homie got sucked into Howls moving castle and spirited away so hard making this video he just let it play lol

@guujigaming

18 күн бұрын

Some of the best soundtracks of all time if you ask me!

@cooldebt

18 күн бұрын

It's the emotions they manage to pull from us through the music - genius

@Trapper50cal

18 күн бұрын

It's like the music generates an imperative to continue listening on every note.

@SomethingNewAMBW

17 күн бұрын

animes have some of THE GREATEST compositions omg

@jsraadt

17 күн бұрын

Right, no analysis, just fawning over greatness

love it when someone finds music and just goes "YOOOOOOOOOO" for 19 minutes and 01 seconds

@th1rtyf0ur

12 күн бұрын

every charles cornell video is like 20m of “OMG music is so awesome you guys!” and it absolutely is 😂

@Red80008

11 күн бұрын

...apart from the ad inbetween

@doshirae6795

9 күн бұрын

i freaking love your comment, it has so much of a vibe to it 😭

@bluevegas01

8 күн бұрын

Love it when someone finds music and just goes "YOOOOOO" for 19 minutes and 01 seconds AND can play it right back!

@astroblaze_

6 күн бұрын

his absolute delight and enthusiasm is why I subscribed after like 2 videos, it's just so charming and lifts my mood every time

I'm a drummer and always laugh/point out how what is being heard isn't being played, but they captured Every! Single! Hit! And it's not just that the sticks are hitting the right drum/cymbal, but they animated the proper technique to hit them. Feels so much more real

@animorbid

4 күн бұрын

they do it for the WHOLE SHOW! even when Sentaro plays on a rail with sticks, he holds them like a proper drummer and you can almost feel every hit with the sound. one of my top 5 anime for sure.

@grimheathen

3 күн бұрын

I would guess it was rotoscoped.

@modestalchemist

2 күн бұрын

@@grimheathen yeah it definitely looks that way

the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack is something i unironically listen to whenever i just need some solid background jams for cleaning or getting some boring work or chores done: not every song is as hype and pizazz as TANK! but the ENTIRE OST is just filled with absolute vibes. HIGHLY recommend for anyone reading this, just slap it on in the background and chill

@sarasunshinemt4444

21 сағат бұрын

Oh I 💯 agree! I have so many CDs of the music. One of my favorites is "Call Me Call Me".

It's hilarious. People who never got in touch with video games and Anime slowly realise, that this is a Rabbithole full of masterful music.

@Xynth25

10 күн бұрын

People want to make money from their talents and passions, and there's a *lot* of money waiting to be made in anime and video games.

@danieljensen6154

10 күн бұрын

@@Xynth25it’s coming, this season yungblud even made an op

@johnnychopsocky

10 күн бұрын

Quick, someone get Charles an Ace Combat soundtrack. Or at least Keiki Kobayashi's 'Zero'

@key-s6507

10 күн бұрын

​@@danieljensen6154 He did?

@danieljensen6154

10 күн бұрын

@@key-s6507 yep it’s called abyss

They're called The Seatbelts because they have to be belted in to wail that hard in zero gravity without floating away from the mics. Yoko Kanno is Queen

@mrwakacorp

18 күн бұрын

She manifested into existence as a divine force to rectify the havoc Yoko Ono wrought upon their name.

@dudedude600

18 күн бұрын

He should look into their work they did during Covid. "The Real Folk Blues For These Days" They started an official KZread channel, Yoko Kanno / 菅野よう子

@kadosho02

17 күн бұрын

​​@@dudedude600those special performances are incredible, especially the breakdown of each song, the melodic vibes, unforgettable, and magical

@Mak10z

16 күн бұрын

Yes she is. she is peak artist

@Soramoi

13 күн бұрын

say that agaaain

The ghost in the shell soundtrack was really otherworldly gorgeous with those choir parts.

I love it when people who have never seen anime before and think it's something so simple truly experience it and are just blown away.

Nujabes: samurai champloo ost - This is THE album that created the whole genre of chillhop. Aside from Bebop, this might be the most influential OST ever made. Nujabes created a laidback quirky style of hip hop and then died straight after, his work completed. Kevin Penkin: Made in Abyss OST (fourth layer) --- Eerie atmospheric. Does incredible work building the fantastic and strange world they travel through. They start on the surface and gradually descend through layers and the music reflects this as they get further and further from normal. Yuki Kajiura: .hack OST (the world, fake wings) - Heavy strings of all sorts, high paced violin sections, heavy drones, crisp classical guitar. Tribal voices to gentle melodic songs. Kenji Kawai - Mob Psycho 100 OST 2 (Explosion of Mob) - This anime goes wild with a character powered by emotions, and as he loses his mind the music does too. Susumu Hirasawa - Paprika - This is by far the strangest yet beautiful ost I've ever heard. I have no idea how to describe it. Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Houseki no Kuni - Ghibli vibes. Simple instrument choices. Often just 2 or 3 instruments working together. Just sit and enjoy. Cutting it down to this is actual torture. :( If anyone listens to these or has any to add please do! I tried to keep it to popular anime for the youtube algorithm but I should also mention: Ikoku Meiro no Croisée and Ristorante Paradiso - both have the whole OST played by the same small (3 person) jazz band called Ko-ko-ya with no extra effects or tweaking. The direct connection with the music is wonderful. "Ikoku no Choro" is insanely good! But wouldn't do much for the algorithm :/ Edit: He has reacted to Lupin3 right? That's literally a jazz standard in Japan now. It is likely the most recognizable jazz in the country.

@ZachIzBeast

13 күн бұрын

Quick comment on Nujabes, They are fantastic and they definitely contributed massively to its popularity but they were actually inspired by others like Dilla!

@meithkoon3496

13 күн бұрын

Kevin Penkin is my favorite artist of the modern age. I love how different his music is, he is so perfectly suited to composing for the strange, be it Made in Abyss or Tower of God. A few of my favorites of his: I. AM. BURNING. MAN Faputa Jungle Run Kuhn - also credit to Ben Mathews (from Tower of God, might be more in @CharlesCornellStudios 's wheelhouse as it is jazzy af)

@DisorderedArray

13 күн бұрын

Hirasawa also did the original Berserk ost.

@keef920

13 күн бұрын

Also any of the Katamari OST’s

@Idiomatick

13 күн бұрын

@@keef920 Lol, I can hear his reaction to katamari music now. Not an anime though!

