Yōko Kanno. Great or greatest Composer of Soundtracks in Anime?

A plagiarist. Not worthy of praise.

Obligatory Kajiura fanboying

>>133973217
This fucking meme.
Every. Single. Time.

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I loved Yoko Kanno until I learned of how much of a blatant plagiarist she was.
For now I'll just say: Taku Iwasaki.
That is all.

I like hisaishi better but she did my favorite ost of all time, Escaflowne.

Michiru Oshima for sure. You can recognise his work instantly after watching any anime which has a soundtrack composed by him. It's just so goddamn enchanting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zti3ymDi60g

>>133973460
*her

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This man is pretty good.

What do people think of Natsumi Kameoka

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http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/11/yoko-kanno-interview

"I believe there is a big difference between Japanese anime music and Hollywood film music. Hollywood needs its music to be background music which assists in the climax, but anime music is required to become a part of the film – and add to the emotions of the scene and the characters. Whether it’s climactic or not is simply a byproduct and not the goal."

>>133973709
noice

>>133973833
the great thing about her music is, that is works both as utility music in Anime and as music on its own.

what i dont`t like is how often she uses made-up-languages instead of of real lyrics

I assume thats a typo and you meant Kenji Kawai?

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>>133974174
What I like in soundtracks is when they're unique enough to let you remember them even after you've finished watching the series/movie. There has to be a sort of interplay between the music and what your eyes see on the screen but without the soundtrack being too overbearing.

So when I listen to soundtracks by themselves afterwards, I can recall the emotions of the scene where the specific track is played while enjoying the music itself. It's rare to have anime with god-tier soundtrack and a plot that you actually give a fuck about though. Almost only movies are able to pull it off, probably due to budget and pacing (24min episode) issues?

>>133974447

Pretty much she beat her head on piano keys and recorded herself screaming into a cheap microphone. Japan calls this music.

>Not Shunsuke Kikuchi

>woman
>best in anything