Discography of the Soul series

Soul is a weapon-based fighting game series by Namco Bandai Games. The series revolves around a sword that, after years of bloodshed and hatred, gained a soul of its own, the Soul Edge, and the sword forged to counter it, Soul Calibur. The discography of the Soul series consists of two soundtrack albums for the first game in the series, Soul Edge, and one soundtrack album each for Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, III, and IV. None of the other games in the series have received a soundtrack release.

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Super Battle Sound Attack Soul Edge

Super Battle Sound Attack Soul Edge
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released September 20, 1996
October 21, 1996
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 42:24
Label Media Remoras
Pony Canyon (reprint)

Super Battle Sound Attack Soul Edge is the soundtrack album for the arcade version of Soul Edge. It was composed by Namco employees Takayuki Aihara and Takayuki Ootsura, with Aikara providing the majority of the tracks while Ootsura composed tracks 9, 11, 16, 20, and 25. Its 26 tracks have a duration of 42:24. The album was published by Media Remoras on September 20, 1996 with the catalog number of MRCA-20099, and reprinted by Pony Canyon a month later on October 21, 1996 with the catalog number PCCG-00365.[1]


Soul Edge Original Soundtrack - Khan Super Session

Soul Edge Original Soundtrack - Khan Super Session
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released December 18, 1996
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 58:09
Label BMG Japan

Soul Edge Original Soundtrack - Khan Super Session is the soundtrack album for the PlayStation version of Soul Edge, which contained entirely different music than the arcade version. It was composed by Namco employees Masumi Ito (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 14), Benten Maru (2, 8, 10, and 16), Yoshiyuki Ito (6 and 12), Aki Hata (4), and Taku Iwasaki (9, 13 and 15). Its 16 tracks have a duration of 58:09. The album was published by BMG Japan on December 18, 1996 with the catalog number BVCH-732.[2]


Soulcalibur Original Soundtrack

Soulcalibur Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released October 21, 1999
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 1:02:26 (Disc 1)
10:55 (Disc 2)
Label Bandai Music Entertainment

Soulcalibur Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the second game in the Soul series, Soulcalibur. It was composed by Namco employees Junichi Nakatsuru, Yohihito Yano, Akitaka Tohyama, Takanori Otsuka, and Hideki Tobeta. Its 37 tracks span two discs and have a duration of 1:13:21. The second disc is only four tracks long, and contains two arrangements of tracks from the first disc made for the arcade version of the game as well as two additional arrangements. The album was published by Bandai Music Entertainment on October 21, 1999 with the catalog number APCG-9006.[3]

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Soulcalibur II Original Soundtrack

Soulcalibur II Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released March 26, 2003
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 1:09:16 (Disc 1)
39:57 (Disc 2)
Label DigiCube

Soulcalibur II Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the third game in the Soul series, Soulcalibur II. It was composed by Namco employees Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Asuka Sakai, Rio Hamamoto, Ryuichi Takada, and Junichi Takagi. Nakatsuru and Yano had also worked on the prequel's soundtrack. The album's 35 tracks span two discs and have a duration of 1:49:13. The album was published by DigiCube on March 26, 2003 with the catalog numbers SSCX-10086~7.[4] 28 of the tracks were included in a CD distributed with the game's strategy guide in North America titled Soulcalibur II Limited Edition Strategy Guide Soundtrack on August 21, 2003.[5]

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Soulcalibur III Original Soundtrack

Soulcalibur III Original Soundtrack - Legend of Sounds
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released November 23, 2005
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 1:09:50 (Disc 1)
1:06:03 (Disc 2)
Producer Victor Entertainment

Soulcalibur III Original Soundtrack - Legend of Sounds is the soundtrack album for Soulcalibur III. It was composed by Namco employees Junichi Nakatsuru, Ryuichi Takada, and Keiki Kobayashi. Its 62 tracks span two discs and have a duration of 2:15:53. The album was published by Victor Entertainment on November 23, 2005 with the catalog number VIZL-158.[6] Like the previous soundtrack in the series, a one-disc, 35-track version of the album was included in the North American strategy guide for the game. It was released on October 25, 2005.[7]

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Soulcalibur IV Original Soundtrack

Soulcalibur IV Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released September 3, 2008
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 1:09:23 (Disc 1)
1:07:37 (Disc 2)
Label Marvelous Entertainment

Soulcalibur IV Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for Soulcalibur IV. It was composed by Namco employees Junichi Nakatsuru, Keiki Kobayashi, Masaharu Iwata, and Hiroyuki Fujita. Its 65 tracks span two discs and have a duration of 2:17:00. The album was published by Marvelous Entertainment on September 3, 2008 with the catalog number MJCD-20132.[8] As with the previous two games in the series, a one-disc, 22-track version of the album was included in the North American strategy guide for the game. It was released on July 22, 2008.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Soul Edge Arcade Edition Original Soundtrack - Super Battle Sound Attack". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/souledge.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  2. ^ "Soul Edge PlayStation Edition Original Soundtrack - Khan Super Session". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulblade.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  3. ^ "Soul Calibur Original Soundtrack". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  4. ^ "Soul Calibur II Original Soundtrack (Japan)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur2.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  5. ^ "Soul Calibur II Limited Edition Strategy Guide Soundtrack (US)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur2promo.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  6. ^ "Soul Calibur III Original Soundtrack - Legend of Sounds (Japan)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur3.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  7. ^ "Soul Calibur III Limited Edition Strategy Guide Soundtrack (US)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur3promo.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  8. ^ "Soul Calibur IV Original Soundtrack (Japan)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur4.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  9. ^ "Soul Calibur IV Limited Edition Strategy Guide Soundtrack (US)". Square Enix Music Online. http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/s/soulcalibur4promo.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-15.