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As a Vietnamese, I listened to this song throughout my youth, every summer with the Journey to the West TV show. When I first heard it in the trailer, I pre-ordered the game instantly. Thank you, Game Science, for bringing back my childhood memories
The same in China, I am 45 year old. There is only one TV sets in that year, when this music comes, all the children from neighbor brought their chairs and sat together in front of the TV set.
The original composer is Mr. Xu Jingqing, who created most of the music of Journey to the West in 1986, and has been waiting 30 years for crowdfunding to start a Journey to the West theme concert, now he is 82 years old, when he saw his music appeared in the Black myth WuKong is very excited, the old music is rejuvenated in the new field, he said that the game screen is beautiful, the fight scenes are fantastic, He even said he wanted to play hahaha, there are so many foreign friends like his music, I think he'd be very happy about that。
my god. I’m Chinese and, this hit hard!! This is the theme to 80s TV drama Journey to the West. This is literally a part of our childhood. There were some electronic music elements in the original 80s track ( like the one in the beginning) making it a very trendy and a bit controversial music back in 80s china. Back then the genre was still very new to the market
After removing the electronic music elements, this version in the game is better than the original. Of course, the quality of today's orchestration is also much improved.
China has so much great everything to offer, the world needs to know! China needs to produce more iconic products like this to deliver its great culture and history!!! It's a shame that most westerners got to know China only through toxic and super biased western media.
oh the culture and tradition is cool, most westerners know that. Modern China tho, is dystopic. Have you seen all the shit the China has been doing, internationally and in their own country? Don't go praising China and at the same time, discrediting people who share the bad shit that China's done and doing
oh the culture and tradition is cool, most westerners know that. Modern China tho, is dystopic. Have you seen all the sh*t the China has been doing, internationally and in their own country? Don't go praising China and at the same time, discrediting people who share the bad sh*t that China's done and doing (not saying that biased news doesn't exist)
With tears streaming down my face... it's no longer Captain America facing Thanos' army before me... but the childhood superhero, holding the most powerful staff in the world, wearing the brightest golden armor, standing on the most beautiful cloud in the world. In front of him are countless heavenly soldiers and generals, but he just sneers with disdain. With one strike of his staff, he shatters all injustices and evil between heaven and earth, and with one kick, he breaks all the shackles and constraints of the human world... I finally realize that this demon monkey is the hero I've always wanted.
The homage to the original theme made me cry! 30 years ago. Journey to the West was every Asian bois peak cinema! Any long sticks on the road will turn into Ru Yi Jingu Bang 😂
Dudeeee, lemme tell you! The hype when Kratos picked up his blades ain't got nothing on this. The 1986 TV shows are what keeps children in the southeast Asian country to have sweet dinner tv times for almost 40 years. I legit cried and scream when I heard it in Blackmyth. This piece of music is what defines the legends of the Journey to the West, just like how LOTR trilogy defines the angelic feelings of the world of Tolkien.
my grandma is a 40s kid, she hum to this every summer when the show was casted on national TV, now she's gone, this homage brought me to tear, it was my childhood, and there are images of my grandma in it Congratulation to China, they made a AAA for the first time, and the wine is too damn fine...
As a Chinese player myself, this game hits so hard in so many places because of the nostalgia. Even the soundtracks when fighting the bosses hit just the right way. Journey to the West was one of my favorite cult classics growing up and I'm so glad to see this game come out and so many around the world are enjoying it!
BGM is performed by the China National Orchestra of China. The Central Chinese Orchestra is a state-level art troupe directly under the Ministry of Culture, consisting of a large national orchestra, a national chorus, a music creation center and other departments.
In Southeast Asia, for people in many countries, the main theme of the TV series Journey to the West is a childhood memory, just like the familiar music of Disney.
You are the first channel reacting to Wukong soundtrack. And i am dying to hear others with music or performing art background o break down or react to this whole soundtrack.
I had complete goosebumps when I listened to this. I couldn't believe how faithful this adaptation was to the original 1986 version. And I thought the trailers were awesome for teasing us briefly.
This song played over and over on TV during school summer breaks every year for 10 years since I was in high school in Beijing. Now I’m in my 40s living on the other side of the world. This song is home, and pain.
I don't think people didn't watch the 1986 JTW will truly appreciate this piece. To us watched it as children, Sun Wu Kong is not just a powerful character, he is a hero, a trustworthy friend.
I want to know if I love this piece just because I watched the 1986 JTW more than 10 times. So I found this. th-cam.com/video/VZ3YBZRcaKI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v-D4NsVuFTt2NObW
Literal chills when the motif starts playing. To most of us Chinese players, Journey to the West is something so quintessential to our culture, and the nostalgia probably hit us like a truck. This company has proven to us that they are a strong storytelling powerhouse, and not to be trifled with. I am half hoping that they would come up with a three kingdom game next.
