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'' . ::: ::: :. .: ::: :::.::::.. . . ..::::.::: :::.::: :::.::: ::: ::: ARTiST ...: Keiichi Okabe ::: ::: :: ::: TiTLE ....: Nier Gestalt & Replicant ::: :: : ::: ............................................................. ::: : ' ::: ::: ` ::: LABEL ....: Square Enix ::: ::: GENRE ....: Electronic ::: ::: RDATE ....: 2021-04-03 ::: ::: ::: ::: ............................................................. ::: ::: ::: ::: QUALiTY ..: 253kbps/4410kHz ::: ::: MODE .....: Joint Stereo ::: . ::: ::: . . ::: ............................................................. ::: . ` ::: ::: ' `.::: SiZE .....: 274,22MB :::.' `:: PLAYTiME .: 149:48min ::' `. .' URL ......: http://tinyurl.com/2rmzrhck . . . :. .: . :::. ' . . ` .::: : ::: ' ':.. ..:` ` ::: : : ::: ' ::::. .:::: ` ::: : :: ::: : ::::: ::::: : ::: :: ::. ::: ::::' `:::: ::: .:: :::.::: ' .:'' ``:. ` :::.::: :::.:::.' - - `.:::.::: ::: ::' . 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Deep Crimson Foe 2:20 ::: ::: 16. Dispossession (Piano Version) 2:39 ::: ::: 17. Dispossession (Strings Version) 2:13 ::: ::: 18. Dispossession (Pluck Version) 2:57 ::: ::: 19. Dispossession (Music Box Version) 1:33 ::: ::: 20. Yonah (Piano Version) 2:53 ::: ::: 21. Yonah (Strings Version) 3:06 ::: ::: 22. Yonah (Pluck Version 1) 2:38 ::: ::: 23. Yonah (Pluck Version 2) 1:57 ::: ::: ::: ::: Cd2 ::: ::: ::: ::: 01. The Dark Colossus Destroys All 3:02 ::: ::: 02. Song of the Ancients (Hollow Dreams) 2:41 ::: ::: 03. Kaine (Salvation) 3:03 ::: ::: 04. Kaine (Escape) 3:06 ::: ::: 05. His Dream 1:57 ::: ::: 06. This Dream 1:56 ::: ::: 07. Repose 2:39 ::: ::: 08. The Lost Forest 2:58 ::: ::: 09. Song of the Ancients (Fate) 5:17 ::: ::: 10. Shadowlord's Castle (Memory) 2:50 ::: ::: 11. Dance of the Evanescent 0:54 ::: ::: 12. Shadowlord's Castle (Roar) 4:14 ::: ::: 13. Emil (Karma) 3:21 ::: ::: 14. Emil (Sacrifice) 3:27 ::: ::: 15. Shadowlord 5:24 ::: ::: 16. Ashes of Dreams (New) (English Version) 6:17 ::: ::: 17. Ashes of Dreams (Nouveau) (French Version) 5:47 ::: ::: 18. Ashes of Dreams (Nuadhaich) (Germany Version) 5:46 ::: ::: 19. Ashes of Dreams (Aratanaru) (Japanese Version) 6:28 ::: ::: 20. Shadowlord White (Note Remix) (Bonus Track) 4:55 ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ............................................................. ::: ::: ::: ::: NieR Gestalt & Replicant Original Soundtrack ::: ::: Square Enix released a double album of the game's soundtrack ::: ::: on April 21, 2010, called NieR Gestalt & Replicant Original ::: ::: Soundtrack. The 2 hour and 30 minute long double album has ::: ::: the catalog number SQEX-10189/90. ::: ::: ::: ::: The soundtrack is mainly composed of melancholic acoustic ::: ::: pieces that are strongly accompanied by the beautiful voice ::: ::: of Emi Evans. Of the 43 songs on the double album, only 9 ::: ::: are unaccompanied by vocals; the 4 versions of ::: ::: "Dispossession" and "Yonah," as well as "Dance of the ::: ::: Evanescent." With the exception of "Ashes of Dream," the ::: ::: lyrics are not intended to mean anything; for the song, ::: ::: Evans was given a list of Japanese words to use, which she ::: ::: then translated into English, French and Scottish Gaelic. ::: ::: The song and its variants were the last to be recorded, and ::: ::: Evans convinced the songwriters that a song on the album ::: ::: should have recognizable lyrics rather than futuristic ::: ::: English as they had originally planned. Evans found the song ::: ::: "Ashes" the most difficult song to write on the soundtrack, ::: ::: as he had difficulty writing lyrics that met the ::: ::: songwriters' criteria of despair and hopelessness. ::: ::: ::: ::: "Hills of Radiant Wind" is one of the few uplifting songs on ::: ::: the melancholy album, for this piece Evans sang in ::: ::: Portuguese form in a style that sounded as if a spirit was ::: ::: floating in the wind. For the song "Grandma" she sang in ::: ::: French style, trying to "put in as much angst and ::: ::: melancholy" as possible; she created the song in a single ::: ::: recording and it is "one of the most memorable songs" she ::: ::: has ever sung. "The Wretched Automatons" is sung in an ::: ::: English variant and was recorded before adding mechanical ::: ::: sounds heard throughout the track, while "KainΘ" is a Gaelic ::: ::: version. ::: ::: ::: ::: The album reached #24 on the Oricon Japan music chart, and ::: ::: remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It was well received by ::: ::: critics; Patrick Gann of RPGFan called the album "an ::: ::: incredibly good soundtrack" and named it a contender for ::: ::: video game soundtrack of the year, as well as "one of the ::: ::: best video game soundtracks of all time." He applauded that ::: ::: the music was both "meticulously crafted" and "accessible to ::: ::: an untrained ear." Don Kotowski of Square Enix Music Online ::: ::: praised the "captivating vocal work" and "exquisite" ::: ::: composition. He also mentioned that each song retains a ::: ::: sense of individuality, even when reusing tracks from other ::: ::: tracks. He was less gratified towards the mini-albums, which ::: ::: he considered to be good introductions to the game's tracks, ::: ::: but not worth buying separately. Jason Napolitano of ::: ::: Original Sound Version praised the album as well, saying it ::: ::: was "without a doubt one of the best soundtracks Square Enix ::: ::: has released these past few years." Calling it "captivating" ::: ::: and "otherworldly," he praised the album's originality and ::: ::: Evans' voice. Original Sound Version subsequently named it ::: ::: one of the best video game soundtracks of 2010, and Square ::: ::: Enix Music Online honored it as the best Japanese video game ::: ::: soundtrack of the year. ::: ::: ::: ::: Nier's soundtracks were composed by a collaboration of the ::: ::: Monaca studio, led by Keiichi Okabe. The other composers ::: ::: include Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi ::: ::: Nishimura of Cavia, the game's developer. Okabe was the lead ::: ::: composer and director of the project. Okabe was brought into ::: ::: the project when the game concept was created and worked ::: ::: intermittently on the soundtrack for the next 3 years until ::: ::: its release. The music for the game was entirely composed ::: ::: outside of the game's development. 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