The use of this linguistic trope in Japanese pop culture is often associated with the formality of technical/academic jargon, giving the track titles a “technological,” “mechanical,” and “robotic” aesthetic. (Plot details so I won’t include the translation)Īn interesting tidbit: the track names in Japanese were written without Hiragana, instead using Kanji and Katakana entirely. On the previous page, Okabe wrote an insightful paragraph about the creation of the original Nier soundtrack and writing for Automata in its legacy (more on that later). The booklet is adorned by the early concept art of 2B meeting the Forest King. I guess no-one dies alone, after all…Īrtwork of the City Ruins in the case interior. Granted, there were “only” three protagonists, but I found it interesting that these two were put next to each other. Discs Two and Three are next to each other and are 9S and A2, respectively. The 3-disc set is enclosed by the game’s fantastic artwork.ĭisc One has Toobie 2B’s 2Bootiful form etched on its surface. So, does Nier: Automata’s OST deliver? Packaging and Design Despite that, the soundtrack to Nier was a runaway hit it has become one of my top ten soundtracks ever. Theirs was already a titanic feat-finding the right thematic approach to the Yoko Taro’s insanity must have been immensely difficult.
Keiichi Okabe ( 岡部啓一) and team MONACA had a great deal to live up to, namely their masterpiece that was the Nier: Gestalt & Replicant soundtrack from 2010.