I hope that the sentiment that this soundtrack was plagiarized isn't a widely held belief...because it's dumb. Also go check out the improv course on Skillshare so you can learn how to plagiarize everybody else's improv! This is how to get good at improv.

@Dogical

3 жыл бұрын

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@kilogram9559

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dogical e indeed

@apvanlaan

3 жыл бұрын

Never heard this accusation and it's absolutely infuriating. Her music, and especially this soundtrack, is so obviously and fundamentally authentic, and I guarantee her influence is currently being heard all over the musical spectrum.

@dy_physics9183

3 жыл бұрын

I never even heard of it. Glad it's not though, definitely my favorite show and would be sad to hear if this were true! Thanks for the history about the composer too, never knew anything about her.

@sexypianonotes6212

3 жыл бұрын

some of the isms even remind me of leo p/charles mingus moanin but also be sure to check out kids on the slope, which is anime all about jazz and romance. and now excuse me while i unshamefully check out your improv classes. im gonna need some...

My evil plan to turn you into an anime soundtrack critic is off to a great start

@RojarMain_BardMain

3 жыл бұрын

My evil plan to turn you into an anime soundtrack critic is off to a great start

@htesreyzaw6114

3 жыл бұрын

He should do eva next

@user-qp7of2kf9y

3 жыл бұрын

My evil plan to turn you into an anime soundtrack critic is off to a great start

@avdeyevm4881

3 жыл бұрын

My evil plan to turn you into an anime soundtrack critic is off to a great start

@Xenol1997

3 жыл бұрын

God I hope he looks at the Jojo themes now

Fun fact, the directors of Cowboy Bebop talk about how they wouldn't really talk with her and she'd just fall off the grid. Later she'd give them a piece of music and they seemed almost irritated because it was so good they'd have to reillustrat whole sections of the show because they couldn't just not use.

@jumokeogunsola9549

3 жыл бұрын

legend behavior

@HarrisTheHeckler

3 жыл бұрын

The music is so good it actually feels like it came first and they were so inspired they built an entire show around it.

@drifter402

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarrisTheHeckler That's because that's basically what happened.

@feminine_desires

3 жыл бұрын

It was more that they'd communicate almost entirely through what each created. Yoko Kanno and the Directors of Cowboy Bebop would show each other their creations and then go off and make stuff to connect with what each other made. Yoko Kanno made some music specifically for certain episodes the cowboy bebop team made and the team made some episodes specifically for the music Yoko Kanno made. It was really a back and forth of creative show and tell collaboration.

@dalex7777

3 жыл бұрын

@@feminine_desires “The Postal Service” method seems to lead to some phenomenal collaborations

Hey Charles, Steve Conte here… I have done tons of work with Yoko Kanno… (If you check the credits on the CD that you were reviewing here you’ll see that I sang the song “Rain“.) I’ve also worked on a number of the other Cowboy Bebop soundtrack albums as well as The soundtrack albums to other anime series she has written music for such as ghost in the shell, wolfs rain and her solo album - song to fly. I can tell you that you are spot on! She is an incredible musician and even though we didn’t speak the same language she was able to communicate with just a few words what she wanted me to give her in the recording sessions. I’ve also performed live with her a number of times with yoko & her incredible band the seatbelts in Japan and I gotta tell you… It’s a rush! You were right on about the playing being slightly loose on some stuff and that is exactly what makes it feel so cool. There’s nothing worse than a “perfect“ imitation of a certain genre and Yoko does things her own way. I’m so glad you discovered this music… cheers! SC

@champ6436

2 жыл бұрын

i was just listening to the Wolf rain ost ( it has been part of all my playlist since 2006) and also RahXephon ost ( the garden of everything is probably one of my favorite song from you); and i was just thinking " man i wonder what steve conte is up to these days " glad to know your still doing fine :)

@bryankehler

2 жыл бұрын

I just left a comment to praise Yoko Kanno and scrolled down a bit to discover this comment by the one and only Steve Conte! Just wanted to say thank for your work -- I could listen to "Stray" for hours.

@analyzationm

2 жыл бұрын

Man that's so cool and thanks for the great music sir!

@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the song Stray from Wolfe’s rain

@SteveConteNYC

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryankehler thanks man - please subscribe to my channel :)

I can only repeat myself like I did for the past 25 years: Yoko Kanno is a genius

@krow5099

3 жыл бұрын

She is that’s why assholes are trying to cancel her

@Anail_Mhin

3 жыл бұрын

@@krow5099 who is and why?

@GraveUypo

2 жыл бұрын

@@krow5099 huh?

@mex8734

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anail_Mhin probably because of her plagiarism allegations.

@enderswolf

2 жыл бұрын

And may you live another 25 or more to continue speaking the truth.

The fact the soundtrack was made first and then they wrote episodes about it after the fact is incredible for so many reasons

@MechaGai

3 жыл бұрын

It was a constant back and forth between Shinichiro Watanabe and Yokko Kanno. Sometimes Watanabe had an idea and Kanno would riff on that, which in turn caused Watanabe to redo a whole scene to fit the music.

@extras5164

3 жыл бұрын

How would they even do that?? So the whole show was made to fit the premade soundtrack ? Or when writing the music was the composer like “what should the vibe be here, oh you want it like a hectic space scene kind of thing? Got it” or they just made a bunch of pieces that the writers were like “I want a bar fight here because that’s how interpret this piece of music here at this point”

@MechaGai

3 жыл бұрын

@@extras5164 Usually a script or a storyboard can be written before anything else.

@joshstead6078

3 жыл бұрын

@@extras5164 It wasnt quite as direct as the OP says here. The story and characters were largely planned out but the music inspired scenes, which in turn inspired the music. "Watanabe further explained that he would take inspiration from Kanno's music after listening to it and create new scenes for the story from it. These new scenes in turn would inspire Kanno and give her new ideas for the music and she would come to Watanabe with even more music. Watanabe cited as an example, "some songs in the second half of the series, we didn't even ask her for those songs, she just made them and brought them to us." He commented that while Kanno's method was normally "unforgivable and unacceptable", it was ultimately a "big hit" with Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe described his collaboration with Kanno as "a game of catch between the two of us in developing the music and creating the TV series Cowboy Bebop""

@extras5164

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshstead6078 where’d you read that? I’d love to read it also. Thanks for clearly clearing that up, but I don’t get why her methodology was unforgivable and unacceptable? Did he not like her?

Early 20th century jazz musicians in the studio like: "yeah man, this should sound like the cowboy bebop soundtrack, drop it"

@jakimoretti7771

3 жыл бұрын

real persona 5 vibes with this cowboy bebop inspired album

@samuelbeltrami5647

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakimoretti7771 Yeah man, superkilling

@maxhoughtonmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice Bossa Jazz sounds like elevator music??? Just noticed.

