Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[Meilag32]

Personally, I preferred the OST of the original series over Brotherhood.  Brotherhood's just seemed so...forgettable.  Not bad.  Just nothing to write home about.

As for the openings, I really liked 3 out of 4 of the originals and 4 out of 5 for Brotherhood.  So I'd say opening songs are around the same.  I never care for ending songs for anime; they're always too soft and quiet and etc. 

I was just looking forward to adding FMA:B's OST soundtracks to my library but I'll pass.  It's just not worth it. 

[hawkflame]

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Meilag32 wrote:

Personally, I preferred the OST of the original series over Brotherhood.  Brotherhood's just seemed so...forgettable.  Not bad.  Just nothing to write home about.

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Really?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obmd6Z0K3mg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scbziJUEog&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/user/wd0#p/u/31/9gxjl1NSiSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kwie-gs2o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kwie-gs2o

These tracks are forgettable?

And "soft and quiet ending songs" - you mean like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpDzIaD0XD8

[mgangel1124]

See, I think it's the complete opposite. Out of FMA's entire soundtrack, I can only remember the main Brothers theme and Dante's theme. 

[Meilag32]

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hawkflame wrote:

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Meilag32 wrote:

Personally, I preferred the OST of the original series over Brotherhood.  Brotherhood's just seemed so...forgettable.  Not bad.  Just nothing to write home about.

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Really?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obmd6Z0K3mg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scbziJUEog&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/user/wd0#p/u/31/9gxjl1NSiSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kwie-gs2o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kwie-gs2o

These tracks are forgettable?

And "soft and quiet ending songs" - you mean like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpDzIaD0XD8

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Half of those, yeah.

I knew you'd choose Shunkan Sentimental before I even clicked on it.  Yes, that's a very good ending song.  But that's the only one.  Getting 1 out of 5 isn't a good score.

There are always exceptions to the rule.  But you shouldn't hold up those rare exceptions to laud the forgettable masses.

[hawkflame]

Okay, so then what are great, memorable tracks from the first series soundtrack other than "Brothers"? 

(Oh, and the last link should have been "To Be King" but instead I listed Trisha's Lullaby twice by accident)

[alchemygirl]

I would have to go with the music from the 1st series as well.  The only two that I really like from FMA:B is Period & Shunkan Sentimental, both are extremely awesome.  Ready, Steady Go is my absolute favorite from the 1st, but the ones that followed were great as well.  Plus I liked the background music from the 1st as well.  But on both series I didn't like opening #1 on either.

[lupinfan83]

Personally Yui-Again is my favorite opening, followed by L'arc en Ciel-Ready, Set, Go. The rest I could care less about. The best ending song ever is Scandal- Shunkan Sentimental

[Meilag32]

Again, this is just my opinion; there are ones in the 1st series that people like that I don't.  I'm assuming vice-versa is going to occur.  I'll only list a few: Conquest, Invasion, and Marching Army.

Yeah, I noticed that.  To Be King is better. 

[Meilag32]

I think Rewrite is an instant classic.  Ready, Steady, Go is almost right up there.  Undo took me a while, but it grew on me. 

Again, Hologram, and Period were great, though Hologram and Period more so.  Golden Time Lover was OK, and the last song who's name I never borhterd to learn, well...

The only ending I liked out both the series was Shunkan Sentimental. 

[atlanticsloop]

One thing that ALWAYS irked me about the music in FMA:B is how a sad heavy orchestral piece would be so awkwardly juxtaposed with an annoyingly "poppy" ending theme. Totally threw me off and really killed the atmosphere built up.

FMA did this a good lot better imo.

[-BECK-]

Brotherhood.

[XenopusTex]

As much as I detested a variety of things in BH, I must admit the music was great. Over all much more powerful than the original series.