Music of the Mega Man Zero series

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The music of the Mega Man Zero series, a series of four video games for the Game Boy Advance set in Capcom's Mega Man video game franchise, known as the Rockman Zero series within Japan, consists of the soundtracks to the four games, as well as the released albums associated with them. The music to Mega Man Zero , the first game, was composed by Ippo Yamada with one track by Setsuo Yamamoto; the music of Mega Man Zero 2 was composed by Yamada, Masaki Suzuki, Luna Umegaki, Chicken Mob, and Tsutomu Kurihara; the soundtrack of Mega Man Zero 3 was composed by Yamada, Suzuki, Kurihara, and Umegaki; and Mega Man Zero 4 's music was composed by Yamada, Suzuki, Umegaki, and Shinichi Itakura.

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The soundtracks for the first three games were released together as the Rockman Zero 1~3 Game Music Collection in 2004. Albums of remixed music have been released for each game, all in 2004, with Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero for the first, Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Idea for the second, Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Telos for the third, and Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Physis for Rockman 4. A fifth album, Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Mythos was released in 2010 to correspond with the release of the Mega Man Zero Collection compilation for the Nintendo DS. Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero, Telos, and Physis include in addition to their musical tracks several radio drama tracks, in which voice actors play in a drama whose story is related to the associated game.

Albums

Rockman Zero Game Music Complete Works -Rockman Zero 1~3-

Rockman Zero Game Music Complete Works -Rockman Zero 1~3-
Rockman Zero 1-3 cover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 1, 2004
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length2:25:03
Label Suleputer

Rockman Zero Game Music Complete Works - Rockman Zero 1~3- is a soundtrack album which contains music from Mega Man Zero , Mega Man Zero 2 , and Mega Man Zero 3 . The tracks were composed by Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Chicken Mob, Masaki Suzuki, Tsutomu Kurihara, and Makoto Tomozawa, though "Theme of ZERO", taken from the soundtrack of Mega Man X , was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto. The album was published by Suleputer on July 1, 2004 with the catalog numbers CPCA-1092/3 . The two-disc album contains 103 tracks and covers a duration of 2:25:03. The album presents the tracks separated by game, with the Zero 2 tracks split by the disc boundary. [1]

Track list

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Title" (Intro)0:11
2."Crash - Short Loop -"0:59
3."The Ruins of Lab"1:24
4."Captive Legend"1:01
5."Cyberelf"0:57
6."Theme of ZERO" (from Rockman X)1:05
7."Intermission"1:11
8."Resistance"1:06
9."EXPRESS UG"1:07
10."Deadzone"2:08
11."Scorching Desert"1:38
12."Hell Plant"1:17
13."Infiltration"2:11
14."Emergency"1:07
15."Guarder Room"0:31
16."Crash"1:35
17."Result of Mission"0:47
18."Enemy Hall"2:44
19."Neo Arcadia"1:43
20."X, The Legend"2:08
21."Fake"2:11
22."The End of Legend"0:54
23."For Endless Fight"1:38
24."End Title"0:06
25."Area of ZERO / Main Theme of ZERO"3:30
26."Title II"0:06
27."For Endless Fight II"1:08
28."Departure"1:38
29."Crash II"1:38
30."X, The Legend"2:08
31."Resistance Force"1:46
32."Momentary Peace"1:41
33."Labo"1:53
34."Instructions"1:42
35."Ice Brain"2:03
36."Platinum"1:16
37."Gravity"1:25
38."Sand Triangle"2:58
39."Imminent Storm"1:43
40."Cyberelf"0:57
41."Neo Arcadia II"1:48
42."Power Born"1:18
43."Uneasy"1:53
44."Spreading Darkness"1:38
45."Combustion"1:23
46."Cool Water"1:25
47."Passionate"1:21
48."Flash Back"1:35
49."Guarder Room"0:31
50."Strong Will"1:43
51."Result of Mission II"0:49
52."Melt Down"1:16
53."Cool Hearted Fellow"1:17
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Cloudy Stone"1:23
2."Harpuia"0:57
3."The End of Legend"0:49
4."Silver Wolf - Yggr-drasill -"1:45
5."Darkelf"1:24
6."Supreme Ruler"1:33
7."The Last - The Wish Punished -"1:48
8."In Mother's Light"2:42
9."Awakening Will"3:36
10."Red Time" (2 Player Mode Edit)1:00
11."Title III"0:09
12."Neo Arcadia March"1:31
13."Forbidden Ark"2:40
14."Break Out"1:13
15."Darkness over World"1:40
16."Exiled One -Omega-"0:54
17."Omega Battle"1:18
18."Curse of Bile"1:43
19."Prismatic"1:56
20."Visor Eyes"1:33
21."Volcano"1:22
22."Water City"1:15
23."Reborn Mechanics"1:18
24."Old Space Life"1:13
25."Créer and Prier"1:01
26."Crash III"1:18
27."X, The Legend"2:08
28."Final Count Down"1:13
29."Omega Missile"1:25
30."Darkelf"1:33
31."For Endless Fight III"2:23
32."Sand Triangle II"3:08
33."Infiltration II"1:28
34."Neo Arcadia III"2:28
35."Cold Smile"1:34
36."Trail on Powdery Snow"1:56
37."Submerged Memory"1:33
38."High-Speed Lift"1:13
39."Guarder Room"0:29
40."Scrapped Beat"1:13
41."Result of Mission III"0:48
42."Hell's Gate Open"1:58
43."Curse of Bile" (Stage Version)1:13
44."Judgement Day"2:06
45."Return to Zero"1:07
46."Apocalypse Now"0:57
47."Cannon Ball"1:18
48."I, 0 Your Fellow"1:48
49."Everlasting Red"2:51
50."Labo |System-a-Ciel|"1:04

