 Nier is an action role @-@ playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix in 2010 . The music of Nier was composed by Keiichi Okabe with members of his studio , Monaca , Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi , and Takafumi Nishimura of Cavia . The soundtrack has inspired the release of four official albums by Square Enix — an official soundtrack album and three albums of arrangements — along with two mini @-@ albums included as pre @-@ order bonuses for the Japanese versions of the game and two licensed EPs of jazz arrangements . 
