Quite Possibility The Best Two Damn Songs From Anime [Archive]

TheSnowStorm

09-19-2008, 02:04 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0jNYDjBz6E&feature=related

(disregarded the first song I had posted originally.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEP71Wt_I8...feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEP71Wt_I8&feature=related)

REAL music is what anime music needs! Not the typical j-pop bullshit you hear in some anime. I love howLupin's score uses a live big band to perform their songs! Show me any other anime songs that could rival Lupin's soundtrack! (inb4cowboybebop)

Kenobio

09-19-2008, 02:16 AM

*facepalm*

JH Sounds

09-19-2008, 02:24 AM

I'm gonna have to sample those for some of my music.

RedTigrr

09-19-2008, 02:37 AM

Now that's pure funky. A lot of the anime duing the 80s and 90s used a lot of music styles like this. It wasn't until recently that anime went to more j-pop style openings.

And I must agree, it does get annoying

atmuh

09-19-2008, 03:05 AM

future what is your favorite anime song thread

Geoffrey Taucer

09-19-2008, 03:26 AM

What do you mean "future"?

Seiryu

09-19-2008, 03:29 AM

Smile Bomb and Homework ga Owarinai, the first opening and closing for Yu YU Hakusho.I normally hate japanesee female vocals, but I like these songs.For some reason I like older music from japan, I think it's because their women sing too high pitched now.

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 03:50 AM

Also the Cutey Honey theme, and its many incarnations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THxOIeT94f4

ALSO

plz remix & send remix to my website :3 I would love a Lupin remix but nobody's even tried it yet.

po!

09-19-2008, 03:59 AM

thats some old skool disco funk (Lupin III).. nice

The Pezman

09-19-2008, 04:07 AM

Where the FUCK is Tank?

TheSnowStorm

09-19-2008, 04:09 AM

*facepalm*

Oh? I'm sorry that I have good taste in good anime music and not the genetic bullshit pop shit. You know, real music?

Here you go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGlyO_8Tgg

Now, if you excuse me, after listening to that shit, I must kill myself.

Now that's pure funky. A lot of the anime duing the 80s and 90s used a lot of music styles like this. It wasn't until recently that anime went to more j-pop style openings.

And I must agree, it does get annoying

It's sadden me. I was watching a few old anime shows and a lot of them uses orchestras, jazz bands, and big bnads. Now they have this whole J-Pop shit, one of the many leading factors on why I hate anime.

future what is your favorite anime song thread

. . .For once, I agree with you. God, what in the hell I have done?! Now I'm gonna have all these kids posting all of this j-pop shit as their favorite anime song!

What do you mean "future"?

Also the Cutey Honey theme, and its many incarnations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THxOIeT94f4

ALSO

plz remix & send remix to my website :3 I would love a Lupin remix but nobody's even tried it yet.

As much as I hate Japanese vocals, that was actually pretty good! Nice use of the orchestra!

atmuh

09-19-2008, 04:12 AM

that was me saying this is a terrible thread in disguise but since you didnt get that ill just say this is a terrible thread

DarkeSword

09-19-2008, 04:17 AM

You know, real music?

Yeah see that right there? Stop that, right now.

Kenobio

09-19-2008, 04:22 AM

Oh? I'm sorry that I have good taste in good anime music and not the genetic bullshit pop shit. You know, real music?

No, I actually really love music from Lupin III as well. Besides the TV show, music from Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro is some of my favorite too. See what this has turned into?

But yeah, that aside, pretty much what Mr. Atmuh said.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

09-19-2008, 04:25 AM

Here I am to save the day! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto)

Also:

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA4P1A3jtu0)

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 04:26 AM

Now, if you excuse me, after listening to that shit, I must kill myself

how are the pillows generic jpop? I think the FLCL soundtrack is great, it's very unique to most anime.

SnowStorm I have some anime you can watch where I think you would like the music:

Haibane Renmei
Hellsing [TV version]
Azumanga Daioh
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also, most of the Gundam series have great music, as well as Macross [the "other" big robot franchise :D], though Macross actually centers the plot around pop music, which makes for an interesting watch. Minmay, a character in the anime, actually makes the enemy aliens go crazy with her music, or other types of human culture. Some of the characters get captured and they start making out with each other to escape XD

Here is a movie summary [if you don't mind spoilers]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn5VWKg7lY

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

09-19-2008, 04:34 AM

Macross Frontier has some good stuff by the way of May'n and Megumi Nakajima, who play the singing voices of Sheryl and Ranka respectively.

Can't go wrong with Koh Otani who composed the stuff for Haibane Renmei as well as Shadow of The Collosus and Ico.

