To this day, it still blows my mind how Christian Linke, one of the co directors of Arcane, wrote and sang Curse of the Sad Mummy, is basically the reason League music videos and themes exists, and that he started out from Riot Support.
Also their hire credentials are apparently insane, Skill is important but if they don’t see the passion they want, they either motivate you or they don’t hire you at all When imagine dragons made enemy for arcane, they where first shown bits of the art, story arc, story premise and character designs, and that made them fired up to work on it and put themselves into their craft Watch “bridging the rift” it’s the build up and background to the show
"I wish I could watch this anime" "but it doesn't exist!!" ... So uhh did they just all forget about arcane? It might not be that guy specifically but..
@@thelegendofrosetyler Yes, they want to watch an anime akin to the Burn It All Down music video... For example, just because HBO made Game of Thrones it doesn't mean it's the same show as Westworld, which they also made.
I think they needed someone to point out which are worlds themes, which are champions themes and which are Pentakills, KDA and True Damage sort of whole album projects
Typically the music videos they make are either to introduce a new skin line (K/DA and Pentakill) or to pump the players up for worlds (Rise, Phoenix, Warriors, etc), so that's probably why a lot of them sound similar: they serve a specific purpose. They do make animated shorts that dive into the lore of the champions that are just as well animated, so Jonas could check those out of he's interested.
Yes, the curse of the sad mummy is an example of one that's more of an animated short! Generally there is also the hype "it's a new year and time for a new adventure" song
@@ness576 Yeah I hated that. League music really isn't made to have unique beats like other songs are. It's the lyrics that hit hard. And a lot of references. Like Faker almost always being in the worlds videos. Like ignite actually having real games in the video (with highlights you remember from the games), and songs like the cursed mummy ofc that really hits home if you know a little lore.
For me, Get Jinxed was my first LoL song. I remember listening to it on the bus to intermediate school in 2015. Forever my favorite LoL song. I guess I was one of the annoying "I've been here since day one" people for Jinx. Then, Arcane came out and everyone was a Jinx fan.
I feel that. As someone who started League in Season 1, Jinx was one of my go tos when she was released. Now it's so normal to say you're a Jinx fan. So I get it XD
@@Exodius7128 err... No it wasn't the first. It's definitely an early song for sure but even Vi's song came first and I'm pretty sure there's more before that. Like... Amumu's and such.
Kinda sad they dislike Pentakill, but I kinda hope for them to look at more of their music, Tears of the Goddess and Lightbringer are some tunes I unironically love listening to
for the amumu song they didnt like the out of tune piano , but the out of tune piano was intentional because it was based on amumus theme where everything arround him is cursed , the out of tune piano was intentionally put there to add a deaper detail in the music.
When you play League, there's so much in these songs. First of all, because they are characters you can play in League, so there are links to their lore and their ingame abilities in the lyrics and clips. For the Worlds musics, there are also links to professional players, events that have happened in previous competitions, their favourite champions with whom they have marked the competitive scene. Riot Games' songs/videos are cool... but when you're a gamer they're even more enjoyable !
I think the key point is these are anthems. The point is that it’s one step away from being the same song every year. It’s a really cool way of being fresh but keeping the same feel. I think that’s why stare walking is not as well received, it needed more brass and gusto.
You mentioned loving Arcane but you missed that the Jinx song you reacted to is actually played in Arcane. Jinx vibes to it while doing some tinkering while Silko is freaking out behind her. It's such a mood lol
The whole video was a disaster. I felt that if there was someone with them to explain the story and characters they would have appreciated more some of the songs and not totally miss the point. Even the music references they made were mostly weak and unfounded.
Get Jinxed is so good, and very fitting for the character. KDA have definitely been pretty stellar since their first hit, I hope we do get more of them.
I feel like it's important to know that this is all part of a massive universe and everything here means something in the game. The music videos are related to the characters and their stories. Sometimes they're also related to the pro players of the game and their accomplishments or mistakes. Like when you see the guys being haunted by a character, it's because this character cost them a title or they made a misplay while playing it in a very important match in the past. For us nerds who play the game, it is insanely engaging. Guaranteed chills when they put this much time and effort (and money) into telling their / our story.
I think what makes the song great is that the stories is about the characters, players and story we know. So the theme make it all more relatable and enjoyable, which gives more to the whole song
I wish they were given a little more context for the different songs. Like "these specific ones all sound the same" yeah, because most of those ones were made for worlds championship. Also, missing literally all the season start music? Which not only has a totally different (more soundtrack/instrumental sounding with strings and a voice or two on top) vibe but also slaps in its own right? Also, what about non-league (valo/other arcane than just enemy) music? Definitely lots of music here to do a part two.
@@MagiciteHeart ?? IG only did one WORLDS song, it's not cool they gave this year's WORLDS song to a generic pop producer that makes music that fades into obscurity, and then treat it like it's the first and best thing they ever did. Lil Nas was the wrong choice for WORLDS this year, should have been the performance song.
i agree. i mean honestly i wasn't rly expecting anything else from this channel because he mostly gives off a very misinformed/half-assed look into most of the things he covers on the chann and this is just another example
@@MagiciteHeart If you watch Arcane - behind the scene series (5 videos) on LoL chanel, you will know Riot game have their own producer, composer for Worlds anthem. Their teams are super talented.
