Mitsuhira Kaneda- Ilena battle theme/Farde Mal Diavolo/Come, Foul Daemon Unicorn Overlord Music

Gamerip Audio from the Unicorn Overlord Demo.
This song plays during the initial prologue battle with Ilena.
I do not own this music, and all right belong to Vanillaware and Basiscape.
Unicorn Overlord Soundtrack
Unicorn Overlord Music

[@Kovaras]

The theme of the game going full circle: the fall of a nation to restore another. It plays only twice in the game: Cornia's last stand against a rebellion to restore Zenoira, and Zenoira's last stand against a rebellion to restore Cornia.

[@esteban8471]

Unicorn Overlord is one of those games that grabs your attention at the start and makes sure it doesn't let go for a good long while.

[@nova7931]

Honestly the main reason why a lot of people see this as the final boss theme even though it plays in the first battle just has to do with the game taken 50 hours to beat and your much more to remember a song as the final boss theme than the prologue battle theme but having said that having it play at the end is fucking beautiful as the song makes you feel unstoppable and unlike the prologue if you know you’ve done everything you need for true ending than it’s true and it also makes sense with how it’s played for both cornian royalty fighting to protect what they care for

[@SuperLiveGaming]

"WOW! This FINAL BOSS Music is AWESOME!" "My dude, this music is from the first battle in the game..."

[@christophekieken4242]

No realy

[@jayplays9976]

That's what I thought 😅

[@Virjunior01]

Wow

[@NuevoExistence]

This is more a normal battle theme, nothin really awesome/cool about it-like lost oddysey mooray boss theme or even blue dragons (albeit cheesy)

[@di-gun5791]

​@@NuevoExistencemost of the music in this game is ambience stuff, so this is a signal for "shit just got real wtf"

[@MisterPikol]

that's one hell of a way to make an early impression

[@yeetskeet3]

Truth

[@HeyWilk]

When this song started playing I knew this game is going to rip

[@jayplays9976]

When I heard this tune I knew the game would slap.

[@scragglie]

and rip it does. this game ripped open my skull and filled it with cocaine, cuz im fucking HOOKED.

[@blu6]

fr and i just read that they practicality spent all of their budget developing the game over the past 10 years, i hope this game keeps on sellin!

[@rhettmitchell]

@@blu6 me too! I think I remember seeing that the game surpassed the development teams’ sales expectations within a couple days, and that makes me so happy for them and that so many people picked up this awesome game

[@EvilMagnitude]

This theme is absolutely incredible. What a way to start the game. It perfectly conveys the feeling that even though she knows the situation is hopeless, she hasn’t given up.

[@Kornkidz64Nachos]

I would also call this song A mothers love this is incredible way to start a story

[@dragvindel]

Picturing Josef riding away with little Alain covered in his cape while all this happening too. A beautifully tragic symphony

[@thant0s]

Those first few moments do a great job of capturing what that siege must've been like to witness as one of the Cornian subjects. The horror of so many vast legions arrayed against the capital, followed by the queen herself exploding out of the castle with her royal retinue and effortlessly steamrolling through entire squads of enemy soldiers without so much as a scratch, directly toward the enemy commander. They'd be forgiven for mistakenly thinking she'd win.

[@stef6556]

This gave me the exact same feeling that God Shattering Star did In FE3H. I thought I'd never experience that feeling again.

[@brandoncherry6264]

>Starts playing demo "Alright, this Fire Emblem-like seems cool, especially since Vanillaware is working on it." >THIS plays, and I audibly make excited noises. This hits so GOOD.

[@gaspump]

It is an Ogre Battle-like. Fire Emblem sucks and has nothing in common with this.

[@Fediel]

I know this might be hard to hear, but Medieval tactical RPGs will always be Fire Emblem adjacent nowadays Especially considering how long Fire Emblem has been a series

[@rhettmitchell]

⁠@@gaspump the game full-on uses the character interactions that FE is famous for. There are definitely commonalities. The amount of players who got into strategy games with FE3H and moved onto this is crazy

[@XellosNi]

Illena: Imma bout to put down a rebellion Alain: Imma bout to win the war for the liberation

[@luancunha2297]

GLORY TO THE LIBERATION!

[@rhettmitchell]

@@luancunha2297 I love Miriam (I think that’s her selection quote?)

[@luancunha2297]

@@rhettmitchell actually, Josef says that.

