I am a Native American. Coahuiltecan to be specific. I have been an ambassador between my nation and the Diné (Navajo People) nation for years now. I have sat up in ceremonies from the border of Mexico to the mountains of New Mexico. I have seen the stars on a crisp mountain night, and heard coyotes in the distance in the Mexico desert. I have lived this life of passion and pride for years, and have yet to find a really good song that fits that passion, but Mick, you nailed it. I am very sorrowful to hear what happened to you with the Doom team, but let it be known, you are an *amazing* artist and never forget that. You do all nations proud sir. Blessings to you.
@@GOLFWANG_WANGAA Boi you have been trying and failing to make street fighter content for 5 years. Quit hating you edgy fatherless little loser. You are just butthurt you have yet to breech more than low double digits on most of your trashcan button mashing videos and that this guy despite not even making content for years has nearly as many subs as your sorry ass does. Go back and get a better mic you neckbeard white bread boy before you run your mouth.
@@GOLFWANG_WANGAA You're listening to video game music, so can you infer that Demo, the ambassador, also likes video games IE TF2? I don't see anything in that which said ambassadors can't have fun
What I learned from this character and this theme: If you're going to write about a culture that's not your own, research the hell out of it. You'll get good results.
Agreed. I love Chief Thunder and even his original design back in the original Killer Instinct due to nostalgic bias. But I also can understand why it was altered into something far more respectful (though I've seen FAR worse and more offensive). And lets be real, this new design is far more badass and even somewhat similar. ❤🔥
I'm a part of the standing rock reservation of North Dakota, I'm partially a Lakotan speaker and I'm half Native American, when my now deceased culture teacher Earl Bullhead heard this, he said it was outstanding and was like a blessing came true, this was when i was in the 5th grade, i showed this to other Lakotan's, they were astonished and mesmerized, anyway, thanks for making this song Mick Gordon, you help me bring back memories
I don't know what's more impressive: the song itself, or the fact that all the words and instruments are the exact ones used in the tribe Thunder is from. Definitely a step up from the first theme. Bravissimo.
OG Chief Thunder: Caricature Reboot Chief Thunder: More accurate thanks to advice from the Nez Perce tribe (he even speaks in the Nez Perce language/Nimíipuutimpt)
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Did nobody get the memo that Killer Instinct is supposed to be a cyberpunk setting? I daresay the redesign looks more stereotype than some guy with a feathered mohawk. It's not so bad compared to how they messed up Sabrewulf and Tusk.
As a Native American of the Blackfoot Tribe I approve this track. The Great Spirit has blessed you with the talent to make amazing soundtracks Mick Gordon.
are those specific pipes just incapable of hitting the pitches required to accurately get the KI theme out, hence why it's hard to pick out? i think i can hear what you mean. i can kinda hear it when i hum the KI theme and compare it to what i hear, so it could be that those pipes aren't built to hit those specific pitches for one reason or another, either intentionally or by accident
@@mikailthomas1466 I mean, once you get used to being wet, standing inside a torrential downpour is actually kinda therapeutic. So often we run through rain and avoid it that simply accepting it is a unique experience you don't often get a chance to have. You also get to see your surroundings in a different way, if that's the sort of thing you enjoy. It's not that bad, and there's no real risk of something like pneumonia unless you stay out FAR too long or don't properly dry off afterwards.
Hey Mick, I don't know if you'll ever read this, but I just want to say that the music you brought to KI was phenomenal. You're what tipped it from a good game to a fantastic game for me, and I'm going to sorely miss you for season 3. I can only hope your replacement has an iota of your talent.
+Crawver Mick I think your OST for KI is the best one for a fighting game since The King of Fighters 96'. Great, great job. Congratulations and thank you.
Something cool about this theme is an indy pro wrestler, Hania the Howling Huntress, uses this as her entrance music and I almost immediately pointed it out.
I was going on a run today with this track playing. I was getting tired and wanted to quit. As soon as 4:20 hit, it was like the spirit of God entered me. Started tearing up and everything. I got a second wind from that.
As someone who aspires to be a story teller for the Turtle Mountain Band, just like my grandpa, hearing this just feels so powerful and makes me feel proud.
@@hinocka @Big-T I mean, native cultures are cool, but I don't think you'd like to live in a reservation. Settlers enclosed indigenous inhabitants of the land in what are basically rural ghetto slums.
i found out a couple years ago that my grandpa is from the nez perce tribe, and when i mentioned it to a friend they sent me this song... its so good!!!!!! i wanna cry a bit!!!!!!!!!!!
