Cowboy Bebop: Blue [Import, Soundtrack]

Seatbelts, Yoko Kanno, Mai Yamane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Victor
• ASIN: B00004RCCA
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blue

2. Words That We Couldn't Say

3. Autumn in Ganymede

4. Mushroom Hunting

5. Go Go Cactus Man

6. Chicken Bone

7. The Real Man

8. N.Y. Rush

9. Adieu

10. Call Me Call Me

11. Ave Maria

12. Stella by Moor

13. Flying Teapot

14. Wo Qui Non Coin

15. Road to the West

16. Farewell Blues

17. See You Space Cowboy

Editorial Reviews

Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. 16 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

154 of 154 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cowboy Bebop BLUE (OST III), January 15, 2001

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"catsonmars" (Arcadia, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Bebop: Blue (Audio CD)

1. BLUE -- The emotional and ambient ending to the entire COWBOY BEBOP series. Starting off with a beautiful chorale sung by soprano Soichiro Otsuka (with Gabriela Robin), the song then goes into a steady and touching vocal by Mai Yamane.

2. Words That We Couldn't Say -- A semi-latin sounding ballad featuring guitar and marimba, with vocal by Steve Conte.

3. AUTUMN IN GANYMEDE -- Downright groovy. An awesome bass solo starts off the first BGM track in the series, from the episode "Boogie-Woogie Feng Shui."

4. MUSHROOM HUNTING -- "Let's kick the beat!" Naturally the song from the hilarious episode "Mushroom Samba" would be included in the third soundtrack. ;) A fun, rollicking piece with voiceovers by Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch.

5. GO GO CACTUS MAN -- A wild-west piece featuring jaw-harp and whistle, from the episode "Cowboy Funk."

6. CHICKEN BONE -- An absolutely inane, bouncy, and fun song about--yup, you guessed it--chicken bones! Vocal by "SYDNEY with Sister R," though it sounds exactly like Gabriela Robin...

7. THE REAL MAN -- Some hardcore, bass-laden techno seems almost out of place, but perfect for the CD nontheless. Ending on an absolutely startling stop, the piece is perfectly coupled with the next.

8. N.Y. RUSH -- A New York jazz version of the big-band piece "RUSH" from OST I. Very clear and adept studio recording makes it a different piece from the original--not that both don't offer a great listen.

9. ADIEU -- This heart-wrenching slow jazz piece is a big theme throughout Cowboy Bebop (emerging often in one form or another), and this does not disappoint! Vocalist Emiliy Bindiger could be a little more in-tune, but it's still a great song.

10. CALL ME CALL ME -- There is no way to describe this piece. Almost country sounding, this pleading song is used in the final scene of one of the most dramatic episodes in the series: "Hard Luck Woman." Steve Conte provides a wonderfully flowing vocal to the song, which mixes a rock beat with an incredibly strong string section to create... a masterpiece!

11. AVE MARIA -- Kanno's own version of "Ave Maria," used in the opera scene of Bebop session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels." A beautiful vocal by Jerzy Knetig and excellent orchestration showcases Yoko Kanno's true classical compositional talent, which may be witnessed in full force in some of her other scores. ;)

12. STELLA BY MOOR -- A music-box version of "The Singing Seas" (NO DISC/OST II) or "Farewell Blues." Used in session 8, "Waltz For Venus."

13. FLYING TEAPOT -- A lighthearted piece with piano accompaniment, with heavy lyrics that cynically contrast the beautifully cheerful music. Vocalist Emily Bindiger is a little flat at times, but the song is very beautiful.

14. WO QUI NON COIN -- Aoi Tada (voice of Ed in Cowboy Bebop) offers a sad vocal to this hauntingly beautiful song. The second verse is in some sort of gibberish language, (as are a lot of the vocals in the series) but the first verse is in Japanese.

15. ROAD TO THE WEST -- Ambient, angsty saxophone jazz paired with flowing keyboard synthesis makes this piece sound what Kenny G would sound like if it were possible for him to release a song of tension. ;) Used in several dramatic and action-packed scenes in the series, this piece is as if the saxophone itself were crying.

16. FAREWELL BLUES -- A full jazz combo version of "STELLA BY MOOR" or "The Singing Seas" (NO DISC/OST II). A perfect note to end the CD on, even though there is a hidden track...

17. See You Space Cowboy -- An alternate version of the ending theme to Cowboy Bebop, "The Real Folk Blues." Used in the final episode of the series. A less intense yet sadder version of the original, with new lyrics and complex instrumentation.

By far the most touching of the Cowboy Bebop Soundtracks. Any fan of the series will remember the scenes these pieces were used in, but even someone who hasn't seen the series can truly enjoy this CD for what it is--a true work of art. Composer Yoko Kanno is truly a musical genius.

I highly reccomend all the Cowboy Bebop soundtracks: COWBOY BEBOP (OST I), NO DISC (OST II), Vitaminless (Mini-Album), BLUE (OST III), and Music For Freelance (Remix Album).

~Chiriko ([e-mail])

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Stuff!!!, January 11, 2002

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Lisa "Casual Reader" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Bebop: Blue (Audio CD)

This is an amazing CD!! It has a fascinating mix of music that everyone can appreciate, but will definitely bring up images of the Bebop's crew for those who watched the show. Just try not to picture Faye's gasp as she meets Viscious while listening to "Ave Marie." Put off from your mind the picture of Ed and Ein taking a look at the sun setting on the Bebop to "Call Me, Call Me." Try to forget the shots of Faye and Spike during "See You Space Cowboy." And if you can listen to "Blue" without remembering a fading star, I will be shocked.

For anyone who just read through those references going, "Huh?" I must say that if you like music, this is a great CD. A lot of it jazz at its best. There are several vocal songs, all of which are fantastic. There's free-style funk, a classical aria, and a song that evokes the old west. I cannot say enough good things about this CD...it is the best thing I have heard in a long time. Whether you are familiar with the series our not, this is just an example of music and creativity at its best.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best Cowboy Bebop sound track, April 2, 2001

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"nogana_naishi" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Bebop: Blue (Audio CD)

"Blue" has the best of the best music from the anime series Cowboy Bebop, composed by Yoko Kanno, used mainly in the later part of the series. If you want to prove to anyone that Yoko Kanno is a true musical genius, just play this CD to them. She can masterly capture virtually any theme into a piece of music. By far the best vocal track on the CD is the title song, "Blue", which is played as the final ending song of the series. Other powerful and moving songs include "Call Me Call Me", played at the end of episode 24, and "See You Space Cowboy...", an even more impressive alternate version of "The Real Folk Blues" played during the last episode as Spike is going to his final showdown with Vicious. Of course, there are also many very up-beat tracks, including "Mushroom Hunting" from episode 17, and one of the funniest parodies I've ever heard, "Go Go Cactus Man" from episode 22. Without going into TOO much detail on the tracks, you can listen to every single one on this CD ten times without getting bored.