Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu - Sword of Mana Premium Soundtrack
 |
Publisher: Square Enix |
| Catalog No.: SSCX-10097~98, SQEX-10038~40 | |
| Release Date: 27/Aug/2003, 20/Oct/2004 | |
| Composed by: Kenji Ito | |
| Arranged by: Kenji Ito | |
| Format: CD | |
| Available from: Amazon.co.jp - Play-Asia.com | |
Marking Ito's return to Square for another round of Seiken Densetsu, Sword of Mana was to be a remake of the original Seiken Densesu - Final Fantasy Adventure, this time for the Gameboy Advance, and with it was to go a revamped and expanded soundtrack, taking such classic themes as the Endless Battlefield and, of course, Rising Sun, and applying new instrumentation and sometimes adding new twists to the songs, as well as creating some new original pieces for the game.
The score received mixed reactions, some feeling that it was a job half done; the instrumentation was upgraded to still sound mostly like a chiptune, and this half-arranging fell into neither a full remake or an old rehash. It does offer some improvements on the original, but I think it could have been taken further.
Also with the first edition, a Bonus Disc was issued containing one track lasting less than two minutes which rearranged Rising Sun and Endless Battlefield. Nothing terribly spectacular, and hardly worth cutting a third disc for.
Track Listing
| No. | Track Title | Arrangement of | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disc 1 - 01:09:51 | |||
| Story Categorize A | |||
| 1 | Prologue ~Awakening Story~ | Prologue | 01:57 |
| 2 | Rising Sun | Title Screen | 02:09 |
| 3 | A Boy's Dream | Boy Intro Sequence | 02:23 |
| 4 | Fighting Arena | Boss Battle in Arena | 01:57 |
| 5 | Requiem | Death of Friend | 01:10 |
| 6 | Endless Battlefield | Overworld Theme | 01:50 |
| 7 | Dungeon | Caves | 02:22 |
| 8 | Battle 1 ~Believe in Victory~ | Boss Battle | 01:59 |
| 9 | Jema's Realization | Jema's Fears | 01:59 |
| 10 | Prayer | Hope in Mana | 01:32 |
| Story Categorize B | |||
| 11 | A Girl's Admiration | Girl Intro Sequence | 01:57 |
| 12 | Village | Town Theme | 01:57 |
| 13 | Easy Scenery | Town Theme | 02:16 |
| 14 | Royal Palace Theme | Inside the Royal Palace | 01:28 |
| 15 | Placing Thought Under Investigation | Lester's Song | 01:05 |
| 16 | Mana's Mission | Mana Plot Development | 01:50 |
| 17 | Chain of Fate | Devius Manor | 02:01 |
| 18 | Under the Starry Sky | Interlude | 01:12 |
| Story Categorize C | |||
| 19 | In Search of the Holy Sword | Overworld Theme | 01:59 |
| 20 | Cactus House | Hot House | 00:36 |
| 21 | Dwarves' Theme | Dwarfs / Watt's Theme | 01:09 |
| 22 | Nightmare | Dark Lord's Theme | 01:45 |
| 23 | Temptation of Doom | Haunted Mansion | 01:41 |
| 24 | Lost World Signpost | Marsh Caves | 01:52 |
| 25 | Infringement of Time | Airship | 01:51 |
| 26 | Entwined Heart | Delving into Evil's Past | 01:58 |
| 27 | Reminiscence Investigation | Variation on Lester's Song | 01:01 |
| 28 | Sprint to the Future | Glass Desert | 02:43 |
| 29 | Danger! | Imminent danger | 00:36 |
| 30 | Battle 2 ~Touched by Courage and Pride~ | Boss Battle | 01:56 |
| 31 | In Sorrow | Sad development | 02:27 |
| Story Categorize D | |||
| 32 | Lovely Face | Times of peace and rest | 02:16 |
| 33 | Time of Determination | Dime Tower | 02:35 |
| 34 | Broken World | Friends face Vandole | 01:54 |
| 35 | Mana's Temple | Temple atop Mt Illusia | 02:11 |
| 36 | Unvanishing Pain | Friends' Confessions | 02:16 |
| 37 | Eternal Person | Julius Kills the Mana Tree | 02:11 |
| 38 | Final Battle | Final Battle against Julius | 01:41 |
| 39 | Epilogue ~A New World~ | Ending | 02:29 |
| 40 | Legend Forever | Credits Roll | 03:07 |
| Disc 2 - 31:01 | |||
| 1 | Grateful Memories | Awakening Tale, Rising Sun Piano ver. | 04:45 |
| 2 | Pure Smile | A Girl's Longing Piano ver. | 03:33 |
| 3 | Rainy Tears | Mana's Mission Piano ver. | 04:39 |
| 4 | Solitude | Inside the Sadness Piano ver. | 04:39 |
| 5 | Lost Scene | Mana Shrine Piano ver. | 04:10 |
| 6 | Hold Your Heart | A New World Piano ver. | 04:52 |
| 7 | Ever Promise | Legend Forever Piano ver. | 04:23 |
| Bonus Disc - 01:59 | |||
| 1 | Rising Sun ~ Endless Battlefield Premium Arrange Version | 01:59 | |
