Best anime soundtrack?

[draconeo]

Made this thread to discuss anime soundtracks (usually good animes = good soundtracks, in my pov, and I'm looking for good anime to watch during quarantine).
Personally the best I've heard are from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood ("Lullaby of Resembool" kills me) and Naruto (especially "Sorrow and Sadness"), but I also like the intro of Inuyasha (I Am - Hitomi Yaida, I think) and the intro from History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi ("Be Strong").
Any other suggestions?

P.S. : Of course Nodame Cantabile is a treasure trove.....

 

[justforthelulz]

Some standard responses for great anime OSTs: Cowbop Bebop, FLCL (original season 1), Neon Genesis Evangelion

Bartender
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (any Part)
Kill La Kill
My Hero Academia
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann

Anything by Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Gundam Unicorn)

 

[Greenfrost]

My favorite:

FLCL. The original series.

 

[pockettrash]

Anything by Sawano is a jam, I can listen to that anytime.
Other than him, I love Hashimoto Yukari's work on 3-gatsu and Sarazanmai, her work really adds a lot to both of the series.
Every now and then I like listening to tracks from Violet Evergarden, Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou, Natsume's Book of Friends etc. as well.

 

[421cookies]

Love Live!

 

[draconeo]

Cowboy Bebop is timeless! Neon Evangelion, on the other hand, is one of the most confusing animes I ever saw...

Don't know FLCL so this will be the first to go....

 

[mm38910]

Bleach.

Every OST is God Tier. Never meant to belong, especially the violin version. All the Espada soundtracks. On the Precipice of Defeat, Morning Remembrance, etc etc.
Shiro Sagisu is such a gem, he also did the soundtrack for Neon Genesis Evangleion.

 

[indi_n0rd]

City Hunter - Blue Air Message, Mr Private Eyes, Want Your Love, Gimme Shock to name a few

Trinity Blood - Just pick any from this playlist imo

These are the only two I could think of....

 

[ribbitribbitsaga]

Initial D

 

[PantsMan]

Ko Otani's Haibane Renmei OST is great. I'll put it on every now and again as background music at night.

Almost every Gundam series has a very good soundtrack, despite having quite a bit of variety in style over time. Special call-outs to Zeta, CCA, 0083, Turn A and Unicorn's, although you'll probably find some solid songs in any installment of the franchise. Other mech series with good soundtracks, albeit more on the 80s side, are Gunbuster and Macross.

Aside from Turn A and Cowboy Bebop's soundtrack, Yoko Kanno's also known for being incredible math.

Watch REDLINE.

If you like Susumu Hirasawa's HAAAI YAAAI YOOOs from Berserk, check out the stuff he did for Paranoia Agent and Satoshi Kon's other movies. And if you ever wanted to know who all the girls from K-On are named after, check out his band P-Model as well.

Last but not least, while Escaflowne might not be as good as people say it is, the soundtrack far exceeds even the claims.

 

[gemule]

Elfen Lied - Lilium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVq30bPq6I

 

[dabson]

Yugioh gx had an amazing soundtrack. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9rwquGMS451oqgtu58MKdqmwzoSHH2DI

 

[Villyn]

These are some of my favorites that I accumulated for the past 10 years.

HxH: Hyori Ittai, Ohayou, Departure, Reason,

ONE PIECE: Binks Sake, Bon Voyage, Believe, Gong, Brand New World, Free Will, Hands Up, Hard Knock Days, Hope, Jungle P, Map of the Heart, Memories, One Day, Before Dawn, Run.Run.Run, Searching for the Wind, Share the World, Super Powers, To the Light, Wake Up, We Are, We Can, We Fight Together, We Go ( yeah I have almost all of their OST)

NARUTO: Blue Bird, Light of the Fireflies
HAIKYUU: Phoenix, Imagination
YAKITATE JAPAN: Cloud Comet
SAO: Crossing Field
PRETTY RHYTHM: Dear My Future, My Transform,

KUROKO: Can Do, Fantastic Tune, Future Line, Start it Right Away, Hengen Jizai no Magical Star, The Other Self

FAIRYTAIL: Don't Let Me Down, Don't Think Feel, Perfect Right, Sense of Wonder, Tsuioku Merry Go Round,

PRINCE OF TENNIS: Dream Believe, Driving Myself, Future, Realize, Stand Up, White Line

YOUR NAME: Dream Lantern, Nandemonaiya, Sparkle,

FROM UP THE POPPY HILL: Breakfast song, Sayonara no Natsu

ANOHANA: Aori Shiori, Secret Base, The Day We Saw that Flower

VIOLET EVERGARDEN: Michishirube
SHIGATSU WA KIMI NO USO: Hikaru Nara

LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA: Hoshi wo Tadoreba

ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM: Journey Song, The Day I'll Meet You Again

