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Showdown with Z

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Showdown with Z
Original Title Showdown with Z
Composer(s) Yasunori Mitsuda
Arrangement Yasunori Mitsuda
Mariam Abounnasr
Length 3:39
Used in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Showdown with Z is Disc 8, Track 9 on the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Original Soundtrack and Disc 19, Track 9 on the Xenoblade Chronicles Original Soundtrack Trinity Box. It uses motifs from Moebius: Moebius 3 at 0:27, Moebius 4 at 1:56. It also uses a motif from the B section of Off-Seer - Noah at 1:25.

There are two versions of this track: Showdown with Z, Act 1 and Showdown with Z, Act 2 (according to the copyright data on JASRAC). The first version is identical to the second but without electric guitar or additional drums, most noticeably at 1:38. (Act 2 is the version featured on the soundtracks.)

Showdown with Z, Act 1 plays in Chapter 7 when fighting Z: specifically, the initial phase, first phase of Z∞, X∞, and Y∞ sections of the fight. The track does not play during the cutscenes between the initial phase and first Z∞ phase, but it plays through all other cutscenes between the above phases.

The track smoothly transitions to the equivalent part of Showdown with Z, Act 2 when the party reappears in front of Z immediately before the final Z∞ phase. This version of the track continues as the boss theme for the remainder of the fight.

This track is notable for being one of very few battle themes which take priority over the Chain Attack music: it continues playing through Chain Attacks, including the automatic Chain Attacks in the initial phase of the fight. (This is only true until Melia and Nia join the fight, past which point Chain Attack overrides Showdown with Z.)

Album notes[edit]

Album notes written by Yasunori Mitsuda. No official translation exists.

「ゼット」のテーマ曲でもあり全てのメビウスを体現した曲と言えます。 ゼットの身勝手な思念が多くのメビウス を生み、この世界をディストピアに変えてしまったわけですが、それは本来人間が持っている 「不安」 や 「絶望」 の感情が集まって形作られたものであり、誰しもがゼットに成り得たかもしれません。 そんな人の心の叫びのよ うなものを表現したく、オーケストラサウンドに悲鳴のようなエレキギターを入れてみました。 ギターは坂本遥 氏に演奏してもらいましたが、 狂気と悲しみが上手く表現されています。 また 「おくりびと」のテーマを少し入れ る事により 「救い」 の手を感じて貰いたいと思いました。

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