Comments on: Darker Than Black 2: Ryuusei no Gemini – Original Soundtrack – Review

By: Dimas

Dimas — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:12:01 +0000

Ok, thank you for the answer.

By: Shadowmage

Shadowmage — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:39:44 +0000

@Dimas

Yes, Yasushi Ishii did all the songs not used in the OP/ED.

By: Dimas

Dimas — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:18:49 +0000

Hi!
I wanna know what artist of each music.
Stereopony and Abingdon Boys School are only for opening/ending themes and Yasushi Ishii do others?

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:43:41 +0000

@Lauren Try either Play-Asia or CDJapan if you're looking to take the plunge on this OST.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:49:12 +0000

Where can I buy the OST?

By: Shadowmage

Shadowmage — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:04:52 +0000

@Yi

Thanks.

Though I enjoyed Dive into the 9, I knew that if any track would get under people’s skin it would this one since it lays everything down so heavy. This is probably why I used it as something of a border guard track for anyone who truly hates this kind of music.

@cj

I really liked the OP as well. I was looping constantly at one point until I got my fill of it. It’s still buried in one of my playlists though.

By: cj

cj — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:47:00 +0000

Wow, the opening very effectively got me interested in this album!! I like how they started the song, I like the clean sound of the vocal’s voice!

By: Yi

Yi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:12:58 +0000

“If the pulse of music is the beat, this is Michael Phelp’s heart after warm ups.”
That’s a clever line. ^ ^

Anyway, I liked the score. The hard rock track (Dive into the 9) was not so much my thing, but I really enjoyed Galaxy Train and the OP.

By: Shadowmage

Shadowmage — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:41:43 +0000

@Reltair

I don’t know. I kind of like the look of drunken Hei. He has a feral image which aligns well with the OST.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:58:05 +0000

I’m loving the techno feel as well. Putting this OST on during a coding session would fit perfectly.

As a side note, too bad the cover doesn’t have the clean shaven Hei. Still in drunken mode. =/

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By: Shadowmage

Shadowmage — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:03:42 +0000

@Nazarielle
Galaxy Train was indeed one of the jewels of this OST. I considered also putting up Karura’s Flame in my review, but I suppose leaving viewers a few great songs can’t be a bad thing.

@Baka-Raptor
Indeed.

@Burning Lizard
Thanks. I’m always trying to spice up my writing, and I’m glad that I’m starting to succeed.

@taka
I admit that Dive into the 9 was extremely tame with the synths until a bit in. My initial comment about synths was more an introduction to how synth heavy the rest of the OST would be.

@zzeroparticle
I feel that most of the songs in the OST deserved a word or two, but that would have been overkill. Candraprabha’s Tears was also high on my list to be reviewed, along with the remix of the Ohio Players’ Fire

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:09:18 +0000

I have a lot of complaints about techno and trance music. DtB2′s would not even touch off any of the complaints since the music exhibits enough style for this to be excellent, nay awesome listening indeed. I’d hate to be echoing other opinions, but “Galaxy Train” really is the best of the lot since the synth-y beginning grabs your attention from the get-go and never lets go by delivering a good amount of action and intensity that ebbs and flows well.

Hell, there’s even “Candraprabha’s Tears” if anyone wants a variation on Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” :p

By: taka

taka — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:01:25 +0000

Do you really think that the first 90 seconds of Dive into the 9 is synth heavy? I didn’t really think it got synth heavy until round 1:30. Unless my ears are failing me the first 90seconds is some savage bass/guitar/drums/a really quiet underlying synth/and distorted vocals. I’d have to get my hands on the scans (and figure out how to read them) to really say for sure. Galaxy Train or No. 23 are probably the most synth heavy of all the songs. Galaxy Train my favorite song of the album. I like the hard trance sound that instantly grabs me and has such a heavy sound. I feel like my head is under water at the beginning of the song.

By: Burning Lizard

Burning Lizard — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:20:32 +0000

I quite liked the techno feel to this OST. I’m definitely getting my hands on a copy.

By the way, I enjoy your writing style, it makes for an easy read while still bringing your opinion to the reader in an effective manner.

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:43:24 +0000

I had a lot of complaints about DtB2. The music was not one of them. Savage Dog Cerberus was my favorite track. UNTZ = no fucking around.

By: Nazarielle

Nazarielle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:17:13 +0000

As a trance lover, this OST was instantly added to my trance/techno playlists Galaxy Train, No. 23, and Karura’s Flame are my favorites :3 I’ve been waiting so long for Galaxy Train ever since I heard it in episode… 9 I think it was (at the airport). Epic song~