Analyzing the Music of The Devourer of Gods: A Symphonic Masterpiece
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When I first caught word of the Terraria: Calamity mod, I was a tad dismissive, mentally. How could a mod to Terraria really be as good as people suggested? I've never been one for the survival/world building type of game so I didn't really bat an eye at it. Well, I was clearly wrong. After listening to Stained, Brutal calamity: • Opera Singer Reacts to... Roar of the Jungle Dragon: • Opera Singer Reacts: R... and eventually to the whole soundtrack: • Opera Singer Reacts: R... I came to realize that this music was much deeper than my original misconceptions had been. The devourer of Gods, further enhances the belief that @DMDOKURO is a marvelous composer. A dark symphony of complex moving parts, programmatic story telling, and beautiful melody that weaves into our emotional depths. It is not easy to create something so moving with so many different sections and versions. Really something that must be listened to multiple times to truly respect.
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Chapters:
00:00 Is this a symphony?
00:57 Servants of the Scourge Analysis
09:36 Scourge of the Universe Analysis
16:00 Servants of the Scourge Analysis
19:17 Universal Collapse
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The worst part about all these calamity themes is that a lot of them were criticized or people didn't want them just because they thought the placeholders would still be better. The effects all the toxicity brought to Dokuro and his lack of knowing how to handle it absolutely destroyed him and the effects are still felt on the artist today. Dokuro doesn't ever want to look back on his calamity tracks despite them being such masterpieces and his newer music that he's been making for the album "They Know Who They Are" brings out so much emotion and pure sadness. It truly is sad for what happened to Dokuro, but we viewers who appreciate these tracks and see that they are masterpieces are truly what bring this composer to continue on and go forward with his passion for making some of the best music on planet earth. You should give some of his newer tracks a listen, it doesn't matter if it's on the channel or not as his newer tracks aren't really video game music, but they are still masterpieces and I think you would enjoy them. Anyway, have a nice day, and I can't wait to see the next upload from you.
I was wondering why the comments where turned off despite all the calamity music being such a good one to listen to. Now I know why, I liked listening to dm dokuro's calamity musics when I was still a kid at the time, I was so unaware of his situation.
Wasn’t it the opposite though? I remembered it was the pressure of people constantly demanding everywhere for new music or asking him when he would make more, and that completely drowned out the positivity and encouragement from other people. Or at least that’s what I remember hearing
@@dengc8973 Both, pretty much. The Calamity fandom was... well, it deserved to be called a fandom, alright. No wonder dude bailed the hell out, but as much of a shame as it is it's probably best for him.
@@dawk7 It was indeed the both of them. As I said, this is all still weighing on him and hurting him to this day which is highly saddening to see. The Calamity fandom pretty much was the start of one huge downward spiral for Dokuro.
tfw they're already on their third composer
(Anyone who's reading this now, basically all of this has been retconned, so don't use it as accurate info for the lore. Read the wiki page for it if you want up to date info :3)
Alright, lore time!
The Devourer of Gods is a cosmic serpent living in its own realm called The Distortion. Its ability to absorb the powers of anything it devourers and its quite massive ego gave it the title of Devourer of Gods.
One day, the Tyrant Yharim and the Devourer met each other, resulting in an intense fight to the death - however, although Yharim won, he did not kill the wyrm. Instead, he 'hired' it as basically his personal hitman.
Now, for the sentinels:
The Ceaseless Void is a black hole accidentally created by the DoG while teleporting. After weakening it, DoG greatly reduced its destructive abilities and was able to weaponize it as part of his underlings.
Storm Weaver is the only other creature from DoG's species that we know of. The Devourer adopted it and trained it under its wing. Although this may sound wholesome at first, the DoG would not hesitate to kill it if it stepped out of line.
Signus, the Envoy of the Devourer, was a cosmic assassin who was seemingly hired to take out the Tyrant Yharim, yet was instead taken to the Distortion realm to battle with the DoG. The fight ended in a stalemate and Signus joined the Devourer's sentinels.
DoG's main goal is to devour and absorb the power of Providence, the Profaned Goddess - a deity made out of flames from the sun itself, profaned rocks and a crystal hidden underneath. Its enormous energy would allow DoG to become infinitely more powerful, even more than the Tyrant. The player is able to lure the sentinels and the Devourer using a Rune of Kos which contained part of the Profaned Goddess' power after her demise.
Wow, that was long as hell. I won't be surprised if nobody even wants to read all that haha.
Anyway, absolutely great analysis Marco! I havent even noticed some of the things you pointed out before.
I’m glad and thanks for the lord!
Lore
I was waiting for this since the livestream XDD
@@draftmadman-x2470 I said I'd deliver on the lore, here it is
@@Garbo_trashcan I was there when u said that XDDD
Something I really like about this fight: the boss actively trash-talks you throughout the fight, including lines like "Did that hurt?" When you get hit by the mouth (which on certain higher difficulties instead instakills and you just get devoured), or "Are you honestly that bad at dodging?" when you fly into the tail segment
The instakill mechanic was removed long ago. I kinda miss it, but at least I won't ever feel the frustration of getting devoured due to some random fps drop.
