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Comment on Previewing the Music For Winter 2012′s Anime Season by Mushyrulez

Mushyrulez — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:36 +0000

I like your previews, but perhaps, you could embed some music from a composer’s previous works, just to give us a taste of what it’s like? Just like how other season previews add trailers to give us a feel for the story, Anime Instrumentality sounds like a place that should add music to give us a feel for the music. Obviously, not for every show, but sometimes, words just don’t work, right?

(And I realize also that sometimes, previews don’t matter – it’s all about the first-hand experience! But oh well.)

Comment on Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 2~ – Review by maskerade

maskerade — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:32 +0000

Platina 3 is coming out!!!

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Fumoffu!!

Fumoffu!! — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:23:22 +0000

I can’t stand the Opening, but I sort of like the ED, it’s probably the dancing though, and the fact it’s not so chaotic and annoying.

As for the Moon Phase Op, it’s bad, but it doesn’t hurt my ears, and I find it slightly endearing in it’s sheer failing at a song.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by kevo

kevo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:48:49 +0000

Hey, you leave Nekomimi Mode alone! It’s kawaii~ uguu~

Dimitri from Paris has done much for house music so he gets a pass for this.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:46 +0000

@caitlyn
Ha! Thanks for that informational tidbit! That does make their efforts purposeful and deliberate. Good to know!

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by caitlyn

caitlyn — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:31:42 +0000

Given that the 4:18 version of the song is subtitled “Even More Annoying Version” I think they knew what they were going for, at least…

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Aftershok

Aftershok — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:18:51 +0000

I initially thought that the funny rhythms in the OP were just cleverly complicated hemiola, but, you’re right, there are definitely eighth note groupings in that section that do not add up to a net common time come the regularly-grouped 4/4 (I don’t even know what to call that section; the chorus? the verse?). I would try to figure out what exactly is going on there, but I don’t have the motivation at the moment. Good catch.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Aftershok

Aftershok — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:30:02 +0000

May I introduce you to the Moon Phase OP?

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by roy

roy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:27 +0000

I may have to play devil’s advocate here. The OP did have some interesting points as a musical piece. Recently I have been a fan of the odd-metered polyrhythmic stuff, and I should say the way this song’s eccentricity was crafted into the arrangement was quite intriguing. I’m referring mostly to the drum beats (I especially liked the odd-metered fill thing at 0:52) and the bass lines as far as the polyrhythmic stuff goes, which reminds me of Cromartie High for some reason. The main riff (I might get staked for saying it’s Jewish Hora) can go either way for some, but nonetheless invigorating for people who are into those eccentric stuff. And this song sounds waaayy more exciting and original than, let’s say, generic Lantis electronic crap they call moe music. Maybe try listening to some of those Milky Holmes, then some other Lantis-produced moe song, like I dunno… the ED from Saki or something. You can’t even tell the difference between the two.

But then of course it would take someone with a very weird taste in music to enjoy these stuff. So not totally hating you for ripping the hell out of this single.

And yeah, the ED sounds way too monotonic. I’m liking it at the moment, but I could easily find it out of my iPod in a month or two.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by chikorita157

chikorita157 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:54:14 +0000

I haven’t listened to itself, but from the looks of it, this might be the worst opening song in the winter season. It makes me wonder how someone could make something so chaotic like this…

Either way, I’m going to save my sanity and won’t listen to it… Ever.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Anonomyous

Anonomyous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:53:07 +0000

I liked the OP, the frenetic pace and the random wassa wassa and stuff was funny. Not for long term listening but as an OP to a comedy, its suitable, in the vein of Ika Musume’s 1st season OP

Comment on [C] ED Single – RPG – Review by Anime Instrumentality | School Food Punishment To Go On Hiatus

Anime Instrumentality | School Food Punishment To Go On Hiatus — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:52:29 +0000

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Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Taka

Taka — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +0000

The OP of Kill Me Baby reminds me of a less melodic Kemeko Deluxe OP http://youtu.be/WWEMj4uiNzQ
Also I hate the ever loving piss out of it and it not the least bit earwormy to me.

I actually kind of like the ED. That could just be the dancing though. It’s nothing special but its mostly melodicish depending on what you think of the singing. I like the lyrics though and think they fit Yasuna and Sonya’s friendship well.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Kaikyaku

Kaikyaku — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:46:34 +0000

Wow. This is my first listen and I have to agree. Both of those songs are terrible.

In a review I am working on right now for another series, I was going to write that it has the worst OP song I had ever heard. Now I’m not so sure.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Aftershok

Aftershok — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:49 +0000

I’ve nothing nice to say about the OP, but the ED is just bizarre and quirky enough in a purposefully shoddily spartan way to get the nod from me. Also, there’s a round in the second chorus. A round! Who does rounds nowadays? Nobody, that’s who.

Comment on Kill Me Baby OP/ED Single – Kill Me no Baby! / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu Ki Ban – Review by Sorrow-kun

Sorrow-kun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:05:17 +0000

I wonder what Akira has to say about this review.

I ain’t gonna disagree. The OP song is like the anime itself. It gets old, quickly.

Comment on Liner Notes: Guilty Crown Original Soundtrack by random

random — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:36:34 +0000

I actually hadn’t noticed that there was a German track on the UC soundtrack. I guess the German was just more evident in the tracks on Guilty Crown’s soundtrack. I do hope he continues to experiment with other languages because the results have, so far, turned out to be quite nice. It seems like Mika Kobayashi will perform any language he decides on – she’s already done Japenese, English, and German now.

His tracklists have been getting messier with each new soundtrack he does. I do like how there are cleverly named tracks like “gエ19″ though. Anyways, Who knows what his next one will look like.

I listened to “musica” and it was more relaxed than his other works. By this I mean there was only one rock and one orchestra/electronica track. With a few piano centered tracks, it was much calmer than what I’d have expected after listening to Guilty Crown’s soundtrack. Nice listen, however, and recommended if you’ve enjoyed his other works.

Comment on The Borrower Arrietty Soundtrack – Review by maskerade

maskerade — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:45 +0000

Hey all,

just caught the film and the music was spot on. Main theme fit the whole thing perfectly, and really enjoyed the whole feel of it! It’s definitely very different from the other Ghiblis that’s for sure. Less epic, very much more playful!

Comment on Liner Notes: Guilty Crown Original Soundtrack by zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:25:09 +0000

@Suzushina Yuriko
One comment I got from elsewhere is that this soundtrack’s quality was unfortunately hidden amidst a great deal of Guilty Crown’s general level of crap and that seems to be the general consensus. Glad I didn’t have to sit through too much of it. Sitting through the soundtrack is still enjoyable though.

Also, count me in as someone else who basically has “musica” on his list of stuff, but still backlogged by far too much stuff at the moment.

Comment on Liner Notes: Guilty Crown Original Soundtrack by zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:16:39 +0000

@random
Yeah, I guess with Sawano’s use of German vocals in Gundam Unicorn effectively set the precedent for him using that once more in soundtracks where he’d get more freedom to develop his themes. And judging by the notes, that certainly was the case here. I also got a good laugh out of the VGMdb thread talking about this soundtrack. That sure is one messy tracklist, isn’t it?

Finally, thanks for adding “musica” to the database!