I just wanna say I really enjoyed watching this video. Even though I sang on many songs on this soundtrack I’ve never played the actual game so it was nice to not only hear your perspective of the music itself but also learn new things about the game that I didn’t know. Thanks so much for your kind words. On behalf of Keiichi Okabe, Emi Evans and everyone else who worked on this soundtrack, Thank you so much!
woah, Hi J'Nique!!! Thank you for the inspiring music you bring to life with your stunning voice. I think Alex's reaction throughout the video to the song is a perfect encapsulation of how your vocals and this soundtrack make me feel, haha. Take care!
Thanks for watching, J'nique! But most especially, thank you for having represented black culture so beautifully in videogames. I haven't seen anyone else do it so nicely, and your performance in this track just fills me with pride. 🙏🏾
I can't wait to hear more of your voice in the next part of the Automata story in Final Fantasy XIV. I'm highly anticipating we will see Simone with this track, if not the original song, then one pushed even further
I think he would've been proud. He's always have preached that mechanics is just a method of delivery of art, and if the game managed to elevate the songs into beyond what it can do by itself, he succeeded. That's why he immediately released a concert with expanded lore on it.
@@FFXfever Totally agree. Games at the end of the day have a certain "pool of options" u can alterate to offer better or wost experience, including mechanics, story and all the stuff... (And those are ABSOLUTLY PERFECT on NieR). BUT i think music is totally in another level, a good ost reaches even non-gamer users if is good enough, and man, THIS IS good enough and even more, NieR: Automata OST simply TRASCENDS what a game music can be. Is just ART.
The thing about chaos language is that is a mix of so many different languages that every person is bound to recognize a little bit of their native language in it. As a Brazilian, that segment between 4:19 and 4:23 to me sounds like "Me sinto só. Estamos sós." which translates to "I feel alone. We are alone". Like you said, it isn't actually what she's singing but it sure sounds like it, and it fits so well that I refuse to think it's a mere coincidence.
Emi Evans is really amazing too in that she does a ton of research into various languages and is an incredibly talented linguist. She is given a lot of artistic license on the how she performs the songs in that regard and it really shows. Amazing how chaos language can tear that cultural lingual barrier down in that regard.
I believe they based songs on real-world languages that they twist into chaos language. I always feel like the Amusement Park music sounds a lot like the Irish language, similar syllables. But I never found that about any of the other songs.
to be specific, this fact was specifically requested to them by yoko taro, the creator of the series, so the listeners could find whatever they wanted to hear on these songs...
@@alejandrosegato671 do you per chance got a link to that? Not that I doubt you, I'm just always up for a nice read about Taro and his thought process.
Fun Fact about the 8-bit version: It doesn't exist. At all. There is no sound file for it in the game. There is no sound file for any of the 8-bit versions in the game. Instead the built a code to convert their music into 8-bit so that everytime the hacking sequence occurs, they filter out the real track and play the 8-bit filter instead. Why did they do this? I have no idea. Guess they just felt like going further beyond.
That's is quite a fun fact. Explains a lot. On a recent playthru i noticed while wearing nice headphones, if you only mostly hack a target and get close to that unit, the music becomes a lil 8 bit but not completely.
This was the hardest video to make & edit thus far, took me around 30 hours total of focused work, but DAMN if I enjoyed it! NieR Automata's music should be praised to infinity. Hope you guys enjoy it! PS. I was told I made a small mistake in the video, this song was infact composed by Keigo Hoashi (who's a member of Okabe's music team), and not by Okabe himself! Still, I think Okabe definitely supervised this piece with his expertise as it has different similarities with Weight Of The World - Prelude Version. You can listen to my analysis of that piece here: th-cam.com/video/w80WSIBASzU/w-d-xo.html
Yo Alex, if you're a Keiichi Okabe/Emi Evans fan, I can seriously suggest checking out the soundtrack of Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. It's an anime that Okabe did the music directing for and a lot of its soundtrack is almost indistinguishable to Automata's OST (it's older, too). I'd definitely suggest having a listen to "United Petals". It's an absolutely beautiful, breathtaking song that doubtlessly deserves some more love!
Devola and Popola have always been tied for 2nd best girls in either game. Just barely losing out to the main girl So I must give them the shared title of Nier in general's Top Waifu.
I just stopped playing NieR: Automata after 14 straight hours (only stopping to cook some instant ramen), just to enter youtube and see this video. How blessed can I be?
@@a3giswav391 because the guy said that the best of the game was not 2B but the music instead. All in nier automata is beautiful, the overworld, design of characters and of course the music. The man in the video said that he was deceived by that but the truth is that is all packed together. Yoko likes women so he made sure 2B was also beautiful. Peace
7:20 Oh my god, so I wasn't the only one that was hearing "Fa male qui nel cuore" (it hurts me here, in my heart) and match TOTALLY the character of Simone. Also: thumbs up because you are an italian brother!
I think this may be from the Chaos language that was created by “future shifting” current languages using linguistics research on how sounds change over time for the vocals.
Meritate una rappresentazione migliore di Otello. È l'unico "italiano Nero" che la maggior parte del mondo ha in mente, ed è stato inventato da un inglese!
Simone's fight start as a sophisticated dance with graceful attack patterns. But as the fight goes on and you uncover her tragic past by hacking, it makes her go mad. She rips her clothes and start attacking erratically with jumps and kicks.
@@McSnezzly If you haven’t already, look up Simone de Beauvoir. The entire fight is taking her work The Second Sex and flipping it on it’s head. Kind of like how Pascals story is just the natural conclusion of Pascal’s Wager.
Nier Automata, the game you start playing because of 2B(ooty), but the game you remember because of what happens to her and how it's portrayed. It's always amazing how Japanese developers seem to be able to pull off things that you never see in games elsewhere. That perfect blend of gameplay, story, visuals and music. On another note... when's LA HEE reaction coming? :D
Definitely agree, 2B's appearance was just a trap card. I'm not complaining though. :D Would love to do a LA-HEE breakdown someday for sure haha, I was questioning if people still want that for real
I'm on the Yoko Taro ride since the first Drakengard so I knew what to expect. The beautiful androids were just icing on the cake (I'm also a huge Akihiko Yoshida fan since FFT). Truly it was as beautiful, toughtful, emotional and sexy as I expected, a cult game from my standards :)
@@AlexMoukalaMusic Trust me, we do want it. I know people in FFXIV that love the song to a point they grinded the FATE's in that region immediately just so they could play it in their house :D For me that song made me agree with the hype the Shadowbringers OST had. Because until that it wasn't living up to the hype. Everyone was "Shadowbringers OST is something else", "it's so good" etc. but to me it just felt good. And then I heard LA HEE. And immediately took everything back and fell in love :D So yeah, I'm really hoping you'll make a breakdown of it.
In my opinion, everything in NieR Automata is perfect. The music, the story, the characters, the gameplay, the graphics, the poetic meaning behind things like the androids.. This game caught me off guard and I adore it!
You really feel it even more in game when you get to hear Simone yell "I MUST BE BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLL" and the speech distorts and transitions into the song. Like, damn. And the section you mentioned where J'Nique says that line that sounds very similar to a phrase you know always has me close to shedding a few tears even without knowing what it means. Because music is awesome.
What I love the most about music is that you it's one of the few languages in the world which everyone can understand even without "learning" it. It's very curious to de-mistify it with music theory and things of such, but that is definitely not needed to appreciate the emotional weight of a piece. Especially when composed so greatly as Okabe did
Something I really appreciate in N;A is that these are all things that Yoko Taro have done in his previous games. It's something that he used multiple times, even stretching its welcome sometimes. But here, the scream to song transition is used twice, in the most meaningful way possible. As such, it's more memorable than it ever been. Other games like no more heroes have used it too, but it's never quite as memorable as Simone's scream, or as chilling as become a god.
The contract between Nicole’s deep powerful vocals and evan’s light feather-like voice is absolutely perfect for this song. Evan’s soft vocals showcasing the innocence of a first love evolving into a dark obsession depicted by Nicole’s heavy, powerful lines. It’s absolute perfection
This boss fight right here. The music is intense, beautiful, tragic. The tone of the song matches so well to the boss you're fighting. From a gameplay standpoint, my favorite part is how the fight is synced up with the song. The choir comes in a second time right as the boss starts shooting lasers.
