Music
The soundtrack to the original version of Ys III was almost entirely composed by Mieko Ishikawa, with several contributions from Yuzo Koshiro. The Sharp X68000 version of the game introduced a number of additional compositions, which were composed by Masaaki Kawai.
Falcom has released a number of music CDs dedicated to the music of Ys III. They include:
- Music from Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1989): Soundtrack to the original NEC PC-8801 edition of Ys III, along with three tracks from the X68000 edition.
- Wanderers from Ys Super Arrange Version (1989): A collection of arranged tracks from Ys III by Hiroyuki Nanba and Atsushi Yokozeki.
- Ys III J.D.K. Special (1990): The complete soundtrack to the X68000 version of Ys III, along with four rock music arrangements from Falcom's J.D.K. Band.
- Perfect Collection Ys III (1990): A two-CD set entirely dedicated to Ys III. The first disc is a complete arrangement of the Ys III soundtrack, including the X68000-introduced tracks, by Ryo Yonemitsu (who also arranged the TurboGrafx-CD version's CD-DA tracks along with Noriyuki Iwadare) and two others. The second disc contains additional Ys III arrangements in various musical styles.
To commemorate the release of the Ys III remake The Oath in Felghana in 2005 (see below), Falcom released Ys Premium Music CD Box in Felghana, a boxed set of all Ys III music CDs produced.
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