@ericworthy1300

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxhoughtonmusic elevator music sounds like bossa jazz

@maxhoughtonmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericworthy1300 Just noticed guys :) it sounds like elevator music. Am I right? No one else has had this thought ever!

I was at a high school concert for my kids, and they brought out the jazz band and with no announcement launched into this. I totally embarrassed myself screaming out a big "YEAH!" as the only adult who recognized it. The best part was that the band NAILED it! It was a good concert.

@the3nder1

6 ай бұрын

Would have been my reaction as well! Would be amazing to hear this live.

@kungfumachinist

5 ай бұрын

My son played the piano in his high school jazz band on Tank last year. They had a trumpet player that is at Berklee now. Great tune. Great performance.

@jameseglavin4

5 ай бұрын

I honestly can’t imagine a better reaction from a parent than to pick up on an otherwise obscure cut and scream their excitement all over a high-school auditorium, that rocks dude

The Incredibles, Jonny Quest, Bond flicks- as a child raised by jazz fans in the 60s... this is my stuff. Love it all. And Kanno is a bloody genius.

@daunyoku

2 жыл бұрын

try checking out the show. even if you're not one for cartoons, if you stick with it, you won't regret it

@queenannsrevenge100

9 ай бұрын

One thing that didn’t occur to me, even after all these years, is also parts that are VERY reminiscent of American Cop shows from the 70s - Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, etc. This could have been coincidence, or parallel inspirations, but knowing of Yoko Kano I doubt it’s coincidence.

@bar8393gm

9 ай бұрын

Also the themes from The Jetsons, Bewitched, the Flintstones are all great jazz tunes. 1960’s TV was awesome.

When I was in marching band in high school, we’d always played Tank for our warmup song. The band director had never seen an anime before in his life. He’d heard a senior student who was conductor at the time play it and liked it so much, it just became a tradition for all new band members to learn it for practice.

@ktoliman

3 жыл бұрын

I love that. That fells like a great way to break the ice in marching band.

@benr6918

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a song that will make you good at everything about your instrument. We played it in jazz band in high school and I definitely leveled up in trumpet playing.

@cristobalzamorano377

3 жыл бұрын

@Yongo Bazuk it isn't lol

@TheWutangclan1995

3 жыл бұрын

@@ktoliman it’s a double edge sword of making great lifelong friends and convincing people you’re a child music prodigy. I say that’s a win win.

@DJJE928

3 жыл бұрын

That. Is. Amazing.

The fact that he went through all of Tank! except for the last flourish p a i n s me.

@nik.olas328

3 жыл бұрын

I looooove that outtro

@martinkrauser4029

3 жыл бұрын

I cried. I clicked to specifically watch that moment.

@thomasway0320

3 жыл бұрын

Real folk blues with Tank, I have never skipped any episode of Bebop.

@rosegold5720

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasway0320 yes, the cowboy bebop op is one of the only ones you CANNOT skip 😂

@thomasway0320

3 жыл бұрын

@@rosegold5720 physically impossible

Who’s gonna tell him about the actual ending of ‘Tank!’ with the rad ass sax scream?

@DIO_Brando1801

2 жыл бұрын

Saxophone*

@Dualis58

2 жыл бұрын

@@DIO_Brando1801 that’s a sax actually.

@DIO_Brando1801

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dualis58 that's what I said

@bit-te

2 жыл бұрын

@@DIO_Brando1801 it's a drum actually

@user-bk9pm6cr6i

2 жыл бұрын

@@DIO_Brando1801 It’s a recorder, actually.

If you actually watch the episode that uses the song "bad dog, no biscuits" you would totally understand why that song is so chaotic and fits the animation taking place on screen.

@fusakei1825

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY5m1cqeaNOvnrw.html

@fusemaster

6 күн бұрын

Seems that way...

Yoko Kanno is ridiculously talented. Her work on Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell (SAC), Wolf's Rain, Terror in Resonance, and of course, Cowboy Bebop is all phenomenal.

@JRGomez81

3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna also recommend the Brain Powerd and Turn A Gundam soundtracks as well.

@MelonCatto

3 жыл бұрын

@@JRGomez81 Honestly, everything she does is just amazing

@willinglyalive7758

3 жыл бұрын

I am still grieving over terror in resonance. it's been years

@pr0jectSkyneT

3 жыл бұрын

Don't leave out Macross Plus

@DesmondGranger

3 жыл бұрын

NO! She did Escaflowne?!?!? High key some of THEE best anime music 😱 I love her so much 🥺

The jazz group that Yoko Kanno made that soundtrack with was called "The Seatbelts", because apparently their jazz jam sessions got so wild that they'd fall out of their seats. And, from what I've heard, actually wore seatbelts while playing.

@theskronklbeep

3 жыл бұрын

Thats too amazing

@craigwall9536

3 жыл бұрын

YeahNO.

@andrecouture2061

3 жыл бұрын

The Seatbelts are an American band that collaborated with Yoko Kanno for the jazz pieces.

@TheSaxualHealer

3 жыл бұрын

No one falls out of their seats while playing unless they are incredibly drunk.

@neffariouspanda

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrecouture2061 Googled the band. You sir, are incorrect. They are a Japanese band. It's the first thing said in the "About" section.

Her "Nailing" the sound is what makes this so unbelievable. I would've never guessed the soundtrack was all from one group. The blues harmonica in this OST is my favorite Harmonica playing I've ever heard. If anyone knows anything that compares or overshadows it please let me know.

@tmtmtlsml

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like in a lot of ways, the harmonica playing on the Bebop OST was heavily inspired by Charlie Musselwhite, probably the most well known Windy City blues player. As for players that truly take the instrument to new heights, I highly recommend listening to "But Anyway" and "Crash and Burn" by Blues Traveler. They get typecast as a 90s one-hit wonder, but their catalog is really solid and John Popper is the most revolutionary player I've ever heard, as well as being a solid vocalist and brilliant lyricist

@ImpostorModanica

2 жыл бұрын

Actually there were two groups: Seatbelts Japan and Seatbelts NYC. But most of the music was made by the Japanese group.

@ImpostorModanica

2 жыл бұрын

@@tmtmtlsml thanks for the recommendations!

@nyanknight107

2 жыл бұрын

The *Welcome To The NHK* Harmonica Song is a pretty good piece I think, kind of reminds me of "Dark was the night, cold was the ground" in a weird way

@axelg5

Жыл бұрын

@@nyanknight107 God Welcome to the NHK is a top tier show

can confirm, its a ska vibe

@cairoelliott4008

3 жыл бұрын

Hello bluecoats man 👨🏻 fancy seein you here

@emeyerls12

3 жыл бұрын

Authority has spoken. Everyone must now pick it up!

@StickmanStrozzi

3 жыл бұрын

as one prophet says: ska came before reggae

@Quazgar_of_the_North

2 жыл бұрын

it's like klezmer to me!

@last808

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of a second wave ska vibe with third wave tempo. Like Hepcat.

