Late-90s anime had tight budgets and fantastic music. Drawing is expensive and it still looked so-so in standard-def. Recording was massively cheaper - especially with computers - and stereo sounded great even on VHS. Audio was a solved problem during the awkward transition from traditional ink-and-film animation to high-definition digital wizardry.
So the original Hellsing (back when the manga had just started) had some occasional Quality™ scenes… but the OST is this jazzy shoegaze affair that’s genuinely better than in Hellsing Ultimate.
Elfen Lied, which I wouldn’t call bad but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend, opens with this unreservedly fantastic choral piece over overt homages to Gustav Klimt.
Late-90s anime had tight budgets and fantastic music. Drawing is expensive and it still looked so-so in standard-def. Recording was massively cheaper - especially with computers - and stereo sounded great even on VHS. Audio was a solved problem during the awkward transition from traditional ink-and-film animation to high-definition digital wizardry.
So the original Hellsing (back when the manga had just started) had some occasional Quality™ scenes… but the OST is this jazzy shoegaze affair that’s genuinely better than in Hellsing Ultimate.
Elfen Lied, which I wouldn’t call bad but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend, opens with this unreservedly fantastic choral piece over overt homages to Gustav Klimt.