Final Fantasy XIII-2: Original Soundtrack

Final Fantasy XIII-2: Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the game, Final Fantasy XIII-2. Songs from the Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack are also present in the game, though it plays the Japanese versions of the songs with lyrics like "Serah's Theme".

Masashi Hamauzu, composer of Final Fantasy XIII returns, now joined by composers Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki, known for their work on Parasite Eve II and The 3rd Birthday respectively. The soundtrack has an unprecedented number of songs with vocals, by various artists, more than any Final Fantasy title to date.

Development
Director Motomu Toriyama wanted to take the music of the franchise into a new direction by incorporating more vocal songs and different music genres in Final Fantasy XIII-2. With Masashi Hamauzu returning, Toriyama and the producer approached both Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki to create music with the basic concept of "music that's unlike Final Fantasy".

Masashi Hamauzu, who composed the soundtrack for Final Fantasy XIII, focused on tracks associated with Lightning and aspects from Final Fantasy XIII, while Naoshi Mizuta composed music connected to Noel, Caius, and Yeul, and Mitsuto Suzuki contributed modern and techno pop music to the soundtrack. When asked about the possible problem of music styles clashing, Suzuki and Mizuta said that the direction given by director Motomu Toriyama was to craft something different, which led to the decision of having three main composers creating the game's soundtrack together. The use of various vocal themes resulted in the composers being a little more creative and including a lot of their own ideas into the game.

"Unseen Intruder" was possibly the first track Mizuta wrote for the game, and because it is a rap song, it reflects Toriyama's desire to create music that wasn't "typical Final Fantasy." For "Crazy Chocobo", Toriyama asked for it to be similar to death metal. For "Serah's Theme ~Memories~", Hamauzu made it by using elements from Final Fantasy XIII in order to make it feel more human than Serah's original theme from Final Fantasy XIII.

After writing "Caius's Theme" four times with difficulty getting approval from Toriyama, Naoshi Mizuta followed the his demand for "Caius's Theme" to be something that could possibly surpass Sephiroth's theme, "One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII. He developed "Serendipity" as an 80's musical piece, and with "Yeul's Theme", Mizuta created a ballad with an ad-libbed piano interlude performed by pianist Febian Reza Pane.

Suzuki made the "Aggressive Mixes" in the style of DJ mixes by having them cross-fade into their respective regular versions. He made "Historia Crux" with the concept of blending multiple different tunes into one with an irregular time signature in relation to the game's time travel aspect. For "New Bodhum", Mitsuto made it based on his time fantasizing about going to a beach. After a trip to Hawaii, he asked vocalist ORIGA to sing the accompanying lyrics with the feeling of "walking along a beach".

Masashi Hamauzu didn't consciously decide which parts would carry over from Final Fantasy XIII, but has described the process as natural since the world view is largely the same was in the previous game, so certain motifs would creep into the music at points. Masashi Hamauzu has named "Etro's Champion" his favorite piece from the soundtrack, because he had put a lot of thought into it; Hamauzu composed the track right after the and in a meeting with the game's director, Motomu Toriyama, he had asked Hamauzu to write a battle song that would encourage the listener, yet be in the same caliber as Final Fantasy XIII's main battle theme, "Blinded By Light". Hamauzu had an idea flash in his head right then and there of a song in a major chord, with a chorus that involved a melody with half notes that sounded as if taking one step at a time to climb to the top.