Fun fact about this soundtrack: the tuba player on multiple tracks is Bill Barber. Now if you aren't familiar, that is the exact same Bill Barber who plays in the Miles Davis nonet on legendary albums like Birth of the Cool, Sketches of Spain and Miles Ahead.

@averyjenson

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that’s incredible! Never knew that.

@NickHchaos

3 жыл бұрын

Hah, I wondered if it occurred to them to ever reach out to people like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.

@DovidM

3 жыл бұрын

He was part of The Seatbelts from 1998 and 2004. The Seatbelts were led by Yoko Kanno. The group was first assembled to record the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack.

@spokeydoke

3 жыл бұрын

oh thats so cool!!

@TOAOM123

3 жыл бұрын

My barber's name is bill

It's nice to see Yoko Kanno getting the love she rightfully deserves. She may be one of the most underappreciated musicians of the last 20 years. She's been relegated to just being a "cartoon song writer" which diminishes the genre, yeah, but also just dismisses how amazing she is. Than you!

@SiniBANG

2 жыл бұрын

She also did a couple of game soundtracks, Ragnarok 2 has great soundtracks, just wasted on an that game.

@featherycoffee1401

2 жыл бұрын

She's like the most respected and well known Anime composer ever, what are you talking about?

@MadsterV

2 жыл бұрын

@@SiniBANG welp. Gotta check that one out now.

@cs3473

2 жыл бұрын

I always refer to Yoko as the Best Composer (outside of Anime Fans and Japan) that nobody has ever heard of.

@deletedwaffles

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, to be fair, I would say some of the best composers/musicians in Japan are also anime composers. Look at Joe Hisaishi, he's a national treasure and made some of the best music in the Ghibli films and who himself was a student of another great anime composer, Takeo Watanabe. It hits differently over there where anime is taken much more seriously than western cartoons. That being said, I don't think Yoko Kanno is underappreciated at all. I find her highly regarded even if some people think she's just a "cartoon song writer". Those same people probably also think she's one of the best ones if not the best.

Your reaction to "Bad Dog" (which is one of my favorite episodes from Cowboy Bebop) was priceless. The tune itself is a fav - love the chaos and absolutely love the ending. Like a big crash and the last sound you hear is a hubcap rolling down the street. Jazz is cool that way.

@Snavels

2 жыл бұрын

If you love that you'd Love Tom Waits' "Midtown"

@TierRune

Жыл бұрын

Just rewatched that episode today! "I'll pay you when I'm rich!"

Yoko Kanno was inspired to compose the soundtrack after her vacation trip to Los Angeles (for heavy metal) and New Orleans (for jazz). She toured Japan with the band, the Seatbelts, to perform the soundtracks of Cowboy Bebop.

Charles: This is a 12 Bars Blue and most of you probably picked this up. Me: (Nodding my head like I know what he’s talking about) Of course, how could anyone miss that.

@jar3datkinz

3 жыл бұрын

I *almost* replied to this comment to explain what a 12 bar blues is and then realized, “Oh, hey, I’m about to be an asshole who only explains things to prove he knows them!” ........but just in case you WANTED to know, it’s basically just 12 measures of changes that follow a general kind of structure. Normally the fifth bar goes to a IV chord. That’s kinda it tho.

@lxxwj

3 жыл бұрын

here you go: [I7 / / /][I7 / / /][I7 / / /][I7 / / /] [IV7 / / /][IV7 / / /][I7 / / /][I7 / / /] [V7 / / /][V7 / / /][I7 / / /][I7 / / /]

@SeanTheDiscoNinja

3 жыл бұрын

@@notafirehydrant9232 there's so many variants though. Jazz form twelve bar blues can be wildly different, just with the rough idea of I, IV, I, V, IV, I (V turnaround). Matrix by Chick Corea is a good example. 12 bar blues but completely changing the progression.

@xenontesla122

3 жыл бұрын

In case anyone is unfamiliar with chord names, here's some well known 12 bar blues songs to get the feeling for what it sounds like: Johnny B. Goode, I Feel Good, Wipeout, In the Mood and the 60's Batman theme.

@gamby16a

3 жыл бұрын

In pop/rock music, I can pick a 12 bar blues out immediately. In this instance, way too advanced for my alt rock ears. Look up some videos about the form and it'll make sense. The blues and early rock and roll are based on it. It's how the music "goes" and it's based on 3 chords in a specific sequence of intervals. I'm not helping, am I? 😆😆😆

Yoko Kanno is a musical genius. Her soundtrack for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is also really fitting and unique.

@kinosprojector

3 жыл бұрын

Cyber bird is literally hooverphonic -battersea

@Lesandira

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinosprojector Sure, there are some influences in the song but Cyberbird is still a unique work of art. Charles says it himself in the video that music is always inspired by what came before. Nothing is ever created in a void. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is inspired by an italian tale from 1562. The Lord of the Rings is heavily based on old Scandinavian mythology. Whatever we do, we are literally standing on the shoulder of giants. There is also nothing new under the sun.

@kinosprojector

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lesandira he was only talking about jazz and the bebop soundtrack album.

@williamseipp9691

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, velveteen kinda sets the tone for the intrigue for the start of the laughing man saga. Then that second episode, man when that song describes the man's self loathing and predicament it's so tragic and beautiful. Had it not been for that song, I wouldn't of cared that the story felt unresolved. Kanno is a genius, agreed.

@collt0916

3 жыл бұрын

Nice pfp

"This would be so fun to see live." There is a recording of that on KZread, and it is insane: light show that warrants a seizure-warning; as soon as there's an opening, the musicians start running around on the stage; there are internal sax-battles; Yoko Kanno is mostly just dancing around in a red trench coat and waving around some old cap or whatever; and it's only a question of time before one of those trombonists poke out someone's eye.

@_vakas

Жыл бұрын

One of the oldest videos on KZread.

@sonickrnd

6 ай бұрын

Can you share the link?

5 ай бұрын

@@sonickrndJust look for "Seatbelts - Souvenir from Tokyo".

@xzcion

5 ай бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2amx5mRha_eiLw.html ?

The greatest thing about Charles review, is that it fits perfectly with Cowboy Bebop ambience and style. All that bounty hunter stuff doesn't need to be perfect, sometimes chaotic, they're refined charcaters but also rude. I'd like to think that musicians were very aware of what the CB series was about to finally arrange this great music.

This video should've been at least 3 hours long.

@CrimzonWolf777

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe more

@GiuseppeSan

3 жыл бұрын

Hijacking this comment to petition Charles to listen to Kanno's "The Seatbelts - Time to Know ~ Be Waltz." I'm certain he would love the complex harmonies in this jazz piece!

@fatherindia4810

3 жыл бұрын

Something something nebula something something lol

@srirachanoodles6914

3 жыл бұрын

I made it 420 likes

@ellymedeiros

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Imagine if people criticised classical composers everytime they used alberti bass because it's copying mozart

@davidgustavsson4000

3 жыл бұрын

Or criticized Purcell for only writing that one song over and over.

