@@newmacks to be fair, it's good. L4D2 proved that gameplay should go along with entertainment value. No stat difference between characters, every gun has pros & cons, AI director creating various gameplay experience,...
Skin on Our Teeth plays when the rescue has came after a holdout or gascans. And usually, every ounce of teamwork drops HEAVILY when this plays, because it gives such a feeling that you NEED to rush. Which exactly what makes players think when a rescue arrives on a musical basis. This game's music ties so much with the player's psychotic response, and it's genius, considering Valve developes such great and memorable games.
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@@AnimanDude-hk8kt I've read somewhere, they hired a psychiatrist to help them make music. (Source: Have none)
I like how Skin on Our Teeth feels like the Tank theme, but also has a sense of urgency and includes a few hints of the saferoom theme. It really feels like you're running to safety.
Because it's played when the rescue arrives. The urgency comes to escaping and getting to the rescue vehicle as fast as you can because that is when the game throws everything it has at you to prevent you from escaping. That's why I also find the title fitting, because you're escaping/escaped through the "skin of your teeth" with or without your companions
@@FireRevenant31 To quote Nick, "we made that by the skin of our teeth." It may also have the tank theme in it because, at that time, tanks are trying to kill you.
@@yazidefirenze Exactly! And I believe he says those lines when someone didn't make it. It's been a while so I can't really remember what triggers him to say it so I could also be incorrect in this
To provide some context for anyone unfamiliar with the game: "Skin On Our Teeth" plays at the end of a campaign, when the rescue vehicle has arrived, and the survivors must rush to reach it and escape. Meanwhile, the infected hordes endlessly attack. "No Mercy", "Death Toll", and "Blood Harvest" play at the beginning of each respective campaign. They're essentially the intro themes. No Mercy is located in the middle of Philadelphia, and is a very large, urban city. It is also the first campaign in the story. Death Toll starts in the rural and industrial outskirts of a city, and gradually progresses towards said city. Blood Harvest is in Allegheny National Forest and mainly features an isolated forest environment. "Left For Death" plays when all the survivors die during a campaign (First part), or when one player dies (the second part).
Out of the industry professionals who also react to music on TH-cam, yours are the best in my opinion. The things that excite you and the passion you have in explaining why has a delivery that is entirely your own. I also enjoy your professional focus on what you're reacting to, and don't need nor really care for people explaining the "in-game context" to you in the comments. Hell, most the time you nail the context just by listening to the track itself, which really speaks to your level of experience and expertise in music.
@@kirbylover37 It might go a long way if he didn't often already figure it out just by analyzing the music and what it most likely is conveying. We can't forget he also plays games too, it isn't like he has no game knowledge with which to frame the music he reacts to.
@@LionmightOfficialYou don't think it would be even the slightest bit interesting (or satisfyingly corroborating) to find out that your analysis was on point? It'd be more work but I think this would be a cool format: Someone preps the playlist you're gonna react to, you do your musical analysis thing, and then after every song you read a couple sentences of context like "this song plays when the boss enemy spawns" or something. It's not my show though, so I'll shut up lol. If you know, you know. I appreciate your reactions/analyses of video game music!
I love left for death because it's an extremely sad song that's played when you die in game but it's also a quite beautiful piece to listen to. I also always love how just before the middle of the song the bass in the background sounds like a heart monitor flat lining
Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 both have a LOT of very small musical stings and effects that inform you of what zombies are about to attack. It's very atypical of this channel's usual style, but I'd love to see a video covering those/if you can figure out what the zombies do just based off of the musical queues associated with them.
Skin on our teeth: Plays at the end of each finale when rescue arrives. Death Toll: Plays during the opening of the map Death Toll. Left for Death: Plays whenever the player dies. No Mercy: Plays during the opening of the map No Mercy. Blood Harvest: Plays during the opening of the map Blood Harvest.
Peak Valve music, peak valve games. Theres very small amount of music in games that really gives me the shivers of excitment between old MW3 and now Helldivers, but L4D and L4D2 will ALWAYS send that nostalgia and feeling when the drop comes in, you open the safe door, and the music changes, start to be intense, tells you that "you now are not alone, something is after you". Is such a feeling that NO GAME, at all, ever gave me again.
I downloaded a mod that swaps “Skin on Our Teeth” with “It’s Pizza Time”, which is a song that still gives you the same message; it’s time to run for the exit.
Also the reason for the cut off for some songs is that they're incorporated into a dynamic music system, where the music you hear for No Mercy loops a track while you're in the beginning safe zone before moving forward. Its the kind of music better appreciated in game, as the game will layer tracks together depending on the intensity of the situation.
The first song gave me the multiple Tanks appeared when the rescue already arrived PTSD. 4:45 that exact explanation does fit the "Are you ready?" In the safehouse Vibe.
I love the low drone in the No Mercy and Blood Harvest tracks. Contextually, it's the beginning of the mission and you get your pick of the gear. I think the drone sounds like a generator or an engine struggling away to keep the lights on.
