The anime of Jujutsu Kaisen It was nearly perfect in every way, from the spectacular animations by Studio MAPPA to the characterization of the protagonists and their character design, which also ran through the spectacular soundtrack. Here are some secrets of the soundtrack of the animated series from the work of Gege Akutami.

Crunchyroll exclusively interviewed the four staff members of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime, a great opportunity to discover the secrets of one of the anime best soundtrack of late. Music producer Yoshiki Kobayashi and composers Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui and Alisa Okehazama actually shared details like their creative processes, musical influences and favorite scenes.

“This was a rare case where three different composers were responsible for the background music. Can you tell us a little bit about how it was?”

Kobayashi: “When we met Master Gege Akutami, he suggested that we follow the elegant direction of Billie Eilish. Then director Sung Hoo Park added that he wanted hip hop and rock, so I entrusted the work to my three composers who I knew could create unique songs to go with the anime.“.

Tsutsumi added that the various songs were broken up by the trio based on characters, tone, and music. Everyone received Inspiration from each other while they were working on the composition.

“What kind of research did you do when you were assigned the soundtrack?”

Kobayashi: “I’ve read all of the chapters since it was first published on Shonen Jump. It was my job to deepen my understanding of the title and to pass it on to composers.

“Itadori goes to a lot of movies to improve his synergy with cursed energy, but was there any score track that inspired you?”

When asked, the four employees admitted that they were partially affected by the Soundtrack from films such as Spawn, Black Phanter and from a variety of film music to improve one’s perspective.

What do you think of the Jujutsu Kaisen soundtrack? Did it help get the adrenaline pumping in the fight scenes? In the meantime, let’s find out why Satoru Gojo Jujutsu is Kaiser’s strongest character. Sukuna will enchant you in this female jujutsu kaisen cosplay.

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