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Catastrophe in Bhava-agra ~ Wonderful Heaven
Narcolepsist
noisemaker

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I feel a bit guilty for nominating this, because it deprives you of the album experience leading up to the song! I truly can't describe how it felt to be fed two and half hours of cheerful Atelier vibes, then hit this madness on disc 3. All while this anime girl smiles innocently in the video thumbnail??

Who is this mysterious Sen, whose VGMdb credits consist solely of Atelier Shallie and "NieR Tribute Album -echo-"? Apparently they're the producer of a duo called matryoshka, which explains why they have multiple Shallie credits as "Recording, Mixing, & Mastering Engineer." And Narcolepsist very much sounds like a production-led song. There isn't much to the composition; it's the arrangement+mix+sound design that forms the core of this incredible musical journey. Somehow we get a delightfully hellish atmosphere that's strangely catchy! I guess it helps that it brings me back to one of my favourite synthwave songs (0:54) https://youtu.be/H3lwn_luLeI?t=54

How does it even work as a final dungeon theme. The second half completely overwhelms your emotional capacity! Can the player hear sound effects over all that, or even perceive them? What in the world is 3:37 supposed to represent?? This is the kind of VGM that stays with me and keeps luring me back for those dark vibes.