Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Soundtrack Releasing Physically & Digitally August 2023; 99 Songs, Including Future Connected
Nintendo and Monolithsoft have announced that the official soundtrack for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will launch physically and digitally on August 2, 2023. Manufactured by Procyon Studio and via the label Sleigh Bells, the physical version will cost ¥5,500, while the digital version will be ¥4,500.
There is an official English website for this soundtrack release, with customers potentially able to import the package.
Fans can anticipate a five-CD set containing 99 tracks, including the 54 new arrangements and songs from the Future Connected story scenario. The tracks are sorted by their respective debuts throughout the game’s narrative and are composed by the following individuals:
- Yoko Shimomura
- ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
- Kenji Hiramatsu
- Manami Kiyota
- Yasunori Mitsuda
Further, it’s clarified that any tracks which weren’t arranged in the Definitive Edition on Switch will simply be the original Wii iteration. Plus, those who pre-order the soundtrack early can receive a reversible cover featuring the key art for the Future Connected scenario.
The full tracklist is quoted below. The songs themselves have been emboldened for enhanced clarity.
Disc 1
01Main Theme
Composition, Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Strings Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita 02Prologue A
Composition, Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita 03Prologue B
Composition, Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita 04Everyday Life
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 05Colony 9 (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita
Original Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura 06Colony 9/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 07Time to Fight! (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita
Original Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura 08Enemies Closing In (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 09Hometown (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita
Original Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura 10Hometown/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 11A Friend on My Mind
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 12The Monado Awakens
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 13Tephra Cave (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 14Hostile Gazes (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 15Crisis
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 16An Obstacle in Our Path (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 17Engage the Enemy (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 18Rage, Darkness of the Heart
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 19Sorrow
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 20Once We Part Ways
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+
Disc 2
01Apprehension
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 02Memories
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 03Urgency
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 04Visions of the Future (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 05Majesty
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 06Gaur Plain (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 07Gaur Plain/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 08In the Refugee Camp (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 09Face
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 10Colony 6 – Ether Mine (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 11Unfinished Business
Composition, Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Strings Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita 12Colony 6 – Silence (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Manami Kiyota
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 13Colony 6 – Rebuilding (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 14Colony 6 – Hope (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Manami Kiyota
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 15Colony 6 – Future (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: Manami Kiyota
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Piano Arrangement: Natsumi Kameoka
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 16Satorl Marsh (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 17Satorl Marsh/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 18Bionis’ Interior/Carcass (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 19Forest of the Nopon (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 20Forest of the Nopon/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 21Frontier Village (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 22Frontier Village/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 23Riki the Legendary Heropon
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+
Disc 3
01Eryth Sea (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 02Eryth Sea/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 03Alcamoth, Imperial Capital (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 04Alcamoth, Imperial Capital/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota
Original Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 05Intrigue
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 06Where the Ancestors Sleep (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 07Ancient Mysteries
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 08Egil’s Theme
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 09Prison Island (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 10You Will Know Our Names (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 11Thoughts Enshrined
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 12Valak Mountain (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 13Valak Mountain/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 14Sword Valley (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 15Sword Valley/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 16Galahad Fortress (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 17Mechanical Rhythm (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 18Irregular Bound (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 19A Tragic Decision (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Piano Arrangement: Natsumi Kameoka
Original Arrangement: ACE+
Disc 4
01The Fallen Land (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 02The Fallen Land/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 03Shulk and Fiora
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: ACE+ 04Reminiscence
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 05Riki’s Kindness
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 06Hope
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 07Hidden Machina Village (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 08Tension
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 09Regret
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 10Mechonis Field (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 11Shadows Creeping
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 12The Battle is Upon Us
Composition, Arrangement: ACE+ 13Central Factory (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 14Agniratha, Mechonis Capital (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 15Agniratha, Mechonis Capital/Night (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 16Disquiet
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 17Towering Shadow
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 18Bionis’ Awakening
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 19A Spiritual Place
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 20Reminiscence (Music Box)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota
Disc 5
01Bionis’ Interior/Pulse (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 02The End Lies Ahead (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 03Memory’s End (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 04Zanza’s World (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Brass Arrangement, Strings Arrangement: Natsumi Kameoka
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 05Zanza the Divine (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 06The God-Slaying Sword (Definitive Edition ver.)
Composition: ACE+
Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Original Arrangement: ACE+ 07Futures That Lie Ahead
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 08Beyond the Sky
Composition: Yasunori Mitsuda
Original Lyrics: Tetsuya Takahashi
Lyrics Translation: Lisa Gomamoto
Vocals: Sarah Àlainn 09Epilogue
Composition: Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Tsutomu Narita 10Bionis’ Shoulder
Composition, Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO) 11Bionis’ Shoulder/Night
Composition, Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO) 12Time to Fight! (Bionis’ Shoulder)
Composition, Arrangement: Kenji Hiramatsu 13Fogbeasts
Composition, Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO)
Piano Arrangement: Takayuki Yoshimura 14Gran Dell
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 15Gran Dell/Night
Composition, Arrangement: Manami Kiyota 16Roar from Beyond
Composition, Arrangement: ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO) 17Beyond the Sky (Acoustic Arrange)
Composition, Arrangement: Yasunori Mitsuda
Strings Arrangement: Mariam Abounnasr
You can view a preview video featuring several of the songs throughout Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition’s soundtrack below:
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is available on Nintendo Switch.
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