Today’s guest post comes courtesy of TWWK over at Beneath the Tangles and I have to say that we’re in for an ethnomusicological treat. Now, ethnomusicology has always been an interesting area of study and I’m sorry to say that I just haven’t had the opportunity to dig into it further because it’s interesting to [...]
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2010′s Anime Music in Review – Intros/Outros Edition
While much of our staff’s focus tends to fall on the BGM/instrumental tracks, the vocal stuff isn’t forgotten since a lot of it does serve as a first impression of sorts as to what we should expect out of an anime. So with that thought in mind, we shall strive for completing the musical experience [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Best of 2010, Break Blade, Durarara!!, Eve no Jikan, Giant Killing, Hanamaru Kindergarten, Hidamari Sketch x★★★, Kuragehime, OP/ED, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Sora no Woto, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, Tales of Symphonia Tethe'alla Hen, The World God Only Knows 12 Comments
2010′s Anime Music in Review – Soundtrack Edition
In June? Yes, it is a bit overdue, but as we hinted at in the 2010 Anime Music Awards post, the blame is laid squarely at the feet of The World God Only Knows soundtrack, which wasn’t released until April of this year. The irony? It’s not going to be featured since our fearless leader [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Bungaku Shoujo, Durarara!!, Gundam Unicorn, House of Five Leaves, Katanagatari, Kuragehime, Letter Bee, Senko no Night Raid, Shiki, Sora no Woto, Tamayura, Tatami Galaxy, The Borrower Arrietty, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya 12 Comments
English Lyric Anime Songs – Serious Songs for Serious Anime
English language theme songs are rare in anime, but it recently occurred to me that some of them rank among the best I’ve heard used in the medium. If there’s a tendency in the use of songs sung by native English speakers, especially those that appear on this list, it’s that they’re more somber and [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Ally Kerr, Boa, Cowboy Bebop, David Sylvian, Gankutsuou, Gunslinger Girl, Jean-Jacques Burnel, monster, Mushishi, Serial Experiments Lain, the delgados, The Seatbelts 17 Comments
Summer 2009's Soundtracks -Revisited-
Although Eminence Online is where I submit my anime music previews for upcoming seasons these days, I’ll still be reserving this blog space for the opportunity to look back on the music that’s been presented just to see how my guesses (if I made any) managed to pan out. As far as my summer preview [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Aoi Hana, Bakemonogatari, Elements Hunters, Ken Muramatsu, Otani Kou, Satoru Kousaki, Spice and Wolf II, Summer 2009, Taisho Baseball Girls, Takayuki Hattori, Takefumi Haketa, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Toshihiko Sahashi, Umi Monogatari, Umineko no Naku Koro ni Leave a comment