To be honest I hope they don’t make a AAA game or the next big thing next, they had some smaller grounded games before attempting this excellent work. Sometimes high expectations can kill a studio
Wukong is definitely *GAME OF THE YEAR* 📖 in my book. I'm so infatuated with the ancient Chinese culture and aesthetics. It's art! This game is truly an art! Also quite challenging. It's a magnificent blend which has been getting distant for the past 5-10 years. This brings back memories of the old "God of War", "Devil may Cry", "Prince of Persia", "Spyro" and many more. It's magical and grand! ✨
@@MarcoMeatball Absolutely! And the fact it's based on an ancient Novel (well after the Novel ended) but the world that they brought to life is brilliant.
@@jimlobster5462Summer at my home, with my grandparents and parents, 1pm and 6pm movie time. This hit my childhood so hard, especially when my grandfather passed away few years ago.
Damn i have never felt more empowered as an Asian. So glad the Asian anthem finally got the popularity it deserve😊 For real though, i was born in 2004, and i have barely read Journey to the West. But the song is legit a brain worm that is pass through each generations cus even without any interaction with the work, every kids know what that song came from
My parents bought the entire 1986 TV show dvd set in the early 2000s, and as a child growing up in that time, we had this tiny dvd (or cd idk) player that we would watch for every single road trip. My parents loved watching it with me as it brought them back to China and it defined so much of my childhood. Even as an American, this song was heard probably a thousand times over my life. To have a game that brings this series so much respect is so fun.
Not only about the music, but also the animation. Game science really just activated every neuron of every Asian who had watched the 1986 Journey to the west show. Even i, teared right away i heard the music, which i didn't even know. It reminds me of the summer when i was just the little boy, go home from school and sit right in front of TV to wait for the show. Damn, what a time to be alive, most kids these day can't understand how precious this moment can be.
The hinting motif starts at 1:53. When I first heard this motif and knowing they are going to using this piece in the game I immediately had goosebumps.
This music is exactly from the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West," a cherished memory from our childhood. Wukong's Chinese voiceover is still performed by the same voice actor from back then, bringing back all those nostalgic feelings!!
Hey Marco,The composer of this song saw your review video and was very happy that the music he composed 40 years ago is now appreciated by friends in the West. He really likes how immersed you are when listening to the song, and he's truly delighted. Would you be able to review the earliest version of this song? It’s one of the oldest electronic music pieces in China.😊
Man I’m unable to stop watching/listening to this. What a great review, bit by bit, of a beautiful piece of creativity that originated deep, deep, from an ancient culture that is now catching up. It made me nearly drown in my own tears.
This song alone makes the whole game invaluable. You might've heard this a lot, but JJTW 1986 is literally engraved into our souls, from my grandma, born in 1952, to me, a gen Z. It's her childhood, my mother's childhood, and mine, and we're not even Chinese, just Asians from a neighboring country. i can remember it was on almost every regional and national channels in summer back in the day. Some people say this game is mid, "a reskined dark souls", "only Asians can relate", that it heavily relies on nostalgia, overrated, and overly hyped. I'd say if your game OST can immediately resonate with millions and make them all feel nostalgic upon hearing, you're welcome to do it.
I probably watched the 1986 show more than 20 times. Back when we were kids, we only have broadcast TV and they always showed this series every summer for kids. We grew up with this, literally. Love from Vietnam
This is the opening theme of your favourite TV show as a kid that you sit and watch through the entire thing every chance you get because you know the shows going to start right after, which is why "everyone" knows it. No less Iconic than say the House opening theme, or Kim Possible or Fairly Odd Parents/Sponsebob.
If you don't know, in Vietnam every summer when I was a child we would gather together to watch the 1986 version of Journey to the West and the movie stayed with me for 13 years so I understand that European countries don't know anything about the plot. That's right. We play this game not only because of the beautiful fighting scenes, but also because it evokes part of our childhood memories. This song made my cry 😢❤❤
I become tearful when listen to this theme music! The theme is the same as what I heard from the TV series The Journey to the West - which was produced in 1986! So proud to see the game producer is so confident to use the original (and very old) theme music! Thank you for your appreciation to it. ❤
Thank you China for your wonderful ancestral culture and history and giving us this great game, from the design of the characters to the sound work, Greetings from South America .
Thank you for sharing this reaction video. This music is deep in my memory. The tv show JTtW replays every vacation since I was a little kid. Now I am 33 years old, everytime hearing this remix version I get goosebumps.
Not only is this game incredible quality but it's also China's first AAA flagship game, and a truly culturally significant one at that. It's amazing to see how many people have become fascinated with the lore and story of "Journey to the West". It really is one of the greatest literature classics in human history. It deserves the 10 million copies sold ❤❤
Came back here again from the composer's reaction to this video on Bilibili. Mr Jingqing Xu is pleasantly surprised, seeing you singing along makes him so happy. This is so wonderful 🥹
Watching this TV show was the happiest part of my childhood. I can still remember, every time this theme song was played on TV, all kids were running back home to watch. And 40 minutes later, everybody came back to the playground with a long Stick in the hand.
Man, my childhood just floods back when that music starts playing. The song originally comes from a TV series from 1986, and so many channels would replay it every the summer break for kids. It’s like how Friends reruns on TV in the US-whenever it’s on, you just have to stop and watch a bit.
Everytime I heard this song played from the tv, I know summer holiday is coming, the TV series “Journal to the west” has been popular for decades. I've been listening to this music since I was a kid.