I love when games do that. And they're doing that more and more lately! I think this technique is called "adaptable composing" or adaptable music and it makes gameplay so much better.
Yesss! This is the best boss in automata for me. Another thing that i like about this boss is how the story revealed each playtrough. Everything hit different kind of emotion everytime you redo the fight. The same song just reshaped itself from majestic to desperation to anger as the narrative continues. This boss has the best story telling..
The most beautiful thing about NieR: Automata isn't even just the music, it's how the entire game comes together to tell one of the most humanistic stories I've ever experienced. 2B's rear-end is indeed a very nice trick to get you initially interested in the game. :'D
Emi Evans and J'Nique Nicole's voices in this soundtrack contrast and compliment each other so well in this soundtrack. Both outstandingly beautiful voices. Nier Soundtrack is just perfect.
Nier: Automata is probably the best game in this console generation and has hands down the best sound track. It's the only sound track that I listen to since when I have beaten the game (multiple times, as you know). Every song reminds me a specific part of the game and, most important, what I have felt while playing it. The dynamic version of the wretched weaponry gives me goosebumps every time. Also the song of the Eve boss battle is a masterpiece.
The soundtrack is OD for sure. But at the same tome Persona 5’s soundtrack is a triumph as well. Not saying P5 has the better soundtrack, just that it could be in contention.
I can’t tell if the nier series or the new dooms have the best soundtracks. One makes me want to cry and die while the other makes me want to rip and man in half with my bare hands
When you were talking about the vocals of J'Nique Nicole, it's so weird that you describe it in a vague way "it has a certain amount of soul that I don't find anywhere else", but somehow it hits the mark with me. The way the voice is "deep" yet clear and powerful, it's very unique to the way Black people's voices are I think, and almost instantly recognizable.
@Genaki Ningen Dude he talked about it because it's so uncommon to have a black woman sing in a video game( a japanese video game at that) You act like mentioning her race is a bad thing when the entire time he was praising her and was clearly elated knowing her identity, she added something special to the soundtrack. I dont see the problem/understand your qualms with this, please help me to understand.
I love your passion when it comes to discussing her vocals. I haven't been able to put into words why exactly this game's soundtrack evokes so much emotion and truly feels so different until now. It reverberates and resonates with such power and pure feeling that is truly pushed so explosively by her voice. At times it can be almost too much for me, and at times I got distracted while I played the game simply because the music was so overbearing and oppressive, but in a good way. So special and so unique.
This is so good man! I agree about the warmth and also the sadness, great to get a deeper look at the science of how Okabe wrenches our hearts out of our chests!
I always get teary-eyed whenever i hear any of the NieR Automata tracks. Especially "The End of YoRHa"... when the choir starts there i turn into a sobbing mess. "A Beautiful Song" is a masterpiece as well, but that True Ending medley just hits me like nothing else in the game.
My girlfriend has figured out that the absolute fastest way to bring me to a standstill is to just say "Glory... to mankind" and it's entirely because of that song.
Was one of the best gaming moments I've had in the 35 plus years I been playing games. Once you realize what's going on in the ending. It is unforgettable and makes the ending theme one of my most memorable
Dude I'm also Italian and I though that I was the only one that noticed that "Fa male qui nel cuore". It fits the music so damn well, beautiful. Non pensavo fossi Italiano, continua così che fai video molto belli!
"It hurts here in my heart" Chaos language is (in concept) all languages at once, if you hear the phrase there, at that point especially, then there's no reason not to beleive that wasn't the goal.
I LOVE how you also catched the "fa male qui nel cuore" cause I'm italian too and as I heard that and discovered Simone's story I felt woaaah. Very happy to see you pointing that out! Good job man!
J'Nique Nicole sings a lot of songs on this soundtrack, and you can always hear the *body* in them as opposed to the more ethereal sound of Emi Evans. And when you get the chance to hear them together? Perfect. If you like this song, you really should listen to the whole soundtrack, along with the original Nier. (Take a look at the music for the intoners from Drakengard 3, too). I love your views on these! Fun fact about Chaos Language: Everybody hears something different, like there's a certain song where I hear "You need to, right now" in english but (being mildly bilingual) also hear various things in french depending. Its because Chaos Language *is* a mixture of sounds and syllables from so many languages that your bound to hear something that resonates within you, no matter what language it is you speak.
I read something from someone who managed to piece together many aspects of the chaos language and found a story within NieR's music that made so much sense. I hope I find it again, whether it was correct and intended or not, it was great
The game is about philosophy, about meaning in life. It has one reference after the other to great thinkers of the past, all hidden in the mascarade of alluring bodies and clothes to trick us. (spoilers) The machines were build to destroy humanity in the name of an alien species, but the machines were so hungry for power that they eradicated that alien species and humanity together. [Humans were already dead when the aliens arrived so if someone could correct me instead of being a massive dildo in the replies, thanks in advance] The androids were build to defend humanity against a disease, perhaps inflicted by these aliens. All humanity is eradicated though. Project Yorha is an attempt to give the androids a meaning in life again, yorha tells the androids that humans are still alive on the moon and that androids need to destroy machines in order to keep these humans safe. It turns out that there are not even humans left on the moon though. So why does Yorha lie? The past has shown that androids become empty shells, entirely void of hope and joy, without humanity they have nothing left to life for, it was their only purpose. Everything is pointless. The machines show that trying to find a purpose always ends in ruins: Pascals village is destroyed, The forest kingdom loses their baby king and goes rouge, adam and eve are both killed by their desires and finally the super ai creates an enemy just so there is conflict and war, killing itself in the process. The line between machines and androids is blurred, much like the line between animals and humans. The androids 2b and 9s show that they have conciouaness, conscience and shame, pity and reason. They are what comes closest to us humans, and they portray us. They portray how we deal with conflict, love and with decisions. I wanted to write this just for people that have this ignorant opinion on this game that it in some way would only be a japanese maid hack and slash title. its one of the greatest games ever created. I only talked lore. This vide talked music and tbh, just go out there ans find out about the gamemechanics yourself now :)
I thought i was the only one who appreciated every single bit of the game. I love you man. This is the only game that made me think so deeply. Best game for me.
"The androids were build to defend humanity against a disease, perhaps inflicted by these aliens." Nope. Humanity was gone, long before the Aliens got even close to the planet. The disease that killed everyone was the Black Scrawl, the result of a Replicant that has lost its Gestalt either to Gestalt's unstable madness, or death - which affected all Gestalts after the death of the Shadowlord at the hands of a man who just wanted to protect the last of the family he had left.
@@FEDEL89 It goes even further if you've played the first NeiR and Drakengard 1 lol. Personally I think the first NeiR was even better, only held back by janky controls and camera and the graphics of the time.
Hoo boy, not only is it about one of the best game soundtracks of all time, but in the first 2 minutes of the video there's already a recognition of the musical reference to Ghost in the Shell, and a comparison to Sigur Ros. That's a lot of my favorite things in a very short amount of time!
"Am i in Ghost in the Shell" that's it, that the moment, that's when i dropped my like Some days ago you said you were open to the idea of doing more analysis/react videos and i'm glad you sticked to the idea. My fav song and you did it justice, great job as usual PS: J'Nique Nicole did an amazing job with this song but my god knowing french makes it impossible to keep a straight face when thinking about her name :')
Oh my God that Italian-sounding line that you described just brought me to tears. This is my favourite song possibly of all time and to see this in the first video of yours that I've seen just makes it particularly momentous qwq Thank you, cheers from Malaysia!