[@andrewlaing7632]

Liberation! *cheering*

[@XellosNi]

@@luancunha2297 There is some overlap. Josef DEFINITELY said it. I think Miriam siad something similar.

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

Hardest opening of any game ever. I instantly got chills and almost cried lol

[@Lamasis2]

Only played this mission in the demo, preordered the collectors edition after that.

[@jayplays9976]

You too?

[@Coudrender]

Best OST so far, I got hype when this was played on the Final boss as well dang!

[@jayplays9976]

...dayumn 😀 Also, man what a way to get the soundtrack spoiled in my own comments 😂

[@Coudrender]

Well did not spoil any part of the story so were clear XD@@jayplays9976

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

The moment I heard this, I knew this game was something special. This absolutely sold it to me in the demo.

[@OroborOSX11]

Same.

[@diobrando19]

As I rode on my motorcycle, to work, I sort of forgot to turn off the "loop" function on my YT and ended up playing Ilenia's battle theme "Farde Mal Diavolo (Come, Foul Daemon)" for the entire duration of my ride. I felt like I was riding to off battle with motorcycle as my steed, the entire time I was on the road earlier. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@jayplays9976]

I was jogging with this tune playing and it felt like I was running to battle in my hood 😅

[@redVanillaw]

These comments give me life. I'll be listening to this on repeat as I drive to the gym today. (Thanks to the commenter in these comments who brought that little function to my attention)

[@redVanillaw]

Thank you so much for putting this up! In case anyone is looking for the composer's name and is confused, his name is Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and he has been working with Hitoshi Sakimoto since at least Tactics Ogre, if not earlier. He, along with Masaharu Iwata have done the music for many a legendary series, including the Ogre Battle Saga, Final Fantasy Tactics and FFXII, Vagrant Story, Valkyria Chronicles, and all of Vanillaware's games. Special shoutout to Yoshimi Kudo, as well, who is a part of Basiscape and did a remix album for 13 Sentinels that is nothing but bangers.

[@jayplays9976]

This squad of composers is legendary. There isn't an album they worked on I have not kept in my phone. The ivalice alliance is still legendary in my books because of the music.

[@redVanillaw]

Exactly! I've loved every soundtrack this team has worked on. Their music helped build Vanillaware into the company it is today, too. I hope all of the hype I'm seeing around this game translates into big sales in the West. I'd love for more people to find their games. Who knows, maybe if it IS a huge success they'll finally port Odin Sphere, Muramasa, Dragon's Crown, and Grand Knights History to the Switch (and bring the latter to the West at last).

[@Manny-Prime]

Thank you for the knowledge, ser 🫡. This team is legendary, and their phenomenal talents are on full display

[@OroborOSX11]

I KNEW this had vibes of Sakimoto somehow. Vanillaware's music is legendary because of Kaneda, Sakimoto, and Iwata.

[@r7gm45]

崎元と岩田の音楽は、古くはPC88版のRevolterから始まり、PCエンジンのマジカルチェイスも素晴らしい曲でした。 どちらも遊んでいてとても音楽が良かった思い出があります。

[@dimasdwiki6146]

1:25 this part sounds it's like coming from an Ace Combat game, just simply amazing~

[@Noplayster13]

This song will make you patriotic for a country that doesn’t exist.

[@lukebrandle1]

I may be cheering for Cornia in the Olympics this summer.

[@esteban8471]

After beating the game last night, I proudly stand under the Cornian flag.

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

I literally JUST fired the game up and entered the tutorial. Never played a game like this before but the artstyle intrigued me. This music immediatly & I stood up to find it here on KZbin. And I gotta ask/Say: What the actual glorious fuck am I about to embark on?!

[@jayplays9976]

It's a Vanillaware game. You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into.

[@yeetskeet3]

One heck of an adventure that’s for sure😂

[@nmacipad]

The soundtrack is a contender for being top RPG OST with Nier Series. No surprise since Brat Overflow of 13 Sentinels. I’ll update this one in March.

[@jayplays9976]

I was concerned when Hitoshi Sakimoto was not the main composer for this game, but Mitsuhira Kaneda did a splendid job. Basiscape NEVER missed when they cook their tracks.

[@McD5791]

Even at this early juncture, I think I can safely say that this is my favourite videogame soundtrack with a 7/8 time signature...