I remember listening to this song for the first time around 1986/early 90's in Indonesia. I watch the series every week with excitement, because I wanted to see WuKong & friends defeated demons 😊
@@治强 can you believe that I wished for them to show us all 81 challenges that they'd have to pass? I remember I was somewhat unsatisfied while I documented every encounter when I was 10, and found out there were not even close to that number. Still, I genuinely felt happy for them, mostly fictional characters, because after all that time, all that hardship, they completed their journey.
This piece of music is embedded into the DNA of every single Chinese brought up in the greater China region. I don’t think there’s even exception. Listening to this brought me back to 30 plus years ago when the drama of journey to the west was replayed during my school holidays season.
Not just china, my dad had the series on vhs in uk, damn it brings back memories RIP my daddy your fave series is a game, I will buy and play on his behalf every 80s Chinese kid around the world must’ve watched the original series
@@Lala-gy7cn Glad to hear that your dad from the UK also did enjoy the series like all of us in Asia.This is really new to me. Hope you will enjoy playing this new game to continue his uncompleted journey to the west.
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it very much. Although I do not play video game, your video makes me appreciate more with this iconic Chinese drama theme music. Thank you very much.
Thanks for this..all my memories from my childhood with this book and the music just all flushed back! Cried to the end of the song for no reason! Thanks again for this video from your artist point of view.
I used to dismiss this piece because it was so familiar. Today, through the eyes and ears of foreigners, I realized that I had grown up in the classics without knowing it.
Thank you so much for this video and I love the interpretation! Also great thanks to the developers of this game for breathing a second life to this classic piece of Chinese myth and making to known to more part of the world! As a Chinese myself, I am very happy and surprised to see that people from other Asian countries also have such fond memories of the 1986 version of Journey to the West. This TV show (together with TV adaptation of other 3 classic Chinese literature, came out around the same time) was really an irreplaceable part of my childhood. Listening to the music literarily fills my eyes with tears!
You know, this really brings me back to my childhood. During the summer break, I watched the shows thousands of times. The Devs must also be my age and I can feel their passion in creating the game. Well done bro
This song was used as the opening theme for the 1986 Journey to the West TV show. To this day, CCTV channel 8 still airs the show from beginning to end every summer. As a result, most of us grew up watching this show and listening to this song. When I heard it in the game for the first time, it hit me so hard that I almost cried.
That old sounds that I first heard in ~1996 when the legendary was just released. It was a beyond excited hit back in the day in Vietnam. I have never gone to nor lived in China before but wow, it was something in Vietnam.
Starting at 2:12, it is a melody that has been shared by all Chinese people (including many East and Southeast Asians) for 40 years. It contains the heavenly palace, the dragon palace, the hell, gods, Buddhas, monsters, as well as the suffering, struggle, persistence and success of a group of mortals.
I live in Vietnam, I remembered when I was a little kid, I asked my parents for the Wukong mask and his signature staff so I can dress up as Wukong for the Mid-Autumn festival (it’s a traditional Chinese fes), I was so happy when I first got it! I hit the street, then I found out, apparently every kid in the neighborhood…also dressed up as Wukong 😂 Wukong will forever be iconic as for us Vietnamese!
Im so happy that BM:Wukong did so well. In a short interview GameScience said that "Black Myth" was meant to be a series title if the game did well. I really hope we get more retellings of other Chinese mythology/events. I love Romance of the Three Kingdoms and i would do unholy things to get a "Black Myth: Guan Yu" or something.
I loved the part where Wu Kong went to Hell to strike off the death dates of his fellow monkeys so that they live forever too. He was literally forced to leave his family and friends behind to collect the script.
This is like going back to the good old days when I was sitting in front of an old TV watching Journey to the west with my grandpa. Now I'm playing black myth Wukong with my sons and when the main theme starts I just couldn't hold back tears anymore.🥲🥲
It hit really hard when 2:12 begins. all sort emotion is coming to play, start with excitement, sadness, nostalgic, memory lane, happiness and now eagerness to watch the series again and play the game.
First time came across your site and thank you for the education. I’m not a gamer but enjoy the cinematic animation, creativity story. Yet brought out this Asian story and music to the West! Thank you and subscribed!
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Sadly had to remove the original journey to the west celestial symphony clip (the tv show) due to some copyright issues. but wow!
The cutscene music is so emotional too😢
Deleted my previous comment when I saw this comment. And definitely 'wow'. Same with the original outro. The vocals were grand.
在yt找的到音樂哦 全部都有
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Listen this "Unyielding Valor" from intro scene where wukong went to meet the heaven army
The theme part of this song (derived from the 1986 TV series theme) is probably as iconic as the Star Wars theme for Asian people.
Very exactly comparison! And as OP, every time to hear this back in 90s, a child realized can watch this serial in TV now!
Yeah, just like Binary Sunset
definitely！
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你猜对了~~
western people - “ cool music “
asians - “ nostalgia hits hard ”
Man I wish that as a western person we had anything like this
More like 3 generations of people jumping up on their seat and shouting in pure joy.
