Xenoblade Music Thread (WARNING! Spoilers)

Altais · Aug 29, 2014

Wyoming · Aug 29, 2014

Let's just have them all.

Although Unfinished Battle should be in there and I definitely see it working as Shulk's credits theme after clearing classic mode.

~ Gheb ~ · Aug 29, 2014

One who gets in our way was a very common music hack for Brawl and would suit the game very well imo, even though it's not necessarily the best track on the Xenoblade OST.

Edit: Unfinished Battle too

Solar Crimson · Aug 29, 2014

Give me Mechanical Rhythm and Zanza, and I'll be a very happy camper.

relaxedexcorcist · Aug 29, 2014

I need a remix of Engage the Enemy/Confrontation with the Enemy. It's my favorite song form the game but I don't think as is it's very appropriate for fights.

Colony 9 would also be good. And Field of the Machinae and the Imperial Capital Agniratha are my other favorites but I don't expect them to be included,

Altais · Aug 29, 2014

Just added a "Confirmed Songs" list to the original post.

Superyoshiom · Aug 29, 2014

Altais said:
Greetings,

As the title indicates, the purpose of this thread is to discuss soundtrack of Xenoblade Chronicles. Which track is your favourite? Which ones would you like to be in Super Smash Bros? Feel free to post your thoughts.

[EDIT] Confirmed Songs:
♪ Guar Plains
♪ You Will Know Our Names
♪ Mechanical Rhythm

As for me, these are the tracks I favour and/or am hoping for:

♪ Main Theme (Xenoblade Chronicles)
♪ Prologue A (Xenoblade Chronicles)
♪ Prologue B (Xenoblade Chronicles)
♪ Engage the Enemy
♪ Unfinished Battle
♪ Tragic Decision
♪ The Night Before the Decisive Battle
♪ While I Think...
♪ Zanza
♪ The God-Slaying Sword
♪ Beyond the Sky (Xenoblade Ending Theme)
♪ Colony 9
♪ Time to Fight!
♪ Guar Plains //Confirmed for Smash 4!! Huzzah!
♪ One Who Gets in Our Way
♪ Satorl, the Shimmering Marsh ~Nighttime
♪ Snowy Valak Mountain
♪ You Will Know Our Names //Confirmed for Smash 4!
♪ Mechonis Field
♪ Mechanical Rhythm //Confirmed for Smash 4!
♪ Imperial Capital Agniratha
♪ To the Last Battle

Music from other Xeno games (Note: I really just posted these to expose newcomers to the Xeno series. I don't particularly expect any of them to make it in Smash 4.):

♪ Light from the Netherworld (Xenogears)
♪ Star of Tears (Xenogears)
♪ Dazil, City of Burning Sands (Xenogears)
♪ Aveh Ancient Dance (Xenogears)
♪ Shevat, The Wind is Calling (Xenogears)
♪ Awakening (Xenogears)
♪ Small Two of Pieces (Xenogears)

♪ Battle (Xenosaga Episode I)
♪ Battling KOS-MOS (Xenosaga Episode I)
♪ Life or Death (Xenosaga Episode I)
♪ U.M.N. Mode (Xenosaga Episode I)
♪ Last Battle (Xenosaga Episode I)
♪ Spirit ~Kokoro~ (Xenosaga Episode I)

♪ Fatal Fight (Xenosaga Episode II)
♪ Communication Breakdown (Xenosaga Episode II)
♪ Battle of Elsa (Xenosaga Episode II) //EPIC!!
♪ Presentiment (Xenosaga Episode II)
♪ A Field of Battle (Xenosaga Episode II)
♪ Ending Theme (Xenosaga Episode II)
♪ Image Theme (Xenosaga Episode II)

♪ We've Got to Believe in Something (Xenosaga Episode III)
♪ The Battle of Your Soul (Xenosaga Episode III)
♪ Rolling Down the U.M.N. (Xenosaga Episode III)
♪ Promised Pain (Xenosaga Episode III)
♪ Godsibb (Xenosaga Episode III)
♪ Ending Theme (Xenosaga Episode III)

But anyhow, what say you lot?

