Soundtrack Slice
What’s this? Sort of like what Darry’s Derailment does, just a little bit of counting down on anime-related musical notes the past few months. Links for the actual products are going to be affiliated links :x
6. I dig Momoi’s Cover Best Live DVD. It’s always a happy event when the complimentary CD to the live concert DVD is a hybrid with all the audio already in mp3 format. And while she didn’t do every song I wanted to hear (or more like, they just weren’t on the DVD), enough of them were.
5. Aira Yuuki released a CD just a month or two ago, and it’s still quite pleasant overall. I think, like Eufonius’s Riya, her voice is quite suited for certain kinds of arrangement and compositions. And for some reason, luck or otherwise, that kind of music works well with shows like Sola or True Tears, shows she was tied with. Perhaps another half-decent anisong singer in the making?
4. Suara’s full album. It captures this nice stretch the past year and a half where she worked on some shows that I actually bothered to watch! It would be higher on the list if the tracks that weren’t in any anime were better. As it stands, tracks like Wasurenaide, BLUE and Hikari no Kisetsu kick the crap out of the others, because of the anime tie-ins. But how many people bothered to watch Kimikiss, Blue Drops anime, and Asatte no Houkou anyways?
3. Kurenai’s soundtrack is kind of simple, almost crude. Still, it is fundamentally sound and very much a no-nonsense Japanese jazz style. The 2-CD package gives you twice the punch for less than twice the price. The piano quintet organization on the first disc makes me think of Eminence, but it is the piano solos that serve up most of the enjoyment for me. Both discs score high but I think the first one worked out better overall, even if the memorable tracks are mostly on the second.
2. Macross Frontier sounds are still awesome. I’m not bowled over like other folks are with Sheryl’s new song although it is quite alright, and I’m even more indifferent about Lion. Still, I like this stuff. It’s back to Nyan Furo for me still. And already got the second disc preordered.
1. JAM Project No Borders tour is on DVD now, with the Taiwan backstage stuff as omake. I guess it is only #1 because I am fortunate enough to be able to go see them. If you didn’t, you can get a taste now! Now just hope that the American leg of the tour gets on a DVD later…
Reflection is indeed quite a good album, though I honestly haven’t heard half the songs in it. I find that her voice is rather pleasing to listen to - not too overpowering, yet not too mellow that you can’t hear a thing.
- I love Taiyou to Tsuki too.. and I did bother myself to watch all those. ^^; “haunting melody” and “melody” are good.. but I still love Wasurenaide the most, with or without anime tie-in.
- Momoi’s latest two live DVDs are a bit overpriced.. don’t you think? I bought the Sunday Early Morning one though, might get my hands on Cover Best later.. I’d love to see live ver of Yuzurenai Negai..
- JAM Project is all about experience. :P might as well order a box of penlights with the DVD. XD
I think JAM Project translate very well on DVDs too. Of course it’s no match for the real thing, but it’s quite good anyways.
Are Momoi’s DVDs overpriced? I guess it’s towards the high end but it’s not too bad? Maybe I’m just not sensitive about it.