Comments on: Kalafina: Seventh Heaven

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:14:15 +0000

@omo: I was worried about the repetition thing as well, but fortunately the tracklisting seems to prevent that happening. Jumbling up the faster/more energetic offerings with the slower ones is hardly unusual for any artist but the important thing is it works. I agree the experience is ‘tiring’ but that’s down to the emotional impact than the songs being samey.

@Veldril: yeah, it’s purely a compilation of KnK-related songs and their b-sides so no Lacrimosa or Gloria. I’m not sure if all of the KnK vocal numbers are represented here, but according to the set of pm3 files I have, the instrumental tracks are often numbered rather than given titles!

@TheBigN: definitely – it’s very much in the Kajiura tradition. much in the same way that Kanno and Hisaishi have their own signature sounds. What’s great in this case, as with them, is how the themes and ideas are explored within the general ‘feel’ of the songs.

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:06:03 +0000

I think it’s a great, solid album throughout, though I guess one could complain that the tracks were just quintessential Kajiura if they wanted to go that path. However, I enjoy quintessential Kajiura. :P

By: Veldril

Veldril — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:50:02 +0000

Serenato is actually a B-Side of the Fairy Tale single. Album only songs are # Love Come Down, Natsu no Ringo,Mata Kaze ga Tsuyokunatta, Ongaku,Ashita no Keshiki. (Might be mistakes here because I normally read about news related to Kara no Kyoukai).

For Seventh Heaven, I feels it will really suit the theme of the final movie, Satsujin Kosatsu. The song is very romantic, which will match the most romantic chapter of the series.

By: omo

omo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:13:46 +0000

You praise them more than I can afford to, but generally I agree that these tracks mesh well. The full-album experience can be tiring but it’s surprisingly not as repetitive as one would initially expect. There is both consistency and purpose in the music offered within Seventh Heaven, and if you like Kara no Kyoukai, it’s a very worthwhile purchase. If you don’t and you enjoy Kajura’s vocal experiments, I don’t think you’ll find a more extravagant version of it anywhere else.

I’ve listened to them quite a bit right after the CD came out and being a minor Rakkyo fan it was definitely worth the purchase.