Riot does such absolutely astounding work on everything except the game, lol. The animation in particular blows my mind every time with the world class level it’s always at.
@@malsawmzela609 finally someone says it. LoL is an amazing game, sure it can be toxic since it's quite competetiv but it's still a well made game and also really good balanced regarding that there are over 160 champions and 50+ Items which need to be balanced.
'As We Fall' definitely gets better when you have context of the full character. Some songs just end up sounding a lot better when you are aware of the inevitable tragedy it details. Personally didn't like the song at first, but once I checked out the lore, I listened to the song again and it was a much better experience.
thats how i feel about the curse of the sad mummy, if you dont know about amumu beforehand and are just focused on the music i feel like it can be kind of underwhelming and not very impactful.
Huge yes to both of these comments,,, these songs specifically always gives me goosebumps for those exact reasons, just gives a whole different experience when you really know what’s going on
Pentakill is just a normal band for me, I was pretty blown away as I started playing League and found out that it's Riots first band. By now they got 3 Albums and so much variety in every song. Sometimes it's even core, pretty good stuff
Definitely needs a part 2, you guys missed a lot of good tracks like Everything Goes On, The Call, Warriors (2020 version), What could've been, Playground and a whole bunch of other Arcane songs, remaining K/DA songs etc. There's also a lot of champion themes that are great too.
I hate listening to Amumu’s song, it makes me cry. You have no idea how much I bawled my eyes out the first time I heard and saw the MV. Poor guy just want a friend.
I think it's kinda important to remember that most of the times, these songs are released a year apart from each other, so the fact that they sound kinda the same is not something bad. Actually, I think that when we get something different, the fanbase rejects it, like with the Lil Nas X song.
I'm not saying that the song is bad or good. It's just that there is this specific "aesthetic" that people expect. Because I mean, most of the worlds songs are also generic haha That's my point exactly, it's what the players want.
A lot of the impact of these songs comes from the lore. For example as we fall is about the creation of varus who is a playable character in the game. It’s a really sad story and the song actually tells the story quite well.
I think the actual character music is way better than the poppy promotional stuff. Every champion they release to the game has their own theme which is usually really good.
@@mif4731 Well, English isn't my first language but I understood it perfectly ;) Even so, I agree that "As we fall" has a lot of interferences. Still love it, though.
well phoenix is one of those songs that ppl always think it's meh the first time and then it gets more and more epic the more you listen to it, especially when you learn of the backstories of the featured players and how well they fit with the lyrics
@@jcguidotti5934 let me clear that up. My mistake. *I MEAN THE STREAMING/LIVE GAMING COMMUNITY*. So stop crying about unbalanced match and clients. Just keep on learning your math subjects. Stop playing the game if you are not enjoying it. Why do you keep on being hard on yourself. 🤣
Yeah, at one point they even started to complain about all the Worlds songs sounding "samey" and I was just waiting for Worlds Collide to show up being completely different. And then it just didn't show up. Also Awaken is definitely top tier stuff.
@@drowsy_predator agreed: A) The song is way too long (clocking in at 8 minutes I think), making it really unfit for just a short look into it B) The song really shines in contrast to the rest of the album as a piece of orchestral metal. On its own it's actually not that great (unless you're familiar with the League lore) C) The song REALLY shines when you try and map it onto the story of the Ruination, with the climax of the song coming in right before it ends. The climax itself doesn't hit even remotely as hard without the buildup though, because the song itself tells a story. D) Fun easter egg for anyone who isn't familiar with Riot too much and maybe reading this: Some of these songs feature the "theme" songs of certain characters from the game as Leitmotifs or something similar. The Blade of the Ruined King song is actually featured in the theme song of the Ruined King character as they both straight up just use the exact same climax to tell the exact same story. Goosebumps all over when it hits (for me, obviously your mileage may vary).
Fun fact: Christian Linke, the co creator of Arcane, composed and sung Amummu's song and was a former member of the German rock band Panik, which probably added some gravitas when pitching Arcane to his bosses at Riot. There's a funny tweet about him recording the 'scream' in that song on a Sunday when nobody was in the office so nobody freaked out thinking he was being tortured.
I don’t really like it but that’s probably mostly because I had to listen to the instrumental version 100 times in game before I went to TH-cam and checked the full version out and hearing something with lyrics you didn’t know it had for the first time is pretty weird
everytime they say "this is weird" or "this seems like it doesn't work" i feel like i'm screaming "IT IS ON PURPOSE" xD because it IS when you consider the story each song is about.
Fr, "The piano is out of tune", that's literally the point, it's a music about a sad broken child that wander around, incapable of making friends because he is cursed and destroy everything around him 😂
These songs are all so much more impactful if you know the characters (both League characters and League players) that are being portrayed. Several of the songs are absolute Jams and get me hyped AF and seeing the videos absolutely intensifies the feeling. Especially love the Worlds songs and the intense meaning in the videos, not mention the genius inclusion of the players on their most well known champions/champions they played in previous Worlds tournaments.
