Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.4- is the fourth original soundtrack of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime series, composed by Yoko Kanno. It features music composed for both seasons of the series and the film Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society, and is produced by Kanno, Victor Entertainment and Bandai.
As yet, the album has only been made available as part of the Stand Alone Complex CD-BOX, which includes the first three SAC soundtracks, Kanno's be Human album, the Solid State Society soundtrack, and a Tachikoma-style USB memory stick featuring previously unreleased music from Tachikomatic Days, as well as voice clips, images and video.
Unlike the previous soundtrack releases, O.S.T.4- is presented as a single track, without breaks. The CD-BOX liner notes make no mention of separate track titles or the artists' involvement with each section of the album; however, the packaging does state that the soundtrack consists of "16 pieces". Despite the continuous nature of the release, the overlaps and fades between the 16 sub-tracks are minimal.
Track listing[]
- "Smooth in the Shell [no break disk]" − 49:02
CD staff[]
- Produced by Yoko Kanno
- Co-produced by Ota, Toshiaki
- Directed by Ishikawa, Yoshimoto
- Recorded by Yabuhara, Masashi / Andrzej Sasin
- Assisted by Kasuya, Shohei [Victor Studio]
- Mixed by Yabuhara, Masashi
- Mastered by Yabuhara, Masashi / Kazushige, Yamazaki [FLAIR]
- Recorded at Victor Studio / Soundcity Studio / Manhattan Center Studio [NYC] / m-1 Studio [Warsaw]
- Coordinated by Masza Lejman [Warsaw] / Magdalena Beviglia Zampetti [NYC] / Chery Kaoru Hulsey [NYC] / Noma, Eriko [Tokyo]
- Bass : Watanabe, Hitoshi
- Guitar : Tsuneo Imahori
- Drums : Sano, Yasuno
- Piano & Key : Yoko Kanno
- Percussion : Misawa, Maturo
- Tenor Sax : Honda, Masato
- Trumpet : Sasaki, Shiroh
- Synth : Urata, Keishi / Sakamoto, Syunsuke
- Orchestra : Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
- Strings : Shinozaki, Masatsugu Group
- Harp : Asakawa, Tomoyuki
- Conductor : Yoko Kanno
- Chorus : Gabriela Robin
- MC : James Miller / Eddie Warren
- Promotion by Ito, Shosei
- Sales Promotion by Yamashita, Kou / Sato, Masakazu
- Design by Uesugi, Toshiaki [Mach55 go!]
- Editorial Coordination by Kobayashi, Yasuko