This one is a certified classic

@admiralcasperr

6 ай бұрын

Gotta Knock A Little Harder is also great.

@verified_name

6 ай бұрын

Certified hood classic

@itagamineko

4 ай бұрын

i just love the entire cowboy bebop ost

@bramweinreder2346

4 ай бұрын

It's once every generation that such a talented arrangement is assembled and makes magic happen. If you like more like this, give Snarky Puppy a try.

Cowboy Bebop is also one of the easiest anime’s to get into for someone new to anime. It’s an all time great piece of work and the first anime for a lot of people in America. One of the greatest English dubs too.

@HollowGolem

8 ай бұрын

Also a genuinely great series. It's a good intro to the kinds of things a Japanese series is willing to do that a piece of American serialized fiction won't. It's funny that he mentions how he likes that this is a departure from the darker themes of some of the music on the channel. Won't be saying that if he ever watches the series.

@Tsureiki

8 ай бұрын

So much this. It's a great introduction to Jazz also, I had absolutely zero interest in it before watching Cowboy Bebop (I was also a child, though, which might have made a difference lol)

@soggytom

8 ай бұрын

I, too, chuckled at the "darker themes" comment.@@HollowGolem

@avendani7642

8 ай бұрын

I agree in that it's a masterpiece, one of the best anime there is. BUT I don't think it's one easy to get into it

@martinomasolo8833

8 ай бұрын

Worked for me :)

The sax solo is done by Masato Honda. He just turned 60 recently and is still a giant in the Japanese blues and jazz scene.

@Squeekysquid

7 ай бұрын

Not saying I'm too surprised, but still surprised enough to hear there is a blues/jazz scene in Japan.

@deathsyth27

7 ай бұрын

@@Squeekysquid Americans brought it after WW2 and it became very popular.

@user-mk8dv7oo1d

7 ай бұрын

@@deathsyth27 No. Jazz was already popular in Japan even before WW2. During the war, the Japanese government prohibited Jazz and other "enemy cultures", but it did not work completely.

@user-mk8dv7oo1d

7 ай бұрын

This is a brief history of "Japanese Jazz." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_jazz

@Amaling

6 ай бұрын

@@Squeekysquiddude there’s over a 100 million people in Japan, you’ll find every major music subculture in Tokyo, and some very knowledgeable music nerds (since Tokyo has the easiest access to concerts out of anywhere in the world)

Yoko Kanno is a musical genius without limitations. Fun fact: she formed The Seatbelts specifically for Cowboy Bebop. Also, much of the music for the show was composed BEFORE the show was written and the music was used as inspiration for scenes and characters when they were writing.

@krono5el

7 ай бұрын

her and Joe Hasashi have been rocking my life for as long as i can remember along with Kuzo on the video game scene : D

@mookiestewart3776

7 ай бұрын

Also a fun fact: watanabe made yoko tour American major music cities to listen to African American jazz musicians throughout the country before he let her compose the soundtrack so that she could see how actual jazz was played. He wanted her to hear the REAL DEAL before she tried to recreate the sound ;)

@THarSul

6 ай бұрын

Lmao, that explains so much about the show, it all fits so well, it makes a lot of sense to hear that the artists and writers were listening to the soundtrack as inspiration for the series while making it

@rviaud

6 ай бұрын

Similar to Huey Lewis writing Power of Love for Back to the Future. The song has nothing to do with the concept of the film, yet it fits so well. Both are geniuses!

@Pragabond

6 ай бұрын

That is so cool to me because I always immediately start looking for music to help provide inspiration\ when I get an idea for a character. Assuming I don't get inspiration for a character direct from just a single song or even a few lyrics in one. Truly a match made in heaven

Man, this guy would go nuts for the entire Cowboy Bebop soundtrack. He could make an entire week's worth of content just exploring that.

Yoko Kanno is like the John Willaims of Japan in that she's written just a huge number of intensely memorable themes for TV and movies. I really recommend checking out more of her stuff!

@Ghumieable

6 ай бұрын

I find it amazing how she can make something like TANK! from Cowboy Bebop and Total Eclipse from Darker Than Black. Totally different vibes to me.

@NicolasCharly

4 ай бұрын

Joe Hisaishi?

@444aidan

2 ай бұрын

I would say Hisaishi is far more atmospheric than Williams. Plenty of iconic themes, but lots of just lush ambience as well.@@NicolasCharly

Tank! is one of the most well known and loved anime theme songs ever written, and for good reason. Not only is it an incredible groove that really sets the feel for the show it accompanies (a space western), the show itself is one of the most highly revered shows in anime history. The entire soundtrack for that show oozes character, and absolutely elevates the show. Yoko Kanno is a musical chameleon. She seems completely capable of writing just about any style of music. Her wikipedia lists he genres as: Jazz, classical, orchestral, electronic, new age, blues, folk, pop, art rock, ambient, post-rock, heavy metal, bossa nova, jazz fusion, funk, soul music, city pop. She is one of the most incredible composers to have worked in the anime world. She also wrote lyrics and sang on a number of recordings under the pseudonym Gabriela Robin (she later revealed this was so she could freely mix english and japanese lyrics, presumably to avoid any sort of expectations), only to eventually reveal that Gabriela Robin was indeed her.

