Search - Yoko Kanno :: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Theme

"Rise" is my best

S.F. | New York, NY | 07/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD was released after SAC 2nd gig has started in Japan. If I say correctly, "Get 9" is used as an opening song for SAC (1st) when it was broadcasted through regular TV program. (So, you can't listen this song on SAC's DVD.) "Rise" is the opening song for SAC 2nd gig. "Tadokoro's Secret Party" is a BGM which has been used for 2nd gig's episode 3.Anyway, I really like "Rise", which containts more English lylics than "Inner Universe". I listen it everyday! Orga's voice is so misterious that I really love so much."

Kanno Yoko does it again!

Ilker Yucel | Annapolis, MD United States | 01/23/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kanno Yoko (or Yoko Kanno) is an amazing musician. The music she has created for "Macross Plus," "Cowboy Bebop," and Otomo's "Memories" is nothing short of incredible with its eclectic mix of genres, transcending all the limitations of those styles of music, bringing them all together into a cohesive sound that is different yet it all makes sense. Her music for "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" is no different. Running the gamut from atmospheric vocals to hard rock to classical beauty, there is no ground uncovered, no stone unturned, but it's just so good to listen to. Strongly reminiscent of "Macross Plus" not thematically, but rather in the range of eclecticism and the choice of vocalists. The tracks "Stamina Rose" (my favorite) and "Fish 'n' Silent Cruise" bear a striking resemblance to "A Sai En" from "Macross Plus," but without sounding rehashed or copied. Other greats are "Run Rabbit Junk," "Where Does the Ocean Go?" and "Beauty Is Within Us." Just a great collection of music for both fans of the anime and fans of music in general. This is not to be missed...if you can find it, I strongly recommend that you get it. I think and feel you won't be disappointed."