There's such an odd joy in watching someone who doesn't play videogames, but knows music, listen to a videogame song and give their professional opinions, and make predictions on how the song works in the game, base on their perception. Loving this content, subscribing for more.
Music is such a universal language. I cannot remember where I read the article about it, but "rave" (I use as very ambiguous in context to the article) can get a group of peoples heart rate to sync to the same beats per minute.
There isn't much professional opinion to give. Track is pretty basic music theory wise. I like 8-bit Music Theory channel way more. It gets deeper down the rabbit hole.
there is also a version of this song in the game, where the melody is played mostly on Cello. The whole thing immediately takes on an incredible atmosphere :)
@@cameronleach5902 Nope, that is Never Fade Away by P. T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska - pure depression transferred to the song and especially after everything that happened in that game, the song hits 3 times more. / SPOILERS / God forbid you get a suicide ending :( That Cello version is I think at the end when you attacking ARASAKA Tower with Rogue.
@@HoP-Official It plays during johnys flashback too, after arming the bomb in the elevator you have to get your ass back to the group to evac and the song switches to cello at that point.
@@soundofnellody262 Haven't really thought about it, but I obviously haven't completed ALL the content in Cyberpunk, I've mostly stuck with the main story line, the side character storylines (Panam, Judy, River and Kerry), a few of the more prominent side quests when I coincidentally came across them, and (I'm pretty sure) every gig in the game. It never felt like I was rushing it, but I probably didn't take the time to explore every nook and cranny I came across either, especially on the second and third playthrough, where I knew where I was going most of the time. I also haven't done all the side characters on all my playthroughs - though I've completed them all once, only Judy and Panam have been completed on every playthrough.
I don't have time to spend too much on one game but I do like rly like cyberpunk so I replayed it but I went through the main story line faster because I thought it made sense in the story to do things quickly.
Yes, this one is soo good. So a little background: This piece is actually played in various ways in the game. Most of the time, in shootouts, like when you have to shoot some bad guys. Also, this is a theme song! This is the theme of Johnny Silverhand, a fictional punk-rocker, like a really shitty, selfish but badass person played by the one and only Keanu Reeves! He even nuked an office building in the middle of a city! Anyway, this has many variations in the game, my favorite is at the ending, where it mixes with another theme from the game and has like electronic cellos (if that's a thing), real chilling at that moment!!! I was waiting for you to react to this, and I'm not disappointed!
The first flashback to the nuking of Arasaka Tower had a strong “fight evil with evil” vibe to me. It was a bit of a shock to the system for me, I’d been playing an exclusively nonlethal sneaky/stealthy V up to that point, and suddenly as Johnny I’m blowing heads off left and right and planting a nuke in a building for unknown reasons with zero regard for the surrounding city.
The really cool thing about that beat you highlight is about as long as the reload animation of Johnny's pistol. The pistol itself has a very throaty, powerful blast when you shoot it, so it acts like extra percussion, and the beat in the background syncs with each time you reload, making the entire sequence feel incredibly slick and cool!
One of my favs from the game. Listening to this track during that mission with Johnny Silverhand was just amazing. Edit: this track plays when you're on a mission to nuke an evil corporate building basically.
totally agree, despite some technical problems game in itself have decent story and dope soundtrack regards this composition you can really feel Silverhand personality
Recently re-downloaded the game for the expansion and holy hell..... this song hits so hard when you're playing as Johnny Silverhand assaulting the Arasaka Building.
@@Bioshyn between this game and Baldur's Gate 3, my gaming experience in 2023 was amazing. I've finally finished a complete run of Cyberpunk with its DLC and you're right about the combat music in the DLC. Every music track in the DLC was great.
Cyberpunk 2077 has an incredible soundtrack that often gets overlooked, or is only seen at a surface level. The thought put into the soundtrack is so deep and complex, the music in this game almost becomes both a character and a storytelling avenue itself. Nearly every character, faction, major event, and emotion has their own leitmotifs, soundscapes, and instruments tied to them. The genius comes from how these can be blended together. Playing one faction's leitmotif using the instruments and soundscape of a character not normally affiliated with them can tell the story of conflict between those two entities using only audio. Taking a theme that has normally been very upbeat and full of energy, bringing it down, using a different soundscape and adding some somber vocals can tell the story of regret and reflection on past actions. The music in this game is so powerful and so closely intertwined with the world and the characters that players can form visceral emotional reactions to some of the music, like reliving a traumatic event or nostalgia of time spent with a friend no longer here. Absolutely brilliant work. I can't praise this game and it's music enough.
That pretty much quantifies why that final song that plays during the split at the end is so meaningful. V and Johnny's versions of the theme play in synchronisation, then slowly drift from one another to represent them separating. It's a beautiful way to present it, and I was hooked. That was only possible thanks to the rest of the soundtrack really hammering in the leitmotif enough that I'd understand what was being communicated.
The game is based on a TTRPG from the 80s, so theres a lot of rock and heavy metal influence in the soundtrack in addition to the futuristic synth stuff. Maybe the fact that its rock-inspired EDM has something to do with your liking of it
EDM is also an umbrella term for so so so many different types of music. I don't quite believe you that you don't like ANY kind of genre that is under that umbrella :D
In every genre there will be gems, I assure you. Dont deprive yourself from todays art and music just because most of it is sucky (just being honest 😅).
At 2:22 we can see the purebred reaction in its natural form. I remember like it was yesterday when the preorder for CP2077 arrived, I remember how I clearly felt the butterflies in my stomach the moment this musical gem started. Greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰
Sometimes it's hard to read body language, and sometimes someone does something that puts their body language in size 60 bolded text. That was a very clear and immediate "*Oh?*"
There's also a cello version of this track. What's fascinating about videogame ost, is that it adapts and changes as you play. Also the composers here use a lot of latemotifs and it makes even bigger impact as you hear your protagonist's theme gets progressively more electronic as the cyberghost inside your head slowly taking over your mind.
@@Vlamyncksken The concept of the Leitmotiv is one of the best things I have learned in school; once you know what to look for, you hear them everywhere
I am SO happy we're checking this out. Cyberpunk has got such a future/retro wave vibe. Its literally like 80s technology extrapolated to a century later. The dystopian futuristic environment is such a good pairing with this kind of sound. Edit: Jeebs youre nailing the analysis, pointing out parts of the track in cross-section like that really makes me feel like youre understanding the music haha
The music team did an absolutely amazing job on this game, P.T. Adamczyk in particular (in my opinion). The chord progression in "Outsider No More" is heartbreaking and still gets me, definitely worth checking out if you're on an OST kick.
