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LIST OF COMPOSERS - ANIME SUMMER SEASON 2012
Hi there,
Summer season for anime TV series 2012 is almost here so I again uploaded on my blog a table with list of composers. List of anime is form animenewsnetwork.com. Most of composers were listed with name of each anime TV series separately. I added 3 names or production companies which weren´t listed. http://www.visualnovelost.blogspot.s...tv-series.html All the best Porter
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Very useful list--thank you!
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Another quote from the blog:
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I've got the impression that a lot of people just put Hamaguchi down as Mr. FF arranger. |
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If, however, we were to judge Mitsuda's prowess in battle composition solely by the CT battle theme, the quote would be true.
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Primary author here. Somehow, I seem like I'm stepping into the lion's den by responding, but here goes:
"Mitsuda can’t compose a battle theme to save his life..." Yeah, I can accept this being just a tad of a hyperbole on my end. For Jormungand's benefit, I can list 6 games that Mitsuda's written for with the other two that isn't Xeno-related or Chrono-related being Legaia Duelsaga and Sailing to the World. I've listened to Legaia Duelsaga and IF "Fight, then Riot" is a battle theme, it's certainly a solid and enjoyable one. To be more precise (and intellectually honest), I'd say that when most people think of Mitsuda, it won't be for his battle themes (unlike say... Sakimoto). On Hamaguchi: Unfortunately, that was the takeaway that I got from listening to Hanasaku Iroha: nice, enjoyable, pretty music that makes up my top 10 OSTs list from 2011. In fact, in looking at a list I cobbled together, it'd be my 9th favorite OST from 2011, sandwiched between Guilty Crown and Nichijou. That said, most of the issue I had with it was the the themes just weren't as compelling and memorable as some of the others I ranked more highly; stuff like Yumekui Merry was really solid and it definitely made a stamp upon me with the dissonance is uses to sculpt the nightmare-ish world. And then there's Ikoku Meiro no Croisee, which was absolutely charming and memorable in the way the music just washes over you relaxingly. Finally, the music for Chihayafuru, Hunter x Hunter, Last Exile, and Dantalian no Shoka just made a huge impression on me. Chihayafuru especially was memorable with that sweepingly beautiful main theme. So yeah, all of that... that's just how my opinion falls. If nothing else, hopefully you'll at least know where I'm sort of coming from.
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Sadly that's pretty much it: Everything else you listed in the your post didn't strike me as particularly memorable -- especially for Ikoku Meiro no Croisee I felt like I was listening to elevator music, which just poured right through me (with nothing really sticking). I haven't listened to Nichijou yet, so if you're ranking Hanasaku together with it... maybe I should give it a listen Anyway, these commented overviews are bound to polarize, and I don't think that's a bad thing. Keep up the good work on Anime Instrumentality! EDIT: I mostly start to watch shows based on the music/composer, so these overviews are really helping me to decide. Last edited by LiquidAcid; Jul 19, 2012 at 01:36 AM. |
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On a side note, "Fight, Then Riot!" is a flat out mistranslation that hasn't been corrected for a decade, and it's surely hard to correct it. |
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Sugiyama is often criticized for his battle themes, though, and while some of that criticism may be deserved (the use of drum kit does sound a little corny at times), part of it is due more to his very chromatic writing, which at times veers into atonality. This is a conscious choice on his part, and while occasionally he doesn't have enough skill to make it work, sometimes it does. Mitsuda's battle themes are another beast entirely. As his music tends to be relatively slow or laid back, he can't really write his battle themes in the same style. But they are based in the most fundamental element of his style: polyrhythm. Especially since Chrono Cross, Mitsuda's battle themes have emphasized layers of rhythmically dense repeating fragments, usually with at least one abrupt change in key or mood. This pushes it further away from Rock, which depends on one rhythm being stressed above all others for its sound. Some of the most extreme examples of this tendency are the ones that have elicited the loudest criticism (CC's "Gale" and XS's "Battle"). All of this is interesting musically, but it doesn't have the same feeling that a rock-flavored battle theme does, and the musical complexity may actually make these themes feel slower and less energetic than their peers, and hence "not sound like a battle theme". I'm not criticizing you in particular, of course. I have enjoyed your site quite a bit, and thanks for the write-up. How would I have known that Ichiko Hashimoto was returning to Anime scoring without the comments below? Now that's something I'm looking forward to! |
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Tsugunai: Battle Level 2, Battle With the Devil Shadow Hearts: China Ogre Shadow Hearts 2: Battle With the Fallen Angel Armodyne: Strike from Behind World Destruction: main battle theme Inazuma Eleven: Activate Burning Phase Arc Rise Fantasia: In Order to Know the Conclusion Deep Labyrinth: main battle theme, boss battle I'm also surprised you don't care for any of the battle music in XG, XS, or CC. Especially CC's FATES and Dragon God or XS's main battle theme.
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