If there’s one positive that can be wrung out of FMA:B’s OST 2, it’s that the music is a notch better overall than in OST 1. As is, all “~Undulation~” does is reflect a grim atmosphere without giving me any melodic hook to grab my attention. The same can be said for “Mount Briggs ~Undulation~,” which should have been combined with the “Mount Briggs ~Overture~” so as to yield a track that immerses you into the cold, bleak mountain and deliver a commanding aura akin to the music that played in Lord of the Rings as the Fellowship is going through the mines of Moria. So when Senju serves up something that is rhythmically and melodically repetitive like “Xing Symphony ~Overture~,” he’s not going to win me over without developing it so as to capture more facets of the piece’s titular land because there looks to be a lot of territory left unexplored. It needs to ebb, tease, shift, and flow together in a cohesive fashion. For a soundtrack to become an engaging experience, the music needs to be more than just a collection of cues. Part of the problem lies in the lack of development. It’s not as overbearing as it was in the first soundtrack, but it’s still there. The ambience continues to make up a large portion of the album and all too often, pieces build up in a repetitive fashion and peter out without ending conclusively. No more, and no less.Īs I went through the second soundtrack for FMA:B, the same standard litany of complaints that arose when I reviewed FMA:B’s first soundtrack comes up once more. Whether Senju’s just overworked or the demands that the producer or director placed on him didn’t give him much wiggle room, the soundtrack does not inspire. Trying, being the key word here because a critical component seems to be missing, thereby keeping this soundtrack from being on par with his previous works. Though I haven’t heard his other works beyond the magnificent soundtrack to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, whenever I listen to Akira Senju’s efforts for FMA:B, I feel as though Senju is trying to evoke the atmosphere contained in Shore’s music. Review: In an ideal world, Howard Shore would be scoring Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Golden Time Lover (TV Size) / Sukima SwitchĢ9.
Winry endures the trial of her life when new horrors of the Ishvalan massacre are revealed.Įpisode 14 Commentary, Episode 23 Commentary, Textless Opening Song, Textless Closing Song, Trailers.FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Original Soundtrack 2Īkira Senju, Sukima Switch, Lil’B, Chemistry, SCANDALġ. As insight is gained into the secret world of the Homunculi and their enigmatic creator, Lust feels the fires of Mustang's rage in battle - and the outcome of the clash will shock you. The path to the Philosopher's Stone now enters unfamiliar territory, as the Elrics face exotic strangers who use alkahestry, a version of alchemy native to the distant kingdom of Xing. The back of the DVD/Blu-ray cover contains the following synopsis:
Episode 14: Those Who Lurk Underground (2009 series).The DVD and Blu-ray contains these thirteen episodes of the series: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part 2 is the second English DVD and Blu-ray volume of the second Fullmetal Alchemist anime series, released by FUNimation on August 24, 2010.