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I have just completed my post with the episode by episode rundown of the music of Macross Frontier. Any info you guys may want that isn't there, feel free to ask. Any mistakes you find and want to point out or changes you might want to suggest will be welcomed. I'll be fine-tuning some stuff over the next few days. I'll post a list of all the songs, published or unreleased, with info of the episodes they were used. This will be posted as an image file, since it will serve as a summary of sorts, of the info already posted. Hope the topic can be of use and that you enjoy it .

As i said before, although i know some spoken and writen japanese, it's not enough for me to read that, so thanks for the translation. So IT IS her dad. Nice looking fella. I went to where i believed i had seen that picture to check on it. It's in episode 13, "Memory of Global", when Alto is inside the Global, in the lab and sees the foto inside a crystal frame, just before it breaks. It's just for a split second but you can see his face, alright. The ones we can't see are Ranshe and Brera's. Its the exact same picture from page 55, right down to the dog. Nice touch to put this kind of stuff, that you only get a glimpse of in the show, in this book.

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I guess each can read and ear what they want. As Mr. Lewis Black once said, "We are all snow flakes". I am now officialy withdrawing from this dicussion. Funny enough is that, when i made my original post, i was a lot more interested in knowing what you guys thought of Ranka's Dad (if the guy is her dad, at all) than the whole Piece/Peace thing. In the end, that was passed to the background, torn into pieces and we haven't had peace ever since. OK, NOW i'm out. So... Ranka's Dad... GO!

I'm starting to feel guilty for bringing this up, never thought it would turn into a shooting match Yes, the Official Fan Book has "Piece" but it also calls episode 23 "True Bigin" instead of "Begin". The DVD/Blu-Rays have "Lost Peace" in the liner notes AND the menus themselves, and as i said before, greater care is probably put into those when it comes to typos and stuff like that. The fansubs also have peace but can´t be considered for the purposes of what is right or wrong. Agree that it may be a pun between "Peace" and "Piece" but stick with "Lost". "Last" doesn't sound the same and is written with a different katakana, check the titles of episode 15, "Lost Peace"(or whatever) and episode 23 "Last Frontier". Yeah, that's so true. Funny thing in the case of "Michael", they had Alto Calling him "Mikail"(or something) for most of the episodes, in sort of a derrogatory way, while everyone else calls him "Michel" wich is a French name, wich seems to be, officialy, where his family came from. But when you analise the katakana in the name, it reads ミハエル wich sounds like Mi-Ha-E-Ru (Japanese intonation, please) wich is closer to "Mikail" than to "Michael". Here, i think, the typo was on the production company's part since, if they wanted to call the character "Michel Blanc" they should have writen it ミシェル ブラン (Mi-She-Ru Bu-Ra-N).

You're better at explaining this stuff than me. I have to stop ranting I never understood what is the name of that particular ship. But shouldn't it be "Megaload" instead of "Megalord"? Though i guess they end up being written the same way... God, you gotta love Nihongo.

I apologize if what i'm about to say is not correct but it stems from the knowledge i have of Japanese, wich i have learned, what little i know, by myself. The japanese symbols that represent words and/or ideas are Kanji. Katakana are used to transcribe foreign words fonetically, that is, by the way they sound and, as far as i know, don't hold any meaning by themselves. In our writing Peace and Piece are writen diferently but they sound the same, or at least very close. When writing them fonetically both are written "pi" (read as in pee or pea - two other different words that sound the same) and "su" and therefore, in katakana, both are written ピース. (The "ー" is used to elongate the sound of the katakana it follows). This is confirmed by the japanese wikipedia where you find this: Peace（ピース）は、英語で「平和」を意味する。 Piece（ピース）は、同じく英語で「欠片」を意味する。 along with 6 other words writen the same way in katakana. I hope i helped you instead of making you say to yourself "Why did i ask".