Like literally every Asian born from 1980s until now will regconize this beat
@@giahuytran720 my father born in 1954 love Journey to the West series 1986 still regconize this
Ironically the music is also in some of the Truck signal sound in my country til this day too :D
As a Vietnamese, I listened to this song throughout my youth, every summer with the Journey to the West TV show. When I first heard it in the trailer, I pre-ordered the game instantly. Thank you, Game Science, for bringing back my childhood memories
看来1986年的西游记传播了整个东南亚，我和你一样 听着听着就回忆起30年前，流泪❤欢迎来中国玩，游戏里有很多实景都在 山西
被西游记支配的每一个暑假😂
我以前以为新闻说西游记、还珠格格在越南热播是吹牛，原来我和越南人有相同的童年😂
🥰🇻🇳🥰
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In the 80s.... This music is on every TV in Singapore.... I remember rushing home to watch JTW when its on TV... Bring a tear to my 50yr old eye...
1987
The same in China, I am 45 year old. There is only one TV sets in that year, when this music comes, all the children from neighbor brought their chairs and sat together in front of the TV set.
1988
im 24 and this is my childhood
Same! I am 36, but this music and Sun wukong just remind my childhood
The original composer is Mr. Xu Jingqing, who created most of the music of Journey to the West in 1986, and has been waiting 30 years for crowdfunding to start a Journey to the West theme concert, now he is 82 years old, when he saw his music appeared in the Black myth WuKong is very excited, the old music is rejuvenated in the new field, he said that the game screen is beautiful, the fight scenes are fantastic, He even said he wanted to play hahaha, there are so many foreign friends like his music, I think he'd be very happy about that。
Mr. Xu is incredible!
Thanks for sharing the background for everyone.
my god. I’m Chinese and, this hit hard!! This is the theme to 80s TV drama Journey to the West. This is literally a part of our childhood. There were some electronic music elements in the original 80s track ( like the one in the beginning) making it a very trendy and a bit controversial music back in 80s china. Back then the genre was still very new to the market
I watched this in the early 90s on beta max not even VHS
Millennial childhood exact same orchestral music!!!
86 JTW was the most essential thing for my every summer holiday😂
After removing the electronic music elements, this version in the game is better than the original. Of course, the quality of today's orchestration is also much improved.
1986
Those who have watched the TV show will be able enjoy this way more immensely because it hits the nostalgia so hard.
nostalgic feeling. I listen to this melody after knowing about Wukong more than 50 times :))
China has so much great everything to offer, the world needs to know! China needs to produce more iconic products like this to deliver its great culture and history!!! It's a shame that most westerners got to know China only through toxic and super biased western media.
That’s so true
There is a small group of Western politicians whose goal is to create chaos and sever the connections between Asian people
Exactly
oh the culture and tradition is cool, most westerners know that. Modern China tho, is dystopic. Have you seen all the shit the China has been doing, internationally and in their own country? Don't go praising China and at the same time, discrediting people who share the bad shit that China's done and doing
oh the culture and tradition is cool, most westerners know that. Modern China tho, is dystopic. Have you seen all the sh*t the China has been doing, internationally and in their own country? Don't go praising China and at the same time, discrediting people who share the bad sh*t that China's done and doing (not saying that biased news doesn't exist)
The show is originated form China but every 80-90s Asian know the song from heart and will always remember it.
actually this edition is hardly any re-mix but the same as the original version of 1986 TV series of CCTV Journey to the West
作为一个中国人，在评论区看到很多亚洲人的共鸣，我很惊讶《西游记》原来这么受欢迎
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不是只有中国人看过1986版的西游记？亚洲其他地方应该不知道这个版本西游记吧
@@gwapoboy1 主要是東亞地區，日本、韓國、越南、馬來西亞、新加坡等地對於西遊記算是非常熟悉的。
@@suzikomimori8461 有翻譯成其它語言在其它國家播出。
With tears streaming down my face... it's no longer Captain America facing Thanos' army before me... but the childhood superhero, holding the most powerful staff in the world, wearing the brightest golden armor, standing on the most beautiful cloud in the world. In front of him are countless heavenly soldiers and generals, but he just sneers with disdain. With one strike of his staff, he shatters all injustices and evil between heaven and earth, and with one kick, he breaks all the shackles and constraints of the human world... I finally realize that this demon monkey is the hero I've always wanted.
As for DC Universe, it seems like they incorporated Sun Wukong's clone, the "Monkey Prince" entered the superhero roster.
Dont forget he has an immortal demon heart
You captured this so beautifully
I loved the sentiment.
The homage to the original theme made me cry!
30 years ago. Journey to the West was every Asian bois peak cinema!
Any long sticks on the road will turn into Ru Yi Jingu Bang 😂
the stick doesn't have to be that long too :)))
Great symphony. It's definitely a memory of my youth. I heard the familiar climax of the familiar music, and my skin gave goosebumps.
cannot agree more
it was almost 40 years ago already
Girls too. I still pick up long sticks whenever hiking 😂
Dudeeee, lemme tell you! The hype when Kratos picked up his blades ain't got nothing on this. The 1986 TV shows are what keeps children in the southeast Asian country to have sweet dinner tv times for almost 40 years.
