Tenchi Muyo [Soundtrack, Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Bedrock UK
• ASIN: B0000584VD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm a Pioneer

2. Dream Away

3. Washu's Lullaby

4. Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony

5. Pretty Sammy, the Magical Girl

6. Your Hiroshi

7. Money No More

8. The Lonely Moon

9. Talent for Love

10. Tenchi Muto! Ryo-Ohki's Theme [Instrumental]

11. Dimensions of Love

12. Up-Walk in Galaxy

13. Forevermore

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definately Not A Waste, February 24, 2004

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Hydrolicious M Lo "Hydrolicious M Lo." (Takoma Park, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tenchi Muyo (Audio CD)

I've never really been into Tenchi Muyo! but when my friend brought over the soundtrack and started playing it I loved it. Within a few minutes I could already sing I'm a Pioneer, Washu's Lullaby, and The Lonely Moon. The songs are english dubbed, which is a major plus for those who want to know what the words mean from their favorite anime show WITHOUT learning a whole new language or looking it up at animelyrics.com. The CD contains the following:

I'm a Pioneer ~ This song is EXTREMELY catchy, so beware. I found myself singing it in my head while eating my nachos in the cafeteria and while sewing my flamingo plushie in Home Ec. It's very upbeat and cheerful.

Dream Away ~ I wasn't that big a fan of this song. But it is good, happy, upbeat, and deals with love. I still find myself singing along sometimes. 'Dream away, dream he'll say he still feels the passion he felt way back when...'

Washu's Lullaby ~ My second favorite song on the soundtrack. It is very cheerful and if I had a child I wouldn't be surprised if one day I started singing it to her/him. 'April roses, tiny sparrows, comets bright and new...' The singer sounds like a mother singing to her child, which is perfect. Without the song the CD would feel like it was missing something.

Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony ~ I usually skip over this song. The singer sounds sort of like a child, but at the same with an adult quality. I guess the closest to a helpful description of that would be her voice quivers and is high pitched. Still cheery though, and you might like it.

Pretty Sammy, the Magical Girl ~ If you like Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony you'll like this song even better. It sounds like a little girl, not mixed with an adult, so I found my bobbing my head from side to side from time to time. It's upbeat, like most of the others.

Your Hiroshi ~ I usually listen to the first and third song, then skip down to this song and listen from here. I really love this song, at first you might be confused who exactly the woman is singing to. But to save you the time she's singing to two people, off and on. The song is more soft rock, with an eletric guitar and it's kind of a heartbreak song.

Money No More ~ I like this song just as much as Your Hiroshi. The song is more upbeat and the story behind it even gave me a story idea. The singer sounds like a teenager, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The song has a message, no matter how light it is.

The Lonely Moon ~ This is, by far (in my standards) the best song on the CD. It's sort of like a love poem but is great as a song. The singer has a mature voice, making it more dramatic. At the same time there is happiness there is sadness, so it all balances into a great love song.

Talent for Love ~ Very upbeat and you could dance to it. Not a favorite of mine but the lyrics are happy and can cheer you up after a bad day. The same voice from Money No More (Sharyn Scott)

Rhyo-Oki's Theme~ I didn't like this song at all. But that's just me. It's played at the beginning of the OVAs and there are no words. But on the plus side there is only one of these type of songs on the CD.

Dimensions of Love ~ This song has a bit of techno in it but it fits well nonetheless. The same person who sings Dream Away sings this song but I wouldn't have been able to tell without the info my Media Player gives me. Her voice is a bit more mature although it is still high and the song is a bit slower. At the same time, though, it's upbeat. If that makes any sense.

Up-Walk in Galaxy ~ This is probably the most upbeat song on the soundtrack, the same person who sang Dimensions of Love and Dream Away (Kit Thomas) sounds like an adult here. So comparing the three songs when you heard this you'd be saying: "They're the same person?" Not a favorite of mine, but it's alright.

Forevermore ~ This song is the longest on the CD, around 5:29. When I listen to it though, it goes faster. Kit Thomas once again sings this one with her more childish voice. This song is slow, a love song, and if you listen clearly you could learn to like it if you wanted.