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero
Soundtrack album by
Ippo Yamada
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2004
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length56:52
Label Inti Creates

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero is a soundtrack album which contains almost all remixed game tracks from Mega Man Zero , plus some drama tracks which explain events that occurred during the game. The majority of the tracks were composed by Ippo Yamada, though "Theme of ZERO", taken from the soundtrack of Mega Man X , was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto. The album was published by Inti Creates on January 23, 2004 with the catalog number INTIR-001. The album was released six months before the Rockman Zero 1~3 album, making it the first release of music from the game. It contains 26 tracks, of which 5 are drama tracks rather than songs, and covers a duration of 56:52. The drama tracks are marked in their official titles with a "*". [2]

Literal translation of the original titles appear in (brackets) if different

Track list
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Title"タイトル0:16
2."*Ciel's Memory _ Prologue"*Ciel's Memory _ Prologue1:44
3."The ruins of lab" (Ruins)遺跡2:15
4."Captive Legend"伝説の虜囚1:44
5."Cyberelf"サイバーエルフ1:12
6."Theme of ZERO (from Rockman X)"ゼロのテーマ (from Rockman X)2:15
7."Guarder Room"ガーダールーム1:38
8."Crash"クラッシュ2:26
9."Result of Mission" (Results)リザルト0:48
10."*Ciel's Memory _ Rebirth from ZERO"*Ciel's Memory _ Rebirth from ZERO1:10
11."Intermission"インターミッション2:19
12."Resistance"レジスタンス2:12
13."Express UG" (Underground Express)アンダーグランドエキスプレス2:12
14."Deadzone"デッドゾーン3:07
15."Scorching Desert"灼熱の砂漠3:27
16."*Ciel's Memory _ The Big Four"*Ciel's Memory _ The Big Four1:56
17."Hell Plant"ヘルプラント1:52
18."Infiltration"潜入2:35
19."Emergency"緊急事態1:09
20."Enemy Hall"エネミーホール3:06
21."Neo Arcadia"ネオ・アルカディア2:10
22."*Ciel's Memory _ Truth of Hero"*Ciel's Memory _ Truth of Hero2:01
23."Fake"フェイク2:55
24."*Ciel's Memory _ Epilogue"*Ciel's Memory _ Epilogue1:46
25."For Endless Fight"果てしなき戦いへ4:55
26."Area of ZERO / Main Theme of ZERO" (Area of Zero)ゼロの領域3:42

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMay 28, 2004
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length1:52:22
Label Inti Creates

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea is a soundtrack album which contains remixed game tracks from Mega Man Zero 2 , plus some remixes of extra tracks not included in the game. The tracks were composed and remixed by Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Masaki Suzuki, Chicken Mob, and Tsutomu Kurihara. The two-disc album was published by Inti Creates on May 28, 2004 with the catalog numbers INTIR-002/3. It contains 40 tracks and covers a duration of 1:52:22. [3]

