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Introduction
Unlike other companies, Falcom has its own policy that does not disclose individual composer/arranger credits for their music. So in principle, all Falcom songs are simply attributed to "Sound Team jdk", and the real artists are left ambiguous.
However, some credits have come to light through files on game discs, declarations from ex-Falcom staff, leaks, and so on. Based on these sources, the purpose of this wiki is to thoroughly elucidate the remaining soundtracks (Zwei series, Gurumin, Xanadu Next, Trails of Cold Steel IV, Ys IX, etc) and arrange albums (Symphony Ys -21st Century-, Ys Healing, Zwei!! SAV, etc), and provide accurate credits for these.
Since it's only a guess, I can't really provide 100% confirmation. But I've been listening to Falcom music for a very long time, so it should be close to 100%. In fact, I checked my own guesses that I had made in the past against the leaked credits from January 2019, and about a 85% of my guesses (651 out of 791) turned out to be right, proving that the recognition and analysis methods used so far were not wrong. My guesses are based on factors such as the melody, the overall sound, the instruments used, the position of said instruments, the arrangement, the composer’s style/personality, their enrollment status, etc. So it's never a simple guesswork.
It might be useless because we will probably never get an official answer. Regardless, there should be some significance in writing down the thought process. Hopefully these will be answered in the future through some kind of leak. I would also like to help people who are interested in Falcom music from a maniac perspective, just like myself.
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