Gamelan ensembles, which were also used in the previous album, "Ecophony Rinne". Gamelan and kecak are also used in the soundtrack to the video games "Secret of Mana" and "Sonic Unleashed". The two opening credits of 1998 Japanese Anime "Neo Ranga" use Balinese music ("Kecak" and "Gamelan gong kebyar"). Each "waking up" of Ranga in the anime uses the "Gong Kebyar" theme. The musical soundtrack for the Sci Fi Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" features extensive use of the gamelan, particularly in the 3rd season, as do Alexandre Desplat's scores for "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "The Golden Compass". James Newton
Gamelan in Central Javanese villages. Gamelan is also related to the Filipino "kulintang" ensemble. The variety of gamelan can befound in over 25 countries outside Indonesia, presenting both traditional and experimental repertoire. In oral Javanese culture distinctions are made between complete or incomplete, archaic and modern, and large standard and small village gamelan. The various archaic ensembles are distinguished by their unique combinations of instruments and possession of obsolete instruments such as the bell-tree ("byong") in the 3-toned "gamelan kodhok ngorek". Regionally variable village gamelan are often distinguished from standard gamelan (which have the "rebab" as the main melodic instrument) by