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It's not an exaggeration to say I'm passionate about music, especially of classical inspiration.
Over time I've written a number of threads about Genshin's music, which is absolutely awesome and deserves all the attention.
👇You can find them all below
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It'll feel so weird the day Genshin stops. It's really my comfort game where I can travel to so many gorgeous places and just admire the landscape and listen to the music, while thinking about the lore.
It's a feeling I don't think I'll really find in any other game.
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When people ask why Genshin's music is exceptional, I think the first reflex is to show the epic tracks, like Scaramouche or La Signora.
And sure, it's part of the answer. But other games have very good boss fight musics.
Now... which game has that?
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This is something I really respect about Genshin. While a lot of players were mad at a "fake death", I quite appreciate that the game isn't going for shock value. In Genshin, "what" happens is often less important than "how", and the way it develops characters
Another thing, I actually liked that Xiao survived the ordeal in the end. You could accuse the quest of copping out by letting Zhongli swoop in to save him last minute, but I think it's sweeter that he came out of the arc learning something new about himself
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I'll also add that Genshin has insane artistic moments that only mature people can fully appreciate. That's why so many players don't find Genshin's music "jammable" enough for example.
And that's also why an infamous bald man managed to make fun of Yun Jin's singing.
I’m not saying I 100% agree or disagree, Genshin IS designed to attract the widest audience possible (this includes children), BUT for those interested Genshin actually has very dark lore the only thing is that most of it is in quest dialogue or text so they avoid having to show
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Thread - Understanding Wrath of Monoceros Caeli
The 3rd phase of our fight with Childe, that caught so many players aback the first time. How I remember being pushed to my limits at low AR, when I barely understood how to fight efficiently with the few characters I had.
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Tribute to Childe - A musical analysis of Never-Ending Performance
#GenshinImpact
#Childe
#Tartaglia
The fight against Childe remains one of the highlights of my Genshin playthrough. The first time you fight him at low AR, it's pretty intense, like a real duel.
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🎼🧵How Fontaine's theme contains (almost) the whole story of Fontaine
The story of Fontaine is all about fate. The prophecy, the trials, Focalors' plan... Everything unfolds like a theater play. And in fact, we had the script from the start: it was all in the music.
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In Fontaine, under the rain:
Cyno: *tells the dumbest joke to Tighnari*
Tighnari: Cyno please... Huh? It was pouring until now and suddenly it's all sunny?
Neuvillette: *leaves surreptitiously*
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The boss fight OSTs obviously stand out, but the backbone of Genshin's music remains the overworld. And it's where you'll find the music that, IMO, really makes Genshin stand out.
Chenyu Vale, the Chasm... so many tracks of Sumeru, that's where the real flavor lies.
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Apparently Wriothesley is irrelevant to the story, so...
Here. The music of irrelevance.
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They called Wrio's gramophone song "Le duc sous l'eau" it's such a PERFECT title
It means "The duke under water"
This song IS Wrio, definitely
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@candehyaluvr
Let's admit that there are a lot of BoTW-inspired elements that catch the eye at first. But that's just surface level, it quickly becomes its own game with its own direction
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A thing about Scara. The attention to details.
Remember the line Nazo nagasare (何ぞ流され) that Scara sings during his boss battle? It's Old Japanese for "Why was I thrown away", as we know.
However, the Old Japanese is a little weird here, and it's probably not a mistake.
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It's really a mood to be underwater and listen to music featuring glass harp while chilling, then move to Enkanomiya, admire that land lost in the void while the sorrowful music echoes.
Then move to Chenyu Vale and collect tea while listening to Chinese traditional instruments.
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I enjoyed the contemplative aspect of games like BoTW, but there isn't that diversity of landscapes, music, and lore. It's not the same kind of contemplation.
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It's still baffling to me that this game gave us all that, for free.
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I've seen people call the current patch a filler, and it's probably technically true since it has no quest related to the main story, but... Come on now. How can anyone call Chenyu Vale a filler when you see the insane amount of details and polishing that went into that area?
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I love how Alhaitham is basically saying in subtle words "I'm here with Kaveh and we're waiting for the other gay couple that you know very well *wink wink*"
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A little visit to the chasm, to admire the upside down city, with a music that gives you chills.
A short trip to Mondstadt, filled with the nostalgia of the beginning of the adventure.
Then back to Sumeru, to remember Rukkhadevata from the forest music.
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@kurigohan0909
Kaveh: "Don't let anyone know I live in Alhaitham's house"
Alhaitham: *chuckles* "He really said that to you huh?"
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🧵A short thread analyzing the Lantern Rite cutscene's music, because it's really interesting to see how the instruments mirror the personality of the characters.