Samurai Champloo, the music is part of the story and the characters, absolutely fantastic.

@kojote

18 күн бұрын

I second this

@NatCo-Supremacist

18 күн бұрын

bad anime

@kojote

18 күн бұрын

@@NatCo-Supremacist everyone likes what they like

@kirktown2046

18 күн бұрын

@@NatCo-Supremacist Bad? That's a tough criticism to qualify. I don't actually like Champloo much, but I can't put my finger on why. I wouldn't call it bad though.

@beegdigit9811

18 күн бұрын

Completely same, but it may sound too simplistic for jazz and classical music heads

The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack is insane!!!

@king_of_thorns6301

3 күн бұрын

came here looking to say this Glad some one beat me to it

@nightfall3605

2 күн бұрын

I’ve had Rise as an ear worm for a week now. Nothing can replace it for long.

@patrickleslie9932

2 күн бұрын

@@king_of_thorns6301 honestly the sound track from the original movie too. Stand alone complex just has a little more nostalgia for me. Adult swim came through with the goods.

@PiousSlayer

Күн бұрын

The fact that Yoko Kanno and Origa created new languages for that soundtrack is amazing.

From Cowboy Bebop it’s “Bad Dog No Biscuits” and “Too Good Too Bad” that do it for me. They’re the action songs used in the show for chase scenes, and they’re just pure momentum.

The method of animation for Kids on the Slope is called rotoscoping, where you film someone and draw over the film to capture exact movements. What you're seeing is an animated version of someone's actual movements, and this is probably one of the best uses of rotoscoping I've ever seen.

@YellowJello57

17 күн бұрын

This is the comment I was looking for. I think Charles got caught up in how amazing it was that someone had animated the drumming movements so perfectly when in fact that wasn't really the case.

@wumbojet

17 күн бұрын

​@@YellowJello57 I mean, rotoscoping takes nothing away from the attention to detail and mastery of animation so I say it doesn't really make a difference

@laerwen

17 күн бұрын

@@YellowJello57 Here's the thing - they DID animate it perfectly. They just used photography as a reference.

@JohnDoe-vm5rb

17 күн бұрын

@@wumbojet Rotoscoping is a VERY old 'trick'. There's footage knocking around of the girl who was Alice in Disney's Alice in wonderland, the woman for Sleeping Beauty (yes, that figure was rotoscoped) and even Snow White was rotoscoped iirc. It's also used for live action stuff too, such as the more recent western Godzilla film (specifically the airport scene where the planes domino explode).

@wumbojet

17 күн бұрын

@@JohnDoe-vm5rb yes, I am aware. The. Very old Disney animated movies are practically completely rotoscoped

Yokko Kano’s work on Visions of Escaflowne is just breathtaking

@armynurseboy

10 күн бұрын

Also Macross Plus and GITS.

@smgp2023

9 күн бұрын

Y E S ❤ ❤ ❤

@dancedancelauren

8 күн бұрын

YES Love Escaflowne so much. ❤

@kevan4852

6 күн бұрын

Also Wolf’s Rain

@hbanana7

5 күн бұрын

YES!!!! People don’t talk about Escaflowne enough!!

Akira from 1988 has some very unique music and sounds that blend with the movie into an insane experience.

Howl's moving castle intro was so beautiful i used it to walk down the aisle at my wedding it will always be such a special song to me 😊

What I admire and love with Japanese composers is that they took American jazz, European classical music, and forged versions of their own with such talent and creativity!

@NotsewTheGreat

9 күн бұрын

This is said so well

@Marskilius

8 күн бұрын

This! They are not afraid to mix genres.

@SimonePhoenix

4 күн бұрын

👆🏽THIS, emphatically!

@fatmn

3 күн бұрын

Japanese Techno and Trance music are amazing! It's almost its own genre with what the producers add through their musical heritage!

@MtnNerd

3 күн бұрын

The pentatonic scale is a big part of that

As Japanese,I will recommend "Lupin the 3rd" composed by Yuji Ohno.

@radiant2222

18 күн бұрын

Yes! Lupin the 3rd has really great music, I love it! Good recommendation

@pablocasas5906

18 күн бұрын

What about Detective Conan's main theme?

@radisorn

17 күн бұрын

YES!! LOVE IT!!

@marcoakira9650

17 күн бұрын

YES LUPIN YES It's that goof

@momsaccount4033

17 күн бұрын

Classic. Good taste

Kill La Kill also has amazing music. Their use of leitmotifs in the backing music to represent the different characters and factions is really good.

@SSD_Penumbra

5 сағат бұрын

Gamagori's theme just *oozes* power. The man's a walking mountain. Same with Nonon. Her theme gives away her role as the hype-girl, but by far, Kiryuin's theme is *power*

Tank hits hard. We played it in our set when I was in high-school jazz band

The piano works of Joe Hisaishi are the stuff of legend. His compositions for the Miyazaki films are simply god tier.

@cooldebt

18 күн бұрын

His album with the Royal Philharmonic has to be counted amongst the most amazing orchestral recordings. The emotion in his music!

@Cleverconveyence

13 күн бұрын

His work on the film "Departures" made me cry. Beautiful movie.

John Williams makes me feel: Cinematic, or like I'm "IN THE MOMENT" Bearing witness. Joe Hisaishi makes me feel like I'm reminiscing of a old memory, and the music hugs you with "nostalgia"

@BruceKarrde

9 күн бұрын

Right????? You said it so well! It's the "this is now! experience it! Feel the emotion of now!" versus "So, this is part of the person". When I think of Luke Skywalker's theme, it's nothing to do about his past, present, or future .. it's his character now. But when you hear Cowboy Bebop's theme, you're already confronted with his life.

@matheussanthiago9685

9 күн бұрын

the only way I can describe One Summer's Day by Joe Hisaishi, it is like the feeling you get, when you have a distant memory, one that you can't quite be sure if it's real or if it were a dream, like all you have are flashes of emotions you felt a long time ago on summer's day of your childhood, now almost completely lost to time almost lost, except for the lingering feeling you still get from time to time when you remember how it all felt it's that feeling put to song

@hellNo116

7 күн бұрын

i'd argue it is not nostalgia. it is reminiscing of a past. a memory that means a lot to you, that defines you but you don't want to be there. but you need to remember it to move forward

@DataChicken77

6 күн бұрын

I think it’s more accurate to draw the distinction as “epic” versus “intimate”. Both are full of emotion and power; it’s just that Williams is more the external and grandiose, whereas Hisaishi is more internal and private.

