Climbing the Mountain
8 years ago
General
Toonami is re-running Space Dandy... and I wouldn't have known except I caught the "up next" blurb after Outlaw Star. It's a not-at-all-serious take on bounty hunting, kind of the polar-opposite of Cowboy Bebop. Not to say it doesn't have some deep moments, or some great plotlines. I'm just saying this is Bebop if Spike had a pompadour haircut and was... not quite as skilled as his ego led him to believe. It does seem to take place in the same story universe as Bebop, given that everyone deals in Woolong.
And like anything that Shinichiro Watanabe touches, the music is completely off the chain. Except this time instead of The Seatbelts, it's Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro, a jazz-funk sextet. I mean, just dig into the English opening credit music, "Cosmic Adventure"... oh my Lord the funk of it all! And when was the last time you heard a TB-303 solo in a funk tune?
MMK was also responsible for the English end credits music, "Word Pack" as well as several music cuts throughout the series.
In my little bit of research, I'm starting to think I can't click on any tune from MMK and not hit a winner. Just listen to the clips they have up on their SoundCloud page and tell me you disagree.
And like anything that Shinichiro Watanabe touches, the music is completely off the chain. Except this time instead of The Seatbelts, it's Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro, a jazz-funk sextet. I mean, just dig into the English opening credit music, "Cosmic Adventure"... oh my Lord the funk of it all! And when was the last time you heard a TB-303 solo in a funk tune?
MMK was also responsible for the English end credits music, "Word Pack" as well as several music cuts throughout the series.
In my little bit of research, I'm starting to think I can't click on any tune from MMK and not hit a winner. Just listen to the clips they have up on their SoundCloud page and tell me you disagree.
NecrosVanshoon
~necrosvanshoon
Hehe, that was a fun show and it did have some interesting music...definitely fit the feel of the show, that's for sure. :)
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