And now for version 2. Actually, the track "Saigo no Mameshiba" from the second Arjuna soundtrack is really more of a reprise than a different version. This track is roughly half the link of "Mameshiba" and the beat has more bass. However, towards the end, the song becomes quieter and ends with a nice instrumental portion.An extended version of the ending instrumental portion can be found as...
Today's Yoko Kanno Day post is the song I initially wanted to post on Tuesday, but couldn't because my original MP3 was too big. Now, I can share it with you.This is another song with vocals by Maaya Sakamoto and this time, it comes from the second soundtrack to the anime Brain Powerd. The soundtracks for this anime came out not too long after the ones for Cowboy Bebop started coming out, so ...
Today's Yoko Kanno Day posts feature two versions of the same song from Arjuna. Both feature Maaya Sakamoto on vocals and each has their charms.The first/original track is "Mameshiba" and it appears on the first Arjuna soundtrack. Unlike some of the other stuff I've posted from this show, this song is a straightforward pop song. This is one of my favorite tracks from Arjuna. It has a wonder...
Continuing with the theme of opening songs, the first Kanno Day post of this week features "Hemisphere," the opening theme to the anime RahXephon. While Yoko Kanno is behind the opening theme, the rest of the music for RahXephon was composed by Ichiko Hashimoto. "Hemisphere" is one of the relatively few times where Kanno composes something for an anime without doing the rest of the score.The ...