OK, It seems it is a typo. They also call episode 23 "True Bigin", but the definite evidence comes from this image, taken from the Blu-Ray menu. I take it that Bandai checks for typos when making a DVD or Blu-Ray so i accept this as being the true title. But the double meaning thing still holds true, i think Well..., have you?

Totally agreed. Specially considering that the unreleased music would fit in 2 CDs. Lets hope that with the movie coming out this year, the people in charge step up to the plate and give us some more Macross F BGM goodness.

Strangely enough the DVDs are in 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo I also hoped they were in 5.1 but no. As for the Blu-Ray Linear PCM Stereo track, i have no idea if anything can be done from them. I've had limited success in removing most vocals from the cues i riped from the raws i have by removing the center frequencies. But this removes a lot more than just the vocals and leaves the tracks very uneven. And the sound FX are still ther. Because of that, i actually prefer to ear them with voices and all. Until someone with better skills than me comes along, they'll have to do. OR until they release a BGM compilation That would hit the spot.

My "Macross Frontier Music Rundown" topic is now up and open for replies. At this point is still under construction and only done till episode 8 but i hope to finish it soon. Tell me what you think.

FINAL THOUGHTS Here ends the Episode by Episode run of Macross Frontier's music Although its still under construction and being updated where needed, from this point on you can post your replies, give me your thoughts and feel free to point out any thing you believe is wrong. The main post will be updated with relevant information and further documentation i might find.

#25 - YOUR SOUND 00:00 ~ 00:34 ----- Ai Oboete Imasu Ka~bless the little queen (2, VC) 00:56 ~ 02:49 ----- Battle Frontier (2) 03:35 ~ 04:01 ----- Battle Frontier (2) 04:07 ~ 06:31 ----- Northern Cross (2, VC) 06:52 ~ 07:41 ----- Battle Frontier (2) 07:41 ~ 09:07 ----- Transformation (2) (The ending is slightly different from the published version) 09:57 ~ 11:47 ----- Anata no Oto (2, VC) 12:42 ~ 17:09 ----- Nyan Nyan Service Medley (2, VC) (Part1 - Description below) 17:38 ~ 20:20 ----- Nyan Nyan Service Medley (2, VC) (Part2 - Description below) 20:39 ~ 21:34 ----- Nyan Nyan Service Medley (2, VC) (Part3 - Description below) 22:34 ~ 23:54 ----- Triangler (fight on stage) (2, VC) (Last scenes and end credits for this episode... and sadly, for the series THE END ? Nyan Nyan Service Medley (The time marks presented below are aproximate, due to mix the nature of the song) Part1 12:42 ~ 13:36 ----- Lion 13:36 ~ 14:12 ----- Infinity 14:12 ~ 14:20 ----- My Boyfriend is a Pilot 14:20 ~ 16:04 ----- Diamond Crevasse 16:04 ~ 16:29 ----- Seikan Hikou 16:29 ~ 17:09 ----- What 'bout My Star Part2 17:38 ~ 18:17 ----- Ranka sings What 'bout My Star while Sheryl sings Lion 18:17 ~ 18:30 ----- Ai Oboete Imkasu Ka 18:30 ~ 20:20 ----- Lion Part3 20:39 ~21:34 ----- Aimo~Song of Love (standalone song in VC)

