Possible Inspirations
Naruke's music has an old-western feel to it, using guitars, whistling, banjos, harmonicas, et cetera. Because several of her melodies are taken from classic old-western film soundtracks (such as The Ecstasy of Gold), it is possible that one of her musical inspirations is Ennio Morricone. The fact that she has two memorial items from two composers implies that other inspirations were Jerrald King Goldsmith and Johann Sebastian Bach.
In an interview for Wild ARMs: Piece of Tears, Naruke revealed items which she values, including her keyboard and rhythm machine, a pamphlet of Jerry Goldsmith, a figure of Kurokishi from "Gingaman", an original score of Bach, and a memorial vinyl disc.
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