Red Garden Original Soundtrack (Akira Senju, 2007)

NotSpecial · 11-03-2009, 09:05 AM

I hinted that I would be uploading this some time ago. I actually own the thing but as I don't have a properly working scanner I'm uploading Nipponsei's version so you guys can stare at nifty scans.

Every instrument is live. You don't get that very often with anime. Akira Senju, who is infamously selective about what anime he composes for (he has composed anime since the early 90s and you can count the amount of series he's done on two hands), arrives with one of his trademark emotional and sympathetic soundscapes, and the soundtrack progresses from a lonely and sad work to something extremely violent and threatening to more serene and peaceful and finally triumph. All along the way the emotion that rules this OST does not abate, even in the signature battle track the violins sound like they are crying and wailing.

At the end of the OST we have five tracks sung by KOKIA, who is perhaps one of five Japanese vocalists whose voice is so powerful that you don't care that you don't know what she is saying. This OST marked a change in style for KOKIA, and started her shift towards the more eerie and sad work she generally does today. Akira Senju still composed and arranged the instrumentals, though.

Red Gardenwas released towards the end of GONZO's "golden age" that started with Full Metal Panic in 2002 and concluded with RomeoXJuliet in 2007, where GONZO typically released above-average and experimental products that, even if controversial (such as the very loose adaptations of Chrono Crusade and Black Cat), gained dedicated audiences on both sides of the Pacific. Red Garden was another series released in this tradition, as it takes place in New York with Americans as the main characters who are generally portrayed sympathetically, a rarity in Japan. It was also animated in a different manner than most anime, where the show was not animated until the voice work and sound mix were completed.

Akira Senju - Red Garden Original Soundtrack
Orchestral/Vocal(for tracks 25-29)/Tense/Warm/Emotional/Melancholy

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Tracklist:

1. Main Theme ~ Sou de Aru to Negau Kara (3:39)
2. Kojin no Shi (2:34 )
3. Nasu Koto Toshite (1:53)
4. Ayumi .. Yamerare Zuni (1:35)
5. Yowaku, Yowaku (2:18)
6. Shizuka ni Omou Koto (2:15)
7. Sono Saki ni Mieta Kara, Zutto Zutto (2:42)
8. Omoi Omoi, Soko ni .. (2:42)
9. Soshite Mata, to (1:43)
10. Eirei (1:27)
11. Miete Kuru Mono he (1:54)
12. Seinen no Kao to Akai iro (2:42)
13. Tsunagari no Houkai (1:55)
14. Fukanzen Naru Mono (1:37)
15. Hai iro no Shiawase (2:19)
16. Konnichiwa Owari Dakara (2:04)
17. Mie nai Hikari (2:19)
18. Anata to Ita Kara Mieta Koto (1:48)
19. Utsukushiku to mo Mitomezu (1:41)
20. Owari Kara no Ippo (1:37)
21. Susumu, Soshite Susumu (2:04)
22. Kireru Ishi (2:03)
23. Te no Kasanari (2:23)
24. Akai Niwa (2:58)
25. Ai ~ Wazuka na Omoide (vocal by KOKIA) (3:14)
26. Katsu ~ Mabara na Hikari (vocal by KOKIA) (3:45)
27. Kurenai ~ Negai (vocal by KOKIA) (2:40)
28. Sumire ~ You to Tomoni (vocal by KOKIA) (2:25)
29. Shiro ~ Watashi Tachi no Hibiki (vocal by KOKIA) (3:21)

This is the only soundtrack released for the series, so you better enjoy it, dangit. XD

bravefencer17 · 11-03-2009, 02:08 PM

You damn straight I'm going to enjoy this! Thank you so much for this upload! I have never heard of this anime but I have of the composer so I'm quite excited! Thanks so much for this rare upload!

tangotreats · 11-03-2009, 02:24 PM

I already had this, but nevertheless I have to thank you for spotlighting this magnificent work, and for giving Akira Senju the respect he deserves. Sadly, it's pretty much a given that few people will hear this score - because it's not J-Pop or Yoko Kanno, and because Red Garden doesn't sell as well as Haruhi.

