Nadia, Secret of the Blue Water: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

By Tiffani Nadeau     July 31, 2005
Release Date: November 25, 2003



What They Say
Music composed by Chika Ueda and Shiro Sagisu. Lyrics by Satomi Matsushita, Miki Nomura, Masami Tozawa and KINUKO. Vocal performances by Satomi Matsushita and SILK.

The Review!
3 out of 5
Music found in the Nadia film.

This CD comes with a two-page insert. The insert contains a quick look at a few soundtrack titles available through ADV.

Don’t let the first track fool you on this one. The first track is slow paced, and not very moving. It doesn’t really have any gripping qualities to that would bring a listener in, however if you work your way through that first slow one, you’ll be happy with the rest of the CD. The instrumental tracks are very powerful in their tones and tempos. Does the better quality of the instrumentals make up for the lack of emotion in any of the vocals though, well that’s where I am at a loss. I have always been of the opinion that instrumentals are as good, if not better than vocals, but for some reason the high quality instrumentals and lower quality vocals combo just doesn’t make for a good listen. The lower quality of the vocals just brings the whole CD down a level, and that is a shame, because the instrumentals are worth a listen. If you are a fan of the Nadia movie of course you will like this one, as it encompasses the Nadia way of life, but as a stand alone CD, it is lacking in something, what that is, I’m not entirely sure, but something is missing.


I’d have to say good instrumentals, but lacking.

Fangboy says…Hmmmmm…not quite right.

Features
When Will I Smile?4:52Vocal (Japanese) ,Nightmare2:24Instrumental ,Nadia’s Fight1:21Instrumental ,Fuzzy’s Secret2:00Instrumental,Stealthy Steps1:41Instrumental,Heartbreak1:38Instrumental ,Intense Attack1:10Instrumental ,Heroic Fight3:07Instrumental,Blue Wind3:01Instrumental ,Where Is the Love Going?5:02Vocal (Japanese) ,Black Power1:20Instrumental ,Gigar’s Greed3:09Instrumental,Cyborg0:50Instrumental ,Town of London3:39Instrumental,Oncoming Danger2:59Instrumental,Lady Journalist3:26Instrumental ,Anxiety1:15Instrumental,Mysterious Space1:21Instrumental ,When Will I Smile? (Instrumental) 2:12Instrumental,My Precious Trick Star5:20Vocal (Japanese)

Review Equipment
Total CD Length: 51:47