Vocalist / Lyricist / Voice Over
Emi Evans — NieR and Dark Souls Vocalist, Chaos Language Creator | Scarlet Moon Artists
About Emi Evans
Emi Evans is an English singer, lyricist, and voice over talent based in Tokyo. She was born in London and grew up playing cello, singing in church choirs and writing songs. At the age of 16, she was scouted by a SONY Japan producer for her emotional voice and the dream of becoming a singer was born.
She relocated to Tokyo in 2000 and formed the trip hop electronic duo, freesscape, and began singing at brand events for companies such as Cartier, Lexus, and Christian Dior. Emi also recorded songs for television dramas and commercials for clients including Mercedes Benz, Canon, Nivea, Panasonic, P&G, and Suntory. She found her niche and passion within the world of videogame music starting with the ETRIAN ODYSSEY II SUPER ARRANGE VERSION album in 2007. Her breakout in the world of videogames was with Square Enix's award-winning soundtrack to NIER (2010) which captivated fans with her signature "Chaos Language," taking modern-day languages and imagining how they'd sound centuries or millennia into the future. Venturing into some of gaming's biggest franchises, she's recorded songs for Bandai Namco's DARK SOULS and ACE COMBAT franchises, Mistwalker's TERRA BATTLE, Capcom's MONSTER HUNTER, and Cygames's GRANBLUE FANTASY series, collaborating with renowned Japanese game composers Keiichi Okabe, Motoi Sakuraba, Norihiko Hibino, Nobuo Uematsu, Yuzo Koshiro, and others. She was also a featured vocalist on OCTAVE THEORY, an album by Nobuo Uematsu's rock band, The Earthbound Papas.
She contributed to Square Enix's NIER: AUTOMATA in 2017 whose soundtrack won the Soundtrack of the Year award at The Game Awards that same year. The NIER REPLICANT VER. 1.2247 soundtrack allowed Emi to reprise her role, re-recording her original songs and the score won soundtrack of the year at The Game Awards in 2021. Her performance on "Song of Ancients" from the NieR series was played twice during the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021) and "A Beautiful Song" from NieR: Automata was played during Japan's synchronized swimming routine at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. 2024 also saw Evans take part in another lengthy NIER world tour, performing all across the world as she has done many times before, culminating in a dinner party show in Japan.
In addition to her work on games, Emi has recorded vocals for the STAR WARS: VISIONS series, marking Chaos Language's debut in the Star Wars universe. She's also been featured on Koji Endo's ACE ATTORNEY film score as well as Keiichi Okabe's YUKI YUNA IS A HERO Japanese animation and MAYONAKA NO PANYA SAN NHK drama soundtracks. She also does narration and voice over work for documentaries and short brand videos.
Emi specializes in writing lyrics in unique made up languages and creating an ethereal, emotional atmosphere with her voice. She also loves exploring and writing lyrics in dormant languages and has recorded songs in Chamicuro (NIER: AUTOMATA), Gaulish (HELVETII), and Sumerian (MY BROTHER RABBIT).
Emi Evans is represented by Scarlet Moon Artists and is available for videogame vocal, lyric writing, and voice over commissions. Having contributed to nearly 50 indie titles through Scarlet Moon alone, she is one of the most prolific and sought-after vocalists in the videogame industry. Her ethereal vocals and signature Chaos Language — heard at two Summer Olympics and on Game Awards-winning soundtracks — make her an ideal fit for developers seeking otherworldly, emotionally transcendent vocal performances. To hire Emi Evans for your game, contact Scarlet Moon.
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Selected Videogame Credits
| Clock Tower: Rewind | 2024 | Vocals |
| Astral Ascent | 2023 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT | 2023 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Helvetii | 2023 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| NieR Replicant ver. 1.2247 | 2021 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale | 2021 | Vocals |
| Granblue Fantasy | 2019 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Vambrace: Cold Soul | 2019 | Vocals |
| My Brother Rabbit | 2018 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Legrand Legacy | 2018 | Vocals |
| NieR: Automata | 2017 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Labyrinth of Refrain | 2016 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Shometsu Toshi series | 2015-2020 | Vocals |
| Monster Hunter Frontier G | 2014 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Dark Souls series | 2014 | Vocals |
| Fantasy Life | 2014 | Vocals |
| Terra Battle | 2014 | Vocals |
| Drakengard 3 | 2013 | Vocals |
| The Witch and the Hundred Knight | 2013 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 | 2012 | Vocals |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | 2011 | Vocals |
| Octave Theory | 2011 | Vocals |
| Dark Souls | 2011 | Vocals |
| NieR: Gestalt/Replicant | 2010 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Etrian Odyssey Super Arrange Version | 2007 | Vocals |
Animation
| NieR: Automata Ver1.1a | Vocals | |
| Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 | Vocals | |
| Star Wars: VISIONS ("The Village Bride") | 2021 | Lyrics, Vocals |
| Yuki Yuna is a Hero | 2017 | Lyrics, Vocals |
Original Albums (as freesscape)
| LET DOWN | 2016 | |
| TEN STEPS AHEAD | 2013 | |
| 20110601 | 2011 | |
| Now is the point at which I touch eternity | 2011 | |
| Lost petals | 2011 | |
| The next confusion | 2007 | |
| Detour | 2006 | |
| Fragile perfection | 2004 |
