Didn’t think I’d be back with another update eh? Well I am,
today we spent much of the day listening to 3 great upcoming
anime soundtracks coming soon by Geneon. Like the last update,
check below for our findings in this product update… Sorry no
pictures today, camera is out of batteries and we’re a little
over the company budget for the month… (Good thing November is
only a few days away.)
Other Issues
L/R Original Soundtrack
Travel to a classic world of secret
agents of the kiss-kiss bang-bang variety through 13 grooving
tracks of rocking blues from Billy Preston! Based on the L / R
anime being released in November 2003.
Available for the first time in North
America! All Pioneer Soundtracks include song translations and
phonetic versions of the lyrics in the liner notes for the
packaging.
Run Time: 48 min
SRP: $14.98
Street Date: November 4, 2003
The Low Down!
A lot of hype has been going into L/R,
just we never got hooked into it, to top that off we haven’t
gotten around to watching it yet. But after going through this
CD, we’re going to be a lot more interested in it now.
The insert is a simple 10 page booklet
that consists of track listings, lyrics for all the songs, and
of course credits.
Sound wise, this CD is great with its 5.1
goodness; a lot of the music is very upbeat, a few slow ones
here and there, not many. As the title suggests, all of the
songs featured on this have vocals. So if you’re looking
something of an instrumental, you won’t find it here. A good
buy if you’re looking for vocals.
Rating: 6/10
X Soundtrack 2
Fans of the X TV series won’t want to
miss this second original soundtrack packed with more songs
from the hit series by CLAMP (X, Chobits, Cardcaptor Sakura)!
Available for the first time in North
America! All Pioneer Soundtracks include song translations and
phonetic versions of the lyrics in the liner notes for the
packaging.
Run Time: 53 min
SRP: $14.98
EDP#: 52142
Street Date: November 5, 2003
The Low Down!
The 2nd X TV OST here is no
doubt the very best CD we have in our pile today! Like L/R it
comes out clear in 5.1. Along with the CD comes your standard
10 page booklet listing the track info, some lyrics, and
credits. The music on this is by far one the best soundtracks
I’ve heard in an anime TV series in awhile. About the only
downfall is the 16 songs, but the quality of this whole
release will make up for that. When released in November, be
sure to grab this one, this is just one of those CD releases
where you don’t have to watch the anime previously, to enjoy
the sound.
Rating: 8/10
Someday's Dreamers OST
Don’t miss the sweet melodies that
create the magical world of Someday’s Dreamer, an anime series
being released in November 2003!
Available for the first time in North
America! All Pioneer Soundtracks include song translations and
phonetic versions of the lyrics in the liner notes for the
packaging.
Run Time:
SRP: $14.98
EDP#: 52122
Street Date: November 5, 2003
The Low Down!
Someday’s Dreamers, is defiantly getting
the most tracks award today, which is expected, because it’s
only in stereo sound. Many of the songs are that of the
classical type, so this doesn’t apply to everyone out there.
Just those fans looking forward to anime should even be
reading this from here on. The booklet is an 18 page insert
that contains, track listings, some artwork, interviews with
the composer, song explanations, and some lyrics. Rapping this
off with a bio of Takefumi Haketa the composer to this, and the
credits. This is certainly one well put together package.
Rating: 8/10
The Rap up
And so ends another column here tonight,
next update we’ll see about getting some photos for the CDs we
just finished talking about above. As well as another product
round up of more music, from the anime world. And maybe an
official logo for this column.
Later Otakus!
--
Eddie Hicks,
Otaku Aniverse
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