Just arrived.  One day early as usual.

I updated the album info at VGMdb for Ys Music History and added Ys SEVEN Original Sound Track Mini.

Here's the track list for Ys Music History.  Finally.

01 INNOCENT PRIMEVAL 
02 FEENA 
03 FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS 
04 THE MORNING GROW 
05 TO MAKE THE END OF BATTLE 
06 SUBTERRANEAN CANAL 
07 TERMINATION 
08 THE BOY'S GOT WINGS 
09 VALESTINE CASTLE 
10 THE DAWN OF Ys 
11 Battle #58 
12 Celceta, The Sea of Trees 
13 Field of Gale 
14 Farewell 
15 RELEASE OF THE FAR WEST OCEAN 
16 MIGHTY OBSTACLE ~The Wind of Zemeth 
17 GENESIS BEYOND THE BEGINNING (OPENING VERSION) 
18 SILENT DESERT 
19 SCARS OF THE DIVINE WING 
20 Rush Out! Short ver. 
21 Theme of Adol 2001

* track 1 is from Ys SEVEN, the last two tracks are bonus tracks

And here is Ys SEVEN Original Sound Track Mini.

01 MOTHER EARTH ALTAGO 
02 VACANT INTERFERENCE 
03 GREAT TREE <SHANNOA> 
04 EXTENSIVE FOREST GREEN 
05 ISOLATED ISLAND CONSIGNED TO OBLIVION 
06 ERNST / jdk BAND

Notice track 6.

Looks like they chose the most representative tracks from each game for Ys Music History.

- Justin Pfeiffer

Thanks for the info!  Any impressions of the music from the new game?

the Ys 7 mini album sounds fantastic imo.  I hope it comes over here.  It can be another game I'll buy and not have the time to play heh =p.

Yes!  So far it's shaping up to have a great soundtrack  (I'd be very surprised if it didn't).  Admittedly, I've been a little busy the last couple of weeks and haven't progressed as far as I'd like...  But I've heard around 10 tracks from the game and they're all good.  The first town theme has a sort of tropical feel, which I thought was a bit lame at first, but it grew on me quite a bit.  The battle arena theme, which is on the mini album, is an orchestrated theme with a lot of brass which I liked immediately.  Actually, most of the tracks I've encountered so far have been orchestrated, outside of the field and boss themes.  The first field theme screams Ys though, and has a vein very similar to Ys IV.  The following forest field theme is also vintage Ys uptempo, albeit light, synth rock.  I'm guessing this field = rock, other = orchestra pattern will hold strong throughout the game.  But anyway, yes very good so far.

- Justin Pfeiffer

Ah, I can't help it.  You guys gotta hear this song.  It's the second field theme I mentioned above.  It's too good not to be heard.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/v2an7m

And just for comparison, here's the first field theme too.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/fjxqy4

- Justin Pfeiffer

Both field themes are exceptionally catchy, though Mother Earth Altago edges out Extensive Forest Green for me slightly.  The plucky acoustics toward the end are particularly sweet.

Was a full OST release made for Ys Seven yet?  I know there's a rip tailored from the PSP game, albeit with no official titles.  I've just gotta know what this track is named.  Theme of Adoru 2009, perhaps?

Angela, you hit the nail on the head.  THAT tune rocks!!

What I like about the 'good' tracks I've heard from Ys Seven, is that they seemed to have a hybrid between classic Ys (Yonemitsu style) and the modern sound from Ys Napishtam and Felghana (Violins and what not).

Also, does anyone know - are they planning to bring this out to the US on PSP?  Also no PC release?!?  Say it ain't so.  I am replaying Napishtam english patched PC on my new LCD TV.  It looks AMAZING!!!

No official OST is out yet, but I'm sure it's coming.

Wow, really Mother Earth Altago over Extensive Forest Green...  For me, Extensive Forest Green is one of those songs that perfectly exudes action/RPG sound.  And Ys, basically.  I just love that light, uptempo beat with the extra snare hits at the end of each phrase.  It's very catchy and fresh for the synth rock genre.  The melody also has a lot of ascending resolution, which I always love. 

Mother Earth Altago has grown on me, but honestly, I didn't like it that much at first, outside of its classic Ys timbre of sound.  The melody at 1:00, which is the climax of the song, bugs for me for some reason.  It just sounds like an indulgent, cheap choice of melody phrasing, almost like they copped out in that section.  I do really like the last part of the song though, as you mentioned Angela.  The acoustic guitar atop the rolling bass line and electric guitar is VERY Ryo Yonemitsu-like.  It's interesting that brandonk mentioned the similarities in the soundtrack with Yonemitsu's arrangements.  I haven't heard the rip or the rest of of the soundtrack yet, but I had a feeling they were making an ode to him with this one. 

I can't wait to hear the rest.

- Justin Pfeiffer

Falcom will release two disc soundtracks for Ys Seven and Ys I & II Chronicles on November 19.  Falcom's mailorder is already taking preorders.

http://www.falcom.co.jp/mailorder/catalog/m048.html
http://www.falcom.co.jp/mailorder/catalog/m049.html

That's good news.  Thanks for the update.

Ordered.  Ys SEVEN, that is.

- Justin Pfeiffer

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Ah, is THAT how it turned out.  That must be where some of the arrangements from Ys Music History came from then.  As much as I love Ys I & II, I didn't think I needed another arrangement album of its music, and I didn't need to play the game again either.  That's why I wasn't interested in it.  However, I thought those arrangements in question on Music History were amazing.  If the entire Chronicles soundtrack is this quality, then I better email Falcom quick and add that to my order.  Thanks for the tip McCall.

- Justin Pfeiffer

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