Fate/ Stay Night Animation OST

By my not so recent review of the anime, you would know that one thing I liked about Fate was the music. It was really immersive, something slightly different from what you hear in your everyday anime series. Well, just skimmed through the new Fate animation original soundtrack, and it doesn't disappoint (well, not me, that is ^^).

Gotta love the art.

Back Cover.

Released in Japan on the 28th of June, this soundtrack is really something. Containing every song and instrumental score heard in the series and renditions from the PC game itself, there is a really balanced blend of dark, moody music and peaceful strings and woodwinds (um, it may have been done by a synthesizer, I dunno). There's even a Fuji-nee theme, which sounds just like her. =) Most of the songs have a melancholic undertone to them, so avoid if you like normal 'Inuyasha' J-pop.

There are 40 tracks in all, about 70 minutes of play time. More bang for your buck I say. Composition is mostly by Kenji Kawai and the songs are sung by Sachi Tainaka and Jyukai, both of whom I don't know but sound really good. I really liked the opening and ending of course, but stuff like track 14, Fuyu no Yousei, and La Sola were really soulful and well, peaceful. It felt really different from say, Full Metal Panic: TSR's soundtrack. Meaning you can listen to the entirety of this and feel that you're actually listening to normal music and not anime music. Okay, I admit it's not for everyone. If you hated the show, then don't even bother. If you're a metal or rock fan then this may not be your cup of tea either. Anyone else should really pick it up.

Cool card. Collectible, I guess. No, it's not this huge. =)

Wish they'd made one of Rider.

Great just for a listen, late nights, driving (=P), or wanting to feel really sad, haha. Heck, some tracks wouldn't be out of place at a funeral. Lol. Anyway, if you're interested it can be found at Play-Asia and Cd Japan, just to name a few places. This isn't really a review, but I'll give it a rating just for the sake of it.

My Rating: 8/10

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Tags: Music, Anime Music, Original Soundtrack, Fate/ Stay Night, Kenji Kawai, Sachi Tainaka, Jyukai, Tenjou