For instance, for one song I might feel that a gentle, flowing sounding language would be suitable, for another song maybe I will want to use a language which sounds harsher with lots of guttural sounds and hard consonants. Usually I listen to the music and then, having grasped the songвЂ™s atmosphere, I research to find a language which I think would make a good match. вЂњTo begin with, if I havenвЂ™t already been instructed, I decide on a language. Emi started working on the lyrics for every song she sung on the soundtrack, thoroughly researching each language. вЂSong of the AncientsвЂ™ excluded, the rest of the Nier Gestalt/Replicant soundtrack would be inspired by single existing languages, bringing a unique feel and flair to each track. вЂњI shared my concerns and I believe that it was Okabe-san who came up with the wonderful idea to base each song on a real existing language, imagining what it might sound like thousands of years into the future.вЂќ In order to produce different sounding lyrics and character for each song, I would need to come up with a new method. вЂњI was pleased with what I had written, but quickly realised that simply mashing up random sounds would give similar sounding results every time. ThereвЂ™s German, Hungarian, Welsh, Japanese, French, and Latin, as well as some extra sounds I thought up myself!вЂќ Song of the Ancients вЂ“ Devola This was the very first piece I recorded for Nier and my first attempt at creating a made-up language.

вЂњI was shown a short clip of Devola and Popola and was told that this was to be their theme. The result was the lyrics for вЂSong of the AncientsвЂ™. So for my first attempt, I just mashed together sounds from all the languages I had ever experienced. вЂњAs it was my first time to create a made-up language, I had no set system in place. With the newly upgraded version of Nier Replicant, due out early next year on PS4, it was the perfect time to revisit that soundtrack and her work as singer and lyricist on this unique project. вЂњI have always been fascinated by languages, so this was a very interesting task for me and I welcomed the new challenge.вЂќ she wrote in answer to a few questions I had the opportunity to send her over email. If you donвЂ™t know what these mysterious words mean, you canвЂ™t get side-tracked.вЂќДЇor Emi, this was the opportunity to try something completely new. вЂњWe wanted something that could truly serve as background music. вЂњThe reason we went for this mysterious made-up language is because we felt that as game music, having lyrics which you can recognize and understand might distract you from the gameplay,вЂќ explained Yoko Taro, the gameвЂ™s director, when I met him in 2017 ahead of the launch of NierвЂ™s sequel, Nier:Automata. Perhaps one of its most unique details was the made-up lyrics Emi created, suitably named вЂњChaos LanguageвЂќ, invented to sound as if our modern languages had drifted away for thousands of years to finally become indistinguishable to us. NierвЂ™s soundtrack, composed by Keiichi Okabe and sung by Emi Evans, was incredibly well received and collectively praised. IвЂ™m far from the only one forever marked by that evocative score.

The soundtrack slowly unravelled before me, finding its rightful place within the delicate story, landscapes and characters of Nier, like pieces of a puzzle finally coming together to reveal the bigger picture.

I knew all the songs by heart by the time I finally dove into the game and I will forever remember the unique experience of discovering where each of these ethereal songs belonged in the Nier universe. I still vividly remember the day a friend recommended it to me and how captivated and intrigued I was from the very first listen. I was enthralled by its soundtrack before IвЂ™d even played the game. A quick glance at the numbers on any music streaming service is testament that certain scores haunt players long after they have finished a game. Sometimes, video game music transcends its original purpose as a soundtrack.

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