Hitoshi Sakamoto did the soundtrack for Romeo x Juliet, which sounds very much like his work on FFXII, FFT, and Vagrant Story.

Also fuck yes Hellsing.

meccil

09-19-2008, 04:36 AM

how are the pillows generic jpop? I think the FLCL soundtrack is great, it's very unique to most anime.

Oh, you know some people...instead of asserting that they like a certain kind music, and that they think it's good, they have to tear down all the other kinds of music.

As for myself, I think both the Lupin III soundtrack and FLCL soundtrack kick butt. As well as many others! Yay for different tastes in music!

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 04:41 AM

actually the only soundtrack I can think of that is similar to FLCL's is Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad and honestly I hated that music - you'd think for an anime about a manga about a guy with an amazing voice you'd think they'd try to get... you know... a guy with a decent singing voice. Yet the dude totally can't sing and they force him to do all this engrish :P

Hector

09-19-2008, 04:48 AM

God forbid that the Japanese use music that is popular in Japan for their shows. There's nothing wrong with the music in anime; and I have seen quite a bit of classical and jazz in the anime I've watched.

cobaltstarfire

09-19-2008, 05:04 AM

Gollgagh

09-19-2008, 05:40 AM

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

damned fucking straight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0YmRHdyz4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAlztMvvNkk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzxW9gdking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GopzpFJm4LQ

Lunarfall

09-19-2008, 05:50 AM

This thread needs Jmetal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qokxgpJWUm4

Full song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtCftW0RLb8

H. Guderian

09-19-2008, 06:07 AM

Aye, this thread is going to boil down into two camps. Those who've seen many genres of anime and their related music across the decades with many examples of good music, and those who only saw a few popular shows and conclude that all anime is crappy pop. I likewise know someone who thinks all anime looks exactly like one each other.

There's no reason to hate on pop anways. Quality of songs should precede bias against genre.

Zombie

09-19-2008, 06:51 AM

Only good thing about this thread was when Tank was posted.

:<

Also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQw_ywUDwwU

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 07:22 AM

This thread needs Jmetal.

I was expecting the Death Note OP. Honestly, you can do better :P

Gollgagh

09-19-2008, 07:42 AM

Also the Cutey Honey theme, and its many incarnations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THxOIeT94f4

damn you soc

I just spent an hour looking at the various versions of it

http://remod.cakearmy.org/images/smilies/icon_anger.gif

I even downloaded Pop'n Music Animated Melody because of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXinJ08H_s0

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 08:06 AM

hey did I mention I run GODDAMN ANIME REMIX and you should make anime remixes and send them to me

Kenobio

09-19-2008, 08:43 AM

Saw Battlecry posted, but thread needs much more Samurai Champloo.

Nujabes - Aruarian Dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2w-SMW_nSE

Nujabes - Counting Stars:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O0kuoiAm2A

Nujabes - Mystline:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuoEtohPv4

<3 Nujabes :)

I-n-j-i-n

09-19-2008, 09:01 AM

Maybe when I'm watching anime it's entirely the wrong kind, but I don't know any anime that is completely full of JPop, and what little Jpop I have heard in anime I have found enjoyable anyway, which says a lot cause I generally hate pop music.

Also, we get the point, you hate Jpop good for you.

J-pop tends to be actual POP with a lot of positive flair and more of a focus on variety and smooth sounding lyrics and musical themes. While American pop is mostly about having an attitude, girls looking like whores and guys looking like gangster wannabes and not giving a damn about the musical part for the most part. Also, western pop tends to have way too much faux attitude. You could just taste the typical American pretentiousness of most American pop nowadays. I don't blame anyone for preferring J-pop more simply out of philosophy.

Fenrir

09-19-2008, 10:25 AM

Oh? I'm sorry that I have good taste in good anime music and not the genetic bullshit pop shit. You know, real music?

Butthurt .

cobaltstarfire

09-19-2008, 04:04 PM

J-pop tends to be actual POP with a lot of positive flair and more of a focus on variety and smooth sounding lyrics and musical themes. While American pop is mostly about having an attitude, girls looking like whores and guys looking like gangster wannabes and not giving a damn about the musical part for the most part. Also, western pop tends to have way too much faux attitude. You could just taste the typical American pretentiousness of most American pop nowadays. I don't blame anyone for preferring J-pop more simply out of philosophy.

Hmm, yeah I guess that's true jpop is more sincere I guess. I've never really been able to put my finger on why I like the jpop that show's up in anime.

I know there are some styles of it that I have found unappealing but that's just cause the stylistic sound of it is well not appealing to my musical taste.

