RahXephon O.S.T. 3

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RahXephon O.S.T. 3
RahXephon O.S.T. 3 cover
Soundtrack by Ichiko Hashimoto
Released August 21, 2002
Label Victor Entertainment
VICL-60915 (Japan, CD)
Producer Yoshimoto Ishikawa
Ichiko Hashimoto chronology
RahXephon O.S.T. 2
(2002)		 RahXephon O.S.T. 3
(2002)		 Turned Perspective 1994-2001 (2002)

RahXephon O.S.T. 3 is the third and last soundtrack album from the anime TV series RahXephon, but it is followed by the soundtrack to the RahXephon movie. All music and lyrics are by Ichiko Hashimoto and performed by her and supporting musicians. Houko Kuwashima, the voice of Quon, sings an intentionally distorted theme from Alexander Borodin's Polovetsian Dances on track 18 "Way to the Tune".

The cover is the paintings from the two previous albums, broken up by a window with the character Maya.

[edit] Content and use

The album opens on "Midday Dream", a slightly chaotic jazz improvisation that is followed by two tracks with shouting vocals: "Guten Morgen" and "First Explosion". "Mad Wing" takes the chaos to a crescendo. "Brave" has a fast-beat backing track heavy on percussions with occasional electric guitar solos and English vocals performed by Hashimoto; the melody is the main theme from "Huge Suites" on the previous album. Track 6 "Tailspins" is a fast-beat track that was used for the air battle in the series episode 1.

Tracks 7 through 12 are piano sonatas; the first one, "Innocent World", is playful and up-tempo while the rest are calmer, meditative pieces similar to "Solitudes" from the first album.

Track 14 "Writes herself" was used for episode 19, as was track 16 "Second Sorrow", which is a version of the ending theme "Yume no Tamago". Track 15 "Reverse Point" is a piece performed by a double string quartet (an octet) and used for the planning scene in episode 21.

"Object Float" is used in the "tuning", along with "My Soundscape", which also appears in some "eyecatches" (commercial bumpers) in previous episodes. "Way to the Tune" starts out as a distorted version of Gliding Dance of the Maidens from Polovetsian Dances performed by Houko Kuwashima, receding into synthesizer ambience.

"Before you know" is used for the ending credits of the final episode. It starts out as symphonic piece with french horns, strings, harp and wood blocks. Clarinette and flute then play the lead, joined by strings. A string bridge takes the track to a transition where the lead is played by drawn strings accentuated by pizzicato violin, while an electronic hi-hat and brush beat fades into the symphony. The melody transitions into a version of "Yume no Tamago", brought to the fore with tubular bells and grand piano, while a pronounced snare drum is added to the beat.

The final track "Previous notice" is a short and fast composition for piano and drum kit that was used for the episode previews.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Midday Dream"
  2. "Guten Morgen"
  3. "First Explosion"
  4. "Mad Wing"
  5. "Brave"
  6. "Tailspins"
  7. "Innocent World"
  8. "Forbidden Ponds"
  9. "Secret Seeker"
  10. "Inner Take"
  11. "Door Of Adolescence"
  12. "Over The Senses"
  13. "Dense Blue Water"
  14. "Writes Herself"
  15. "Reverse Point"
  16. "Second Sorrow"
  17. "Object Float"
  18. "Way to the Tune"
  19. "My Soundscape"
  20. "Before You Know"
  21. "Previous Notice"

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