It's a solemn and haunting piece that captures Casca's sadness of being born in a poor raided village constantly attacked by robbers.
In Anno Domini, one of the few tracks not composed by Hirasawa, is used as Casca's theme, or at least, in her flashback sequence. But it's kind of ruined when you have to hear it in the last episode, right after you see Guts screaming in pain and rage at the sight of Casca's rape by Griffith/Femto. "Waiting So Long" has the same effect, only it's slower and more peaceful as the series' Solemn Ending Theme. You may think it's weird as hell at first and you ask yourself, "why the hell is this song in this series?" but then you get to this point that it's so cheesy, that it's good. "Tell Me Why" is super catchy with its Engrish-ness. Need we be reminded of the non-Susumu awesomeness that is "Tell Me Why" by The Penpals and "Waiting So Long" by Silver Fins?. 
Made even more eerie with that Ominous Latin Chanting going on.
And then there's "Murder", which plays as it's all going to hell for the Hawks. 
Berserk is not without its creepy moments as well, as "Monster" and "Fear" show.It sounds like a perfect theme for the witches and their natural powers, but they are introduced in the manga long after the anime's ending point so it's a very nice coincidence. "Behelit" is an eerie track that captures Griffith's road to darkness.
"Guts" from the series is nothing short of beautiful, and perfectly captures the manga's entire spirit. If you thought Forces and Kajiwotore were badass enough, you should hear it when they're smashed together. Fun fact: "Forces" is actually a reworking of another song by Hirasawa called " Kajiwotore " (Take the Wheel). It plays during Guts's first raid with the Band of the Hawk, as well as over each On the Next preview, and it makes you feel like you're riding into battle on horseback with the Hawks themselves. 
"Forces" is probably the best place to start listening to Susumu Hirasawa's emotional and atmospheric soundtrack which helped make the '97 anime a classic.
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