@jacobdejongh9042

3 жыл бұрын

or for copying alberti

@gookweak3528

3 жыл бұрын

Please dislike his songs kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXugyZmpm7aXoto.html

@btat16

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not on the "she plagiarised" bandwagon, but that's a really unfair comparison. While I do think that it's still along the lines of inspiration and not copying, a few of her melodies (specifically ostinatos) are pretty much identical to other songs. Want It All Back vs. Zodiac Sign or Mushroom Hunting vs Let The Good Shine come to mind. Nobody's saying she plagiarised because she copied a common musical trope like the 12 bar blues.

@brunoserio4234

3 жыл бұрын

@@btat16 but thinking that way is really unfair against the composer: you are comparing 1 (one) piece of music to *every* piece of music written beforehand. If someone would be searching 20 hours a day, every day for a really long time, they would find a lot of earlier pieces which, when taken out of context and reorganized into a new piece, would contain every little melody, accompaniment, orchestration, texture, rhythm, harmonic cadence, etc. But 1- it wouldn't make sense to do that (it wouldn't help anyone at all) and 2- the composer wouldn't have heard of a lot of the pieces of music that were compiled. Besides, using 12-tone equal-temperament there are only so many melodies, chord progressions, etc. that you can come up with.

The song "Bad Dog, No Biscuits"' opening is actually quoting the melody from the Tom Waits song "Midtown". And before anyone makes some dumb comment about plagiarism, no it's not. The OST release has always given credits for that part to Waits. It's just the musical equivalent of quoting another work as a preface to the main work.

@victorchapa6307

2 жыл бұрын

I have the physical OST and from what I can tell, the booklet does not give Waits a credit.

@greendaleforever

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorchapa6307 can confirm, there is no credit for him in the CD booklet

@williamszy2827

2 жыл бұрын

Have no interest in the topic itself. Although am rather intrigued, OP seems pretty confident.

@Snavels

2 жыл бұрын

That's not even true

@kiroshow

2 жыл бұрын

There's another song that's pretty obviously ripped, I Want it All Back (from Disc 2, played during the Ein chase) was very much ripped from Imperial Drag's Zodiac Sign. Even the major 3rd change.

I think that was always the great thing about Bebop’s director. Shinichirō Watanabe always loved to be authentic to the music in his anime works, and made them excel the scenes so well. Definitely worth looking into more of his works for more of the music. Samurai Champloo, Kids on the Slope, even now with Netflix’s Carole and Tuesday. There’s such a love for music in each

No one ever talks about the fact that she did a cover of Pink Floyd's "On the Run" for Bebop. It's a hidden gem in the discography of the series.

@VioletMused

3 жыл бұрын

could you be more specific? I would like to check it out

@popcultureotaku3761

3 жыл бұрын

Do a KZread search for "Cowboy Bebop on the run." It should be the top result. As for which Cowboy Bebop OST it's on, I'm not 100% sure, but it's used in the episode with mad pierrot. Episode 22, if memory serves me correctly.

@mkruizv

3 жыл бұрын

I always heard it on the playlist... And... Never clicked to me it was literally 'on the run' until one day i was drunk af at work hating my life and using the soundtrack to get a boost... On the run sounds (seatbelts) starts playing. "I know this..."

@popcultureotaku3761

3 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, I had listened to the songs tons of times, but didn't realize it until I was reading something about Pink Floyd covers about 10 years ago. Sometimes you miss things until they're spelled out for you.

@ShaymonMizu

3 жыл бұрын

It’s honestly a masterpiece, So good

I honestly laughed aloud at the concept of jazz being plagiarized.

@kinosprojector

3 жыл бұрын

It's some of her non-jazz songs that are the problem. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4OtlaOucpi2pKw.html

@SorchaSublime

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinosprojector this isnt a problem. iterative art isnt "stealing". Or was everyone in the art deco movement just ripping eachother off?

@kinosprojector

3 жыл бұрын

@@SorchaSublime this is way past iterative art. As a composition major cyberbird for example is way more similar to battersea than the whole blurred lines plagiarism win. Lucky Yoko kanno isn't american. And she has the audacity to claim he doesn't listen to other contemporary artists.

@SorchaSublime

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinosprojector no, this is way past what *you* consider to be iterative art.

@kinosprojector

3 жыл бұрын

@@SorchaSublime You clearly are not an expert in the subject. do you have a composition degree? even my graduate professor agrees. Even Charles would admit to it if he heard those two songs. Your dada example is = to two different 12 bar blues songs. The example i have given has the exact same melody and word rhythm on top of the same music.take the L. Be honest with yourself listen to the first song again in my link

Thank you for talking about one of my favorite songs. So cool to hear your musical insights into a song I use to blast on repeat in my car...and sometimes still do :)

Rush is one of my favorite tracks. It has a really nice big band feel with it's build up.

@JWalkey

2 жыл бұрын

The trombonist in my high school jazz ensemble charted that one out and had us play it. I was the pianist, so I got to play the string line. XD

I think it's time we blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Okay, three, two, one let's jam.

@beckie8168

3 жыл бұрын

DU DU DU DU DUUUUUU!

@coffeecatskimchi5962

3 жыл бұрын

We all heard that in the voice.

@Hinatachan360

2 жыл бұрын

I always assumed that voice was Spike.

I feel you man, I hate it when people call plagiarism when something is just influenced by a previous creation, especially in music where nearly everything we listen to was influenced by something that came before

@LowReedExpert1

3 жыл бұрын

*laughs in Rhythm Changes Seriously, music by it's very nature (at least after the world connected) builds and progresses from what other have done

@8LyJu8

3 жыл бұрын

Music started when humans started to imitate birds. It is in its very nature.

@dpend

3 жыл бұрын

Contrary to any idea that music is “intellectual property” that can be “owned,” all sound actually exists independently and universally as the harmonic series that underpins all music and informs the manner of its being “written” by virtue of its consonant and dissonant overtones. So yes - music is a great collaboration with everything and everyone in the universe, not so much a competition or arena for “bragging rights” I.e. “ I came up with this idea FIRST” lol imagine some dude saying that because he’d never heard a major triad being played before and he just figured it out

@NickHchaos

3 жыл бұрын

Basically all movies are guided by directors nowadays who give composers “temp tracks” from another score and tell them, “make something as close to this as possible without plagiarizing it.” The bigger the funding, the more things tend to be like this. It’s all a bit disheartening how much of the time things are like this-I have multiple professional film composer friends who complain about it.

@panchofenix9912

3 жыл бұрын

In short, for certain special people they believe that the music comes from something like a briefcase in which a golden shine comes out, as if it did not come from the sound of two stones. credits: izuna great spanish youtuber

The whole point of the Cowboy bebop soundtrack was all the different influences that go into each song. Episodes are even named after the genre of music that most influenced the song featured in the episode. For example, Asteroid Blues, Jupiter Jazz, Waltz for Venus, Heavy Metal Queen, Ballad of the Angels, etc.

