Music to Level Up Your Day: Zone of the Enders

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.

Composers: Maki Kirioka, Akihiro Honda, Norihiko Hibino, Toshiyuki Kakuta, Shuichi Kobori

Singer: Heart of Air, Maki Kimura

Release Date: March 2001 (ZOE) and February 2003 (2nd Runner)

Set in the 2100's, humanity has branched out from Earth to colonize Mars and Jupiter's moons. Over time the relationship between the three degraded as Earth began to see itself as superior to the Martian people and exploited them for labor and resources. "Ender" became a derogatory term for anyone not born on Earth and growing tensions between the two eventually led to Mars forming their own military organization called "BAHRAM" (the ancient Persian name for Mars). Specially made mechanical suits called "Orbital Frames", piloted by people called "Runners", allowed Mars to hold their own against Earth's UNSF forces (United Nations Space Force). The cold war between BAHRAM and the UNSF blew up into full on war in the year 2172 when the UNSF took control of BAHRAM's production facility.

Anubis (Impossible) | (Title Theme - Zone of the Enders) | "The Origin" Version

Flowing Destiny | (Ending Theme - Zone of the Enders)

Kiss Me Sunlights | (Main Theme - Zone of the Enders)

Nephtis Battle | (Boss Theme - Zone of the Enders 2)

Zakat | (Boss Theme - Zone of the Enders 2)

Beyond the Bounds | (Main Theme - Zone of the Enders 2) | Eshericks Remix

"Use your power for the right things, or at least for the things you believe in." -Dingo Egret

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