This is the first published version of the Xenosaga soundtrack. It was discontinued per the bankruptcy and closure of DigiCube. However, Yasunori Mitsuda (through his publishing company, Sleigh Bells) has continued to make the music available to purchase via a new album version (
SBPS-0004~5) with two bonus tracks.
Music Composed, Arranged, and Produced by Yasunori Mitsuda
Disc 1
001. Prologue
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Additional Musician...
Chorus : Eri Kawai
007. Gnosis
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
021. U-TIC System
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
022. Closed Minded Girl
A.Piano : Shelagh Sutherland
024. Shion ~Past Memory~
A.Piano : Yasuharu Nakanishi
Disc 2
001. Ormus
Original Lyrics : Tetsuya Takahashi
Latin Translation : Ukon Kurisawa
Performed by METRO VOICES
002. Nephilim
A.Piano : Yasuharu Nakanishi
Strings Quartet : Gen Ittetsu Strings
005. The Resurrection
Original Lyrics : Tetsuya Takahashi
Latin Translation : Ukon Kurisawa
Performed by METRO VOICES
007. Green Sleeves
Music : Traditional
Arranged by Yasunori Mitsuda
008. Zarathustra
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & METRO VOICES
Additional Musicians...
Chorus : Eimear Quinn
Pipe Organ : Leslie Pearson
009. KOS-MOS
Pipe Organ : Leslie Pearson
012. The Miracle
Original Lyrics : Tetsuya Takahashi
Latin Translation : Ukon Kurisawa
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & METRO VOICES
015. Omega
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Additional Musicians...
A.Guitar & E.Guitar : Tomohiko Kira
Snare : Maki Susukida
018. Pain
Original Lyrics : Tetsuya Takahashi
English Translation : Takeshi Mogi & Matthew Zuckerman
Vocal : Joanne Hogg
A.Guitar & E.Guitar : Tomohiko Kira
A.Piano : Yasuharu Nakanishi
Low Whistle : Davy Spillane
Drums : KALTA
E.Bass : Hitoshi Watanabe
Programming & Keyboards : Yasunori Mitsuda
Strings : Gen Ittetsu Strings
019. Escape
Performed by LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Additional Musician...
Snare : Maki Susukida
020. Kokoro
Original Lyrics : Tetsuya Takahashi
English Translation : Takeshi Mogi & Matthew Zuckerman
Vocal : Joanne Hogg
A.Guitar & E.Guitar : Tomohiko Kira
A.Piano : Yasuharu Nakanishi
Low Whistle : Davy Spillane
Drums : KALTA
E.Bass : Hitoshi Watanabe
Programming & Keyboards : Yasunori Mitsuda
Strings : Gen Ittetsu Strings
021. Shion ~Emotion~
A.Piano : Yasuharu Nakanishi
Sound Programmed by Hidenori Suzuki (PROCYON STUDIO)
Synthesizer Programmer : Yasunori Mitsuda & Masaaki Kaneko (PROCYON STUDIO)
Orchestrated by Yasunori Mitsuda
Conducted by Steven Lloyd
"London Philharmonic Orchestra"
1st Violins: Duncan Riddell (Leader), Robert St. John Wright, Tina Gruenberg, Jorg Hammann, Catherine Craig, Corinna Desch, Thomas Eisner, Martin Hohmann, John Kitchen, Katherine Loynes, Geoffrey Lynn, Robert Pool, Sarah Streatfield, Amanda Smith, Bjorn Peterson, Rachel Jackson
2nd Violins: Gina Beukes, Geoffrey Price, Joseph Maher, Fiona Higham, Andrew Thurgood, Ashley Stevens, Marie-Anne Mairesse, Nancy Elan, Michael Kellett, Dean Williams, Sarah White, Imogen Taylor, Gill Macintosh, Alison Strange, Emilyn Singleton, Sioni Williams
Violas: Chris Yates, Anthony Burne, Robert Duncan, Julian Shaw, Katherine Leek, Naomi Holt, Ben Pollani, Rachel Walker, Richard Cookson, Daniel Cornford, David Greenlees, Martyn Fenn
Cellos: Robert Truman, Susanne Beer, Francis Bucknall, Santiago Carvalho, Laura Donoghue, Simon Webb, Susan Sutherley, Susanna Riddell, Catherine Wilmers, William Routledge
