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Sketchbook ~full color’S~ Soundtrack – Sound Sketch Book – Review
Album Title: Sound Sketch Book Anime Title: Sketchbook ~full color’s~ Artist: Ken Muramatsu, Natsumi Kiyoura, Yui Makino Catalog Number: VTCL-60005 Release Type: Soundtrack Release Date: November 21,...
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Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door OST- Future Blues – Review
Album Title: Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door OST Future Blues Anime Title: Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Artist: Yoko Kanno, The Seatbelts, Mai Yamane, Steve Conte, Hideyuki...
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Kuragehime Original Soundtrack “Amazing AMARS!!”– Review
Album Title: Kuragehime Original Soundtrack “Amazing AMARS!!” Anime Title: Kuragehime (Jellyfish Princess) Artist: Makoto Yoshimori, Chatmonchy, Sambomaster Catalog Number: KSCL-1689 Release Type:...
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Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 2~ –...
Album Title: Rasmus Faber presents Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol.2~ Anime Title: Various Artist: Rasmus Faber, Niklas Gabrielsson, Emily McEwan Catalog Number: VICP-64900 Release Type: Arrangement...
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica’s Music – More Fan Arrangements Part 2
It wasn’t that long ago since Madoka ended, was it? A month ago, I had talked about the degree to which Madoka’s background music resonated with the anime community. All of a sudden, people were...
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Ani-Jazz 1st Note – Review
Album Title: Ani-Jazz 1st Note Anime Title: Various Artist: Tokyo Brass Style Catalog Number: HMCH-1007 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: Nov 25, 2005 Purchase at: CDJapan Tracklist: [[Visit...
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Masato Honda’s Alto Saxophone Solo from “Tank!”– An Analysis
It has been called some of the most riveting 59 seconds of music ever recorded for Japanese animation; the cornerstone representative of jazz in anime. Brutally bald-faced in its dense complexity and...
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Steins;Gate’s OP: “Hacking to the Gate” Gets Jazzified
If you’ve talked to me online lately and brought up some of the more recent shows that I’ve watched, you should be able to catch on to the fact that I really enjoyed the heck out of Steins;Gate....
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Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 3~ –...
Album Title: Rasmus Faber Presents Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 3~ Anime Title: Various Artist: Rasmus Faber Catalog Number: VICP-65036 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: February 8, 2012...
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A Breakdown of Sakamichi no Apollon’s Preview Trailer, and Introducing Our...
The last time Shinichirou Watanabe and Yoko Kanno worked on a show together, it resulted in a little-known show you might have heard of: Cowboy Bebop. I’ll get straight to the point; they’re back....
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 1
They say expectation is a harbinger of disappointment, and I don’t think it’s unfair to say that I was expecting a lot out of this show. From what we’ve been offered, though, in just this first...
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 2
Wow, it’s only the second episode of Sakamichi no Apollon, and I’m already 4 days late? Not a good sign, but I’m only now beginning to realize the brutal pace of weekly episodic posts. On to the...
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 3
I definitely haven’t been loath to willingly, even happily, adjust my expectations when it comes to this show’s music, but, after this episode, rather than accommodating any expectations, I’m beginning...
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 4
Would a death metal song have the same edge to it if it were performed by octogenarians? Would a country-western tune have the same appeal if an Arabic man sang it? That’s the thing about music....
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 5
I suppose it’s the price to be paid for heavy plot development, that the jazz aspect of the episode gets pushed a little bit to the side. Maybe that’s why it took more than 2 weeks to get this post...
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 6
As Aftershok has seemingly had a mental breakdown from the lack of jazz in Sakamichi no Apollon’s episodes as of late, allow me to take over while he recovers. The one thing to keep in mind is that...
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Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope Episode 7
I’ve made the complaint before that Sakamichi too often advanced the plot at the expense of the music. It seemed previously incapable of balancing the context of the story with the story itself, and...
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Best of Jazzin’ for Ghibli – Review
Album Title: The Best of Jazzin’ for Ghibli Anime Title: Various Artist: Various Catalog Number: FAMO-10001 Release Type: Compilation Release Date: December 03, 2008 Purchase at: CDJapan Tracklist:...
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Jazz for Peanuts – Review
Album Title: Jazz for Peanuts: A Retrospective of the Charlie Brown TV Themes Cartoon Title: You’re in Love, Charlie Brown This is America, Charlie Brown It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Be My...
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Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 4~ –...
Album Title: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 4~ Anime Title: Various Artist: Various Catalog Number: VICP-65155 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: June 19, 2013 Purchase at: CDJapan, iTunes...
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