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I Will Be with You

CD-Charts > Music > Anime and Video Game Soundtracks
by: Sarah Brightman

Release Date July 23, 2007
A nice song from Sarah Brightman with Chris Thompson. Not a brilliant song, but easy on the ears. Sarah fans will enjoy it a lot.
Track 02 is an instrumental version.

CD-Charts Position 82
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Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone

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by: Ko Otani (composer)

Release Date August 19, 2003
The music to this soundtrack is very soothing and relaxing. I purchased this along with the entire Haibane Renmei series and have been very pleased with the series as well as the soundtrack.

CD-Charts Position 83
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Hitman: Contracts

CD-Charts > Music > Anime and Video Game Soundtracks
by: Jesper Kyd

Release Date June 01, 2004
This soundtrack is masterfully written, reminiscent almost of Mahler with some interesting electronics and ambient styling mixed in. There are a few tracks that are weaker than others, mainly the Russian themes...but there's not a single track without something interesting to offer.

The inclusion of two tracks from the first game is well-conceived, and satisfying. It's nice to feel the thematic/emotional progression from the first, while still being able to clearly see that the strengths from the first soundtrack were all improved on and featured in different ways here. There's no lyrics other than in the first song, which sounds very appropriate and authentic.

Overall, a fantastic score that sucks you in from the first track. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 84
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Last Exile, Vol. 2

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by: Dolice Triade (15 tracks), Hitomi (3 tracks)

Release Date April 13, 2004
After listening to this album, I'm a Dolce Triade fan! I must however admit that the first album eclipses the second, so if you're on a tight budget, stick with the first album.

CD-Charts Position 85
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Wipeout XL

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 15, 1996
I will admit, after purchasing this game, I found myself sitting in front of my Playstation hearing 3,2,1, GO! and then placing the controller on the ground in front of me listening to the great music coming from my 13" TV. After a while, the game simply became a visual to a near perfect soundtrack. If you enjoy heart racing, adrenaline pumping electronica then this is the soundtrack for you. Highly recommended however Coffee + This Album may = excessive speed on the road. Buy at your own risk :)

CD-Charts Position 86
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Advent Rising

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from: Sumthing Else

Release Date June 28, 2005
There is abviously a butt-load of talent and money behind this soundtrack. But it's married with very little originality. I will say that the score works extremely well within the gameplay itself with plenty of bombast and a few quieter, reflective pieces, but there's really nothing that hasn't been heard before.

I'd be tempted to point a curious game soundtrack collector to the "Mass Effect" OST (although, it does have an admitedly anemic 3-note main theme, but hey, "Jaws" did pretty well on 2!) which has a more inspired take on the melding of 80's electronic work (think "Tron", "Bladerunner", "Escape From New York") and orchestral elements. Or maybe even check out "Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII" OST, and although not technically a game soundtrack ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 87
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Serial Experiments Lain Sound Track Cyberia Mix

CD-Charts > Music > Anime and Video Game Soundtracks
by: Nakaido "Chabo" Reichi

Release Date July 01, 2003
I really don't even like techno or club mixes that much but I have to say that this is a pretty good CD that may get you into this type of music. The sound quality is a few steps above what I expected, you can hear it very clear. It has nice bass and it has a lot of music you could play to keep hyperactive company entertained. I also was expecting a few other tracks that I heard in the Lain series but this will do but you are better off getting the import.

CD-Charts Position 88
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Fable

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from: Sumthing Else

Release Date February 15, 2005
if you loved the background music to the game, this is totally for you. worth every penny. love it

CD-Charts Position 89
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Kameo: Elements of Power

CD-Charts > Music > Anime and Video Game Soundtracks
from: Sumthing Else

Release Date November 08, 2005
There's only one problem! There AREN'T all the songs from the game! There's a certain song in Kameo that I had stuck in my head weeks after beating it and that's what made me buy the soundtrack. But that song wasn't on it!

I played it again just to make sure I wasn't mistaken, and sure enough, after listening to the soundtrack hundreds of times, and now beating the game a second time, this soundtrack isn't complete.

The soundtrack however, is still fantastic. Go buy it.

CD-Charts Position 90
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Arjuna: into the another world

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by: Original Soundtrack, Yoko Kanno (composer)

Release Date May 11, 2004
I have so many Yoko Kanno records at this point that I have to ask myself whether I judge the soundtracks to things I've seen differently than the ones I haven't. Her Cowboy Bebop work remains my favorite of hers, but maybe that's just because I've seen the show.

I haven't seen Arjuna. I don't even know what it is. All I can tell you is that the music is solid. Yoko Kanno can, when she's on her game, achieve total mastery of any style of music she chooses, from jazz to classical to blues to techno. This record doesn't have the same emotive power of Cowboy Bebop (though perhaps if I'd seen Arjuna I'd feel differently) but it's still by any standard an excellent and remarkably varied soundtrack. But Yoko Kanno fans will find themselves on somewhat familiar ground here. For example: ... Read More: