It's After Eden in the 2nd thead of Kalafina!

[Damita]

Originally Posted by Yoake

Welcome to this thread Damita. Nice to see that you like Kalafina. Red Moon is one of my favourite song too. ^^

Thanks! So good to see you are a Kalafina fan too

I agree with you all that Red Moon is arguably their best, but I do have one tiny issue with it: it has very few ballads, and the one or two it has (I Have a Dream and 春は黄金の夢の中) are both relatively inferior to Seventh Heaven's and After Eden's ballads. Had they extended the tracklist by one or two tracks and added in two really strong ballads, I would agree that it's the best.

After Eden has the opposite tiny problem for me: The ballads are plentiful and fantastic, but they're missing that Red Moon/Lacrimosa type song. It does have Magia and Destination Unknown, which are both pretty strong tracks.

For me, Seventh Heaven is probably barely my favorite because it has that perfect balance of songs on it. But seriously, you can't go wrong with any album. They're all absolutely fantastic!

[Chiharo]

Originally Posted by adantatu2

What is their best album ?
I only listen their singles and i think i could like their full albums

Red Moon is IMO their best, BUT it does take quite a while to grow on you, so maybe for a first album you should try After Eden. It's a lot more listener friendly, even though all of their albums are really masterpieces so you can't go wrong with any of them.

[milky_way]

Red Moon imo

[adantatu2]

Thanks, i'm going to try Red Moon first and then After Eden

[Zahara]

I'm going against the grain and saying Seventh Heaven. That really captured their sound and element. Songs like the title, Oblivious, Serenato, etc. I play daily, it's just a very surreal and dream like sound they had on those tracks.

[CHE.R.RY]

^ I agree 100%...That album made me a believer.

[mellody]

For me, this is just good, but pretty average.

I feel like something is missing from Kalafina ever since they released Hikari Furu, maybe it's just me anyway. As a fan of Kajiura for a long time, I feel like her soundtracks are more prominent than most of the songs composed.

[Damita]

^ Haha, since Hikari Furu? This has been the first song heard since Hikari Furu, isn't it? xD I sort of get what you mean though...just out of curiosity, which soundtracks do you prefer to this?

As for the song, I think it's lovely! Like a slower version of "Eden".

I can't wait to the song "Consolation", since their title tracks usually are the best/one of the best songs from the album.

The only thing I don't like about Kalafina is their PV's...I can only watch the girls walk around in slow motion in pretty costumes for so long before I'm dead of boredom.

[mellody]

I mean, the last release from them that I really enjoy is moonfesta, even Yane no Mukou ni is as great as moonfesta. When I heard Hikari Furu, I was like... hmm? And then Mirai was average as well, even if it's just the song version of Credens Justitiam, still... The remix of Magia is the only thing that I like from Kalafina latest single.

For the soundtracks, basically recent soundtracks that Kajiura released so far last year, Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero , Madoka Magica, Kara no Kyoukai, etc. Like Fate/Zero soundtracks, I enjoy most of the composition than a whole Hikari Furu single, sorry for being a bit exaggerated.

By the way, Yume no Daichi is somewhat like a downgrade version of epic symphonia from After Eden. Haha, don't expect much from Kajiura PV.

[Damita]

The covers are lovely They're all basically the same, though I think I prefer CD+DVD most, then CD, and CD+Blu-ray last. I love how the background is decorated in the CD+DVD, while the CD and CD+Bluray are the same background.

Originally Posted by mellody

I mean, the last release from them that I really enjoy is moonfesta, even Yane no Mukou ni is as great as moonfesta. When I heard Hikari Furu, I was like... hmm? And then Mirai was average as well, even if it's just the song version of Credens Justitiam, still... The remix of Magia is the only thing that I like from Kalafina latest single.

For the soundtracks, basically recent soundtracks that Kajiura released so far last year, Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero , Madoka Magica, Kara no Kyoukai, etc. Like Fate/Zero soundtracks, I enjoy most of the composition than a whole Hikari Furu single, sorry for being a bit exaggerated.

By the way, Yume no Daichi is somewhat like a downgrade version of epic symphonia from After Eden. Haha, don't expect much from Kajiura PV.

Haha really? I didn't like moonfesta a lot, though I like it more with each listen (I initially hated it). I thought Mirai was good, not their best, but still good.

Thanks for your recommendation of soundtracks. I wanted to try more Kajiura compositions so I will try some of those! I already found an hour long clip of all her recordings for one soundtrack on youtube, and I was extremely impressed!

[Chiharo]

COVERS:

Spoiler:

CD only


CD + DVD


CD + BD

[*hearT_Place*]

Pretty!

[mellody]

I love those covers

moonfesta has that unique element of Kalafina, you can hear that previously in Hikari no Senritsu, my all time favorite Kalafina song, at least for me. It's quite rare for Kajiura to compose some folk melodies like that, the other one is Natsu no Ringo from seventh heaven.

So, you're looking for more Kajiura composition?
Allow me to give you some recommendation then. Since for me this is not just a thread for Kalafina but all of Kajiura works.