I'm really glad the Grammy's have added a video game music category. Some of the best compositions now are on gaming soundtracks and it's about time those composers got recognition for their craft.
well if you think the circle-jerk awards mean something, nice, maybe google searches spike for a week, the people who listen to game osts or this type in general already know it or are in a small minority that don't
Very cool thing about this song is, since it's basically the theme song for rockerboy Johnny Silverhand (frontman of the band Samurai) throughout the game, it uses a leitmotif from one of Samurai's songs called The Ballad of Buck Ravers. The main melody that comes in around 2:44 is actually the opening riff of The Ballad of Buck Ravers! Cyberpunk 2077 actually makes great use of leitmotifs from Samurai tracks. You can hear melodic references to The Ballad of Buck Ravers, Chippin In, and Never Fade Away pretty much everywhere in the OST of the game. It's SO COOL
@@ZeallustImmortal Well, you can tell there actually went a lot of effort into the musical soundscape. The awesome blending of Leitmotifs even within missions, the fact that we even have (of some tracks at least, mostly the story important and fight pieces) so many different versions for different purposes, and intensities... idk, I just love what they have done with their prompt of writing some bad ass cyberpunk-eque music
Excelent video! You should also react to "V Theme", it's my favorite track from the game. There is another incredible song too "Never Fade Away" that catches all the atmosphere of the game.
For me, it's the bass that ties it together, that textured wub of dubstep, but a bit more complex, if that makes sense? If you kind of... de-crispy the harsher percussive bits, I find it can lend itself better to more ambiance, that I generally find enjoyable in EDM, in some cases.
This song only kicks on in the most chaotic and violent parts of the game, when your character is doing absolute maniac maneuvers that are gonna land them in the history books
There's a making-of video (Night City Wire Episode 5) featuring the composers for 2077's soundtrack where they talk about their design philosophy for creating the game's score. They wanted to take a variety of electronic genres "out of the 80s and give them a 90s flair." They wanted the score to be almost PURELY electronic, but stuck to analog synths as much as possible because "it's got a warmth to it." They also incorporated other instrumentation, such as cello performed by Tina Guo, and drums by Ilan Rubin.
This type of EDM is very interesting, there are a few different styles mixed into it, specifically "Synthwave" and "Retrowave", which give those blade runner vibes, break core, which is the sort of off beat pacing, and the part that wraps it together is "Industrial EDM" which is using a lot of metal and strange sounds you'd hear in a creepy factory. More like this would be from an artists called Hyper, he also made the track Spoiler which was used in the cyberpunk 2077 trailer. Retrowave and Synthwave is pretty much taking retro beats and remaking them with a modern twist. Love it.
There is a cello version of this an oh boy it hits different Also this plays at the start when playing as Johnny and right at the end in the secret ending. This song is sort of a theme for Johnny Silverhand
I loooooved the way your face hit kind of a 'fight or flight' right when the bass first kicked in. That's kind of intentional as this is music that would come up once action started. This is one of many tracks that will appear at the start of action. They even have specific music for when you fight different groups within the world. It adds to the flavor of the encounter. There is also a cello version of this track that is just *chef's kiss*
Glad to see another composer appreciate this score, although there are a lot more things to talk about in this track alone! There is a layer of electric cello, played by Tina Guo (amazing cellist, on almost every one of Hans Zimmer’s scores!). She plays both ambience / background with heavy effects as well as doubling the melody at the latter part of the song. That “transformer sizzle” you hear is likely the GameChanger Audio Plasma effect, which one of the composers has in his rack (can be seen during an interview) and it magnifies the voltage of incoming audio and runs it through a xenon tube. The result is a very fuzzy, gated, wildly out of control distortion. I love mine!
Cyberpunk music is perhaps one of the best things that have happened in my life and what I've heard. The best world for me, and the best music, becoming the first and only to enter my offline playlist. I recommend listening to "Been Good to Know Ya" by Marcin Przybyłowicz from Cyberpunk 2077.
I've heared it while playing the game but now really listening to it consciously i hear a short story there. It starts out with this ominous part, like a growing anxiety pushing onto you. Then the bass comes in almost like footsteps, someone moving forward dispite the anxiety. After a few steps the melody kicks in like the reveal of person that just walk onto the screen, as if this bit of melody is a personality surrounded by the anxiety that's all around it and pushing onto it but the person is still moving forward. The melody only rarely coming out but the bass always being there. Moving forward is the more important part also support by the "steps" starting before the "personality" appeared. Then it all suddenly stops, something happened! The next we hear the melody it seems distorted, changed. As if whtaever that break was has changed the personality so that the anxiety got into it and became a part of it. From then on the melody is very present up until the abrupt end. Its a great soundtrack for a game in night city!
The track in your review has one special feature - it is a kind of arrangement of 'The Ballad of Buck Ravers' by Samurai, whose leader is Johnny Silverhand, and the most famous segment of the game in which this track sounds - a flashback with Johnny's taking part in the attack on a villain mega-corporation's HQ skyscraper. You should definitely check out this song as well.
Trust me Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Icarus by Michael McCann (a soundtrack awarded with several awards and for many people one of the best themes of all time)
@@TheBoxNasty The vocals give me goosebumps every time I listen to this song. The whole soundtrack is absolutely amazing. I hope he will watch and listen to these OSTs someday, I think he will like them.
Been playing this game most of today. They have a HUGE sound track. There are radios in various locations and in vehicles with several stations to listen to and a variety of music, plus the ambient sound track, etc. Just a great music smorgasbord.
This game's soundtrack is peak video game music for me, last time i felt this was Bully in 2006 and this game made me feel so happy to see that video games can still have some of the best music I've ever heard
Great video man! The game and music is made by the same people behind ''The Witcher 3''. I'd love to see you react to more music from both of these games! I also want to say I really enjoy your breakdown of the production, it's very insightful and interesting. I very much appreciate you! By the way, this kind of music can be categorized as ''midtempo'' in the edm world :)
I have one for you. Please please please. This one is heavy rock based. It's the opening to an older anime from the 90's called Trigun. The title is H.T. and composer is tsuneo imahori. The whole sounds track is this grungy rock but the opening theme sets the tone. It's one of my favorite rock anime mixes.
I think you'd really enjoy "The City Must Survive" from the Frostpunk OST. The Battletech OST has a lot of really good songs too. "Umbra", "The Argo", or "For All Mankind" are all beautiful.