Disc 1

 * 1) "" - 2:12
 * Plays during the opening.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 2:56
 * Plays during the first battle between Lightning and Caius in Valhalla, and when the three Cie'th in Academia 400 AF attack Yeul. Also plays during the Gorgyra fight in Yaschas Massif 1X AF.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 1:57
 * The main theme of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Plays during the title screen, when Snow tells Noel and Serah that Lightning appeared to him in a dream, in Oerba 400 AF when Mog decides to stay with Serah, and when Serah saves Noel from being trapped in his endless dream.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 2:16
 * Plays during the first battle between Lightning and Chaos Bahamut, and when Noel, Mog, and Serah enter the Historia Crux after leaving New Bodhum. Returns as a battle theme in the Dying World and in the battle against Snow at Coliseum.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 3:52
 * Plays during the series of Cinematic Action battles between Lightning and Caius, and before Lightning faces Caius in "Requiem of the Goddess".
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 3:22
 * Plays when Noel arrives at Valhalla, during the aerial battle against Chaos Bahamut and random encounters in Academia 500 AF. It also plays at the beginning of "Requiem of the Goddess".
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 2:42
 * Plays when Lightning asks Noel to find her sister, Serah, and guide her to Valhalla.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 4:05
 * Plays at the beginning of Episode 1, during the prophecy of Cocoon's fall in Yaschas Massif 1X AF, and after Serah talks to Snow in her dream.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:02
 * Plays during the series of battles in New Bodhum 3 AF against rift beasts at the beginning of Episode 1, the battle with the first Gogmagog, and the battle with Atlas.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:40
 * Plays when Noel introduces Serah to her moogle companion, Mog, where he explains his reasons of coming to New Bodhum.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 3:55
 * Plays when Serah is exploring New Bodhum after her initial battle and during the battles afterwards. It also plays as the field theme for the Bresha Ruins 300 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 4:21
 * Noel Kreiss's leitmotif. Plays when Noel reveals the Time Gate in New Bodhum, and before they leave the Bresha Ruins 5 AF, and in the Historia Crux as they go to Sunleth Waterscape in 300 AF after "Memories for the Future", when Yeul dies in Academia 400 AF, and when Mog reveals Caius's past as a Pulse l'Cie in the Dying World.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 5:39
 * Main background theme of New Bodhum 3 AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 5:45
 * Plays whenever monsters appear on the field in New Bodhum.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 3:50
 * The first battle theme of the game.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 1:54
 * One of victory themes of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Plays after battles with less than a 5-star rating.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 4:29
 * Plays whenever riding a normal chocobo.
 * Composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 2:47
 * Plays when Serah, Noel, and Mog prepare to leave New Bodhum, and after Serah escapes her endless dream. It plays at the end of "Heads or Tails?", and in "Requiem of the Goddess", when Serah's spirit asks Lightning to remember her.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 4:28
 * Plays during the Historia Crux menu.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 3:23
 * Plays during the battles with Paradox Alpha in Bresha Ruins 5 AF, Aloeidai in Yaschas Massif 10 AF, and Kalavinka in Bresha Ruins 100 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by David Whitaker.

Disc 2

 * 1) "" - 7:02
 * Main background theme of the Bresha Ruins 5 AF and 100 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Aimee Blackschleger.
 * 1) "" - 6:39
 * Plays whenever monsters appear on the field in the Bresha Ruins 5 AF and 100 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Aimee Blackschleger.
 * 1) "" - 5:39
 * The second battle theme of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:03
 * One of two victory fanfares of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Plays after battles with a 5-star rating.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 2:04
 * Plays when Mog speaks for the first time in Bresha. Also plays during the story recaps that follow loading a save file.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 4:05
 * Plays after Atlas is defeated, and as the new background theme for Bresha Ruins at 5 AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 3:30
 * Plays when Noel tells Serah about his origins in New Bodhum, when they leave the Bresha Ruins 005 AF for Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF and Yaschas Massif 10 AF for Oerba 200 AF, in the Archylte Steppe after Serah and Noel defeat the Faeryl, and in the Dying World when Serah and Noel activate the Oracle Drive at the Farseers' Relic.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:36
 * Contains elements of the "Prelude". Main background theme for the Yaschas Massif 10 AF and 100 AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by Michiyo Honda.
 * 1) "" - 4:28
 * Plays whenever monsters appear on the field in Yaschas Massif in 10 AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by Michiyo Honda.
 * 1) "" - 2:33
 * Arrangement of "Hope's Theme".
 * Hope Estheim's leitmotif. Plays during Hope's introduction in the Yaschas Massif 10 AF, and later at 1X AF, when he tells Serah why he wants to travel through time.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 6:46
 * Plays in the Yaschas Massif 10 AF after Hope tells Noel about the Farseers, after Hope induces a vision of Lightning and Caius's battle in Valhalla with the Oracle Drive, and during the boss battle against Pacos Amethyst and Pacos Luvulite in Academia 500 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 5:32
 * Main background theme for Oerba 200 and 400 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle.
 * 1) "" - 5:29
 * Plays when monsters appear on the field in Oerba.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle.
 * 1) "" - 3:22
 * Plays in the Crystal Bonds Temporal Rift.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 3:09
 * Plays when Noel uses the Oracle Drive in Yaschas 10 AF, and when he, Mog and Serah first enter the Coliseum.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:14
 * Caius Ballad's leitmotif. Plays when Caius and Yeul appear to Noel and Serah in Oerba 200 AF, during his battle against them, and his one-on-one fight against Serah in the Void Beyond.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:16
 * Plays before Serah and Noel leave Oerba 200 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:26
 * Main background theme for the Yaschas Massif 1X AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 3:16
 * Plays whenever monsters appear on the field in Yaschas 1X AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.