@@DuyroZeppeli man the instakill was so cool
@@DuyroZeppeli I kind of get a scare if I get hit, so then he hits me again and I die anyways 😂
Then bitches out by pointing out that youre not a god
Reminds me of good rivals in other games like Vergil and Jetstream Sam
"Brutal confidence."
That is the Devourer of Gods in a nutshell. A powerful Wyrm who can absorb the strength of anyone he devours, growing his tail and his ego ever so larger. Even though you felled all three of his sentinels, and a literal GODDESS (Providence) that he couldn't get to first, he was still arrogant and lazy, thinking that he could kill you and absorb your power with ease. Throughout the fight, he gradually realizes the stakes involved in this, and he fights you more and more ferociously.
It starts with excitement for such a worthy opponent, but it quickly turns into fury and rage, because he realizes that you could kill him, and he's afraid. He's terrified of death, and he realizes it's coming right his way. The Devourer's final phase is him swallowing his ego and holding no bounds. He's enraged, determined, and fueled by nothing but a burning desire to kill you.
Which makes the phrase "A god does not fear death" a *brutal* lie
@@AsperGoat or rather, a god truly does not fear death. The DoG, despite it's power, is still no real god. He may be as strong as gods, but not one himself.
@@AsperGoat at that point he's in denial about his situation, not that he actually believes it. He is in fact absolutely terrified
This reminds me of Furi's "The Burst" boss which matches this exact description!
A tooltip from the item "Metastasis" actually gives some insight into the Devourer's boundless hunger for power.
A contemplated possible future of the cosmic serpent,
A gruesome warning for those blinded by the hunger for power.
This indicates that the tomb of skulls and bones that make up the Sepulcher during the S. Cal fight might've been a plausible fate for the serpent if it never lost to the player.
Fun fact. There used to be a future version of DoG in calamity. It’s was a version from a reality In which the devour never lost to the player. As a result, it became known as the Devour of the Universe and is much more powerful.
@@dadarkmatterdude I wanted to fight them :(
I wish this was added
Devourer of the Universe......
That's horrifying
And you could still kill it because the terrarian is kind of OP
I think of the guitar part as a calm before the storm. The DoG used to have a fake-out before its second phase, pretending to have run away and not appear, until suddenly the music kicks back in and he ambushes you.
in the very old versions he just straight up fakes his death
@@depressedkermit3752 yeah i remember literally his body fall off and i thought "yeah finally beat him" and i wondering where is his drop and then sky goes black and he back....
@@youtubename9113 "It's not over yet kid"
It still has this fakeout section, after the sentinels are killed for a second time.
@@frostburn2982 it doesnt actually, the sentinel phase was removed due to how buggy it was.
this title I can't agree more with, DM Dokuro is really the modern Bach, his way of combining electronic with classic instuments and songwriting is absolute perfection and Scourge of the Universe is IMO his best work to date. Thank you for giving him the exposure that he desperately deserves
It's my pleasure, I've really enjoyed it.
Too bad some people made him feel like he's not good, and that his music sucks. It's so unfortunate.
I hate those people, also, imo roar of the jungle dragon is the goat.
@@pbandmayosandwich3208 i dont really have a favourite on any of his songs because all of the songs are amazing than i just cant seem to segregate them into ranks of how much i like them
I really like the yharon and Scal music a lot more, but devourer of gods does have a good soundtrack.
Oh let's go! I adore Dokuro's work on the Calamity soundtrack, his influence has left such a mark on the mod.
I've replayed terraria without calamity once. Whilst I was still enjoying the gameplay with a different set of mods, I missed the music so much I put the mod back in anyway. My favorite themes were often those of biomes more than bosses. Stuff like the astral infection or acid wastes themes. Even relatively insignificant bosses like the slime god had top notch tracks. Pair that with the awesome bosses and superb visuals for terraria and Calamity might be the single best modded experience I have ever had.
Playing calamity without calamtymusic is a sin, seriously, it has just amazing tracks, DM Dokuro is the man!
The mod? More like the entirety of modded terraria. Perhaps even into the base game itself
The mod? More like the entirety of modded terraria. Perhaps even into the base game itself
To think some of DM Dokuro's music is inspired by Metal Gear. Once you listen to The Only Thing I Know For Real and Roar Of The Jungle Dragon the similarities are too many to be a coincidence.
The Devourer of Gods is one of few beings the Terrarian gets to fight with no need to feel remorse or compassion.
The DoG is, essentially, just a hyper powerful and rare species of worm that assimilates the raw power of those it consumes, which lead to the DoG snowballing in scale until it was just casually consuming godlike entities and hiding in a pocket dimension.
