Desperate Situation

 is Track 17 on the Xenosaga THE ANIMATION Original Soundtrack. It plays in the following scenes:
 * The Woglinde's forces engage the Gnosis in Episode 1.
 * A Realian sacrifices himself to save Shion on the Woglinde in Episode 2.
 * Jin and chaos fight Pellegri in the Encephalon in Episode 8.
 * KOS-MOS kills Virgil as he stands in her line of fire in Episode 9.
 * The Dammerung gates out in Episode 10.

The melody at 0:28 is based upon a motif from Xenosaga Main Title.