Stamped: June 6th, 2007 | Related Posts
Tagged: anime soundtrack, Simoun, Toshihiko Sahashi, yuki kajiura.

Today’s pick is about anime Simoun’s soundtrack by Toshihiko Sahashi, who did compose soundtracks for famous animes such as Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gunslinger Girl, Full Metal Panic!

He has a rather symphonic and classical style, which I love (I wish Yuki Kajiura would do more symphonic compositions! I also wish she would come to Paris, I would “couchsurf” her, well I’d rather bedsurf her…hmm hmm… Back to subject…).

Simoun is a nice character design anime (once you get used to it, especially the main pink-hair character Neviril who has a special character design) with a twisted story.
Everybody is born a woman and then, when they are old enough, at the age of 17, they have to go to a source to pick their gender… How weird is that?
Simone de Beauvoir’s quote “One is not born a woman, one becomes one” is kind of funny in that kinky context.

Maybe in a way it is a good way to justify more girl on girl action…?

Anyway, it’s also about religion and war… a big caricature of our society in a way.

What totally caught my attention was the Opening theme! Awesome, I put it first in this “my-fave-songs” playlist.
What is also interesting are the tunes used for the action/battle scenes, it’s totally not the typical ones, you will hear for yourself (track 2 in the playlist). All the good tracks from the anime are gathered in OST 1, so don’t be surprised to find only 2 tracks on my OST2 playlist. But don’t get me wrong, it’s still a sublime OST, and the cover is worth the look.

I won’t tell you more, check this out:

Simoun OST 1

1.Utsukushikereba Sore de li: Great! Absolutely great, I loved it from the first hearing.

2. Yōen Naru Kizuna no Hibiki: That’s the action/battle theme! Pretty unusual eh? It’s really weird when you see the anime with that track as a background sound, tango spirited, but then it becomes so natural and you grow to like it. I love it

3. Josei Kokka Dai 1: A more dramatic battle theme. More symphonic then the one above, it’s beautiful.

4. Josei Kokka Dai 2: Another battle theme. Classic lovers will adore it. Really more dramatic than the previous one.

5. Josei Kokka Dai 4: Another battle theme as well, but more refine. Awesome. It’s like a ballet. The “Simoun” fights are like a ballet actually, elegant and refine.

6. Kanashimi no Simoun Sibylla: Another tune I love, very epic.

7. Ōzora no Auriga: This track is another version of the infamous Tango-like battle track “Yōen Naru Kizuna no Hibiki”, wonderful! more energic. Bravo!

Simoun OST 2

8. Tempusu Patiumu no hadō: A totally different atmosphere, more… religious…But it also sounds very sci-fi…which is rather bizarre…

9. Hashire!!: Totally different style from the rest of the OST. It’s not a symphonic track but a modern one with drums, synth and a jazzy touch.