Opera Singer Reacts: Emil / Sacrifice (NieR: Gestalt)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- This was a hard one. Reacting to one of the most haunting pieces of music ever composed. So beautiful. So pure. Love this piece.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Music
2:00 Discussion Interlude
4:26 Music
6:05 Post Discussion
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Game: Nier Replicant/Gestalt
Composer: Keiichi Okabe
Singer: Emi Evans
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6:15 "There's a sense of 'Don't fear. Don't fret. It will be okay'"
Wow, this was exactly what Halua (Emil's sister) was telling Emil when he was at the brink of giving up and wanting to succumb and die with his sister's fading presence.
I didn’t know that???????
@@MarcoMeatball It's amazing how close are the emotions you pick-up from the song to emil's experiences
that text part from the 3rd gameplay about Emil's memories with his sister Halua.....
that thing broke me......i still break up remembering it
It's also what Emil is telling the Scooby Gang, saying he'd be fine during the latter parts of Ending A.
Emil is arguably the real protagonist in the NieR series. Especially after you find out what he spent his life doing in Automata.
Emil's story is such a sad and tragic one. Every second of his life was hurt and pain and suffering. Stuck as a child forever but never able to be a child, his innocence taken away and everyone he cares about lost...Everything he cares about lost. Forced to do nothing but fight and fight and fight in battles that were never his for literally thousands of years until his sanity collapsed...
This theme is one of the greatest character themes ever made. It portrays every part of Emil's life, just a hint of hope mixed into it as he meets and joins people that care about him and love him for who he is and not what he was made to be. He falls in love with Nier. He almost gives everything to save him. This is an amazing song...but I cry every time I hear it.
The remix of it you hear when you play as the father in replicant is fun too
@David Vitale He's actually the brother. For WHATEVER reason the western version made it the father. If you play the PS Version it's the brother. The XBox version made it the father.
@@HiImBeans because at that point in time, western audience is more interested in grown up men than a young pretty boy.
He went from being the only living human left in the world in Replicant, and still fought for the memory of his friends until their was nothing left but pain, and finally, the hope of seeing them again as you end him in Automata, setting him free.
@PaulaSchultz couple things. He wasn't human and he definitely wasn't "living". Emil was a sentient weapon. The original Emil died the moment he fuses with Halua from the magical experimentation. Emil becomes a weapon with a soul.
I was at the NieR orchestra in London back in January 2020, and when this song played, so many people in the audience started crying, including myself. Hearing this in person, I started reminiscing the time I discovered this song and the story of the game. It was at a time I had lots of personal struggle and was growing into adulthood. This song and the characters in the game helped me to understand and accept the changes, losses in life, and myself.
Oh gosh I hope they come back again, I just travelled over there for the Final Fantasy concert last weekend and had a couple of moments that broke me. This soundtrack would leave me in bits and pieces in the theatre and I'm dying for it!
My depression is no longer exist!
its fascinating the takes people have on music. the way you described this song is very interesting because it wasn't how i felt at first. i felt a deep sense of loneliness, like someone curled up in a ball in the corner of the room, but on top of that loneliness there's a hint of remembrance and calm happiness maybe even hope. it all feels like the aftermath of something horrible and yet they have to move on. lovely reaction, keep up the great work.
And your interpretation is completely correct. :)
Exactly! This song always felt like a heavy weight on my heart until it hit the higher notes where it felt hopeful and tears began to well up.
I agree it felt like the aftermath of a funeral on an sunny day. Like when we buried my gramma and cousin it brought me back to the feeling after the funeral and everything was over, this song nearly gave me that exact emotion
A literal "weight of the world" on the shoulders of one whom has lost everything. Gets even worst when you work towards the Emil ending in automata... The desperate screaming, the desperation in the other Emils... And the music just highlights it all. It is my #1 favorite ending specifically because it hit my heartstrings harder than any other theme or ending the game
"Our souls are missing... and yet somehow our tears still work."
"For so long, all I could do was destroy. But now I have a chance to save something."
I couldnt hold myself together with those two back to back cutscenes where this part was playing. Pure beauty.
those are some of the most beautiful lines in the game
Also
"You think you have luxury stop..."
