The Tales series, known in Japan as the Tales of series, is a franchise of fantasy Japanese role-playing video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco), and developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco. First begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, the series currently spans sixteen main titles, multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series, anime series, and audio dramas.
Multiple titles in the series use licensed theme songs by multiple Japanese artists: among the artists are Garnat Crow (Eternia), Deen (Destiny/Hearts), Kokia (Innocence) and Ayumi Hamasaki (Xillia/Xillia 2). One recurring aspect of many earlier localizations was the removal of the Japanese theme song, such as with Symphonia, which had its theme song replaced with an orchestral version. The first western release of a Tales title to feature the theme song used in Japan was Vesperia.
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Original Soundtracks
Title Released Game Time Label Ref. 21 January 1999 Tales of Phantasia (PlayStation) 141:43 Victor Entertainment 11 March 2000 Tales of Destiny 110:03 Movic 23 May 2007 Tales of Destiny 240:11 King Records 1 October 2003 Tales of Symphonia 245:08 DigiCube 26 January 2005 Tales of Rebirth 275:14 King Records 24 August 2005 Tales of Legendia 133:15 Avex Trax 22 March 2006 Tales of the Abyss 264:49 King Records 19 December 2007 Tales of Innocence 65:48 JVC Entertainment 10 February 2010 Tales of Graces 231:01 Avex Trax 7 September 2011 Tales of Xillia 223:41 Avex Trax 2 November 2012 Tales of Xillia 2 Avex Trax
Related single albums
Album title Released Game Artist Label Ref. 22 November 1995 Tales of Phantasia Victor Entertainment
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