Escaflowne of the heavens is a 26episode japanese anime television series produced by sunrise studios and directed by kazuki akane. Hitomi gallantly ruining fashion to save van from a sneak attack adaptational villainy. Overall it remains an engaging continuation of the story. The vision of escaflowne was an orchestral bombing and emotional ride with its music, probably yoko kannos greatest work. It premiered in japan on april 2, 1996 on tv tokyo, and the final episode aired on september 24, 1996. The vision of escaflowne original soundtrack compilation 3.
Escaflowne movie ost music, videos, stats, and photos. Soundtrackthe escaflowne ost was released on july 5, 2000 and contains twentysix tracks, including the movies full opening and. From her melancholy, the otherworldly presence of lord folken is summoned, and she is spirited away to the foreign world of gaea. She feels isolated from her friends and family, and wants nothing more than to disappear. Even if youre not into either the shoujo demographic or the mecha genre, let alone pre2000s anime, you might find the vision of escaflowne to be a memorable watch. Tenkuu no escaflowne with compositions by yoko kanno, hajime mizoguchi performed by gabriela robin, aceilux, mai yamane, lorchestra dellunione musicisti di rome, teatro dellopera di. She is swept away in a beam of light and taken to a new world known as gaea. Original soundtrack for the anime film escaflowne also called escaflowne. Pics of the the vision of escaflowne voice actors show. One night, though, her life irrevocably changes for the stranger. Both the movie and the vision of escaflowne were rereleased in 2016 with a new english dub. The vision of escaflowne original drama album the thought of the jeture.
With this soundtrack for the escaflowne movie, the well matched duo of yoko kanno and hajime mizoguchi has once again created enrapturing music that will. Escaflowne also advertised as escaflowne the movie. One day, high school student hitomi kanzaki is accidentally transported from earth to the world of gaea, where she meets the young king van fanel and is caught up in his efforts to unite the countries of gaea against the belligerent zaibach empire. The vision of escaflowne ost shadow of doubt this is a personal compilation of some of my favourite and most memorable tracks from tvoe. Kanzaki hitomi always thought she was just an ordinary high school girl. Commercial cd published by victor entertainment on jul 24, 1996 containing original soundtrack from the vision of escaflowne.
The vision of escaflowne 2000 tv show behind the voice actors. The vision of escaflowne is one of my favorite animes. Yes, its a little barfy at times all the love triangles ugh, and it would have been better if they had been able to make all 39 episodes instead of ending the series at episode 26, but its a really neat tale about a girl growing up and facing her demons. Vision of escaflowne is a title that was once held in great esteem within the fan community, and was widely considered to be one of the best anime out there. Take vision of escaflowne, remove all the character development, writing, humor, romance, and action that made the series the classic 90s anime people treat it as, and throw it out the window.
The opening song, yubiwa ring is gorgeous and displays the vocal talents of maaya sakamoto, the lead voice actress in the film. Hacksign opening theme obsession ending theme yasashii yoake single seesaw. Two more mangas and a novelization were produced later, and the anime was licensed as the vision of escaflowne in the us. The vision of escaflowne movie ost were flying this is a personal compilation of some of my favourite and most memorable tracks from tvoe. A girl in gaea the cd has the tracks listed in tracklisting 27 tracks, the backsleeve is printed with 26 tracks see images. With this soundtrack for the escaflowne movie, the well matched duo of yoko kanno and hajime mizoguchi has once again created enrapturing music that will delight for ages. One of the best points about mecha anime is that it is actually hugely diverse. With equal parts romance, fantasymecha action, metaphysical sciencefantasy, and a war epic thrown in as a bonus, vision of escaflowne is an impressive series. Lovers only is the best soundtrack ever in my opinion. Show less read more the vision of escaflowne ost play all.
