Music
The music for the game was composed by Tsuyoshi Sekito with assistance from Yasuhiro Yamanaka, who composed 10 of the 97 total tracks and co-composed 2. Prior to The Last Remnant, Sekito had spent the previous decade primarily arranging the work of other composers for remakes and re-releases of various Square Enix games such as the Final Fantasy series and the Mana series. The soundtrack features the heavy use of orchestral elements, arranged for orchestration by Natsumi Kameoka, and guitar playing by Sekito. The orchestrated pieces were played by musicians from several different orchestras, rather than by a single group. Unlike most role-playing games, the battle music was designed by Sekito to switch between three songs depending on how well the player was doing in the battle. A soundtrack album was released on December 10, 2008, through Sony Music Distribution. It contains 97 tracks across three discs, and has a total length of 3:10:21.
Tracklist
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "The First Awakening" | 2:09 | |
| 2. | "Cherished Memories" | 0:48 | |
| 3. | "Opening Suite: The Search" | 0:17 | |
| 4. | "Opening Suite: The Chase" | 0:25 | |
| 5. | "Opening Suite: The Charge" | 0:43 | |
| 6. | "Opening Suite: The Assault" | 1:27 | |
| 7. | "Clash of Opposites" | 3:20 | |
| 8. | "Truths Revealed" | 1:02 | |
| 9. | "All For Her" | 0:33 | |
| 10. | "Home" | 1:35 | |
| 11. | "Gathering Clouds" | 1:37 | |
| 12. | "Into the Depths" | 2:41 | |
| 13. | "Flamedrop" | 3:57 | |
| 14. | "Struggle Eternal" | 2:26 | |
| 15. | "Sliver of Hope" | 2:24 | |
| 16. | "The Young Marquis" | 2:42 | |
| 17. | "The Known World" | 1:03 | |
| 18. | "The City of Heroes" | 3:09 | |
| 19. | "A Friendly Ear" | 2:24 | |
| 20. | "An Open Mind" | 1:36 | |
| 21. | "Fair Judgment" | 2:46 | |
| 22. | "Ante Up" | 1:58 | |
| 23. | "Creeping Shadows" | 3:30 | |
| 24. | "Rolling Hills, Sprawling Plains" | 4:44 | |
| 25. | "Sword Sparks" | 3:29 | |
| 26. | "Reversal!" | 2:42 | |
| 27. | "Horns of Victory" | 1:28 | |
| 28. | "Evil's Advance" | 1:08 | |
| 29. | "Glittering Gold" | 4:06 | |
| 30. | "Dark Secrets" | 3:14 | |
| 31. | "A Special Girl" | 0:57 | |
| 32. | "Slipping Through Your Fingers" | 2:45 | |
| 33. | "The Ageless Mage" | 0:54 | |
| 34. | "The Bonds of Friendship" | 2:13 |
| Disc 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "The Heavens' Majesty" | 3:33 | |
| 2. | "Gateway to the West" | 2:55 | |
| 3. | "The Seat of Vulcan" | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Swirling Sands" | 4:28 | |
| 5. | "Free and Easy" | 2:52 | |
| 6. | "The Conqueror's Message" | 1:20 | |
| 7. | "Something About That Guy" | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "The Binding" | 1:06 | |
| 9. | "Arcane Mysteries" | 4:01 | |
| 10. | "Memories Regained" | 0:48 | |
| 11. | "Family" | 1:40 | |
| 12. | "Ancient Magicks" | 0:37 | |
| 13. | "The Curse" | 0:25 | |
| 14. | "The Marshalls" | 2:22 | |
| 15. | "Limberlost" | 3:42 | |
| 16. | "In the Shadow of the Dragon" | 2:35 | |
| 17. | "The Crumbling Fortress" | 3:15 | |
| 18. | "Old Traditions, New Methods" | 2:05 | |
| 19. | "Unrelenting Advance" | 2:53 | |
| 20. | "Fallen" | 0:37 | |
| 21. | "Catafalque" | 0:41 | |
| 22. | "A Son's Loss" | 1:52 | |
| 23. | "Vows Renewed" | 0:57 | |
| 24. | "Everflow" | 4:07 | |
| 25. | "Assembling the Puzzle" | 1:49 | |
| 26. | "The Gates of Hell" | 3:51 | |
| 27. | "A Sister's Faith" | 0:39 | |
| 28. | "The Price of Arrogance" | 1:16 | |
| 29. | "Reunited at Last" | 0:27 | |
| 30. | "Echoing Hallways" | 3:41 | |
| 31. | "Rewriting the Rules" | 0:59 | |
| 32. | "The Second Awakening" | 0:41 | |
| 33. | "Gwayn's Bellow" | 0:45 | |
| 34. | "The Remnant of Fear" | 0:41 | |
| 35. | "Marion's Blessing" | 0:46 | |
| 36. | "Whispers of the Ancients" | 3:30 |
| Disc 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "Breakers on the Shore" | 4:20 | |
| 2. | "Enter the Seven" | 0:58 | |
| 3. | "Life Without Remnants" | 3:19 | |
| 4. | "Hermeien's Ultimatum" | 2:03 | |
| 5. | "Accepting the Challenge" | 0:47 | |
| 6. | "Press to Victory" | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "Turn the Tide" | 4:02 | |
| 8. | "Unexpected Betrayal" | 0:53 | |
| 9. | "Out of Control" | 3:22 | |
| 10. | "Beat the Odds" | 2:58 | |
| 11. | "The Bitter End" | 0:13 | |
| 12. | "My Liege, My Enemy" | 1:07 | |
| 13. | "Wheat From Chaff" | 2:09 | |
| 14. | "Through the Tulgey Wood" | 5:19 | |
| 15. | "Unconditional Trust" | 0:30 | |
| 16. | "Echoes of the Past" | 2:57 | |
| 17. | "Final Decision" | 3:32 | |
| 18. | "Labyrinth" | 2:41 | |
| 19. | "One Step" | 3:28 | |
| 20. | "The Warden and the Activator" | 0:42 | |
| 21. | "Time for Release" | 2:19 | |
| 22. | "Nisus" | 4:49 | |
| 23. | "Schismogenesis" | 4:18 | |
| 24. | "The Final Sacrifice" | 3:54 | |
| 25. | "Journey's End" | 3:08 | |
| 26. | "Finale" | 5:37 | |
| 27. | "Overture: TGS 2007 Mix" | 1:47 |
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