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Exciting and Poignant at the Same time
By:
ladylark
Date:
29 Jan 2012
Rating:
When I first came to SST my only familiarity with Kenji Kawai's music was from Ghost in the Shell and other anime. So I knew he could be odd and eclectic, but I didn't know he could be epic.
Seven Swords changed that. This score is epic and like Williams or Zimmer, Kawai creates a motif theme that he builds the rest of the music around. In this case, the Sword Theme. Epic and moving with powerful strings and horns the theme is probably best heard in "Seven Swords' Victory" but it permeates the soundtrack. There is a secondary theme that is lighter and more yearning but unlike the Swords' theme it doesn't have a track that highlights it. But you can hear it in "Flute in Danger."
I find this soundtrack eminently listenable with no track standing out as bad. There are some that aren't as memorable. But that is a rarity. As my test I queued up every track and then set my player on randomize with other STs for the most part I would look up at almost every time this ST played to listen for a few moments before going back to whatever I was doing.
Definitely not a score to miss.
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