@@Dhampire1976 what's the point of me being creative? Killer instinct is the worst fighting game franchise I ever played, tekken or mortal kombat are far superior than it
+The SureFire Gamer Musicians call that "Connecting"; As a musician, that's what you seek to do with your audience, you want to reach out and touch them. You want to share the spirit of music with them, and you want to connect your essence to them. This song calls to your spirit, you can feel the power of it, it's a powerful emotion, isn't it? fight to keep it, this sort of sensitivity is found in natural born virtuosos, perhaps you should look at picking up an instrument? There could be a genius dormant inside of you, who has yet to awaken.
Hector Al easy, when something moves you emotionally, sometimes you find yourself lost in that emotion. I can totally understand why this guy was moved to tears. The way this song is composed is just amazing, it is a beautiful fusion of traditional Native American chanting and crunchy heavy metal at its finest. Never heard anything like this in my life and honestly it blew my mind.
2:41 to 5:00 makes me feel like i take on the world. Brings me to tears everytime. All my fears, self doubts and self hatred goes away and i am one with myself
This track fills me with hope. It's hard, it's heroic, and the respect towards the tribe that inspired it is evident. Truly one of Mick's best songs, and definitely the one that has the most emotional impact on me.
one thing i love about the Killer instinct soundtrack is that all of the songs sound distinct from eachother, sure many of them use similar instruments, but majority of them have their own identity, example, warlord (spinal), Hinnamatoom (thunder), and icehaven (tusk) they all can be put under the banner of "metal" but they all are different and distinct
Probably my second favorite theme but it's really close The singing is beautiful and hearing the story if how it came together it's so cool getting the pax crowd in in it
Mick Gordon, one of the few people who is actually able to make an 8 string sound good and not just Djent. Also Mick please, you're not supposed to make players emotional during a fight. This theme is way to much for mah feels to handle.
I'm mostly native American and this song just makes me feel like someone attached jumper cables to me and a Lamborghini. Mick you are amazing man, nuff said.
Thunder has been my favorite character in KI and when I heard this for the first time at PAX I lost my mind. I would watch match after match just so I can hear the tune playing even though people were talking in the background lol. I just want to say thank you for this piece its truly remarkable and I don't want anyone else doing KI music but you Mick. You better stick till Season 3 or else! Words can't express how great this is. You made us KI fans happy again :)
I'm a Native American and I have to say Mick, thank you for your fantastic talent for composing music. Normally, I don't like Native characters in games since they always are treated like stereotypes but that happens in any fighting game. Nightwolf never synced with me and T. Hawk makes me gag. But you went beyond just making a generic track. I just wondered what kind of experience it was when you recorded this. Again, I love the music and your worth ethic. I am excited to see what more projects you make in the future. :-)
I'm not sure what I love more: how badass and awesome this song is, or that you guys did your homework on the particular tribe to make the character and theme more authentic.
+Nathan Lemuel Yeah, that would be awesome :D I only didn't mention it straight away 'cos Mick's instruments are less common in VGL shows, but hey, a guy can dream ^^
I've listen to this song every morning and every night and will continue till my passing day. It's truly once in life that has my heart and soul. Thank Mr. Gordon.
I can never thank you enough for not only bringing my childhood back with one of the most important aspects of this series, but for doing such an unbelievably amazing job that I still get chills listening to these tracks even after I've heard them hundreds of times now.
I'm 18 years old, an aspiring actor and music producer and as a kid; SF2 and KI were the two foremost games I grew up with and I'd go on training mode just to listen to the soundtracks which I fell in love with and even to this day I still rock them tunes out on my phone, practicing them on piano to when I'll eventually mix them. Just want to say, you literally are the best Mick Gordon and your work has been incredible and inspiring especially when you're involved with so many genres! When I first heard this song originally, I tried everything just focus past the gameplay and commentary and literally cried at the song because it reminds of all the Native music I grew up with such as Tatanka or Sacred Spirit. I and many others are very grateful to the work you've produced. To most it's just music, but to us it represents nostalgia, euphoria and a pleasing experience to the ears. Also your soundcloud is where it started for me, thanks a lot Mr. Gordon! And apologies for the long paragraph, it's just to nice to write out feelings once in a while. P.S. shameful promotion my music on soundcloud is available for feedback, it's not great but it's there under Lymbros...
It's 2022 and I stil blast the KI soundtrack! I've been a fan since the 90's of KI, playing in the arcades and so on and so forth. I've been a metal musician for 20 years straight and have always very much enjoyed your work man!
still a phenomenal theme after nearly 5 years and dare I say the best one out of the entire soundtrack. i wont forget falling more in love with it after hearing 2:00 for the first time. so powerful, beautiful and emotional it could bring a tear to the eye.
Mick Gordon you are quickly becoming one of my favorite composers. I Love every song on this Killer Instinct soundtrack. However this has always been a favorite, and I can't believe there's so much here that I didn't originally hear.
