Main series Music of the Front Mission series

1 main series

1.1 front mission
1.2 front mission 2
1.3 front mission 3
1.4 front mission 4
1.5 front mission 5

main series
front mission

front mission original sound version soundtrack album contains music front mission, first game in series. tracks composed yoko shimomura , noriko matsueda; shimomura penned action themes while matsueda handled calmer tracks. game first soundtrack matsueda had composed. shimomura, veteran of on dozen games, @ time busy composing soundtrack super mario rpg found herself unable refuse work on front mission after being asked sakaguchi co-compose music. shimomura feels soundtrack turned out passionate due 2 composers motivation. album has been described containing mix of techno , smooth jazz. album published ntt publishing on february 25, 1995 catalog number pscn-5019, , reprinted on october 1, 2004 catalog number ntcp-5019. album contains 42 tracks , covers duration of 1:08:17.

the album received critics such daniel kalabakov of rpgfan, claimed favorite super nintendo entertainment system-era square soundtrack, due mixture of techno , jazz. preferred shimomura s techno tracks, enjoyed way 2 styles mixed together. kero hazel of square enix music online praised mix of 2 styles, though criticized sound quality of album , stated album have been improved using real instruments rather synthesized ones.

in 2003, front mission re-released playstation front mission 1st, , corresponding promotional sound track album released front mission 1st special bgm selection. nine-track album contains 8 tracks shimomura , matsueda, arranged hidenori iwasaki, , 1 new track iwasaki out of 5 composed remake. published square enix on october 23, 2003 catalog number fm1-da, , has total length of 18:25. patrick gann of rpgfan described album sampler full soundtrack, , claimed had better sound quality. felt new track addition rest. dave of square enix music online agreed these praises, though felt large amount of overlap between promotional disc , full soundtrack made purchase not worthwhile.

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front mission 2

the soundtrack of front mission 2, second game of main series , third game released after front mission series: gun hazard, composed noriko matsueda. second solo video game soundtrack, after bahamut lagoon, , fourth soundtrack had worked on. music of game differs of prequel in incorporates atmospheric, airy sound , , not include pieces shimomura s techno tracks first game. album of music game, titled front mission 2 original soundtrack, released digicube on september 21, 1997. 43-track, 1:15:45-long album has catalog number of sscx-10011, , limited edition of soundtrack released.

the album received critics. reviewer rpgfan termed excellent soundtrack kept feel of first game. kero hazel of square enix music online felt album. noted soundtrack had enough thematic ties first game s music connect 2 games without losing originality, , concluded superior front mission soundtrack.

front mission 3

the soundtrack of front mission 3, third game of main series , fifth game of total series, composed koji hayama , hayato matsuo, 1 track contributed shigeki. matsuo handled orchestral pieces, while hayama worked on techno ones. pieces performed synthesizers designed sound higher-quality versions of types of sounds used in original front mission, rather sounding more actual instruments represented. hayama worked square in-house composer prior game, , 1 invited matsuo, independent composer, meet sound team , work on game. album of music game, titled front mission 3 original soundtrack, released digicube on september 22, 1999. two-disc album has 47 tracks, 2:30:00 long, , has catalog number of sscx-10035.

the album received critics such kero hazel of square enix music online, noted synthesizer effects tied music stylistically of original game, , applauded contributions both composers. reviewer rpgfan agreed, though more impressed hayama s pieces of matsuo.

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front mission 4

the soundtrack of front mission 4, fourth game of main series , sixth game overall, composed hidenori iwasaki, tracks contributed ryo yamazaki. game iwasaki s first composer, had worked synthesizer programmer. music has been described different abstract , heavy music of previous game, , more similar music of first game emphasis on melody light , thematic elements. soundtrack incorporates south american -style elements, use of pan flutes , tribal percussion. music game bundled music remake of first, front mission 1st, , album titled front mission 4 plus 1st original soundtrack. released square enix on may 10, 2004. four-disc album has 2 discs devoted each game, , has 97 tracks. 3:24:24 long, , has catalog numbers of sqex-10021~4.

the album received ben schweitzer of rpgfan. preferring front mission 4 tracks 1st tracks, complimented album impressive , given first work of promising new composer . while did not feel of tracks of consistent quality, said none of them bad , more atmospheric tracks stood out particularly noteworthy. reviewers square enix music online had similar praises , criticisms, calling not diverse or consistent of front mission scores still highly worthy ; noted atmospheric tracks worthy of note.

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front mission 5

the soundtrack of front mission 5: scars of war, sixth game of main series , ninth game overall, composed hidenori iwasaki , kenichiro fukui, 1 track each provided hayato matsuo, yasuhiro yamanaka , masayoshi soken. music has been described mixture of standard orchestral elements, emphasis on brass , drumlines, , electronic elements, such synthesized percussion , techno-styled beats . music differed of previous game in inclusion of tracks solely electronic, rather mixture of techno , orchestral. music game released on album titled front mission 5 ~scars of war~ original soundtrack. released square enix on january 25, 2006. three-disc album has 71 tracks, 2:43:07 long, , has catalog numbers of sqex-10055~7.

the album received reviewers such ben schweitzer, termed have hoped . felt soundtrack represented iwasaki s maturation composer, in regards more action-based tracks. concluded soundtrack superior of front mission 4, , quite different video game soundtracks in regards instrumentation , style. square enix music online noted improvement between front mission 4 , 5, , declared that, despite iwasaki s skill atmospheric tracks, battle tracks best of album.

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