ghost in the shell

Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell score is ritual and circuitry intertwined, voices rising like a wedding chant over low synth drones and deep drums. “Making of Cyborg” opens with ceremonial chorus, then the record moves through shadowy pulses and glassy textures, “Ghosthack”, “Virtual Crime”, and the nocturnal glide of “Nightstalker”. The closer “Reincarnation” returns…