@fusakei1825

Жыл бұрын

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Hey Charles, I just wanna say thank you for sharing your perspectives and reactions on various kinds of music. I had watched Cowboy Bebop many years ago and loved the series and the music. However, your video made me go back to the music and download it and listen to it a lot since then. I'm regularly blown away by how good and energetic it is. Yoko Kanno is such a blessing to the universe. This music is just crazy good. Also, after seeing your video on Kids on the Slope, I started practicing Moanin' and My Favorite Things and got into the John Coltrane Album. I'm a big fan of Coltrane since years, but haven't really checked out this particular album before. Now, I'm totally in love with the title track and also McCoy Tyner's playing. I'm also a big fan of McCoy since years. It's awesome how music has the ability to inspire us and makes it fun to be alive :)

"Bad Dog, No Biscuits" *sad Ein noises*

@robburitto4193

3 жыл бұрын

When the best song in the soundtrack denies you treats:

@samuelilagan8749

2 жыл бұрын

Bork

@dhan07404

2 жыл бұрын

@@robburitto4193 the treat is having an absolutely incredible song to jam along to

@myarts9136

2 жыл бұрын

Best soundrack in the series

"It sounds kinda hectic" You should see the scene that song plays in!

@adamdevree6482

2 жыл бұрын

Was that the chase scene from Ep. 2?

@Gameplays1able

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamdevree6482 i don’t remember can someone tell me pls

@mafirasyaharani7836

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gameplays1able episode 2 is about how Ein ended up in Bebop. IIRC, that scene has Spike trying to lure Hakim using Ein as a bait. But then the organisation that was looking for Ein used some sort of dog whistle while wandering around the town with a van, it caused chaos by making every dog (including Ein) running towards the van. Spike then tried to chase Ein, but Hakim appeared and hit Spike with his car. Spike then chased both Hakim and Ein by running

@allorynwiggins6066

2 жыл бұрын

@@mafirasyaharani7836 The music is perfect for that scene and episode. There's so much going on in the visuals and the music is the perfect foil. Love it.

I appreciate the breakdowns. I wish he would do Trigun's soundtrack because I've always found it so unique, uncertain of how to categorize it and would love guidance on that.

Holy shit, ive always like music and appreciated it. The way you describe why certain sequencing works and why it sounds nice is really opening for me. Awesone content. Subbed.

My personal favorite track from the album is Space Lion. It conveys such a terribly beautiful melancholy. "A star just fell from the sky!" "That is not an ordinary star, my son. That star is the tear of a warrior." "What warrior is it?" "A lost soul who has finished his battles somewhere on this planet. A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm where the great spirit awaits us all."

@IDalexy

2 жыл бұрын

💯 Space Lion was just so perfect

@Drew52296

2 жыл бұрын

The writing 😣❤️

@burntchickennugget8142

2 жыл бұрын

100th like Absolutely perfect scene, even just reading it and remembering the scene gives me real chills

@sleepinbelle9627

2 жыл бұрын

Space lion was my most listened track on spotify the year that the soundtrack was added. Listening to it on repeat got me through my depression.

@reekyfartin

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite has to be memory. So simple, but actually really beautiful and sad and lovely all at the same time. It makes me sad how good it is.

Samurai Champloo is by the same creator and took its focus on Hip-Hop instead. It's also a great series, and maybe another idea for a video?

@gatfatf

3 жыл бұрын

Rest in power Nujabes!

@sepulcher8263

3 жыл бұрын

Champloo reminds me of J dilla and Fat John now that I've started listening to them.

@robin9031

3 жыл бұрын

The show that inspired an entire generation of hip hop

@nnnyel

3 жыл бұрын

Nujabes is the GOAT

@TokyoBalletReprise

3 жыл бұрын

@@sepulcher8263 Nujabes

I absolutely LOVE "Bad Dog No Biscuits" I remember when the "ska" part came on and me and my friends started parading around the dinner table when listening to the soundtrack. Great vibes; chaotic but playful. Awesome stuff.

love Kanno's work, everything she puts out is gold. Her work on GITS was my first introduction to her work and it blew me away.

The fact we didn’t get your reactions to the altissimo ending from Tank! is saddening

@metrillbeats

3 жыл бұрын

underrated comment right here

@craigwall9536

3 жыл бұрын

@@metrillbeats Absolutely.

@ThePatternJugglers

3 жыл бұрын

Right?!

@DMT4Dinner

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this

@Xukkorz

3 жыл бұрын

That Sax solo is like the reason you listen to Tank!

Kids on the slope, literally an anime about jazz. Great soundtrack. Has some art blakey in there.

@OdaKa

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites of all time

@jameshowell7178

3 жыл бұрын

Soundtrack by Yoko Kanno

@aryowisnuwardhana6666

3 жыл бұрын

Can't imagine his reaction when he met The Medley..

@Secrettification

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this! Also directed by Shinichiro Watanabe like Cowboy Bebop.

@mr.fufucudlypoops8207

3 жыл бұрын

Also by the same director of cowboy bebop.

Great video. 100% agree. I’ve loved Kano’s work on Ghost in the Shell for years now, but only recently discovered Cowboy Bebop. Amazing!

bro, i have been in band and the music world since i was in 3rd grade, and i literally was JUST SUGGESTED YOUR CHANNEL WTF you are so skilled and impressive in you ability to identify styles and compositions. very impressive m8, keep it up

I’ve been a fan of Bebop and it’s soundtrack for years now. People should be celebrating the ost’s originality and not be having to defend it. Either way, great video. Yoko Kanno is a beast fr.

@outgoingblur

3 жыл бұрын

Wait why are people hating on it?

@Spherehead123

3 жыл бұрын

@@outgoingblur the usual "they stole/copy this style" trope, It's stupid.

@jimmyjazz78

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spherehead123 I had never heard these claims till this video. I was prepared to blow off the claims and think what you said might be true but then I listened to the posts that other have made. Have you listened the playlists/sources being posted? We're not talking about petty copyright a scale sort of thing here. Complete ideas, groves, melodies, and all. All things that if you created and then heard in her product, you would surely call out. She obviously then added other stuff on it but at best a few of these should be seen as derivative works, variations, or adaptations. Really good ones though!

@claudio6650

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjazz78 none of those claims are towards the cowboy bebop ost though

@victorchapa6307

3 жыл бұрын

Some of them are.

Awesome review brother. I appreciate your love and depth of knowledge in music as well

I’ve loved this series for a long time. It’s one of my all time favorites. I love that you referenced the James Bond soundtrack. I hadn’t considered that before, but it makes so much sense. Some of the riffs and interludes in “Tank” remind me of the old Johnny Quest opening which is immensely nostalgic for me.