Cyberpunk also has an anime that was made to help promote the game, there's a song in both the game and anime that the fans have fallen in love with called I Really Want to Stay at your House
when speaking on the meanacing soundscape there is a violin at 8:04 (i think) in the back that hits a note right in between a major scale (again i think), and is drawn out until the end of the song, that just UNNERVES me. one major theme of the game is Johnny Silverhand (keanu) basically infecting V, and this sound in the back of this song just sounds sickly. thank you i never noticed this until you talked about the soundscape
Geeeeeeeeebz, there's a whole host of music you should check out from the Cyberpunk 2077 tracks. My top 3 would probably be the Never Fade Away cover by P.T. Adamczyk and Olga Jankowska, Black Terminal (Upgrade), and Major Crimes. The first and last have a lot of emotional weight to them, and the second one is a good, very cyberpunk sounding track. Merry early Christmas, and hope ya have a good new year too
This track also has a cello version which features a cello in the first 30 seconds or so which mirrors the main melody of the chorus. This song is featured in a mission where you are attempting to plant a bomb at a mega corporation. The cello not featured in this version of the track plays as you fly in on a helicopter. The music changes during the mission between slow points of dialogue and running between fights where the sections that are slower play, and during the fights you get the full song. And it makes you feel like a complete badass
One of the best OSTs to come out in recent times. Fresh, different and unique to the in-game setting as this sort of world has only been explored by a handful of games.
Okay so if you are new to the Cyberpunk genre here are a few things to think of and remember. Cyberpunk is a dystopic future, dark, bleak not a lot of hope for a vast majority. The way of thinking is High tech and low life. There are ultra uber rich and everyone else and there is pretty much no middle class. So a lot of the music that was inspired by the genre, will be heavy electronica fused with metal, tribal and a whole mix of styles from around the world. The genre was encapsulated visually by Blade runner and in the writings of William Gibson and Neil Stevenson.
I love that main melody. The same motif comes up a few times, even as the guitar riff of a song of a fictional band in the game. But the OST use of this motif.. it is just so haunting and foreboding in the best possible way.
The missions this song plays in make me feel like such a badass. You are basically Keanu Reeves at this point and so overpowered. The Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack is phenomenal! I am so happy to see video game music getting more and more recognition. Some of the best music I have ever heard comes from games.
It's an amalgamation of 80's punk wave/post punk, synth-pop, Drum N Bass better yet dubstep, and Glitch. I dig eerie metallic icy tunes like this and it's perfect for such a gritty game as Cyberpunk 2077. This track is played as V is going on missions or in some sort of dire situation. It repeats in different instances of the game.
It's not possibile to understand this track without playing the game. It's a non stop calling back to themes and sounds evoked during the run, and it is a real punch entering in Arasaka Tower with this music comment. Plus, the simple line theme is been used again in Mikoshi with cello: it's clearly the theme tapeworm going trough V brain and soul, dramatic when V has to face his destiny and powerful in "the rebel path" were he/she decides to embody Johnny's rage (plus, it is a fill passage also in "Never fade away"). That's the point of OST, above all the ones so brillant like this: it add a level to writing and story, and without context are less effective.
Basshead here! I believe this genre would be midtempo bass. Sharing aesthetic qualities (mainly heavy/dirty/textured bass synths) with what I'll call "modern dubstep," but with a typical bpm of 90-110 instead of dubstep's 140 (but felt in 70). Artists such as Rezz are currently bringing a lot of attention to this subgenre, check out her album "Spiral" for some good examples. A couple of the best examples are "Sacrificial," "Chemical Bond," and "Time." EDM is SO diverse and interesting and has so much to offer, I strongly encourage everyone to do a little digging, you'll almost certainly find something you like! Cheers and keep up the great content!
I love the title screen music it captures the cyberpunk mood sooo well it has an aggressive drive to it that really sets the tone of the crime ridden brutal Nightcity:).
I think his noting that it sounds like transformers blowing up really fits really well with Johnny Silverhand, the character in the game this is the theme for. That character is supposed to have his reflexes wired up to eleven, so it fits.
2077 is my favorite game ever. It’s soundtrack, combat and story is phenomenal and I would love to see more reactions from cyberpunk. The Rebel Path is such an epic song especially considering the context of when the song plays for the first time.
Loved to see Your struggle with the Polish names. Marcin made a great job for all the game tracks. For me he gave there the spirit of future, brutal, rainy city of future
Hi! I found out your channel last night and I was enthralled watching it until 3 AM! Really awesome content, ever for those, like me, that have zero music background and can't even understand what they're listening to. I might be new to the channel but I'd like to suggest you "A song of Storm and Fire" or "Ship of Fools" by Yuki Kajiura, from the anime "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle" Love from Chile!
I just finished the game several weeks ago, what an experience, they even have a whole series of radio stations with different styles of music to select from, alongside the background music. The finale scene music really made an impact for me with the cello which I believe is played by Tina Guo, who did the Wonder Woman theme and toured with Hans Zimmer, and will be on the latest Kamelot album.
Wow earliest I've been here. Hey if you liked the music from Destiny in the last video. Check out Deep Stone Lullaby, its a change of pace from the one you listened to.
This song occurs in multiple places in the game. The intro cinematic before the title screen, combat, a different take on it that is more sinister, and a background almost ambient feeling style are the versions I can think of.
6:32 this is a part where you commit terrorism against a corporation the song is the second voice in my head to this day playing constantly over and over the fucking cello
to answer the question with regard to the locations this plays at, it is the generalized combat music, whenever enemies see you or you enter a hostile area, this music starts playing, although it also plays in a few of the menu screens, so it's basically the game's theme in many player's minds.
one thing Cyberpunk's BGM does often is that it alomst goes along with your heartbeat. it gives you the chills as you literally feel the danger of the situation and adrenaline is pumping
I couldn't help myself, I said "Goooood morning, Night City!" when the track started. This song is used a lot in different scenarios, it's also the intro of the game. It's also the loading screen when you start with a TV/radio personality reading back the news as if your character is listening to it while the game loads. The news changes as you progress in the game and they mention things that you were involved with. This game has a very fun soundtrack.