Yes! It's hands down my favorite League song. They'd probably like how it has a different sound and works great as its own standalone thing outside of the video game/music video context.
@@simplyepic3258 they hyped it up for ages only for it to be the same kind of event we've had in the past, the story for the event was rushed and cliche, and the rewards completely broke towards the end of the event so they gave them out for free meaning people worked towards them for nothing
I think what makes some of the songs good when they aren't like lyrically or musically that amazing compared to others is the story or lore behind it. Like "As We Fall" is not that musically great but the lore and story behind it gets me every time.
True - it really is so satisfying to listen. A lot of them are beautiful - like Nami, Poppy, Kindred or Pyke. But those are without lyrics or singing. Just Vi is with singer?
honestly, i'm a zedd fan, so when i saw zedd and league together, i was excited. but it was kind of a letdown. i can enjoy it, but i will say it's not one of the strongest songs (though it does hit about midway, the first half was a bit less strong)
That guy who was animated in most of their Worlds' songs is Faker. The most successful player of all time and also changed the way people played the game in the early days and inspired many to pick it up and go pro. He is a living legend in the Pro gaming scene and a God of this game so to speak
Phoenix is actually one of my favorite videos of theirs, but that is because it connects with a lot of my personal struggles over the last few years. Learning to continue to trust yourself through challenges, essentially. Very relevant to my life.
Same. Missed out on some incredible music. Even the fucking lobby music when you start up the game is good. Plus all the music from the Valorant animatics too.
So wonderful to have you all together, thank you. The animation is really amazing, even though most is computer illustrated. The matching of emotions visual and tempo, composition of the music is really good. I know stop saying it, show the words. I get it, Joel, you are right. I'll try .... great video, thank you.
For As we fall, you said that there was an uncredited artist. However it is said that the producer and singer of the video is one of riot's employees ,Mako who has also been apart of Rise. I also feel like Riot games music is pretty much more enjoyable for people that actually play league or have spent some time reading up about some bits of lore to be able to fully understand lyrics, visuals, etc. The connections between Lore, Skins, The game in itself and the music, novels and other things riot makes are just in my personal opinion needed to fully appreciate and Understand the Contents meanings and choices of execution.
@roomieOfficial you had the music out of order of release so the songs were made to reflect the years they were released in, which would then show the musical direction that riot games went to based off of popularity of those years.
All of these songs are literally my favorite songs that I've listened to on repeat for the past three years straight. I don't listen to them as often, but everytime I hear any of them all the dopamine starts flowing. I know they all sound pretty similar, but I guess I have a type... My favorite is GIANTS by True Damage, but Misfit Toys is a close second.
I was surprised at how much I ended up loving the soundtrack for Arcane, every single song really grew on me. Especially Guns for hire, easily my favourite. Hearing that along with the scene it plays over never gets old ❤
Villain is hands down the best song Riot has ever released. Kim and Madison did amazing and the music video is incredible. The fact that it's Evelynn's solo is just perfect.
I love these songs and highkey listen to them A LOT - especially for motivation in studying LOL. Makes you feel like you are a protagonist and an absolute badass, and pushes me to keep trying. Just an interesting fact: arcane was so big that in China they had a whole theme song for it. It's called gu yong zhe by Eason Chen, and it's also absolutely incredible! Not sure if Joel will ever see this comment, but if he does I hope he can react to the song because it's also an extremely powerful and fantastic one.
If you wanna make part 2 I recommend Awaken, Warriors as the newer version what they did, Burning Bright, The Call, Bring Home the Glory. Some of my favorites
Just a video suggestion, listening to some artists full albums as a whole to dive into some of their lesser known songs. I think it would give you guys and viewers a chance to explore artists a lot more rather than constantly hearing the same songs by them over and over again. For example, rather than always seeing bad guy by billie eilish on these compilations, you could hear songs like watch, idontwannabeyouanymore, GOLDWING, etc.
Honestly I like engaging with everything league except the game itself
Who is this so true? I tried the game and it was too much
You can. There is so much lore you can read and cinematics you can watch. Also the recently released 410 pages long ruination Novel
Same
Man I honestly just play legends of runeterra, its so fucking fun and it doesn't even have to be pvp for me to enjoy.
I like the game but the fanbase is toxic
To this day, it still blows my mind how Christian Linke, one of the co directors of Arcane, wrote and sang Curse of the Sad Mummy, is basically the reason League music videos and themes exists, and that he started out from Riot Support.
Riot really knows how to scout new talent and get the best out of them
@@ness576 They just enabled him really, gave him the resources, the credit is due to the guy he's good.
Also their hire credentials are apparently insane,
Skill is important but if they don’t see the passion they want, they either motivate you or they don’t hire you at all
When imagine dragons made enemy for arcane, they where first shown bits of the art, story arc, story premise and character designs, and that made them fired up to work on it and put themselves into their craft
Watch “bridging the rift” it’s the build up and background to the show
o.o
@@lucyandecember2843 the fact that u used "they" and "where" wrong confused me so hard
*Joel sees arcane*
Joel: I love this tv series
*Joel sees get jinxed mv*
Joel: *proceeds to not know who jinx is*
"I wish I could watch this anime"
"but it doesn't exist!!"
