Track Listing
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akane
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Futatabi
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akane (Vocal-Less Track)
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Futatabi (Vocal-Less Track)
1. akane
I guess if there was a track to have been re-cut, akane would’ve been my choice. Of course it’s a damn ballad which right now doesn’t surprise me one bit. Ayaka’s voice is quite calm and with such an easy-going flow, how can you go wrong? I do feel the instrumental parts were very pretty though. Good choice.
2. Futatabi
It seems like whenever Ayaka and Joe Hisaishi work together they get the best sounding music. Futatabi is best known as one of the songs used in “Spirited Away” and for how gorgeous that movie was and still is the songs were beyond phenomonal. Ayaka sounds very pretty against the flute and and acoustic. There’s a little bit of a sound that reminds me of Final Fantasy. Like the track “Breezy” from FF8. It’s a great B-side to be represent akane.
Ayaka’s first re-cut was such a good combination. Even though both are ballad songs they differed so hardcore from each other. akane was a smooth ballad with some nice calming qualites while Futatabi was just a soothing folk track. I think this is an early favorite of mine *RECOMMENDED*
