Composer

**Frederick Kreiburg**, also known as the **Composer**, is a Decode-Type Survivor and Difficulty 2.5 Survivor available for purchase after completion of the prologue. He is one of **43** playable Survivors added to Identity V.

—Frederick Kreiburg (Composer Backstory Trailer)

## Appearance

Frederick is a tall, slender doll with fair skin, light grey hair tied back into a low ponytail with a black ribbon, with messy, side-swept bangs and strands of hair sticking up from his head, furrowed light grey brows, and warm grey button eyes cross-stitched with dark grey thread.

He wears a tattered garnet coat with sweeping coattails and haphazard grey stitching, a white dress shirt with a high collar and frilly cuffs, a light grey waistcoat with silver buttons, haphazard grey stitching, and thick cuffs with metal buttons, dark grey dress pants, and leather loafers. A teal jabot is fastened around his collar with a silver brooch of a cornflower, and he wears grey gloves. Tears are visible in his left elbow and right shoulder, showing cotton stuffing. He holds a bronze tuning fork in his left hand, and a bronze percussion mallet in his right.

## Gameplay

The Composer is a decode-type Survivor who carries a Tuning Fork. His moves faster within the Tuning Area, as his speed is increased by 50%. He can accumulate stacks of Tonal Sensation, with each stack increasing his decoding speed by 0.25%, with a maximum of 80 stacks. When he decodes a Cipher Machine within the Hunter's Terror radius, he can sense the Hunter's location. Due to his unique decoding mechanism, no calibrations will be triggered while decoding, but failing to tune three times in a row will expose his location to the Hunter.

### External Traits

Below is a list of Composer's intrinsic traits. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.

 Tuning | *Carries a Tuning Fork. The Composer can tune out the noises in his thoughts by striking the Tuning Fork to clear his mind. His movements are more agile within the Tuning Area.*
 Suite | *Various movements resonate in the Composer's mind to guide his emotions.*
*When the Composer decodes a Cipher Machine, three different Movements resonate in his mind to trigger Tunings in line with the tempo. He can also switch Movements to adjust the Tuning rate. For each successful Tuning, the Composer obtains a stack of Tonal Sensation. For each failed Tuning, he loses a stack of Tonal Sensation until he has 0 stack. Each stack of Tonal Sensation increases the Composer's decoding speed by 0.25%.*
*[Movement]*
*Grave: Low calibration rate, with up to 70 stacks of Tonal Sensation*
*Largo: Medium calibration rate, with up to 80 stacks of Tonal Sensation*
*Andante: High calibration rate, with up to 80 stacks of Tonal Sensation*
*[Harmonize]*
 Pianissimo | *The Composer won't trigger any other form of calibration to remove all interference from other noises.*
*If the Composer's Tuning failed 3 consecutive times while decoding a Cipher Machine, his location is revealed to the Hunter.*

### Character Statistics

Below is a list of Composer's statistics. To view other Survivors' gameplay data, please view **this article**.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Official News

The teasing of fate, the abandonment of the muse, and the exile of the family make the dream of the future come to naught. Perhaps, only by showing another power of voice can the fate be changed. We will present you with a magnificent movement, and use huge energy to break open the gate of the manor!

***The dream of a genius is broken, and the talent is almost exhausted***

***Lost musicians, revealing the essence of sound***

The background of a musical family allowed the composer to receive a good music theory and cultural education. He meticulously arranged his clothes and appearance to maintain the dignity and style of the musician. But the situation where he was almost exiled by his family forced him to face the embarrassing situation and go to the Oletus Manor to find the possibility of rewriting his fate.

The composer wears a golden vest and light gray trousers, a red windbreaker on the outside, and long white hair tied into a ponytail, showing an elegant yet straightforward temperament; the blue bow tie, pleated cuffs and pocket watch chain all show his graceful background , but the holes and patches on the windbreaker, and the cracks on the back of the gloves all hint at his awkward position in the family.

