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Comment on GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class – music palette – Original Soundtrack – Review by Taka

Taka — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:16:36 +0000

This isn’t my favorite type of music I’ll admit but I couldn’t help not love Noda’s being a Noda fanboy. I think it fits her well. Though I think Tomokane’s “Funky Strawberry” is my favorite of the the “color themes”. I like how Horie yui breaks character for her ED while the others all stay in character.

“So many minds” was definitely one of my favorite tracks. I love how it turns into a waltz. If the first part of the song sounded like the vastness of space then the 2nd half made me think the planets started dancing.

I like the less jazzy atmospheric pieces best. “Tale of Colors” with it’s meandering harpsichord. “Rainbow Chaser” with some lovely violin…puts me in mind of when Kisaragi was drawing her cats. A lovely daydream piece. And others. Most of the latter half of disc 2 because it is so eclectic.

Comment on GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class – music palette – Original Soundtrack – Review by Yi

Yi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:19:22 +0000

The tracks didn’t really do it for me. I guess I’m just not in the mood for such upbeat music right now.

Comment on GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class – music palette – Original Soundtrack – Review by Mia

Mia — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:38:01 +0000

If you look carefully, her mouth’s above the brush and thus she isn’t eating paint.

An eccentric character but i enjoy her character themes the best as well, probably from the calming vibes exhuming from her version of the ending song.

Hitotsu~Hitotsu~Hitotsu~Hitotsu~
Hitotsu~Hitotsu~Hitotsu~Hitotsu~

Comment on GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class – music palette – Original Soundtrack – Review by Danny Choo

Danny Choo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:39:50 +0000

Nice tunes!

Comment on Monday Music Musings by zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:19:13 +0000

@Reltair
I guess it comes down to whether I find anything newsworthy for me to keep up the pace. It’s one of those times where I wish I knew Japanese. As for Kawai, yeah, I think most people do have that association, but it’s a subconscious one.

@signor_rossi
Definitely agree there with both the J-pop to a lesser degree, but the instrumentals are spot-on for F/SN. You’d have to be in the right mood and have the context right in front of you to fully enjoy. Kawai’s good at managing the atmosphere like I mentioned, but to enjoy the atmosphere, you have to be watching the show.

J-pop can be fun if done well. I mean, yeah, the themes get recycled a lot and the field is infested by people who can’t put a drop of emotion in their music, but once in awhile, you’ll find a gem here and there. KOKIA would probably be one of those rare artists who can deliver consistently. Same goes for Kalafina, but that’s because of Kajiura.

Comment on Hidamari Sketch x365 Original Sound Track – Review by GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class – music palette – Original Soundtrack – Review | Anime Instrumentality Blog

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:03:16 +0000

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Comment on Monday Music Musings by signor_rossi

signor_rossi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:27 +0000

Seirei’s soundtrack is far above F/SN’s for my tastes. I tried to listen to the latter yesterday and couldn’t bring myself to like it, regular J-Pop doesn’t stand a chance against songs like ‘Nahji no Uta’ for me, and I couldn’t find any instrumental that was ’special’. But then again I don’t like much J-Pop in general, or better said I am really repulsed by most of it. I like quite a few Kokia songs though (but is her genre really J-Pop?) and the OP of Dennou Coil isn’t bad either.

Comment on Monday Music Musings by Reltair

Reltair — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:05 +0000

Mmmm, looking forward to more of these Monday Music Musings. It was interesting to read about the thoughts of the composer on the chorus of the GiTS intro. Now that I think about it, I do associate that music with GiTS but haven’t really thought about it before.

Comment on Monday Music Musings by zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:17:54 +0000

@Yi
That’s all too a commonality that we wish could be otherwise. Oh well, if all else fails, they could just lip-sync

I’d still take Seirei’s soundtrack over F/SN though since that one just felt more epic and I’m partial to epic moreso than dark/creepy stuff. It’s not ahead by a whole lot though.

@omo
It’s a start and well, at least Love and War got in the mix. If there’s anything to enjoy, it’s that he did go for a wider selection. I’ll take what I can get.

Comment on Monday Music Musings by omo

omo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:23 +0000

>> After all, a man who likes Hidamari Sketch and anime music can’t be all bad.

I applaud his effort to promo anisong, but it is a headdesk-inducing experience for me thus far, 10 minutes into the program.