The music directly engages with the anime's exploration of "What is life?" and "What is humanity?".
: For the main theme, Sakamoto intentionally chose a symphonic style, citing it as a staple of classic science fiction like Star Wars . The music directly engages with the anime's exploration
: The bulk of the score is "darkly ambient," designed to mirror the "frightening darkness" of the spacecraft and the philosophical dread of the mission. Sakamoto intentionally chose a symphonic style