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During another cutscene, {{c|one in which Madeline confronts Badeline for the first time,}} the music makes an unsettling turn, many major chords transforming into minor chords. This occurs around 4:25 in the OST. The piano stops, and the synthesizer starts playing the "Madeline" ''leitmotif'', but in a minor inversion: this is Badeline's theme. Following the cutscene, the music intensifies, and the melody, instead of solely ascending, now loops upwards and downwards, representing Madeline's unstable mental state at the moment. The same "Madeline" ''leitmotif'' is repeated throughout this {{c|chase sequence}}, but in a much more intense way. This continues until Madeline makes it out of the Old Site tower; the music fades away as Maddy approaches the phone booth which signifies the end of the level.
Lena Raine stated in an interview that she wanted to make Resurrections sound distinct from the theme featured in ''First Steps''. "Because all of Resurrections takes place in a lucid dream sequence, my first goal was to make an etherial sound evocative of a space that didn’t seem quite real."<ref name="int1">http://www.originalsoundversion.com/interview-composer-lena-raine-talks-celeste-soundtrack-working-in-game-audio/</ref>
Resurrections is one of the most well-recognized soundtracks in ''Celeste'', and has been subjected to various covers and remixes. A [[Celeste B-Sides|B-Side]] remix, {{soundtrack|num=02|track=Resurrections (Black Moonrise Mix)}}, is also officially present within the game.
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{{Ocsp|ce3cb33bf9fb6f85d07edef2a4fc14616cd041f0cab1428c92da33b0b2917955|In the Mirror}}
'''In the Mirror''' plays following the ''Unraveling'' checkpoint in {{Ch|5|lf=1}}, until the end. It introduces a much more eerie, synth-powered melody, {{c|coinciding with Madeline's anxiety starting to peak, and her starting to face Seekers attacking her.}} Lena Raine stated that she tried to reserve heavy synths only for moments when Madeline's fears are truly apparent; {{c|this happens also in ''Anxiety'' and ''Starjump''}}.<ref name="int1">http://www.originalsoundversion.com/interview-composer-lena-raine-talks-celeste-soundtrack-working-in-game-audio/</ref> Shortly afterwards (after Madeline makes it to a large chamber with split paths), a reversed version of ''Quiet and Falling'' is introduced. The piano is brought back later, playing a slightly modified but retrograde version of the aforementioned track, as the synth melody from the first part of the track is reintroduced (as Madeline approaches the temple's exit); unreversed sections of the melody were mixed in, in order to suggest that the end is near.
When ''In the Mirror'' is reversed, Madeline, voiced by Lena Raine, can be heard talking about her own anxieties; when played back normally it merely sounds like glitch sounds in the audio.
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{{Ocsp|febfef913f0b03369ad97fa7c12624c8e282059e441d946b0653fc96232d5bdd|My Dearest Friends}}
'''My Dearest Friends''' is the final track in the Celeste OST, and plays during the credits (when opened from the main menu). It is primarily on the piano, but is also accompanied by a synthesizer. It is a very calm track. Lena Raine stated that this track didn't fit in well with the rest of the game, but was a fitting goodbye nonetheless.<ref name="int1">http://www.originalsoundversion.com/interview-composer-lena-raine-talks-celeste-soundtrack-working-in-game-audio/</ref>
== Trivia ==
* Whilst the piano used in ''Celeste'' is played by Lena Raine herself, the piano is actually a MIDI keyboard wired up to the [https://www.spitfireaudio.com/originals/#felt-piano Spitfire Felt Piano library].<ref name="int2">https://medium.com/@kuraine/a-little-bit-about-celestes-synths-and-some-bonus-piano-461f62605ea1</ref>
* Most of the Celeste OST was composed using the Ableton Live digital audio workstation, with the exception of ''First Steps'', which being one of the earliest tracks composed for the game, was composed using Cakewalk SONAR.<ref name="int3">https://medium.com/@kuraine/what-software-do-you-use-ceacbf0f5665</ref>
* The "Hey ya" voice sample used in ''Confronting Myself'' is taken from a VST called Vocalisa, made by Impact Soundworks.<ref name="int3">https://medium.com/@kuraine/what-software-do-you-use-ceacbf0f5665</ref>
[[Category:Lena Raine]] [[Category:Music]]
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