When was Mechanical Rhythm confirmed in the trailer?

fogbadge · Aug 29, 2014

mechonis field would be pretty cool

and all the battle themes

i may come back when ive thought of more

Blaziken · Aug 29, 2014

Superyoshiom said:
When was Mechanical Rhythm confirmed in the trailer?

It played a very small part of it right before the gameplay.

Altais · Aug 29, 2014

Superyoshiom said:
When was Mechanical Rhythm confirmed in the trailer?

In the trailer, listen closely at 0:59.

erico9001 · Aug 30, 2014

Oh hey!
I didn't even notice Mechanical Rythm there. They worked that in well.

The Gaur Plains arrangement sounds great though

AncientBaby · Aug 30, 2014

This needs to go somewhere. I don't even care where, as long as it's in the game.

Altais · Aug 30, 2014

AncientBaby said:
This needs to go somewhere. I don't even care where, as long as it's in the game.

I TOTALLY forgot about this song! It would definitely fit well with the Guar Plains stage. Also it is a good change of pace from all the serious-toned songs in Xenoblade. And, since Riki plays a major role in Smash 4, being a part of Shulk's moveset, I could definitely see this song making it in. I think I will add this to the original post.

DaDavid · Aug 30, 2014

It makes me so sad that we pretty much know for a fact that the 2 3DS tracks are Guar Plains and You Will Know Our Names, but hopefully Wii U reaches a bit further than those two super known songs. God if neither version has Zanza I'll be so damn disappointed...

At any rate, I'm hoping Smash Run will have a few extra Xenoblade tracks. I could see One Who Gets in Our Way working well for that.

False Sense · Aug 30, 2014

Well, obviously Xenoblade Chronicles has an astounding amount of extraordinary music that could be used in Smash, and many of them would fit in perfectly. So, as for which ones I think should be in...

-Time to Fight: For a standard battle theme, it's actually really good, and is a great contrast to Mechanical Rhythm. I don't see why this wouldn't be in.

-One Who Gets In Our Way: Not my favorite song in the game, but it's good, catchy, and a pretty prominent song in the game. Probably going to be in.

-Engage the Enemy: Less likely than the previous two, but this is definitely one of the best songs in the game, and it makes for a great theme for climatic battles.

-Unfinished Battle: It'll need a proper loop, but this is one of the most popular and recognizable songs from the game despite only being used once. Frankly, it's awesome.

-Gaur Plains (Night): Might as well have it to complement the day/night cycle of Gaur Plains. It could probably work something like the changing seasons of Yoshi's Island in Brawl.

-Main Theme: Not the most suited for battles, but it's a simply beautiful piece, and as the main theme of the game, I think it should be in.

Blue Fang · Aug 31, 2014

All I want is Engage the Enemy, it's my favorite Xenoblade song! Probably because it's the first Xenoblade song I ever heard, it was in some trailer or commercial for the game on YouTube

Glorfindel · Aug 31, 2014

I love the whole OST to death, but the ones I hope will be included in the game is: Colony 9, Unfinished Battle, Time to Fight, One Who Gets in Our Way and Zanza.

AlvisCPU · Sep 1, 2014

Just a minor correction needed to the OP: "Gaur Plains", not "Guar Plains". (EDIT: I look silly now, Gaur Plain. Not Gaur Plains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweRl4LZlmo)

Anyway, if I listed the Xenoblade songs I wanted in Smash, I'd have listed the whole soundtrack, but in particular I'd want to see:
Engage the Enemy
Riki the Legendary Heropon
Unfinished Battle
One Who Gets In Our Way
Mechanical Rhythm, Zanza
Imperial Capital Agniratha
(Maybe) While I Think...
Even if they have to be arranged to be more battle-suited.

