Hey orchestra buffs!

[nenena]

Video of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra recording the score for Gonzo's Romeo X Juliet.

This anime is absolutely fantastic. This music is freakin' fantastic. And I looooooove the opening song by Lena Park, a Japanese cover of the always-excellent "You Raise Me Up." The closing song is actually really "meh" for me, but whatever. Not every Gonzo anime can have an ending theme performed by Jean Jacques Burnel, now, can it?

In other news, I am so happy to have a good anime series to enjoy this season, as opposed to, you know, a bad anime series to enjoy. Oh, Code Geass, how I love to hate you.

(*is counting down days until the Romeo X Juliet soundtrack hits the stores*)

Comments

[novel-tea.livejournal.com]

Continuing the tradition you started in, like, middle school, you have inspired me to check out a new anime.

Hoo boy.

I've only watched one episode of Romeo x Juliet, but DAMN the animation is nice, and who wouldn't love a kickass, crossdressing Juliet and a vaguely poncey Shakespeare everyone calls "Willy"? Plus, pegasus(es? i?).

Now I just hope Mercutio turns out to be as badass and wonderful as he is in the play (in the first ep he just looks a little skeevy).

Did I read the ending credits right? Was this a manga, too?

[nenena.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's also a manga. However, the manga was concieved *after* the anime was planned. So it's more of a tie-in than the actual basis for the series.