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(28 customer reviews) 29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful companion to the series,
July 29, 2004 Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wolf's Rain (Audio CD)
"Wolf's Rain" has quickly took a hold of my heart as being one of the best Anime series around (or at least in a very long time) and I of course took notice of the beautiful music that accompanied the episodes and knew I had to have the soundtrack. But while the compositions composer Yoko Kanno incorporates in the shows she's asked to work on go hand in hand together, flowing seamlessly with whatever is happening and capturing the mood like few others can, on their own they never seem to work as well...at least for me. In other words the styles she mostly plays with usually aren't my cup of tea, so to speak. As a whole it's definitely not bad, though, so don't get me wrong. I particularly enjoy the contemporary rock jam "Stray" with singer Steve Conte (he also contributed his vocals to "Call Me Call Me" - a personal favorite from Cowboy Bebop) as well as "Strangers" with Raj Ramayya (a gorgeous song that pretty much embodies their magical search for paradise) and "Gravity" with...Read more
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Yoko Kanno fan reviews Wolf's Rain,
September 11, 2004 E. Ramos "no_side" (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wolf's Rain (Audio CD)
I particularly liked the second OST for Wolf's Rain due to Cloud 9 (track 22) and Escape (track 9), but that doesn't mean this one is any less worth getting... This soundtrack is as fantastic as the second OST in my opinion...
1. Stray - The opening song for Wolf's Rain sung by the great Steve Conte... IMO, the chorus is the key and best part of the song... I love singing along to this...
2. rakuen - The recurring piece for Wolf's Rain (as is Ark for Brain Powerd and Adieu for Cowboy Bebop)... It's the very first music that plays in the series... I think it's a great track...
3. CORAÇÃO SELV AGEM - A singer named Joyce provided the voice for this Portuguese-lyric'd song... It's a great tune that has a very airy feel to it...
4. renga - Another great piece... It's hard not to move and dance along with the guitar strums especially...
5. pilgrim snow - This piece does leave you with a snowy feel to it... Not a track I listen to very...Read more
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
THe Perfect Partner to an Excellent Anime,
February 27, 2006 Antonio D. Paolucci "Collector of Entertainment" (Beaver Falls, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wolf's Rain (Audio CD)
Wolf's Rain was a series of intense imagery, dramatic characterizations, and stark action sequences that lead to one inevitable goal: one of the best anime ever. Supplying a lot of the emotions in each of these moments is an excellent soundtrack, done by the well-known Yoko Kanno, who worked on Cowboy Bebop, Visions of Escaflowne, and GitS: Stand Alone Complex's soundtracks. It's quite clear that without the background music provided, this series would not have been the same.
This CD provides most of the sounds and songs heard in the anime. What's odd about this soundtrack is that a majority of the songs are of the same genre, that being folk jazz (what's that? well, it's folk music with the tones and beats of jazz). This in no way takes from the soundtrack, and in truth it was kind of refreshing to find a soundtrack for an anime where all of the tracks were on the same page. Of the twenty-one tracks, eight of them are vocalized, and these tracks were translated for an...Read more