(I hope I didn't make any mistake identifying the instruments, but if that's the case, please let me know!)
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You can also include a few overworld battle themes: Duel in the Mist, Fontaine's rondeau, Swirls of Shamshir, Across Dimming Asterisms... Where else do you hear that music?
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And the funny thing is: you often don't realize how good the music is until you do nothing but focus on it.
The track I put in this thread, Jade Chimes, is just awesome. But your full attention is required to realize that.
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You could say that in Fontaine, the AQ plot revolved around the final reveal... But remember? The music told the story from the start. The interesting part isn't just the reveal about Focalors or the sin, it's how it all makes sense with everything that was hinted from the start
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In Sumeru, Scara's defeat has some epicness to it, but in the end it's not really what matters. The only thing we all really are about is how Scara is going to develop. And him being canonly represented as a kitty shows us how he was depicted from the start
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And that's why plenty of people will never understand why Genshin's music is exceptional.
They only consider the epic tracks, and won't notice the sheer perfection of all these contemplative pieces, that gather such a wide variety of influences and instruments.
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🧵On the specificity of Fontaine's music
Is it a shortcoming in the composition? Or is it a clever way to convey something about the lore?
This has been my question ever since I heard Fontaine's music in the 4.0 version. And to this day, I still don't have a clear answer
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In my opinion, that's one of the main ingredients that make Genshin so special, and so good. A lot of players don't see it, and focus too much on the literal action, when the whole game is about telling tales, with all its layers
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One day Baldie will discover layers, and realize he never got past the 1st one in anything he played.
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In Stormterror, there isn't even a battle theme playing. There's just that very melancholic music. And in the fight against Dvalin, the music is, on purpose, the opposite of epic. It just tells us how Venti's voice is trying to reach Dvalin
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All the intense events in Genshin are shown with some distance. Remember Liyue, with the epic fight in the harbor, followed by the very calm Zhongli giving his gnosis to Signora? A single scene is enough to make the whole epic fight inconsequential in the grand scheme of things
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Mondstadt music may be not the greatest in the game, but like Mondstadt, it slowly, and gently, brings you into Teyvat without trying to impress you.
I know I've already said that multiple times, but in many ways, when I think about Mondstadt, I hear: "Once upon a time..."
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Alright, I think I need to address something here. I understand how everyone feels very sad that Yu-Peng Chen is leaving HOYO-MiX: I feel exactly the same.
However.
I also feel that his name put a lot of other talented composers in the shade (and it's not his fault)
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Another example of that distance is in Mondstadt. There's a real build up when you come to Stormterror, on your way to the fight against Dvalin. It's the first main boss of an area, and you're expecting it to be epic in some way... But the music warns you: it's not what it is.
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There's something I really like about the whole fight against Arlecchino: it parodies the shonen anime style.
First, there's the MC acting as the hero who'll change the outcome of the fight. Then, several shots like this, with the 😲face when their powerful attack doesn't work.
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One of the many things that impressed my piano teacher about Genshin's music is how "written" it is. As in: every note counts, even in the accompaniment.
It's not just vague harmonies and classic progressions, where the general feeling is more important than the detail.
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I swear, this line was enough for me to know everything I needed to know about Dehya. When you've hanged out in queer circles long enough you now exactly who says that kind of line.
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This phase is very disturbing, story wise. We're facing Childe in his Foul Legacy form, with his twisted voice, unsure if he's still human or not.
And the music just immerses us in a fully chaotic and nerve-wracking atmostphere, which I will attempt to analyze in this thread.
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@privecyno
But then what would you use for Tighnari in the desert *when Cyno worries about him*?
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There are really people who use the text of Furina's constellations as evidence for their ship, and... well... if your reflex when you read "Love Is a Rebellious Bird That None Can Tame" is to say "it's about love!", just maybe... consider checking what the opera is about?
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@privenari
It's true, I'm just a bit cautious when it comes to the survival of such a huge game when it starts getting old. If the fanbase is still as strong at the end of Khaenri'ah, there's probably no reason to worry, otherwise... I don't know. You're probably right though.
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*sigh* we really can't have non white characters in this game...
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Whatever the correct form is, the certain and important point is that the sentence in Old Japanese is unfinished.
It's as if the emotions of Scara were so intense that he wasn't able to pronounce that sentence until the end. He had to interrupt himself.
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I saw a thread on Reddit where people are mad at how Furina is depicted in Clorinde's SQ because "Why is she so clumsy? Why doesn't she have a galaxy brain? Isn't she supposed to be Focalors?"
I am.
Laughing so hard. 😭
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I keep saying that Fontaine has tons of layers, hiding its depth and its melancholy behind some apparent superficiality - exactly like Furina.
