-- ending theme to "Wolf's Rain"
Music: Yoko Kanno
Lyrics: Troy
Producer: Yoko Kanno
Lyrics:
Been a long road to follow
Been there and gone tomorrow
Without saying good-bye to yesterday
Are the memories I hold still valid?
Or have the tears deluded them?
Maybe this time tomorrow
The rain will cease to follow
And the mist will fade into a new today
Something somewhere out there
keeps calling
Am I going home?
Will I hear someone
singing solace to the silent moon?
Zero gravity, what's it like?
Am I alone...?
Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet?
Still the road keeps on telling me to go on...
Something is pulling me
I feel the gravity of it all
Thoughts:
I first got this song because it is sung by Maaya Sakamoto and because it was an ending theme to an anime that seems to be very popular. While I haven't seen Wolf's Rain myself, I've read rather good reviews about it-- good artwork, good storyline, good concept, beautiful scenery, etc, etc, etc...
The song in itself is beautiful. Maaya Sakamoto's voice is perfect for Gravity; very pretty and with randomly fluctuating tones at all the right places. She brings the song to life and even enunciates the english words wonderfully. Even without having watched the anime, I can scarcely imagine abstract images of what Wolf's Rain would be like if I decided to watch it, which I'm becoming very tempted just because of this song alone.
It's a very lonely, very sad feeling that you get listening to the music and the lyrics, but it seems that the road that is being followed is eventually leading somewhere. Loneliness won't last long, but as the first line says, it's still "a long road to follow." The song itself is full of hopes of a better day to come, and from what I know of the synopsis of Wolf's Rain, this song perfectly represents the feelings of the main characters and their desire to be able to roam freely once again as wolves and not have to hide anymore.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
random thoughts: The Musician of D.Gray-man
Episode 93: Melody
While I don't really like to blog anime by episode because I'm lazy, I kind of wanted to point out this lovely 'Musician' plot device from the latest episode of D.Gray-man available to me.
At the end of episode 92, we were shown that somehow, Allen was able to play the piano as well as the score that could restore the ark. During that time, I thought the melody was really pretty and couldn't help paying extra close attention.
Actually, the Earl was the one who'd played the melody first and, honestly, I couldn't really piece together the connection between the Earl's image and the elegant music. It wasn't working for me.
Let's compare. See above.
The music started and I was all thinking, "Ooh, this sounds nice..." And then I saw the piano and the keys being played by some invisible force. I thought it was really cool.
The typical, mysterious and beautiful way to play...
Um, yea, not so beautiful anymore, huh...
I will admit, clowns are kind of scary. The Millenium Earl is no exception and there is something awfully out of place about the Earl playing such a peaceful sounding music score. At least Allen is good-looking enough to pull off looking cool while he was playing. Cute kid, he even tried to sing to the song too... I chuckled.
In episode 93, we got to see a more in depth scene of when Allen was playing the song and restoring the entire ark. Very heartwarming lines and shots about desires and whatnot. It was interesting how the image of Komui Lee popped into Allen's mind, which further proves just how much significance Komui is in holding together all the exorcists.
Can't think of desires, then think of Komui nii-sama.
What a way to convince our star exorcist to piece life back together.
The ideas got Allen into realizing and thinking about wanting all his friends back. Sometimes it's hard to believe that Komui Lee is really this kind of person because of his seemingly dual personality:
I think the caption says it all.
Anyway, getting back on topic... I kind of wish I could share the song on this blog, but I don't have a good copy of it right now except for what I could probably rip from the episode itself. But then I'd have to explain that voices will be heard speaking and I can't get rid of them because of my capabilities as a blogger.
Thanks to Shinsen-Subs, however, I was able to follow along with the romanji version of the song as well as the English translation. The song is very beautiful, sort of like a song of hope praying for life again. It is quite in tune with the idea of Allen's playing of the piano to restore the ark.
I wouldn't mind listening to it again and again, and hopefully there will be a somewhat "full version" or the like of this song out soon.
