Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone [Soundtrack]

Ko Otani (composer) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
• ASIN: B0000A4GEI
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,567 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Refrain of Memory

2. Free Bird

3. Toga

4. Breath of a Germ

5. Starting of the World

6. A Little Pate's Rondo

7. Silent Wonderland-Rem Sleep

8. Song of Dream, Words of Bubble

9. Rustle

10. Shadow of Sorrow

11. Blight

12. Wondering

13. Fading

14. Ripples by the Drop

15. Someday, Lasting, Serenade

16. Love Will Light the Way

17. Ethereal Remains

18. Ailes Grises

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music For The Grey Feathers, December 11, 2003

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Marc Ruby™ "The Noh Hare™" (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone (Audio CD)

One of the things that stands out about the Haibane Renmei series (and there are many) is the way the accompanying music sets the mode and helps to further the plot. It has a clear, limpid style that, while it is never the focus like Yoko Kanno's work, penetrates the listener's awareness. These aren't set pieces, they are telling the viewer what is going on. And they do this with gracious aplomb.

For the most part this is chamber music, which gives it a great deal of intimacy. After some listening, you will find that the apparent simplicity is actually a tightly controlled complexity. While composer Ko Otani doesn't build deep layers of sound, as Kanno does, the theme and variation styling keeps the sounds from wearing on the ear.

While this isn't stunning music, it is very good - Otani doesn't try to steal the show, but to enhance it. If you like melodic, traditional styling you will find this excellent listening with a share of brilliant moments. I don't usually buy CD's from anime series, but when I saw this I snapped it up, and have found it worth the price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soothing and Beautiful, February 26, 2004

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Kevin Wilson (Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone (Audio CD)

The Haibane Renmei soundtrack shows a great deal of intellectual brilliance in its backing, and even more musical diversity within. The sound varies from bittersweet & melancholy to bright and cheerful. Whether or not you've watched any of the series, this musical score paints vivid images from one piece to the next.

I have found that most of the tracks serve as better background music in my home than anything else. A lot of the songs are somewhat understated unless you crank them up and really, really try to get into them. But this is by no means bad, as the simple beauty in the production clearly shines through in all aspects of the album.

Though I have indeed heard better soundtracks in the past, Haibane Renmei's musical score has a wide variety of melodic styles which help preserve the album's longevity, and each song (at least in part) conveys a brighter message than might initially be heard. It's worth picking up if you like any music from a similar genre, or if you're just in the mood for some soothing (and some powerful) pieces.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, despite minor quibble, February 3, 2005

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Mercurius - See all my reviews

This review is from: Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone (Audio CD)

I absolutely love the CD. Even if you haven't seen the anime (and you really should), the music is an absolute feast for the ears. If you can handle soft music without tons of crashing, vulgarity (or even lyrics in general) this is a great CD. The two tracks with vocals are nice and have a good air to them, and I'm happy every time one of this CD's tracks comes up on my random playlist.

My only real complaint is a lack of the series ending theme "Blue Flow." If that was on here, this CD would be perfect, but even this minor oversight doesn't dimish my rating in any appreciable way.