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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 dev blog - Production Notes #10: Original Soundtrack

by rawmeatcowboy
20 April 2018
GN Version 5.0



The latest Production Notes blog post for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is from Yasunori Mitsuda, the main composer on the game.

- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack album will release on May 23rd in Japan
- the soundtrack will have 4 formats:

USB Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition
Regular Edition
Digital edition (iTunes, more): mp3 and high quality format (FLAC or equivalent)

- includes no less than 105 tracks, for about 5 hours and 30 minutes of music
- Deluxe Editions include some bonus tracks, including 5 piano arrangements by Ivan Linn, and 16 jingles
- the Deluxe Editions also come with a 120 page booklet
- the USB Deluxe Edition exists because of the large number of tracks, and the team needed to find a smart way to store data
- the regular Deluxe Edition contains all the music on discs instead of using the USB option
- USB Edition: 48khz / 24bit
- CD Edition: 44.1khz / 16bit
- Digital Edition: 96khz / 24bit (high quality version)
- full breakdown of each edition:

Type A: Luxury USB Music Complete Edition (2 000 units only)

Price: 18 000 Yen + taxes
Format: USB
Music contents: all 126 tracks (including the 105 tracks from the “main” album, 16 jingles, 5 piano arrangements)
Contents:
Core Crystal USB (serial numbered, engraved on it). Size: W48mm / H92mm / D7mm. Size (cap): W30mm / H20mm / D7mm. This collector’s item was created in close collaboration with Monolith Soft
special box
booklet (120 pages)
piano score
message card

Type B: Luxury CD Music Complete Edition

Price: 7 800 Yen
Format: CD
Music contents: all 126 tracks (including the 105 tracks from the “main” album, 16 jingles, 5 piano arrangements)
Contents:
special box
booklet (120 pages)
piano score
message card

Type C: Regular Edition

Price: 4 500 Yen + taxes
Format: CD
Music contents: all 105 tracks from the “main” album
Contents:
booklet (12 pages)
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Type D: Digital Edition

Price: 200 Yen (individual tracks) / 4 500 Yen (full album)
Digital stores: iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon, mora, RecoChoku, animelo mix
Digital stores (high-quality version): mora, e-onkyo music, RecoChoku, music.jp
Pre-order links:

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