Awesome Music / Cytus II

Like its predecessor, Cytus II offers a wide variety of tracks. Here are some of the best.

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PAFF

• "Baptism of Fire" is just plain gorgeous.
• "Survive" was composed by Kevin Penkin. Yes, that Kevin Penkin. That should tell you all you need. The lyrics also serve as some really early foreshadowing for PAFF's story arc.
• "Fireflies (Funk Fiction Remix)" has a calming trance-like beat to it.
• "Green Hope" is a wonderful Pop Punk song which many players cite as the best among PAFF's selection.
• "Winter Games" manages to capture the feelings of nostalgia for the holiday season.
• "Who Am I" is wistful, melancholic, and somewhat discordant, a perfect representation of Kaori's struggles.
• "Lilac for Anabel" is a heartwarming pop-rock song full of hope.
• "Cityscape", an upbeat, joyful jazz song.
• "Super Attractor". This fast-paced rock song may be darker than PAFF's usual fare, but that just helps it stand out even more.

NEKO#ΦωΦ

• "Happiness Breeze" is as cute as it is lively.
• "Rei" is a chill, relaxing electronic rock instrumental.
• "Online" is blisteringly fast-paced.
• "Stranger" gives Neko's usual fast-paced techno an Artcore spin.
• "Capybara Kids' Paradise" is a high-tempo, aggressively happy track that is just plain delightful to listen to.
• "Ramen is God" is an amazingly epic Symphonic/Progressive Metal track. It may sound somewhat out-of-place among Neko's playlist of happy electronic songs, but it's still exceptionally beautiful.
• "Re:VeLΔTiØN ～光道ト破壊ノ双白翼～" is absolutely epic with its mix of orchestra and electronic sounds.

ROBO Head

• "Make Me Burn" is a blast to play thanks to its catchy beat.
• "Celestial Sounds (KIVA Remix)" lives up to its name during its beautiful intro, before KIVA's trademark harsh dubstep sounds kick things up a notch.
• "CHAOS" is a nostalgia trip for anyone who played the first game as it borrows riffs from many Cytus tracks.

Ivy

• "Alexandrite" has a strange, eerie beauty to its sound.
• "Lunar Mare" alternates between epic orchestral music and chaotic electronic sections. The result sounds just like something that would play during the final boss fight of a RPG.
• SIhanatsuka's "Reset" is a beautiful piece on its own, but becomes a wonderful nostalgia trip once you realize it's a remix of "Halcyon" from the first Cytus.
• Sta makes his return to the Cytus franchise with "99 Glooms," a neotrap piece that blends hard electronics with incredible guitar riffs, and an incredible whispered voice section at around a minute in.
• "V." is the followup to "CHAOS", once again mashing up several classic Cytus tracks into a beautiful yet diabolically challenging song. It is also nearly four minutes in length.
• "Conflict" is... well, there's a reason why it's featured in so many other rhythm games (including the first Cytus). Its fierce rhythm truly sounds like conflict in musical form. The Glitch chart actually changes the song, turning it into its remix by VILA which ups the epicness with the addition of orchestral sounds.
• "iL" can be considered a sequel to the first game's "L", and manages to have the same foreboding epicness as its predecessor.

Crystal PuNK

• "Chandelier XIII" is one of Crystal PuNK's best songs, featuring haunting opera-style vocals and hard-hitting guitars.
• Although "Sunshine Duration" is by far the lightest of Crystal PuNK's initial repertoire of songs, being closer to what one might hear in Cherry's solo chapter, it's still a fantastic and catchy rock song.
• "βinarψ" is another great metal song by RING that is hard not to headbang to.
• "The Cross", a powerful yet beautiful djent track.
• "Still (Piano version)" is a beautiful, melancholic version of "Still" from Cherry's chapter which will probably drive you to tears considering how it's first heard on the title screen right after Cherry dies.
• "Prema Flowers", an emotional rock song whose lyrics are very fitting to Xenon and Cherry's relationship.
• "Darling Staring" brings artcore sensibilities and an undercurrent of sadness to a hard-hitting fast-paced J-rock song that wouldn't be out of place as an anime OP.

