So both me and Naru had heard good things about Devilman Crybaby and decided to check it out.
I immediately disliked the art style a lot. She kinda liked it. I didnt want to continue, but she did. 2 episodes in, she started to dislike it.But at that point, I had heard the music. Oh the soundtrack of that anime. So freaking good. Which means I have now started to like the anime and will watch it to the end. Eventually. And Naru really doesnt like it at all, I suspect a lot of it is because I like the music so much and dared mention it.
Anyway, that made me wonder why every time a movie/game or anime uses this type of music, its almost universally liked. Almost all critics comment how good the soundtrack is. Synthwave is almost always loved when it is used for a soundtrack.
But then why dont we see more of it? If everybody loves it when its used....shouldnt there be more of it?
Hotline Miami, Drive, Furi, Devilman Crybaby, even Stranger Things. I`m sure there are more examples, but all of these had their soundtracks praised.