Loving this. By the way since you mentioned it, the chaos language (at least the one Emi Evans made for the original NieR, which appears to be very much the same one used in Automata by the other singers too) does borrow from Italian, but also of Scottish Gaelic, Portuguese, Spanish, French, English and Japanese. Because of this wide mix of phonetics, you're bound to hear something familiar. Hell, I'm Dutch and I could swear I heard Dutch cadence in her pronunciations from time to time. It's a beautiful way to connect to people from anywhere. Now I know you're usually doing more intense music, but if you're ever going to re-visit NieR: Automata, would you consider doing Kainé Salvation? It plays in only one area with pretty much nothing in it aside from a beautiful vista, but the song itself is the most angelic track in the game. And that's not me being sassy towards other tracks. Quite the contrary, I love every bit of the soundtrack. It's the only soundtrack that ever managed to move me to just put down my controller, close my eyes and just listen for... I don't even know how long. Turns out it's based on a track from the original NieR and Kainé was one of the player's companions. Never played that game but now I'm stuck listening to her soundtrack.
This song always makes me cry. Like opera music always makes me feel such strong emotions. This one has such strong feelings of sadness, I can't help but cry
As someone who is currently playing Nier Automata, hearing analysi like these is always fun because it allows me to look at the music, and in turn the game itself in a different light. Also Wayward Daughter review?! Yes PLEASE!!!
Honestly makes me pretty happy to rewatch this and see how excited you were for 30K subscribers, and now, almost exactly one year later, you have close to 250k! Definitely well deserved, keep up the fun and awesome work!
Actually my favorite track in Nier Automata is sung by J'Nique - "Memories of dust" the desert ost. I mean who likes to roam a desert that's usually known being a vast of nothingness from a general view. Yet for me the desert in Nier is full of something because of her. The intro tells you something good is coming when entering the location for the first time and yes it always sounds like you're hearing the song for the first time. The way her voice blends with those chords, 🤤🤤🤤.. my goodness. I will roam the desert with no objective listening for that experience. I even pause the game & hack the machines just to hear the different variations. It's just that good.
As one who listens to Automata's OST pretty regularly, I'm finding it really difficult to stay and watch this video due to me just wanting to drown within said OST, haha. Bipolar Nightmare ftw.
True.... on one hand, it's interesting to hear WHY Nier's music is so eargasmicly good. but on the other hand, you the want to say "dude shut up and just let the music play!"
YES REVIEW WAYWARD DAUGHTER PLEASE! Also, the song "Tsukuyomi's Pain" in the orchestral arrangement is very interesting as well, it's a suite consisting of three tracks from the game orchestrated into the full orchestra. Father's Pride, Lunacy and Wayward Daughter back to back as a single track. It's 👌👌👌
That whole arrangement from start to finish, the transitions and how they tell the story is just epic. This is the first song I thought about when you first asked what other songs to do on FFIV, but never asked. Glad to see you mention it, and I hope that you actually do it. Thank you for the awesome vids!
Glad I stumbled on this video! Most music reacts vids from other channels are pretty lack luster, but you did this song the justice it deserved. The whole soundtrack is amazing.
Thank you for making a video about this. I couldn't quite explain to people why I love the game and the music so much, but this really does help with that. Theres not just emotion in the story but emotion in the music and they both enhance eachother!
I am really curios about your thoughts on the Metal Gear Rising Soundtrack. I know it's a type of music of which you don't talked before, since i don't see metal specialized video on the channel. Of course if you don't know the soundtrack i invite you to listen it.
All of the metal gear saga has incredibile music, and some of the most iconic soundtracks of all time. My personal favorite Is the "metal Gear saga" main theme, i get so emotional every time i hear It since it's attached to so many incredibile moments. I Hope you will make a video on it too
OMG, ho iniziato a seguire da poco il canale e, data la tua pronuncia perfetta dell'inglese e la velocità con cui parli, non avrei mai immaginato fossi italiano. Quanto orgoglio! Keep up the good work!
I absolutely love your videos man, it feels like the first time in my life I know someone else that can hear and feel the immense raw power of story telling through music. Music is one of the only 2 forms of media that can make me cry. Even if it isnt a sad song. Sometimes a song can be simple but tell a complex story and that moves me to tears when I hear it in practice. I'm just so happy there's someone else that understands. Keep up the good work
Man, Wayward Daughter had me fight Tsukuyomi through tears. I think it's a big part to why we even feel sad for Yotsuyu's fate at the end of the quest.
I'm italian and I didn't even realize the "fa male qui nel cuore" part 😂 someone pointed it out in the comments of a video and now I can't help but hear it, which is totally fine because it's so damn fitting
Oh man I just found you on a whim and I'm so glad I did. What you do so much differently from other professionals dissecting/reacting certain aspects of popular/nerdy media is that you understand the CONTEXT of what you're talking about. It was interesting to hear the musical and emotional parts of what the song portrays, but more importantly to me is that you actually played the game and understood Simone's song through her story, and how it correlated with her song. I definitively want to hear more dissections of Nier, Bloodborne and anything you love!
I would love you to do Wayward Daughter from FFXIV, City of Ruins from Nier Automata and ZOE 2 intro since you mentioned it. Would love your insight on these. And so many more! Keep doing your thing, I love your analysis.
I love your stuff, Alex! You nailed it again. The NieR Automata soundtrack is easily one of my favorites and I love how impactful each track is, especially this one. It captures the essence of the character in question, poor Simone, and pushes forth an amazing (and dreadful) sense of urgency throughout the entire encounter. Love the shoutout to FFXIV's Tsukuyomi's track to point out the resemblance. 100% agree with Hamauzu being underrated, too. Completely separate topic, but FF13-2's OST is flat out wonderful. Back on topic! My favorite song from the soundtrack is Memories of Dust, the desert theme, but jesus christ, the vocals on every track are amazing. God bless J'Nique!
Music and its synergy with in-game moments is on absolutely unbelievable level. I cant even imagine how its possible for human to made this. Keiichi Okabe is genius no doubt
Shout out for the Z.O.E. 2 shout out! It's one of the games that influenced my taste in gaming and music as a child. So many fond memories, yet no one I have spoken to has ever played (let alone heard) of Zone of the Enders! I heard "A Beautiful Song" and instantly thought of Z.O.E. 2's OP. Thankyou for showing me I'm not the only 1!
I feel the 8 bit versions of the songs don’t get enough credit cause it’s such a small attention to detail but it makes such a huge difference in the atmosphere along with adding something a little light hearted and fun
Mi stavo riguardando le tue reazioni e considerazioni di alcune canzoni, non pensavo fossi italiano, appena l'ho scoperto ne sono rimasta sconvolta haha. Apparte questo, rivedere ogni volta come reagisci a certe perle mi mette una felicità incredibile, complimenti ;)
All yes to wayward daughter! listening to the male chorus makes me automatically tear up for some reason. Oh and about the italian part in a beautiful song, the chaos language is mix of many european languages so it's quite possible that it is indeed italian that she sings at this part :)
First video ever i see from you, might be cause i'm italian as well, might be cause i get goosebumps with this game and cry everytime, but you earned a big sub man, amazing work!
I have over 100 hours in NieR:Automata since I just love this game so much and what got me to play it was its soundtrack, it's amazing, simply amazing. And yeah, Chaos language is a mix of a lot of languages, mostly Latin based languages like Portuguese, French, Italian and some others. You can, if you listen carefully, hear a lot of lines that seem/are from those languages. In the first NieR it was much more prominent but as Chaos language was refined it sounds more and more subtle now but IMO it adds a lot to the actual song, and to the goosebumps. As a fan of all of Yoko, Emi Evans, Okabe and Nicole, thank you for this video.
That part where J'Nique sings in almost italian, that 'fa male qui nel cuore' gives me goosebumps everytime, being italian myself. Davvero da brividi! Being sicilian, that way of singing is so close to sicilian folk songs and 'cantilene' so it hits me right in the heart everytime I listen to her. You sir deserve a follow for this awesome analysis of this beautiful song (pun right there).
@@AlexMoukalaMusic Well... The game is not that special, it's a "basic "2D" jrpg", but DAMN its music (the trilogy + Ar nosurge's hymnos) are perfects. Especially "Cosmoflips" and "Chronicle key"
7:35 i was thinking the same thing! glad that someone else noticed, loved the video by the way. e mi hai sorpreso , non mi aspettavo fossi italiano, parli in inglese con una pronuncia tanto bella che non mi sarebbe mai saltato in mente, complimenti .
