Music of Nier - Wikipedia

NieR: Automata Original Soundtrack MusicofNier FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch MusicofthevideogameseriesNier Nierisanactionrole-playingvideogamedevelopedbyCaviaandpublishedbySquareEnixin2010.ThemusicofNierwascomposedbyKeiichiOkabewithmembersofhisstudio,Monaca,KakeruIshihamaandKeigoHoashi,andTakafumiNishimuraofCavia.ThesoundtrackhasinspiredthereleaseoffourofficialalbumsbySquareEnix—anofficialsoundtrackalbumandthreealbumsofarrangements—alongwithtwomini-albumsincludedaspre-orderbonusesfortheJapaneseversionsofthegameandtwolicensedEPsofjazzarrangements. Theoriginalsoundtrackwashighlypraised;reviewersnoteditasoneofthebestvideogamesoundtracksoftheyear,praisingtheoriginalityofthecompositionsandthebeautyofEmiEvans'vocalwork.Thefirstarrangedalbum,whilealsowarmlyreceived,wasperceivedbycriticstobeweakerthantheoriginalandnotlongenoughtostanduptotheexpectationscreatedbythesuccessoftheoriginal.ThefirstthreealbumssoldwellenoughtoberecordedontheJapaneseOriconmusiccharts,reachingnumber24fortheoriginalsoundtrack,59forthefirstarrangedalbum,andpositionnumber77forthesecond. ThesoundtrackforNier'ssequel,Nier:Automata,wasreleasedworldwideonMarch29,2017.ReturningcollaboratorsincludeKeiichiOkabeandtheMonacateamoncomposingdutiesandEmiEvansonvocals,alongwithseveralothersingersandlyricists.Nier:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackwashighlyreviewedbycritics,andthealbumpeakedatnumber2ontheOriconcharts. Contents 1Development 1.1Nier 1.2Nier:Automata 2Releases 2.1Nier 2.1.1NieRGestalt&ReplicantOriginalSoundtrack 2.1.2NieRGestalt&Replicant15Nightmares&ArrangeTracks 2.1.3NieRtributealbum-echo- 2.1.4PianoCollectionsNierGestalt&Replicant 2.1.5NieRGestalt&Replicant:JazzArrangeversion 2.1.6NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139... 2.1.6.1WeissEdition 2.2Nier:Automata 2.2.1NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrack 2.2.1.1Hackingtracks 2.2.2NieR:AutomataArranged&UnreleasedTracks 2.2.3NieR:AutomataPianoCollections 2.3Orchestralalbums 2.3.1Addendum 3Musicvideos 4Publicperformances 5References 6Externallinks Development[edit] Nier[edit] ThesoundtracktoNierwascomposedbyacollaborationofthestudioMonaca,consistingofKeiichiOkabe,KakeruIshihama,andKeigoHoashi,alongwithTakafumiNishimurafromCavia,thegame'sdeveloper.Okabeservedastheleadcomposerandasthedirectorfortheprojectasawhole.Okabewasbroughtontotheprojectwhentheconceptforthegamewasfirstbeingdevised,andworkedintermittentlyonthesoundtrackforthenextthreeyearsuntilitsrelease.Themusicforthegamewasgenerallycomposedlegalentirelyseparatefromthedevelopmentofthegame.Often,elementsofthegameweremodifiedtomatchthemusic,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Sometrackswereusedinwaysthatthecomposersdidnotenvision,suchas"Grandma",whichwasexpectedtobeusedintheprologueofthegamebutwasinsteadchosenasabossbattletheme.Themusicwasdesignedfordifferentmotifstoappearinvariousarrangementsthroughoutthesoundtrack,andalsotoconveyasenseofsadnessevenduringthe"thrilling"tracks.Okabewasallowedagreatdealoffreedomregardingwhatthemusicwastosoundlike;gamedirectorTaroYoko'smainrequestwasthatheusealotofvocalworks.[1] ThevocalsandlyricswereprovidedbyvocalistEmiEvans(EmikoRebeccaEvans),asingerfromEnglandlivinginTokyo.Sheisthesingerforthebandfreesscape,andhadpreviouslyworkedonvideogameprojectssuchastheEtrianOdysseyarrangealbums.[2]TheMonacateamhadmetherwhenconsideringherforapriorproject,andOkabewantedtoworkwithheronNier.[1]ShewasapproachedafewmonthsaftertheinitialmeetinginAutumn2008tobethevocalistforthesoundtrack.Inadditiontosinging,Evanswasaskedtowriteherownlyricsinfuturisticlanguages.Thecomposersgaveherpreliminaryversionofsongsandthestyletheywishedthelanguagetobein,suchasScottishGaelicorFrench,andsheinventedthewords.EvanswrotesongsinversionsofScottishGaelic,Portuguese,Spanish,Italian,French,EnglishandJapanese,andwrote"SongoftheAncients"inanentirelyfictionallanguage.Shewrotethatsongbylisteningtosongsinasmanylanguagesaspossibleandjumblingthemuptogether.Fortheotherlanguages,shetriedtoimaginewhattheywouldsoundlikeafter1000yearsofdrifting.