KICA-1393~6: TALES OF THE ABYSS Original Soundtrack

[Secret Squirrel]

A recent edit removed the track-by-track composer breakdown. Is it inaccurate? Placing it here for evaluation.

Motoi Sakuraba: Disc1-02-08, 13-16, 18, 21, 23-24 / Disc2-01-02, 11-13, 16, 19, 22-23, 25 / Disc3-04-05, 07-08, 10-12, 16, 24-29 / Disc4-01-10, 12-17, 20, 24-26, 28-29

Shinji Tamura: Disc1-09-12, 17, 19-20, 22, 25, 27-29 / Disc2-03-10, 14-15, 17-18, 21, 24, 26-28 / Disc3-01-03, 06, 09, 13-15, 17, 23

[Cedille]

There is no official composer breakdown available (except for what little liner notes indicate and Fujiwara's), so it's a fan speculation.

[Datschge]

Indeed, official composer breakdown between Sakuraba and Tamura/Aoyama were never given on the soundtracks. The only official hints are in the liner notes, in-game mentions as well as the arrangements (where Sakuraba only picks his own compositions).

[Zhane Masaki]

"Tone Song" is localized by Namco in-game as "Fonic Hymn". I changed that to reflect the translation as done in-game.

[Datschge]

Looks like Bandai Namco (through NexTone Inc.) recently started adding Tales soundtracks to youtube. The tracks for Tales of the Abyss have per song composer credits which don't appear to be guesses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBiF...GstxkyaH2u3MgU

[Mac_Tear]

Originally Posted by Datschge

Looks like Bandai Namco (through NexTone Inc.) recently started adding Tales soundtracks to youtube. The tracks for Tales of the Abyss have per song composer credits which don't appear to be guesses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBiF...GstxkyaH2u3MgU

They added credits to Abyss and Hearts but not to Destiny2 and Phantasia. This is so weird. My hopes got demolished lol. I wonder why they did that. I mean, it's the same company, the same composers.

[Datschge]

Originally Posted by Mac_Tear

They added credits to Abyss and Hearts but not to Destiny2 and Phantasia. This is so weird. My hopes got demolished lol. I wonder why they did that. I mean, it's the same company, the same composers.

My current guess is that it may be related to the defunct Namco Tales Studio, that for games developed there they do have the per composer credits documentation, but they don't for earlier Wolfteam/Telenet Japan developed entries and their ports/remakes, or whatever.

But who knows, the whole reveal is completely random (Rays got no per song composer credits in these days and age!). I'm gladly taking what I get, and hope for more of that!

[Aifread]

I seem to remember Sakuraba and Tamura at different points saying that they aren't contractually obligated to state which tracks they worked on except for a few here and there that have come to light like the battle themes Tamura did. I'm guessing it's because of their status as outsourced freelancers after Wolf Team was acquired by Namco. It could be that policy has changed recently and that's why we're getting Abyss and Hearts now but they still don't have documentation for everything like you said, which would explain why we got a handful more confirmations from the Phantasia 20th anniversary box but still nothing complete. That's certainly been the case for Telenet-era Wolf Team where the CD releases from the time have composer breakdowns but the digital releases of their other soundtracks on EGG from a decade and a half later don't.

[yindesu]

According to the NexTone credits,

Shinji Tamura: Disc1-09-13, 17, 19-20, 22, 27-29 / Disc2-03, 05-09, 17, 19, 21, 24, 27 / Disc3-02-03, 06, 09, 13, 17-18, 23-26

Not credited: Disc3-19-22

[Datschge]

Note that the tracks by Motoo Fujiwara are not included in the playlist. Complete credits:

Motoi Sakuraba: Disc1 02-08, 14-16, 18, 21, 23-26, 28 / Disc2 01, 02, 04, 10-16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 / Disc3 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10-12, 14-16, 27-29 / Disc4 01-10, 12-17, 20, 24-26, 28, 29

Shinji Tamura: Disc1 09-13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 27, 29 / Disc2 03, 05-09, 17, 19, 21, 24, 27 / Disc3 02, 03, 06, 09, 13, 17, 18, 23-26

Motoo Fujiwara: Disc1 01 / Disc2 20 / Disc4 11, 18, 19, 21-23, 27

Tales of Series SOUND TEAM (original composition Yuriko Keino, arrangement by Shinji Tamura according to the liner notes):
Disc3 19-22