However, this method of obtaining power is slow and inefficient, meaning Yharon, Calamitas, Draedon's machines, and Yharim all out scale the DoG and were able to control it.
The DoG was given armor by Yharim's chief scientist Draedon, allowing it to be resilient to the bane of all worms: piercing weapons (which is a meta joke as piercing weapons can hit worms multiple times) in order to effectively smite up and coming heroes that Yharim feels is worth killing.
But the Devourer of Gods... is just a disposable asset.
Much like if you caught a rabid bear, gave it armor, and let it loose on towns you don't like; the Devourer of God's is a purely temporary asset that will get killed eventually, whether it be by your hand or another's. It's impressive, but a liability in the long-run.
That's why Yharim considers you a threat when you kill Yharon, the boss you have to beat before you can fight Calamitas herself and/or Draedon's machines.
The DoG is not his most valuable asset. Yharon, his only living family; Calamitas, the only living human that could rival his power; and Draedon, a scientist so brilliant and twisted they made machines of a similar caliber as Calamitas...
They are his most valuable assets.
Never thought i would hear him say "calamity bells".
One of my favorite parts is at 10:43 where the calamity bells play the DoG's main melody for the first time. It's like a precognition of sorts where you have heard of this monstrosity in legends, the realization that there is no going back from the confrontation with this cataclysmic force and that one of you is going to perish this day. When it changes to the electronic sound you can really feel its presence. The calm parts and the changes back to the bells also signify to me how the DoG is fading in and out of our dimension, which is in fact its signature ability!
The Devourer of Gods is an almost extinct worm like species that has the ability to assimilate powers and abilities from beings they devour
Type W is a servant called the Storm Weaver who is pretty much an infant of the same species as the Devourer of Gods
Type V is a servant called the Ceaseless Void which is an indiscriminate void that has been contained in a shell
Type S is a servant called Signus and was an assassin sent to kill the Devourer of Gods but failed and was recruited instead
Type D isn’t a new servant but the other 3 coming together to kill you after the first phase of the Devourer of Gods
The Devourer of Gods himself is kind of a conceited and cocky but powerful being who almost sees himself as a god now
if v was a then we would have wasd which'd be funny.
And what's funny is that he calls himself the Devourer of GodS even though he ate only one god, which would be Astrum Deus, who was already severely weakened by the astral infection.
@@DarkButz he would've been if it weren't for some guy that kills slimes one day and the god of the moon the next week
Type D doesn't exist anymore, it's only found in the nonstop mix now as it's no longer a part of the calamity mod. NGL DoG feels way too easy and loses a lot of spectacle now that his servants don't come back to help fight you after phase 1.
@@fairiz375 no, moonlord was sealed for quite a long time. The people of the moon would just elect another one
I must admire your great precision in meaning, I just want to mention a few things about the Servants of the Scorgue:
Type W stands for "storm Weaver", a creature of the same species as the DoG, that's why its melody is the most repeated.
Type V is for "ceaseless Void", an error in the realities due to an attempt to cross the dimensions by DoG, for this reason his melody is so wild and very erratic since he is a black hole and he has a hard time following orders.
Type S is for "Signus", an assassin who made a pact with the DoG to be the third Servant, the melody is more rhythmic than the other 2 for being the most "obedient" of the Servants.
Finally the Type D "Type Devourer"
This is not implemented in the game, but it is here since when you defeat the DoG phase 1, the Servants fight again while their Master gets stronger, it sounds so brutal since here they are weaker than before, they are giving their all and it is his final breath.
I appreciate your great analysis on my favorite song
(use the translator, sorry if there are spelling mistakes in this)
IIRC, it can actually play in game if the servants haven't been killed at all in the world by the time you fight DoG - normally you need to to get the materials for crafting the summon, but if you, say, bring the summon in from another world, it can play
@@walvens3080 actually there is an alternate recipe that doesn't use the sentinel drops. It's pretty expensive, but it's there.
*used
@@VeraVemaVena I actually used the alternate recipe as my recipe the first time I played Calamity, though now I only use the normal recipe.
Let's go! Thank you for giving this mix its own analysis video! After the Calamity livestream I wasn't sure it was going to get one, but I'm so incredibly happy it did.
Edit: 16:00 I always tear up at the use of the guitar in this section, even now as I think about it while writing. It gives me a sense of desperation as this universe-eating entity realises that "hold up, this is actually a threat" and drops its cockiness and starts pulling out all its punches, no holding back. Man I love this boss and its music.
