Requesting the BGM of Rurouni Kenshin's Memories lt;lt;along againgt;gt;

The OST should be included.

The following is the download address:

Mule's:

/2004/11/01/0000024967 .html

Album introduction:

Echoes of the times ~ Rurouni Kenshin’s SOUNDTRACK reverie

——Let’s talk about memories again in the meditation of music

The executioner walking alone on a moonlit night, the lost woman exuding the fragrance of white plum blossoms on a rainy night, the cross wound represents the sadness of love and hate, and the helplessness of the wavering world...

Initially, it came from being moved by the memorial chapter, and then I started searching around for background music related to it. I got the "Reminiscence Original Soundtrack" and two other related "Requiem Songs of the Restoration Patriots" and "Rurouni Kenshin Theme Zone Collection" from friends. So on a rainy day that suited my mood, I began to indulge in the black and white past of the Meiji era, and the sad music gradually began to sound——

lt;In Memories "A Boy Meets The Man"gt;中The opening scene shows the sad smile of Shinta Xiang, who has long since lost his parents, and his two dependent elder sisters who have also become human traffickers. At dusk, when the sunset gradually falls into the dark world, a murderous aura quietly rises... Then, the splash of blood, the desperate scream, the excitement of the murderer, the whimpering of the weak, and the young heart is lifted like this Got the sword. What a heavy fate those thin hands have to bear. When Higu Seijuro appeared, this kind of sadness increased subtly... Cruel indifference and silent pain, the boy walked away I took a road through the tomb in the sunset...

Reminiscing, I kept reminiscing over and over again. With such a theme, I recalled the time when I faced the animation, and the bleeding pain began to swell in my chest. The cutscenes were full of shadow puppets, from fragile to pitiful Kenshin, from strong to miserable Abba. , so repeatedly intertwined in this music:

The rich changes of orchestral music, brass horns, and drums are the main theme centered on Kenshin, which fully demonstrates the persistent mentality of the revolutionaries in the Meiji period who never looked back. , and the tragic fate of life is so insignificant in the whirlpool of the times; and Abba's main melody is a calm and soft style dominated by flute sounds, as slow as the wind blowing from a far away place, or a The process of blooming white plum blossoms is the same; the interweaving of the two expresses the restless hearts of revolutionaries and ordinary people

The struggle between two contradictory consciousnesses.

As an executioner, Kenshin also wanted to live a peaceful and bloodless life, but he always believed in the bright future. However, he became emotionally gloomy amidst repeated numb killings and could not see the dawn of a new era. The sudden meaning is self-evident, so he can't extricate himself from the entanglement between the two rationalities; as a commoner, after the happiness she could have obtained was shattered, she felt a certain sense of despair and wanted to avenge her dead fiancé Qingsato. The mentality is actually a subconscious longing for the happy days when men farm and women weave. They think that killing their enemies can bring back the lost happiness. Such a deceptive and paralyzing idea of ????self. It’s not like Ba has never done it before.

In this way, like the pull of fate and the natural attraction, the two people asked themselves, looked at each other, and searched for what it was like in such an uneasy era. lifestyle. And self-reflection on whether the initial personal creed is correct.

Perhaps this is the incongruous cruelty brought about by the new era. When everything is understood, it is also the moment when everything comes to an end. In order for more people to gain everything, we must first let some people lose something, and if these things are lost, they will never come back.

This is the fate of Kenshin and Abba, is it destined? Or are elimination and sacrifice in the tide of the times the price to be paid for new changes?

Only people who live in that kind of world can probably understand more. But in this world, after seeing such a historical reflection, we always feel more helpless and can no longer express more. There are many and precise things.

The CD of remembrances can be summed up into two major chapters. One is to describe the real world in the context of an era, and the other is to express the confusion and confusion of people living in such a helpless world. The depiction of conflict is the chapter where Kenshin and Abba change their moods before and after.

◆Part 1 Two people in the Meiji era

lt; Bloodgt; foreshadows the upcoming deadly battle between the reformers and the Shinsengumi Mibu wolves in the dark night. The definitions of justice and evil have long become ambiguous. There are only the shouts of the swordsmen and the strong blood. In such a moment when life can be lost at any time and at any time, the reformers and the Shinsengumi Mibuwolves don't know if they have really thought about it. When choosing between creed and life, how do they weigh the two and implement them? At the same time, the executioners and shadow warriors on both sides have a fate that no one will remember even after they die. So who can tell us how we should treat them?

lt;Quiet Life —pf solo version—gt; is exactly the ending theme of this play. The charm of piano music lies in its calmness and serenity. It can stir people's thoughts. Recalling the shot of the windmill in the play that keeps turning, it always makes people feel nostalgic. The soothing music contains many things to think about, just like seeing the peaceful atmosphere on the streets at the end of the shogunate period. The flower sellers lazily hawked their flowers by the lakeside in the early morning, celebrating the festival. Children in kimono are playing in the bright firecrackers at night, and the windmill in their hands reflects a sense of joy and joy in the colorful sky. And the next morning, it was lying quietly on the ground, no longer able to blow in the wind. It is such a mood contained in it. I think.

