Editing Macross Plus (section)

==Production==
Following Big West's 1992 release of ''[[Macross II]]'' (which was subsequently retconned as an alternate universe title), original ''Macross'' staff member [[Shōji Kawamori]] began work on a true sequel to the original ''Macross'' series. To realistically depict the intense flight scenes in the anime, Kawamori – along with action choreographer and animator [[Ichiro Itano]] and other staff members – traveled to [[Edwards Air Force Base]] (which was the basis for New Edwards Air Force Base on planet Eden in the series) in [[Edwards, California]], for a few training sessions with dogfighting school Air Combat USA. The [[Advanced Tactical Fighter]] program of the 1980s was the basis of the Project Supernova contest between the YF-19 and YF-21. Consequently, the YF-21's design was heavily influenced by the [[Northrop YF-23]] while the YF-19 resembles the [[Grumman X-29]] when in jet mode.

The design of Eden City was influenced by the [[San Francisco]] landscape (which also served as a backdrop for Frontier City in ''[[Macross Frontier]]''). The [[wind farm]]s throughout the planet were based on those found in California's [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], while Eden's highways were designed from those seen in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>This is Animation The Select: Macross Plus Movie Edition. Shogakukan, 1995</ref>

The series was directed by [[Shinichirō Watanabe]], featuring character designs by [[Masayuki (animator)|Masayuki]] and animation direction by [[Kōji Morimoto]], who designed the Sharon Apple concert scene. Shōji Kawamori designed all the new variable fighters in the anime. [[Kazutaka Miyatake]] was credited for the use of his previous designs for the Macross and the Destroid Monster, and he was also involved in the project as mecha designer for the YF-21 cockpit, both the YF-21 and YF-19 flightsuits, the X-9 ''Ghost'' drone fighter and the renegade ''[[Zentradi]]'' battlesuits.<ref name="Miyatake">{{cite book |last1= Miyatake |first1= Kazutaka |author-link= Kazutaka Miyatake |title= Macross and Orguss Design Works |date= 2005-06-01 |publisher= Mobic |location= Japan |language= ja |isbn= 4-89601-629-7 |pages= 30–45}}</ref>

===Score===
{{Main|List of Macross Plus albums}}
[[Yoko Kanno]] composed the score for ''Macross Plus''. The orchestral score was recorded in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]], by members of the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], except for "Dogfight" (an orchestral track used during the final battle between Isamu and Guld), which was recorded in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] by the [[Czech Philharmonic Orchestra]].

Sharon Apple's songs are performed by a number of different artists – namely [[Yoko Kanno#Gabriela Robin|Gabriela Robin]], [[Akino Arai]], [[Mai Yamane]], Melodie Sexton, [[Wuyontana]] and the [[Raiché Coutev Sisters]]. The most notable song in the series is Myung's song "Voices", which is performed by Arai and is the only Japanese-language song in the soundtrack. For the English dub of the series, "Voices" was translated into English and performed by Michelle Flynn. Three songs ("Information High", "The Borderline" and "Pulse") are in [[English language|English]], while "Idol Talk" is in [[French language|French]]. Four songs ("After, in the Dark – Torch Song", "Santi-U", "A Sai En" and "Wanna Be an Angel") are sung in the fictional Zentran language.

The soundtrack CDs were released in Japan by [[Victor Entertainment]]. In North America, only the first two soundtracks were made available; first through [[JVC]], then subsequently through AnimeTrax (a division of [[The Right Stuf International]]).