Showing posts with label Kenji Kawai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenji Kawai. Show all posts

Monday, February 4, 2013

The Asian Connection: Making of a Cyborg


Original video located here. Accessed 4th February 2016

Song title: Making of a Cyborg

Artist: Kenji Kawai

Year: 1995

Why I like this song:

The Ghost in the Shell may be one of the most widely seen anime worldwide so this would be immediately recognisable.
But it is still an odd way to start an anime: By utilising a Bulgarian Women's choir. And they're performing a piece of medieval Japanese text. 
However if the intent was to make something sound timeless in a science fiction setting, then they succeeded better than anyone could've hoped for.

Friday, January 4, 2013

The Asian Connection: Asia


Original video located here. Accessed 4th January 2013

Song title: Asia

Artist: Kenji Kawai

Year: 1993

Why I like this song:

A moody masterpiece that happens right in the middle of the movie Patlabor 2.
Just the thing to listen to when your government returns to martial law.