Square Enix is a Japanese video game developer and publisher formed from the merger on April 1, 2003, of video game developer Square and publisher Enix. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series. For many of its games, Square Enix has produced albums of music containing songs from those games or arrangements of those songs. In addition to those albums, it has produced several compilation albums containing music from multiple games or series made by the company. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as orchestral, piano, vocal, and techno. This list includes albums produced by Square, Enix, or Square Enix which contain music from multiple games in the companies' catalog which are not a part of a single series. The first of these was Personal Computer Music by Enix in 1987. Dozens of albums have been published since, primarily through Square Enix's own record label.
Several of the albums have sold well, placing on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura reached position 179, as did SQ Chips. SQ Chips 2 reached position 102, Love SQ reached 176, Chill SQ reached 236, Symphonic Fantasies reached 102, More SQ reached 107, Cafe SQ reached 134, Battle SQ reached 72, and Beer SQ reached position 81. The music on the compilation albums was originally composed by numerous composers. Among those well-represented are Nobuo Uematsu, long-time composer of the Final Fantasy series; Masashi Hamauzu, composer of various Final Fantasy, Chocobo, and SaGa games; Yasunori Mitsuda, composer for the Chrono series and Xenogears; Kenji Ito, who composed for several SaGa and Mana games, and Yoko Shimomura, composer for the Kingdom Hearts series.
Albums
+ TitleGamesDateLengthLabelRef.Personal Computer MusicApollonEnix Game MusicAlfaSquare Vocal CollectionDigiCubeRadiata Stories Tri-Ace Sound Battle CollectionSquare EnixSquare Enix Music Compilation Vol. 1Square EnixSquare Enix Music Powered Vol. 1Square EnixSquare Enix Music Powered Vol. 2Square EnixSquare Enix Music Powered Vol. 3Square EnixSquare Enix Music Powered Vol. 4Square EnixSquare Enix Music Powered Vol. 5Square EnixSquare Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 1Square EnixSquare Enix Music Compilation Vol. 2Square EnixDrammatica: The Very Best of Yoko ShimomuraSquare EnixSquare Enix × Xbox 360 Sound CollectionsSquare EnixSquare Enix Music Compilation Vol. 3Square EnixLove SQSquare EnixChill SQSquare EnixSquare Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 2Square EnixSquare Enix Battle Tracks Vol. 3Square EnixSymphonic Fantasies - Music From Square EnixSquare EnixX'mas Collections Music From Square EnixSquare EnixMore SQSquare EnixGuitar Solo Square Enix Official Best Collection CD BookKMP Music PublishingSquare Enix Sound Effect CollectionSquare EnixSQ Chips Preview MiniSquare EnixSQ ChipsSquare EnixSQ Chips Village/Vanguard Customer BonusSquare EnixCafe SQSquare EnixSQ LoversSquare EnixBattle SQSquare EnixBattle SQ (Limited Edition)Square EnixBeer SQSquare EnixBeer SQ (Limited Edition)Square EnixSQ Chips 2Square EnixSQ Chips 2 Tower Records Bonus CDSquare EnixSQ Chips 2 Village/Vanguard Customer Bonus CDSquare EnixSymphonic Fantasies Tokyo - Music From Square EnixSquare EnixSquare Enix Sound Effect Collection 2Square EnixSquare Enix Sound Effect Collection Artnia Limited EditionSquare EnixSquare Enix Composers Best/Selection Black DiskSquare EnixCompi de ChocoboSquare EnixSquare Enix Sound Effect Collection 3Square EnixX'mas Collections II Music From Square EnixSquare EnixCure SQSquare Enixmemória! ~ The Very Best of Yoko ShimomuraSquare EnixSQ SwingSquare EnixSquare Enix Jazz Vol.2Square EnixThe World is SquareScarlet Moon RecordsSquare Enix Acoustic ArrangementsSquare EnixSquare Enix Music Chips SelectionSquare EnixSquare Enix Chill Out Arrangement Tracks - Around 80's MixSquare EnixSymphonic Memories Concert - music from Square EnixSquare EnixSquare Enix Jazz -SaGa-Square EnixOpening Tracks 1987-1996Square EnixPreserved Tracks Collection from 1986～1996Square EnixSquare Enix - Mellow Minstrel MixSquare EnixSquare Enix - Airship Cruise BeatsSquare EnixSquare Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 2Square EnixSquare Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 2Square EnixMellow Minstrel Mix and Airship Cruise Beats - Chill DJ Mix / EDM DJ MixSquare EnixSquare Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol. 3Square EnixSquare Enix - Airship Cruise Beats Vol. 3Square EnixSquare Enix Standards: VocalSquare EnixSquare Enix Vocal Covers - Timeless ClassicsSquare EnixGuitar Cover Collection from Square Enix Music ChannelSquare EnixSquare Enix Vocal Covers - Timeless Classics Vol.2Square EnixSQ Relax - Krystell's ChillwaveSquare Enix
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