ArtistInfo
Yasunori Mitsuda
Xenosaga (Original Soundtrack)
Album JP 2002 on DigiCube label
Electronic, Pop, Classical and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Contemporary, Ballad, Ambient)
℗2001 NAMCO LTD. ©2001 SEPTIMA LEY ©2001 NAMCO LTD. STEREO / MADE IN JAPAN Locations (Japan): Hi.t Sound, ONKIO HAUS, PROCYON STUDIO Locations (UK): Metropolis Studios, Henry WoodHall, St.Giles Cripplegate, Mayfair Recording Studios, Watford Colosseum Unofficial track title translations: 1-4: Battle's End 1-5: Starting Test 1-6: Rising Emotions 1-8: Awakening 1-9: Shion's Crisis 1-10: Battling KOS-MOS 1-11: Sorrow 1-15: Breaking Space Ship Pursuit 1-17: Daily 1-20: Invasion Inside An Enemy Ship 1-21: U-TIC Coucil 1-22: The Girl Who Closed Her Heart 1-24: Shion ~Past Memory~ 2-3: Warmth 2-4: Insecurity 2-6: Beach Of Nothingness 2-21: Shion ~Emotion~
Musicians
 | Yasunori Mitsuda perc, syn, *1972 JP composed by, arranged by, producer, liner notes, orchestrated by, photography by, inner photo by, programmed by, synthesizer programmer, procyon studio, technician, protools operators, procyon studio, album by, music by, programmed by, keyboards |
 | Alexandra Gibson , GB alto vocals, metro voices |
 | Caroline Trevor voc, alto vocals, metro voices |
 | Claire Henry voc, GB alto vocals, metro voices |
 | Heather Cairncross voc, alto vocals, metro voices |
 | David Porter-Thomas voc, bass vocals, metro voices |
 | Donald Greig voc, *1959 GB bass vocals, metro voices |
 | Lawrence Wallington b, GB bass vocals, metro voices |
 | Michael McCarthy voc, bass vocals, metro voices |
 | John Price bsn, bassoon, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Philip Tarlton b, GB bassoon, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Catherine Wilmers vc, GB cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Francis Bucknall vc, GB cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Laura Donoghue vc, GB cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Robert Truman vc, cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Santiago Carvalho vc, cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Simon Webb vc, GB cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Susan Sutherley vc, cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Susanna Riddell vc, GB cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Susanne Beer vc, cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | William Routledge vc, cello, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Nicholas Carpenter , clarinet, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Robert Hill cl, GB clarinet, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Steve Lloyd conductor |
| Mariko Fujiwara coordinator, recording coordinators, coool |
| Colin Rae copyist |
 | Mark Chambers acg, countertenor vocals, metro voices |
| Simon Baker countertenor vocals, metro voices |
 | William Missin voc, GB countertenor vocals, metro voices |
 | William Purefoy voc, GB countertenor vocals, metro voices |
| Kishio Ozawa directed by, digicube |
| Tsuyoshi Takemura directed by, digicube |
 | Jenny O'Grady voc, directed by, metro voices, soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Bryan Scott b, double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | George Peniston cb, GB double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Kenneth Goode b, double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Kenneth Knussen cb, GB double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Kevin Rundell cb, GB double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Laurence Lovelle cb, double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Matthew Coman cb, double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Philip Dawson b, double bass, basses, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Masanori Ihara engineer, assistant, hi.t sound |
| Kota Sugawara engineer, assistant, onkio haus |
 | Suminobu Hamada , *1959 JP engineer, recording & mixing, wonder station, technician, protools operators, wonder station |
| Fumio Kurokawa executive-producer, digicube |
| Makoto Yoshizumi executive-producer, namco |
| Yuji Tsuyuki executive-producer, namco |
 | Celia Chambers fl, flute, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Stewart McIlwham fl, pic, flute, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Susan Thomas fl, flute, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Angela Moore , harp, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Brendan Thomas , horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Gareth Mollison , FR horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Martin Hobbs alp, horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Michaela Betts , horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Nicholas Busch alp, GB horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Philip Woods horns, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Mio Yamamoto management, sales development, smd |
| Osamu Abe management, sales development, smd |
| Jun Kasahara management, sales promotion, digicube |
| Saiko Fukui management, sales promotion, digicube |
