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Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 01
Artist: Kenji Kawai
Catalog Number: VTCL-60014
Release Date: January 10, 2008

EXERCISE UNKNOWN ALARM BELL INTERVENTION INNOVATION POWER ATTACK TURN BACK WINDLESS TENSION SETSUNA UNION CONTROL BEATING COMMUNIST CAMP DAILY LEAGUE UNREST CRISIS ADMINISTRATION HALLELUJAH EYES

Mini-review: Another beautiful soundtrack from Kenji Kawai. Unlike Fate/stay night, Gundam 00 OST 01 has a more distinct style, with the theme of war and battles as the main topic. No spare moment for happy and upbeat tracks, as there are few of them. The whole atmosphere is quite dark and somber yet so dramatic and heroic at the same time. Notable tracks include “INTERVENTION” (being arranged many times), “SETSUNA”, “CONTROL”, “LEAGUE”, “HALLELUJAH” and “EYES”. Maybe I’m being bias because I love Gundam 00 so much but this OST is even more awesome than Darker Than Black’s or Fate/stay night’s.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 02
Artist: Kenji Kawai
Catalog Number: VTCL-60022
Release Date: March 26, 2008

IMPERIAL PRINCESS PEACE EACH OTHER EVER HOLIDAY APPROACH THIRST SEIZURE FIRELIGHT FORWARD MORTIFY EXPECTATION REACTION NEW MOON DESPAIR SORROW DESERT PALACE REASON FIGHT LOVE SONG SEPARATION UPROAR SOLITUDE STRATAGEM RECOVER REBOOT POSSIBILITY COUNTERATTACK TEARS MEMORY SCENERY BEATING CROSS ROAD DAYBREAK’S BELL (Gundam 00 Edit) / L’Arc~En~Ciel Wana (TV SIZE-EDIT) / THE BACK HORN

IMPERIAL PRINCESS PEACE EACH OTHER EVER HOLIDAY APPROACH THIRST SEIZURE FIRELIGHT FORWARD MORTIFY EXPECTATION REACTION NEW MOON DESPAIR SORROW DESERT PALACE REASON FIGHT LOVE SONG SEPARATION UPROAR SOLITUDE STRATAGEM RECOVER REBOOT POSSIBILITY COUNTERATTACK TEARS MEMORY SCENERY BEATING CROSS ROAD DAYBREAK’S BELL (士ガンダム00 Edit) / L’Arc~En~Ciel 罠 (TV SIZE-EDIT) / THE BACK HORN

Mini-review: I hate to say this but if you don’t really want to be a collector, you only need to get this OST and forget the first one. OST2 comes with more tracks, has the TV-Size of the OP1 and ED1, and the best tracks in OST1 make it back with even more awesome arrangements. And that doesn’t even count the whole bunch of new great tracks that are present in the second half of the first season. “MORTIFY”, “REASON”, “FIGHT”, “SEPARATION”, “COUNTERATTACK”, “MEMORY” are just a few best examples.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 03
Artist: Kenji Kawai
Catalog Number: VTCL-60088
Release Date: December 24, 2008

Unified World Distortion Determination Strike Katharon A-LAWS Fighting Forces 00 GUNDAM Affection Extermination Take-Off Power Attack Repose Agitation Secret Maneuver Threatening Sign The Ballroom Innovator Interception The Devine Restart Ash Like Snow (Anime ver.) / the brilliant green Friends (Anime ver.) / Stephanie

Unified World Distortion Determination Strike Katharon A-LAWS Fighting Forces 00 GUNDAM Affection Extermination Take-Off Power Attack Repose Agitation Secret Maneuver Threatening Sign The Ballroom Innovator Interception The Devine Restart Ash Like Snow(アニメver.) / the brilliant green フレンズ(アニメver.) / ステファニー

Mini-review: Just like the previous soundtracks, OST3 comes just as great as it should. The style, which is now more “rocky” and “modern”, is somewhat different from the previous ones. Not all the songs appearing so far in the anime make it to this album, which is a little bit disappointing. I guess they are saved for OST4. My favorite tracks include “Determination”, “Strike”, “00 GUNDAM” (which is probably the most anticipating song in the album due to its association with 00 Gundam’s debut), “Take-Off”, “Affection”, “The Ballroom” and “Innovator”. Since some of my favourite tracks are still missing, I rank this one and OST2 at the same level.

Title: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 04
Artist: Kenji Kawai
Catalog Number: VTCL-60099
Release Date: April 1, 2009