Comments on: Hatsukoi Limited Original Soundtrack – Review

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:13:35 +0000

@Art Rodriguez
Hmm… I’ve yet to listen to Baka Test, but thanks for pointing me out in that direction. For what it’s worth, the pieces she did for Hatsukoi have been enjoyable enough, so I guess Baka Test’s OST is worth checking out.

By: Art Rodriguez

Art Rodriguez — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:23:50 +0000

Nijine so far has a perfect batting record as a composer with Baka Test to and Hatsukoi Limited.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:47:28 +0000

@rTee
Yup! You can never go wrong with Takefumi Haketa’s compositions.

By: rTee

rTee — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:35:04 +0000

Seems like a very mixed bag of sounds. “feel your heart”, “Narande Arukou” and “Anata ga Suki Dakara” are amazing, still. They make me want to give Aoi Hana a listen once again. It’s one true gem for me, that one.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:19:37 +0000

@Reltair
No argument that if you’re looking for music to describe first love, these are the pieces that would most likely come to mind. It’s got a nice mixture of comedic, but sweet tracks that make for some really good relaxing fare. Glad you got a good amount of mileage out of this one.

The series is also worthwhile too, since the characters do show a good amount of growth over the entire series.

By: Reltair

Reltair — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:09:59 +0000

Oh, I’m surprised the music they use is full of piano and violin pieces. I’ve read the manga, but passed on watching on the anime. Time to add another series to my backlog.

It is quite relaxing to listen to.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:16:13 +0000

@Yi
If these are the kinds of pieces that catch your fancy, then definitely give this one a go since it’ll pay off quite well in terms of enjoyable fare =D

By: Yi

Yi — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:26:31 +0000

I always enjoy relaxing piano tracks and so there are definitely some here that I like. Feel Your Heart and Narande Arukou are both great.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:58:21 +0000

@omo
I didn’t mean to imply that Aoi Hana’s had sock-knocking potential either, but both are pleasant when it comes down to it and given my preferences, I just find Aoi Hana’s to be more enjoyable.

As for soundtracks that don’t have the sock-knock but are still enjoyable, I’d say 2009 had quite a few that matches that criteria with stuff like this OST, Aoi Hana, and maybe RistoPara. Probably 1-2 more that I don’t know about either since there were some who were praising the Genji Monogatari OSTs over at MALKeionbu.

Finally, about the lack of a dominant identifiable musical phrase, this is where I wish I could read the liner notes to see how Nijine approached this work.

@Jesus159159159
Wouldn’t expect any less! =D But yes, your quest for more homework music just got an addition. If you really liked the stuff you heard here, then this one’s going to be a must-listen.

By: Jesus159159159

Jesus159159159 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:16:50 +0000

Hatsukoi Limited appears to be a mindless romantic comedy until it hits you at unexpected moments by revealing its depth which can be probed further.

meeeeeeeeeeh I liked it for da boobies! :3

I hardly noticed its presence when watching the series.

Me neither, but then again I stopped around episode 5 ’cause… cause I forgot all about it. Glad the blu-rays are coming out!

I like what I’m hearing, though. Maybe even more than the Aoi Hana Soundtrack (I only liked around 3-4 tracks from that one).

By: omo

omo — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:41:02 +0000

It’s hard to find a soundtrack that doesn’t knock your socks off and yet be so pleasing that I don’t think it happens more than once a year. 2009 was Hatsukoi Limited IMO.

You mentioned Aoi Hana’s soundtrack, so I went to listen to it to refresh my memory before making this comment. Guess what, it doesn’t knock my socks off either! Seriously though, the reason why I like Nijine’s work here is because it conveys tenderness very well, even in the more punchy tracks. I don’t get much of that from Aoi Hana’s. But yes, Hatsukoi Limited is great if you’re into that, and you can relax while listening to it.

To that end, I realize one thing that’s kind of odd, and that’s there are no dominant musical phrases in the OST, as you’ve mentioned. I wonder why this is the case, because far most soundtrack composers do not do it this way.