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E. Ramos | Vancouver, BC, Canada | 09/11/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I blindbought this CD without seeing a single episode of the series... And truthfully, I was very surprised to how much I reeeeally liked the two Brain Powerd OSTs... This one has a more Celtic feel to it IMO (as to where a jazzy for Cowboy Bebop)...



01. Power Of The Light - This is the very first piece I heard that Ms. Kanno composed for Brain Powerd... I remember that I heard this from a Brain Powerd trailer in my Cowboy Bebop DVD... Well, I really liked it... The violins, piano, trumpets blend in so smoothly into one great composition... When I bought this OST, I found pieces I like more but I find myself still captivated by this one... Darn it! Yoko Kanno truly is terrific!!!



02. Ark - This piece I found to listen more than Power Of The Light (track 1)... This is the recurring piece of Brain Powerd... It's mainly played by bagpipes... And to my surprise I found this composition very catchy... May sound weird, but when I find this piece suitable for a D-Day celebration ceremony... :P In short, I love this track...



03. Deep Trench - I never listen to this track unless I play the CD on shuffle... This track has a more ominous and futuristic feel to it from the first two tracks...



04. Sonne - I find this piece captivating as well... At first, I never paid attention to this track, but hearing it again made me think twice... The somewhat lonely singing is the same time heartbreaking and appealing to listen to... I like it...



05. My Little Pony - The first part of this piece is like the prettied version of Transmission (track 15)... Then the music shifts to a nice flute composition that has a very childish feel to it... Another track worth listening to once in a while...



06. Run - A very nice orchestral piece... It has a somewhat Olympic-y feel to it (yeah, I say weird stuff, no? But I mean it)... A track I recommend listening to as well...



07. Chemical Dance - One website I bumped into stated that this was the no. 1 piece voted by people who owns this CD... I don't think it's THAT great... It does have that chemistry atmosphere to it that works well...



08. Butterfly - A troubadour-like piece... The nice, calm tune plays out beautifully...



09. Blue Tone - A somewhat loose underwater/jazzy track...



10. Home - Ah, home sweet home... A perfect piece for a quiet day at home... Hehe...



11. Ground Zero - A portentous piece to listen to... It's fast-paced that really gets your adrenaline going to it's ominous sounds...



12. War Ship - This has a somewhat lonely pace to it... It also sounds like a modified version of Ark (track 2), but sounds different at the same time... It's a very nice piece overall... I like how the music escalates to higher octaves throughout the piece...



13. Spark - Sounds like a madman track at first... It begins with a crazy tune that shifts to what reminds me of a 1940's/50's movie music then goes to a fast-paced orchestral version of Ark (track 2) and ends with with some electrifying violins...



14. Flow - This is a pretty laid back song... I don't listen to this very often, but I admit that it's a pretty nice song... The singer has that fade-y voice that I like...



15. Transmission - I LOVE this track... I'm a big Hitchcock fan, and I find this piece very Hitchcockian in sound... It escalates all through out the piece into a very, very nice climax... Can't you just feel the tension listening to this track?!?! You can hear the electric guitar in the BGM too which is a nice touch!...



16. Music Box - A music box theme... Not bad, but I don't listen to this very often... I think it's a version of another track in this CD or the Brain Powerd OST 2, but I could be wrong...



17. Bridge - Another piece I don't listen too often... It sounds like an "aftermath of a disaster" music...



18. Ephemera - It's a nice piece other than the annoying addition of the "gammo... gammo" (or "gammel") that plays once in a while... *ticked*



19. Field of Love - This is a nice piece to which the "Free fly" tune is also used in True Love (Brain Powerd OST 2, track 7)... It's a nice track, but I prefer True Love though (sung by Steve Conte!)...



20. On the Earth - The last track that has a very quiet sounds to it... Reminds me of Laputa (the Hayao Miyazaki film, which I urge you to buy the anime and OST as well!!!)...



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