Track list

Literal translation of the original titles appear in (brackets) if different

Disc 1
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Title II"タイトル20:08
2."For Endless Fight II" (Prologue - For an Endless Fight)プロローグ-果てしなき戦いへ1:56
3."Departure"デパーチャー2:15
4."Crash II"クラッシュ23:56
5."Result of Mission II" (Results 2)リザルト22:37
6."X, The Legend" (X's Theme)エックスのテーマ1:55
7."Resistance Force" (Resistance)レジスタンス2:53
8."Momentary Peace" (Warrior's Respite)戦士の休息3:09
9."Lab"ラボ3:36
10."Red Time - 2 Player Mode Edit -" (Communication War Mode)通信対戦モード0:35
11."Instructions"インストラクション2:02
12."Sand Triangle"サンド・トライアングル3:32
13."Strong Will"ストロング・ウィル2:07
14."Imminent Storm - Uneasy arrange -" (Coming Storm)迫る嵐2:13
15."Ice Brain"アイスブレイン3:01
16."Gravity"グラヴィティ2:54
17."Platinum"プラチナ3:01
18."Mark of Justice - Resistance Anthem - (EX track)" (For the Flag of Justice - The Resistance Anthem (EX track))正義を旗に-レジスタンスの唱歌 (EX track)4:30
19."Neo Arcadia II"ネオ・アルカディア23:52
20."Power Bomb"パワーボム2:28
21."Uneasy"アンイージー2:21
22."Spreading Darkness"広がる闇3:44
Disc 2
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."L'oiseau du bonheur (EX track)" (The Happy Bird (EX track))幸せの鳥 (EX track)4:33
2."Cool Water"クール・ウォーター3:46
3."Passionate"パショネイト2:43
4."Flash Back"フラッシュバック3:17
5."Combustion"コンバスチョン2:02
6."Melt Down"メルトダウン2:24
7."Cool Hearted Fellow"クール・ハーテッド・フェロー1:55
8."The Cloudy Stone"クラウディ・ストーン3:28
9."Harpuia" (Crazed Harpuia)狂えるハイピュイア1:04
10."The End of Legend"ジ・エンド・オブ・レジェンド1:31
11."Silver Wolf - Yggr-drasill -" (Bright Silver - Yggr-drasill)銀朗-ユグドラシル3:38
12."Supreme Ruler"スプリーム・ルーラー3:28
13."Darkelf"ダークエルフ1:52
14."The Last - The Wish Punished -" (Demise - The Wish Punished)終焉-罰せられし希望2:54
15."In Mother's Light"母なる光の中で4:33
16."Awakening Will"目覚める意志3:38
17."Red Time (EX track)"レッドタイム (EX track)2:32
18."Clover (EX track)"クローバー (EX track)4:19

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 10, 2004 (2004-12-10)
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length2:10:54
Label Inti Creates

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos is a soundtrack album which contains remixed game tracks from Mega Man Zero 3 . The tracks were composed and remixed by Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Masaki Suzuki, Makoto Tomozawa, and Tsutomu Kurihara. The two-disc album was published by Inti Creates on December 12, 2004 with the catalog numbers INTIR-004/5. It contains 47 tracks and covers a duration of 2:10:54. The last ten tracks of the second disc are drama tracks, which cover multiple events set both before Mega Man Zero 3 and during. [4]