[2] Okabedidnotwanttousetraditionallyrics,ashefelttheywouldclashwiththedesignoftheworldinthegame,andwantedtouseavarietyoflanguagestorepresenttheopennatureofthegame'sworld.Healsodidnotwanteasilyrecognizablelyricstobesunginthebackgroundwhilethecharacterswerespeaking,andforanynoticeablewordstoinsteadevokeemotionsintheplayer.[1]EvansonlyknewEnglish,Japanese,andFrenchwhenshebegantheproject;shelistenedtotheotherlanguagesonYouTubetolearntherhythmsandsoundsofthelanguagesandthenmixedandchangedthem.[3]OkabelargelyallowedEvanstodecidehowtointegratethelyricswiththeearlyformsofthesongs,andasheusuallydidnotknowwherethesongswouldbeusedinthegamegaveheronlylightdirectionastotheemotionaltoneforthesongs.ThecomposersoftenwouldmodifythesongsinlaterrevisionstofollowhowEvanshadsungforthatsong.[2] Nier:Automata[edit] ComposerKeiichiOkabereturnedasleadcomposerwithhisstudiobandMonaca,alongsidefellowmembersKeigoHoashi,KuniyukiTakahashi,andKakeruIshihama.[4][5][6]Thescorewasinfluencedbyclassicalmusic,whilerecallingelementsusedforNiersuchastheoverallsenseofmelancholy.AchangefromthepreviousscorewasashifttoportrayingamoremechanicalandbrutalthemeandenvironmentthanNier,whichhadfocusedongrasslandsandvillages.Anotherfactorwastheopenworldenvironment:ratherthanasingleloopingtrack,Okabecreatedmultiplehardandsofttracksthattransitionedintoeachotherdependingonsituationandenvironment.Balancingofthemusicwascarriedoutusingthedigitalaudioworkstation(DAW)ProTools.[5]AnotherprominentreturnwasEmiEvans,whoprovidedvocalsforthefirstgame'ssoundtrack.AdditionalmalevocalswereprovidedbyShotaroSeo.[5][7]Inaddition,athemesongwascreatedforthegame,withversionssungbybothEvansandnewsingerJ'NiqueNicole.NicoleandNamiNakagawajoinedwithEvanstoformathree-partchorusforsomeofthemusicalwork,includingabossthemefeaturedinthegame.[5]SeveralsongsfromtheNiersoundtrackwerearrangedforNier:Automata.[8] ThegeneralsounddesignwashandledbyMasatoShindo,whowasfacedwithachallengenewtothePlatinumGamesstaff:intheirpreviousprojectssoundechoeshadbeenhandledbyindividualsettingscreatedbytheteam,butthatwouldnotworkproperlyinanopenworldsettingduetoitsscale.Instead,Shindodesignedarealisticsoundscapeusingasystemtomanageechoesinrealtime,determininghowmuchreverberationtogeneratebasedoncurrentsurroundings.[9]SoundimplementationwashandledbyMasamiUeda,anditwasagreateramountofworkthanhehadexperiencedonanypreviousproject.OneofthefactorsthathelpedwiththesmoothimplementationwasUeda'spreviousencountersandgoodworkingrelationshipwithOkabe.[10] Releases[edit] Nier[edit] NieRGestalt&ReplicantOriginalSoundtrack[edit] NieRGestalt&ReplicantOriginalSoundtrackSoundtrackalbumbyKeiichiOkabeReleasedApril21,2010GenreNewage,classical,orchestraLength2:30:09LabelSquareEnix ThesoundtracktoNierislargelycomposedofmelancholyacousticpieceswhichheavilyfeaturevocalsbyEmiEvans.Ofthe43tracksincludedinthereleasedsoundtrackalbum,only9donothaveanyvocalcomponenttothem;thesearethefourversionseachof"Dispossession"and"Yonah",aswellas"DanceoftheEvanescent".[11]Withtheexceptionof"AshesofDreams",thelyricsarenotintendedtomeananything;forthatsong,EvanswasgivenalistofJapanesewordstouse,whichshethentranslatedfortheEnglish,French,andScottishGaelicversionsofthesong.Thesonganditsvariantswerethelasttoberecorded,andEvansconvincedthecomposersthatonesonginthesoundtrackshouldhaverecognizablelyricsratherthanfuturisticEnglishastheyoriginallyplanned.Evansfound"Ashes"tobethemostdifficultsongtowriteonthesoundtrack,asshehaddifficultywritinglyricsthatmetthecomposers'criteriaofdespairandlackofhope.[2] "HillsofRadiantWind"isoneofthefewupbeatsongsonthelargelydarksoundtrack;forthatpieceEvanssanginaversionofPortugueseinastylemeanttosoundlikeaspiritfloatingonthewind.For"Grandma",shesanginaFrenchstyle,tryingto"putinasmuchanguishandmelancholy"aspossible;shecreatedthesonginasinglerecording,anditis"oneofthemostmemorablesongs"thatshehassung."TheWretchedAutomatons"issunginavariantofEnglishandwasrecordedpriortotheadditionofthemechanicalsoundsthatrunthroughoutthetrack,while"Kainé"isinaversionofGaelic.[2] SquareEnixreleasedasoundtrackalbumofmusicfromthegame,titledNieRGestalt&ReplicantOriginalSoundtrack,onApril21,2010.Thetwo-disc,2:30:09-longalbumhasthecatalognumbersofSQEX-10189/90.