Disc 3

 * 1) "" - 4:02
 * Plays when Yeul appears to Serah and Noel in the Yaschas Massif 1X AF, when Serah speaks to Noel in Academy headquarters in Academia 4XX AF and when the party is lost in spacetime at the Historia Crux and most locations are inaccessible.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by ORIGA.
 * 1) "" - 1:56
 * Plays at the beginning of Episode 3, and when Alyssa betrays Noel and Serah in Academia 4XX AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 6:33
 * Plays during the battles with Royal Ripeness, Mutantomato, Zenobia, Proto fal'Cie Adam, and Gogmagog (2nd encounter in New Bodhum).
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki with vocals by Shootie HG.
 * 1) "" - 5:21
 * Main background theme of the Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle and mixed by GOH HOTODA.
 * 1) "" - 5:21
 * Plays whenever monsters appear on the field in Sunleth Waterscape.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle.
 * 1) "" - 2:05
 * Plays during the paradox ending for the Sunleth Waterscape.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:37
 * Main background theme of the Archylte Steppe.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle and mixed by GOH HOTODA.
 * 1) "" - 3:31
 * Plays whenever monsters appear in the Archylte Steppe.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 4:40
 * Background theme of Serendipity.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:02
 * Plays during the Chocobo Racing game in Serendipity.
 * Composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Kengo Tokusashi.
 * 1) "" - 5:39
 * Sazh Katzroy's leitmotif. Plays during his adventure in Serendipity.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:18
 * Main background theme of Academia 400 AF (continues playing during random battles).
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 5:41
 * Plays when Caius appears to Noel and Serah in Academia 400 AF, and during the one-on-one fight between him and Noel in the Dying World.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 6:45
 * Paddra Nsu-Yeul's leitmotif. Plays when she dies in the Yaschas Massif 1X AF and Augusta Tower 200 AF. Also in the Dying World after Caius and Noel's fight, and when Yeul dies in that time.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by Joelle.
 * 1) "" - 2:40
 * Plays at the beginning of Episode 2.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:40
 * Main background theme of Augusta Tower 200 AF and 300 AF.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 2:51
 * Plays whenever monsters appear in the tower.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 3:38
 * Main background theme of Academia 4XX AF.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "Academy's Theme" - 3:27
 * The Academy's leitmotif. Plays after Alyssa frees Serah and Noel from custody.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.

