Record of Lodoss War: 30th Anniversary (Mitsuo Hagita & Kaoru Wada)

After PreCure (Thread 223817), another series has its big anniversary this year. Lodoss (the OVAs) is famous for its gorgeous art, some of the best you will ever see in the anime medium, but the orchestral music doesn’t need to hide behind it. Classical, symphonic and warm. Unfortunately, even in 1990 there were budget concerns and some pieces ended up with synth but the core of it is performed by a charming little orchestra. The music is composed by Mitsuo Hagita who mostly worked/works as an arranger. He composed music for Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory among others. The song "Odyssey" is a favorite of mine, primarily for that warm nostalgia but also for being a genuinely good symphonic song.

The TV series sacrfices much of the visuals but trades it in for a classic fantasy score ala Hollywood, with some sublime choral moments, furious action and heroic marches. From 1998 to 2018, listen to Puzzle & Dragon and pretty much nothing has changed… good old Kaoru Wada.

"New projects" have been announced to celebrate the 30th anniversary and I hope Kaoru Wada can get his hands on it. A symphonic suite is perhaps too much to hope for but seeing him in charge of a Princess Tutu concert and active (scoring for games and anime) in the past couple of years, making him a regular again, gives me hope he will compose new music for it.

Mitsuo Hagita
Record of Lodoss War: Symphonic Fantasy
Kaze no Orchestra

Download (https://mega.nz/#!mJ4DVL6D!DwDNm4gZKKlhKIRwahG2DttpYCclvspr65s2stX1QgY)

Sample (http://picosong.com/wCw6y)

Kaoru Wada
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Tokyo Studio Orchestra

Download (https://mega.nz/#!GdYxwTZQ!EZ0A12t_MHJ_9f-WANPzLDTaLionV38QLg9fPC-PkY8)

Sample (http://picosong.com/wCwJE)