Track list

Literal translation of the original titles appear in (brackets) if different

Disc 1
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Title III"タイトル30:12
2."Neo Arcadia March"ネオ・アルカディア・マーチ1:33
3."Forbidden Ark" (Abominable Ark)忌わしき箱船2:45
4."Break Out"ブレークアウト2:25
5."Darkness over World" (Darkness)暗澹3:26
6."Exiled One -Omega-"追放されしモノ-オメガ1:18
7."Omega Battle"オメガバトル1:04
8."Curse of Vile" (Vengeful Scientist)怨讐の科学者3:01
9."Result of Mission III" (Results 3)リザルト30:58
10."Prismatic"プリズマティック2:29
11."Visor Eyes"バイザー・アイズ3:05
12."Volcano"ボルケノ2:45
13."Water City"ウォーター・シティ2:54
14."Reborn Mechanics"リボーン・メカニクス3:05
15."Old Life Space"オールド・ライフ・スペース2:02
16."Crèer and Prier"クリエとプリエ1:10
17."Crash III"クラッシュ31:20
18."Final Count Down"ファイナルカウントダウン2:23
19."Omega Missile"オメガミサイル1:04
20."Darkelf -Arrange-"ダークエルフ -Arrange-1:47
21."For Endless Fight III" (For an Endless Fight)果てしなき戦いへ33:25
22."Sand Triangle II"サンド・トライアングル23:35
23."Infiltration II"潜入22:41
24."Neo Arcadia III" (Neo Arcadia)ネオ・アルカディア33:27
25."Cold Smile"冷めた微笑3:08
26."Trail on Powdery Snow" (Powder Trail)パウダー・トレイル4:19
27."Submerged Memory"水没した記憶2:34
28."High-Speed Lift"ハイ・スピード・リフト2:33
Disc 2
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Hell's Gate Open" (Hell's Gate)ヘルズゲイト3:39
2."Scrapped Beat"スクラップ・ビート1:23
3."Judgment Day"ジャッジメント・デイ3:32
4."Return to Zero" (Zero/Return)ゼロ／リターン1:41
5."Apocalypse Now" (Devil Advent)魔神降臨0:56
6."Cannon Ball"キャノンボール2:16
7."I, 0 Your Fellow" (You are Zero)あなたはゼロ2:50
8."Everlasting Red" (Red Legend)紅き伝説3:11
9."Labo -System-a-Ciel-"ラボ-システマ・シエル2:22
10."Retrospect1_Elf War" (Thoughts/Elf War)思／妖精戦争3:36
11."Record1_Clockwork Apple" (Chronicle/Taboo)史／禁忌4:44
12."Record2_Irregular Passion" (Chronicle/The Wish)史／希望4:27
13."Decision_Eight Gentle Judges" (Administration/The Superior Choice)司／より良き選択2:31
14."Diary_Alouette's Good Day" (Records/Alouette Goes About!)誌／アルエットがゆく!14:38
15."Will1_Vile Numbers" (Will/Trail of Disaster)志／厄災来たれり4:21
16."Will2_Light and Shadow" (Will/Wandering Soul)志／彷徨える魂1:30
17."Will3_Stand and Fight" (Will/For Whose Sake)志／誰が為に3:20
18."Will4_With Our Justice" (Will/Counterattack)志／反撃2:46
19."Retrospect2_Dream's Never End" (Thoughts/The Soul, for How Many Years)思／魂、幾星霜0:43

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length2:03:20
Label Inti Creates

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis is a soundtrack album which contains remixed game tracks from Mega Man Zero 4 . The tracks were composed and remixed by Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Masaki Suzuki, Shinichi Itakura, and Chicken Mob. The two-disc album was published by Inti Creates on September 30, 2005 with the catalog numbers INTIR-006/7. It contains 41 tracks and covers a duration of 2:03:20. Several of the tracks are drama tracks rather than tunes; these focus on the events of the game rather than expanding on them as in previous albums. The last three tracks are karaoke versions of tracks from previous albums. The title of the drama tracks begin with "Ragnarok Record". [5]