Death Toll, No Mercy, and Blood Harvest are all music that plays at the start of the campaigns that share the same name as the piece respectively (No Mercy plays at the start of No Mercy, etc.), and similarly in Left 4 Dead 2, all campaigns have a different intro music that plays upon loading in, but they all devolve into the same music towards the end, around a minute into the piece iirc. It's a wonderful way to tie all of the campaigns together, as well as give them all distinct, but still tonally consistent personalities.
One of my favourite things about all these videos is when you get the electric violin out and do your own rendition of the piece. Never ceases to amaze me how quickly extremely talented musicians such as yourself can do that 😄 Just hear the piece and then replicate it near immediately
Well L4D takes place in a zombie apocalypse that happened very recently where in L4D2 the apocalypse is already well known which is why Rochelle was there and it dead center, judging by the voice line there is a possibility that the infection reaches Savannah a few minutes or few hours before
I'm not sure if you've checked it out yet, But you should check out Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. The game is a musical where you can choose what the main character sings and the shift of instruments in the song. The Ritual is a good example in the biggest possible way. There's 3 paths, Blue, Red, and Green. Each with unique vocals and instrumental tones.
There's also custom-made campaigns that have original music that fits into the base game really well! Suicide Blitz 2 and Cold Front are the best ones I know. They're obviously not professional made, but you might still like them :)
It's been probably explained already, but No Mercy, Blood Harvest, and others, are this kind of "sister compositions" with some variants, because they're the theme that plays at the very beggining of the homonymous "campaign", meaning a series of levels that make an entire chronology of events. So No Mercy plays at the beggining of the campaign "No Mercy", and so on. I always liked to think that they end the way the do, without the last note, to leave the composition without conclusion, in a sort of "this is not the end" kind of way. You know, because this is the very start, so it remains open for whatever comes next. It's really cool
*TIP:* If you do wind up listening to the L4D2 soundtrack, there will be tracks that go by the same name as their L4D1 counterparts but have been HEAVILY reworked to fit the second game's tone, while still being very familiar. *Skin on Our Teeth, The Monsters Within, Left 4 Death,* and the *Main Theme* are the ones that you've listened to so far that have direct counterparts in the sequel. (There are actually 5 versions of the main theme in the sequel that are randomly cycled through, so I doubt you'd listen to all of them - I'd highly recommend the "Hard Rain" main theme out of the 5) I'd love to see you hear familiar game music that's been redesigned to carry a _very_ different atmosphere than for what you'd originally heard. There's also a specific _song_ called "Save Me Some Sugar" that was composed by the developers specifically for the game, though you wouldn't expect that from hearing it. Would be interesting to see your reaction to either that, or another similar song for the game named "Midnight Ride."
im not a music nerd but i can appreciate a good musical score and I am obsessed with Left 4 Dead. Watched both the videos you made on the first game and I have to say, you help me appreciate the music even more by explaining these details!
In left 4 death, its a popular theory that a mother was separated from her child because of the infection. she was being taken away, and shes singing a final lullaby to her child through a walkie talkie, which ties in the static voice you hear. hearing you say that it sounds like the piano is being played by a child is chilling.. the fact you were able to pick that up shows that maybe it was purposefully designed by its composer and is a testimant to the details in this games music ALONE ❤ L4D4LIFE
L4d2 has its own version of skin on our teeth, and left for death you should give them a listen sometime Also l4d2 has a track called “south of human” and which plays at the start of the first campaign “dead center”
Left 4 Dead 2 has a remix of Skin Of Our Teeth that I also recommend. It completely changes the vibe of the track and embodies the new mood put forth by L4D2. Both however are really good regardless, just different vibes. Good vid as always.
Left 4 death soundtrack truly does feel like a death, where things are going then the DUN DUN signifying the kill, then angelic music plays as your soul leaves your body slowly, the beeps in the background that could signify your life or heartbeat fading away. the music makes you feel sad in a way as when you hear that, you feel like you failed your team has to move on and leave you for dead.
4:30 once again. Amazig on the feel of yhe music. That's the begining of the "Death Toll" level once you are waiting to leave the safe room for battle to get to the next safe room. Trully amazing!
Honestly, something you should react to next time you get to left 4 dead is just the special infected spawn motifs, because every kind of zombie plays a little tune specifically tailored to them whenever one spawns somewhere
I know this will get buried, but I'd love for you to listen to some of the soundtrack from the Black Mirror games by Zdeněk Houb. The games aren't super well known but the soundtrack is truly superb, particularly in Black Mirror 2 in Willow Creek.
Probably won’t see this, but you’re not wrong about the “Kaiju chasing you” bit you were talking about Because at the time you brought it up, the song was actually using the Tank theme motif. And in the instance of this song playing, there IS a tank chasing you until you escape
glad I watched this video! I now have a newfound appreciation for not just the music but for the musical techniques being implemented so the music can have a certain feel!
you are right, the last two songs end abruptly. but i wont explain the gameplay reasons they are both intro songs, and are followed by looping songs that go similar but are more hush. themes for planning your next move
look up "no mercy for you (no mercy saferoom theme)" to hear how the no mercy one continues the others are called death toll collector, dead air time, blood harvestor, and 'pray for death' for the left 4 dead 2. very valve style to add an extra fitting word
Sound track so good in Left 4 Dead 1 and Left 4 Dead 2 you forget that there is even music playing, on top of it you're already so immersed in the game.🔥🔥
Ace Attorney OST could be an amazing idea. The OST is magnificent that i just want to see your reaction to every song. Your musical knowledge is very much apreciated!