Okay, I’m not black, I don’t want to sound weird. This is just my opinion: the voice of a black person, especially when they sing, it has this, wild, untamable, powerful, emotional and even sacred feeling. I actually really liked that they have a black person for the vocal! It’s so beautiful!!
i'm not black either, but!!! i wholeheartedly agree with you!! i think we really need more people of color giving their talents to the world :D it's just a shame how people just discriminate all the time based off ethnicity and race.
One of the best game OSTs ever! There’s so much work and affection contained within pieces, it’s insane. There’s about three versions of every song or at least for a significant portion of that. Every composition seems to match the moment it was assigned to perfectly. Okabe did a perfect job.
Dude you actually mentioned Zone of the Enders ^^; I've never heard of anyone mention them anywhere I thought it was a game that only my brother and I played. Hats off to you!
"2B isn't the best thing in Automata, it is the Music" ..... a rather controversial comment but you do you lol. When I'm playing the game I need to applaud myself for being able to play properly while crying from pure beauty. Also when you say that there is an italian phrase, the silent nod is that we're actually not hearing it wrong. Sure they never truly admit that it is true but they never said that it is a wrong theory. Also I would love to watch the Wayward Daughter and how it connect with Yotsuyu's tragedy. She is no Hades or Nidhogg but she deserve the seat of 4.3 Main Scenario Boss.
@@HadeaRin don't know, never played it. Automata was my first Neir game and will probably also be my last considering I don't really enjoy games that spend most of their run time making me sad. It was a great game, just not quite for me
The hint about language is in how they called it: Chaos. In other words it's a mix of many languages in the world. So they pretty much "made up" a language just so they can use specific languages for specific phrases. I sure as hell know there's some French in it. Just wondering which exact languages are there in the end.
@@will24556 Then you won't be able to handle Automata's sibling and cousin because in the matter of being straight out depressing, they are much worse (the gameplay too). All of the main ending of Automata is themed around 'Hope' in straightforward narrative I personally question did Yoko Taro eat something bad when writing it.
I literally got CHILLS when you threw in beyond the bounds from ZOE!! I listened to that song almost everyday for years when I was a kid, and no one ever talks about how much of a masterpiece it is! Thank you thank you for the throwback!
There is a song entirely in Italian in the OST of "Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex" (2ng gig as it's called) which is called "I do". I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one! The lyrics are also very poignant and very in tune with the theme of the whole series.
This battle and song were probably my favourite moments of this game. Running through it a few times for the different endings and story arcs, I was always hyped by this fight and the song accompanying it. I turned the volume up right before triggering every time. Loving the breakdown as much as the son itself
Month old but also most of Kara no Kyoukai's tracks would work as well, hell most of Kajiura's music would work for this. Based on the Aoko Profile Picture I'm just going to assume you know what I'm talking about.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't help but dance to orchestral music. Also, you're so right, Hamauzu deserves WAY more love!! This was an incredible breakdown. I love your insight into music!
I just wanna say I really enjoyed watching this video. Even though I sang on many songs on this soundtrack I’ve never played the actual game so it was nice to not only hear your perspective of the music itself but also learn new things about the game that I didn’t know. Thanks so much for your kind words. On behalf of Keiichi Okabe, Emi Evans and everyone else who worked on this soundtrack, Thank you so much!
While you may not enjoy playing videogames, it is obvious you did the best work possible with your passion and dedication.
I want to say "thank you".
woah, Hi J'Nique!!!
Thank you for the inspiring music you bring to life with your stunning voice. I think Alex's reaction throughout the video to the song is a perfect encapsulation of how your vocals and this soundtrack make me feel, haha.
Take care!
Thanks for watching, J'nique!
But most especially, thank you for having represented black culture so beautifully in videogames.
I haven't seen anyone else do it so nicely, and your performance in this track just fills me with pride. 🙏🏾
Thank you and the people who worked on the soundtrack! You've made something that's very easy to fall in love with.
I can't wait to hear more of your voice in the next part of the Automata story in Final Fantasy XIV. I'm highly anticipating we will see Simone with this track, if not the original song, then one pushed even further
"the most beautiful thing about this game is not 2B, it's the music"
truer words have never been spoken
Itai Sprachman they are both very beautiful
2B is foine tho
I mean you're right but you gotta admit 2B is hella fine too.
Ha yes the mhessia
9s is hotter no homo
"... When the most beautiful thing in this game is the soundtrack..."
Yoko Taro: *Visible Frustration*
I think he would've been proud. He's always have preached that mechanics is just a method of delivery of art, and if the game managed to elevate the songs into beyond what it can do by itself, he succeeded. That's why he immediately released a concert with expanded lore on it.
@@FFXfever Totally agree. Games at the end of the day have a certain "pool of options" u can alterate to offer better or wost experience, including mechanics, story and all the stuff... (And those are ABSOLUTLY PERFECT on NieR). BUT i think music is totally in another level, a good ost reaches even non-gamer users if is good enough, and man, THIS IS good enough and even more, NieR: Automata OST simply TRASCENDS what a game music can be. Is just ART.
2B's THICC THICC THICC THICC THIGHS THO
I thought that was one of the funniest things Yoko Taro has done, just laying on the floor saying he's salty about Okabe's praise.
@@Adachie He truly is a voice of a Generation.
I was driving listening to city ruins and I drove past a massive construction site, the feeling was so real. Best music ever created.
Coincidense??
Coincidense??
that place is nothing but pain. in Routes A, B, AND C
It can’t be put as a comparison, but try to play and listen to undertale songs, they’re very very good
@@giacomocamellini7449 it very much can be. Both soundtracks are utter genius, they just go about it differently
The thing about chaos language is that is a mix of so many different languages that every person is bound to recognize a little bit of their native language in it. As a Brazilian, that segment between 4:19 and 4:23 to me sounds like "Me sinto só. Estamos sós." which translates to "I feel alone. We are alone". Like you said, it isn't actually what she's singing but it sure sounds like it, and it fits so well that I refuse to think it's a mere coincidence.
Emi Evans is really amazing too in that she does a ton of research into various languages and is an incredibly talented linguist. She is given a lot of artistic license on the how she performs the songs in that regard and it really shows. Amazing how chaos language can tear that cultural lingual barrier down in that regard.
It is indeed a mix of many languages including gibberish used to bring emotion across all of mankind
I believe they based songs on real-world languages that they twist into chaos language. I always feel like the Amusement Park music sounds a lot like the Irish language, similar syllables. But I never found that about any of the other songs.
to be specific, this fact was specifically requested to them by yoko taro, the creator of the series, so the listeners could find whatever they wanted to hear on these songs...
@@alejandrosegato671 do you per chance got a link to that? Not that I doubt you, I'm just always up for a nice read about Taro and his thought process.
Fun Fact about the 8-bit version:
It doesn't exist.
At all.
There is no sound file for it in the game.
There is no sound file for any of the 8-bit versions in the game.
Instead the built a code to convert their music into 8-bit so that everytime the hacking sequence occurs, they filter out the real track and play the 8-bit filter instead. Why did they do this? I have no idea. Guess they just felt like going further beyond.
I think it was done so that the 8-bit track is always picking up exactly where the regular song left.
How is that possible? That was amzing
That's is quite a fun fact. Explains a lot. On a recent playthru i noticed while wearing nice headphones, if you only mostly hack a target and get close to that unit, the music becomes a lil 8 bit but not completely.
That's super interesting.
Another fun fact, anytime someone says any variation of "go further beyond," a Goku gets its SSJ3.
Bit crunchers effects aren't super complicated though, there are many plugins you can buy that do just that
This was the hardest video to make & edit thus far, took me around 30 hours total of focused work, but DAMN if I enjoyed it! NieR Automata's music should be praised to infinity.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
PS. I was told I made a small mistake in the video, this song was infact composed by Keigo Hoashi (who's a member of Okabe's music team), and not by Okabe himself!
Still, I think Okabe definitely supervised this piece with his expertise as it has different similarities with Weight Of The World - Prelude Version.
