Sound Horizon - 死せる英雄達の戦い
One of the tracks that really caught my attention from Moira would be 死せる英雄達の戦い, the finale of the album.
The song starts off with the Queen of Arcadia pleading with her son, Leontius, not to fight against Elef. Unbeknownst to him, Elef was actually his brother but Leontius set off before she could reveal the truth to him. The battle begins in earnest with the City of Ilion eventually falling to Elef. At last . . . the path of the two beasts have crossed. The song then shifts into its climax with the backing of a choral (which sends shivers down my spine in a good way), having Leontius and Elef/Amethystos face off against each other.
The Queen then attempts to intervene but ends up being dealt a fatal blow. Subsequently, Leontius is also mortally wounded (can't really tell since the lyrics dosen't seem to say explicitly whether he dies). Queen Alexandra (the Amazon Queen), angered at seeing Leontius's fate, rushes at Elef but is killed by him as well.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons I like Sound Horizon so much . . . their songs transcend the plain pop/rock genre that is so widespread these days. In the case of Moira, characters are brought to life and have their fates interwined with one other. A whole myriad of emotions are conveyed to the listener and they are never simple. Take Love for example. It might exist as sibling love between the twins (Elef and Artemisia), motherly love (Queen of Arcadia), obsessive love (Alexandra towards Leon) and perhaps even Thanatos's sympathy towards those whose lives are taken by Moira. In other words, the listener is free to interpret with the music itself an instrument to aid in the story-telling. When you are able to appreciate them altogether . . . *wham* ecstasy.
Anyway, I digress. What I like about this song is the perfect mix of vocals (especially the choral again), sound effects, narration and voice acting (Revo plays both Thanatos and Elef). Oh, and how could I forget the awesome music and tunes that set the mood ? From the initial suspense, moving on towards the build-up to the battle, the climax and eventual tragedy . . . it feels like the story is unfolding before your very eyes.
I really hope that the concert would be able to reveal the story behind each song visually . . . can't wait to get some facts confirmed, such as whether the queen's intervention resulted in Leontius being distracted and killed or whether Elef was really that powerful!
Small trivia : Seiyuu for Queen Alexandra is Houko Kuwashima, who has voiced characters such as Clare from Claymore and Tomoyo from Clannad.
The song starts off with the Queen of Arcadia pleading with her son, Leontius, not to fight against Elef. Unbeknownst to him, Elef was actually his brother but Leontius set off before she could reveal the truth to him. The battle begins in earnest with the City of Ilion eventually falling to Elef. At last . . . the path of the two beasts have crossed. The song then shifts into its climax with the backing of a choral (which sends shivers down my spine in a good way), having Leontius and Elef/Amethystos face off against each other.
The Queen then attempts to intervene but ends up being dealt a fatal blow. Subsequently, Leontius is also mortally wounded (can't really tell since the lyrics dosen't seem to say explicitly whether he dies). Queen Alexandra (the Amazon Queen), angered at seeing Leontius's fate, rushes at Elef but is killed by him as well.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons I like Sound Horizon so much . . . their songs transcend the plain pop/rock genre that is so widespread these days. In the case of Moira, characters are brought to life and have their fates interwined with one other. A whole myriad of emotions are conveyed to the listener and they are never simple. Take Love for example. It might exist as sibling love between the twins (Elef and Artemisia), motherly love (Queen of Arcadia), obsessive love (Alexandra towards Leon) and perhaps even Thanatos's sympathy towards those whose lives are taken by Moira. In other words, the listener is free to interpret with the music itself an instrument to aid in the story-telling. When you are able to appreciate them altogether . . . *wham* ecstasy.
Anyway, I digress. What I like about this song is the perfect mix of vocals (especially the choral again), sound effects, narration and voice acting (Revo plays both Thanatos and Elef). Oh, and how could I forget the awesome music and tunes that set the mood ? From the initial suspense, moving on towards the build-up to the battle, the climax and eventual tragedy . . . it feels like the story is unfolding before your very eyes.
I really hope that the concert would be able to reveal the story behind each song visually . . . can't wait to get some facts confirmed, such as whether the queen's intervention resulted in Leontius being distracted and killed or whether Elef was really that powerful!
Small trivia : Seiyuu for Queen Alexandra is Houko Kuwashima, who has voiced characters such as Clare from Claymore and Tomoyo from Clannad.
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