Immediately following is a soft piano track “von”accompanied by distant haunting high pitched male vocals provided by Arnór Dan. The opening track “lolol” is almost chaotic with a blend of electric guitar and a low menacing bass track and could best be described as tension inducing. The first volume of Terror in Resonance runs 69:12, and contains a total of 18 tracks. I find that Yoko Kanno music has such a range that it can be applied to other mediums and enhance them. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, and listening to this volume as I devoured the first three volumes of this series and to me it has become the unofficial soundtrack for the series. At this time I had also recently discovered the comic series Saga by Brian K. I began listening to the first volume before watching the series, and could not stop revisiting it. The music was released in two volumes, and the first volume is a much stronger release than the second. Where the series struck the most chords with me was the beautiful and haunting music composed by legendary anime and video game composer Yoko Kanno.

The series was directed by Shinichirō Watanabe who co-directed Macross Plus, and directed Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo. A young woman encounters the pair during their first major attack and becomes intertwined in the events that unfold throughout the rest of the series. The plot of the series followed a pair of young men who are members of a self created terrorist group called Sphinx who use riddles as a means to hint at the targets of their attacks on Tokyo. Terror in Resonance (残響のテロル Zankyō no Teroru) was my favorite anime series last year and aired a total of 11 episodes from July 10, 2014 –September 25, 2014, and was available streaming from Funimation with English subtitles.

A soundtrack that works outside the realm of anime, Terror in Resonance is a must listen for anyone who enjoys ambient music

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