The new bridge between the melody, while symphonic in nature, also has a progressive rock feel to it and is by the far the most accomplished of the three iterations, in my opinion. The last iteration, “Spread Your Wings and Open Your Future,” features the fastest tempo of the three, and as such, has the most progressive rock sound of the three iterations. The tonal shift helps keep the theme fresh as does the new bridge before the loop that really reinforces the seriousness of the piece. The second iteration, “Combine Your Fists and Proceed Your Path,” has a more of a serious tone, but still utilizes the main melody. Of the normal battle themes, this is one of the shortest, running at only 45 seconds before it loops, but it is quite catchy and reminiscent of older Tales music in general. The horn aspects of the piece are quite nice and really stand out against the strings and progressive rock accompaniment. “Uphold Your Will with a Sword in Hand” is its first iteration and as such, as a very vibrant and adventurous tone. The motif’s other major appearance is in the three normal battle themes of the game. It’s an extremely beautiful theme and one of my favorite iterations of the theme. This motif is also used in the ending theme, “Memories Coloring the Journey.” Here it is a reflective and poignant piano melody with some orchestral backing.

“Unchanging Everyday,” for example, uses this motif to create a sense of sameness in the main character’s routine and, as such, uses instruments to create a more mundane sound.

This theme, in many variations, appears on the soundtrack to provide different atmospheres. “Sorey’s Theme -Purity-” is a lighthearted and bright woodwind and strings led piece that really manages to grab the listener’s attention, despite its simplicity. The story of Tales of Zestiria revolves around the main protagonist of the game, Sorey, and as such, his theme takes a prominent role in the soundtrack. For fans of the Tales series, it is definitely more reminiscent of his past works, more so than his recent Xillia outings.

His style of music focuses more on the symphonic/orchestral side of things, although that’s not to say there aren’t more prog-inspired pieces on the soundtrack as well. How do their differing styles affect the soundtrack, if at all, and how does it turn out as a whole, given the two composers? BodyĪlthough there are two composers on the soundtrack, the majority of it was written by Motoi Sakuraba, who comprises three of the four discs on the soundtrack release. Being a 25 th anniversary title, the soundtrack for Tales of Zestiria was composed by the series’ two most popular composers, Motoi Sakuraba, staple of the series since inception, and Go Shiina, who composed the mainline title Tales of Legendia.

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