- Get the Ys Online Soundtrack for free.
- Featuring songs from Yuzo Koshiro
- More hi-quality versions tan ever before
If there is one remarkable aspect from the Ys series, besides its red-haired hero, it is its original soundtrack. In the second half of the 1980’s the background music from Ys were recognized as a key moment of transition when at that time music was beginning to vary from simple sounds to rich melodies.
The Ys soundtracks are as famous as its composer, Yuzo Koshiro. He was an apprentice of Jô Hisahishi who created the majority of Studio Ghibli’s original soundtracks. The first Ys title in 1986 from Nihon Falcom had Koshiro’s music. He is also responsible for many other video games original soundtracks, including ‘The revenge of Shinobi’, ‘Streets of Rage’ and ‘Shenmue’.
Other composers involved in the creation of the Ys soundtracks were Mieko Ishikawa (Dragon Slayer, Sorcerian) and Hideya Nagata (Sorcerian). Their music has been performed by many artists including, J.D.K. who is a famous Japanese heavy metal band.
The work of these famous composers has been remixed over the years with subsequent releases of Ys I and II. Hudson Soft's Ys I and II, and Ys III: Wanderers from Ys released for the TurboGrafx-CD and composed by Ryo Yonemitsu was probably one of the most memorable.
There is an incredible amount of remixes available on CD based on the Ys theme tracks. Not even Final Fantasy can beat this amount.
Ys Online: The Call of Solum
Ys Online: The Call of Solum is an MMORPG based on the famous Ys series, created by the Japanese company Falcom. Since its first title for the 8 bit generation, it has since been turned several manga series, OAVs and even novel. Now, Falcom and CJ Internet are proud to present Ys Online: The Call of Solum, the new title of the series. This time the Ys experience is moving online, with the classic manga look that has become a key characteristic of the series.
Key To Play
Key To Play is a new online videogame portal, created in 2008 with the aim of bringing great international titles to the European market. With several offices in Europe and Asia, Key To Play offers online players a large network of support and development possibilities. All this with one goal: to be able to give the best quality and playability.
Currently, the titles are launched in 4 languages simultaneously, English, French, German and Spanish, to offer more convenience to the players.
Key To Play has committed, up to now, to two titles, Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma and Ys Online: The Call of Solum.