[11]AspreorderbonusesforNierGestaltandNierReplicant,thetwoversionsofthegamereleasedinJapan,twomini-albums,NierGestaltMiniAlbumandNierReplicantMiniAlbum,wereincluded.Eachonecontainsfivetracksfromthefullsoundtrackalbum;Gestaltcorrespondswithtracks1and4fromdisc1,8and13fromdisc2,andanelectronicversionof"Kainé"titled"Kainé/RainofLight",whileReplicantencompassestrack3fromdisc2,tracks2and7fromdisc1,track1fromdisc2,andamedleyofseveraltracks.[12][13]Gestaltis18:11long,andReplicant17:11.[12][13]AbookofsheetmusicofpianoarrangementsoftracksfromthegamebyOkabewaspublishedbyKMPonApril22,2011.Thebook,NieRGestalt&ReplicantOfficialScoreBook,contains25arrangementsin112pages.[14]Guitararrangementsof"SongoftheAncients/Devola"and"Yonah/StringsVer."byYujiSekiguchiwereincludedintheSquareEnixOfficialBestCollectionguitarsolosheetmusicbook,publishedbyKMPinMay2011.[15] Thesoundtrackalbumreachednumber24ontheJapaneseOriconmusiccharts,andremainedonthechartsfor11weeks.[16]Itwaswellreceivedbycritics;PatrickGannofRPGFancalledthealbum"aninsanelygoodsoundtrack"andnoteditashiscandidateforvideogamesoundtrackoftheyear,aswellas"oneofthebestgamesoundtracksever".Heapplaudedthatthemusicwasboth"meticulously-crafted"and"accessibletotheuntrainedear".[11]DonKotowskiofSquareEnixMusicOnlinepraisedthe"captivatingvocalwork"and"exquisite"composition.Healsonotedthateachtrackretainedasenseofindividualityevenwhenitreusedthemesfromothertracks.[17]Hewaslesscomplimentarytowardstheminialbums,whichheregardedasgoodintroductionstothesoundtrackasawholebutnotworthpurchasingontheirown.[12][13]JaysonNapolitanoofOriginalSoundVersionalsopraisedthealbum,sayingthatitwas"handsdownoneofthebestsoundtracksSquareEnixhaspublishedovertheyears".Callingit"captivating"and"otherworldly",heapplaudedthealbum'soriginalityandEvans'vocals.[18]OriginalSoundVersionlaternamedthesoundtrackasthebestvideogamesoundtrackof2010,andSquareEnixMusicOnlineawardeditthebestJapanesevideogamesoundtrackoftheyear.[19][20] Tracklist Disc1No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."SnowinSummer"夏ノ雪4:592."HillsofRadiantWind"光ノ風吹ク丘2:533."TheIncompleteStone"不完全ナ石4:424."Blu-bird"青イ鳥2:405."ColdSteelCoffin"心閉ザセシ鉄棺3:266."Grandma"オバアチャン3:407."SongoftheAncients/Devola"イニシエノウタ／デボル3:058."TheWretchedAutomatons"愚カシイ機械4:489."CityofCommerce"売買ノ街2:1810."SongoftheAncients/Popola"イニシエノウタ／ポポル3:0411."ThePrestigiousMask"仮面ノ誉2:2612."TempleofDriftingSands"流砂ノ神殿4:0313."GodsBoundbyRules"掟ニ囚ワレシ神4:3814."TheUltimateWeapon"最終兵器4:5515."DeepCrimsonFoe"深紅ノ敵2:2116."Dispossession/PianoVer."喪失／Ver.ピアノ2:4017."Dispossession/StringsVer."喪失／Ver.重奏2:1418."Dispossession/PluckVer."喪失／Ver.弦2:5719."Dispossession/MusicBoxVer."喪失／Ver.オルゴール1:3420."Yonah/PianoVer."ヨナ／Ver.ピアノ2:5321."Yonah/StringsVer."ヨナ／Ver.重奏3:0622."Yonah/PluckVer.1"ヨナ／Ver.弦その12:3923."Yonah/PluckVer.2"ヨナ／Ver.弦その21:57 Disc2No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."TheDarkColossusDestroysAll"全テヲ破壊スル黒キ巨人3:032."SongoftheAncients/HollowDreams"イニシエノウタ／虚ロナ夢2:413."Kainé/Salvation"カイネ／救済3:034."Kainé/Escape"カイネ／逃避3:075."HisDream"彼ノ夢1:576."ThisDream"此ノ夢1:567."Repose"休息2:408."TheLostForest"失ワレタ森2:589."SongoftheAncients/Fate"イニシエノウタ／運命5:1710."Shadowlord'sCastle/Memory"魔王ノ城／記憶2:5011."DanceoftheEvanescent"儚キ者達ノ舞踏0:5412."Shadowlord'sCastle/Roar"魔王ノ城／咆吼4:1413."Emil/Karma"エミール／業苦3:2214."Emil/Sacrifice"エミール／犠牲3:2715."Shadowlord"魔王5:2516."AshesofDreams/New"AshesofDreams／EnglishVersion6:1817."AshesofDreams/Nouveau"AshesofDreams／Nouveau-FrenchVersion5:4718."AshesofDreams/Nuadhaich"AshesofDreams／Nuadhaich-GaelicVersion5:4719."AshesofDreams/Aratanaru"AshesofDreams／Aratanaru-JapaneseVersion6:2920."Shadowlord-White-noteremix"魔王-White-noteremix4:56 NieRGestalt&Replicant15Nightmares&ArrangeTracks[edit] NieRGestalt&Replicant15Nightmares&ArrangeTracksSoundtrackalbumbyKeiichiOkabeReleasedDecember8,2010GenreNewage,technoLength54:43LabelSquareEnix AnalbumofarrangedmusicwaspublishedbySquareEnixonDecember8,2010.Thealbum,NieRGestalt&Replicant15Nightmares&ArrangeTracks,contains11tracksacrossalengthof54:43,andhasacatalognumberofSQEX-10212.ThearrangementsweredonebycomposersOkabe,Ishihama,andHoashi,aswellasby"oriori",RyuichiTakada,andHidekazuTanaka.Thefirstfivearrangements,inatechnostyle,wereincludedintheNierDLC,whiletheremainingtracksarepiano,instrumental,chiptune,andacappellaversionsoftracksfromthegame.