Spoiler:

If soundtracks, try these:

• Fate/Zero (Fate/Zero Original Soundtrack I & II)
• Kara no Kyoukai (the Garden of sinners -Gekijouban "Kara no Kyoukai" Ongakushuu-)
• Pandora Hearts (Pandora Hearts Original Soundtrack 1 & 2)
• Tsubasa Chronicle (Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape I, II, III, IV)
• NOIR (NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I & II)
• The Works for Soundtrack
• Some of .hack soundtracks

Also, try other songs composed by her and her album as well:

• FICTION II (This is superb )
• Everlasting Songs (This is the release that Kajiura fan must listen)
• 2008-2010 The BEST of Yuki Kajiura LIVE (Collection of lives, really nice)

There are some songs that very memorable for me, for example:

• canta per me - from Noir soundtracks
• Mezame - from Mai Hime soundtracks
• In the land of twilight, under the moon - from Tsubasa Chronicle soundtracks
• the world, vanity & Liminality - from .hack series soundtracks
• a song of storm and fire - from Tsubasa Chronicle soundtracks
• Akatsuki no Kuruma - song from FJ YUUKA
• stone cold - song from FictionJunction
• Calling - song from Oda Kaori a.k.a FJ KAORI
• Sora wa Takaku, Kaze wa Utau - song from Haruna Luna

Oh, please watch this too, for your delight~



For me, this is one of the best performance from them, really.
The whole concert is worth watching too.

Quite a list
I'm so excited when anyone new is into Kajiura, I hope you like it.

[Damita]

Originally Posted by mellody

I love those covers

moonfesta has that unique element of Kalafina, you can hear that previously in Hikari no Senritsu, my all time favorite Kalafina song, at least for me. It's quite rare for Kajiura to compose some folk melodies like that, the other one is Natsu no Ringo from seventh heaven.

So, you're looking for more Kajiura composition?
Allow me to give you some recommendation then. Since for me this is not just a thread for Kalafina but all of Kajiura works.

Spoiler:

If soundtracks, try these:

• Fate/Zero (Fate/Zero Original Soundtrack I & II)
• Kara no Kyoukai (the Garden of sinners -Gekijouban "Kara no Kyoukai" Ongakushuu-)
• Pandora Hearts (Pandora Hearts Original Soundtrack 1 & 2)
• Tsubasa Chronicle (Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape I, II, III, IV)
• NOIR (NOIR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I & II)
• The Works for Soundtrack
• Some of .hack soundtracks

Also, try other songs composed by her and her album as well:

• FICTION II (This is superb )
• Everlasting Songs (This is the release that Kajiura fan must listen)
• 2008-2010 The BEST of Yuki Kajiura LIVE (Collection of lives, really nice)

There are some songs that very memorable for me, for example:

• canta per me - from Noir soundtracks
• Mezame - from Mai Hime soundtracks
• In the land of twilight, under the moon - from Tsubasa Chronicle soundtracks
• the world, vanity & Liminality - from .hack series soundtracks
• a song of storm and fire - from Tsubasa Chronicle soundtracks
• Akatsuki no Kuruma - song from FJ YUUKA
• stone cold - song from FictionJunction
• Calling - song from Oda Kaori a.k.a FJ KAORI
• Sora wa Takaku, Kaze wa Utau - song from Haruna Luna

Oh, please watch this too, for your delight~



For me, this is one of the best performance from them, really.
The whole concert is worth watching too.

Quite a list
I'm so excited when anyone new is into Kajiura, I hope you like it.

Wow, thanks!! I've listened to the following already:
FictionJunction Yuuka - Akatsuki no Kuruma (love that song! I love how it's slightly folk)
Everlasting Songs (was very, very good! My favorite songs: 星屑, 花守の丘, 宝石 on first listen. But all of them were at least listenable. I'll definitely listen all the way through in one listen sometime and see what I love)
"In the land of twilight, under the moon" was good, the live was a little odd because it seemed like a sad song, yet near the end it was almost like some weird dance party xD with fist bumping everywhere! So much different from Kalafina's Red Moon performances, where they look so epic yet sorrowful.

I don't know why, but I only like Yuuka's voice in Akatsuki no Kuruma...in Everlasting Songs, it's too nasally. And all her other songs I'm hearing it's just not that pleasant for some reason. It's not bad by any means, but it's one of those voices I can only endure in certain songs or in small doses.

By the way, I also love Hikari no Senritsu Moonfesta's beginning is what made me almost hate it. It sounded too...I don't know, childish? But the chorus is fantastic!

I'll try your recommended songs first, and then find the soundtracks and let you know what I think of those!

[Zahara]

Even though this isn't Kalafina related news, the Blu Ray/DVD of Fictionjunction Volume 9 came out the other day and some of the lives are on youtube.

Hanae is amazing. That is all.

[Yoake]

Those covers are nice but really deja vu. They remind me sprinter / ARIA ones.

[CHE.R.RY]

Yume no Daichi is lovely and so are the covers .

[mellody]

By listening to everlasting song album, you will recognize most of Kajiura composition after that, because for me, that album is something like... her signature. Those 3 songs you mentioned are my favorite too

I also don't like Yuuka voice that much, only in Akatsuki no Kuruma, her voice is tolerable, at least for me. But, she's currently Kajiura favorite soloist.

Since moonfesta is for children show, so... no wonder
I hope you like 'fate to zero' the first soundtrack on Fate/Zero OST Vol. 2, I'm addicted to it.

[Zahara]

Have you guys checked out Vol.9 live yet?

You are missing out if you didn't! Hanae sings Let the Stars Fall Down and Lotus.

[mellody]

I watched Vol. 9!
I think it's as great as Vol. 2, I loooove the setlist, and Hanae sings Let the stars fall down