[Organ] Prelude: Nier Automata - Dependent Weakling

"As far as I'm concerned, my brother... was everything..."
- the Dependent Weakling
I improvised this. No sheet music available. Special thanks to the visual art mastermind Icathia for returning after witnessing my utter failure of an attempt for The Tower!
Background art: in-game screenshot modified and processed by the Adobe AE master Icathia
#NierAutomata #Nier #NierAutomataOst #NierOst #DependentWeakling

[@toothpicks2970]

this is so great, keep up the good work

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Thanks friend! Will do :D

[@AntoniusTertius]

This improv is powerful! It conveys anger and grief perfectly. I like the way you use mixture and principal stops, though people expect us to always use them, knowing when to use them is crucial. No chimes this time? You always surprise me somehow :)
Could this be your best Nier improv? Time (and you as well) will tell us ^^

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Don't know which is my best Nier improv but I know the best Nier organ piece is this one ua-cam.com/video/QjDiqqYutS8/v-deo.html

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

And you are just so observant as usual! The mixture and principal stops tend to be the cliche of organ music, but I feel that does not have to be so. Of course, it all comes down to taste but I believe they are as special as the other stops and can achieve great musical effects if used appropriately as you rightly pointed out.
Along the same line of thought, I try not to overuse chimes. Although it is hard to resist such temptations D:

[@AntoniusTertius]

@@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime Oh,please... I'm flattered :)

[@AntoniusTertius]

@@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime It is a pity most people think organ sounds are limited to those stops, however magical they may be. The organ is the most musically diversed instrument out there, I wish people knew that. Anyway, wise words. You bravely resisted the chime temptation this way, rejoice ^^ (though your improv would still sound amazing with them).

[@KingOfMilfgaard]

damn bruh these always go so hard

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Ya mannnnn. Dependent weakling is probably one that goes the hardest

[@BadAssXerx3]

great work as always, this game had so many good Boss-Fights, at first I thought Adam and Eve are just Pretty Anime Boy Villains but their Story is sooo good.

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Thanks me badass friendddd :DD
Sadly Yoko Taro's world has little room for happiness.

[@agrihonoberjorn1612]

Nice subbed

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Thanks man. Stay tuned for more!

[@scrat3695]

Do you play these after church services or before?

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Yooooo Scrat! I usually play these before the church services.
However, for pieces that are too "aggressive" like this, I actually play one version for church that is more tamed to ensure that the liturgical experience comes first. I recorded this improv outside of regular service.

[@scrat3695]

ohhhh I see, my church doesn't have an organ unfortunately but It must be quite the experience to hear one in person.

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

Well organs are rare nowadays even in churches. Bands seem to be the way to go. Hopefully this instrument ain't going obsolete!

[@emilvifrancia2632]

WHY DID YOU KILL MY BROTHERRRRRR?!!!!

[@emilvifrancia2632]

Although the A ending isn't my favourite, the fight against Eve was really gorgeous. After a lot of reflections, the game could have stopped there, it would have been short and really less interesting on plenty aspects, but this boss was really an end boss fight in all its magnificent!

[@emilvifrancia2632]

And very surprising improv I must say, the contrast between the calm and the violent parts is wonderful, and the fact it is reinforced by the adaptiveness of the image colors made it even better!

[@emilvifrancia2632]

And I bet this one was a little harder to do than usual, am I right?

[@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime]

@@emilvifrancia2632 This one was definitely harder than usual! But you probably noticed that my improvs are getting crazier by the day :D I purposely inverted some of the sections and tried out very different registers. The harder parts were definitely when I needed to find out a way to bring out the faster passages without overwhelming myself since after all I am only improvising not playing a set piece with a complete score to guide me.
Nonetheless, I'd say the hardest one is still the previous one I did, which is "The Tower". Not sure if you saw that one yet as people were telling me the notification was wonky!
And indeed, the ending of part A was so good in itself. This was probably one of the biggest reasons I found the following endings even more impactful. If the first one was already so powerful, who would have thought the rest hit even stronger?

[@emilvifrancia2632]

@@MusicaeOrganumexLudumetAnime I see that, you constantly improve your way to play, I feel like you change some of your playing techniques as things progress, and this is nice!
And yes, I definitely heard it, but because I wasn't connected to UA-cam I didn't leave a like nor a comment! So I'll do it!
I remember this time when I just finished the ending A, it was cool and all but I was like: "C'est tout ? Il ne peut pas y avoir tant de contenus que ça dans le New Games +, si ? Comment je le lance ce NG+ ?" And just after I litteraly launched a new game xD.
BTW, I was thinking "Bloody Tears" from Castlevania could be a very cool improv, what do you think?