Jumping on the music discussion bandwagon...
Sailor Moon currently has 3.5 TV adaptations, each with its own soundtrack: the 90's anime, the DIC dub, the live action series, and Crystal. How do you guys rank them? Which series so far has had the best soundtrack? The worst?
Here's my ranking:
BEST: The Live Action Series
I may be biased because I've just happened to have listened to this version's OST the most, but to me it's definitely the strongest. The pieces are eclectic while still being cohesive, they're all memorable and have mostly aged well, and the vocal tracks are all bops (even if there are some noticeable struggle vocals now and then). I give it 9 NakoNakos out of 10.
RUNNER-UP: Crystal
Okay, I know this series' soundtrack is technically generic and lazy because it's just the composer recycling his compositions for PreCure, but I don't watch PreCure and never will, so I don't care! The music is still beautiful (unlike the animation), dreamy, and dramatic, and would make the perfect score for a Sailor Moon ballet. The vocal songs, though few, are nice too, apart from the atrocity that is Star on Stars. I give it 6.5 unconscious Sailor Guardians out of 10.
THIRD PLACE: The 90's Anime
At times a little too eclectic for its own good, I do think a fair chunk of the 90's OST sounds pretty dated now, but the Outers' and Starlights' transformation songs still slay. The vocal songs aren't particularly memorable to me, but Ai no Senshi slaps and all the OP and ED songs are iconic. I give it 5 Heart Crystals out of 10.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The DIC Dub
I adore the synth-heavy DIC dub soundtrack. "Moon Crystal Power" and "Sailor Jupiter's Theme" are two of the best instrumental tracks any of the series' soundtracks have produced, and every vocal track is I C O N I C. But I have to rank it last because most of the instrumental pieces lacked variety, mostly just riffing off the theme song's melody, and because Carry On should have had a second verse. I give it 4.99 meatball heads out of 10.
Sailor Moon currently has 3.5 TV adaptations, each with its own soundtrack: the 90's anime, the DIC dub, the live action series, and Crystal. How do you guys rank them? Which series so far has had the best soundtrack? The worst?
Here's my ranking:
BEST: The Live Action Series
I may be biased because I've just happened to have listened to this version's OST the most, but to me it's definitely the strongest. The pieces are eclectic while still being cohesive, they're all memorable and have mostly aged well, and the vocal tracks are all bops (even if there are some noticeable struggle vocals now and then). I give it 9 NakoNakos out of 10.
RUNNER-UP: Crystal
Okay, I know this series' soundtrack is technically generic and lazy because it's just the composer recycling his compositions for PreCure, but I don't watch PreCure and never will, so I don't care! The music is still beautiful (unlike the animation), dreamy, and dramatic, and would make the perfect score for a Sailor Moon ballet. The vocal songs, though few, are nice too, apart from the atrocity that is Star on Stars. I give it 6.5 unconscious Sailor Guardians out of 10.
THIRD PLACE: The 90's Anime
At times a little too eclectic for its own good, I do think a fair chunk of the 90's OST sounds pretty dated now, but the Outers' and Starlights' transformation songs still slay. The vocal songs aren't particularly memorable to me, but Ai no Senshi slaps and all the OP and ED songs are iconic. I give it 5 Heart Crystals out of 10.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The DIC Dub
I adore the synth-heavy DIC dub soundtrack. "Moon Crystal Power" and "Sailor Jupiter's Theme" are two of the best instrumental tracks any of the series' soundtracks have produced, and every vocal track is I C O N I C. But I have to rank it last because most of the instrumental pieces lacked variety, mostly just riffing off the theme song's melody, and because Carry On should have had a second verse. I give it 4.99 meatball heads out of 10.