Comments on: Kuroshitsuji Soundtrack – Kuroshitsuji Sound Complete Black Box – Review

By: Acacia Bollinger (acaciabollinger) | Pearltrees

Acacia Bollinger (acaciabollinger) | Pearltrees — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:14:54 +0000

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By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:56:53 +0000

Could you please tell me what’s the name of the song(and where can I listen to it) Hannah sings in the last episode of Kuroshitsuji 2?

By: Composer of the Month – Taku Iwasaki

Composer of the Month – Taku Iwasaki — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:16:38 +0000

[...] follows this up with a slightly more orthodox effort in Kuroshitsuji’s soundtrack. Though the music doesn’t quite hit as high a standard as some of his previous works have [...]

By: Previewing the Music for Spring 2011′s Anime Season

Previewing the Music for Spring 2011′s Anime Season — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:30:30 +0000

[...] premise, this has potential to be very interesting. His work on shows like Gurren Lagann and Black Butler’s soundtrack was impressive and effective, even if it was not what stood out the most about the shows. His score [...]

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:48:14 +0000

@jasmine
Sorry, we don’t answer download questions here.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:22:38 +0000

how can i download the songs above???please tell me….

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:42:59 +0000

@kyotoprincess
I’m sure that it all makes sense given context though in a case where I don’t have the context anchored in my mind, I can only say so much. So with “Die Hasen,” I’m sure it makes complete sense and never clashes with the scene in which it’s played. Liking it outside the anime is something different altogether though.

I think Iwasaki’s works is worth looking over. He’s had ups and downs, but on the whole, he’s a solid composer. Personally, I can name about 2-3 composers who could score such a soundtrack (Iwasaki is one, he’s done plenty of darker fare, Kajiura works here quite well actually, and the people who composed Death Note show promise). Heck, Kunihiko’s work for Victorian Romance Emma might be worth a shot too since he did a good job with it though I’m not sure how well he works the dark, gothic themes.

And besides, I did rate this album a “Very Good,” which means I thought it was very good

By: kyotoprincess

kyotoprincess — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:25:57 +0000

I would actually like to say something about the supposed “bad” track of “Die Hasen”. If you’ve seen the first OVA of Kuroshitsuji, that song was actually used in a “fake” commercial featuring Pluto, advertising his favorite dog-food. Though the singing isn’t really there, it actually fits the commercial/break in the OVA.

I recommend watching it because one) its Kuroshitsuji and two) it features a play written from Shakespeare that is almost, if not exactly, similar to Ciel in the most ironic of ways.

As for “Shitsuji taru mono”, it is used in episode 9, I think, or perhaps some other episode where Ciel told the three servants to take of picture of Sebastian with a special camera.

I’ve only heard of the composer once (from Kuroshitsuji) so I wouldn’t know his style well enough to make an accurate judgement on him or his music but in all honestly, I think many people are judging quite harshly on just one or two soundtracks in the first disc. Its really a hard anime to make soundtracks to, to me, because it is set back in the Victorian era, where music was almost seriously composed of mainly strings and piano. So I think he did a seriously good job of trying to get the feel without making it sound too boring or “droopy”. And again, this is only my opinion (;

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:07:59 +0000

@Jen
I’ll admit that the music was at the periphery when I watched the series (and subsequently dropped it) but when I did watch it, my mind did make out Iwasaki’s style, so I had to jump all over that one. Maybe this album is better as a standalone listen?

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:12 +0000

I never knew he composed for Black Cat too! Though despite watching Kuroshitsuji, the soundtrack didn’t leave that deep of an impression. >.<

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:52:16 +0000

@Yi
Yeah, even some of the best tracks have a few odd tracks here and there. Still, the important thing is that it doesn’t ruin the overall feel of the soundtrack and “Die Hasen” avoids doing just that.

By: Yi

Yi — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:16:45 +0000

Die Hasen is the odd one out, but there tends to always be a track or two in an OST album that’s kind of just weird.
I really like Si deus me relinquit too.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:59:39 +0000

@ayumikat
Can’t say I’m too surprised about “Si deus me relinquit” since I thoroughly enjoyed sitting through that one because it conveys a wonderful range of emotions without ever getting repetitive or boring, making it a sign of a strong track. But yeah, thanks for bringing this soundtrack to my attention. Enjoyed listening and reviewing it a lot!

@Reltair
There are just some tracks that come once in awhile that will make you go “lolwut” and “Die Hasen!” would be it for this album. I have difficulty figuring out what they were trying to do there and no one’s given me the context with which I can judge.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:43:07 +0000

I only saw a few of the beginning episodes, but I think I recall hearing “Nigram Clavem”. That song matches the anime with the feeling that some secret ritual is going on that is linked to evil. Love the Gregorian chant in it as well.

Die Hasen! Rofl.

By: Ayumikat

Ayumikat — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:33:20 +0000

LoL..I agree with you completely that ‘Die Hasen’ is the oddest track of the lot. It’s one I skipped through each time I put on the disc. From what I can gather elsewhere, ‘Si deus mi relinquit’is a favourite of many and most that had a chance to listen to the album chose it as the stand out track from the ost. Oh yes, excellent review once again. Your description made me hear certain things differently now…not fangirling all over the place.