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04 Sep 2008 mellow_bunny

Xam’d: Lost Memories}How often to you wish for good music in anime.

I was listening to the Kings Of Leon’s new single last night, Sex On Fire. It was addictive as hell and now I want the album when it releases. I find the music really fun and in some ways inspiring (more on this later). However i’ve been told by female members of society that this particular video clip is the sexiest the band has ever looked possibly as sexy as Extrange.

It got me thinking right.. the video clip gives the song atmosphere as such. It helps mould our thinking of that song to recall a certain environment or mood. The director of that clip appears to have set their sight on getting girls to swoon. As a guy.. when I saw that clip.. I was just like “wicked song.. I wish I could play like that … I like the way they shot the clip.. looks cool…. oh hey.. weird.. that guy is almost cross-eyed”. I can imagine however that the aforementioned female’s thoughts were something like this… “zomg zomg &(&@# @#&@()#@ #@*)*0 so @#)*@ hot (*)*@#)(#)#* mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmm mmmmmmmm mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm CENSORED* <– ENTER POSSIBLE YAOI FANTASIES?.

So my thoughts trailed on a little more and I thought about Xam’d and the Boom Boom Satellites OP. The OP for that show is excellent. The animation is in sync with the song as such and it evokes an exciting atmosphere. I recall the OP for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei for both the first and second seasons was excellent also. I know i’m picking exciting songs and action here but the point being that music can have a serious impact on whether you enjoy a show or not. I love both these shows and if an anime has a bad OP then it does make me think twice about continuing to watch it.

Music to my ears~ <3

I often find myself listening to an album and pondering what sort of story it would go along with. Take for instance the song City Of Delusion by MUSE. That song quite simply is awesome. It inspires my mind to no end and I can imagine it used in some sort of epic anime movie. I spent two days once listening to a live album of Daft Punk, as I listened to it I formed a complete story that would run with the music. If I ever get around to writing it down I will be on the way to fame I swear. It was truly epic.. and I thought up the art styles and everything. Geez.. now I want to make it haha. I really will have to write it down.. It’s freakin cool.

TOO CUTE.

When you watch anime normally do you pay special attention to the music? Do you go gaga fanboy/girl over the music? Do you sometimes wish more western music would get in there? Take a look at Appleseed for instance.. they used a collection of well known artists from around the world. Sometimes I wish that would filter down to just the normal anime. It makes it a little more exciting ya know? In preperation for this post I gathered up some headphone pictures. Hikago was telling me there was some sort of artbook out advertising headphones that used anime girls… if anyone knows of it could they perhaps point me to where I could buy it?

ENJOY YOUR THURSDAY PUNKS :D!

Music! Cellphones! Sweet Sitting!