"You cut down my sister like goddamn animal and you want me stop"
"Goodbye my friends, thank you for everything." Whoo boy, Emil Sacrifice is the pinnacle of Nier compositions for me. Having 100% completed both Replicant and Automata, Emil is a character that makes you immediately smile despite knowing everything he goes through. The scene that this plays during has you screaming, crying, and eventually accepting that Emil cannot be protected the way you want to protect him, you feel yourself being Kaine in this scene (or at least I did). The scene is visually beautiful, the dialogue punches you in the gut, the voice acting makes you cry, and the slight variations from each playthrough (there are added pieces of dialogue and cutscenes, especially ending C) add understanding and depth to Emil. The use of a child soprano is also just appropriate since Emil is a child himself, so it actually sounds like Emil could be performing. Emil just wanted friends who love him for himself and he found two other misfits who are trying to save the world. He knew the sacrifices and accepted them because he had already lost his sister and never wanted Nier to live with that guilt. Emil had his innocence taken from him, but he still went about trying to make everyone else's lives better.
Seriously, your takes on each nier song are unique. The way you describe your feelings is so spot on, it really describe Emil's journey in game. I just thought this is just another fitting sad song for emil, I still feel the sadness but not as deep as you. Just like your take on Beautiful Song, it helps me to widen my perspective for these songs.
That is a really thoughtful comment thank you so much.
All Emil wanted to do was protect those he loved. Weiss, Kaine and Nier himself. He falls in love with the younger brother NieR from replicant, he wants to marry him. He treasures his time with Kaine and Weiss. He is such a beautifully written character that you cannot help but fall for. Despite him looking like a child, he is hundreds and hundreds of years old, living mostly alone....that in itself is so sad
Man now I am crying
queen beast incident took place around 2000 years ago he is around the age of 2014 or something bbefore he was made into the weapon he is
@@2ba285 Emil actually was born in 2016 and was made a weapon in 2026
So he gay?
@@jb9192 yes, Emil is canonically gay
This song is so BEAUTIFUL.
Fits perfectly for Emil, a kid that had tho grown and make a sacrifice for his friends and even the world, but had to forget about himself and his feelings in the process.
Yes! Thank you for reacting to Emil. This song has been with me ever since gestalt was released back in 2010. It's forever been the most meaningful song I've ever known.
My pleasure! It’s so beautiful.
Sacrifice at its most selfless and vulnerable form. Guts me every time I hear it.
Woah my favorite song in Nier: Replicant!
This song gets more emotionally impactful with the game's key moments making it sadder. The title of the song really gives it away :(
It does. Is that in play through 1? I can’t remembern
@@MarcoMeatball Yes it is in play through 1 and in 2 it made me cryyyy like a child and the second time made me cry to the point where I stopped the game and cried it's Very emotional he was a child
It's fascinating you managed to figure out the preciousness of the bean that is Emil from his motif. I guess it just shows the people behind the music are often as aware and invested as the rest of the team, though in case of Yoko Taro games with music composed by Keiichi Okabe that is pretty much what I would expect.
Dude the feels are lit with this song, what an amazing soundtrack
Every time i hear this i just cannot think about Emil's story...
"Oh lord, kaine is so unstable and Weiss can't stop arguing with people... I dont know what they're going to do once im gone... Well they just have to learn"
I love how much we can see the music touching you by your facial expressions in each thing you listen to.
he was an opera singer after all
@@mohamedfakch It's lovely to see the passion still there
I was waiting for this one to hear your take on it. Love your channel man. This song still can make me tear up even after hundreds of replays and years of enjoyment. Nier Tracks are really something else and the talent they have for the songs is just outstanding.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your comment and agree!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I've shed many tears listening to this beautiful piece, and I'm glad I'm not alone.
Thank you so much for this splendid interpretation. I feel like you gave me not only an explanation but also hope, you have a new subscriber.
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this song, it’s my favorite. I always love your breakdowns of these songs because they’re so true and you explain it such a unique way.
