Although Orphan is a fansubbing group, the 'completionist' impulse that runs through the group's charter sometimes extends into other media. In particular, the team has acquired and released a number of soundtracks for its projects or prospective projects. Other enthusiasts have done a lot more, but finding and ripping soundtracks has become a notable sideline to Orphan's main fansubbing mission. For one thing, it's a lot easier to capture and encode audio, and it doesn't require translators or video encoders.
Most of the music has come from CDs, but there are other sources as well, including records and "dual track" laserdiscs. Here's a list of the ones I can remember.
Most of the work has been done in the material's country of origin, but Stop!! Hibari-kun! was done in the US, because none of the team's overseas members has a turntable. Sometimes it pays to be old.Most of the music has come from CDs, but there are other sources as well, including records and "dual track" laserdiscs. Here's a list of the ones I can remember.
- Alice in Cyberland OP-ED single. CD source.
- Boyfriend OP-ED single. CD source.
- Capricorn image album. CD source.
- Eien no Filena soundtrack. CD source.
- Fukuyama Gekijou soundtrack. CD source.
- Genji Pt 1 soundtracks and image album. CD source.
- Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori OP-ED single. CD source.
- Hidamari no Ki ED1 and ED2 singles. CD source.
- High Speed Jecy soundtrack. CD source.
- Kakyuusei (1999) soundtrack. CD source.
- Kiss wa Me ni Shite soundtrack. CD source.
- Majo demo Steady image album. CD source.
- Next Senki Ehrgeiz OP and ED singles. CD source.
- Nozomi Witches soundtrack. CD source.
- Oedo ga Nemurenai! soundtrack. CD source.
- Oshare Kozou wa Hanamaru soundtrack. CD source.
- Project A-Ko 2 extended soundtrack. Laserdisc source.
- Singles soundtrack. CD source.
- Stop!! Hibari-kun Songbook. LP source.
- Yuukan Club ED1 single. CD source.
Soundtracks are also available for many of Orphan's other projects as well:
- A-Girl soundtrack. CD source.
- Ai no Kusabimusic collection. CD source.
- Akatsuki no Yona music collection. CD source.
- Amatsuki music collection. CD source.
- Condition Green song collection. CD source.
- Cosprayers soundtrack. CD source.
- D4 Princess music collection. CD source.
- Dallos soundtrack. CD source.
- Ear of the Golden Dragon music collection. CD source.
- Hand Maid Mai music collection. CD source.
- Hidamari no Ki soundtrack. CD source.
- Izumo (1991) soundtrack. CD source.
- Joker: Marginal City music collection. CD source.
- Nagasarete Airantou music collection. CD source.
- Nora soundtrack. LP source.
- Purple Eyes in the Dark. All songs from Purple Eyes in the Dark image albums 1 and 2. CD source. (Image album 1 has not surfaced.)
- Rainbow Signal: Hi-Fi Set. All songs from Hi-Fi Set albums Pasadena Park and Indigo. CD source.
- Sanctuary original soundtrack. CD source.
- Sangokushi TV specials soundtracks. CD source.
- Sangokushi movies 1 and 2 soundtracks. CD source. (No OST for movie 3.)
- Shirokuma Cafe music collection. CD source.
- Smash Hit! soundtrack. CD source.
- Sonic Soldier Borgman 2058 soundtrack. CD source.
- Sonic Solder Borgman: Madnight Gigs. All songs from Sonic Solder Borgman: The Last Gig of the World. CD source.
- Starship Troopers soundtrack. CD source.
- The Tale of Princess Kaguya music collection. CD source.
- Tokimeki Tonight background music. CD source.
- Yume Tsukai music collection. CD source.
- Zetsuai, Bronze, and Cathexis music collections. CD source.
Orphan's wish list isn't very long. The top item is the Majo demo Steady soundtrack, because it's on the digital tracks of the laserdisc, and with that we could get a better source for the video. An alternative is Miki Takahashi's Dress-Up, which at least has the rest of the songs from the OVA. Soundtracks for POPS and A Penguin's Memory are available on CD but are quite expensive. Purple Eyes in the Dark image album 1 has some of the best songs in the music video. The Kindaichi movie soundtracks were available online in the past, but the links are now dead. If you can help with any of these albums, please let me know.