@hrushikeshj8810

2 жыл бұрын

The Johnny Quest opening is so good! Thanks for reminding me about it...

Yoko Kanno and her work on Kids on the Slope is nothing short of phenomenal, considering she stated in the bonus material that she wasn't a huge fan of jazz but still nails cowboy Bebop and Kids on the Slope perfectly.

@michellemercy2715

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this !

@dhan07404

3 жыл бұрын

Kids on the slope is already a fantastically written show with some beautiful and charming moments but pair that up with a phenomenal jazz score and wow it makes it truly special

@renobutters

2 жыл бұрын

Her saying she doesn't like jazz is probably sarcasm, like when she told Ex that she didn't listen to music outside of work. I mean she used to play piano in Paris jazz venues anonymously in the 90s (maybe 2000s), no wonder she was aware of Voulzy's discography and would think no one would recognize her ripping off his Une Héroïne song, for instance. Anyway. I love Kanno, I just think she needs to come straight about all of this.

@ArtofZenDigital

2 жыл бұрын

That show was definitely fantastic. It’s easy to watch it as what amounts to a roughly a 2 1/2 hour film, which really hits you from an emotional stand point. It took me back to my first love in High-school. The jazz music arrangements she made of some of the existing Jazz pieces from Miles Davis and John Coltrane, both of whom are fully credited, then the original pieces she composed, were truly exceptional.

@kagitsune

2 жыл бұрын

@@renobutters Just pulled up this song, I see the influence. She really did straight up yoink the synthline from that one Bjork song for some GITS work... And basically recreated Sigur Ros for Terror in Resonance. The woman has impeccable taste and genius level arrangement skills, but I also would like her to be more honest about all this.

"Space Lion" off the soundtrack, is amazing

One of my favorite examples of authentic, messy music is Vernon Reid's guitar work in Cult of Personality by Living Colour. It's rapid-fire, visceral, and energetic as hell. Edit: The fact that you didn't finish out Tank on the video hurts my heart. Those last few bars are brilliant and a perfect ending to such an amazing song.

@sonickrnd

6 ай бұрын

I saw your comment with a bigger font, and the last two words were cut, so I decided it's a perfect illustration of your feelings :))

That descending riff at about 2:50 reminded me of a similar one in Chase's _Get It On._ There are only so many possible combinations of notes, so it makes sense that there will be overlap and similarities between different pieces.

The look of glee on his face when hearing these songs is priceless, I wish I could hear these tracks for the first time all over again

Charles Cornell is most definitely my favorite anime

@tylermccaw8092

3 жыл бұрын

Better than the manga

@ninoky6525

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylermccaw8092 I prefer the audio series

@41tinman41

3 жыл бұрын

There needs to be a beach episode.

@tylermccaw8092

3 жыл бұрын

Wait- what genre is he again?

@insidiosity

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylermccaw8092 When's the live action coming

It's already been mentioned, but the fact that Kanno can work in so many varying styles really is phenomenal, and her deeply dramatic, stunning orchestral work for Vision of Escaflowne is incredible. Plus, as at least one other commenter mentioned, she does a cover of Pink Floyd's "On the Run" for an episode of Bebop that's often missed for how good it is. Great video!

I only finally listen to the full soundtrack for the first time about 3 months ago. And it's an amazing piece of art. I love every track on it!

Anime osts I think Charles would like: Kids On The Slope Samurai Champloo Your Lie In April Carole and Tuesday

@dougcmorgan

3 жыл бұрын

I second You're Lie in April!

@ilmatarkarvajalka3404

3 жыл бұрын

Also the music from Kabukichou Sherlock (especially those by the group Egowrappin)

@erhunzoe8339

3 жыл бұрын

KIDS ON THE SLOPE IS SO UNDERRATED HE NEEDS TO GET ON THAT ASAP great soundtrack and if im not mistaken yoko kanno was also responsible for the music in it.

@hisky.

3 жыл бұрын

KIMI DAYO KIMI NANDAYOOOOOO

@isaipineda8028

3 жыл бұрын

Samurai Champloo is dope I think that was Nujabees or someone in that camp

I love that Yoko Kanno shoved a ska section in one of the songs. The Cowboy Bebop OST the greatest soundtrack of all time.

@broidk8291

2 жыл бұрын

Flcl disagrees actually (please check it out if you haven’t)

@WaywardBrigand

2 жыл бұрын

@@broidk8291 Don't get me wrong, I love the Seatbelts, but the OST of Bebop was integral to the development of the anime, to the point where Watanabe changed his plans for the show to match the OST. FLCL has perfectly selected tracks but Bebop has perfectly created tracks.

@broidk8291

2 жыл бұрын

@@WaywardBrigand the story behind FLCL soundtrack is also really cool actually. The pillows had zero clue what the story was about they just started making music but it still came out so perfectly. All the songs leave you with you bittersweet melancholic nostalgic feeling that fits soooo damn perfectly with the show it’s insane. Amazes me they perfectly hit what the show was going for essentially on accident.

@WaywardBrigand

2 жыл бұрын

@@broidk8291 Again, i love the FLCL OST, I will never call into question its quality. It's still in second place.

@Dr.HooWho

2 жыл бұрын

@@WaywardBrigand just your opinion since theres so many old anime with amazing soundtrack and it's also part of its history as well

i've been listening with japanese songs lately and i can assure you that the imperfections are what makes the song so beautiful. it's like you're listening to someone's emotions, not their words.

Thank you, I had been wanting someone who actually knows what they're talking about to finally settle this once and for all that this is NOT plagiarism but, like all music, influenced. Most others simply make baseless claims based on similarity and not what is truly going on in the technical intricacies of a song. Great video.

80% of why Tank is so good are the bongos. Unfortunely, this is lost on most of the uninitiated

@SwimmingBerd

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, now that you pointed it out the bongos sound amazing but someone like me uneducated in music doesn't pay much attention to it haha.

@darkmyro

3 жыл бұрын

I do love those base beats early in the song right about the time where the lyrics come in. Just a super great part of the song.

@tymiller176

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkmyro what, the whole piece has bongo ripping it and the best parts are at the tail end of the tune

@darkmyro

3 жыл бұрын

@@tymiller176 I'm not arguing that, but I love that base beat. It's just a matter of taste.

@marcushase1810

3 жыл бұрын

I use to always imagine the bongo player just going nuts like animal from the muppets on that song!

I’ve listened to tank hundreds of times and didn’t realize it was 12 bar blues oops. The variation really threw me off lol

@aryowisnuwardhana6666

3 жыл бұрын

THIS! I was shooketh when I heard that Tank is basically a 12 bar blues..

@HuggumsMcgehee

3 жыл бұрын

Well the structure is AABA, but the A section is a 12-bar blues.

She's reached so many people by doing music for anime like this and got others interested in jazz that may otherwise have never thought to try it out. I remember growing up with Cowboy Bebop and being amazed with its music, I had never heard anything so chaotic and powerful before that sounded so good.