And at 15% he is still cocky tho as he says "A God does not fear death" as segments of him are falling apart
Bro donated money on a yt vid 🌚
@@scl-edits bro dint got pinned and only 157 likes 💀💀
why are you two giving this guy shit for supporting the creator you were watching at the very time you were writing that comment
@@znoopsy bro comments like this usually gets pinned and has alot of like so thats why i
said bro dint got pinned 💀💀💀
DM Dokuro has done such incredible work over the years, from remixes to original soundtracks. I really think Calamity was his masterpiece, and I think this particular mix was an excellent choice for a video
Its sad to see how he hates his masterpiece because of the community that pushed him away from the thing he loved
@@ZaChemasIt really does suck, having talked to him 3 or 4 times I can definitively say he is an incredibly nice person. Seems like he’s slowly getting better and healing, but in no timeline did he deserve what the community did to him.
Marco I have to thank you for teaching me how to listen to music deeper than just the the sounds it makes
Happy to help!
Same
im still struggling to learn how to do this consistently but DAMN when it works it feels so good
Dude. Your beard. It's getting to powerful. It's almost a gilgamesh level of beard.
Gonna return here when I listen to the track myself. Love ya work dude
@@Mathster321 I have now!
@@blubberfeet5430 *The Return of The King*
@@blubberfeet5430 *The Return of the Kind*
@@magmacube8689 ah shit, you beat me to it :c
@@Ajdin_1103he indeed did
it is INSANE how spot on to the lore you are just from listening to the music!
I love your content, almost nobody gives video game music the respect it deserves as exactly that. A piece of music, a piece of art
❤️
Calamity probably has one of the greatest soundtracks in any game and it's a mod. The Terraria community is built different
"You are no god, but I shall feast on your essence regardless!"
The Devourer of Gods is of a certain species of worm/serpent that can usurp the essence and power of the things it eats. The Devourer in particular managed its way into some very juicy meals at a point where no one really considered the species a threat, and suddenly there was a ravenous being tearing through the world and only getting stronger. In response, the Devourer was driven from the world, retreating into a pocket dimension, and the rest of its species was hunted down and genocided, save for the Storm Weaver (Sentinal W), who escaped and was taken in by the Devourer. This was not an act of benevolence, but a check on the Weaver's growth, as if it got lucky enough it could challenge the Devourer. Weaver is living on borrowed time, it will either die to the Terrarian, or overstep its boundaries and be killed by the Devourer.
the weaver feeds on wyvern souls and despite its intelligence being more animalistic it can still process orders but out of all 3 Sentinels signus is far closer to achieving his goal
@@derrickhageman1969The fight between the devourer and signus was a stalemate, so they are very possibly equal in power
@@arandomdogecoin power isn't the only deciding factor. many things will play into one another. I really don't see Signus being used as a mere step-stool to the Devourer's fight if they're equal in power
meanwhile me and the boys about to kill god: nah bitch we are stronger than god
@@uncroppedsoop it sounds like signus is closer to achieving higher power than the others because due to him have far more intelligence that the ceaseless void and the storm wever maybe the D.O.G favors him more?
I like to think DM Dokuro's influence on music will span throughout history (hell, even the bells throughout the soundtrack are named "calamity bells" by many on the internet), despite him leaving Calamity after some well-known reasons by the Calamity community. Dokuro's way of showing a character through his music or by telling a story never ceases to amaze me.
Edit: "This is you brushing your teeth, but your house is on fire" LMAO, amazing analogy
😂😂😂
Bro I literally read the edit right when he said the exact line
My favorite Dokuro track. It carries so much weight and is very fitting for the fight in the Terraria mod. He is honestly probably one of my favorite bosses of all time. In the Scourge of the Universe portion and the Universal Collapse there are scales moving up and down in the background, mimicking the segments of a worm or slithering of a snake since the D.o.G. is a massive worm piercing through dimensions. I also think that the bells in this song almost feel like a warning, that if the player fails the Devourer will consume everything, and that not even a god could stop him. Also, the calmness before the Universal Collapse mimics the battle in game. There is a pause between phase 1 and phase 2 where all is quite, and it seems like the player has won. Then, one chat message in game gives a bone chilling response to the players victory: "It's not over yet, kid!" The Devourer bursts out of his dimension, now wearing his cybernetic armor. Than Universal collapse picks up, and the song slowly devolves more as the Devourer becomes more desperate. Before his death, he gives on last message to the player. "A GOD DOES NOT FEAR DEATH!" he cries as he picks up his speed and tries to surround the player and end them. Such a beautiful soundtrack and wonderful analysis done by you. You make amazing videos and I am so happy to see what you'll cover next!
Fun fact; Servants of the Scourge (Type D) is an unreleased version of Servants of the Scourge DM Dokuro added for this mix specifically. I like how it has an almost reflective property, it fits as a perfect reprise before jumping into the raw intensity of Universal Collapse
Edit: I also love the long, whining pitch in Universal Collapse. It legitimately carries the energy as if the universe around you is dying and letting out one last defiant shriek as your battle against this cosmic entity rages at its peak
idk why but i always imagine it is used between dog phase transition.
Like it just keeps playing scourge but I'd be so damn cool if servants used this part before universal collapse happens.