Thank you so much!!! Sorry you’ve been waiting. I’m trying to pace myself :)
Thank you for your reactions, they are truly wonderful to see. I have always enjoyed just listening to music and feeling the emotions it conveys and imagining the scene that goes with it. That is what I really enjoy about your reactions, whether they be blind reactions or not, you just let the music speak and talk about how it affects you. Hearing your feelings about these songs that you have covered have helped me notices things that I would have missed before and since I haven't heard many of the ones you have covered, I get to experience these songs for the first time myself. Keep up the great work .
Thank you so so much!
I was actually looking for your reaction on Emil / Sacrifice last time I got the peek on your channel. Even though I was a bit disappointed when I was searching it in your channel, it felt great you truly did a reaction on this piece of art!
Well you know, just one guy who loves music. Also my channel started a month ago and I’ve been trying to mix growing my channel and also reacting and responding to people’s ideas and requests- not to mention my own desired songs. It’s a tough balance to strike :) sorry you were disappointed. Glad you appreciate it :)
Wow did I need this, thanks Marco :')
Every time I hear it, I just think of the final moments of the game. Those scenes will haunt me for years to come. Hearing that poor boy cry, crying out that he doesn't want it to end here before... Well. Yeah...
I just happened to stumble onto you and watched a video, out of curiosity. I watched several of them now. Was interesting hearing what a singer thought about these different Nier songs. These games have some of the best soundtracks that I've ever heard. Emil (Sacrifice) is a track that had an immediate, overwhelming response from me. It is designed to invoke such sadness into the listener. It certainly succeeds.
Man, I really love your reacts, thank you for this and make sure you react to more NieR music
Just got to this one. This definitely is my favorite track I think in all of Nier. I think for the reasons you listed. I relate a lot to that conversation about childhood self and what not, and this really hits that.
IDK how you do it when ever I hear this song I lose it ;-; great job and thank you this is my favorite piece from the game Emil is precious and must be protected at all costs
I did lose it 🤣
I teared up hearing you speak regarding the inner child. Love your perspective on this
I've played this game and loved the experience, but hearing the undertones of what's going on in the melody and music really hits even hard
It was great hearing your take on this! This song always stood out because it is the only Nier song with a male vocalist. Personally, it makes me feel a mix of sadness, which is as deep as a lake, and sorrowful longing, but also positive emotions, slightly like a warm blanket, telling you that it will all be okay in the end. It's really a rollercoaster of emotions! I can't think of any other song that makes me feel like this.
I so agree. Light and dark. Yin and Yang. And it’s true! Actually it seems as though most songs in video games feature female singers. Females for gentle male for intense. Very interesting.
marco you should react to nier automata's mourning! it's a really amazing piece with an amazing choir intro.
Mourning is so fantastic, if you can get a high quality recording of it that second choral section hits like an absolute truck. Mourning is probably my single favorite song in Automata.
It’s absolutely on my list I love it
@@WaluigiIV Yeah, it’s amazing. It gives me chills every time I listen to it. It’s my second favorite song on the soundtrack
You’ll be happy in the next few days then 😏
@@MarcoMeatball :O
It is at once heartwarming and devastating to watch another person be moved to tears by this song that has, over the past decade, lifted me up, cast me down, and been a consummate companion in the darkest hours of despair. It breaks my heart still to this day, but it never leaves me in a bad place. I am always reminded of the blessing of the story that Yoko Taro shared with us and that, even though we lose our innocence, that doesn't mean we have to lose who we are.
Thank you for this.
The way you described this song is just what I've felt with it, but not realized it.
I've had an intense interest to write novels, and what has inspired a lot of stuff I've written or come up with so far is from the Nier soundtracks, and this in particular built on two characters, one who's a child that's caught up in a world changing turmoil and struggles to keep their innocence, whilst they're forced to take responsibility amongst these adults, and later sacrifices themselves which built on this piece where all the adult characters around feels this immense emptiness and loss of said innocence and pureness this child brought to their company as they tried to survive.
Another is a father who is a pretty jaded and simplistic man, willing to sacrifice and do anything to protect his children, but over the course begins to open up and let this voice of a child inside speak, as his children reaches out to him, to start taking action and value everyone around him as well, but in doing so loses one of his children and he goes through a rough time of bouncing back until coming to terms and letting that innocence inside him out again.