But folks, you really should listen to this, because it's a masterpiece. Granted, Senju is something of a deity to me (with Yoshihisa Hirano and Michiru Oshima) but this is still magnificent stuff. Music you can really get your teeth into. If you want something straightforward, emotionally overbearing, and loud... this probably isn't for you... But come this way for one of the 21st centuries finest achievements in music - anime or no, this is golden.

bravefencer17 · 11-03-2009, 03:25 PM

Probably one of the most amazing scores I've heard in a long long while. Thanks again for this. I need to look more into Senju! If anyone has other links or has suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it!

tangotreats · 11-03-2009, 05:54 PM

NotSpecial: While I think of it, would you consider adding this splendid post to the Orchestral Action Music thread? I think the audience therein may be very receptive to this one...

zaykho · 11-03-2009, 06:12 PM

Wow ! Thank's ! I will try this OST now !

bsnowman · 11-04-2009, 02:17 AM

Thanks for the soundtrack. I haven't seen Red Garden and really don't plan to (I know this sentiment will get me shot, but for a story to take place in New York and still NOT have any black people in it is something I simply cannot watch.)

tangotreats · 11-04-2009, 03:14 AM

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Sonataaa · 11-04-2009, 05:35 AM

Wonderful,Wonderful...Akira Senju is one of the best Composer/Pianist in Japan...
A Great Thanks For Uploading this Marvelous Album...

herbaciak · 11-04-2009, 06:13 AM

Quote:

But folks, you really should listen to this, because it's a masterpiece. Granted, Senju is something of a deity to me (with Yoshihisa Hirano and Michiru Oshima) but this is still magnificent stuff. Music you can really get your teeth into. If you want something straightforward, emotionally overbearing, and loud... this probably isn't for you... But come this way for one of the 21st centuries finest achievements in music - anime or no, this is golden.

...so I guess I need to listen to this

. Thanks for share.

Lens of Truth · 11-04-2009, 06:13 AM

Since FMA Brotherhood really grew on me, I think it's time to experience some more Senju. Thanks for posting NotSpecial, and for the great review

I'll post some comments when I've had a good listen.

tangotreats · 11-04-2009, 10:12 AM

I'm going to upload two of Senju's classical works to the classical thread this evening... with a nice little crosspost to the Orchestral thread...

I think these may be of interest, if you in any way enjoyed Red Garden or FMA Brotherhood.

NotSpecial · 11-04-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangotreats

NotSpecial: While I think of it, would you consider adding this splendid post to the Orchestral Action Music thread? I think the audience therein may be very receptive to this one...

Can and will do, good sir.

arthierr · 11-04-2009, 12:45 PM

Actually, I didn't even listened to a single score by Senju. Given the elogious comments, I guess this one would be a nice start.

Thanks for posting!

bravefencer17 · 11-04-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangotreats

I'm going to upload two of Senju's classical works to the classical thread this evening... with a nice little crosspost to the Orchestral thread...

I think these may be of interest, if you in any way enjoyed Red Garden or FMA Brotherhood.

Let me know when you do since I'm highly interested in them!

Sirusjr · 11-04-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangotreats

I'm going to upload two of Senju's classical works to the classical thread this evening... with a nice little crosspost to the Orchestral thread...

I think these may be of interest, if you in any way enjoyed Red Garden or FMA Brotherhood.

Sounds wonderful! FMA Brotherhood soundtrack is wonderful!

11-03-2009, 09:05 AM	#1
NotSpecial Shriner Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 94	Red Garden Original Soundtrack (Akira Senju, 2007) I hinted that I would be uploading this some time ago. I actually own the thing but as I don't have a properly working scanner I'm uploading Nipponsei's version so you guys can stare at nifty scans. Every instrument is live. You don't get that very often with anime. Akira Senju, who is infamously selective about what anime he composes for (he has composed anime since the early 90s and you can count the amount of series he's done on two hands), arrives with one of his trademark emotional and sympathetic soundscapes, and the soundtrack progresses from a lonely and sad work to something extremely violent and threatening to more serene and peaceful and finally triumph. All along the way the emotion that rules this OST does not abate, even in the signature battle track the violins sound like they are crying and wailing. At the end of the OST we have five tracks sung by KOKIA, who is perhaps one of five Japanese vocalists whose voice is so powerful that you don't care that you don't know what she is saying. This OST marked a change in style for KOKIA, and started her shift towards the more eerie and sad work she generally does today. Akira Senju still composed and arranged the instrumentals, though. Red Gardenwas released towards the end of GONZO's "golden age" that started with Full Metal Panic in 2002 and concluded with RomeoXJuliet in 2007, where GONZO typically released above-average and experimental products that, even if controversial (such as the very loose adaptations of Chrono Crusade and Black Cat), gained dedicated audiences on both sides of the Pacific. Red Garden was another series released in this tradition, as it takes place in New York with Americans as the main characters who are generally portrayed sympathetically, a rarity in Japan. It was also animated in a different manner than most anime, where the show was not animated until the voice work and sound mix were completed. Akira Senju - Red Garden Original Soundtrack Orchestral/Vocal(for tracks 25-29)/Tense/Warm/Emotional/Melancholy [Hidden link. Register to see links.] Tracklist: 1. Main Theme ~ Sou de Aru to Negau Kara (3:39) 2. Kojin no Shi (2:34 ) 3. Nasu Koto Toshite (1:53) 4. Ayumi .. Yamerare Zuni (1:35) 5. Yowaku, Yowaku (2:18) 6. Shizuka ni Omou Koto (2:15) 7. Sono Saki ni Mieta Kara, Zutto Zutto (2:42) 8. Omoi Omoi, Soko ni .. (2:42) 9. Soshite Mata, to (1:43) 10. Eirei (1:27) 11. Miete Kuru Mono he (1:54) 12. Seinen no Kao to Akai iro (2:42) 13. Tsunagari no Houkai (1:55) 14. Fukanzen Naru Mono (1:37) 15. Hai iro no Shiawase (2:19) 16. Konnichiwa Owari Dakara (2:04) 17. Mie nai Hikari (2:19) 18. Anata to Ita Kara Mieta Koto (1:48) 19. Utsukushiku to mo Mitomezu (1:41) 20. Owari Kara no Ippo (1:37) 21. Susumu, Soshite Susumu (2:04) 22. Kireru Ishi (2:03) 23. Te no Kasanari (2:23) 24. Akai Niwa (2:58) 25. Ai ~ Wazuka na Omoide (vocal by KOKIA) (3:14) 26. Katsu ~ Mabara na Hikari (vocal by KOKIA) (3:45) 27. Kurenai ~ Negai (vocal by KOKIA) (2:40) 28. Sumire ~ You to Tomoni (vocal by KOKIA) (2:25) 29. Shiro ~ Watashi Tachi no Hibiki (vocal by KOKIA) (3:21) This is the only soundtrack released for the series, so you better enjoy it, dangit. XD

