Music of the Front Mission series
Front Mission is a series of tactical role-playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square). The soundtracks of the series' installments have been released in album form in Japan, with the exception of the soundtracks of Front Mission 2089 and Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness (which reuse music from the other installments). The release of the soundtrack of the future installment Front Mission Evolved, composed by Garry Schyman, is currently not planned.[1]
Albums
Front Mission
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On the soundtrack of Front Mission, the first game in the series, Yoko Shimomura penned the action themes while Noriko Matsueda handled the calmer tracks.
Front Mission: Gun Hazard
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The soundtrack of Front Mission: Gun Hazard was the second collaboration of Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda, after Chrono Trigger.
Front Mission 2
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The soundtrack of Front Mission 2 was Noriko Matsueda's second and last solo work, after Bahamut Lagoon. A limited edition of the soundtrack was also released.
Front Mission Alternative
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The soundtrack of Front Mission: Alternative was preceded by a promotional vinyl release in July 1997, containing a selection of tracks from the game.
Front Mission 3
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The soundtrack of Front Mission 3 includes a track composed by the disc jockey Shigeki.
Front Mission 4 plus 1st
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The soundtracks of Front Mission 4 and the PlayStation remake of the first installment, retitled Front Mission 1st, were released together as a 4-disc set. It was originally meant to be published by DigiCube, but publication was directly handled by the parent company Square Enix after DigiCube's bankruptcy.
Front Mission 1st Special BGM Selection, a promotional album of tracks from Front Mission 1st, was also released, in October 23, 2003.
Front Mission 5
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The soundtracks of Front Mission 5: Scars of the War includes 3 orchestral tracks recorded at Avaco Creative Studio: "Scars of the War", "Victory" and "Last One Standing".
Front Mission Online
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The soundtrack of Front Mission Online features original track in addition to music from previous installments (except Front Mission: Gun Hazard) arranged by Hidenori Iwasaki.