just want an anime with an awesome soundtrack. Listening to Death Note's "L's theme" just reminds of how much a soundtrack can impact a show.

I also loved Toradora's soundtrack to pieces.

**Of course I ALSO want a great story. The music will fall flat for me NO MATTER WHAT if the story is not compelling. The music has to fit the mood and convey it perfectly (or at least to a great extent). Genre does not matter (except don't rec me some shounen-ai...>_> y'know... the obvious ones lmao).

thanks for any and all recs, folks :)

Here's a link to my list if you want to reference what I like:

http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Hegemony

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Feb 19, 2012 5:30 PM

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I like noir's soundtrack. It went perfectly with the show.

Feb 19, 2012 8:42 PM

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Kara no Kyoukai
Madoka Magica
Haibane Renmei
Escaflowne (tv series and movie)

Feb 19, 2012 8:57 PM

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I also loved Toradora's soundtrack to pieces.

Well said. I couldn't say it any better.

Gundam Series, Macross Frontier (Though they are both Mecha's, I'd warn you).
Mawaru Penguindrum, Steins;Gate. These are ones I can think of the top of my head. Fate/Zero as well, but like Puella, they reuse the songs at wrong times sometimes (same person did both).

Shows with terrible stories but great Soundtracks:
Guilty Crown
Angel Beats! (You may like this one)

Feb 19, 2012 9:10 PM

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- Clannad / Clannad After Story
- Kanon (2006)
- Pandora Hearts

Feb 19, 2012 9:25 PM

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can't stop listing to madoka magicka's OST
and same goes for angel beats! girldemo :D

Feb 19, 2012 9:51 PM

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I second Madoka Magica (Yuki Kajiura at her best). And Mawaru Penguindrum (very versatile OST).

Panty and Stocking (if you like electronic music)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (done by Yoko Kanno, what else to say)
Hellsing Ultimate (quirky, energizing, dark)
Shiki (The music contributes a lot to setting the right atmosphere for the anime)

Feb 19, 2012 10:08 PM

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I'm sad you gave TTGL a 4. Libera me to hell with every epic fight in the series elevates the intensity so much its awesome.

Not sure how you generally feel about mecha series, but Eureka 7 was really good and the orchestral soundtrack mixed with electronic/techno beats was a great addition to the series given the established setting of the story. Though it shares TTGL with a wimpy protagonist that develops into a more complete character, so that may not suit you.

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Feb 20, 2012 10:06 AM

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thanks everyone!

Feb 20, 2012 11:59 PM

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Mai - Hime hands down.

Feb 21, 2012 12:07 AM

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^ True, Yuki Kajiura did an amazing job there as well.

Also, Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It's made up entirely of classical pieces.

Feb 21, 2012 8:34 AM

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oh no, you dropped cowboy bebop!
you should really reconsider watching it because the story (even though it is an episodic anime) and the soundtrack are amazing

Feb 21, 2012 4:16 PM

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AH! FLCL! The Pillows are GOD-LIKE. Best music.

Feb 21, 2012 6:27 PM

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I raelly like asura cryin op

Feb 22, 2012 1:11 PM

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if you havn't already go give Eureka Seven a shot right now, great story, AMAZING characters, and probably my favorite soundtrack of all time.

also, just finished Steins;Gate and while there wasn't too much bgm when it was there it really set the mood for the scene so i'd also reccomend that

Feb 22, 2012 1:45 PM

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Yuki Kajiura fan? Listen to Le Portrait de Petite Cossette soundtrack, you'll be stunned by its epicness.
And earlier mentioned Madoka soundtrack, another amazing one. <3

Feb 22, 2012 6:19 PM

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Seconding Mawaru Penguindrum. AMAZING soundtrack reminiscent of Madoka's (which is the best soundtrack I've ever heard).

Feb 22, 2012 6:30 PM

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I thought "Karigurashi No Arrietty" had a gorgeous soundtrack. A very Celtic sound. A weepy melancholy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCEky3Qr40

The other one I would recommend solely for it's soundtrack would probably be "Howl's Moving Castle". Sort of a Baroque Waltz feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owddukdxFv4

Feb 22, 2012 6:35 PM

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Berserk and Ghost In The Shell(movie+series).

