A Messenger From Behind

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A Messenger From Behind
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Album	Shadow of the Colossus: Roar of the Earth
Credits	Kō Ōtani
Length	1:52
Dev. Name	M36 / battle_36
Type	Battle with the Colossus
Song
← Last song	Creeping Shadow
Next song →	Counterattack

A Messenger From Behind (背後からの使者 Haigo kara no Shisha), also named "A Herald From Behind" in some releases, is a song from Shadow of the Colossus and track 20 of the Roar of the Earth soundtrack. It was composed for the game by Kō Ōtani.

Uses

• Final Version
• E3 Demo Version

Final Version

1.

Its only usage is in the battle against the 10th colossus. It will only switch to Counterattack if it has hit a wall.

E3 Demo Version

1.

Its first usage is in the battle against the 12th colossus (Narga). It will play throughout the entire battle.

2.

Its second and final usage is in the battle against the 14th colossus. It will play throughout the fight until the colossus' armor is broken, which will make it switch to A Despair-filled Farewell.

Trivia

• This is one of six songs that have the "battle" name in the AdpcmFileDEFAULT sheet, the others are: Revived Power, The Opened Way, A Despair-filled Farewell, Counterattack and Final Battle.
• Unlike other songs with the "battle" name on them, this song doesn't accompany any other. It also has the number "36", which is the last one listed in the sheets. Furthermore, since it has no "B" at the end of the shortened file name (the name being "M36"; other battle songs have a "B" at the end: M11B, M12B, M13B, etc), it probably means that it never had a "pinch" track to accompany it, being made as a standalone track.
• The japanese name of the song is written the same way as the scrapped Dormin Shrine of Worship dialogue for the 1st colossus. The reason for this is not known.

Shadow of the Colossus: Roar of the Earth
1. Prologue ~to the Ancient Land~	2. Prohibited Art	3. Commandment	4. Black Blood	5. Resurrection	6. Sign of the Colossus
7. Grotesque Figures	8. The Opened Way	9. The End of the Battle	10. Idol Collapse	11. Green Hills	12. A Violent Encounter
13. Revived Power	14. Lakeside	15. Silence	16. In Awe of the Power	17. Wander's Death	18. The Farthest Land
19. Creeping Shadow	20. A Messenger From Behind	21. Counterattack	22. Sky Burial	23. A Closed-off City	24. Liberated Guardian
25. A Despair-filled Farewell	26. Prayer	27. Swift Horse	28. Gatekeeper of the Ruins	29. Sanctuary	30. Demise of the Ritual
31. A Pursuer	32. Premonition of Revival	33. Epilogue ~Those Who Remain~	34. Hope	35. The Sunlit Earth	36. Memories
37. Wilderness	38. Voice of the Earth	39. Marshlands	40. Anger	41. Final Battle	42. The Farthest Land (Reprise)