Touhou Civilization of Magic Remix (Sariel’s 2nd Theme)
226It’s not over… Not yet…
After Sariel was taken down, she is revived once more, using one final gambit to take down Reimu. From Highly Responsive to Prayers, the song that played during the final phase is Civilization of Magic!
Title: Touhou Civilization of Magic Remix (Sariel’s 2nd Theme)
Music arranged by: me (MarioGm734)
Original Title: Theme of Turning to Hell, We Shall Die Together, Civilization of Magic
Original music composed by: ZUN
Source: Touhou 1: Highly Responsive to Prayers/Akyuu's Untouched Source Vol. 5 (Track 12)
All Original Touhou series, games, music, books, and art all belong to Team Shanghai Alice/ZUN.
Fan-art picture by: ayumi
Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/114470625
(Bonus image: Official Touhou art of Sariel Final Phase form by ZUN derived from Highly Responsive to Prayers.)
Special thanks to ayumi for the wonderful fanart of Sariel. What a stunning image that fits the song so well.
My note:
This was one of the most pain-staking compositions I’ve ever done. Yes, both the original and Akyuu’s Untouched Source ver. is played on this composition. And yes… I know the original is short and supposedly the boss is easy to kill in the game. But what if Sariel had a final boss phase? As one who likes listening to a final boss music, I like to go all out, as if I was dealing with a true final boss. So yeah… sorry if it’s too long once again. Didn’t expect this song to exceed 12 minutes… But anyways, I ran out of ideas making this song, so how can I make this as epic as the original plus ‘Now Until the Moment you Die?’ Just do what you normally do: simply create it and go with the flow using your imagination. I guess when you delay a song, you start brainstorming ideas, and if it’s good enough, then it’s good enough. So I hope I did well with this composition. Let me know if there’s any minimal mistakes.
That was tiring… but it’s finally made, and that’s what counts. Now to start Kokoro’s theme… And if you heard from my announcements, Sumireko’s theme is getting a Ver. 2 revision. So I hope you’ll look forward to that! I’ve also planned some more Ver. 2 PC-98 songs along the way, but they won’t be announced till later. Until then, stay tuned, and take it easy!
And here are some timestamps.
0:00 - Organ Intro
1:48 - 1st Phase (Original Key)
5:36 - Transition Phase
7:19 - 2nd Phase (Akyuu's Untouched Ver.)
10:20 - Piano Ending