The Octopath Traveler II 16-bit Arrangements CD debuted in March, coinciding with an orchestral concert held at the Hitomi Memorial Hall in Tokyo, titled "To travel is to live." The album contains Super Nintendo-styled renditions of music composed by Yasunori Nishiki.

A crossfade trailer of demake renditions is streaming on the publisher's YouTube channel. Arrangements are by DESTINY 8 band member Noriyuki Kamikura, Yuma Bando of FAIR WIND music, Hirofumi Sasaki, and Tadashi Yatabe of SHANGRI-LA.

The previous installment in the series, selecting eight music tracks from HD-2D role-playing game Octopath Traveler, debuted at a similar concert held in July of 2019. The Octopath Traveler 16-bit Arrangements CD ships from the Square Enix store for North America.


From the product page:

To commemorate the first OCTOPATH TRAVELER musical concert held in July 2019 we bring you a new soundtrack chock full of SNES-style music arrangements of the most popular OCTOPATH TRAVELER songs! This Square Enix Official Store exclusive album will fill your ears and your mind with the nostalgic sounds and memories of the good old-fashioned pixelized graphics that were iconic to games back then!

Square Enix (Japan) - Octopath Traveler II 16-Bit Arrangements

Square Enix store (North America) - Octopath Traveler 16-Bit Arrangements (OUT OF STOCK)

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