@a.g.realestateassociates9758

4 күн бұрын

I think that’s what sets John Williams’s “Schindler’s List” score apart, it’s less “John Williams-y” (while still being distinctly John Williams) and more along the lines of what he’s talking about with Hisaiahi here. Just a beautiful, heartwrenching, story-filled melody (the story of an entire people group’s plight)

My favorite sound track was for Macross Plus OVA, especially the Sharon Apple songs.

@greyfade

3 күн бұрын

To this day, Voices gets stuck in my head damn near constantly.

@c16621

3 күн бұрын

yep.

The Trigun OSTs still blow me away. "Permenant Vacation" is an absolute gem, performed by two members of the Seatbelts I think (Naruyoshi Kikuchi on sax and Tsuneo Imahori on guitar).

@colemanpj920

2 күн бұрын

Trigun was a great series

The man behind Cowboy Bebop and Kids on the slope is Shinichiro Watanabe, and all of his work has a huge focus on music. I recommend everyone to check his other anime series, Samurai Champloo, Terror in Resonance or Space Dandy

@hovakimgrabski8299

18 күн бұрын

and Carole and Tuesday

@DeviousOni

17 күн бұрын

And Macross Plus (with Yoko Kanno again)

@WhatIsMyPorpoise

17 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, while Terror in resonance would be phenomenal to see here, it would also immediately result in some kind of copyright issue. All complete versions of the soundtrack have been wiped from youtube and many of the most known tracks are unfindable here in their original state. Uploading even seconds of it would probably not be great.

@dadopur8405

16 күн бұрын

Honestly, Terror in Resonance has such good music. Only sad part is that its not on Spotify :(

@andrasnelhiebel6726

15 күн бұрын

@@dadopur8405 Also Yoko Kanno, inspired by icelandic music. Truly amazing!

One big reason anime make it big internationally (Miyazaki's work is the perfect example) is that the musical arrangement just matches perfectly the atmosphere of the story. Going from the orchestrated marvel of studio Ghibli, to punchy jazzy intro for Neon Genesis Evangelion, to the lighthearted Dango Daikazoku outro for Clannad, to psychedelic theme for Paprika (Parade by Susumu Hirasawa), you get filled with joy, sadness, hope, despair, excitement while watching masterpieces of art.

@czechlineage

15 күн бұрын

"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" from Evangelion I'd be interested to see for sure. One of the all-time fist pump openings to a song.

@cooldebt

14 күн бұрын

@@czechlineage The Consouls did a banger cover of that too

@BORN753

14 күн бұрын

Evangelion's intro doesn't match the atmosphere of the story at all, especially after the second half. The song is upbeat and adventurous, while the story is melancholic and depressing (except in the middle). Especially the lyrics are showing. As the show progresses the contrast becomes more obvious, and I think it was done intentionally, as the show's core idea was a subverison of the Mecha genre, by making it about pilots and their psychology, not about robots. Viewers were drawn to the Mecha, but were fooled and got something else. It is the same as Komm Susser Tod from the End of Evangelion. It is the subversion, it does not match the atmosphere at all, which makes it even more disturbing.

@hazilo

13 күн бұрын

@@BORN753 I don't perceive it that way, it can be that everybody feel music differently and has different emotions while listening to songs. Nevertheless, half the lyrics of the song are melancholic and depressing, and from the viewpoint of a mother (some say it's the mother of Shinji, Yui, or one of her clones, other say it's his superior Misato). And in a nutshell, they tell of the protagonist not knowing that he'll have to shoulder everything for survival, even betraying the things he loves the most, while he only hopes to be loved.

@BORN753

13 күн бұрын

@@hazilo Okay, you got me on lyrics, fair point. But the music is contrasting to the story.

Space Lion from the Cowboy Bebop OST is just one of the most epic songs ever committed to film of any kind.

Samurai Champloo. The soundtrack, and more specifically Nujabes, literally saved my life in my worst times. There is a heavy jazz influence and tremendous classical jazz sampling littered throughout his music. Clearly he draws inspiration from artists like J DIlla, but his music always carried a unique life and soul that I didn't connect with in other artists foundational to the genre. Also, it is foundational for what is now some of the most popular genres of music to exist. You can hear his influence in modern rap, chillhop, and lofi music. It might not be your exact type of music, since it isn't quite as complex in composition compared to some of the orchestration and jazz work in the things you've already reviewed, but it is transformative and innovative in the most beautiful way nonetheless. I'd love to hear you review some of the pieces by who will eternally be my favorite artist. Rest in Beats Nujabes.

@SwaggerDolphin1

22 сағат бұрын

Chill Lofi beats to study/samurai to

dude you've got to listen to 80s japanese jazz if you don't already. it's INCREDIBLE. Flying Beagle is an incredible album.

@cooldebt

15 күн бұрын

I second this. J-jazz is a real treasure trove from Jiro Inagaki (that 70s cop show music era 😅) to Hiromi and crazy ensembles like Soil & Pimp Sessions to HZettrio.

@TheBlueGoldenHawk

11 күн бұрын

@@cooldebt Hiromi and Soil & "Pimp" are incredible. H Zettrio is great too. Soil and Pimp and the pianist H Zett M have played with Sheena Ringo as well

@jasonmiddleton2400

11 күн бұрын

I always liked Keiko Matsui but she was more in the 90's

@Alternboy

10 күн бұрын

You should listen to Masayoshi Takanaka. He makes incredible Japanese funk from the 70s. It is so good!

@Rumham7291

10 күн бұрын

i dont see that album on spotify...

I think John Williams and Hans Zimmer paint beautiful soundscapes (as Charles describes), which are supplementary and iconic to their films similar to how costumes are designed as an integral element to the story. However, I think what makes Joe Hisashi’s compositions different is that they not only accompany films, but make us remember things in our own lives to draw us closer to the film. It’s like sonic nostalgia

@Shikujiru

15 күн бұрын

Incredible description! I wholly agree with you: Hisaishi invokes our memories so cleanly. That music is capable of such a thing is incredible.