Vanessa

• "Anchor" can be seen as a successor to "Who Am I" as it possesses both the same singer and several familiar chords. However, the tone is far more triumphant and heartwarming, a perfect encapsulation of PAFF rising above her trauma.
• "Rosa Rubus" is dramatic, beautiful, and intense.
• "XYZ" somehow combines several of JOE's songs with orchestral music to create a sweeping, fast-paced track you'll want to play over and over again.
• "II" is a climactic orchestral piece with electronic stings that truly encompasses the boss fight against Vanessa. It's also the longest track in the game, clocking in at over 7 minutes.
• "The Whole Rest" is the game's opening theme, combining the Genre Motifs of every character into one amazing track. In 3.0, this song is playable after obtaining the good ending.
• "Used to Be", the game's credits theme, is a hard-hitting yet melancholic song about losing one's identity. In 3.0, this song is playable after obtaining the neutral ending.

Bo Bo

• "IBUKI" mixes Rin's traditional Japanese sounds with rock music for a beautiful, sometimes intense track.
• "King of Desert", a metal track that would be a great background music track for a Shifting Sand Land level in another game.

Miku

• "Venus di Ujung Jari" ("Venus at the fingertips") is a beautiful piano ballad with lyrics in Indonesian.
• "魔法みたいなミュージック！" ("Music Like Magic!") features OSTER Project's famous upbeat, show tune jazz sound, and is pretty much guaranteed to put you in a good mood.

Xenon

• "Black Hole" starts off as a gentle piano ballad, then explodes into full-blown metalcore before ending with an electronic section to bring things to a close.
• "Phantom Razor" is an adrenaline-pumping hard rock instrumental which would fit well during a vehicular chase scene.
• "Ultimate feat. 放課後のあいつ" sounds like it would be right at home as the theme song to a Shōnen anime.

ConneR

• "Aphasia" combines a strong beat with an addictive piano and synth line.
• "Demetrius" is an excellent example of Classical House. The combination of the harpsichord and synths is excellent on its own, but the powerful beat makes it just plain addictive.

Cherry

• "Still" is a beautiful Tear Jerker of a song that describes Xenon and Cherry's relationship. It's become an even bigger Tear Jerker now that it's associated with Cherry's death.

JOE

• "Take Me to the Future" is a collaboration between JOE and Xenon, resulting in a fantastic djent track that evokes feelings of adventure, exploration, and discovery.
• "Bass Music", in which JOE demonstrates why he's called the Bass God of Quadrant III.

Sagar

• "Space Alien". As infuriating as its chart may be, there's no denying that it has an absolutely infectious beat, especially the drop.
• "Nídhögg" would be the perfect soundtrack for a dragon-slaying adventure.
• The creepy-sounding "Sacrifice" starts off with a dark melody, then introduces a relentless, pounding rhythm, before finally shifting to frantic neurofunk.

Rin

• "「妖怪録、我し来にけり。」" is a delightfully catchy J-rock song which incorporates Rin's Asian folk influences into a fast-paced swinging rhythm, making it as fun to listen to as it is to play.

Aroma

• "Perspectives" is a powerful song about mustering bravery to overcome past trauma.
• "Spotlight On" is a chill, jazzy tune.

Nora

• "Eternity" is a sweeping trance track that manages to combine a strong beat with an almost ethereal melody.
• "Jakarta PROGRESSION" is an energetic track that you'll just want to dance to. It also has the honor of being the first song by an Indonesian artist in Cytus II.

Neko

• "Chocolate Missile" is hard to classify into any genre due to how it mixes elements of electronic music, rock, pop, game music, and orchestra, on top of its Alician lyrics, but it's still a great song both to listen to and play.
• "DJ Mashiro is dead or alive" is a Speedy Techno Remix of the already frantic "Prismatic Lollipops" from the first Cytus, resulting in a song that keeps getting faster and faster until the scan line is bouncing around at ridiculous speed.