Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Theme [SINGLE] [IMPORT]

Jillmax,origa, Yoko Kanno

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Jvc Victor
• ASIN: B00013YSYA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #213,618 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Japanese soundtrack contains the intro theme to the anime 'Ghost In The Shell' (Stand Alone Complex 1st) & 'Ghost In The Shell' (Stand Alone Complex 2nd). Features four tracks, 'Get 9' Jillmax, 'Rise' Origa, 'Icy Mice' Gabriela Robin, & 'Get 9' (Naked) Jillmax. All music by Yoko Kanno. Victor. 2004.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Rise" is my best, July 16, 2004

By	S.F. "Rei" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This CD was released after SAC 2nd gig has started in Japan. If I say correctly, "Get 9" is used as an opening song for SAC (1st) when it was broadcasted through regular TV program. (So, you can't listen this song on SAC's DVD.) "Rise" is the opening song for SAC 2nd gig. "Tadokoro's Secret Party" is a BGM which has been used for 2nd gig's episode 3.

Anyway, I really like "Rise", which containts more English lylics than "Inner Universe". I listen it everyday! Orga's voice is so misterious that I really love so much.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kanno Yoko does it again!, January 23, 2004

By	Ilker Yucel "Kryptych" (Annapolis, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kanno Yoko (or Yoko Kanno) is an amazing musician. The music she has created for "Macross Plus," "Cowboy Bebop," and Otomo's "Memories" is nothing short of incredible with its eclectic mix of genres, transcending all the limitations of those styles of music, bringing them all together into a cohesive sound that is different yet it all makes sense. Her music for "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" is no different. Running the gamut from atmospheric vocals to hard rock to classical beauty, there is no ground uncovered, no stone unturned, but it's just so good to listen to. Strongly reminiscent of "Macross Plus" not thematically, but rather in the range of eclecticism and the choice of vocalists. The tracks "Stamina Rose" (my favorite) and "Fish 'n' Silent Cruise" bear a striking resemblance to "A Sai En" from "Macross Plus," but without sounding rehashed or copied. Other greats are "Run Rabbit Junk," "Where Does the Ocean Go?" and "Beauty Is Within Us." Just a great collection of music for both fans of the anime and fans of music in general. This is not to be missed...if you can find it, I strongly recommend that you get it. I think and feel you won't be disappointed.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like the music from Cowboy Bebop..., June 28, 2004

By	Maya (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

First of all, who is Yoko Kanno? Well, besides being the composer for this CD, she is also the brillance behind music from anime titles such as: Cowboy Bebop, Card Captor Sakura, X, Wolf's Rain, The Vision of Escaflowne, and more, besides!

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex the anime is a sequel of sorts to the first Ghost in the Shell. This soundtrack contains four tracks from that anime. Ghost one was a classic similar in appeal to titles such as Akira.