Who other then Shiro do you want to score Eva?

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Who other then Shiro do you want to score Eva?

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Postby Stryker » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:02 pm

Without a shadow of a doubt, Shiro Sagisu is a fantastic composer. His music always managed to bring out the mood of every single scene, and managed to be great while being very simple. He also had you feel emotions that he wanted, unlike some other composers that fail to do so. It could be said that he created, and composed Evangelion's score perfectly. But.. if you could choose, who other then Shiro Sagisu could've composed Eva well?

For me, Joe Hisaishi would've done an amazing job.
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Postby bobbyfischer's ghost » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:13 pm

Kenji Kawaii, because I have a feeling that Asuka's fight EoE would have sounded more awesome with Kawaii's style and then once it moved on to her death it could finish with shiro's flow of emptiness.
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Postby Sachi » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:14 pm

Yoko Kanno, simply because I love her.
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Postby Azathoth » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:27 pm

Sagisu's score is not immensely impressive imo. If you ask most people what music they remember from Eva they'll say the OP, or TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWWWWWWWNNNNNN, or Ode to Joy, or maybe Air on the G-string or the Hallelujah Chorus - so ultimately regardless of the score's quality I think it would be overshadowed by these things. Which isn't to say that the score sucks - I do have a fondness for Borderline Case, A Hole in the Dream, some other stuff (most notably is the never-used "Asuka's Death", which I was really hoping was going to be in Rebuild as soon as I heard she was going to die in 2.22) - but rather that nobody in the business of anime soundtracks is likely to compare with the songs that stick in people's memory (why should they, when three of those I mentioned are eternal classics and the other two among the catchiest pop songs I've ever heard?)

That said, I am always in favor of Susumu Hirasawa, and I would pay actual money to hear a J. A. Seazer-type zeuhl soundtrack for Evangelion. It could be released as Rëälly Bïg Mëkänïk Dëstruktíw Kömmandöhs Thät Türn Íñtö Gòd.
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Postby Aiko Heiwa » Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:14 pm

John Williams.

What? That'd be awesome.
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Not the sad song, no! B(

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Postby Alaska Slim » Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:49 pm

Toshihiko Sahashi, from Gundam S--d, to Black Blood Brothers, to Full Metal Panic!, he has a history of making soundtracks that elevated bad-to-mediocre shows to at least sound as if there were somehow profound.

But most notably, he scored The Big O, where he freely used rich, symphonic tracks that transformed otherwise great moments to one of epic celebration. I loved the show on its own, but the soundtrack is by far what I most remember it for. Had Eva received this treatment, I think getting over the initial emotional withdrawl would have taken a great deal longer. Imagine, film noir Eva tracks, wouldn't that have been just awesome?!?

He also made a track that somehow wound up on Scrubs, no clue how that happened or if it's even really true (the song it's credited as being doesn't sound quite the same.) But this does showcase one of the things he's known for, which is creating soft, sentimental piano pieces.
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Postby BrikHaus » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:39 pm

Shiro Sagisu isn't really that great, and his score is boring. I wouldn't miss it at all. Kenji Kawai would be a terrible choice, because no one can make a more lethargic score than him.

I agree with the people who nominated Yoko Kanno and Susumu Hirasawa. Kanno would be great, but maybe too upbeat/jazzy to make the right fit for Eva. Hirasawa would probably be perfect. His score for Berserk was spot on for that series, and he would likely do a great job with Eva.

Failing all of them, I think that Eva could be set to a Journey soundtrack.
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Postby Tarnsman » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:32 pm

View Original PostBrikHaus wrote:I think that Eva could be set to a Journey soundtrack.

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Postby gatotsu911 » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:33 pm

I'm not a particularly big fan of Sagisu as a composer, but the fact of the matter is his score is woven into Eva from the very groundwork. It is a concrete part of the show's aesthetic; replace it and you'd end up with a drastically different product.

Now, as for anime composers I personally like better than Sagisu? Kenji Kawai, Susumu Hirasawa, Yoko Kanno, Michiru Oshima, and Yasunori Mitsuda (yes he's not technically an "anime composer", no I don't care) are all leading candidates. But I couldn't imagine any of them scoring Eva, at least without turning it into a very different show.
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Postby C.A.P. » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:37 pm

If I can bring him back from the dead, Carl Stalling, just to see what 19th century songs and current hit songs he could woven into the show.

If we can't bring dead people into this thread, then I would be just fine to see 50s production music sprinkled throughout the whole thing, just to see if the tone changes or anything.
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Postby TehDonutKing » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:00 pm

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Postby backseatjesus » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:12 pm

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Postby Clover » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:28 pm

Taku Iwasaki

To those saying Sagisu isn't that great: he made iconic melodies and placed them where they should be to intensify the drama, and give the viewer a sense that time was actually passing. The full circle/callback effect. Sounds pretty "duh", but I rarely find shows that do that. If you watch a movie/show with mediocre music cues, you mentally wake up in X hours and realize that you watched the whole thing. *cough*masionikkoku*cough* It can still be good, but after a year, you wont remember anything outside the end and maybe some great special effect or a funny part. Broad strokes vs. punctuated events. He also isn't lazy about it, like Michael Giacchino in UP and 2009 Star Trek, where the entire soundtrack consisted of one song played in different ways.
The musical quality is up to your ears, but he knows how to score a narrative better than most.
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Postby cyharding » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:28 pm

Like C.A.P., if I can bring someone back from the dead it would be Alban Berg. I think it would be interesting to hear a score for Eva using a twelve-tone technique.

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Postby gatotsu911 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:08 am

@Username: Hence what I was saying about his score being a significant component of Evangelion's aesthetic. The music on its own isn't all that remarkable, but it's very well incorporated into the series and thus is practically inextricable from it.

And yeah, Taku Iwasaki's pretty neat too. I always forget about him. Not quite in my A-list of anime composers, but definitely close.
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Postby AngelNo13Bardiel » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:39 am

View Original PostBrikHaus wrote:Failing all of them, I think that Eva could be set to a Journey soundtrack.


That's...a pretty good thought, actually. However...

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Postby Alaska Slim » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:15 am

View Original PostTarnsman wrote:This is how I shall watch Evangelion from now on.

Pining for The Sopranos finale, are we?


But alright, I'll submit what I know we're all thinking.... Danny Elfman. Going from Tim Burton to Hideaki Anno is just a side-step really.
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Postby AngelNo13Bardiel » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:27 am

^ How true that is, Slim. They are both slightly-from-left-field oddballs.

View Original PostAlaska Slim wrote:Pining for The Sopranos finale, are we?


Heh, both "endings" were pretty big 'fuck-you's (well, with EoE, it's all in how you look at it). Never really noticed that 'til you brought it up, actually.
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Postby Trajan » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:09 pm

I've always thought Hans Zimmer's music would fit really well. If not, I'll just resurrect Beethoven with voodoo magic and tell him to score it.
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