The background of "The Wars of The Last Wolvesgt" is the historical "Ikeda House" incident between the Shinsengumi Miburo and the Restoration Patriots. The surface peace gradually turns to unrest and turmoil, and the explosive tension makes us pay more attention to the desperate fight between the two sides, rather than the poor word "justice". Lightning, blood, swung blades, shouts, all-or-nothing or complete devotion. These are covered bit by bit in the process of history. They may not feel it at all, but they are using their own fighting at this moment to prove the cruelty and sorrow of human progress. Entering the middle part of the soundtrack, everything finally seemed a little quieter, but there was a sense of decadence and depression. Heroes cherish heroes. I wonder if these pioneers of the new era and defenders of the old order have such an experience? Somehow.

The melody of lt;The Willgt; is the same as that of lt;The Will -pf solo version-gt;, the only difference is in the instrument used. And this piece uses orchestral music as the keynote, so what it wants to reflect is a larger category. Although the meaning of "hope" is beautiful, it is extremely difficult to fulfill it. This is exactly the confusion in this era. Everyone has different "hopes". How to reconcile them?

lt;Testamentgt;Personally, I think it is the most obscure song on the album. "Covenant" has religious overtones, but when used here, it feels very unclear. After listening to the entire song, I still have no thoughts. The intermittent and powerful strings seem to have the flavor of the so-called march of saints, but the elongated continuation of some obscure sounds is really difficult to determine what they are expressing.

lt;Shades of Revolutiongt; in my opinion is a complete interpretation of the entire revolution. The trumpets and drums at the climax create a very warm and exciting "revolutionary song". The initial depression is obviously a trough period, while the euphemism in the middle describes the hardships of the lives of the patriots bit by bit, revealing a kind of hard work and longing for tomorrow. In the end, it seems that we can see the decisive moment of the reform in history. The battle of "Fushimi Toba". It is true that there is sadness in the revolution, but its strength and worth paying for can't help but make people admire and mourn those who have passed away.

lt;In Memories "KA·TO·WA·RI"gt; took over the opening sequence of the album's first soundtracklt;In Memories "A BoyMeets The Man"gt;, but Added something else to it. It's obvious that the arranger wanted to create a slightly different contrast with the first song here. From Shinta when he was a child to Kenshin who has grown up now, he returned to that remote path and came to that empty tomb again, looking at the memories and things left behind by the passage of time, Kenshin

What do you think of? Still no more than a child, but experiencing hardships that are beyond human endurance. The stars in the sky were twinkling, and I remembered my master's whisper, "The name Shinta sounds too weak. From now on, I'll call you 'Kenshin'..." Then, everything reincarnated again...

◆Part 2 Two People in the Meiji Era

lt; One of These Nightsgt; began to extend his thoughts with the slow and melodious sound of the flute. Obviously, the flute sound is also in the context of the era, and it sounds like There was a slight melancholy, and then it suddenly disappeared. What changed was the unknown cruelty of the executioner in the dark night, and then returned to the sound of the flute... The interlacing of each other obviously reflects the relationship between Kenshin and Abba. Two completely different lives before meeting. Kenshin devotes himself to the days of licking blood for the sake of reform, and at this time, Abba is waiting for his fiancé Kiyosato to come back, so that the two of them can live happily.

lt;Alone Againgt;The depressing and low tone shows Kenshin's loneliness and stubbornness, and the whole song continues in this slowness. I believe that a new era will eventually come, but at the same time, I am repeatedly asking myself, am I doing the right thing? and recall again the teachings of his master. Such contradictions and confusions can only be numbed by constant killing; and in a similar environment, Aba is also painfully blaming himself for the past, why doesn't he confess to Kiyosato that he wants him to stay with him? What about the thoughts around you? The hidden pain accumulated in the hearts of the two characters also creates the future for the two of them to go deep into each other and want to discover what kind of person "he" (she) really is behind the face...