However, the composer seems to have no time to be sad because of his downfall. He holds a tuning fork in his left hand and a hammer in his right hand, as if he is about to strike. In tapping again and again, he discovered the essence of sound, which is why he dared to join the chasing game.

### Planning design ideas

The composer is a character that was designed on very early stage, but his release needs the support of the main storyline, so we didn't release him until the reunion story was out. In terms of background, the composer Frederick Kreiburg was born in an highly artistic family, he received the best education, and has a certain genetic musical talent. But perhaps genes are the riskiest investment, and his talent has not been fully comprehended in the adulthood. Although diamonds are more dazzling than other stones, SI diamonds are still dim when placed among a pile of LC diamonds. Coupled with the influence of some special events, the adult Frederick has a sensitive personality and is not highly valued. The position of the proud son was demoted to the edge of family glory. His relatives no longer provide him with connections and financial support. In order to maintain a relatively decent level of life, he has to rely on his handsome face, elegant speech and manners to wander in the upper class. He will feel ashamed of this kind of life, but he can't give up the fine clothes and food that he has been accustomed to since he was a child. So we want to create a mixture of contrast; handsome, sensitive and proud but inferior.

### Art design ideas

The identity of the new survivor this time is a composer, with a good background, decent manners and exlent culture education. He has arrogant and sensitive personality with paranoid self, extreme aesthetics and sharp tongue. Therefore, the overall shape of the design is a three-piece smoking suit, and the materials are mainly silk, satin, jacquard silk and corduroy.

In the early design, the arrogant, sensitive and paranoid character was not well expressed, and the clothing was a bit monotonous. Afterwards, the hair was combed neatly with new bangs, face was optimized, we gave him a tuning fork, and brooch was added to the silk scarf, thus completing the design of the new survivor-composer.

### Character details

1. Inherited from the family, the docile and meticulous platinum hair shows his rich background and the rigor that does not allow the slightest error. The brow concealed a bit of disdain.
2. The lustrous satin bow and family crest reflect his good taste and sense of belonging to the family, while a few small repair marks in the garment hint at his slightly worsened situation at the moment.
3. The tuning fork in the left hand and the rod in the right hand, this set of standard tuning tools also reflect the departure between his present life and an identity as a composer.

## Trivia

* He was revealed during the 4th Anniversary Broadcast.
* In his initial announcement post, Composer's title had quotes around it. This was removed close to his release.
* The songs he can play while decoding are "Downpour impromptu in A minor" and "Prelude no 5 in D minor".
* He changes the tune of Female Dancer music box when in its range.
* He was originally going to debut on the Beta Testing but was scrapped until he was released on Season 24 after the release of Time of Reunion.

## Name in Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 español | Español(Spanish) | Compositor (Frederick Kreiburg)
 🇮🇩 | Bahasa Indonesia
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Nhà soạn nhạc (Frederick Kreiburg)

## References

1. ↑ While Frederick claims to be French in Ashes of Memory Episode 1, it is highly likely he was lying and is actually Austrian as he was born in Vienna, Austria.
2. ↑ Ashes of Memory Storyline
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Translated from the official 2024 Character Days announcement post on Weibo https://weibo.com/6140485374/4985311753405780
4. ↑ A website confirming the voice actor of Composer - https://zh.moegirl.org.cn/zh-hans/%E5%88%98%E9%A3%9E
5. ↑ Appearances Listed Down Below:

	* In Ashes of Memory Update Story Mode (Twitter)
	* In Comiket 102 Live 2D & Promotional Video
	* Ashes of Memory Chapter II MV - Endless Banquet
6. ↑ This value assumes that 80 stacks of Tonal Sensation have already been reached, thus granting the full 20% decoding speed boost from Suite
7. ↑ https://id5.163.com/news/official/20221123/26476\_1053860.html
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://weibo.com/6140485374/MkaAagmEi