Music

Review:
This is the original Rurouni Kenshin background music. I was a little disappointed that Tactics (the first ending theme) wasn't on it...but Sobakasu was. If you ignore the high pitched, tortured wailing of Judy and Mary and just concentrate on the wholly instrumental pieces, this is a great CD. (Thank god that there's only ONE track like Sobakasu--this is the song that has the CSU anime watchers cowering in their seats.) I especially like the electric guitar version of Kimi wa Dare wo Mamotte Iru. I just want to listen to it over and over again...it's so cool!

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This is background music from Departure and the first bit of Kyoto Hen...and OOH what music it is. The first time I heard this, I found myself thinking, "Wow, some of these would make good band music..." I really like listening to this, especially when I'm studying. The only song on here that I really despise is "Welcome to my Nightmare". Why god, why?

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If OST2 made me toy with the idea that the Rurouni Kenshin music would make excellent band music...this smacked me in the back of the head with the idea. Out of all the Original Soundtracks, OST3 has the best instrumental music. If I can ever find the composer, I'll give him (her?) a big ol' sloppy hug and kiss. This would make some of the best marching band music I've ever heard, especially Warriors Suite (track 11)--because it has--THE PSYCHO XYLOPHONE MUSIC! If my drum instructer heard those psycho xylophones, he'd probably wet his pants. Ahem. Anyways, to sum it up, this is wonderful music. Not only does it have the instrumental music...but it has the GOD among ending themes as the last track--Heart of the Sword. A MUST.

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While I'd have to say that I don't like this Soundtrack as much as OST3, it's still VERY good. The music is mostly of a very different style then then OST3 and OST2. However, track 7 and track 12 make it ALL worth it, trust me. Even if the rest of the tracks sucked (which they don't), tracks 7 and 12 are awesome. In fact, I'm listening to the CD as I write this. It's great music, and definitely worth having.

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There's actually not much to say about this CD. It's a collection of background music that was not on any of the OSTs. A lot of the songs are similar to what WAS on the OSTs, but the arrangement is different, and mostly, IMO, not as good. The only two pieces on there that I really like that I DON'T have on my other CDs is the Sekihou Tai piano piece, and Misao's little cute piece of music. I'd probably skip buying this unless you are so devoted that you HAVE to have it...and then only get it if you can buy it for cheap.

Review:
This is, obviously, a collection of the beginning and ending themes of Rurouni Kenshin, as well as 3 extra songs that go along with Kyoto Hen. While this does have some VERY nice songs (Tactics, Heart of the sword, 1/3, the other godly themes) is also has a lot to detract from it. Namely, the childish wailing in Sobakasu and 1/2. Then, there are the last 3 tracks...which have AWESOME guitar in them...but they also have a vocalist that sounds like he's being murdered while he's singing. And the worst part is...he WON'T DIE! So, if you ignore half the tracks...and play the other half over and over, this is a great CD. Actually, it's also good for introducing people to RK. That's how my brother did it. He gave some friends a copy, told them what tracks were good, gave them translations for the good tracks...and *poof* 3 new Rurouni Kenshin maniacs were born.

Review:
This CD is GREAT! I listen to it all the time when I'm driving home on the highway. The Overture is quite...interesting. I like the combination of quasi-classical sounding music with quasi-techno music. Aisuru Hito Mamoru Tameni is ok, but I LOVE Kaoru's song! Sukitoka Janakute is WONDERFUL! It makes me want to get up and dance. Natsu no E is kawaii...and I love the Sano and Megumi duet. Just the right amount of bad assness. Kokoro no Hadeka and Kono Sekai no Katasumi De tie as far as best track on the album go. The Ayume and Suzame duet is ok, except for the parts where they are singing...and once more, Sabakasu, the evil song (rivaled only in horror by 1/2) is on this CD. But if you skip 9 and 12, everything else is good. Definitely worth buying.

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This is an extremely good CD, and I recommend it VERY highly. It's a little different from the other CDs, because it's the movie soundtrack...and like all movie soundtracks, all of the pieces have a reccuring theme woven in to them. The pieces are all beautifully composed, fully orchestrated. A very relaxing thing to listen to. The entire theme is rather sad, but the composition is beautiful. Everyone should have this CD.

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SUGOI! WAI! WAI! The producers have really outdone themselves this time. To start with, this is a great 3 CD collection...I got mine for 50 dollars, so for three CDs, not TOO bad. The front art is nice, and each CD has a cute picture on it, which is also in the booklet. The CD booklet is VERY complete. All the lyrics. This is great. On to the CDs.
CD 1 is all the good instrumental musical. While there is one piece I would have left out in favor of something better (#3--I would have included Little Wing instead, the last track of OST 4) all the rest were GREAT! All pieces that I enjoyed from the respective soundtracks.
CD 2 is a lot of songs from songs 1...which is just fine with me. I would have left off White Strawberry...since I really hate those kid's voices, and Ippatsou Yarrou is ok, but not the best...still, 7 out of 9 songs being enough to make me want to get up and dance is not bad at all.
CD 3 finally got to the bit where I was kind of going...eh. I dislike the Soujiro songs, and as far as I'm concerned, the Ninja Chick's song is as bad as her hairdo...but you've heard me say that before. Magdaria's is blah, as before. There were 3 totally new songs that I had never heard before on this CD, and they were all VERY good. I especially liked Water Puzzle, though Blast was great as well.
So all in all, this is a GREAT CD set. It could have gone without a few of the songs on it...perhaps it would have been better to put a few of the good openings/closings on the CDs, like Kimi, Dame, 1/3, or Heart of the Sword. But still, since I like more than 85% of the songs...I really can't complain too much. I would definitely recommend getting this one.