Can we all just take a minute and just appreciate some OST's?

Can we all just take a minute and just appreciate some OST's?
I just started Made in Abyss and it has is music set perfectly. Never have I been in awe from such good transitioning with music that actually sets to mood to what's about to come.
First time in my history as weeb that I actually consider buying a physical copy.

General OST appreciation thread, post your favorites here.

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Made in Abyss is definitely a stellar OST. I absolutely adore Hanezeve Caradhina.
youtube.com/watch?v=KPxSS1zHWwQ

Also really liked Little Witch Academia's OST recently. Even bought a hard copy for myself.
youtube.com/watch?v=mEp3CzPLZAk

And as shit as the show was, Fairy Tail's OST was splendid.
youtube.com/watch?v=-Oh1jIa8_xU

So, besides Hanezeve Caradhina and the other tracks of MiA here are some of my other favorites:

youtube.com/watch?v=VXnzHCjKIFc
Beside a very emotional and somewhat deep story the track gives me chills every time.

youtube.com/watch?v=m3ewe2uF6O4
Then of course there has to be Mushishi. Besides it's unique storytelling it's OST is out of this world.

youtube.com/watch?v=btmSuNcxiIU
Then of course there is Madoka's intro. Even though I found the story to be a little bit of a let down, since I read everywhere that it's quite 'shocking' but it never delivered.

youtube.com/watch?v=q0z08OpmEPc
Ghost in the Shell. Enough said.

youtube.com/watch?v=Hq9MVmFoMTM
Samurai Champloo had many good tracks, but this one is the song I think about when hearing Champloo.

youtube.com/watch?v=aSSyFB-7uIY
Gantz - The manga is by far better but this soundtrack is feel good in .wav form.

I started watching Allison to Lillia the other day. The OP is gorgeous.

youtube.com/watch?v=XUDtM3Py0ko

vocal tracks are shit
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Do you mean all vocal tracks or just from MiA?

Here's another one I hear form time to time
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I don't know who made the call to give a simple low-budget cute girls show a totally bitching soundtrack, but they deserve a medal.

In my opinion, at least 50% of what makes an anime (and essentially any moving picture media, from film to video games) good is its soundtrack and sound design. Its two separate parts of the same medium that need to click in different ways to not be jarring. Music has to complement the storytelling and emotion of any given scene. It needs to elevate it. Sound on the other hand has to be unremarkable, unnoticeable and natural. It has to be what your brain expects watching any given scene.

Whenever any of those are lacking, it completely detracts from the experience. For example, while the soundtrack of MiA is phenomenal, there were many places where the sound design was completely off and jarring, too many places where they had just copy pasted stock samples repeatedly. I think this brought it down slightly.

Which show you mean? Little Witch Academia?

I fully agree with your first paragraph, without music most shows simply don't carry what they want to carry. Problem is just that very few anime shows (in my opinion) do it right. Sometimes it's pretty off putting when a shitty japan-electro beat starts even though it doesn't really line up with the shows theme.

For the second part: I really didn't notice any of it, I found it to be pretty well set. Maybe I didn't listen closely enough.

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Is this a music thread? Sweet

Hidamari Sketch my dude. Not so much the OPs/EDs, I find them passable but not musically interesting. The OST itself is full of good shit though.

Recently, Kensuke Ushio is my dude. The Koe no Katachi and Ping Pong OSTs are phenomenal:
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Excited to hear what he does for the new Devilman adaptation.

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Most people didn't give Sora no Woto a shot when it first aired, but those who stayed really got some nice songs.
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ushiobro from here good taste

One of my favorites, and I say that completely without irony.

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Totally agree with this. I have seen way too many movies/tv shows that should be good, but had a weak OST bringing it down.

I always thought the K-On! BGM was underrated.

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Yes.

Gotta listen into it.

The first one is beautiful. Really like those tranquil tunes.
Second one sounds really energetic, sure could make some good action-y scenes

Sounds nice, does the anime hold up to it's music? Considering to watch it.

I generally don't really like army related stuff but those tracks sound awesome.
Is it worth watching?

Not really for me, sounds like your off the shelve intro. But to each their own, life would be boring if we all liked the same stuff

Thought so too. I mean, some sound like they could be stolen straight from an elevator but most of them really had something to them.

Fate/Stay also had some amazing songs, not all of them but some. Maybe I'm a little biased because I'm currently reading the VN and I'm loving it so far.
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Higurashi: Only thing I somewhat regret is watching it while too young.to really appreciate it.
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Deadman Wonderland: A little on the heavy side but it really fits the shows concept.
I'm still pissed that it never got it's deserved second season.
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This one is always making me smile, even though it's rather silly I still like the style and it really fits the show.
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And of course my all time Nr. 1 Anime: Steins;Gate. I really doubt that I will ever find a show that's so close to perfection as this one is (especially if you read the VN)
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The anthem of the heart has a fantastic ost, it was a great movie too.
Not going to link any particular song though because the entire thing is pretty great.

Just to complement the ones you posted:
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>I generally don't really like army related stuff but those tracks sound awesome.
I wouldn't define Sora no Woto as being typical ''army related stuff''. It's more like CGDCT meets Haibane Renmei with a military and post apocalyptic setting . It's one of a kind and I can guarantee that's unlike anything you have ever seen, but can't be really assure that you will enjoy.
Personally, it's one of my favorite shows.

Who Yoko Kanno here?
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Anime OST is generally pretty good, even when the plot is garbage. Same goes to vidya, even garbage Japanese games tend to have OST that's at least decent.
My conclusion is that Japs are pretty good at making music.

Awesome lady, knows her craft.

