Best Classical OSTs?

[Claire]

Im getting into liking alot of Classical OSTs, what would you say are the best Classical OSTs, these can also be Classical remakes of OSTs,

So far (the ones i can remember) i have:

Zelda Hyrule Symphony
Evangelion Symphony
Escaflowne (all OSTs)

Any other recomendations would be great

Thank you

[black wizard]

Perhaps soundtrack of Final fantasy all, so music from Nobuo Uematsu is good.

Knights of Zodiac all is good, too.

I hope do yuo undertand me

[Claire]

*bangs her head on the table* i forgot i have VI - X2 (including concert and all) of Final Fantasy xD whoops =x

[black wizard]

Maybe if do you like anime

Magic Knight Rayearth BGM,OST no vocal, Vision of escaflowne OST no vocal.

[Sexy Boy]

good old osts huh? yeah escaflowne definitely comes to mind. two more good oldies from anime would be the osts for rurouni kenshin (osts 2 and 3 comes to mind) and utena. for games, xenogears, vagrant story, final fantasy tactics, tactics ogre and suikoden.

[Claire]

ill look them up today, thanks

anymore would be great =3

[kikori]

The RahXephon soundtracks and the Genso Suikoden soundtracks (the piano collections, at any rate) might be right up your alley.

I'd also highly suggest any of the FF or Tokimeki Memorial piano collections (but I'm admittedly biased towards piano arrangements).

Oh, don't forget the Orchestral Game Concert series. There's 5 discs' worth IIRC. I still chuckle when I hear the music from Super Mario Bros. being played by a full orchestra. :)

[toyota]

From Gundam Seed, "Symphony Seed" OST.
One of the best ups on the board, by Dirty Finger, check this thread; Juuni Kokuki (http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40)

[Claire]

ooohhhh year i was thinking of getting gundam seed music hehehe

[DirtyFinger]

try the OST of Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar.
listen to a sample: http://www.ezshare.de/files/14798/Tiny_Snow_Fairy_Sugar_-_31_-The_Theme_Of__kirameki___Pf___Strings_Version_.ogg .html

And, of course, my baby Juuni Kokuki: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40
You'll find some samples there, too.

listen to toyota. that, er, guy/gal has good taste. :)

[Claire]

once this damn sonic OST collection is downloaded (take days..serious lack of seeders pifff) i will download alot of these suggestions :D

[Desmond]

Let me advertise my own torrent of Orchestral Game Concerts (1-5) (http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4023), as they are one of my favourites :).

Genso Suikoden OSTs are also great (especially the one for Suikoden II, but the preview for Suikoden IV OST is also promising, not to forget the great opening song from Suikoden III: Exceeding Love).

From the Final Fantasy OSTs, the one for Final Fantasy XI is my favourite, along with the Symphonic Concert.

And Chrono Cross has the best guitar melodies, ever.

[DirtyFinger]

already got them. they are great !



http://www.hongfire.com/gallery/data/507/76they_are_gai.jpg (http://www.hongfire.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3446/sort/1/cat/all/page/1)
The Finger approves

[Kitee]

Joe Hisaishi OSts
like laputa,totoro,grave of the firefiles....
super good IMO
you just can't stop listening to them

[Wibb]

the Oh! My Goddess OSTs are also worth a listen to :)

[goggles_aniki]

Check out Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen OST. It's one of my favs. Iwasaki Taku did a great job on this one.

[nekobekko]

Like goggles_aniki said above, Iwasaki Taku is deffinately a talent composer, I love his Rurouni Kenshin work as well as well as Now and Then Here and There. I highly recommend. Another great composer is Yasunori Mitsuda, The composer of Xenogears. Mitsuda has a wide gamut of compositions, from solos, duets, concherto(cant spell) all the way up to fully symphonic. He uses wide variety of instruments too. And of course, lots of styles, including baroque, classic, 'neo-classical', folk, celtic.... goes on and on. You should check it out.

[Ryushi]

Wind (Inuyasha OST) is a really good one also ^^. I could listen to it all day

[Azstraph]

For the anime classical music I would have to say the Shingetsutan Tsukihime OSTs and the Nightwalker OST. I just like the combination of the dark, sadness, and mystery that each song brings in their tones. For games, I would say Chrono Cross.

[level3]

Joe Hisaishi OSts
like laputa,totoro,grave of the firefiles....
super good IMO
you just can't stop listening to them

to continue... Naussica, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Kikuchiro no Natsu (not anime), etc.
His works are really classical in anime history.
Possibly addictive as well.