I have to say I love this song. It is incredible in how accurate it captures Nez Perce chants and flawlessly mixes them with some crunchy guitar and drums. The entire Killer Instinct soundtrack is also just incredible. Mick Gordon you have become one of my favorite composers dude. It helps that the game itself is just incredible to boot.
long time metalhead. I never pictured tribal music being mixed with metal or hard rock before. You've done a remarkable job of sparking that mix, Michael. Well done. I do hope to see other bands take from this excellent piece, and build on this new "tribal metal" would definitely make for an interesting listen.
Yeah, there's a lot of folk culture that blends awesomely with metal. =) Don't know if you already know them, or if you're into Asian culture, but you might give Chthonic a try. Broken Jade is my favorite piece from them, it's just amazing how symphonic black merges with asian instruments so powerfully ^^
seriously man... you overhauled Thunder's theme and gave it new life... you did a phenomenal job on all the KI tracks... I'm officially a Mick Gordon Fanboy now :P but yeah, you kick ass and mix some DAMN good music, keep rockin it ^^
It doesn't get the play or respect it deserves. Someone will ask me what music I like, and at any given time I might be listening to soundtracks and tell them it's game music and they will just look at me like I just grew 5 heads or something.
I swear, listening to this song gives me an epic sense of euphoria that is so fucking soul drilling. It's too deep for words and It literally makes me WANT to be bigger and better in life. Holy shit, I fuck with this song heavy.
Passing by to remember that nice goosebumps from my younghood, this track still rules!! This one inspired a lot of my work, channel and my composition style. SO yeah....thank you!
Lol, I'm literally a full 1% after I've been told for years that I had a whole lot more Indigenous blood in me. I did find out after taking a DNA test that I'm also 2% Neanderthal. I'm more caveman than I am Native. Wassup with that?
Thunder is a pretty cool character. I just read the novella, and the way it depicted him was epic. Mira, one of the antagonists of the game, compared him in physique and presence to a mountain. So she summoned a swarm of Wendigos to distract him, but he just glared and said “I do not fear the flesh eaters.” Then he started carving his way through them.
I remember that definitely one of the coolest things that happened in the KI 2013 storyline. Basically Thuner saw the hoard of cannibal demons coming towards him glared at them like a badass stated that he wasn't afraid of them and then took them all down single handedly like the badass protagonist that he is.
This is the kind of music that makes me interested in Native American culture and customs. So many awe-inspiring things to discover in the more classical (and to me, outlandish) civilisations like the Norsemen, Celts and Native Americans. Let's hope that one day I'll be able to learn more about their old ways.
The interesting thing is that I have always imagined the soundtrack to have almost the exact same structure as this. (The extended lead in to Thunders old theme, and then the cut to the lead in to the "16 hit combo" theme. ) Of course, I did not anticipate the extra layers and enhancements.
The album's on spotify now, when I found out it was like finding presents under the christmas tree as a kid. This song and The Tiger Warrior sound...what's the word... Oh yeah, *_GODLIKE_*
The whole games soundtrack is amazing, so many tracks tell a totally different story, and this one fits Thunder perfect - you can hear the wild winds, the strength, the spirit, the raw POWER in the music, yet it's not angry, hostile or aggressive, it suits this Native Americans bold, proud warrior spirit perfectly. Beautiful :-)
The passion is so huge I’m blown away. I don’t know much about my heritage, but I know that I have at least some Native American blood. I’ve been told that I am descended from a Native American princess called White Wing who is Chinook if I’m not mistaken. I also have two molars with three prongs on them. I don’t know if that has anything to do with Native American heritage but I’ve been told it is. I’d like to get in contact with Native Americans and perhaps those I am descended from but I don’t know where to start. I take passion and communing with nature very seriously. I’m very interested in meeting like-minded people with passion and creativity but I don’t really know where to find them. And yeah, this is a great track 😊
I am a Native American. Coahuiltecan to be specific. I have been an ambassador between my nation and the Diné (Navajo People) nation for years now. I have sat up in ceremonies from the border of Mexico to the mountains of New Mexico. I have seen the stars on a crisp mountain night, and heard coyotes in the distance in the Mexico desert.
I have lived this life of passion and pride for years, and have yet to find a really good song that fits that passion, but Mick, you nailed it.
I am very sorrowful to hear what happened to you with the Doom team, but let it be known, you are an *amazing* artist and never forget that.
You do all nations proud sir.
Blessings to you.
LIES
@@GOLFWANG_WANGAA Facts, you dont know me edgy streetfighter loser.
@@GOLFWANG_WANGAA Boi you have been trying and failing to make street fighter content for 5 years. Quit hating you edgy fatherless little loser. You are just butthurt you have yet to breech more than low double digits on most of your trashcan button mashing videos and that this guy despite not even making content for years has nearly as many subs as your sorry ass does.
Go back and get a better mic you neckbeard white bread boy before you run your mouth.
