Line #9 AwesomeMusic/NierAutomata


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6	The OST won Best Score at the Game Awards 2017. As the below examples prove, it was ''more'' than well deserved.
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8	* Keichi Okabe of {{Music/MONACA}} is returning once more. [[https://youtu.be/O7dy3cKt1e0 "Possessed by Disease",]] the song in the first gameplay trailer, does NOT disappoint and features incredible choral work by Emi Evans and Nami Nakagawa. It's used to incredible effect in [[https://youtu.be/1n8ZdYgts2s the boss fight against So-Shi]]. It also plays during the second-to-last boss fight of the VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV raid "The Tower at Paradigm's Shift", the False Idol, who is one of the N2 Terminals fused with a [[VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} Seed of Resurrection]].
9	* [[https://youtu.be/nTbyCYcHS6s "Alien Manifestation"]], which first plays in the prologue, has four variations, two vocal and two instrumental, which effortlessly fold between one another depending where on the field you are, the regular field theme
10	* [[https://youtu.be/j2MfP7vhPVQ "The Sound of the End,"]] introduced in the prologue, is used as the boss fight music that plays during the last segment. It's also used in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' crossover in the third boss of The Tower at Paradigm's Breach, especially when it's against the Red Girl, the avatar of the Machine Network. The song's downright oppressive melody really enhances the tense situations where this song plays.
11	* [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]], the theme of the title area, is both calming and dynamic. [[https://youtu.be/THAYIkP6_dw An official remix]] of this song also doubles as Heartwarming for Tekken fans, as Okabe reunites with Akitaka Tohyama, AKA AJURIKA, for the first time since ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''.
12	* [[https://youtu.be/7jna9bvhdRE "Peaceful Sleep"]], which plays in the Resistance Camp, is (appropriately) the calmest song in the game, and really highlights Emi Evans' great voice.
13	* [[https://youtu.be/8jpJM6nc6fE "Amusement Park"]], the theme of said park, is an overly cheerful and pleasant song, with the accompanying lyrics only reinforcing the fun-loving nature of the robots inhabiting it. And when you return to Route C to find that the logic virus has turned all the partying machines into zombified robots, the track changes significantly; the lyrics haven't changed a bit, but most of the instruments have been removed and the few left are much slower and sadder, resulting in a [[https://youtu.be/k_YDwZ-9gaA haunting but still beautiful melody]].
14	* [[https://youtu.be/KJBUF-s15co A Beautiful Song]], one of the first songs heard in the trailers, plays against the boss Beauvoir (Simone in the English Version). It is an epic rock song with opera-like vocals that captures the tragedy of Beauvoir/Simone's goal to win Sartre/Jean-Paul's affection. Bonus points for the opening lyrics, despite being gibberish, almost sounding like "This is not love, this is madness."
15	* [[https://youtu.be/ci3gO75B3Yc "Birth of a Wish"]] plays during some key battle segments. All of its variations, like [[https://youtu.be/9yS5L_jy3lI "THIS CANNOT CONTINUE"]], include a deep, ominous chorus, which adds to the intensity of the battles. Heck, even [[https://youtu.be/xZ_hySAfaIc the version]] that plays when you fight the DLC [=CEOs=] is epic, despite the comical GratuitousJapanese inserts.
16	* [[https://youtu.be/YA9ozz04Nfk "Pascal"]], the theme of the title character's village, is appropriately upbeat with great choral work.
17	* For a fairly minor area, [[https://youtu.be/5l0y0hOEflQ Copied City]] is absolutely beautiful.
18	* [[https://youtu.be/hdKkvdZ3b8Y "BECOME AS GODS"]] is creepy, beautiful, and surprisingly metal, which fits the situation it is used in: an entire factory filled with machines who have formed a murder/suicide cult, to "become as gods".
19	* [[https://youtu.be/tDHRpWNq2-s Grandma - Destruction]], an energetic remix of the Nier song that plays during several of the more intense moments of the game, like Eve's birth, the fight with the lone Engels and 9S' fight with the 2B clones. It gets used in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' crossover as the first boss of the Puppet's Bunker, 813P-operated Aegis Unit, and the first phase of its last boss, [[BodyOfBodies The Compound]]/[[EvilKnockoff 2P]].
20	* [[https://youtu.be/PxaAqNhjZok Dark Colossus - Kaiju]], a remix of the Knave of Hearts' theme from ''[=NieR=]'', here used for the fight against the MechanicalMonster Grun.
21	* [[https://youtu.be/MAIh91aQipQ "End of the Unknown"]] plays during battles with Adam and Eve. Its techno ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''-esque sound clashes with the rest of the soundtrack, which is ironic considering it is associated with two of the most human-like machine lifeforms. [[https://youtu.be/YxUlGMWBxhk It also gets used in the third boss fight]] in the Puppets' Bunker in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' crossover with the 905P-operated Heavy Artillery Unit, which has the personality data of 21O implanted into it.
