Section IV: "Robotech Merchandise"

4.1: THE ROLE PLAYING GAMES

Source:
Robotech FAQ 0.99
Palladium Books
Dec 30th, 1999

Robotech RPG

_Macross_: Game mechanics and mecha for the First Robotech War and years immediately after.
ROBOTECH: The Role-Playing Game, Book One: Macross.
Copyright 1986, by Kevin Siembieda.
112 pages, $12.95. Cat. No. 550

Robotech RPG Book 2: The RDF Manual

_RDF Manual_: Source material on Post-holocaust Earth, new rules, and equipment for the RDF, and rival governments.
Book Two: RDF Manual.
Copyright 1987, by Kevin Siembieda.
48 pages, $8.95. Cat. No. 551

Robotech RPG Book 3: The Zentraedi

_The Zentraedi_: Source material on these warrior-giants.
Book Three: Zentraedi.
Copyright 1987, by Kevin Siembieda.
48 pages, $7.95. Cat. No. 552

Robotech RPG Book 4: Southern Cross

_Southern Cross_: Game mechanics and mecha for the Second Robotech War and the periods before and after, and source material for the era.
Book Four: Southern Cross.
Copyright 1987, by Kevin Siembieda.
112 pages, $11.95. Cat. No. 553

Robotech RPG Book 5: Invid Invasion

Invid Invasion: As above, but for the Third Robotech War and Invid occupation.
Book Five: Invid Invasion.
Copyright 1988, by Kevin Siembieda.
112 pages, $12.95. Cat. No. 556

Robotech II: The Sentinels

_Robotech II: The Sentinels_: As above, but for the Robotech Expeditionary Force's adventures on Tirol and other Invid-occupied worlds.
ROBOTECH II: The Role-Playing Game, The Sentinels.
Copyright 1987, by Kevin Siembieda.
160 pages, $14.95. Cat. No. 557

Robotech RPG Book 5: Invid Invasion

7) _REF Field Guide_: An illustrated reference work for the _Sentinels_ book.
ROBOTECH II: REF Field Guide.
Copyright 1989, by Kevin Siembieda.
144 pages, $14.95. Cat. No. 558

Robotech RPG Adventures

Ghost Ship
Copyright 1989, by Chester Jaques.
48 pages, $8.95. Cat. No. 554

Robotech RPG Adventures

The RDF Accelerated Training Program
Copyright 1988, by Kevin Siembieda & Reed.
56 pages, $7.95. Cat. No. 555

Robotech RPG Book 6: Return of the Masters

Copyright 1989, by Jonathan Frater and Wayne Breaux Jr.
128 pages, $12.95. Cat. No. 559

Robotech RPG Adventures

Lancer's Rockers Copyright 1989, by Kevin Siembieda
48 pages, $7.95. Cat. No. 560

Robotech RPG Adventures

Zentraedi Breakout Copyright 1994, by Kevin Siembieda and Deborah Christian
64 pages, $9.95. Cat. No. 561

Robotech RPG Book 7: New World Order

Copyright 1997, by Kevin Hassal
112 pages, $11.95. Cat. No. 562

Robotech RPG Book 8: Strike Force

Copyright 1997, by Kevin Siembieda and Wayne Breaux
112 pages, $11.95. Cat. No. 563

4.2: THE ROBOTECH SOUNDTRACK

Source:
Robotech FAQ 0.99
Dec 30th, 1999

Hello and Welcome to the Robotech BGM Perfect Collection Compact Disc! First of all, we at Nippan/U.S. Renditions would like to thank everyone who purchased the Robotech record and we thank you for your continued support.

In the spring of 1987, Books Nippan approached Harmony Gold about creating a new Robotech product. Because of the overwhelming interest from the fans in a Robotech soundtrack, we decided that a background music album would be the best selection. In a joint effort between Harmony Gold and Books Nippan, the first American BGM album was produced. In the process, many of the Robotech instrumentals had to be given new names. Titles such as "Mechastorm," "The New Mission," and "Red Alert" were created to give identity to the most popular Robotech music.