@@GOLFWANG_WANGAA You're listening to video game music, so can you infer that Demo, the ambassador, also likes video games IE TF2?
I don't see anything in that which said ambassadors can't have fun
What you described in the paragraph (Seeing the stars on a crisp mountain night) sounds amazing.
What I learned from this character and this theme: If you're going to write about a culture that's not your own, research the hell out of it. You'll get good results.
Agreed. I love Chief Thunder and even his original design back in the original Killer Instinct due to nostalgic bias. But I also can understand why it was altered into something far more respectful (though I've seen FAR worse and more offensive). And lets be real, this new design is far more badass and even somewhat similar. ❤🔥
@@gjtrue yo man, well said !
"I shall henceforth call you Chief, as a sign of great respect to your people."
"Thank you sergeant!"
I'm a part of the standing rock reservation of North Dakota, I'm partially a Lakotan speaker and I'm half Native American, when my now deceased culture teacher Earl Bullhead heard this, he said it was outstanding and was like a blessing came true, this was when i was in the 5th grade, i showed this to other Lakotan's, they were astonished and mesmerized, anyway, thanks for making this song Mick Gordon, you help me bring back memories
I don't know what's more impressive: the song itself, or the fact that all the words and instruments are the exact ones used in the tribe Thunder is from. Definitely a step up from the first theme. Bravissimo.
Yes cuz they had electric guitars and a drum kit back then.
HOW dare you doubt our Lord and savior Mick Gordan
@@deviljho4260 >critical thinking
Uncle 3-B I was being sarcastic
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Sarcasm doesn’t work well with the written word
Thunder used to be such a caricature. His new design plus this phenomenal theme make him someone to be proud of.
The game makers consulted with members of the Nez Perce tribe for his redesign.
The whole game was caricature.
That’s when you know they truly cared about this game
OG Chief Thunder: Caricature
Reboot Chief Thunder: More accurate thanks to advice from the Nez Perce tribe (he even speaks in the Nez Perce language/Nimíipuutimpt)
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815
Did nobody get the memo that Killer Instinct is supposed to be a cyberpunk setting? I daresay the redesign looks more stereotype than some guy with a feathered mohawk. It's not so bad compared to how they messed up Sabrewulf and Tusk.
As a Native American of the Blackfoot Tribe I approve this track. The Great Spirit has blessed you with the talent to make amazing soundtracks Mick Gordon.
Lier no native listens to this weird shit unless your emo or something
How do Blackfoot people call themselves?
As a Proud Native American of both the Blackfoot and Cherokee tribes, I commend this!
Same
I second this as a fellow Blackfoot tribe descendant
Never noticed this until now, but the pipes melody is basically the KI theme at a slower tempo... amazing how well it fits in. Great work Mick :)
+Barry Gilkes Yay! Someone finally got it! Great job man! Here, have a chocolate chip cookie - (:.')
+Barry Gilkes Oh shit, you're right! How did he manage to make it sound so different?
Fuzunga Psychojet.
_MIND FUCKING BLOWN_
_Niko Linni_
are those specific pipes just incapable of hitting the pitches required to accurately get the KI theme out, hence why it's hard to pick out? i think i can hear what you mean. i can kinda hear it when i hum the KI theme and compare it to what i hear, so it could be that those pipes aren't built to hit those specific pitches for one reason or another, either intentionally or by accident
I didn't think it was possible to blend Native American with rock music, but then Mick Gordon happened.
He wasn't the first, but yeah, it does blend amazingly well. :)
+curtisd88 LIsten to Orphan Wolf Legend: Bonds from Asura's wrath.
+curtisd88 Also highly recommend the band Tomahawk, the album Anonymous is a great blend. but i agree, Mick did a fine-arse job with this ost
curtisd88 Metal, not rock.
curtisd88 as if you thought of blending the 2 genres...
Mick Gordon is a genius.
Yes, he is!
One of my new top composers, up there with Grant Kirkhope and Stuart Chatwood.
STUART FUCKIN CHATWOOD!
As a Native American.. I ABSOLUTELY APPROVE OF THIS!!
I REALLY like the idea of a tribe using a bunch of electric guitars as a common tribe instrument....
Listen to the song of my people.....AND ROCK OUT!
I'm actually very, very happy to read this ^^
Happy to read what?
Well... everything, actually. I was answering your first post, but the other posts were nice too! :P
This is the kind of song that makes me want to stand in a storm and roar to the sky.
Um...really? I mean I understand what you are trying to say but do you really want to do that?
