Final Fantasy XIII - 2 : Original Soundtrack Final Fantasy XIII - 2 : Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the game , " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Tracks from the " " are also present , though it plays the Japanese versions of the songs with lyrics like " Serah ' s Theme " . Masashi Hamauzu , composer of the music for " Final Fantasy XIII " , returns , now joined by composers Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki , known for their work on " Parasite Eve II " and " The 3rd Birthday " respectively . The soundtrack has an unprecedented number of songs with vocals , by various artists , more than any other " Final Fantasy " title . Development . Director Motomu Toriyama wanted to take the music of the franchise into a new direction by incorporating more vocal songs and different music genres . With Masashi Hamauzu returning , Toriyama and the producer approached Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki to create music with the basic concept of " music that ' s unlike " Final Fantasy " " . Masashi Hamauzu , who composed the soundtrack for " Final Fantasy XIII " , focused on tracks associated with Lightning and aspects from " Final Fantasy XIII " , while Naoshi Mizuta composed music connected to Noel , Caius , and Yeul , and Mitsuto Suzuki contributed modern and techno pop music to the soundtrack . When asked about the possible problem of styles clashing , Suzuki and Mizuta said that the direction given by director Motomu Toriyama was to craft something different , which led to the decision of having three main composers creating the game ' s soundtrack together . The use of various vocal themes resulted in the composers being a little more creative and including a lot of their own ideas . " Unseen Intruder " was possibly the first track Mizuta wrote for the game , and because it is a rap song , it reflects Toriyama ' s desire to create music that wasn ' t " typical " Final Fantasy " . " For " Crazy Chocobo " , Toriyama asked for it to be similar to death metal . For " Serah ' s Theme ~ Memories ~ " , Hamauzu made it by using elements from " Final Fantasy XIII " to make it feel more human than Serah ' s original theme from " Final Fantasy XIII " . After writing " Caius ' s Theme " four times with difficulty getting approval from Toriyama , Naoshi Mizuta followed his demand for it to be something that could possibly surpass Sephiroth ' s theme , " One - Winged Angel " from " Final Fantasy VII " . He developed " Serendipity " as an 80 ' s musical piece , and with " Yeul ' s Theme " , Mizuta created a ballad with an ad - libbed piano interlude performed by pianist Febian Reza Pane . Suzuki made the " Aggressive Mixes " in the style of DJ mixes by having them cross - fade into their respective regular versions . He made " Historia Crux " with the concept of blending multiple different tunes into one with an irregular time signature in relation to the game ' s time travel aspect . For " New Bodhum " , Mitsuto made it based on his time fantasizing about going to a beach . After a trip to Hawaii , he asked vocalist ORIGA to sing the accompanying lyrics with the feeling of " walking along a beach " . Masashi Hamauzu didn ' t consciously decide which parts would carry over from " Final Fantasy XIII " , but has described the process as natural since the world view is largely the same was in the previous game , so certain motifs would creep into the music at points . Masashi Hamauzu has named " Etro ' s Champion " his favorite piece from the soundtrack , because he had put a lot of thought into it ; Hamauzu composed the track right after the and in a meeting with the game ' s director , Motomu Toriyama , he had asked Hamauzu to write a battle song that would encourage the listener , yet be in the same caliber as the " Final Fantasy XIII " main battle theme , " Blinded By Light " . Hamauzu had an idea flash in his head right then and there of a song in a major chord , with a chorus that involved a melody with half notes that sounded as if taking one step at a time to climb to the top . Limited editions . The limited edition version of the soundtrack contains 4 CDs and a DVD . The standard version of the 4 - disc soundtrack is also included in the European ( Crystal Edition ) , which is packed in premium Digipack packaging , and North American collector ' s editions of " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The " Limited Collector ' s Edition " in Europe also contains a composer selected soundtrack CD with 6 songs from the soundtrack - including " Warrior Goddess " , " Etro ' s Champion " , " Full Speed Ahead " , " Historia Crux " , " Limit Break ! " and " Yeul ' s Theme " .