The seeds never were And mankind Remains...... UNFORGIVEN.

Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki Aihara went so hard with this entire game's soundtrack, breaks my heart that you can't buy any of the tracks outside of Japan

Dude, with Angelus in the beginning like that, this hits so much more.

"I Don't care, what is a world without Furiae?!"

The way the panning stereo chopped orchestral hits feel like dread closing in on you from all sides while the singer's voice just barely penetrates the din, giving profound relief but no reason to hope... I'm obsessed.

The person that sang here is also the voice of Ashe in FF XII and Aranea in FF XV 😍😊

Girl we are going to DIE

This song is so heavy oh my god

The seeds never were and mankind remains unforgiven. Yeah we done fucked up.

God I wish Yoko Taro would do more like this. Everytime I see Furiae, I feel such tragedy. From the very second you start the story up, she’s doomed with no happy ending in sight for her. When her only crime was loving her brother a little too much. I can never get enough Drakengard. Too bad he’ll never do dark stories like this again :(

Lyrics: Crimson lights the sky, the bird still asleep Like a dream it shines, from heaven's safe keep Childrens songs we sung, as soft as the breeze Endless fields, our home, I long for those days I call out these prayers to the sky, heavy with thought, see your face I carry these memories inside, thoughts of a soul colored by love See me grow wings and fly high, passions will die down below I burn in a basin of fire, watchers look on as they dance in their merciless sky Watching me, watching you Silent black, the dawn, and time tells its tale Darkened blood, it flows, the forest receives Look within the dark as deep as you dare There inside you find destruction you seek I call out these prayers to the sky, heavy with thought, see your face I carry these memories inside, thoughts of a soul colored by love See me grow wings and fly high, passions will die down below I burn in a basin of fire, watchers look on as they dance in their merciless sky Watching me, watching you...watching me

Something I noticed recently is the parallels between this and ashes of dreams of replicant. Both start with lyrics about the sky, birds, fields, and even children singing songs. Weight of the world also has some parallels by saying the sky looks ominous, and how it's lyrics describe how exhausted 2b is. But if feels far more hopeful which is fitting as it's the only game with a happy ending. Fitting for a series about the gods attempt at punishing and ending humanity. The only ones to not meet a tragic end are artificial humans.

I like a lot about this track and the whole Drakengard soundtrack, the dissonance, the scattered and eclectic nature of it, the glitchiness and jarring composition, but I think my favorite part of this track is the whispered echoes of the lyrics. Great music

The addition of the dialogue at the beginning adds so much to this. I come back to this frequently.

Angelus that's all

"The Watchers cannot fly!"

we done so much fuckery to the point a red dragon indirectly says "fuck y'all no salvation"

This is probably one of my favourite songs of all time, not only does it come from such a fantastic game but the sound is just so incredibly pleasing to my ears, truly a masterpiece.

This song of Furiae's exhaustion describes her unfiltered feelings. Caim's tells his story and the true multitude of emotions behind his character. The two siblings are very clear contrasts of each other and are very intriguing. P.S: A comment said the horns in Caim's song sound like Dragons laughing. Considering the Dragons are actually the devolved versions of the Watchers, I would not be surprised if that was a literal assumption.

Listened to this song again for the first time in a while. Probably one of the most beautiful songs ever made, from the soundtrack of one of the best games too. I almost cried, this song is really incredible.

This song is scary and beautiful at the same time

Flip your headphones/earbuds around. Somehow it sounds different. I don't know how to explain this but the notes sound faster. Bit of a strange experience.

I’ve never played this game and I dont think I will. But this hits 😩

This song is a stunning masterpiece

Allow him to bathe in her gratitude and Love.

every time i listen to this I feel the weight of the music crushing me

I came here every month to pray fo a remake of this beautiful game 😔🙏

Was a preteen when this came out and now I am 34. I still have fond memories of this terrible but beautiful game.

I don't know why the algorithm brought me here, but hell yeah

I haven’t had a soundtrack that gave me chills so much since the Nier soundtracks. It’s so chaotic and somber. I really do hope this game gets a remastered like Nier did

"Scratched PS2 Disc"-core

i love this song and this game

Happy 20th Anniversary

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

I yearn for a remake of Drakengard…

finna set this as my ringtone!!!🚨🗣🔥🔥

Allow him to bathe in her gratitude and love?

Immediately makes my day better whenever I click on this or it comes up on shuffle.

The atmosphere of the music it's simply amazing, scary yet beautiful, reminds me a bit of silent hill

I really wish I wish I could erase all of my memories of all the Drakengard/Nier games and play them again for the first time. Best story telling and lore I've ever seen in games, and the best soundtrack I've ever heard. Yoko Taro is such a special treasure to this world.

Any other game that captured the sense of chaos and madness as good as this one?

it all just clicks together, goosebumps

Anyone listing to this on you phone Put it up to your ear then slowly move it away Trust me

Incredible song and incredible game

I was listening this while playing bulletstorm.

