Soundtracks

Mycernius

The Hairy Wookie

4 Feb 2005

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Enough with the is X better than Y and group Z is cute, what about soundtrack albums. Anyone there know any good ones? I'm a nut for these things. For example I am sat here listening to the Evangelion soundtrack and after that there is Evangelion III disc to follow (I'm currently witing for No.2). The only problem I find is tracking them down, especially for older films and anime. I am currently debating whether or not to get the Gunslinger Girl soundtrack, but it looks like I can only get that straight from Japan. Thank the deities for amazon.

 

RockLee

Hullu

22 Apr 2004

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• 27 May 2006

• #2

I enjoy the Byakuyakou OST It's from a Japanese drama.

 

ginyu

後輩

7 Apr 2005

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• 28 May 2006

• #3

Film OSTs:

Akira OST
Ghost In The Shell OST (amazing)
Ghost Dog OST (if you're into hip hop)
Kill Bill OST
Pulp Fiction OST (kicks ***)

Basically, I like OSTs because when listening to them, I instantly recall all the good scenes and the atmosphere of these great movies.

Game OSTs:

The orchestral version of the Final Fantasy VII OST is absolutely great.
Even the original MIDI-compositions are so darn catchy, can't stop humming them although it's five years since I've played the game.

Dune 2 had some nice MIDIs, Doom too.

Quake titles' OST are cool because they are mostly form Nine Inch Nails and fit perfectly.

 

Mycernius

The Hairy Wookie

4 Feb 2005

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• 28 May 2006

• Thread starter
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I have the Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex music for both Series and the spin off Be human. Great tracks, but then Yoko Kanno does some very good music
Tarantino always seems to do well for movie soundtracks
One of my favourites is the OST for Betty Blue.

 

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HYDEnisse

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2 Jun 2006

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• 2 Jun 2006

• #5

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ArmandV

Eight Times To Japan

Contributor

18 Oct 2004

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• 2 Jun 2006

• #6

Since I write for a fan magazine, my OST list is related to that. The Japanese OSTs I have are:

Godzilla (1954) (2 different releases including one that contains all Godzilla films from 1954 through 1964)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Godzilla x Megaguirus (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Daikaiju Sokougeki (2001)
Godzilla x Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)

Gamera 3 (1999)

There's also a single CD from Mink (short for "Made In Korea") that has the song "Eternal Love" from "Gamera: The Little Braves" (2006).

 

Twisted

That man in the corner

15 Mar 2002

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• 2 Jun 2006

• #7

Casshern OST and Appleseed OST were two very good recent soundtracks.
Appleseed for lot's of Boom Boom Satellites, Casshern had Hikaru Utade, Hyde, Mondo Grosso, Shiina Ringo, The Back Horn, Glay, Acidman and others.

I only have one game soundtrack and that's from Out Run. The three main songs from this classic racing game are played by a live band on this soundtrack. Great stuff. Especially when you're driving...

 

Kinsao

Horizon Rider

8 May 2005

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• 5 Jun 2006

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The Casshern one sounds promising - I like Utada, and The Back Horn, and Glay.
Y'know I don't own one single soundtrack! ☝ Somehow I never got into that kind of thing - I prefer just to get albums. Dunno why really; maybe I should branch out.

 

Rich303

後輩

31 Mar 2005

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• 5 Jun 2006

• #9

'Bladerunner' - Vangelis on top form.

'The Big Lebowski' - fun soundtrack with a few examples of 'proper' music that I might never have heard otherwise(e.g Bob Dylan - 'The Man in Me')

'Paris,Texas' - Ry Cooder's atmospheric steel guitar-fest. Beautiful.

 

Kinsao

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8 May 2005

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• 5 Jun 2006

• #10

Rich303 said:

'Paris,Texas' - Ry Cooder's atmospheric steel guitar-fest. Beautiful.

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Hey thanks! I like Ry Cooder!
Wasn't his and Steve Vai's "guitar duel" from Crossroads? :?

 

Da Monstar

後輩

25 Sep 2005

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• 5 Jun 2006

• #11

1 Litre no Namida OST is really good, though only if you've seen the drama.

 

Rich303

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31 Mar 2005

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• 5 Jun 2006

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Kinsao said:

Hey thanks! I like Ry Cooder!
Wasn't his and Steve Vai's "guitar duel" from Crossroads? :?

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not sure about that one, Kinsao. I'd be interested to know.

I suggested the 'Paris,Texas' one for my friends' gallery (see post in 'Japan on the Web' section), as it has been my task to select music for them.