... So uhh did they just all forget about arcane? It might not be that guy specifically but..
@@thelegendofrosetyler Yes, they want to watch an anime akin to the Burn It All Down music video... For example, just because HBO made Game of Thrones it doesn't mean it's the same show as Westworld, which they also made.
@@thelegendofrosetyler It would be an anime about league of legends pro players, not Arcane related.
@@thelegendofrosetyler that wasn't arcane though that was after seeing the animated version of faker training for the next worlds tournament.
He did say the music went well with the character, so he probably meant he implied he remembered Jinx
I think they needed someone to point out which are worlds themes, which are champions themes and which are Pentakills, KDA and True Damage sort of whole album projects
Indeed. Like there's a reason for the sounds of each of those. And then they should do one that includes the Star Guardians as well :)
Yeah that star guardians somg was really good
too deep
and warsongs, guardian stars , they listen only world cup songs -.-
Most of the songs are insane themselves but when u know the lore behind them. The meaning of the lyrics and details in the animation just seem genius
Typically the music videos they make are either to introduce a new skin line (K/DA and Pentakill) or to pump the players up for worlds (Rise, Phoenix, Warriors, etc), so that's probably why a lot of them sound similar: they serve a specific purpose. They do make animated shorts that dive into the lore of the champions that are just as well animated, so Jonas could check those out of he's interested.
Yes, the curse of the sad mummy is an example of one that's more of an animated short! Generally there is also the hype "it's a new year and time for a new adventure" song
@@somebodywithagun curse of the sad mummy always gives me goosebumps because of the lyrics.
@@Hannwes and they basically ignored all the lyrics of every single song :/
@@ness576 Yeah I hated that. League music really isn't made to have unique beats like other songs are. It's the lyrics that hit hard. And a lot of references. Like Faker almost always being in the worlds videos. Like ignite actually having real games in the video (with highlights you remember from the games), and songs like the cursed mummy ofc that really hits home if you know a little lore.
@@Hannwes yeah, it's pretty melancholic
Soyeon killed it in KDA, specially in The Baddest
I'm not a k-pop fan, but Soyeon is badass.
@@RyanPassek u should definitely stan them! U wont regret it🤡
@@RyanPassek Yeah, you should Stan G-idle maybe you can start to listen to Tomboy or my bag and see if you like it (: they are really talented
Yeahhhhh. She’s literally The Baddest
W performer!
Roomie upgraded from putting singer to pro singer in his title
Doesn't he do that whenever he does the critiques?
Yes
@@gaylelescanec4410 yes but he doesn't add pro usually
It's the mustache guys
As he should 🤝
For me, Get Jinxed was my first LoL song. I remember listening to it on the bus to intermediate school in 2015. Forever my favorite LoL song. I guess I was one of the annoying "I've been here since day one" people for Jinx. Then, Arcane came out and everyone was a Jinx fan.
I feel that. As someone who started League in Season 1, Jinx was one of my go tos when she was released. Now it's so normal to say you're a Jinx fan. So I get it XD
That's pretty much because it was the first one lmoa
And I mean it was the first ever song produced by Riot
@@Exodius7128 err... No it wasn't the first. It's definitely an early song for sure but even Vi's song came first and I'm pretty sure there's more before that. Like... Amumu's and such.
The one that came out of nowhere and really caught my attention was Here Comes Vi.
Riot as an artistic company is unrivalled, such great and individual animation styles the just look sick and just as good music
Needed to do more of Arcane’s music
ikr, all of those were masterpieces
Yeah, Dirty Little Animals deserved to be in here
I agree. I love all the soundtracks from the show - lyrics and instrumental.
No offense to the other music but it just doesn’t compare and a lot of it is cringe in my opinion
@@itsradical5115 Bad Take imo, but it’s yours so you do you 🤷🏽♂️
It's sad that he missed the music they made for valorant
yeah
Yeah, hope he does a part 2 just for Valorant
yeah
I was waiting for that the entire time
yea i was waiting for the valorant music till the video ended
Kinda sad they dislike Pentakill, but I kinda hope for them to look at more of their music, Tears of the Goddess and Lightbringer are some tunes I unironically love listening to
for the amumu song they didnt like the out of tune piano , but the out of tune piano was intentional because it was based on amumus theme where everything arround him is cursed , the out of tune piano was intentionally put there to add a deaper detail in the music.
@@not_bomq yeah, not everything has to be always harmonious and perfect pitch.
roomie doesnt like rock, is pretty obvious so far, he hates must of rock songs in every video
Lightbringer is my fav song from Pentakill and the acoustic version is just chef's kiss. But I'm a sucker for acoustic versions I don't know why.
@@Martin-yh7vi could say it's a little bit... pitchy
When you play League, there's so much in these songs. First of all, because they are characters you can play in League, so there are links to their lore and their ingame abilities in the lyrics and clips. For the Worlds musics, there are also links to professional players, events that have happened in previous competitions, their favourite champions with whom they have marked the competitive scene. Riot Games' songs/videos are cool... but when you're a gamer they're even more enjoyable !