You can listen to my analysis of that piece here: th-cam.com/video/w80WSIBASzU/w-d-xo.html
Yo Alex, if you're a Keiichi Okabe/Emi Evans fan, I can seriously suggest checking out the soundtrack of Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. It's an anime that Okabe did the music directing for and a lot of its soundtrack is almost indistinguishable to Automata's OST (it's older, too). I'd definitely suggest having a listen to "United Petals". It's an absolutely beautiful, breathtaking song that doubtlessly deserves some more love!
looked like you had a hard time focusing lol
Ace combat music?
Same goes for NieR Gestalt/Replicant ! Great video !
I think you should give the NieR Gestalt/RepliCant soundtrack a look.
"the most beautiful thing about this game is not 2B, it's the music"
I totally agree. But I do have a soft spot for Devola n Popola also.
Devola and Popola have always been tied for 2nd best girls in either game. Just barely losing out to the main girl
So I must give them the shared title of Nier in general's Top Waifu.
I love devola and popola so much
Sure would be a shame if emil did something to them
i feel very guilty during their parts because the treatment they got in automata was because of our actions in nier
I just stopped playing NieR: Automata after 14 straight hours (only stopping to cook some instant ramen), just to enter youtube and see this video. How blessed can I be?
SAME THOUGH. I had to take a break... By playing FF XIV 🙃
@@LexaHearts Copied Factory time lol
Nier has an average of 48 hours of game play start playing good luck and don't forget to bring tissues
Cherish your first game, do all the side quests. You won't regret it.
Took me about 30 hours, with only 45% of the side quests done. Definitely do them all. And yes, prepare for that ending.
Interviewer: so, why does 2B have heels?
Yoko Taro: Because i like women
Ok? What does that have to do with the video
@@a3giswav391 because the guy said that the best of the game was not 2B but the music instead. All in nier automata is beautiful, the overworld, design of characters and of course the music. The man in the video said that he was deceived by that but the truth is that is all packed together. Yoko likes women so he made sure 2B was also beautiful. Peace
Damn, that True Last Boss really something.
7:20
Oh my god, so I wasn't the only one that was hearing "Fa male qui nel cuore" (it hurts me here, in my heart) and match TOTALLY the character of Simone.
Also: thumbs up because you are an italian brother!
I think this may be from the Chaos language that was created by “future shifting” current languages using linguistics research on how sounds change over time for the vocals.
I also hear later on "oh male se morisse"
That translated in english is "oh if this pain could die/stop"
damn Sartre
it seems to be intentional design?
@@awesomestuff9715 Absolutely, it cannot be a coincidence
"Other than being black I'm also italian"
Me, also a black italian: LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO💪🏽💕
Meritate una rappresentazione migliore di Otello. È l'unico "italiano Nero" che la maggior parte del mondo ha in mente, ed è stato inventato da un inglese!
Simone's fight start as a sophisticated dance with graceful attack patterns. But as the fight goes on and you uncover her tragic past by hacking, it makes her go mad. She rips her clothes and start attacking erratically with jumps and kicks.
The camera also yanks away from her so that we the player won’t even give her sympathy and validate her beauty
@@McSnezzly If you haven’t already, look up Simone de Beauvoir. The entire fight is taking her work The Second Sex and flipping it on it’s head. Kind of like how Pascals story is just the natural conclusion of Pascal’s Wager.
Simone's story is just so damn sad
"HE STILL WON'T LOOK MY WAY"
she sacrificed everything for a desperate love only to be heartbroken the way it was
Fuck Jean-Paul!
@@SgtIronbeak jean pauls melancholy?
More like Jean paul is mediocre
@@currentlybeingremade9706 was jean Paul the one she was trying to impress? I never put that together
@@HarpoonTheWhaler ye, the hat kinda gives it away.
JeanPaul: "sounds like a severe case of skill issue"
Nier Automata, the game you start playing because of 2B(ooty), but the game you remember because of what happens to her and how it's portrayed.
It's always amazing how Japanese developers seem to be able to pull off things that you never see in games elsewhere. That perfect blend of gameplay, story, visuals and music.
On another note... when's LA HEE reaction coming? :D
Definitely agree, 2B's appearance was just a trap card.
I'm not complaining though. :D
Would love to do a LA-HEE breakdown someday for sure haha, I was questioning if people still want that for real
@@AlexMoukalaMusic Yes, we do. And agree about 2B. We come for the fan service and stay for the writing and the amazing customization system.
I'm on the Yoko Taro ride since the first Drakengard so I knew what to expect. The beautiful androids were just icing on the cake (I'm also a huge Akihiko Yoshida fan since FFT). Truly it was as beautiful, toughtful, emotional and sexy as I expected, a cult game from my standards :)
@@Biouke Sure, thos who knew about Yoko Taro, are different. I only joined now, but I'm here to stay.
@@AlexMoukalaMusic Trust me, we do want it. I know people in FFXIV that love the song to a point they grinded the FATE's in that region immediately just so they could play it in their house :D
For me that song made me agree with the hype the Shadowbringers OST had. Because until that it wasn't living up to the hype. Everyone was "Shadowbringers OST is something else", "it's so good" etc. but to me it just felt good. And then I heard LA HEE. And immediately took everything back and fell in love :D
So yeah, I'm really hoping you'll make a breakdown of it.
In my opinion, everything in NieR Automata is perfect. The music, the story, the characters, the gameplay, the graphics, the poetic meaning behind things like the androids.. This game caught me off guard and I adore it!
You really feel it even more in game when you get to hear Simone yell "I MUST BE BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLL" and the speech distorts and transitions into the song.
Like, damn.
And the section you mentioned where J'Nique says that line that sounds very similar to a phrase you know always has me close to shedding a few tears even without knowing what it means.
Because music is awesome.
What I love the most about music is that you it's one of the few languages in the world which everyone can understand even without "learning" it.
It's very curious to de-mistify it with music theory and things of such, but that is definitely not needed to appreciate the emotional weight of a piece. Especially when composed so greatly as Okabe did
We meet yet again goober. I sure do bump into you on youtube a lot. You're on my steam too!
@@AlexMoukalaMusic hey can you do birth of a wish :)
Something I really appreciate in N;A is that these are all things that Yoko Taro have done in his previous games. It's something that he used multiple times, even stretching its welcome sometimes.
But here, the scream to song transition is used twice, in the most meaningful way possible. As such, it's more memorable than it ever been.
Other games like no more heroes have used it too, but it's never quite as memorable as Simone's scream, or as chilling as become a god.
Jacqli pfp?
The contract between Nicole’s deep powerful vocals and evan’s light feather-like voice is absolutely perfect for this song. Evan’s soft vocals showcasing the innocence of a first love evolving into a dark obsession depicted by Nicole’s heavy, powerful lines. It’s absolute perfection
This boss fight right here. The music is intense, beautiful, tragic. The tone of the song matches so well to the boss you're fighting. From a gameplay standpoint, my favorite part is how the fight is synced up with the song. The choir comes in a second time right as the boss starts shooting lasers.
I love when games do that. And they're doing that more and more lately!
I think this technique is called "adaptable composing" or adaptable music and it makes gameplay so much better.
The bouncing balls hit the ground to the bells in the background, too.
When I stumbled upon this song, I knew I had to play NieR Automata. Now it's one of my favourites of all time
Yesss! This is the best boss in automata for me. Another thing that i like about this boss is how the story revealed each playtrough. Everything hit different kind of emotion everytime you redo the fight. The same song just reshaped itself from majestic to desperation to anger as the narrative continues. This boss has the best story telling..
Further more, when Simon begs you to look at her the camera actively changes position and removes control so you can't look at her
J’Nique Nicole has a Goddess tier level voice that we are neither ready nor worthy. Absolute beauty!
Become as gods!
Nier music is just godly 😍♥️
BE AS GODS LOL
Become as gods
NieR is a godless world. Quite literally. The gods of the machines, the aliens, are dead, and so are the humans.
Drakengard too
BECOME AS GODS
The most beautiful thing about NieR: Automata isn't even just the music, it's how the entire game comes together to tell one of the most humanistic stories I've ever experienced. 2B's rear-end is indeed a very nice trick to get you initially interested in the game. :'D
Emi Evans and J'Nique Nicole's voices in this soundtrack contrast and compliment each other so well in this soundtrack. Both outstandingly beautiful voices. Nier Soundtrack is just perfect.
