Cowboy Bebop and Blue Note
Through Cowboy Bebop, I discovered the Blue Note Catalog. I’ve sadly admired more covers than albums I’ve listened to. The director of Bebop has a habit of taking disparate aesthetics and jamming them together to work, equal parts pastiche and remix. Bebop blends space cowboys with jazz. His follow up was a search for a missing samurai with hip hop. Its a nice reminder that what is chocolate::peanutbutter is not always apparent.
The intro is such a great example of strong silhouetted designs and I always go back to it. Its not just the characters but the distinctive ways they pose, move, or don’t move.