Moebius (music)
Moebius | |
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Original Title | メビウス |
Composer(s) | Yasunori Mitsuda |
Vocals | Lauren McGlynn |
Length | 3:26 |
Used in | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed |
- For other articles titled "Moebius", see Moebius (disambiguation).
Moebius is Disc 3, Track 9 on the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Original Soundtrack and Disc 14, Track 9 on the Xenoblade Chronicles Original Soundtrack Trinity Box.
It plays in the following cutscenes:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3[edit]
Main story[edit]
- Consul K confronts the party after the fight against Silvercoat Ethel in Chapter 2.
- Mechafriend protects Valdi from Consul Q during The Kind Right Hand.
- Consul J reveals his mudpuppet-creating power in Chapter 3.
- Consul O and Consul P show off their Interlink form in Chapter 4.
- Consul M reveals her power of bodily possession in Chapter 5.
- The Annihilator charges up to fire at the City in Chapter 6.
- Consul Y explains the violet Flame Clocks during Mio's Side Story.
- Consul D reveals his habits during his lives before he became Moebius in Chapter 6.
- Consul X confronts the party in Origin, if her conditions have been met.
- Consul Y confronts the party in Origin.
Sidequests[edit]
- Consul B transforms into his Moebius form during Where The Heart Is.
- Eunie lashes out at Consul X during Side Story: Eunie.
- Consul I reveals herself during Transparent Dreams.
- Triton appears during Doing It My Way, then challenges the party to a punch-up later in the same quest.
- Consul Q reveals how Alexandria assassinated her previous commander during Inescapable Past.
- Consul U reveals how she manipulated Colony Tau to be as it is during Survivors.
Future Redeemed[edit]
Motifs[edit]
Moebius is composed of several melodies used as motifs in other tracks in the game's music.
- 0:05 to 0:24 (unofficially referred to as 'Moebius 1') is a leitmotif appearing in the following sections of the following tracks:
- Battlefield - The Scramble for Life (0:40)
- Young Warriors (0:30, 1:50)
- Suffocating Reverberation (0:07)
- Against the World (0:06, 2:55)
- Suspicion (2:21)
- Encroaching Malice (0:02)
- Ferronis (0:00)
- Origin (1:26, 4:32)
- Congregating Lives (0:17, 1:49, 2:08)
- Something's Beginning to Move (3:01)
- 0:35 to 0:54 (unofficially 'Moebius 2') plays in the following tracks:
- Battlefield - The Scramble for Life (2:06, 3:21)
- The Two Off-Seers (1:58)
- Suffocating Reverberation (0:50)
- Suspicion (0:58)
- Ferronis (1:43)
- Origin Ascending (1:58)
- Noah and N (0:18, 0:30)
- Congregating Lives (1:40)
- How the Future Endures (4:16)
- 1:15 to 1:55 (unofficially 'Moebius 3') is arguably the main melody of the piece. It plays in the following tracks:
- Battlefield - The Scramble for Life (1:09, 3:09)
- Young Warriors (1:05, 1:43, 2:34)
- Impending Crisis (1:13, 2:22)
- The Two Off-Seers (0:26, 1:06, 2:13)
- Suffocating Reverberation (1:42)
- Against the World (2:10)
- Encroaching Malice (0:51, 2:26)
- Ferronis (1:27, 2:25)
- Life's Fading Flame - Holding These Thoughts (3:10)
- Origin Ascending (1:27, 2:52)
- Origin (0:18, 3:24)
- Noah and N (1:14)
- Grand Theater of Life (0:40)
- Z - Harbinger of the End (1:22)
- Congregating Lives (0:00, 0:32)
- Showdown with Z (0:27)
- Something's Beginning to Move (3:16)
- 2:15 to 2:59 (unofficially 'Moebius 4') is a melody that continues from Moebius 3. It plays in the following tracks:
- Origin (2:22, 5:28)
- Noah and N (1:44)
- Congregating Lives (1:06)
- Showdown with Z (1:56)
- How the Future Endures (0:32)
The ostinato pattern at 0:25 is also significant according to the album notes: it represents the repetitive stagnation of the Endless Now. The same pattern appears in Moebius Battle at 1:58, although it is unclear whether or not this was an intentional reference.
The Moebius motifs are not to be confused with those of Ouroboros Awakening, which are similar but distinct.
Album notes[edit]
- Album notes written by Yasunori Mitsuda. No official translation exists.
ウロボロスの対となるメビウスですが、 音楽的にも対になるように仕掛けを施しました。 この曲は低音域でのシーケンスパターンが特徴的だと思いますが音符にするとミ、ファ#、ソ、ラミ、ファ♯、ソラという秩序が保た れた繰り返しフレーズになります。 これはゼットの願いでもある、 生まれては死に、 死んでは生まれる 「永遠の 今」 が表現されています。 それに対してウロボロスはソレ、シ♭、 ミ♭、レ、シbの繰り返しで無秩序になってい ます。 迷いながらも進んで行こうと願う人の想いが表現されています。 そしてウロボロスの曲と同じようにヴォイ スが入っていますが、 こちらも対になるようにアシュリンちゃん (Disc2 M08参照) の妹、 ローレン・マクグリン 氏に歌ってもらう事にしました。
Trivia[edit]
- Moebius and its variations were sung by Lauren McGlynn of ANÚNA. Correspondingly, Ouroboros Awakening and its variations were sung by Aisling McGlynn, Lauren's sister.