Nier: Automata is probably the best game in this console generation and has hands down the best sound track. It's the only sound track that I listen to since when I have beaten the game (multiple times, as you know). Every song reminds me a specific part of the game and, most important, what I have felt while playing it. The dynamic version of the wretched weaponry gives me goosebumps every time. Also the song of the Eve boss battle is a masterpiece.
"The dynamic version of the wretched weaponry gives me goosebumps every time"
same xD
The soundtrack is OD for sure. But at the same tome Persona 5’s soundtrack is a triumph as well. Not saying P5 has the better soundtrack, just that it could be in contention.
Gonna buy it when I can 👍
I can’t tell if the nier series or the new dooms have the best soundtracks. One makes me want to cry and die while the other makes me want to rip and man in half with my bare hands
the amusement park theme is beautiful
When you were talking about the vocals of J'Nique Nicole, it's so weird that you describe it in a vague way "it has a certain amount of soul that I don't find anywhere else", but somehow it hits the mark with me. The way the voice is "deep" yet clear and powerful, it's very unique to the way Black people's voices are I think, and almost instantly recognizable.
Gospel is a good point of that actually
I call it 'body'. There's a certain 'body' to it.
@Genaki Ningen Dude he talked about it because it's so uncommon to have a black woman sing in a video game( a japanese video game at that) You act like mentioning her race is a bad thing when the entire time he was praising her and was clearly elated knowing her identity, she added something special to the soundtrack. I dont see the problem/understand your qualms with this, please help me to understand.
I honestly dig the deep voice so much
I love your passion when it comes to discussing her vocals.
I haven't been able to put into words why exactly this game's soundtrack evokes so much emotion and truly feels so different until now. It reverberates and resonates with such power and pure feeling that is truly pushed so explosively by her voice. At times it can be almost too much for me, and at times I got distracted while I played the game simply because the music was so overbearing and oppressive, but in a good way. So special and so unique.
This is so good man! I agree about the warmth and also the sadness, great to get a deeper look at the science of how Okabe wrenches our hearts out of our chests!
Ier Automata: the game where we came for the plot, and stayed for the plot.
I came for the music
And stayed for the gameplay & plot
I came for the polemic ass and stayed for everything else (ive literally saw her ass.... JUST ONCE IN THE ENTIRE GAME)
not lying I came for the anime girl in fetish gear, stayed for the soundtrack and plot
Came for the plot, stayed for the tears (music).
I always get teary-eyed whenever i hear any of the NieR Automata tracks. Especially "The End of YoRHa"... when the choir starts there i turn into a sobbing mess. "A Beautiful Song" is a masterpiece as well, but that True Ending medley just hits me like nothing else in the game.
It makes me cry even THINKING about that song
kaine Salvation is the most touching for me
If you play the original Nier, you will know the story of Emil. This song is dedicated for him.
aa same i didnt even play the game myself! just watching others play it just makes me tear up man
My girlfriend has figured out that the absolute fastest way to bring me to a standstill is to just say "Glory... to mankind" and it's entirely because of that song.
Was one of the best gaming moments I've had in the 35 plus years I been playing games. Once you realize what's going on in the ending. It is unforgettable and makes the ending theme one of my most memorable
Dude I'm also Italian and I though that I was the only one that noticed that "Fa male qui nel cuore". It fits the music so damn well, beautiful.
Non pensavo fossi Italiano, continua così che fai video molto belli!
"It hurts here in my heart"
Chaos language is (in concept) all languages at once, if you hear the phrase there, at that point especially, then there's no reason not to beleive that wasn't the goal.
Like in the Mami's Theme of Madoka Magica in which there is some Italian phrase about her head
In the first few seconds one might also hear the german words for: "The sun became, she had to", which is kind of open for interpretation as well
Just like in the OG NieR at the ending song(Ashes of Dreams ~ Nouveau) Emi Evans sang "Et la pesta l'emporte"
Bow thinking back... Chaos language is the same as Kajiuran.
Gotta love Yuki Kajiura too
I LOVE how you also catched the "fa male qui nel cuore" cause I'm italian too and as I heard that and discovered Simone's story I felt woaaah. Very happy to see you pointing that out! Good job man!
J'Nique Nicole sings a lot of songs on this soundtrack, and you can always hear the *body* in them as opposed to the more ethereal sound of Emi Evans. And when you get the chance to hear them together? Perfect.
If you like this song, you really should listen to the whole soundtrack, along with the original Nier. (Take a look at the music for the intoners from Drakengard 3, too). I love your views on these!
Fun fact about Chaos Language: Everybody hears something different, like there's a certain song where I hear "You need to, right now" in english but (being mildly bilingual) also hear various things in french depending. Its because Chaos Language *is* a mixture of sounds and syllables from so many languages that your bound to hear something that resonates within you, no matter what language it is you speak.
I read something from someone who managed to piece together many aspects of the chaos language and found a story within NieR's music that made so much sense. I hope I find it again, whether it was correct and intended or not, it was great
The game is about philosophy, about meaning in life. It has one reference after the other to great thinkers of the past, all hidden in the mascarade of alluring bodies and clothes to trick us.
(spoilers)
The machines were build to destroy humanity in the name of an alien species, but the machines were so hungry for power that they eradicated that alien species and humanity together.
[Humans were already dead when the aliens arrived so if someone could correct me instead of being a massive dildo in the replies, thanks in advance]
The androids were build to defend humanity against a disease, perhaps inflicted by these aliens. All humanity is eradicated though. Project Yorha is an attempt to give the androids a meaning in life again, yorha tells the androids that humans are still alive on the moon and that androids need to destroy machines in order to keep these humans safe. It turns out that there are not even humans left on the moon though. So why does Yorha lie? The past has shown that androids become empty shells, entirely void of hope and joy, without humanity they have nothing left to life for, it was their only purpose.
Everything is pointless. The machines show that trying to find a purpose always ends in ruins: Pascals village is destroyed, The forest kingdom loses their baby king and goes rouge, adam and eve are both killed by their desires and finally the super ai creates an enemy just so there is conflict and war, killing itself in the process.
The line between machines and androids is blurred, much like the line between animals and humans. The androids 2b and 9s show that they have conciouaness, conscience and shame, pity and reason. They are what comes closest to us humans, and they portray us. They portray how we deal with conflict, love and with decisions.
I wanted to write this just for people that have this ignorant opinion on this game that it in some way would only be a japanese maid hack and slash title.
its one of the greatest games ever created. I only talked lore. This vide talked music and tbh, just go out there ans find out about the gamemechanics yourself now :)
I thought i was the only one who appreciated every single bit of the game. I love you man. This is the only game that made me think so deeply. Best game for me.
Can highly recommend watching a video about the complete time line from drakengard 3 to nier automata
"The androids were build to defend humanity against a disease, perhaps inflicted by these aliens."
Nope.
Humanity was gone, long before the Aliens got even close to the planet.
The disease that killed everyone was the Black Scrawl, the result of a Replicant that has lost its Gestalt either to Gestalt's unstable madness, or death - which affected all Gestalts after the death of the Shadowlord at the hands of a man who just wanted to protect the last of the family he had left.
@@FEDEL89 It goes even further if you've played the first NeiR and Drakengard 1 lol. Personally I think the first NeiR was even better, only held back by janky controls and camera and the graphics of the time.
I was left with crippling existential crisis after i finished this game, fuck
Hoo boy, not only is it about one of the best game soundtracks of all time, but in the first 2 minutes of the video there's already a recognition of the musical reference to Ghost in the Shell, and a comparison to Sigur Ros. That's a lot of my favorite things in a very short amount of time!
NieR Automata's ost totally destroyed my whole entire playlist. Now I just listen to A Beautiful Song at least three times a day lol.
"Am i in Ghost in the Shell" that's it, that the moment, that's when i dropped my like
Some days ago you said you were open to the idea of doing more analysis/react videos and i'm glad you sticked to the idea.