Left 4 Dead has campaigns, and they have names: No mercy, Crash Course(pls check it out next time), Death toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, The Sacrifice. All of them has Main Theme, Rabies and safe room theme. Those themes presenting to the player nature of the each campaign with fear and epic. P.s. I hope you will check out L4D2 OST, some of the songs like Skin on our teeth or Monsters Within is a bit different. Thank you for your videos ❤ P.p.s Also all campaigns have their own posters with its own thematic (like dead air is about airport with tons of falling planes and zombies, or blood harvest is about little town with a farm full of zombies or something, etc.) and if you look on the poster and listen to music, all pieces starts building up in one terrifying, epic picture.
Wow, they knew how to make the game suspenseful not only through the maps and events, but also through the music, since even this plays an important role when it comes to surviving, I love how you emphasize that with your explanations
5:10 details to understand this music which is one of my favorite songs in Left 4 Dead.. the reason why is that you’re hearing both versions in one video let me explain, the beginning part at 5:15 happens when (if you play by yourself or with your friends) all died together and the second part of the song at 5:28 happens only if you or anyone else dies by themselves (which only plays if you’re playing local cooperative or online mode).. this is also the same case with Left 4 Dead 2 death song
The tracks Death Toll, No Mercy and Blood Harvest play at the start of their campaigns which share their name with their respective track, and No Mercy is the first campaign and the start of this beautifully rendered apocalypse
Hey bro, love your videos and your reactions make me smile when the music is familiar and you point out things that i didn't notice before. I recommend Payday 2's music, especially Razormind. Absolute Banger. Keep up the Good work! :)
Funny how you mention No Mercy and Blood Harvest are like ‘sister songs’ because in the original Left 4 Dead 1’s game timeline, No Mercy is the first campaign, taking place in an urban city where the end goal is to reach a hospital, while Blood Harvest is the last campaign which takes place more in the forested rural area where the survivors end up at a farm turned into a military outpost. Love the connections you make here!
Skin in our teeth is basically when the rescue has arrived and believe me this remade tone in left 4 dead 2 in the bridge chapter in the Parish Campaign is enough to leave you dead (I tried to play this level and I actually failed because a smoker got me) because you literally have to like “screw your teammates, man” if you feel like rescue is like 10 seconds from leaving
It's interesting how the whole game has very similar notes, but they are worked in different ways according to the situation of the game, whether it's getting out of the safe room, attention, danger, rescue, even in the part where we manage to reach the safe room (which shows that it's not over yet, that there will be more ahead) and when we finish the campaign (which we manage to get through everything)
@@tonythewerehog5410 It's also added for the first game(?) Left 4 Dead 1 is the 1st game, and features primarily the original survivors, But a DLC was also added for not just L4d2, for L4d as well, and that's The Sacrifice.
I dunno how one man can make me actually think about the subtext of music in a zombie shooter series with a limited storyline, but damn you made me actually THINK about this.
I love how you somehow guess the themes perfectly, even though I’m pretty sure you’ve never played. Such as knowing the Death Toll theme is a suspended tone since you start in a “saferoom.”
Those songs you heard are the intro to the Campaigns, the stories our four protagonists go through to progress through the game. Each campaign has an intro and then, if you take too long to advance or exit the safe house, it has a track that loops using the same instruments of the intro until you leave the safe house. The order of the campaigns is the following. No mercy - Crash Course - Death Toll - Dead Air - Blood Harvest - The Sacrifice (L4D2 DLC if I'm not wrong, so it follows that game instruments at the end, instead of the L4D ones). The order of the looped track is the same name followed by "Prayed for death" or a slight change in the game, for example "Blood harvester" for Blood Harvest. And yes, all the intro songs follow the same leitmotifs.
i do not know if you have heard of this game or not but its called Lies of P, there is a certain OST that i listen to again and again because of how beautiful it is. Its called "Arch Abbey Upper Part" the title may not look like it but the song is so beautiful in my opinion you should have a listen lionmight its so good and Left 4 Dead is a great game since i have played it beforee Looking forward to more videoss!
I know the video is three weeks old by now but I don't think anyone mentioned it. That typical Left 4 Dead melody you mention and hear in multiple tracks is also a huge part of the Tanks theme, which I believe you have listened to. Conveniently, almost any time these other tracks are played in game, especially Skin on Our Teeth, a Tank is currently in play or is spawned and is attempting to keep survivors from reaching the evacuation vehicle at the end of the chapter, where Skin on Our Teeth is usually played. The Tank theme will obviously not be playing when one of these other tracks are being played, instead this will be. I most commonly recall hearing Skin on Our Teeth at the ending of Blood Harvest which is the last chapter in the first Left 4 Dead game (before The Sacrifice was made available for both L4D1 and L4D2) So you are right about the whole giving the track a larger than life feel, like you're being chased feeling. Because yeah, you normally are being chased by a Tank that has been spawned.