Feb 22, 2012 6:45 PM

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ARIA
Ao no Exorcist (or any Sawano Hiroyuki's)
Last Exile (Hiromi)
Shiki
Code Geass
anything Iwasaki Taku

Feb 22, 2012 7:16 PM

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Feb 22, 2012 7:26 PM

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Ergo Proxy
Wolf's Rain
Cowboy Bebop
Clannad and Clannad AS
Mononoke Hime
Howl's Moving Castle
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Ao no Exorcist

are a few I would suggest. It also depends in your personal taste in music.

Mar 2, 2012 2:45 PM

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Code Geass has some amazing OSTs; particularly the ones by Hitomi.
Eureka Seven had 5 pretty good ones. The rest were basically remixed versions of them(the 5 good ones).
Madoka Magica had 2 that were good. Considering that whole album only had around 12 songs.
Steins;Gate also had 2 really good ones. (Gate of Steiner, and Hacking to the Gate)
Anything by Yuki Kajiura. ie Kara no Kyoukai.

I would say Evangelion has the overall best soundtrack. Even though the same songs have been repackaged in over a dozen different albums.
If you are new to Evangelion, I recommend watching the movies first. The soundtrack of the second movie was amazing; covers orchestral, vocal, a bit of jazz, classical, piano, and etc.

Mar 2, 2012 6:48 PM

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tabrislance said:
Code Geass has some amazing OSTs; particularly the ones by Hitomi.
Eureka Seven had 5 pretty good ones. The rest were basically remixed versions of them(the 5 good ones).
Madoka Magica had 2 that were good. Considering that whole album only had around 12 songs.
Steins;Gate also had 2 really good ones. (Gate of Steiner, and Hacking to the Gate)
Anything by Yuki Kajiura. ie Kara no Kyoukai.

I would say Evangelion has the overall best soundtrack. Even though the same songs have been repackaged in over a dozen different albums.
If you are new to Evangelion, I recommend watching the movies first. The soundtrack of the second movie was amazing; covers orchestral, vocal, a bit of jazz, classical, piano, and etc.

Hey thanks man!

Mar 2, 2012 7:03 PM

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It's really all preference.

But I'd say Aria.

Mar 2, 2012 7:40 PM

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I loved the soundtracks for both Nodame Cantabile (classical music) and Gallery Fake (Jazz).

I probably regret this post by now.

Mar 2, 2012 8:11 PM

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Tachii said:
I'm sad you gave TTGL a 4. Libera me to hell with every epic fight in the series elevates the intensity so much its awesome.

Basically exactly what I was thinking. A TTGL epic fight was epic, and then the music started playing and I shat my pants.

I'm going to +1 Cowboy Bebop as well, that anime had one hell of a sound track.

Mar 2, 2012 8:37 PM

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Doesn't matter if you like or hate the series, Guilty Crown has an amazing OST and other sound tracks.

Mar 2, 2012 8:38 PM

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Mobile Suit Gundam 00. It has my all time favorite soundtrack.

Mar 3, 2012 12:33 AM

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Since you like Baccano how about Durarara or Natsume Yuujincho
The music was done by Makoto Yoshimori.

You can check out Persona too.
Shoji Meguro is a boss! (Even though he's a game music composer)

Mar 3, 2012 1:16 AM

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Klitschy said:
oh no, you dropped cowboy bebop!
you should really reconsider watching it because the story (even though it is an episodic anime) and the soundtrack are amazing

People are entitled to their opinions, but much respect is lost to those who do not like / finish cowboy bebop lulz

Mar 3, 2012 2:09 AM

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I know a lot of people dislike it, but for some reason the mood of it seems more 'sarcastically happy' rather than genuinely cheesy/happy to me -
Mobile Suit Gundam: War In The Pocket

Also Mobile Suit Gundam with all it's late 70s/early 80s analogue synth blips - I like Space Runaway Ideons OST a lot also - especially 'Children'...

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Mar 3, 2012 8:51 AM

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jimjameswhatever said:

Klitschy said:
oh no, you dropped cowboy bebop!
you should really reconsider watching it because the story (even though it is an episodic anime) and the soundtrack are amazing

People are entitled to their opinions, but much respect is lost to those who do not like / finish cowboy bebop lulz

Hmm. Well let me explain why I have not finished it. I do NOT like it when animes that have such a good reputation and are so heavily revered turn out to let me down. The main thing I did not like about this show was that it was episodic. I can't stand that. That's why I dropped Darker than Black. I DO NOT like action anime that are episodic; besides, in each of these stories/plots I didn't even know what the central plot is. This destroys an anime's appeal to me and so that's why I didn't finish.

