Merchbar will be releasing the soundtrack the classic RPG Grandia on CD In collaboration with Game Arts and Wayô Records.
The Grandia soundtrack is currently available on Vinyl for $83.99, however the 5 disc CD version is available for pre-order here at the much more reasonable price of $36.99.
Here is a rundown of the soundtrack set.
In partnership with Game Arts, Wayô Records is proud to add a Japanese RPG masterpiece to its catalog with the Grandia original soundtrack composed and arranged by Noriyuki Iwadare! Acclaimed title on the SEGA’s Saturn released in Japan in 1997, Grandia reaches the West for a release on the Sony’s PlayStation in 1999, and has a HD remaster in 2019 on Nintendo Switch and PC.
- 80 tracks, 5 discs
- Cristal box into a hardbound box
- Composed and arranged by Noriyuki Iwadare
- Produced, published and distributed by Wayô Records
- Licensed by Game Arts
The Grandia Complete Soundtrack  includes the full Grandia Original Soundtrack and the arranged album ‘Vent’ on a total of 5 CD, presented within a deluxe package featuring a brand new piece of artwork made especially for this edition by Toshiaki Hontani, who worked as the co-director and animator on Grandia.
It features:
– A completely new 20-page booklet, featuring Toshiaki Hontani and Takuhito Kusanagi’s
gorgeous artworks and new comments from the development team
(Toshiaki Hontani, Kazuyuki Ôhata), the soundtrack producer (Isao Mizoguchi) and composer Noriyuki Iwadare.In addition, the arrange album of 1998, Vent, out of print in Japan for years, entirely arranged and performed by Noriyuki Iwadare and his best musicians, is included as a supplement to the original soundtrack, on an additional disc!
Track List
Disc 1 (53:50)
Original Soundtrack “Orchestra Side”01Â Theme of GRANDIA
02Â The Sandy Beach of Gumbo
03Â Delightful Adventure
04Â Farewell to Sue
05Â Mirage Castle
06Â Mullen
07Â Nymph in Alent
08Â Ghost Ship
09Â The Edge of the World
10Â Approaching Crisis
11 Leen’s Love Theme
12Â Time to Relax and Talk* (From Best of Grandia)
13Â Pavane* (From Best of Grandia)Disc 2 (51:16)
Original Soundtrack “Synthesizer Side”01Â Prelude
02Â Town of Parm
03 Lilly’s Seagull Restaurant
04Â Sult Ruins
05Â New Parm ~Frontier of Our Hearts~
06Â Dom Ruins
07Â Duel with Gadwin
08Â Dight Village
09Â Gumbo Festival
10Â Twin Towers
11Â Cafu Village
12Â Zil Padon
13Â Snowy Laine Village
14Â Justin, Stand Up!Disc 3 (49:56)
Original Soundtrack01Â Off Runs Sue
02Â Justin Hits the Scene
03Â Angelou Civilization
04Â Deck Swabbing
05Â Inside Sult Ruins
06Â Battle 1
07Â Victory
08Â Misty Forest
09 Gaia’s Egg
10Â The Air Battleship Takes Off
11Â Gaia Hatching
12Â The Destruction of Zil Padon
13Â Leen vs Gaia
14Â Gaia Grows
15Â Having Dinner
16Â Inside Dom Ruins
17Â Four Tensions in Succession
18Â Dungeon 1
19Â New Parm Church
20Â Perfect Victory
21Â Luc VillageDisc 4 (64:15)
Original Soundtrack01Â Rah-Rah! Cheer
02Â Rah-Rah! Cheer Ver.2
03Â Three Sisters
04Â Dungeon 2
05Â New Parm Sake Bar
06Â Parm Harbor
07Â Inside Twin Tower 1
08Â Battle 2
09Â Warp Space
10Â Garlyle
11Â Farewell
12Â Underground Ruins
13Â Short Loop 1
14Â Short Loop 2
15Â Inside Twin Tower 2
16Â Battle 3
17Â The Cursed Tower
18Â Assault
19Â Aiming for a New World
20Â Adventurers SocietyDisc 5 (49:25)
Arrange Album “Vent”01Â Parm
02Â For the Love of You
03Â Lilly
04Â Farewell
05Â New Parm Church
06 Gadwin’s Sorrow
07Â Luc
08Â From Beyond the Darkness
09Â Alent -Holy Banquet-
10 Remembrance…
11Â Theme of GRANDIA
12Â Theme (Piano Version)
Grandia received an HD remaster in 2019 that is available on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. You can read our review of the remaster here.
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