Giselle

The track was made for the BMS contest G2R2018 and was Widowmaker's third work, following "Gerard" and "Widow's Kiss." It carries forward the composer's signature blend of classical, orchestral writing crossed with dubstep. The title takes its cue from the romantic ballet of the same name, and the piece is even tagged with the genre "Ballet." The author's real identity stayed a mystery for some time, with several names floated by the community, until the Groundbreaking 2018 stream revealed that Widowmaker was Sobrem. It placed sixth in the contest's individual scoring and, more strikingly, posted the highest rating in BOF history.

The bulk of the song is rich, dramatic orchestra, true to its "Ballet" tag, but around the midpoint a brostep section barges in and shatters the mood entirely. Tension is wound tight and then flipped dramatically alongside a sample, in one of the track's most celebrated turns. The latter half is crowned by Spanish guitar, a passage that drew near-unanimous praise from listeners. The way it welds two opposing musical idioms together while still working as a playable chart is exactly why it became a BMS legend.

"Giselle" was added to Pump It Up PHOENIX in version 2.00 as a premium-only song in the World Music channel, running at 128-152 BPM. It ships with Single charts (levels 12, 16, 18, 20, and 22) and Double charts (14, 20, 22, and 24), the latter designed by Dulki. The port was not without complaints: to fit the in-game length, roughly half of the dubstep section was cut, an edit that part of the community received coolly.