Forum - View topicRecommend Great OSTs not by Yoko Kanno or Yuki Kajiura.
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Jackmace Ryo
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Hello, I recently think to buy anime OSTs..... so I will need some recommendations here.....
I already know that Yoko Kanno's and Yuki Kajiura's works ranks as the best of anime soundtracks... and so I already list them in my list. 
One other OST that easily made my list is Blood+. The opening music just made me 'wow'...... In fact the main reason I watch this series is its music 
Sorry if this kind of thread has been done before, but I have done a search and it seems this kind of topic already died long ago..... |
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Maryohki
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I'd say Fate/Stay Night's OST is pretty darn good. ^^ (Kenji Kawai)
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Subaru19
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OMG yes. I love Kenji Kawai! His work on the two Ghost in the Shell movies is just awesome. I recommend the soundtrack from Innocence just because of the way it incorporates traditional Japanese music into the score. As for other soundtracks you might dig: X-TV: Naoki Sato has done some great composing for this one. There are a few themes that come into play a lot such as "sadame (destiny)" which are really beautiful on their own. Sato also did the Eureka 7 soundtrack, but it isn't as good IMO. Samurai X OVA: Taku Iwasaki. This man is an awesome composer. And the CD is recorded really well too. Sorta OT, but I really like the game music from Dragon Quest 8. You might want to check that out too. |
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Full_Metal1923
 Posts: 312 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Fullmetal Alchemist - The openigns and endings are absolutely great
 And the work done by Michiru Oshima for Fullmetal Alchemist is the main reason why she's among my favourite music composers of all time.
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Murasakisuishou
 Posts: 1469 Location: NE Ohio |
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Ummm....I'm sort of hesistating to recommend these, but, the OSTs for Matantei Loki Ragnarok. There are some really beautiful orchestral and piano pieces in there, but they're all too often right next to the more hyper and comical tracks, which is really annoying. Still, some of the hyper stuff is fun. Anyway, I'd say try them out if you don't mind your OSTs being bipolar, because there are some truly extraordinary tracks.
I also second the FMA OSTs. I've got the first two, and they're great to put on while working (although better if you watch the series before you listen to them, because nostalgia is a huge factor in the enjoyment). The theme songs are fun, and the background tracks are nicely done. Heck, get the first one for Bratja alone. -sob- Oh yeah, I'd also check out the Appleseed (2004 movie) OST; the orchestra stuff is kind of weak, but there are some really great techno/rock songs. It depends on what you're in to, though. Had you not said no Kanno, GitS: SAC would have been first on my recommendations list (followed by about three paragraphs talking about the awesomeness), but let's assume you've got that down already ^^; |
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ManOfRust
 Posts: 1935 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Not sure what kind of music you like, but if you are interested in some more orchestral type works I have four that I listen to a lot to suggest.
Gunslinger Girl is getting a lot of listening time by me lately. It's a really nice score with a lot of short tracks that have a little bit of an Italian type flavor to them in keeping with the setting of the show. I think the composer's name is Toshihiko Sahashi. Hajime Mizoguchi's Jin-Roh soundtrack features a lot of piano and has a flavor that befits the the dark and serious nature of the film. Joe Hisaishi is another well known Japanese composer that has done a lot of good stuff, and not just for anime. Of his anime works, the score for Princess Mononoke is probably my favorite. If you like a bit more folksey sound, you could try Kow Otani's soundtrack from Haibane Renmei, Hanenone. If you are more into pop-ish type soundtracks, then none of these will probably be of much interest. I think you can find samples of all of them on various online retail sites like Amazon though, so you could check them out a little bit that way to see if the music suits your taste. |
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Randall Miyashiro
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I also agree with the Kenji Kawaii recommendation since I've been a fan of his since before either of the ones you mentioned were making OSTs. I've seen a few people comment on how the original Miyu OVAs have their favorite OST. The haunting theme song is really good, and they didn't even bother with a vocal track, which was rare at the time. This was very different from the Ranma score that he made around the same time where every character had a theme song that fit their personalities. I love the Starship Operators and Jinki Extend BGMs that he worked on Although I love both series I have seen reviewers mentioned that the music was the best part of those series!
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Full_Metal1923
Posts: 312 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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The songs in the OSt's immidiately remind you of Fullmetal Alchemist, it's great and it would be wise to see Fullmetal Alchemist before investing in the OSts. Also... I love Bratja too!!!! |
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Subaru19
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He also did the amazing soundtrack for Shadow of the Colossus. I especially love the sparse orchestrations of some of the last levels. I recommend that soundtrack wholeheartedly as well. |
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11448 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Forget Fullmetal Alchemist (figuratively speaking), Michiru Oshima's work in Le Chevalier D'Eon is far better and more epic than FA. While FA is an Excellent series with an equally Excellent soundtrack, the one thing that tends to bug me the most about shounen series scores is the presence of what I call "comedy music."
Not that I dislike comedy or the music that accompanies it, but I'm more into the action or drama that takes place in such series, and frankly, the comedy music is just too happy-pappy for me at times and really out of place compared to my own preferences. In Chevalier, there's next to nothing in terms of slapstick-comedy (chibi characters, megaton punches, etc.). Aside from a few very subtle scenes of character development that rely more on dry comedy and satire, the score itself, in my opinion, is a masterful work of art befitting the richness and elegance that was 16th century France. It's such a well-composed and conducted soundtrack and is sooo much more epic than her work in FA by at least threefold. Then again, it's a rather dark series and relies heavily on the setting itself, and then you've got all that political/dramatic intrigue inbetween. Awesome, awesome work on the part of Ms. Oshima there. Oh yeah, I'll also agree with the Kenji Kawai recommendations. Frankly, I knew he'd done a lot of anime scores, but I never really paid attention till a couple of years ago when I became a big fan of Fate stay/night, and later heard his work in Higurashi no Naku Koroni. He's got a rather intersting blend of orchestral and synthsizer pieces that range from ethereal to plain spooky. But if you want eerie and spooky, then look no further than Toshio Masuda. Yeah, yeah, he did Naruto, which is full of all sorts of contemporary rock and synth. But as much as I love his use of electric guitar and my new favorite instrument the taiko drums, I have to say his most masterful works come from Mushishi and Ghost Hunt. Both series give off either a real creepy or real mystic vibe, and he incorporates a lot of sound effects into his instruments in those particular soundtracks. Definite A+ on those. And speaking of plus, you can't go wrong with Blood+. While I personally thought the series sucked around the last 8 or 9 episodes, the soundtrack itself is one, if not the most epic I've heard in all of anime. Of course it helps that you've got Mark Mancina and the god of Hollywood action tracks himself, Hans Zimmer behind the booth, but man, to think they'd get such big shots to compose their music. I'm just in awe thinking about some of the pieces right now  ... Nothing says "grand adventurous anime series" like a line of Hans Zimmer trumpets  .
If you want some good European type music not by Yuki Kajiura, I'd also recommend you try to find some Kuniaki Haishima soundtracks. I've only heard his work in Master Keaton and Monster, but I feel he's a rather underappreciated composer that probably won't get too much attention because of the obscurity of those series (maybe not so much Monster, but hardly anyone has even heard of MK). Yeah, I can recommend a lot more, but I'll get to them later... |
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