Comments on: End of Evangelion OST http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/ Get decultured Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:27:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: CitizenGeek http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-23468 CitizenGeek Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:04:08 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-23468 Cool review! I liked EoE's soundtrack. The song, Komm Süsser Tod, was excellent! The lyrics are somewhat depressing, though! Cool review! I liked EoE’s soundtrack. The song, Komm Süsser Tod, was excellent! The lyrics are somewhat depressing, though!

]]> By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13275 ConcreteBadger Thu, 17 May 2007 23:15:19 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13275 I really enjoyed 20,000 leauges as well (I was a fan of sci-fi before being a fan of anime) so it sounds like a marriage made in heaven! I must admit that I have a lot of series that are unfinished but I think my love of Anno's stuff will draw me into buying it. When that happens you'll hear it here first. ^_^ I really enjoyed 20,000 leauges as well (I was a fan of sci-fi before being a fan of anime) so it sounds like a marriage made in heaven! I must admit that I have a lot of series that are unfinished but I think my love of Anno’s stuff will draw me into buying it. When that happens you’ll hear it here first. ^_^

]]> By: KT Kore http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13272 KT Kore Thu, 17 May 2007 22:52:30 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13272 Nadia is very, very loosely based off Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and many initial plans for Miyazaki's Laputa were used in Nadia. The show is great and clicks on so many levels. You can also spot a few character "prototypes" in Nadia that went into Evangelion is well. Anno's style is very prominent in the series, so it's hard not to love. The series was initially scheduled for 26 episodes, but the show was popular so NHK wanted it to continue. This unfortunately led to a filler arc that was directed by Shinji Higuchi and in my mind, and most other people's minds, it sucked balls. Luckily the last few episodes it has a great blowout of an ending in Anno style. Higuchi is listed as director for these episodes as well, but since endings are usually planned first, I'm certain these episodes were created with Anno's plans in mind. You might want to watch it just for completion's sake, but I can't recommend the Nadia movie at all. GAINAX had nothing to do with it, Anno had nothing to do with it...the movie was just an abomination. It came with the boxsets I bought so I don't feel I wasted any money, but I sure did waste a lot of time. Great music by Shiro Sagisu in it, though. =P Hopefully you can get the series soon so I can hear your thoughts on it. :) Nadia is very, very loosely based off Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and many initial plans for Miyazaki’s Laputa were used in Nadia. The show is great and clicks on so many levels. You can also spot a few character “prototypes” in Nadia that went into Evangelion is well. Anno’s style is very prominent in the series, so it’s hard not to love. The series was initially scheduled for 26 episodes, but the show was popular so NHK wanted it to continue. This unfortunately led to a filler arc that was directed by Shinji Higuchi and in my mind, and most other people’s minds, it sucked balls. Luckily the last few episodes it has a great blowout of an ending in Anno style. Higuchi is listed as director for these episodes as well, but since endings are usually planned first, I’m certain these episodes were created with Anno’s plans in mind.

You might want to watch it just for completion’s sake, but I can’t recommend the Nadia movie at all. GAINAX had nothing to do with it, Anno had nothing to do with it…the movie was just an abomination. It came with the boxsets I bought so I don’t feel I wasted any money, but I sure did waste a lot of time. Great music by Shiro Sagisu in it, though. =P

Hopefully you can get the series soon so I can hear your thoughts on it. :)

]]> By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13269 ConcreteBadger Thu, 17 May 2007 20:54:28 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13269 @KT Kore: Sadly I haven't seen Nadia yet (the lack of R2 release doesn't help) but I've heard good things that echo with what you've said. From what I've heard it's a partial remake of Miyazaki's Laputa movie, which is one of my all time favourite pieces of anime. It's definitely on my 'to buy' list...heh, I get paid at the end of the month anyways! :) @KT Kore: Sadly I haven’t seen Nadia yet (the lack of R2 release doesn’t help) but I’ve heard good things that echo with what you’ve said. From what I’ve heard it’s a partial remake of Miyazaki’s Laputa movie, which is one of my all time favourite pieces of anime. It’s definitely on my ‘to buy’ list…heh, I get paid at the end of the month anyways! :)

]]> By: KT Kore http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13263 KT Kore Thu, 17 May 2007 19:27:40 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13263 Have you seen Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water? It's another excellent show directed by Anno (except for the island filler arc and the movie) with great music by Shiro Sagisu. I'd call it my second favorite soundtrack by him. Have you seen Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water? It’s another excellent show directed by Anno (except for the island filler arc and the movie) with great music by Shiro Sagisu. I’d call it my second favorite soundtrack by him.