Can't wait to listen to his new OST for Hauru no Ugoku Shiro this year >.<"


of course, my baby Juuni Kokuki:
Yeah, the all 5 discs are gonna be my all time favorite (and the anime too)

[orka]

Any Joe Hisaishi score would do, I think...

[miyavi]

Taku Iwasaki//Rurouni Kenshin

[ong.inw]

lol, thank you for info now i'm downloading it :D

[mororo88]

i think all of Ghibli's music are the best.
really gets you to think back about the movie again whenever you hear that bgm

[spoonbard9]

I'm sorta inclined to think that the best kinda of OSTs are the ones that are sentimental to you. Really, OSTs just remind you of those moments in games/anime/movies, whether it be the opera from FF6 or Shinji Ikari screaming at the top of his lungs beating up an angel.

I would say to look for a series that you really loved and then buy the Orchestral OST that fits the description. As for my favorites, I would say FFVI: Grande Finale by Nobuo Uematsu, (Wind) Inuyasha, Phantasmagoria (Original Music by Nobuo Uematsu), and probably the OST to .Hack/sign- there's a lot of good stuff on that. I hope this helps. ^_^

[allan84]

>_>
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(takes a deep breath)
I would suggest the metroid Prime OST I really think it got a good wareity of song types and a smoth n nice rythm, (looks thre whis ost catalog) would also suggest castlevania - circle of the moon ost nice set of the castlevania songs and some new nice songs, Excel saga Golden Best ost is also nice with the hillarius songs and etc and ummmm...... (starts sweating) y not try some Megaman osts cos Im an MM freak I jus had to say it ^_^ I wont suggest any specific number cos I like almost every song in all MM game

[Otacon2]

I would recommend the torrent I upped a week ago.
It's the Dragon Quest Symphonic Suite and features music that is
as classical as it can get.
The Juuni Kokuki Soundtracks are awesome as well.
You should note that those OST's sound like traditional asian music and not like
western classical music.
The Shenmue Orchestra Version is also worth mentioning.
Moreover the Xenosaga OST is almost fully orchestrated and has a amazing full sound.
Last but not least I would check out the Y's Symphony Soundtracks. These are without a doubt perfect "orchestrated" works.

[Tigerofthewind]

The Macross Plus OST is good. I love the music. Even went so far as to learning to play a song on the violin

[projecteva]

Symphony of the Miyazaki films are great

[masashige]

Symphony of the Miyazaki films are great

true, id also add xenosaga, both crono trigger/cross, baten kaitos (really good), valyrie profile, and personally i really like the suikoden soundtracks. also, disgaea has a good sountrack, although calling it symphonic would be off.

[Trinidad]

the soundtrack to Avalon is pretty impressive. so is the symphonic collection for inuyasha. another kickass one is Iczelion, which has a nice blend of techno & classical styles.

[ware4me]

Hoe about Marmalade Boy OSTs or Saint Seiya, there are plenty of them ^^

[robotela]

Noir (simply...the best)
Escaflowne (all OST's)
Evangelion (all OST's)
GITS(SAC & OVA)

[abbad0n]

If you want classical, Legend of Galactic Heroes is a must.

[craigzilla]

My Favorites include-
--Laputa symphonic suite
--Mononoke
--Avalon
--Jin Roh
--Patlabor 2
From this side of the sea I'd reccomend-
--The Last of the Mohekans
--Gladiator
...and If you liked the Akira soundtrack, try Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass. The Akira OST was modeled after this album.

[bluehigh]

Hi have u guys played the game called Quartett!? it has realy good classical musics on their background. Also just new ost for the game came out. I've realy looking for it but still can't find them. /sob..... Does anyone have it? its called Quartett!　Original Soundtrack "flowers"

[BeckBackler]

Originally Posted by Trinadad:
the soundtrack to Avalon is pretty impressive. I agree with that. A real good one there, Kenji Kawai does some great stuff like Ghost in the Shell. I would also say Neon Genesis Evangelion is another great one and if you like Zelda you might want to try the Smash Bros DX Concert.

[Shouryo]

I've not been able to hear many soundtrack, because I prefer to buy directly from Japan
^ o ^) for support. and for differents reasons...

But the soundtrack I have, my selection would be the next
All Rurouni Kenshin
The Vision of Escaflowne

[masloo]

i think all of Ghibli's music are the best.

[TannhauserGate]

i think all of Ghibli's music are the best.

I totally agree! :)

Here's one of my favorites from "Mononoke Hime"

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

[lolqq]

As for me, of course, "Carmen" Bizet