K.M.E. - 久遠の絆 Arrange Album -玲瓏- (Kuon no Kizuna Arrange Album -Reirou-) [1999]
genres: electronic, classical, new age find: youtube
i posted this album a while ago but i wanted to talk about it more.
this album arranges the soundtrack from the visual novel kuon no kizuna written by the talented saga kazami. it's the only full length kuon no kizuna arrange album that i know of. it does the original soundtrack justice, for sure. kaz is a great arranger and it's always a treat to see him around.
this album thrives in its more emotional tracks than its upbeat ones, but does a wonderful job arranging all of its songs while still maintaining the feelings of the originals nonetheless. track 9, 絆 (kizuna), is one of my favorite doujin arrange songs ever. it fills me with this indescribable feeling of sadness and nostalgia for something i never experienced. it's cinematic and kind of cheesy, but in an extremely sincere way, as with most doujin arrange music from this time, and as with the rest of this album. i've been searching for another doujin song that makes me feel the way 絆 does ever since i heard it, but haven't found anything.
this album is super underrated. i always love to hear arrange albums of less common media. i also love saga kazami's work anyway, so this album really is a treat.