 | David Theodore ob, GB oboe, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Sue Bohling ob, eh, GB oboe, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Soushi Yoshida other, assistant, digicube |
 | Andrew Barclay perc, percussion, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Keith Millar perc, percussion, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Rachel Gledhill perc, percussion, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Daniel Proctor photography by, cover photo by, amana images |
| Robert Blake photography by, cover photo by, amana images |
 | Shelagh Sutherland p, key, GB piano, london philharmonic orchestra, piano, a. piano |
| Hidenori Suzuki programmed by, sound, procyon studio |
| Masaaki Kaneko programmed by, synthesizer programmer, procyon studio |
 | Carys Lane voc, GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Catherine Bott voc, *1952 GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Deborah Roberts voc, soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Helen Groves voc, soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Jacqueline Barron voc, GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Janet Coxwell voc, GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Julie Cooper voc, soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Micaela Haslam voc, soprano vocals, metro voices |
| Morag Mackay soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Rosalind Waters voc, GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
 | Tessa Bonner voc, 1955-2008 GB soprano vocals, metro voices |
| Masamichi Someno supervised by, digicube |
 | Graham Kirkby , technician, mobile studios, abbey road |
 | Mike Cox b, GB technician, mobile studios, abbey road |
 | Mirek Stiles , GB technician, mobile studios, abbey road |
 | Richard Hale , technician, mobile studios, abbey road |
 | Neil Tucker , technician, protools operators, metropolis studios |
| Ian Duncan technician, protools operators |
| Justin Fraser technician, protools operators |
 | Andrew Busher voc, tenor vocals, metro voices |
 | Angus Smith voc, tenor vocals, metro voices |
 | Gerard O'Beirne , tenor vocals, metro voices |
| Jeremy Rose tenor vocals, metro voices |
 | John Bowley , tenor vocals, metro voices |
 | Michael Clarke voc, tenor vocals, metro voices |
 | Simon Archer perc, timpani, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Brian Raby tb, trombone, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Dave Stewart tb, trombone, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Lindsay Shilling tb, trombone, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Anne McAneney fh, tr, GB trumpet, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Nick Betts tr, trumpet, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Paul Beniston tr, *1966 GB trumpet, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Lee Tsarmaklis tu, tuba, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Anthony Byrne vl, viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Ben Pollani vl, IT viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Chris Yates , viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Daniel Cornford , viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | David Greenlees , *1965 GB viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Julian Shaw , viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Katharine Leek , GB viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Martyn Fenn viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Naomi Holt , viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
| Rachel Walker viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Richard Cookson vl, viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Robert Duncan , GB viola, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Amanda Smith vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Bjorn Peterson vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Catherine Craig vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Corinna Desch vn, DE violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Geoffrey Lynn vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | John Kitchen acg, vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Jorg Hammann vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Katherine Loynes vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Martin Hohmann vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Rachel Jackson vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Robert Pool vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Robert St. John Wright vn, GB violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Sarah Streatfeild vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Thomas Eisner vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Tina Gruenberg vn, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Duncan Riddell vn, leader, violin, 1st, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Alison Strange vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Andrew Thurgood vn, GB violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Ashley Stevens vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Dean Williams vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Emlyn Singleton vn, GB violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Fiona Higham vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Geoffrey Price vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Gill McIntosh vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Imogen Taylor vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Joseph Maher vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Marie-Anne Mairesse vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Michael Kellett vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Nancy Elan vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Regina Beukes vl, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Sarah White bvoc, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Sioni Williams vn, violin, 2nd, london philharmonic orchestra |