My fav song and you did it justice, great job as usual
PS: J'Nique Nicole did an amazing job with this song but my god knowing french makes it impossible to keep a straight face when thinking about her name :')
If you liked this one, you NEED to cover Nier: Gestalt's "Shadowlord".
YES PLEASE
OMG YES!
Congrats on 30k subscribers.
The OST is so good! J’nique’s vocals are beautiful and so so soulful. Have you checked out her vlogs on TH-cam?
I watched one while editing this video and am definitely gonna watch more!
Spoilers
*Finishes Nier* "That wasn't too bad, it was a happy ending."
"I can play as 9S now? Cool!"
"..."
._.
T.T
After the persona videos, i subbed just because i was waiting for this right here. great videos!
Same 😂
Oh my God that Italian-sounding line that you described just brought me to tears. This is my favourite song possibly of all time and to see this in the first video of yours that I've seen just makes it particularly momentous qwq Thank you, cheers from Malaysia!
Loving this. By the way since you mentioned it, the chaos language (at least the one Emi Evans made for the original NieR, which appears to be very much the same one used in Automata by the other singers too) does borrow from Italian, but also of Scottish Gaelic, Portuguese, Spanish, French, English and Japanese. Because of this wide mix of phonetics, you're bound to hear something familiar. Hell, I'm Dutch and I could swear I heard Dutch cadence in her pronunciations from time to time. It's a beautiful way to connect to people from anywhere.
Now I know you're usually doing more intense music, but if you're ever going to re-visit NieR: Automata, would you consider doing Kainé Salvation? It plays in only one area with pretty much nothing in it aside from a beautiful vista, but the song itself is the most angelic track in the game. And that's not me being sassy towards other tracks. Quite the contrary, I love every bit of the soundtrack. It's the only soundtrack that ever managed to move me to just put down my controller, close my eyes and just listen for... I don't even know how long. Turns out it's based on a track from the original NieR and Kainé was one of the player's companions. Never played that game but now I'm stuck listening to her soundtrack.
It also borrows from german - at least once - during Pascal's song. There's a phrase I always understand as "Because I like you"
This song always makes me cry. Like opera music always makes me feel such strong emotions. This one has such strong feelings of sadness, I can't help but cry
As someone who is currently playing Nier Automata, hearing analysi like these is always fun because it allows me to look at the music, and in turn the game itself in a different light.
Also Wayward Daughter review?! Yes PLEASE!!!
Honestly makes me pretty happy to rewatch this and see how excited you were for 30K subscribers, and now, almost exactly one year later, you have close to 250k! Definitely well deserved, keep up the fun and awesome work!
Please, react to Kaine Salvation. It must be my favorite track from Nier
And Shadowlord!
Come and give the shadowlord a big sloppy kiss😂
Facts
Second this
Same
Actually my favorite track in Nier Automata is sung by J'Nique - "Memories of dust" the desert ost. I mean who likes to roam a desert that's usually known being a vast of nothingness from a general view. Yet for me the desert in Nier is full of something because of her. The intro tells you something good is coming when entering the location for the first time and yes it always sounds like you're hearing the song for the first time. The way her voice blends with those chords, 🤤🤤🤤.. my goodness. I will roam the desert with no objective listening for that experience. I even pause the game & hack the machines just to hear the different variations. It's just that good.
I love that too. Forest kingdom and city ruins as well
6:27 This gentleman truly gets it!
The real theme of Nier Automata indeed are "us", and what "we" leave to those who come after us.
As one who listens to Automata's OST pretty regularly, I'm finding it really difficult to stay and watch this video due to me just wanting to drown within said OST, haha. Bipolar Nightmare ftw.
True.... on one hand, it's interesting to hear WHY Nier's music is so eargasmicly good. but on the other hand, you the want to say "dude shut up and just let the music play!"
YES REVIEW WAYWARD DAUGHTER PLEASE! Also, the song "Tsukuyomi's Pain" in the orchestral arrangement is very interesting as well, it's a suite consisting of three tracks from the game orchestrated into the full orchestra. Father's Pride, Lunacy and Wayward Daughter back to back as a single track. It's 👌👌👌
For real, man! The Tsukuyomi trial is truly an audiovisual and emotional experience.
Yes Wayward Daughter is awesome!
That whole arrangement from start to finish, the transitions and how they tell the story is just epic. This is the first song I thought about when you first asked what other songs to do on FFIV, but never asked. Glad to see you mention it, and I hope that you actually do it. Thank you for the awesome vids!
Yes please do the Tsukuyomi suite, its one of my favorite sets in final fantasy XIV
DO IT
Glad I stumbled on this video! Most music reacts vids from other channels are pretty lack luster, but you did this song the justice it deserved. The whole soundtrack is amazing.
Wayward daughter is such a good song. Honestly i would really like if you have the time to review it.
my favorite theme in the game
The official chiptune version of it is also fantastic!
I second this. It's one of the songs that's got a permanent spot on my orchestrion playlist in my FFXIV house. It's absolutely amazing.
Jack Hades One of my all time favorites. PRIMALS Version is just so good.
Thank you for making a video about this. I couldn't quite explain to people why I love the game and the music so much, but this really does help with that. Theres not just emotion in the story but emotion in the music and they both enhance eachother!
I am really curios about your thoughts on the Metal Gear Rising Soundtrack. I know it's a type of music of which you don't talked before, since i don't see metal specialized video on the channel.
Of course if you don't know the soundtrack i invite you to listen it.
I'm gonna just say: Metal Gear Rising is the reason why I bought a guitar.
One day I'll talk about that OST for sure!
All of the metal gear saga has incredibile music, and some of the most iconic soundtracks of all time. My personal favorite Is the "metal Gear saga" main theme, i get so emotional every time i hear It since it's attached to so many incredibile moments. I Hope you will make a video on it too
Cool!
OMG, ho iniziato a seguire da poco il canale e, data la tua pronuncia perfetta dell'inglese e la velocità con cui parli, non avrei mai immaginato fossi italiano. Quanto orgoglio! Keep up the good work!
ANOTHER ZONE OF THE ENDERS BOY HAS BEEN REVEALED
YEEEESSS
I absolutely love your videos man, it feels like the first time in my life I know someone else that can hear and feel the immense raw power of story telling through music. Music is one of the only 2 forms of media that can make me cry. Even if it isnt a sad song. Sometimes a song can be simple but tell a complex story and that moves me to tears when I hear it in practice. I'm just so happy there's someone else that understands.
Keep up the good work
Man, Wayward Daughter had me fight Tsukuyomi through tears. I think it's a big part to why we even feel sad for Yotsuyu's fate at the end of the quest.
man those deep cut comparisons to previous works in anime and video games made me subscribe, solid work! keep it up
I'm italian and I didn't even realize the "fa male qui nel cuore" part 😂 someone pointed it out in the comments of a video and now I can't help but hear it, which is totally fine because it's so damn fitting
Oh man I just found you on a whim and I'm so glad I did. What you do so much differently from other professionals dissecting/reacting certain aspects of popular/nerdy media is that you understand the CONTEXT of what you're talking about. It was interesting to hear the musical and emotional parts of what the song portrays, but more importantly to me is that you actually played the game and understood Simone's song through her story, and how it correlated with her song. I definitively want to hear more dissections of Nier, Bloodborne and anything you love!
I would love you to do Wayward Daughter from FFXIV, City of Ruins from Nier Automata and ZOE 2 intro since you mentioned it. Would love your insight on these. And so many more! Keep doing your thing, I love your analysis.
I love your stuff, Alex! You nailed it again. The NieR Automata soundtrack is easily one of my favorites and I love how impactful each track is, especially this one. It captures the essence of the character in question, poor Simone, and pushes forth an amazing (and dreadful) sense of urgency throughout the entire encounter. Love the shoutout to FFXIV's Tsukuyomi's track to point out the resemblance.
100% agree with Hamauzu being underrated, too. Completely separate topic, but FF13-2's OST is flat out wonderful.
Back on topic! My favorite song from the soundtrack is Memories of Dust, the desert theme, but jesus christ, the vocals on every track are amazing. God bless J'Nique!
