The classic anime adaptation of the manga Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo will be having its soundtrack reissued on vinyl in the near future. The score to the Akira anime is something of a unique one in the ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Chief Keef, Ne-Yo, Stove God Cooks and Westside Gunn. "Rerecorded and remastered using the most advanced audio techniques available, this release of the ...

Composed by Dr. Shoji Yamashiro of the Geinoh Yamashirogumi collective, the score is particularly unique because it was created and recorded before the film was made. Akira’s animations were then ...

One of the most iconic anime films ever also had one of the most iconic soundtracks. Akira’s gamelan percussions (represented on this comp by the ‘Kaneda’ theme) were made by massive Japanese ...