Tekkonkinkreet [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK]

Plaid

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000K7KKXK
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,244 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. This City

2. Rat's Step

3. This City Is Hell

4. Brothers Chase

5. Butterfly

6. Oasis

7. Beginnings

8. Snakeing

9. Open Kastle

10. Assassouts

11. Safety In Solitude

12. Where?

13. White's Dream

14. Japanese Title (Bonus Track) (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it., August 1, 2007

By	Bardia Behravesh (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Plaid fans will not be disappointed. The TEKKONKINKREET soundtrack has a little bit of everything you love about Plaid. At times I'm reminded of the spooky-dark sounds of Spokes, at other times the goofy sounds of Rest Proof Clockwork, and still at other times the majestic sounds of Double Figure. The liner notes contain an excerpt from the film director's notes that really says it all:

"Music will be a very important aspect of TEKKONKINKREET, serving not only to add weight to exposition and momentum to action, but also as counterpoint to the larger themes of the film. For TEKKON's first act, the music should have an analog, old-world feel, to compliment the nostalgic ambience of the Treasure Town we see in the opening scenes: the yakuza underworlds, the street urchins' hand-to-mouth existence, the multi-ethnic potpourri of Treasure Town's streets and various factions and tribes. As we move into the second act - Snake's act - old world analog will give way to newer, alien, synthetic forms: minimalist breakbeats and dissonant post-techno sounds. When the action picks up and we descend into White and Black's respective madnesses, the music will drive us forward with increasingly rhythmic trance-like elements. As the film's various conflicts are resolved, and balance between opposing forces achieved, an altogether new type of music - a soothing and harmonious hybrid combining elements of the old and the new forms - will take over. This music will echo fragments heard over White's dreams of ocean paradise and apple trees." - Michael Arias

The only bummer about this soundtrack is the inane japanese pop song by "Asian Kung Fu Generation" that is tacked onto the end of the disc (it's heard during the end credits of the film). This piece of garbage completely destroys my state of Plaid-induced euphoria, so much so, that I've burned myself a copy of the soundtrack which omits this track!

Anyhow, Plaid is masterful. And the film is beautiful too.=)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A vivid soundscape for a surreal movie., January 9, 2008

By	Jon Person (Denver, CO, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first heard of Tekkon Kinkreet during a preview for another movie: Paprika. The animation is great (for both movies), but what really convinced me to get TK was the music. The track "This City" does a wonderful job of capturing feelings of suspense, apprehension, dexterity, and mystery. The six-four time signature gives the song a driving, enegetic motion, while key changes and light xylophone notes layer in an ambient, dreamy quality which fans of ambient music will resonate with. Other tracks such as "White's Dream" explore expansive soundscapes, and, having listened to Plaid's album "Trainer" years ago, I finally recognize the unique, creative key changes and polyrhythmic percussion -- the signature sound of Plaid. Other tracks such as "Rat's Step" are more upbeat and sneaky, like something from a David Holmes (think "Ocean's Eleven") album. The thirteen-four time signature (!) is fun to try and keep up with.

The only piece which seems out of place is the bonus track, written by "Asian Kung-Fu Generation." Its chaotic, thrown-together punk rock sound completely obliterates the vivid, carefully-orchestrated mood of Plaid I was trying to enjoy. TK needed something chaotic for fight scenes, sure... but there's no way I could listen to the bonus track with the rest of the album unless I was hopelessly schizophrenic. Delete the bonus track, and explore the rest of this wonderful ambient soundtrack.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best yet - no, really!, January 6, 2008

By	Fudo Myo "fudomyo" (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

Wow! This could well be Plaid's best album to date. A full return to form and then some after the slightly disappointing Greedy Baby. The track "Where?" is phenomenal, I can't stop playing it. Shame this is on Japanese import only, for now. If you're a Plaid fan, just get it. BTW, the final J-Pop track could be worse, but nevertheless can be safely ignored.