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This has nothing to do with left 4 dead 2 but would you ever consider reacting to the Shadow of the Colossus OST? It's one of my favorites
Honestly i'm digging for some more Deep Rock Galactic the OST is a gem
i love the videos i sent in a suggestion for you with a link aswell hopefully you like the music.
Halo
can you react to Half Life 2 soundtrack? thanks for your awesome videos!
In the game, every time "Skin in our teeth" plays, the teamwork is throwed off the window
@@Gabriel-sq7by Real
If I hear it playing the only reason not to escape is if someone got downed close to me
Everytime that music plays, rambo's "get to the choppa" lives rent free in my head.
As dying Survivor.
Run! Just run!
9:53 "TO ANYONE WHO CAN HEAR THIS, PROCEED TO MERCY HOSPITAL FOR EVACUATION! REPEAT, PROCEED TO MERCY HOSPITAL FOR EVACUATION!"
You know it 😎
"THE CHOPPER IS HERE! THE CHOPPER IS HERE!!!"
@@sammcintosh209 "The Subway can take us straight to Mercy Hospital."
[loud ass helicopter sounds]
The weird zoey "GUYS THE CHOPPER IS HERE LETS GO" voice line that catches me off guard every time
The game: 🧟♀️🧟♂️💀
The music: 🎩🎹
frr
The lore: haha kill zombies
The gameplay: bhop, long jump, witch onetap, melee tougle cut, melee charger, rocket boomer, hunter ceiling, tank bhop, melee hunter, hunter onetap...
@@newmacks to be fair, it's good. L4D2 proved that gameplay should go along with entertainment value. No stat difference between characters, every gun has pros & cons, AI director creating various gameplay experience,...
What about the music in game!
@@duyphan4617 i love left 4 dead 2 balance in gameplay and pvp thats why the game never dies
"Short & sweet, but the message is very clear. *Run.* "
PRECISELY. There's always an adrenaline rush we players feel when this plays.
Skin on Our Teeth plays when the rescue has came after a holdout or gascans. And usually, every ounce of teamwork drops HEAVILY when this plays, because it gives such a feeling that you NEED to rush. Which exactly what makes players think when a rescue arrives on a musical basis. This game's music ties so much with the player's psychotic response, and it's genius, considering Valve developes such great and memorable games.
@@AnimanDude-hk8kt I've read somewhere, they hired a psychiatrist to help them make music. (Source: Have none)
Lmaoo
I understand the need to rush but on my end my teamwork still stands. NO ONE gets left behind. (Yes even the dumb AI teammates too.)
@@BlitzInkling We have a Bill here.
@@AnimanDude-hk8kt "JEEZUS H. CHRIST, FRANCISH!" -beel
I like how Skin on Our Teeth feels like the Tank theme, but also has a sense of urgency and includes a few hints of the saferoom theme. It really feels like you're running to safety.
Because it's played when the rescue arrives. The urgency comes to escaping and getting to the rescue vehicle as fast as you can because that is when the game throws everything it has at you to prevent you from escaping. That's why I also find the title fitting, because you're escaping/escaped through the "skin of your teeth" with or without your companions
@@FireRevenant31 To quote Nick, "we made that by the skin of our teeth."
It may also have the tank theme in it because, at that time, tanks are trying to kill you.
@@yazidefirenze Exactly! And I believe he says those lines when someone didn't make it. It's been a while so I can't really remember what triggers him to say it so I could also be incorrect in this
@@yazidefirenze it should be noted that a tank always spawns whenever the escape arrives, so that's probably why the tank theme is slipped in there.
@@Omegaset I know, but my favourite part is when the tank spawns during the finale and the tank theme is added to skin on our teeth
To provide some context for anyone unfamiliar with the game:
"Skin On Our Teeth" plays at the end of a campaign, when the rescue vehicle has arrived, and the survivors must rush to reach it and escape. Meanwhile, the infected hordes endlessly attack.
"No Mercy", "Death Toll", and "Blood Harvest" play at the beginning of each respective campaign. They're essentially the intro themes.
No Mercy is located in the middle of Philadelphia, and is a very large, urban city. It is also the first campaign in the story.
Death Toll starts in the rural and industrial outskirts of a city, and gradually progresses towards said city.
Blood Harvest is in Allegheny National Forest and mainly features an isolated forest environment.
"Left For Death" plays when all the survivors die during a campaign (First part), or when one player dies (the second part).
Out of the industry professionals who also react to music on TH-cam, yours are the best in my opinion. The things that excite you and the passion you have in explaining why has a delivery that is entirely your own. I also enjoy your professional focus on what you're reacting to, and don't need nor really care for people explaining the "in-game context" to you in the comments. Hell, most the time you nail the context just by listening to the track itself, which really speaks to your level of experience and expertise in music.