@@mikailthomas1466 I mean, once you get used to being wet, standing inside a torrential downpour is actually kinda therapeutic. So often we run through rain and avoid it that simply accepting it is a unique experience you don't often get a chance to have. You also get to see your surroundings in a different way, if that's the sort of thing you enjoy. It's not that bad, and there's no real risk of something like pneumonia unless you stay out FAR too long or don't properly dry off afterwards.
xdude228 you have an anime profile picture, dont kid anyone that you actually go outside
@@TSE_WOODY "ThIS GuY gOt AniME PiCtUrE hE'S OpiNiOns DoN'T MaTTeR " yea you sure know alot about people and how they live do ya
"Can you hear me that when it starts to rain ,everything's the same?"
_Niko Linni_
Hey Mick, I don't know if you'll ever read this, but I just want to say that the music you brought to KI was phenomenal. You're what tipped it from a good game to a fantastic game for me, and I'm going to sorely miss you for season 3. I can only hope your replacement has an iota of your talent.
Thanks so much!
+Manuel Rodríguez Kim Wu theme is sick the best so far
+Crawver Mick I think your OST for KI is the best one for a fighting game since The King of Fighters 96'. Great, great job. Congratulations and thank you.
+General ELL you mean since Street Fighter: The Third Strike
+Manuel Rodríguez Rash has the beat theme in the game
Something cool about this theme is an indy pro wrestler, Hania the Howling Huntress, uses this as her entrance music and I almost immediately pointed it out.
She must be like the Native American John Cena.
+Sai Kisaragi Look up Athena vs Hania in a TLC match. She's a tough little girl
***** XD I think I found my new WWE
Sai Kisaragi Was it good? (:
***** It was great :D
I’m Native American song makes me proud for having this Sioux and Assiniboine blood in me
this was made with nez perce music and lyrics though
I was going on a run today with this track playing. I was getting tired and wanted to quit. As soon as 4:20 hit, it was like the spirit of God entered me. Started tearing up and everything. I got a second wind from that.
Now THIS is how you respect a culture while also making them AWESOME.
As someone who aspires to be a story teller for the Turtle Mountain Band, just like my grandpa, hearing this just feels so powerful and makes me feel proud.
This song makes me even more proud for being a Native American. Thanks, mick!
The Dracobirthstonian racist
The Dracobirthstonian wtf
Thank god I didn't have to see the comment.
Anyways, be proud of your ancestry. Your culture is what makes the world nore interesting
I wish I was Native American
@@hinocka @Big-T I mean, native cultures are cool, but I don't think you'd like to live in a reservation. Settlers enclosed indigenous inhabitants of the land in what are basically rural ghetto slums.
Oh my god... the riff change right after the break around 3:37, and how the chanting vocals mend with it; I'm actually tearing up here...
You know the music is more than good when it Strucks a nerve and makes you cry outta nowhere.
Gawd I never get tired of this theme
I think you meant the whole soundtrack?
Yeah
I know right
He’s Always making eagle proud
And now? V:
I love how heroic this track sounds.
i found out a couple years ago that my grandpa is from the nez perce tribe, and when i mentioned it to a friend they sent me this song... its so good!!!!!! i wanna cry a bit!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a Native American I Love This Song Thanks Mick Gordon 🤘
Two reasons to buy Killer Instinct:
1. Mick Gordon
2. Celldweller
3. Spinal
mick gordon is good person who made doom music but killer instinct is overall not that good.
@@spooky882naah it is that good though
Ignore the rage bait guys. These people get more and more less creative as the years progress. Enjoy the game,it's free and entirely worth it
@@Dhampire1976 what's the point of me being creative? Killer instinct is the worst fighting game franchise I ever played, tekken or mortal kombat are far superior than it
This song made cry a Lil bit.
+Hector Al Two words: Manly Tears
+The SureFire Gamer Musicians call that "Connecting";
As a musician, that's what you seek to do with your audience, you want to reach out and touch them.
You want to share the spirit of music with them, and you want to connect your essence to them.
This song calls to your spirit, you can feel the power of it, it's a powerful emotion, isn't it?
fight to keep it, this sort of sensitivity is found in natural born virtuosos, perhaps you should look at picking up an instrument?
There could be a genius dormant inside of you, who has yet to awaken.
+Nathan Leon This theme is officially my new gym workout theme.
Hector Al easy, when something moves you emotionally, sometimes you find yourself lost in that emotion. I can totally understand why this guy was moved to tears. The way this song is composed is just amazing, it is a beautiful fusion of traditional Native American chanting and crunchy heavy metal at its finest. Never heard anything like this in my life and honestly it blew my mind.
Same, it always makes me emotional❤
2:41 to 5:00 makes me feel like i take on the world. Brings me to tears everytime. All my fears, self doubts and self hatred goes away and i am one with myself
This track fills me with hope. It's hard, it's heroic, and the respect towards the tribe that inspired it is evident. Truly one of Mick's best songs, and definitely the one that has the most emotional impact on me.
I could listen to an entire album of this kinda stuff. Primal, heavy, and beautiful. Gives me chills.
