AC04IC - Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack
The Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack is the most revolutionary of all Ace Combat soundtracks to date. The two composers who remained with the Ace Combat Namco Sound Team Music Staff after AC3, Tetsukazu Nakanishi and Hiroshi Okubo, completely re-invented their previous music styles (such as ambient and electronic used in the previous game), to a mainly orchestral one. All Ace Combat OSTs since AC4's are still composed with orchestral instruments at its core. A choir was used for the first time in an Ace Combat soundtrack. Guitar influences from Air Combat and AC2 were also revived, this time featuring both electric and acoustic guitars in a variety of tracks in the score. However, the most notable event in the soundtrack's production was the hiring of inexperienced composer Keiki Kobayashi to the Namco Sound Team. The AC4 OST was the first major musical production that Keiki Kobayashi participated in, and his work in the soundtrack ultimately assured his promotion as Music Director in the Ace Combat series for the next games to come.

Ace Combat 4 Original Soundtrack (Front Cover)

Publisher: Scitron Digital Content
Catalogue Number: SCDC-00146~147
Released: December 19, 2001
Duration: 2:10:23

Ace Combat 4 Namco Sound Team Music Staff
Tetsukazu Nakanishi (Composer, Lead Sound Director)
Keiki Kobayashi (Composer, Choir Director, Arranger)
Hiroshi Okubo (Composer)
Katsuro Tajima (Composer, Arranger)
Agustin Barrios Mangore (Composer)
Miya Asai (Namco Hometek Choir)
Rie Abe (Namco Hometek Choir)
Toshisi Urabe (Namco Hometek Choir)
Yasuhiro Koike (Namco Hometek Choir)
Hidetomo Takeuchi (Namco Hometek Choir)
Daisuke Hara (Namco Hometek Choir)
Chisato Hara (Namco Hometek Choir)
Naoto Kumagai (Namco Hometek Choir)
Shogo Nakamura (Namco Hometek Choir)
Kazuhiko Handa (Recording Engineer from SOUND INN Mixer's Crew)
Takanori Goto (Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar)
Hisashi Miyakawa (Classical Guitar)
Tatsuya Nishiwaki (Harmonica)
Stephanie Cooke (Lyrics, Vocals; Courtesy of King Street Sounds)
Hisa Ishioka (Recording Coordination)

Track List
(CD 1 - 24 Tracks)

1. Shattered Skies (0:52)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Lyrics by: Stephanie Cooke
Vocals by: Stephanie Cooke
2. ISAF (1:02)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
3. Gateway (2:00)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
4. Operation (2:06)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
5. Stardust (1:52)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
6. The Hangar (1:36)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
7. Scramble (2:03)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
8. Sitting Duck (3:17)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
9. Imminent Threat (2:56)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
10. The Northern Eye (3:13)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
11. Blockade (4:51)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
12. Lifeline (5:33)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
13. Aquila (3:33)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
14. Invincible Fleet (5:05)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
15. USEA National Anthem -Hymn of Liberty- (0:22)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Arranged by: Keiki Kobayashi
Vocals by: Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies Voice Actors
Lyrics:
"O'er azure skies
And emerald plains
Where freedom and justice prevail
With courage and strength
We'll fight to the end
For liberty in our land"
16. Echo (1:33)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
17. Deep Strike (2:57)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
18. Stonehenge's Attack (2:32)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
19. Comona (2:42)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
20. Operation Bunker Shot (4:20)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
21. Tango Line (2:05)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
22. Escort (4:13)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
23. Stonehenge (3:10)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
24. Requiem (0:41)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi

(CD 2 - 24 Tracks)

