Heavy, atmospheric, militaristic orchestral weight. JIN-ROH is a 2000 anime film set in alternate postwar Tokyo, and this score carries every ounce of that bleak, oppressive world. "Jinroh -Main Theme-" opens with this slow, grinding authority that sits on your chest.
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"Mad Black" and "Gray Black" live up to their names, all shadows and unease. Then "Fragrance Rain" comes in and there's this aching beauty underneath all the darkness. "Grace" closes things out by circling back to the main theme with finality that stings.
Turn-of-the-millennium film scoring at its most deliberate. Heavy brass, restrained strings, everything serving the mood. If you want a score that makes staring out a rain-streaked window feel like a cinematic event, put this on.