Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack

The Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack was published by Scitron Digital Content, and was officially released in December 19, 2001. The composition of the Shattered Skies OST was spearheaded by Tetsukazu Nakanishi and Hiroshi Okubo, the only two members of the Namco Sound Team that remained after Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, the series' final release on PlayStation.

The soundtrack is divided into two discs-- Disc 1 features all tracks making an appearance in the first half of Shattered Skies, whereas Disc 2 contains all songs featured after the destruction of Stonehenge.

The ACECOMBAT04 Original Soundtrack is a major turning point for the series, because it combines a swieeping combination of orchestral, synthesizer and rock elements, as well, ACECOMBAT04 holds the title of the first flight simulator in history to employ latin chanting, the first ever flight simulator to do so. All of these elements would, from there on out, become the norm for Ace Combat games to come.

Of note is the fact that inexperienced music composer Keiki Kobayashi joined the Namco Sound Team during the development of ACECOMBAT04, which was his first major production. Despite having little experience in music making, Keiki demonstrated his raw talent at music making, which would come to a climax with what is widely considered to be his most important piece, Megalith Agnus Dei. His works in the Shattered Skies soundtrack would net him the ascencion to status as