Jam of the Day: Jr. by Yuki Kajiura (Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse ~Movie Scene Soundtrack~)

I’ve been listening to a lot of Xenosaga music today. All three episodes have phenomenal soundtracks. This arranged version of Yuki Kajiura’s “Jr.” features the vocal work of Margaret Dorn, Masayoshi Furukawa on guitar, Hitoshi Konno on violin, and percussion by Ikuo Kakehashi.

This is one of those tracks I can never listen to just once. Inevitably it gets set on “repeat” at least a few times whenever I rediscover it.

Jam of the Day: When the Grief Let’s You Go by Yuki Kajiura (Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra Original Sound Best Track)

Without going into detail about my personal life, this is a pretty stressful week. I’m often helped to cope with stress by music. Yuki Kajiura’s “When the Grief Let’s You Go” is a cathartic piece. I was originally sad to see the Xenosaga sequels scored by someone other than Yasunori Mitsuda, but after hearing Kajiura’s work I think she’s done a fantastic job.