Thursday, July 28, 2016

Arai Akino (singer)

Music taste changes as you age.
Arai Akino has been one of my favourite singers since I was about 12~14 and I still listen to her songs.


Her music has featured in many animations as opening music and I wouldn't be surprised if her songs were used for games as well.


One thing I really like about her music is the mysterious and child like mood she makes with her songs. I can listen to her songs and just think of scenes such as a child running through the woods with fairies and demons near by or flying through an abandoned ruin. It makes me feel like I'm living through an adventure anime just by listening to her music.
When I say 'child like mood', her voice helps out, but she doesn't necessarily sound like she's trying to imitate a child's voice. I mean, she probably is, but her voice is clean and sounds natural to me and I generally dislike it when adults make child's voice with a high pitch.


I don't really have a favourite from all of her songs. I guess my preferred album is her RGB album, but I've also enjoy Sora no mori and Sora no Uta quite a bit.