@NicoLM

8 ай бұрын

I just watch any anime with Yoko Kanno composing without doubt. That's how good she is.

@jibicusmaximus4827

8 ай бұрын

i am put of anime by some fans (no offence to you!) i finally watched one, two actually and loved them, it's weird because i was really into learning japanese culture and language before it exploded in popularity.. i am a musician firstly though so I appreciate your comment on something i know little about! that combines both! i love diversity in music also.

@Bobbias

8 ай бұрын

@@jibicusmaximus4827 anime fans can be obnoxious, and we know it. In part, it's because the fandom tends to skew to younger ages (although these days there are plenty of older fans, including myself). The key is to ignore the fans, and look for what seems interesting to your tastes.

@FundaMental515

8 ай бұрын

@@jibicusmaximus4827 I'd love to know which shows you watched! (:

@hei7846

8 ай бұрын

​@@FundaMental515if you enjoyed Cowboy Bebop then you will love the Ghost in the Shell show

watched every episode multiple times and never got sick of the theme song

Yoko Kanno's work is terrific, especially throughout Cowboy Bebop. Across the four LPs and three EPs that make up the full soundtrack, there is such an immense variety of moods, sounds, styles, and colours, while never coming across as disjointed or fragmentary. I'd love for you to return to it sometime, nearly every piece is very satisfying - "Space Lion', "The Real Folk Blues", "Gotta Knock a Little Harder", "Ave Maria", "Fantasie Signe", "Adieu", "What Planet Is This", "Butterfly", "Blue", just a handful among many great tracks (really it would require at least a full EPL to get the sense of it, but that's probably too outside the bounds of that program).

@grokta

8 ай бұрын

Listening to blue is enough to get my eyes misty, even though I haven't seen the series in more than 10 years

@MostlyPennyCat

8 ай бұрын

What Planet Is This? 7 Minutes And Knock a Little Harder.

@SyzygyNoon

7 ай бұрын

It seems like people overlook Call Me Call Me, which I don’t understand. I love that song because of its longing, sentimental nature. It’s sad, soothing, and warm.

@thesyndrome43

7 ай бұрын

"Gotta Knock a Little Harder" is one of my favourites, such a good message to that song

@MostlyPennyCat

7 ай бұрын

@@SyzygyNoon Steve Conte, Rain is also fantastic.

Yoko Kanno is spectacular. Her solo stuff, stuff with the Seatbelts, soundtrack work for series from Macross to Bebop, it's all great.

@LordVolkov

7 ай бұрын

The Sharon Apple arrangements are worth watching Macross Plus alone, not even mentioning the gorgeous visuals they set to her music.

@nyrahl593

7 ай бұрын

@@LordVolkov Vision of Escaflowne too.... She just ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED it with music. Episode 2 Jumping in with that giant sword with the music(Dance of the curse) kicking in.... JFC the chills.

@requiemforameme1

7 ай бұрын

“Information High” was so good. Sounded like a Muse song 10 years before they released Exogenesis.

@BensBrickDesigns

7 ай бұрын

@@LordVolkov I didn't realize they did the Macross Plus soundtrack!

@HollowGolem

7 ай бұрын

@@BensBrickDesigns And Macross Frontier.

Space Lion, real folk blues, knock a little harder, there are so many great tracks from this show

@grokta

8 ай бұрын

Ask DNA from the movie is such a banger too

@r2dezki

8 ай бұрын

You're gonna carry that weight..

@memphiskash

7 ай бұрын

piano black has always been one of my favorites that piano riff has been stuck in my head since the first time i heard it

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

7 ай бұрын

Space Lion is a badass ambient track

@ProjectExMachina

7 ай бұрын

Forever Broke on loop

watching real musicians like you get such a kick out of the tunes from my childhood is such a vindicating feeling since growing up their was so much dismissive attitudes in not just adults but also anyone my own age who wasnt a fan and just didn't get it. thank you for this video man, much appreciated

@bradspitt3896

2 ай бұрын

Don't tell em it's from an anime. Pick up an instrument and play it for them. Guarantee they'll dig it.l unless their dicks.

@kiroyb9157

27 күн бұрын

So real 😔

I like Tank, but I especially love "What Planet is This" from the same soundtrack. Thanks for doing this song

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

8 ай бұрын

Also "Bad God No Biscuits" and Rush in both versions kick ass

@DrChre

7 ай бұрын

yeeees so good!

