Air - Alone in Kyoto
Song: Alone in Kyoto
Artist: Air
Album: Talkie Walkie / Lost in Translation OST
iTunes music store link: "Alone in Kyoto" by Air
Here's another song I love in this film OST. Alone in Kyoto has to be one of the most mysterious songs I've heard in years. It tells you so much without really telling you anything, To me the whole meaning of the song is about mood and certain discoveries you get into musically and through images. It's hard to explain. Air, being the electronic pop band it is, made this song rely a lot on synths and electronic samples, but they tried to take care for the humanity of it. The final result is an amazingly human song full of feelings, sensations and small details, but with an inexplicable aura of mistery.
Then the piano chords again with the voice sounds just repeating something. In the end, the sound of the waves along with the piano once again. It's the final extasis of the song which makes you think that the conclussion might be an open one, with a different meaning depending on each listener.
Again, I have to say that as someone who has spent two years around Tokyo and Japan this song is VERY VERY representative of the way you sometimes feel while living there. I think the scene in the film in which it appears is very appropiate (Charlotte, fed up with Tokyo's confussion, leaves for Kyoto to see the traditional Japan, and realizes the beauty of its traditions and its simplicity while there... it's just a brief scene but it's very important for the whole meaning of the film).
I will review the complete album soon. Hope you enjoy listening to this song. I really find it to be a huge work of musical art and complexity in such simple grouping of melody, rythm and harmony.... plus mood!!
Artist: Air
Album: Talkie Walkie / Lost in Translation OST
iTunes music store link: "Alone in Kyoto" by Air
Here's another song I love in this film OST. Alone in Kyoto has to be one of the most mysterious songs I've heard in years. It tells you so much without really telling you anything, To me the whole meaning of the song is about mood and certain discoveries you get into musically and through images. It's hard to explain. Air, being the electronic pop band it is, made this song rely a lot on synths and electronic samples, but they tried to take care for the humanity of it. The final result is an amazingly human song full of feelings, sensations and small details, but with an inexplicable aura of mistery.
Then the piano chords again with the voice sounds just repeating something. In the end, the sound of the waves along with the piano once again. It's the final extasis of the song which makes you think that the conclussion might be an open one, with a different meaning depending on each listener.
Again, I have to say that as someone who has spent two years around Tokyo and Japan this song is VERY VERY representative of the way you sometimes feel while living there. I think the scene in the film in which it appears is very appropiate (Charlotte, fed up with Tokyo's confussion, leaves for Kyoto to see the traditional Japan, and realizes the beauty of its traditions and its simplicity while there... it's just a brief scene but it's very important for the whole meaning of the film).
I will review the complete album soon. Hope you enjoy listening to this song. I really find it to be a huge work of musical art and complexity in such simple grouping of melody, rythm and harmony.... plus mood!!
1 Comments:
Hey Luis... seems you have some pretty good taste. I haven't heard this song, but I love Air. I haven't seen Lost in Translation, either, unfortunately... but you have inspired me to hear the song/see the movie. I am so out of it over here... salsa's good, but doesn't satisfy somehow! I am going to Lima at the end of the month... can you recommend any good (non-salsa/cheese playing) clubs?
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