I legit cried and scream when I heard it in Blackmyth. This piece of music is what defines the legends of the Journey to the West, just like how LOTR trilogy defines the angelic feelings of the world of Tolkien.
I can only imagine!
东南亚国家也看西游记吗？
@@更辉陈 yes we do
@@更辉陈Pan-Chinese cultural sphere all do.
@@更辉陈no, just the tv series in a lot of version
my grandma is a 40s kid, she hum to this every summer when the show was casted on national TV, now she's gone, this homage brought me to tear, it was my childhood, and there are images of my grandma in it
Congratulation to China, they made a AAA for the first time, and the wine is too damn fine...
你们那里也看1986年的西游记吗？这音乐真的是很好❤
As a Chinese player myself, this game hits so hard in so many places because of the nostalgia. Even the soundtracks when fighting the bosses hit just the right way. Journey to the West was one of my favorite cult classics growing up and I'm so glad to see this game come out and so many around the world are enjoying it!
now they just need to make a three kingdoms game worth a damn.
@@CocoXLarge yea something that isn't a dynasty warriors rip off XD
@@CocoXLargeI hope so but that’s almost impossible
@@pxg1773 then do a dating sim for dream of red mansion
@@CocoXLarge or better. 金瓶梅porn game
BGM is performed by the China National Orchestra of China. The Central Chinese Orchestra is a state-level art troupe directly under the Ministry of Culture, consisting of a large national orchestra, a national chorus, a music creation center and other departments.
Wow! This is a great orchestra, the China National Orchestra. They rendered such a magnificent musical piece!
Nice info
That means everything is towards perfection. Love it!❤
Thanks for the info!!
Its so great that they game science managed to ask them to do the music! Love it! ❤
前奏让我胳膊的汗毛都起来了，对华人来说这就个旋律就是回忆。正因为《西游记》让我们很多中国男人一看到一些棍子就欲罢不能，哪怕是笔直的树枝小时候都爱不释手，80后中年男人。
2:40 hits all Chinese hard😭😭
Vietnamese too!
Not only the Chinese, All Asian people can feel the nostalgia too.
I Cried.....
I think it hit all Asians hard
Sri Lankans too!
In Southeast Asia, for people in many countries, the main theme of the TV series Journey to the West is a childhood memory, just like the familiar music of Disney.
2:12 time travels to 1986
2:40 can’t hold my tears
Who can?!❤❤❤
exactly！！！！
so true
原来不只我一个😂
I feel you man, I’m glad I’m not alone in this.
That motif is deeply drilled into the DNA of a lot of Asian players. It echos so so hard.
You are the first channel reacting to Wukong soundtrack. And i am dying to hear others with music or performing art background o break down or react to this whole soundtrack.
I hope they do too
@@jausdfiqwd nothing misleading about the title friend. I am still an opera singer just because I don’t sing professionally.
I had complete goosebumps when I listened to this. I couldn't believe how faithful this adaptation was to the original 1986 version. And I thought the trailers were awesome for teasing us briefly.
This song played over and over on TV during school summer breaks every year for 10 years since I was in high school in Beijing. Now I’m in my 40s living on the other side of the world. This song is home, and pain.
homesick
@@graceyang4590 "Nostalgia": noun, from Greek nostos "return home", and algos "pain".
终有一天可以回到故事开始的地方。就像黑悟空的结局动画一样。
@@vincentrocks 升华了nostalgia这个词
I don't think people didn't watch the 1986 JTW will truly appreciate this piece. To us watched it as children, Sun Wu Kong is not just a powerful character, he is a hero, a trustworthy friend.
I want to know if I love this piece just because I watched the 1986 JTW more than 10 times. So I found this. th-cam.com/video/VZ3YBZRcaKI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v-D4NsVuFTt2NObW
好的东西值得被喜欢啊，之前不知道，现在知道也不晚
It will never get old when it’s that good.
Super hero
I like the original version but enjoy this piece as well.
Literal chills when the motif starts playing. To most of us Chinese players, Journey to the West is something so quintessential to our culture, and the nostalgia probably hit us like a truck.
This company has proven to us that they are a strong storytelling powerhouse, and not to be trifled with. I am half hoping that they would come up with a three kingdom game next.
Wukong is like Superman to all Chinese in the world😂
Vietnamese here too. One of the best TV series of all time.
To be honest I hope they don’t make a AAA game or the next big thing next, they had some smaller grounded games before attempting this excellent work. Sometimes high expectations can kill a studio
Making a Three Kingdoms game would be tantamount to suicide, as Japan has firmly taken over the genre
@@JT-cm9difun fact: superman took elements from journey to the west
Wukong is definitely *GAME OF THE YEAR* 📖 in my book. I'm so infatuated with the ancient Chinese culture and aesthetics. It's art! This game is truly an art!
Also quite challenging. It's a magnificent blend which has been getting distant for the past 5-10 years. This brings back memories of the old "God of War", "Devil may Cry", "Prince of Persia", "Spyro" and many more.
