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-Z- (z@gundam.com)
Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:25:06 -0800
> You forget the Turn-A Gundam soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, Escaflowne
> Soundtrack (Ne Aishiteruu... opening was composed by her - one of the most
> memorable ever), Brain Powerd (I love the preview piano/symphony piece they
> used in the Ads) soundtrack, Lodoss TV series soundtrack ( Kiseki No Umi is
> still the best opening theme next to Yamato's IMHO)
Hmmm, I overlooked Escaflowne, too, despite the fact that have all three OST
*and* the For Lover's Only retrospective. I also have her non-anime CD, Song To
Fly. Of all of them, the first Brain Powerd OST is still my favorite, with
"Butterfly" (sung by Kanno herself) being my favorite track and "Field Of Love"
(sung by Kokia) a close second.
And let's not forget her contributions to Hajime Mizoguchi's soundtrack for
Please Save My Earth -- another wonderful collaboration of complementary
talents.
> Yoko Kanno is blessed by the Gods. I do hope they package a Gundam series
> with her and Maaya Sakamoto teaming up to do the opening theme (which almost
> never fails).
A good combination, although one could make a good case for Akino Arai, Mai
Yamane and, of course, Gabriela Robin. Has the debate over Robin's identity
been settled yet?
And, again, I must reiterate my desire to hear Mio belt out a Kanno composition.
> Hmm. Anyone want to have their list for the a Gundam Creative Dream Team to
> do a new series?
>
> Director: Masami Obari - His work with AIC mecha classics such as Dangaioh
> plus doing the Fatal Fury movie gives him my nod.
For all his faults, I still like Yoshiyuki Tomino's direction. Z Gundam is
still my all-time favorite Gundam series and both CCA and F91, for all they
suffer from compression, still shine. My second choice would be 0080 director
Fumihiko Takayama.
> Mecha Styling - good guys: Shoji Kawamori - his name alone commands instant
> respect and higher animation budgets.
> Mecha Styling - bad guys: Mamoru Nagano (w/ Mika Akitaka as part of the
> crew)
I'd have to cast my votes for Yutaka Izubuchi, who made the Zakrello look
genuinely fearsome and plausible for the MS Era book. The team of Izubuchi,
Mika Akitaka and Yasushi Ishizu did a good job on 0080 -- the NT-1 is one of my
favorite Gundams, the updates of the Gogg and Zugock are magnificent and the
Kampfer is in everyone's Top 10 list.
> Clean-ups and modifications of initial designs: Katoki Hajime -He's best at
> modifying up other people's work IMHO
He certainly worked well with Akitaka and Ishizu on 0083, so I'd add him to my
Dream Team in that capacity, if I didn't also put him to work designing Bad Guy
MS to look as Teutonic as possible.
> Chara Designer: Sho Fumurasa - Gundam Wing. But I want him more for his
> excellent chara design work for SF II movie and Darkstalkers.
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko will always be The Man in my book -- his original characters,
the updated versions in Z Gundam, and the new characters in F91 are all great.
I liked what Haruhiko Mikimoto did in 0080, though -- his stuff is always good
when he works at it and he works at it on Gundam. Kitazume's work on ZZ and CCA
was also excellent, although I can't help wondering what CCA might've been like
with Yaz character designs.
> Writers: Hmm... dunno much about this category - but I feel that Tetsuo Sato
> (Nadesico) should be part of this to give original plot twists and humor.
> ^_^
Tomino is still my choice here, followed by 0080's Hiroyuki Yamaga.
> Music: Yoko Kanno. Maaya Sakamoto doing the opening theme - Closing done by
> some popular J-rock band like Glay or L'arc en Ciel.
Or TM Network? (^_^)
I don't see why Kanno couldn't do the ED as well, with a singer like Mio who can
do hard and heavy for the OP and soft and sweet for the ED.
-Z-
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