lt; Day After Daygt; is based on the theme of Kenshin's life as an executioner. The climax of the whole song reminds people of the exciting words, "Do justice for heaven and kill people with justice." No one can explain the philosophy of troubled times. Survival is no longer some kind of animal instinct, but what changes people is a belief in historical trends or something like that. perhaps. Still no one can tell.

lt;In The Raingt; Just like the image of Aba in the play, it is a kind of melodiousness coming from afar, slightly indifferent melancholy, pale and specious, and a kind of incomprehensible. Transparent meaning. It was as if I could see the scene where the two met on that rainy night again. After the exciting fight, Kenshin, physically and mentally haggard, looked at Abba covered in blood. The knife fell and his heart felt empty. In that scene, "You really can call out the fishy wind, blood, and rain." Even I, who was completely out of the situation, couldn't help but feel something surge in my eyes

The music of this scene gradually unfolds with a slow melody, and the fighting scene in the middle arouses tension, thus forming two sharp contrasts. The two extreme emotional fluctuations are followed by silence, such a kind of excitement in the sound of rain. In addition to causing Kenshin's confusion and collapse in the play, suffocation also deeply made the audience feel such a shock. At the same time, it contains Aba's melancholy, Kenshin's confusion, and an exciting meaning of "revolution." This soundtrack can be said to contain a center of the entire album.

lt;Talk to The Moongt; takes place in the late autumn and cold winter in the mountains in the third act. There are some hints of the end in the ordinary life of Aba and Kenshin. The word "moon" warmly expresses a meaning of desolation and helplessness. The euphemistic repetition of the violin can easily make people's hearts spin and think... In the end, it also floats away in the unknowing whirlwind. Gone far away, just like the shortest and beautiful life of Aba and Kenshin.

lt;Sound of Snow Fallinggt;It makes people extremely sad and sad to see the first scar on the face of the lost Kenshin bleeding uncontrollably, and the words "Abba, go to Otsu", so It sounds so desolate in the heavy snow flying all over the sky! Just like a big red flower withering away, the melody of the intersection of the two wills, the flute represented by Abba and the orchestra represented by Kenshin, continues to sing, which makes another scene that comes to mind again and again in the cold winter is The two people cuddled up against each other in the bonfire to share the warmth and warmth, which became the most beautiful scene in the entire memorial chapter. The contrast between before and after depicts the ungraspable meaning of troubled times, which also makes the viewer feel frustrated. The snowflakes are flying, the rustling echoes, the winter heart is sad, and time is gone.

lt;The Will —pf solo version—gt; reflects the pain of Kenshin facing Aba's death in the fourth act, and his realization of "what kind of happy life can he bring to the people" This is the ultimate goal of the reform belief that we must continue to adhere to. Heavy things, where will the sword go after losing its scabbard... Faced with when the new era will come, there are both hopes and doubts about whether the same mistakes will be repeated in the future, but what we have to consider is what we should do now. question. Kenshin, who was filled with sadness, said, "My sister has gone to a very far away place, so let me play with you all until the sun goes down." He persisted in those things that he had spent a long time with Kenshin and Aba. In the hands of an innocent child, such a sword heart must be both happy and painful. Different from the performance of string strings in "The Willgt", the piano music once again reflects its unique charm of bringing people into a certain artistic conception. There is no lack of passion in the powerful sound, but the feeling of reservation is even more intense in the depression. Exactly what you can feel.

End I’m in the rain

lt; Quite Lifegt; echoes quietly around me, and the silhouette of the windmill flying in my mind. Before I knew it, it started to rain outside the window. There is something very special about listening to the sound of rain in the music.

The thunderstorm in early summer is violent, spectacular, and full of charm.

After typing the last few words, I breathed out gently. I pursed my lips.

Smile.

I played back the soundtrack of the Remembrance Chapter again. Amidst the sound of rain, I ended up playing only these two songs repeatedly: lt; Quite

Lifegt; and lt; Quiet Life—pf solo version—gt;.

Soft. serene. gentle. Comfortable.

Lying in front of the unclosed blinds, I was vaguely wet by the floating glass, and the water marks slowly slid down the outline of my face. It was a strange feeling. It must have been more than a hundred years since the story of the Remembrance Chapter left. So what happens to everything now? Many things will happen unpredictably. Reminisce about Aba's pale smile again, feel the pain of the sword's cross wound again, again - as always.

On a drizzly day, my body is still, but my thoughts are allowed to wander. Looking into the distance in the music...

I’m in the rain.

I’m in the quiet life.

Do you?

Album tracks:

01 In Memories “A boy meets The Man”

02 One of These Nights

03 Alone Again

04 Blood

05 Day After Day

06 In the Rain

07 Quiet Life (pf solo version)