This soundtrack hits like a full orchestra crashing into a rock concert. Xenoblade Chronicles 2, composed by a team including Yasunori Mitsuda, Manami Kiyota, and ACE, throws everything at you from the first note. "Gormott" is this wide-open field theme that makes you want to just stand still and rotate the camera for ten minutes.
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Then "Battle!!" kicks in with those shredding guitars and you're suddenly locked in. The night variants of the town themes are so warm and quiet it almost feels like a different game. "Elysium, in the Blue Sky" just floats there.
If you've been sitting on XC2 waiting for a reason to start, the music alone will carry you through.