I appreciate that!
I agree, but I think sometimes a little bit of in game context would go a long way
@@kirbylover37We veteran musicians follow our own lore and context: The lore of music theory. If you know, you know.
@@kirbylover37 It might go a long way if he didn't often already figure it out just by analyzing the music and what it most likely is conveying. We can't forget he also plays games too, it isn't like he has no game knowledge with which to frame the music he reacts to.
@@LionmightOfficialYou don't think it would be even the slightest bit interesting (or satisfyingly corroborating) to find out that your analysis was on point?
It'd be more work but I think this would be a cool format: Someone preps the playlist you're gonna react to, you do your musical analysis thing, and then after every song you read a couple sentences of context like "this song plays when the boss enemy spawns" or something.
It's not my show though, so I'll shut up lol. If you know, you know.
I appreciate your reactions/analyses of video game music!
As a southern boy I can't speak highly enough of the banjo that gets featured in the Hard Rain menu theme.
Same here, I love Hard Rain and Swamp Fever's soundtrack so much.
@@ItzRokkiYT swamp fever is the best map imo so underrated
Yess!! Hard Rain theme is just the best.
That's not a banjo, it's a resonator lol
I love left for death because it's an extremely sad song that's played when you die in game but it's also a quite beautiful piece to listen to. I also always love how just before the middle of the song the bass in the background sounds like a heart monitor flat lining
And then someone with a defib unit comes in to interrupt the moment lol
@@rogueraccoon1840 I don't think the defib existed in L4D1
@@paperclip6377 I didn't and in general death was far more impactful in the first l4d
left for death is at 5:16
@@paperclip6377 I was talking about the L4D2 version since everyone plays L4D2 now
Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 both have a LOT of very small musical stings and effects that inform you of what zombies are about to attack. It's very atypical of this channel's usual style, but I'd love to see a video covering those/if you can figure out what the zombies do just based off of the musical queues associated with them.
Skin on our teeth: Plays at the end of each finale when rescue arrives.
Death Toll: Plays during the opening of the map Death Toll.
Left for Death: Plays whenever the player dies.
No Mercy: Plays during the opening of the map No Mercy.
Blood Harvest: Plays during the opening of the map Blood Harvest.
Just to clear up confusion, They aren't "maps" they are campaigns.
0:40 "The chopper arrived, Let's get out of here! "
There's no other feeling like sticking the revive during the escape finale and leaving no man behind
If you first play the game then you get to experience how haunting it is trying to explore the maps
The gameplay does not interest me and my gaming time is very limited. Just accept that and move along.
Can you dead ahead zombie warfare next
Peak Valve music, peak valve games.
Theres very small amount of music in games that really gives me the shivers of excitment between old MW3 and now Helldivers, but L4D and L4D2 will ALWAYS send that nostalgia and feeling when the drop comes in, you open the safe door, and the music changes, start to be intense, tells you that "you now are not alone, something is after you".
Is such a feeling that NO GAME, at all, ever gave me again.
all Valve game soundtracks are great...
especially the TF2 soundtracks for me
too bad vavle isn't doing much with their IP now :P
it is what it is
I downloaded a mod that swaps “Skin on Our Teeth” with “It’s Pizza Time”, which is a song that still gives you the same message; it’s time to run for the exit.
The l4d workshop is peak modding
Devs : It's just a fast and goofy zombie game. Don't work too hard.
The musician : 🔥🔥🔥✍️🗿
Its Valve it has to be a masterpiece
Goofy isn't the word I'd use to describe L4D. L4D2? Sure. L4D actually does have a more serious tone.
Also the reason for the cut off for some songs is that they're incorporated into a dynamic music system, where the music you hear for No Mercy loops a track while you're in the beginning safe zone before moving forward.
Its the kind of music better appreciated in game, as the game will layer tracks together depending on the intensity of the situation.
The composers definitely knew what they were doing
@@whizziesizzie9752 Fun Fact: Valve hired psychologists to work with their music directors to make sure that the music's message is clear
@@footedrocket6535 So that's why...
100%
The first song gave me the multiple Tanks appeared when the rescue already arrived PTSD.
4:45 that exact explanation does fit the "Are you ready?" In the safehouse Vibe.
@@izack0128 tank rush PTSD?
@@elecman748 Yep
@@izack0128 same, but, at the same time those are an rather comfortable memories (for me lol)
I love the low drone in the No Mercy and Blood Harvest tracks. Contextually, it's the beginning of the mission and you get your pick of the gear. I think the drone sounds like a generator or an engine struggling away to keep the lights on.
Death Toll, No Mercy, and Blood Harvest are all music that plays at the start of the campaigns that share the same name as the piece respectively (No Mercy plays at the start of No Mercy, etc.), and similarly in Left 4 Dead 2, all campaigns have a different intro music that plays upon loading in, but they all devolve into the same music towards the end, around a minute into the piece iirc. It's a wonderful way to tie all of the campaigns together, as well as give them all distinct, but still tonally consistent personalities.