11-03-2009, 02:08 PM	#2
bravefencer17 Negotiator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 257	You damn straight I'm going to enjoy this! Thank you so much for this upload! I have never heard of this anime but I have of the composer so I'm quite excited! Thanks so much for this rare upload! __________________ "It's easy to tell the difference between right and wrong. What's hard is choosing the wrong that's more right."

11-04-2009, 03:14 AM	#8
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arthierr Grand Shriner Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,528	Actually, I didn't even listened to a single score by Senju. Given the elogious comments, I guess this one would be a nice start. Thanks for posting! __________________ [Hidden link. Register to see links.]

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11-03-2009, 02:24 PM	#3
tangotreats Cantankerous Obsessed Goldsmith Fan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 951	I already had this, but nevertheless I have to thank you for spotlighting this magnificent work, and for giving Akira Senju the respect he deserves. Sadly, it's pretty much a given that few people will hear this score - because it's not J-Pop or Yoko Kanno, and because Red Garden doesn't sell as well as Haruhi. But folks, you really should listen to this, because it's a masterpiece. Granted, Senju is something of a deity to me (with Yoshihisa Hirano and Michiru Oshima) but this is still magnificent stuff. Music you can really get your teeth into. If you want something straightforward, emotionally overbearing, and loud... this probably isn't for you... But come this way for one of the 21st centuries finest achievements in music - anime or no, this is golden.

11-03-2009, 03:25 PM	#4
bravefencer17 Negotiator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 257	Probably one of the most amazing scores I've heard in a long long while. Thanks again for this. I need to look more into Senju! If anyone has other links or has suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it!

11-03-2009, 05:54 PM	#5
tangotreats Cantankerous Obsessed Goldsmith Fan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 951	NotSpecial: While I think of it, would you consider adding this splendid post to the Orchestral Action Music thread? I think the audience therein may be very receptive to this one...

11-03-2009, 06:12 PM	#6
zaykho Akuma Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Reunion Island (french) Posts: 200	Wow ! Thank's ! I will try this OST now !

11-04-2009, 02:17 AM	#7
bsnowman Burning Online Snow Effigy Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 56	Thanks for the soundtrack. I haven't seen Red Garden and really don't plan to (I know this sentiment will get me shot, but for a story to take place in New York and still NOT have any black people in it is something I simply cannot watch.)

11-04-2009, 05:35 AM	#9
Sonataaa Grand Shriner Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 130	Wonderful,Wonderful...Akira Senju is one of the best Composer/Pianist in Japan... A Great Thanks For Uploading this Marvelous Album...

11-04-2009, 06:13 AM	#11
Lens of Truth Grand Shriner Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 633	Since FMA Brotherhood really grew on me, I think it's time to experience some more Senju. Thanks for posting NotSpecial, and for the great review I'll post some comments when I've had a good listen.

11-04-2009, 10:12 AM	#12
tangotreats Cantankerous Obsessed Goldsmith Fan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 951	I'm going to upload two of Senju's classical works to the classical thread this evening... with a nice little crosspost to the Orchestral thread... I think these may be of interest, if you in any way enjoyed Red Garden or FMA Brotherhood.