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Kenji Kawaii - Ghost in the Shell - LP + 7" + Book deluxe version - WRWTFWR017
Sold Date:
January 13, 2018
Start Date:
December 26, 2017
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Deluxe version: 1xLP, 7", Book We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present the first ever official vinyl pressing of the soundtrack for MAMORU OSHIi's critically acclaimed and all around legendary science fiction anime film Ghost In The Shell (1995). The haunting score is composed by KENJI KAWAI, one of Japan's most celebrated soundtrack composers alongside Joe Hisaishi and Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose work includes Hideo Nakata's Ring (1998) and Ring 2 (1999), Death Note (2006), Hong Kong films Seven Swords by Tsui Hark (2005) and Ip Man by Wilson Yip (2008), and countless others. Kawai's compositions see ancient harmonies and percussions uncannily mesh with synthesized sounds of the modern world to convey a sumptuous balance between folklore tradition and futuristic outlook. Ghost In The Shell is widely considered one of the best anime films of all time and its influence has been felt in the work of numerous movie directors, including James Cameron's Avatar (2009), the Wachowskis's The Matrix (1999), and Steven Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001).