Let's not forget that in The Sacrifice campaign the intro is left 4 dead 2 musical theme instead of it's usual left 4 dead theme
One of my favourite things about all these videos is when you get the electric violin out and do your own rendition of the piece. Never ceases to amaze me how quickly extremely talented musicians such as yourself can do that 😄 Just hear the piece and then replicate it near immediately
L4D1 is more on horror and fear L4D2 is more on humor and shows ik the music and its great
L4D1 is about the horror about a zombie apocalypse meanwhile L4D2 is more like the movies of action side on a zombie apocalypse
Dose have horror story
@@pheonix8167 take atention to the details of L4D (the first game) and you will see how dark and horror movie it is of a zombie apocalypse.
Well L4D takes place in a zombie apocalypse that happened very recently where in L4D2 the apocalypse is already well known which is why Rochelle was there and it dead center, judging by the voice line there is a possibility that the infection reaches Savannah a few minutes or few hours before
2:55 the strings sound like they are trying to represent the sound of flies buzzing around a corpse
I'm not sure if you've checked it out yet, But you should check out Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. The game is a musical where you can choose what the main character sings and the shift of instruments in the song. The Ritual is a good example in the biggest possible way. There's 3 paths, Blue, Red, and Green. Each with unique vocals and instrumental tones.
It's featured in my Grammy awards commentary video.
@LionmightOfficial can you do dead ahead zombie warfare
i have played so much l4d and never payed attention how good the music is , damn
There's also custom-made campaigns that have original music that fits into the base game really well! Suicide Blitz 2 and Cold Front are the best ones I know. They're obviously not professional made, but you might still like them :)
2:27 *"DING DONG! DING DONG! DINNERS SERVED! COME AND GET IT!"*
*BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY, BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY!!!*
I REALLY love this account because you don't just react, you actually talk about and sort've dissect the music. Thank you!!!!
I have the l4d motif burned into my brain, so iconic. No matter how many runs you had, the soundtrack is so good it doesn't matter
It's been probably explained already, but No Mercy, Blood Harvest, and others, are this kind of "sister compositions" with some variants, because they're the theme that plays at the very beggining of the homonymous "campaign", meaning a series of levels that make an entire chronology of events. So No Mercy plays at the beggining of the campaign "No Mercy", and so on.
I always liked to think that they end the way the do, without the last note, to leave the composition without conclusion, in a sort of "this is not the end" kind of way. You know, because this is the very start, so it remains open for whatever comes next. It's really cool
*TIP:* If you do wind up listening to the L4D2 soundtrack, there will be tracks that go by the same name as their L4D1 counterparts but have been HEAVILY reworked to fit the second game's tone, while still being very familiar.
*Skin on Our Teeth, The Monsters Within, Left 4 Death,* and the *Main Theme* are the ones that you've listened to so far that have direct counterparts in the sequel. (There are actually 5 versions of the main theme in the sequel that are randomly cycled through, so I doubt you'd listen to all of them - I'd highly recommend the "Hard Rain" main theme out of the 5)
I'd love to see you hear familiar game music that's been redesigned to carry a _very_ different atmosphere than for what you'd originally heard.
There's also a specific _song_ called "Save Me Some Sugar" that was composed by the developers specifically for the game, though you wouldn't expect that from hearing it. Would be interesting to see your reaction to either that, or another similar song for the game named "Midnight Ride."
They're already filmed since 2 months ago. Just haven't uploaded.
@@LionmightOfficial Welp. Hope ya enjoyed what ye heard!
I'd love to see his reaction to hear the horde chase theme.
im not a music nerd but i can appreciate a good musical score and I am obsessed with Left 4 Dead. Watched both the videos you made on the first game and I have to say, you help me appreciate the music even more by explaining these details!
In left 4 death, its a popular theory that a mother was separated from her child because of the infection. she was being taken away, and shes singing a final lullaby to her child through a walkie talkie, which ties in the static voice you hear. hearing you say that it sounds like the piano is being played by a child is chilling.. the fact you were able to pick that up shows that maybe it was purposefully designed by its composer and is a testimant to the details in this games music ALONE ❤ L4D4LIFE
Your critics are so on point, i love it!❤
MAN U R AMAZING I AM A BIG FAN OF LEFT 4 DEAD , U MADE MY DAY MAN .
The game also has thematic music for its threats, it represents the way they attack you, theese themes are called special infected themes
0:40 The chopper's here lets go!!
hoping to see the Smoker's "Tongue Tied/Asphyxiation" next ngl
L4d2 has its own version of skin on our teeth, and left for death you should give them a listen sometime
Also l4d2 has a track called “south of human” and which plays at the start of the first campaign “dead center”
2:05 Love this part!
@@Chop7264 SAMEE THO IT'S GOODD (or best)
Skin in our teeth + Monster's Within = Pure Satisfaction
Loved the video! and also, you need to hear the Dead Air theme from L4D, its the best campaign theme I ever heard.