It goes as far as the simple title of a music piece. Let's have a look at the layers of "Le Souvenir avec le Crépuscule"
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@CSM_analysis
Perfect example of the "dance" elements in battle themes that I just mentioned!
I think I like this battle theme even more than Swirls of Shamshir. The first time I heard it past the first theme, I never wanted it to stop and I kept my slime alive the whole time
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Thread - The Chasm OST (Part 2)
Yes, I'm back on this OST, because I hadn't noticed how deep the cultural elements go when I made my previous thread.
Here, I'll be focusing more on the cultural elements surrounding the use of the morin khuur, and on throat singing (khoomei).
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@hkvhology
It was so funny, it's like they were giving final not-so-subtle hints about what Sumeru was all about in terms of character development in case some people missed it (and some people did, for sure)
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@privecyno
Can we say that it's very Kaeya-ish to make a mistake here and use the feminine version of the greeting? 😂
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The quality of Genshin's music comes from highly inspired composition, but it wouldn't have the same flavor and depth without the variety of instruments.
The more I listen to the OST, the more I focus on the sounds of each instrument, and it is an endless source of wonder.
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It's such a nice touch. Such a delicious, very little detail. It fits his character so much, and adds even more emotional content to his singing.
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Imagine Childe depressed from what he learns about himself, and when he gets out of jail, traveler waits for him with a huge bag of toys: "I have a mission for the greatest toy salesman"
Then for a whole week Childe is laughing all the time with the kids as he gives out the toys
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I really don't think people realize the content we're getting in Genshin.
Sure, it's no end game content, but the overworld area updates are way too easily dismissed. New quality landscapes, mechanics, music, world quests, lore, at an impressive rhythm.
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Arlecchino is such a fantastic addition to Fontaine.
From the beginning we all had this unsatisfying feeling about justice in Fontaine. How it seemed overly naive to work.
And Arlecchino is the counterpoint to that. She's the other side of justice. She makes Fontaine complete.
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I think that rather than a filler, it's a good reminder that the story of Genshin is much more than its main quest. It's basically the story of all stories going on in Teyvat.
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@resagini
I thought about that too, I figured Hyv wouldn't create a land that makes no sense at all like that without a good justification. After all, just like the water cubes floating in the air, the water in this area is no ordinary water. And I really like the "stage" aspect of it.
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I agree with all of this thread and I'd like to add something.
Since Itto clearly faces discrimination, I really like seeing him being fully accepted without having to make an effort and change his personality and "prove" that he is worthy of their attention.
there's a bit of lost potential in that approach but tbh he has enough personality to just show up and liven things up just by being there, so using that liveliness to let other characters shine is a reasonable trade-off
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Since I'm overwhelmed with replies about Genshin's music, here's another track that I could have posted as example.
I always talk about Wandering Clouds, but On the Vast Earth is also incredible. The sound of the morin khuur is just 👌
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I was afraid the whole time with Vacher's story.
I was afraid they'd shed a forgiving light on his motivation, by making it look ""romantic"".
And I absolutely loved being wrong. It was just savage. The absence of any indulgence from the victims AND Vigneire was just perfect
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🧵A little thread about what I particularly enjoyed in the last Dain quest
Sometimes I feel like I've grown too familiar with Genshin to get emotional again, and this quest proved me wrong the hard way. It literally held me around the neck without warning, and squeezed.
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@Cute_Idiot
Same. There aren't many games I'm willing to launch just to do nothing special in it.
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This analysis is a follow-up to my analysis of Never-Ending Performance. However, here, instead of looking for flawless coherence, we are rather examining instability, unresolved ideas, chaos.
Tribute to Childe - A musical analysis of Never-Ending Performance
#GenshinImpact
#Childe
#Tartaglia
The fight against Childe remains one of the highlights of my Genshin playthrough. The first time you fight him at low AR, it's pretty intense, like a real duel.
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Yesterday I was challenged to explain why I liked Childe so much, and my answer was "You don't explain Childe. You experience Childe. You live Childe. Words are useless"
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Never-Ending Performance is a musical gem, where everything makes perfect sense, where all the instruments, melodies, rhythms, and transitions are completely coherent.
There is an impressive stability carrying the evolution from the playful beginning to the very serious end.
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@astrallyra
This unnamed "we" really is the most expressive hint everyone here could have hoped for 😭
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A few words about my appreciation of Venti...
Venti is one of the 2 characters that convinced me to try Genshin. He's not exactly the type of male character you often encounter or play in RPGs, so he had my attention.
