Although there is a wealth of great anime music in the series, movies, and OAVs in this semester's schedule, I felt that in the interests of fans like you and I, a survey of the newsletter people would be the best way to get recommendations for great anime music to be on the lookout for. Let's face it, none of us (at least no one I know) can afford to buy anime CDs randomly, and track listings for anime music CDs are hard to come by. Although I have been fortunate, I do have a CD or two that was from the correct series but wasn't the correct CD. So I ended up with a CD that was strictly "OK." I eventually got the correct CD, and I'm quite satisfied with that purchase. I've found that the easiest way to find new and cool anime music is to go to people who have heard a sizable amount of it. Since everyone here on the newsletter crew has seen and heard different amounts and types of anime music, a survey would be the simplest way to get a large sampling of quality anime music. I decided on two categories: "Fast Anime Songs" and "Slow Anime Songs." I also figured that a ceiling of two songs per category would be best. One would be damn hard for most of us ("Gosh, I have to pick one?"), and more than two is hard ("Argh, can't I pick my top five?"). So, without further ado, here is an informal survey I conducted of the hard-working people (some of us anyways; tee hee) here at newsletter central. |
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Eddie Chen |
Slayers EX - Going History Blueseed - Hoshi wo Tobi Koete |
Video Girl Ai - Ano Hi ni... Fushigi Yuugi OAV - Yo ga Akeru Mae ni |
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Ray Chen |
DNAČ - Blurry Eyes Slam Dunk - Kimi ga Sukida to Sakebitai |
Please Save My Earth - For the Moon's Prayer and Companions Gundam 0080 - Itsuka Sora ni Todoite |
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Cameron Chien |
Saber Marionette J - Successful Mission Kimagure Orange Road - Natsu no Mirage |
Macross II - Mou Ichido Love You Marmalade Boy - Yume no Ohanashi |
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Lawrence Eng |
NG Knight Lamune & 40 opening To-Y - Lemon no Yuuki |
Macross 7 - Power to the Dream To-Y - Cubic Lovers |
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John David Garza |
The Vision Of Escaflowne - Mystic Eyes |
Macross Plus - Voices |
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James Kao |
To-Y - Silent Song Magic Knight Rayearth - Asu e no Yuuki |
Sailor Stars - Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto Magic Knight Rayearth - All You Need is Love |
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Lillian Olsen |
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Zankoku na Tenshi no These |
The Vision of Escaflowne - Yakusoku wa Iranai |
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Aaron Schweinsberg |
Gundam Wing OAV - White Reflection Fushigi Yuugi - Itooshii Hito no Tame ni |
Record of Lodoss War - Kaze no Fantasia Macross Plus - Voices |
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David Welte |
The Vision of Escaflowne - Cat's Delicacy Nurse Angel Ririka - Koi wo Surutabini Kizutsukiyasuku |
Heroic Legend of Arslan - Ryoute Ippai Street Fighter II V - Cry |
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Anthony Yan |
Gundam X - Dreams Neon Genesis Evangelion - Zankoku na Tenshi no These |
Video Girl Ai - Ano Hi ni... Please Save My Earth - Prologue - The Time of the Gold Flowing |
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