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Date: 2003-05-21 01:03:00

Comment:

As hardcore as any fan claims to be, they often neglect one major and totally ingnore aspect of the film. The soundtrack. Katsuhiro Otomo had the score for his movie specially written by Genhoi Yamashiro Gumi (sure hope I spelled that right) even before production started, and demanded quality in this area equal to that of the animation. I own the soundtrack (bloody expensive, shipped it in from Japan), and personally rate it of some of the most beautiful music produced by man. It`s less a movie soundtrack than it`s own symphony, mediums ranging from Tibetan chant to Japanese taiko to electric guitar. Think of it, would the movie be the same accomplishment without title tracks like Kaneda`s theme and Requiem? I think not.
My expirience with American action movie soundtracks is the rock is far too thick, it would smother scenes made unique beautiful by use of delicate chimes or children`s voices.


All in all, I just feel that there is a lot of extreamly expensive crap produced these days, none of them worthy or destined to be dubbed `classics`, and I pray Akira isn`t debauched in the same manner.