Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack 2

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The series wasn't as good as I thought it would be; being that it was made by the same people responsible for Cowboy Beop (and music composed by the legendary Miss Yoko Kanno of Cowboy Bebop as well)... I guess they needed the same director (Watanabe) though to pull it off better... HOWEVER, the music and songs Miss Kanno composed for this series are just superb!!! She's got a Brazilian theme going on with this one (as Gregorian chanting in Escaflowne and jazz in Cowboy Bebop)...

1. Heaven's Not Enough - I love all of Steve Conte's works in everything Yoko Kanno's composed for any series... I don't consider this song one of THE best but it's still very nice... I particularly like the end-part of the song...

2. Shiro, Long Tail's - The piece plays almost exactly like Shiro (from OST 1, track 7) but it's a bit longer... This one still sounds different though than Shiro... Frankly, I can't figure out which one I like better of the two... Both are great...Read more

This soundtrack has one track that I don't particularly care for. Out of 23. This is probably one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard.

Heaven's Not Enough - Excellent song. It stays quiet for the first two and a half minutes, making it seem very peaceful. Then, it crescendoes into the main piece of the song. It's one of those things where you can close your eyes and feel utterly relaxed. Just amazing.

Shiro, Long Tails - This is Shiro from OST 1, but extended. The extension is worth it. It is a very natural extension of the piece, taking it away from the same melody that we have heard for the entire song, yet it does not lose the dramatic essence of the piece.

Cycle - Don't listen to this one very often, but a very cool song. The instrumentation and vocals blend together very well, and the chorus is particularly good.

Beyond Me - One of the saddest pieces in the show, especially if you recognize the scenes in which this music...Read more

I simply cannot get enough of Yoko Kanno. So far, the Wolf's Rain soundtracks are my favorite works by Kanno, because they are diverse, like most of her stuff, and have so much drama and beauty to them, not much unlike the anime series they were written for. I liked the first one, but for some reason this one really blows me away. The orchestra is a little bit bigger, I think. If you don't like orchestra music some of this might bore you, but I think you should give it a chance, because the violins and such simply accentuate Yoko Kanno's song writing technique. This is very emotional music and some of the songs, like the "hidden" track at the end, just seem to hearten you with the passion that must have gone into preforming them.