Track list

Literal translation of the original titles appear in (brackets) if different

Disc 1
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Title IV"タイトル40:14
2."Ragnarok Record -Prologue- Gjallarhorn" (-Prologue- The Yelling Horn Has Been Sounded)-プロローグ-　角笛は鳴らされた2:41
3."Caravan - Hope for Freedom -" (Caravan)キャラバン2:29
4."Nothing Beats" (Indomitable, Invincible)不屈不敗2:23
5."Holy Land"ホーリー・ランド3:14
6."Elves Dance"エルフ・ダンス1:17
7."Esperanto"エスペラント3:39
8."Fragile Border" (Torn at the Seams)ほころび3:35
9."On the Edge" (Edge of the Blade)剣尖1:44
10."Kraft"クラフト2:26
11."Max Heat"マックス・ヒート2:21
12."Deep Blue"ディープ・ブルー2:55
13."Celestial Gardens"セレスティアル・ガーデン2:20
14."Queen of the Hurt" (Subdue Him, Painful Rhyme)従えよ苦韻(くいん)2:33
15."Showdown" (Riot)争乱2:21
16."Cage of Tyrant"暴虐の檻1:41
17."Ragnarok Record -At Prison- Valhol" (-At Prison- The Hall of Chance Meetings)-監獄にて-　邂逅の館5:55
18."Exodus"エグゾダス3:28
19."Blaze Down"ブレイズ・ダウン2:26
20."Sleeping Beast" (Sleeping Moon)眠れる月2:40
21."Magnetic Rumble" (Storming Polarity)嵐降(あらぶ)る双極3:17
22."Blackheart Beat" (Evil Heartbeat)悪意の鼓動2:28
23."Crash IV"クラッシュ41:49
Disc 2
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Straight Ahead" (Without Retreating)退(しりぞ)くことなく3:02
2."Ragnarok Record -At Control room- Laevatein" (-Ragnarok Cannon- Blaze of Conviction)-ラグナロク発射-　断罪の炎3:39
3."Power Field"パワー・フィールド2:25
4."Rust and Dust" (Ash and Ember)灰燼1:55
5."Crossover Station"クロスオーバー・ステーション2:19
6."Cyber Space"サイバー・スペース2:30
7."Ragnarok" (Twilit Heavens)黄昏の宇宙(そら)4:25
8."Fate - Theme of Vile -" (Fate)宿命1:41
9."Ragnarok Record -Final battle- Ragnarok" (-The Final Battle- Ideals and Convictions)-最終決戦-　理想と信念5:53
10."Falling Down" (Falling Nightmare)堕(お)ちゆく悪夢3:07
11."Ciel d'aube" (Dawn Sky)黎明の空5:22
12."Promise - Next New World - ( Overseas Version )" (Promise - To the Next Stage)プロミス−次の舞台へ3:19
13."Alouette March"アルエット・マーチ3:16
14."Inside of a Flame"インサイド・オブ・ア・フレイム2:38
15."Freesia"フリジア4:25
16."L' Oiseau Du Bonheur ( Karaoke Version )" (The Bird of Happiness (Karaoke Version))幸せの鳥 ( Karaoke Version )4:44
17."Freesia ( Karaoke Version )"フリジア ( Karaoke Version )4:25
18."Clover ( Karaoke Version )"クローバー ( Karaoke Version )4:19

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length48:18
Label Inti Creates

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos is a soundtrack album which contains remixed game tracks from Mega Man Zero Collection, a compilation release of the Mega Man Zero games for the Nintendo DS. The tracks were composed and remixed by Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, and Tsutomu Kurihara. The album was published by Inti Creates on June 10, 2010 with the catalog number INTIR-0018. It contains 14 tracks, including one hidden track, and covers a duration of 48:18. Unlike the previous albums, Mythos does not include any drama tracks. [6] At the same time that Mythos was released, a box set entitled Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Limited Box was published, containing all five Remastered Tracks albums. [7]

Track list [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Final Match"1:50
2."Departure" (Mythos version)3:36
3."Esperanto" (Mythos version)3:03
4."Sand Triangle" (Mythos version)3:34
5."Resistance" (Mythos version)2:48
6."Neo Arcadia" (Mythos version)3:21
7."Enemy Hall" (Mythos version)4:36
8."Hell's Gate Open" (Mythos version)4:29
9."Silver Wolf" (Mythos version)3:14
10."Straight Ahead" (Mythos version)3:47
11."I,0 Your Fellow" (Interlude)2:20
12."Everlasting"4:34
13."Area of Zero" (Mythos version)3:44
14."[Hidden Track] Cannon Ball" (Mythos version)3:22

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Ippo Yamada is a video game music composer. He has contributed music to such titles as Mega Man Zero (2002), Mega Man ZX (2006), Mega Man 9 (2008), and Azure Striker Gunvolt (2014). He is a founding member of Inti Creates, a Japanese video game development company formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996.