@FleshNFaith

7 ай бұрын

@@Atari26 What planet is this was featured in the OVA, so I believe it is on a different album, but shares tracks with No Disc (or Vitaminless, I get them mixed up sometimes.)

@MOZONEandGlambot

7 ай бұрын

There isn't a bad tune on the entire OST.

@atelierbones

7 ай бұрын

I'm partial to 'Waltz for Zizi', 'Rain', and 'Digging My Potato', myself. But the whole album is pure fire. In my opinion, the first OST was the best of them.

You should ABSOLUTELY watch Cowboy Bebop (just not the live action). The crazy thing about the production of the show is that the music actually came first (for the most part) basically Shinichiro Watanabe is MASSIVELY inspired by music. He doesn't write scene's and have someone score them, Kanno would literally just pump out these eclectic jams as part of production and Watanabe would write scenes AROUND the music. Watanabe would do the exact same thing in his next series Samurai Champloo - though this time it was his rap and hip-hop friends he drew inspiration from and it is equally as amazing a show to watch as Bebop is.

@Xanderj89

7 ай бұрын

Always get him confused with Shinichi Watanabe, the other NabeShin

@bookman7409

6 ай бұрын

Gotta start with the series, but you're right. As far as the planetary gov'ts go, while they aren't individually equivalent, the setup very much resembles Piers Anthony's Bio of a Space Tyrant. As for the space western subgenre, I can offer Mike Resnick's Santiago, which also follows a bounty hunter as the protagonist. I also must give a strong nod to my friend William F Wu's Hong on the Range. So yeah, the SF chops are there, even if the show didn't draw inspiration from any of them.

Tank! is of course amazing. I'm an even bigger fan of Kano's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex theme. It's a new age-ee scifi masterpiece with russian lyrics and an amazing sound.

@nim4464

8 ай бұрын

the OSTs of GITSSAC are all bangers. also "inner universe" is in latin and english, as well as russian.

@baronvonbeandip

7 ай бұрын

Inner Universe is one of the few songs that I unilaterally get goosebumps from. Hell, I have goosebumps just thinking about it lol

@captainnerd6452

7 ай бұрын

Sadly the singer for a few of the GitS soundtracks, Origa, passed away a few years ago, she was Russian so she performed the lyrics well. She could switch between Russian, Latin and English fluidly. She is very missed.

@kottu2267

7 ай бұрын

私もそう思います！

Cowboy Bebop is a great show, each episode is titled after a music genre and music plays a huge role in it.

@maosama3695

7 ай бұрын

see you , space cowboy .... bang!

@adam_mawz_maas

6 ай бұрын

And every episode except the last two is a send up of a classic American cinema genre. The last two are a traditional ronin tale set to film noir

@trots4940

6 ай бұрын

I didnt know that, maybe ill start to watch it

@vonb2792

2 ай бұрын

The music is the story of each episode

@RaptorNX01

2 ай бұрын

more then that, most of the episode titles are actually the titles of songs or albums, like hard luck woman, bohemian rhapsody, etc. infact, the title of the last two eps, and the ending theme, "The Real Folk Blues", is the title of a blues album by John Lee Hooker.

Kanno's Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon) OST is a pure masterpiece.

To me, Tank! is arguably the single greatest jazz number to come out of the last 30 years at the least. Thank you for this react.

Kanno's quote you mentioned at the end is hitting it right on the nose, really. She very prone to just synthesizing musical styles and making tracks that are eclectic as all get out, and it's always a ride when she's on the production team for something.

A classic opener for a genuinely classic anime. Cowboy Bebop is one of the few series I think even the vast majority of non-anime fans would enjoy. It's the only anime I ever really got my parents into back when I was ~12-13 as they rarely liked anime. The fact that it was so influenced by western media like westerns and noirs probably helped; that and the fact the English voice actors were excellent. Also, Yoko Kanno gets my vote for the best composer working in anime or video games today. She's incredibly versatile and has written soundtracks in pretty much every style/genre (classical, jazz, electronica, pop, soul, etc.) and succeeded in all of them. Never known of a more versatile composer anywhere.

@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435

8 ай бұрын

So many Japanese anime soundtrack composers are very versatile when it comes to exploring diverse genres and styles, actually. So, I'm not too sure what do you mean by that🤔 A few other famous examples I could think of such as Yugo Kanno, who's best known for his soundtrack works for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series (and Doug already reacted to one of his soundtracks before), and Yuki Kajiura for a plenty of game and anime soundtracks e.g. Gundam, Fate series, Sword Art Online series etc. Another example to emphasize my point is the current rising star Kensuke Ushio. Try listen to his works for the following titles: A Silent Voice, Devilman Crybaby, The Heike Story and Chainsaw Man and try to identify what genres and styles he's infused to his soundtrack there!

