Just dropping by this thread after revisiting the album.
Despite some of the track titles being named after Ultima games, I can't recall any arranges of Ultima songs or even just mentions of Ultima by S.S.H. If we can assume that Hiroki Kikuta is a fan of science fiction books based on the track titles chosen for Seiken Densetsu 2, then there must be something about Ultima that appeals to him. I still haven't figured out what L.L. stands for or means.
Although an "original soundtrack" none of the tracks on Side-Z can be heard in the game. Side-Z's release date is the same as the game (2006) while Side-A and Side-B were released in 2003 and 2004 respectively. Both Side-A and Side-B's music do appear in the game. In addition, a few of Side-Z's tracks are arranges of songs from Side-A/B.
As far as the new tracks are concerned, Pagan is top pick for me.
01 L.L. (rearrange version) 5:28
Arrange of "L.L." from Side -A
02 Akarabeth 4:21
From "Akalabeth: World of Doom" (Pre-Ultima game)
03 Age of Darkness 5:39
From "Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness"
Arrange of "Heavy Edge" from Side-A
04 Revenge 4:37
From "Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress"
05 EXODUS 3:53
From "Ultima III: Exodus"
Arrange of "Anger Avenger" from Side-A
06 Avatar 3:31
From "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar"
Arrange of "Rambling feather" from Side-B
07 Warriors of Destiny 5:10
From "Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny"
08 False Prophet 4:39
From "Ultima VI: The False Prophet"
09 Black Gate 4:51
From "Ultima VII: The Black Gate"
Arrange of "Sledge Hammer" from Side-B
10 Pagan 5:35
From "Ultima VIII: Pagan"
11 Ascension 4:43
From "Ultima IX: Ascension"
Arrange of "Black End" from Side-A
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