Kensuke Ushio

ErogakiPatches said:
I would say it's one of the best soundtracks, but not THE best. Made in Abyss and Studio Ghibli movies have the best soundtracks, especially Made in Abyss.

Question... Have you listened to Banana Fish's soundtrack?

jo_la_truite said:
Omg, finally some people who gush about this soundtrack as much as I do!

The show itself was cool and all, but the soundtrack was what really stuck with me, even after all this time. I regularly listen to it and Kensuke Ushio is a mastermind genius for composing this.
I also especially appreciate you highlighting some of my faves, 'Miki the Witch' (which by the way, can we just acknowledge how amazing that switch is from 'Miki' to the witch version?!) and 'Buddy, Ryo' just randomly pop up in my head sometimes and then I get the intense urge to listen to the whole album again lol.

As someone else in the thread has already mentioned, the OST for Made in Abyss is also exceptionally awesome, my personal favorite being the soundtrack from season 2. And no, I can't pick a favorite piece, the whole album is something to be enjoyed as a whole and an experience in itself. Kevin Penkin also is a genius in crafting a soundtrack that sticks with you and grips your emotions. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't already.

Finally, dear soundtrack-appreciation-friend, I'll leave you with a few of my other personal favorites:
- 'Day and Night' from Shiki
- 'Eau de vie' from Shiki
- 'Grey Waltz' from Fire Force
- 'Valkyrie' from Record of Ragnarok
- as well as any character theme from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

...and many many more (gosh I love a good soundtrack)

ratliker63 said:
he's easily up there for me. him and shiro sagisu are my goats of anime composers

redhawkor said:
Yes he’s definitely one of my fav composers have you seen ping pong the animation? He also does the score and it is banging

ghiikun said:
YESS THAT TRANSITION IN THE "MIKI THE WITCH" TRACK IS SO COOL!!!

thanks for all the recommendations~!!

i wanna give you some recommendations too if you don't mind
here are some of my favorites:
1. Sonny Boy Soundtrack (yes the whole album but my personal favorite is "Sonny Boy Rhapsody")
*unfortunately i don't think soundtrack is available anywhere atm, only on YouTube if you wanna listen to it
*for me i bought the soundtrack cd when i went to japan so yeah, lucky me :)
2. "moonlit night" from Death Parade by Yuki Hayashi
3. "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Opening Theme" by Joe Hisaishi
4. "Angel's Egg Main Theme" from Angel's Egg by Yoshihiro Kanno
5. "EARTH" from 1997 Berserk by Susumu Hirasawa

jo_la_truite said:

after discovering this thread I had to listen to the album again, ugh, it is just soooo goood!

thank you so much for your recommendations too, I'll definitely check them out!
Nausicäa is definitely a classic, Joe Hisaishi also never misses *chef's kiss*

AND BEFORE I FORGET AGAIN:
technically another 'soundtrack' I can recommend is Daft Punk's album 'Discovery', which has an anime visual, so it counts I guess? XD
The anime is called 'Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem' (gosh, that was a nightmare to type out lol) and you can basically watch the whole thing on Youtube, which takes about an hour. Consider it a silent movie in which the story is told/conveyed through Daft Punk's tunes. Definitely a classic and all time favorite in my books!
Special highlights: 'Digital Love', 'Crescendolls' and 'Veridis Quo', although I guess the more mainstream best known tracks would be 'One More Time' and 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'.