You can say all you want about its contrived plot, but the original Hellsing series had an amazing soundtrack.
The original Hellsing series is a flawed but beautiful piece adapted by Gonzo and directed by Yasunori Urata, taking some of the canon and adding their own storyline. It is a rather contrived story that leaves more questions than answers. Yet the series has a very important strength, and that is its soundtrack.
The gorgeous music we are talking about was created predominantly by Yasushi Ishii. It has millions of views on YouTube, which is the main source of the music given that the CDs are a rarity. Spotify might offer some of the music, and an odd CD is sold via Amazon, but unfortunately, these gems are not easy to find for sale.
If you think of the soundtrack for the Hellsing series, you probably picture the opening. It features "Logos Naki World," and this track hooks you right away. It is catchy, it offers the vocals you will soon associate with the soundtrack, and you do not need to focus on the broken English, because the opening is just too iconic to worry about that.
There is more; “Falling into a Trap with a Sexy Lure” is Alucard’s theme, and it is as frivolous and catchy as you would expect from this vampire trickster.
And just one more highlight: “R&R with Dracula’s Minions” is a nod to the music that would normally be accompanying vampire lords before giving up on those olden harpsichords in favor of, well, R&R.
If you know Alucard, you know that the man has adapted quite well to the benefits of modern un-death (especially when those benefits are guns). R&R fits him way better.
Now, could the English in these pieces have been better? Probably. There are some rather incomprehensible word strings in, for example, “Bodhisattva Cathedral.”
As far as we can tell, the protagonist refuses a heaven “only sewn with gold” and states that climbing is “never kinda clean,” but that is an approximation. The English in these songs could have been better.
But even without understanding the Hellsing OST to the letter, fans can still feel it, and they love it. The nostalgia may be helping, too. Many of us remember this OST and want to listen to it.
All this makes you think — it should be easier to buy. Maybe more copies for sale are in order?
You can say all you want about its contrived plot, but the original Hellsing series had an amazing soundtrack.
The original Hellsing series is a flawed but beautiful piece adapted by Gonzo and directed by Yasunori Urata, taking some of the canon and adding their own storyline. It is a rather contrived story that leaves more questions than answers. Yet the series has a very important strength, and that is its soundtrack.
The gorgeous music we are talking about was created predominantly by Yasushi Ishii. It has millions of views on YouTube, which is the main source of the music given that the CDs are a rarity. Spotify might offer some of the music, and an odd CD is sold via Amazon, but unfortunately, these gems are not easy to find for sale.
If you think of the soundtrack for the Hellsing series, you probably picture the opening. It features "Logos Naki World," and this track hooks you right away. It is catchy, it offers the vocals you will soon associate with the soundtrack, and you do not need to focus on the broken English, because the opening is just too iconic to worry about that.
There is more; “Falling into a Trap with a Sexy Lure” is Alucard’s theme, and it is as frivolous and catchy as you would expect from this vampire trickster.
And just one more highlight: “R&R with Dracula’s Minions” is a nod to the music that would normally be accompanying vampire lords before giving up on those olden harpsichords in favor of, well, R&R.
If you know Alucard, you know that the man has adapted quite well to the benefits of modern un-death (especially when those benefits are guns). R&R fits him way better.
Now, could the English in these pieces have been better? Probably. There are some rather incomprehensible word strings in, for example, “Bodhisattva Cathedral.”
As far as we can tell, the protagonist refuses a heaven “only sewn with gold” and states that climbing is “never kinda clean,” but that is an approximation. The English in these songs could have been better.
But even without understanding the Hellsing OST to the letter, fans can still feel it, and they love it. The nostalgia may be helping, too. Many of us remember this OST and want to listen to it.
All this makes you think — it should be easier to buy. Maybe more copies for sale are in order?
