Why "Snow in Summer" Haunts My Dreams (NieR Replicant)

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  @onyxserenitatem7636 · 4 years ago

  Can we also appreciate that title? “Snow in summer”. It’s such a good title that encapsulates so much.

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  @Nautinthislifetime · 4 years ago

  Snow in summer reduces me to tears every time. Kaine Salvation fills me with hope for Kaine. The whole NieR soundtrack is absolutely amazing. The duet that Devola and Popola sing is superb

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  @2223332224 · 4 years ago

  The fact that Backstreets Back and Snow in Summer are written in the same key hit me like a FRIGHT TRAIN I can’t believe I haven’t noticed that before.

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  @MirageCross · 3 years ago

  Snow in Summer is a hauntingly beautiful track and yes Nier went from "Kicks magic book away and tells sister not to touch it" to "give me power magic book" in two minutes flat

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  @LikwidKat · 3 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvOO5yr4fLU&amp;t=557">9:17</a> As one of those &quot;really into NieR lore&quot; people who just got their english copy of Grimoire NieR:<br>Page 205 <br>&quot;August 3, 2053 (Weather: cloudy)<br>...<br>It&apos;s cold. Salt is falling, and it looks just like snow.&quot;<br><br>It&apos;s not clear if this is the exact same day depicted in game, but it matches what we see.

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• TE

  @teddy_scott36 · 2 years ago

  My favorite thing with this track is that it comes back as you make your way through the Lost Shrine before you enter the Shadow Lord’s Castle

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  @PoisonDuckAnimations · 3 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Snow in Summer&quot; strikes me as a sort of &quot;Winter&quot; song. Not like one of those &quot;winter wonderland, sleigh bells, Corporate Holi-CHRISTMAS&quot; songs typically associated with the season, but more like &quot;I am litterally freezing to death in -20° F weather and struggling to survive in the worst blizzard in a century. Please help me.&quot; That&apos;s what &quot;Snow in Summer&quot; makes me think of.

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• GC

  @gcctypo · 3 years ago

  I can&apos;t believe you compared NieR&apos;s OST to the Backstreet Boys in a way that actually makes sense.

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  @Chriva · 3 years ago

  Soon to be 40 years old and I&apos;ve never heard anything like that song, classical or otherwise. The level of soul crushing despair at play in it cannot be described. It WILL reduce you into nothingness every time you listen to it... It&apos;s.. it&apos;s just absurd.

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  @protokardas · 2 years ago

  When you mentioned the bells somehow corrupting the choir part, that actually ties into some deep lore. You see, bells were the main instrument associated with the Watcher/The White Giant, the being that fell from the sky and caused White Chlorination Syndrome. You hear this in &quot;The Final Song&quot; in Drakenguard 3 and more recently, &quot;Her Inflorescence&quot; in the Nier raid in Final Fantasy 14.

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  @peachings42069 · 4 years ago

  Holy SHIT this blew me away. I&apos;ve been obsessing over Nier&apos;s respective soundtracks for YEARS and am so happy to see such thorough and thoughtful coverage of this song! It&apos;s arguably one of the game&apos;s backbone tracks but kind of gets slept on a lot. I especially appreciate the effort that you put into connecting this analysis to the lore. Don&apos;t get me wrong, the &quot;musician reacts to X OST!&quot; format is fun, but it always leaves me wishing for a meatier deep-dive into the song&apos;s actual construction. My background is in classical ballet rather than playing any particular instrument, but it&apos;s definitely taught me to listen to this kind of music with a lot of intention. There are many ways in which OSTs like Nier&apos;s remind me of how music functions in ballets as a storytelling element, especially when it reacts or changes according to what&apos;s happening on the screen or stage. Thanks so much for sharing this!

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  @miphasgrace8980 · 4 years ago

  Keiichi Okabe is just a musical genius and no one can convince me otherwise. His work has the ability to give anyone goosebumps within the first note. His attention to detail is unmatched. The masterpieces he’s created for this franchise is insane

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