The World of Ghost in The Shell

I love the music of the Ghost in the Shell series. Whether from films or Television show, Stand Alone Complex, The soundtracks from Ghost in the Shell are startling and fantastic. With songs ranging the gamut from Heavy Metal to J-pop to Torch songs, The Ghost In The Shell (GITS) scores reflect the diversity of the world from which it springs. The film scores by Kenji Kawai are eerie and haunting, revealing strange, shadowy elements underling the story of GITS. Yoko Kanno’s music, from the Stand Alone Complex series, is thrilling, exciting

and dangerous as world the Section 9 characters’ inhabit. In fact music of GITS acts as an characters in the story, providing exposition and helps to advance the narrative.

This from Wikipedia
According to the soundtrack's liner notes, the haunting choral song that plays throughout the film is a wedding song, sung to get rid of all evil influences that are about to follow"-" -Kenji Kawai originally wanted to use Bulgarian folk singers, but was unable to find any, so he relied on the Japanese folk song choir he used earlier in the Ranma 1/2 anime. The song uses an ancient form of the Japanese language mixed with Bulgarian harmony and traditional Japanese notes.

The score of GITS are more than just elements to heighten the visual action screen.Their statements representing, I believe, the best of the artist who made them. In nature of collaboration when all parts combine to produce a such an remarkable whole, masterpieces are born. For the record (no pun intended) I'm not here to define GITS as masterpiece but merely to ask that you listen to it and judge for yourself. That's all. That's the quest. The Ghost in the Shell world is worth investigating, especially it's music.