List of Square Enix compilation albums explained

Square Enix is a Japanese video game developer and publisher formed from the merger on April 1, 2003, of video game developer Square and publisher Enix. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series. For many of its games, Square Enix has produced albums of music containing songs from those games or arrangements of those songs. In addition to those albums, it has produced several compilation albums containing music from multiple games or series made by the company. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as orchestral, piano, vocal, and techno. This list includes albums produced by Square, Enix, or Square Enix which contain music from multiple games in the companies' catalog which are not a part of a single series. The first of these was Personal Computer Music by Enix in 1987. Dozens of albums have been published since, primarily through Square Enix's own record label.

Several of the albums have sold well, placing on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura reached position 179, as did SQ Chips. SQ Chips 2 reached position 102, Love SQ reached 176, Chill SQ reached 236, Symphonic Fantasies reached 102, More SQ reached 107, Cafe SQ reached 134, Battle SQ reached 72, and Beer SQ reached position 81. The music on the compilation albums was originally composed by numerous composers. Among those well-represented are Nobuo Uematsu, long-time composer of the Final Fantasy series; Masashi Hamauzu, composer of various Final Fantasy, Chocobo, and SaGa games; Yasunori Mitsuda, composer for the Chrono series and Xenogears; Kenji Ito, who composed for several SaGa and Mana games, and Yoko Shimomura, composer for the Kingdom Hearts series.

Albums

TitleGamesDateLengthLabelRef.
Personal Computer MusicApollon
Enix Game MusicAlfa
Square Vocal CollectionDigiCube
Radiata Stories Tri-Ace Sound Battle CollectionSquare Enix
Square Enix Music Compilation Vol. 1Square Enix
Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 1Square Enix
Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 2Square Enix
Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 3Square Enix
Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 4Square Enix
Square Enix Music Powered Vol. 5Square Enix
Square Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 1Square Enix
Square Enix Music Compilation Vol. 2Square Enix
Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko ShimomuraSquare Enix
Square Enix × Xbox 360 Sound CollectionsSquare Enix
Square Enix Music Compilation Vol. 3Square Enix
Love SQSquare Enix
Chill SQSquare Enix
Square Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 2Square Enix
Square Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 3Square Enix
Symphonic Fantasies - Music From Square EnixSquare Enix
X'mas Collections Music From Square EnixSquare Enix
More SQSquare Enix
Guitar Solo Square Enix Official Best Collection CD BookKMP Music Publishing
Square Enix Sound Effect CollectionSquare Enix
SQ Chips Preview MiniSquare Enix
SQ ChipsSquare Enix
SQ Chips Village/Vanguard Customer BonusSquare Enix
Cafe SQSquare Enix
SQ LoversSquare Enix
Battle SQSquare Enix
Battle SQ (Limited Edition)Square Enix
Beer SQSquare Enix
Beer SQ (Limited Edition)Square Enix
SQ Chips 2Square Enix
SQ Chips 2 Tower Records Bonus CDSquare Enix
SQ Chips 2 Village/Vanguard Customer Bonus CDSquare Enix
Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo - Music From Square EnixSquare Enix
Square Enix Sound Effect Collection 2Square Enix
Square Enix Sound Effect Collection Artnia Limited EditionSquare Enix
Square Enix Composers Best/Selection Black DiskSquare Enix
Compi de ChocoboSquare Enix
Square Enix Sound Effect Collection 3Square Enix[1]
X'mas Collections II Music From Square EnixSquare Enix
Cure SQSquare Enix
memória~ The Very Best of Yoko ShimomuraSquare Enix[2]
SQ SwingSquare Enix[3]
Square Enix Jazz Vol.2Square Enix[4]
The World is SquareScarlet Moon Records[5]
Square Enix Acoustic ArrangementsSquare Enix[6]
Square Enix Music Chips SelectionSquare Enix[7]
Square Enix Chill Out Arrangement Tracks - Around 80's MixSquare Enix[8]
Symphonic Memories Concert - music from Square EnixSquare Enix[9]
Square Enix Jazz -SaGa-Square Enix[10]
Opening Tracks 1987-1996Square Enix[11]
Preserved Tracks Collection from 1986～1996Square Enix[12]
Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel MixSquare Enix[13]
Square Enix - Airship Cruise BeatsSquare Enix[14]
Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 2Square Enix[15]
Square Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 2Square Enix[16]
Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 3Square Enix[17]
Square Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 3Square Enix[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SQUARE ENIX Sound Effect Collection 3. May 17, 2020. Video Game Database.
  2. Web site: Upcoming Yoko Shimomura Album Will Feature Music From Final Fantasy XV. Hard Core Gamer. March 12, 2014. May 17, 2020. Khan, Jahanzeb.
  3. Web site: Review: SQ Swing. May 17, 2020. October 27, 2014. Scarlet Moon Productions. Napolitano, Jayson.
  4. Web site: スクウェア・エニックスの人気ゲーム楽曲をジャズアレンジで披露。「Billboard Live presents SQUARE ENIX JAZZ -DEBUT-」をレポート. May 17, 2020. February 25, 2019. 4Gamer. 大陸新秩序.
  5. Web site: The World is Square . RPGFan . 2019-11-03 . 2019-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191103025558/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/twis/index.html . dead.
  6. Web site: Square Enix Acoustic Arrangements . Square Enix.
  7. Web site: Square Enix Music Chips Selection . Square Enix.
  8. Web site: Square Enix Chill Out Arrangement Tracks - Around 80's Mix . Square Enix.
  9. Web site: Symphonic Memories Concert - music from Square Enix . Square Enix.
  10. Web site: Square Enix Jazz -SaGa- . Square Enix.
  11. Web site: Opening Tracks 1987-1996 . Square Enix.
  12. Web site: Preserved Tracks Collection from 1986～1996 . Square Enix.
  13. Web site: Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix . Square Enix.
  14. Web site: Square Enix - Airship Cruise Beats . Square Enix.
  15. Web site: Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 2 . Square Enix.
  16. Web site: Square Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 2 . Square Enix.
  17. Web site: Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 3 . Square Enix.
  18. Web site: Square Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 3 . Square Enix.

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