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** The melancholy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmFAJPArhqM&fmt=18 Road to the West] could be described as a saxophone weeping lyrically for 3 minutes. As one of the comments states, "If I ever break up with my girlfriend and I find myself driving on the highway at night alone, while it's raining, still remembering her and the times we had, this is the song that would be playing in my head." This is actually the emotional context in which it was used in the series.
* One absolutely magnificent piece is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPz_lkRJPq8 Grace Omega] from ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'', which ushers in the end credits in the most spine-tingling way imaginable.
* The ''[[WolfsWolf's Rain]]'' soundtrack. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQuu7GPxAI "Stray"], the theme song, definitely deserves a mention. The song is reminiscent of all the most epic 80s power ballads, with Steve Conte's voice making it even better. And then there's the frankly brilliant moment where the guitar makes a howling sound, just as a wolf is shown howling...
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlFoiY2KVU "Gravity"] is just such a wonderfully, beautifully melancholy song, that it deserves to be included here.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnzHCjKIFc "Heaven's Not Enough"], also sung by Steve Conte, for more power ballad goodness.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1abC9ymNA "Run Wolf Warrior, Run"] is possibly the most poetic and beautiful song this troper has heard, and it definitely deserves mentioning.
** No mention yet of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQkn8dwSh6k "Cloud 9"]? Dude, that song practically has awesome written all over it!
* The soundtrack for ''[[Ghost in Thethe Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' is really, really good. There isn't really a single track that isn't marvelous, they always blend perfectly with the visuals and context of the scenes they're matched with, and they play a huge part in making the show so amazing. It's possibly one of the greatest soundtracks ever made.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KnGorAuA4 opening song] for ''[[Ghost in Thethe Shell: Stand Alone Complex|Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig]]''. You can find the anime altered full version [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ytAGz6deYI here].
** As amazing as the second opening Rise was, one can never forget the jaw-droppingly amazing first opening, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ Inner Universe].
** Not to mention the opening theme for the terrestrial broadcast of the first season [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqueqtgHeNU Get9] Hip-hopadelic delight, indeed....
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** How about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-vhtKxYBI I Do], the beautiful Italian song that plays throughout most of the [[Tear Jerker]] scenes in 2nd Gig.
*** If you didn't start crying when this song was used in context with the episode ''"Affection"'', then you truly have no soul. I'm tearing up just thinking about this song right now.
*** ''"Every time that song plays, an angel is born."'' And I get [[Sand in My Eyes|sand in my eyes]].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8OVH5AsuQA "From the Rooftops ~ Somewhere in the Silence (Sniper's Theme)] is just one of ''those'' songs you can listen to whenever you just need to relax. The song itself gives off a relaxing atmosphere that you can't help but immerse yourself in.
** [[Tropers/Sangome|This Troper]] would like to present [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucB30Z-h1Oc Psychedelic Soul]. It's a bittersweet tale, but absolutely beautiful. If I could chose any song to listen to for the rest of time, this would definitely be it.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDc7e2lBAa0 The English version] is no slouche either.
** ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsR58_izogQ Pride ~Nageki no Tabi]'' is great alone, but when used it becomes pants-wettingly amazing.
** With [[Aquarion Evol (Anime)|a new Aquarion series]], we get an awesome new opening, in the form of ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e88AbE0-B3k Kimi no Shinwa, Aquarion Dai-Ni-Shou]''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1OVEIxDlKQ Beast Beat]. That ''bass''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_hWbrubooI Aquaria Mau Sora] is just.... [[Manly Tears|beautiful.]]
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51ZoQmsRrPc Total Eclipse] I can really only describe it as Hei's 'murder music'.
* Her collaborations with [[Maaya Sakamoto]]. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a bad song on any of her Kanno-produced albums, and many AWESOME ones. For a sample, there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnv7cEA9hYM "Sea Of Miracles"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86lPeBeHGtg "Hemisphere"], [http://daitrombe.net/attachments/49624/01_-_Triangler.mp3 "Triangler"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTbLyHa94d4 "Platinum"] the above-mentioned "Gravity" and, the one that started it all, [http://208.53.138.111/soundtracks/vision-of-escaflowne-op-single-maaya-sakamoto-yakusoku-w...-/kakfowcehh/01-yakusoku-wa-iranai.mp3 "Yakusoku wa Iranai"]
** And when Steve Conte, who sang most songs of [[Cowboy Bebop]], sings with [[Maaya Sakamoto]], we get this piece of heaven: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJQOqZjmZ4 "The Garden of Everything"], from ''[[Rah XephonRahXephon]]''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBADRGB34o This song called "O Bento O Tabenagara"] is sung by [[Spice and Wolf|Kiyoura Natsumi]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QujlhpeQGGU "Cloe"] from ''[[Earth Maiden Arjuna]]''. Just... just listen to it.
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