Music

I’ve been in a huge writing funk lately, so here’s some filler to let the readers get to know me better through my musical taste. I’ll only include the most played vocal tracks on this list, since I don’t expect anyone to care about OST and instrumental music. So do any of your favorite anime songs show up here? No? Well go complain somewhere else.

1. Lia - Tori no Uta
2. Eufonius - Megumeru ~Cuckool Mix 2007~
3. Elisa - Euphoric Field (Japanese Version)
4. Yoko Takahashi - Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo
5. Kalafina - Oblivious
6. Aira Yuki - Colorless Wind
7. Natsumi Yanase - Sora no Yume
8. Eiko Shimamiya - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
9. Eufonius - Megumeru (Original)
10. Kanako Ito - Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to
11. Lia - Yakusoku
12. Nana Mizuki - Innocent Starter
13. Eiko Shimamiya - Naraku no Hana
14. Kotoko - Re-sublimity
15. Kotoko - Agony
16. Riya - Ten Thousand Miracles (Clannad Image Vocal Album)
17. Betta Flash - Erinyes
18. Ceui - Mellow Melody
19. Mami Kawada - Joint
20. Ayana - Last Regrets (Full Chorus Version)

Absolutely brilliant stuff here. A grand mix of orchestral plays and simple environmental themes, not to mention the usual happy-go-lucky tunes. I might do a full-on review sometime later in this post, but for all you leechers, check it out. Get it right here.

Hit up Nipponsei’s IRC channel for the MP3 distro release. If you don’t mind Megaupload, you can also nab it here. “Megumeru ~Cuckool Mix 2007″ doesn’t sound any different from the movie’s “Megumeru frequency e version”. Regardless of that it’s still a wonderful song and you’d be hard pressed to find a better opening song this season. The other big draw here is the ending, “Dango Daizazoku”. The Dango song actually sounded better in the TV edit, but it’s still just too cute for me to say bad things about it. I don’t have anything to say about the instrumental versions and TV cuts of the OP/ED. The final thing worth noting is “Shoujo no Gensou ZTS Remix” which is just a trance song.

Full track listing

Overall: This is a must have for Key fans and comes highly recommended. 9.5/10

1. Gyakuten Saiban - Court Begins Blue Note Scale
2. Naruhodou Ryuuichi - Objection!
3. Great Edo’s Warrior Tonosaman
4. Gyakuten Saiban 2 - Court Begins Blue Note Scale
5. Mitsurugi Reiji - Great Revival
6. Shibakuzou Toranosuke - Swinging Zenitora
7. Gyakuten Saiban 3 - Court Begins Blue Note Scale
8. Godot - Fragrance of Dark Coffee
9. Yomigaeru Gyakuten - End
10. Minuki’s Theme - Child of Magic

This is certainly an interesting remix album in the sense that it’s jazz. Most of the time, popular game music is remixed into techno or orchetral forms. In the case of Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright), those albums exist as well. Before I diverge more than I usually do, here’s the review coming right at ya.

It’s refreshing to hear this kind of remix. Most of the recognizable character and court themes are here. The songs are very heavy on saxophone, trumpet, piano, and double bass. If I wasn’t familiar with this music, it could probably pass in a real lounge without a second thought. I think all of the songs are good, but the best one is Godot’s theme which was already a jazzy piece to begin with. Now you didn’t hear this from me, but you can obtain the album here.

Rating: I know jazz isn’t for everyone but give it a try. You just might like it. It’s a very well done compilation. 8/10

I wanted to try something new so here we go. For my first album review I picked the Kanon Air Piano album. As the name implies it is a piano arrangement of ten tracks from both Kanon and Air. There is a nice selection of songs that are all arranged very well. All your favorites like Tori no Uta, Shoujo no Ori, and Natsukage are here. The tracks are very soothing and would be a nice way to wind down from a busy day. I might upload the soundtrack if anyone is interested.

Full track listing.

Overall: Highly recommended. 9/10