Ghost in the Shell (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to the soundtrack's liner notes, the haunting choral song that plays throughout the film is a wedding song, sung to get rid of all evil influences that are about to follow. The lyrics of the song itself seems to reflect the union between Kusanagi and Project 2501 which takes place towards the end of the movie. Kenji Kawai originally wanted to use Bulgarian folk singers, but was unable to find any, so he relied on the Japanese folk song choir he used earlier in the Ranma 1/2 anime. The song uses an ancient form of the Japanese language mixed with Bulgarian harmony and traditional Japanese notes.
I have an album of bulgarian pipe and bagpipe and some of the playing is very reminiscent of Northumbrian and Irish pipe work. Oddly some of the stuff by the Afro-Celt Sound system fits in almost exactly. keep to the Fen Causeway