Also, we heard Mechanical Rhythm for the tiniest amount of time - I'm thinking that the Gaur Plains arrangement we heard was actually one piece that arranged both Gaur Plains and Mechanical Rhythm together.

Rebellious Treecko · Sep 1, 2014

Ever since I started thinking up ideas for a Xenoblade stage in Smash, a music track or two from Soma Bringer is something that I've wanted.

For those wondering: it was a Japan-only DS game made by Monolith Soft, and the first game they made after being bought by Nintendo, if I recall.

Andyjoe522 · Sep 1, 2014

If we're going to bring up music from other Monolith Soft games, I'd say the main theme of Disaster: Day of Crisis would be a good choice. It sounds like it wouldn't be too out of place on the Guar Plains stage. It could at least be a good piece for Smash Run.

CardiganBoy · Sep 1, 2014

Every track of Xenoblade is so amazing, leaving songs out kind of hurt, heh, but i'll go with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkmn347wsY&list=PL3B0F9C2198D26DBA&index=44
- Colony 9 (imo a must have regarding field themes)
- One Who Gets in Our Way
- Main Theme (A rather calm theme, but an arrangement could work)
- Zanza (yes please, imagine the excitement)
- Xenoblade Medley? (who knows, i would be great)

Maybe less probable but would be great:
- Agniratha
- Riki the Legendary Hero (just for the comical and catchy tone)

But seriously though, i didn't played a game with such a consistently breathtaking soundtrack as Xenoblade for a good time, the music selection of this franchise could easily become a fan favorite, even among those who haven't played Xenoblade.

erico9001 · Sep 1, 2014

They need to put Xanthe and GSS together in an arrangement

Zanza and God Slaying Sword

Jae · Sep 1, 2014

I'm only about 2/3rds of story progression, and I love the entire Xenoblade OST.
I want as much music as possible, but these are the ones I really want to appear:

Colony 9
Gaur Plains (Night)
One Who Gets in Our Way
Engage the Enemy
Satorl, the Shimmering Marsh (Night)
Forest of the Nopon / Makna Forest
Eryth Sea
Mechonis Field

There's always some kind of "unfitting" song put into Smash so I'll list some too:

Refugee Camp
Imperial Capital Agniratha / (Night)

Octillus · Sep 14, 2014

I'm making my way through Xenoblade, and somehow the music keeps improving. How the hell is that even possible when it starts off awesome? This is the best JRPG soundtrack after the 32 bit era without question, and probably the best since FF6

♦ Neosquid ♦ · Sep 14, 2014

Off the top of my head, Zanza's battle theme and One Who Gets in Our Way would be nice.

Yoshi Kirishima · Sep 16, 2014

Man, Xenoblade has one of the best OSTs I've ever heard.

When I heard Memories, I listened to it straight for several hours on the first day and around a total of 14 hours total throughout a 3 day period. Yes, it was that good. Every time I repeated the song, it didn't feel stale at all, I just kept getting the feels over and over and over. Holy ****. The timing of me finding out about this OST and this track was helpful as well, as I was going in for my first music auditions, and I was quite nervous. Listening to it really helped calm me.

When i first heard about xenoblade's music, I was ready to try it out. At the time I was jokingly going to do a starcraft 2 24 hour marathon as a celebration for surviving exams and that I reached the beginning of spring break. I slept a few hours after school, then played all the way through the night slept a bit again, then played more. I ended up playing 17 hours within 24 hours. For reference, I and most players get tired after playing ~1-3 hours of SC2, even playing 5 hours is a rarity without feeling too tired to go on. But no, the soundtrack was so ****ing amazing, amazing song after amazing song that kept blowing my mind. So I kept playing and playing and playing, oh man it was so ****ing wonderful.

It's not my most favorite music ever, but it's one of the best OSTs I've heard because every track is so consistently good and therefore, overall, the soundtrack is extremely solid.

Altais · Sep 16, 2014

Ragnarok17 said:
Man, Xenoblade has one of the best OSTs I've ever heard.