Also I feel like I'm bound to post something in this thread now just cause people keep doing it, cause bandwagons are fun, or something. :P

Butter-fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV89YP0aKrs

Information High

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMczRJh_OeI

iskyoork

09-19-2008, 04:47 PM

I all ways like this theme, Kind of had a sonic the hedgehog thing going for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-U7EW7V2Y

Gollgagh

09-19-2008, 04:49 PM

this is how you do it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-U7EW7V2Y

kupernikus

09-19-2008, 04:52 PM

Oh? I'm sorry that I have good taste in good anime music and not the genetic bullshit pop shit. You know, real music?

Seeing this post made me think of something..

"hey that songs pretty cool, where's it from?"

"Oh its a remix from x game, I got it from ocremix.org"

"Oh, lame, I listen to real music, not this shit"

DarkeSword

09-19-2008, 04:56 PM

Seeing this post made me think of something..

"hey that songs pretty cool, where's it from?"

"Oh its a remix from x game, I got it from ocremix.org"

"Oh, lame, I listen to real music, not this shit"
See, that's what I'm talking about. :\

Lunarfall

09-19-2008, 07:52 PM

I was expecting the Death Note OP. Honestly, you can do better :PI didn't post that because everyone knows about Death Note. :P Also I hate the vocals in one of the OPs for Death Note. I'll post em anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KY6vPhKDPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSHhbev3G_4

Gollgagh

09-19-2008, 08:00 PM

yeah, the second one was pretty stupid

SynthesizedStampede

09-19-2008, 08:01 PM

0_0. Um...wow I can totally picture that second Lupin song in the original post being played at a bboy jam. For some reason when it was playing on Cartoon Network awhiles back I never realized this.
*burns it onto CD and starts to break to it*

Archaon

09-19-2008, 08:25 PM

this is how you do it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-U7EW7V2Y

This is from a game, though.

WE'RE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT REAL MUSIC HERE KEEP THAT COMPUTER GAME SHIT OUT.

But seriously, we've pretty much hit the "favourites thread" stage now. Let's keep it on topic and stick to anime, at least.

rem

09-19-2008, 08:35 PM

Baccano:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUjqlVt6y2A

Gunbuster 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlqwJjoDkw

Minami-Ke (fruity sugary but I like it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFD-PVIbDyc

I don't know I generally like most of anime OPs whatever J-sugar to jazz or that metal stuff. Don't be like that Snowstorm

Tensei

09-19-2008, 09:11 PM

Wow, you must be a huge idiot to criticize the FLCL OST for being bland. The Pillows are hands down one of the best japanese rock bands in a sea of visual kei fail, and the music really adds to the amazing atmosphere of the series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pbyagcLj8g

Then again I guess the fact that you're into ZOMG BIG BAND JAZZ ANIME OSTS gives you the right to look down upon 'mere' rock, which is obviously not real music.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

09-19-2008, 09:21 PM

Oh my gods I have to watch Baccano now.

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 10:18 PM

rem

09-19-2008, 10:46 PM

I've forgotten something important here... oh yeah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNJnPN_d-Sk

seriously, anything by Taku Iwasaki is pure gold :P

Also, here's my shitty remix of it:
http://www.animeremix.org/remix/53/
lol slayer vst :D

oh fags that was my favorite op back in the day (2004)

ROD TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64FtX7xVrRw

nhk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftMuloNJGnY&feature=related

OverCoat

09-19-2008, 10:54 PM

Can't mention NHK without this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqUZ65GQcY4
rofl

Also: here's my ultimate guilty pleasure I think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOUbZ6Aqn0g

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

09-20-2008, 02:34 AM

I also thought this was cool drum and bass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLXqdvMbDHU

cobaltstarfire

09-20-2008, 02:59 AM

This thread has become a giant "Here's all the reasons you're wrong for saying anime is full of crappy jpop."

Also makes me want to check out some of these anime I've never heard of.

José the Bronx Rican

09-20-2008, 11:09 AM

Boo to closed-minded opinions, but I'll take this moment to say I support the original love for Yuji Ohno's Lupin soundtrack. Been a fan of Ohno's work since Mighty Orbots. And if I ever get around to transcribing a sequence of the 1980 Lupin theme, OverCoat will get his remix soon after that.

I-n-j-i-n

09-20-2008, 12:59 PM

Also: here's my ultimate guilty pleasure I think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOUbZ6Aqn0g

You just did not say Aria is a guilty pleasure... The music is also very unique as well. Very... Okinawan + Italian. Strange mix but it works so well.

And to top it off, they sing in Esperanto (!).

NNY

09-21-2008, 01:15 AM

Now, while I agree, Lupin III's music was the best music until Cowboy Bebop hit the scene, cheesy j-pop is fun once in a while.