@jonathanhenderson9422

8 ай бұрын

@@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435 Never said other anime composers weren't versatile as well, but Yoko Kanno's work has always stood out to me. She's one of the rare soundtrack composers, period, whose work I've sought out even outside the films/series I was familiar with.

The saxophone player is Masato Honda, you'd love some of his solo work, and some of the work he did with T-Square.

@mox_ndwn

7 ай бұрын

Yooooo, a T-Square/Casiopea reaction would go so hard.

It's so informational and educational to watch multiple music professionals react to the same piece of music. Something that wouldn't have happened w/o YT. Enriched life chunk.

Yoko Kanno is pretty much my favorite composer, period. it just blows my mind how good she is! tank is a masterpiece for sure! however, her music is so vast and diverse, it's really hard to get deep into it, I love the cyber bicci album, the ghost in the shell OST albums and the darker than black OST albums too, might be worth taking a look at those! cheers!

@rdoursenaud

8 ай бұрын

Same. Her work is vast and always incredible. Composition in every style possible, outstanding musicians and singers with top notch sound mixing (and the occasional sound design). It's a great journey for every music lover.

The music from Cowboy bebop is phenominal, IIRC they got 3 or 4 soundtrack albums of material out of 26 episodes. Not only did the show have great music but they did a fantastic job of juxtaposing the music with the visuals.

yoko kanno is one of the most underappreciated contemporary composers. her whole body of work is amazing and so multifaceted, it's incredible

another absolute banger of a track on this album is Bad Dog, No Biscuits. Very bebop/ska/bluesy and just all around a good time!

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

8 ай бұрын

When the ska section comes on, it's impossible to not dance!

@diegobermudez8102

3 ай бұрын

YES!

It's always fun to watch someone dive in to anime and video game music without having previous exposure to it. Being from an anime or video game doesn't automatically make something good, but there's some really exceptional stuff out there that unfortunately gets overlooked because of its association with "childish" cartoons and games. Thank you for being open minded and giving these songs a real chance.

I mean it’s almost mandatory that you do “Inner Universe” from the Ghost in the Shell OST. That’s the Yoko Kanno song that blew me away when I was a kid

Yoko Kanno's work on Macross Plus and Kids on the Slope is just amazing.

There was a time in my life where I binged all the anime that Yoko Kanno composed for. Wolf's Rain has a special place in my heart. I would love for Doug to react to one of the songs from that series.

Now you see why I was so excited when you first mentioned doing this song on Sunday! Other faves include Rain, Knock a Little Harder; Call Me, Call Me and No Reply. The last two have brilliant vocals from Steve Conte and No Reply will break your heart with its simple, beautiful construction and achingly longing lyrics. I love this show, and LOVE Kanno's music for it.

@fatlahbazooka

8 ай бұрын

Call Me, Call Me and Knock a Little Harder are winners. Space Lion is also a classic.

@mogaman28

8 ай бұрын

If he started to analyse Cowboy Bebop's OST he had material for a couple years of videos 😂

@TwoToneShoes

5 ай бұрын

Knock a Little Harder is my favorite song, period, and Call Me Call Me is up there in its own right. Cowboy Bebop is largely known for its Jazz jams like Tank but the lyrical songs are such masterpieces as well.

Yoko Kanno is amazing and did work all over the industry. One of my favorites is from Escaflowne and underrated af. All of her work is amazing, tbh.

@kossemoore3342

7 ай бұрын

Escaflowne ost is a master piece

Yoko Kanno is an amazing composer and arranger. I particularly love her work in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex OSTs.

@jodonnell64

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Her work is amazing. Particularly when she works with Origa (R.I.P) as on "Inner Universe" (from GitS: SAC) and when Origa performed "Moon" (from Turn A Gundam) in a live performance while Yoko Kanno conducted (Kanno originally performed it herself as Gabriela Robin, but Origa did the live performance).

Yoko Kanno's work on Turn A Gundam is spectacular, and my personal favorite from among her OST work.

@justinjacobs1501

2 ай бұрын

Good call. Turn-A is one of my all-time favorite anime series and Kanno does some amazing work, though I feel like her work in the series aside from a few pieces like Moon's Cocoon tend to not stand out quite as much as some of her other works. It definitely fits the softer tone of the series, though.

Cowboy Bebop has one of the greatest soundtracks in anime history. Definitely worth diving into more.

Yoko Kanno is one of these Japanese composers that mastered so many foreign styles, it's always a pleasure to listen to anything she creates. The Cowboy Bebop anime has many musically-themed episodes. After watching the series, when you listen to the sound track, you will very likely remember the episode the song was featured in. She truly succeeded in adding a tremendous level of depth to the storytelling. Most series just have a few thematic songs that get reused for characters or situations, it's rare to dedicate a composition to a single episode.