The vision of escaflowne ost shadow of doubt by spectaculex. The vision of escaflowne movie ost black escaflowne youtube. In the movie folken is a psychotic big bad, while in the original series he was more of an antivillain or a dragon with an agenda to the actual big bad, emperor dornkirk who is absent from the movie altogether. The escaflowne ost was released on july 5, 2000 and contains twentysix tracks, including the movies full opening and ending themes. Backing up the interesting and enjoyable characters and twisting plotline are the creatively designed world of gaia, very attractive visuals, and beautiful music. Perhaps it was the lack of titles available in america that caused vision of escaflowne to be praised so, but whatever the case may be, after watching it i can only call it good, not great. A girl in gaia features kelly sheridan as the voice of hitomi. Escaflowne the movie soundtrack sora especial yoko kanno.
Vision of escaflowne i call it so that no one confuses it with a movie named. Escaflowne the movie original soundtrack by yoko kanno. Contentsshow overview this album was composed by yoko kanno and hajime mizoguchi, as it was for the tv animation show vision of escaflowne, and although there are still a few unreleased. Hitomi kanzaki is just an ordinary 15yearold schoolgirl with an interest in tarot cards and fortune telling, but one night, a boy named van fanel suddenly appears from the sky along. Tenkuu no escaflowne, lyrics,song lyrics,music lyrics,lyric songs,lyric search,words to song,song words,anime music,megumi. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database.
Extra large billboard advertisement posters for the escaflowne movie. Visions of escaflowne is a wiki for the escaflowne universe. The soundtrack of vision of escaflowne and escaflowne was composed by yoko kanno and hajime mizoguchi. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from escaflowne movie ost. With shinichiro miki, joji nakata, maaya sakamoto, tomokazu seki. The movie was released on june 24, 2000, but bears only a basic resemblance to the original series. Bandai entertainment also included the ultimate edition release of the movie in its 2004 perfect collection dvd set of the original vision of escaflowne anime series. The vision of escaflowne ost aoi hitomi by spectaculex.
At otakon 20, funimation entertainment had announced that they have rescued both the vision of escaflowne and the movie. Escaflowne original sound track first vision youtube. On gaea, hitomi is both feared and worshipped as the. The vision of escaflowne original soundtrack 1 over the sky epic and beautiful the vision of escaflowne original soundtrack 2 emotional and beautiful. Us release of the 2000 japanese animated film escaflowne.
Four cd soundtracks and a drama cd have also been released in. Looking for information on the anime tenkuu no escaflowne the vision of escaflowne. Thirteen years ago, when i was writing about vision of escaflowne for a nonspecialist magazine, i claimed, the best way to describe escaflowne is as the closest thing to a tenhour hayao miyazaki film. When a young man suddenly appears bringing a dragon along with him, hitomis fate is forever altered. With the talent of maya sakamoto on vocals and yoko kanno making most of the music and providing vocals this soundtrack is just as epic as its animation. The anime series follows a teenage high school girl named hitomi kanzaki, who finds herself pulled from earth to the planet gaea when a boy named van fanel appears at her school during his fight with a. Havent seen this in awhile but i generally enjoyed it. It takes a while to get going, but the second half is handled very well. In the movie, folken is a psychotic big bad, while in the original series, he was more of an antivillain or a dragon with an agenda to the actual big bad. The vision of escaflowne 2000 tv show behind the voice. The vision of escaflowne movie ost were flying youtube.
Special thanks to uspiranix for helping me put this wt. The soundtrack was released in cd format in five different albums, four for the series and one for the movie. A great case in point is the unique anime saga of the vision of escaflowne. A grim retelling of the television series the vision of escaflowne. The vision of escaflowne original soundtrack by yoko. Shop the vision of escaflowne the movie funimation. Drama cdpicture title manufacturer release origin notes. In stock hitomi kanzaki is a typical girl who runs on the track team and has an affinity for tarot reading. Escaflowne film manga wiki fandom powered by wikia. The escaflowne original sound track album is the original soundtrack of the animation movie. There was also a movie released in 2000, which greatly simplified the series mythology and played up its mystical aspects. The vision of escaflowne movie ost black escaflowne this is a personal compilation of some of my favourite and most memorable tracks.
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