Synchronicity

09-21-2008, 02:27 AM

Cowboy Bebop is totally unchallenged as far as music in a show goes IMO. It matched the mood and setting of the show perfectly.

Yoko&Seatbelts = excellence.

OverCoat

09-21-2008, 02:55 AM

I actually prefer Yoko Kanno's work on Ghost in the Shell and Sousei No Aquarion more

>_>

Kenobio

09-21-2008, 03:16 AM

Aside from the awesomely bad opening and ending songs, Berserk had a few really great tracks, such as "Earth":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOD_O7S-8gA&feature=related

Annnnnnd this guilty pleasure song, "Berserk Forces" :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZFcawd5Q_Y&feature=related

cobaltstarfire

09-21-2008, 03:20 AM

TheSnowStorm

09-21-2008, 08:12 PM

ALSO

I would love a Lupin remix but nobody's even tried it yet.

These lovely ladies says "hi"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDkcZkoGmcs

Gollgagh

09-21-2008, 08:22 PM

These lovely ladies says "hi"!

do you have any concept of subject-verb agreement whatsoever?

OverCoat

09-22-2008, 04:36 AM

These lovely ladies says "hi"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDkcZkoGmcs

I meant for ANIME REMIX

you know

MY SITE ABOUT ANIME REMIXES

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

if you can convince them to let me host the song then by all means

OverCoat

09-22-2008, 04:41 AM

I could never chose between Yoko Kanno, all of the music I've hear of hers from Various Anime is spot on and great. She's got every genre out there mastered it seems, be it pop, jazz, or symphonic...

She also "borrows" quite a bit, ex. "On the Run" from cowboy bebop is basically "on the run" from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, though she changes the song up enough so it's legally a different song :D - people have cited, like... dozens of different examples, but that's the one I know.

I still <3 her music though

I have a thread about it on a better forum:
http://www.animeremix.org/animix_forums/viewtopic.php?id=1976

cobaltstarfire

09-22-2008, 05:48 AM

I don't think I really know many artists be they in music or visual art that don't "borrow" stuff from time to time in one way or another on purpose or not. I might go check that forum linky out later, but as of now I'm too incoherent.

Aninymouse

09-22-2008, 05:58 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0jNYDjBz6E&feature=related

(disregarded the first song I had posted originally.)

REAL music is what anime music needs! Not the typical j-pop bullshit you hear in some anime. I love howLupin's score uses a live big band to perform their songs! Show me any other anime songs that could rival Lupin's soundtrack! (inb4cowboybebop)

Hey OP, check out Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjqCfQOmV2o

All their other ska music is pretty badass, too.

CHIPP Damage

09-22-2008, 08:34 AM

You guys come in here with a limp in your step and all your classical anime knowledge. . . But FAIL to mention "My Omelette" !!!

This song exists on a completely new tier of "anime opening themes respect" because it's pop music and "real" music at the same time. Paying tribute to everyone's favorite omelette-destroying classical composer Beethoven while simultaneously making omelettes sound appealing to the younger generation. There's hardly a masterpiece that makes as daring a mix of ingredients as this one.

Kindgom Hearts 2 spoilers, I think.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zh25PnNFtA

mr.wholesome

09-22-2008, 08:57 PM

Read Or Die TV.

That real enough for ya...

HUH?!

Also Adding The opening theme from Elfen Lied.

Gollgagh

09-23-2008, 01:40 AM

i want my 2 minutes 44 seconds back

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

09-23-2008, 02:54 AM

Also Adding The opening theme from Elfen Lied.

This right here. I can't believe I forgot this.

rem

09-23-2008, 04:30 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajtuYsTBI4&feature=related

best OP of the season

Gollgagh

09-23-2008, 04:37 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajtuYsTBI4&feature=related

best OP of the season

mm I'll have to look this one up

AzureZeal

09-23-2008, 06:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ

By the way,wasn't there a Lupin III song version that had a male voice lead in it?

TheSnowStorm

09-23-2008, 07:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ

By the way,wasn't there a Lupin III song version that had a male voice lead in it?

You mean this boring ass Lupin song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwoZ4qliEw

lyrics:
lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third lupin the third lupin lupin lupin lupin lupin the third

AzureZeal

09-23-2008, 07:41 PM

No, that's not it. It was the same song that you posted, but there was a Japanese male singer in it. Cartoon Network used to show it back when they were showing Lupin. Perhaps I'll find it.

Raziellink

09-23-2008, 10:37 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YUWD4BZ81Y

I'm sorry, but i just had to post this. I hate rap, i hate hiphop, but i love this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqVIjxwyzc

And i find this to be the best anime song i've ever heard.