It's magical and grand! ✨
I feel the same. I love stories like these and to see it brought to life is beautiful
@@MarcoMeatball Absolutely! And the fact it's based on an ancient Novel (well after the Novel ended) but the world that they brought to life is brilliant.
i can’t stop crying hearing this!!!
me too, summer at grandma's house...
me too！
@@jimlobster5462Summer at my home, with my grandparents and parents, 1pm and 6pm movie time. This hit my childhood so hard, especially when my grandfather passed away few years ago.
@@jimlobster5462 EXCATLY, my grandma would always watch this with us, almost everyone in my family know this
just came back from the restroom cuz I was crying lol
My soul just feels like being cleaned because of this Wukong soundtrack 😭
Damn i have never felt more empowered as an Asian. So glad the Asian anthem finally got the popularity it deserve😊
For real though, i was born in 2004, and i have barely read Journey to the West. But the song is legit a brain worm that is pass through each generations cus even without any interaction with the work, every kids know what that song came from
Come to Ghana and you will know how popular it is 😂
Fun fact, the base rhythm came from the composer hearing someone beating on his metal lunch box while waiting to get his meal.
You're right.
My parents bought the entire 1986 TV show dvd set in the early 2000s, and as a child growing up in that time, we had this tiny dvd (or cd idk) player that we would watch for every single road trip. My parents loved watching it with me as it brought them back to China and it defined so much of my childhood. Even as an American, this song was heard probably a thousand times over my life. To have a game that brings this series so much respect is so fun.
Not only about the music, but also the animation. Game science really just activated every neuron of every Asian who had watched the 1986 Journey to the west show. Even i, teared right away i heard the music, which i didn't even know. It reminds me of the summer when i was just the little boy, go home from school and sit right in front of TV to wait for the show. Damn, what a time to be alive, most kids these day can't understand how precious this moment can be.
刻进DNA的旋律了😂
Summer vacation, electric fan, watermelon, bamboo mat and grandparents.
@@Ming_snzhxpractically shared memory for all East and southeast Asians
@@xuansu9036 Exactly
@@Ming_snzhx 说话能不能不要这样太有画面感呢，服你了，你不知道这样很容易让人回忆过去的生活吗？
The original composer of this masterpiece Mr. Xu jingqing just post his own reaction video on BiliBili too
Please give link
@@doombros9770
YT doesn't allow the link. You can search for it.
@@doombros9770 Try this www.bilibili.com/video/BV1q5411h7w8?share_session_id=c897f873-3541-4b34-b534-c65bc78769f7
@@justinlzy could you post the name of the vid please?
@@nosrah9660 【游戏里的《云宫迅音》】or search this code in bilibili: BV1TW421X7KY
For those who are interested, the original sound track of the Classic Chinese TV show is called 云宫迅音， have a listen
Thanks.
Was beating myself on the head looking for it on Spotify. You helped me found it immediately.
Văn Cung Tấn Âm
Whoa! We appreciate you alerting us to this musical selection. I've been playing it multiple times because I'm really enjoying it.
2:40 When Nostalgic starts...
For me it started at 2:13
The hinting motif starts at 1:53. When I first heard this motif and knowing they are going to using this piece in the game I immediately had goosebumps.
Totally hit right on my feelings right now.
@@nigel6842right there I cried
@@nigel6842❤
So refreshing to hear your perspective on Wukong from a music standpoint. Your analysis is so interesting
This music is exactly from the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West," a cherished memory from our childhood. Wukong's Chinese voiceover is still performed by the same voice actor from back then, bringing back all those nostalgic feelings!!
I don't think the CN VA for WuKong is the same though. His VA in BMW is Lin Qiang who's born in 1982.
@@susanwqz I was wondering because the Chinese VA does a great job at imitating the 1986 actor, especially when he laughs!
Hey Marco,The composer of this song saw your review video and was very happy that the music he composed 40 years ago is now appreciated by friends in the West. He really likes how immersed you are when listening to the song, and he's truly delighted.
Would you be able to review the earliest version of this song? It’s one of the oldest electronic music pieces in China.😊
☝👏
Hear the music, I have tears in my eyes. It is my childhood memory, when I saw the TV show “Xi You Ji”.
Man I’m unable to stop watching/listening to this. What a great review, bit by bit, of a beautiful piece of creativity that originated deep, deep, from an ancient culture that is now catching up.
It made me nearly drown in my own tears.
Call on all apes, Let’s raise!
This song alone makes the whole game invaluable. You might've heard this a lot, but JJTW 1986 is literally engraved into our souls, from my grandma, born in 1952, to me, a gen Z. It's her childhood, my mother's childhood, and mine, and we're not even Chinese, just Asians from a neighboring country. i can remember it was on almost every regional and national channels in summer back in the day.
Some people say this game is mid, "a reskined dark souls", "only Asians can relate", that it heavily relies on nostalgia, overrated, and overly hyped. I'd say if your game OST can immediately resonate with millions and make them all feel nostalgic upon hearing, you're welcome to do it.
Well said.
I probably watched the 1986 show more than 20 times. Back when we were kids, we only have broadcast TV and they always showed this series every summer for kids. We grew up with this, literally. Love from Vietnam
I can never go back to my childhood when I listened to this bgm. This song made me cry again.😭
This is the opening theme of your favourite TV show as a kid that you sit and watch through the entire thing every chance you get because you know the shows going to start right after, which is why "everyone" knows it.
