More than just another sci-fi anime glamorizing giant robots, 'Gunparade March' focuses on strong character-driven storylines and utilizes an equally strong and thrilling music score provided by the 'Gunparade March Original Soundtrack.' Famed composer Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor WXIII the Movie, Blue Seed, Maison Ikkoku, Avalon, Ringu) draws from his wide range of instrumental versatility to skillfully create 34 tracks of high-quality, exhilarating music and vocals. Featuring 32 instrumentals and two songs, including the opening theme, 'Door of Truth' sung by fan-favorite performer Yoko Ishida (Ai Yori Aoshi, Sugar, Texhnolyze) and the closing theme, ‘Over the Darkness.

TRACK LISTING
01  The Door of Truth ~ TV edition ~
02  The Singing Voice of Ruins
03  Marching onward to Hope
04  The Season of Happiness
05  The Strained March
06  The Samurai Spirit of the Final Battle
07  The Peaceful Sunny Spot
08  Stairs to the Future
09  Sullen Gaze
10  Noisy Footsteps
11  Fatigued Steps
12  Lemon Colored Twilight
13  Deep Anxiety
14  Reverberating Blast
15  Embarkation to the Battle
16  Brief Repose
17  Shibamura / A Glorious History
18  Open Fire
19  Light Afternoon
20  Goddess of Victory
21  Wailing from the Darkness
22  A Sign of Melancholy
23  A Timid Kitten
24  Wandering Air
25  Sleepless Night
26  Color of Sound at Ease
27  Strained Thread
28  The Phantom of an Enemy's Shadow
29  Flying Dust
30  The Noble Unit
31  An Eternal Prayer
32  A Renewed Marching Song
33  The Door to Tomorrow
34  Over the Darkness ~ TV edition ~

BGM Recording Staff

MUSICIANS
ALL MUSIC COMPOSED & ARRANGED by: Kenji Kawai
KEYBOARDS: Kenji Kawai
E. GUITARS: Kenji Kawai
A. GUITARS: Kenji Kawai
BASS: Kenji Kawai
STRINGS: Uchida Group
TRUMPET: Shin Kazuhara / Hitoshi Yokoyama
TROMBONE: Fred Simons
A. SAX: Makoto Hirahara
FLUTE: Kunio Kataoka / Mayumi Okusawa
CHORUS: Tomoko Imazeki / Kyohei Fukushiro
BASS: Fumiki Ikema
DRUM: Shiro Ito
PERCUSSIONS: Yuuki Sugawara
SYNTH OPERATOR: Kenji Kawai
RECORDING STUDIOS: Hitokuchizaka STUDIO / AUBE STUDIO / MIXING STUDIO AUBE STUDIO

STAFF
RECORDING ENGINEER: Kyohei Fukushiro
MIXING ENGINEER: Kyohei Fukushiro
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: Shun Hatano (Hitokuchizaka STUDIO) / Ken Ohhashi (AUBE STUDIO)
MUSICIAN CO-ORDINATOR: Shigeru Ohtake (DAYBREAK)

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Animation Staff
ORIGINAL STORY: Sony Computer Entertainment
DIRECTOR: Katsushi Sakurabi
SERIES CONCEPT: Fumihiko Takayama
CHARACTER DESIGN: Yasuhiro Irie
MAIN MECHANIC DESIGN: Kazunori Iwakura
VISUAL DESIGN: Kunihiro Abe
KEY ANIMATION SUPERVISOR: Takashi Wada
SOUND DIRECTOR: Masafumi Mima
MUSIC: Kenji Kawai
PRODUCTION: d-rights
ANIMATION PRODUCTION: J.C. Staff
PRODUCED BY: Project GPM CD Staff
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Akihiro Kawamura (Pioneer LDC) / Takeshi Oikawa (Frontier Works) / PRODUCERS Yuichi Sekido (Pioneer LDC) / Keiko Taguchi (Frontier Works)
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS: Jun Nishimura (Pioneer LDC) / Kunie Naruse (Frontier Works)
DIRECTOR: Naoki Ninomiya (Music Brains)
PROMOTERS: Takashi Iida (Pioneer LDC) / Nozomi Takahashi (Pioneer LDC)
SALES PROMOTER: Minoru Tokushima (Pioneer LDC)
MASTERED BY: Teruaki Kitagawa
MASTERING: STUDIO HARION

Visual Staff
DESIGN: Takayuki Hirota (HB STUDIO)
CO-ORDINATOR: Minako Kato (Pioneer LDC)
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Yasuhiro Irie

US STAFF
Executive Producer: Henry Goto
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Producer: Nobu Yamamoto
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Associate Producer : Michiko Powers
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Mastering: Mack • Nightjar
English Packaging: KGI

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