The black sheep of the Macross family — nineteen tracks for the OVA sequel that the franchise's creator had no involvement with. "A Hush Like 200 Million Years" opens with cosmic timescales. "Marduk" names the alien threat.
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"Alz tza-Mi Alz Ko-erol ~Destroy Everything~" uses the Marduk language for their battle hymn — because in Macross, even the villains need a soundtrack. "Riding in your Valkyrie" is the most romantically Macross title possible — turning fighter jets into love ballads.
"Banana Moon of Love" is wonderfully bizarre. "Ishtar" names the central alien songstress who continues the franchise's tradition of music bridging human-alien divides. "SCOOPER" scores the journalist protagonist's world.
"Distant Macross" carries the weight of the original fortress as a fading memory. "dé-jà-vu ~please be close to me" closes with French-tinged longing. "LOVERS" and "only your friend" handle the romantic triangle. Despite Macross II's contested canonical status, the soundtrack stands on its own — nineteen tracks of space-opera romance with genuine emotional range.