14. Gloval's Report Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 14: "Gloval's Report." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: This is Robotech's first clip show episode, so it's fitting that it's also the first episode to feature absolutely no new music whatsoever! (And on a personal note, the long break between posts isn't from me losing interest in this project; there have simply been too many new fall TV shows taking up all my TV watching time. As we get closer to the winter break I expect that to change and regular blog posts to resume.)

Robotech Theme
United Earth Government Theme
Boobytrap
Alien Attack
Red Alert
Showdown
Crashing Metal
Intruder
Private Time Theme (b)
Private Time Theme (a1)
Alien Attack
Desolation
The SDF-1
Robotech Theme
The 15th Squadron
Eyecatch
The Point of No Return
Battlestations
Miss Macross
Intruder
The Point of No Return
Red Alert
Khyron's Theme
The Robotech Masters
Boobytrap
Robotech Love Theme I
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

13. Blue Wind Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 13: "Blue Wind." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: This episode features three small unreleased pieces of music, but only two of them are new; the third one was originally used in episode 3, "Space Fold." In this episode we also finally get to hear the instrumental version of the "Macross Theme" for the first time. Those of you playing along at home will want to use the version from the Robotech Perfect Collection CD (or the Robotech BGM Vol. 1 LP) released by US Renditions in the late 80's, since it's the only version that accurately reflects its usage in Robotech without the Macross Theme Intro overlapping into it.

Robotech Theme
Macross Theme
Boobytrap
unreleased comedic ("You Look Fine, Bron, now let's get started!")
Reflections
unreleased shocked ("No you won't.")
Sweet Sixteen
Lifeline (Instrumental)
unreleased ("Old Sourpuss")
Robotech Theme
My Time to Be a Star
Eyecatch
Macross Theme (Into)
Bliss Theme (a)
Shocked (d)
Zentraedi Theme
Intruder
The 15th Squadron
The 15th Squadron
Zentraedi Theme
Intruder
Mission Accomplished
Macross Theme
Catastrophe (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

12. The Big Escape Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 12: "The Big Escape." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Some weird manipulations going on in this episode, with two of the "Shocked" pieces sounding like the speed dial was accidentally bumped in the middle of the piece and then quickly reset! I refer to this as a "warble" in the descriptions below.

The only major new piece of music in this episode points out one of the remaining flaws in the 30th Anniversary Soundtrack. This episode is the first time we hear "Lifeline (Instrumental)." The Soundtrack sadly fades the song out before its concluding lines, which is a shame because (a) it's an awesome piece of music and (b) those concluding lines are used for the scene of Rick and Lisa falling into darkness as the episode goes to commercial. According to the liner notes, the vocal version of "Lifeline" was remastered, which certainly implies that they had access to a clean version of the ending and could have restored it to the instrumental. Oh well. Perhaps for the 40th Anniversary.

CORRECTION: When I first posted this, I missed that "Broken Heart" was briefly used at the beginning of the episode (from 2:12 - 2:26). The list as it stands now has been corrected.

Robotech Theme
United Earth Government Debriefing
Broken Heart
Shocked (c) (warble)
Shocked (d) (warble)
Love Triangle (To Be In Love Instrumental Version)
Boobytrap
Intruder
Macross Theme (Intro)
Battlestations
Shocked (b)
Zentraedi Theme
Shocked (d) (really sped up)
Confrontation
Lifeline (instrumental)
 Eyecatch
Broken Heart
Broken Heart
Victory
Boobytrap
Zentraedi Theme
Robotech Theme
My Time to Be a Star
Battlestations
Mission Accomplished (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

11. First Contact Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 11: "First Contact." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: A whole crop of first-time tracks in the final half of this episode, including Minmei's first time singing "My Time to Be a Star" as she makes her big debut. This episode also marks one of the few times that a different piece of background music than the Robotech theme was used for the next episode preview.

Also, I listed the mix of "Zentraedi Theme" and "Shocked (b)" together because it starts with the drums from "Zentraedi Theme," immediately cuts to "Shocked (b)" and then "Zentraedi Theme" fades back in as "Shocked (b)" is still playing. "Battlestations" is also barely used at all, it's just a quick edit of the final notes after Max kicks the Zentraedi who walked in on him to give closure to the scene.

Robotech Theme
Zentraedi Theme
Across the Universe
Reconstruction Blues
Boobytrap
Showdown
Shocked (e1)
Reconstruction Blues
Bliss Theme (a)
Zentraedi Theme/Shocked (b)/Zentraedi Theme
Eyecatch
Earth Government Debriefing
Boobytrap
Shocked (d)
Battlestations
Shocked (g)
Daydream
Suspense
A New Dawn
The Mysterious Ship
Across the Universe 
My Time to be a Star
Roy Fokker's Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

10. Blind Game Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 10: "Blind Game." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: We have a new unreleased variation on the Harp Chord that was previously used in "The Long Wait." This could be an actual different recording, or the same recording played back at a different speed, which seemed to be a common practice to make the music fit the length of the clip it was being used on.

