and Natsumi Kameoka. Ito produced the soundtrack, while Hidenori Iwasaki was music director. Several tracks were performed live by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. Kawazu wanted the soundtrack to be different from earlier entries in the SaGa series. Ito found finalizing the game's musical image a challenge during the early stages of production. Several themes needed to be rewritten as Kawazu was dissatisfied with them. Each of the main character themes were written to reflect both their personalities and their stories. Music production had not begun in 2015, with Ito still waiting for materials from Kawazu. In total, Ito composed over forty tracks for Scarlet Grace, working in parallel with his contributions to the browser game Imperial SaGa. The theme song, "Mune ni Kizande", was performed by Japanese soprano Ayano Nonomura. Kawazu wanted a Classical-style main theme performed with a live orchestra. Kawazu also wanted music that sounded "feminine", focusing on strings rather than brass instruments. The original theme song melody was different prior to Nonomura's involvement, but after the first demo Ito rewrote the song as the original version was wrong for Nonomura's voice. The lyrics were written by Final Fantasy XI scenario writer Yeako Sato, then fine-tuned by Kataoka, who had previously written music lyrics for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Additional contributions to the lyrics were made by Kawazu. Ito returned to provide new music for Ambitions. While he did not create many new tracks, Ito worked at it as if he were composing for a new game. He was also very eager to create a new theme song which would play during an opening segment so all players could hear it. As the original game's music and the main visuals involving the Firebringer were present, Ito's new tracks expanded on the Fire Bringer's character theme. The new theme song for the opening movie was titled "Kudaka Reshi Hoshi". It was performed by Nonomura, with lyrics by Kawazu. The themes "Scarlet Spider" and "Mune ni Kizande" were first performed at a concert celebrating the series' 25th anniversary. Nonomura's performance of "Mune ni Kizande" was her first time performing video game music live on stage. A two-disc soundtrack album was released in Japan on December 21, 2017. Reception On its release, Scarlet Grace reached fourth place in Media Create's gaming charts, selling nearly 65,000 units; while low, it was noted as being a solid performance for the game. The following