 The main soundtrack album , Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack , was released on four compact discs on November 21 , 2013 . It was released by Square Enix under the catalog number SQEX @-@ 10392 ~ 5 , and the album features seventy @-@ four tracks spanning 5 : 07 : 27 . The first disc is devoted to the opening section and the city of Luxerion ; the second disc deals with the Dead Dunes and Wildlands ; the third covers the city of Yusnaan and important themes leading up to the game 's conclusion ; the fourth disc covers the final section of the game . Three tracks from the album , " Crimson Blitz " , " The Savior " , and " Lightning Returns " , were digitally released as singles on iTunes . Further samples from the track were released on a disc of Square Enix music sold as a promotion at Tokyo Game Show 2013 . Tracks from Lightning Returns , along with XIII and XIII @-@ 2 , were also included on a special disc released with the Japan @-@ exclusive " Lightning Ultimate box " , a package containing all three XIII games . The soundtrack album reached # 29 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for four weeks . 
