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4.0étoiles sur 5
A Nice Melody Mixture, Mai 6 2005
I have to admit that I anticipated this CD greatly, and the first time I listened to it, I was a bit disappointed. I guess I was expecting more of the Gundam SEED theme songs to be reproduced than were actually done on the CD (of course, I have not seen the entire TV series). Having said that, I still greatly enjoyed the London Symphony Orchestra's marvelous talents, and the entire CD is growing on me very quickly. There are several points during the CD when I thought I was listening to the soundtrack for Galaxy Quest or Harry Potter instead of my beloved Gundam SEED, but hey.... it's all science fiction, right? Anyway, my favourite tracks on the CD are #4(Memory), #7(Gundam) and #8(The Song).Track #1 (Opening) is good, but I was expecting it to sound more like the music from the opening of the show. Instead, it is a fanfare that sounds like the opening of a blockbuster movie. I still enjoyed it, it just wasn't what I expected. Tracks #2(Suspense) and #3(Take Off), were okay, but nothing spectactular. Track #3 is the one that sounded like Galaxy Quest to me. #4(Memory) is just like in the tv series when Kira is thinking about his friendship with Athrun (or vice versa). Very poignant and a haunting melody. The flutes and clarinets are effective. One of my favourites. Tracks #5(Zafuto) and #6(Death) are pretty good. #5 is the one that sounds to me, at times, like it's taken from the Harry Potter soundtrack, but it's still very well done. #6 is very soft and gentle, and the strings are fantastic. Very nice harmony. #7(Gundam) is great. I don't recall hearing that music in the tv series, but it's got great drums and is very catchy. A great fanfare. #8(The Song) is taken right from the closing of the tv show (the closing theme for the first 20-something episodes). Very nice harmony, very catchy, and exactly what I was hoping to hear. This one makes the whole CD worthwhile. Tracks #9(A Wish) and #10(Finale) are pretty good. #9 is another nice and soft one with good combination of instruments (flutes & srings etc.) #10 is a great sendoff. Once again nice work on the strings and percussion. All in all, even though at times I feel like I'm hearing a marching band, the CD is nicely done and worth listening to, especially if you like classical music.
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