innocence: ghost in the shell 2 soundtrack

i have just received the soundtrack from japan.

this is quite possible the most moving piece of music i have ever experienced.  i felt this while watching the film, but there was something about hearning the opening titles again without the visual component, lights off, very dark, and very very loud.

also from cdjapan i received happy lesson: songs collection and the haibane renmei image album.  from amazon, three albums from dave mathew’s band – under the table and dreaming, crash, and before these crowded streets.

aside from the haibane image album, after hearing the innocence opening theme, i hardly care for the rest.