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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dancing In Darkness, December 25, 2003
This review is from: Witch Hunter Robin Original Sound Scope (Audio CD)
I've only just begun to watch vol. 1: Arrival of the Witch Hunter Robin series and am so glad I went ahead and bought the limited edition collector's box set or else I would have had to spend nearly the same price for the original soundtrack (composed and conducted by Taku Iwasaki) by itself, which was fortunately included. Even if the show does nothing for you, the music that accompanies it is absolutely stunning and definitely worth having! The melodies compliment and capture the ambiance and the intriguing mystique of this action-filled anime cloaked with supernatural forces rather nicely, but it's also something you can sit back and enjoy on its own. Most of the songs are dark and moody with a great blend of light electronic beats, Gregorian chants, string orchestrations and rockin' guitar/drum parts that oftentimes interweave each other, keeping the flow at an even pace, but there's also some soothing piano and chime atmospherics as well as a couple smooth jazz numbers that set a more romantic tone. I just wish the opening and closing tracks, "Shell" and "Half Pain", which are the only tunes that feature Japanese singing (both with female vocals), weren't the TV edit versions. But aside from that flaw, I personally feel that this soundtrack is divinely fiendish!
Since a track listing for this album is currently unavailable, here it is: (although they're all really good, asterisks represent my very favorites)
01. Robin *
02. Plot *
03. Tactics *
04. Sneak
05. Kyrie *
06. Marvelous
07. Discord
08. Dragnet
09. Underground Passage
10. Inspection *
11. Harry's
12. STN *
13. Open Your Eyes *
14. Dancing Type
15. Flame *
16. Shadow *
17. Outrageous *
18. Large Crowd
19. Flashback
20. Allay Pain
21. Silence
BONUS TRACKS:
22. Shell (TV Edit) *
23. Half Pain (TV Edit) *
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite Possible The Best Anime Soundtrack Ever, August 20, 2010
This review is from: Witch Hunter Robin Original Sound Scope (Audio CD)
The soundtrack for Witch Hunter Robin uses a variety of genres. Rock, techno, ambient, jazz and classical all blended together effortlessly to create a sci-fi world of darkness and mystery.
The composer, Taku Iwasaki, has other great soundtracks out there - but nothing comes close to his score for Witch Hunter Robin. The sound and mood captured on this disc is like nothing else out there. Believe me, I've looked.
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