Ghost in the Shell: Original Soundtrack (1995)

Ghost in the Shell: OST (1995)

Composed by Kenji Kawai

Kenji’s use of modern synthesised technology spliced with traditional Japanese instrumentation captures the very essence of the GitS film.

A female choir sets the tone on the opening track, but what follows is primarily minimalist, reliant on sparse percussion, chimes, bells, and an oddly eerie atmosphere. The feeling of floating in a sea is an apt analogy to describe the ominous embrace and peaceful, enveloping serenity of it.

It's both emotionally sombre and spiritually beautiful, which seems like an impossible contradiction to me. But I adore beautiful contradictions.