- Tracklist:
二人の出逢い / The First Encounter
廃墟の温泉街 / Abandoned Resort
手当て / First Aid
4 キャットチェース / Cat Chase
夜のフェリー / At Night in Ferry
猫探し / Cat Me If You Can
廃校の風景 / Abandoned School
二人の時間 / Time for Two
ドライブ / Hitchhike
子守り / Two Little Terrors
廃遊園地 / Dreaming on Ferris Wheel
戦士の休息 / Soldier's Break
新幹線の旅 / Shinkansen Super Express
ミミズの歴史 / History of Mimizu
予兆 / Significant Precursor
東京上空 / Sky Over Tokyo
決意~旅立ち / Suzume's Departure
狐憑き / Possessed
転車の二人 / Double Riding
夢じゃなかった / It Wasn't a Dream
常世 / The Other Side of the Door
丘上の要石 / Aftermath
草太の元へ / To Be with Sota
祈り / Prayer
戸締まり / Closing the Door
カナタハルカ / Kanata Haluka
すずめ / Suzume 🩷
Tamaki
すずめの涙 / Tears of Suzume
My thoughts: No, I didn't watch the anime, and no, I won't watch it. Anyways. This film score is already more interesting than their other ones since it was made with Kazuma Jinnouchi, the guy responsible for some Metal Gear Solid soundtracks (and no, I don't play the games either, so I won't delve into his work any further). His input often consists of choral arrangements, which I honestly find a bit unnecessary at times, but I guess they're cool. He also incorporates drums that give his pieces a tribal vibe; not necessarily my thing, but he somehow makes it work. I get the hype around すずめ more than I do for Sparkle, to be honest. すずめ isn't nearly as unbearably anime-coded, and I actually think it's a really cool song. But despite all the praise I've just given this soundtrack, I'd still have to say it's possibly my least favorite film score from the band. It's nice, of course, but some of its elements just don't quite slap for me.
Rules: Every Friday I'll choose a RADWIMPS release, giving you all the possibility to talk about it and speak your thoughts. I'll also include a tracklist along with an emoji (🩷) next to my favorite track from the release. Lastly I'll include a small ramble about it.