Toshihiko Sahashi
Numerous soundtrack and character CDs have been released for the series by Victor Entertainment. Three soundtrack albums featuring music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi were released during the 2004-2005 series run. These were the "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack"s, numbered by Roman numerals from "I" through "III". "Soundtrack I" contained a new song by Rie Tanaka and was released on December 16, 2004, "Soundtrack II" included a new song by Houko Kuwashima and was released on April 21, 2005, and "Soundtrack III" contained series theme music by Yuki Kajiura and was released on August 24, 2005. Additionally, a fourth soundtrack, "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack IV", which contained selected music from the series score, was released on February 2, 2006. The first-press versions of all four soundtracks included a deluxe plastic box container, which replaced the standard jewel case for the standard release versions. An orchestral album of selections from the series score, "Kokyo Kumikyoku Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny", was released on December 16, 2005, and featured performances by the London Symphony Orchestra. Besides the soundtracks, six character "Suit" CDs were released featuring songs and spoken drama sequences. They acted as a follow-up to the six CDs released for "Gundam SEED".