Yoshihisa Hirano - Tatakau Shisho the Book of Bantorra - 2cd - 2010 - LHCA-9007
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Thank for upload

seems interesting.. thanks!

Thank you! My copy, ironically, should arrive on Monday!

Having had a chance to listen away from the show, somehow this isn't grabbing me as tightly as Hirano's other work. What a strange shaped orchestra, too! For budgetary reasons, or was it a conscious choice?

We have strings, one recorder, one saxophone, one trombone, piano, and percussion... Where the hell is the rest of the woodwind? Brass?

I think they spent all the money having the choir in pretty much *every* cue, and then could only afford half an orchestra! Often, the Japanese understand the power of the choir when it is used sparingly... but there is such a thing as overkill. Ladies and gentlemen - here it is.

Hirano's style is of course very present... but somehow here it's not particularly cohesive in my mind. A succession of fairly predictable classical/baroque/modernist fusion choral pieces which really miss the contributions of the absent members of the orchestra...

If money was tight, I believe it was a tactical error to use the choir so liberally. I'd have spent the money on a full orchestra and used the choir *very* sparingly in just three of four climactic cues. But then that's me.

So, out of necessity, we have a very string oriented score - which is nice - but compared to Hirano's previous efforts, this leaves me stone cold. Death Note still stands as Hirano's greatest work in this style. There's nothing wrong with Bantorra necessarily; here Hirano is a victim of his own ridiculously high standards. I find this to be Hirano's Crystal Skull; ten thousand times better than anything else by anybody else... but it doesn't stand comparison against the rest of his portfolio.

Oh, well... I have no doubt this is a one off and Hirano will be back to his usual tricks next time... :)

I agree with you Tango. I was expecting something much more orchestral in a classic way. The instrumentation here is a bit... odd. Especially I'm amazed by lack of brass - Hirano is awesome when it comes to brass, so why throw 'em out? And percussion is sometimes way over the top (The Bloodphilia). Also, underscore is quite boring and a bit too much of it. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad score at all, but a bit monotonous and nothing actually stands out (even great choral tracks can get you bored...).

Thanks for share though.

Interesting comments fellows. I really enjoy this but then I don't try to compare it to Hirano's other works or other orchestral works in general. I knew what the music sounded like from the repetition of cues in the show and loved it and still love it outside the show. My only complaint with this is the mastering on some tracks was done improperly and created audible clipping in a few places. Otherwise this is exactly what I wanted and I like it for what it is. Of course the tracks mostly have nostalgic bit to them because of how much I enjoyed the series.

I haven't listened to it yet, but based on the comments, I'll just say that I generally prefer 10 times more a full orchestra w/o choir than an half one with choir. Brasses and woodwinds are very important to my ears, but not so much a choir. But hey, it's Hirano, so it's certainly good anyway !

Thx for sharing!

I haven't actually got around to watching the show yet... I had a quick skip through the first episode though... Who IS that bird with the... assets?!

Come to think of it, it *does* sound badly mastered as well... Also, I suspect, a symptom of cheapness; Hirano's scores are usually particularly well recorded and this just doesn't reach those standards.

I don't *try* to compare it either... But it's an inescapable comparison that most people will make subconciously; Yoshihisa Hirano is my God, so I find myself reacting disproportionatly when he does something that doesn't reach me as he usually does. There's something about his music that excites me, terrifies me, and provokes a very particular emotional reaction, all at the same time. Those facets are mostly missing here, and to say this pains me... nobody wants to admit when those they worship only perform at 99%.

Bantorra feels almost conventional, I suppose. One thing that really attracts me to Hirano's style is the insane mixture of styles. In comparison, a lot of this is straight classical, or straight baroque. The Victors wouldn't upset Haydn. For God's sake - Chu Bra is more harmonically adventurous and it's a show about teenage girls discussing underwear.

Bantorra is very moody and brooding... but in the end it sounds to me like Hirano wasn't entirely on the ball. There's only so much one man can give; perhaps he was overworked. Perhaps he just wasn't inspired. Perhaps his hand was forced by producers, or by budget. Who knows? Either way, for me, this will not receive nearly as many spins as Chubra, or Death Note, or Kotetsushin Jeeg, or Meine Leibe, or Ouran High School Host's Club, or Super Robot Wars, or Real Drive, or Ippo, or Top Secret will...

...Though it will still receive a hundred times more spins than Iron Man 2. ;)

Oh man well there is your problem. I watched the show from beginning to end and loved it. The "bird with the assets" as you say is a psychopathic killer who is also the head of Bantorra. I won't spoil her real identity but she enjoys going into battle and challenging enemies to try and kill her and usually smiles while inflicting pain on others. Shes also my favorite character in the anime. The show's general plot is a bit farfetched but there were some fantastic characters that I really was drawn into. I especially liked Irena, the old lady who looks like shes a pushover but really kicks MAJOR ass in a few major fight scenes. If you watched the full thing you'd realize why the music is so epic.

Finally, its not that the entire album is poorly mastered, just they decided to clip the tracks with the most epic choir. Many of the other tracks have normal waveform and sound fine.