Left 4 Dead 2 has a remix of Skin Of Our Teeth that I also recommend. It completely changes the vibe of the track and embodies the new mood put forth by L4D2.
Both however are really good regardless, just different vibes.
Good vid as always.
YES. this is what i wanted from you! i recently started playing l4d and l4d2. im happy you made this video.
Left 4 Death is my favorite song in L4D1, really feels like a sense of loss when you get killed snd watch your teammates struggle onwards without you.
Left 4 death soundtrack truly does feel like a death, where things are going then the DUN DUN signifying the kill, then angelic music plays as your soul leaves your body slowly, the beeps in the background that could signify your life or heartbeat fading away. the music makes you feel sad in a way as when you hear that, you feel like you failed your team has to move on and leave you for dead.
4:30 once again. Amazig on the feel of yhe music. That's the begining of the "Death Toll" level once you are waiting to leave the safe room for battle to get to the next safe room. Trully amazing!
I've been waiting for more reactions from you on L4D, thanks🙏
More to come!
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Great, I want to see more content, Thanks!
I now wanna see him play L4D1, and have him react to the music of stuff as it goes down so he can see and comment on the application of the music
I just saw that you uploaded this and cant believe that i missed it. The soundtrack from these games are incredible
Honestly, something you should react to next time you get to left 4 dead is just the special infected spawn motifs, because every kind of zombie plays a little tune specifically tailored to them whenever one spawns somewhere
I know this will get buried, but I'd love for you to listen to some of the soundtrack from the Black Mirror games by Zdeněk Houb. The games aren't super well known but the soundtrack is truly superb, particularly in Black Mirror 2 in Willow Creek.
Probably won’t see this, but you’re not wrong about the “Kaiju chasing you” bit you were talking about
Because at the time you brought it up, the song was actually using the Tank theme motif. And in the instance of this song playing, there IS a tank chasing you until you escape
I want to see a Left 4 Dead prequel called Right 2 Live
glad I watched this video! I now have a newfound appreciation for not just the music but for the musical techniques being implemented so the music can have a certain feel!
Left 4 Dead is considered my best childhood and the OST’s are still stuck in my head to this day. Let you know that the Valve Devs COOKED
youre honestly one of the best reviewers
11:55 It just so happens that the name of the map is No Mercy
you are right, the last two songs end abruptly. but i wont explain the gameplay reasons
they are both intro songs, and are followed by looping songs that go similar but are more hush. themes for planning your next move
look up "no mercy for you (no mercy saferoom theme)" to hear how the no mercy one continues
the others are called death toll collector, dead air time, blood harvestor, and 'pray for death' for the left 4 dead 2. very valve style to add an extra fitting word
Sound track so good in Left 4 Dead 1 and Left 4 Dead 2 you forget that there is even music playing, on top of it you're already so immersed in the game.🔥🔥
YES HE DID IT, GOOD VIDEO, THE BEST
You'd love Warframe's music. We All Lift Together is amazing, Sleeping in the Cold Below is such a delightful shanty, and Smiles from Juran is so sad.
Ace Attorney OST could be an amazing idea. The OST is magnificent that i just want to see your reaction to every song.
Your musical knowledge is very much apreciated!
I hope you noticed at 6:01 the synthesizer sounding instrument slowing down into a flatline
Left 4 Dead has campaigns, and they have names: No mercy, Crash Course(pls check it out next time), Death toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, The Sacrifice. All of them has Main Theme, Rabies and safe room theme. Those themes presenting to the player nature of the each campaign with fear and epic.
P.s. I hope you will check out L4D2 OST, some of the songs like Skin on our teeth or Monsters Within is a bit different. Thank you for your videos ❤
P.p.s Also all campaigns have their own posters with its own thematic (like dead air is about airport with tons of falling planes and zombies, or blood harvest is about little town with a farm full of zombies or something, etc.) and if you look on the poster and listen to music, all pieces starts building up in one terrifying, epic picture.
Wow, they knew how to make the game suspenseful not only through the maps and events, but also through the music, since even this plays an important role when it comes to surviving, I love how you emphasize that with your explanations
Oh man you should do Dead Air too, your analysis would be amazing!
What I love about skin on our teeth is that the Tank’s theme is hidden in there and pushes forward that feeling that you should hurry the f*ck up
Can you do the left 4 dead 2 skin on are teeth?
Soon
5:10 details to understand this music which is one of my favorite songs in Left 4 Dead.. the reason why is that you’re hearing both versions in one video let me explain, the beginning part at 5:15 happens when (if you play by yourself or with your friends) all died together and the second part of the song at 5:28 happens only if you or anyone else dies by themselves (which only plays if you’re playing local cooperative or online mode).. this is also the same case with Left 4 Dead 2 death song
So glad you get to experience the artwork of Value's greatest and masterwork music themes.
I love his reactions and insights to this games music, hoping he is happy with doing more!
No matter how many times I play this game, the music slap so hard that none others can . Go down in history .