As for TTGL- I did not like the mecha design, and furthermore I

Oh and I also loathed that little princess. I thought she was retardtedly annoying. And the battles were just lackluster to me.

So there you have it folks - why I don't like these "heavily revered" anime. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion and this is mine. :P

On a side note, I really thank everyone who continues to recommend me some awesome anime - you guys ROCK!

EDIT: i will admit, however, that I liked the soundtrack in both Darker than Black and Cowboy Bebop (you can see that I gave Bebob a generous rating of 7). Episodic anime like those just aren't for me. I just want a central plot damn it :P

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Mar 3, 2012 10:26 AM

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I suggest you finish Samurai Champloo.There is one utterly beautiful song in episode 14 which everyone should listen to.

Mar 3, 2012 11:43 AM

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MaedhrostheTall said:
I thought "Karigurashi No Arrietty" had a gorgeous soundtrack. A very Celtic sound. A weepy melancholy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCEky3Qr40

The other one I would recommend solely for it's soundtrack would probably be "Howl's Moving Castle". Sort of a Baroque Waltz feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owddukdxFv4

^this.

and oh, also, Spirited Away's ending "Itsumo Nando Demo" really touches me to the core of my heart. xD

Mar 3, 2012 12:22 PM

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I second Pandora Hearts and Howl's moving Castle.

Also, I don't see Higurashi no naku koro ni in here? I think the music of Higurashi is a very important factor that makes it psychologically so interesting.

Mar 3, 2012 12:25 PM

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RedJiggly said:
I second Pandora Hearts and Howl's moving Castle.

Also, I don't see Higurashi no naku koro ni in here? I think the music of Higurashi is a very important factor that makes it psychologically so interesting.

It most likely wasn't suggested due to my list; I've already seen these aside from Howl's moving Castle.

**Please everyone look at my list BEFORE recommending something :)
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Hegemony

Mar 3, 2012 3:31 PM

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Personally, I think "Krone'' from the OST of Guilty Crown is a really epic and powerful soundtrack. I love this one.

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Mar 6, 2012 11:43 AM

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i am shocked that not very many people have mentioned air gear in terms of sound track that is one of the shows where the sound track was so perfect for the anime also soul eater has good music as well

Mar 6, 2012 12:27 PM

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Elfen Lied <3 Lilium

- we started to walk up... the long... long... uphill climb...

- Believe in yourself. Don't believe in the me that believes in you or the you that believes in me, believe in the you that believes in you.

Mar 9, 2012 9:48 PM

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FLCL! the pillows are amazing!!! Tatami Galaxy!! AKFG is amazing!!!! Ouran highschool host club... the ending is AMAZING (band is last alliance)... also Bakemonogatari...o and of course Nodame Cantabile(lots of amazing classical music in the show and some really good openings/endings)

Mar 9, 2012 10:09 PM

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Seconding Noir, and also El Cazador de la Bruja, and Madlax. All three have Kajiura soundtracks.

Also, from what I hear, Tsubasa Chronicle has a pretty good one.

I personally like the Honey and Clover music too.

Mar 9, 2012 11:14 PM

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, while having an awful first episode and very strange and out of character episodes after that, has an AMAZING soundtrack. Very catchy :P

Lemme smang it girl.

Mar 10, 2012 12:16 AM

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I personally think X/1999 TV (NOT the movie) has one of the best anime soundtracks ever. It's a great series, although it's more aprreciated if you've read the manga as well.

Noir, as someone mentioned, has a fantastic soundtrack although personally the show was too slow for me.

Madoka Magica also had an AMAZING soundtrack and was a great show.

Mar 10, 2012 12:54 AM

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Beelzebub!! I love the metal/rocky OST. Unfortunately it still has to be released :(

I see dead people.

Mar 10, 2012 1:12 AM

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-Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
-Kara no Kyoukai
-Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

Mar 11, 2012 3:31 AM

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tekkon kinkreet
michiko to hatchin
mushi-shi
samurai champloo

Mar 11, 2012 3:39 AM

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Shinrei Tantei Yakumo has some pretty amazing/powerful soundtracks. xD

Mar 11, 2012 3:40 AM

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Kaiba. Fantastic electronic ambient, perfectly complements the surrealism of the show and stands alone really well too.

Mar 11, 2012 4:00 AM

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OriginANIME said:
- Clannad / Clannad After Story
- Kanon (2006)
- Pandora Hearts

OMG exactly the ones I wanted to recommand too!! >< good choice, their soundtrack is awesome ;)

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