SUITE GRADIUS Fantasia / 組曲・グラディウス ファンタジア / Kumikyoku Gradius Fantasia

01~08: SUITE GRADIUS Fantasia
09~30: GRADIUS Original Sound Story (With SE); medley

ALL TITLES COMPOSED BY: KONAMI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
ARRANGED BY: KAZUNORI MIYAKE <1~8>

Played by:

GRADIUS SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA <1, 7>
    Conductor: Naochika Yamamoto
    Strings: Katoh Joe strings group
    Horn: Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Makoto Yamamoto, Yoshio Ohno, Takao Isshiki
    Trumpet: Shin Kazuhara, Nobuo Kawatoh, Toshio Araki
    Trombone: Kenji Nishiyama, Shigeki Kawaguchi, Taro Kiyooka
    Tuba: Shuhei Kubo
    Flute: Takashi Asahi, Akira Fujiyama
    Clarinet: Motoe Miyajima, Yumi Shigematsu
    Oboe: Hiroshi Shibayama
    Electric Guitar: Jun Sumida
    Electric Bass: Michio Nagaoka
    Drums: Shiroh Itoh
    Keyboard: Kazunori Miyake
    Harp: Keiko Yamakawa
    Percussion: Isao Kanayama, Teiko Haruna, Eiji Narushima

WORKS QUARTET <2~6, 8>
    Violin: Chieko Kinbara, Mika Gomyoh (後明 美佳)
    Viola: Tatsuya Murayama
    Cello: Makoto Ohsawa


=STAFF=
PRODUCED BY: SHIZUO TSUKAHARA, MASAKATSU KAWAHARA <1~8>, KONAMI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. <9~30>
DIRECTED BY: SYUSUKE "J-SONG" KAWAHARA <1~8>

ENGINEERED BY: YASUHIRO KISHIMOTO <2~6, 8>, TATSUO SHIMIZU <1, 7>
MIXED BY: TATSUO SHIMIZU <1~8>
ASSISTED BY: NAOMI MATSUO (SOUND INN) <1, 7>, YOSHINORI WARAYA (SOUND INN) <1, 7>, SHINICHI USUI (JVC AOYAMA) <2~6, 8>, TAKASHI AONUMA (JVC AOYAMA) <2~6, 8>

RECORDING DATES & PLACES <1~8>: SEPT.8~OCT.5 1988 SOUND INN STUDIO, JVC AOYAMA STUDIO, APOLLON RECORDING STUDIO

COVER ARTWORK ASSISTED BY: KONAMI CO., LTD.
SLEEVE DESIGN BY: STUDIO C.A, KIYOHARU KASHIMA

SPECIAL THANX TO: ALL PERSONS OF KONAMI CO., LTD. & KONAMI INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AKIHIRO KUBOTA, HIROSHI MAKUUCHI, SHINGO MAEDA, JUNICHI YUDA, LONG FRIEND

Liner Notes: Kazunori Miyake, signed Sept. 26 '88