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Exidus 3: Epoch of the Forgotten Hourglass

Time in Gensokyo is unraveling as the past appears in the present and recent memories are lost . Heroines must find the "Horological Nexus" to stop an entity from shattering the timeline.
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13 songs
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(Touhou Main Menu Theme), (ZUN Style), (Temporal), (Disorienting), (Grand) A menu theme suggesting time unraveling and looping back on itself, Features prominent clock sounds—ticking, chiming, gears turning—at different speeds creating polyrhythmic texture, Main melody plays on harpsichord then repeats backward, then plays simultaneously forward and backward, Layer orchestral strings playing in reverse with normal piano creating temporal dissonance, Include sounds of hourglasses, sand falling, and distant echoes, Melody should be elegant but unstable, constantly shifting between major and minor, Build suggests time becoming unstuck, past and future bleeding together, Should feel like standing in place where causality itself is uncertain and every moment contains its own echo, ZUN Style, Main Menu, Touhou
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(Touhou Project Stage 1 Normal Theme), (ZUN Style), (Whimsical), (Melancholic), (Clockwork) An instrumental Touhou-style boss theme with a prominent clockwork motif, The track should feature a constant, rhythmic "tick-tock" percussion, layered with the sounds of winding gears and soft chimes, The main lead melody should be carried by a slightly sorrowful music box or celesta, creating a feeling of a lonely, forgotten toy, The ZUN-style synth trumpet should be light and bouncy, providing a catchy, loopable melody for the chorus, The overall mood is a mix of a child's innocent but broken music box and the uncanny feeling of being trapped in a small, repeating loop of time
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(Touhou Project Stage 1 Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Whimsical), (Melancholic), (Clockwork) An instrumental Touhou-style boss theme with a prominent clockwork motif, The track should feature a constant, rhythmic "tick-tock" percussion, layered with the sounds of winding gears and soft chimes, The main lead melody should be carried by a slightly sorrowful music box or celesta, creating a feeling of a lonely, forgotten toy, The ZUN-style synth trumpet should be light and bouncy, providing a catchy, loopable melody for the chorus, The overall mood is a mix of a child's innocent but broken music box and the uncanny feeling of being trapped in a small, repeating loop of time
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(Touhou Project Stage 2 Normal Theme), (ZUN Style), (Mysterious), (Scholarly), (Urgent) An instrumental Touhou-style boss theme that feels both academic and dangerous, The track should feature a fast-paced, driving drum beat, The main instruments should be a duet between a crisp, precise harpsichord playing complex melodies and a traditional koto providing an ancient, historical feel, The ZUN-style synth trumpet should carry the main, inquisitive melody during the A-section, The B-melody (chorus) should become more dramatic and sweeping, with a piano and strings adding a sense of urgency and grandeur, as if the past itself is rising to attack, The overall mood is of exploring a strange, magical library where knowledge itself is a weapon
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(Touhou Project Stage 2 Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Mysterious), (Scholarly), (Urgent) An instrumental Touhou-style boss theme that feels both academic and dangerous, The track should feature a fast-paced, driving drum beat, The main instruments should be a duet between a crisp, precise harpsichord playing complex melodies and a traditional koto providing an ancient, historical feel, The ZUN-style synth trumpet should carry the main, inquisitive melody during the A-section, The B-melody (chorus) should become more dramatic and sweeping, with a piano and strings adding a sense of urgency and grandeur, as if the past itself is rising to attack, The overall mood is of exploring a strange, magical library where knowledge itself is a weapon
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(Touhou Project Stage 3 Normal Theme), (ZUN Style), (Industrial), (Chaotic), (High-Energy), (Techno) An intense, high-BPM instrumental boss theme with a mechanical, industrial feel, The track should open with the sound of alarms and sparking machinery before kicking into a frantic, driving techno beat, Incorporate metallic, clanging percussion and the hum of overloading engines into the rhythm, The main melody should be a frenetic and slightly dissonant synth lead, like a corrupted chiptune, representing technology gone haywire, The ZUN-style trumpet should sound like a blaring warning siren, The overall mood is a desperate, high-stakes battle in a chaotic workshop that is seconds away from temporal explosion