No less Iconic than say the House opening theme, or Kim Possible or Fairly Odd Parents/Sponsebob.
The series were broadcasted every summer and winter (till now). Many Chinese people can recite very scenes by heart.
I'm smiling like the kid I was in 1986 but this time with tears...
😭😭😭
A Chinese classical heroic symphony music based on the original novel, originally from the TV series of the same story in 1986.
If you don't know, in Vietnam every summer when I was a child we would gather together to watch the 1986 version of Journey to the West and the movie stayed with me for 13 years so I understand that European countries don't know anything about the plot. That's right. We play this game not only because of the beautiful fighting scenes, but also because it evokes part of our childhood memories. This song made my cry 😢❤❤
越南也看1986版的西游记吗❤❤
@@我是韭菜-l9hdude, it's the 90s and 2000s childhood
@@我是韭菜-l9h yeb every summer we watch this JTTW with family
Can’t agree more.
@@我是韭菜-l9h almost all of our Vietnamese people watch it every summer
I become tearful when listen to this theme music! The theme is the same as what I heard from the TV series The Journey to the West - which was produced in 1986! So proud to see the game producer is so confident to use the original (and very old) theme music!
Thank you for your appreciation to it. ❤
Thank you China for your wonderful ancestral culture and history and giving us this great game, from the design of the characters to the sound work, Greetings from South America .
Thank you for sharing this reaction video. This music is deep in my memory. The tv show JTtW replays every vacation since I was a little kid. Now I am 33 years old, everytime hearing this remix version I get goosebumps.
tearing listening to this. living in america for most of my adult life. but this was my childhood memory and forever cherish it
goddamn, even after 20 years, I still get goosebumps everytime I hear this music
Not only is this game incredible quality but it's also China's first AAA flagship game, and a truly culturally significant one at that. It's amazing to see how many people have become fascinated with the lore and story of "Journey to the West". It really is one of the greatest literature classics in human history.
It deserves the 10 million copies sold ❤❤
Came back here again from the composer's reaction to this video on Bilibili. Mr Jingqing Xu is pleasantly surprised, seeing you singing along makes him so happy.
This is so wonderful 🥹
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Watching this TV show was the happiest part of my childhood. I can still remember, every time this theme song was played on TV, all kids were running back home to watch. And 40 minutes later, everybody came back to the playground with a long Stick in the hand.
so beautiful and nostalgic. Brings tears to my eyes. The electronic toms are actually the times Wukong did cloud somersaults in the video.
Great symphony. It's definitely a memory of my youth. I heard the familiar climax of the familiar music, and my skin gave goosebumps.
Man, my childhood just floods back when that music starts playing. The song originally comes from a TV series from 1986, and so many channels would replay it every the summer break for kids. It’s like how Friends reruns on TV in the US-whenever it’s on, you just have to stop and watch a bit.
Everytime I heard this song played from the tv, I know summer holiday is coming, the TV series “Journal to the west” has been popular for decades. I've been listening to this music since I was a kid.
I remember listening to this song for the first time around 1986/early 90's in Indonesia. I watch the series every week with excitement, because I wanted to see WuKong & friends defeated demons 😊
Di Indonesia jadi Sun Go kong
As a kid growing up in China, i would always wonderng when sun wukong and his master would pass to my hometown.. So i can join them on the jourey... 😂
@@治强 can you believe that I wished for them to show us all 81 challenges that they'd have to pass? I remember I was somewhat unsatisfied while I documented every encounter when I was 10, and found out there were not even close to that number. Still, I genuinely felt happy for them, mostly fictional characters, because after all that time, all that hardship, they completed their journey.
Oh man the melody takes me back to when i was a kid watching the original Journey to the West series
I'm 59 ... this 1986 Journey To The West tv series brings back memories of my parents and me glued to the tv.
For a Chinese, this music is my childhood, nostalgia
TH-cam didn't recommend this. I search for it.❤love your reaction!
Thanks. Your guidance and genuine fondness for the musical piece have helped me appreciate it too.
ah the nostalgia hit hard with this one the melody is just so iconic
This piece of music is embedded into the DNA of every single Chinese brought up in the greater China region. I don’t think there’s even exception. Listening to this brought me back to 30 plus years ago when the drama of journey to the west was replayed during my school holidays season.
Not just china, my dad had the series on vhs in uk, damn it brings back memories RIP my daddy your fave series is a game, I will buy and play on his behalf every 80s Chinese kid around the world must’ve watched the original series
@@Lala-gy7cn Glad to hear that your dad from the UK also did enjoy the series like all of us in Asia.This is really new to me. Hope you will enjoy playing this new game to continue his uncompleted journey to the west.
@@maru8217 yup he kept his roots and embedded it all to his children I jus bought the game today and I’ve got my son in to it now 🤣
Thanks for this video. I enjoyed it very much. Although I do not play video game, your video makes me appreciate more with this iconic Chinese drama theme music. Thank you very much.
when i listen to it it brings back my childhood feeling on hot summer days watching Journey to the West over and over again
Thanks for this..all my memories from my childhood with this book and the music just all flushed back! Cried to the end of the song for no reason! Thanks again for this video from your artist point of view.
