Join composer Yasunori Mitsuda in a behind the scenes look at Valkyria Revolution’s soundtrack

Hello! This is Andrew Davis, Associate Localization Producer at Sega of America, Inc., and today I’m excited to introduce the lush orchestral soundtrack for Valkyria Revolution!

For this game, we had the honour of working with the legendary composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Known to video game fans for his classic scores, Mitsuda-san is a 25-year industry veteran and currently heads his own studio producing music for games, anime, film, TV, live concerts, and countless other projects.

As the world of Valkyria Revolution is loosely based on 19th-century Europe, Mitsuda-san chose to arrange his soundtrack for a full symphony orchestra, and we’re happy to report that every background piece you’ll hear as you’re playing was a live concert-hall recording of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

Electronic music is great, but there’s a scope and texture you can only get from live ensembles, and coupled with the emotionally-charged melodies Mitsuda-san is known for, I expect players will be swept into a sensation of “classy, cinematic drama” they don’t often get from video games. (If you set the controller down and just bliss out to the music for a bit, I certainly won’t blame you.)

Special guest this time on the soundtrack is previous Mitsuda collaborator Sarah Àlainn. A talented, multilingual Australian-Japanese singer with a voice spanning over 3 octaves, Sarah contributed her lyrics and haunting voice to several songs throughout Valkyria Revolution. If you hear an ethereal chorus of angels chanting in Latin—guess what, that’s all Sarah!

Valkyria Revolution will be launching in Europe on 30th June for both PS4 and PS Vita.

As a reminder, pre-orders and limited launch copies of the physical PS4 game will ship with a bonus 12-track CD of selections from Yasunori Mitsuda’s soundtrack, so if you’re a longtime Mitsuda fan like me, this is the version to get.

Oh, and PS4 digital pre-orders are now live! If you end up going the digital pre-order route, you’ll get extra goodies such as 30 ragnite shards, a collection of special ragnite to use in combat (Time Flux+, Heal Field+, and Fall Earth+), and the PlayStation exclusive “The Princess and the Valkyria” theme.