Anything by Kano is guaranteed to be awesome. As a classical composer i would recommend checking out the Sound track for Macross Plus. The Israel Philharmonic loved recording the orchestral parts. Voices is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.

My favorite piece from that soundtrack is Space Lion. Something about it speaks to my soul. It'd be worth listening to, in my opinion.

There will never be a more well done piece of work. I loved the way the story was shown to you rather than explained.

As a musician myself that has listened to this track for many, many years, I have confirmed that the best part of the piece is the bongo player and it's not even close. The bongo player makes the track. Any percussionist can recognize that this player is playing out of his mind the entire track.

I KNEW you would love this song. The entire soundtrack is full of instant classics. One of my favorites is called Blue, the final song of the series. I want it to be played at my funeral. It means so much to me

And then you compare this to the heartbreak of Green Bird off the same soundtrack, or Stray from Wolf’s Rain. Yoko Kanno is astounding.

Subbed just for this video. Always like new ears taking on old classics. Respect for Yoko Kanno she is brilliant. Also for Nobuo Uematsu who I think was briefly mentioned. They are both musical heroes of my childhood.

There's a series called Lupin III, about a master thief, that's described as 'Where Cowboy Bebop got its cool'. The theme music certainly hits in a similar vein, and just as hard. Thoroughly recommend, and there's so many different renditions of the same song that there's bound to be one you'll love.

@EmanuelLoghinCluj

7 ай бұрын

Yes! this needs to be voted all the way to the top. YUJI OHNO's theme is amazing.

@TheAyme83

2 ай бұрын

Lupin III is one of the most famous Myazaki's work

It's so wonderful to witness other people learning why Yoko Kanno is effectively anime royalty from what she brings to their soundtracks If you are looking for other tracks of hers that are wonderful, I recommend Information High, and Santi-U from the Macross Plus soundtrack.

Instrumental anime openings always have a place in my heart. To me, its Tank (Cowboy Bebop) and the incredible H.T (Trigun).❤

Such many bangers on the CowBe and Yoko Kanno's OST catalog, LESSGO!!

Yoko Kanno made me a fan with her Macross Plus soundtrack. I’ve been listening to what ever she produced ever since.

You know? Watching you react to this big band jazz track has made me consider that you could enjoy a Swedish band called Diablo Swing Orchestra. They are avant-garde metal and, as the name indicates, their music swings and it does it HARD. I can recommend their track Superhero Jagganath from the 2017 album Pacifisticuffs.

@harvey66616

8 ай бұрын

Huh. Now that I think about it, there might be a whole series worth of "swing fusion" bands to explore. I'm sure Diablo Swing Orchestra is worth a listen. Another band I'll bet Doug would like is Tiny Hat Orchestra (from Seattle), a ska/swing fusion band. Swing is such an amazing style to start with, then to blend it with other styles you always get something awesome. :)

@hyl14nn1gh7

7 ай бұрын

For Diablo Swing, basically any song in their repertoire would be a unique listen, but I feel like Karma Bonfire, Voodoo Mon Amour, or The Age of Vulture Culture would be good on the jazz side. Otherwise Knucklehugs, Ode to the Innocent, or Celebremos Lo Inevitable would be fun!

@mariegojmerac

7 ай бұрын

Oh, thanks for putting the Diablo Swing Orchestra back in my mind! I’ve always loved Balrog Boogie.

What a surprise! I really enjoyed all about Yoko Kanno's work on that soundtrack. Nice to see the reaction vídeo

ever since i found your channel last month ive been waiting for this .

So it's been a while since I listened to the Bebop soundtrack, but one comment that I can make on it is that without qualification, a lot of musicians would retire happily with after recording half the bredth of that series of soundtrack albums, especially when you factor in outliers like the remixes and movie OST. But no, Kanno has been prolific well beyond that one series. My personal favourite showcase of her work is on Macross Frontier, especially the achingly beautiful Diamond Crevasse (a song I can't listen to without dissolving into tears within the first verse), the epic Prologue F (which I played at my wedding), and the firebreathing Northern Cross, a future-pop song that wouldn't feel out of place on some powermetal albums. Both originally recorded with a vocalist that hadn't seen her 19th birthday, as I recall.

I'm glad to see that you also featured Japanese anime sounds, such as "Jojo" and "Cowboy Bebop." Many of the composers who contributed to the sound side of Japanese anime and games in their early days were influenced by progressive rock, and the context has been passed on to modern composers, the music of "Jojo" being a prime example. There is also a lot of other good Japanese progressive rock. In particular, 四人囃子(Yoninbayashi)'s "一触即発(Isshoku shokuhatsu)" incorporates the essence of Pink Floyd, YES, ELP, and others to create high quality progressive rock. Please give it a listen! I look forward to your continued coverage of Japanese music as well! From a listener in Japan

I watched this show a few years back (my first anime), and the opening theme got me EVERY SINGLE TIME. The way it synched up with the visuals was also amazing.

