Yoko Kanno

[nanafan]

i love yoko kanno! her music is awesome, it always fits the mood like cowboy bebop. she's been around for a long time.

[yami_arha]

hmm I didn't know about her doing the soundtrack of RO2.. gotta try that

[Wosho128]

As soon as I walked into my place today and turned on the TV; a familiar song started playing. There was a lawyer talking about "SETTLING THE DEAL" on a commercial and then the background music starts. It's Yoko Kanno's "Paradise" that started playing. I opened up my Wolf's Rain CDs to verify my claim and I was right. I even scouted for the portion used in the commercial; those attorneys used a Yoko Kanno song!

Sorry, I like providing useless factoids. >_>

[Mgz]

finally I've been able to listen to more song from Ragnarok II, many of them is heavily influenced by Secret Garden (especially the track Koukai FO and DinDonDanDanNon), very relaxing to listen to

[-KarumA-]

several months ago i found out that Yoko Kanno worked ont he music of Oban Star Racers which was being broadcasted in our country, i had no clue and i was quite amazed by it, since it was a western project worked on with Japan

her current Darker than Black work is awsome, i must say that

[tresor]

I think I cracked the holy grail

Praesum Messiah ut
I Beg You a Request Messiah

Tuga di cantus

in order to offer up (to a higher power/superstruture) (with) a song

una di cantus

in order to be together with a song

ooya di cantus

to the Lord or Lady with a song

I think, after cracking the lyrics to Niji from Eureka Seven Final Closer (Cowboy Bebop alumnus Dai Sato), it is consistent with the show writer's beliefs. Niji begins with a chorus (definitely in the live version, I heard the studio version and its not in the Niji Studio Version) that goes something like the labyrinth to the the heart is the stairway to heaven.

In the first verse we see the request going to the higher power. In the second part the together is possibly in reference to Julia, which opens up Spike's heart and allows Spike the passage to request the Lord or Lady directly in the last verse. I think the last verse includes Lord or Lady because a Lady wrote the song.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

her current Darker than Black work is awsome, i must say that

Official soundtrack release is next Wednesday (25th), i hope you've preordered.

[clynia]

Originally Posted by Vantage

Did you all know that Yoko is Gabriella Robin ? Welllll... I might be going out on a limb there, she denies all these claims, but many believe that she is. I'll try to find the link that I found a month ago discussing it. Anywho, I guess I brought this up just to show that not only is she a stellar composer, her voice is fantastic as well. Certianly one of the greatest musicians, dare i say...ever ?

I really have to tell you

Yoko and Gabriella Robin are different persons!

if you had found the view of yoko's concert for Gundam
then you can see Gabriella Robin sing THE WAY TO THE RIVER
they are not the same (i'm sorry to tell you )

but Gabriella Robin is still a mystery to most people

[clynia]

I'm really happy that so many people like yoko (I used to think she is underground)

I think the singers she found also add to her success
Gabriella Robin ,Scott Matthew ,ORIGA ,Kokia,,新居昭乃（I forgot her English name ,she sang the song called Voice)steve,AKINO ,especially Ilaria Graziano and Maaya…………etc

yoko introduce them to us and their voices are addictive but it's difficult to find information on them. this made me more fond of the songs.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by clynia

(I used to think she is underground)

I'd love to know what gave you that impression.

Yoko Kanno is one of the main musical artists in the anime score business, i'm sure every knows that.

[clynia]

most Chinese students are not friendly with Japan
Nobody says they like something from Japan even though many of them like anime from Japan
I like yoko but I have never heard of anyone who talks about her
It's strange
And I think most of yoko's songs are not easy to be accepted .I myself have to listen to them many times to love them.So i'm not sure they will like the songs if I recommend the songs to my friends .

[clynia]

yoko's music selection 菅野よう子デビュー20周年紀念自選アルバム
It's 20 years since she went on the musical way!
great one!