3:38 Lifting during this part of the song is incredible!
one thing i love about the Killer instinct soundtrack is that all of the songs sound distinct from eachother, sure many of them use similar instruments, but majority of them have their own identity,
example, warlord (spinal), Hinnamatoom (thunder), and icehaven (tusk) they all can be put under the banner of "metal" but they all are different and distinct
Probably my second favorite theme but it's really close
The singing is beautiful and hearing the story if how it came together it's so cool getting the pax crowd in in it
I have the sudden to climb a mountain in the middle of a huge thunderstorm and shout, "FOOGA TIWAAAAH!"
You gotta have that YOGA FEVAH!
Mick Gordon, one of the few people who is actually able to make an 8 string sound good and not just Djent.
Also Mick please, you're not supposed to make players emotional during a fight. This theme is way to much for mah feels to handle.
why does everyone on the Internet put 'to' instead of 'too'...
The Freeman Initiative- Possibly autocorrect? But I've been asking the same question myself for awhile, now.
The Freeman Initiative I like how you replied a 3 year old tread only to be a grammar Nazi xD
TREAD you say?
@@milosmacura5733 🤔
I'm mostly native American and this song just makes me feel like someone attached jumper cables to me and a Lamborghini. Mick you are amazing man, nuff said.
It should be illegal for someone to be this talented! Amazing work!
Thunder has been my favorite character in KI and when I heard this for the first time at PAX I lost my mind. I would watch match after match just so I can hear the tune playing even though people were talking in the background lol. I just want to say thank you for this piece its truly remarkable and I don't want anyone else doing KI music but you Mick. You better stick till Season 3 or else! Words can't express how great this is. You made us KI fans happy again :)
Can wait for you to do TJ...19:54 hype
So what did you think of Combo's theme?
combo's theme is very good and i like it a lot
Sioux, Cherokee, Lakota, and Seminole pride here 💯💕
KI 2013 is the greatest love letter the fighting genre ever had, blending music to well...fighting
I'm a Native American and I have to say Mick, thank you for your fantastic talent for composing music.
Normally, I don't like Native characters in games since they always are treated like stereotypes but that happens in any fighting game. Nightwolf never synced with me and T. Hawk makes me gag.
But you went beyond just making a generic track. I just wondered what kind of experience it was when you recorded this.
Again, I love the music and your worth ethic. I am excited to see what more projects you make in the future. :-)
I forgot the name of it but he went to record the chants to real natives thunder is supposed to be
They went all out on ki lol
Thunder is the best Native american character in a video game
check Rick Strowd from Real Bout Fatal Fury is a no-stereotype Native and is a Cool Character!
Cool bro. Awesome.
Im Native American as well. And I have to say, this song makes me feel like a badass
I'm not sure what I love more: how badass and awesome this song is, or that you guys did your homework on the particular tribe to make the character and theme more authentic.
As the true blood of this land... native to the cherokee tribe I honor this track and it's creator 🔥 🙏🏾🔥... feathers up✊🏾.. because we're waking up!!!
M8t your tribe probably killed another one just to take it’s land lmao. There ain’t nothing native about that bro, lol.
Your a real one Mick.. don't listen just keep doing your thing... Massive respect.
Someone break Mick's combo before he unleashes Jago's theme on us. Our ears are not prepared!
He will just counterbreak with Sabrewulf's.
Rapitor nah, that's a triple Ultra
Who is this Mick Gordon and why is he not the god of music we all bow down to ?
+Derrick Hayden But he is, have a seat brother, you are one of us now
I would gladly give him my newborn if it meant more music
Golden Robodude
Begone! heathen.
Golden Robodude David Wise > Uematsu
I hope you're going to let have Frank Kelpacki have a place at the table too. D: He's also great, fam.
Wow... just realized I'd pay good money to see Killer Instinct: The Rock Opera. Food for thought, Mick! :P
They should play some Killer Instinct songs at Video Games Live!
+Nathan Lemuel Yeah, that would be awesome :D I only didn't mention it straight away 'cos Mick's instruments are less common in VGL shows, but hey, a guy can dream ^^
Let's dream together, bro! :'c
I wanna listen to this KI' s OST really loud and show them to my friends. One must share awesome music n_n
José Pestana apparently Mick plays every game he does the soundtrack for before it's released, and he tries to beat them on the highest difficulties.
So cool =) Never doubted Mick could be a hardcore gamer at heart ^^
This song deserves millions of views, my personal favorite of all the fighters
I've listen to this song every morning and every night and will continue till my passing day. It's truly once in life that has my heart and soul. Thank Mr. Gordon.
Mick you are in tune with the cosmos!
Has it spoken to you lately?
We're waiting for you to come down from the hill and spread the news!