[21]Inthelinernotesforthealbum,OkabesaidthattheDLCtracksweremeanttobe"morewar-like"versionsoftheoriginals,whilethesecondhalfofthealbumwasintendedto"maintaintheimageandworldviewoftheoriginalmusic".[22] Thearrangedalbumreachednumber59ontheOriconmusiccharts,apositionitheldforaweek.[23]Itwaswarmlyreceivedbyreviewers,iflesssothanthefirstalbum;PatrickGanncritiquedthealbumasnotbeingasgoodastheoriginal,thoughhenotedthat"youcanstillbeawesomeandranksecondtothatalbum".Heconcludedthatthearrangementswereallofgoodquality,butthatlistenerswouldnotbe"blownawaybyit".[21]DonKotowskifoundittobean"accomplishedarrangealbum",butinferiortotheoriginalashefeltthatitwasshorterthanitshouldhavebeenandthatthefinaltwotrackswereweakerthantherestofthearrangements.[24]JaysonNapolitanoalsofeltthatthealbumshouldhavebeenlonger;hethoughtthatmostlistenerswouldskiptheDLCtracksinfavoroftheacousticarrangements,andthatsixtrackswasnotenoughtocarrythealbumgiventheexpectationscreatedbythequalityoftheoriginalsoundtrack.[25] TracklistNo.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."SongoftheAncients-LostAndroidsMixuxux"イニシエノウタ-LostAndroidsMixuxux5:352."Blu-bird-HanselundGretel"青イ鳥-HanselundGretel5:053."Shadowlord'sCastle-IronFistmixfeat.DJ-BKO"魔王ノ城-IronFistmixfeat.DJ-BKO5:054."Emil-UltimateWeaponNo.7"エミール-UltimateWeaponNo.75:345."Shadowlord-CryingYonahVersion"魔王-CryingYonahVersion5:396."Emil/PianoVer."エミール/ピアノVer4:027."Kainé/DuetVer."カイネ/重奏Ver4:178."TheWretchedAutomatons/ACappella"愚カシイ機械/アカペラVer3:329."SongoftheAncients/PianoVer."イニシエノウタ/ピアノVer5:0010."Shadowlord/MusicBoxVer."魔王/オルゴールVer2:1511."TheLegendofNier:8-bitHeroes"ニーアの伝説～8ビットの勇者たち～8:39 NieRtributealbum-echo-[edit] NieRtributealbum-echo-SoundtrackalbumbyKeiichiOkabeReleasedSeptember14,2011GenreElectronic,klezmer(Shadowlord'sCastle),newageLength1:00:46LabelSquareEnix OnSeptember14,2011SquareEnixpublishedathirdNieralbum,titledNieRTributeAlbum-echo-.Eachofthe12tracksonthealbumisaremixofaNierpiece,eachbyadifferentartist.Theresultingeclecticmixofstylesisprimarilyelectronic,butalsoincludesamultiple-pianoarrangementof"Grandma"andaklezmerrenditionof"Shadowlord'sCastle".Thealbumhasadurationof1:00:46,andhasthecatalognumberSQEX-10247.[26] Thealbumreachednumber77ontheOriconmusiccharts,apositionitheldforaweek.[27]ItwaspositivelyreviewedbyJaysonNapolitanoofOriginalSoundVersion,whodescribedhimselfas"impressed"withit.Hepreferredthisalbumtothearrangedalbum,thoughhefeltthatafewofthetrackshaddifficultydistinguishingthemselvesabovethehighqualityoftheoriginalpieces.[26] TracklistNo.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."-echo-:NieRRepose"SEXY-SYNTHESIZER""-echo-:NieR休息"SEXY-SYNTHESIZER"6:282."-echo-:NieRKainé/Salvation~Kainé/Escape"matryoshka""-echo-:NieRカイネ／救済〜カイネ／逃避"matryoshka"3:243."-echo-:NieRTempleofDriftingSands"millstones""-echo-:NieR流砂ノ神殿"millstones"5:034."-echo-:NieREmil/Sacrifice"Ametsub""-echo-:NieRエミール／犠牲"Ametsub"4:445."-echo-:NieRSuiteOfNier(Restructuring-SnowinSummer,TheUltimateWeapon,AshesofDreams)"Go-qualia""-echo-:NieRSuiteOfNier(Restructuring-夏ノ雪,最終兵器,AshesofDreams)"Go-qualia"5:586."-echo-:NieRShadowlord'sCastle/Roar"RÄFVEN""-echo-:NieR魔王ノ城／咆吼"RÄFVEN"2:467."-echo-:NieRTheIncompleteStone"Nobu44""-echo-:NieR不完全ナ石"Nobu44"5:108."-echo-:NieRSongoftheAncients/Devola~SongoftheAncients/Popola"sasakure.UK""-echo-:NieRイニシエノウタ／デボル〜イニシエノウタ／ポポル"sasakure.UK"5:189."-echo-:NieRTheWretchedAutomatons"KanouKaoru""-echo-:NieR愚カシイ機械"KanouKaoru"3:5210."-echo-:NieRGrandma"Schroeder-Headz""-echo-:NieRオバアチャン"Schroeder-Headz"4:2211."-echo-:NieRTheLostForest"NO‐NO₂""-echo-:NieR失ワレタ森"NO‐NO₂"5:1012."-echo-:NieRSnowinSummer~TheDarkColossusDestroysAll"world'sendgirlfriend""-echo-:NieR夏ノ雪〜全テヲ破壊スル黒キ巨人"world'sendgirlfriend"8:31 PianoCollectionsNierGestalt&Replicant[edit] PianoCollectionsNierGestalt&ReplicantSoundtrackalbumbyKeiichiOkabeReleasedMarch21,2012GenrePianoinstrumentalLength45:42LabelSquareEnix OnMarch21,2012SquareEnixpublishedafourthNieralbum,titledPianoCollectionsNierGestalt&Replicant.Eachofthe11tracksonthealbumisapianoarrangementofaNierpiece.Thetrackswerearrangedandplayedbyseveraldifferentartists,namelyKeigoHoashi,KumiTanioka,MasatoKouda,RyuichiTakada,andYuriMisumi.Eacharrangerperformedtheirownpieces,withtheexceptionofKouda,whosearrangementwasplayedbyTanioka.Thealbumhasadurationof45:42,andhasthecatalognumberSQEX-10303.