]]> By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13262 ConcreteBadger Thu, 17 May 2007 18:08:30 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13262 @CD guy: I'll keep an eye out for 'All You've Ever Dreamed' - I've always been a bit intimidated with shopping for NGE-related albums because the Gainax merchandising machine has produced such a mind-boggling number! @KT Kore: I think the fact that it's so hard to separate the experience of the film and the music proves how good Sagisu is at writing sountracks - this record is up there with the likes of John Williams and the like IMO. I really enjoyed Sagisu's work on Casshern as well (the film isn't too great but the music's excellent) as well as the eternally brillint Kare Kano (although pretty much everything about that show is fantastic...). @CD guy: I’ll keep an eye out for ‘All You’ve Ever Dreamed’ - I’ve always been a bit intimidated with shopping for NGE-related albums because the Gainax merchandising machine has produced such a mind-boggling number!

@KT Kore: I think the fact that it’s so hard to separate the experience of the film and the music proves how good Sagisu is at writing sountracks - this record is up there with the likes of John Williams and the like IMO. I really enjoyed Sagisu’s work on Casshern as well (the film isn’t too great but the music’s excellent) as well as the eternally brillint Kare Kano (although pretty much everything about that show is fantastic…).

]]> By: KT Kore http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13245 KT Kore Thu, 17 May 2007 09:04:24 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13245 No doubt I have the same issue with relating the various tracks to the particular scenes in End of Evangelion they're connected to, but I wouldn't regard that as a problem, per se. Since I love Evangelion so much, the OSTs provide me with a way to minimally relive it and all the emotions that went with it. So in that aspect it's an enhanced experience, for me, listening to this OST. And on the topic of composers; others may list Yoko Kanno or Yuki Kajiura as their favorite anime music composers, but mine...mine is Shiro Sagisu. Traditional orchestral music all the way, and he does a damn good job at it. I just love the guy's work. He's also done different styles of music, such as the rock sound in Megazone 23 or the weird techno (or whatever it is) sound in Bleach. Those work fantastic for the shows they're in, but they're not favorites of mine when it comes to listening to the OSTs in a standalone fashion. But when it comes to Sagisu's normal style, I can't help but to love it to death. He just incredible moods that add so much to the series they're a part of. No doubt I have the same issue with relating the various tracks to the particular scenes in End of Evangelion they’re connected to, but I wouldn’t regard that as a problem, per se. Since I love Evangelion so much, the OSTs provide me with a way to minimally relive it and all the emotions that went with it. So in that aspect it’s an enhanced experience, for me, listening to this OST.

And on the topic of composers; others may list Yoko Kanno or Yuki Kajiura as their favorite anime music composers, but mine…mine is Shiro Sagisu. Traditional orchestral music all the way, and he does a damn good job at it. I just love the guy’s work. He’s also done different styles of music, such as the rock sound in Megazone 23 or the weird techno (or whatever it is) sound in Bleach. Those work fantastic for the shows they’re in, but they’re not favorites of mine when it comes to listening to the OSTs in a standalone fashion. But when it comes to Sagisu’s normal style, I can’t help but to love it to death. He just incredible moods that add so much to the series they’re a part of.

]]> By: CD guy http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/05/16/end-of-evangelion-ost/#comment-13235 CD guy Thu, 17 May 2007 04:22:21 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=200#comment-13235 "Komm Süsser Tod" wasn't always the song that was gonig to be included in the film, there was another song recorded named "Everything You've Ever Dreamed" that was considered. If you like the EoE OST, I definitely reccomend that you track down that song. It's on the S2 works boxset, or on the "Refrain of Evangelion" compilation album which much easier to track down. It's a fantastic song, but when you hear it you'll understand why "Komm Süsser Tod" was chosen. “Komm Süsser Tod” wasn’t always the song that was gonig to be included in the film, there was another song recorded named “Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed” that was considered. If you like the EoE OST, I definitely reccomend that you track down that song. It’s on the S2 works boxset, or on the “Refrain of Evangelion” compilation album which much easier to track down. It’s a fantastic song, but when you hear it you’ll understand why “Komm Süsser Tod” was chosen.

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