Anime soundtracks

[shooraijin]

I think I'll bump this thread ... ^^

I got the Ai Yori Aoshi CD, which was pretty nice, and also the Voices of a Distant Star CD, which is wonderful!

Also, since it was cheap, I picked up Rhino's overoptimistically named "The Best of Anime" CD up at Fry's, too. The selection is a little suspect, and the cover is marginal fanservice (Cutey Honey ... 'nuff said), but it does have some great tracks (like "Utsukushii Hoshi" from Windaria, "Voices" from Macross Plus and "Adesso e Fortuna" from Lodoss; I also enjoyed the O!MG theme song, even though I already had it, and while it's silly the American English Speed Racer track is good for a spin now and then).

I still want to find the Ranma OAV CD! *whines* I can't find it anywhere!

[Rev. Doc]

I need to get the Voices CD. I love the background to that title.

I picked up "The Best of Anime" a couple years back. You could get it with one of two covers, Cutey Honey or Speed Racer. It was the first time I had heard the Astro Boy and Gigantor themes in a long, long time.

[glitch1501]

the last exile soundtrack is awesome
so is the 1st planet es soundtrack

[AngelSakura]

I've heard the FLCL soundtracks are awesome. Next CD I buy will either be that or a Pillows album.

[Mangafanatic]

Hey - do the .Hack sdtk's have the instrumental tracks as well as the openers and stuff? I was watching the second vol. today, and I was quite impressed by some of the instrumental tracks. Also, how do you get anime cds, and how many .hack cds are there?

If you have a Sam Goody in your area, I've noticed that mine has a new section with just anime sound tracks. Perdy kewl.

Which brings me to my question. How is the soundtrack to NGE? I've never watched it, but I love soundtracks ( I have something like 25). I know they made a huge deal about it in Japan, but anything Evangelion related was a big deal in Japan (I heard that there were big concerts where they played nothing but songs from the Evangelion score. Can you image THAT happening in the US?). It costed something like $13, which seemed like a steal if it's a good orchestral score. Those are my favorites. (Just so you'll know my taste, I like the scores from Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, the Lord of the Rings, Ever After, and Mulan).

If anybody can help me at all, I'd be grateful.

[SwordSkill]

Definite all-time favorites for me; they were all beautifully composed and performed:

Noir OST 1 + 2 + Dans Blanc
Tsuiko Hen (Rurouni Kenshin OAV 1)
Haibane Renmei: Hane no Ne OST + Puchi no Ne OST
Mononoke Hime OST + Symphonic Suite + Image Album

I have a hunch I'd love the soundtrack of Hack Sign as well, but I haven't heard all the albums yet nor have I watched the entire series. But based from the songs I've heard, it's making good points with me.

I love the OP and ED songs of G. Saiyuki too and the instrumental versions of them are just fantastic, but the BGMs (which comprise the bulk of the OST soundtracks) seem to be a bit lacking in originality and/or unity in theme. They sound like they can come out of any arcade game.

Have any of you heard of a CD titled, Fiction? It has a lot of the .hack music and some Noir music on it. That's actually pretty good.

Oh yeah, I've heard the stuff in it. Mostly remixes from Noir and Hack and some new songs by Yuki Kajiura. Not bad. Quite eclectic.

P.S. Most beautiful OP I've ever heard - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex's "Inner Universe." Exquisite and achingly beautiful.

[shooraijin]

Do we have any Ranma CD collectors here? I think express had a few, and I'm sure the good Reverend does ^^

[Ren_sama]

Shaman King soundtracks (****)
Pita Ten #1 (***1/2)
Cowboy Bebop (infinate *'s) ^_^

[Sephiroth]

Naruto 1+2 : ****
Noir 1+2+blanc : *****
Full Metal Panic : ****
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu? : ****
Assorted Evangelion Tracks : *** (but cruel angel thesis & Sync Attack get *****)
Kenshin Main Theme : ****