Yeah, I had some confusion on seeing track lists and being like "Bwuh? But other songs don't end up on here twice..." at first myself, so I figured that (with a little "reusing the title for wholly separate tracks" thrown in) was the source of your confusion as well.

Quote Originally Posted by Adeacia View Post
When I take songs and make a playlist out of them, I like to ignore what they are called, and name them based on where they play. Like the song "Without Shadow" which I believe is the Ascian theme. I'd just name it "Ascian theme" on my own list so I know exactly what the song is. Saves me the trouble of mix-ups.
Without Shadow is indeed the Ascian theme. And having never been re-arranged, that one's still back on the 1.x soundtrack album (Before Meteor) rather than any later ones.

Fun fact: the title is a reference to the fact that, technically, when possessing someone, an Ascian casts no shadow. While I seem to recall that bit was sort-of plot-relevant back in 1.x during the Seal Rock story arc, I don't think it's ever been relevant in ARR onwards. (Possibly because this engine is occasionally terrible at character shadows in the first place, so it's not really a lore note you want to hit heavily.) But the song title still reflects that original lore.