I think the key point is these are anthems. The point is that it’s one step away from being the same song every year. It’s a really cool way of being fresh but keeping the same feel. I think that’s why stare walking is not as well received, it needed more brass and gusto.
Star Walkin' and Ignite by Zedd were great songs but not so great Worlds theme songs. Still I grew to love them.
You mentioned loving Arcane but you missed that the Jinx song you reacted to is actually played in Arcane. Jinx vibes to it while doing some tinkering while Silko is freaking out behind her. It's such a mood lol
I mean if you never heard the song before watching the show it's an easy detail to miss.
He clearly lied about Arcane , he heard its good and thats it ,
The whole video was a disaster. I felt that if there was someone with them to explain the story and characters they would have appreciated more some of the songs and not totally miss the point. Even the music references they made were mostly weak and unfounded.
@@ReptarKingOfMeat Well he didnt even recognize the character so
@@Yuukochwan ep 4
Get Jinxed is so good, and very fitting for the character. KDA have definitely been pretty stellar since their first hit, I hope we do get more of them.
I feel like it's important to know that this is all part of a massive universe and everything here means something in the game. The music videos are related to the characters and their stories.
Sometimes they're also related to the pro players of the game and their accomplishments or mistakes. Like when you see the guys being haunted by a character, it's because this character cost them a title or they made a misplay while playing it in a very important match in the past.
For us nerds who play the game, it is insanely engaging. Guaranteed chills when they put this much time and effort (and money) into telling their / our story.
Yeah I love the hype behind each year worlds song, and love to see all the Easter eggs that appear on video
Have a part 2 of this, and include some of the orchestra themes
or even the porter robinson track
I agree, they should really listen to “the call”
I think what makes the song great is that the stories is about the characters, players and story we know. So the theme make it all more relatable and enjoyable, which gives more to the whole song
Legends never Die gives me goosebumps every time, the best Riot song by far.
Same
I wish they were given a little more context for the different songs. Like "these specific ones all sound the same" yeah, because most of those ones were made for worlds championship. Also, missing literally all the season start music? Which not only has a totally different (more soundtrack/instrumental sounding with strings and a voice or two on top) vibe but also slaps in its own right? Also, what about non-league (valo/other arcane than just enemy) music? Definitely lots of music here to do a part two.
I think this is the first time they didn't have Imagine Dragons do the theme for Worlds. Got Lil Nas X this time and it's great.
@@MagiciteHeart ?? IG only did one WORLDS song, it's not cool they gave this year's WORLDS song to a generic pop producer that makes music that fades into obscurity, and then treat it like it's the first and best thing they ever did. Lil Nas was the wrong choice for WORLDS this year, should have been the performance song.
@@MagiciteHeart imagine dragons made the worlds song in 2014 and its been different artists since. Thats 8 years of NOT imagine dragons
i agree. i mean honestly i wasn't rly expecting anything else from this channel because he mostly gives off a very misinformed/half-assed look into most of the things he covers on the chann and this is just another example
@@MagiciteHeart If you watch Arcane - behind the scene series (5 videos) on LoL chanel, you will know Riot game have their own producer, composer for Worlds anthem. Their teams are super talented.
I've always loved KDA ever since their debut. got their skins too.
this just popped up on my feed, I like it, make a part 2 please hahahah
Riot does such absolutely astounding work on everything except the game, lol. The animation in particular blows my mind every time with the world class level it’s always at.
They literally own 2 of the biggest esport games ever. They definitely do exceptional work for their games too lol.
@@malsawmzela609 finally someone says it. LoL is an amazing game, sure it can be toxic since it's quite competetiv but it's still a well made game and also really good balanced regarding that there are over 160 champions and 50+ Items which need to be balanced.
Part 2 with valorant this time, would be epic
and the new penta kill album aswell
@@marcushansen9309 I agree. And the Pantheon theme
I was about to write this exact comment😂
Yeah, the title is about "riot games", but they only listen to "league of legends"
yes I love Die For You it is so much better than this stuff imo
riot makes also top tier music for valorant, maybe for part 2?
ye
Yep
fr
'As We Fall' definitely gets better when you have context of the full character. Some songs just end up sounding a lot better when you are aware of the inevitable tragedy it details. Personally didn't like the song at first, but once I checked out the lore, I listened to the song again and it was a much better experience.
thats how i feel about the curse of the sad mummy, if you dont know about amumu beforehand and are just focused on the music i feel like it can be kind of underwhelming and not very impactful.
Huge yes to both of these comments,,, these songs specifically always gives me goosebumps for those exact reasons, just gives a whole different experience when you really know what’s going on
the guys never even listened to the whole songs, what makes you think they respect them enough to care about the context?
