14-01-2005, 11:37 AM
Easy listening for Bebop enthusiasts:
This week i've been whistling away to the swarvy melodica that can only be associated with a Cowboy Bebop soundtrack. Blue lived up to my expectations and the only gripe i could muster was entirely justifiable by the sound tracks title.Afterall one could hardly expect a sound track with the title 'Blue' to create a bright and cheery atmosphere. If i had to pick a favorite from this track it would be the song, flying Teapot. The words seem to loose their effect when translated into English but the music is just the thing to take in while you're busy multi-tasking into the early hours of the morning.
Flying TeapotVocals: Emily Bindiger
Piano: Mark Soskin
Trumpet: Steven Berstein
The booklet that accompanied the CD Blue, was well presented with some great artwork. Words to songs and detailed information regarding who sang and played what were among the content as you'd expect.
I would also reccomend Cowboy Bebop - Music for Freelance. This CD takes a unique approach to presenting music from the film by introducing each track in Radio Station format. Complete with a station DJ, who introduces each track along with snippets of dialogue to keep you in the Bebop atmosphere. Little commentries on weather, namely meteor showers give you the impression this was aimed at bounty hunters on the road. All tracks on the CD are remixes of original pieces but enjoyable nonetheless. As a prospective buyer, keep in mind due to the unique radio station presentation of this CD it is presented as a continual flow, with 'Radio Free Mars' talk acting as interludes between the 8 songs (Yes, that's right there are only 8 songs but time is more then accounted for by the partially comical and sometimes confusing commentry). This is a must have CD for Bebop enthusiasts and comes relatively cheap at online Australian anime stores such as http://www.tamarket.com.au/ and for Americans well, you're lucky enough to have a plethora of suppliers to meet your demands and if you haven't worked out where to source your stuff from by now you don't deserve any. (Yes i'm bitter)
This week i've been whistling away to the swarvy melodica that can only be associated with a Cowboy Bebop soundtrack. Blue lived up to my expectations and the only gripe i could muster was entirely justifiable by the sound tracks title.Afterall one could hardly expect a sound track with the title 'Blue' to create a bright and cheery atmosphere. If i had to pick a favorite from this track it would be the song, flying Teapot. The words seem to loose their effect when translated into English but the music is just the thing to take in while you're busy multi-tasking into the early hours of the morning.
Flying TeapotVocals: Emily Bindiger
Piano: Mark Soskin
Trumpet: Steven Berstein
The booklet that accompanied the CD Blue, was well presented with some great artwork. Words to songs and detailed information regarding who sang and played what were among the content as you'd expect.
I would also reccomend Cowboy Bebop - Music for Freelance. This CD takes a unique approach to presenting music from the film by introducing each track in Radio Station format. Complete with a station DJ, who introduces each track along with snippets of dialogue to keep you in the Bebop atmosphere. Little commentries on weather, namely meteor showers give you the impression this was aimed at bounty hunters on the road. All tracks on the CD are remixes of original pieces but enjoyable nonetheless. As a prospective buyer, keep in mind due to the unique radio station presentation of this CD it is presented as a continual flow, with 'Radio Free Mars' talk acting as interludes between the 8 songs (Yes, that's right there are only 8 songs but time is more then accounted for by the partially comical and sometimes confusing commentry). This is a must have CD for Bebop enthusiasts and comes relatively cheap at online Australian anime stores such as http://www.tamarket.com.au/ and for Americans well, you're lucky enough to have a plethora of suppliers to meet your demands and if you haven't worked out where to source your stuff from by now you don't deserve any. (Yes i'm bitter)