Fun fact , part of the Devourer's theme is inspired by a remix Dokuro has made about a song called last battle from a game called cave story you can hear the similarities at 11:18
Yes! I i realized the second i listened to this song the first time
And honestly, it's a banger. The best remix from a Cave Story track I have listened to.
A real banger.
DOKURO Even made an Arranged Version of the CS ost
I like that the brief return to Servants of the Scourge is called Type D for the Devourer of Gods himself. To me, that implies that the DOG himself is also a servant of a scourge: Yharim
I never thought about it like that but it’s very fitting!
10:29 this part always gave me the feeling of seeing this colossal worm in the night sky, flying through the cosmos. Then as soon as the song starts picking up, the devourer of gods starts rushing torwards me, as my character readies their weapon and prepares for the fight.
It feels like every part of the Servants' themes come in two distinct pieces - a piece conveying the essence of each Servant, and a piece conveying the response of the player to each.
W - Storm Weaver - is both grandiose but also frantic. Storm Weaver is the only other member of the Devourer Worm's species, and it bears the same great potential, but its stronger counterpart is watching. It feels the need to express its splendour, but it's stifled, threatened even. The player responds to this grandiose and frantic onslaught with a more structured and solemn dirge - an acceptance of the battle, both current and oncoming, and though the Weaver flees its fate, the player does not run. Thus, the Weaver is defeated.
V - Ceaseless Void - is an unthinking aberration, less a being and more, well, a void. It exists to destroy. It seeks to carry out that reason of existence. But it is not alive in its own way - it has no true consciousness. The player responds with a quicker, more complex rebuttal - the player has come so far through their own capacity to live, adapt, and think. They wage a war of intelligence, and the Void cannot win that battle.
S - Signus - is not fearful, nor unthinking. He is intelligent and calm, but his theme portrays who he is. A cosmic assassin, a being not of destruction itself but merely of malice. His theme is mechanical, complex, and threatening. The player responds with their birthright - the will of a hero, pulling the music back into the light, denying Signus the right to twist the battle into a slaughter. A fair duel is not Signus' forte.
With three answers to three attacks, the servants fall, and the Devourer makes its own demand. Bleed, die, and be consumed.
The player refuses, of course.
I'm just how amazed how rock mixes with so well with orchestral pieces, dokuru is insanely talented
dokuro’s mixing of multiple genres of music is so good!
calamity seems to be cursed for its music composers Dokuro left due to stress and now CD music (composer of boss rush and possibly draedon themes) for similar reasons. if this continues it will be a big problem :/
for Dokuro's case, we can blame the community for their impatience and just downright being disappreciative.
for CDMusic's case, it's due to the recent events in the mod dev team which caused some devs to leave the mod team. And it sucks that this is the second time something like this happened to the guy. I really hope it won't happen ever again.
To me, the guitar bit is the most hopeful part of the song. It gives the impression that even though the world has been devastated, hope is not lost.
We need to see a Marco Calamity play through
I would love to see that but calamty is a pretty rough mod especially when you get to late game, don't know if it would fit Marco's style of game.
it would not.:D
@@MarcoMeatball 🤣dw if you stream it I, and others, can guide you. If you do just do it on Classic mode, it's not too super rough, especially if you've played souls games and such. But honestly the Calamity Mod was one of the absolute best experiences I've ever had in gaming. While classic mode is easier, there aren't as many items and the bosses don't have as wide of an arsenal all the time. Good luck if you do btw.
@@MarcoMeatball yeah its actually way too hard to be enjoyable if you are a casual player.
@@MarcoMeatball yeah I thought as much.
16:04 To me the guitar makes me feel like someone is saying to me, “This is how far you have come.” And as the drop approaches it then says, “you started with nothing and now you are fighting a god and winning, don’t mess this up now, you got this.”
Also i hope that you are able to review more of calamity mod music and just video game music in general because I think that it gets heavily overlooked by people and they don’t realize how effective it can be.
I think, becuase at this point, you've just defeated the first phase, it's calm before the real storm. You may think you've done it, you've finally one, but no, it's just the beginning.
man, when i compare musics i listen in games like calamity, like hades, like hollow knight, shit like that, versus mmos the difference is so incredible, after hearing to such good soundtracks im obliged to turn mmos musics off and play something else in the background because the elevator music becomes unbearable after some time, meanwhile great music is eternal
I love the guitar as much as the next person, but 17:32 (Type D) is one of the best things Dokuro's ever made. It represents the last effort of the servants (notice how all their themes are combined), which makes sense because in a pervious iteration of the DoG fight, the 3 of them were summoned AGAIN and you had to fight them all in a partially weakened state. Such an amazing song all around
To this day, the harp opening in Universal Collapse always gives me shivers
I managed to get lucky and have the music sync with the fight. Every time a beat dropped or a large percussion instrument got hit DOG launched out of a portal at me, since that god eating worm tunnels through reality with a pocket dimension.
