honestly at first listen, i thought kanata was boring and plain — i really dislike when kajiura uses the short-long-short-long note style in her melodies, like in misterioso or adore— but the more i listened, it grew on me. and it reminds me of when Alleluia came out… out of all the KnK songs, it was the most generic and simple. YET it managed to come out as kalafina’s number ONE fan-selected favorite song. i think that’s the true magic of kajiura… with that being said i LOVE emiko’s vocals. LL too but wow emiko really shines in the verses.
it’s my first time hearing lighthouse, and can i say i have it on repeat and i might like it more than kanata… the kajiurago by yuriko is so beautiful. and the instrumental
and kaori’s bridge. it’s another generic song to me but it harkens back to chiba saeko era. near the end of the chorus, LL sounds a bit like Chiaki or even YUUKA to me.
(i thought lighthouse was just a bside
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