List of theme songs in Tales series

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The Tales series, known in Japan as the Tales of series, is a franchise of fantasy Japanese role-playing video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco), and developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco. First begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, the series currently spans sixteen main titles, multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series, anime series, and audio dramas.

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Multiple titles in the series use licensed theme songs by multiple Japanese artists: among the artists are Garnat Crow (Eternia), Deen (Destiny/Hearts), Kokia (Innocence) and Ayumi Hamasaki (Xillia/Xillia 2). One recurring aspect of many earlier localizations was the removal of the Japanese theme song, such as with Symphonia, which had its theme song replaced with an orchestral version. The first western release of a Tales title to feature the theme song used in Japan was Vesperia.

Lists

Original Soundtracks

TitleReleasedGameTimeLabelRef.
Tales of Phantasia Original Soundtrack Complete Version [lower-greek 1] 21 January 1999Tales of Phantasia (PlayStation)141:43Victor Entertainment [1] [2] [3]
Soundtrack "Tales of Destiny" [lower-greek 2] 11 March 2000Tales of Destiny110:03Movic [4] [5]
Tales of Destiny Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 3] 23 May 2007Tales of Destiny240:11King Records [4] [6]
Tales of Symphonia Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 4] 1 October 2003Tales of Symphonia245:08DigiCube [7] [8]
Tales of Rebirth Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 5] 26 January 2005Tales of Rebirth275:14King Records [9] [10]
Tales of Legendia Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 6] 24 August 2005Tales of Legendia133:15Avex Trax [11] [12]
Tales of the Abyss Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 7] 22 March 2006Tales of the Abyss264:49King Records [13] [14]
Tales of Innocence Original Soundtrack Another Innocence [lower-greek 8] 19 December 2007Tales of Innocence65:48JVC Entertainment [15] [16]
Tales of Graces Soundtrack [lower-greek 9] 10 February 2010Tales of Graces231:01Avex Trax [17] [18]
Tales of Xillia Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 10] 7 September 2011Tales of Xillia223:41Avex Trax [19] [20]
Tales of Xillia 2 Original Soundtrack [lower-greek 11] 2 November 2012Tales of Xillia 2Avex Trax [21]
Album titleReleasedGameArtistLabelRef.
Yume wa Owaranai ~Kobore Ochiru Toki no Suzuku~ [lower-greek 12] 22 November 1995Tales of PhantasiaYukari Yoshida [lower-greek 13] Victor Entertainment [22]

Notes

Japanese
  1. ↑ テイルズ オブ ファンタジア オリジナルサウンドトラック完全版
  2. ↑ サウンドトラック「テイルズ オブ デスティニー」
  3. ↑ テイルズ オブ デスティニー オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  4. ↑ テイルズ オブ シンフォニア オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  5. ↑ テイルズ オブ リバース オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  6. ↑ テイルズ オブ レジェンディア オリジナルサウンドトラック
  7. ↑ テイルズ オブ ジ アビス オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  8. ↑ テイルズ オブ イノセンス オリジナルサウンドトラック アナザーイノセンス
  9. ↑ テイルズ オブ グレイセス オリジナルサウンドトラック
  10. ↑ テイルズ オブ エクシリア オリジナル･サウンドトラック
  11. ↑ テイルズ オブ エクシリア2 オリジナル･サウンドトラック
  12. ↑ 夢は終わらない 〜こぼれ落ちる時の雫〜, Yume wa Owaranai ~Kobore Ochiru Toki no Suzuku, lit. "Dreams Won't End: Sprinkles of Time Drops"
  13. ↑ 吉田由香里, Yoshida Yukari
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