Basses: Kevin Rundell, Laurence Lovelle, George Peniston, Bryan Scott, Kenneth Goode, Matthew Coman, Philip Dawson, Kenneth Knussen
Flutes: Celia Chambers, Susan Thomas, Stewart Mcllwham
Oboes: David Theodore, Sue Bohling
Clarinets: Robert Hill, Nick Carpenter
Bassoons: John Price, Philip Tarlton
Horns: Nicholas Busch, Gareth Mollison, Martin Hoobs, Brendan Thomas, Michaela Betts, Phil Woods
Trumpets: Paul Beniston, Anne McAneney, Nicholas Betts
Trombones: Lindsay Shilling, Brian Raby, David Stewart
Tuba: Lee Tsarmaklis
Timpani: Simon Archer
Percussion: Rachel Gledhill, Andrew Barclay, Keith Millar
Harp: Angela Moore
Piano: Shelagh Sutherland
Chorus "METRO VOICES"
Directed by Jenny O'Grady
Sopranos: Tessa Bonner, Jacqui Barron, Catherine Bott, Julie Cooper, Janet Coxwell, Helen Groves, Micaela Haslam, Carrys Lane, Morag Mackay, Jenny O'Grady, Deborrrah Roberts, Rossalind Waters
Altos: Heather Cairncross, Alexandra Gibson, Claire Henry, Caroline Trevor
Counter Tenors: Simon Baker, Mark Chambers, William Missin, William Purefoy
Tenors: John Bowley, Andrew Busher, Michael Clarke, Gerald O'Bierne, Jeremy Rose, Angus Smith
Basses: Donald Greig, Michael McCarthy, David Poter Thomas, Lawrence Wallington
Xenosaga Recording Staff (Japan)
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Recording & Mixing Engineers: Suminobu Hamada (Wonder Station)
Assistant Engineers: Masanori Ihara (Hi. t Sound), Kouta Sugawara (ONKIO HAUS)
ProTools Operators: Suminobu Hamada (Wonder Station), Yasunori Mitsuda (PROCYON STUDIO)
Locations: Hi.t Sound, ONKIO HAUS, PROCYON STUDIO
Xenosaga Recording Staff (UK)
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Recording Engineer: Matt Howe
Assistant Engineers: Dave "Pacy" Bloor (Metropolis Studios), Ben Thackeray (Mayfair Recording Studios)
Copyist: Colin Rae
ProTools Operators: Neil Anthony Tucker (Metropolis Studios), Ian Duncan, Justin Fraser
Mobile Studios (Abbey Road): Graham Kirkby, Mike Cox, Richard Hale, Mirek Stilews
Locations: Metropolis Studios, Henry WoodHall, St.Giles Cripplegate, Mayfair Recording Studios, Watford Colosseum
Production Staff
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Recording Coordinators: Kenichi Funayama (STUDIO GUIDO), Mariko Fujiwara (COOOL)
Mastering Engineer: Ichiko Furukawa (Bernie Grundman Mastering)
Art Direction & Design: Keiichi Yamashita (LOTUS GRAPHICS)
Cover Photo by ©Robert Blake / amana images ©Daniel Proctor / amana images
Inner Photo by Yasunori Mitsuda
Director: Tsuyoshi Takemura & Kishio Ozawa (DIGICUBE)
Assistant: Soushi Yoshida (DIGICUBE)
Sales Promotion: Saiko Fukui & Jun Kasahara (DIGICUBE)
Sales Development: Osamu Abe & Mio Yamamoto (SMD)
Executive Producers: Yuji Tsuyuki & Makoto Yoshizumi (NAMCO), Fumio Kurokawa (DIGICUBE)
Supervisor: Masamichi Someno (DIGICUBE)
Producer: Yasunori Mitsuda (PROCYON STUDIO)
Special Thanks to...
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Tetsuya Takahashi & Hirohide Sugiura (MONOLITH SOFT), Kazuhiro Ando (SEPTIMA LEY),
Yoko Nozaki (MUSIC PLANT), Eri Kawai & Chikako Shinohara (VIRGO MUSIC),
Rika Tanaka (PENELOPE), Sophie (Metropolis), Fumio Takano (TOSHITSU),
Colette (Abbey Road), Dan (Mayfair), Charlies & Andrew (Henrywood), Lesley (St.Giles),
John (Watford Colosseum), Ruth Cornes & Ruth Sansom (LPO), Nyree & Leila (Isobel Griffths),
Leila Stacy, Pat Egan, Naoko Asari, Junya Kuroda & Miki Ito & Matt Washimi (PROCYON STUDIO),
All Staffs of "Project X = XENOSAGA"
Additional catalog number: TGCS-1349~50
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