Overall the cd is not a waste, because I never get tired of more than half the songs. For a Techi fan though, you'll probably love them all. (I'm more of an Inuyasha girl, myself)

Enjoy

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent addition to any Tenchi Collection, March 19, 2001

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John A. Kuczma "RogueUlfric" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenchi Muyo (Audio CD)

The CD Tenchi Muyo! provides a concise compilation of the tunes originally released on the Tenchi OAV Soundtracks, Volumes 1 and 2. The mastering is excellent and the sound brings all the imagery of the popular anime series to mind.

The songs on this disk cover the entire range of characters and emotions viewers will be familiar with. From the driving beat of I'm a Pioneer to the surprisingly touching Washuu's Lullabye, these songs will delight listeners, Tenchi fan or not.

The selections include only one instrumental (Ryo-Ohki's Theme, the original opening theme for the show). There are lovely gentle tunes like Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony and The Lonely Moon, the catchy and somewhat disturbing Your Hiroshi, the lyrical cat-fight of Upwalk in Galaxy, and the lively Dimension of Love, which ended the Tenchi Universe series.

Some Tenchi purists will likely be disappointed that all of these renditions contain English lyrics. Don't let that bother you. Just slide this disk into your CD player, crank up the volume, and sing along with your favorite memories of Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka and all the gang! Tenchi Muyo! is a wonderful listening experience. Don't miss it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Need for Japanese Tracks! It's Great Just the Way it Is!, March 7, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Tenchi Muyo (Audio CD)

Many Tenchi Muyo! fans (mainly those who prefer the original uncut version) would probubly want to spend their cash on a Tenchi CD that has Japanese tracks. However, this Tenchi CD features a ton of great Tenchi songs... that are all in English. The word "English" may turn some off, but you need to look at the whole picture, first.
For starters, all the songs on here are English versions of Japanese songs. The only real difference between them is the language (and maybe some lines switched around here and there).
Though many people think this is a CD for the (terrible) Tenchi Cartoon Network Toonami Edited version, the CD has all the songs from the uncut versions. Pretty much most of these songs can't be heard on the Toonami version.
So what if they're not in Japanese? The English talents aren't anything to complain about! So you can hear some of the singers take a breath between lines... how many people actually listen to a song to hear if the person breathes now and them, anyway?
All the tracks are great. "I'm A Pioneer" has to be one if not the best track on the entire CD. "Dream Away" is the opening theme of the Pretty Sammy OVA, and I wish they'd save more space for actuall TENCHI songs rather than Pretty Sammy (though the song is cute). "Washu's Lullaby" is yet another cute song, "Sleeping Beauty on the Balcony" is the opening theme song to the Galaxcy Police Mihoshi's Space Adventure Special and can get a little too sugary, "The Magical Girl Pretty Sammy" is yet another Pretty Sammy song (also the closing theme to the Mihoshi Special) along with "Your Hiroshi" (which can be a bit depressing) and "Money No More," which is pretty much the only Pretty Sammy song worth listening to on this CD. Then there's Ryoko's theme: "Lonely Moon," which is one of the best songs on the CD (closing song to Tenchi Muyo! OVA Season 2), followed by "Talent for Love," another really up-beat good song (closing theme to Tenchi Muyo! OVA Season 1). Afterwards is the song we all can identify Tenchi with: "Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki's Theme" (OVA season 1 opening theme). Then the CD concludes with three main songs from the Tenchi Muyo! TV Series (Tenchi Universe): "Dementions of Love," a very nice track, along with the hilarious "Up-Walk in Galaxy" featuring the never-ending battle between Ryoko and Ayeka for Tenchi's heart. Finally, the CD ends with "Forevermore," a soft, sweet, low-beat song that concludes our Tenchi CD experience off well.
The CD's really good. The only problems I have with it is there is only one intrumental track (and Tenchi Muyo! has a lot of great intrumental/ background songs). I also noticed that the CD has most of the Tenchi Universe songs... except the original opening theme: "Love Will Leave You Crying"... which is a really great song! Lastly, I just feel there's too much Pretty Sammy on this CD! And the best part is they left one Pretty Sammy song out "Magical Door" (ending theme of PS Ep3: Super Kiss). You'd think if they'd put all the PS songs on this CD they'd put them ALL! Plus, there were no Shin-Tenchi Muyo (Tenchi in Tokyo) songs (though I hate Tenchi in Tokyo anyway... but the opening theme: "Where Did the Dream Go?" is catchy).
All in all, though, this is a very good CD and a must-get for any Tenchi fan. So it's not in English... it's still great. I just hope that Pioneer will release all the other great Tenchi songs on future CD releases.