There's a real story to this dramatic, action track with a burst of inspiring flute and drum kit in the middle for the real hit. They're well composed and still retain the Naruto feeling, whilst being more mature and standing out incredibly well as individual pieces of music.īattle music and ethereal themes of sadness or evil are Shippuden's main course for the day, then, beginning right from the start with 'Shippuden', a rousing battle theme that sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it. There are some lighter pieces, specifically 'Comrades' and 'Homecoming' that serve as nice interludes for the rest of the tracks, steeped in tense atmosphere. There's little comedy on this CD, and the overall atmosphere is quite heavy. The bright, perhaps slightly more innocent melodies that accompanied the first series are gone. With the shift in tone of Naruto to Shippuden, it's probably no surprise that the music should reflect that change. My first foray into his music was with the Naruto Shippuden Movie soundtrack that I bought on a whim at the London Expo last October. He's not a name I was familiar with, having not watched Gantz, Ikki Tousen or New Fist of the North Star. The character and battle themes of Naruto were so important in setting up the story and conveying the drama of the series, I was quite surprised Masuda-san didn't follow on with the rest of the staff after doing such a good job.
Having not watched a great deal of Shippuden, I was a little disturbed to initially find that Toshiro Masuda, composer of the original Naruto series, wasn't on board to create the music.
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