Shortly after the release of the album, fans offered a great deal of favorable comments and constructive criticism. Some felt that there should have been more vocal tracks from the Robotech characters Lynn Minmei and Yellow Dancer. Others did not understand the significance of the Sentinels Medley and how it fit into the Robotech Universe (The Robotech sequel, The Sentinels, is now available on home video [Editors note: They mean the one tape.]). "Together", the wedding song of Rick and Lisa, was such a moving composition to some fans that they played it during their own wedding ceremonies. Mark

1. Weiss, one of the most enthusiastic Robotech BGM fans had this comment about "Together": "This song touched something deep within me. The melody, the words, a very beautiful voice... a very romantic song about lasting love and commitment - all done with perfect orchestration!"

This Compact Disc collection is Nippan/U.S. Renditions' way of saying "thank you" to all of the fans who made Robotech not just another animated series, but an actual phenomenon.

                                        Enjoy,
                                        David Keith Riddick
                                        Special Projects Producer
                                        Nippan/U.S. Renditions

ROBOTECH: PERFECT SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

In the past decade since ROBOTECH was first broadcast, no other facet of the original series has been the subject of more fan interests than its musical soundtrack. Over the years, Harmony Gold, the original production company, has been deluged with numerous requests regarding a new, more complete release of the show's music.

The ROBOTECH music project itself was a mojor undertaking involving the hard work of many people. Combined together, the talents of these many different composers and their accompanying music styles became a single ubified sound that appropriately complimented a series as revolutionary and epic as ROBOTECH.

Ulpio Minucci and Arlon Obers's incolvement with the ROBOTECH soundtrack began when Harmony Gold went forth with plans to produce an English- language version of the original Japanese animated television series SUPER DIMENSIONAL FORTRESS: MACROSS for a direct-to-video release in North America. Ulpio and Arlon were brought in, originally, only to compose an English version of the MACROSS Main Title Song. Everything changed when Harmony Gold decided to go ahead with their ambitious plan to syndicate several of their Japanese animation properties under the banner title: ROBOTECH. Carl Macek was brought in to produce and write what would decome a landmark animated epic for television. In addition to the aforementioned SUPERDIMENSIONAL FORTRESS: MACROSS, two other Japanese animated shows were selected to help meet the 65-episode minimum requirement for daily strip syndication; these other two series were SUPER DIMENSIONAL CAVALRY: SOUTHERN CORESS and GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA. Combined together, these three series became the eighty-fice episode saga known as ROBOTECH.

Assembling three completely unrelated shows, each with its own independent story, not to mention musical score, was no easy task. Each one had its own distinct style, in its animation, plot and music. MACROSS was a modern day romantic epic set against a backdrop of a strong orchestral soundtrack, whereas SOUTHERN CORSS and MOSPEADA featured more contemporary sounding synthetizer and rock-oriented scores. It was decided early on in the production of ROBOTECH to unify the three shows with a single musical direction.

Faced with the task of composing music for what would ecentually become an eighty-fice episode series, Ulpio and Arlon had to come up with many themes to match the various moods and settings in which the ROBOTECH story took place. Initially for the MACROSS section, several pieces were composed to depict action. Other specific themes were composed for characters, along with different tension, suspense and romantic cues. The compositions of Minucci and Ober, along with additional material provided by Alberto Ruben Estevez, evolved into a soundtrack as diverse and complex as the series.

In addition to coming up with extensive Background Music (BGM), the composers were alos faced with the task of having to write songs for the character Lynn Minmei which formed a key element of the first story cycle. From the optimistic "My Time To Be A Star" to the inspiring and triumphant "We Will Win", the Minmei Songs were written to reflect the character's persona and role within the overall storyline.

As the series progressed to the ROBOTECH MASTERS and NEW GENERATION chapters, a different sound was needed to reflect these changes in the storylines. The musical team of Steve Wittmack and Michael Bradley contributed a number of pieces, including the eerie "Flower of Life" and their very popular songs for Yellow Dancer. The Wittmack/Bradley team was reteined to compose the songs for ROBOTECH THE MOVIE: THE UNTOLD STORY, as well as compose the score for the sequel series ROBOTECH II: THE SENTINELS. For various reason, these two projects were never completed.

An important task for all of the composers was to make the music as versatile as possible. Time constraints and release schedules eliminated the possibility to score to picture. The decision was made to build a musical library adaptable for situations and scenes for which the music may not have been initially intended. Experienced film and television music editor John Mortarotti was given the enormous and challenging task of choosing and placing all the individual cues within ROBOTECH's eighty-fice episodes.