We also hear two pieces for the first time that will be used a lot in later generations, The Robotech Masters and Intruder (which always make me think of Invid).

Robotech Theme
Private Time Theme (b)
The Robotech Masters
Red Alert (Resolve)
Red Alert
Mission Accomplished
Khyron's Theme
Private Time Theme (a1)
Ineptitude
Cliffhangers (c)
Alien Attack
Biomechanical
Intrigue
Eyecatch
Intrigue
The Robotech Masters
Reconstruction Blues
Khyron's Theme
Harp Chord (b) (unreleased)
The Point of No Return
Intruder
Zentraedi Theme
The 15th Squadron
Red Alert
The Point of No Return
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

9. Miss Macross Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 9: "Miss Macross." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:The Macross Theme Intro is still melded with the Macross Theme to create the track Macross Anthem on the Robotech 30th Anniversary Soundtrack CD release. This was done  to reflect the way the two tracks were used together in the original vocal version of the theme song for Harmony Gold's original 1984 "Macross Volume 1 Booby Trap" video cassette release. Which is completely understandable and sounds very nice, even though it does make creating a Perfect Memory soundtrack a bit of a problem.

However, the "Miss Macross" episode itself does contain a clean ending for the Macross Theme Intro with no dialogue or sound effects over top of it. So if someone were so inclined, you could sample that from the episode, cut off everything but the last note, increase the speed of that note by 5% to match the speed of the track on the soundtrack, cut off the Macross Theme (main) from the Macross Anthem track, then overlay the last notes together to have a complete, clean version of Macross Theme Intro.  If, y'know, you were so inclined.

And although it still hasn't appeared in Robotech yet, the main Macross Theme without the intro was released on the Robotech BGM Vol. 1 LP and Robotech Perfect Collection CD by US Renditions in the late 80's.

Robotech Theme
Macross Theme (Intro)
Bliss Theme (a)
Miss Macross (My Time to Be a Star Instrumental)
Miss Macross (My Time to Be a Star Instrumental)
Khyron's Theme
Stepping Out
Miss Macross (My Time to Be a Star Instrumental)
Battlestations
Robotech Follies
Reflections
Minmei's Theme
Victory
Eyecatch
Rick Hunter's Theme
Boobytrap
Stepping Out
Red Alert
Intrigue
Stepping Out
Alien Attack
Biomechanical
Intrigue
The Point of No Return
Drumroll (unreleased)
A New Dawn
Broken Heart
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

8. Sweet Sixteen Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 8: "Sweet Sixteen." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: This is the first episode to use music that was released on a different CD than the Robotech 30th Anniversary Soundtrack! As Rick, Ben, & Max are entering the Chinese restaurant for Minmei's birthday party, the music being used is the instrumental version of "It's You." This piece of music can only be found on the It's You EP release from 2012.

Robotech Theme
Alien Attack
Khyron's theme
Red Alert (Resolve)
Private time Theme (a1)
Zentraedi Theme
Earth Government at Work (a)
Earth Government Debriefing
Imbeciles
Private Time (a2)
It's You (instrumental version) [Only available on the It's You EP]
Robotech Love Theme II
Battlestations
Eyecatch
The Point of No Return
Red Alert
The 15th Squadron
Alien Attack
Rick Hunter's Theme
Alien Attack
Zentraedi Theme
Biomechanical
The SDF-1
Private time (a1)
Victory
Love Triangle (To Be In Love Instrumental Version)
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

7. Bye-Bye Mars Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 7: "Bye-Bye Mars." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

Robotech Theme
Zentraedi Theme
Biomechanical
Khyron's Theme
The 15th Squadron
Private Time Theme (a2)
Sweet Sixteen
Red Alert (Resolve)
Broken Heart
Intrigue
Eyecatch
The Point of No Return
Intrigue
Khyron's Theme
Battlestations
Red Alert
Alien Attack
The 15th Squadron
Red Alert
Broken Heart
Alien Attack
The SDF-1
Cliffhangers (c)
Khyron's Theme
A New Dawn
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles

6. Blitzkrieg Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 6: "Blitzkrieg." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music. (Only one piece today!)

