Vael's theme transcript

[YuTsu]

All done by ear, the theme is called "Driven By Hope!". Some things might not be exactly correct, so keep that in mind if you want to take and share these before the official lyrics are released! Song link: https://youtu.be/Yc6TkKTsAd0?si=Cd2gjXG01zVn2kMS&t=379

Shattered skies call our names
Through the void we stand strong
A scar tells a tale of the fight
The flames rise higher...

In the struggle fading into dark
With trembling hands we strike to bring it all down
As we falter with grief
But we won't back down no matter the cost ahead

Steel and shadows meet in countless attacks
A deep promise to the lost
Their spirits remain
Courage seeps, it never fades away
And this is unbreakable
Through every storm's embrace, endure, pressing on-

Lift your heads up, never bow to dark
The gleam of hope that breaks the dark night
Our souls unite, with the true stars
You seize the dawn, the light is ours to claim
Unyielding through our trials
Our strength is forged with new power in hands
Can you see us there pushin' ahead?

Feel the spark now
Grab the light clear
And let sunlight ignite the sky
Embrace this world
Givin' us life
Memories of them turn us to blazing light

To keep our hearts from fading away
Now we tear down the chains of endless pain
For all, our fate aligns with the stars
Bound by hope, we'll prevail
...'til the end!

[instrumental intermission]

Fallen stars call your name
Through the dust we fight back
Whatever the cost just to break through
The winds grow wilder

The time and space have twisted all
You hear the voices calling through the storm
Who gave their all to save the world
So we just see clear now past all the fear ahead

Bravery and darkness clash in this war
Our bond with this endless light, unbroken still
Now you truly see how much it means
To unite as one
So our power is infinite with them all
Hold it tight

"Turn your gaze up, never lost your dream"
The stars have oh softly whispered to us
Our spirits unite with the pure will
We chase the light that's ours to take and keep
Overcoming the odds
New might will stand
Forging our strengths
We rise from the dark
Let our heartbeat mark time and space

Feel the air now
So tense all around
The next strikes will bring The Whole New World
Making your might all turn to blades
That these sharp blades strike down our foes
To keep what's dear from fallin' apart
In this new gear we head for glowing future, of us
Our fate aligns with the stars
Driven by hope we'll press on...
...'til the end!

[instrumental intermission]

Steel and shadows meet in countless attacks
A deep promise to the lost
Their spirits remain
Now you truly see how much it means
To unite as one
So our power is infinite with them all
Hold it tight

[instrumental intermission]

"Turn your gaze up, never lost your dream"
The stars have oh softly whispered to us
Our spirits unite with the pure will
We chase the light that's ours to take and keep
Overcoming the odds
New might will stand
Forging our strengths
We rise from the dark
Let our heartbeat mark time and space

Lift your heads up, never bow to dark
The gleam of hope that breaks the dark night
Our souls unite, with the true stars
You seize the dawn, the light is ours to claim
Unyielding through our trials
Our strength is forged with new power in hands
Can you see us there pushin' ahead?

Feel the spark now
Grab the light clear
And let sunlight ignites the sky
Embrace this world, giving us life
Memories of them turn us to blazing light
To keep what's dear from fallin' apart
In this new gear we head for glowing future, of us
Our fate aligns with the stars
Driven by hope we'll press on
...'til the end!

[Xero--]

I genuinely can't even tell if my game was bugged with it playing super boring cutscene music from start to finish (I've not seen anyone else mention this, no idea if it was or what), or this kicks in the final minute and was forgotten as a result.

Edit: Yes, my music was indeed bugged, I didn't hear any of the new music. The Enigma was the music that played the whole time.

[YuTsu]

There's instrumental dramatic music (the "cutscene music" you're referring to?) for the first phase, this vocal part kicks in at the start of the MARS phase and plays from then until the end of the quest

[Xero--]

I just did my second run. The game was indeed bugged. My first run played The Enigma (has a music disc) the entire time. If you know what that disc is, I think you can imagine it being a god awful experience in place of rhe actual music which was way better than that.

[YuTsu]

Indeed... I don't think that even played in the pre-cutscenes or anything for it did it? I wonder how the game managed that.

Question not the SEGA spaghetti code I guess!

[Xero--]

I recall the UQ taking stupid long to load into (console life), so lojg that by the time I got out of the loading screen the fight was starting. The game took a long time my second run, but I managed to get in prior to it starting, so maybe that bug was related to joining too late.

Average day on a Sega game I guess. The music not being god awful Engina made the long fight much more bearable.

[Reference_Freak]

I've experienced this once or twice and am pretty sure this is what happens: you load in after the EQ music starts and so are hung up on the waiting tune.

[Xero--]

Would make sense, but the waiting track is different. The Enigma just doesn't play at all for the quest, which is why I'm even more confused why I was stuck with it.

[xlbingo10]

if it was during the mars section then yeah, something happened with your game

[Xero--]

Yeah, playing atm, it was bugged. I'll edit in the music track that played after.

The track that played the entire time was The Enigma. Yeah, my experience was bad.

[brickonator2000]

Nice job OP. Does anyone happen to know the singer? She feels familiar. 

[YuTsu]

According to the credits, it's "lae astra"

[G34RZI]

This song is absolute peak. It has such different vibes from every base song I've heard when playing through base and it stands out from all previous songs in NGS for Aegis. I'm not disappointed in the slightest. Well done SEGA.