Anberlin
New Surrenders
I was rather disappointed with how the new Anberlin album turned out. After I listened to it a few times through all I felt about it was that it was over-produced and that they should go back to their coarser style. Anberlin was signed to Tooth & Nail Records till they signed over to Universal Republic Records in August 2007. Their previous albums Never Take Friendship Personal, Cities, and Blueprints to the Black Market all had more character and uniqueness, but now I feel that they have a sound that makes them sound like any other band. There are some good things that have come out this album I have to admit. They have a new edited sound with good cutting and mixing and their dynamic rhythm and lyrics were not sacrificed in the creation of Surrenders but I still feel the old music had more personality than how it is now.
So you can hear the difference, I have uploaded the old and new versions of their song "Feel Good Drag" to my box.net account.
New Surrenders
I was rather disappointed with how the new Anberlin album turned out. After I listened to it a few times through all I felt about it was that it was over-produced and that they should go back to their coarser style. Anberlin was signed to Tooth & Nail Records till they signed over to Universal Republic Records in August 2007. Their previous albums Never Take Friendship Personal, Cities, and Blueprints to the Black Market all had more character and uniqueness, but now I feel that they have a sound that makes them sound like any other band. There are some good things that have come out this album I have to admit. They have a new edited sound with good cutting and mixing and their dynamic rhythm and lyrics were not sacrificed in the creation of Surrenders but I still feel the old music had more personality than how it is now.So you can hear the difference, I have uploaded the old and new versions of their song "Feel Good Drag" to my box.net account.
"Feel Good Drag"
Never Take Friendship Personal (2005) Version [link]
New Surrenders (2008) Version [link]
New Surrenders (2008) Version [link]
Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
RD Sennou Chousashitsu
Original Soundtrack
RD Sennou Chousashitsu
Original Soundtrack
The Real Drive Soundtrack was released on August 27th but I only just got my hands on it. It surpasses all my expectations. When I watched the first episodes of the anime I was blow away, first by the plot, second by the music. Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi again went above and beyond! Their most famous composition together is Death Note, (sometimes you even hear Mello's themes being played during portions of the anime) and Yoshihisa Hirano is also very well known for the composition within Ouran High School Host Club. Yoshihisa and Hideki took the concepts within Real Drive and adopted them into music flawlessly; Yoshihisa taking on the classical portion while Hideki took the electric. The two of them created a futuristic sound that both compliment the dynamics and emotions that accompanied the ideas within Real Drive yet also complimented the many classical historic aspects that make up the basis of the plot and themes.
The soundtrack is split into two disks, the classical and the modern. The classical influenced greatly by the works of Paganini and the modern sounding very much like works produced by Moby and Paul Oakenfold, with their ambient style.
Here are some samples from soundtrack:
The soundtrack is split into two disks, the classical and the modern. The classical influenced greatly by the works of Paganini and the modern sounding very much like works produced by Moby and Paul Oakenfold, with their ambient style.
Here are some samples from soundtrack:
Disk One - Yoshihisa Hirano
RD Theme [link]
Kushima (A Variation on the Theme by Paganini) [link]
Iris [link]
Disk Two - Hideki Taniuchi
Artificial Island Morning [link]
Artificial Island Afternoon [link]
Action [link]
Kanrakugai [link]
Minamo Reckless [link]
Minamo Runs [link]
RD Theme [link]
Kushima (A Variation on the Theme by Paganini) [link]
Iris [link]
Disk Two - Hideki Taniuchi
Artificial Island Morning [link]
Artificial Island Afternoon [link]
Action [link]
Kanrakugai [link]
Minamo Reckless [link]
Minamo Runs [link]
Look for a continuation to this portion once I get the new Margot and the Nuclear So and So's albums, Animal! and Not Animal, which just came out.
