Darren put his heart and fucking soul into this game. He's the lead composer, the singing voice of Orpheus, voices the main character and a major side character (neither of these actually BEING Orpheus, who's speaking voice is someone else), and held the office record for fastest clear time of the game. Absolute weapon
I do find it odd that he wasn't voicing Orpheus. Like I get that voice acting and singing are 2 different skills, but since he's voicing anyway, why wouldn't the singing voice and speaking voice be the same person? I don't hate it, just found it odd because he's canonically singing in game.
@@TarundiMCI would guess his speaking voice sounded too similar to Zagreus's speaking voice. He sings all in head voice so it isn't noticeable in that case.
What I love is that they're not singing the same notes, and Orpheus is singing counter melody to Eurydice and they pair so well together. It's definitely more impactful in context than as a standalone listen.
Once you start to get into the game you'll piece together why there's three separate versions. This game's progression and exposition is easily one of the most impressive parts about it, and songs/moments like this one are a big reason why
*Not a spoiler for the game itself, but some backstory of who Orpheus and Eurydice are in greek mythology. "The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice. While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr. In her efforts to escape the satyr, Eurydice fell into a nest of vipers and suffered a fatal bite on her heel. Her body was discovered by Orpheus who, overcome with grief, played such sad and mournful songs that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus traveled to the underworld. His music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone, who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. Orpheus set off with Eurydice following; however, as soon as he had reached the upper world, he immediately turned to look at her, forgetting in his eagerness that both of them needed to be in the upper world for the condition to be met. As Eurydice had not yet crossed into the upper world, she vanished for the second time, this time forever." - Wikipedia, Orpheus
Don't forget that Hades was not entirely benevolent - part of the deal, was that he made Eurydice's footsteps silent, meaning Orpheus was forced to walk ahead of her, never turning, trusting that she was right behind him. Right at the final step, doubt overtook him, causing him to turn and be sure. She was not yet over the threshold, and thus was she whisked away, as Orpheus had failed his task.
Let's not forget the other part. Orpheus, afterward, apparently sang a song so sad that it was ruining everyone's vibes, so they murdered him. This is the Lament of Orpheus, in-game.
in some stories he tries to kill himself but the world won't let him. literal ocean tides would come in to save him from jumping off a cliff to his death. after singing such sad songs that the sends the world into disarray, some nymphs (and gods i think) try and fail multiple times to kill him until he is literally torn apart.
Honestly, "Good Riddance" is a complex phrase when taken into context with the relationship with these characters. It'll mean more and make you think more when you meet and get to know each of them. I hope you have fun!
You are in for one hell of a trip with Hades. Gameplay, story, and music all coming together in a truly beautiful experience that was has stuck with me for years.
I love how, Both of the versions, Orpheus and Eurydice, Have legs to stand on their own, But after hearing the duet, and listening back you can feel the sadness, The belonging they have with one another. Whereas the duet feels like a couple, free to live their lives, still sad, but more of a bittersweetness than pure sadness. at least i feel.
Holy shit! I was just doing a search for reactions to the non-instrumental HADES tracks, wondering if Jesse did any, and see that I missed him by 13 MINUTES!
Oh man I'm so sad if this is the last Hades song you're reacting to, but I'm excited to see you stream this and get to Last Words. Absolute genius of a song. Darren Korb is so powerful.
Oh yesss, I'm so glad this came up here. Though I realized it's been a while since I heard the just Orpheus version; it almost felt odd. I kept expecting Eurdydice to be intertwined in there which is very fitting. I just stopped the first time hearing each version in game. Love Darren Korb and Ashley Barret. Supergiant had an orchestral concert a few years ago at PAX (it's on the supergiant games channel) and this was so haunting live.
not gonna give any details, but every version you've listened to is in the game, including the duet version! :) yay, you're gonna play the game! I'm excited :D
Euridice is more pronounced like “Yur” (like your but with a U instead of an O) “id” (like the ego and id) “is” and finally just “e” So all together Euridice = Yur-id-is-e Also it’s 3 songs because in game lore and “history” stuff Orpheus went to Hades to get his beloved muse back but failed at the last step separating him from Euridice for so long and in this game you reunite them so they have the same song but each song is missing the other half to become the true song
For further amazing music and another version of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, I highly recommend Hadestown. "Cause here's the thing To know how it ends And still begin to sing it again As if it might turn out this time"
you should have started with eurydice's (pronounced you-rid-di-see) version as it comes first in the game. hers is much more happy/content with where she is and after hearing that, orpheus' version is so much sadder. "No contracts, im free to do as i may." is much more sad because he desperately wants to be with his love and blames himself for what has happened to eurydice. the easiest way to hear this is in the duet.
I hope you didn't use "Good Riddance" as a goodbye ? As it means something like "Fuckin' hell, you're finally leaving", it's like goodbye said aggressively.
Darren put his heart and fucking soul into this game. He's the lead composer, the singing voice of Orpheus, voices the main character and a major side character (neither of these actually BEING Orpheus, who's speaking voice is someone else), and held the office record for fastest clear time of the game. Absolute weapon
The man is a beast.
I do find it odd that he wasn't voicing Orpheus. Like I get that voice acting and singing are 2 different skills, but since he's voicing anyway, why wouldn't the singing voice and speaking voice be the same person? I don't hate it, just found it odd because he's canonically singing in game.
@@TarundiMCI would guess his speaking voice sounded too similar to Zagreus's speaking voice. He sings all in head voice so it isn't noticeable in that case.
@@hieronymushumble5716 Yeah, that's true. Could have someone else voice Zag, but he probably wanted to do it (and did a great job!).
