After the long wait forTales of Ariseto finally arrive to its enthusiastic players, the game serves as a testament that good games require time to make. The latest entry to theTales ofJRPG seriestook home the Best Role-Playing Game Awardat the Game Awards, and many fans would agree it’s deserved. The game sets up an incredible world for players to explore to their heart’s content, and it’s accompanied by gorgeous music all-throughout.
Tales of Arise’s soundtrack was spearheaded by Motoi Sakuraba, aTales ofregular known across many games in the series. The game featured spectacular animated “openings” featuring songs by Kankaku Piero and Japanese singer Ayaka, who also sang the song heard during the game’s credits. For fans of the musicAriseoffers, the game will be getting a physical soundtrack release next year.
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The soundtrack is said to feature a whopping 7 discs, featuring 133 tracks from the game. Naturally, this is expectedfor lengthy RPGs, but it is no doubt rather impressive just how many songsTales of Arisehas to offer throughout the roughly 40 or 60 hours players will spend with the title. The soundtrack was announced as part ofTales of’sWinter YouTube special.
The soundtrack has been confirmed to feature theopening songs by Kankaku Piero, including the version of “HIBANA” made specifically for the English dub of the game. Ayaka’s songs, “Hello Again” and “Blue Moon,” will also be in the huge collection of songs found on the discs. The soundtrack will release sometime in March 2022, and pre-orders are said to be open soon.
For fans ofArise’ssoundtrack, this collection may perhaps be a great Christmas gift pre-order, as many of the songs aren’t given too much time to shine against the intense battles and intricate story that calls back tothemes seen in previousTales oftitles. This would allow them to listen to the intricacies of Sakuraba’s compositions, and hear what these songs are meant to sound like in full rather than looped for the sake of gameplay.
Unfortunately, considering the trend of how manyTales ofsoundtracks can’t be found on platforms such as Spotify, there may not be a wide digital release for fans who prefer that format or use streaming music services. Those who wish to ownTales of Arise’ssoundtrack for themselves will need to purchase it physically, be it through pre-order or second-hand on sites such as eBay.
Tales of Ariseis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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