[28] ThealbumwaspositivelyreviewedbyJaysonNapolitanoofOriginalSoundVersion,whosaidthatwhile"nothingonthisalbumcameasparticularlysurprising",thatheenjoyedthearrangementsandperformances.Hepreferredthetracksonthisalbumtothepianoarrangementsonthe15Nightmaresalbum.[28] TracklistNo.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."-echo-:SongoftheAncients"イニシエノウタ4:082."Kainé"カイネ4:293."HillsofRadiantWind"光ノ風吹ク丘3:404."SnowinSummer"夏ノ雪3:485."Emil"エミール3:246."Grandma"オバアチャン4:217."Repose"休息2:568."GodsBoundByRules"掟ニ囚ワレシ神4:159."Shadowlord"魔王4:0310."TheWretchedAutomatons"愚カシイ機械5:3611."AshesofDreams"AshesofDreams5:02 NieRGestalt&Replicant:JazzArrangeversion[edit] NieRGestalt&Replicant:JazzArrangeversionSoundtrackalbumbySeanSchafianskiReleasedAugust8,2013GenreJazzLength26:48LabelJoypadRecords MusicfromNierhasbeenarrangedintotwojazzEPs.Thealbums,titledNieRGestalt&Replicant:JazzArrangeVersionandJazzArrangeVersionVol.2,containsixtrackseachfromthesoundtracklicensedbyJoypadRecords.ThetracksarearrangedandperformedbySeanSchafianski,andwerereleaseddigitallyonAugust8,2013,andMay16,2014.TheEPshavedurationsof26:48and25:33.[29][30]Themusicissplitbetweeninstrumentalandvocalpieces,andcoversmultipledifferentstylesofjazzmusic.[31] ThefirstEPwaspositivelyreviewedbyBradHayes-RaughofRPGFan,who"greatlyenjoyedthedirectionthisalbumtakes",thoughhedidnotethatsomeofthepiecesdidnotquitemeethishighexpectations.Heconcludedthat"thetracksgiveafreshspinonsomegreatpiecesofvideogamemusicandkeepthespiritofNieraliveandwell."[31] Tracklist JazzArrangeversionNo.TitleOriginaltitleLength1."Sunshower""SnowinSummer"5:422."PaleMoonlight""Shadowlord'sCastle/Roar"4:073."Nightengale""Kainé/DuetVer."4:144."Memories""SongOfTheAncients/Devola"4:545."AHeartNotForgotten""Emil/Karma"3:266."SteamPoweredTrouble""TheWretchedAutomatons"4:25 JazzArrangeversionVol2.No.TitleOriginaltitleLength1."OldTimer""Grandma"3:242."Flower""Yonah"4:093."Veil""ThePrestigiousMask"2:344."RuleBreaker""GodsBoundbyRules"5:035."HeavyHeart""Emil-PianoVer"4:076."Penumbra""Shadowlord"6:16 NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...[edit] NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...OriginalSoundtrackSoundtrackalbumbyKeiichiOkabeReleasedApril21,2021GenreNewage,classical,OrchestraLength3:10:21LabelSquareEnix Anupdatedversionofthegame,NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...,wasreleasedinApril2021.Okabe,RyuichiTakada,KeigoHoashi,KuniyukiTakahashi,ShotaroSeo,andOliverGoodofMonacaarrangedthemusicunderOkabe'sdirection,withagoalofmakingthemlongerandhigher-qualitythantheoriginalsratherthanmakingthemverydifferent.[32]Theteamwantedtogivea"senseofrenewal"withthepieces,andmadesurenottochangethe"tone"ofthesongs,butaddedliveinstrumentsandchoralelements.Forexample,in"Kainé/Salvation",moreliveinstrumentationgavewhattheyfeltwasa"richersound",andwheretheoriginalloopedtostartovertheupdatedversioninsteadrepeatswithslightchangesandadditions.[33]Asoundtrackalbum,NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...OriginalSoundtrack,wasreleasedalongsideitonApril21,containing45tracksonthreediscswithatotallengthof3:10:21.[34]SomeofthetrackswerealsoincludedintheNieRReplicant–10+1YearssetoffourvinylLPs,whichhas29tracksfromNieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...OriginalSoundtrackalongwithallotherpreviousarrangedandorchestralalbums,aswellasfournewarrangements.[35] WeissEdition[edit] AnalbumnamedNieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...Soundtrack"WeissEdition"isincludedinthecollectorversionofthegame,NieRReplicantver.1.22474487139...WhiteSnowEdition.Itfeaturesaspecialsoundtrackwithnewly-recordedandarrangedmusic.