[aznsensazian]

Hi, im starting to get back into more anime, JPOP, and KPOP music now and was wondering what you guys would recommend? Im really digging the female vocals in anime music. I already have albums like utada hikaru. I listen to alot of chinese stuff too like andy lau and faye wong. I guess what started my obsession is the AIR OST. Vocals sounds awesome.

 

[AdamWill]

the music from Beck is good, but it's all just Beat Crusaders tunes. for general jpop, anything involving takeshi kobayashi rocks - My Little Lover, plus the 'soundtrack' albums from All About Lily Chou-Chou and Swallowtail Butterfly. Those are Kokyu (by 'Lily Chou-Chou') and Montage (by 'Yen Town Band') respectively. great stuff.

 

[BANGPOD]

Neo Genesis Evangelion
Record Of Lodoss War
Princess Mononoke
Vampire Hunter D

I do not care for "anime," but I love Neo Genesis Evangelion.
As a despiser of anime, it is such a compliment that I like NGE.
The others are good, but not even close to my cup of tea.

I hope that my list helps you out!

BANGPOD

 

[yyoo]

In terms of music, you have to try Rie Fu, whose "Life is Like a Boat" is the ED to the Bleach anime (which I haven't seen). Her self-titled debut album is available at www.yesasia.com. You can find some samples of her music at riefu.com.

 

[Feanor]

cowbow bepop ost is nice.

 

[rauer]

One of the theme songs is just incredible IMHO: the song that's in the background of the R2 DVD's menu and in the movie scene where the major is (in a boat?) and sees her clone or something.

Anyone know what it is called? Just amazing.

EDIT: I was talking about the Ghost in the Shell, forgot this minor detail.

It seems the theme song I mean is "Making of Cyborg / Kenji Kawai" and a sample can be found here

What would be similar music?

 

[egraaf]

The .hack//SIGN music is great, Noir is also really good. Both by the same composer, Kajiura Yuki.

 

[strohmie]

I'm personally a huge Yoko Kanno fan, so I'd certainly recommend her OSTs (Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell especially). On the female vocal front, you might want to look for her works with Maaya Sakamoto, which can be found on a number of her earlier soundtracks and each other's solo works.

 

[The Actual]

I am not a huge fan of that many anime soundtracks, but as for jpop, I really like Shiina Ringo's "Karuki Zaamen Kuri no Hana." It is not quite as fast paced or "pop-y" as alot of jpop, but I would highly recommend it.

Also: There are some really good video game soundtracks also. Two really good ones are the Katamari Damacy soundtrack, and the Jet Set Radio soundtrack. The first Jet Set Radio has better music than the second, but they are both pretty good.

 

[aznsensazian]

Thanks for input yall. I will definitely give these a try. I have the cowboy bebop OST. I like the jazzy type of music, but i think i still prefer female vocals.

 

[Potatoe1313]

Try music from Initial D for some fast paced JPOP.

Yes, there are about a dozen different OST's, but depending on how you gain ownership of your music, the ammount might not matter. If you actually purchase your music and can't afford to buy a bunch of OST's, try the Non-Stop Mega Mix, or one of the selections.


As a reccomendation for an anime OST (not neccesarily J-Pop, more rock-ish), try FLCL. Great anime, great soundtrack.

 

[Soundstorm]

You should check out stuff done by Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura, Joe Hisaishi(all Studio Ghibli movies directed by Hayao Miyazaki has Joe as music composer).

Yoko Kanno Discography
http://jameswong.com/ykproject/disc/music.php

Joe Hisaishi Discography
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/his...scography.html

 

[xelloss12]

The stuff on Yuki Kajiura's Fiction album is great. Key of the Twilight, Canta Per Me, and Salva Nos are great tracks. http://www.animecastle.com/catalog/m...ca-5202-2.html

I also like the stuff done by the band Changin' My Life. The lead singer MYCO's voice had a rich and deep feel that is great. Myself is my favorite song, but Eternal Snow, Star Dust, New Future and Love Chronicle are great too.
http://www.nippon-export.com/catalog...b797dab4c3d005

 

[LFF]

I would highly recommend the Cowboy Bebop Special Edition Box Set. Worth every penny. Also, any thing by Yoko Kanno is great. Check it out and see if you like it.

 

[GokieKS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Potatoe1313 Try music from Initial D for some fast paced JPOP.

I think I'd categorize the music from Initial D more as Eurobeat/Eurodance than J-Pop...

Anyway, almost all of the ones that I'd recommend have been listed (I'm an especially big fan of Yuki Kajiura's works). I also quite like Masuda Tashio's works (I loved Ai Yori Aoshi's soundtrack), and the Indigo has a style that I enjoyed as well.

I'm a bit surprised by the mention of Changin' My Life/myco... usually they/she doesn't get much recognition (to be fair, I would never have known if it wasn't for Full Moon wo Saga****e). I wouldn't really say that she's a great vocalist... but she is, to me at least, a very captivating one: I fell in love with "ETERNAL SNOW" the first time I heard it. Other than what xelloss listed, "Confidence" is another great song, and from the stuff she released under her own name, I like "lily" a lot.

~KS