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Front Mission 4+1st Original Soundtrack
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Hidenori Iwasaki's Front Mission 4 soundtrack is a welcomed addition to the series, offering a decidedly tropical touch to the futuristic, gritty angst of the previous games. Such tracks as "Break Free," "Free Spirit," and "May Day" set this soundtrack apart as a distinct entry in the Square canon. Included with the soundtrack, Front Mission 1st offers veritable Square composer Hidenori Iwasaki's riff on the combined talents of Noriko Matsueda and Yoko Shimomura found in the superb Super Famicom score. Shimomura's manic battle themes balance out Matsueda's mournful elegies, providing one of the most memorable multi-composer scores since Chrono Trigger. The handful of original tracks Iwasaki throws into the mix are a welcome addition to this gripping dystopic masterpiece and give the entire four disc set a superb thematic unity listeners are sure to value.

- Jeriaska (September 27, 2006)
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Track list translation: Square Enix and #gamemp3s.
 FM 4 (Disc 1)
FM 4 (Disc 1) Name Artist Type In-game location Time
1 Assault Iwasaki     3:38
2 Dust and Flames Iwasaki     1:29
3 Red Alert Iwasaki (Sekito & Akamatsu)     1:44
4 Beginnings Iwasaki     1:56
5 The Durandal Iwasaki (Kazuhara)     1:04
6 Boot Camp Iwasaki     2:19
7 Nexus News Yamazaki     1:20
8 The Central Assembly Iwasaki     1:37
9 Move Out! Iwasaki (Kazuhara)     3:32
10 Mission Complete Yamazaki     0:57
11 Clear Skies Over Europe Iwasaki     2:35
12 Intruders Iwasaki     2:48
13 Conspiracy Iwasaki     2:08
14 Destinations Iwasaki     1:56
15 Free Spirit Iwasaki     2:35
16 Mayday Yamazaki     0:27
17 Whispers Iwasaki     2:53
18 Break Free Iwasaki     2:42
19 Deserters Iwasaki     1:36
20 Siege Iwasaki     3:33
21 Peace of Mind Iwasaki     3:03
22 Briefing Yamazaki     1:25
23 Battle Plans Yamazaki     1:20
24 Lock & Load Iwasaki     3:34
25 Intermission Iwasaki     1:14
 FM 4 (Disc 2)
FM 4 (Disc 2) Name Artist Type In-game location Time
1 Aggressors Iwasaki     3:24
2 Harbor Town Iwasaki     3:07
3 Hostiles Iwasaki     3:27
4 Game Over Iwasaki (Kazuhara)     0:15
5 Grapevine Iwasaki     2:32
6 War Machine Yamazaki     0:44
7 Rampage Yamazaki     4:18
8 Southern reeze Iwasaki     3:41
9 Knights of Steel Iwasaki     2:56
10 To the Dragon's Lair Iwasaki     1:28
11 The Revolutionary Iwasaki     1:25
12 Leaden Sky Iwasaki     1:40
13 Threat Iwasaki     1:40
14 Expeditionary Fleet Iwasaki     1:51
15 Brute Force Iwasaki     2:09
16 Blauer Nebel Iwasaki     2:58
17 Death of an Old Lion Iwasaki     2:13
18 Voice of Reason Yamazaki     0:38
19 Warmth Iwasaki     1:50
20 Why Am I Here? Iwasaki     2:58
21 Pride and Honor Iwasaki     4:58
22 Requiem for a Soldier Iwasaki     1:20
23 Iron Tempest Iwasaki     4:04
24 Guiding Light Iwasaki (Matsumoto)     1:38
25 Credits Iwasaki (Sekito & Kazuhara)     4:33
 FM1st (Disc 1)
FM1st (Disc 1) Name Artist Type In-game location Time
1 A Minefield Shimomura     1:28
2 Canyon Crow Shimomura     1:43
3 Rise to Action Matsueda     0:48
4 Advanced Guard Shimomura     1:40
5 Mercenaries Shimomura     1:57
6 Take the Offensive Shimomura     1:45
7 The Evils of War Shimomura     1:27
8 Decline Shimomura     1:28
9 Force Stall Matsueda     2:10
10 Mainfold Irons Shimomura     2;43
11 Bloody Temperature Matsueda     1:49
12 Relative Thinking Matsueda     1:25
13 Holic Shot Shimomura     1:00
14 Hard Drag Shimomura     0:57
15 More and More Shimomura     0:55
16 Win Back Shimomura     0:13
17 Raise a Flag Matsueda     0:14
18 The General Situation Matsueda     1:53
19 Shallow Twilight Shimomura     1:52
20 Optical City Matsueda     2:27
21 Coaxial Town Shimomura     1:52
22 Field Hospital Shimomura     1:28
23 Arena Shimomura     1:20
24 Shop Matsueda     1:44
25 Bar Matsueda     1:37
26 Setting Up Shimomura     1:22
27 Military Government Matsueda     1:25
 FM1st (Disc 2)
FM1st (Disc 2) Name Artist Type In-game location Time
1 Ominous Matsueda     1:27
2 Martial Ecologist Shimomura     1:30
3 Rage! Rage! Rage! Shimomura     1:10
4 Tension Matsueda     1:30
5 A Person Easily Elated Matsueda     1:27
6 Kalen Matsueda     2:42
7 Elegie Shimomura     2:50
8 Natalie Matsueda     2:58
9 Fear Matsueda     1:47
10 Terrible Density Matsueda     2:12
11 Mad Pressure Matsueda     1:22
12 Destructive Logic Shimomura     2:17
13 Defeat Matsueda     0:18
14 Within Living Memory... Matsueda     4:38
15 Next Resolution Matsueda     2:11
16 Maria Iwasaki (PS version of FM1st)   3:02
17 Driscoll Iwasaki (PS version of FM1st)   2:14
18 BlackHounds Iwasaki (PS version of FM1st)   2:48
19 New Enemy Turn Iwasaki (PS version of FM1st)   2:22
20 Ending (U.S.N.) Iwasaki (PS version of FM1st)   7:46
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