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Music of <i>Chrono Cross</i> Music of the video game Chrono Cross

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<i>Mega Man 10</i> 2010 video game

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The music of the video game Final Fantasy XIII was composed by Masashi Hamauzu. Former regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu did not contribute any pieces to the soundtrack. Music from the game has been released in several albums. The main soundtrack album, Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack, was released on four Compact Discs in 2010 by Square Enix, the developers and producers of the game. Selections from the soundtrack have been released on two gramophone record albums, W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII and W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII Gentle Reveries, both in 2010 by Square Enix. An album of arranged pieces from the soundtrack, Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack -PLUS-, was also released by Square Enix in 2010, as was an album of piano arrangements, Piano Collection Final Fantasy XIII. The theme song for the Japanese version of the game, "Kimi ga Iru Kara", was released as a single by For Life Music in 2009.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix in 2011 as the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII. The music of the game was composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, and Mitsuto Suzuki. It was intended to sound different from the music of previous Final Fantasy titles, featuring more musical styles and vocal pieces. Since the release of the game, Square Enix has published the 2011 four-disc soundtrack album, Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack, as well as an album of arrangements and alternate versions of tracks from the game, Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS, in 2012. The theme song for the game, "Yakusoku no Basho", was released by singer Mai Fukui as a single in 2011, and the English version of the song, sung by Charice Pempengco and included in the non-Japanese versions of the game, was included on her 2012 album Infinity.

The music for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, a regular contributor to the music of the Final Fantasy series. Several other composers including Masayoshi Soken and Naoshi Mizuta contributed music for updates to the game. The music for the game's reboot, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and subsequent expansions, is compiled of a collection of original and remixed songs by numerous composers, namely Uematsu, Soken, as well as others including guest composers such as Okabe of the NIER series. Soken was the sound director for both releases of the game. Music from both releases of the game has been released in several albums. A pair of mini-albums containing a handful of selected tracks from XIV, Final Fantasy XIV: Battle Tracks and Final Fantasy XIV: Field Tracks, were released by Square Enix in 2010 when XIV first launched. A soundtrack album titled Final Fantasy XIV - Eorzean Frontiers, containing most of the music that had been released by that point for XIV, was digitally released in 2012. A final soundtrack album for the original release of the game, Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack, was released in 2013 just before the launch of A Realm Reborn, and contains all of the music that was composed for XIV throughout its lifetime. The latest soundtrack album, Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack, was released in 2019. This album contains the music for the third expansion, Shadowbringers, and music from the previous expansion, Stormblood, that was added to the game via patches after the release of that expansion's soundtrack.

The music for the 2013 action role-playing game Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, developed and published by Square Enix, was composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, and Mitsuto Suzuki. Hamauzu was the leader composer for XIII and XIII-2, and Mizuta and Suzuki previously composed music for XIII-2. Musicians who had previously worked with the composers on XIII-2 and The 3rd Birthday worked on the project in Japan, while the main soundtrack was performed and recorded in Boston by the Video Game Orchestra, conducted by Shota Nakama. Along with including more percussion and ethnic elements, the soundtrack used "Blinded by Light", the main theme for main character Lightning, as a leitmotif. Unlike the previous XIII games, the soundtrack did not include a theme song, as the composers felt it would detract from the emotional impact of the ending.

The music of the 1998 role-playing video game Parasite Eve, based on the novel of the same name by Hideaki Sena, was composed by Yoko Shimomura, and was one of her early popular successes. The music for its 1999 sequel Parasite Eve II was composed by Naoshi Mizuta and arranged by Hiroshi Nakajima. The 2010 spin-off title The 3rd Birthday was composed for by Shimomura, Mitsuto Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Sekito. Shimomura's work was described by herself as experimental, and incorporated multiple musical genres including opera music. The score for Parasite Eve was recorded at the Andora Studios in Los Angeles. For Parasite Eve II, Mizuta spent a year and a half on the project, using the game's scenario and visuals as references and taking inspiration from multiple film genres. It was Mizuta's first project after transferring from Capcom to Square Enix. For The 3rd Birthday, Shimomura worked with Suzuki and Sekito to create a score reminiscent of Parasite Eve, while Japanese rock band Superfly provided the theme song "Eyes on Me".

References

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  2. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks Idea". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks Telos". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks Physis". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks Mythos". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Rockman Zero Remastered Tracks Limited Box". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  8. ↑ "REMASTER TRACK ROCKMAN ZERO・Mythos / III INTI RECORDS".
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