<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
originally	O
Square	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
includes	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
through	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
and	O
its	O
remake	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089-II	O
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DigiCube	O
published	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Alternative	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
3	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
the	O
albums	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
and	O
Online	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composers	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
included	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
,	O
Koji	O
Hayama	O
,	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Garry	O
Schyman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
is	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
which	O
contains	O
music	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
busy	O
composing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
but	O
found	O
herself	O
unable	O
to	O
refuse	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
after	O
being	O
asked	O
by	O
Sakaguchi	O
to	O
co-compose	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
corresponding	O
promotional	O
sound	O
track	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
Special	O
BGM	O
Selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nine-track	O
album	O
contains	O
eight	O
tracks	O
by	O
Shimomura	O
and	O
Matsueda	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
new	O
track	O
by	O
Iwasaki	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
he	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
released	O
after	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
her	O
second	O
solo	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
after	O
Bahamut	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
soundtrack	O
she	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
had	O
enough	O
thematic	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
without	O
losing	O
originality	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
already	O
good	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koji	O
Hayama	O
and	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
track	O
contributed	O
by	O
Shigeki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pieces	O
were	O
performed	O
with	O
synthesizers	O
that	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
sound	O
like	O
higher-quality	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
types	O
of	O
sounds	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
sounding	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
actual	O
instruments	O
they	O
represented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
tracks	O
contributed	O
by	O
Ryo	B-Application
Yamazaki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
album	O
was	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
plus	O
1st	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preferring	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
tracks	O
to	O
the	O
1st	O
tracks	O
,	O
he	O
complimented	O
the	O
album	O
as	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
given	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
work	O
of	O
a	O
promising	O
new	O
composer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Music	O
Online	O
had	O
similar	O
praises	O
and	O
criticisms	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
diverse	O
or	O
consistent	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
scores	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
"	O
highly	O
worthy	O
"	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
tracks	O
as	O
worthy	O
of	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
and	O
Kenichiro	O
Fukui	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
track	O
each	O
provided	O
by	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
Yasuhiro	O
Yamanaka	O
and	O
Masayoshi	O
Soken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
an	O
album	O
was	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
~	O
Scars	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
~	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
"	O
superior	O
"	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
quite	O
different	O
from	O
most	O
video	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
instrumentation	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Music	O
Online	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
improvement	O
between	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
declared	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
Iwasaki	O
's	O
skill	O
with	O
atmospheric	O
tracks	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
tracks	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
released	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
an	O
album	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
released	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arai	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
mainstream	O
dance	O
musician	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Sega	B-Application
Touring	I-Application
Car	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
album	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reprinted	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
third	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
released	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
primarily	O
composed	O
of	O
arrangements	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
few	O
original	O
tracks	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arranged	O
music	O
covered	O
every	O
prior	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Gun	O
Hazard	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Iwasaki	O
from	O
the	O
compositions	O
of	O
Iwasaki	O
,	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
,	O
Ryo	B-Application
Yamazaki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Riow	O
Arai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eleventh	O
game	O
released	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
more	O
traditionally	O
orchestral	O
than	O
previous	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
soundtracks	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
recorded	O
with	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sampler	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
missions	O
01	O
to	O
05	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mora	O
music	O
stores	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
/	O
Mission	O
01	O
to	O
05	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
the	O
cell	O
phone	O
games	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
and	O
Front	O
Mission	O
2089-II	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
2089	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
,	O
two	O
songs	O
composed	O
by	O
Shimomura	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Take	O
the	O
Offensive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Manifold	O
Irons	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
orchestrated	O
for	O
her	O
Drammatica	O
:	O
The	O
Very	O
Best	O
of	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