When I heard Memories, I listened to it straight for several hours on the first day and around a total of 14 hours total throughout a 3 day period. Yes, it was that good. Every time I repeated the song, it didn't feel stale at all, I just kept getting the feels over and over and over. Holy ****. The timing of me finding out about this OST and this track was helpful as well, as I was going in for my first music auditions, and I was quite nervous. Listening to it really helped calm me.

When i first heard about xenoblade's music, I was ready to try it out. At the time I was jokingly going to do a starcraft 2 24 hour marathon as a celebration for surviving exams and that I reached the beginning of spring break. I slept a few hours after school, then played all the way through the night slept a bit again, then played more. I ended up playing 17 hours within 24 hours. For reference, I and most players get tired after playing ~1-3 hours of SC2, even playing 5 hours is a rarity without feeling too tired to go on. But no, the soundtrack was so ****ing amazing, amazing song after amazing song that kept blowing my mind. So I kept playing and playing and playing, oh man it was so ****ing wonderful.

It's not my most favorite music ever, but it's one of the best OSTs I've heard because every track is so consistently good and therefore, overall, the soundtrack is extremely solid.

Off-topic: You should try the songs in the Baten Kaitos series. Baten Kaitos was developed by Monolith Soft, too. They have some pretty relaxing songs. I have been listening to Baten Kaitos music for about a decade now and have never gotten tired of it. One of mine personal favourites is Le Ali Del Principio (The Wings of Principle) from Baten Kaitos II (aka Baten Kaitos Origins).

Andyjoe522 · Sep 16, 2014

So, anyone else hoping that the Wii U version offers a remix incorporating Zanza and The God Slaying Sword into a single piece?

toadster101 · Sep 17, 2014

The music is so good already that it doesn't need to be remixed. That's a true testament to just how incredible Xenoblade is.

Kokusho · Sep 25, 2014

I think the best part of having Shulk in Smash is that he comes with a lot of incredible music to enjoy whether you play as shulk or not.

Altais · Oct 26, 2014

Just added two new tracks to the "Confirmed Songs" list:

♪ Engage the Enemy
♪ One Who Gets in Our Way

Both of them played during the Smash WiiU Direct.

Nammy12 · Oct 26, 2014

I really hope that "To the Last Battle" is in. I loved that moment in the game where there's just silence and then the song kicks in just when Prison Island's gates open.

warionumbah2 · Oct 27, 2014

I'm gonna cry, they won't put Zanza's theme in since Nintendo don't wanna spoil.

Damn it. TT-TT

The remix of Engage the enemy is great.

Oh and something itneresting i found, the lyrics from Zanza's theme is actually english backwards. https://soundcloud.com/mitch-reed-5/xenoblade-zanza-phase-1

toadster101 said:
The music is so good already that it doesn't need to be remixed. That's a true testament to just how incredible Xenoblade is.

Gaur Plain got a remix in the trailer.

Engage the enemy got a remix i think it sounds a little different.

kenniky · Oct 27, 2014

idk how to spoiler box said:
Disc One
01 - Main Theme
02 - Prologue A
03 - Prologue B
04 - Daily Life
05 - Memories
06 - Thoughts to a Friend
07 - Monado Reacts
08 - Crisis
09 - Confrontation with the Enemy
10 - Sorrow
11 - Mystery
12 - Reminiscence
13 - Impatience
14 - Intrigue
15 - Regret
16 - Looks
17 - Uneasiness
18 - Unfinished Battle
19 - Presentiment
20 - Reminiscence / Music Box
21 - Riki the Legendary Hero

Disc Two
01 - Aegir
02 - Gigantic Silhouette
03 - Tragic Decision
04 - Shulk and Fiorung
05 - Riki's Tenderness
06 - Hope
07 - Creeping Shadows
08 - Tension
09 - The Night Before the Decisive Battle
10 - While I Think...
11 - Anger, Darkness of the Heart
12 - The Awakening of the Giant
13 - The Spiritual World
14 - Xanthe
15 - The God-Slaying Sword
16 - Grandeur
17 - Parting, And...
18 - To One's Own Future
19 - Beyond the Sky
20 - Epilogue

