FLCL Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict [Soundtrack]

Shinkichi Mitsumune | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 20, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
• ASIN: B0000UX5OI
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Dinosaur - Pillows

2. Ride on Shooting Star - Pillows

3. Sad Sad Kiddie - Pillows

4. Carnival - Pillows

5. Runners High - Pillows

6. Instant Music - Pillows

7. Stalker - Pillows

8. Rever's Edge - Shinkichi Mitsumune

9. Stalker Goes to Babylon - Pillows

10. One Life - Pillows

11. Pain - Shinkichi Mitsumune

12. Kabalevsky {Clown} - Gallop

13. Hybrid Rainbow - Pillows

14. Selfish-B - Shinkichi Mitsumune

15. Pink - Shinkichi Mitsumune

16. Beautiful Morning With You - Pillows

17. Sleepy Head - Pillows

18. Bran-New Lovesong - Pillows

19. Come Down - Pillows

20. Advice - Pillows

See all 21 tracks on this disc

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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but..., February 21, 2004

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Michael Clarkson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: FLCL Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict (Audio CD)

Almost everyone who watched FLCL on Cartoon Network was struck by the excellent music by the Pillows, much of which is available on this soundtrack. The music from the Pillows is fantastic, and this soundtrack is definitely worthy of a purchase, but in terms of American release the track arrangement is unfortunate. Other reviewers have noted the absence of the full-length version of "Last Dinosaur", and of the missing "I Think I Can". Also absent from this album is the catchy "Funny Bunny" and one of my personal favorites, "Blues Drive Monster" (from the fight between Haruhara and gatbot in "Brittle Bullet"). These tracks ARE available, but only on the SECOND soundtrack, which includes several LONG radio drama segments which are of limited entertainment value for the casual anime fan. So unfortunately, if you want to get all the best music from this fantastic OVA, you'll have to invest in BOTH soundtracks. I personally thought the price was worth it.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical hooks, August 19, 2004

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Cilly (Eastern WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FLCL Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict (Audio CD)

The Pillows perform hook-infested music, ranging from candy pop to rock, with a bit of metal or punk thrown in here and there. Everything they do is pleasant and addictive, creating a feeling of well-being that should legally require a prescription. This album is sung in Japanese, though some of the songs have so much feeling, you just *know* what they're about. Generally their music reminds me of The Beatles, Cheap Trick, and maybe something I listened to in a previous life, because I sure can't place it in this one.

One Life Is the song you hear after the first few minutes of Ep 1 complete. Nicely evocative pop. A prime example of what I mean when I say you don't need to know what the lyrics are.

I love Hybrid Rainbows. Of course, I see in my mind sequences from the series (All these songs come with my own little FLCL videos), and I see Kanchi rising into the sky, circled by crows, and poor Mamimi thinking he's an angel. It's a really beautiful sequence. It's also when you realize Mamimi is slightly nuts.

The Last Dinosaur--Speedy fuzzy pop--don't know what this reminds me of, but something I used to know.

Sad, Sad Kiddie--Boomfy bassy instrumental, bordering on punk.

Carnival--Ennui abounds. The fed-up main character walks out of class right in front of God and everybody, and the teacher doesn't even notice. She's too busy trying to control her chopsticks.

Runner's High--Here's one for Neil. Punky and cheerful.

Instant Music. Very pop, but I *like* it. Where are these guys stealing their harmonic hooks from? God?

Stalker. Metal-ish and fuzzy.

Stalker in Babylon. Chaotic and a bit more metal than the previous track.

Another Morning--This must be one of those mornings when you wake up late for work. Energetic and chaotic.

Beautiful Morning With You--instrumental, just nice-sounding.

Sleepy Head--Mamimi sprouts a robot out of her head. All hell breaks loose, and is partially solved by feeding the robot really hot curry. People just have robots coming out of their heads left and right in this series, always because they've lost control of their emotions. Think the ID monster in Forbidden Planet.

Bran New Love Song--references to fiber aside, this is a plaintive, lovely tune that reminds me strongly of Tom Petty.

Come Down--Things explode into manga for no apparent reason! The fans object! Good rock.

Blues Drive Monster--cute punk.

White Ash--Reminds me of something by the Pretenders.

Advice--A metallic Joe Satriani/Van Halenish number, merciless but tuneful.

Crazy Sunshine--very pop, but has a good sound. This is one of the fans' favorites but I prefer...

Funny Bunny--Another of those happy tracks, emotionally uplifting in spite of the fact that you don't know what the hell they're talking about.

Skeleton Liar--The Cure on Paxil. I *know* that guitar riff; or at least I think I should.

Little Buster--A lovely little victory song. This sounds like it's in English, but is it?

Nightmare--Yeah! Speed metal!

I Think I Can--Heh, check out that Spanish bullfighter riff. Joyful song heard in the last episode; I associate it with a huge phoenix exploding out of Naota's head and destroying the evil steam-iron.

Ride On Shooting Star--The song that got me hooked on the music in this series. This tune, and its accompanying animation (A jet taking off for parts unknown, Haruko doing trick riding stuff on her Vespa), always makes me feel like school has let out for the summer and wonderful things are awaiting me. *sigh*

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pillows rock!, but this CD could use a little help., August 23, 2004

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mspeaker (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FLCL Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict (Audio CD)

First off, if you're reading this, you know the pillows are brilliant. Their virtues are unquestioned, and their songs are wonderful alternative/pop punk bliss. They've brought me musical joy, even if it's from half the world away. However, I have to agree with the other reviewer about the sound quality on this CD. Played at slightly less than normal volume, it sounds fine, but upon cranking it (like any fan of the pillow's music would), it does sound like compressed mp3s. Or something between normal CD quality and a brand new cassette tape (with no hiss). It's kind of a downer, and it takes a little getting used to. However, if that's the price we pay for a cheap domestic version of the FLCL OST, then I'm all for it. By the way, this may just be a rumor, but keep your eyes open for a domestic release of OST 2 sometime this fall...