I cant belive Riot evolved from making animated music videos into one of the best animated series ever created
Pentakill is just a normal band for me, I was pretty blown away as I started playing League and found out that it's Riots first band. By now they got 3 Albums and so much variety in every song. Sometimes it's even core, pretty good stuff
Definitely needs a part 2, you guys missed a lot of good tracks like Everything Goes On, The Call, Warriors (2020 version), What could've been, Playground and a whole bunch of other Arcane songs, remaining K/DA songs etc. There's also a lot of champion themes that are great too.
Plus things like the Valor at songs. There all pretty good too
Yeah I was so bummed that they skipped over the best cinematics! Was waiting for the call or awaken the whole time, or one of the star guardian ones!
He also missed star walkin' by Lil Nas X
I hate listening to Amumu’s song, it makes me cry. You have no idea how much I bawled my eyes out the first time I heard and saw the MV. Poor guy just want a friend.
I play amumu a good bit and I didn't even know he had a song
still cry when i see/listen to it 🥲
@@swissgoat4981 amumu ganks be hurting my soul as a mage player
dude same
This is so true. Poor little buddy.
I think it's kinda important to remember that most of the times, these songs are released a year apart from each other, so the fact that they sound kinda the same is not something bad. Actually, I think that when we get something different, the fanbase rejects it, like with the Lil Nas X song.
well the problem with Lil Nas is its just generic pop without some oomph that you hear all-year long
@@IDK-vu3hb this. star walkin is a perfectly competent song, its just not a worlds song.
@@octillionZ yep, just as a song it is good, but for worlds it's just lacking hype in it
It’s a good song but it doesn’t fit the vibes of Worlds. It’s like wearing a designer outfit to a costume party.
I'm not saying that the song is bad or good. It's just that there is this specific "aesthetic" that people expect.
Because I mean, most of the worlds songs are also generic haha That's my point exactly, it's what the players want.
A lot of the impact of these songs comes from the lore. For example as we fall is about the creation of varus who is a playable character in the game. It’s a really sad story and the song actually tells the story quite well.
I think the actual character music is way better than the poppy promotional stuff. Every champion they release to the game has their own theme which is usually really good.
Roomie degraded "Phoenix" to a disney song... SOMEONE HOLD ME BACK!
They didn't like "As we fall" and that's my favourite song, so I know what You mean, pal :/
@@OriharaIzaya88 there is too much noise in it, and it's hard to hear/understand the lyrics if your 1st language isn't English.
@@mif4731 Well, English isn't my first language but I understood it perfectly ;) Even so, I agree that "As we fall" has a lot of interferences. Still love it, though.
well phoenix is one of those songs that ppl always think it's meh the first time and then it gets more and more epic the more you listen to it, especially when you learn of the backstories of the featured players and how well they fit with the lyrics
@@blue-pineapple "Phoenix" is cool, too! I actually like all LoL songs, 'cause the sentiment and memories they represent
Fun fact: Riot Games has launched an album of copyright-free lo-fi music designed for online creators.
they are really supporting the community. 👌
you're really going to say that without linking it?
@@Rlmorrison74 do you really want me to put some links? You can just search it through the internet. 🤦
*Riot Music**
If riot games cares on community they will fix clients and rank matching system XD
@@jcguidotti5934 let me clear that up. My mistake. *I MEAN THE STREAMING/LIVE GAMING COMMUNITY*.
So stop crying about unbalanced match and clients. Just keep on learning your math subjects. Stop playing the game if you are not enjoying it. Why do you keep on being hard on yourself.
🤣
Petition for a second part. There are more songs which really hits right....
yes, he needs to listen to the arcane soundtrack
The Call PLEASE
Yeah, at one point they even started to complain about all the Worlds songs sounding "samey" and I was just waiting for Worlds Collide to show up being completely different. And then it just didn't show up. Also Awaken is definitely top tier stuff.
Also the Valorant Champions Theme songs
@@maverick_en honestly yeah, all are good
@RoomieOfficial , you should do a part 2 maybe ? , they still got some more songs, and also you should react to their cinematics too ;)
Yeah. Porter Robinson's "Everything Goes On" is a bop. Too bad he didn't include it.
They didn't even budge while listening to Phoenix, it's my favorite song I feel heartbroken
It's a shame they only showed one Pentakill song, they have a lot and there are a lot of good ones
They definitely needed to get at *least* Lightbringer in there.
@@Wayfinder-22 Yeah. My favourite is Blade of the Ruined King, but I doubt you could ever see that in a video like this
@@drowsy_predator agreed:
A) The song is way too long (clocking in at 8 minutes I think), making it really unfit for just a short look into it
B) The song really shines in contrast to the rest of the album as a piece of orchestral metal. On its own it's actually not that great (unless you're familiar with the League lore)
C) The song REALLY shines when you try and map it onto the story of the Ruination, with the climax of the song coming in right before it ends. The climax itself doesn't hit even remotely as hard without the buildup though, because the song itself tells a story.
D) Fun easter egg for anyone who isn't familiar with Riot too much and maybe reading this: Some of these songs feature the "theme" songs of certain characters from the game as Leitmotifs or something similar. The Blade of the Ruined King song is actually featured in the theme song of the Ruined King character as they both straight up just use the exact same climax to tell the exact same story. Goosebumps all over when it hits (for me, obviously your mileage may vary).
