Comments on: Kemono no Souja Erin Original Soundtrack – Review

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:41:16 +0000

@Chill
Thanks for the kind words all the same!

I do agree that Erin is probably a show that’ll fit in with my interests since the plot promises a lot of character growth as well as solid world building and in context, the music probably does a lot to enhance the experience. I don’t recall Cossami being a huge player as far as the BGM bits go, but I could be wrong since I haven’t seen it.

As for Kajiura, she does have that tendency you describe. It’s why I think I prefer watching when she cranks up the energy for battle/action scenes since that’s when her works are strongest in tandem with the anime.

By: chill

chill — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:59:27 +0000

This is a really nice blog. I have a site in Czech so I guess I can’t affiliate with you but I like the way you go step by step through the soundtrack and talk about it.
As for Erin, I really liked the music and the way it was used in the series (for most parts, but sometimes it seemed to me that the Cossami songs were used too much). But I guess I wouldn’t just want to hear it without watching the actual series (which is kind of opposite of the Yuki Kajiura’s soundtracks which I like to just listen to but they actually spoil the pleasure of watching since the music is too strong).

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Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:19:49 +0000

[...] The setting is also one of its other strengths. If you’ll recall the review I wrote of Kemono no Souja Erin’s soundtrack, one of the points I made was that composer Masayuki Sakamoto brings out the “long time ago [...]

By: popspace

popspace — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:18:53 +0000

I like it thanks

By: Mauzel

Mauzel — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:07:49 +0000

No luck… I need them in midi for them to work with my Finale…
The slow melody is easier to play by ear than it is to transcribe, which I generally find quite annoying…even with the keyboard attached to my computer…XD

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:43:55 +0000

@Mauzel
Glad you enjoyed them! I don’t know if anyone’s made any sheet music for that, but I suppose if you tried hard, they shouldn’t be too difficult to transcribe.

By: Mauzel

Mauzel — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:35:11 +0000

mmm… agree completely with the piano pieces, “Ai” and “Erin no Kouki Shin”… Though, it means that the hunt for the sheet music begins…;p…

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:09:20 +0000

@Ayumikat
The best tracks being put near the beginning was something I noticed too. When I was putting my sound clips together, I realized that there weren’t many clips from stuff towards the middle and the end which annoyed me a bit. Tried giving a few a shot but those just weren’t as powerful as the early tracks.

And yes, nice Celtic music is nice~

Thanks for alerting me to an OST2!

By: Ayumikat

Ayumikat — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:05:04 +0000

My impression is that the more prominent tracks which are featured on the first half of the album, turns out to be the memorable ones.
Ha…the e.guitar pieces did sound like odd inclusions especially ‘Sentou’ which I thought was a little jarring even in the context of the visuals. Just didn’t work too well. I also like the short piano tracks like ‘Ake Mura’ and ‘Shinpi’. Of the livelier tracks, I particularly enjoy ‘Gakusha’, one of those cheerful, Celtic inspired piece.

There’s still OST 2 to be released sometime this month.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:10:11 +0000

@Theowne
That it is, isn’t it? As far as the music goes, I think it might be more of the setting type of stuff that I enjoy. The clips where I praised the piece do represent some of the better material on the soundtrack though and if this kind of stuff isn’t up your alley, you may want to give this album a pass since the tracks don’t get much better than those I’m afraid.

One thing’s for sure though, and that’s the fact that I derived more enjoyment out of this one than Taisho’s OST :p

By: Theowne

Theowne — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:12:37 +0000

Lovely cover art.

People keep telling me to watch this series. I tried the first ep and it just didn’t convince me. Then again, Natsume Yuujinchou was like that too….and it turned out to be a favourite of mine.

The music samples you’ve posted here don’t scream “amazing” to me, but I guess everything’s worth a chance..

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:18:24 +0000

@Reltair
Yeah, most of the really good tracks just stand out so much it’s hard to ignore them. A friend of mine also told me I should give that series a go and in listening to the soundtrack, I just might do that given time. I’m mostly curious as to how the electric guitar tracks fit since they seem so out of place.

@Yi
That’s why I love it when there’s an album I can sit straight through, soak in, and enjoy. Aoi Hana’s OST certainly works in that regard with its soft piano. So yes, it’s rare, but that’s why albums that you enjoy through and through are that much more precious!

And yeah, definitely agree that context helps, especially if soundtracks spark that nostalgia factor :p

By: Yi

Yi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:35:22 +0000

I like the first one and its Asian flavor and I like the piano track. I haven’t seen the series either though, so it’s a bit hard to get into the songs.
Anyway, I cherry pick from all albums, not just soundtracks. It’s rare to find an album that has no songs that I dislike.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:56:34 +0000

I agree with you on picking select tracks for a playlist. I’m up to date on this series and it’s one of my favorites. The songs I like include “Kodai no Kamigami”, “Ashita”, and “Ai”. Throughout the anime, I must have heard those countless times – especially “Ai”.

Good memories, good series.