Gundam orchestral album offers a classical take on the series theme songs
A new album containing covers of iconic Gundam theme songs alongside a full orchestra has been released.
This album is a spin-off from Hiroko Moriguchi’s successful “Gundam Song Covers” series, which reimagines classic Gundam anime themes.
For this new album, all of the songs have been performed with a full orchestral arrangement which provides a new take on well-loved songs from the series.
Hiroko Moriguchi has long been associated with the Gundam franchise as she performed “To the Blue Planet with Love”, an opening theme for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and also performed “ETERNAL WIND ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~”, the theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam F91.
Her “Gundam Song Covers” series of albums began in 2019 and saw three successful releases over the following years.
All three previous albums achieved top-three rankings on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
“GUNDAM SONG COVERS -ORCHESTRA-” takes the series to a new level by collaborating with a full orchestra, the Japan Pops Orchestra (Tacticato Orchestra).
This ensemble, composed of young and talented musicians active both in Japan and internationally, provides a rich symphonic sound for the song covers.
The album features 10 orchestral arrangements of Gundam songs spanning various eras of the franchise’s history.
The album is available in two formats:
- First Press Limited Edition – Price: 5,500 yen (approx. $37.96 USD / £28.24 GBP)
This premium package is a 2-CD set plus a Blu-ray disc, housed in a special sleeve case featuring original artwork by illustrator Kotobuki Tsukasa.
The second CD includes instrumental versions of all tracks, allowing listeners to fully appreciate the orchestral grandeur.
The Blu-ray contains the very first music video for “ETERNAL WIND ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~” along with a “making-of” featurette.
- Regular Edition – Price: 3,300 yen (approx. $22.77 USD / £16.94 GBP)
This version is a single CD featuring all 10 orchestral cover songs.
The tracklist is a selection of some of the best pieces from the musical history of the Gundam series, covering theme songs from various series and films:
- “ETERNAL WIND ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~” (Mobile Suit Gundam F91)
- “10 YEARS AFTER” (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team ending theme)
- “Love to the Water Planet” (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam opening theme)
- “Moon’s Cocoon” (Turn A Gundam ending theme)
- “Silver Dress” (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam insert song)
- “FIND THE WAY” (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ending theme)
- “Sad Warrior” (Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldier of Sorrow theme)
- “FLYING IN THE SKY” (Mobile Fighter G Gundam opening theme)
- “Distant Memory” (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket ending theme)
- “Meeting” (Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space theme)
Fans who purchase the CD at a wide range of stores including Tower Records, Animate and EDION will received a free A4 clear folder featuring the album artwork illustrated by Kotobuki Tsukasa.
To celebrate the album’s release, a series of special mini-concerts will also be held across Japan.
The mini-concert release events are scheduled at:
- Wednesday, June 18th: Sunshine City Fountain Square, Ikebukuro, Tokyo (18:00 JST)
- Thursday, June 19th: Tower Records Shinjuku Store, Tokyo (19:00 JST)
- Saturday, June 21st: Aichi Prime Tree Akaike 1F Prime Hall (Two sessions: 13:00 and 16:00 JST)
- Sunday, June 22nd: Osaka Kuzuha Mall South Building Hikarino Mall 1F SANZEN-HIROBA (Two sessions: 13:00 and 16:00 JST)
Attendees who purchase the album at these venues will receive a special ticket granting access to a “Gift Event” after the mini-live concert.
Source: Official Website
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