EDIT: also i never really listened to Death Note. How many tracks on each soundtrack did Hirano compose anyway?

Hirano's music was roughly half of each album (three were released) if I remember correctly; so it adds up to a good CD's worth. Incredible stuff. Methinks an upload is due. ;)

I think it would be nice if you put just the Hirano music in one thing as if it was one soundtrack. The rest of the music is not as exciting.

I think it would be nice if you put just the Hirano music in one thing as if it was one soundtrack. The rest of the music is not as exciting.

Oh, believe me, I was going to. ;)

I'm not going to waste time on that Taniuchi crap...

I'm half way through and wondering what I'd think of this if I hadn't read the posts above. One thing's for sure - the choral stuff leaves me completely cold. It sounds like, and I hate to say this, dumbed-down Mozart Requiem, Carmina Burana, Palestrina.. Why are choirs so often a disaster in scores??

Rather than the special Hirano alchemy we've heard before, it feels flat and pastichey. It's certainly entertaining though, and I don't mind the lack of brass and woodwind so much. You could play me bloody Oasis on harpsichord and I'd be grinning ear to ear with delight! The piano tracks are nice too, even if they come off a bit like mutton dressed as lamb (ornaments can only do so much). We shouldn't take for granted that Hirano can do all this so tastefully (choral aberrations notwithstanding). It'll take a while for me to make sense of it.

Thank you for the post! :)

Edit: A good example of subtle Hirano magic, "In the Realm of the Illusion" enshrouds a classical piano accompaniment figure (like in a Moxart piano sonata) in thick string dissonances, creating a familiar suspense motif with a twist! Brilliant, but tantalisingly brief.

Thank You so much For this Upload Sirusjr

thank you ^^

Thanks a lot for this. Awesome!

Thanks for this Sirusjr:)

thank you very much!!!!!!

Sirusjr,
The flac links are dead. Could you reupload it?
And anyway, thank you for sharing this.

Yes I am going to re-up flac soon, please be patient.

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Thanks for the move, fresh lossless links added.

Thank you!

Thanks for the upload SirusJr!

Well, half a year on and this has had a bit of time to sink in. I'm still not feeling it to the same extent as almost any other work in Hirano's oeuvre, but it's a consistently interesting and worthwhile listen. I stand by my original statements, but even less-than-stellar Hirano has so much more to it than meets the eye; it deserves attention.

Hirano has not been particularly busy this year; I imagine this has something to do with the sudden lack of music budgets in the field of anime. It's made me notice Bantorra just a little more.

In a year where there has been, to my knowledge, no orchestral score at all for a television anime, with the exception of Star Driver (and about five minutes of music in Digimon Xros Wars by Kousuke Yamashita)... I find my attention is perhaps marginally easier to capture.

Iam having problems with the extraction. I keep getting this error :- ! F:\Hrno-Bantora.part1.rar: CRC failed in the encrypted file Yoshihisa Hirano - Tatakau Shisho the Book of Bantorra Original Soundtrack - LHCA-9007\Bantorra Soundtrack.sfv (wrong password ?)

I entered password (smile) correctly. Yet i keep getting this error.

Anyone?.

Maybe you can try the lossless and see if it works. Or try re-downloading it.

Maybe you can try the lossless and see if it works. Or try re-downloading it.

Been waiting for your reply :D.

Lossless version is what i have downloaded. I have downloaded two times. Same error.

Is the rar version working for you?.

Not sure why no one's answered but, as I was having the same problem, I guess the re-uploaded flac rars changed the pass slightly, you've got to capitalize the first letter for it to work. :)

I see. I never thought about that.

Thanks for the help.

thanx :)

Not sure why no one's answered but, as I was having the same problem, I guess the re-uploaded flac rars changed the pass slightly, you've got to capitalize the first letter for it to work. :)

Wow, figures I would do that. I'll make a note on the first post.

Just cleared the space to download this file and now it is deleted. Reupload please?

Are you requesting re-up of mp3 or flac?

Are you requesting re-up of mp3 or flac?

FLAC.

MP3 version is online.

New FLAC links added. Enjoy!

New FLAC links added. Enjoy!

Thanks for the upload also thanks for posting in multi-upload.:)

tahnks very much for FLAC.

I have long research this.

the tack 04 is so Awesome :)

password: "smile" without "S" work for me

Re-up FLAC, please!

Please re-upload this, it would be greatly appreciated! I never got the chance to listen, before my pc decided to just die abruptly.
So i'm trying to collect all the good stuff again. This is no longer available at CDjapan either...

I'm poor.

edit: nevermind, the site told me after the waiting period 'this file exists no longer due to copyright-BS...' Too bad.

MetalGear25 uploaded Sirusjr's lossless rip on BakaBT (http://bakabt.me/168504-tatakau-shisho-the-book-of-bantorra-music-collection-flac.html). Here's an ADrive link :'D

http://www.adrive.com/public/B9FPGn

re-up mp3 please!

Hey, can you re-up flac links?
multiupload is down