I personally think, the guitar part is a recap of something we were missing when we were fighting, like we are remembering a reason, a motivation to fight this beast.
Uniquely, the Rune of Kos, a summoning item used to summon the Sentinels of the Devourer, can be used to summon all three of them, but not at once, it's all dependent on the area the player is currently in.
The Ceaseless Void can only be summoned in the Dungeon and enrages outside of it, and I always thought this described how the Devourer confined the all-encompassing hunger of the Void, that was quite literally ceaseless in its attempts at devouring everything surrounding it. The Devourer was teleporting too much and caused it to manifest, so he confined it and made it one of its servants.
The Storm Weaver can only be summoned when the Rune of Kos is used in space. This describes to me how the Weaver was one of the only other remaining Wyrms out of the DoG's species, and how it's able to control the weather. The Devourer took the young Weaver under his wing as a servant and apprentice, but would not hesitate to end its life if it acted out.
Signus, Envoy of the Devourer, can only be summoned in the Underworld, and honestly describes to me how assassins like him always come from the darkest places. Well, former assassin, because Signus was defeated by the Devourer and enlisted as one of his servants.
To whomever actually read the entire thing, I thank you. I love this mod and this piece moves me. ❤
Would love to see a version of this but as a 'Descent into the abyss' Starting with music from the top of the abyss, working down to the bottom, finishing with the adult eidolon worms theme.
Thinking that this is the Devourer of gods and the theme makes the bells stand out is quite interesting if you think of them as church bells and really is the reason why probably many find this theme of the devourer of gods so good
the bells are a running theme in many of the ost for this mod
Yeah
THE "CALAMITY BELLS" ARE AWESOME
I hope Dokuro is doing better in these times, I follow him still, but after working for a terraria mod that change the whole game, such a fate of his wasn't deserved, but at least I'm fine with him having more peace that when he was with us, and for me personally, I'll always look up to him and also thank him for his masterful work
Describing the DOG theme as a symphonic masterpiece is honestly perfect. Can't wait for the Leviathan Trilogy!
To be honest , you should react to the vanilla soundtrack , it's REALLY in place and fit every part ofthe game , you can hear the icy sounds in the ice biome theme , the hallowed sounds in the hallowed theme , the creepiness in the corruption theme , i assure you you will love reacting to it , and even that there is an actual second completely different soundtrack in the game and its as good as the first one
In the new year why not
@@MarcoMeatball yay thanks
Today is a good day since Marco is uploading Calamity content. If you still intend to do Siren and Leviathan's themes, I highly suggest you find the one called 'Leviathan Trilogy' since it includes an extra song in there that was made after Siren's Call and Forbidden Lullaby. It's named Siren's War Cry.
Also, I'm sure I and many others on this channel would love it if you did more Calamity content. I'm thinking specifically of Return to Slime, I remember your jaw dropping to the floor during that song.
Universal collapse always makes my mind go back to the phrase "A god does not fear death!" Which as I'm writing, still gives me goosebumps
The funny thing about the servants' disposition against the player, is that Signus would hold the least amount of hatred against the player. Signus (Type S) was originally contracted to assassinate the DoG, but was beaten, and now serves under the very thing he was sworn to destroy. Perhaps he has faith in the player, hoping that they may finish what he could not. Such is why his melody is so melancholic.
You’re absolutely right, all this inference and introspection that can be drawn from such a well crafted piece IS the power of music!
Fantastic video
you explaining the song made me love this song even more and the description you gave for every single part was amazing
So cool to see my favorite song be analyzed! I kid you not, a few days ago I saw a similar video about a different video game soundtrack, and I was really hoping to find something like this! Thank you!
Dokuro is arguably the best video game music producer to exist, honestly.
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The guitar is there to remind the player of the easy fun going times when he first started the world up, but the backing track is still there because he is still fighting. a moment of thought like "all my friends are gone, I remember them from when we first started, dumb and scared. You took them away, now ill take you away from the universe." or something.
Lets go, really enjoyed the analysis and interpretation of the story, cant wait for other analysis of the calamity soundtrack!
great video and great analytical journey marco, cant wait to see leviathan trilogy, been excited for that since the livestream
I cry everytime i hear the guitar part and that is without the context you added and not even thinking about Dokuro’s feelings and how this soundtrack affected him
My thanks for allowing me to understand the full experience of my favorite Calamity OST through your analysis 🔥
Seeing a new upload makes me smile so so much. I'll update after I finish this video I just wanted to thank you for making me smile :)
Gotta love your explanations. Keep up the good work!
The guitar gives me chills on the spine, like it feels personal, it talks to my soul. And it almost feels like a conversation on yourself about "Yeah, I can do this. I just need to be confident, YES! THAT'S IT!" and the rest of the music comes back, backing you up on your own confidence of beating the _Devourer of Gods_ which, is really impressive to just think about. Maybe its more about the NPC's reaching to you in the pureness of a guitar, in that instant, maybe its that moment of "The power of love and friendship", but it feels so good.
