A Beautiful Song (NieR:Automata) - Spring 2023 Concert

Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo. Thumbnail art by Rafa Mondal @aruarurinn
Title: A Beautiful Song
Game: NieR:Automata
Composers: Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Okabe, lyrics by Emi Evans
Arranger: Sami Louguit
Featuring: Jacqueline Pezzicola (Choir Alto), Nina St. Hillaire (Choir Alto)
“A Beautiful Song” is the theme of the machine lifeform Simone, whose unrequited love causes her to go berserk, killing scores of androids in pursuit of beauty and affection. All of the vocal music in NieR soundtracks feature lyrics in a “Chaos” language developed by Emi Evans, meant to represent what the merging of languages might sound like in thousands of years. The majority of the lyrics in “A Beautiful Song” contain elements of English, Italian, German, Latin, and French. This arrangement also features an acapella introduction of the heart-wrenching track, “Mourning.”
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/concert_programs/SP23%20Spring%202023%20MC%20Program.pdf
This piece was performed at our Spring 2023 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
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[@sedail.is.among_us]

one could say that was... a beautiful song

[@S4B4T]

This is emotional damage for everyone.

[@isaact12]

I loved the pure INTENSITY of this piece! The choir and singers slayed so hard and the marriage motif at 3:10 was such a nice touch to top everything off

[@zacharyc6549]

This still gives me incredible chills. Huge props to everyone!!!! and not to mention Jacqueline and Nina absolutely killing it too. woah.

[@BarylkaSnK]

Vocals from Nina was so perfect that I thought she recorded the original soundtrack with Emi Evans

[@8-bitromance43]

Wow absolutely amazing! thanks so much for sharing on here. Wish I could fly over and see you all perform live some time!

[@RaphaelPerfeito]

Perfect performance. Please do more NieR. 🙏🏼

[@gabry2558]

I LOVED your performance, also the "script" is amazing for many reasons, the transition from mourning was spectacular, the fact that you actually used the Italian sentence "fa male qui nel cuore" hit me so hard (Italian is my first language, in the original chaos version only sounds like it but here you actually did it!), also i really liked the inclusion of the wedding march motif at 3:11, really helped to render how strong Simone's wish was even without the cut scene with her and Jean Paul's silhouettes Finally congrats to everyone playing for the amazing performance, especially Jacqueline and Nina! edit: three minutes and a half of shivers down my spine, Sami Louguit you made the best arrangement i've ever heard

[@NothingButASpider]

Truly amazing

[@ISTA1]

Thanks!

[@isa____896]

Such an amazing performance!!✨✨✨Would love to hear more the vocalists cuz they crushed it!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@noriko918]

めちゃめちゃカッコいい！！！

[@Tecco273]

I love how all this text is translated to "so cool" in English

[@jleonjetpatcher7379]

Se estremece mi humanidad de escuchar esta bella musica¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@user-wh2vc3oi7p]

Wow y’all did so good ❤ amazing

[@nuevopianista]

que maravilla !!! voces epicas !!! identicas a las originales !!! que se incluyan en todos los programas de las orquestas del mundo

[@JimTheKnight01]

😢😢JIMcredible😢😢

[@зенерг]

Очень сложный в исполнении трек у окажется есть то что в живую будет реально поставить Вокала не слышно ударные всех перебили басы заглушили скрипки. Очень постарались трек действительно очень тяжёлый.

[@Grandgrimor]

Аркестр громче чем голос, короче так себе