K-ON!’s music is so boring that I’d venture to say that I wish it’d violate my musical sensibilities because that way, I can derive some sort of value from the listening experience. And even a cursory listen just shows how wide the gap is in the quality of Tomoki Kikuya’s compositions versus Hajime Hyakkoku’s. Hidamari Sketch x365’s music stands out by virtue of its catchiness and generally pleasant melodies. While the soundtrack’s lack of ambition is not a huge issue given the show’s scope as a moe slice of life, the soundtrack’s blandness is problematic and completely inexcusable especially when one compares it to other shows that occupy K-ON!’s niche. Review: K-ON! is destined to fade away into the mists of time since the series offers little in the way of ambition and enjoyment and unfortunately, the soundtrack takes after it distressingly well.
