Celeste: Farewell OST

Celeste: Farewell Original Soundtrack
Alternate names	Farewell OST
Artist	Lena Raine
Price	$9
Track listing	01  •   The Empty Space Above 02  •   Fear of the Unknown 03  •   Joy of Remembrance 04  •   In Stasis 05  •   Crash 06  •   Beyond the Heart 07  •   Final Defiance 08  •   Futility 09  •   Reconciliation 10  •   Farewell 11  •   The Woman and the Bird 12  •   Vovô e Vovó 13  •   wavedash.ppt
Link to album	Bandcamp
List of music

Celeste: Farewell Original Soundtrack, frequently abbreviated to Farewell OST, is the official release of Farewell (Chapter 9)'s soundtrack. It is written, produced and performed primarily by Lena Raine, and spans thirteen tracks of varying lengths totaling to around 40 minutes.

It is available on a variety of platforms, notably on Bandcamp (where 24-bit FLACs may be downloaded), but also on iTunes, most digital download stores and most digital streaming services. Similarly to the original OST album, Farewell's OST is officially available on 12" LP, Compact Disc and cassette.

The entirety of the music featured in Farewell is provided in this album; this includes shorter jingles. All of the soundtrack from prior levels are found in the Celeste OST album. Shorter jingles from prior chapters, such as 8-bit remixes, are found in Madeline's Grab Bag. B-Side remixes are included in the Celeste B-Sides album.

Other people were involved in the creation of the Farewell OST; Michaela Nachtigall (YouTube), violinist whom has worked with Lena Raine before; SungHa Hong (YouTube), cellist; Doug Perry, percussion; Nina Matsumoto, album art designer; and Dietrich Schoenemann, mastering engineer.

Track listing

The Empty Space Above

The Empty Space Above plays in the main menu, when hovering over Farewell. It is a remix of Postcard from Celeste Mountain (from the original OST), played on the piano but with synth noises in the background. It purposefully diverges a little from the aforementioned track in order to sound more "foreign", like an object in space.

Fear of the Unknown

Fear of the Unknown is the first track proper that plays in Farewell. Unlike many first tracks, it does not start playing at the start of the chapter; it starts playing after Madeline is launched into space, in the third and final room of Start. Since Madeline is leaving the known (Celeste Mountain) for the unknown (space), the music seldom uses any "Celeste-like" sounds.

New sounds introduced include a synth VST called Glass and Steel, which consists of, you guessed it, samples of glass and steel objects being manipulated to create sound. This effectively replaces the percussion (drums) which appear in prior chapters. No other synths are present, a sharp departure from prior chapters. A subtle reference is that when the power box is hit in the Power Source subchapter, all synths disappear, solely leaving acoustic instruments playing.

A new instrument, the violin, is introduced; it represents the Bird in this chapter. It notably introduces the "Bird" leitmotif, which goes as follows:

The "Bird" leitmotif

Accordingly to Lena Raine, this theme depicts "the bird flying away from Madeline, into the unknown."

The piano makes a return, but instead of exposing the "Madeline" leitmotif, as one may expect, the "Grief" leitmotif can be heard. It is loosely based on the aforementioned "Madeline" leitmotif, but modified to be much more depressing (yet in a way distinct from Badeline's theme).

The "Grief" leitmotif

Joy of Remembrance

Joy of Remembrance consists of a trio: the piano, a violin, and a cello, but slipstreams synthesizers within too. It plays during Remembered, where Madeline starts feeling more optimistic, believing that Granny is near. It is based on a theme with variations; each variation introduces more synths, as the influence of Celeste Mountain grows on Maddy, and the final one reintroduces the "Bird" leitmotif.

A new leitmotif, the "Granny" leitmotif, is introduced. It serves as a reminder to Madeline about her objective.

The "Granny" leitmotif

In Stasis

In Stasis is composed primarily using the samples used for the heart collection sound, when a Crystal Heart is collected. It plays during the first third of Event Horizon, prior to Madeline failing to catch the Bird the first time. After choosing to break the crystal heart, Madeline's determination is beginning to ramp into overdrive; the "Grief" leitmotif is invoked again, albeit in a modified inverse form. This serves to evoke how Maddy's grief is transforming into something else entirely.

Crash

Crash is a short jingle which plays when Madeline tries to catch the bird for the first time, and fails. This piece effectively serves as an interlude between the easier parts of Chapter 9, and the much harder upcoming sections.

Beyond the Heart

Beyond the Heart plays during the latter sections of Event Horizon as well as Determination. It was originally composed to serve as the finale of Chapter 9's OST. Instead of utilizing dynamic progression, as prior chapters have, it serves as an "all-in" for the music, featuring three instrumentalists (violin, cello and percussion), and the same synthesizer used in the Chase portion of Resurrections. As a ton of mechanics are brought back from all prior chapters of Celeste, the music sounds much more Celeste-like than prior tracks.

The "Granny" leitmotif serves as the primary one here, but the "Grief" leitmotif, albeit in a completely transformed form (depicting Madeline's excessive determination), is brought back. The "Badeline" leitmotif from many earlier chapters is restated by the piano, depicting Badeline's futile attempt to catch up and confront Madeline about how much danger she is putting herself into for no reason. This triumphant tunes continues until Badeline finally manages to catch up, at the end of the Determination chapter.