Crossing Swords
| Crossing Swords | |
|---|---|
| Original Title | |
| Composer(s) | Kenji Hiramatsu |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Used in | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Torna ~ The Golden Country Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
Crossing Swords is Disc 1, Track 12 on the Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack and Disc 6, Track 12 on the Xenoblade Chronicles Original Soundtrack Trinity Box.
It plays in the following cutscenes:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2[edit]
- Rex and Pyra attack Malos aboard the Ancient Ship.
- Brighid captures Nia in Torigoth.
- Akhos gains the upper hand before Vandham fights him off in Garfont Village.
- Poppi and Lila duel in the air in Mor Ardain's Old Factory.
- The party, alongside Mòrag, defeats Mikhail and Patroka in the Old Factory.
- Lora and Haze spar with Addam and Mythra in Aletta (flashback).
- Fan la Norne halts the Titan in Temperantia.
- The party frees Pyra from the Titan weapon in Theosoir.
- Jin incapacitates the party at Genbu Crown.
- Rex and the newly-awakened Pneuma fight Jin at the Cliffs of Morytha.
- Garlus attack the party during Dahlia's Blade Quest, Fly in the Ointment.
- Electra recognises the child she shocked earlier being attacked by an Arachno in her Blade Quest, Go for it, Electra!.
- Volff attack Theosoir in Godfrey's Blade Quest, Flames of Justice.
- The party encounters the Laia in Temperantia during Herald's Blade Quest, The Calm and the Storm.
- KOS-MOS destroys Blade Bots outside the World Tree in her Blade Quest, Artificial Intelligence.
- The party confronts child traffickers at Genbu Port during Perun's Blade Quest, Eternal Spirit.
- The summoned Gluttonous Pterix attacks the party during Vale's Blade Quest, The Ties That Bind.
- The Enraged Gogol throws rocks at the party during Wulfric's Blade Quest, Tender-Hearted Beast.
- Thanatobeast Andraz uses its regenerative powers for the second time in Zenobia's Blade Quest, A Real Challenge.
- A second wave of Indoline monks attack the part during T-elos's Blade Quest, Lingering Resentment.
- Crossette enrages the Ignas in their lair during her Blade Quest, Bright Spark.
Torna ~ The Golden Country[edit]
- Lora and Jin fight a pack of wild animals in Lasaria.
- Lora and Jin use their weapon-passing technique against Addam and Mythra.
- Mythra duels Brighid in the remains of Torigoth.
- Lora and Haze spar with Addam and Mythra in Aletta.
- The party defeats the Slithe Jagron near Hyber Village.
- Azurda shows up to the fight against Malos, who successfully steals the Tornan Titan's limiter.
While the full track does not play in any of the above cutscenes, all parts of the track do play in-game. For example, the first part of the track plays in the Ancient Ship cutscene and the last part plays in the Bright Spark cutscene (both mentioned above).
Album notes[edit]
- Album notes written by Kenji Hiramatsu. No official translation exists.
潜入シーンをイメージして書いた曲で、抜き足差し足ではなくアクション感のある方向性ということで、ストリングス主体の緊張感のある曲調としました。16分音符で細かく刻むリフはレコーディング時、若干難航気味でしたが流石の室屋ストリングス、見事に駆け抜けて頂きました！ シーンに合わせた切り貼りを想定し、中間部分は少し長めの構成に。またデモでは入っていなかった金管楽器も後半に登場させ、より盛り上げる方向にしました。
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In Super Smash Bros.[edit]
- Main article: List of SSBU Music (Xenoblade Chronicles series) on SmashWiki
Crossing Swords is one of the music tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, available on the Gaur Plain and the Cloud Sea of Alrest stages.