[@dhikaazhar4601]

not only music. game play, character, story all perfect for me. 100/100. compate the game 3x and still play XD

[@Virjunior01]

Really?

[@SOLIDUSSNAKE1990]

This song sounds like Keiichi Okabe had composed it, it has the vibe of the Nier franchise,The music in this game is beautiful, thank you vanillaware for such an incredible game.

[@LivingGuy484]

10/10 Game Soundtrack of the Year

[@blu6]

1:24 I love the chorus change up, this is my first game from them and it’s amazing, Vanillaware has impressed me

[@Kochen51]

I really recommend 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim. It's just absolutely incredible

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

@@Kochen51 13 sentinels low key changed my life lol

[@Space-1255]

I hope to god this gets included in the final boss theme too

[@jayplays9976]

That's what I was suspecting too 😀

[@nate567987]

@@jayplays9976 it is

[@luancunha2297]

Happy to say It is. And It was ROCK ON!

[@thegreatestanthill2386]

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!

[@luancunha2297]

GLORY TO THE LIBERATION!

[@DanyGasta89]

Ar Tonelico vibes are back guys and I'm all for them

[@ShadowArtist]

WHY does the Ilena battle theme sound like it was composed by Yoko Kano?! It an AMAZINGLY awesome track

[@jayplays9976]

It sounds like the lovechild of Yoko Kanno and Keiichi Okabe :)

[@frankford6927]

I always find games with awesome soundtracks and thank god unicorn overlord delivered it❤

[@zake0533]

This bgm is gold truly make me feel like on the way to eliminate some Foul Daemon, and full of courage , no matter Daemon is strong and i will DECEASE. just like Ilena in the siege, with her steel mental still go out.

[@esteban8471]

Comrades from Cornia, Drakenhold, Elfheim, Bastorias and Albion! Today, we bring an end to Zenoira's cruelty once and for all! Today, Baltro dies!

[@benimo6]

Oh my gosh, this is truly a masterpiece! I've never really touched a Vanillaware game before, but I know all their music is amazing e.g. Muramasa, Eternal Poison, Dragons Crown.. After hearing this one though, I really want to just break in and give them a try now !!

[@jayplays9976]

Their music is all done by Basiscape. The same team that did the FF12 Ivalice alliance games, tactics ogre and all their other titles.

[@benimo6]

@@jayplays9976 thats rad, thanks for sharing. I'll defo look more of them up!

[@delphinium7713]

this freaking song is amazing!!

[@jayplays9976]

And it's just the tutorial 😅 They cooked hard

[@k3salieri]

When you realize this isn't the full track.

[@EvilMagnitude]

NGL I actually think this version goes even harder than the full track haha, the full track is great too but this is the best part of it

[@Virjunior01]

I am both frightened and aroused

[@SKaede]

I replay the tutorial 3 times before the first quest for how lit this song is.

[@ultracapitalistutopia3550]

Mitsuhiro Kaneda is a real gem of Basiscape and you should listen to his other works in other games.

[@jayplays9976]

Any suggestions?

[@blackryder101]

​@@jayplays9976 Grand Kingdom OST. Its sooo good

[@akumaphoenix3011]

Incredible music.... when I listen that, I want to go war lol (in game)

[@butwhole4186]

For the Ashen Knights!

[@patricksusulin9335]

the most powerful emperor and general of a fallen kingdom with the power of a thousand souls backing their wicked strenght.... Alian: You spin me right round baby right round....

[@pbshakegains]

First time listening to it in game the 16bit version i was instantly hooked, now i find this vid, appreciate it❤

[@eiwhaz-tina6528]

AMAZING SONG

[@Kornkidz64Nachos]

First heard of Vanillaware by accident when i saw the coverart for odin sphere on the psvita and got it. Holy crap is all i can say

[@thefattmish]

Amazing. Wishlisting this game today.

[@Digitalcanvas77]

GLORIOUS

[@MegaTheman25]

Man i love the chords in this one

[@keanesn.1513]

EPIC!

[@shinra358]

wish rebirth had epic music like this 😭

[@scragglie]

rebirth could never touch vanillawares LEGACY.

[@chadpieper4748]

This song gives me chils

[@MegaResimu]

神曲だね

[@ponceponte4416]

00:00 Ah, yes, Evangelion ost.

