ACROSS THE KOSMOS - XENOSAGA PIANO COLLECTION (CD)

Released in February 2002 on PlayStation 2, Xenosaga Episode I marked the beginning of an unforgettable video game saga created by Tetsuya Takahashi, accompanied by a majestic soundtrack composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. The latter is still considered an essential milestone in video game music.  We wanted to pay tribute to these cult classics with Across the Kosmos ~ Xenosaga Piano Collection and Jazz in Kosmos, two albums of officially licensed arrangements featuring the best tracks from the game.

This album was created in collaboration with some of the most talented figures in Japanese video game music today. It includes 17 piano tracks arranged by Mariam Abounnasr, Akio Noguchi, Hiroyuki Nakayama, and Benyamin Nuss, carefully recorded on a Steinway D Grand Piano, and 8 bonus tracks rearranged by the Jazz band Endgegner!

Immerse yourself in the world of Xenosaga once again with this official album!

WAYO-051~52
Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda
Arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama, Mariam Abounnasr, Akio Noguchi, Benyamin Nuss
Performed by Benyamin Nuss (piano) & Endgegner (Jazz album)
Cover and original illustrations by Kiyoshi Arai
Produced, published, and distributed by Wayô Records
Officially licensed by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. & Septima Ley

TRACKLIST

Disc 1 (Piano)
01 Prologue
02 Shion -Kako no Kioku-
03 Battle & Sentô Suru KOS-MOS & Sentô Shûryô
04 Fuan
05 Life or Death
06 Gnosis
07 Kanashimi
08 Kokoro o Tozashita Shôjo
09 Kookai Foundation
10 Nephilim
11 Nukumori
12 World to be Born
13 Albedo
14 Kyomu no Hamabe
15 Last Battle
16 Pain
17 Kokoro

Disc 2 (Jazz)
01 Opening
02 Nichijô
03 Battle & Sentô Suru KOS-MOS & Sentô Shûryô
04 U.M.N. Mode
05 Nukumori
06 Relief
07 Last Battle
08 Omoide - Kokoro