#24 - LAST FRONTIER 00:00 ~ 00:16 ----- Brera and Young Ranka's Aimo (VC) 00:22 ~ 01:10 ----- 117th Fleet (UNR) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 04:23 ~ 06:17 ----- Grace (UNR) 06:40 ~ 08:57 ----- Aimo~Tori no Hito (1, VC) 09:23 ~ 11:43 ----- Zero Hour (1) 13:00 ~ 14:14 ----- Prologue F (2) 14:53 ~ 17:14 ----- S! 9pm DBL (1,Sg2,VC) 17:57 ~ 21:36 ----- Ai Oboete Imasu Ka~bless the little queen (2, VC) ------------------------ED2----------------------- ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#23 - TRUE BEGIN 00:00 ~ 00:48 ----- Protoculture (2) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 04:15 ~ 05:41 ----- Mother (UNR) 06:36 ~ 07:41 ----- Alto's Theme~Melancolic (UNR) (Along the same line as the "Tender" version but with a guitar lead) 08:17 ~ 08:49 ----- Aimo~Tori no Hito (1, VC) 09:05 ~ 09:20 ----- Aimo (1, VC) (Same variation as in the End Credits of Episode 1 Standard TV Edition) 09:23 ~ 09:34 ----- Brera and Young Ranka's Aimo (VC) 09:50 ~ 09:59 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 10:07 ~ 11:23 ----- Forgotten (UNR) 11:41 ~ 13:30 ----- Grace (UNR) 14:07 ~ 15:35 ----- Shimes of Doom (UNR) 16:49 ~ 18:02 ----- Memories (UNR) 18:02 ~ 18:14 ----- Brera and Young Ranka's Aimo (VC) 18:18 ~ 18:53 ----- Voice of Despair (UNR) 19:44 ~ 21:13 ----- Alto's Theme~Tender (UNR) 21:29 ~ 22:06 ----- Sunken Battleship (UNR) ------------------------ED2----------------------- ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#22 - NORTHERN CROSS 00:43 ~ 01:13 ----- Grace (UNR) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 04:30 ~ 04:55 ----- Alto's Theme~Tender (UNR) 05:12 ~ 06:33 ----- Fairy (2, VC) 09:51 ~ 10:55 ----- Infection (UNR) 11:10 ~ 11:40 ----- Sunken Battleship (UNR) 12:44 ~ 13:55 ----- Memories (UNR) 14:05 ~ 15:00 ----- Brera's Aimo (UNR) 16:45 ~ 18:18 ----- VF-25 Messiah (UNR) 18:39 ~ 22:57 ----- Northern Cross (2, Sg4, VC) (Goes through the last scenes and serves and this episode's end credits song) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#21 - BLUE ETHER 00:14 ~ 01:29 ----- Dimension Eater (UNR) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 03:24 ~ 03:52 ----- Tally HO! (1) 04:28 ~ 06:35 ----- Grace (UNR) 07:21 ~ 08:34 ----- Sorrow (UNR) (This is just a very sad theme) 09:10 ~ 10:37 ----- Aimo (1, VC) 10:44 ~ 11:47 ----- Transformation (2) 11:49 ~ 11:55 ----- Goofy Luca&Nanase Eyecatch (UNR) 12:49 ~ 13:50 ----- Legend of Zero (UNR) 14:50 ~ 15:07 ----- Voice of Despair (UNR) 16:00 ~ 17:55 ----- Mother (UNR) 18:17 ~ 18:51 ----- Voice of Despair (UNR) 18:57 ~ 20:11 ----- Memories (UNR) 20:17 ~ 23:36 ----- Ao no Ether (2, VC) (Goes through the last scenes and serves and this episode's end credits song) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#20 - DIAMOND CREVASSE 00:00 ~ 01:40 ----- Anata no Oto (2, VC) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 03:55 ~ 04:45 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 04:50 ~ 05:35 ----- Leon's Coup (UNR) 06:06 ~ 06:46 ----- Memories (UNR) 07:21 ~ 08:59 ----- Aimo O.C. (2, VC) 09:07 ~ 10:57 ----- Grace (UNR) 11:19 ~ 11:59 ----- Prologue F (2) 12:11 ~ 12:20 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 12:20 ~ 12:25 ----- Eyecatch (UNR) 13:06 ~ 13:26 ----- Hydra Attack (UNR) 16:04 ~ 16:50 ----- Reminiscence Trumpet (2) (Although it was only used this once... boy, what a scene and what a BGM) 17:51 ~ 18:27 ----- Voice of Despair (UNR) 18:39 ~ 23:45 ----- Empty Diamond Crevasse (2) (If you thought this song couldn't get any sadder or more awesome, you were wrong as this version turns out to be both, specially in the context of this scene. Goes on through the end credits) (Note: The song pauses from 20:57 to 21:30 while something really bad happens) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#19 - TRIANGLER 00:50 ~ 01:10 ----- Brera's Aimo (UNR) ------------------------OP2----------------------- 03:01 ~ 03:37 ----- Frontier Parade (UNR) 04:21 ~ 04:56 ----- Nanase-chan (UNR) 05:39 ~ 07:00 ----- What 'bout My Star@Formo (1, VC) 07:47 ~ 08:04 ----- Mother (UNR) 09:00 ~ 10:19 ----- Legend of Zero (UNR) 10:31 ~ 11:14 ----- Infection (UNR) 11:14 ~ 11:20 ----- Bobby's Eyecatch (UNR) 11:42 ~ 13:05 ----- Mother (UNR) 14:23 ~ 15:19 ----- Sad Ranka (UNR) 15:23 ~ 17:26 ----- Seikan Hikou (2, Sg3, VC) 17:52 ~ 20:56 ----- Anata no Oto (2, VC) 20:48 ~ 21:36 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) (The begining overlaps Anata no Oto's end) 22:10 ~ 23:50 ----- Triangler (1, Sg1, VC) (Serves as this episode's end credits song) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

