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Deltarune Chapter 4's 'The Third Sanctuary' highlights Susie and jarring time signatures

The Third Sanctuary is a standout track from Deltarune Chapter 4, composed by Toby Fox and used during Susie’s recreated church dark world. The piece deliberately uses unusual, shifting time signatures that create a disorienting rhythmic character while remaining strongly melodic. Its combination of rhythmic complexity and leitmotif-driven composition makes it a memorable moment in the game’s soundtrack and a notable example of Fox’s work.

• The track plays during Chapter 4’s recreation of the church dark world, a flawed reflection created by the character Susie.
• Toby Fox composed The Third Sanctuary; he is also the composer of Megalovania and frequently uses leitmotifs in his music.
• The song employs unconventional, shifting time signatures and complex rhythms that produce a deliberately unsettling, memorable effect.
• The article’s author played Chapters 1–5 in one sitting and singled out The Third Sanctuary as one of their favourite video game tracks due to its rhythmic daring and melodic strength.