[36] Disc1No.TitleLength1."SnowInSummer-AnotherEditVersion"4:492."HillsOfRadiantWinds-AnotherEditVersion"3:523."Kainé-AnotherEditVersion"4:204."GodsBoundByRules-AnotherEditVersion"4:365."DeepCrimsonFoe-AnotherEditVersion"6:006."Emil-AnotherEditVersion"6:077."FleetingWords-AnotherEditVersion"4:568."SongOfTheAncients-AnotherEditVersion"6:279."Shadowlord-AnotherEditVersion"5:1610."AnalogousMemories-AnotherEditVersion"5:15 Disc2No.TitleLength1."Kainé-WeissEditionArrangement"4:392."AnalogousMemories-WeissEditionArrangement"4:453."TheWretchedAutomatons-WeissEditionArrangement"5:534."Grandma-WeissEditionArrangement"4:225."SongOfTheAncients-WeissEditionArrangement"6:046."CityOfCommerce-WeissEditionArrangement"4:277."HillsOfRadiantWinds-WeissEditionArrangement"4:048."TempleOfDriftingSands-WeissEditionArrangement"4:149."FleetingWords-WeissEditionArrangement"4:3510."AshesOfDreams-WeissEditionArrangement"5:03 Nier:Automata[edit] NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrack[edit] NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackSoundtrackalbumbyMONACAReleasedMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)GenreNewage,classical,orchestraLength3:33:43LabelSquareEnix AsequeltoNier,Nier:Automata,wasreleasedinFebruary2017.ItsmusicwasagaincomposedbyKeiichiOkabeandtheMonacateam,withEmiEvans,J'NiqueNicole,andNamiNakagawaonvocals,TakanoriGotoonguitar,andadditionalcontributionsbyseveralartists.AsoundtrackalbumforthegamewasreleasedworldwidebySquareEnixonMarch29,2017.Thethree-disc,3:33:43-longalbumcontainsallofthemusicfromthegame,aswellas,liketheoriginalgame'salbum,variationsonthemainthemeinmultiplelanguages.UnliketheoriginalNier,wherealloftheversionswerewrittenandsungbyEmiEvansandhadthesamelyricalmeanings,theversionsinAutomatawerewrittenandsungbymultiplepeople:theEnglishversionbyJ'NiqueNicole,oneinaninventedFrench-derivedlanguagebyEvans,andtheJapanesewrittenbyYokoTaroandsungbyMarinaKawano.[37] NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackpeakedatnumber2ontheOriconcharts,[38]withover28,000copiessoldinitsfirstweekinJapan.[39]Itwaswellreceivedbycritics;PatrickGannofRPGFansaidthealbumwasasgoodorbetterthantheoriginalaswellas"perfectly,wonderfullygreat".[37] Disc1No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."Significance-Nothing"意味／無2:392."CityRuins-RaysofLight"遺サレタ場所／斜光6:223."PeacefulSleep"穏ヤカナ眠リ6:504."MemoriesofDust"砂塵ノ記憶5:295."BirthofaWish"生マレ出ヅル意思4:406."TheColorofDepression"沈痛ノ色3:177."AmusementPark"遊園施設6:198."ABeautifulSong"美シキ歌4:069."VoiceofnoReturn-Guitar"還ラナイ声／ギター3:5110."Grandma-Destruction"オバアチャン／破壊5:3111."FalteringPrayer-DawnBreeze"澱ンダ祈リ／暁風3:1212."Emil'sShop"エミール／ショップ5:2813."TreasuredTimes"大切ナ時間3:4614."VagueHope-ColdRain"曖昧ナ希望／氷雨3:3615."WeightoftheWorldEnglishVersion"WeightoftheWorld／EnglishVersion5:44 Disc2No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."Significance"意味2:392."CityRuins-Shade"遺サレタ場所／遮光6:013."EndoftheUnknown"異形ノ末路4:314."VoiceofnoReturn-Normal"還ラナイ声／通常2:535."Pascal"パスカル4:476."ForestKingdom"森ノ王国5:527."DarkColossus-Kaiju"全テヲ破壊スル黒キ巨人／怪獣6:068."CopiedCity"複製サレタ街3:599."WretchedWeaponry:Medium/Dynamic"愚カシイ兵器：乙：甲7:0410."PossessedbyDisease"取リ憑イタ業病5:0211."BrokenHeart"割レタ心3:3012."WretchedWeaponry:Quiet"愚カシイ兵器：丙3:0713."Mourning"追悼4:5114."DependentWeakling"依存スル弱者5:0615."WeightoftheWorldSongofaBrokenWorld"WeightoftheWorld／壊レタ世界ノ歌5:44 Disc3No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."Rebirth&Hope"再生ト希望0:372."War&War"戦争ト戦争4:323."CrumblingLies-Front"崩壊ノ虚妄3:264."WidespreadIllness"茫洋タル病3:185."FortressofLies"偽リノ城塞2:496."VagueHope-SpringRain"曖昧ナ希望／翠雨4:407."SongoftheAncients-Atonement"イニシエノウタ／贖罪5:098."BlissfulDeath"幸セナ死2:369."Emil-Despair"エミール／絶望4:4610."FalteringPrayer-StarrySky"澱ンダ祈リ／星空3:4411."AlienManifestation"顕現シタ異物6:2712."TheTower"「塔」7:4313."BipolarNightmare"双極ノ悪夢5:0014."TheSoundoftheEnd"終ワリノ音5:2615."WeightoftheWorldNouveau-FRVersion"WeightoftheWorld／Nouveau-FRVersion5:4716."WeightoftheWorldtheEndofYoRHa"WeightoftheWorld／theEndofYoRHa5:39 Hackingtracks[edit] NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackHACKINGTRACKSSoundtrackalbumbyMONACAReleasedMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)GenreChiptuneLength46:07LabelSquareEnix OnMarch29,2017,NieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackHACKINGTRACKS,acollectionofchiptune8-bitmusicconsistedof16differenttracks,wasreleased.ThetracksincludedinthealbumwereusedinhackingminigamesofNieR:Automata.Itwasreleasedasapre-orderbonusfortheoriginalsoundtrackofNieR:Automata.ThealbumwascomposedbyMonacateamandarrangedbyShotaroSeoofMonaca.Theone-discalbumhasadurationof46:07,andhasthecatalognumberSQEX-10593.