Style: Vocal driven classical, Jpop, and others
Primary Emotions/Themes: A feeling of losing innocence slowly eroding over time
Thoughts: I love the soundtrack to Ender Lilies. It perfectly captures the feel of a young child as her world crumbles around her. Sadly the soundtrack may never get a vinyl release. I did some digging and found that the soundtrack was created by the group Mili. Lo and behold they have a few albums out, with Miracle Milk conveniently being available for purchase at the time that I was looking for music from the band. Fast forward a few weeks and the record is now in my collection. While it is not exactly the same feeling as Ender Lilies, it's close enough that I'm satiated.
Miracle Milk much like Ender Lilies combines classical music, electronic and Jpop in such a way that it evokes strong feelings of innocence and the erosion of it as the realities of the world slowly sink in. The main factor here is the vocals from Momocashew. Her voice has a child like character that strongly adds to the feeling of innocence. Even when the music gets darker or more mature, her voice remains the anchor in keeping this feeling rooted throughout the entire album.
One of the main attractors for me on this amazing album is the band's ability to switch genres so effortlessly between every song. One song will be a piano driven vocal arrangement, the very next track will be a rock inspired Jpop anthem, only to go back to a string driven vocal dirge on the next. It's truly rare that a band can switch genres so easily and Mili does this so effortlessly that it is a key part of their sound.
Miracle Milk is not Ender Lilies... it doesn't need to be. It brings the joy of Mili's music into my collection. I do truly wish that Ender Lilies would get a vinyl release, but until that day comes I at least have something of this amazing band's discography in my collection.
Written July 29th 2024
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