Comments on: Summer Wars Original Soundtrack – Review

By: Anime Instrumentality Blog | Reminiscing over the Decade’s Anime Music – 2009

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:22:10 +0000

[...] with heavier synth tracks in its depiction of the virtual world. As I commented in my review of the Summer Wars soundtrack, it does tend towards experimental music in the middle, making it less appealing to me since the [...]

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:17:11 +0000

@ruzty
Yup, the ending was a bit cheesy, but you just can’t help but feeling the warmth and happiness after it all and that charm will stay with you for quite some time. Sorry to hear that you’re away from your family and hope you get to see them soon though!

By: ruzty

ruzty — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:22:58 +0000

…as of this now I’m listening to the track 15 of the album, 1 Oku 5 Senman No Kiseki…and i can almost cry anytime…
..and yes, i really enjoyed the movie…i unconsciously found myself smiling at the end of it…good ending indeed…
..and yes, this is a must watch movie for everyone…
..i miss my family indeed..:’(

“Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!!!”

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:54:21 +0000

@ruzty
It’s just a fun, exciting, bouncy, and adventurous track, isn’t it? Even now, I really love listening to its flair and I think you’ll enjoy the movie, especially if you like those themes of solidarity and warm fuzzy family gatherings.

By: ruzty

ruzty — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:50:27 +0000

i like the Overture…kinda made me bounce and bounce to the office…
…I only watched a part of Summer Wars, but i will continue watching this before my shift ends…(sigh..cant wait)

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Summer Wars « Moon's Revolution: — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:12:42 +0000

[...] if you’re wondering if its soundtrack is any good, you can preview the music here along with an excellent review of each track. Possibly related posts: (automatically [...]

By: Glo

Glo — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:01:12 +0000

@ zzeroparticle

It’s not really fresh sounding, in that a lot of it is kind of subdued, but the vibe that it gives off to me is really good.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:22:36 +0000

@Reltair
For conventional fare like Overture and Happy End, it’s easy to guess at what these moods are trying to convey, but for some of the stranger stuff, you definitely need the context to sort of guide you through it. And yes, I can’t get enough of Overture’s epicness!

By: Reltair

Reltair — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:21:43 +0000

Listening to those tracks standalone now apart from the movie, I think they really fit their particular scenes. The beginning (Overture) and the ending (Happy End) gave me the feeling of the start of something epic and then a lovingly resolved end.

But definitely watch the movie to fully enjoy these tracks. King Kazma wouldn’t make as much sense to me if I didn’t even know who he was.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:26:43 +0000

@Glo
It’s kind of strange that I’ve not yet gotten to the Mirror’s Edge soundtrack, but if it’s as fresh-sounding as this one, I think I’ll be pretty pleased with it overall.

@Yi
That track is definitely one of the highlights though I do fear that some of the other stuff on there might not be overly enthralling, so do proceed with a bit of caution :p

By: Yi

Yi — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:15:19 +0000

I did actually enjoy the short segment from Kasou Toshi Oz quite a lot, but not the other tracks. In general, I am a fan of electronica though so I think I’ll go check out the whole album.

By: Glo

Glo — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:39:32 +0000

I loved the movie, and guess what? I got a feveh…and the only perscription….is this awesome soundtrack.

This soundtrack is great, at times, it reminds me of Mirror’s Edge soundtrack, which I enjoyed a lot, especially Sakae No Katsuyaku, which I think is the best out of the songs you listed.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:57 +0000

@Brett
Yeah, the weird electronica makes for a good representation of the virtual world. I do think that some of the bigger disaster scenarios that are represented through the music could have been better though and I find myself listening to the real-world tracks like Sakae No Katsuyaku more often than not.

@Yi
Maybe I picked some bad segments in the tracks that I do like. Yeah, you do have to have some appreciation for electronica to be able to enjoy this since a lot of it is unconventional, but more interesting than what I’ll get out of say… I’ve Sound’s composers (they did Index and Railgun). Context is also a heavy factor, though not as much for stuff like the first two tracks; I think those stand really strongly on their own.

By: Yi

Yi — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:53:28 +0000

Hm… I didn’t like many of the tracks posted. I don’t dislike them, but I don’t love them either.

It does seem decent enough though. Maybe I need to watch Summer Wars to fully enjoy them.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:17:35 +0000

I definitely enjoyed the OZ music in the movie, it seemed to fit the world of OZ very well.