One of my gym tracks here. Facilitates laser-like focus and tranquility. I can't explain it
I can never thank you enough for not only bringing my childhood back with one of the most important aspects of this series, but for doing such an unbelievably amazing job that I still get chills listening to these tracks even after I've heard them hundreds of times now.
Oh man! This is just to good. It makes me feel FREE!
*too
A random Wendigo: “why do I hear boss music?”
Every time I hear this song, I become full of adrenaline!
You and me both man! I need this soundtrack so damn bad!!!!!!
This song gives me life
I'm 18 years old, an aspiring actor and music producer and as a kid; SF2 and KI were the two foremost games I grew up with and I'd go on training mode just to listen to the soundtracks which I fell in love with and even to this day I still rock them tunes out on my phone, practicing them on piano to when I'll eventually mix them. Just want to say, you literally are the best Mick Gordon and your work has been incredible and inspiring especially when you're involved with so many genres! When I first heard this song originally, I tried everything just focus past the gameplay and commentary and literally cried at the song because it reminds of all the Native music I grew up with such as Tatanka or Sacred Spirit. I and many others are very grateful to the work you've produced. To most it's just music, but to us it represents nostalgia, euphoria and a pleasing experience to the ears. Also your soundcloud is where it started for me, thanks a lot Mr. Gordon! And apologies for the long paragraph, it's just to nice to write out feelings once in a while.
P.S. shameful promotion my music on soundcloud is available for feedback, it's not great but it's there under Lymbros...
Im proud to be a Native American because of this.
LOOK AT WHAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED!!
The section at 3:20 may be one of the most badass things I've ever heard.
It's 2022 and I stil blast the KI soundtrack! I've been a fan since the 90's of KI, playing in the arcades and so on and so forth. I've been a metal musician for 20 years straight and have always very much enjoyed your work man!
Killer Instinct:
Fighting game
or
Musical?
Seriously tho, this songs are fucking amazing
BOTH!!!
Fighting musical
Honestly I'd watch the shit out of an actual Killer Instinct musical.
Yes.
Mick Gordan is a god..nuff said
The PERFECT composer for Killer Instinct
still a phenomenal theme after nearly 5 years and dare I say the best one out of the entire soundtrack. i wont forget falling more in love with it after hearing 2:00 for the first time. so powerful, beautiful and emotional it could bring a tear to the eye.
This song has everything: badass choir/vocals, goosebumps inducing flutes and the Imagine dragons like theme :D
It is supremely difficult to have both a feeling of freedom, and aggression, from one musical score. Mick, you're a legend my dude.
I don't know how Mick Gordon made this song, but it's AWESOME! This is one the most beautiful and badass songs I've ever heard!
This song is badass I love 2:06 the way he sings, does anyone know more songs like this?
It's criminal how small the amount of likes are ! This is awesomeness galore!! So underrated! It deserves better!!
The flute just pierced through everything
best fighting music ever made in my opion
Mick Gordon you are quickly becoming one of my favorite composers. I Love every song on this Killer Instinct soundtrack. However this has always been a favorite, and I can't believe there's so much here that I didn't originally hear.
If I ever made a game, I'd want M. Gordon to compose the soundtrack.
I have to say I love this song. It is incredible in how accurate it captures Nez Perce chants and flawlessly mixes them with some crunchy guitar and drums. The entire Killer Instinct soundtrack is also just incredible. Mick Gordon you have become one of my favorite composers dude. It helps that the game itself is just incredible to boot.
long time metalhead.
I never pictured tribal music being mixed with metal or hard rock before.
You've done a remarkable job of sparking that mix, Michael. Well done.
I do hope to see other bands take from this excellent piece, and build on this new "tribal metal"
would definitely make for an interesting listen.
Yeah, there's a lot of folk culture that blends awesomely with metal. =) Don't know if you already know them, or if you're into Asian culture, but you might give Chthonic a try. Broken Jade is my favorite piece from them, it's just amazing how symphonic black merges with asian instruments so powerfully ^^
Listen to Amorphis for Finnish folk music combined with metal.
Giantdad Lives Ensiferum introdiced me to that one, already. But i will give that band a try. Thanks. :)
You've never heard of Sepultura? Fair enough, but stuff like this is badass.
Folk meshes with metal perfectly
seriously man... you overhauled Thunder's theme and gave it new life... you did a phenomenal job on all the KI tracks... I'm officially a Mick Gordon Fanboy now :P
but yeah, you kick ass and mix some DAMN good music, keep rockin it ^^
Oh man, this is now my favourite track in the game.
But...but Jago theme tho!
Jago's theme doesn't touch this sorry my friend.
Fulgore Hype, nuff said
artistafrustrado1 FOR FULGORNIA!!!
But...but Spinal theme tho!
You have very quickly become one of my favorite composers. Keep it up, love your sound across all your styles!
