If you’ve been following us for awhile, it’s probably not too hard to figure us out as big fans of the Platina Jazz anime theme arrangement series. Rasmus Faber and his crew have done great work over the years and their creative interpretations continue to breathe new life into anime themes both new and old, [...]
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Monday Melodic Musings: The Galaxy Express 999 feat. Niklas Gabrielsson
Posted in Weekly Music Musings Tagged Niklas Gabrielsson, Platina jazz, Single-Track Commentary 2 Comments
Monday Melodic Musings: Suna no Utsuwa – Piano Concerto ‘Shukumei’ 1st movement
And you thought this was all an April Fool’s Day joke… Now that we have the shocking announcement out of the way, let’s move on to this week’s piece by starting off with the source. If you’re like me at all, you probably haven’t heard of Suna no Utsuwa, a J-drama that aired in 2004 [...]
Posted in Weekly Music Musings Tagged Akira Senju, J-drama, Piano Concerto, Suna no Utsuwa 12 Comments
Monday Melodic Musings: Michiko to Hatchin – Paraiso
zzeroparticle: I don’t really quite know what happened to Michiko to Hatchin. As in, I didn’t really quite finish the series and since then, I haven’t really heard much of a peep about it from the broader anime community, making the chances of me picking up that series and seeing it to completion that much [...]
Posted in Weekly Music Musings Tagged Death Jazz, Michiko to Hatchin, OP/ED, Single-Track Commentary, SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS 3 Comments
Monday Melodic Musings: Tytania – Andante Grandeioso Kokka
Soundtrack music’s goal, first and foremost, is to evoke the emotions running through any given scene and help immerse the viewer in the going-ons. Good soundtrack music will do that so well that one can simply let the power of the music convey the scene in its totality. And for those who are fortunate enough [...]
Monday Melodic Musings: Contrasting Gunslinger Girl’s Main Themes
In most instances, when you have a second season to an anime, chances are they’ll use the same voice actors, the same animation studio, and, of course, the same composer. That’s not quite what happened with Gunslinger Girl. Whereas the first season was animated by Madhouse Studios and scored by maestro Toshihiko Sahashi, Artland animated [...]