Jilal 569 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Title says it all. Any recommendations are welcome. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Co-signed! I'd be interested in listening to any recommendations as well. I know Umebayashi's and Hisaishi's scores and that's about it really that I've listened to with any kind of intention. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I think this CD is excellent and a very fine place to start. Each work is distinct, moody, atmospheric, and attractive. I was "blown" away by the Organ Fantasy, adore the Ran suite, and was full of anxiety from Memory of the Sea. Here it is on youtube: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Only the last one is orchestral, hope this doesn't enrage you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Two of my favorite scores ever This is also incredible by Mayuzumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,532 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I've always wanted THE BIBLE; it's a fine score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miz 139 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Yoko Kanno is an amazing composer with huge range and a command of melody and tone, often reminiscent of Williams' 80s sound. Escaflowne is my favourite of hers (with this track Wings being my favourite). For a taste of her versatility, listen to one of the two Arjuna albums! Masato Nakamura's music for Sonic 1 & 2 will always be dear to me. Again, more mastery of melody; the thing that strikes me the most about this music is how the 16-bit manifestation of his compositions never did them justice. Just look up any of them on a Youtube synthesia video to see their complexity (for early 90s video game music, at least). I think all the remixes, piano and guitar covers you can find are testament to the quality of his 'miniature scores' for imagined worlds (and not just kid fans who grew up loving them, like me!). Here's an orchestra giving it a go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 This may be difficult to sell. A fine piece of lounge/new-agey minimalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I'll throw in my favourite Takemitsu piece into the mix: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad79 11 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Great soundtrack from NieR: Automata. Music Director: Keiichi Okabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Kunihiko Hashimoto has also written some lovely music, e.g. Symphony No. 1 in D and symphonic suite 'Heavenly Maiden and Fisherman'. Otherwise, my all-time Japanese favourite is Hisaishi's monumental, almost 18 minutes long symphonic poem Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds, majestically played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (and recorded almost exactly 20 years ago, in August 1997). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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