Lancer – DELTARUNE Chapter 1

About game/music

This is “Lancer” from the RPG “DELTARUNE” created by Toby Fox.
This is composed by him as well.

OST is here.

The story is about a world where monsters and humans live together, and the main character, a human, wanders into a strange world at school.
Like UNDERTALE, the game continues to use a unique battle system that you can win without killing enemies by winning their hearts.

And, as you probably know as you’ve come to this page, DELTARUNE Chapter 2 was released last September!
(You can download it from the official page)

Analyzing

bar 4

• II seems the dominant of V, resolved via a subdominant (iv/bII).

bar 6~7

• bII-V
  • so-called “pathetic cadence”
  • examples;
    • Lancer – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • My Castle Town – DELTARUNE Chapter 2
    • Battlefield – Death’s Crossroad – Etrian Odyssey NEXUS
    • The Reverberation Ensemble – Library of Ruina
      • bII is in first inversion form, so-called “Neapolitan sixth chord”.
    • Theme1 – Limbus Company
      • bII is in first inversion form, so-called “Neapolitan sixth chord”.

bar 11

• Tritone substitute for II7

bar 14,18

• IV or IV7 in minor key (other TABs include this chord progression)
  • 6th of the minor scale is raised a semitone. This means it’s temporarily in Dorian mode.
  • It would be like drying out a damp darkness.
  • examples;
    • Lost Paintings – Castlevania Symphony of the Night
    • Lancer – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Mother – Outro – ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
    • Battlefield – Death’s Crossroad – Etrian Odyssey NEXUS
    • Tumult – Twilight of All Life – Etrian Odyssey NEXUS
    • Tearing Through Heaven (Rain) – Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    • Dragon Valley – Freedom Planet 2
    • Rustblood – HIVESWAP: Act 1
    • Fatal Blooms in Moonlight – Kirby: Triple Deluxe
    • Combat Evaluation Program – Kirby: Planet Robobot
    • Angela Boss– Library Of Ruina
    • Theme1 – Limbus Company
    • Gravity Beetbood stage – Mega Man X3
    • Boss Battle – Miitopia
    • Sootopolis City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Sonia’s Theme – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Aquarium Park Act 1 – SONIC COLORS
    • Bowser’s Lava Lake Keep – Super Mario 3D World
    • Tomboyish Girl in Love – 東方紅魔郷 ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.
    • Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea – 東方紅魔郷 ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.
    • Diao Ye Zong (withered leaf) – 東方妖々夢 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom.
    • Phantom Ensemble – 東方妖々夢 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom.
    • Mysterious Mountain – 東方風神録 ~ Mountain of Faith.
    • Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion – 東方地霊殿 ~ Subterranean Animism.
    • Faraway Voyage of 380,000 Kilometers – 東方紺珠伝 ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.

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