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sams88:
Do you listen to Anime soundtrack music frequently ?

First time I heard Japanese music was in 1999 when I was a teen and while playing with World Radio Set I picked up Radio Tokyo, or something similar, and I heard something that vaguely resembled Anime music I heard, because at the time I mostly watched Dubbed shows on paid satellite channels and had no access to the internet.

Fast forward 10 years later and with my own broadband connect I get more Anime exposure and start to like Anime OST and soundtrack in general, and always have a few track that I enjoy to play on my phone or on the loudspeakers at home. Sometimes because the tune is catching or match a musical genre that I like, such has the Evangelion "Anthem" and "Decisive Battle" because I was part of a musical flute band when younger so I like classical music, but most of the time I like the songs because of the emotions that I associate with the anime in general or some scenes.

For example I don't like much of the music along the lines of Coldplay or Old Republic, but I like their song "All the right moves" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrrPCin725Y) because I heard it first in an AMV for Ergo Proxy and after watching the Anime the lyrics and general sentiment between the two main character seemed to fit so perfectly. The Ben-to end song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiLxQHBddtU) always make me feel like those Brazilian romantic songs lovers being apart, maybe because of the Lyrics but mostly because the whole end scene is about Sen waiting from Saitou and being happy when they are finally reunited.

Most of the time I only get the Lyrics from Youtube or a blog once, but I mostly remember the general theme of the song and my Japanese suck.

It sometimes feels silly when some of my anime tracks play in my airbuds while taking the bus and an Asian person pass by, especially when they are girls because I am guy and my brain only notice then, and I ask myself if they would find it funny that I am listening to cartoon soundtracks. Maybe one day I will ask.

So humor me, do you also listen to Anime soundtrack as music, why do you do it ?

chansuke:
Yes, I love to listen to anime OSTs, OP and ED as music. I started to listen to them because of the anime Lucky Star - I downloaded the soundtracks right away when I heard the OST of the race scene that parodied Initial D. The ones I listen to most are the more memorable ones - like K-On, or AnoHana. I still listen to anime related music because of two reasons:

One- THEY SOUND AWESOME

Two- Most of the time they remind you of something you love in the anime; therefore, giving it a sentimental value.

It's not that weird to like anime music and listen to it in public and it really is just like admiring classical music. It gives you different feelings when you listen to them. Personally I listen to a weird blend of classic rock, anime music, and rap.
 ;D

JoonasTo:
yes

laoa:
most anime OST's are crap imo
It's very rare to come across an OST that's worth downloading

sams88:

--- Quote from: laoa on March 17, 2013, 01:25:55 PM ---most anime OST's are crap imo
It's very rare to come across an OST that's worth downloading

--- End quote ---

Well you are a musician of sorts, so your standard of opinion is a little different from the average audience of music listener, the proportion of "good vs bad" in it is slightly worse than your average tune from the music industry, which is not bad considering it is mostly accessory to animation videos.

I like Zouk music, but I can't stand listening to Zouk radio stations because some songs in the genre are pretty bad. Do you dislike musical production in general ?

C'est pas personnel ;)

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