Why did I get chills listening to this soundtrack

“Bad Dog No Biscuits” fuckin slaps, such a fun tune

@skachor

3 жыл бұрын

With a name like that it couldn't be bad

"John Williams jacked Gustav Holst's entire shit" im dying

@CyberChrist

3 жыл бұрын

Which is why he's been running around in circles for some time, now.

@jonathanquiros6280

3 жыл бұрын

He also jumped Korngold 😂

@theblastbeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me n my friends all moisture farmers just chillin in mos eisley cantina after a long day's work Guess who walks in? Stravinsky

@auriels1451

3 жыл бұрын

But the movie director wanted him to do that - Williams saved orchestras in film music - because before he came, film music was shifting more towards rock/pop tracks/bands etc. cuz orchestras are priceyyyy and takes time etc. etc. and its just way easier to have premade music and chuck it to film (altho that isnt usually the best result hmmm) - From memory, star wars wasnt mean to have new music - the director put classical music to the film but then Williams got suggested and he got a chance to write music - but i dont think he had much freedom since a musical identity had already been prescribed to the film. I cant remember exactly and this is off the top of my head - but worth doing some more looking into - twosetviolin did a comparison vid of film music vs classical and talked about how Williams stole from classical music - but if u read the comments and then do some digging online, there were a lot of circumstances surrounding it. This is the sad thing for a lot of composers nowadays, cuz directors put music temporarily to film to get a feel for how the scene will go and then ask composers to do something similar - so rip composers arent gonna have a chance to breathe new life into the scene ;(

@killermetalwolf2843

3 жыл бұрын

@@auriels1451 yeah, ik, I’m pretty sure George Lucas or somebody wanted to use Gustav holst’s “the planets” but it was copyrighted at the time and they couldn’t use it in a movie. So, they hired Williams to totally jack Holst’s entire shit. I think. I might be completely wrong, but I remember hearing something like that

Who’s here after YMS’s stream? 👀

@handoverheels5483

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, just came to drop a dislike

@randomusername1735

3 жыл бұрын

I have absolutely no experience with her music or this topic but after listening to those pieces from the stream I checked this video out. I knew enough as soon as he started talking in an annoying voice to discredit the plagiarism arguments

@joeblow2286

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomusername1735 I hate limpwristed argumentative practices like that!

@daffo595

3 жыл бұрын

what did he say?

I love that the soundtrack is mostly jazz inspired but my fave episode is heavy metal queen which is such a start contrast of sound

8:53 when this song is playing there was total chaos happening in the episode too. the pairing of these songs with the scenes is another level of artistry.

My old boss used to blast this soundtrack every single day of the week. Surprisingly I still don't mind it.

@ShinFahima

3 жыл бұрын

I need to work for this guy.

@noahrezentes

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShinFahima as long as you don't mind Blind Guardian either I'm sure it'll work out 😂

@ShinFahima

3 жыл бұрын

@Yongo Bazuk If it were the case atleast it's good plagiarized music!

I feel its absolutely necessary for us to get your reaction to their live shows... I revisit them often, you should too.

This soundtrack, although Cowboy Bebop came before, remains me of the Sam & Max soundtracks. There is just something so beautiful about both that I can’t help but smile and enjoy it!

it's so refreshing hearing someone talk about this topic who actually knows stuff

"Bad Dog No Biscuit" joins ska and klezmer in a hilarious way I really enjoy. The hand percussion cracks me up every time, then the song hits the wider ska-ish session and doesn't let up. So good.

@DefenestrateYourself

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely spot-on breakdown of this track! Not enough people at all appreciate klezmer

@duseylicious

3 жыл бұрын

Another laugh out loud moment for me from this soundtrack is Doggy Dog. 😂 The lyrics and clapping are just something else 😂

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Throwing a Big Phat Band reference in there! That's awesome. Backrow Politics is one of my favorite songs, and it's one that I use to test out every new set of speakers/headphones.

Charles now has to react to the soundtrack of "The Great Pretender"

@isaipineda8028

3 жыл бұрын

YES and just watch the show. The art is dope and fits so we'll with the music and story.

@kimqi515

3 жыл бұрын

​@@tonymorrill6561 I'm not quite sure exactly how OP The Great Pretender plagiarized the Cowboy Bebop OP? I'd make the case that they were definitely making an homage to the opening. (FIXED SOME GRAMMAR) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nphp2rSiY9e_fKg.html&ab_channel=Em-OstII kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3p6w5KKn6u9pqg.html&ab_channel=Seatbelts-Topic Stylistically both pieces are pretty far from each other. Harmonically: Tank! is a 12 bar blues with a clear sense of tonality and where home is. Whereas for G.P the harmony is more modal without a clear sense of a diatonic chord progression. You have the rhythm section playing a 2 note vamp as the harmony on top is a lot more adventurous. In later portions of the song you diverge from that 2 note vamp into other modal textures but they never stick to one key center. Right off in the get-go they change keys left right and center. It is by no account a 12 bar blues in the key of C minor like Tank!. I'd wager to say that harmonically it's a lot denser than Tank in where it takes the song. Melodically: Tank! has a very clear cut melody that's front and center. The main melody incorporates the C and F blues scale as it's main melodic material. Rarely the melody of the piece is outshined by other melodic material (perhaps during and after the B section kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3p6w5KKn6u9pqg.html where the instrumentation becomes a lot more active) Whereas G.P. on the other hand has a clear melody as well. But it's a lot more complex/chromatic than Tank! (not to say that it's a better opening there's just a lot more going on). You also have a lot more improvisatory material being played alongside the ensemble. Which takes away from the focus of the melody and more on the individual players. Arrangement: Both arrangements are for jazz ensembles. But hearing both side by side you see differences in style. The form of both pieces are widely different. In Tank! you hear a very clear AABA form. It goes Intro - A - A - B - A - Improv(AAB) - A - Ending Whereas for G.P. it's actually a fully fleshed-out song (they just cut a lot for the anime). The overall song is a lot more freeform and doesn't have a clear structure behind it. The instruments for both pieces are widely different. Tank! you have your basic bass, guitar (playing alongside the bass), brass, woodwinds, drums (regular drums and congas), organ. The instruments I feel takes a lot more from Jazz fusion rather than big band jazz. G.P. you have basic, clear cut, big band. You have double bass, piano, drums, woodwinds, brass. Simlilarities: I'd say both pieces accomplish very different things. They are entirely different pieces with entirely different atmospheres. You do have some similarities. Like the trumpet hits in the background are similar to Tank! but i'd chalk that up to it being more of an homage to songs like Tank! rather than a blatant rip off of it. I'd go so far as to say there's nothing that they took as a template for Tank! as both songs vary so widely.

