I said I was going to do more and then I forgot. Well, let's keep going, if anyone is willing to read my ramblings:
FLCL Vol. 1
This one is alot of fun, I need to get the other volumes too, I'm not sure how many there are total; a friend gave me this one. I like the playful punk rock sound that surprisingly goes along well with the visuals of monsters and mecha destroying the city with wacky, almost Looney-Tunes-style animation. FLCL wouldn't have been half the show it was if it weren't for The Pillows. This music makes me feel happy and nostalgic, I seriously cannot listen to "Runners High" without hear Haruko in my head shouting, "LUUUNCH TIIIME!!!"
Ghost in the Shell (1995 movie)
This one is unique, and definitely not for everyday listening. Starts off with loud chanting and it comes back around to it more than once. The rest of it is very minimalist with a dark and heavy atmosphere. I remember watching it for the first time and the film exceeded my expectations, and I think that the music had a role to play with that. I think that this kind of music just locks down your focus and forces you to pay attention to what's on the screen and take it seriously, and it's very effective at that. It's supposed to be creepy, to make you not feel at unease as you are seeing technology in the film that is beyond our understanding. "Puppetmaster" is my favorite track here, "Virtual Crime" is also good, they are meant to make you realize that there's something sinister happening in the plot that neither you nor the characters understand just yet.
Gundam Wing
This is really special to me. I loved Gundam Wing when I was a kid watching on TV, and looking back I realize that the music was a major component of that. It, and Star Wars, was one of the first things that turned me on to orchestral soundtrack music when I was around 10-or-so years old. Back then I didn't have internet and didn't know how to use it properly, there was no such thing as ordering soundtracks or downloading or streaming them. So I would have to listen hard to the music in the show and attempt to memorize my favorite pieces. The music of Gundam Wing is perhaps most popular for it's blend of rock and roll and jazz and electronic along with orchestral themes, but honestly the stuff I liked the most when I was young was the more drama-heavy orchestral stuff. #7, "The Curtain of the Next Chapter is Coming Up Now" and #8, "Eternity and Infinity in These Hands" evoke some of the strongest nostalgia from me. But when I was young I remember loving the fancy party music in "To Beauty, To Elegance, And To Noble-Mindedness" and trying so hard to commit that track to my memory. I also love some of the more Relena-centric tracks such as "Soft Hair and See Through Eyes" and "As Relena Peacecraft" they remind me of the softer, more drama-oriented parts of the show and that it wasn't all just explosions and screaming and that's what I liked about it. Also love the solid jazz in the track, "Cold Bloodthirstiness." And I could never forget the ED track, the instrumental version of Just Communication, which has a little bit of everything this soundtrack has to offer, the orchestra, jazz horns, electronic beats and shredding guitar solos, that one piece never gets old.