Only found your channel a few days ago and i love it! Really love your insight. Odd that i didnt find anyone mentioning Subnautica‘s OST yet. it‘s phenomenal no matter which track you pick!
i dont know if cyberpunk 2077 is the best game ever but it defiantly a game i will never forget, for good or bad, but the music in this game hands down slaps (all radio stations)
Also, recommendations: - Chris Remo - Firewatch OST - Final Fantasy 7 Remake OST - Uncharted 4 OST - Gustavo Santaolalla - Last of Us Part I and Part II OST, especially Part II's 'Unbroken' and or 'Collateral' because they are very emotional, but like it's not the typical music kinda way - Evan Call - Violet Evergarden OST (it's not a game, but geniunally the best orchestral music I have ever heard, I'm not even joking)
CHILLS IN MY SPINE !! once this track started my arm hair all stood up, such a goood foking track sooo gooooood everytime i hear it!! i like the Cello Version of this song way more, its different vibe
Hope you’re having an awesome Holiday! You should check out Kerry Eurodyne’s song. Not much to react to, but a profound, simple piece of music in Cyberpunk.
Love your analysts. CyberPunk has incredible music, I enjoyed it when I played at (buggy) launch. Song recommendation if on ost train, Final Fantasy 7 (Playstation 1) ..song title, "One Winged Angel", this song I found to be richly layered. Like the vocals too. If you take a liking to it you can also compare it to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, "One Winged Angel" version of the song.
love how this (and cello version) play over such a bad*ss segment like Johnny taking on corpo staff like it's nothing. moving around like a Robocop/Terminator style one-tapping everything, really accentuates when that one cutscene happens right near the end, where your bullets do nothing. You learn real quick (in the space of 5-10 seconds) how out-classed you are even though this entire track has been playing over your actions.
Please listen to the Samurai songs, they are phantastic. Made by a real world punk rock band called Refused as the fictional ingame band of Cyberpunk. There arent that many to choose from, i think you can find like 6 of them, not as many as the Marvels Guardians of the Galaxies video game band called Starlord, which produced a full album for their game (band made out of game devs). But they are very high quality and feel so fitting for the world they are from. My personal highlight is Archangel and Black Dog
Your videos are great! Loved this and the Tank! Video. As a composer, you should really look into the OST for Shadow of the Colossus. It is superb and full of emotion. Highly, highly recommend you do a reaction for a piece from that OST
The music is so solid in CP2077! I really wanna see this be more of a thing with games. Futuristic, weird, guns and I gotta get some more 3rd Person games like this.
_The Rebel Path_ still gives me chills. The neat thing about the overall OST of Cyberpunk 2077 is that there's the sound track for the world, fighting music and themes which are already brilliant by composers Marcin Przbybylowicz, P.T. Adamczyk and Paul Leonoard-Morgan, but also the radio stations that provide diagetic music for smaller areas that V, the player character, walks into or rolls past. The fictitious Samurai band, for instance is played by Refused, a real-life punk band from Sweden. Regardless of what happened at launch (at no fault of the devs in the trenches), absolutely no one at sound design, music or Foley did anything less than their one hundred. The soundscape of Cyberpunk 2077 is a generational treat, and Phantom Liberty cranks it way past 11.
I'd love to see you do the Warhammer 40'000 Mechanicum ost. particularly "Children of the Omnissiah" and "Noosphere" since you were talking about the variety of music in videogames I think this would be an interesting dive. the Warhammer Franchise has very unique stylings and I think the music reflects that.
There's such an odd joy in watching someone who doesn't play videogames, but knows music, listen to a videogame song and give their professional opinions, and make predictions on how the song works in the game, base on their perception. Loving this content, subscribing for more.
Exactly! I enjoy watching this more because of his unfamiliarity with video games and the "outsider's" perspective on it.
I hope he reacts to Atlantis Club Shootout soundtrack from Johnny's memories next, it goes insanely hard
I couldn't have said it better sir.
Music is such a universal language. I cannot remember where I read the article about it, but "rave" (I use as very ambiguous in context to the article) can get a group of peoples heart rate to sync to the same beats per minute.
There isn't much professional opinion to give. Track is pretty basic music theory wise. I like 8-bit Music Theory channel way more. It gets deeper down the rabbit hole.
there is also a version of this song in the game, where the melody is played mostly on Cello. The whole thing immediately takes on an incredible atmosphere :)
@@cameronleach5902 Nope, that is Never Fade Away by P. T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska - pure depression transferred to the song and especially after everything that happened in that game, the song hits 3 times more. / SPOILERS / God forbid you get a suicide ending :( That Cello version is I think at the end when you attacking ARASAKA Tower with Rogue.
@@HoP-Official It plays during johnys flashback too, after arming the bomb in the elevator you have to get your ass back to the group to evac and the song switches to cello at that point.
That’s the version I thought this was gonna be
I came here to say that. I love that version
Cello version is much better !
P.T Adamczyk just did a Masterpiece with the whole OST, now with the new Phantom Liberty, that man is just setup for the Cyberpunk world music.
Played Cyberpunk 2077 for over 190 hours. Completed it three times in three different ways. Listening to this makes me want to play it all over again.
Same!
190 hours for 3 playthroughs? You must be a fast player then 🤗 I played it only once and it took me 130 hours for this one playthrough ☺
@@soundofnellody262 Haven't really thought about it, but I obviously haven't completed ALL the content in Cyberpunk, I've mostly stuck with the main story line, the side character storylines (Panam, Judy, River and Kerry), a few of the more prominent side quests when I coincidentally came across them, and (I'm pretty sure) every gig in the game.
It never felt like I was rushing it, but I probably didn't take the time to explore every nook and cranny I came across either, especially on the second and third playthrough, where I knew where I was going most of the time.
I also haven't done all the side characters on all my playthroughs - though I've completed them all once, only Judy and Panam have been completed on every playthrough.
350 hours on 1st playthrough here :)
I don't have time to spend too much on one game but I do like rly like cyberpunk so I replayed it but I went through the main story line faster because I thought it made sense in the story to do things quickly.
Yes, this one is soo good. So a little background:
This piece is actually played in various ways in the game. Most of the time, in shootouts, like when you have to shoot some bad guys. Also, this is a theme song! This is the theme of Johnny Silverhand, a fictional punk-rocker, like a really shitty, selfish but badass person played by the one and only Keanu Reeves! He even nuked an office building in the middle of a city!
Anyway, this has many variations in the game, my favorite is at the ending, where it mixes with another theme from the game and has like electronic cellos (if that's a thing), real chilling at that moment!!!
I was waiting for you to react to this, and I'm not disappointed!
Yeah that Cello moment really got me. Tina Guo is credited in the music, so I assume it's her playing it.
Well said!