It all feels so clear now writing things down this way, whilst before it felt pretty vague to why this piece had these two characters in my head and events leading up to their demise and development. It still speaks more, but it definitely has this feeling of, how the child's voice in the soundtrack, is like the "dying" innocence and pureness reaching out to you, but it knows it's being sacrificed, yet stays with you until the end as you wake into a much harsher world with open eyes.
Bravo magnificent as always
Thank you❤️
This is the song I played when my father passed away to pancreatic cancer in 2021. It helped the tears flow and flow and flow, which was good because I do not cry much.
I just came back from the Nier concert in LA, with the LA Symphony and it's beautiful talent singers, the shy guy who played Emil was there and it was an Amazing concert, January 27,2024
I cried so many times playing this game. It always felt so painful and heavy. Especially if you also understand the shadow creatures the next time you play the game.
"I want to see all of you again, just one more time"
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
To me the beginnings of this song make me picture this song being sung in a movie where there's a funeral procession for a beloved king. It's somber but light, as if trying to say goodbye and celebrating their memory at the same time. There's a sense of remembrance, of nostalgia. Then when it picks up it feels like it's trying to rally up your emotions, to pick yourself back up, that it'll be ok. There's this hopeful tone and warmth that seeps in to the melody.
It's like you said, it's a song about the loss of innocence. But I think a better way of putting it is more like, it's a song of saying goodbye to innocence.
And if I put it into the context of the game, it's a song saying goodbye to Emil. A song of Emil's hope for Nier and Kaine's happiness after his sacrifice, telling them that things will be ok after he's gone.
Subbed! I'm super interested to see the rest of your Nier series. The Nier soundtracks, both Replicant and Automata, are honestly the best soundtracks I've heard from any piece of media; and automatic fave games of all time after playing them.
Bruh.. This video literally give me idea for the novel I being writing.. Thank you a lot Marc..
After way too long I'm finally making my way to finally finishing Replicant, and as someone who just got Ending B I can say whenever I hear this song now it gives me an almost visceral reaction because of certain scenes/events in the game that are accompanied by this piece. This song cuts me so deeply because of these memories and associations, and your note about how this song evokes the image of a child telling you that everything will be alright is just another bullet in my already bleeding heart because of how truly, painfully on point it is in regards to Emil's character
*”For so long, all I could do was destroy, but now, I have a chance to save something”*
So interesting to hear your take on my favorite NieR song.
The biggest impact for me with this song is there's just one singer alone
This is among my favorites in all the Nier soundtracks and it is capable of making me shed some tears.
“It’ll be alright. You know, when I was young, I … I hated my eyes. And now that I’m older, I hate what my body has become. But there’s something else there now. Something like … pride. You know? I mean. without all this … I couldn’t have become your friend.
*Goodbye my friends, thank you for everything!”*
The thing I love the most about the Nier soundtracks is that no matter how the songs get improved over time by being included in other games in the series (think song of the ancients being in all the games and how it’s evolved) every single version of the songs has their own charm that stands out among one another. While replicant 1.22 does somehow manage to make the experience fresh with all the new renditions of the music, there are still many songs that I actually prefer the gestalt/original replicant versions for. I would definitely recommend listening to both versions of each song for all the music for anyone who has the time, it’s really something special
Nier music is so emotional! Ashes of dreams breaks my heart every time. And boss fights tracks like Deep Crimson Foe or The Dark Colossus Destroys All is so epic!
this is the one i was waiting for!
I was waiting for a bit. Rotating games! Sorry it took a minute!
@@MarcoMeatball no need to be sorry! At your own pace :)
The song from the soundtrack that gets me everytime is "Grandma", it's such a beautifuly crafted song and the angel-like voice of the singer in conjunction with the marching of the drums makes me feel sad yet prepared for whatever may come.
Edit: Well, there you have it! I just saw you covered "Grandma" already, awesome work!
I love this series. It would be cool to see you do a side by side comparison of this and Emil (Despair). It has the same beat and lyrics but different instruments and faster tempo. I would like to know if these two songs cause similar emotions or not.