Yuji Ohno is a master of this kind composition and has been producing stuff since the 70's . You should check his works out too.

Spokey Dokey is my favorite track from the OST, the harmonica was used perfectly in the show and it truly shines in the episode Sympathy for the Devil, which, is among my favorite episodes. If you watch the show, look out for it.

Started at the AoT Suite reaction, then to JoJo, and now I'm here. Really enjoy this content along with being able to see you experience the love for anime OSTs I've had for many years! I remember my reactions all being so similar the first time hearing them.

OMG, haven't heard Tank for a while. Still got the chills. Classic song. Awesome anime.

Doug did 2 of my favorite soundtracks back to back. I'm jammin

@Nastyn1nja808

8 ай бұрын

we eating Good!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you continue anime reactions, I recommend one of the following from Trigun (which was created at around the same time as Cowboy Bebop): H.T (intro song) Blue Funk (fun energetic song) Never Could Have Been Worse (very Led Zeppelin) Trigun still endures as one of the best in my book, although I wish they'd extend the ending to match how epic it was in the manga. Another anime with a great soundtrack is FLCL, with The Pillows as the music group behind all but one of their songs. Hybrid Rainbow is an easy recommendation from that anime.

@hydeism

2 ай бұрын

Both your recc brought me straight back. I could not connect with the new Trigun Stampede's ost because there's no H.T. And yes, FLCL's ost is the reason i'm a big The Pillows fan until today

I remember when I used to binge this show alot and I’d wake up from my all nighter to this playing over the credits and have to resart the episode fighting sleep to see what I missed

There's a video by Mothers Basement channel that explains that Tank! Isn't just the opening to every episode of Cowboy Bebop, it IS every episode of Cowboy Bebop. The structure of the song and the opening animation perfectly encapsulate the movements of each episode, the structure the whole show follows. It really is brilliant.

honestly, you should listen to the whole album. This is such amazing music.

This soundtrack is legit in my top 5 albums of all time. It is a phenomenal musical experience with a piece for every taste. Could not recommend this soundtrack any higher.

Oh you would have a blast listening to the soundscape that they made in the entire movie! It rivals, and surpasses so many movies it’s almost funny😂 The mood and banger after banger… I rewatch it as my Halloween movie, almost every year🙌🏻🔥

What's crazy is the music preceded the content of the show. Then when you see the art style and how the intro animation is shot it all just fits like a glove.

Letting it just play the first time is a good move with this one, as it's not too long. I won't speak for the others here but I kind of like when reactors just kind of let it go and groove along, then go back. Some don't have the attention span for that, but I think it works here.

@dg6729

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad he replayed it to do more analysis.

@maxhowlett9661

8 ай бұрын

A lot of reactors don't let stuff play so they don't have deal with copyright issues. Doug often does have things stuck and taken down, but I think it speaks to his authenticity.

The entire soundtrack is just as good. You should watch the show... keep the fun rolling

I died laughing when he started shaking that thing to the beat, that’s awesome 😂

A wonderful series. The epitome of 90's sci-fi adventure but also mixed with so many other cinematic themes and elements. Each episode its own little journey on a theme, and the music throughout is amazing. Music had a huge influence on the series as a whole which was intentional. Each episode incorporates a type of musical style into the title, with themes often appearing as a feature for a single episode to fit the theme. Even the episodes themselves aren't even called "episodes" by the show, they're referred to as Sessions, as in a jam session. Each episode is disjointed, having continuity, but rarely re-treading prior elements of itself leaving the series as a whole in a rather strange vacuous space where there is no ultimate meaning or satisfying resolution, just like music. It has no purpose other than to be what it is, and to make you want to experience it again for its own sake because it makes you feel good.

Anything from Shiro Sagisu is a must hear , The composer for Bleach , Neon Genesis Evangelion , and Berserk. From biblically epic orchestras , to jazz , metal , opera , tearful ballads , this man never misses. Edit : How could I forget flamenco , from Clavar la Espada , Fiesta de Guerra , to Nube Negra ...

@Vergilius314

7 ай бұрын

Isn't Berserk Susumu Hirasawa?

@achrafmaaden6263

7 ай бұрын

@@Vergilius314 Shiro Sagisu composed for the golden age film trilogy

@propagafun4368

7 ай бұрын

Yesshhh Shiro Sagisu what a legend! My favourite of his works is from an underrated anime called kimagure orange road. Classic city pop

i hope yiu deep dive on Yokko Kanno. i only know a little about Her i know she traveled around America and hit all.the Jazz underground spots and absorbed Pure Soul.

