~~The Music of Escaflowne~~
One of the most wonderful things about Escaflowne is the gorgeous music! Composed by Kanno Yoko and Mizoguchi Hajime, 4 CDs for the TV series have been released. Also, there are singles for the Opening, Yakusoku wa Iranai, and the Ending, Mystic Eyes. A drama album has been released, also. In addition, the movie has a soundtrack that has been released and a single for its end song, Yubiwa.
Soundtracks:
Over the Sky
OST 2
OST 3
Lovers Only
Thought of the Jeture(Drama Album)
Escaflowne Movie Soundtrack
Prologue 1: Earth (Drama Album)
Prologue 2: Gaea (Drama Album)
Singles:
Yakusoku wa Iranai
Mystic Eyes
Yubiwa
A note about Son May vs. Victor
In buying the CDs you may find that sometimes it is around $30, and sometimes you'll find copies that are $15. Why the dramatic difference in price?
The cheaper CDs are made by Son May. Son May is a company in Taiwan. In Taiwan, International copyright laws are not enforced. Therefore, Son May can make cheap copies of CDs like the Escaflowne CDs. Technically, these CDs are illegal outside of Taiwan, since copyright laws are honored everywhere else in the world.
You will tend to see the Son May CDs more often because they are cheaper and easier to get a hold of. The authentic Victor CDs must be imported from Japan and cost more.
Son May CDs will sound just as good as the originals and they look the same (except the company information which was originally Japanese will be in Chinese). The CDs books are printed on less high quality paper than the originals, but other than that, they are essentially cheap copies.
If you are against the bootlegs, you can get the Victor CDs, but if you're short on money and don't mind not getting the authentic ones, the Son Mays are fine. I doubt any law enforcement will go after you and you won't be consider less of a fan for getting them:o)
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