I noticed faint electric cellos in this one too. Same sound they use in TW3.
A little addition to a little background: the theme is also based on 'The Ballad of Buck Ravers' by SAMURAI, the Silverhand's rock band in the game.
The first flashback to the nuking of Arasaka Tower had a strong “fight evil with evil” vibe to me. It was a bit of a shock to the system for me, I’d been playing an exclusively nonlethal sneaky/stealthy V up to that point, and suddenly as Johnny I’m blowing heads off left and right and planting a nuke in a building for unknown reasons with zero regard for the surrounding city.
@@FreemanicParacusia Well he didn't mean to harm the surrounding city.
"When I'm talking transformers I'm talking like in a electric bolts, right" Uh.. Sure.. Yes! That's exactly what I was thinking of.
yeah, def not gundum type monstrocities fighting
The really cool thing about that beat you highlight is about as long as the reload animation of Johnny's pistol. The pistol itself has a very throaty, powerful blast when you shoot it, so it acts like extra percussion, and the beat in the background syncs with each time you reload, making the entire sequence feel incredibly slick and cool!
That part of the game is one of the most memorable video game moments for me. I had chills when playing it BECAUSE of the music. Such a great section.
So well said! You can't help it, you have to shoot to the beat of the track!
It’s the best part of the game, I didn’t want it to end.
I played that mission like it was a rhythm game.
My favorite action sequence in the game even after the dlc and playing all endings.
One of my favs from the game. Listening to this track during that mission with Johnny Silverhand was just amazing.
Edit: this track plays when you're on a mission to nuke an evil corporate building basically.
"Time to party like it's 2023"
>proceed to annihilate whole corporation solo
I think V's theme would be super nice to talk about too. Existential dread put to music
that one is really good
totally agree, despite some technical problems game in itself have decent story and dope soundtrack regards this composition you can really feel Silverhand personality
Silverhand pretty much one taps everyone and you feel soo badass during this segment with this track playing in the background.
Recently re-downloaded the game for the expansion and holy hell..... this song hits so hard when you're playing as Johnny Silverhand assaulting the Arasaka Building.
dude the new combat music at the end of the DLC is crazy
It also plays for you during the hardest ending path "Don't Fear The Reaper" where you **Spoilers**
Raid the Arasaka Megacorp Building Solo.
The best action sequence in the entire game ngl, and soundtrack is a big part of that
@@damienjohnson3450I was so sad when i got there and realized i couldnt play that ending. Guess thats my next playthrough though haha.
@@Bioshyn between this game and Baldur's Gate 3, my gaming experience in 2023 was amazing. I've finally finished a complete run of Cyberpunk with its DLC and you're right about the combat music in the DLC. Every music track in the DLC was great.
Cyberpunk 2077 has an incredible soundtrack that often gets overlooked, or is only seen at a surface level. The thought put into the soundtrack is so deep and complex, the music in this game almost becomes both a character and a storytelling avenue itself. Nearly every character, faction, major event, and emotion has their own leitmotifs, soundscapes, and instruments tied to them.
The genius comes from how these can be blended together. Playing one faction's leitmotif using the instruments and soundscape of a character not normally affiliated with them can tell the story of conflict between those two entities using only audio. Taking a theme that has normally been very upbeat and full of energy, bringing it down, using a different soundscape and adding some somber vocals can tell the story of regret and reflection on past actions.
The music in this game is so powerful and so closely intertwined with the world and the characters that players can form visceral emotional reactions to some of the music, like reliving a traumatic event or nostalgia of time spent with a friend no longer here. Absolutely brilliant work. I can't praise this game and it's music enough.
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That pretty much quantifies why that final song that plays during the split at the end is so meaningful. V and Johnny's versions of the theme play in synchronisation, then slowly drift from one another to represent them separating. It's a beautiful way to present it, and I was hooked. That was only possible thanks to the rest of the soundtrack really hammering in the leitmotif enough that I'd understand what was being communicated.
EDM is very not my type of music, but the OST music from Cyberpunk is so good. Love it. It really hypes me up.
The game is based on a TTRPG from the 80s, so theres a lot of rock and heavy metal influence in the soundtrack in addition to the futuristic synth stuff. Maybe the fact that its rock-inspired EDM has something to do with your liking of it
EDM is also an umbrella term for so so so many different types of music. I don't quite believe you that you don't like ANY kind of genre that is under that umbrella :D
Check out the record label FiXT. They have tons of genre bending artists that combine EDM and different genres.
Check out SAMURAI
In every genre there will be gems, I assure you. Dont deprive yourself from todays art and music just because most of it is sucky (just being honest 😅).
At 2:22 we can see the purebred reaction in its natural form. I remember like it was yesterday when the preorder for CP2077 arrived, I remember how I clearly felt the butterflies in my stomach the moment this musical gem started.
Greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰
Sometimes it's hard to read body language, and sometimes someone does something that puts their body language in size 60 bolded text. That was a very clear and immediate "*Oh?*"
Even if you don't play video games, Cyberpunk's soundtrack is one you can rock out to no question.
There's also a cello version of this track. What's fascinating about videogame ost, is that it adapts and changes as you play. Also the composers here use a lot of latemotifs and it makes even bigger impact as you hear your protagonist's theme gets progressively more electronic as the cyberghost inside your head slowly taking over your mind.
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@@Vlamyncksken The concept of the Leitmotiv is one of the best things I have learned in school; once you know what to look for, you hear them everywhere
I am SO happy we're checking this out. Cyberpunk has got such a future/retro wave vibe. Its literally like 80s technology extrapolated to a century later. The dystopian futuristic environment is such a good pairing with this kind of sound.
Edit: Jeebs youre nailing the analysis, pointing out parts of the track in cross-section like that really makes me feel like youre understanding the music haha
well, he is a composer lol
It has this sound, because they literally tinkered with old soviet Synths and other old Synthesizers. and modern electronics to make the tracks
aka synthwave babyyy
@@TheJerbol the cyberpunk ost is not at all synthwave
@@noah8162 Yeah, like factions combat themes are different from each other
He should have listened to the Cello version! I have that set as my ringtone and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it.
The music team did an absolutely amazing job on this game, P.T. Adamczyk in particular (in my opinion). The chord progression in "Outsider No More" is heartbreaking and still gets me, definitely worth checking out if you're on an OST kick.
I like how Outsider No More has a bunch of variations.
PTA absolutely knocked it out of the park.