I used to dismiss this piece because it was so familiar. Today, through the eyes and ears of foreigners, I realized that I had grown up in the classics without knowing it.
Thank you so much for this video and I love the interpretation! Also great thanks to the developers of this game for breathing a second life to this classic piece of Chinese myth and making to known to more part of the world!
As a Chinese myself, I am very happy and surprised to see that people from other Asian countries also have such fond memories of the 1986 version of Journey to the West. This TV show (together with TV adaptation of other 3 classic Chinese literature, came out around the same time) was really an irreplaceable part of my childhood. Listening to the music literarily fills my eyes with tears!
You know, this really brings me back to my childhood. During the summer break, I watched the shows thousands of times. The Devs must also be my age and I can feel their passion in creating the game. Well done bro
Thank you for sharing this. I cannot stop crying. I really miss my home country now❤
有空时候回来看看
The music of this game is so good. It's not overstating itself most of the time, but when it hits, damn.
Most of it is very subtle and for sure
2:58 That suprano singing hits me the hardest! Nostalgia and made me cry
Gets me the goosebumps at 2:00 marks that intro music.
Me: *a kid who watch 1986's Journey to the West*
Also me: the whole different experience,isn't it?
Oh God! My goosebumps! All memories come back since childhood.😭
This is not a game, IT IS A PIECE OF MASTER ART!! WELL DONE CHINA!
This song was used as the opening theme for the 1986 Journey to the West TV show. To this day, CCTV channel 8 still airs the show from beginning to end every summer. As a result, most of us grew up watching this show and listening to this song.
When I heard it in the game for the first time, it hit me so hard that I almost cried.
Man, I was like 4 or 5 when I watched the og show and this theme is just lodged in my memory, where's the synth laser sounds?! Nostalgia x 10
That old sounds that I first heard in ~1996 when the legendary was just released. It was a beyond excited hit back in the day in Vietnam. I have never gone to nor lived in China before but wow, it was something in Vietnam.
Starting at 2:12, it is a melody that has been shared by all Chinese people (including many East and Southeast Asians) for 40 years. It contains the heavenly palace, the dragon palace, the hell, gods, Buddhas, monsters, as well as the suffering, struggle, persistence and success of a group of mortals.
There are some traditional Chinese instruments in there as well: such as ‘guzheng 古筝‘， ‘pipa 琵琶’, and ‘gongs and drums 锣鼓‘ 😊
Great combination of different musical instruments, which is why the soundtrack sounds so great! I just loved it!
traditional,
鑼 brass pan and
鼓 drums ,
are two series of instruments
I live in Vietnam, I remembered when I was a little kid, I asked my parents for the Wukong mask and his signature staff so I can dress up as Wukong for the Mid-Autumn festival (it’s a traditional Chinese fes), I was so happy when I first got it! I hit the street, then I found out, apparently every kid in the neighborhood…also dressed up as Wukong 😂 Wukong will forever be iconic as for us Vietnamese!
Im so happy that BM:Wukong did so well. In a short interview GameScience said that "Black Myth" was meant to be a series title if the game did well.
I really hope we get more retellings of other Chinese mythology/events.
I love Romance of the Three Kingdoms and i would do unholy things to get a "Black Myth: Guan Yu" or something.
I join you in hoping and wish game science all the BEST!!!❤❤❤
I heard some rumors about a DLC for Black myth wukong. Since in the hidden ending Sun wukong is free from the headband.
The music originally from the 1986 TV series. They made some adaption. So you can hear the synth sound from 70s and 80s.
I cryied the nostalgia hit me
Thanks for picking this out. I didn't expect to hear this in Wukong🤩
Thanks for helping us appreciate the wonderful music!
As '90s generation in Vietnam, grew with that rhythm during our childhood man. I have got goosebumps!!!!
2:25 diudiudiu is soul of this theme🥰
LMAOOOO I understand completely
This is so true
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Tears burst in my eyes. Wukong is definitely THE HERO of every asian kid!
I loved the part where Wu Kong went to Hell to strike off the death dates of his fellow monkeys so that they live forever too. He was literally forced to leave his family and friends behind to collect the script.
@@loodora 齐天大圣勇闯地府 改写生死簿 就是为了拯救自己的同类 哪个小朋友看了不会崇拜他呀！
I love music I love wukong and I love the way you interpreted it.
This is like going back to the good old days when I was sitting in front of an old TV watching Journey to the west with my grandpa. Now I'm playing black myth Wukong with my sons and when the main theme starts I just couldn't hold back tears anymore.🥲🥲
It hit really hard when 2:12 begins. all sort emotion is coming to play, start with excitement, sadness, nostalgic, memory lane, happiness and now eagerness to watch the series again and play the game.
this sound play on millions tv in asia around since 1986
中国就有十几亿人，几千万电视差不多
First time came across your site and thank you for the education. I’m not a gamer but enjoy the cinematic animation, creativity story. Yet brought out this Asian story and music to the West! Thank you and subscribed!