The tracks Death Toll, No Mercy and Blood Harvest play at the start of their campaigns which share their name with their respective track, and No Mercy is the first campaign and the start of this beautifully rendered apocalypse
A reaction to hl1 or hl2s ost reaction from you would be great. Its a great mix of fast paced tracks and creepy ambience.
ive been watching you since last summer, love ur content keep going.
The messiah is back!
Hey bro, love your videos and your reactions make me smile when the music is familiar and you point out things that i didn't notice before. I recommend Payday 2's music, especially Razormind. Absolute Banger. Keep up the Good work! :)
Funny how you mention No Mercy and Blood Harvest are like ‘sister songs’ because in the original Left 4 Dead 1’s game timeline, No Mercy is the first campaign, taking place in an urban city where the end goal is to reach a hospital, while Blood Harvest is the last campaign which takes place more in the forested rural area where the survivors end up at a farm turned into a military outpost. Love the connections you make here!
Skin in our teeth is basically when the rescue has arrived and believe me this remade tone in left 4 dead 2 in the bridge chapter in the Parish Campaign is enough to leave you dead (I tried to play this level and I actually failed because a smoker got me) because you literally have to like “screw your teammates, man” if you feel like rescue is like 10 seconds from leaving
It's interesting how the whole game has very similar notes, but they are worked in different ways according to the situation of the game, whether it's getting out of the safe room, attention, danger, rescue, even in the part where we manage to reach the safe room (which shows that it's not over yet, that there will be more ahead) and when we finish the campaign (which we manage to get through everything)
The fact that the music fits so much a music expert can just imagine whats going on.
Blood Harvest is the final level of the game, hence why the theme uses elements from the others.
@@tonythewerehog5410 Is it not "The Sacrifice"?
@@Whyarerocksrocks The Sacrifice was for L4D2. Not L4D1.
@@tonythewerehog5410 It's also added for the first game(?)
Left 4 Dead 1 is the 1st game, and features primarily the original survivors, But a DLC was also added for not just L4d2, for L4d as well, and that's The Sacrifice.
I dunno how one man can make me actually think about the subtext of music in a zombie shooter series with a limited storyline, but damn you made me actually THINK about this.
I love how you somehow guess the themes perfectly, even though I’m pretty sure you’ve never played. Such as knowing the Death Toll theme is a suspended tone since you start in a “saferoom.”
as a L4D fan when the game came out to this day brings me chills such a good game and way ahead of its time i hope valve comes back on this
The thing i love about left4dead is that the zombies dont eat you but instead beat you to death
Well that's because they aren't zombies; they are still humans, just Infected Individuals, they aren't dead rotting corpses with desire for flesh
@@RandomDudeOfTheInternet Yes i know, And i love it
@@MANONAHILL but you called them zombies
@@mowards Infected, You get it
Those songs you heard are the intro to the Campaigns, the stories our four protagonists go through to progress through the game. Each campaign has an intro and then, if you take too long to advance or exit the safe house, it has a track that loops using the same instruments of the intro until you leave the safe house. The order of the campaigns is the following.
No mercy - Crash Course - Death Toll - Dead Air - Blood Harvest - The Sacrifice (L4D2 DLC if I'm not wrong, so it follows that game instruments at the end, instead of the L4D ones).
The order of the looped track is the same name followed by "Prayed for death" or a slight change in the game, for example "Blood harvester" for Blood Harvest. And yes, all the intro songs follow the same leitmotifs.
i do not know if you have heard of this game or not but its called Lies of P, there is a certain OST that i listen to again and again because of how beautiful it is. Its called "Arch Abbey Upper Part" the title may not look like it but the song is so beautiful in my opinion
you should have a listen lionmight its so good
and Left 4 Dead is a great game since i have played it beforee
Looking forward to more videoss!
1:09-1:30 it's the 'tanks' main theme, he's the strongest and largest enemy in the game so he was pin point on his statement
Left 4 Dead is only scary when u play single player without bots but in versus mod it is just fun
I know the video is three weeks old by now but I don't think anyone mentioned it.
That typical Left 4 Dead melody you mention and hear in multiple tracks is also a huge part of the Tanks theme, which I believe you have listened to.
Conveniently, almost any time these other tracks are played in game, especially Skin on Our Teeth, a Tank is currently in play or is spawned and is attempting to keep survivors from reaching the evacuation vehicle at the end of the chapter, where Skin on Our Teeth is usually played. The Tank theme will obviously not be playing when one of these other tracks are being played, instead this will be.
I most commonly recall hearing Skin on Our Teeth at the ending of Blood Harvest which is the last chapter in the first Left 4 Dead game (before The Sacrifice was made available for both L4D1 and L4D2)
So you are right about the whole giving the track a larger than life feel, like you're being chased feeling. Because yeah, you normally are being chased by a Tank that has been spawned.
Tank was heavily featured in episode 1. This video is episode 2 already.
l4d2 skin on our teeth is like completely different its awesome
Thees Left 4 Dead videos are so nice, I hope one day you can take a listen to the 2nd game’s additional sountracks
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