@Glee73

15 күн бұрын

Nostalgia strikes me the most with Hisaishi. It invokes a time in the past.

@KevinTangYT

14 күн бұрын

I really wonder musically how that happens since it's in so many of his Ghibli music.

@Un1234l

14 күн бұрын

Sonic nostalgia is incredible.

@digitalsloth490

14 күн бұрын

Every single time I hear One Summer's Day, I immediately picture the scene in Spirited Away with the wind blowing across the grass and the giant summer clouds in the sky. I love that scene so much.

I think with Howl's the phrase you're looking for is that it's personal in scope, it's intimate. It invites you in. It's honestly something we don't get enough of with all these soundtracks that are booming, grand, and epic in scale.

If you get the chance, both Kevin Penkin and Evan Call have done some truly phenomenal work. Evan Call was the composer for Violet Evergarden, Josee: The Tiger and the Fish, and Freiren: Beyond Journey's End. Kevin Penkin, meanwhile, is primarily known for the music in Made in Abyss as well as Rising of the Shield Hero. He is also composing the music for Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf.

@needamuffin

2 күн бұрын

Kevin Penkin also did the score for the Village Bride from Star Wars: Visions, easily the best score of any of them, and I would argue as some of the best music in the Star Wars universe.

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky!! It’s the opening track to Castle in the Sky, composed by Joe Hisaishi, and it’s incredible.

@RobinsMusic

18 күн бұрын

That particular track has such a longing and nostalgic but also tragic feel for something that happened long ago fits perfectly with the movie

@multi-purposedesign9822

18 күн бұрын

I was going to suggest the acapella/choir version when the castle begins to fall apart myself!!

@xaphongthom6224

18 күн бұрын

Charles probably has listened to all of Joe pieces already

@Gwydda

17 күн бұрын

Definitely one of his best. I think it encapsulates well Joe Hisaishi's skill. The very start sounds like something that could be in Kiki, then you get more Mononoke style violin bit but this is much more free, like you're flying with birds or running with antelopes. Then again it gets more melancholic, something that could be in Spirited Away like, and then it changes again and the very end feels like something that fits into Nausicaa.

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

17 күн бұрын

I just cry whenever I watch the opening of Castle in the sky. The girl who Fell From the Sky is just the definition of overwhelming beauty to me

Yoko Kanno... omg... she is a master of music. It isn't really that any individual piece is perfectly amazing (though Tank is amazing and has been my ringtone of my phone for literal decades!), but that every show she wrote for has a completely different genera and feel, and all of it is solidly good if not amazing is mind-blowing! Others specialize and are absolutely better than her, but the breadth of styles that she covers is difficult to find a comparison with. Also... any show that Yoko Kanno writes for is just gold. Escaflowne, RahXephon, Ghost in the Shell, Oban Racers, Kids on the Slope, Space Dandy, Spy Family, Wolf's Rain, later Macross shows... I mean... good stuff! Each with different styles, instruments, and feel. Few composers have the variety and scope that Yoko Kanno has. Also, I remember being in jazz band in high school in the 90's, and there was a saying that 'Asians can't swing', and I was like 'clearly you haven't heard Tank yet' lol.

@Vergilius314

9 күн бұрын

I just want to echo and highlight--Charles would *love* the Wolf's Rain soundtrack. Especially "Paradiso" and "Go to Rakuen" which are heartwrenching. The plodding piano chords that sound like churchbells tolling make you confront the inevitability of death.

@srv1025

5 күн бұрын

And the Arjuna soundtrack! Everyone sleeps on that one

@acolytesounds

3 күн бұрын

Arjuna soundtrack!!!!!!❤❤❤

@The_Blue_Otaku

3 күн бұрын

Everyone be sleeping on Yuji Ohno's music kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXWhsqqAZc2aY6w.htmlfeature=shared kzread.info/dash/bejne/gmuBptuCppesdJc.htmlfeature=shared kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ6KzKR8o6-5XZM.htmlfeature=shared kzread.info/dash/bejne/laKd1seAepnfqZM.htmlfeature=shared kzread.info/dash/bejne/hnx3srmMpavMo6g.htmlfeature=shared

Tank always reminds me of the old Johnny Quest intro song.

Songs I will always recommend from a video game is a few tracks from Final Fantasy 14. Answers and Dragonsong written by the great Nobuo Uematsu and vocals by Susan Calloway, and then Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Flow, and Hopeful Dynamis written by musical madlad Masayoshi Soken with vocal on the first two by Amanda Achen. Even without context the emotion in these songs is insane, with context, good luck not crying.

@lysandermorgensonne9850

6 күн бұрын

Careful, if we get him hooked on 14's OST he might play the game, and then we'd never see him again :P ... I say while typing during cutscenes in-game... But agreed, this game has so much amazing music, and each patch I am fantastically delighted at what Soken and his team have put together :D

" Baccano " is also a gem with Jazz music especialy the intro song. The anime ( and novel ) are the most Tarantino-esque art not created by Tarantino himself, I strongly recommend to watch and to listen to.

@HeyyItsDaleVODS

18 күн бұрын

Warms my heart to see someone else recommending Baccano as well.

@MechaGai

17 күн бұрын

He's covered Baccano in another video and he loved it.

@Danielfiks

17 күн бұрын

Oh yes it is! I was about to write it myself. :)

@HimitsuHunter

16 күн бұрын

Oh goodness Yes!

@Kokkurichan

2 күн бұрын

The OP to Baccano! fucking slaps!

"Your lie in April" damn near made me cry. It has an amazing rendition of "Liebeslied"

@xanderjames8682

5 күн бұрын

Let it ring😊

@robertpopa2628

5 күн бұрын

Not to mention the visuals that accompany what is actually a music competition. I'd love to hear what someone who plays piano at your level thinks of this one.

@PeteCotton

5 күн бұрын

Absolutely would love to see a breakdown of this series!