I'm really glad the Grammy's have added a video game music category. Some of the best compositions now are on gaming soundtracks and it's about time those composers got recognition for their craft.
well if you think the circle-jerk awards mean something, nice, maybe google searches spike for a week, the people who listen to game osts or this type in general already know it or are in a small minority that don't
100%, just like how movie osts were so amazing, video games have taken the mantle.
Akira Yamaoka is probably still my alltime fav...♥
“Been Good to Know Ya” from Cyberpunk 2077 is great one as well, hypnotizing
Playing the first time as Johnny with this song turned all the way up was one of the best game plays I’ve ever had
Very cool thing about this song is, since it's basically the theme song for rockerboy Johnny Silverhand (frontman of the band Samurai) throughout the game, it uses a leitmotif from one of Samurai's songs called The Ballad of Buck Ravers. The main melody that comes in around 2:44 is actually the opening riff of The Ballad of Buck Ravers! Cyberpunk 2077 actually makes great use of leitmotifs from Samurai tracks. You can hear melodic references to The Ballad of Buck Ravers, Chippin In, and Never Fade Away pretty much everywhere in the OST of the game. It's SO COOL
Cyberpunks bands feel like actual bands with styles rather than just bands with sounds. If that makes any sense?
@@ZeallustImmortal Well, you can tell there actually went a lot of effort into the musical soundscape. The awesome blending of Leitmotifs even within missions, the fact that we even have (of some tracks at least, mostly the story important and fight pieces) so many different versions for different purposes, and intensities... idk, I just love what they have done with their prompt of writing some bad ass cyberpunk-eque music
Excelent video! You should also react to "V Theme", it's my favorite track from the game. There is another incredible song too "Never Fade Away" that catches all the atmosphere of the game.
For me, it's the bass that ties it together, that textured wub of dubstep, but a bit more complex, if that makes sense?
If you kind of... de-crispy the harsher percussive bits, I find it can lend itself better to more ambiance, that I generally find enjoyable in EDM, in some cases.
This song only kicks on in the most chaotic and violent parts of the game, when your character is doing absolute maniac maneuvers that are gonna land them in the history books
There's a making-of video (Night City Wire Episode 5) featuring the composers for 2077's soundtrack where they talk about their design philosophy for creating the game's score. They wanted to take a variety of electronic genres "out of the 80s and give them a 90s flair." They wanted the score to be almost PURELY electronic, but stuck to analog synths as much as possible because "it's got a warmth to it." They also incorporated other instrumentation, such as cello performed by Tina Guo, and drums by Ilan Rubin.
Bro if your doing Cyberpunk you have to do Chippin’ in (Kerry Eurodine version), Black dog, and Friday night fire fight ❤😤😤
This type of EDM is very interesting, there are a few different styles mixed into it, specifically "Synthwave" and "Retrowave", which give those blade runner vibes, break core, which is the sort of off beat pacing, and the part that wraps it together is "Industrial EDM" which is using a lot of metal and strange sounds you'd hear in a creepy factory.
More like this would be from an artists called Hyper, he also made the track Spoiler which was used in the cyberpunk 2077 trailer.
Retrowave and Synthwave is pretty much taking retro beats and remaking them with a modern twist. Love it.
In a game filled with amazing music, this is one of the best tracks
Hell yea, archangel is my favorite samurai song!
This, V's theme, and the one Kerry strums while on the Yachat.
@@hellcat1401Underrated. The kerry one i mean
There is a cello version of this an oh boy it hits different
Also this plays at the start when playing as Johnny and right at the end in the secret ending. This song is sort of a theme for Johnny Silverhand
"V" from the Cyberpunk 2077 OST is one of my all time favorite tracks from any game
I second this!
I'm enjoying your selection of tracks to react to!
Amazing stuff. This is the same composer who did the Witcher 3 soundtrack, Marcin is a very talented guy!
I loooooved the way your face hit kind of a 'fight or flight' right when the bass first kicked in. That's kind of intentional as this is music that would come up once action started. This is one of many tracks that will appear at the start of action. They even have specific music for when you fight different groups within the world. It adds to the flavor of the encounter. There is also a cello version of this track that is just *chef's kiss*
Glad to see another composer appreciate this score, although there are a lot more things to talk about in this track alone!
There is a layer of electric cello, played by Tina Guo (amazing cellist, on almost every one of Hans Zimmer’s scores!). She plays both ambience / background with heavy effects as well as doubling the melody at the latter part of the song.
That “transformer sizzle” you hear is likely the GameChanger Audio Plasma effect, which one of the composers has in his rack (can be seen during an interview) and it magnifies the voltage of incoming audio and runs it through a xenon tube. The result is a very fuzzy, gated, wildly out of control distortion. I love mine!
Cyberpunk music is perhaps one of the best things that have happened in my life and what I've heard. The best world for me, and the best music, becoming the first and only to enter my offline playlist. I recommend listening to "Been Good to Know Ya" by Marcin Przybyłowicz from Cyberpunk 2077.
Geebz! If you're gonna do Cyberpunk, you gotta do "Never fade away" by Samurai (aka Refused in real life). This is the soul of the game 😄
REFUSED*
@@Andruthless Oups 😅
I've heared it while playing the game but now really listening to it consciously i hear a short story there.
It starts out with this ominous part, like a growing anxiety pushing onto you. Then the bass comes in almost like footsteps, someone moving forward dispite the anxiety. After a few steps the melody kicks in like the reveal of person that just walk onto the screen, as if this bit of melody is a personality surrounded by the anxiety that's all around it and pushing onto it but the person is still moving forward.
The melody only rarely coming out but the bass always being there. Moving forward is the more important part also support by the "steps" starting before the "personality" appeared.
Then it all suddenly stops, something happened!
The next we hear the melody it seems distorted, changed. As if whtaever that break was has changed the personality so that the anxiety got into it and became a part of it.
From then on the melody is very present up until the abrupt end.
Its a great soundtrack for a game in night city!
The track in your review has one special feature - it is a kind of arrangement of 'The Ballad of Buck Ravers' by Samurai, whose leader is Johnny Silverhand, and the most famous segment of the game in which this track sounds - a flashback with Johnny's taking part in the attack on a villain mega-corporation's HQ skyscraper.
You should definitely check out this song as well.
Trust me Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Icarus by Michael McCann (a soundtrack awarded with several awards and for many people one of the best themes of all time)
Yes!
@@TheBoxNasty The vocals give me goosebumps every time I listen to this song. The whole soundtrack is absolutely amazing. I hope he will watch and listen to these OSTs someday, I think he will like them.
