that Orta was possibly an alternate story or prequel to Saga, noting that there was no definitive answer among the team members. In addition to being the lead character's name, the title Orta had multiple meanings. In the in-universe language, it was translated as "rebirth" and "dawn" and tied into the story's themes. A similar word in German refers to the tip of a sword, while Mukaiyama later described it as a play on the word "alter", short for "alternative". Music The music for Orta was principally composed by Saori Kobayashi, returning from Saga. Additional tracks were composed by Yutaka Minobe of Wavemaster, who had worked as a composer and arranger on Skies of Arcadia (2000). The sound producer was Panzer Dragoon veteran Tomonori Sawada. As she loved the Panzer Dragoon universe, Kobayashi felt honored to return. Work on the music began in 2002. Compared to the trial-and-error work done with Saga to fit the Saturn's hardware limitations, Kobayashi had greater freedom on Xbox hardware. By this point, she had become a freelance composer, so had less direct access to materials to provide inspiration. The music retained her established ethnic-influenced elements, continuing from the soundtracks for Zwei and Saga. There was minimal interaction with the rest of the staff, with Kobayashi being given story details and level plans to create tracks. She had great freedom when creating the score, although the change in genre and issues with the team during production proved stressful. It was also her first time writing music for the rail shooter genre. The soundtrack's overall them was portraying Orta's feelings. Comparing her musical approaches for Saga and Orta, Kobayashi said that while she allowed the music to fade out in Saga, for Orta the music had a definitive conclusion reflecting the narrative's tone. She was able to have greater musical variety compared to Saga. The ending theme, "Anu Orta Veniya", was performed by Eri Itō, with chorus work by Yumiko Takahashi. Takahashi, known for her work on the Suikoden series, was a fan of Kobayashi's work and Kobayashi asked her to perform vocals for Orta shortly after meeting her. The song lyrics were written by Kurihara and performed in the fictional language of the Panzer Dragoon universe. The track was arranged by Hayato Matsuo, who felt it important to emphasize the vocals while blending them with orchestral and "ethnic rhythm sections". Both Itō and Matsuo had