11 Fullmetal Alchemist soundtracks are now available on digital platforms.
Milan Records announced today that it is releasing the soundtracks, which include music from both the 2003 original anime series and the 2009 reboot. The company is also releasing the soundtracks to the films Conqueror of Shambala, which serves as the finale for the original storyline established in the 2003 anime, and The Sacred Star of Milos, the movie set within Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood's continuity. In addition to the original soundtracks, the new group of releases also includes two albums filled with character songs performed by both series' Japanese voice casts. All 11 of the albums are now available on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
The full list of albums follows:
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1 – MICHIRU OSHIMA
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2 – MICHIRU OSHIMA
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3 – MICHIRU OSHIMA, VARIOUS ARTISTS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST THEME SONG COLLECTION – THE INSTRUMENTALS – HAPPY CLASSICS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST SONG FILE – BEST COMPILATION – VARIOUS ARTISTS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST THE MOVIE CONQUEROR OF SHAMBALLA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – MICHIRU OSHIMA
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1 – AKIRA SENJU, VARIOUS ARTISTS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2 – AKIRA SENJU, VARIOUS ARTISTS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3 – AKIRA SENJU
· THEME OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD BY THE ALCHEMISTS – VARIOUS ARTISTS
· FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – TARO IWASHIRO
The albums' new digital releases are part of the on-going celebration surrounding the 20th anniversary of the franchise's debut. The celebration kicked off in 2021, when series creator Hiromu Arakawa announced her latest manga, Yomi No Tsugai, a fantasy series set in a world inspired by feudal Japan. The anniversary festivities continued into 2022, when two new live-action movies, The Vengeance of Scar and The Last Transmutation, where unexpectedly announced early in the year. The two movies serve as a direct sequel to the franchise's original 2017 live-action adaptation, and feature the return of Ryosuke Yamada and Atomu Mizuishi, who will reprise their roles as the series' two central protagonists, the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric. Ping Pong director Fumihiko Sori will also return to direct both movies, which will premiere in Japan on May 20 and June 24, respectively.
Fullmetal Alchemist was created by Arakawa in 2001 and was one of the most popular and acclaimed titles of the anime boom period of the early 2000s. Arakawa's manga was first adapted into an anime in 2003, but since this series was created before the manga was completed, it diverged wildly from the source material. In 2009, a second anime series, entitled Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, was created to be a more faithful adaptation of Arakawa's now finished story. While the original anime was a huge success at the time, the rebooted series is now generally regarded as the better of the two adaptations.
Both shows are now streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll, while Arakawa's manga is available in English from VIZ Media and Yen Press.
Source: Milan Records