Cover image of the album
Rurouni Kenshin: The Memorial Best Album ~Brilliant Collection~ (るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- The Memorial Hen Album ~Brilliant Collection~) is a compilation CD album of the Rurouni Kenshin/Anime soundtrack. It includes a selection of tracks from The Original Soundtrack I~IV and Director’s Collection albums. This collection has 3 discs with 34 tracks.
It was released on November 21st, 1998. This album was published by SPE Visual Works.
It includes music composed by Noriyuki Asakura, Takashi Kodama, Akira Mitake, Toshiaki Yamazaki, Masaki Tsuchihashi, Michihiko Ohta, Mori-kun, Taku Iwasaki, Miduki Oomori, Himeko Yamamoto and Zentaro Watanabe.
Track List[]
Disc 1[]
| Track | Name (Romanji) | Name (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kimi wa Dare wo Mamotte Iru Original Mix" | Who are you protecting Original Mix |
| 2 | "Unmei no Hagaruma ~Kyoto e no Prologue ~" | Destiny's Wheels ~Prologue to going to Kyoto~ |
| 3 | "Nihon meisō ~ ishin no yami ~" | Japan Stray ~Darkness of Restoration~ |
| 4 | "The Last Wolf Suite ~Shishio Makoto no Kumikyoku~" | The Last Wolf Suite ~Shishio Makoto group music~ |
| 5 | "Departure (Master Mix)" | |
| 6 | "Ishin tenpuku keikaku" | The Ishin Overthrow Plan |
| 7 | "Fallen Angel ―haiiro no tenshi―" | Fallen Angel―Grey Angel― |
| 8 | "Sakura no Ki no Shita ni ~ Shisha no Shi ~" | Under the Cherry Tree ~Poem of the Dead~ |
| 9 | "Kaoru to Misao <III> (Full Mix version)" | Kaoru and Misao <III> (full mix version) |
| 10 | "Warriors Suite" | |
| 11 | "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu - Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki -A theme of Hiko Seijurou-" | |
| 12 | "Lunatic" | |
| 13 | "Dancing Madly Backwards" | |
| 14 | "Let it burn" | |
| 15 | "NA・GO・MI (extended version)" | Peaceful (extended version) |
Disc 2[]
| Track | Name (Romanji) | Name (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Suki toka janakute…" | It's not like I like you… |
| 2 | "Ice Blue Eyes" | |
| 3 | "1 / sekai no boku" | 1/I in the world |
| 4 | "Ippatsu Yarō! (Arashi woyobu otoko)" | One-shot bastard! (The man who summons the storm) |
| 5 | "2 Of a Kaindo!" | 2 Of a Kind! |
| 6 | "Kokoro no hadaka" | Naked Heart |
| 7 | "Shiroi Ichigo" | White Strawberry |
| 8 | "Natsu no E" | Summer Painting |
| 9 | "Kono Sekai no katasumi de..." | In This Corner of the World... |
Disc 3[]
| Track | Name (Romanji) | Name (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Journey" | |
| 2 | "The End of The Day" | |
| 3 | "Innocence" | |
| 4 | "Sonomama" | As it is |
| 5 | "Kanashimi ni tamesa rete mo" | Even if I'm tried by sorrow |
| 6 | "Blast" | |
| 7 | "Water Puzzle" | |
| 8 | "Ashita no kakera" | Fragment of tomorrow |
| 9 | "Tsuioku ~ in the Past ~ (Instrumental)" | Reminiscence ~ in the Past ~ (Instrumental) |
| 10 | "Aisuruhito o Mamoru Tame Ni" | To protect the one I love |
Trivia[]
- This collection includes tracks that were not featured from in The Original Soundtrack I~IV or in the Director’s Collection albums, and not even in the 1999 Best Soundtrack Collection (the Premium Collection CD2).
- The only track from the album Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Soundtrack is:
- "Kimi wa Dare wo Mamotte Iru (Original Mix)".
- The tracks from the album Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Soundtrack II - Departure are:
- "Unmei no Hagaruma ~Kyoto e no Prologue ~", "Nihon Meisou ~Ishin no Yami~", "The Last Wolf Suite ~Shishio Makoto no Kumikyoku" and "Departure (Master Mix)".
- The tracks from the album Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Soundtrack III -Kyoto Kessen- are:
- "Ishin Tenpuku Keikaku", "Fallen Angel -Haiiro no Tenshi-", "Sakura no Ki no Shita ni ~ Shisha no Shi ~", "Kaoru to Misao <III> (Full Mix version)", "Warriors Suite" and "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu - Amakakeru Ryuu no Hirameki -A Theme of Hiko Seijuro-".
- The tracks from the album Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Soundtrack IV -Let it Burn- are:
- "Lunatic", "Dancing Madly Backwards" and "Let it burn".
- The only track from the album Original Soundtrack Unreleased Collection Rurouni Kenshin: -Director's Collection- is:
- "NA・GO・MI (extended version)".
- Two tracks that were previously unreleased in any Character Image Song album are:
- "Blast" and "Water Puzzle".
Gallery[]
Discs 1, 2 and 3
Disc 1 and booklet front
Discs 2 and 3
Booklet interior pages
Booklet interior pages