According to this
http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNu … CT-26221~9

There is one...

I am not sure where that information came from though.

~Andy

It's true: http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/C … ORT_CD=101

Just announced very recently, it seems, as I check for new EMI releases frequently and hadn't seen it before.

9 discs, though? Maybe that means (Re:)Chain of Memories gets a disc or two?

Well, it could be like this; KH I & II OST (4 disc), Chains of Memories OST (1 disc), Final Mixes (2 disc) and those Utada Hikaru singles (2 disc). Or could have some extra arrange stuff like FF XI box, like piano or something else.

wow. That's some crazy crap right there. I wonder how much it'll cost...

Ramza

15000 yen, if you click the Tower Records link. 

Edit: It would be great if they expanded KH2 to 3 discs and the tracks looped!

VGM Boxsets have really taken off during the past 2 years, with the trend gaining even more momentum as time goes on, so big Boxsets must be quite profitable...

I say bring 'em on. VGM boxsets are great ideas. Too bad they canned that NAMCO Wonderbox from a couple of years ago.

oh yeah, I've bought at least 6 of them myself 
There were a few that I had to skip though, didn't have money for ALL of them.

I'm not really such a big fan of the recent boxed sets, especially if they come out so long after the originals that I've already bought the majority of the discs separately.  I don't want to have to pay over $100 to re-buy things I already have just to get a single exclusive disc or whatever.

I don't mind boxed sets that have a lot of new content like the Capcom ones (not counting the Biohazard one).  I frown upon stuff like the FFXI one where it's mostly rehash with some exclusives.  I want the exclusives, but I'm not paying a fortune just to get them (a few years ago, I probably would have, but I find my passion for going out of my way for VGM isn't what it used to be).  I  have no problem with boxed sets that simply compile old stuff I already have since it's a great way for those who missed them the first time around to get in the game, and I don't have to worry about missing anything new.

Neowing's description seems to imply that KH II will have different edits, although they confirm that KH I's soundtrack will remain the same as before. They also mention a Chain of Memories soundtrack and other rare tracks. No word on any arrange discs, unfortunately.

I see Kuja put up the tracklist on GMR.  I just gotta say, if the Chain of Memories segment isn't Re: Chain of Memories, I'll be disappointed.

Nine discs of Shimomura...that's quite a lot...

Making comparisons with the GSF set I did for Chain of Memories, it looks like there's several more "original" tracks than in the GBA version, so I'm guessing this is indeed the music for the remake. That said, I find it kind of odd that all that KH music is in there - are they revamped versions of the original KH music, done with the KH2 soundfont (or soundbank or whatever the term I'm trying to think of is)?

I guess we'll find out when the game/soundtrack comes out...

For anyone interested in track lengths:

http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3275243/s

The Kingdom Hearts II tracks really are considerably longer than before.

The KH2fm website was updated with pics of the set:

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7559/kh2fmfp6.jpg

How tempting is that....but 15000 yen...ARGH....

-Joshua

The official site is up, and it confirms that Discs 7 and 8 are indeed for Re: Chain of Memories.

And it's seriously tempting, but the series is definitely not over, and I fear that they'll release a newer, updated "Complete Box" when the next game comes out.

Does anyone know if the longer KH2 tracks will feature upgraded synth a la FFXII or is it the same lackluster synth as before?

my thoughts exactly... I do want some KH music and some more Shimomura work but give or take 15,000 yen (more or less $125 + shipping) is a lot of scratch

Very tempting. I don't even care for KH music much myself, but for some reason I want. That. Boxset.

>_>

<_<

Ok, what the hell is with that Re:Chain of Memories synth? It sounds even worse than the one they used in KH II!

I mean, come on. Fire Takeharu Ishimoto's sorry ass already and rehire Ryo Yamazaki!

You do realize COM is a GBA game, right? It's not going to sound like PS2 synth.

And *you* do realize that the CoM discs that come with the boxed set are for the PS2 remake of the game and not from the GBA one, right?

That said, I'm enjoying the set and not really having any problems with the synth.  Mmm... 9 discs of Shimomura (on top of the much-better-than-expected Murmur album from last week).

Do'h! No, I did not. Sorry about that, Flexar! My mistake.

Haha, never mind.

Despite the crappy synth, I was also positively surprised by some of the tracks. "Castle Oblivion" and "Forgotten Challenge" translated very well. "Lord of the Castle" is my absolute favourite, however I'm not quite sure whether it's a new song or an arrangement since I never finished the original Chain of Memories.