[@dnpjj]

An awesome intro song that gets you right into the vibe of the game! On another note, can anyone help me in figuring out what sorta of tango or salsa dance vibe it gives? I've been trying to figure that out since demo launch, ans I'm not too familiar with those kinds of genres.

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

It sounds like castanets, so at least Flamenco, but the singing reminds me of some traditional bulgarian folk chanting

[@NoManOdysseus]

Thank u for something that is definitely unrelated to Unicorn Overlord

[@jayplays9976]

Definitely has nothing to do with it

[@bulat9331]

This song was kind of a trap because they put their best and only standout track as the first map theme and they never deliver again. I'm in Elfheim now and they still haven't given me anything at this quality.

[@kingretrogamingentertainme3787]

word sad

[@pawnpure123]

I hope this song isn’t just a one and done in the game.

[@jayplays9976]

I'm sure it plays for plot pivotal battles, because it's too epic to not use.

[@denysvision]

​@@jayplays9976 don't worry, the song would play in the final boss of the game, everything comes full cirlces

[@thelegendaryjanitor2008]

Edit : No sakimoto

[@jayplays9976]

Very likely to be the case

[@jayplays9976]

Plus I can definitely hear the main melody from the title

[@thelegendaryjanitor2008]

@@jayplays9976I just got the full version . No sakimoto work on this soundtrack , all basiscape member except Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata . Basiscape style really united

[@babyaintmoe]

I love these female voices, how are these types of songs called? What do you call this kind of singing?

[@jayplays9976]

I've been trying to find this out for the past 3 years. Closest I got was Turkish women chanting 😅 Nier Automata has the same female choir

[@babyaintmoe]

@@jayplays9976 yeah I spammed NieR Automata Tracks a few years ago. The epicness and thrill it conveys is just awesome!

[@SpoonyBird]

Maybe a shot in the dark, but some of Xenogears' music was recorded by a Bulgarian women's choir, and searching for those yields similar results. Maybe try looking in that direction?

[@Machination_24]

Ar Tonelico also has a lot of songs similar to this one (their names are like command prompts, EXEC_PURGER/ and METHOD_HYMELI/ are some that are pretty similar in epicness and tone) I believe they were an inspiration for the Nier games, which is pretty neat since we definitely need this type of game musix it's awesome

[@babyaintmoe]

@@Machination_24 Wow you dug out an old gem. Ar tonelico...

[@TheKingofAndrosica]

Not bad

[@bluntlyhonest6803]

Is there lyrics for this? Is it latin? Or just chaos speech (same they use in nier series)

[@jayplays9976]

Most likely Hungarian female choirs

[@bismkkk]

Does anyone knows the lyrics? Is it English, Japanese, Greek, Aramaic, Cornian or something else? rs

[@jayplays9976]

It's a mystery as old as time itself... I suspect it's turkish chanting but I might be wrong.

[@bismkkk]

@@jayplays9976 We gotta ask Mitsuhiro Kaneda himself!

[@BloodyMaryV]

Or it's completely gibrish mix together to produce harmonious fake lyrics like Yuki Kaijura did (I think they dub this Kaijugo). I think they did it for brat overflow, The main theme of Aigis Rim, too.

[@bismkkk]

Hmmmm, yep, there is a high chance of fake lyrics... I'll do a little more research. Are you enjoying the game?? They launched in Brazil only at 2AM, so I could play just a little bit this morning 😅

[@bismkkk]

So, I've done some research and the artist that is singing and also wrote the lyrics is Eureka Republic. The song is written in a fictional language, but it seems to have a translation (I couldn't find or confirm though).

[@KafCat69]

Why this music reminding me of 13 sentinls help

[@jayplays9976]

Same dev team, same composing group. . basically the same folks 😂

[@KafCat69]

@@jayplays9976 omg ahahahah i actually like that game platinumed it too . Maybe i go for this one someday

[@afilthyweeb8684]

Hot take but I don't find the OST to be particularly amazing. This track; however, is. While other OSTs like P3R may be better on average, this one song is better than any other I've heard this year. I'm also always a sucker for playing the OP at the final fight and this does functionally the same thing.

[@jayplays9976]

Music is essentially a YMMV thing. If you don't think the OST is amazing then you're right. We are all entitled to our opinions about subjective matters and I have to agree with you on this one. To me the score is stellar and I've been listening to it on repeat. At the same time I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea. However this tune is a banger.

[@Virjunior01]

Good god, this is amazing