[/spoiler] It’s hard for me to recall the last time an anime album overwhelmed me with its sheer musical diversity and character. The music in Yuri on Ice seemed to be pulled from the best each genre had to offer. Throughout the listening experience, I smiled here, I chuckled there, but above all, I was left in awe at how the story unfolds through the music. Yuri on Ice’s Oh! Skatra!!! starts off with the beautiful operatic “Aria 《Stammi vicino, non te ne andare》”. Its starry-eyed sentiments, delivered by tenor Kazuma Kudo, unveils itself with a grace and majesty. Throughout the “Aria”, Kudo’s performance and composer Taku Matsushiba’s efforts bring to mind operatic classics like Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”, especially in how Kudo’s emphatic singing expresses a fervent desire for two souls to come together to dance as one. The “Aria” would lay the foundation for what’s to come, doing so brilliantly. Aria 《Stammi vicino, non te ne andare》 [audio:1 Yurionice.mp3] In Regards to Love ~Eros~ [audio:2 Yurionice.mp3] In Regards to Love ~Agape~ [audio:4
Yurionice.mp3] Yuri on ICE [audio:3 Yurionice.mp3] Piano Concerto in B-minor: Allegro Appasionato [audio:5 Yurionice.mp3] Shall We Skate [audio:7 Yurionice.mp3] Theme of King JJ [audio:19 Yurionice.mp3] La Parfum de Fleurs [audio:9 Yurionice.mp3] A Tales of Sleeping Prince [audio:11 Yurionice.mp3] Anastasis [audio:16 Yurionice.mp3] Welcome to the Madness [audio:23 Yurionice.mp3] Duetto 《Stammi vicino, non te ne andare》 [audio:24 Yurionice.mp3] Rating: Excellent |