Hiroyuki Sawano thread.
Let's talk about the Hans Zimmer of anime who breathes new life in anime scores brimming with variety with compositions like Gundam Unicorn, Kill La Kill, Attack On Titan, Seraph Of The End, and I am fucking excited with what he's going to do with Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Tired of his shit
>>133874294
>and I am fucking excited with what he's going to do with Xenoblade Chronicles X
The OST is already out, and it's shit.
Here's your reply.
I genuinely feel relief knowing that I don't need to get a Wii U to play Xenoblade X now because the soundtrack is so fucking obnoxious and shitty. Bad music ruins just about any RPG.
>>133874294
Unicorn's the only good thing he's done.
Everything else is either shit or forgettable
>>133874575
>not wanting to hear this amazing score playing on your WiiU when you boot up the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7frjIF2ypg
>>133874683
Which soundtrack did he copy and paste that one from? Aldnoah?
Variety and Sawano are not two words I should ever see in a sentences unless a negative is in there somewhere.
>>133874596
>not Kill La Kill where that's his most varied work yet
>>133874596
that's because he ripped off of ZUN in that one
>>133875053
That's not Yuki Kajiura
I'd say he's becoming another Motoi Sakuraba. And that's a bad thing.
Should have kept Shimomura.
>>133874294
>Hans Zimmer of anime
All of their works are the exact same so I guess you're right.
Everyone seems to forget about his Sengoku Basara anime OST.
That shit was so cash.
>>133874294
He was promising talent with Zombie Loan and Unicorn OST, however since Guilty Crown all he does is rehash himself like Kajiura.
ITT: one trick pony. Its nice trick, but even it gets old.
For example Iwasaki, while having very defined and recognizable own style still has lot more originality and variation.
My favorite is Gundam Unicorn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LX1x_rZ-T8
>>133874294
> the Hans Zimmer of anime who breathes new life in anime scores brimming with variety
A-1, you're supposed to say the name of the show before you start shilling the staff.
I didn't know him and I listened to Xenoblade Chronicles' OST.
At that moment, there was only one thing that went through my mind: "Give us Yoko Shimomura and ACE+ back".
I don't even want to play it if it is to hear such a bland and tasteless soundtrack.
>>133874294
>and I am fucking excited with what he's going to do with Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Did you just leave your cave or something? OST is out for half a year already.
The OST itself is ok but he really needs more experience in composing for video games. Most of the track doesn't fit to the atmosphere at all. Most notable one is the unique enemies music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmdnpbmM4pc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9xe39zWLY
I don't feel any sense of emergency or element of surprise from XCX one. It's just catchy song that didn't fit the battle atmosphere at all.
Sawano is a good composer but I think if he keep this up, he should just stick to composing for anime or live action and stay the fuck away from video games.
>one trick pony
Pretty much the perfect way to describe him
All his shit sounds the same, granted its some good shit but good shit is still shit desu
>>133881471
>uncontrollable
>this horrible mix that drowns EVERYTHING
>always the same melody repeated
>this shitty "Linkin Park" electro sound
>trying so hard to sound "anime"
>shitty singers
>this repeat
>this lack of danger
>this shitty break
Oh God. And to say I wanted to purchase a Wii U for this game.
Link below is worth a thousand times this shitty song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZzMNz1BSk
>>133881731
I really don't know why he insists to add vocals to his tracks.
They're unnecessary and actually makes them sound worse.
>>133881266
This is perfectly serviceable, Hell, it actually sounds great.
Yutaka Yamada > Sawano
ZUN > Sawano
>>133881174
I forgot he did that
>>133874294
He's literally copy-pasting his scores from one show to another. Just like Zimmer.
The XCX OST is garbage, speaking off Wii U game OSTs I can't wait to hear the #FE one.
Unicorn was his best work. I personally like ao no exorcist as well.
His music isn't bad, it's just really similar. He hasn't come up with anything new.
Not that I really blame him, with all the work he's been getting.
I dislike how he can't compose one consistent song though. Halfway through there's always a tempo change, a quirky sound effect or some badly placed vocals. It's like he doesn't know how to end a song.
His songs could use some new vocalists too. I'm tired of Kobayashi's Engrish and David's shitty rap.
How AC+ (Xenoblade chronicles) did a better job for the OST than Hiroyukii Sawano (Xenoblade chronicles X)?
>variety
Even the nanatsu no taizai soundtrack sounds the same.
![[HorribleSubs] Haikyuu!! S2 - 03 [720p].mkv_snapshot_10.51_[2015.10.18_21.38.14].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FlnLX2B.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Haikyuu!! S2 - 03 [720p].mkv_snapshot_10.51_[2015.10.18_21.38.14].jpg")
>>133874294
>who breathes new life in anime scores brimming with variety
>>133883356
>>133883356
Just imagine him hiring Lotus Juice to rap to Sawano's bars
Also,
>David
>shitty
He gets the job done
>>133874294
The Xenoblade X OST is out. It's not very good. Also the western release is confirmed for having a garbage script full of shit dialogue and weird name changes, as well as christfag-tier censorship.
>>133882955
>>133881731
>>133881471
>>133874436
>Hating on XCX OST
shit taste all of you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3KJp58Rfc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VZE1I6m10g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAhTh7ZJk6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsUw4Hzex0M
It looks like he's been recording a lot of new stuff recently over the past few months according to his twitter. It seems like game, anime, and nzk stuff. It seems too early for Titan S2 or Taizai S2 music, so what do you guys think he's working on?
>>133884579
>not available in your country
>>133884762
Considering how long it takes to make an anime series, my bet's on AOT
>>133884319
>Lotus Juice and Sawano collaboration
>>133884579
damn, sony! Way to block it
I like everything Sawano has done, including Xenoblade.
However, I get the impression he isn't that good when he's left to his own devices.
Trigger and Sunrise, I imagine, worked very closely with him and as such produce two fantastic soundtracks.
Nintendo/Monolith, on the other hand, I imagine basically just said "knock yourself out", and that's why the Xenoblade OST doesn't hold up to those two.
>>133887900
I've heard from peeps who played it long enough, they started to like the OST and its quirkiness
Noctilum in the day time seems to be a favorite
>>133888092
I've been listening to it for a while. A lot of the filler songs are boring, but I like most of the vocal tracks and everything that contains/is a mix of the main theme.
>>133874294
>Hans Zimmer of anime
I think Iwasaki deserves that title more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBXaLp9zbMM
>>133878156
They aren't really bad but yeah they work the score home but it's nothing write home about.
>>133874294
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Du1wdeNqO8o
I think this is overall the best piece of music he ever did
>>133889905
That's not from the KLK OST
>>133890821
Not falling for this bait.
>>133877786
Previous Xeno had 5 or 6 composers