It's honestly one of my favourite tracks from the game, makes you feel unstoppable.
6:30 How he nailed the moment with his presumption where this song starts to play. Yeah, we storm the Arasaka tower with that bombastic sound, twice.
Been playing this game most of today. They have a HUGE sound track. There are radios in various locations and in vehicles with several stations to listen to and a variety of music, plus the ambient sound track, etc. Just a great music smorgasbord.
This game's soundtrack is peak video game music for me, last time i felt this was Bully in 2006 and this game made me feel so happy to see that video games can still have some of the best music I've ever heard
side note: marcin przybyłowicz also worked on the witcher 3 soundtrack as both games were made by the same studio.
Great video man! The game and music is made by the same people behind ''The Witcher 3''. I'd love to see you react to more music from both of these games! I also want to say I really enjoy your breakdown of the production, it's very insightful and interesting. I very much appreciate you!
By the way, this kind of music can be categorized as ''midtempo'' in the edm world :)
I have one for you. Please please please. This one is heavy rock based. It's the opening to an older anime from the 90's called Trigun. The title is H.T. and composer is tsuneo imahori. The whole sounds track is this grungy rock but the opening theme sets the tone. It's one of my favorite rock anime mixes.
I think you'd really enjoy "The City Must Survive" from the Frostpunk OST.
The Battletech OST has a lot of really good songs too. "Umbra", "The Argo", or "For All Mankind" are all beautiful.
The one of the strongest sound ever.
People should just play BattleTech to begin with, great stuff in that universe
The entire OST for Cyberpunk 2077 is great, and so is a lot of the in-game radio station music.
Cyberpunk also has an anime that was made to help promote the game, there's a song in both the game and anime that the fans have fallen in love with called I Really Want to Stay at your House
Who's Ready For Tomorrow? !!!
Still here! Video game music is so wonderfully all over the place. Please check out "one winged angel" from Final Fantasy 7
I hope he gives it a listen. That song is quite legendary.
My two favourite things together. CP2077 and Geebz. Great stuff
when speaking on the meanacing soundscape there is a violin at 8:04 (i think) in the back that hits a note right in between a major scale (again i think), and is drawn out until the end of the song, that just UNNERVES me. one major theme of the game is Johnny Silverhand (keanu) basically infecting V, and this sound in the back of this song just sounds sickly. thank you i never noticed this until you talked about the soundscape
Geeeeeeeeebz, there's a whole host of music you should check out from the Cyberpunk 2077 tracks. My top 3 would probably be the Never Fade Away cover by P.T. Adamczyk and Olga Jankowska, Black Terminal (Upgrade), and Major Crimes. The first and last have a lot of emotional weight to them, and the second one is a good, very cyberpunk sounding track.
Merry early Christmas, and hope ya have a good new year too
This track also has a cello version which features a cello in the first 30 seconds or so which mirrors the main melody of the chorus. This song is featured in a mission where you are attempting to plant a bomb at a mega corporation. The cello not featured in this version of the track plays as you fly in on a helicopter. The music changes during the mission between slow points of dialogue and running between fights where the sections that are slower play, and during the fights you get the full song. And it makes you feel like a complete badass
One of the best OSTs to come out in recent times. Fresh, different and unique to the in-game setting as this sort of world has only been explored by a handful of games.
Cyberpunk is it's own EDM sub genere It has a lot of variety cyberpunk track can also have synthwave elements.
Okay so if you are new to the Cyberpunk genre here are a few things to think of and remember. Cyberpunk is a dystopic future, dark, bleak not a lot of hope for a vast majority. The way of thinking is High tech and low life. There are ultra uber rich and everyone else and there is pretty much no middle class. So a lot of the music that was inspired by the genre, will be heavy electronica fused with metal, tribal and a whole mix of styles from around the world. The genre was encapsulated visually by Blade runner and in the writings of William Gibson and Neil Stevenson.
I love that main melody. The same motif comes up a few times, even as the guitar riff of a song of a fictional band in the game.
But the OST use of this motif.. it is just so haunting and foreboding in the best possible way.
The missions this song plays in make me feel like such a badass. You are basically Keanu Reeves at this point and so overpowered. The Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack is phenomenal! I am so happy to see video game music getting more and more recognition. Some of the best music I have ever heard comes from games.
It's an amalgamation of 80's punk wave/post punk, synth-pop, Drum N Bass better yet dubstep, and Glitch. I dig eerie metallic icy tunes like this and it's perfect for such a gritty game as Cyberpunk 2077. This track is played as V is going on missions or in some sort of dire situation. It repeats in different instances of the game.
It's not possibile to understand this track without playing the game. It's a non stop calling back to themes and sounds evoked during the run, and it is a real punch entering in Arasaka Tower with this music comment. Plus, the simple line theme is been used again in Mikoshi with cello: it's clearly the theme tapeworm going trough V brain and soul, dramatic when V has to face his destiny and powerful in "the rebel path" were he/she decides to embody Johnny's rage (plus, it is a fill passage also in "Never fade away").
That's the point of OST, above all the ones so brillant like this: it add a level to writing and story, and without context are less effective.
Basshead here! I believe this genre would be midtempo bass. Sharing aesthetic qualities (mainly heavy/dirty/textured bass synths) with what I'll call "modern dubstep," but with a typical bpm of 90-110 instead of dubstep's 140 (but felt in 70). Artists such as Rezz are currently bringing a lot of attention to this subgenre, check out her album "Spiral" for some good examples. A couple of the best examples are "Sacrificial," "Chemical Bond," and "Time." EDM is SO diverse and interesting and has so much to offer, I strongly encourage everyone to do a little digging, you'll almost certainly find something you like!
Cheers and keep up the great content!
I love the title screen music it captures the cyberpunk mood sooo well it has an aggressive drive to it that really sets the tone of the crime ridden brutal Nightcity:).
cyberpunk has one of the best soundtracks out there. i love this game
I think his noting that it sounds like transformers blowing up really fits really well with Johnny Silverhand, the character in the game this is the theme for. That character is supposed to have his reflexes wired up to eleven, so it fits.
The original score sets the tone of this game so well. Such an ominous machine like sound. Love it!
2077 is my favorite game ever. It’s soundtrack, combat and story is phenomenal and I would love to see more reactions from cyberpunk. The Rebel Path is such an epic song especially considering the context of when the song plays for the first time.
