Another single, titled Kuon: Memories of Waves and Light – Music from Final Fantasy X-2, was released by Avex in 2003 along with the original soundtrack.

The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics; while several felt that the music was good and keeping in tone with the game, others found it to be odd and shallow.

Both songs were sung by Jade Villalon from Sweetbox in the English version of the game, and are available as bonus tracks on the Japanese release of her album Adagio.

[2] In the Japanese version of the game both the songs were sung by Koda Kumi, and were released as a single entitled real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba.

[8][9] While IGN commented that the music provided an "appropriately fitting backdrop"[10] and 1UP.com suggested that it "certainly is in keeping with the new flavor",[11] others, such as Electronic Gaming Monthly, regarded it as "too bubbly".

[8] One staff member at RPGamer suggested that "the absence of Uematsu proves deafening" and "the soundtrack that accompanies this nonsensical adventure manages to encapsulate the shallow nature of the game perfectly".

[9] Ben Schweitzer of RPGFan found that the Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack album was unique and enjoyable, but "ultimately forgettable".

[13] Chris of Square Enix Music Online had similar feelings for the album, terming it a "high-quality and surprising effort" and "an incredible improvement" over the original soundtrack.

The tracks were arranged by Noriko Matsueda, Takahito Eguchi, Hiroko Kokubu, Masahiro Sayama, and Febian Reza Pane.

[17] Chris from Square Enix Music Online agreed, calling the album "nothing short of fantastic" and saying that the pianists did "a flawless job executing each arrangement".

[18] Jillian of Square Enix Music Online agreed, finding it to be the best Final Fantasy piano arrangement album to date.

[21] Kuon: Memories of Waves and Light – Music from Final Fantasy X-2 is an arranged single consisting of the songs from the game "Kuon: Memories of Waves and Light", "Besaid", and "Yuna's Ballad", composed and arranged by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi.

The songs feature live instruments, and are the only arranged tracks released from the Final Fantasy X-2 OST to date.

Each single was produced with an accompanying DVD which included a music video, an interview with the voice actress, and a montage of scenes from the game.

[27] The Final Fantasy Vocal Collection singles received mixed reviews, with Patrick Gann praising Paine as "sophisticated" and applauding the instrumentation, while also approving of Yuna, terming it "peaceful" and the best of the three.