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Pluto released three weeks into the Palestinian conflict and has left an deep imprint on me since then. Discovered Muslimgauze around the same time from the youtube algorithm and decided to immediately traverse and get lost in his entire discography.
Bryn Jones aka “Muslimgauze” was a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and often dedicated his music for a liberated Palestine. His research and commitment to the cause further grew into other conflict-ridden areas within the Middle East and came to the conclusion that Western interests for natural resources and strategic political gain were root causes for many of these conflicts. He expressed stability within the region would only be achievable once the West stops imposing their agendas in it.
Veiled Sisters is by far my favorite project since I discovered his music and picking up this sample from the anime during a recent rewatch after the fact was definitely a trippy experience. The sample is heard in the 1 min mark.
Recommend checking out his music if you’re inclined towards the political subtext behind the anime. He put out 2000 tracks within 100 albums during his short-lived career so plenty to dig into. Some of his popular albums include Betrayal, Hamas Arc, Mullah Said, Citadel and Izlamaphobia.
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That's cool! Anywhere I can read about this further? (about the music being used in Pluto)
Besides the soundtrack provided by Yogo Kanno there’s no information about this sample being used. I’m assuming they just snuck it in there without having to deal with licensing since his music is so obscure and he’s been dead for over 2 decades now.
Pretty much had to internet dig and scour information to find any semblance of relevancy so I went to check out the cast and the person responsible for managing the sounds for the anime.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=317
Given his company website and age, its apparent the guy was probably listening to this stuff as it came out and kept up with the politics around his time. Urasawa’s first major work was Pineapple Army which takes place after the Vietnam war so I’m sure he had similar exposure to the same things as him.
In general, the Japanese are one of the best curators when it comes to digesting and preserving culture so I wouldn’t deny any sort of plausibility behind all this. End of the day it all came down to just picking up the sound by ear. Made me appreciate this anime way more due to it.