Editing Ys I & II (section)

==Soundtrack==
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|filename=Ys I & II - Feena.ogg
|title="Feena"
|description=Sample of [[title sequence|title theme]] "Feena" (1989), composed by [[Yuzo Koshiro]] as a [[chiptune]] for ''[[Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished|Ys I]]'' (1987) and arranged by [[:jp:米光亮|Ryo Yonemitsu]] as [[Streaming audio in video games|CD audio]] for ''Ys I & II'' (1989).
|filename2=Ys I & II - First Step Towards War.ogg
|title2="First Step Towards War"
|description2=Sample of [[overworld|field]] theme "First Step Towards War" (1989), composed by Koshiro for ''Ys I'' and arranged by Yonemitsu.
|filename3=Ys I & II - Stay With Me Forever.ogg
|title3="Stay With Me Forever"
|description3=Sample of ending [[theme music|theme]] "Stay With Me Forever" (1989), composed by [[:jp:石川三恵子|Mieko Ishikawa]] for ''[[Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter|Ys II]]'' (1988) and arranged by Yonemitsu.
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The game's early [[Red Book (CD standard)|Red Book]] audio [[soundtrack]] was composed by [[Yuzo Koshiro]] and [[:jp:石川三恵子|Mieko Ishikawa]] and arranged by [[:jp:米光亮|Ryo Yonemitsu]]. As one of the first [[Streaming audio in video games|CD soundtracks]] in a video game, the music and audio have been critically acclaimed since its 1989 release.

In 1990, ''[[TurboPlay]]'' magazine stated that it gets the reviewer's "vote for having the greatest sound and music track ever recorded for a video game."<ref name="turboplay_ys"/> In ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'', reviewer Roe R. Adams (who worked on the ''[[Wizardry]]'' series) praised the "lush" background music, and speech "heard in [[Voice acting|real voice]], not [[Speech synthesis|digitized]]!"<ref name="cgw_ys"/> The December 1990 issue of ''[[GamePro]]'' stated that the music "to this game is definitely high budget" with "43 stunning tracks." In ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'', Ed Semrad praised it for having "a true CD soundtrack" and "spoken intermissions" with "perfect" voice acting, while Steve Harris praised it for having "the most amazing sound track that explodes from the CD like a major motion picture." ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' gave the game awards for [[Video game music|Best BGM]] and Best Sound.<ref name="defunct_games"/> In the August 1991 issue of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'', Roe R. Adams praised how the "voices can actually be heard" as well as the music.<ref name="Dragon172"/>

In recent years, the soundtrack has been praised as having some of the best [[video game music]] ever composed, by ''[[GamesTM]]'',<ref name="gtm_falcom_154"/> Kurt Kalata of [[Gamasutra]] and Hardcore Gaming 101,<ref name="kalata_ys">{{cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|title=Ys|url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/ys/ys.htm|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=3 September 2011|date=2010-11-27}}</ref> Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra,<ref name="osv_leigh">{{cite web|last=Dabi|first=Gideon|title=Game Music Mishegoss: An Interview with Gamasutra’s Leigh Alexander|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/game-music-mishegoss-an-interview-with-gamasutras-leigh-alexander/|publisher=Original Sound Version|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=2009-08-27}}</ref> RPGFan,<ref name="rpgfan_falcom">{{cite web|title=Falcom Classics II|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/falcomclassics2/Falcom_Classics_2-2.html|work=RPGFan|accessdate=3 September 2011|first=Ryan|last=Mattich}}</ref> [[Atlus]],<ref name="atlus_ys">{{cite web|title=Legacy of Ys: Books I & II|url=http://www.atlus.com/ys/pre-order.html|publisher=[[Atlus]]|accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref> [[RPGamer]]<ref name="rpgamer_ys">{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Tom|title=Rock Out With Legacy of Ys Pre-Order Soundtrack|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2008/123108a.html|publisher=[[RPGamer]]|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=2008-12-31}}</ref> and [[GameZone]].<ref name="gamezone_ys">{{cite web|title=Legacy Of Ys: Books I & II Soundtrack CD – Free Pre-Order Bonus|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/legacy_of_ys_books_i_amp_ii_soundtrack_cd_free_pre_order_bonus|publisher=[[GameZone]]|accessdate=26 March 2012|date=December 30, 2008}}</ref>
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