Has anyone noticed Ranka's Dad makes her 1st appearence in this book? I looked through both official files and Memories 2059 and didn't find that pic anywhere else. And funny thing is i hadn't even thought of Ranka and Brera's father till now but there had to be one and until proven otherwise, this guy is it. On another note, up until now i've accepted episode 15 as being called "Lost Peace" as many fansubs used that title but in this book they call it "Lost PIECE". Is this just another typo or could this be the actual name? Both words sound the same and can be accepted as a romanization of those katakana. And as for significance, it can be the "peace" that was lost now that Frontier is in all out war with the Vajra or it can be "piece" since this episode is like a puzzle, bringing the events of previous episodes (pieces) together and shedding new light on them. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

#18 - FOLD FAME 00:00 ~ 00:37 ----- Protoculture (2) 00:38 ~ 01:21 ----- Grace (UNR) 00:52 ~ 02:52 ----- OP2-Lion TV Size (Full size in Sg 4, VC) 03:38 ~ 04:47 ----- Infection (UNR) 06:38 ~ 07:47 ----- Memories (UNR) 07:47 ~ 08:43 ----- Seikan Hikou (2, Sg3, VC) 09:14 ~ 10:39 ----- Grace (UNR) 12:44 ~ 12:50 ----- Sheryl's Aimo (VC) (This episode's Eyecatch) 14:04 ~ 15:35 ----- Ai Oboete Imasu Ka (VC) 15:55 ~ 17:53 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 18:00 ~ 21:02 ----- Aimo O.C. (2, VC) 21:42 ~ 22:19 ----- Aimo (1, VC) ------------------------ED2----------------------- ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#17 - GOODBYE SISTER 00:00 ~ 01:45 ----- My Soul For You (Fire Bomber /Macross 7 OST Ultra Fire) 02:01 ~ 03:31 ----- Seikan Hikou (2, Sg3, VC) (Serves as this episode's Opening) 03:31 ~ 04:16 ----- Nanase-chan (UNR) 03:31 ~ 04:16 ----- Grace (UNR) 07:38 ~ 08:26 ----- Try Again (Fire Bomber /Macross 7 OST Ultra Fire) 08:37 ~ 09:49 ----- Dog-ears Ranka (2) 10:18 ~ 11:18 ----- Alto's Theme~Tender (UNR) (A very soft version of Alto's theme with a violin lead, played mostly in scenes where he recalls his mother) 12:19 ~ 12:43 ----- 117th Fleet (UNR) 12:45 ~ 12:50 ----- Eyecatch (UNR) 13:06 ~ 13:31 ----- Hydra Attack (UNR) 14:10 ~ 14:38 ----- Fighters Launch (UNR) 14:50 ~ 16:05 ----- Transformation (2) 16:13 ~ 17:15 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 17:37 ~ 18:16 ----- D-Pulse Burst (UNR) 17:22 ~ 19:30 ----- Try Again (Fire Bomber /Macross 7 OST Ultra Fire) 19:32 ~ 21:15 ----- Seikan Hikou (2, Sg3, VC) 21:26 ~ 22:50 ----- SMS Squadron Song~That Chick’s an Alien ~ Instrumental Version(Sg 6) ------------------------ED2----------------------- ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#16 - RANKA ATTACK 00:12 ~ 01:15 ----- Protoculture (2) ------------------------OP1----------------------- 04:03 ~ 04:11 ----- "Arma Zentran" (UNR) 04:40 ~ 05:00 ----- "Arma Zentran" (UNR) 06:35 ~ 08:42 ----- Aimo O.C. (2, VC) 09:15 ~ 10:23 ----- Sad Ranka (UNR) 10:53 ~ 11:25 ----- Legend of Zero (UNR) 11:25 ~ 11:30 ----- Ranka's SMS Chant Eyecatch V2 (UNR) 11:54 ~ 12:31 ----- Brother (UNR) 13:05 ~ 13:42 ----- Grace (UNR) 15:50 ~ 16:33 ----- 117th Fleet (UNR) 17:24 ~ 20:33 ----- Aimo O.C. (2, VC) 20:38 ~ 22:21 ----- VF-25 Messiah (UNR) 22:21 ~ 32:09 ----- ED2-Northern Cross TV Size (Full size in Sg4, 2, VC) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#15 - LOST PIECE / LOST PEACE 00:04 ~ 01:40 ----- Grace (UNR) (Having become the top vilain in the show, Grace uploads into a new body) ------------------------OP1----------------------- 03:13 ~ 04:08 ----- Dog-ears Ranka (2) 05:25 ~ 08:59 ----- Welcome to my Fan Club's Night (1, VC) 08:59 ~ 09:26 ----- What 'bout my Star? (1, VC) 09:29 ~ 10:01 ----- Infinity #7 (VC) 10:01 ~ 12:24 ----- Seikan Hikou (2, Sg3, VC) 10:58 ~ 12:15 ----- Brother (UNR) 12:24 ~ 12:49 ----- Sunken Battleship (UNR) 12:50 ~ 13:08 ----- Nyan Nyan CM Song~Ranka Version (1, VC) (This episodes eyecatch) 13:19 ~ 14:20 ----- Vajra (1) 15:20 ~ 16:01 ----- Miss Macross (UNR) 16:05 ~ 18:01 ----- What 'bout My Star?@Formo (1, VC) 18:01 ~ 19:45 ----- What 'bout My Star?@Hospital (UNR) ( Pardon the pun) 19:45 ~ 20:30 ----- What 'bout My Star?@Formo (1, VC) 22:00 ~ 23:49 ----- Diamond Crevasse 50/50 (VC) (This episodes End Credits song) ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------

#14 - MOTHER'S LULLABY 00:02 ~ 00:37 ----- Dimension Eater (UNR) ------------------------OP1----------------------- 02:32 ~ 04:25 ----- Shadow of Michael (2) 06:17 ~ 08:12 ----- Vajra (1) 08:29 ~ 10:13 ----- Transformation (2) 10:14 ~ 10:19 ----- Eyecatch (UNR) 11:34 ~ 12:13 ----- Motteke (UNR) (Same as previously used but with Sheryl singing "Motteke" instead of the backup vocal "du-du-du") 12:35 ~ 13:02 ----- Fighters Launch (UNR) 14:05 ~ 15:44 ----- Vajra Rampage (UNR) 16:07 ~ 17:07 ----- VF-25 Messiah (UNR) 17:27 ~ 19:27 ----- Mother and Young Ranka's Aimo (VC) 19:33 ~ 21:52 ----- Tally HO! (1) ------------------------ED1----------------------- ----------------------PREVIEW-------------------