Deathfire Grasp, Redemption, and Lightbringer defo.
Used to cry so hard to the curse of the mummy boy, easily the best song they've ever made in my opinion.
I love that one, I think the Call is my new favorite though
For me it's a toss up between this and villain
As we fall always gets me emotional and the call makes me feel i had just learned my fate and I have to embark on journey to face it.
Fun fact: Christian Linke, the co creator of Arcane, composed and sung Amummu's song and was a former member of the German rock band Panik, which probably added some gravitas when pitching Arcane to his bosses at Riot. There's a funny tweet about him recording the 'scream' in that song on a Sunday when nobody was in the office so nobody freaked out thinking he was being tortured.
They absolutely need to do this again and include "Everything Goes On" by Porter Robinson, that song is incredible.
I don’t really like it but that’s probably mostly because I had to listen to the instrumental version 100 times in game before I went to TH-cam and checked the full version out and hearing something with lyrics you didn’t know it had for the first time is pretty weird
Ikr
Would also love to see their reaction to "awaken"
Joel: just casually forgetting that lil nas x exists 😬😬😬😬😬😬
@@Cmpunk274 it’s about song by riot games music. Lil Nas X never worked with riot games music hence he can’t be included in the video
literally everyone after watching the music video :
GIVE US THE ANIME!!!
gotta love having a shot from Arcane as your thumbnail while you only got 1 song of the show
Arcane songs are truly a masterpiece the company has amazing songs thank you riot
Legends never die has a whole different dedicated fan base
It’s my fave along with the 2020 Warriors rendition
Against the Current has, Chrissy has. And that fact we can hear it on tour... and will again this year!
The production for KDA songs are always next level it's insane.
Riot does have a music production team and a lot of their songs are made by them alone as well!
everytime they say "this is weird" or "this seems like it doesn't work" i feel like i'm screaming "IT IS ON PURPOSE" xD because it IS when you consider the story each song is about.
Fr, "The piano is out of tune", that's literally the point, it's a music about a sad broken child that wander around, incapable of making friends because he is cursed and destroy everything around him 😂
These songs are all so much more impactful if you know the characters (both League characters and League players) that are being portrayed. Several of the songs are absolute Jams and get me hyped AF and seeing the videos absolutely intensifies the feeling. Especially love the Worlds songs and the intense meaning in the videos, not mention the genius inclusion of the players on their most well known champions/champions they played in previous Worlds tournaments.
Next time, they gotta add Porter Robinson's Everything Goes On. That song gives me Goosebumps everytime!
Yes! It's hands down my favorite League song. They'd probably like how it has a different sound and works great as its own standalone thing outside of the video game/music video context.
yeah my fav one
@@simplyepic3258 too bad, the league decided to fuck up the Star Guardian event tho. hahaha.
@@jeffreyaquino4146 I don't play League. What happened with the Star Guardian event?
@@simplyepic3258 they hyped it up for ages only for it to be the same kind of event we've had in the past, the story for the event was rushed and cliche, and the rewards completely broke towards the end of the event so they gave them out for free meaning people worked towards them for nothing
Alternate title: Goosebumps for 13 minutes
The guy who pop's up in most League song is "Faker" he's the greatest league player of all time
I think what makes some of the songs good when they aren't like lyrically or musically that amazing compared to others is the story or lore behind it. Like "As We Fall" is not that musically great but the lore and story behind it gets me every time.
I actually love their music
do i know you
Their music is just amazing.🤯
Yep
Them screaming "GIVE US THE ANIME" on the Burn It All Down MV is a mood.😂😂 I would literally watch that 😭
Why no one reacts to Jhin's theme? It literally one of the best pieces Riot has launched.
A bit late, I'm going to check it out right now after reading it tnx for the recommendation.
True - it really is so satisfying to listen. A lot of them are beautiful - like Nami, Poppy, Kindred or Pyke. But those are without lyrics or singing. Just Vi is with singer?
@@lucienovakova9330 very late but a lot of music have singer, if you like the punk/rock sound, there are Zeri and Rell
they should review every champion theme , that would be great
happy to see roomie is still thinking bout 2D girls 2 years after writing the most amazing rap lyrics known to man
I love Zedd's early work, and despite Ignite being from around that same time, I can tell he didn't try very hard on it.
honestly, i'm a zedd fan, so when i saw zedd and league together, i was excited. but it was kind of a letdown. i can enjoy it, but i will say it's not one of the strongest songs (though it does hit about midway, the first half was a bit less strong)
That guy who was animated in most of their Worlds' songs is Faker.
The most successful player of all time and also changed the way people played the game in the early days and inspired many to pick it up and go pro. He is a living legend in the Pro gaming scene and a God of this game so to speak
Phoenix is actually one of my favorite videos of theirs, but that is because it connects with a lot of my personal struggles over the last few years. Learning to continue to trust yourself through challenges, essentially. Very relevant to my life.
VALORANT is also riot games im kinda pissed they missed out on that
Same. Missed out on some incredible music. Even the fucking lobby music when you start up the game is good. Plus all the music from the Valorant animatics too.
same ngl
They def should do another video on that
Die For You is a freaking sick song too, should be on this list
Make sure this video gets lots of views and they might do part 2!
