''Robotech'' music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 ''Robotech'' television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including ''Robotech'' video games. The recognizable original themes were composed by

Ulpio Minucci Ulpio Minucci (June 29, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was an Italian-born American composer and musician. Minucci wrote a number of popular hits in the 1950s, including " Domani," "A Thousand Thoughts of You," and "Felicia." He was nominated for two ...

and

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by Arlon Ober. Other composers include: * Michael Bradley * Julian Costas (Composer/Singer) aka Claudio Costa (NAS/SGA Award Winning Composer) *

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* Jack Goga *

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* Randall Rumage * Steve Wittmack * Marcia Woods * Alberto Estevez

Soundtrack releases

Music of the TV Series "Robotech"

Released only in France as "Musique Originale De La Serié T.V. "Robotech"" (translated from French to "Original Music of the T.V. Series "Robotech"") for the French broadcast of the Robotech TV series.

Robotech: BGM Collection, Vol.1

This

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from U.S. Renditions was the only LP release of the Robotech

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in North America. The track selection represented only a small portion of the Robotech musical score from the original television series since additional volumes were never released. This album was the first domestic

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product of U.S. Renditions as well as the first ever American anime BGM album. The album was produced by David Keith Riddick who was a founding member of U.S. Renditions. Track Listing

Robotech: Perfect Collection

This single CD from U.S. Renditions was the first

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release of the Robotech soundtrack. This was the first American anime BGM (Background Music) soundtrack to be released in the Compact Disc format. This release included tracks that were missing from the earlier vinyl album release. Due to budgetary constraints, the track selection remained incomplete. Track Listing

Robotech: The Movie Soundtrack

Released only in France and Latin America as "Bande Originale Du Film Robotech" (translated from French to "Robotech: The Movie Original Soundtrack") for the rarely seen '' Robotech: The Movie'', the various records, cassettes, and discs of this soundtrack are now considered collectors' items. Michael Bradley's single of ''Robotech The Movie: Underground'' was also released separately by Carrere Records.

Robotech: Perfect Soundtrack Album

This double CD set from

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is also known as the ''Tenth Anniversary Soundtrack'' and represented the first attempt to digitally restore up the music and gather as many tracks as possible from the original television series into a single collection along with some additional tracks from '' Robotech: The Movie'' and '' Robotech II: The Sentinels''. Track Listing

Robotech: Battlecry Soundtrack

This CD from

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featured music from the '' Robotech: Battlecry''

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that drew on Ulpio Minucci and Arlon Ober's original themes, but was limited to playback from synthesized instruments. It was bundled as part of special edition box sets of the game. Track Listing

Robotech: Invasion Soundtrack

This CD from

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was composed by notable game composer

for the '' Robotech: Invasion''

, but featured music that was very different in style and tone from previous Robotech music. Kyd's thinking on the score: Track Listing

Robotech: 20th Anniversary Soundtrack

Released at the end of 2005, this double CD set from

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is also known as the ''Twentieth Anniversary Soundtrack''. Some of the music was cleaned up further over the previous tenth anniversary release and includes 7 more tracks than before. A variant was released in summer 2006 in which a

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effect was simulated on tracks that were originally recorded in

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. Track Listing

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Soundtrack

Completed in 2006, composer

recorded the music for the '' Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' movie with the

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Symphony Orchestra, utilizing some of the original theme music by

. A CD soundtrack was released by

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on February 13, 2007. Track Listing

Robotech: 30th Anniversary Soundtrack

Track Listing

References

External links

Robotech.com introduction to soundtracks
{{Robotech Robotech Anime soundtracks