My Review:
shaldows and fog: Just perfect. (a tiny part of the sax was out of "voices slitently sing" lol but so short that i dont mind)
tailing in darkness: had a huge part unused, would be nice if there was more piano there
scars of the past: Ι like the airy feeling in this bgm.
go and get it: bummer that the e.guitar is put to background compared to the PV ver.
espionage trap: also perfect track <3 i think Keiko would be more fit as chorus to this one than Remi :)
under suspension: So strong noir feeling in this :) (same for "on a day so calm")
bitter times: missed the fast guitar bgms so much <3 and the melody is very sweet and kinda melancholic too <3
tensions are rising: pandora hearts style huhu
a royal girl : her best ball room song since the one from Rebellion
walking in the fog: This track too has noir vibes <3 (soldats 2 anyone). Love that cello.
battle of shadows: the chanting style here is similar to the "shadows and fog" i love the strings transition just before the chorus kicks in. very cool guitar too, the end chorus & guitar is love <3.
orchestrion: I think in the anime they used that in the ball episode and in the rest just as eyecatch. Very lovely. I love the string harmonies near the end.
I skip "A page of my story" for later since they arent by Kajiura.
room with no window: The awesome violin track!! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 Funn how they only played the sfx part in the anime. That Sound Director is a LOSER lol. She hasnt made such complex violin melody since Magia Quattro.
Everyone has something to hide: my other most anticpated track. Its the hokuto no ken thief one but its so touching, especially the piano <3
titteringly: cute musicbox :) Perfect for an alarm clock sound haha
school girl life: This is Mai Otome style. Also very lovely <3 The little pause really add flavour.
The creeping fate: This played only in the princess kids episode. Very touching like "everyone...to hide"
the details in this track show how much attention Kajiura put in this soundtrack.
something is out there: love the metalophone sound that appears across the soundtrack. Makes the musics mysterioys yet still very melodic even if they are sfx.
have to get over: So this was just percussion ? Oh well. Still very pumping. and much better than SAO's close combat or Agmen clientum (lol)
London Wall: The usual evil guy Kajiura bgm style haha
moonlight melody piano: so sweet :)
fighter girl from the east: other very anticipate one. love how she connected traditional japanese with jazz and strings without any sudden keychanges. Its a little chaotic near the end though haha :)
tiny flower guarden : very nice combo of guitar and that sound metalophone :)
a noble man : also an awesome cello bgm that also kinda reminds of noir.
why should we be apart?: Usual style of Kajiura sad bgm. But still touching ^_^
But even that seems to be very carefully made by the last 10-sec piano notes.
I love how in this OST the theme melody isnt some track that always gets in your face but its this metalophone melody and an other small one.
tragedy and fate proves this.
in the fog: very sure they never played this one in the anime haha. So badass. The most "fresh" track of all so far.
operation in action: probably the last jazzy bgm in the ost. <3 <3 love the piano. Just perfect overall.
Hopeless: I like that this one has deep melody, something very rare for Kajiura piano tracks.
give your hands to me: Also a usual style Kajiura track. Very nice for finale bgm.
acting behind the scenes: Wow I love this sound at the beginning. The strings are also very creepy /cool. Percussion kicks in.
moonlight melody in blue: Oh so there's a violin ver too. So nice that its SOLO. it makes the bgm so touching
a girl from the east: Also a track i was waiting for. It becomes really cute after the middle. Its more interesting after the bridge. :D
uncanny: Just skip it haha.
shall we dance: Title is self-explanatory. Its vals music :) Very nice as well! Esp the lattter part where there is harmony between the violins.
her true story: "All ended happily" kind of music
and now to the songs:
mo hitotsu mawashite: Chise kicks in kinda unexpedictly. But rest of song is love. Its indeed Yuriko behind.
the lyrics melody is more complex than the melody of the anime ver. Yuriko chorus. Love how they have guitar there too, very rare for Kajiura.
moonlight melody: Poop-chan comes in. Dorothy comes in, she sings so much better. There is accordion from bridge and on. They added some sort of chorus or maybe its just filter. Hm not sure if i like this chorus part. Its too sweet, will get diabetes. (it even has Lalala), i'd prefer if Dorothy took it solo.
Ι love the arrangement on both songs.
Overall for me its her Best anime OST since Elcazador for sure!!!
I wonder what changes and she came back to her old style. Maybe the fact that she stopped the YK lives ? Or was it just the directors ? Or the Label ? Because the Ordinal Scale ost was a uter fail. First ost in long time where i enjoy every single track. Btw there is so much attention to detail in most of the tracks in this.
Guess we will see with Zaregoto OST what is really happening. That too has some very promising bgms but i really doubt it will reach this.