@Fatalbunny87

3 күн бұрын

It was "your lie in april" that inspired me to play piano

I heard a quote once, I forget exactly how it goes, but it was something along the lines of "Western shows write the music to fit the _scene,_ while anime writes the music to fit the _story."_ There are a lot of good recommendations in these comments, so here are a couple I haven't seen mentioned yet: - The "Haruhi Suzumiya" series. It's not a "these are all bangers" kind of soundtrack, but there are some really good ones. "Oi Oi" in particular has a very clear influence from Fatboy Slim's "Everybody Loves A Carnival". - Solty Rei. I only watched the series once, long ago, but I recall the soundtrack was big into the "big band jazz" style. - Record of Lodoss War. Often called "The Lord of the Rings of Anime", and considered foundational to the Fantasy anime genre. The ending themes of the original 13-episode OVA and the "Chronicles of the Heroic Knight" TV series are both great, and the theme of "Chronicles", Kiseki no Umi (Sea of Miracles) really sells the "epic fantasy" feel. Other than those, though, the soundtrack is fairly standard fantasy fare, as I recall. - Azumanga Daioh. The majority of the music was specifically written to fade into the background and blend into the scenes without intruding on the dialogue, but it ranges in style from jazz, to surf rock, to chill Bossa Nova, to polka, to waltz, to orchestral pieces. The title theme "Soramimi Cake" is a goofy, slightly nonsensical and unhinged song that really sets the tone of the show, the end credit theme "Raspberry Heaven" is a lovely song that still has a bit of the title theme's goofiness, "Nice desu yo" is a jazzy little background piece that shifts into soft surf rock in the middle and then a bluegrass harmonica over jazz piano near the end, "Bakuhatsu Bonkuraazu" is a discordant mess that suits the antics of those three lovable idiots, and "Chiyo-chan Runs!" is taken straight out of an orchestral piece whose name I forget at the moment. (Can you tell I _really_ like Azumanga Daioh?)

The DOT Hack series has amazing music done by Yuki Kajiura - Echos - Kiss - Smallest Delight - B.T.

There's two directions I would suggest. First, dig deeper into Yoko Kanno. One might think that because she did Bebop, that she just does Jazz, but her ability to match music genre to the show genre is just godly. Check out her soundtracks to Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex (Particularly the opening themes with Origa) which is essentially electronica matching the cyberpunk vibe of the show, and Vision of Escaflowne (I am partial to Dance of Curse, but the whole thing is great) which leans more into the John Williams-y epic fantasy orchestral style of the show. The other direction is to look at some more shows (like Kids on the Slope) that are directly about the characters making music: K-ON!, Bocchi! The Rock, takt op.Destiny, Your Lie in April, and even The Idolm@ster.

@czechlineage

15 күн бұрын

I was going to bring up Escaflowne. Hot damn, that soundtrack gets intense.

@user-xc3rs3qm2o

14 күн бұрын

Add Mongolian Chop Squad and FLCL to your animusic to blow your mind list!

@Idiomatick

13 күн бұрын

I believe he has covered your lie previously. I think he should just watch that show though. It is novel that they actually explain the musical choices being made in an interpretation. That brings a new level of depth, rather than just hearing the clip.

@NoRAdAlphaMoo

12 күн бұрын

Have you seen Gravitation? I think DA waa just kind of clowning around writing music for that show...

@vergnzls

12 күн бұрын

@@user-xc3rs3qm2ogood to see someone mentioned Beck, so nice to

Please consider listening to more of Yoko Kanno's work, such as the Wolf's Rain soundtrack, almost entirely composed by her. Her work is legendary and she doesn't get the recognition she deserves in the Western world.

@AstroNinja1

15 күн бұрын

im such a huge fan of hers that her music is the main reason i watched several anime

@goobag123

15 күн бұрын

the darker than black soundtrack is fantastic as well

@m.dave2141

15 күн бұрын

@@goobag123 oh it was her? that makes sense

@V4Now

15 күн бұрын

Wolf's Rain is super underrated.

Dancing mad by Nobuo Uematsu (and basically everything by him and yoko shimomura) is just awe inspiring haha

The anime music that has been most impactful for me is Space Lion from Cowboy Bebop. Ever since I first heard it as the end credits of the episodes Jupiter Jazz, a remarkable example of story telling of any kind, it has been the most soothing, meditative, and relaxing and healing theme I’ve ever heard. Any time I feel depressed or are on the edge of an anxiety attack Space Lion has helped me through those times in ways that are difficult to describe. But I have an iTunes play list with just Space Lion on it and according to the play list count I’ve listed to to in almost 9000 times and that’s not including the number of plays on the various iPods and iPhones over he years. It’s the music I love the most and I hope you find it as healing as I have.

Ghibli soundtrack feels intimate. Like someone pouring their heart out to you. As opposed to someone performing their all in front of a crowd.

@WhereIsMyKek

13 күн бұрын

Check out French pastoral classics. You're gonna love it.

@PaintedMessiah

3 күн бұрын

Damn, that actually nails it right on the head

“BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad” is a story about an up-and-coming indie band and its soundtrack contains banger after banger. The dub uses the same instrumentals but the VAs sing over translated and de-Engrished lyrics. Both sets of songs are fantastic. Not to mention, the performances are animated by Madhouse and they do a fantastic job infusing each member of the band with their own personality, usually in homage to an RL artist (their rapper channeling Zack de la Rocha, the bassist Flea being the most obvious). Worth a watch.

@b.c.slumber3694

16 күн бұрын

I have been wanting this in crunchyroll forever…

@LoopyChew

16 күн бұрын

@@b.c.slumber3694 Crunchyroll US has it! It’s just called “Mongolian Chop Squad” there.

@normandy2501

16 күн бұрын

The manga literally made me cry when I read it years back and got to near the end point of the story. I could feel the music even off the page.

@jbqspam

15 күн бұрын

Wish the festival at the end had the original cover of the Beatles “I’ve got a feeling” in the American release

@challenger4157

15 күн бұрын

typhoon!! typhoon 21!!

If you're still going down the anime and video game music rabbit holes, may I suggest a couple: Sim City 3000 has an amazing collection of Jazz, and Gradius 3 on the SNES has some super intricate techno-rock that flies under the radar for most people. Love the videos man.

Blue Exorcist season 1 ending 1 - Take Off by 2PM. That chorus hits so hard. I'll be working normally, just grinding at getting something up and running, and when I'm about to turn it on sometimes I get a good vibe thinking "it's going to work this time" and I'll hear this song start to play in my mind's ear, and right when the chorus is about to drop I switch what I'm working with on... Goosebumps every time.