It's crazy how Riot, a game developer/publisher company, put a lot of efforts into their songs, arguably more than what they put into their games
6:44 I know Jonas was only joking (right?), but gamers are basically superstar in East Asia and Southeast Asia. They are massive
yeah and faker is especially popular I mean even legendary kpop idols could not resist him
The fact that they never brought up Dynasties and Dystopia (The Jinx and Ekko fight song) from Arcane is sad as I listen to the DAILY.
as a not expert on metal im so shocked to hear old school "metalica" style metal is mainstream in 2023 lol
Disappointed they didn't include Awaken and the Call. Those animations are so cool
Yeah. They should do a part 2 with those, Everything Goes On, and some Valorant songs.
DANG ITTT! I wish he would have reacted to Porter Robinson's song for Star Guardian event. I always makes me cry. Such a beautiful song
So wonderful to have you all together, thank you. The animation is really amazing, even though most is computer illustrated. The matching of emotions visual and tempo, composition of the music is really good. I know stop saying it, show the words. I get it, Joel, you are right. I'll try .... great video, thank you.
Yes
For As we fall, you said that there was an uncredited artist. However it is said that the producer and singer of the video is one of riot's employees ,Mako who has also been apart of Rise.
I also feel like Riot games music is pretty much more enjoyable for people that actually play league or have spent some time reading up about some bits of lore to be able to fully understand lyrics, visuals, etc.
The connections between Lore, Skins, The game in itself and the music, novels and other things riot makes are just in my personal opinion needed to fully appreciate and Understand the Contents meanings and choices of execution.
@roomieOfficial you had the music out of order of release so the songs were made to reflect the years they were released in, which would then show the musical direction that riot games went to based off of popularity of those years.
Get Jinxed is still my favorite out of all of them, it goes so haaaard
All of these songs are literally my favorite songs that I've listened to on repeat for the past three years straight. I don't listen to them as often, but everytime I hear any of them all the dopamine starts flowing. I know they all sound pretty similar, but I guess I have a type... My favorite is GIANTS by True Damage, but Misfit Toys is a close second.
wish they reacted to valorant music, there's some really good songs there
4:00 "I want to see them slay some dudes" you will be SO happy with Pentakill
I was waiting whole video for the "Lil Nas X" Song 💀
I was surprised at how much I ended up loving the soundtrack for Arcane, every single song really grew on me. Especially Guns for hire, easily my favourite. Hearing that along with the scene it plays over never gets old ❤
Villain is hands down the best song Riot has ever released. Kim and Madison did amazing and the music video is incredible. The fact that it's Evelynn's solo is just perfect.
100% agree k/da need more releases
All these songs are epix and are awesome on their own. Hearing them all together is a great body of work.
Animator hear! The Legends never die video is stop motion animation, thats why it looks different. Which in my opinion makes if hella epic!
August going WAKE ME UPPP was just what I needed today
This would be an interesting SONGWRITING CHALLENGE VIDEO idea!
Writing The Best Video Game Soundtrack Song !!!
I like this idea and I’d he happy to watch another songwriting video too ☺️
"Give us the anime" every fan of League of legends music
RIOT Game's music department *always* kills it
Riot music's game department sucks
Honestly get jinxed has always been one of my favorites because the song was just so catchy and fun to me and the visuals helped a lot
I love these songs and highkey listen to them A LOT - especially for motivation in studying LOL. Makes you feel like you are a protagonist and an absolute badass, and pushes me to keep trying. Just an interesting fact: arcane was so big that in China they had a whole theme song for it. It's called gu yong zhe by Eason Chen, and it's also absolutely incredible! Not sure if Joel will ever see this comment, but if he does I hope he can react to the song because it's also an extremely powerful and fantastic one.
please make a part 2 to this reacting to all the music they made for valorant too
Legends never die is the best of all. The energy it gives is incredible.
If you wanna make part 2 I recommend Awaken, Warriors as the newer version what they did, Burning Bright, The Call, Bring Home the Glory. Some of my favorites
1 year later.. Guys GODS JUST... New JEANS BUFFED KERIA, IT CAN BUFF YOU TOO
i don’t understand how i’ve heard so many songs from riot games and never knew they made the song
and i play valorant
Idk if it's just me but I love when songs intentionally put dissonance to make it feel uncomfortable
I actually love that fact that I’ve discovered some great songs while watching this video 🤩 Definitely adding them to my list. Thanks guys
Just a video suggestion, listening to some artists full albums as a whole to dive into some of their lesser known songs. I think it would give you guys and viewers a chance to explore artists a lot more rather than constantly hearing the same songs by them over and over again. For example, rather than always seeing bad guy by billie eilish on these compilations, you could hear songs like watch, idontwannabeyouanymore, GOLDWING, etc.
League lore, cinematics, shows, animations, and most importantly the music carry the game.
3:40 iv im not mystaken this music video came out before the spiderman film your talking about.
I love the new star guardian song it hits the feels