Symphonic Poem GRADIUS III / 交響詩グラディウス III / Symphonic Poem GRADIUS III

Full Tracklist

Overture .... from Gradius III  Invitation, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend, Departure for space

Departure .... from Gradius III  Invitation, Cosmo Plant

Battle I .... from Salamander  1st. BGM, 2st. BGM
                 from Gradius III  Easter Stone, King of Kings
                 from Gradius II  The Old Stone Age

Boss! .... from Gradius  Boss BGM
              from Gradius III  Easter Stone, Final Shot
              from Salamander  All Pattern Clear

Prelude .... from Gradius III  Invitation, Prelude of Legend
                 from Gradius II  Farewell

Battle II .... from Gradius III  King of Kings, Prelude of Legend

Final Battle .... from Gradius II  Crystal World, The Final Enemy

Finale .... from Gradius III  Return to the Star, Easter Stone, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend
              from Gradius II  Farewell
              from Gradius  Dog Fight, 1st. BGM


Full Tracklist

序曲 .... グラディウスIIIより  Invitation, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend, Departure for space

出発 .... グラディウスIIIより  Invitation, Cosmo Plant

戦闘I .... 沙羅曼蛇より  1st. BGM, 2st. BGM
             グラディウスIIIより  Easter Stone, King of Kings
             グラディウスIIより  The Old Stone Age

Boss! .... グラディウスより  ボスBGM
              グラディウスIIIより  Easter Stone, Final Shot
              沙羅曼蛇より  オール・パターン・クリアー

プレリュード .... グラディウスIIIより  Invitation, Prelude of Legend
                    グラディウスIIより  Farewell

戦闘II .... グラディウスIIIより  King of Kings, Prelude of Legend

最後の闘い .... グラディウスIIより  Crystal World, The Final Enemy

終曲 .... グラディウスIIIより  Return to the Star, Easter Stone, King of Kings, Prelude of Legend
           グラディウスIIより  Farewell
           グラディウスより  空中戦, 1st. BGM

[note: first-print bonus is a very nice cardboard box.]

Side Note:
The characters on the front cover is actually reflective gold in color,not black.

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Composition: Konami Kukeiha Club
Arrangement & Conductor: Tomoki Hasegawa

Performed by Konami Philharmonic Orchestra
    Piano: Haruki Mino
    Flute: Yukio Etoh, Tomoko Iwashita
    Clarinet: Hiromi Sano, Motoe Miyajima
    Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi
    Bassoon: Josuke Ohata  
    Trumpet: Susumu Kazuhara, Nobuo Kato, Kenichiro Hayashi
    Trombone: Yasuo Hirauchi, Sumio Okada, Taro Kiyooka
    Horn: Nagahisa Kasamatsu, Shin Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Katsumi Kubota
    Tuba: Shuhei Kubo
    Drums: Masaharu Sato
    Percussion: Masao Yoshikawa, Isao Kanayama, Kazuo Izumi (泉一男)
    Harp: Keiko Yamakawa
    Guitar: Eiji Shibata
    Strings: Takashi Kato Strings

PRODUCER: Fujio Sakai
PRODUCE & COMPOSITION: Konami Kukeiha Club
SOUND PRODUCE & ARRANGED BY: Tomoki Hasegawa
DIRECTOR: Jun Otsuki
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Takuo Uchida
ENGINEER: Takao Suga
ASSISTANT ENGINEER: Yoshimasa Sakaguchi
DESIGNER: Kazuya Suzui

Special Thanks to: Masaaki Fujita (Office Two One), 福井洋介 (Image Works)