Shoji Yamashiro’s Akira soundtrack is an avant-garde masterpiece that fuses traditional Japanese instrumentation with haunting choral chants and futuristic electronic elements. The score’s otherworldly intensity perfectly mirrors the dystopian chaos of the film. It’s a deeply atmospheric and sometimes unsettling experience, underscoring the film’s themes of destruction, rebirth, and the unknown. A groundbreaking work in the realm of film music.