On an end note, episode 93 overall wasn't much to write home about. Lavi continued to be his... interestingly baka self (how adorable ^_^). "Bakanda" and "moyashi" fought again as soon as they met (I don't think these two were meant to be close friends). Chaoji is still wallowing in the loss of his comrades. "Kuro-chan" is out unconscious dreaming of Eliade and those good old days of being a vampire. And the good Marshall Cross has decided to continue on his womanizing ways.
On that note, sometimes I wonder what type of atmosphere this anime is really supposed to convey, because it can be either extremely dark and twisted... or it can be really... well, like this:
Sometimes I wonder if maybe Tim isn't the real hero of D.Gray-man.
Really now, a ruler? Though I was wondering the same thing myself.
I should be asking that question.
I'm looking forward to the coming episode of D.Gray-man as usual. The series is really growing on me even though at first I'd been interested in Lavi only. Allen has grown hotter, I've come to love Kanda and his "screw off" personality, and as much as I hate to admit it, the good Marshal Cross Marian is actually pretty cool. I'm really hoping to see Lenalee be able to stand up and fight again like her kick-ass self at the beginning of the series. Her current "damsel in distress" role is kind of bugging me.
Overall a fun episode, but it was more of a climactic ending to the ark story arc and a new transition into the next story arc.
While I don't really like to blog anime by episode because I'm lazy, I kind of wanted to point out this lovely 'Musician' plot device from the latest episode of D.Gray-man available to me.
At the end of episode 92, we were shown that somehow, Allen was able to play the piano as well as the score that could restore the ark. During that time, I thought the melody was really pretty and couldn't help paying extra close attention.
Actually, the Earl was the one who'd played the melody first and, honestly, I couldn't really piece together the connection between the Earl's image and the elegant music. It wasn't working for me.
The music started and I was all thinking, "Ooh, this sounds nice..." And then I saw the piano and the keys being played by some invisible force. I thought it was really cool.
I will admit, clowns are kind of scary. The Millenium Earl is no exception and there is something awfully out of place about the Earl playing such a peaceful sounding music score. At least Allen is good-looking enough to pull off looking cool while he was playing. Cute kid, he even tried to sing to the song too... I chuckled.
In episode 93, we got to see a more in depth scene of when Allen was playing the song and restoring the entire ark. Very heartwarming lines and shots about desires and whatnot. It was interesting how the image of Komui Lee popped into Allen's mind, which further proves just how much significance Komui is in holding together all the exorcists.
The ideas got Allen into realizing and thinking about wanting all his friends back. Sometimes it's hard to believe that Komui Lee is really this kind of person because of his seemingly dual personality:
Anyway, getting back on topic... I kind of wish I could share the song on this blog, but I don't have a good copy of it right now except for what I could probably rip from the episode itself. But then I'd have to explain that voices will be heard speaking and I can't get rid of them because of my capabilities as a blogger.
Thanks to Shinsen-Subs, however, I was able to follow along with the romanji version of the song as well as the English translation. The song is very beautiful, sort of like a song of hope praying for life again. It is quite in tune with the idea of Allen's playing of the piano to restore the ark.
I wouldn't mind listening to it again and again, and hopefully there will be a somewhat "full version" or the like of this song out soon.
On an end note, episode 93 overall wasn't much to write home about. Lavi continued to be his... interestingly baka self (how adorable ^_^). "Bakanda" and "moyashi" fought again as soon as they met (I don't think these two were meant to be close friends). Chaoji is still wallowing in the loss of his comrades. "Kuro-chan" is out unconscious dreaming of Eliade and those good old days of being a vampire. And the good Marshall Cross has decided to continue on his womanizing ways.
On that note, sometimes I wonder what type of atmosphere this anime is really supposed to convey, because it can be either extremely dark and twisted... or it can be really... well, like this:
I'm looking forward to the coming episode of D.Gray-man as usual. The series is really growing on me even though at first I'd been interested in Lavi only. Allen has grown hotter, I've come to love Kanda and his "screw off" personality, and as much as I hate to admit it, the good Marshal Cross Marian is actually pretty cool. I'm really hoping to see Lenalee be able to stand up and fight again like her kick-ass self at the beginning of the series. Her current "damsel in distress" role is kind of bugging me.
Overall a fun episode, but it was more of a climactic ending to the ark story arc and a new transition into the next story arc.
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