3:36 I am SO happy to see someone else point out that insane switch up!! Have loved that little detail for years

@TheDionysiac

14 күн бұрын

It's dope as hell, but the first time they hit the bridge it makes me feel like I'm being shot out of a cannon.

@jakubhusi258

11 күн бұрын

That switch up actually reminds me of the New Donk City theme from Mario Odyssey.

Seatbelts are awesome. The drummer and the keyboardist were rotoscoped (animation technique where they film and then draw on the action from the film) for 1 to 1 action

What i love about anime openining and ending themes is that the use of a groups music Helps bring new ears to new music. The seatbelts, Nujabes, even Maximum the Hormone. A lot of these groups GAINED new audiences just through the exposure of animation. I just love how much respect these guys have for the music they use.

Charles' newfound excitement for music and scores in anime is very refreshing

Yoko Kanno’s orchestral score for Vision of Escaflowne is criminally underrated!!! As if Prokofiev, Bartok, Joe Hisaishi, and Basil Poledouris melded together to blow your mind with sheer bombast and beauty. Hell, they even got the Warsaw Philharmonic into to a studio to do it justice. If you only listen to one track, make it Dance of Curse. Other top notch tracks: Farewell, Wings, Arcadia, Blaze, Shrilly, Epistle, Again, Revenge, and Angel. Only Beethoven and Dvorak’s 9th symphonies played live have EVER hit me so hard as the music from this show. Escaflowne is my ultimate choice for ANY music (anime, cinematic, or otherwise) that DID NOT have to go that hard.

@sbatou87

15 күн бұрын

And "Sora" from the "A Girl From Gaea" film. I think it was sung by Shanti Snyder.

@ElDapperCaballo

15 күн бұрын

Love that Escaflowne mention! Indeed an incredible soundtrack!

@themorrigan01

14 күн бұрын

Yes! The vision of Escaflowne has a great soundtrack, I love all the discs!

@Fizzix

14 күн бұрын

THE DAMN CELLO SONG HAS LIVED IN MY HEAD RENT FREE FOR 3 DECADES

@pfeilspitze

13 күн бұрын

I'll never forget _Dance of Curse_ and _Angel_ from Escaflowne.

One Summer's Day never fails to give me chills every time I hear it, so many gems within anime music!

@kschaufler11

18 күн бұрын

The goat himself has arrived

@emmanuelho4575

17 күн бұрын

Ayo, Fonzi the man himself is here!!

@benjibenj7

16 күн бұрын

Totally! I was at maximum chills hearing it in this video with Charles and y'all

@tacoyael6

10 күн бұрын

Fonzii!!!!

Kevin Penkin is an anime composer who's work it worth looking into, he did the soundtracks for Made in Abyss and Tower of God off the top of my head. As for vocal themes that really stick with me, the one that really stands out for me has always been the original Spice and Wolf theme "Tabi no Tochuu" by Natsumi Kiyoura.

@151monka

19 сағат бұрын

His work for 盾の勇者 is amazing too

@151monka

19 сағат бұрын

His work for 盾の勇者 is amazing too

Thank you Charles! You provide us greater understanding of the music which is epic. I love your keeping an open-mind. You always give unadulterated love to the beautiful music, regardless of its origin, irrespective of the genre. Your love of music is real. I love you!

“Ride on Shooting Star” by The Pillows beautifully expresses the chaos of FLCL. By having the voice actors perform, “Be As One” from Yowamushi Pedal perfectly matches the theme of the specific story arc. “The Light Before We Land” by The Delgados was used as the opening theme for Gunslinger Girl. It’s a haunting piece of music, especially packaged with the show. Also check out the orchestral theme from “My Neighbor’s the Yamadas.” It’s yet another amazing Studio Ghibli film that features with great music.

@MonkeyJedi99

9 күн бұрын

FLCL is a nutso joyride of an anime!

@kamuigrey4597

7 күн бұрын

The Dalgados! Ahhh The Light Before We Land is such a perfect song for that particular story

@zephyr2002

4 күн бұрын

FLCL is just a vehicle for The Pillows...actually I love them both to death. Such a perfect match.

If you were a band nerd growing up: Sound: Euphonium is great. They draw the instruments so well.

@hukuroulady

16 күн бұрын

Omg Charles pls consider Sound! Euphonium ❤

@hukuroulady

16 күн бұрын

Crescent Moon Dance 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

@JaydenEevee

14 күн бұрын

and the animation is soooooo good, even outside of the instruments being animated

You are amazing. I have no idea how you pick out melodies and harmonies so quickly and then jut play them, like it's easy or something. Completely blows my mind.

Waiting for your Blue Giant video! dope Jazz Anime.

One of my favourites is "Brothers" from Full Metal Alchemist. I just absolutely adore it. The version with russian vocals is amazing, as well as the instrumental one.

@Liquessen

10 күн бұрын

So beautiful and haunting! ❤

@key-s6507

10 күн бұрын

Thank you, for reminding me of this. It had me in a choke hold in middle school that and the The Musician, (14th Melody) from D.grayman

@cowboydandank

9 күн бұрын

That's one thing Brotherhood didn't have. That song friggin' ruled

Anything Joe Hisaishi writes is absolutely incredible. When I listen to his music I feel like I'm falling into a galaxy of emotion. They are musical paintings.

@cooldebt

18 күн бұрын

He has just recorded an album with the Royal Philharmonic - incredible listening 🎶

@elyisus8145

18 күн бұрын

"musical paintings", few truer things have been said 💚

@NickHchaos

16 күн бұрын

His music with Takeshi Kitano films is better than his work with Ghibli.

@timmynoir

16 күн бұрын

@@cooldebt Hot damn, gotta get that on vinyl!

@cooldebt

16 күн бұрын

@@timmynoir Deutsche Grammaphon

2:40 My background is with trombone, and what always jumps out to me in "Tank!" is how the horns are all overblowing. Not a lot, but you definitely get some spreading in the tone that really helps establish that raw feeling you're talking about.

Hellsing: World Without Logos Requiem for the Living Vague Drum of Grief Trigun: HT Rakuen Wolf's Rain - Gravity Rozen Maiden - Creation Air - Aozora Saikano - Kanashimi no Nukumori Just a few off the top of my head.

Played tank with my high school band on my very last concert, I was featured on the Baritone sax! It was an incredible experience

@jamesehlenfeldt7132

10 күн бұрын

That's awesome!