Disc 4

 * 1) "" - 2:45
 * Plays when Lightning, Serah, and Noel talk about Caius in New Bodhum 700 AF.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 1:56
 * Plays whenever riding on a rambunctious chocobo. Also in the Sunleth Waterscape 400 AF, when the Miniflan threaten the crystal pillar and during the battle against them.
 * Composed by Nobuo Uematsu with vocals by Shootie HG.
 * 1) "" - 4:46
 * Plays during Serah and Noel's scenes in the Void Beyond, and when Serah speaks to the various Yeuls.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 3:48
 * Plays after the vision of Lightning and Caius in Valhalla in Yaschas 1X AF, when speaking to the last Yeul in the Void Beyond, and after the battle with Gogmagog in the Dying World.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 2:24
 * Game over theme of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Plays in Serah's dream before she awakens.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.
 * 1) "" - 2:48
 * Serah Farron's leitmotif. Plays after the boss battle against the Proto fal'Cie Adam in Augusta Tower 200 AF, and when Serah refuses to remain in her endless dream. In "Perpetual Battlefield", it plays when it is revealed that Snow has to stay in the Coliseum.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu with vocals by Frances Maya.
 * 1) "" - 4:21
 * "Noel's Theme" with accompanying lyrics. Plays during the scenes of Noel's memories of Caius and Yeul in the Dying World, and when roaming the area.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta with vocals by KOKIA.
 * 1) "" - 3:48
 * Lightning's leitmotif, includes elements of "Blinded by Light". Plays when Noel and Serah encounter Lightning in New Bodhum 700 AF, and after she leaves them, as the area's background theme. In "Requiem of the Goddess", it plays when Lightning floats through the Historia Crux, and during her flashbacks.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 2:12
 * Plays during the FMV of Lightning being trapped in a paradox and falling through the Historia Crux.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 2:07
 * Plays after "Etro's Gate", when Lightning arrives in Valhalla and becomes Etro's protector, receiving her armor. Also after "A Fading Miracle", when Lightning reveals the final Time Gate and returns to Valhalla.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 5:03
 * Main background theme of Academia 500 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 4:21
 * Plays during the boss battle against Chaos Bahamut and Caius in Academia 500 AF.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:00
 * Plays during the boss battle against Caius on Valhalla's beach. In "Requiem of the Goddess" it plays during the battle against Chaos Bahamut.
 * Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 3:55
 * Plays after "Heart of Chaos", during the clash of blades between Noel and Caius until after Lightning saves Noel and Serah from the endless abyss.
 * Composed by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 4:45
 * The final boss theme. Plays during the battle against Jet Bahamut, Garnet Bahamut and Amber Bahamut. In "Requiem of the Goddess" it plays during the battle against Caius.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki and Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 5:56
 * Plays during the scene after the final battle when Caius continues to try and provoke Noel into killing him.
 * Composed by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "" - 1:56
 * An arrangement of "FINAL FANTASY XIII - Miracles". Plays when Time Gates appear in Valhalla and Noel, Serah and Mog leave for Pulse at 500 AF.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 1:16
 * A dark rearrangement of "FINAL FANTASY XIII - Miracles".
 * Plays when Chaos Bahamut attacks Serah and Noel in Academia 500 AF, and during the scene with Hope checking on the status of Cocoon's pillar, just before the ending FMV.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 1:55
 * Plays during the ending, after "Yakusoku no Basho" or "New World", when chaos merges Valhalla with Gran Pulse.
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu.
 * 1) "" - 9:52
 * End credits track. A compilation of various themes: "Caius's Theme", "Paradox", "Noel's Theme", "The Future/Serah's Theme", and "Yeul's Theme".
 * Composed by Masashi Hamauzu and Naoshi Mizuta.
 * 1) "[]" - 4:58
 * Played when fighting the downloadable content superboss, Omega, in the Japanese version prior to version 1.03. Currently plays as the field music of the DLC version of the Coliseum.
 * Composed by Mitsuto Suzuki.

Limited Editions
The limited edition version of the soundtrack contains 4 CDs and a DVD. The standard version of the 4-disc soundtrack is also included in the European (Crystal Edition), which is packed in premium Digipack packaging, and North American collector's editions of Final Fantasy XIII-2. The "Limited Collector's Edition" of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in Europe also contains a composer selected soundtrack CD with 6 songs from the soundtrack - including "Warrior Goddess", "Etro's Champion", "Full Speed Ahead", "Historia Crux", "Limit Break!" and "Yeul's Theme".

Trivia

 * Despite being a western release, both the "Unseen Intruder" and "Unseen Intruder - Aggressive Mix -" included within the Crystal Edition soundtrack feature lyrics.