TWO-lives

December 16, 2015 marks the cue's debut, where it sits second on the soundtrack album backing Jiyuu no Tsubasa, the second of the Attack on Titan recap features. It resurfaces on June 7, 2017 as the fifth cut on the second disc of the Season 2 Original Soundtrack.

The piece lasts 4 minutes and 53 seconds. Hiroyuki Sawano writes and arranges it, the same role he fills for every score entry that predates The Final Season.

Two readings coexist in the name. Treated as an acronym, TWO unpacks into The Weight Of, so the full name becomes a disguised nod to the companion cue TheWeightOfLives; taken as a plain number, TWO announces that the music belongs to recap film number two.

Structurally this is a 2Volt remix. Nearly everything carries over, with one omission: the falling piano figure that the original plays from 1:19 to 1:45 never surfaces here.

Television gives the cue most of its mileage. Episode 35 plays it while Eren flips his duel with Reiner by borrowing Annie's grappling style, and Episode 39 sets it under the recap that opens the episode. Its signature placement arrives in Episode 64, where Eren's sudden shift into the Attack Titan cuts down Willy Tybur mid-speech; Episode 65 keeps it running through the mayhem that follows. Episode 85 revives it as Samuel holds back Conny and Armin and the fight pulls in Reiner and Annie.

In theaters, Roar of Awakening uses the track as Eren opens his rematch against Reiner.