I really like that they synced the entire sequence in episode 25 to this. From the kiss, to the end of the episode. Especially, 3:13 syncing up with the rise of the super spiral gauge. 「1万, 10万, 100万!!! シモン、行けるわよ！」
This is gonna sound so dumb but I HATE opera. Absolutely loathe it. I can’t stand the sound and what it represents. Anytime I hear it in the background of a movie, tv show, commercial, etc. I get so uncomfortable and I want to rip my ears out. The fact that ofc one of my fav anime has opera in it makes this hard to listen to I can’t lie. But with the rap almost “fighting” the opera it makes me feel better. So whenever I hear opera now, all I’ll think to myself now is to fight it. Cause fuck it. I’ll think of this OST and just constantly say “ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA”. Because that’s what Simon did. That’s what Kamina did. They were a rebellious duo who defied the logic of the world. So sorry if this doesn’t make sense but still awesome OST, just the opera is so goddamn annoying. But the rap is brilliant
To me, the Latin opera and English rap lyrics being side-by-side symbolizes two things. The Latin opera, a longing desire for the trials and tribulations to end, to be granted "ETERNAL REST". The English rap, an unwavering determination to push far beyond what is possible, to "FIGHT THE POWER". You would think that these two feelings are contradictory, and yet, inside the human soul, there is enough space for both.
can we talk about the sheer coordination between this track and kittan's scene it's like the entire scene is a music video and the track and the flow of the scene were made in tandem. the start and buildup when kittan says he's gonna do it (btw the anime uses a version with an intro that isnt even in the ost) the fakeout with the space gunmen exploding and the opera voices rising to give you a sensation of despair. but then the music continuing and approaching climax as they reveal he's still alive. and he hits the thing and the music "ends". there's silence, but after a few seconds it continues, starting back up from the piano, and goes all the way to the end of the episode through the whole transformation scene.
Acabo de finalmente ver las dos películas de Guren lagan y este tema no se me saca de la cabeza, definitivamente son buenas películas, no recordaba que el anime fuera tan bueno
Just finished Gurren Lagann... I'm going through a very rough time right now, but after watching this anime, I have the motivation to fight back! I CAN DO IT!! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!
