There is no instrument that has dominated the soundtrack scene quite like the pianoforte. If you think about it, it’s not really that surprising. Practically thinking, using a piano cuts labor costs – whereas it would normally take around five violinists (or ten piccoloists, but no one wants to listen to that many piccolos anyway) [...]
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Reminiscing over the Decade’s Anime Music – 2007
In case people wanted to read what I’ve written about years past, they’re all filed under the “Decade List” tag. Anyhow, I’ve been warned about 2007′s list since it’s a disgustingly huge list to pick from, and when you casually look over what the music selections are like, you’ll find a lot of solid names [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Decade List, hidamari sketch, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Ken Muramatsu, marble, Natsumi Kiyoura, Sketchbook ~full color'S~, Tomoki Kikuya 27 Comments
Anime Piece of the Week: #2 – Love
Voting Thread One of the best things about the MAL Keionbu (as Smankh so affectionately nicknamed it) is the voyage of discovery that one gets by listening to a plethora of anime music that revolves around a common theme and delving, even if it’s just a little bit, into what we all love so much [...]
Posted in Song of the Week Also tagged 5 Centimeters Per Second, Aria the Natural, Bokura Ga Ita, Choro Club, Cowboy Bebop, Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight, Giniro no Kami no Agito, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Jun Abe, KOKIA, LOREN & MASH, Love, Love Hina, Music community, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen, Seiji Muto, Shun Yamashita, Song of the Week, Steve Conte, Takeshi Senoo, Taku Iwasaki, Tenmon, Yasuhiro Misawa, Yoko Kanno, Yui Horie Leave a comment
Top 5 Favorite Soundtracks – 2008
As a followup to the list of my 5 Favorite OP/EDs for Fall 2008, here’s my list of the favorite soundtracks that I’ve had an opportunity to listen to last year. Granted, all of the albums listed are based on when the soundtrack was released, which is why a certain album makes the cut this [...]
Posted in Editorials Also tagged Aria, kurenai, Macross Frontier, Natsume Yuujinchou, Shion no Ou, Soundtrack, Spice and Wolf, Top 5 list, True Tears Leave a comment