The first time I heard it I only had one earphone, then Ii heard it unplugged and I didn't recognize it

I have been thinking about the importance of music for the Watchers to use their power and how important music is for Inuart, to the point that's his Pact's price. I wished there were videos dedicated to analysing this game's characters, such as the similarities between Inuart and Seere as artist/scholar and what makes Manah and Caim reflections of one another. Because it would help me spread this theory. I'm starting to think Inuart may indeed have Intoner blood in him (don't know if it is Brother One, Five or Zero that is his ancestor). It could explain, if you take anything about the disasterous happy go spin-off seriously, why only he and Furiae could use the Seed to birth the New breed. Dragon DNA mixed with Intoner and Goddess material... Remember that in "Drakengard 1.3", it is implied Dragons might actually be the Watchers from "Drakengard 1". I think this is the New breed they were unknowingly strifing for. The Watchers from "DoD 1" are VERY different from the ones from "3". They feel like black holes in baby form rather than destructive beasts of immense power. I think that's because they don't simply have Intoner power. They have dragon and Goddess power to back them up. That said, I don't think Inuart and Furiae died in the fortress. I think he her convinced her to bang, bringing the Watchers from "Drakengard 1.3" over.

Good song

traumatizing

this is from 2003? its so good tought it was from drakengard 3

Amazing ❤

Most people say this song gives them a sense of dread. But to be honest, when I hear this song, all I want to do is to Manah's dance, adding to the coreography a part in which I'm moving my arms and hands as if they're wings ready to take me to the skies.

Inuart did nothing wrong

hmmm was there another version that got removed from youtube? I think it was in my playlist

After watching "Evangelion", I was afraid of losing my respect for "Drakengard", so I watched the first game again (but only route C and I used my imagination to turn routes B, D and E into a single one). Best decision of my life, because it allowed me to gain a new appreciation for the characters, particularly Caim, that I failed to grasp the first time. Now I understand that while he's a warrior and I'm a scholar, and even though I feel more compassion for children than he does, we might not be so different when it comes to how we feel towards our respective sisters and how we want the forces above us to see us. I love my sisters too, but I don't see them much in my future, just like Caim doesn't see Furiae in his despite finding her adorable. And he wants God to remember him for all eternity as a warrior, just as I want to be remembered as someone who dances sloppily in the chaos while taking mental notes and commenting on everything like some sort of theatre play. My observations leaving everyone in awe due to how orderly chaotic they sound. We will both be remembered by our respective resilience. This game is a masterpiece, the characters are masterpieces (with Caim, Angelus and Seere being relatable to me), and I apologize for saying I prefered "Evangelion" over "Drakengard". I prefer both in equal measure. It's a crime to put either below/above the other.

Interesting... There's a video in which my earpieces have the notes going out of different sides regarding this videos. And because my brain isn't used to hear them in that other order, the sound comes off different and as if it was in another order. This truly is a chaotic sound.

Is there a flac/lossless version for this specific version of the song with angelus' dialogue in the beginning? I have the version without dialogue, but the gamerip with it adds a lot.

ImCaim!

Guys, guys... Nier was the only one capable of having a full Pact with the Grimoire, right ? And his Gestalt looked like an angel. What if he's actually one of Brother One's descendants ?

🚬dios te vendiga y Jesus Christo te guia 🌴

I recently finished an anime called "Lost Song"... And I just MUST recreate this scene, with all characters at their worst: -I'm just a boy. A scientist... What's this ? This dirt ? Al (the protag's foster brother): ...No... -Why do you want others happy so badly ? Why throw yourself to harm ? Forget Finis and stay. Forget Finis and stay ! Please, don't sing anymore. Please, embrace me...Rin. Rin: Al ? -I can see into your heart. -No ! Stop it ! -Smoke won't shut me up. I'm no man ! Men use swords and ride horses ! I hate them ! I'm a four eyed weirdo ! Otherwise you wouldn't see me as your brother ! Al: No, please... -Please... I hate this world ! It needs destroying ! I'll never be Leobolt ! Please, embrace me Rin ! -I'm sorry ! -So, you failed at playing the man of the team. You can't save the one you love, because she doesn't want to be saved. What now ? I'm not sure he would commit suicide, since he's not a seal like Furiae...but since the world is ending in the anime, I guess he would want to go out on his terms.

Let me see if I can recreate it again, based around the sleepy girl. In her case however, it's more centered around self-harm, which she seems to develop later after repressing it for a long time: -I'm sleepy. I'm always sleepy. The world is dangerous and makes me sleepy. I don't want to stay in it ! -Allu (her older sister), I'm.. -Sleepy. Allu, why won't you put me to sleep forever ? Hold me in your arms, and then put my hoodie on. You won't have to look while you do it. -Hey ! You stop making that stuff up about my sister ! -Allu...(The younger sister begins crying as she struggles to stay awake) -I had Four eyes's dog bite me, but it did nothing. I still wanted to sleep to stop the fear. Do it Allu ! Cuddle me, put my hoodie on to cover my face, and then hold my neck ! -Stop it ! (She tries to punch Manah, but fails) -Always beating softly. Always using everything as your drum, even me... Yet you never use your strength to put me at ease permanently. Do it ! -Allu... -Huh !? -I'm...sorry. -So, her mom isn't enough to keep her here anymore. What will you do now ? In short, what that woman of "Evangelion" did. First, she chokes Manah. Then...well, not sure about suicide, since she doesn't learn of Rin's secret until it's too late, not to mention she's part of her orchestra, but something in her would certainly snap. Then again, snapping could have her forget that oath.

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Caim was right to destroy her.

yall fr be gushing over this song and like, no hate, but the first half is literally the same 2 notes over and over again