This is an awesome sound track. Most of the songs are really good, and I'm a person who doesn't like sound tracks. I love the Ghost In The Shell franchise, but this music can stand on it's own. The composer, Yoko Kanno, effectively creates a variety of sounds that have real dimension. What I mean by that is the music doesn't just set a mood, but it fills a space. Listen to the first track ("Cyberbird"), and you'll understand. Some of the tracks with singing are not in Japanese or English, I think they're in Italian. The female vocalist on this album is Ilaria Graziano, and her voice is angelic. Her performance in "I DO" makes you feel sad and happy at the same time...Granted, there are a couple of tracks on this album that do sound like they come from an Anime Tv series, (kind of Japanese Pop style), but they're still fairly enjoyable... Most of the songs are very emotional and have a subtle power to them. While listening, you'll feel chills on more than one occasion... Since owning this album, I've found myself searching out more music composed by Kanno and more performances by Graziano. I'm a fan of them both now.