A genius is a genius. Nothing more nothing less!
What I love is that they're not singing the same notes, and Orpheus is singing counter melody to Eurydice and they pair so well together. It's definitely more impactful in context than as a standalone listen.
Plus Darren has a great contratenor sound to his voice.
Once you start to get into the game you'll piece together why there's three separate versions. This game's progression and exposition is easily one of the most impressive parts about it, and songs/moments like this one are a big reason why
To date there still hasn't been a roguelike that ties all the runs together in such a coherent way. It's so good.
*Not a spoiler for the game itself, but some backstory of who Orpheus and Eurydice are in greek mythology.
"The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice. While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr. In her efforts to escape the satyr, Eurydice fell into a nest of vipers and suffered a fatal bite on her heel. Her body was discovered by Orpheus who, overcome with grief, played such sad and mournful songs that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus traveled to the underworld. His music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone, who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. Orpheus set off with Eurydice following; however, as soon as he had reached the upper world, he immediately turned to look at her, forgetting in his eagerness that both of them needed to be in the upper world for the condition to be met. As Eurydice had not yet crossed into the upper world, she vanished for the second time, this time forever." - Wikipedia, Orpheus
That sucks... Wow that REALLY sucks. These people aren't even real but I'm broken up over that.
Don't forget that Hades was not entirely benevolent - part of the deal, was that he made Eurydice's footsteps silent, meaning Orpheus was forced to walk ahead of her, never turning, trusting that she was right behind him. Right at the final step, doubt overtook him, causing him to turn and be sure. She was not yet over the threshold, and thus was she whisked away, as Orpheus had failed his task.
Let's not forget the other part.
Orpheus, afterward, apparently sang a song so sad that it was ruining everyone's vibes, so they murdered him.
This is the Lament of Orpheus, in-game.
in some stories he tries to kill himself but the world won't let him. literal ocean tides would come in to save him from jumping off a cliff to his death. after singing such sad songs that the sends the world into disarray, some nymphs (and gods i think) try and fail multiple times to kill him until he is literally torn apart.
Honestly, "Good Riddance" is a complex phrase when taken into context with the relationship with these characters. It'll mean more and make you think more when you meet and get to know each of them. I hope you have fun!
I believe Darren Korb was doing the male vocals
This is true.
Correct
The first time you hear this in game, it definitely comes as a surprise.
One of the best gaming moments I have ever had. ❤️
If you want a proper duet song, I would suggest Setting Sail, Coming Home from Bastion. Same singers, same developers.
You are in for one hell of a trip with Hades. Gameplay, story, and music all coming together in a truly beautiful experience that was has stuck with me for years.
I love how, Both of the versions, Orpheus and Eurydice, Have legs to stand on their own, But after hearing the duet, and listening back you can feel the sadness, The belonging they have with one another. Whereas the duet feels like a couple, free to live their lives, still sad, but more of a bittersweetness than pure sadness. at least i feel.
Holy shit! I was just doing a search for reactions to the non-instrumental HADES tracks, wondering if Jesse did any, and see that I missed him by 13 MINUTES!
Fun fact: Orpheus and Zagreus (main character), have the same voice actor WHO ALSO made the game soundtrack.
You forgot he also did the voice of Skelly. Yeah the amazing training dude. The range on those vocals!
pronunciation "you RID dis see"
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@@JessesAuditorium For Eurydice
I LOVE this song. It's such a mood.
Oh man I'm so sad if this is the last Hades song you're reacting to, but I'm excited to see you stream this and get to Last Words. Absolute genius of a song. Darren Korb is so powerful.
AAAND YOU HAVE REACHED MY FAVOURITE SONG FROM THIS GAME!
Hell yeah man!
Oh yesss, I'm so glad this came up here. Though I realized it's been a while since I heard the just Orpheus version; it almost felt odd. I kept expecting Eurdydice to be intertwined in there which is very fitting. I just stopped the first time hearing each version in game. Love Darren Korb and Ashley Barret.
Supergiant had an orchestral concert a few years ago at PAX (it's on the supergiant games channel) and this was so haunting live.
I want this song played at my funeral.
not gonna give any details, but every version you've listened to is in the game, including the duet version! :)
yay, you're gonna play the game! I'm excited :D
Oh man, I was hoping you'd listen to this since you enjoyed "In the Blood" so much! Nice
This and Sandman made me love the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, for different reasons.
I heard La Isla Bonita in there, and I couldn't unhear it.
love that song
More Hades. Yeahhhh.
Euridice is more pronounced like “Yur” (like your but with a U instead of an O) “id” (like the ego and id) “is” and finally just “e”
So all together Euridice = Yur-id-is-e
Also it’s 3 songs because in game lore and “history” stuff Orpheus went to Hades to get his beloved muse back but failed at the last step separating him from Euridice for so long and in this game you reunite them so they have the same song but each song is missing the other half to become the true song
For further amazing music and another version of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, I highly recommend Hadestown.
"Cause here's the thing
To know how it ends
And still begin to sing it again
As if it might turn out this time"
you should have started with eurydice's (pronounced you-rid-di-see) version as it comes first in the game. hers is much more happy/content with where she is and after hearing that, orpheus' version is so much sadder. "No contracts, im free to do as i may." is much more sad because he desperately wants to be with his love and blames himself for what has happened to eurydice. the easiest way to hear this is in the duet.
I hope you didn't use "Good Riddance" as a goodbye ?
As it means something like "Fuckin' hell, you're finally leaving", it's like goodbye said aggressively.
Pro tip for pronouncing Greek names: there are no silent vowels (e.g. Euridice is 4 syllables).
through asphodel is a great one
Will be watching after darts