It's mostly an a capella performance by Yukana Nogami, though a church organ is added at the second half to add a nice solemn atmosphere.
The ninth track is the short but sweet vocal theme "Tone Song ~ Song by Tear". One of the most emotional parts of the theme is the recapitulation of the "Abyss" and "Tone Song" themes shortly after the one minute mark. Fujiwara appropriately renounced percussion use here with exception of a pulsing bass line together with soft bass drum. Introduced with some catchy piano and bell arpeggios, the orchestra is used again for a dramatic and atmospheric build up. "Finish the Promise", the last battle theme, is the most effective arrangement from Fujiwara in my opinion. The following track "Mirrors" takes the opening motif again and uses piano, bells, and slow synth in the background to deliver a calm and retrospective atmosphere to prepare for the last fight. The first final battle theme "Time to Raise the Cross" uses the title theme "Abyss" as introduction, but is thereafter dominated by grand orchestral and percussion sounds. "A Day in the Sun" features an interesting orchestral introduction, but soon moves into a choir-led section full of heroism and drama. It's a bit simple on its own and weaker than it's counterparts, but satisfying nonetheless.Ĭlose to the grand finale in the game, Motoo Fujiwara contributes a suite of effective arrangements for the game. This time a solo violin performs passages from "Abyss", but there is also one more rendition of "Tone Song". Another important theme is featured in the title theme "Abyss" at the end of the album.
It's short and not as strong as the other arrangements, but still sweet and enjoyable. "In Between 1 and 0" features a duet between harpsichord and woodwind together with light synth and percussion patterns in the background. In contrast, "Promise" is similar to the first track with use of violins and church organ it reflects the feelings of calmness, hope, and nostalgia in a once again simple, but perfect way. "Meaning of Birth" uses a rich palette of orchestral sounds to make the theme sound as epic and heroic as it would were Sakuraba have arranged the theme himself.
The next three tracks are all different arrangements of the opening theme "Karma". Like the title suggests, a string quartet performs the melody in an simple, but elegant way. The albums opens with "Tone Song ~ Quartet", one of three arrangements of the theme song. This compilation contains the opening theme "Karma", several arrangements which were also included on the Tales of the Abyss Original Soundtrack, and some unreleased material. Song for Tales of the Abyss is the first solo album by Motoo Fujiwara, lead vocalist of the japanese band Bump of Chicken. Song for Tales of the Abyss :: Review by Mac_Tear Star Ocean The Last Hope Arrange Soundtrack
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