Xenoblade Chronicles 2 composer shares a detailed look at the immense scope of the project

The following info comes from composer Yasunori Mitsuda...

- the game's final mix was completed on August 1st
- the project is 1 terabyte of Pro Tools data alone
- Mitsuda has never exceeded 500 gigabytes before
- over 300 musicians were involved, using over 20,000 music manuscript papers
- Mitsuda thinks he might not get to do a project surpassing this one in his lifetime
- the creation of the music was challenging due to the workload involved
- finishing the project might have been impossible without using Sibelius (music creation program)
- mixing and production was done at Tokyo-based Procyon Studio in Suginami Ward, which is Yasunori Mitsuda’s own studio