With the success of the series' initial and subsequent broadcasts in syndication, fans clamored for whatever ROBOTECH merchandise they could obtain. Out of this demand came the ROBOTECH PERFECT COLLECTION LP produced by US RENDITIONS in 1987. Featuring a small sampling of the serie's music, this release proved to be quite popular and has until now been a desired collector's item. Despite the obvious success of the LP soundtrack and its later CD rerelease, a second volume was never released.

It would be ober seven years until another serious attempt at a soundtrack release would be made. To many fans, the ROBOTECH soundtrack has remained one of the last unexplored facets of the original series. A new, more complete, remastered edition of the musical score seemed fitting with the show's tenth anniversary in 1995.

This new compilation contains over ninety minutes of previously unreleased music. Those involved with the production went to great lengths to locate and restore the original master tapes. The result is a collection unequalled in quality and variety, reflecting the scope of the entire saga.

ROBOTECH's soundtrack score is one of those film scores that isn't forced to hide behind the characters or languis as mere background noise. Its bold and energetic notes draw the viewer into the spectacle of the series and are essential in setting the tone for the story being told. The release of ROBOTECH: PERFECT SOUNDTRACK ALBUM that you now hold in your hands, represents the most complete collection of the background musical score and songs recorded for this ground-breacking series and its various sequels.

                                        T.J. Bateman

                                        Anaheim, CA

- The Complete Background Music Collection

1. Main Title
2. Macross City
3. The Mysterious Ship
4. Zentraedi Theme
5. Confrontation
6. Musca's Theme
7. The Way To Love
8. Boobytrap
9. Biomechanical Theme
10. Ineptitude
11. Love Themes
12. Miss Macross
13. Stepping Out
14. Victory
15. SDF-1 Theme
16. Battle Stations
17. The 15th Squadron
18. Desolation
19. The Robotech Masters
20. Broken HEart
21. Private Time
22. Earth Government Theme
23. Eyecatch
24. Minmei's Theme
25. Sweet Sixteen
26. Lifeline
27. Rick Hunter's Theme
28. The Robotech Follies
29. Earth Government Debriefing
30. Khyron's Theme
31. Alien Attack
32. Reconstruction Blues
33. It's You
34. A New Dawn
35. Invid Theme
36. Cyclone
37. Catastrophe
38. We Will Win
39. Love Triangle
40. Mission Accomplished
41. End Title

- The Complete Vocal Song Collection

1. My Time To Be A Star
   - Reba West
2. The Man In My Life
   - Reba West
3. To Be In Love
   - Reba West
4. It's You
   - Reba West
5. We Will Win
   - Reba West
6. In My Heart
   - Three Dog Night
7. Underground
   - Michael Bradley & Joanne Harris
8. Saved By Science
   - Joanne Harris
9. Only A Fool
   - Gigi Agrama
10. Call On Me
    - Joanne Harris
11. The Future Is Now
    - Joanne Harris
12. Together
    - Sunny Hilden
13. Look Up! The Sky Is Falling
    - Michael Bradley
14. It Don't Get Any Better
    - Michael Bradley
15. Lonely Soldier Boy
    - Michael Bradley
16. The Way To Love
    - Michael Bradley
17. We Will Win
    - Michael Bradley

- BGM THE SENTINELS

18. The REF March
19. The Young Warriors
20. The SDF-3
21. Invid Strike
22. The Regent
23. Love Theme
24. The Sentinels

4.3: ROBOTECH TOYS, MODELS AND OTHER STUFF

Source:
Robotech FAQ 0.99
Dec 30th, 1999

Protoculture: The biofuel, extracted from the flower of life, that makes Robotechmology possible. It is the symbiotic link between man and machine, and the source of interplanetary conflicts of epicproportions.

The time is 2015 (Four years after the end od the first Robotech War.) But here the SDF-1 survived. You can join the RDF, be a mercenary, a Zentraedi rebel... You can start your own organizations or factions. Entering is the Southern Cross and EBSIS, while the Zentraedi are rising up in South America.

The enemy we fight is from a distant star. We have met his first challenge and we have won. Then, we of the REF rose to a new challenge and dared to take this war to our enemy's own backyard.

4.4: ROBOTECH VIDEO GAMES

Source:
Robotech FAQ 0.99
IGN64.com
Dec 30th, 1999