Also I love you chose the nonstop mix instead of going individually on the tracks, I absolutely am in love with the mix. Hopefully he never takes those soundtracks down because one can get a song attached to something, and DM Dokuro doesn't have really good memories with them sadly as you may know.
A recomendation I can make to continue your analisis is the Warcraft 3 soundtracks, except for one race in particular ( The Undead...) the other 3 ( Human, Night Elfs and Orcs) have very special songs, and makes you feel a lot of stuff.
The undead tho...its just...Wooo spooky. Its cool but not really unique sadly.
The way that these songs were crafted with storytelling and love by using only sound is something only a master musician can do.
Been waiting for this one for a long time, glad you enjoyed it!
I suggested this and he hearted my comment on the jungle dragon vid, but I never knew he actually did it until now!
the face of pure joy this man has when universal collapse begins is amazing 20:44
And wasn't he a self-taught musician too? Damn, really overpowers my 14 years of musical studies with shredding ease... Truly talented, I wish I was as great as him. But I'll make my way into this industry sooner or later, eventually, and hopefully DM will collab with me someday! But anyways, Dokuro has made some truly earth-shattering pieces and I am really glad I found him through Calamity. Also, y'all gotta check his piece "Stained, Brutal Calamity", by far (in my opinion) his best work of art right now.
Stained brutal Calamity was the first thing he reacted to!
@@omegaboi7087 Oh I HAVE to go watch that vid then, the reaction should be very interesting!!
Man i could hear you speaking about music all day, i am so glad i found your channel, i love your analysis and i aways think about this meanings.
It wold de incredible if you make a video about musics from library of ruina, this game is unbelievably good, with a very deep lore, and the musics from the bosses compliments all of this, musics like "Iron lotus" and "Love town" have a very meaninfull lyric as well.
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So glad to see another analysis on Calamity especially this amazing piece. It really is surprising to see how accurately you can glean information from the music alone.
gotta admit, it's reviews like these that make me appreciate the music that I listen to a lot more. like, I would add the music to my playlist and listen to it, but never thought much of it. videos like these really do open my eyes to see how much more meaning there is in the music itself. always makes me wonder how long it takes to compose long tracks like this lol
I’m so glad to hear your thoughts on this track! If it weren’t for God Shattering Star from Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Scaramouche’s boss theme from Genshin Impact, Scourge of the Universe would be by far my favorite boss theme of all time.
Thank you Mr. Meatball, I just woke up and this video made my day
Thank you for doing all these amazing videos ❤
I enjoy watching you physically groove and feel the music.
Really adds to the experience, I feel like it supplements your analysis unironically.
HE SAID THE CALAMITY BELLS! ONE OF US!
bro is wearing beyerdynamic DTs, bro has my trust and loyalty.
5:58 i always cry when this parts kicks in, absolute banger.
Lmfao like and subscribe
This part kick in only on weaver tho
I super loved seeing you critically analyze this theme! DoG is my fav boss in calamity and the music is so perfect. Glad to see others appreciate it too. Also I really enjoyed watching you completely absorbed the music and move with the perfection that is universal collapse. Songs like this are often overlooked or interpreted as "bad" because its very electronic and chaotic without looking past the direct noise and hearing a story of a suffering purple worm. sometimes we must question why a song exists the way it does and what it is trying to tell us.
just started this viedo. i love the way this video is formatted so far! looking froward to it!
man i've never seen a person enjoy a soundtrack in such a way that's so similar to my expressions when hearing a banger soundtrack, you had me hooked on the undertale ost reaction, now you've earned a sub. keep up the amazing work marco
Thank you so muchhhhhh
If I was to recommend one song from calamity’s soundtrack, it would be Unholy Insurgency. By far my favorite track in calamity, but it’s also fitting because it is the first big boss in terms of calamity. Would love to hear your analysis for it and keep up the great work!
great analysis, I thoroughly enjoy this song, it feels like desperation and apocalypse to me, and not just a one sided fight for survival but a struggle for an ultimate resolve
I was NOT prepared to see you talk about this, recently saw a lot of your bloodborne analyzing and I'm glad to see you listen to one of my favorite... terraria... related... songs
The guitar bit at 16:31 sounds to me like a recognition of the player, as if DoG is saying "Oh shit your not a weak little guy, I kinda respect you now"
in the game, the devourer only gets more cocky as he outputs more power, and every time you get bit, he lets out a remark, as though to tease the player. It is crazy that if the player didn't defeat the Devourer, it would have become even more hungry and eventually turn into the sepulcher.
