I am very looking forward to his work in the new FMA now.

But this season does feel like a music season or something:
-Kawai Kenji doing Eden of the East
-Kuroishi Hitomi doing Shangri-la (anyone who hasn’t listened to her Last Exile ost needs to do it now :p)
-Nanase Hikaru doing polyphonica and phantom

And also Kajiura doing something I can’t remember. And of course Nobuo and Sakimoto in this topic ^^

As far as Valkyria Chronicles goes, I think we’ll be hearing the game soundtrack for that since like you said, there’s little reason for them to deviate from what Sakimoto already has in place (a lot of the music from the game can be heard on the trailer). If I recall correctly, most game adaptations tend to stick closely to the game soundtrack anyways. As for the art, it doesn’t bother me nearly as much, but that’s because I haven’t played the game myself and don’t have anything to compare the anime to.

And yes! Another person who really likes Red Garden’s OST. Probably one of the most underrated soundtracks ever!

Valkyria Chronicles was tied for my favorite game of last year (along with Persona 4), so I’m very much looking forward to the anime. I already have the game OST and love it immensely.

As far as the anime adaption goes, I have my concerns. Some of the character model changes have me a bit upset, and from what I’ve seen of the previews, there are certainly some story deviations. Hope the main plot stays in tact though. And as far as the anime music goes, there’s really no reason they shouldn’t just use the game OST with some mild changes to match scenes (this may be what they’re doing, but I have no idea at this point.

Oh, and one last note, the Red Garden OST is indeed great!

But yeah, I’m not exactly one to follow the previews for new releases either and it was through a random perusal on ANN that I came across the tidbit on Uematsu. Here’s hoping for an awesome soundtrack though!

@depthcharge101
Ooshima might not be the composer, but Akira Senju is, and after listening to his works (Red Garden and Arete Hime, to name a few), let’s just say that I have the utmost confidence in his ability to pull of a gorgeous soundtrack. If you want a taste of his music, definitely give Red Garden a listen. I might even review the soundtrack myself once my CDs get here.

Very interesting to see Uematsu doing anime soundtrack. Even though I am never a big fan of him, his fame is so big that I can’t help but look forward to his music in Guin Saga.

Honestly, I haven’t seen all that many preview videos for upcoming anime, and I don’t really follow composers that closely, so I’m in the dark as for what to expect from the music in anime. I’m just hoping for some stellar OP/EDs from the shows I’m watching. Likely out of boredom I’ll throw together some post on what OP/EDs I like out of the shows I’ve watched from Spring, at some point near the beginning of the season.

If Patrick Gann starts poking around here, my day will have been made :3

Thanks for the heads up regarding the release date for Guin Saga’s OST. Will keep that in mind to preorder if I’m happy with what the anime delivers.