Cowboy Bebop is a classic and a significant part of its excellence is the soundtrack. From the moment this track kicks off you know you're going to be in for a wild ride. Thanks for doing this.

Your reaction was fantastic to watch but the education you give on what’s happening musically is absolutely fascinating!

I understand that Cowboy Bebop is an introduction to jazz anime for current American viewers, but as a fan of Japanese anime, I want you to watch the opening of ``Lupin the Third'' first. Lupine the Third is famous for being directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii, and is a work with countless opening arrangements.

Really special anime, glad you liked the Opening theme. Here is the link for the other really famous song "Real Folk Blues" from the series. kzread.info/dash/bejne/anurp5Kwp7DTe6g.html

i remember waiting for cowboy bebop to come on tv not only so i could watch the show, but specifically for this song used as the intro music.

When I first heard it I had a "What if bond was actually cool" feel for it, and it is to this day my favourite Anime opening and most returned to music piece I heard. I just really friggin love their immensely well done piece of music Also it's always a pleasure to see someone with understanding how music works have fun with music, like you

If you liked that one, you should check out the opening for Gunsmith Cats!

I highly recommend the soundtracks from the Nier videogames, they have some of the best tracks i've ever heard in a game, and also use a unique, made up language that sounds beautiful to listen to.

Something to love about bebop, every episode has a song in a style. Pick an episode, check out the song, and LOVE it. As for the Seatbelts? You'll love EVERYTHING they perform.

This reminds me a little of BIll Chase's Get it On. Great analysis as always!

It would be amazing if you dived more into Kanno's work. Her work on Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, Macross Plus, Wolf's Rain and Kids on the Slope are some of my scores of all time.

@danilutka

4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to see someone else mention Wolf's Rain. It is such an amazing anime and no one I've met talks about it. I found it randomly in Toronto in their China Town district.

Glad you liked it... the ending song of the show, The Real Folk Blues, is also a masterpiece :)

One of the delightful things about Kanno is she'll explore totally different musical genres for different albums/shows.

Man this song makes me so nostalgic. The whole OST was amazing and every time I listen to it, I get nostalgic. I can't listen to Blue without wanting to cry.

Loved the review! Cowboy Bebop is a classic, as well as it's opening theme Tank! You owe it to yourself to watch the series because the music only gets better from there. If you're going to review other anime music, please please please look into "Wolf's Rain". I would say check out the opening theme "stray" sung by Steve Conte but the OST was also produced by Yoko Kanno!

@Kaxuria

8 ай бұрын

Wolf's Rain ! It's one of the first time that I see that anime being mentionned in 20 years of roaming on the net ! xD It's a shame that masterpiece isn't that known... ( I may be biaised, It's my first anime when I was 9/10 x) So much of her works of that time is still on my playlist today... Strangers from Wolf's Rain have been my waking up songs for 10 years x)

@bdillmore40

8 ай бұрын

@@Kaxuria Right on man! Glad you know of it, and how great and underrated it truly is!!!! Whenever someone asks me what my favorite anime is, I always say it's a tie between Cowboy Bebop, and Wolf's Rain. While writing this, I'm trying to remember which I watched first and can't remember as it was so long ago for me. Bebop was recommended to me by a friend, and I bought the complete series on DVD at Walmart using a giftcard i had. Wolf's Rain on the other hand has a better story of how I discovered it. I found volume 3 "Loss" original Bandai entertainment DVD release at a local Goodwill brand new factory sealed! At the time I had never heard of it, so I figured for a $1.99 I'll take a chance. Boy am I glad I did!!!! Sadly opened it, and watched the 4 episodes on that DVD. So I watched the series out of order, but was hooked on it right then an there! So I tracked down the remaining 6 volumes on DVD via eBay! They were pretty cheap at the time because on one wanted/was looking for them. I then watched the series from start to finish and loved it! I seriously love everything about that anime! For me music wise from Wolf's Rain I personally love: Stray, Could you Bite the Hand, Heavens Not Enough, Cloud 9, Leaving on Red Hill (?), Pilgrim Snow, etc.

@Kaxuria

8 ай бұрын

​@@bdillmore40 Damn, I see myself in that picture and I don't like this xD For me it was a more classic way, During school lunch-breaks, I was eating home watching this on a "Gaming Channel" (More anime than gaming x) along with Rah-Xephon. I was maybe a little too young and unfamiliar with those kind of stories so I didn't quite understood all, but already I was conquered ! The TV diffusion didn't showed the last 4 episodes of Wolf's Rain, it's only 4 or 5 years laters I discovered it and was emotionaly damaged by it xD Cloud 9 ! That music makes me feel soo nostalgic, to the point it hurts a little x) The guitar in Could you bite the Hand, the emotional damage done by Steve Conte's version of Heavens not Enough... Man I'm getting old xD

@bdillmore40

8 ай бұрын

@@Kaxuria kzread.info/head/PLnp7R8H95y54_8lMbIvYddzbS9wwQ93UB&si=CzOCwsQQsZEZSifr This is my playlist of all the Wolf's Rain video I have made over the course of channel! Including the 2 volume manga too!

