May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pages
Archives
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Top Posts & Pages
Category Archives: Music
Eriko Imura: Untamed Heart
This was written over four listens, though there was very little done over the first and fourth. I was mostly aiming to describe the song itself and not imagery and I think I did alright with most of that. Eriko … Continue reading
Yoko Kanno: Pulse
This was written over three listens. I’m not sure as to if I was aiming for anything in particular or not. Regardless, I feel that in some parts this is awkward, whereas others it’s smooth. Yoko Kanno’s (菅野 よう子) “Pulse” … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged dance, fills, flow, gentle, macross plus, pulse, rising, song, strings, weight, yoko kanno
Leave a comment
Masanori Hikichi and Miyoko Kobayashi: The Way Home
This was written over two listens. The second had a fair bit of pausing which was unnecessary as it was nothing a third listen couldn’t have helped with. I mostly wanted to focus on describing the song rather than getting … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged build, expansive, Home, horizon, instruments, Journey, masanori hikichi, miyoko kobayashi, rise, shift, soar, song, Terranigma
Leave a comment
HOME: Resonance
This one was written over three listens. “Resonance” is a song I’m familiar with but I found this easier to write than some of the other songs I’ve written about. With this I was mostly looking to describe what was … Continue reading
Mitsuto Suzuki: Shadow of Valhalla
This was written over two listens. I may have heard the song before last night, but I’m not entirely certain. Regardless, I wasn’t too familiar with the song when I started writing about it; something I think was a good … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged dance, Final Fantasy, Mitsuto Suzuki, moment, shadow, shimmering, song, sounds, Valhalla, wrap
Leave a comment
Tarô Iwashiro: Breath of Fire IV ~ Opening Animation
This was written over four, though maybe five listens. There were some pauses, though the song is quite short. I tried to strike a balance between imagery I was getting and what was happening in the song. The imagery was … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged breath of fire, dawn, distance, expanse, flowing, instrument, Journey, opening, song, synth, taro iwashiro, wind
Leave a comment
Motoi Sakuraba: The First Book
This was quick and written over one listen, though with a few early restarts so I could keep some pace going. Then I remembered that the song repeats itself. I found it somewhat-difficult to write about this song. Perhaps it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Adventure, energetic, feelings, first book, golden sun, melody, motoi sakuraba, section, song
1 Comment
Seatbelts: Space Lion
There were a few pauses and rewinds whilst writing this one. My writing started really slow and I gradually picked up speed and I may have been overthinking some things. There was also some things I wanted to clarify to … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged atmospheric, bebop, cascades, cowboy, draws, expansive, gentle, song, space lion
Leave a comment
Blind Idiot God: Twenty Four Hour Dawn
This was written over one listen. It felt rather easy to write and I think that’s due to not thinking too much about what I was writing. I think that I captured a feel of the song that’s maybe somewhat … Continue reading
Murder by Death: Raw Deal
Few more pauses when doing this one. I was hoping to avoid but I’ve managed to make myself feel ill, so I made this as easy as I could for myself. I’m mostly content with this as I think I … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged avoid, consequences, deal, Death, drama, expressive, murder, raw, rumbles, song, violence, weight
Leave a comment