Robotech Theme
Private Time Theme (b)
Rick Hunter's Theme
Bliss Theme (a)
Earth Government Debriefing
Khyron's theme
Private time Theme (a1)
Imbeciles
United Earth Government Theme
Imbeciles
Ineptitude
Earth Government at Work
Robotech Love Theme I
Shocked (d) (higher key)
Eyecatch
Broken Heart
Battlestations
Robotech Follies
Biomechanical
Mission Accomplished
Zentraedi Theme
Alien Attack
Biomechanical
Red Alert
Robotech Theme
The SDF-1
United Earth Government Theme
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles

5. Transformation Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 5: "Transformation." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

Robotech Theme
Showdown
Private Time Theme (b)
Private Time Theme (c)
Sweet Sixteen (The Man in My Life Instrumental)
The Cosmic Harp
Private Time Theme (a2)
Escalations (f1)
Reflections (We Will Win Bummer Mix)
Earth Government at Work (a)
Minmei's Theme
Eyecatch
Boobytrap
Sweet Sixteen (The Man in My Life Instrumental)
Minmei's Theme
Earth government Debriefing
Red Alert
Love Theme II
The 15th Squadron
Zentraedi Theme
Alien Attack
Battlestations
The Point of No Return
Catastrophe
The SDF-1
Battlestations
Robotech Theme
Desolation
Liftoff
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Title

4. The Long Wait Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 4: "The Long Wait." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music. (And since this is the first completely character-oriented episode, there's a bunch this time!)

Robotech Theme
Showdown
Reconstruction Blues
Intrigue
unreleased (Harp chord)
 Desolation
 Imbeciles
Minmei's Theme
Shocked (b)
Bliss Theme (a)
Robotech Love Theme I (coda only)
Shocked (e2)
Shocked (e1)
 Musica's Theme
Eyecatch
Private Time Theme (a2)
Shocked (e1)
Shocked (e1)
Private Time Theme (b)
Across the Universe
Earth Government Debriefing
Zentraedi Theme
Escalations (b)
To Be in Love
Shocked (f1)
Reflections
 Robotech Love Theme I (main)
Refelctions
Shocked (d)
 Victory
Reflections
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles

3. Space Fold Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 3: "Space Fold." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

Robotech Theme
Showdown
Roy Fokker's Theme
Intrigue
Alien Attack (a)
Boobytrap
Earth Govenrment at Work (a)
Red Alert (a)
The SDF-1
Private Time Theme II
Imbeciles
unreleased ("Old Sourpuss")
Earth Govenrment at Work (a)
Zentraedi Theme
Private Time Theme I (b)
Victory
The Point of No Return
Eyecatch
Alien Attack (a)
Battlestations
Red Alert
Intrigue
The Point of No Return
Catastrophe
Biomechanical
Crashing Metal
Intrigue
Red Alert
Victory
Battlestations
Cliffhangers (a)
Broken Heart
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles

2. Countdown Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 2: "Countdown." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

UPDATE - ADDITIONAL NOTES: I was never entirely confident about which "Cliffhangers" segment was used in the scene where Gloval muses "We're not ready for combat. we're just not ready!" When I first made this post I put it as "Cliffhangers (b)" but with a note that I wasn't entirely sure. The problem is it's just one note. Now granted that note is using multiple instruments, but that still made it very hard to identify. So when I finished making the blog list for "To The Stars" I figured it would give it one more listen before I put the DVD set away, now that I've had a little more experience identifying these tracks.

It was still a challenge, but I can now confidently Name That Tune as "Cliffhangers (d)," with the pitch increased by 1 semitone!

Robotech Theme
Showdown
Alien Attack (a)
The Point of No Return
Battlestations
Intrigue
Zentraedi Theme 
Cliffhangers (d) (last note only, pitch increased by 1 semitone.)
Boobytrap
Musica's Theme
 Intrigue
Catastrophe
Musica's Theme
 The SDF-1
Liftoff
 Red Alert (a)
Private Time I (b)
 Showdown
Roy Fokker's Theme
Eyecatch
Musica's Theme
Showdown
The Point of No Return
Alien Attack (a)
The Point of No Return
Zentraedi Theme
Red Alert (a)
The SDF-1
The 15th Squadron
Alien Attack (a)
Rick Hunter's Theme
Catastrophe
Alien Attack (Resolve)
Boobytrap
Alien Attack (Resolve)
United Earth Government Theme
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles

1. Booby Trap Music Guide

What follows is a list of all the music that appeared in the standard version of Robotech episode 1: "Booby Trap." Bold text denotes that this is the first appearance of that piece of music.

CORRECTION: When I first published this list, I mistakenly listed "Showdown" as a second usage of "Catastrophe." Correcting this moves "Showdown" from the 24th piece of music up to the 7th. Whoops! Sorry about that, Chief. ;)

Robotech Theme
Private Time Theme (b)
Crashing Metal
Zentraedi Theme
Catastrophe
Booby Trap
Showdown
United Earth Government Theme
The SDF-1
Earth Government at Work (a)
Private Time Theme (a)
Victory
Imbeciles
Rick Hunter's Theme
Imbeciles
Ineptitude [different key]
Zentraedi Theme 
The Point of No Return
Eyecatch
Battlestations
Confrontation
 The Point of No Return
Red Alert
Khyron's Theme
The Point of No Return
The SDF-1
Khyron's Theme
Alien Attack [different key]
Roy Fokker's Theme
Alien Attack
Catastrophe
Mission Accomplished
Robotech Theme (next episode preview)
Robotech End Titles