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(Touhou Project Stage 3 Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Industrial), (Chaotic), (High-Energy), (Techno) An intense, high-BPM instrumental boss theme with a mechanical, industrial feel, The track should open with the sound of alarms and sparking machinery before kicking into a frantic, driving techno beat, Incorporate metallic, clanging percussion and the hum of overloading engines into the rhythm, The main melody should be a frenetic and slightly dissonant synth lead, like a corrupted chiptune, representing technology gone haywire, The ZUN-style trumpet should sound like a blaring warning siren, The overall mood is a desperate, high-stakes battle in a chaotic workshop that is seconds away from temporal explosion
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(Touhou Project Stage 4 Normal Theme), (ZUN Style), (Orchestral), (Divine), (Mechanical), (Majestic) A grand and majestic instrumental boss theme, The track must have a powerful, steady, metronomic rhythm at its core, like the ticking and chiming of a colossal, divine clock, The song should feature a powerful pipe organ and a celestial choir to create a holy, sacred atmosphere, The main melody should be a regal and imposing ZUN-style trumpet, backed by a full, dramatic string section, The B-melody (chorus) should become even more intense and sweeping, conveying a desperate, high-stakes battle against a divinely-powered guardian to protect a sacred, cosmic machine
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(Touhou Project Stage 4 Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Orchestral), (Divine), (Mechanical), (Majestic) A grand and majestic instrumental boss theme, The track must have a powerful, steady, metronomic rhythm at its core, like the ticking and chiming of a colossal, divine clock, The song should feature a powerful pipe organ and a celestial choir to create a holy, sacred atmosphere, The main melody should be a regal and imposing ZUN-style trumpet, backed by a full, dramatic string section, The B-melody (chorus) should become even more intense and sweeping, conveying a desperate, high-stakes battle against a divinely-powered guardian to protect a sacred, cosmic machine
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A crystalline Touhou Project Stage 5 Boss Theme in ZUN Style, opening with glass armonica arpeggios and celesta tones over rapid, intricate percussion, Piercing synth leads duel with staccato piano, forging an intense, elegant atmosphere, The chorus sweeps dramatically with lush harmonies and unnerving calm, delivering cold, relentless beauty and tension throughout
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A crystalline Touhou Project Stage 5 Boss Theme in ZUN Style, opening with glass armonica arpeggios and celesta tones over rapid, intricate percussion, Piercing synth leads duel with staccato piano, forging an intense, elegant atmosphere, The chorus sweeps dramatically with lush harmonies and unnerving calm, delivering cold, relentless beauty and tension throughout
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(Touhou Project Stage 6 Final Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Orchestral), (Majestic), (Mathematical), (Climactic) A multi-phase final boss suite, Phase 1: Begin with a cold, logical, and complex synthesizer melody, using arpeggios and precise rhythms that sound like a supercomputer calculating, The beat should be a steady, clean, electronic pulse, Phase 2: This should erupt into a grand, majestic orchestral theme, A powerful choir and pipe organ establish her divine authority, while a powerful, metronomic beat drives the song forward, The ZUN trumpet carries a regal, imposing melody that feels like an unshakeable law of nature, Phase 3 (Post-Remilia's arrival): The song must become more emotional and frantic, Introduce a soaring, virtuosic piano melody that represents the 'chaotic variable' of the heroines' will, The final section should be a dramatic duel between the cold, orderly orchestra and the passionate, chaotic piano and trumpet, building to an epic, universe-shattering climax
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(Touhou Project Extra Boss Theme), (ZUN Style), (Psychedelic), (Chaotic), (Whimsical), (Extratone) An incredibly high-energy and unpredictable Extra Boss theme, The track should feel like a chaotic fever dream, It must feature frequent, jarring shifts in tempo, time signature, and musical style, moving from chiptune, to orchestral, to psychedelic rock, to happy hardcore without warning, The lead melody should be a playful, impossibly fast, and child-like synthesizer lead, dueling with a wildly distorted electric guitar, The ZUN-style trumpet should be used for chaotic, fanfare-like bursts, The drum track should be complex and glitchy, sometimes accelerating to extreme speeds (extratone), The overall mood is of a joyful, innocent, and reality-shattering playtime with a god-child at the end of time