ONE PUNCH MAN- Kaite Kitte Ne
DEMON SLAYER: Kamadou Tanjiro Song, Gurenge

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS: Kaze ga fuku machi, Lily, Reason Living,

SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA: Kibou no uta
SHIRAYUKI: Kizuna ni Nosete
AKAME GA KILL: Konna Sekai Shiritakunakatta
ATTACK ON TITAN: Shinzou wo Sasageyo, Red Swan

FULLMOON WO SAGASHITE: Eternal Song, Love Chronicle, Myself, New Future,

KAICHOU WA MAID-SAMA: My Secret

CONAN: Mystery, Negai Goto Hitutsu Dake, Unmei no Roulette

ANTHEM OF THE HEART: Watashi no Koe
ROKKA NO YUSHA: Nameless Heart, Secret Sky
NISEKOI: Click
SCHOOL RUMBLE: Onna no ko Oto ko Noko
PANDORAS HEART: Parallel Heart, Truth(Gilbert)
HYOUKA: Madoromi no Yakusoku
OURAN HOST CLUB: Sakura Kiss
SKIP BEAT: Namida, Dream Star
TENSEI SHITTARA SLIME: Slife
TALES OF ZISTERIA: Song of the Wind
SPIRITED AWAY: Inochi no Namae, Always With You
CATS RETURN: Kaze ni Naru

HOWLS MOVING CASTLE: The Promise of the World

DN ANGEL: True Light
WHISPER OF THE HEART: Country Road
TONARI NO KAIBUTSU-KUN: White Wishes
SEVEN DEADLY SINS: Netsujou no Spectrum
BROTHERS CONFLICT: 14 to 1
TANAKA-KUN: Utatane Sunshine
CELLS AT WORK: CheerS

Lemon ( i forgot which anime)

 

[fluffjunk13]

The best piece of anime OST for me is Kishi Ou no Hokori from the original Fate/stay night (2006). It sounds as if there is something melancholic behind it (given Saber's history) with a touch of medieval chivalry (I think?).

 

[tokeimiluka10230]

Catch Me If You Can , not an OP or an ED but soundtrack used multiple times in the anime kekkai sensen and kekkai sensen beyond. very jazzy.
p.s. kekkai sensen and Kekkai sensen and beyond have all around great soundtrack throughout both seasons , sugar song to bitter step is very addicting
all of samurai champloo (nujabes) ost are amazing especially if you’re a fans of hiphop (god-tier jazzhop),
I like Etsuko Yakushimaru’s music in general like venus to jesus in arakawa under the bridge.
all of penguindrum ost are amazing. just check out the playlists , or watch the first episode.
Space dandy - Viva Namida and Space Dandy Ending 1 - X Jigen e Youkoso - Etsuko Yakushimaru for disco dandy soundtracks.
Yojou-han Shinwa Taikai leaves much impact especially the last episode of tatami galaxy.

 

[CherryMxTx]

Gotta hand it over to Made in Abyss. So beautiful, simple and just ethereal. It makes me feel lonely, nostalgic and peaceful.

 

[ideathbell]

These are some of my favorites:
Brynhildr in the Darkness - Virtue and Vice
Parasyte the Maxim - Let me hear
Guilty Crown - My Dearest & The Everlasting Guilty Crown
Fate/Stay Night - Brave Shine
Re:Creators - Gravity Wall
Shakugan no Shana - Light My Fire
Sword Art Online - Courage
Soul Eater - Black Paper Moon
Mirai Nikki - Kuusou Mesologie
Kuzu no Honkai - Uso no Hibana
Kuzu no Honkai - Parallel Line
Tokyo Ghoul - Seijatachi
Witchblade - XTC
Steins Gate - Hacking to the Gate
Golden Time - The World's End
Gatchaman Crowds - Insight
Coppelion - Angel
Chaos Dragon - ISOtone

Also, Nier;Automata soundtracks are all good too.

 

[Carlos0905]

some of my favs:
Aldnoah zero - aLIEz (AmaLee)
Date a live - Date a live (sweet ARMS), Trust in you(sweet ARMS)
Strike the blood - Strike the blood (Kishida Kyoudan & the akeboshi rockets)
Black bullet - Black bullet (fripSide)
Trinity seven - Seven doors (Zaq)
Terraformars - Amazing break (TERRASPEX)
Inuyashiki - My hero (MAN WITH A MISSION)
Shinmai maou no testament - Blade of hope (sweet ARMS)

 

[BirchJuice]

https://mangadex.org/thread/5612
... 🤔

 

[Epicredeemer]

if we're talking soundtracks,
1) Aldnoah.Zero
2) AoT
3) Re:Creators
4 through whatever) Pretty much anything else by Hiroyuki Sawano
Whatever number's next) if only they'd make an Ace Combat anime...