Back Again!

Back to the show! Apologies for such a long delay but we have some great artists on this episode! One of my favorite animes and soundtracks featured on episode 5 is Code Geass. It portrays a very hyper-realistic image of royal families by showing their tyrannical nature as well as having a black sheep of the family. The soundtrack is very well written with a big orchestra playing Latin rhythms and chords but also having some classical themes that fit with the royal family dynamic. I would highly recommend this as a much watch for anime.

Other anime soundtracks featured on this episode are My Neighbor Totoro, Kids On the Slope, Elfen Lied and many others!

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The Puppet Master

Episode four has quite an eclectic range. Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Concept made the cut since the new film is off the wall awesome. I am also in love with Yoko Kanno's music which is a big plus. Stand Alone Complex is a fantastic continuation of the story. It is an extremely intelligent and thought provoking show much like original film and I highly recommend listeners to take time to watch it. It can get quite complicated at times but have patience. :)

A few others that are featured on the show are Death Parade, Macross, Gungrave, Grave of the Fireflies, Space Dandy, Howl's Moving Castle, and Angel Beats.

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See You Space Cowboy....

Welcome back to episode 3 listeners!

This time we go for a trip down memory lane with a 90's only episode. I chose this era because it is a highlight in the anime genre and, arguably, its golden age. So many great animes and anime seasons came out of this time period. Shows such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Gundam Wing, Macross Plus, and many more! 

Cowboy Bebop completely changed the structure of storytelling in anime, Neon Genesis gave us one of the greatest soundtrack's ever, Ghost in the Shell led to the creation of the Matrix, and Sailor Moon gave girls their own superheroes. That's only naming a few! I strongly recommend any fan to get out of this era and take a trip back to the 90s where everything changed. 

I wish I could have included more music but there are way too many good soundtracks. Maybe I'll revisit the again 90s in a later episode. ;)

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"The Nameless Monster"

In episode 2 we explore some darker animes starting with the opening theme from Monster. This anime and its soundtrack are somewhat unusual and I have yet to see or hear anything like it. Monster is different because it feels entirely realistic. In almost all animes there is a supernatural or science fiction element to them but this is, for the most part, set in the real world featuring realistic and believable characters. I highly recommend reading the manga AND watching the show.

Other OSTs featured on the this episode are Baccano!, Hotarubi no Mori e, Project K, Gangsta, Lupin the III, Hellsing Ultimate, Tokyo Ghoul, Full Metal Alchemist, Wolf's Rain, and Terror in Resonance.

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Welcome to the Podcast!

Greetings Listeners and thank you for tuning into the Anime OST Hour.

My name is Leslie and I am the host of the Anime OST Hour. I created this podcast because I found it difficult to find a podcast or radio station that focused exclusively on the orchestral and instrumental side of Anime music. Most of what I found was the intros and outros of Anime shows and I felt that the scores were overshadowed by all the J-pop.

There really are a lot of great composers such as Yoko Kanno and Joe Hisaishi and other lesser known composers like Hitomi Kuroishi and Makoto Yoshimori. I truly want to bring more exposure to these great composers and hope people find an appreciation for both Anime music and the great story-telling medium of Anime itself.

I thank you again for taking time to listen. Enjoy! どうもありがとう