Been waiting for this for a while! Once again recommending Cruel Angel's Thesis from Neon Genesis Evangelion for a similar style (and it's also probably the most popular song from anime, maybe tied with TANK!). Also recommend Komm Suss Tod from the Evangelion movie for a nice prog rock song (that's also in English)

The full soundtrack is amazing. The anime has the best music and story integration. This is one of my favorites shows.

Love your analysis. TANK! is such a (modern) classic for a reason.

Yoko Kanno's work on Ghost in the Shell is also fantastic. Plus there's a great live performance of hers on YT, for the ending of Turn A Gundam, titled Moon, that is also great. Origa sings soprano which doesn't hurt at all.

Hi Doug, expert Anime enjoyer here. Very happy you are giving this music a chance. As a musician myself, it warms my heart to see someone with an established musical background take it seriously and shed light on the medium. I can't support the channel financially (Patreon), BUT I have compiled a list of classic songs from Anime to help further your listening. Hope to see some of these on the Channel soon! they are ALL 100% worth it. -Tokyo Ghoul: Unravel -Made In Abyss: Old Stories -The End Of Evangelion: Komm Süsser Tod -Spy x Family: Mixed Nuts -Attack On Titan: Guren no Yumiya -No Game No Life: This Game -Jujutsu Kaisen: Lost In Paradise -Kancolle: Miiro -Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Jotaro's Theme -Your Lie In April: Hikaru Nara -Baccano: Gun's n Roses -Higurashi: Dear You; Cry -Death Note: What's Up, People!? -Zankyou no Terror: VON -Angel Beats: Ichiban no Takaramono -Domestic Girlfriend: Crying for Rain -Bacceno: Main Theme -Bocchi The Rock: Seisyun Complex -Another: Main Theme (see note *) -Jojo's Bizarre Advenure: Sono Chi no Sadame -Future Diary: Kuusou Mesorogiwi (* NOTE: the Main Theme (NOT THE OPENING THEME, that's a different song) from Another would be PERFECT for this time of year. very Spooky orchestral stuff with some elec. guitar in there too..) Edit: you should DEFINTLY watch Your Lie In April. it's a sad one, but it center's around 2 young kids, both a piano and violin prodigy. This anime features a bunch of "performances" of Debussy songs, and the animation and recordings are TOP NOTCH, it's like actually watching them being played live.

@orshy1

8 ай бұрын

Solid list. I always have to recommend Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni as one of my favorite OPs.

@V.F.D.DaleSalvador

8 ай бұрын

@@orshy1 I had a few others I took off, and I just realized i accidentally deleted Dear You: Cry (need to add that back in). NGL the original OP is under-rated thou., glad you like it. I had the Citrus OP and Bakemonogatari ED too but took them off after I realized Doug would look into the synopsis' of the anime, lol..

You're right about the music getting people into the show. I don't watch much anime but I had been a fan of Ghost in the Shell from the 90's, which also has great music, and somehow heard this song in an ad or on a DVD. Sought it out immediately and still re-watch it occasionally to this day.

@haukionkannel

2 ай бұрын

One of the shows where i newer skip the intro! And i really liked the show because of music, story is ok, but music is definitely one of the main actors in this show…

It’s amazing how this song is like a missing bond movie theme- TO THE MAX- like it feels absolutely jazzy and poppy like some kinda spy thriller debonair - the incredibles theme also has the same kinda vibe. It’s just awesome

I think the ending theme is better, but this one is very very good too and can see why Doug liked it so much.

Thank you so much for letting it play entirely the first time. It drives me nuts when someone is listening to a thing for the first time, and pause every few bars. Ya gotta let a song call the shots, and Tank is definitely a tune that has a plan for folks.

Delightful to hear someone who speaks in music geek out to different genres.

Cowboy bebop is definitely a great first anime to watch. It’s unanimously considered a classic. I also found it interesting that you said you have a classical music background because there’s a lot of videogame OST’s out there that really do sound like reinvention of classical music for the modern age and a revival for the genre. I definitely recommend not sleeping on them! Anyway, good luck with your journey, it’s always enjoyable to discover new things!

You looked like you were having so much fun, it was a joy watching you dissect the song. Looking forward to more stuff by you!

I was surprised she also did the main theme song (Inner Universe) for the also well known and ultra popular anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Quite different from Cowboy Bebop but still an amazing piece of work.