Satoshi Kon's Millennium Actress scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and the result is twelve tracks that fold time as beautifully as the film does. "Chiyoko's Theme" appears in three modes, each capturing a different era of the actress's life.
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"Run" drives the film's most kinetic sequences. "Rotation (LOTUS-2)" spirals. "Gate of Wish" opens something metaphysical. "Actress In Time Layers" puts the whole concept in its title. Hirasawa's electronic compositions match Kon's reality-bending animation perfectly, synthetic sounds for a story about how movies blur the line between memory and fiction.
Twelve tracks. Not a second wasted. If you love Satoshi Kon's work and haven't listened to this soundtrack separately, Hirasawa's score rewards solo attention.