After the Soldiers' Dreams
| After the Soldiers' Dreams Dreams of the Brave | |
|---|---|
| Original Title | つわものどもが |
| Composer(s) | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| Length | 5:09 |
| Used in | Xenogears |
| Other versions | Dreams of the Brave - Deadly Dance |
After the Soldiers' Dreams (called Dreams of the Brave on the Revival disc, referred to by the in-game jukebox in Shevat as The strong seek dreams, referred to by the in-game jukebox in Snowfield Hideout as The Brave Seek Dreams, sometimes unofficially referred to as Leftovers of the Dreams of the Strong) is Disc 1, Track 15 on the Xenogears Original Soundtrack and track 16 on the Xenogears Original Soundtrack Revival Disc -the first and the last-. The track was remixed along with Stage of Death for the Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert -The Beginning and the End- as Dreams of the Brave - Deadly Dance, and is the 8th track on the associated Blu-Ray disc. The track is one of the tracks playable in the Nortune jukebox (under the option 'The World'), as well as the Shevat and Snowfield Hideout jukeboxes.
The melody at 1:38 is a motif which is also used in Bonds of Sea and Flame and Aveh, The Ancient Dance (and by extension BALTO and Bartholomew & Lahan).
It plays as the area music in the Yggdrasil and in the Nisan Mausoleum from when the lights are turned on around Andvari to when the mausoleum rises into the air, as well as Fatima Castle after defeating Shakhan.
It also plays in the following cutscenes:
- Fei is introduced to Sigurd and Maison aboard the Yggdrasil.
- The Yggdrasil docks at Bart's Lair.
- Sigurd and Citan call Fei over to watch Bart talk to his deceased father.
- Fei decides that he will help Bart after the Gebler Special Forces attack Bart's Lair.
- Margie tells Bart and Fei about Chu-Chu, and the player picks her name.
- Sigurd and Citan discuss the appearance of Ramsus and Miang on the surface.
- The party, while in Nisan, discusses plans for an invasion of Bledavik.
- The Yggdrasil leaves Nisan to attempt the invasion of Bledavik.
- The Yggdrasil docks at the Thames.
- Bart and Fei confront Elly after she wakes up after almost destroying the Yggdrasil's engines.
- Jessie drinks with Citan and Sigurd aboard the Yggdrasil.
- Billy explains the mechanics of his weaponry.
- The party plans to head to Shevat.
- The party plans to split up in order to recapture Bledavik and find the Fatima Treasure at the same time.
- The party prepares to leave to destroy the Ignas Gate. (The music continues as the area theme until the party leaves Nisan.)
- The party plans out how to destroy the Gate at Ethos Headquarters.
- The party determines that the third Gate is underneath the sea south of Ignas.
A version of the track that is identical except that it is faster plays in the following cutscenes:
- Bart attacks the Aveh Sand Cruiser that Fei and Citan are being held captive in.
- Fei, in Weltall, launches from the Yggdrasil to attack near the Kislev border.
- Bart plans to break through Ramsus's forces after being surrounded in the Aveh desert.
- Sigurd runs over Id in the Yggdrasil.
- Bart prepares to attack the Goliath using the Bart Missiles.
- Hammer and Rico awaken aboard the Yggdrasil after being shot down.
Trivia[edit]
- According to the Bond of Sea and Flame - Orchestral Version - album notes, After the Soldiers' Dreams is Bart's theme.