 | Eri Kawai p, JP chorus |
 | The London Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Yasuharu Nakanishi key, piano, a. piano |
 | Metro Voices , choir |
 | Tetsuya Takahashi , lyrics by, original |
 | Ukon Kurisawa , translated by, latin translation |
 | Ittetsu Gen Strings , ensemble, strings quartet |
 | Eimear Quinn voc, *1972 IE chorus |
 | Leslie Pearson hps, org, *1931 GB organ, pipe |
 | Tomohiko Kira voc, g, *1959 JP acoustic guitar, electric guitar |
| Maki Susukida , snare |
| Hidenobu Kalta Ohtsuki , drums |
 | Hitoshi Watanabe b, JP electric bass, electric bass, acoustic bass |
 | Davy Spillane g, fl, *1959 IE low whistle, low whistle, bagpipes, uillean pipes |
| Matthew Zuckerman , translated by, english translation |
 | Mogi Takeshi , *1959 JP translated by, english translation |
 | Joanne Hogg voc, key, GB vocals |
Producers
| Keiichi Yamashita art direction, design, lotus graphics |
| Kenichi Funayama coordinator, recording coordinators, studio guido |
| Ben Thackeray engineer, assistant, mayfair recording studios |
| Dave Bloor engineer, assistant, metropolis studios |
| Matt Howe engineer, recording |
| Joanne Hogg liner notes |
| Tetsuya Takahashi liner notes |
| Ichiko Furukawa mastered by, mastering engineer, bernie grundman mastering |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:32 | |
| 2 | Opening | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:02 | |
| 3 | Battle | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:59 | |
| 4 | 戦闘終了 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 0:42 | |
| 5 | 起動試験 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:19 | |
| 6 | 想いで | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:14 | |
| 7 | Gnosis | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:22 | |
| 8 | 覚醒 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:23 | |
| 9 | シオンの危機 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:54 | |
| 10 | 戦闘するKOS-MOS | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:15 | |
| 11 | 哀しみ | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:43 | |
| 12 | Life Or Death | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:15 | |
| 13 | Game Over | Yasunori Mitsuda | 0:42 | |
| 14 | Margulis | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:24 | |
| 15 | 追われる宇宙艇 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:33 | |
| 16 | Relief | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:43 | |
| 17 | 日常 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:55 | |
| 18 | U.M.N.MODE | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:39 | |
| 19 | Durandal | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:32 | |
| 20 | 敵艦内への侵攻 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 0:39 | |
| 21 | U-TIC機関 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:45 | |
| 22 | 心を閉ざした少女 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:13 | |
| 23 | Kookai Foundation | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:55 | |
| 24 | Shion ~過去の記憶~ | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:11 | |
| 25 | Ormus | Yasunori Mitsuda | Tetsuya Takahashi | 2:27 |
| 26 | Nephilim | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:31 | |
| 27 | 温もり | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:42 | |
| 28 | 不安 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:08 | |
| 29 | The Resurrection | Yasunori Mitsuda | Tetsuya Takahashi | 1:54 |
| 30 | 虚無の浜辺 | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:28 | |
| 31 | Green Sleeves | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:25 | |
| 32 | Zarathustra | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:06 | |
| 33 | KOS-MOS | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:27 | |
| 34 | Panic | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:21 | |
| 35 | Song Of Nephilim | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:04 | |
| 36 | The Miracle | Yasunori Mitsuda | Tetsuya Takahashi | 1:52 |
| 37 | Inner Space | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:47 | |
| 38 | Albedo | Yasunori Mitsuda | 3:45 | |
| 39 | Ω | Yasunori Mitsuda | 4:07 | |
| 40 | Proto Merkabah | Yasunori Mitsuda | 5:25 | |
| 41 | Last Battle | Yasunori Mitsuda | 5:05 | |
| 42 | Pain | Yasunori Mitsuda | Tetsuya Takahashi | 5:36 |
| 43 | Escape | Yasunori Mitsuda | 2:30 | |
| 44 | Kokoro | Yasunori Mitsuda | Tetsuya Takahashi | 5:35 |
| 45 | Shion ~想い~ | Yasunori Mitsuda | 1:19 |
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