Best anime OST worht importing

[Shaka Beach]

i NEED HELP ON WHATS THE BEST?

[loplop]

While not just OST music, the I've Sound Collection is well worth the money to but it (about ¥21,000) . . .

[Shiroiyuki]

Um....what are your musical interests? If we knew this we could recommend something for you.

[Shaka Beach]

well symphony stuff, and some singing but orchestrol

[Shiroiyuki]

In that case I will suggest either FFVIII or FFX's soundtrack, since they were both lush and beautiful.

[Shaka Beach]

what about complete vocal ost's

[Sushikins]

what about complete vocal ost's

I'm quite fond of the 3rd FLCL OST, with music performed by the pillows. I've had the CD in my car for over a month now.

[Leader Desslock]

well symphony stuff, and some singing but orchestrol
The Big O soundtrack is quite good, I think. Once you get past the theme song, the score is huge. There's even a final vocal piece for the series ED.

Haibane Renmei is a soundtrack I've listened to any number of times as well. It's very good background music to play while I'm writing or doing stuff around the house.

Both FLCL and any of the Cowboy Bebop scores speak for themselves, I think.

[loplop]

I'm quite fond of the 3rd FLCL OST, with music performed by the pillows. I've had the CD in my car for over a month now.

Actually, the CD can be still be bought domestically . . .

[Scandiadream]

MKR best BGM collection (not so much the vocal one, though that one is fine).

Rose of Versailles CD

ROLW Heroic Knight CD

Most of the Utena ones

Sailor Moon Best boxsets

Rurouni Kenshin Best Song Collection

[hiei_kurama27]

I recommend:

Hunter X Hunter OST I, II, & III
NHK ni Youkoso! - Dark Side ni Youkoso!
NHK ni Youkoso! - Sunny Side ni Youkoso!
King of Bandits Jing Seventh Heaven OST

and some from:

City Hunter
Touch
Trigun
YuYu Hakusho
Monster

[pepin]

A bit cliched maybe, but my favorites are probably the soundtracks to Akira and Serial Experiments Lain

[ryushe]

I'm quite fond of the 3rd FLCL OST, with music performed by the pillows. I've had the CD in my car for over a month now.This.

Perhaps the greatest Anime OST I own and listened too.

[Soluzar]

Some of the best anime music I've ever heard can be found on the .hack//SIGN soundtracks, or anything else by Kajiura Yuki. Right now if I had to pick some of the best, I'd go with her work.

[Bradster]

In that case I will suggest either FFVIII or FFX's soundtrack, since they were both lush and beautiful.

I'd add FFXII to the list of lush orchestrals, but I personally don't like it because so much of it sounds the same- not like the stuff Uematsu composed. Sakimoto's score sounds like he's trying to channel James Horner and John Williams simultaneously, and rarely uses less than the full orchestra at all times...


A bit cliched maybe, but my favorites are probably the soundtracks to Akira and Serial Experiments Lain

I wouldn't quite call Akira a cliche recommendation, since it's more than a little unusual and takes time to grow on you. I actually didn't watch the movie for quite a few years after my first watching because I couldn't stand the BGM. (Well, that AND the character design)

Though I have to say that it wouldn't be a bad thing to have the signature refrain from "Tetsuo" (DAAAAAAN. DAAAAAAAN. DAAAN-DAAAN!) come out of thin air when you walk into a room.

[Gibb]

well symphony stuff, and some singing but orchestrol

Read or Die OVA OST (you can get it domestically)
Noir OST 1 (you can get it domestically)
Noir OST 2 (you can get it domestically)
Iriya no Sora UFO no Natsu
Escaflowne Movie OST (came in the box set for the movie, but you can maybe find it sold separately)

[Sora N]

Anime OST by Yuki Kajiura are breathtaking in my opinion! Some of my personal favorites by her are:

Noir OST 1
Noir OST 2
Madlax OST 1
Madlax OST 2
.Hack//Sign OST 1
.Hack//Sign OST 2
My HiMe OST 1
My HiMe OST 2

[pepin]

I wouldn't quite call Akira a cliche recommendation, since it's more than a little unusual and takes time to grow on you. I actually didn't watch the movie for quite a few years after my first watching because I couldn't stand the BGM. (Well, that AND the character design)

Though I have to say that it wouldn't be a bad thing to have the signature refrain from "Tetsuo" (DAAAAAAN. DAAAAAAAN. DAAAN-DAAAN!) come out of thin air when you walk into a room.

Yeah, it took a while to grow on me too, but now I love it dearly. The atmosphere it conjures up is spot on *_*

[VSh]

Best of the Best on my shelf:

Shiro Sagisu works: "Evangelion", "Kare Kano", "Abenobashi", "Bleach"

Yuki Kajiura works: ".hack//SIGN", ".hack//Liminality", "My-HiME", "My-Otome", "Noir", "Madlax", "Tsubasa Chronicles"

Yoko Kanno works: "Cowboy Bebop", "Escaflowne", "Wolf's Rain"

Michiru Oshima works: "Fullmetal Alchemist", "Le Chevalier D'Eon"

Others: "Last Exile", "Haibane Renmei", "Fruits Basket", "Aria", "Claymore", "Chrno Crusade", "Azumanga Daioh", "Elfen Lied", "Mushishi", "Ouran High School Host Club", "Hikaru no Go", "Juuni Kokki", "Fafner", "xxxHOLiC the Movie"

"Nodame Cantabile" and "Gankutsuou" classical music soundtracs.

[Meggles]

I really like the Hellsing OST and the Bleach OST. I really like rock so that's why I like the Bleach one, and the Hellsing one is kind of jazzy.

[anime-e]

bleach is good deathnote is i think what you are looking for and code geass is great and some trigun there are alot

[slyfox299]

You sound like you need a Joe Hisaishi fix... :D

Google his work, and listen to some of it, especially ADS, or Asian Dream Song. You like orchestral and symphony? My two favorite types! Definetely check out Joe's work. Either that, or the 5 Centimeters Per Second OST... Actually, Joe's music is what got me hooked into the music of Anime. Now I have several OSTs which I listen to frequently...

Might I add the Tsubasa Chronicles OST collection is worth it as well...

[reinvaldez]

I really suggest the Beck Anime OST. Really love it. :)

[Purple Madness]

N.H.K ni Youkoso! Sound Collection - Sunny Side ni Youkoso! & N.H.K ni Youkoso! O.S.T. - Dark Side ni Youkoso!


Both excellent.

Also, if you can, try to get the OST for Death Note...all three of them.

[iNeonz]

LONELY IN GORGEOUS - PARADISE KISS.

Yes, the caps we're necessary. It's THAT awesome.