Every time I hear this song, it floods me with emotion and makes me remember why I loved the NieR games so much. Very few games ever touched and connected with in the way that NieR has. An absolute masterpiece in almost every way.
i loved your take on this it definitely made me listen to the song in a new way and cry a little bit more than usual and would love to hear your thoughts on music from the kingdom hearts games
Following this song with Emil: Sacrifice, from Nier Automata, while having in mind the full context for both songs.... It makes each of them even more impactful.
Everytime he listen to a song he always know the deep meaning behind it! I really love his reaction in his channel!
:)
Thanks for talk about the real sacrifice of this scene: the innocence of a pure person.
NieR Gestalt (Replicant) is one of the major masterpiece of our era, and the ost do 80% of the job.
There's an nier choir arrangement album that I believe is out in Japan and is coming to US soon. You should definitely check that out!
Your vids are so good dude!
❤️❤️❤️
I've never heard this version of Emil and I'm glad I did
This is my favourit ost from NieR series but now, I like this more than before because of your reaction. I never feel hope like you said "Don't fear. It will be okay." I really like your impression and felt my tears welling up at that part.
I like to see your reaction and how you feel from each song. I'm looking foward to see your new video !
(Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker so maybe my English is wrong)
Your English is great :)
I'd love to see you react to other versions of the nier soundtrack - such as kaine - escape, grandma - destruction, emil - karma & despair, even the shadowlord the full fight version (with accompanying gameplay for that one)
I’ll probably save the variations for a little down the road. Just because there are so may tracks to listen to. Or listen to the variations on a live. Definitely keep you in the loop. Still tons more nier to get through :)!
Im pausing this video just to tell you, this song means a lot to me... In fact, it was the first song I heard about this game without even knowing the existence of it. This music bring me so much... Not sadness, is like... Losing something and feeling the pain of one particular part of you that speaks With a volume so low that you don't realize its reality...
Now, I will proceed to watch the video.
dude when I 1st hear it I shed a manly tear as well , SPECIALLY WATCHING THE CUTSCENE in tandem with this! and up to this day it remains one of the saddest song I've heard , the 2nd one is grandma from nier
Hearing you talk about the vocalist makes me think that you might enjoy You Were There from ICO. I love angelic vocals.
The videogames have very touching songs. In my case, I always cry with one song called "Radical Dreamers" from Chrono Cross soundtrack
Ooo I don’t know it
@@MarcoMeatball This song is from the videogame "Chrono Cross", which is a sequel of another videogame called Chrono Trigger. Old school gamers love and respect this saga and their soundtracks are beautiful.
This is Radical Dreamers song th-cam.com/video/KBXdUTj_u7g/w-d-xo.html
This is a choir version th-cam.com/video/24fsjJHKWY8/w-d-xo.html
This was the most heartbreaking part of the game for me it definitely broke me . What a beautiful masterpiece
I love this piece, and it's interesting that the same melody is used in Automata for Emil's shop, just sped up and more upbeat.
Also, absolute side question, but I was curious as to what headphones you use. Always love to know what audiophiles use for gear.
Those are AKG K371s - I use them for voiceover to hear nuance and noise. They’re very comfortable on the head too.
@@MarcoMeatball Awesome. I've heard great things about AKG. Biggest brand I ever used was Sennheiser.
@@DamienBlade thats the mic I use :) Great product.
@@MarcoMeatball I just came across a little known game that has quite the soundtrack that I think you should check out. The game's name is Ender Lilies. I was checking out the gameplay, and the soundtrack struck me as haunting and enchanting at the same time. I think you'll like it.
I love the music found in Nier so much because the usage of Chaos language brings out the feeling of listening to a song in a foreign language. You can't understand what they are saying, so you need to find the meaning through the emotions the music evokes. However, the difference here is no one can understand what it is saying. The music and this one in particular can only be felt. Meaning can only be evoked by what it means to you personally. And aligning this with what I believe to be the core principle of music (communication), it's truly a beautiful work of art. Thanks for doing this one, Marco.
Agreed !!
The visuals are the main effect, hope you react to those as well.