22	* [[https://youtu.be/QNmui0Prrls "Atonement"]] is a remix of "Song of the Ancients - Fate", already one of the best songs of the first game. It's used in multiple fights throughout the game, and finally gets vocals in the scene where Devola and Popola come to 9S's aid. It also gets used as the boss music for the first two bosses in the Copied Factory in the crossover in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''.
23	* [[https://youtu.be/Bd67uSWHk2g War & War]], an upbeat, powerful theme that inspires you to finish this goddamn war once and for all!
24	* In contrast to the bleak, somber, and bittersweet tone of much of the score, [[https://youtu.be/9JYjv3u04NE "Treasured Times"]] is a deeply heartwarming, and utterly ''adorable'' lullaby-like piece with child singer vocals and a gentle backing piano. It plays during some of the most heartwarming sidequests in the game after you perform tasks for the children in Pascal's village, almost as if the game is rewarding you for [[VideoGameCaringPotential your acts of kindness.]]
25	* [[https://youtu.be/E9c-t8hQCRo "Wretched Weaponry"]] plays during some of the boss battles and tense moments. Its vocals and beautiful melody sounds very somber and almost haunting at some points.
26	* [[https://youtu.be/smnbPEysX6k "The Tower"]] plays during the eponymous [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Very Definitely Final Dungeon]]. Its somber tone complements the eerie sedateness of the dungeon.
27	* "[[https://youtu.be/EFKnzTsKDU0 Mourning]]," a somber and utterly ''haunting'', funereal song that gets played in two sidequests and Ending C as A2 hacks into 9S to fix his logic circuits, and then stays behind in the collapsing Tower in a HeroicSacrifice. It becomes the main theme of The Tower At Paradigm's Breach in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' crossover.
28	* [[https://youtu.be/DDwmKkxAyk0 Dependent Weakling]], which plays during the ClimaxBoss fight with Eve. An intense track that shows the sorrow and fury that have consumed Eve's sanity, turning him into a snarling beast with giant metal fists.
29	* [[https://youtu.be/EyZaNx8T-fM Emil - Despair]] plays while fighting the Emil clones in the desert. A remix of "Emil/Sacrifice" from the first game, it's fast-paced enough to be an effective battle theme, but the soft choir in the background still reflects the sorrow and pain that Emil has had to live through in his long life. It gets used in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'''s crossover as the first boss, [[VideoGame/{{Nier}} the Knave of Hearts]].
30	* The credits song, "[[https://youtu.be/Egn_VNVKzI4 Weight of the World]]", is a beautiful little piece that conveys the more tragic elements of the plot. And depending on your ending, you'll hear the English, Japanese or Chaotic[[note]]A language created by Emi Evans specifically for the ''[=NieR=]'' series[[/note]] versions. Its use during Ending E, with the song alternating between the English, Japanese, and Chaotic versions after each major stanza, and then swelling into a ''choral version'' that quickly flips between all three on the chorus once you accept help from others during the nigh-impossible section, really can only be described as epic. All three, sung live, [[https://youtu.be/KbUfkJA0xoo can be heard here]]. "Weight of the World" [[https://youtu.be/jVAgd9dbYIs was remixed]] for the ''[=NieR=]'' {{Crossover}} event with ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', which puts the track into battle mode and works in the classic ''Final Fantasy'' "Prelude" for good measure. It's essentially TheAntiNihilist in song form. Years later, the song would end up covered by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aefk6vkuR8o 2B herself]], Creator/YuiIshikawa.
31	* The DLC credits song, [[https://youtu.be/aiNKk3fPed8 Inochi ni Fusawashi (Deserving of Life)]] by amazarashi, is a hauntingly beautiful piece that plays over some creepy imagery.
32	* [[https://youtu.be/O24TfXsOZDU Voice of No Return]], the track that plays at the end of many sidequests, is simultaneously relaxing and bittersweet depending on the context. People have described the lyrics as "what French sounds like to people who don’t understand French."
33	* [[https://youtu.be/KVShAmWDuY8 Broken Heart]], a depressing and vaguely frightening theme that plays at the end of sidequests that went badly.
34	* [[https://youtu.be/RycVMzNnt0c Bipolar Nightmare]] is a suitably epic battle theme that plays during multiple key boss battles (most notably the DualBoss battle against Ko-Shi and Ro-Shi as A2 and 9S ascend the Tower). [[https://youtu.be/ms5Gykp7cKA Bipolar Nightmare (Calm)]] is a minimalistic but still amazing version of the theme that only plays during the fight with A2.

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