We need more heavy metal with native american culture mixed in!
I like how games soundtracks sound way better then music u hear in tv and radio
+Elias Ceron This song needs to be played on public radio :)
It doesn't get the play or respect it deserves. Someone will ask me what music I like, and at any given time I might be listening to soundtracks and tell them it's game music and they will just look at me like I just grew 5 heads or something.
"Music needs to have lyrics, y do u listen to ringtones?"
Then quit listening to the radio
@@laurentiusmcmxcv cuz they sound good
Never ever ever thought there would be music that would make me think and shed a tear.....
I swear, listening to this song gives me an epic sense of euphoria that is so fucking soul drilling. It's too deep for words and It literally makes me WANT to be bigger and better in life. Holy shit, I fuck with this song heavy.
Mick. Never stop making music. Easily one of my favorite soundtracks for any game I’ve played.
This has to be my absolute favorite track in the game. It's just to good. It has to many things that are good about it.
Listen to this song while walking through a forested area. As a bonus: as it's raining.
Protip - listen to it during thunderstorm.
with a tomahawk?
Godlike experience I bet ☺️
3:20 legitimately makes my hair stand on end, every time and 3:40 makes my eyes water like an adrenaline rush.
This is the COOLEST Native American (Rock) music, I ever hear! I would actually play this in repeat mode as a "worked-out" jam, everyday!
Passing by to remember that nice goosebumps from my younghood, this track still rules!! This one inspired a lot of my work, channel and my composition style.
SO yeah....thank you!
When you take a DNA test and find out you're 2% Native American:
well in usa that wouldn''t surprising .
Still more native than Elizabeth warren
Lol - true
when you wake up and ur 100% native american
Lol, I'm literally a full 1% after I've been told for years that I had a whole lot more Indigenous blood in me. I did find out after taking a DNA test that I'm also 2% Neanderthal. I'm more caveman than I am Native. Wassup with that?
Thunder is a pretty cool character. I just read the novella, and the way it depicted him was epic.
Mira, one of the antagonists of the game, compared him in physique and presence to a mountain. So she summoned a swarm of Wendigos to distract him, but he just glared and said “I do not fear the flesh eaters.” Then he started carving his way through them.
I remember that definitely one of the coolest things that happened in the KI 2013 storyline. Basically Thuner saw the hoard of cannibal demons coming towards him glared at them like a badass stated that he wasn't afraid of them and then took them all down single handedly like the badass protagonist that he is.
Hinnamatoom goin' HAM in this piece. Easily my favorite arrangement of Season 1. The acoustic section gets me every time.
This is the kind of music that makes me interested in Native American culture and customs. So many awe-inspiring things to discover in the more classical (and to me, outlandish) civilisations like the Norsemen, Celts and Native Americans.
Let's hope that one day I'll be able to learn more about their old ways.
Exactly what i have been looking for.
Years later and still enjoying this track. Definitely would have made a good cameo on the new Prey movie haha
My father loves this theme so much. He's Ojibwe by the way.
This theme was already epic to begin with. I wonder how I survived hearing this version.
The interesting thing is that I have always imagined the soundtrack to have almost the exact same structure as this. (The extended lead in to Thunders old theme, and then the cut to the lead in to the "16 hit combo" theme. )
Of course, I did not anticipate the extra layers and enhancements.
Second only to Spinals theme cause viking war chants are my weakness.
Adore the work Mick. Here's hoping we hear more of your work.
The album's on spotify now, when I found out it was like finding presents under the christmas tree as a kid.
This song and The Tiger Warrior sound...what's the word... Oh yeah, *_GODLIKE_*
Killer Instinct has a better and more diverse cast than Overwatch.
and has been around alot longer
Um probably because killer instinct is a fighting game not a hero shooter
@@JazzyFiz and? I mean no one is stoping you from putting velociraptors, werewolfs and aliens into an FPS
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi ok?
@@JazzyFiz paladins have a lovecraft worm as a hero, anything is possible
The whole games soundtrack is amazing, so many tracks tell a totally different story, and this one fits Thunder perfect - you can hear the wild winds, the strength, the spirit, the raw POWER in the music, yet it's not angry, hostile or aggressive, it suits this Native Americans bold, proud warrior spirit perfectly. Beautiful :-)
The passion is so huge I’m blown away. I don’t know much about my heritage, but I know that I have at least some Native American blood. I’ve been told that I am descended from a Native American princess called White Wing who is Chinook if I’m not mistaken. I also have two molars with three prongs on them. I don’t know if that has anything to do with Native American heritage but I’ve been told it is. I’d like to get in contact with Native Americans and perhaps those I am descended from but I don’t know where to start. I take passion and communing with nature very seriously. I’m very interested in meeting like-minded people with passion and creativity but I don’t really know where to find them.
And yeah, this is a great track 😊