Music and its synergy with in-game moments is on absolutely unbelievable level. I cant even imagine how its possible for human to made this. Keiichi Okabe is genius no doubt
Shout out for the Z.O.E. 2 shout out! It's one of the games that influenced my taste in gaming and music as a child. So many fond memories, yet no one I have spoken to has ever played (let alone heard) of Zone of the Enders! I heard "A Beautiful Song" and instantly thought of Z.O.E. 2's OP. Thankyou for showing me I'm not the only 1!
Honestly Tsukuyomi's three tracks are among my favorite ost so an analysis would be awesome
This is the best channel to feel goo about videogame music. Nice work Alex!
Didn't know u were Italian.. Mi piacevi già da prima ma ora mi piaci ancora di più frate 🇮🇹
quoto totalmente
You have so much passion for this, it's refreshing to see, I hope your channel continues to grow!
I feel the 8 bit versions of the songs don’t get enough credit cause it’s such a small attention to detail but it makes such a huge difference in the atmosphere along with adding something a little light hearted and fun
Mi stavo riguardando le tue reazioni e considerazioni di alcune canzoni, non pensavo fossi italiano, appena l'ho scoperto ne sono rimasta sconvolta haha. Apparte questo, rivedere ogni volta come reagisci a certe perle mi mette una felicità incredibile, complimenti ;)
All yes to wayward daughter! listening to the male chorus makes me automatically tear up for some reason. Oh and about the italian part in a beautiful song, the chaos language is mix of many european languages so it's quite possible that it is indeed italian that she sings at this part :)
omg i loved your intro scene, got me goosebumbs
This entire game was awesome, no joke. First ever game thats brought tears to my eyes
First video ever i see from you, might be cause i'm italian as well, might be cause i get goosebumps with this game and cry everytime, but you earned a big sub man, amazing work!
I have over 100 hours in NieR:Automata since I just love this game so much and what got me to play it was its soundtrack, it's amazing, simply amazing. And yeah, Chaos language is a mix of a lot of languages, mostly Latin based languages like Portuguese, French, Italian and some others. You can, if you listen carefully, hear a lot of lines that seem/are from those languages. In the first NieR it was much more prominent but as Chaos language was refined it sounds more and more subtle now but IMO it adds a lot to the actual song, and to the goosebumps. As a fan of all of Yoko, Emi Evans, Okabe and Nicole, thank you for this video.
That part where J'Nique sings in almost italian, that 'fa male qui nel cuore' gives me goosebumps everytime, being italian myself. Davvero da brividi!
Being sicilian, that way of singing is so close to sicilian folk songs and 'cantilene' so it hits me right in the heart everytime I listen to her.
You sir deserve a follow for this awesome analysis of this beautiful song (pun right there).
What’s unbelievable is there’s an even better version of this song which uses bells.
Ah Z.O.E, that haunting backward singing. Good job Kojima.
Hell yes. Most capitvating shit I heard in the PS2 era
Beyond the Bounds is incredible. Made fornonenof the hypest intros ever!
So play amazing. Her voice is magnificent and so powerful with powerful musics. Awesome video as always !
WAYWARD DAUGHTER YES YES YES !!!
And i recommend some Ar tonelico hymnos songs too
I need to check out that game.
If it's as good as its music, then it must be something special
NICE, another Ar tonelico music fan. i was pulled into the artdesign around the series and fell in love with the music too.
I support ar tonelico music , way too good.
@@AlexMoukalaMusic Well... The game is not that special, it's a "basic "2D" jrpg", but DAMN its music (the trilogy + Ar nosurge's hymnos) are perfects. Especially "Cosmoflips" and "Chronicle key"
Yes, Chronicle Key is just so beautiful!
7:35 i was thinking the same thing! glad that someone else noticed, loved the video by the way. e mi hai sorpreso , non mi aspettavo fossi italiano, parli in inglese con una pronuncia tanto bella che non mi sarebbe mai saltato in mente, complimenti .
Being Italian, I always heard that line as "fa male qui nel cuore" as well! 💔
This is the kind of reactions that deserve likes and sub, explanations as well as examples are given plentiful.
Okay, I’m not black, I don’t want to sound weird. This is just my opinion: the voice of a black person, especially when they sing, it has this, wild, untamable, powerful, emotional and even sacred feeling. I actually really liked that they have a black person for the vocal! It’s so beautiful!!
i'm not black either, but!!! i wholeheartedly agree with you!! i think we really need more people of color giving their talents to the world :D it's just a shame how people just discriminate all the time based off ethnicity and race.
Heroine of Time they don’t do that much.
Thank you very much for enjoying the sound of our voices🥰
@@damobeck1 Need to stop playing victim, and start being the victor.
@@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick sadly their stuck in the past. Can't have the future or present if you can't let go of the past.
One of the best game OSTs ever! There’s so much work and affection contained within pieces, it’s insane. There’s about three versions of every song or at least for a significant portion of that. Every composition seems to match the moment it was assigned to perfectly. Okabe did a perfect job.
"Fa male qui nel cuore". Well, take my pizza and call me mario, how the hell did I not notice that?
This analysis was just awesome. Subscribed!
3:28-3:29 always sounds to me like "bez radosti" which means "without joy" in Russian
Dude you actually mentioned Zone of the Enders ^^; I've never heard of anyone mention them anywhere I thought it was a game that only my brother and I played. Hats off to you!
"2B isn't the best thing in Automata, it is the Music" ..... a rather controversial comment but you do you lol.
When I'm playing the game I need to applaud myself for being able to play properly while crying from pure beauty. Also when you say that there is an italian phrase, the silent nod is that we're actually not hearing it wrong. Sure they never truly admit that it is true but they never said that it is a wrong theory.
Also I would love to watch the Wayward Daughter and how it connect with Yotsuyu's tragedy. She is no Hades or Nidhogg but she deserve the seat of 4.3 Main Scenario Boss.
When I'm playing this game I need to applaud myself for being able to play properly while crying from pure depression, lol
If this depress you, how would you handle Replicant? Automata so far is the most hopeful of the entire entries.
@@HadeaRin don't know, never played it. Automata was my first Neir game and will probably also be my last considering I don't really enjoy games that spend most of their run time making me sad. It was a great game, just not quite for me
The hint about language is in how they called it: Chaos.
In other words it's a mix of many languages in the world. So they pretty much "made up" a language just so they can use specific languages for specific phrases.
I sure as hell know there's some French in it. Just wondering which exact languages are there in the end.
@@will24556 Then you won't be able to handle Automata's sibling and cousin because in the matter of being straight out depressing, they are much worse (the gameplay too). All of the main ending of Automata is themed around 'Hope' in straightforward narrative I personally question did Yoko Taro eat something bad when writing it.
I literally got CHILLS when you threw in beyond the bounds from ZOE!! I listened to that song almost everyday for years when I was a kid, and no one ever talks about how much of a masterpiece it is! Thank you thank you for the throwback!
There is a song entirely in Italian in the OST of "Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex" (2ng gig as it's called) which is called "I do". I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one!
The lyrics are also very poignant and very in tune with the theme of the whole series.
This battle and song were probably my favourite moments of this game. Running through it a few times for the different endings and story arcs, I was always hyped by this fight and the song accompanying it. I turned the volume up right before triggering every time. Loving the breakdown as much as the son itself
Singing with Invented language?
I suggest an older game. *"AR TONELICO"*
Month old but also most of Kara no Kyoukai's tracks would work as well, hell most of Kajiura's music would work for this. Based on the Aoko Profile Picture I'm just going to assume you know what I'm talking about.
This 100%
Yes Alex, please react to some Ar Tonelico songs.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't help but dance to orchestral music. Also, you're so right, Hamauzu deserves WAY more love!!
This was an incredible breakdown. I love your insight into music!
Hit me up with Song of the Ancients - Atonement my man,would be amazing
I'd be even more down if it were Song of the Ancients - Fate from OG NieR. That percussion is just... wow.
2 percussions and cow bell. Damn, I can only hope someday Emi and Goddess Shikata can work on the same project together.
I am so glad you got to this game. In my opinion it's the best video game soundtrack of all time. Please do more!
It’s like this game draws you in with the candy of thicc ass and pretty music then whacks you with the brick of philosophy and depression