The first Kuroshitsuji has a marvelous soundtrack, fitting the scenes of the anime perfectly.
If you are still considering taking a look at the first Kuroshitsuji, view the soundtrack as a major, major advantage of the series. It is always fit for the moment, and it can be all kinds of things, from frightening to bittersweet, to comedic.
We are writing that because some minor spoilers will take place. Consider not reading further until you have watched the series, and then come back!
Kuroshitsuji OST has been released, but it is difficult to find it outside of used copies on eBay, so we will just name the music pieces and explain where they are used and what is so great about them.
Nigram Clavem is the first of the OST. It has some ominous latin singing with soft, as if frightened or faint, female voice also trying to sing something. It is proper for the opening, in which Sebastian makes a pact with Ciel, and it pairs nicely with the tenth track named The Dark Crow Smiles.
Sebastian is associated with the dark crow, and it is a symbol of his demonic nature. In the track, the first part also has some latin singing and slow music, but it is soon taken over by a more modern tune mixed with that latin singing, to which Sebastian delivers a speech about him being a hell of a butler. It works very nicely, and Sebastian's speech is extremely in character and fits the whole arrangement.
The twelfth track is called Faint Smile, and it is a jazz piece that actually sounds like it could be used to accompany the shenanigans of Ciel's servants or various other comedic bits. It is completely different from the latin singing that is meant for darker, more serious moments.
The nineteenth track is called Wie Schon! It is an opera piece in German. It is meant to accompany Grell, and it goes well with the Jack-the-Ripper persona, especially since both the track and Grell mention Julliette. After all, even as Grell tries to kill Sebastian, the reaper appears to imagine them as an unlikely couple. For Grell's butler person, the sixth track is meant, which is comedic and fits well with the reaper in disguise being a comedic relief before going ax-crazy. Or chainsaw-crazy.
The rest of the tracks are similar in their goals and diversity. Some are meant to highlight the unsettling, terrifying nature of what is happening in the Phantomhive manor; others are there for an interlude or for the characters and scenes that provide comic relief. Many even bridge genres, including both classic music and more modern styles. It is a great soundtrack and it deserves more recognition for how well it fits every scene of the anime.
The first Kuroshitsuji has a marvelous soundtrack, fitting the scenes of the anime perfectly.
If you are still considering taking a look at the first Kuroshitsuji, view the soundtrack as a major, major advantage of the series. It is always fit for the moment, and it can be all kinds of things, from frightening to bittersweet, to comedic.
We are writing that because some minor spoilers will take place. Consider not reading further until you have watched the series, and then come back!
Kuroshitsuji OST has been released, but it is difficult to find it outside of used copies on eBay, so we will just name the music pieces and explain where they are used and what is so great about them.
Nigram Clavem is the first of the OST. It has some ominous latin singing with soft, as if frightened or faint, female voice also trying to sing something. It is proper for the opening, in which Sebastian makes a pact with Ciel, and it pairs nicely with the tenth track named The Dark Crow Smiles.
Sebastian is associated with the dark crow, and it is a symbol of his demonic nature. In the track, the first part also has some latin singing and slow music, but it is soon taken over by a more modern tune mixed with that latin singing, to which Sebastian delivers a speech about him being a hell of a butler. It works very nicely, and Sebastian's speech is extremely in character and fits the whole arrangement.
The twelfth track is called Faint Smile, and it is a jazz piece that actually sounds like it could be used to accompany the shenanigans of Ciel's servants or various other comedic bits. It is completely different from the latin singing that is meant for darker, more serious moments.
The nineteenth track is called Wie Schon! It is an opera piece in German. It is meant to accompany Grell, and it goes well with the Jack-the-Ripper persona, especially since both the track and Grell mention Julliette. After all, even as Grell tries to kill Sebastian, the reaper appears to imagine them as an unlikely couple. For Grell's butler person, the sixth track is meant, which is comedic and fits well with the reaper in disguise being a comedic relief before going ax-crazy. Or chainsaw-crazy.
The rest of the tracks are similar in their goals and diversity. Some are meant to highlight the unsettling, terrifying nature of what is happening in the Phantomhive manor; others are there for an interlude or for the characters and scenes that provide comic relief. Many even bridge genres, including both classic music and more modern styles. It is a great soundtrack and it deserves more recognition for how well it fits every scene of the anime.