[40] ThealbumwaspositivelyreviewedbyPatrickGannofRPGFan,whosaidthat"NieR:AutomatafansthatgotthisalbumwiththeirOSTsoughttocounttheirblessings".[41]TienHoangofVGMOnlinebelievedthatitis"anicebonusalbumtohave,butitisn’tessential".[42] Disc1No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."CityRuins-8-bit"遺サレタ場所：丁2:122."MemoriesofDust-8-bit"砂塵ノ記憶：丁2:313."BirthofaWish-8-bit"生マレ出ヅル意思：丁3:024."AmusementPark-8-bit"遊園施設：丁2:235."ABeautifulSong-8-bit"美シキ歌：丁2:336."EndoftheUnknown-8-bit"異形ノ末路：丁2:527."ForestKingdom-8-bit"森ノ王国：丁2:268."DarkColossus-Kaiju-8-bit"全テヲ破壊スル黒キ巨人/怪獣：丁2:159."WretchedWeaponry-8-bit"愚カシイ兵器：丁3:0310."PossessedbyDisease-8-bit"取リ憑イタ業病：丁4:1511."DependentWeakling-8-bit"依存スル弱者：丁2:4012."War&War-8-bit"戦争ト戦争：丁2:2713."SongoftheAncients-Atonement-8-bit"イニシエノウタ/贖罪：丁3:0814."TheTower-8-bit"「塔」：丁3:3815."TheSoundoftheEnd-8-bit"終ワリノ音：丁2:4016."WeightoftheWorld-8-bit"WeightoftheWorld：丁4:02Totallength:46:07 NieR:AutomataArranged&UnreleasedTracks[edit] NieR:AutomataArranged&UnreleasedTracksSoundtrackalbumbyMONACAReleasedDecember 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)GenreNewage,technoLength1:43:39LabelSquareEnix OnDecember20,2017,analbumofarrangedmusicandunreleasedtracksofNieR:AutomatawasreleasedbySquareEnixintwodiscs.Disconeincludedarrangedmusicbydifferentartists,andunreleasedtrackscomposedbyKeiichiOkabewereincludedindisctwo.Thealbumconsistsofatotalof20tracks,hasadurationof1:43:39,andhasthecatalognumberSQEX-10631~2.[43] ThealbumwaspraisedbyPatrickGannofRPGFan,whobelievedthatsometracks,suchas"WeightoftheWorld"and"Emil",were"veryimpressive".[44] Disc1No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."CityRuins(ArrangedbyAJURIKA)"遺サレタ場所ArrangedbyAJURIKA4:002."PeacefulSleep(ArrangedbyChengBiMeetsMasatoIshinari)"穏ヤカナ眠リArrangedbyChengBimeetsMasatoIshinari3:583."AmusementPark(Arrangedbyaraitasuku)[feat.momocashew]"遊園施設Arrangedbyaraitasukufeat.momocashewfromMili6:434."EndoftheUnknown(ArrangedbyATOLS)"異形ノ末路ArrangedbyATOLS4:365."Pascal(ArrangedbyRyuKawamura)"パスカルArrangedbyRyuKawamura5:156."CopiedCity(ArrangedbyLITE)"複製サレタ街ArrangedbyLITE3:587."Mourning(ArrangedbySachikoMiyano)"追悼ArrangedbySachikoMiyano6:498."VagueHope(ArrangedbyTakuroIga)"曖昧ナ希望ArrangedbyTakuroIga5:169."SongoftheAncients-Atonement(ArrangedbyJunHayakawawithAtsukiYoshida[EMOQuartet])"イニシエノウタArrangedbyJunHayakawawithAtsukiYoshida(EMOQuartet)4:1810."Emil(ArrangedbyMorrigan&Lily)"エミールArrangedbyMorrigan&Lily6:0711."AlienManifestation(ArrangedbyYutakaOyama,JunichiSaito,YusukeShima,JoseColon)"顕現シタ異物ArrangedbyYutakaOyama・JunichiSaito・YusukeShima・JoseColon4:1712."WeightoftheWorld(ArrangedbyZANIO)"WeightoftheWorldArrangedbyZANIO5:28Totallength:60:45 Disc2No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."UmareIduruIshi/KonomamajaDame"生マレ出ヅル意思/コノママジャダメ5:222."BirthofaWish/Thiscannotcontinue"BirthofaWish/Thiscannotcontinue5:223."UmareIduruIshi/KaminiNatta"生マレ出ヅル意思/カミニナッタ5:224."BirthofaWish/BecomeaGod"BirthofaWish/BecomeaGod5:225."BirthofaWish/CEO(Solo)"生マレ出ヅル意思/社長（ソロ）5:226."BirthofaWish/CEO(Duet)"生マレ出ヅル意思/社長（デュエット）5:227."ToritsuitaGoubyou/KaminiNatta"取リ憑イタ業病/カミニナッタ5:228."PossessedbyDisease/BecomeaGod"PossessedbyDisease/BecomeaGod5:20Totallength:42:54 NieR:AutomataPianoCollections[edit] NieR:AutomataPianoCollectionsSoundtrackalbumbyMONACAReleasedApril 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)GenrePianoinstrumentalLength1:01:07LabelSquareEnix NieR:AutomataPianoCollectionswaspublishedonApril25,2018.Thealbumcontains12tracksacrossalengthof1:01:07andhasacatalognumberofSQEX-10653.[45]ThetracksinthealbumareoriginallyfromNieR:AutomataOriginalSoundtrackbuttransformedintopianorenditions.[46] PatrickGannofRPGFansaidthealbum"istheweakestoftheAutomataalbumsSquareEnixhasreleasedsofar".[47]DonKotowskiofVGMOnlinebelievedthealbumis"bynomeansabadalbum",butsaid"itismissingthatspark".[46] Disc1No.