1. Second Strike (1:45)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
2. Prevail (2:02)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
3. Safe Return (6:49)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
4. Enemy Attack (1:29)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
5. Breaking Arrows (4:08)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
6. Breaking Arrows #2 (5:08)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
7. Emancipation (4:42)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
8. Whiskey Corridor (5:07)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
9. Farbanti (3:03)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
10. Silent (0:49)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
11. Mobius (1:10)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
12. Rex Tremendae (0:30)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
Lyrics by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from "Requiem Mass in D Minor")
Vocals by: Namco Hometek Choir
Choir Direction by: Keiki Kobayashi
Lyrics (in Latin):
"Rex
Rex tremendae majestatis,
Qui salvandos salvas gratis,
Salva me, fons pietatis"
Lyrics (in English):
"O Lord
O Lord of awful majesty,
Who freely savest the redeemed,
Save me, O fountain of kindness."
13. Megalith -Agnus Dei- (7:08)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
Lyrics by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from "Requiem Mass in D Minor")
Vocals by: Namco Hometek Choir
Choir Direction by: Keiki Kobayashi
Lyrics (in Latin):
"Agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
dona eis requiem
qui tollis peccata mundi.
Agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
dona eis requiem.
Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine
Domine cum sanctis tuis in aeternum
quia pius es
Agnus Dei
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
aeternam dona eis Domine
et lux perpetua luceat eis."
Lyrics (in English):
"O Lamb of God
You who takest away the sins of the world
Grant them peace
You who takest away the sins of the world.
O Lamb of God
You who takest away the sins of the world
Grant them peace.
O Lamb of God
You who takest away the sins of the world
Grant them peace.
Let light eternal shine on them, O Lord,
O Lord, with thy saints forever,
for thou art merciful.
Lamb of God
Grant them peace.
O Lamb of God
You who takest away the sins of the world
Grant them peace.
O Lamb of God
You who takest away the sins of the world
Rest eternal grant them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine on them."
14. Heaven's Gate (2:35)
Composed by: Keiki Kobayashi
15. Victory (0:47)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
16. Blue Skies (4:17)
Composed by: Hiroshi Okubo
Lyrics by: Stephanie Cooke
Vocals by: Stephanie Cooke
Lyrics:
"Everyday I wake up unsure
of the tasks the day will bring
Yesterday's disappointments
keep reminding me.
Tomorrows surely coming
just as sure as the air I breathe
But I know I'll get through it
I have what I need...
I have so far to go
And only heaven knows
The sun keeps shining *Everything is bound to change*
And the wind keeps blowing
But the wide blue sky *Wide blue sky always the same*
It forever stays the same
I've been finding
that the choice it will make....
That the wide blue sky
that its never gonna change
*But I have so far to go*
*And only heaven knows*
*Yes I have so far to go*
*Heaven knows*
Not-ah one day goes by
Bring back my blue sky
On which I rely
Theres hope in the wide blue sky
*Wide blue sky*
*Blue skys given me so much hope*- Repeat 8x
*is the chorus/background voice"
17. North Point (3:18)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
18. Megafloat (2:15)
Composed by: Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Electric Guitar by: Takanori Goto
19. Prelude (2:24)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*
20. Sadly (1:21)
Composed by: Katsuro Tajima
21. ZIGZAG (0:36)
Composed by: Katsuro Tajima
Harmonica by: Tatsuya Nishiwaki
22. Una Limosnita Por Amor de Dios (1:13)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*
23. The Bird Spread its Wings (2:19)
Composed by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*
24. Session (0:54)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*
Harmonica by: Tatsuya Nishiwaki

* - It is currently unknown which guitarist is responsible for playing the instrument (for all cutscene tracks in which a classical guitar is used). It could be either Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa who performed for each track.
Sources
Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies Credits
Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack
www.chudahs-corner.com
en.game-ost.ru
http://wibblegames.net/

I hope it's okay to post this question here, sorry if not. I just figured the post on the soundtrack would be the best place.

QUOTE

19. Prelude (2:24)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*

22. Una Limosnita Por Amor de Dios (1:13)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*

24. Session (0:54)
Composed by: Agustin Barrios Mangore
Arranged by: Katsuro Tajima
Classical Guitar by: Takanori Goto or Hisashi Miyakawa*
Harmonica by: Tatsuya Nishiwaki

I am curious on this point. I know that as the Agustin Barrios Mangore arrangements go, Prelude is La Catedral: Preludio, Lento, and Una Limosnita Por Amor de Dios is exactly as the name says. However, what song is "Session" arranged from?

Thanks

~Mooshykris