When exiting Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon At switch this March 17th Nintendo released a video to listen to the theme song Le Chéile i bhForaois Sholas na Gealaí (Together in the Moonlit Forest) composed by Hitomi Kurokawa and interpreted by Lauren McGlynnwho is part of the Irish Choir ANÚNA and the group SYSTIR. She also performed backing vocals on the soundtrack Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Indeed we can hear his voice in the related issues moebiuswhose music is simply titled Möbius, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. We’ve talked about this several times on Nintendo-Difference, including in a large file located at this address. If today we still talk about the main theme of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, it is because, after the video was released, Hitomi Kurokawa posted a message on the official PlatinumGames blog, where she talks about the creation of the song and discusses the work of Lauren McGlynn and the lyricist Michael McGlynnthe creator and lead singer of ANÚNA – who is also the father of Lauren McGlynn.
The origins of this song date back to 2018 when Hitomi Kurokawa first “met” Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. It was executive producer’s day Atsushi Inaba asked the composer Hiroshi Yamaguchi write a theme song bayonet 3which we have mentioned in this article and which has been interpreted by Rachel hawn. Hiroshi Yamaguchi had reported on its creation in a message published on the PlatinumGames blog. Hitomi Kurokawa was alongside Hiroshi Yamaguchi and was then asked to write a theme song that immediately conveys the world of a brand new Bayonetta game. She was surprised because until now she had never written a song with lyrics. Plus, it was a monumental task considering he was asked to actually compose a theme song for a whole new genre of bayonetta playing.
Hideki Kamiyawho oversaw the direction of the project, Hitomi Kurokawa said he wanted the song “ tells the story from start to finish “. At this point the scenario was already well thought out as the composer could read it straight away. She thought it was a story full of human nature that we can’t help but encourage her Cereza And domestic animal, and that it was full of feelings that she had never experienced with Bayonetta. One thing he particularly remembers was the evolution of Cereza’s heart throughout the adventure.
The composer explains that we probably already understood it from watching the trailers, but Cereza and Chouchou need to work together to advance in the game and their bond then becomes more important. Cereza has also reached the age where she feels many emotions. Alone with Chouchou, she feels uneasy, and although they get along very well at times, they can argue. Both characters are very emotional. Because of this, Hitomi Kurokawa wanted the song to represent both humanity and the evolution of Cereza, and so the track was born.
When Hideki Kamiya asked her to compose a song that would sum up the story from start to finish, she thought of expressing this by focusing on how Cereza’s heart changes when she gets lost in the forest. For example, the track’s intro represents the anxiety and fear that the heroine feels when she first gets lost at the beginning of the game, song after the game’s completion, and you will notice small bits that represent specific parts of the story. ..
The lyrics of this song tell Cereza’s thoughts. As we have established, the language used for these texts is not fictitious. you are in Gaelic Irish (or simply Irish). Bayonetta spent her childhood in Europe, where she also learned witchcraft. So it was decided early on that the lyrics would be in the Celtic language, a very old Western European language family. Hitomi Kurokawa and her team were fortunate that Irish composer Michael McGlynn was able to write lyrics in Irish. They thought it would fit Bayonetta’s origin story perfectly, so they settled on Irish lyrics.
Michael McGlynn is known for writing lyrics that can sound wonderful even to ancient Celts. Thanks to the lyrics written in a language that suits the story very well, Hitomi Kurokawa found that the track breathes the world of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, the singer of this song is Lauren McGlynn who is also the daughter of Michael McGlynn. Hitomi Kurokawa says that she gave all her power to this whole song.
When they were looking for a singer, they wanted a girl who would be around the same age as Cereza. According to Hitomi Kurokawa, there are not many girls who meet the criteria of 9-15 years old, have a strong voice and can also sing in a Celtic language. Not only did Lauren McGlynn meet all of these requirements, but she also had a clear voice that perfectly evoked Cereza’s teenage years. She wasn’t that childish, but at the same time she wasn’t grown up yet. The composer and her team therefore chose Lauren McGlynn without hesitation.
On the day of recording, Hitomi Kurokawa thought Lauren McGlynn looked gorgeous when she arrived at the studio in a rather witchy outfit that she had specially picked for the occasion. At that time the singer was 13 years old. Despite the length of the recording session, the composer says Lauren McGlynn worked hard to the end. She goes on to say that thanks to her they were able to feel the true emotions of the lyrics and there was a result that suited Cereza very well.
The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studiosas was the case with Rachael Hawnt’s song in Bayonetta 3. Orchestration and direction were entrusted John R Graham, who has experience in music for Japanese historical dramas. He was also responsible for the film’s OST Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV with other composers. The sound and mixing engineer was Daniel Krescowho also worked on Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and previously for PlatinumGames The Wonderful 101: Remastered. Then the track was put together by the music producer Koyo Sonae, with whom PlatinumGames has been collaborating on this project for a long time. They were supported by many professionals and were also able to record at Abbey Road Studios, a London studio famous for its famous pedestrian crossing.
Hitomi Kurokawa was impressed that she was able to film herself in Europe, which she believes is the birthplace of witches. When she saw the huge orchestra with over 100 musicians for the first time, she was so overwhelmed with emotion that she couldn’t say much more than “whoooah!”. “. For her, it was a very emotional experience and, in her opinion, there is not much that can compare.
After so much work, the composer was delighted to finally be able to present this piece. She figured the extravagance heard on previous Bayonetta tracks only represented her when she was an adult. For this song, they didn’t want to use the same musical phrases. They asked the orchestra to put more power into the emotional cadence, but Hitomi Kurokawa believes they were able to create a whole new bayonetta unlike anything we’ve heard before.
Of course, as is a spin-off tradition according to the composer, people who played the previous episodes might notice a nostalgic track or two scattered throughout the game, official blog where we can learn more about it. According to the composer, there are many other songs that express the story of the game itself, and she hopes people will enjoy this new world of Bayonetta through the music. As a reminder, Hitomi Kurokawa was not the only composer on this project. There was also the main composer Aoba Nakanishi as well as Rina Yugi, Masahiro Miyauchi, Ayana Tsujita And Rei Kondoh.
Interestingly, another singer from the ANÚNA choir and the SYSTIR group, Aisling McGlynnwho is the sister of Lauren McGlynn and also sang for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, also performed an Irish language song, Dreams of the Past, Memories of my Soul Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. The lyrics were originally written by Masato cat (director and screenwriter of Chrono Cross) and Procyon Studiobut were translated by Michael McGlynn and into Irish Eabha McMahon (aka AVA).