Calamity is one of the best mods I have had the pleasure to play and the music is one of the core components that make it so also a suggestion for you to listen to is sealed vessel from hollow knight it is honestly one of the most tragic boss themes I have listened to and makes feel sorry for the vessel
This analyse made me appreciate these masterpieces even more
I'm glad you took my advice and watched the nonstop mix instead of the themes separately
I am really glad DM Dokuro's music is getting more attention, he is a masterful composer.
So glad I got to experience these tracks with you on the live stream, and even more so that you dedicated a video to these songs individually, even if I did get put in time out momentarily for getting too hyped lol. DM DOKURO's contribution to Calamity was incredible and it's a shame that he won't be there to create Yarhim's theme when we finally face him. Great video as always man. Looking forward to more.
god, i love dokuro’s works. he has many good tracks outside of calamity, such as: still here, bacteriophage(personal favorite), the momentary highs and the unfathomable lows, and much more that i haven’t heard yet. a lot of them have vocals, though mostly artificial. please check them out if you like dokuro!
This randomly showed up on recommended feed. As a music enjoyer, terraria lover, calamity player, and all round nerd of many things, I am glad I clicked and very happy I did so.
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Thanks for the respect! The intros are fun. This one is an interesting one, since I seem to come away with a different opinion every time I listen - sometimes, my brain appreciates the complexity and movement of the pieces that Dokuro wrote for the DoG, but other times I feel like the osts around this boss are just a little too repetitive, or I'm not quite feeling the synthetic elements.
Marco, I have come once again to beg on my hands and knees for you to check out Dark to Light from PSO2. I'm too tired to check what day this is, and I haven't been able to keep up since my life has been real busy, but I will never stop!
I love this guy now. Guess watching decompositions of various compositions is my guilty pleasure now (Due to probably having no one to talk to about music)
I wish you all a nice day.
There is a piano rendition of this called ode to the devourer i believe.
Eulogy for the ego is the name, beautiful composition.
if calamity mod never existed i would have contracted ligma and died
I love how at 16:20 the guitar come in... give me kinda the flashback scenes from anime when the hero recap the anime before winning the fight
These songs still send shivers down my spine, they are so amazing
And he's still reading the comments. What a legend. Definitely subscribing
Hi
DM DOKURO's stuff is really good and masterfully made. Most people know him for his Calamity mod music, but his personal/other projects are really good too!
He's currently composing an album called "they know who they are". Some songs contain lyrics (sung by artificial intelligence programs), and some of them are a lot more atmospheric.
I was wondering if you considered analyzing that album? Granted, it's still in the works, and it deals with some extremely heavy and personal subject matter such as self loathing and being toxic to yourself, so it's understandable if not.
Sadly not as I only focus on video game content
Dokuro really cooked up something CRAZY for some terraria mod. Honestly crazy, and my favorite track
My favourite boss. You’re still my favourite music reviewer (is that the term?) because of stuff like this. So knowledgable of this, and doing stuff I know too.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned or asked you to react to this but you should listen to the god of war 2018/Ragnarök soundtrack by Bear McCreary. The both of them are absolute masterpieces of both gaming and music.
Also DM Dokuro is one of my favorite artists I’ve ever found. I found him before I even knew of the amazing calamity mod and his music is what made me play it and why I replay it to this day. His music has forever changed my view of music and how much one guy can do with enough passion for something, it is sad for what happened but I’m glad he leave to for his sake. My favorite theme is still Fly of Beelzebub, gotta love that 6/8.
Anyways thank you for your time love your videos, keep up the great work.
How in the world is there so much depth in a Terraria Mod. Lore for the DoG, Dokuro being bombarded with hate even though this song is such a banger, then this song's meanings. I wanna play Calamity now.
it’s definitely worth a play, every song in the mod is amazing
I am so glad this video exists... In my personal opinion Universal Collapse and to a lesser extent all the other DoG themes is the Magnum opus of Terraria's entire music lineup, not just those of Calamity, and one of, if not the most iconic fanmade soundtrack of all time. Definitely deserved this long and serious analysis video.
These songs mean alot to me, and your take on them is a very good thing. It's nice to see even people who don't play the mod can understand the point of the music
No clue what the context is to this but man this sounds really interesting amazing it's from a mod for a game I'll probably never really play.
Terraria mod
The bells tend to appear more towards the end of the game, it might be because they represent the main antagonist Yharim or the conflict he is involved in, for example, in this boss fight, we fight against one of, if not the most powerful ally of Yharim. The bells also appear quite a lot in Calamitas', Draedon's and Yharon's themes for similar reasons.
However they also appear in Providence's theme, Providence being one of Yharim's main rivals, along with Xeroc, who's related themes also feature these bells.
I honestly think that the Devourer would have made a better final boss than SCal, just lore wise. Also, from what I remember playing the mod, the DoG fight is a lot harder at that stage of the game
@@akihidekaratsu1128 I mean Yharim is meant to be the final boss, the devs just hadn't gotten round to it