Music of Xenogears

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The music of the video game Xenogears was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda.

1 Xenogears Original Soundtrack
2 Creid
3 Xenogears Light
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Xenogears Original Soundtrack

Xenogears Original Soundtrack

Soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda
Released	March 1, 1998 February 23, 2005 (reissue)
Genre	Video game music
Length	144:05
Label	DigiCube Square Enix (reissue)

The music in Xenogears was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda who was made famous by his work on the Super Famicom title, Chrono Trigger. The original soundtrack was released on two disks and published by Digicube in Japan. There are two vocal tracks included on the OST and both are sung by Joanne Hogg. The first vocal track is titled "Stars of Tears" and is similar to the game's principal overworld theme, "Emotions". This track is not played anywhere in the actual game, though it is on the game CD and can only be accessed by unconventional means. The second vocal track is titled "Small Two of Pieces" which bears resemblance to the music box song "Faraway Promise". This song plays at the conclusion of the game during the end credits.

[edit] Creid

Creid

Soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda
Released	April 22, 1998 June 29, 2005 (reissue)
Recorded	Green Bird Studio, Tokyo
Genre	Video game music
Length	49:01
Label	DigiCube Square Enix (reissue)

An arranged soundtrack of Xenogears also composed and arranged by Yasunori Mitsuda was released as "Creid: Yasunori Mitsuda and Millennial Fair". The soundtrack contains one CD with ten tracks. Two of the tracks are the Japanese versions of "Stars of Tears" and "Small Two of Pieces". The rest are arrangements of tracks from the OST with heavy Celtic influences.

Creid (Gaelic for "Believe") is a Celtic-style CD, with a multitude of instruments. There are vocal and instrumental songs including the Japanese versions of "Star of Tears" (track 2) and "Small of Two Pieces" (track 10). Maire Breatnach, known for her work in Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon, also contributed a great deal on this CD. Another notable musician on this album is Uilleann piper Davy Spillane, formerly of Moving Hearts and Riverdance.

Tracklist
#	Title	Length
1.	"Melkaba"
2.	"Two Wings" (二つの羽根)
3.	"Balto"
4.	"Creid"
5.	"Dajil"
6.	"Stairs of Light" (光の階段)
7.	"October Mermaid" (神無月の人魚)
8.	"Spring Lullaby" (春の子守歌)
9.	"Lahan"
10.	"Möbius" (メビウス)