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SPRIGGAN
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Copyright © 1998: Haishima Kuniaki * Toho Music * Nippon Columbia
COCP-30017
Available Now
¥3,000
—by Eric "Scanner" Luce
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Jing Lin |
5:17 |
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Lyrics & Performed by Saju |
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| 2. |
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Guard Circle |
1:09 |
| 3. |
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SPRIGGAN |
1:47 |
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Reliefing |
0:56 |
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Ancient Plate |
0:53 |
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Coding Jungle |
1:17 |
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One Occurrence |
2:50 |
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Drive in Istanbul |
3:20 |
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Ararat |
3:00 |
| 10. |
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Streiger Arcam |
2:41 |
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Macdougal |
0:58 |
| 12. |
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Nation of Will |
0:30 |
| 13. |
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Scale box |
1:58 |
| 14. |
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Sink |
0:54 |
| 15. |
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fff*Cross |
4:36 |
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Projection life |
2:34 |
| 17. |
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NOA |
1:29 |
| 18. |
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Galset Maar |
1:27 |
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Dark bag |
0:31 |
| 20. |
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Orbit |
1:52 |
| 21. |
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Meysel |
1:04 |
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Jean |
0:27 |
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Amusing Jean |
1:22 |
| 24. |
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Snow Field |
1:43 |
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NOA NOISE |
1:24 |
| 26. |
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Air lost |
1:12 |
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SPRIEND |
2:25 |
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The movie SPRIGGAN was one of the more highly anticipated
movies in the anime field of the Summer of 1998. However from all reports and
based on the earlier manga of the same name it does not seem to have been very
successful. With this impression over-shadowing the original soundtrack
for the movie I had to be careful in this review. As it turns out over all,
though, the sound track for the movie is fairly solid and stands decently on
its own.
The movie is an action/adventure film revolving around the discovery
of Noah's ark and the powerful artifact that it was. There are always groups
searching for these powerful artifacts so they can rule the world or destroy
it in whatever fashion suits their disposition best.
The sound track contains a decent mix of action pieces and mood pieces
that set up a feeling of grand expectation or mystery. It starts out
with the track "Jing Ling," which is performed by Saju. It has a
compelling active beat with intriguing vocals that lend it an air of
intense mystery. The listener have the sense of something great building in
front of them. Something powerful. This serves as an excellent theme
for the opening a movie promising as much mystery and action as
SPRIGGAN was promised to deliver. The music suggests a variety
of images flashing across the screen in time with the contagious beat
each one of greater impression. The track ends on a slightly slower note so
perhaps this is where it segues in to a scene that actually starts the
movie.
Most of the rest of the tracks vary between rather standard sound
action tracks and scene setting tracks. Tracks four and five are
particularly noteworthy in that last regard. Listening to them you
expect a scene out of some INDIANA JONES movie where some great
portent is being revealed. Other tracks such as "Coding jungle" fill the
listener with a sense of mystery and impending action.
Some tracks such as track eight, "Drive in Istanbul," have a nice bit of
cultural flavor to them fitting to their title. Eventually though it
changes in to yet another action track with percussive vocals and
orchestral back fill on a heavy bass beat to carry it along.
On the whole the album is a fair bit of music for a standard
action/adventure movie. It does not forge impressive sound patterns and
declare a new standard for movie sound tracks like the sound track for
AKIRA did. It does not go in to the extremes of mood setting like the sound
track for GHOST IN THE SHELL did. It does promise things of the movie that
the movie may not deliver. On its own though the album sets good moods,
gives decent runs of action and has the occasional bit that fill the
listener was a very good impression.
If you are in to the orchestral sound track type of music or if you liked
the movie then this one is probably worth looking over. If you are enjoy
J-pop style music or something that sets a new boundary for
sound tracks only, then perhaps this album is not for you.
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