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Xenosaga Episode III celebrates 20th anniversary of launch

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Xenosaga Episode III celebrates 20th anniversary of launch
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra launched twenty years ago, on this date. The Original Sound Best Tracks: Yuki Kajiura Selection ships from distributors CDJapan and Playasia.

Victor Entertainment's best tracks selection from the PlayStation 2 role-playing game debuted in July of 2006. The reissue was printed in May of this year by animation-related subsidiary Flying Dog. Ending theme "Maybe Tomorrow" from the 2011 second solo album 'Fiction II' is streaming on Spotify and YouTube Music, published by Victor Entertainment.

The first installment in the Xenosaga trilogy received an officially licensed piano collection album, published by Wayô Records. Across the Kosmos: Xenosaga Piano Collection is comprised of acoustic arrangements of composer Yasunori Mitsuda's music from Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht. Piano is performed by Benyamin Nuss, with album art by Kiyoshi Arai.


From the Monolith Soft product page:
ゼノサーガ エピソードII [善悪の彼岸]のエンディングから一年後。主人公、シオン・ウヅキは自分の所属する組織、ヴェクター・インダストリーがグノーシス現象の原因に深くかかわっている事に気づいてしまう。そこでヴェクターを退社した彼女は反U.M.N.を謳う地下組織“スキエンティア”と手を組みヴェクターの企みを明るみにしようと独自に活動を始めるが、そんな時KOS-MOS開発計画の中止が決定したという話を耳にする。さらには開発が中止されるKOS-MOSの代わりとして謎のアンドロイド、T-elos（テロス）が現れる。T-elosの陰にちらつく様々な疑惑と陰謀。宇宙の――人類の未来はどこへ向かうのか。
CDJapan - Xenosaga Episode III Also Sprach Zarathustra Original Sound Best Tracks Yuki Kajiura Selection / Xenosaga II MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK

Playasia - Xenosaga Episode III Also Sprach Zarathustra Original Sound Best Tracks Yuki Kajiura Selection / Xenosaga II MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK

Wayô Records - Across the Kosmos - Xenosaga Piano Collection (Vinyl)

Xenosaga II MOVIE SCENE SOUNDTRACK - Apple Music / YouTube Music