Song of the Ancients / Devola, Popola harmony with guitar - Nier Replicant

Nier is a videogame series that I deeply admire, for its story, its themes and, above all, its music. Keiichi Okabe is simply a masterful composer.

One of my absolute favourite tracks from the games is Song of the Ancients. It's a song presented in various arrangements in Nier Replicant and Automata, with both one voice and a harmony of two voices. I love the harmony, but sadly it can be found only either with half a verse and chorus, or with a bombastic arrangement behind it.

I decided then to try and bring the vocal harmony to the very simple and calm, yet very effective version with the guitar as the sole accompaniment. I also tried and added a vocal harmony part where it has never been present, near the end of the song. This is the result.

Hope you enjoy!


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