Music of Gunbuster explained

This article lists the albums attributed to the anime series Gunbuster.

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku Daizukan

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku Daizukan
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Kohei Tanaka
Cover:Gunbuster - Ongaku Daizukan.jpg
Recorded:1988–1989
Length:77:33
Label:Victor
Producer:Kohei Tanaka

is the first soundtrack album of Gunbuster, released by Victor Entertainment on 7 June 1989.[1] [2] It features the opening theme "Active Heart" and ending theme "Try Again...!" by Noriko Sakai, plus the insert song "Top wo Nerae! Fly High" by Noriko Hidaka and Rei Sakuma, Kohei Tanaka's score for the series' first four episodes, and two original radio dramas. The CD release also includes "Kimi mo Onkyō Kantoku! Top wo Nerae! Naserifu Dai Kōshin", a collection of sound clips by the voice cast. The album was reissued on 18 December 1996.[3]

Track listing

Top wo Nerae! Ultra Sound Collection: Tanaka Kohei no Sekai

Top wo Nerae! Ultra Sound Collection: Tanaka Kohei no Sekai
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Kohei Tanaka
Cover:Gunbuster - Ultra Sound Collection.jpg
Recorded:1988–1989
Genre:Anime soundtrack
Length:74:33
Label:Victor
Producer:Kohei Tanaka

is the second soundtrack of Gunbuster, released on 21 March 1990.[4] It features more of Tanaka's score for all six episodes, plus the image song "Tobe! Gunbuster" by Kazuki Yao, one radio drama, and the symphonic suite "Kōkyōshi Gunbuster". Like the first soundtrack, this album was reissued on 18 December 1996.[5] [6]

Track listing

Sound Collection of Gunbuster

Sound Collection of Gunbuster
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Kohei Tanaka
Cover:Sound Collection of Gunbuster 01.jpg
Recorded:1988–1989
Length:3:55:49
Label:Victor
Producer:Kohei Tanaka

is a box set released on 24 August 1994. The three-disc set compiles the first two soundtracks and adds more background music and dialogue tracks, as well as new songs and karaoke tracks.[7] [8]

Track listing

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku-shū

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku-shū
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Kohei Tanaka
Cover:Gunbuster - Ongaku-shu.jpg
Recorded:1988–1989
Genre:Anime soundtrack
Length:88:03
Label:FlyingDog
Producer:Kohei Tanaka

is a soundtrack compilation for Gunbuster, released by FlyingDog on 26 March 2013, exclusively on music download and streaming media platforms. The album compiles the first two soundtracks, omitting the opening and ending themes, radio dramas, and character voice clips. The track "Honō no Tokkun" is also omitted due to its similarity to Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire".[9] [10]

Track listing

External links

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku Daizukan

Top wo Nerae! Ultra Sound Collection: Tanaka Kohei no Sekai

Sound Collection of Gunbuster

Top wo Nerae! Ongaku-shū

Notes and References

  1. Web site: トップをねらえ! 音楽大図鑑 . . 2023-12-10.
  2. Web site: Top wo Nerae! Ongaku Daizukan . VGMDb . 2023-12-10.
  3. Web site: トップをねらえ!音楽大図鑑 . . 2024-01-16.
  4. Web site: Ultra Sound Collection Top wo Nerae! -Tanaka Kohei no Sekai- . VGMDb . 2023-12-10.
  5. Web site: トップをねらえ!ウルトラ音楽大全集~田中公平の世界 . . 2024-01-16.
  6. Web site: トップをねらえ!ウルトラ音楽大全集 ~田中公平の世界~ . . 2023-12-10.
  7. Web site: Top wo Nerae! Kyousouran SOUND COLLECTION OF GUNBUSTER . VGMDb . 2023-12-11.
  8. Web site: トップをねらえ!響綜覧 -SOUND COLLECTION OF GUNBUSTER- . . 2024-01-16.
  9. Web site: トップをねらえ! 音楽集 . . 2023-12-11.
  10. Web site: トップをねらえ!音楽集 . . 2023-12-11.