@kimqi515

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonymorrill6561 Yeah I see what you're trying to say but like what exactly is being used as a template from the Cowboy Bebop op? Where are the similarities you hear? It's just weird to argue that TGP used CB as a template when both songs are clearly different? Like in that regard you should say CB ripped off of like 1960/70s jazz fusion ensembles just because some aspects sound simliar.

@dylanwright7164

3 жыл бұрын

The op for Baccano is also really good

@renerzeletc.4701

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonymorrill6561 Yeah, I can totally see the plagiarism here. The Great Pretender OP blatantly has a saxophone playing in its OP, which clearly indicates that it's a soulless and meaningless ripoff of the Cowboy Bebop OP. I just listened to both OPs as a fan of neither show with no attachment to defend either, and I have to say that I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.

Another anime with some good jazz is "Kids on the Slope". It's literally just a show about some jazz players and the music is very nice.

@Idiomatick

3 жыл бұрын

Not really original pieces though so there might be less to talk about.

@Loveselfloveall

3 жыл бұрын

That might also be Yoko

@Vanessa-mn6gs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Loveselfloveall "The soundtrack for the anime series is composed primarily by Yoko Kanno, who won Best Music at the Tokyo Anime Awards for her work on Kids on the Slope in 2013.[2] The anime series uses two pieces of theme music: its opening theme "Sakamichi no Melody [ja]" is written and performed by Yuki,[3] while its closing theme "Altair [ja]" is written and performed by Motohiro Hata.[4]"as per Wiki. :) I thought the same thing.

@TheLivingSeven

3 жыл бұрын

It was also another collaboration between director Watanabe and Kanno.

@maheeeeeeeeee

3 жыл бұрын

Watanabe x Cano so yes, is a really good anime

Two of my favorites of the sound track are "adieu" and "the flying tea pot" featuring Emily Bindger. She used to be on the Great Space Coaster. Can't get enough of these two tracks.

Your take on how imperfections in the songs create a charm to the songs….. I agree completely. Reminds you that they’re human and not a machine

When music goes down a path of trying to be too perfect, it ends up being played in an elevator.

@rogerthat5562

3 жыл бұрын

Bossa Nova feelings

@beetheimmortal

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a great quote

@mikesmith8860

3 жыл бұрын

Or ends up in Zappa’s vault because there isnt much of a market for his truly complex but perfectly executed pieces

Yoko is super talented, she has made so many memorable soundtracks, and each one very different from the other. It's difficult to imagine it's the same person that made zankyou no terror's ost for example, it took me by surprise when I read it.

@AuspexAO

3 жыл бұрын

Zankyou no Terror getting a mention? I see you are a person of culture as well!

@apzn1170

3 жыл бұрын

@@AuspexAO yassssss

@CherryMxTx

3 жыл бұрын

Oh damn! I love terror in resonances osts! Thanks for that bit of info ^^

@sallangel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Yoko Kanno is incredibly versatile. She also did the Escaflowne soundtrack, which again sounds completely different. Truly a talented woman.

@apzn1170

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallangel oh I don't know that one, I might give it a listen

When I was a kid I got these DVDs out of the library and did the AB repeat of that intro and played it into the ground and I still can't get enough.

Yoko Kanno is a legend. She has done some amazing music from some awesome anime. I can honestly say that Cowboy Bebop & Macross Plus would not be as great as they are without her music.

As my friends and I like to say, "Yoko Kanno's genre is 'good.' It's the only kind of music she knows how to write."

Yoko Kanno is a genius. Her work for Escaflowne and Wolf's Rain is amazing. To your point she makes every style feel "authentic". Love her decision making at the time of production. It's crazy.

@kuzu_no_ha

2 жыл бұрын

At last, someone mentioned Escaflowne!

@capedluna

Жыл бұрын

Someone mentioned Wolf's Rain!

I love it when great music is just slightly offbeat it keeps it warm and so raw and it's like wow how many variants will there be?

One of her more forgotten but also kind of genius is the soundtrack to Macross Frontier (she also did the score and soundtrack to Macross Plus, but that one's not forgotten). In which she manages to write multiple pop chart-toppers as well as some absolutely amazing orchestral music. "Lion" is maybe one of the best pure pop songs ever written, music-wise.

Check out the “Big O” soundtrack. It’s a great neo-noir soundscape. You instantly feel the tone of the show in the music. I have been listening to it for YEARS!

@Jetsetradio

3 жыл бұрын

Brick Ballades is my go to jam

@YouThinkWho

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetsetradio Its for sure a dope song, and a solid Baker Street homage

@AlaskaFinal

3 жыл бұрын

@@YouThinkWho Can't beat the guitar in "Chain", or the epic dread in "Name of God"

@dphalanx7465

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever notice that the 2nd Big O opening, "Respect" is a thematic re-do of the OP music for the classic Gerry Anderson live show "UFO"? Kinda shocking 1st time you hear it. Really skirts the line between plagarism/homage/influence.

@tealeaf3210

3 жыл бұрын

@@dphalanx7465 First Opening is basically the 80's Flash Gordon opening, i feel like it's intentional.

pov: you see your friend slowly turning into a weeb

Tank! Is such a masterpiece and never fails to make me smile... it also never fails to make me get my stuff together and jam ;-)

i keep watching this, make parts for each album please

Back when I saw this as a kid in 2001 I thought I would never like jazz or the blues but cowboy bebop and yoko kanno blew the doors for me and now I like a little bit of everything

@haukionkannel

3 жыл бұрын

So true! After Cowboy bebop I did find out so Many interesting, fun and enjoyable jazz stuff that whole new world of music did open to me! Now jazz is one of the genres I like most and I am basically EDM, synthpop guy! Ofcourse the combination of rap, edm and jazz Are all there, but Also the more purer forms of jazz definitely Are in my ball cround now!

@TTTac

3 жыл бұрын

@@haukionkannel the cowboy bebop edm remixs that go released one of them is the luke vibert tank remix

"A sponge of all types of different influences and genres" - this description also perfectly summarizes my favorite composer, Nobuo Uematsu, who also did not have a formal or classical background in music. These musical savants never cease to amaze me with their compositions.

@lacarthcinclair5401

2 жыл бұрын

I love Uematsu because he was just "I'mma put a freaking FUGUE on an SNES." And then he DID, and it was one of the best pieces of video game music ever composed.

@00bean00

2 жыл бұрын

@@lacarthcinclair5401 which is it?

@lacarthcinclair5401

2 жыл бұрын

@@00bean00 "Dancing Mad", I believe.

@ronin7997

2 жыл бұрын

@@lacarthcinclair5401 Correct, specifically the 3rd movement of Dancing Mad. The organ melody is very reminiscent of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

You should watch the episodes behind each song! It’s amazing how they play off each other!

I'm not into anime either, but Cowboy Bebop is the exception for me (never really watched anything else). The music combined with the backdrop scenery make it so incredibly atmospheric. It's so beautiful with the use of dramatic lighting and cinematic "camera angles". Weed pairs really well with it.