What an amazing production! All around! Everything about this show was super captivating and the music alone had us on the edge of our seats, holding our breath! Kevin Penkin blew our freaking butts off with one hell of an OST. Probably our favorite podcast episode we have recorded so far.

Quick correction: Garrett meant "white noise snare" not "white hat snare." Also, don't make fun of his fear of recording during thunderstorms lol.

Extra Credit for the OP and ED:
Deep in Abyss
KanadeYUK (composition and arrangement)

This writing unit has been behind many different projects such as the Idol Master Series, writing for Maaya Uchida (who is a VA/singer we covered in our Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai episode)

Masahiro Aoki (composition)

Ex-Capcom composer and musician who was the lead composer for Street Fighter V even after leaving Capcom. Also worked on the music for the Sengoku BASARA franchise and Monster Hunter 3

HaTo (composition)

A traveling composer/musician who has also worked on the Love Live! series. 

Takuya Watanabe (arrangement)

He worked on the theme song arrangement for Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon, Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties, and The World God Only Knows.


Tabi no Hidarite, Saihate no Migite
Yukari Hashimoto (composition, lyrics and arrangement)

She has composed for Toradora!, March Comes in Like A Lion and Sarazanmai

Takeshi Matsumoto (composition)

He is the 3rd best selling lyricist in Japan as of 2017 and awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his musical works. Has done theme song lyrics for Gintama, Castle in the Sky, Rosario+Vampire and YuGiOh

EFFY (arrangement)

A musician who began focusing solely on a cappella from high school years and started learning keyboard to compose. He worked on Oreshura, Diamond A, Urin and Beruze Bab.


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YouTube Playlist: AN-18: Made in Abyss
Link to Anime News Network interview with Kevin Penkin.

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