EVANGELION IN
Tracklist:
1. Shibashi Sora ni Inorite
2. Uchuu no Uta: Circle Mind
3. Shibashi Sora ni Inorite (Off Vocal Version)
4. Uchuu no Uta: Circle Mind (Off Vocal Version)
1. Shibashi Sora ni Inorite
I think I've never heard a song that is truly frightening, except for this one. The bizarre, deep chants in German (I think) make for all the fun, and achieve about the same effect as an Internet joke with a click and a sudden shock; especially the sequences where you get the feeling that those voices are speaking directly to you. Apart from them, unfortunately, most of the song is just awkward and boring, with Yoko's voice being very stale, and the gooey, headache giving arrangement which fails in being a rip-off from Kotoko's techno tracks. Maybe I should give bonus points because the song successfully invoked emotions, which is exactly why music was created, but the rest just doesn't make up for it.
I think I've never heard a song that is truly frightening, except for this one. The bizarre, deep chants in German (I think) make for all the fun, and achieve about the same effect as an Internet joke with a click and a sudden shock; especially the sequences where you get the feeling that those voices are speaking directly to you. Apart from them, unfortunately, most of the song is just awkward and boring, with Yoko's voice being very stale, and the gooey, headache giving arrangement which fails in being a rip-off from Kotoko's techno tracks. Maybe I should give bonus points because the song successfully invoked emotions, which is exactly why music was created, but the rest just doesn't make up for it.
Rating: 6
With a complete contrast in the theme, the following tracks reminds of an unusual merge of classical music and enka (Japanese traditional music). The arrangement here is quite relaxing and serene, featuring both the violins and the harp, and it goes along perfectly with the voice Yoko is now using, which is much calmer and better. At certain moments, the track can even sound religious, with the vocal solos and the choir accompanying her, but in a minute or so, the rhythm picks up and after going through various phases and experimentations, it gains an anisong feel to it with an unusual Disney-like ending. It was definitely a great decision to merge genres like this, and it makes the song very unique.
Rating: 10
Mecha anime have never been lacking in good music, and even though Shibashi Sora ni Inorite was kind of a mixed bag with good and bad elements, Uchuu no Uta makes everything worth listening to. My overall rating is: 8.
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