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Review by Jonathan Wu
The music for Trigun is quite unique, and fans of alternative music will love this album. The first track,
No Beat, combines other sounds and music in the anime, and makes it into a rather unusual piece. It almost sounds
like “scratching”, which is done mostly by DJs in clubs. Track 2, Big Bluff carries on with this style
but introduces some of the heavier instruments and a little more soul. Very relaxing, yet at the same time unsettling.
Blood & Thunder has some great guitar work in it, and is clearly a more “violent” track. The mixture of that
guitar with the bongos makes for an interesting combination. Track four, Knives, has one of my favourite beats from the anime,
it starts of really slow, but the beat picks up eventually and when the bass kicks in, this baby is complete. Permanent Vacation
has some awesome saxophone groove in it, and remains to be a pretty decent track. Though Blue Funk is not one of my favourite
tracks, it does seem to be featured a lot in the anime itself, and hey, the guitar work ain’t half bad.
Philosophy in a Tea Cup on the other hand, has great piano work, with some great extra instruments and this kind of,
happy feeling. It’s really quite pleasing to listen to, and very interesting because of the constant changes.
Not an Angel has to be one of my least favourite tracks on this OST. It is just so not Trigun–esque, and the
episode that you hear it in, has one of the worser stories. The only thing that saves this song is the great violin in the back.
Cynical Pink is a groovy song, and once again this, sorta, happy feeling is in it. It is a rather funny song in all, yet somehow
it is not funny enough for it to be ridiculous. If that makes no sense, err, just listen to it. Sound of Life makes me cry, simple
as that. You would easily understand why when you see the anime itself. The vocals are done by Akima Tsuneo, probably related to the
composer of this album. The vocals are decent, but it is the lyrics itself that makes it great.
Kaze wa Mirai ni Fuku, the ending song (which, ironiocally is not at the end of this OST), is a very, interesting song.
The vocals are, well, awful, but the song is saved by the lyrics. I suppose one could like it if one was into things such as the
Beatles, but it not for me, at all. Hard Target, the intro song (which, again, is ironically not featured as Track 1), is a great,
short song to introduce the anime, nothing more and nothing less. Track 13, Winners, is a unique song. It’s very... “Native American”,
in a way. The weird animal sounds, remind me of Greek music for some reason. Never could have been worse, is the typical
theme for a drunk Vash the Stampede. It’s a longer track than you’d expect, and because it rather fails to pick
up the pace, it doesn’t get a lot better in the end. Stories to Tell is a really sweet melody with a soft piano accompaniment.
A very nice song, with a serious undertone, but generally happy. People Everyday is a little more serious, heavy bass theme that kind
of lacks in originality. Fool’s Paradise is a great track with a funny trumpet, a nice guitar play, and general sillyness. This
track is also the one used in the previews for the next episodes. Yellow Alert is such a cool song! It is one of the main “Vash Kicks Ass”
songs, and it is really upbeat. Carot & Stick is general Trigun silliness, and a very good light–hearted track. The final track,
Perfect Night, is a dark, mysterious song that introduces Legato Bluesummers in the anime. I don’t find it to be a rather interesting or
spectacular song, but I suppose the main focus is the distorted mind and actions of Legato, which, I think, do come out well in this techno
arrangement.
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