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In particular, the music there stunned me - especially the 1st phase, for its sheer originality. Out of all boss musics, I was clearly not expecting a dance, let alone a tango. But a number of rhythmic elements, as well as the use of the bandoneon, made the reference very clear.
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The mirror between Wriothesley and Neuvillette is striking here: both of them transform the theme of the sin. One from the sky, the other from under the sea. Both of them did their part in order to overturn the prophecy.
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In Old Japanese, the word Nazo (何ぞ) is usually followed by an attributive form (連体形), and Nagasare is not such a form. It's a continuative form (連用形)
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Wrath of Monoceros Caeli is almost the complete antithesis of that. There could not be a 2nd (well, 3rd) phase music more further apart from its 1st phase.
The keyword here is instability, in all the musical dimensions: harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic.
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I know a bit of Old Japanese, but I'm not a specialist, so I'm not 100% sure of the following, but based on my understanding, the attributive form here, for the past tense, would probably be Nagasareshi (流されし)
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I probably still prefer Sumeru's AQ over Fontaine's, but to me they're really close in terms of quality.
I think Sumeru did a better job picturing and exploring the character relationships as a whole, so that we have a very precise idea of how they all consider one another.
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🎼Thread - Fontaine's music and water: on water depictions in classical music
With the addition of Fontaine, the Hydro nation, I was quite interested in the way water would be represented in the music. And I have been really surprised by the choices made this far
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Details will come after, but to sum it up:
Never-Ending Performance is written in a single key from start to finish; Wrath of Monoceros Caeli changes key twice.
Never-Ending Performance is built on very stable rhythms; Wrath of Monoceros Caeli is built on unstable pulse.
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So when I read things like "no wonder Fontaine's music isn't that good", I roll my eyes really strong. It's fine if you aren't receptive to Fontaine's music or blind to its quality, everyone has preferences. But don't bring the leaving of Yu-Peng Chen here please
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It all starts with the plucked strings playing a light-hearted motif on a dynamic rhythm to introduce the flute. At this point there is no tension at all, it's all a game for Childe. You could even hear his teasing laugh in the light trills and tremolos of the flute.
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Yu-Peng Chen's contribution to Genshin's music is outstanding, and no one will deny that. However, the fact that the fandom is convinced that the music can't be as good without him is equally sad
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Are you going to deny the quality of Enkanomiya's music? Of Sumeru's desert music? Because guess what: most of the tracks in these OSTs weren't composed by him
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Suddenly, a new melody is played with the flute in a very specific pattern, where some of the notes are immediately followed by the same note one octave higher. Can you picture Childe quickly firing an arrow whenever that brief, piercing high-pitched note plays?
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@neuvillotters
There are many reasons why it's very logical that he cries (realizing Furina's painful burden, being confronted to a sacrifice in which he had no say in the matter, and simply being an emotional dragon), but missing Focalors isn't one of those (let alone Furina)
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Yu-Peng Chen's reputation is absolutely deserved, and I'm not questioning his talent at all. Like all of you, I'm sad that he won't be working on the game anymore
But it's also a chance for everyone to finally notice the other composers at HOYO-MiX who are just as talented
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However, that's far from all there is to this music, and in this thread I'll try to show how rich and cleverly structured it is. It does a fantastic job at depicting both the fight itself AND the evolution of Childe's state of mind in parallel.
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This motif is indeed deeply associated with Foul Legacy, since it's the one that ends Never-Ending Performance AND Wrath of Monoceros Caeli - and in the latter, with the fateful ticking of time symbolizing how Foul Legacy is consuming his own strength, and life.
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Never-Ending Performance features numerous solo melodies, easily identifiable; Wrath of Monoceros Caeli is a boiling magma from which melodies try to arise but almost always fail to develop (with the exception of the harbinger theme, and of the ending)
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Each instrument plays a specific role: the flute represents Childe and his playful side, while the bandoneon represents his darker, the harbinger Tartaglia. And the whole piece is built around the dialog between these two instruments. Let's have a closer look.
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@privediIuc
The French version is "Grobaiebaie" which is a pun on "gros bébé" (big baby) because the pronounciation is very close, and "baie" mean berry
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For Sumeru, that theme played with the sitar and the bansuri that welcomes you in the rainforest around the city
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@solarclimes
"not everything has to be a relationship" and when you look closer, according to these people, nothing must be a relationship (if it's gay)
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The exact same melody is played in a more straightforward way, with a lot of quick notes that act as ornament to show how Childe is perfectly in control. He is taunting you, even letting you attack.
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Suddenly, in a brutal transition and striking contrast with the flute, the bandoneon appears... to play nothing less than the harbinger leitmotif. The fight is suddenly getting darker. Is it when Childe switches to his Delusion form?
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