Production notes blog with main composer Yasunori Mitsuda

the main composer is here to talk about the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack album
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack album will be released on May 23 in Japan
soundtrack will be available in 4 formats:
USB Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition
Regular Edition
Digital edition (iTunes, more): mp3 and high quality format (FLAC or equivalent)
soundtrack album includes no less than 105 tracks, which is roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes of music
Deluxe Editions include some bonus tracks, including 5 piano arrangements by Ivan Linn, 16 jingles
makes the total 126 tracks
also comes with a 120 page booklet
reason there's a USB Deluxe Edition is because of the large number of tracks, and they needed to find a smart way to store all of them did think of people who just want everything on discs instead, which is why there's also a CD based Deluxe Edition
music quality details:
USB Edition: 48khz / 24bit
CD Edition: 44.1khz / 16bit
Digital Edition: 96khz / 24bit (high quality version)
some of the artists who contributed to the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack: ANUNA, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava Symphony Choir, Ivan Linn and many more

Editions

Type A: Luxury USB Music Complete Edition (2 000 units only)

Price: 18 000 Yen + taxes
Format: USB
Music contents: all 126 tracks (including the 105 tracks from the "main" album, 16 jingles, 5 piano arrangements)
Contents:
Core Crystal...