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Beautiful Music

Lucy Kusanagi | 01/16/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This soundtrack does not only contain music from the SAC movie but from the second season of the series as well, which was a pleasant surprise as I had wrongly assumed that the songs in question (such as "take a little hand") had been forgotten or left off of the SAC soundtracks for good.



A beautiful soundtrack, though I would advise waiting for it to be released state side before buying it.



I don't know how it matches up with the movie (as Bandai has unwisely decided to anger fans by not giving it a timely release, and banning the fan version that might have hyped it a lot more than their poor business decisions do), but if the music is anything to say, it should be a lovely movie."

Yo Yo Yoko!

David Bristow | Sydney, Australia | 06/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Total YK freak here. Have EVERY album. IF you're also a fan you know you can't go wrong with our favourite japanese composer.



This album has the usual mix from classical instrumental to screaming (in a good way!) female techno rock in multiple languages with incredible technology and immaculate production.



The following are the vocal tracks. I'll leave any comment on the instrumental pieces to someone with more 'music critic savvy' but to me as a layman they are just as beautiful and 'full' as any movie music anywhere. Aramaki's Theme and Remedium in particular are very 'big' and moving.



1. Player: Rock track with Origa vocals (you know that means incomprehensible) with a respectable english rap.



2. Replica: Techno rock with Ilaria Graziano on (?language) vocals. My favourite track on the album. Great beats and echoes.



7. She is: Gabriel Robin (some say GR is YK) vocals. A delicate whispery vocal with pumping beat. Bit like bjork.



8. From the rooftop, snipers theme: Fantastic english language pop song with Graziano on vocal again.

"motion with no sound

ice inside the fire

the stillness in the storm

silence hides the sniper

eagles come and go

to someplace much higher

and when the silence grows

can you hear it, sniper?"

Sweet! (Except for an annoying accoustic cymbals and drum piece at the beginning.)



12. Date of rebirth: Psycho techno rock again with Origa. Russian(?) except for the line 'it's a real illusion'!



13. Take a little hand: Gabriel Robin doing vocal, sounds like a multi-layered choir. Very cool, beautiful, chill piece with accoustic guitar and maybe a mandolin.



As the other reviewer has mentioned a lot of this album is in GITS SAC 2ndGIG. I had a hundred plays of the album on my pod before i saw the series. To hear this album when i wasn't expecting it was great!



Any YK fan, Jpop fan, anime music fan, movie music fan, and anyone who gets excited about discovering new and wonderful music should get this album now!"

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Michael Valdivielso | Alexandria, VA | 08/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Solid State Society O.S.T. is a great mix of songs and music by the great Yoko Kanno. If you have her other CDs you need this one."