Wouldn't say that everything they make is good. Had many animes and some games where the soundtrack was utter garbage.


Back to the good ones:
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Even though the anime is shit some intros were rather decent

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Maybe because it was a big part of my youth but I the song is still dope.

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More or less same reason as the one before.
Really like the drums in this one.

I didn't said everything was good, that would be stupid as I can't claim that about anything. What I said is that the quality of OST in Japanese media is much more consistent than the quality of plot, characters or even animation.

Music sets the mood so well.
I got way more into umineko even with it's terrible art than I ever expected thanks to both the sound track and the sound effects.

Here's a piece from Monster that I really like for the escalating tension:
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Eureka Seven
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Chihayafuru
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Gankutsuou
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and Zetsuen no Tempest has a great orchestral ost
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No love for Cowbob Beepboop?

Some things are so obvious they just don't need to be pointed out

Zankyou no Terror had a fantastic soundtrack as well. youtube.com/watch?v=ZxnqSTzq6-w This being my favorite one

Eureka Seven's OST was incredible. These are probably my two favorite tracks.
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And AO, disappointing as it was, was no slouch in the music department either.
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Zankyou no Terror's soundtrack always bums me out. It's exceptional and the show is anything but. Yoko Kanno deserves better

The think the worst part is how strong it started. We had an expertly directed and animated few episodes before it went down hill in quality. There was a few scenes that were great in the latter half but overall was boring as fuck.

even though the anime was arguably crap, Mai-Hime had a glorious soundtrack... but then again, you can't go wrong with Yuki Kajiura

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>first time considering buying a physical copy

.hack//sign ost is god tier.

I really don't use CD's. They're just clutter.

>bakabt goes private
>nowhere else archived anime OSTs

I see now that you meant physical copy of the OST. Please excuse my retardation

True but they said that it will be available again in the future. Just hang in there or use nyaa

No problem.
Don't worry, I have plenty of other physical stuff, just not music.

This fucking song made me orgasm during the entire balloon scene.
youtube.com/watch?v=BeSbmS06k1k

Just finished watching the show, this one really was awesome.
I really, really hope they get a second season. This one really deserves it.

youtube.com/watch?v=Eck3qf4FDf4
The sound of this anime gives my ears orgasms.

>Samurai champloo
>no more Nujabes ever

I have something on my eye, excuse me for a moment.

May he rest in piece.

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SHAFT generally has pretty good soundtracks. I really enjoy the one they did for SZS.

youtube.com/watch?v=SenyVDSXoA0
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Almost forgot about this little gem
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Bruce Faulconer soundtrack for DBZ was goat. So glad we didn't get stuck with the japanese ost.

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For a show about cute girls playing ping pong, it had a pretty amazing ost.

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Good vocal songs can add a mountain of atmosphere.
youtube.com/watch?v=Lxke2YUjBcM

Choices of instruments can make a big difference, like recorder in a show about high school
youtube.com/watch?v=t5WC8UKM0ZI
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Or marimba in a show about the wilderness
youtube.com/watch?v=fIhB0LTylEc

But hard to beat piano and guitar when it comes to iyashikei, with a bit of flute maybe?
youtube.com/watch?v=l8f6M2ZHdH0
youtube.com/watch?v=Hs1vYUQ7gNk

the entire soundtrack is fucking great

Just remembered since someone brought it up in the thread for it right now, but the OST for Accel World is pretty great.

youtube.com/watch?v=sEhbunZTlKA
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>Is it worth watching?
Perhaps. Give it a one episode test. Generally this anime appeals to people who love CGDCT, inspecting all the little details for hidden parts of the setting, or prefer an alternative look to how post-apocalyptic ought to be. Keep in mind that this anime came out on the heels of K-On, so the standard moe tropes are in full force.

According to the main page you can request directly on their IRC. They're in the process of making it possible for power users to send out invites.

Oh yeah, can't forget about Sakamichi no Apollon. It cheats a bit by using some jazz classics, but that's no reason to turn down a listen.
youtube.com/watch?v=3BNRENSEV0g

I listen to this track every day
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Also the whole soundtrack is beautiful

Absolutely this. My all time favourite track from this series:
youtube.com/watch?v=v30L5S3vX1k

Accel OST is too good

youtube.com/watch?v=Oo1u3PEtISk

My favorite especially for the scene where it plays for the first time

Is there any OST more overrated than the MiA one? Just because it's made by a gaijin doesn't mean it's good. Most tracks are actually quite bland and too short to make a point. Sure you might have a couple of good tracks, but most of it is quite unremarkable and the singing is horrible too. Even a fucking Kajiura OST released the same month was better composed.
I truly don't understand the hype behind this FoTM OST. It's like we got invaded or something, which is not far from the truth if we take a look at MiA threads.

There's plenty of newfags latching onto MiA just like any breakout show from any given season, and it just happens to have a fairly broad appeal to the sound in its OST. Apparently the music is used well, but I haven't been following the show so I can't really say that's the case for sure.

The OST's alright, and yeah there is a sense of novelty that it was composed by some weeb ausfag, but it's not totally undeserving of the acclaim it's receiving. There are far more overrated soundtracks than MiA.

Most of my favorites have been posted here, but I really like OPM's OST
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Holy shit, I'll have to watch this. This whole soundtrack is awesome.

blame animeonlys

Say what you will about Kuzu no Honkai, it's OST was phenomenal.

youtube.com/watch?v=jGnPB4jgliM

youtube.com/watch?v=zj8DL8hz300

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Great song from a non-existent show.

>Apparently the music is used well
That's not even true. In fact, there are a lot of tracks that are not even used, and some of those are among the most interesting.