2 of the biggest names in Anime music composition right now are Kevin Penkin and Evan Call. They are both masters at crafting music, which captures the heart of what their projects are about. Penkin is best known for his OST work on Made in Abyss, The Apothecary Diaries, and the 2024 remake of Spice & Wolf Call is best known for his OST work on Violet Evergarden, My Happy Marriage, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

@arapaimagold8088

17 күн бұрын

Don’t forget the StarWars anime that Penkin involved with

@boonchewlow4262

17 күн бұрын

also don't forget sawano hiroyuki

@Woodsaras

17 күн бұрын

Um :D who? No they are not. Also they aint japanese. LOL. What a dmb comment.

@Nirton93

17 күн бұрын

Also don't forget Yuki Kajiura. She's my favourite.

@mdkc

17 күн бұрын

Just came here to add Yuki Hayashi to the list

Please do more videos on music from anime! It's always great to see these reactions and the reactors realizing there is more than just animation behind anime. Like cartoons, games, and movies, anime also tells stories with memorable characters and incredible music. Different genres but their songs are memorable. Not just the openings but the OSTs as well. Loved your reaction! I really hope you do more videos like this!

There is not a single song other than ”one summer day” from spirited away where the first chord will make me cry! Can’t put my finger on why but it will always have a special place in my heart that chord!

If you like Joe Hisaishi I'd suggest listening to his live action scores also. My favourite is Okuribito (Departures). The movie is about a cellist who can't find any job and has to work in a funerary. There he has to deal with their clients and how each people is confronted with the loss of a loved one. Just imagine what Joe Hisaishi created with this premise.

@SebHighDef

13 күн бұрын

his scores for Kitano films are great too, like hana-bi or kikujiros summer

The music from My Neighbor Totoro really changed my opinions on anime when I first watched it.

@Postovniholub55

18 күн бұрын

Yeah

@Bulelengman

13 күн бұрын

Totoro is my first anime and those music stick with me forever. Guiding me through the myriad of anime and anisong further

I know you might not see this but Transcendence and Hanezeve from made in abyss is some of the most haunting, beautiful, and amazing music I have heard for any anime.

Always fascinated to see someone's discovery of the art form. Love your reactions! I hope you continue to go deeper. Would reccommend the _Persona_ anime & video game soundtracks.

This man NEEDS to take a look at Made in Abyss OST. "VOH" is one of those pieces that throws you on the ground without a single word. Nice video, great stuff as always.

@vingvingduy1779

18 күн бұрын

couldnt agree more, kevin penkin`s work on made in abyss is breathtaking

@AntarticSpoon27

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Some of the best music I've ever heard!

@NipplesTheEnchilada2323

18 күн бұрын

Seriously, and the music really feels as if you are going deep into the abyss with the main characters. Kevin Penkin really knows how to worldbuild with his music, and he's a legend because of that.

@TheRmbomo

18 күн бұрын

I'm glad someone said it. I've been so excited for Charles to check _any_ of MiA's music out.

@IBH94

18 күн бұрын

I really like the sunrise soundtrack

5:08 when done right rotoscoping is amazing.

Many great suggestions already, personally I also love Plaid's work on the Tekkonkinkreet soundtrack, one of my favourites

The beautiful thing with Kids on the Slope (one of my all time favorites, and I love showing people that scene as well for the music and attention to detail) is that, while it could have used computer generated animation (and they were recommended to do so due to cost and time), they went out of their way to use motion capture and hand draw the animation still. They didn't even do the other alternative of rotoscoping it like Disney frequently did in the past to speed up the process. They hand drew it from pictures and motion capture, which is insane, considering the sheer level of detail done on it. That anime has so much heart put into the music and passion put into the animation, and between that and the story told, it is easily one of my favorites and one I recommend to any music lover to check out. The final Moanin' scene here and the school festival performance that features Kaoru and Sentaro playing the medley of My Favorite Things/Someday My Prince Will Come/Moanin' are just two moments that I will always go back to to remind me how much I love that anime.

The saxophonist in Tank! is Masato Honda. He's an absolute beast, and i highly recommend some of his other works like Smack Out, Panther, and Saxophpne Sonata no. 18

@DirtyRobot

14 күн бұрын

Honda's sax is a Yamaha, WTF!

I spent years scouring the internet for a physical copy of Cowboy Bebop OST. When I finally found a copy, I gladly paid $18, and then anxiously waited 3 weeks for it to arrive in MN from a small boutique shop in Tokyo.

@Red80008

11 күн бұрын

cd? lp?

@TheMoonRulesNo1

11 күн бұрын

@@Red80008 it's the cd. It's almost always in my car deck.

@grethi8110

10 күн бұрын

WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?

@stroodlepup

10 күн бұрын

Where!?

@TheMoonRulesNo1

10 күн бұрын

Everyone chill. It was nearly 10 years ago from *Sovereign Japan*. I'm doubtful they'll have any copies because when I got mine in 2015, the site said there were only a few left. I checked their Amazon storefront today, and it looks like they sell a lot of Nintendo products.

Shiro Sagisu is absolutely worth a listen. I know him mostly for his bleach soundtracks, but he does other animes as well. Some of my favorites are: Cometh the hour, Treachery, la distancia para un duelo, clavar la espada, invasion, soundscape to ardor, the never meant to belong suites... He has so many good songs across so many genres to perfectly set the mood within the anime.

I recommend Tenmon (5 centimeters per second, Beyond the clouds), Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Guilty Crown, etc) and Toshiro Matsuda (Mushishi) to other composers who were recommended to you. And yes, Yoko Kanno is insanely cool!

Kanno Yoko's OST for Macross Plus is well worth your time too.

@swisschaletsauce

17 күн бұрын

yes!

@stefangonzo

16 күн бұрын

Yes. Also Yoko Kanno's OST's for Wolf's Rain and Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex.

@laplantamichay

16 күн бұрын

@@stefangonzo i second this. Wolf's Rain is so underrated

@rdoursenaud

16 күн бұрын

To be fair her whole discography is amazing!

@perfectpixelone8414

13 күн бұрын

Totally agree !