All the Nier video game soundtracks are a beast just chills 🙏🏽❤️
Even with the upbeat version in Nier Automata, this song always gets me. It's one of my absolute favorites and I thank you for covering it
Of course, it’s a pleasure. :)
Speaking of which... Now that you've cried to Emil -- Sacrifice I would love to see your reaction to Emil -- Despair.
muy buena reaccion , ojala alguna vez reaccionaras a la version moderna de este song de Nier Replicant 2021 para comparar, saludos Marco
Thank you for listening to the original. It has that beautiful countermelody that's completely missing from the remake.
This. And then came the funny song on Nier Automata. I loved it. But then came the heart breaking rendition in the fight in the desert and I just broke down sobbing. It was soooo good and sad and wonderful and everything. Nier always plays with my emotions like a fine tuned orchestra. :)
On the first video of yours I ever saw, you had 989 subscribers. Already in a short week or two, that number has quintupled. In that first video, I commented that I had played Automata first, and how much of an impact Kaine Salvation had on me. Emil Sacrifice was the same. When you play Automata before the predecessor, you don't understand Emil Sacrifice. You get that weird orb and his silly cute merchant song. Then, later, you get Emil Despair. A huge, grand song of battle and loss, and all of your senses are being overwhelmed. It's too much. Going back? *Knowing* where that silly song came from? And knowing that Emil does not? And never will again? It breaks my heart. Your videos bring me to tears. Simple words, genuine emotion, your mere presence with me listening to Emil's heart breaking only cements the belief that you are very good at what you are doing, and I cannot wait to see everything you do.
Thank you so much, Alder. I value and appreciate your support and really enjoyed reading this.
You have no idea how right you are with your words and how they describe Emil.
As someone who played Automata before Replicant/Gestalt, I saw Emil as an amusing character who provided some much needed comic relief to an otherwise heavily depressing game. There were many times I'd be in a scene with serious dialogue and suddenly hear Emil drive by with his goofy shop song and I'd have to stop everything until my giggle fit was over.
When I played Replicant and learned about Emils INCREDIBLY tragic backstory, and then hearing this song and vaguely recognizing it... it now makes that silly shop song hit WAY different.
I dont think I've loved one of your takes on a song like this before. Not only is it accurate to the game but your 10000% right. LIke I duno what else to say lol. Like I agree with everything you said in this. Very touching thank you.
YOU MEAN YOU DONT LOVE ALL MY TAKES? You’re welcome. Thank you❤️
@@MarcoMeatball HAHAH NOOOO I love all your takes just this one a little more
My first girlfriend and I broke up literally while this song was playing in the background. (I was playing Nier and it was the scene when the prince's wife was killed). So this song hits me on multiple levels mentally and emotionally.
Very interesting watch. I love this games OST but I certainly couldn't articulate my thoughts and feelings as well as yourself. Of course, I'm not educated in music (or anything else really unfortunately lol), so I guess that makes sense. Though I definitely enjoyed listening and watching, I look forward to checking out more of your reactions and perhaps learning to look at these pieces in a new way :)
my fav arrange of this song is by Morrigan & Lilly, it takes this song and brings to a different direction
I cried so much😭😭😭
Can't wait to hear your take on Cold Steel Coffin. Its a haunting song.
This hit hard...
I really appreciate your take on the music Nier gives to us and the way you analyze them is somehow very accurate! Can you perhaps try Mourning from Nier Automata next? It’s pretty underrated and I actually want to see your take on it. Thanks for the videos!
I love mourning! And thank you. :) I try to analyze the emotional content rather than the theoretical content.
Yoko Taro is a genius that manages to grip the absurdness of life in his works. His pieces are soaked in existential questions but are always based in very human emotions of despair and hope. And the music in his games are able to bring these emotions out like nothing else.
This is connected to the spoiler ahead, but I hope you, Marco, won't listento Weight of the World from Automata until you finished the game. As much as I would like to hear your unbiased take, this piece needs its context.
Maybe spoiler ahead:
The Nier series is not a story with ... a seemingly good ending. All is lost that people would fight for. But then there is always hope. Hope to live on despite the terrible weight of revelations together with people you care about. Especially Nier Automatas last 15 minutes hammer that home to me. Life is absurd and the world you knew and gave you meaning could crumble or never even have existed. But you can still press on.
I finished automata!!! I remember being like..what? 🤔😩😭
@@MarcoMeatball ah, okay. I wasn't too invested emotionally in the story throughout my playthrough. I knew about the ending. But when I came closer to the last hour of the game I wanted to see where this would go.
