Shiro Sagisu scoring early Gainax with this lush orchestral warmth that anime just doesn't do the same way anymore. The Secret of Blue Water Vol. 2 digs deeper into Nadia's 1990 soundtrack and the character themes here are ridiculously strong.
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Jean's theme has this bright adventurous energy, all optimistic brass and forward motion. Nemo goes completely opposite, heavy and commanding with deep strings that carry decades of secrecy. Then Electra's piece brings in something conflicted and romantic that sits between the two.
Bad Trio is pure comic relief with bouncy woodwinds and slapstick timing baked right into the composition. Requiem drops the mood entirely. Just devastating. If you know Sagisu from Evangelion, hearing where that emotional range started will hit different.