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| Gundam Song Covers: Orchestra | ||||
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| Released | June 18, 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2025 | |||
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| Length | 44:50 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Sonic Blade | |||
| Producer | Daisuke Sohkawa | |||
| Hiroko Moriguchi chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 CD only release | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| Gundam Song Covers: Orchestra all songs digest on YouTube | ||||
Gundam Song Covers: Orchestra is a cover album by Hiroko Moriguchi, released by Sonic Blade on June 18, 2025, to commemorate her 40th anniversary. The album features 10 covers of Gundam theme songs performed by Moriguchi and the Japan Pops Orchestra, including four new cover versions. It is offered in two editions: two-CD with Blu-ray set and CD only edition. The album cover, illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki, features Moriguchi cosplaying as Cecily Fairchild, with the Gundam F91 in the background.[1][2][3]
Upon its release, Gundam Song Covers: Orchestra peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's Weekly Album Ranking on June 25, 2025.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original series | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~ (ETERNAL WIND～ほほえみは光る風の中～; Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~)" | Yui Nishiwaki |
| Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | 5:11 |
| 2. | "10 Years After" | Kyōko Asakura | Ichinen Miura | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete (水の星へ愛をこめて; From the Aqueous Star with Love)" | Masao Urino | Neil Sedaka | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Tsuki no Mayu (月の繭; The Moon's Cocoon)" | Rin Iogi | Yoko Kanno | Turn A Gundam | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Gin'iro Dress (銀色ドレス, Gin'iro Doresu; Silver Dress)" | Iogi | Kōji Makaino | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Find the Way" | Mika Nakashima | Lori Fine | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Ai Senshi (哀 戦士; Soldiers of Sorrow)" | Iogi | Daisuke Inoue | Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Flying in the Sky" | Yoshifumi Ushima | Ushima | Mobile Fighter G Gundam | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Tōi Kioku (遠い記憶; A Distant Memory)" | Megumi Shiina | Shiina | Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Meguriai (めぐりあい; Encounters)" |
| Inoue | Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 44:50 | ||||
Disc 2 is an instrumental version of disc 1.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" (Music video) | Nishiwaki |
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| 2. | "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" (Making of music video) |
Personnel
- Japan Pops Orchestra (Tacticart Orchestra)
- Natsuki Kishi – 1st violin
- Aoi Kurosawa – 1st violin
- Hiyori Kobayashi – 1st violin
- Momoko Sato – 1st violin
- Sako Nagasawa – 1st violin
- Arisa Nagashima – 1st violin
- Midori Hirota – 1st violin
- Rena Yamada – 1st violin
- Mizuka Ohashi – 2nd violin
- Akari Kajitani – 2nd violin
- Moe Hoshikawa – 2nd violin
- Juri Matsumoto – 2nd violin
- Kotono Yokoyama – 2nd violin
- Ayaka Wakayama – 2nd violin
- Aino Katayama – viola
- Kaho Sawada – viola
- Remi Sekine – viola
- Toko Tago – viola
- Julia Yamamoto – viola
- Hikari Okazaki – cello
- Suzu Onoguchi – cello
- Hibiki Sato – cello
- Sessyu Yagi – cello
- Ria Ashikawa – contrabass
- Shun Katayama – flute
- Yurino Uehata – flute
- Serena Hosaka – oboe
- Chihiro Ito – oboe
- Shigeya Watanabe – clarinet
- Yurie Shinotsuka – clarinet
- Riku Tsuboya – fagotto
- Yuka Nansai – fagotto
- Kisumi Ide – horn
- Ken Konno – horn
- Hajime Kudo – timpani
- Masataka Nagao – percussion
- Satoshi Ito – percussion
- Tomonori Imamura – piano
- Hiroshi "Matsukichi" Matsubara – drums
- Shota Moriguchi – bass
- Kenji Smith – electric guitar
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Japanese Albums [4] | 7 |
References
- ^ "森口博子×ガンダムソング×フルオーケストラ！新アルバム「GUNDAM SONG COVERS -ORCHESTRA-」6月18日発売決定！" [Hiroko Moriguchi x Gundam Songs x Full Orchestra! New album Gundam Song Covers –Orchestra– to be released on June 18th!]. Gundam.info. 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "森口博子「ＧＵＮＤＡＭ ＳＯＮＧ ＣＯＶＥＲＳ －ＯＲＣＨＥＳＴＲＡ－」 発売記念スペシャルミニライブ＆特典会" [Hiroko Moriguchi Gundam Song Covers –Orchestra– Release Commemoration Special Mini Live & Bonus Event]. Tower Records. 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "森口博子"ガンダム曲"カバーアルバムのスピンオフ作品リリース、フルオーケストラで名曲が生まれ変わる" [A spin-off of Hiroko Moriguchi's "Gundam Song" cover album is released, with classic songs reborn with a full orchestra]. Yahoo! Japan. 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ a b "Gundam Song Covers –Orchestra– | 森口博子". Oricon. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
External links
- Official website (Hiroko Moriguchi)
- Official website (King Records)