The E ending is beautiful and piece of art that is the perfect fit for aninteractive medium such as a game. Nier has many deeper philosophical, humanistic discussions going on but really all of those are just there to facilitate the last message of the ending which is not subtle at all. I mean the pod spell it out for you.
Personally, I think Weight of theWorld is a good track. It's beautiful. But only the context of the ending and it's dynamic transitions in that moment elevate it to something truely amazing.
Sorry formy rambling... it's just something to hooked me and affected me deeply. I'm interested to see how you would tackle the track.
@@yarion4774 not rambling at all. I’m feeling really compelled to replay it now which never happens because of your comment
@@MarcoMeatball I knew Nier was a game I wouldn't replay for a long time. Cause it hit so hard. But this whole series gives me the urge to replay as well. Soooo. xD
@@yarion4774 oops 🤣🤣🤣
Great video
Thank you!
Also hits hard when it way played during the death of Fyra...
1:33 The cutsene is playing in his mind 100%
Which one?
@@MarcoMeatball
Spoiler alert for anyone that didn't beat the game yet ot that accidentally reads a comment (Always happens on YT). I rather to avoid the possibility to spoil someone in any case, everyone should enjoy this masterpiece at the fullest :)
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When Emil sacrifices himself against Popola to let Kaine and Nier to proceed
Nice reacting to the original version, I think the one in the remake is good too but I think this one is better. I think the OG nier is the only piece of media I've encountered I'd describe as intensely melancholic, n I think this song encapsulates that well
This is what I call a great review. I always loved this Song but I didn't have to much emotion when listening to it (in contrast to, say, Grandma from the same game). This has definetly changed now
Thank you so much!
Nier Replicant ❤️ the game wich will be with me till i die
It is true that an child singing gives so much weight to the song. I think you would really like Le Ali Del Principio from Baiten Kaitos Origins.
"If becoming an adult means sacrificing my innocence, I want to stay a child." is a very strong statement in me. I really struggle with this, now being nearly 32 years old, but in a way staying a child, as the pain of loosing the rest of my innocence would be unbearable. At the same time, fighting like this, I am stuck in the past and can't move forward. I wish for a new way to move on, hand in hand with my innocence, as it is a key for what I am here to do.
I love the version of automata emil despair
Found your channel the other day and really enjoying your takes on some of the best music in recent years. I'd really love to hear your reaction to "The Last Song" from Drag On Dragoon 3 and the related song from DoD1 Chapter XIII Closing. The former is probably more in line with your skillset as a singer but it's heavily related to the latter ad shares a number of musical similarities.
Is that kuroi Uta?
@@MarcoMeatball No sir. The title is either "The Final Song" or "The Last Song," usually with a subtitle of "Black Song, White Scales." I don't own the OST so I can't verify 100%, but those searches should bring it up here on YT. The song should be around 7-8 minutes and starts off with a series of bells/chimes.
6:15 felt that just didn’t know how to explain it
There are so many games with touching music, but when to OST that actually hit me bad I can think on Nier Series, Shadow of the colossus, Journey and Final fantasy Series
Absolutely. Those games are so anchored by their music!
Hello!!! Amazing video, I love seeing people reacting to nier's more emotional OSTs, especially musicians
Would you react to Temple of Drifting Sands from Replicant? The remastered version's features an amazing opera singer and I would love to see you react to it!
subscribing right away because I love your genuine reactions to the songs. i related a lot to all you've said because i felt the same when i first heard this song
Thank you! So much! If I can grab the remastered version of the track I absolutely will. I’m trying to keep a healthy channel variety so it’ll come just down the road :)
It is Ironic how the song starts at the C note because in the game, C stands for Continuation so meaning the story is not over
I have waited for a channel like yours. You are able to grasp the meaning in this songs. They are not child play. I suggest you to try react to "HEPATICA" from xenosaga 3. Right up your alley. Ciao Marco, sei un grande.
Grazie, Simone. E un onore per me aiutare altri a capire le piccole cose o piccole emozioni che ci ricordano che siamo tutti umani e sensitivi :)