Music to Level Up Your Day: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Part 1

June 21, 2026

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. A complete list of these can be found on the Video Game Music page.

Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano

Singers: Aimee Blackschleger, Cyua, Mika Kobayashi, mpi, Sayulee,

North American Release Date: December 4, 2015

In the year 2054, a galactic war forces humanity to flee Earth aboard spaceships dubbed "arks". After being pursued by extraterrestrials for two years, the "White Whale" ark makes a crash landing on the uncharted planet Mira. Several stasis pods are ejected during the crash, of which the protagonist Cross is one of the only survivors. Rescued by Elma, the leader of BLADE (Builders of the Legacy After the Destruction of Earth), Cross is inducted into the organization and eventually earns the right to pilot a mechanical suit called a "Skell".

Hiroyuki Sawano created the music based on selections provided by the game developer. Broad orchestral elements were made on a computer, but he was given free rein to add in smaller layers and elements where he saw fit. Music copyists were employed to create the scores for each individual instrument in order to save time.

Uncontrollable | (Tyrant Battle Theme)