Paranoia Agent [Soundtrack]

Susumu Hirasawa (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 28, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
• ASIN: B0006SSQYI
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,893 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dream Island Obsessional Park

2. Sub-Usual

3. Focus

4. Happiness

5. Object Definition

6. Confrontational Paranoia

7. Tension

8. Hero

9. Condition Boy

10. Black Beach

11. Cultivation

12. Shadow

13. Reverie Hill

14. Escape

15. Obsession Layer

16. Tenacity

17. Dream Island - Expectation

18. Core

19. White Hill - Maromi's Theme

20. Grandfatherly Wind [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Other Worldly Beauty, May 30, 2005

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Etsuke (OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paranoia Agent (Audio CD)

The songs of Parnoia Agent are visual, bringing images to mind as you hear music that sounds if it comes from another world; some of songs have a haunting quality. Hirasawa's background singing adds to the unique soundtrack. I also loved Susumu Hirasawa's music on the Millenium Actress soundtrack and especially the song "Lotus". It gave me such a inner rush and stirring.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You know you want it., August 17, 2005

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Pecos Bill (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Paranoia Agent (Audio CD)

If you're reading this, you probably want to own the title track for Paranoia Agent so you might as well buy this CD. The title track is, of course, absolutely fantastic -- and about twice as long as what you've heard by watching the show.


That said, I would classify much of the rest of the CD as "retro electronica" or "ambient". Many of the tracks make great backgrounds for the show but aren't that interesting to listen to for the sake of listening to. Others, such as "Hero" and "Confrontational Paranoia" are excellent but sound as if they were made from 1980's era synthesizers -- strings and horns that are obviously electronic in origin. It actually reminds me a lot of old computer game music. This is in contrast to modern electronic/synth groups like VNV Nation where pains have been made to make sure that their horns and strings, while synth in origin, sound authentic.

Anyway, it's all kind of moot. If only track 1 had been on this CD, I would have still bought it and loved it, so there you go. Buy it for track 1 and get a bunch of other music you might like to varying degrees at no extra charge.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great show, great cd., August 26, 2005

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neo_412 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paranoia Agent (Audio CD)

If your a fan of the show get this disc. If not it's pretty cool anyway. Get it for the songs you don't here that much on the show, like Condition Boy, Escape, and Grandfatherly Wind. Dream Island Obsessional Park is the shows opening theme and probably the best song, If you like it you'll definitely like Grandfatherly Wind.