Why You Still Think About “Shadowlord“

NieR fans new and old agree that there’s something special about the Shadowlord’s theme. Identifying what that is opens a slew of new ways to love the piece. Stay updated/Support the channel! Patreon: Twitter: Special thanks to Benjamin Palmon (Twitter @beja_mon) and David Kautz for their help analyzing Section B! Feel free to send subtitles of any language to my business e-mail, and I will publish them! .srt format with time stamps preferred, but I’ll accept anything as long as I know what lines should show at what time. Have a request? I read every comment and take note of all track breakdown requests! However, there are hundreds of them, and I’m just one guy. So please understand that even some tracks I consider a high priority are at least a year away. But don’t let that stop you from asking! The NieR Replicant soundtrack was directed by Keiichi Okabe. NieR Replicant and everything about it belongs to Square Enix. Other music featured: “His Dream“ - Nier Replicant “This Dream“ - Nier Replicant “Route 1“ - Pokemon Yellow Version 0:00 Who is the Shadowlord? 1:34 4 Sections, 3 Tools 3:15 Tool 1: The Leading Tone 5:05 Tool 2: Secondary Dominants 6:39 Tool 3: The Relative Key 9:11 Fantastic People 9:38 7 Layers, One Arrival 12:28 Section B 14:24 Send in the Drums 15:52 Yonah’s Decision 17:53 Section C 19:11 Section D and the Orchestra (Music) 21:21 Musical Edging 23:00 5 Layers, a Bigger Arrival 24:43 As Big as Resolution Gets (Music) 25:38 The Same, But Different 29:02 Farewell, Old Friend 29:59 The Music Box 31:15 So Listen Correction: 1:30 it’s very likely the original piece was also worked on by other members of MONACA, and of course Emi Evans on lyrics.