收录曲
01. Prologue - Time of Gold Flowing
02. Distant Rondo
03. Prism
04. WINGS
05. Quiet landing
06. Inner Universe
07. gravity
08. Pulse
09. Black Escaflowne
10. MAIN THEME
11. genesis of aquarion
12. wasteland of heath
13. Scrap~Song of Farewell
14. medley*
fragment
fringe speed of 12 kilometres per hour
her temperature
weekend
15. friends
16. wildwind

all music compoesd and arranged by Yoko Kanno
lyrics by arai akino、junko kudou、Origa、Shanti Snyder、troy、Huho Iwasato
vocal by arai akino、origa、maaya sakamoto、AKINO

[WanderingKnight]

if you had found the view of yoko's concert for Gundam
then you can see Gabriella Robin sing THE WAY TO THE RIVER
they are not the same (i'm sorry to tell you )

You know, I watched the concert and I can't remember that particular song (I haven't listened enough to the Turn A Gundam soundtrack), however, the song "Moon", originally sung by "Gabriela Robin", is sung by Origa in that same concert, so I think we have enough reason to doubt that the one singing The Way to the River was really Gabriela Robin.

[clynia]

Originally Posted by WanderingKnight

the song "Moon", originally sung by "Gabriela Robin", is sung by Origa in that same concert, so I think we have enough reason to doubt that the one singing The Way to the River was really Gabriela Robin.

That's right but on Yoko's latest Ragnarok 2 Concert.the song トルキア (from gis ost) was performed by 坂本真綾(Maaya)、山根麻衣(Mai)and Origa ,so was the song 指輪.It's usual to change the singer of the song in Yoko's concert,that's what made me more interested in the concert .
Maybe I got confused ,sorry

[clynia]

I think about the matter for some days and I found I had confused my dream with reality(incredible,but in fact as an anime fan I always do silly things like that ).I had dreamed that Gabriela Robin sing a song in a concert ,I was so amazed and woke up .Then I forgot the dream but I remembered I had seen Gabriela.I can still remember her appearance! I didn't realize that's just a dream until WanderingKnight told me Gabriela didn't sing that song.Oh what can I say,I just love Gabriela so much

[WanderingKnight]

Has anyone listened to the recently released Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex OST 4? (It comes as a bonus with the GITS SAC OST Boxset). It's like mixing Yoko Kanno, crack, lots of free time and jazzy-electronica-chillout music and a strange way of releasing the music (it's a 49 minutes single-track CD) and labeling it GITS :S

I love it anyways

[Mueti]

Hey there. I'm in need of some Kanno recommendations. I know (and love) the Cowboy Bebop OST but that's it. And I'm hesitant to just randomly buy something of her huge discography. So which CDs can you recommend me? I don't care much for the series the OSTs belong to, I just want the music. ^^

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Mueti

Hey there. I'm in need of some Kanno recommendations. I know (and love) the Cowboy Bebop OST but that's it. And I'm hesitant to just randomly buy something of her huge discography. So which CDs can you recommend me? I don't care much for the series the OSTs belong to, I just want the music. ^^

Quick question before i go recommending--- is her Cowboy Bepop work all you've heard?

If so, you'll wanna go for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, or Darker than Black. Both see Yoko's Bepop style, which i'm sure you'll love.

For something more epic, and music you just have to hear --- you have Turn A Gundam's score, and Escaflowne.

[Mueti]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Quick question before i go recommending--- is her Cowboy Bepop work all you've heard?

As far as I know, yes. She might have done the soundtrack for something I have watched but Cowboy Bebop is the only one I'm aware of.
And I'll check the ones out you mentioned. Maybe I'll even come around to watching Darker than Black, Ghost in the Shell and Escaflowne some time...I've got them here but I lack the time.

[Shiroth]

Indeed, its one thing listening to a musical score --- though i believe you'll truly learn to appreciate her work when listening within the series.