I think the thing with the music in studio ghibli films is that it feels like its a one to one representative of the world that you're seeing on the screen. It isnt describing the world, it isnt providing another layer to the world, it IS the world. When i hear the theme for Howls Moving Castle, i INSTANTLY picture the festivities in Sophies town at the beginning of the movie. The theme from spirited away in this video makes me see the train traveling along the tracks in the water. Its impossible to separate the world from the music

I totally relate to you when you talk about music that tells a story. I felt in love with the work of Kevin Penkin on the anime Made in Abyss about that. Also a big fan of the Soundtrack of Samurai Champloo of Nujabes (a Goat), Tsutchie and Fat Jon. A few picks that are worth an eye hehe

Would love to see you react to Samurai Champloo, as others have recommended. Really enjoying reading through the comments, too, looking forward to checking out or revisiting some of the OSTs people are mentioning. 😌

I can only recommend you to watch Blue Giant (2023), which is a movie about someone from the countryside trying to make a name in the Jazz industry in Tokyo, and in what way it changed the life of everyone he met during his journey. Also, the OSTs of Kekkai Sensen, Made in Abyss and Hibike! Euphonium (I avoid saying names from composers that already did an anime you watched, otherwise I would add Zankyou no Terror, from the same compositor that did Cowboy Bebop)

@vergnzls

12 күн бұрын

Nice to see Hibike! mentioned

Evan Call composed the music for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and he did an amazing job creating a unique sound that draws you into the world and deeply complements the emotional impact of the writing and animation. The motifs in the main theme come up in so many little ways throughout to emphasize the significance of certain moments and they use the presence of background music so thoughtfully.

@fujahco

13 күн бұрын

Evan Call is another treasure for anime music, indeed! He also did Violet Evergarden, and not only that, but he also made a big success with drama OST such as The 13 Lords of the Shogun (shame NHK does not release it Internationally) My trust for this man is concrete- I started to watch Frieren because of him.

@pfeilspitze

13 күн бұрын

Everything about Frieren is a complete masterpiece, and the music is a huge part of that. They gave him like two years to work on the soundtrack, and it was so worth it.

For more Yoko Kanno i can recommend so many shows, but another stand out one with her is Terror in Resonance. As for other series, i HIGHLY recommend Made In Abyss, with composer Kevin Penkin, its so soo good and very different, and very much tells a story and sets a mood with its soundtrack. And one more composer i will recommend is Susumu Hirosawa; anime he composes for are the 1997 Berserk anime, and anime movies such as Paprika. His style is very different from anything i have ever heard before and will take you on quite the journey!

Do the Evangelion music next. Not just the original series but also the most recent remasters. Incredible.

Something that blew me away quite recently was the OST from 'Trigun Stampede' (a re-adaptation of an older anime), specifically the theme 'Knives' Piano'. The first time it was played was so badass and the playing looked pretty accurate to me, although it always gets interrupted by dialogue. The music of the original Trigun is also just something else.

@tmtmtlsml

17 күн бұрын

I was into Trigun long before I did any deep dives into music. When I went down the folk/blues rabbit hole and discovered Stephen Stills, I was like the DiCaprio meme pointing at the speakers like "I know that tone! That's all over the Trigun OST!"

@myrk_

17 күн бұрын

@@tmtmtlsml LOL yeah, I love the vibes of the og Trigun OST!

You should listen to the amazing music of "Your Name" and "Suzume" - RADWIMPS "Zenzenzense" is instant goosebumps, and so is "Suzume no Tojimari." Both movies are really worth a watch for the full context, but man, even without it these melodies reach into your soul and push all the right buttons until you're topfilled with emotions.

Here's a few recommendations: Opening theme of Baccano - Gun's and Roses by Paradise Lunch Soundtrack of Sousou no Frieren - composed by Evan Call - Journey of a Lifetime - Zoltraak Soundtrack of Made in Abyss - composed by Kevin Penkin - Riko's Theme - Tomorrow Also this isn't from an anime, but I would highly recommend the ending theme of a game called To the Moon

Yoko Kanno also did the music for Ghost in a Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Escaflowne 3:21

@explosu

17 күн бұрын

also Wolf's Rain kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaJ1l7ajj6_KfJM.html

@msvoxladygenius5581

17 күн бұрын

Kanno’s track Dance of Curse from Escaflowne is one of my all time faves! Stand alone complex was also great

@a.a677

16 күн бұрын

​@@explosuwolf's rain is criminally underrated

@countergroove

16 күн бұрын

@@explosu I agree! I would love to hear his take on some of the Wolf's Rain soundtrack.

@armynurseboy

10 күн бұрын

And Macross Plus

you are missing out if you dont watch the action scenes of cowboy bebop along with the music. It is Shinichirō Watanabes last hand drawn masterpiece. some of the stills that are on screen for only a few moments are beautiful and add a tremendous amount of world building. Cowboy bebop wouldn't be the same without those small yet emissive frames. remember... hand drawn. amazing.

From metalcore and punkrock, to classical and jazz, Techno to Drum n bass, I've heared so much amazing music in Anime and often extremely well composed. Very inspirational and it really carries the depth of emotion it needs.

Parting at the Foot of the Hill - Warm from the anime named Clannad is one of my favourite piano piece ever. It makes so damn emotional.

Joe Hisaishi's music makes you experience memories and nostalgia you never had. Listening to that Spirited Away track, it feels like recalling an emotional and tender memory.

In Nodame Cantabile they do a rendition of Rhapsody in Blue with melodicas and a mangoose costume that is just fantastic. Also love the soundtrack of Michiko to Hatshin, it's like a fusion of anime music and Brazilian music.

@cooldebt

15 күн бұрын

Ooh, anime + Brazilian sounds great! Like when The Consouls do bossanova covers of vgm (eg. "Aerith del Sol")

not only the story it self, but also the music in the movie your name... amazing work!

One song that really got to me was from Oratorio The World God Only Knows. The full intro to The World God Only Knows manages around 8 minutes and tells you the story of the anime. Pretty cool stuff. Also still listen to Yoko Kanno. Found the Bebop OSTs like 20 years ago and still have them here. I remember working in a book store and popping in the CDs for the store to hear. Also pretty cool was on Windows 7, we had a free song on the computers, "Kalimba" by Mr Scruff. One of the soundtracks for Bebop, Music For Freelance, has a mix by Mr. Scruff.

I highly recommend checking out the Blue Giant soundtrack as well it’s crazy how underrated the movie and the ost are !