A Home For Flowers (Tulip)
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| A Home For Flowers (Tulip) | ||
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| track no. | 13 | |
| length | 1:32 | |
| composed by | Pedro Silva[1] | |
| bpm | 116 | |
| key | G major | |
| time signature | 4/4 | |
| file name | room_peaceful.ogg | |
A Home For Flowers (Tulip) is the 13th track in the official soundtrack of OMORI. It plays in Basil's house in Headspace while visiting it for the first time.
Musical description
A Home For Flowers (Tulip) is the first appearance of Basil's theme, perhaps the most sombre and reflective music heard yet in the game at that point. The track starts with an eight-bar introduction with a distinctive arpeggio pattern before the main melody begins, which is played with an atmospheric piano sound. The melody is later taken over by a bell-like, percussive lead synth. It is in G major, but doesn't sound like it due to the almost complete absence of any major chords. The chords and melody are played with a syncopated rhythm.
Analysis
The harmony primarily consists of seventh chords with missing thirds, meaning they are neither major nor minor, creating a hollow, tense sound, which adds to the melancholic atmosphere of the music, and leads to an ambiguous sense of tonality. The melody is continuous and unbroken, going on without any exact repeats or ever resolving, creating a yearning feeling.
Motifs
A Home For Flowers is Basil's theme and has three other versions in the game:
- A Home For Flowers (Empty) - a plucked version that plays in Basil's home in Faraway Town.
- A Home For Flowers (Daisy) - a piano version that plays in the meadow in Black Space before learning the truth.
- A Home For Flowers (Sunflower) - a mellow synth version that plays during the memory of Basil's birthday party on Memory Lane.
The theme also makes an appearance in Bookcase, which plays during the cutscene of Basil in the Lost Library.
Trivia
- The tulip is the flower that Basil associates with Omori.