If you’ve talked to me online lately and brought up some of the more recent shows that I’ve watched, you should be able to catch on to the fact that I really enjoyed the heck out of Steins;Gate. Without straying too far away from this site’s musical forte, allow me to say that time travel stories [...]
Tag Archives: Jazz
Masato Honda’s Alto Saxophone Solo from “Tank!” – An Analysis
It has been called some of the most riveting 59 seconds of music ever recorded for Japanese animation; the cornerstone representative of jazz in anime. Brutally bald-faced in its dense complexity and awe-inspiring in its effortless virtuosity, these 68 measures have become nigh-legendary in the tangential overlap of the jazz and anime communities. I’m talking, [...]
Ani-Jazz 1st Note – Review
Album Title: Ani-Jazz 1st Note Anime Title: Various Artist: Tokyo Brass Style Catalog Number: HMCH-1007 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: Nov 25, 2005 Purchase at: CDJapan
Posted in Soundtrack Reviews Also tagged Ani-Jazz, Arrangement, brasta, Tokyo Brass Style; jazz 6 Comments
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica’s Music – More Fan Arrangements Part 2
It wasn’t that long ago since Madoka ended, was it? A month ago, I had talked about the degree to which Madoka’s background music resonated with the anime community. All of a sudden, people were talking about how epic Yuki Kajiura’s music sounded and the fan response got to the point where we saw people [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts Also tagged Arrangement, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Piano, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Yuki Kajiura 4 Comments
Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 2~ – Review
Album Title: Rasmus Faber presents Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol.2~ Anime Title: Various Artist: Rasmus Faber, Niklas Gabrielsson, Emily McEwan Catalog Number: VICP-64900 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: November 17, 2010 Purchase at: CDJapan
Posted in Soundtrack Reviews Also tagged Anime Jazz, Arrange Album, Arrangement, Brain Powered, Emily McEwan, Fruits Basket, Howl's Moving Castle, Macross, Macross Frontier, Niklas Gabrielsson, Rasmus Faber, Record of the Lodoss War, Rurouni Kenshin, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Toradora!, Vision of Escaflowne 8 Comments