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."WeightoftheWorld"WeightoftheWorld6:172."AmusementPark"遊園施設6:553."ABeautifulSong"美シキ歌5:074."CityRuins"遺サレタ場所3:485."DependentWeakling"依存スル弱者4:186."PeacefulSleep"穏ヤカナ眠リ4:547."CopiedCity"複製サレタ街4:218."VoiceofnoReturn"還ラナイ声3:569."BipolarNightmare"双極ノ悪夢4:2310."TheTower"「塔」5:0911."TheSoundoftheEnd"終ワリノ音6:0312."VagueHope"曖昧ナ希望5:56Totallength:61:07 Orchestralalbums[edit] NieR:Gestalt&NieR:ReplicantOrchestralArrangementAlbumNieR:AutomataOrchestralArrangementAlbumSoundtrackalbumbyMONACA,KanagawaPhilharmonicOrchestraReleasedSeptember 12, 2018 (2018-09-12)GenreOrchestraLength50:48(Nier)49:37(Automata)LabelSquareEnix OnSeptember12,2018,SquareEnixreleasedapairoforchestralalbums,NieR:Gestalt&NieR:ReplicantOrchestralArrangementAlbumandNieR:AutomataOrchestralArrangementAlbum.EachcontainsperformancesbytheKanagawaPhilharmonicOrchestraofarrangementsofmusicfromeachgame,andwereavailableindividuallyorasaboxset.[48]NieR:Gestalt&NieR:ReplicantOrchestralArrangementAlbumcontains11tracks,hasadurationof50:48andthecatalognumberSQEX-10673.[49]10tracksareincludedinNieR:AutomataOrchestralArrangementAlbumacrossalengthof49:37.ThealbumhasthecatalognumberSQEX-10674.[50]Theboxsetcontainsafurtherfourtracksusingdifferentinstrumentalensembles.[51] NieR:Gestalt&NieR:ReplicantOrchestralArrangementAlbumwasreviewedpositivelybyTienHoangofVGMOnline,whobelievedthatit"isasolidaddition"tothemusiccatalogofNieR.[52]PatrickGannofRPGFancriticizedNieR:AutomataOrchestralArrangementAlbumandbelievedthatthechoiceoftracksincludedinthealbumcouldhavebeenbetter.Hecalledthisalbum"disappointing".[53]Inhisreviewoftheboxset,Hoangfeltthattheadditionaltrackswerethemostcreative,andwishedtheotherarrangementshadfollowedsuit.[51] NieRGestalt&ReplicantOrchestralArrangementAlbumNo.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."SnowinSummer"夏ノ雪4:512."SongoftheAncients"イニシエノウタ5:173."HillsofRadiantWinds"光ノ風吹ク丘4:114."Emil"エミール5:075."GodsBoundbyRules"掟ニ囚ワレシ神5:136."TheWretchedAutomatons"愚カシイ機械5:267."Kainé"カイネ4:378."TheDarkColossusDestroysAll"全テヲ破壊スル黒キ巨人3:109."Grandma"オバアチャン4:3010."Shadowlord"魔王4:5711."AshesofDreams"AshesofDreams3:29Totallength:50:48 NieR:AutomataOrchestralArrangementAlbumNo.TitleJapanesetitleLength1."CityRuins"遺サレタ場所5:322."AmusementPark"遊園施設5:323."ABeautifulSong"美シキ歌4:324."AlienManifestation"顕現シタ異物4:295."TheTower"「塔」6:036."DependentWeakling"依存スル弱者3:557."BipolarNightmare"双極ノ悪夢4:338."Mourning"追悼5:059."TheSoundoftheEnd"終ワリノ音5:1010."WeightoftheWorld"WeightoftheWorld5:32Totallength:49:37 Addendum[edit] TocorrespondwiththeNieRTheatricalOrchestra12020concertscelebratingthe10thanniversaryofthegameseries,SquareEnixreleasedanotheralbumoforchestralarrangements,NieROrchestralArrangementAlbum–Addendum,onMarch25,2020.ItcontainsfivetrackseachfromGestalt&ReplicantandAutomata,arrangedbySachikoMiyanoandKosukeYamashitaandfeaturingsolovocalperformancesfromEmiEvansandJ’NiqueNicole.Thefirstprintingofthephysicalversionofthealbumincludesabonusdiscwiththreeadditionalarrangements.ThealbumwasreviewdbyTienHoangofVGMOnline,whofoundthetracksandperformancessolidbutwasdisappointedthattheystayedevenmorecloselytotheoriginalpiecesthantheotherorchestralalbums,ratherthanhavingmorecreativearrangements,tothepointofreusingsomepriorarrangementswithminordifferences.[54] Musicvideos[edit] OnJuly15,2015,anofficiallylicensedarrangementof"SongoftheAncients"fromNier,alongwithamusicvideo,werereleasedbyOverClockedRecords.Itwasmadeavailabletostreamorpurchase.[55]Thesong,avocalperformancewithvibraphoneandpercussion,wasthefirstofficiallylicensedvideogamemusicsinglebytherecordlabel,anoffshootoftheOverClockedReMixvideogamemusicremixcommunity.ThesinglewassungbyJillianAversa,whofeaturesintheaccompanyingmusicvideo,withpercussionbyDougPerry.ThesongwasperformedbytheduopriortoreleaseatVideoGamesLiveconcerts,andwasfilmedatNationalHarbor,MarylandbythesculptureTheAwakeninginJanuary2015duringMAGFest,anannualgamemusicconvention.[56] Publicperformances[edit] AconcertinTokyo,called"NierMusicConcert&TalkLive",washeldattheExTheaterRoppongionApril16,2016,withperformancesofvariousmusicalpiecesfromNierandNier:Automata.[57]ABlu-rayofthisperformancewasreleasedonDecember14,2016.[58] AsecondconcertwasheldonMay5,2017andwaslivestreamedviaNiconico.TheAddendumversionof"SongoftheAncients"wasplayedduringtheParadeofNationsofthe2020SummerOlympicsopeningceremony. 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