Cowboy Bebop V.2 [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK]

Yoko Kanno, Various Artists - Soundtracks - Anime

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Toha
• ASIN: B00004RCC7
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,702 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Original soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. 18 tracks.

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85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cowboy Bebop NO DISC (Original Soundtrack II), January 15, 2001

By	"catsonmars" (Arcadia, CA USA) - See all my reviews

1. American Money -- The "Big Shot!" theme! A hilarious, wild-west banjo riff, very skillfully mixed.

2. Fantaisie Sign -- An ambient and etherial techno piece, voiced by French singer Carla Vallet. Lyrics by Carla Vallet.

3. Don't Bother None -- Some hardcore blues, voiced by Mai Yamane.

4. Vitamin A -- Eyecatch BGM. ;)

5. LIVE in Baghdad -- A heavy metal piece, featuring some seriously skilled guitar! From the episode "Heavy Metal Queen." Lyrics by Gabriela Robin, vocal by Maasaki Endo.

6. Cats on Mars -- My personal anthem. ;) A bouncy, genki, lighthearted piece performed by Gabriela Robin. Lyrics by Gabriela Robin.

7. Want it All Back -- Used in a chase scene during the second episode, this rockin' song is fun to sing along to! Vocal by Mai Yamane.

8. Bindy -- A strange and fun instrumental piece with an arabic twist to it. The drum loop is skillfully done, and the layering of the two melodies creates a very fun piece. ;)

9. You Make Me Cool -- Okay, so vocalist Masayoshi Furukawa's english isn't perfect, and the song sounds like a cheesy lounge-lizard type song, but that doesn't stop it from being a good song. ;)

10. Vitamin B -- Eyecatch.

11. Green Bird -- A hauntingly beautiful chorale sung by Gabriela Robin. Featured in the cathedral scene of Cowboy Bebop Session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels."

12. ELM -- This is an absolutely beautiful piece. The skilled guitar and beautiful vocals provided by Pierre Bensusan make for an ambient and incredibly moving piece.

13. Vitamin C -- Eyecatch.

14. Gateway -- A fun jazz piece that may seem a little squeaky until the piano solo--but it's well worth the wait. ;)

15. The Singing Seas -- A slow jazz ballad sung by the skilled Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch.

16. The EGG and YOU -- A laid-back jazz combo version of "The EGG and I," from OST I.

17. Forever Broke -- A superbly dramatic guitar version of "SPOKEY DOKEY," from OST I. Used in the stunning final episode, in one of the most dramatic scenes in the series. (Of course, I wouldn't spoil it for you. ^_^)

18. POWER OF KUNG FOOD REMIX (Tank!) -- A remix of the show's opening theme, Tank! Very smooth, including sound clips from the show and slowing the general tempo down a bit to create a more atmospheric feel.

All in all, an excellent potpourri dish of the music from Cowboy Bebop. NO DISC provides the listener with an awesome array of different styles and moods, from the hardcore heavy metal of "Live in Baghdad" to the chipper bleeps of "Cats on Mars," courtesy of composer Yoko Kanno.

I highly reccomend all the Cowboy Bebop soundtracks: COWBOY BEBOP (OST I), NO DISC (OST II), Vitaminless (Mini-Album), BLUE (OST III), and Music For Freelance (Remix Album).

~Chiriko ([e-mail])

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Bird, February 1, 2004

By	Kalika (Canada) - See all my reviews

Heck, I'll admit that I bought this Cd just for the sake of Green Bird, my fave Bebop song, from my fave bebop episode, Ballad of Fallen Angels. However, none of the tracks proved to be a disappointment, especially to a die hard Bebop fan like myself. If you loved the series, this is the perfect CD, though I would also recomment Blue as a good soundtrack from the series. Then, when you're on vacation and far away from a DVD player and you precious Cowboy Bebop DVDs, you can pop this in your CD player and enjoy!!!!

Like my money when it comes to Bebop stuff.. Easy come, easy go.

See you, Space Cowboy

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars E-X Cuse Me!, January 18, 2001

By	C. W. Fitch (Wichita Falls, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The second installment in the series of soundtracks from one of the most incredible anime series in history is an interesting amalgamation of different sounds. Everything from heavy metal to smoky night club ballads to the blues makes an appearance, and each track is an absolute gem. Several different vocalists lend their talents to some of the songs, and the result is a perfect fit each time. There are a lot of very catchy tunes on this one, some of which I've been caught absently singing to myself; they're that memorable. How often do you do that with ANIME music? Every song will take you back; there's Ed's "theme song" ("Cats on Mars"), the unforgettable head-banger "Live in Baghdad" (from the "Heavy Metal Queen" episode), and the sing-along bluesy "Don't Bother None". There's even the theme from "Big Shot!"! At the end, there's also a surprise remix of the opening theme ("Tank!"). Fans of the series will love this volume of the soundtracks, and even those who've never heard of Cowboy Bebop will find something to their liking on this CD. Awesome.