Loved to see Your struggle with the Polish names. Marcin made a great job for all the game tracks. For me he gave there the spirit of future, brutal, rainy city of future
Hi! I found out your channel last night and I was enthralled watching it until 3 AM!
Really awesome content, ever for those, like me, that have zero music background and can't even understand what they're listening to.
I might be new to the channel but I'd like to suggest you "A song of Storm and Fire" or "Ship of Fools" by Yuki Kajiura, from the anime "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle"
Love from Chile!
I just finished the game several weeks ago, what an experience, they even have a whole series of radio stations with different styles of music to select from, alongside the background music.
The finale scene music really made an impact for me with the cello which I believe is played by Tina Guo, who did the Wonder Woman theme and toured with Hans Zimmer, and will be on the latest Kamelot album.
Wow earliest I've been here. Hey if you liked the music from Destiny in the last video. Check out Deep Stone Lullaby, its a change of pace from the one you listened to.
This song occurs in multiple places in the game. The intro cinematic before the title screen, combat, a different take on it that is more sinister, and a background almost ambient feeling style are the versions I can think of.
6:32 this is a part where you commit terrorism against a corporation
the song is the second voice in my head to this day
playing constantly over and over
the fucking cello
to answer the question with regard to the locations this plays at, it is the generalized combat music, whenever enemies see you or you enter a hostile area, this music starts playing, although it also plays in a few of the menu screens, so it's basically the game's theme in many player's minds.
This game is changing my life, for the better.
It's played during the assault on Arasaka Tower in a flashback, where Johnny Silverhand places the nukes.
Almost all my favorite artists I found through games, starting all the way back with Rock n' Roll Racing in the 16-bit days.
YESSSSSS cant wait for more cyberpunk stuff its basically just 80s art direction and music disguised as modern futuristic stuff
Okay now this i love Cyberpunk has so many good songs its crazy :DDD
one thing Cyberpunk's BGM does often is that it alomst goes along with your heartbeat. it gives you the chills as you literally feel the danger of the situation and adrenaline is pumping
Goooooood morning Night City! Yesterdays body count rounded up to a solid and sturdy thirty!!
I couldn't help myself, I said "Goooood morning, Night City!" when the track started. This song is used a lot in different scenarios, it's also the intro of the game. It's also the loading screen when you start with a TV/radio personality reading back the news as if your character is listening to it while the game loads. The news changes as you progress in the game and they mention things that you were involved with. This game has a very fun soundtrack.
I'm pretty sure the, "Good Morning, Night City!" song is 'No Save Point' by Run the Jewels
this style sounds like a post 2008 NIN and pre a DARKWAVE genre.
Only found your channel a few days ago and i love it! Really love your insight. Odd that i didnt find anyone mentioning Subnautica‘s OST yet. it‘s phenomenal no matter which track you pick!
The unreleased version includes an epic Cello solo right in the beginning
i dont know if cyberpunk 2077 is the best game ever but it defiantly a game i will never forget, for good or bad, but the music in this game hands down slaps (all radio stations)
Also, recommendations:
- Chris Remo - Firewatch OST
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake OST
- Uncharted 4 OST
- Gustavo Santaolalla - Last of Us Part I and Part II OST, especially Part II's 'Unbroken' and or 'Collateral' because they are very emotional, but like it's not the typical music kinda way
- Evan Call - Violet Evergarden OST (it's not a game, but geniunally the best orchestral music I have ever heard, I'm not even joking)
CHILLS IN MY SPINE !! once this track started my arm hair all stood up, such a goood foking track sooo gooooood everytime i hear it!!
i like the Cello Version of this song way more, its different vibe
Thank you for your reactions, I really love it! Can you also do reaction on "V" or "Never fade away" from Cyberpunk 2077, please. It would be great.
Hope you’re having an awesome Holiday!
You should check out Kerry Eurodyne’s song. Not much to react to, but a profound, simple piece of music in Cyberpunk.
Love your analysts. CyberPunk has incredible music, I enjoyed it when I played at (buggy) launch. Song recommendation if on ost train, Final Fantasy 7 (Playstation 1) ..song title, "One Winged Angel", this song I found to be richly layered. Like the vocals too. If you take a liking to it you can also compare it to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, "One Winged Angel" version of the song.
yeaah, love this song
love how this (and cello version) play over such a bad*ss segment like Johnny taking on corpo staff like it's nothing. moving around like a Robocop/Terminator style one-tapping everything, really accentuates when that one cutscene happens right near the end, where your bullets do nothing. You learn real quick (in the space of 5-10 seconds) how out-classed you are
even though this entire track has been playing over your actions.
My favourite from this OST is "Been good to know ya". Highly recommend a listen of that
Please listen to the Samurai songs, they are phantastic. Made by a real world punk rock band called Refused as the fictional ingame band of Cyberpunk. There arent that many to choose from, i think you can find like 6 of them, not as many as the Marvels Guardians of the Galaxies video game band called Starlord, which produced a full album for their game (band made out of game devs). But they are very high quality and feel so fitting for the world they are from. My personal highlight is Archangel and Black Dog
Your videos are great! Loved this and the Tank! Video.
As a composer, you should really look into the OST for Shadow of the Colossus. It is superb and full of emotion. Highly, highly recommend you do a reaction for a piece from that OST
The music is so solid in CP2077!
I really wanna see this be more of a thing with games. Futuristic, weird, guns and I gotta get some more 3rd Person games like this.
Should have the listened to the strings version! It's not in the official OST for some reason, but hits you much harder!
do you have link mate?
@@KamilQWA Copypaste this: The Rebel Path (Cello Version)
_The Rebel Path_ still gives me chills. The neat thing about the overall OST of Cyberpunk 2077 is that there's the sound track for the world, fighting music and themes which are already brilliant by composers Marcin Przbybylowicz, P.T. Adamczyk and Paul Leonoard-Morgan, but also the radio stations that provide diagetic music for smaller areas that V, the player character, walks into or rolls past. The fictitious Samurai band, for instance is played by Refused, a real-life punk band from Sweden. Regardless of what happened at launch (at no fault of the devs in the trenches), absolutely no one at sound design, music or Foley did anything less than their one hundred. The soundscape of Cyberpunk 2077 is a generational treat, and Phantom Liberty cranks it way past 11.
I'd love to see you do the Warhammer 40'000 Mechanicum ost. particularly "Children of the Omnissiah" and "Noosphere"
since you were talking about the variety of music in videogames I think this would be an interesting dive. the Warhammer Franchise has very unique stylings and I think the music reflects that.