Death.note Anime — Updated

Death Note ended in 2007 with a conclusion that remains controversial. Without spoilers, suffice to say that the show argues that hubris is always fatal. No matter how high you climb on the corpses of your enemies, the stairs eventually run out.

The soundtrack, composed by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi, is equally legendary. From the haunting Gregorian chants that accompany Light’s "divine" moments to the low-fi, investigative themes of L, the music builds a sense of dread and urgency that few shows can match. Why It Still Matters death.note anime