Comments on: NEEDLESS Original Soundtrack – I got you under my skin – Review

By: mabber

mabber — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:43:47 +0000

“It isn’t enough to make me want to watch the series to see the music presented in its proper context”
*Facepalm

By: Kemono no Souja Erin Original Soundtrack – Review | Anime Instrumentality Blog

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:04:56 +0000

[...] Now, I’m not opposed to electric guitar when it works, is appropriate, and done well, like in NEEDLESS’s soundtrack. But given what I know about Kemono no Souja Erin, the electric guitars are a total mismatch with [...]

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:22:51 +0000

@lelangir
Hear hear. I love symphonic stuff, piano, and the sprinkling of choro music as much as the next person, so it’s rare to find a soundtrack that manages to derive its energy from the electric guitar. One of these days, I’ll have to make time to give Geneshaft my full attention.

@Mark
Hmmm… I’d suggest looking to Guilty Gear’s music by Daisuke Ishiwatari. His music on Blazblue is also damn awesome and I highly recommend it. On the anime front, like I mentioned, Geneshaft might be up your alley, so definitely give that a shot. I can’t say for myself though since I haven’t listened to it.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:18:43 +0000

I love this kind of music !!

Do you know any other instrumental game/rock style music like this?

By: lelangir

lelangir — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:08:29 +0000

Good stuff! – this kind of stuff (regardless of technical difficulty) is pretty rare in anime nowadays from what I’ve seen.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:06:20 +0000

@Reltair
Sakuraba perhaps? I still maintain that stylistically, this soundtrack is closer to that of Guilty Gear, but then again, most of the music from that game are battle themes for each of the stages, so I guess that counts.

Also, you have been warned about watching NEEDLESS. Don’t fall for it! =0

By: Reltair

Reltair — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:03:58 +0000

I don’t really listen to rock music, but I find this to be pretty good. Reminds me of battle music in video games.

Now I need to go look into NEEDLESS since I just randomly decided to not watch it before.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:35:56 +0000

@Yi
Yeah, to each their own. One of the highlights that drew me to rate this one so highly is the virtuosic (sp?) performances and I tend to be easily awed when someone is able to demonstrate a high amount of control over their instrument while having the music remain coherent. It could be any instrument really, like guitar, violin, or piano. Not surprisingly, my favorite genre of works tend to be concertos where you’ll see these virtuoso performances.

By: Yi

Yi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:25:35 +0000

This soundtrack actually did not do it much for me. I think in general I just was never particularly interested in this genre of fast paced rock type.
I prefer lighter rock.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:32:12 +0000

@RobFonner
Awesome! Glad to have someone knowledgeable drop by! I decided for the hell of it to listen to some of their works and I have to say that their tendency for writing introspective rock pieces that carry that emphatic vibe is a good analog to “Chasing Truth.” Let me know if you ever take a shot at some of the other pieces on this soundtracks since it looks to me like there are a lot of insights you can offer here