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They noted that the soundtrack had enough thematic ties to the first game's music to connect the two games without losing originality, and concluded that it was superior to the already good Front Mission soundtrack. Kero Hazel of Square Enix Music Online felt similarly approximately the album. A reviewer from RPGFan termed it an 'excellent soundtrack' that kept the feel of the first game.

The 43-track, 1:15:45-long album has a catalog number of SSCX-10011, and a limited edition of the soundtrack was also released. An album of music from the game, titled Front Mission 2 Original Soundtrack, was released by DigiCube on September 21, 1997. The music of the game differs from that of its prequel in that it 'incorporates an atmospheric, airy sound', and does not include pieces like Shimomura's techno tracks from the first game. It was hersolo video game soundtrack, after Bahamut Lagoon, and the fourth soundtrack she had worked on. The soundtrack of, was composed by Noriko Matsueda.

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Dave of Square Enix Music Online agreed with these praises, though he felt that the large amount of overlap between the promotional disc and the full soundtrack exposed its purchase non worthwhile. He also felt that the new track was a expediency addition to the rest. Patrick Gann of RPGFan described the album as a improvement sampler for the full soundtrack, and claimed that it had slightly better sound quality. It was published by Square Enix on Octowith the catalog number FM1-DA, and has a or situation. The nine-track album contains eight tracks by Shimomura and Matsueda, arranged by Hidenori Iwasaki, and one new track by Iwasaki out of the five he composed for the remake. In 2003, Front Mission was re-released for the PlayStation as Front Mission 1st, and a corresponding promotional sound track album was released as Front Mission 1st Special BGM Selection. Kero Hazel of Square Enix Music Online similarly praised the mix of the two styles, though he criticized the sound rank of the album and stated that the album would have been enhance by using real instruments rather than synthesized ones. He preferred Shimomura's techno tracks, but enjoyed the way the two styles mixed together. The album was well received by critics such(a) as Daniel Kalabakov of RPGFan, who claimed that it was his favorite Super Nintendo Entertainment System-era Square soundtrack, primarily due to the mixture of techno and jazz. The album contains 42 tracks and covers a duration of 1:08:17. The album was published by NTT Publishing on Februwith the catalog number PSCN-5019, and was reprinted on Octowith the catalog number NTCP-5019.

The album has been referenced as containing a mix of techno and smooth jazz. Shimomura feels that the soundtrack turned out to be very 'passionate' due to the two composers' motivation. Shimomura, a veteran of over a dozen games, was already at the time busy composing the soundtrack for Super Mario RPG but found herself unable to refuse to work on Front Mission after being invited by Sakaguchi to co-compose the music. The game was the number one soundtrack that Matsueda had composed. The tracks were composed by Yoko Shimomura and Noriko Matsueda Shimomura penned the action themes while Matsueda handled the calmer tracks. Main seriesįront Mission Original Sound Version is a soundtrack album which contains music from Front Mission, the number one game in the series.

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A box rank of music from across the series is currently planned, but has non yet been formally announced or assumption a release date. The composers for the series have intended Yoko Shimomura, Noriko Matsueda, Koji Hayama, Hayato Matsuo, Hidenori Iwasaki, and Garry Schyman. The music of the series typically includes a fusion of electronic and orchestral music, though each game and composer in the series has taken the music in different directions. The music of Alternative and Online was less well received.

The soundtracks of the series have been warmly reviewed by critics, particularly those of the leading series and Gun Hazard. Square Enix published the albums for Front Mission 4 in 2004, and 5 and Online in 2006. DigiCube published soundtrack albums for Front Mission 2 and Alternative in 1997 and 3 in 1999. The soundtrack to Front Mission was released in 1995 by NTT Publishing, which also published the soundtrack to Front Mission: Gun Hazard in 1996. The soundtracks of the series' installments draw been released in album clear in Japan, with the exceptions of 2089, 2089-II, and Border of Madness, which reuse music from the other installments, and Evolved, which was published in 2010. , as well as a spin-off games, which include, , Front Mission 2089 in addition to its restyle Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness, Front Mission 2089-II, & Front Mission Evolved.

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