Disc Three
01 - Hometown
02 - Hometown / Night
03 - Colony 9
04 - Colony 9 / Night
05 - Fight!
06 - Tephra Cave
07 - Gaur Plains
08 - Gaur Plains / Night
09 - Escape Boat Camping
10 - Colony 6 ~Central Mine~
11 - One Who Gets in Our Way
12 - Sator, Phosphorescent Land
13 - Sator, Phosphorescent Land / Night
14 - Searching Glance
15 - Colony 6 ~Silence~
16 - Macuna Woods
17 - Macuna Woods / Night
18 - Saihate Village
19 - Saihate Village / Night
20 - Eruyt Sea
21 - Eruyt Sea / Night
22 - Achamoth, Imperial City
23 - Achamoth, Imperial City / Night
24 - Where the Ancestors Sleep
25 - Colony 6 ~Restoration~

Disc Four
01 - Prison Island
02 - Hectic Pursuit of the Enemy
03 - Vision Reacts
04 - Snowy Mt. Valac
05 - Snowy Mt. Valac / Night
06 - The Great Sword's Canyon
07 - The Great Sword's Canyon / Night
08 - Fort Galahad09 - Those Who Bear Their Name
10 - Into Deadlands...
11 - Into Deadlands... / Night
12 - Colony 6 ~Hope~
13 - Machina's Hideout
14 - Field of the Machinae
15 - Mechanical Rhythm
16 - Agni Ratha, Imperial Capital
17 - Agni Ratha, Imperial Capital / Night
18 - Central Arsenal
19 - Irregular Bound
20 - Inside the Giant / Carcass
21 - Inside the Giant / Pulse
22 - To the Last Battle
23 - The End of Memories...
24 - Into the World of Xanthe
25 - Colony 6 ~Future~

I believe these songs are the best of the soundtrack

ALSO: stick in "Xenoblade Chronicles Medley", that's confirmed, we just don't know what songs are in the medley.

Altais · Oct 28, 2014

warionumbah2 said:
I'm gonna cry, they won't put Zanza's theme in since Nintendo don't wanna spoil.

Damn it. TT-TT

The remix of Engage the enemy is great.

Oh and something itneresting i found, the lyrics from Zanza's theme is actually english backwards. https://soundcloud.com/mitch-reed-5/xenoblade-zanza-phase-1

Gaur Plain got a remix in the trailer.

Engage the enemy got a remix i think it sounds a little different.

That's rich, considering they had no qualms about spoiling Fire Emblem: Awakening and Kid Icarus: Uprising. At least including Zanza's theme wouldn't be nearly as direct as Robin and Palutena's trailers. [EDIT] And anyway, they could always just change the name of the song to "Final Boss (Xenoblade Chronicles)".

The whole English-backwards thing could just be the listener's imagination. [Shrugs] Then again, to be fair, the Heron language in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was Japanese backwards. [Shrugs] Yvan eht nioj.

kenniky · Oct 29, 2014

Altais said:
That's rich, considering they had no qualms about spoiling Fire Emblem: Awakening and Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Also Sheik being Zelda, Bowser Jr. being Shadow Mario, and Samus is a girl.
And the entirety of Mother 3.

awesumsauce1 · Oct 30, 2014

warionumbah2 said:
I'm gonna cry, they won't put Zanza's theme in since Nintendo don't wanna spoil.

Considering we got this trophy....

dezeray112 · Oct 30, 2014

I would love it if they put in Riki, The Legendary Hero theme in there.

warionumbah2 · Nov 7, 2014

LORD ZANZAH WHERE R UUUUUUU?????!!!!?!

Sabrewulf238 · Nov 7, 2014

I'm so pleased One who gets in our way is in smash.

It was my favourite Xenoblade track.

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