Bro the first few comment on the official yt video literally mentioning it was Vivaldi, you probably skip it and just goes to every mommy screamer comment
Fun fact: in the opening cutscene of the game they have a remix of Pachelbel's Canon in D, and as someone who's studied the violin and still plays sometimes I appreciate how well they animated Kafka's hands in the cutscene. The left wrist being in the correct position, her putting different fingers on the imaginary strings And the last note that plays in the cutscene is D5, and the finger that's pressing on the string is the ring finger, which, when pressing on the A string in the first position, would make the very note. I rewatched the cutscene after this trailer and practically squealed when I noticed it
this man really pulled us in with a Kafka trailer reaction and then decided to flex with both is knowledge and singing ability before even getting to the reacton. well done good sir
Honkai Impact has a Stigmata set for Kafka who IS based off of Franz Kafka considering the set is called "The Loner of Prague". Since Star Rail is like a alternate version of the Impact universe I wouldn't doubt its the same. You ought to look at her Eidolons, the names all deal with music. E1: Da Capo, E2: Fortississimo, E3: Capriccio, E4: Recitativo, E5: Doloroso, and E6: Leggiero
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is that this trailer didn't just use Winter but also pieces of Summer. like at 7:02 comes from the middle section of the 3rd movement of Summer. There was also a little part shortly after that of like an arpeggio in the key of F major that sounded like it came from Autumn, but that might just be how they decided to transition to the next part. Edit: actually there's a part in the 3rd mvt of Autumn with that same arpeggio, so that might actually be intentional.
@@Yuichi2381 lol probably not. The winter piece they mainly use is the 1st movement. And they probably chose the 3rd mvt of summer since that’s the most famous mvt.
As someone who enjoys classical music, that trailer with all its intricate details and especially the Vivaldi remix mesmerized me. It honestly sounds like they're getting closer and closer to the ultimate synthesis between classical and VGM and it goes so hard. Couldn't wait to hear your opinion on it! :)
Kafka the HSR one has spider web patterns in her design and i think it's a reference to the metamorphosis by franz kafka. The metamorphosis is about a guy who turns in to a bug.
This is my favorite part about HoYoverse! Through their games, we can hear things like this and go, oh yeah, that’s winter by vivaldi! It also introduces people to so many new topics, for example, like how people went to listen to winter because of Kafka, but also because of things like people checking out Chinese Opera because of Yunjin, or people looking at Persian Dance because of Nilou. I love how I’m able to learn new things about the world I live in through these fictional characters on a screen
I think, in my opinion, HoYoVerse in general and HoYo-Mix specifically is bringing classical genre and traditional music to another level. May it be soundtracks with traditional instruments, or classic pieces but more modern, HoYo-Mix is just dropping bangers left and right, and that more or less helps various cultures and classical music to be appreciated more by modern audiences. I think it's also pretty safe to say they can be considered as one of the leading vanguards in this era of revolutionizing classical music. Like . . . look at how they tweak with the Vivaldi and put it into Kafka's trailer, it's a blast! Still my opinion though, so I don't know what you guys think about this.
hearing vivaldi in any modern game makes me smile, im glad mihoyo used it for this, i wasn't planning on pulling for her, but im doing it now only bc of this
You are the first person that mentioned Franz Kafka! That was one of the main reason why I was interested in Hsr Kafka and ofc I have been violinist for 8 years and Kafka's trailer made me so happy. Happy Baroque life to me~
The game’s Kafka is most likely based on the author you were talking about. There are a lot of altered real-world figures as characters back in Honkai Impact 3rd (Tesla, Einstein, Planck, Shakespeare ect.). Love seeing them continuing the trend not just in StarRail but Genshin too.
Kafka's 4* cone is called Fermata She plays the violin and compares it to firing a gun, as both require precision, it's in one of her voicelines I think And of course, the game literally opens with Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, featuring Mommy Kafka playing the air violin like the boss she is, it's one of her idle animations Someone else already mentioned her eidolons The classical music references are intentional and integral to her character :)
I love how Kafka's always accompanied by classical music motifs. Her segment in the version preview trailer references Beethoven's 5th Symphony, her own trailer references both Vivaldi's Winter *and* Summer, her 4* light cone is named "Fermata", and of course there's her character banner name, Nessun Dorma. Her first appearance was also her playing air violin to Canon in D. As a violinist, I can't wait to pull for her today!
I was unreasonably happy when you pointed out Liv Empyrea. Ive never known mucha bout classical music but you watching these trailers, breaking it down so beautifully, pointing them out and bringing them back to notice really has made me adore them
Just like Mihoyo breaks all the musical perception templates, Marco breaks the prejudice towards mixing classical and modern. P.S. Thank you really, for showing us the classical pieces through music in games. Will be chilling with Kafka listening to Nessun Dorma 😌
i love how the layers Mihoyo puts into this trailer. During the reveal of her bounty, the violin is very sharp and foward sounding. Which symbolizes how Kafka is taking the center stage, but it also symbolizes her manipulative/leading tendencies... all the while we see her literally walking through a middle of mayhem just like how the violin is very much in the center, cutting through the other instruments. and even after the mixed down the lead violin to be more balanced. The violin is still present, mirroring her presence in the game.
One things I love from Vivaldi Winter is that its always given me a strong sense of nostalgia. Growing up on the SNES with A link to the Past, the lost woods theme in that game has a similar tone and feel to me and ive always wondered if it was inspired by Vivaldi. Every time I hear it when I least expect it brings a smile to my face, even in John Wick lol.
Honestly adore how games are integrating classical music elements to, as you say, naturally and intrinsically give it to us to discover. This, Ständchen (& all of that event tbh) just utilise and almost modernize it so well and it's so refreshing!
It’s always magical seeing macro past life as a opera singer and makes me wonder if a there’s video game song that he would come out of retirement for to do a cover off
I love that Marco isn't a music snob or a classical snob where he shuns reinterpretations of Classical music. HSR and other games / media are so important when they remix music like this, because they keep it alive and add a freshness to the music. It's the same thing when someone takes a pop or rap or rock song and translates it into piano creating a paraphrase, as Marco stated earlier. Frank Tedesco is a fantastic example of this: taking such a rich depth as piano and classical can produce, and re-tooling these modern tunes for it. It's a beautiful back and forth between old and new that ties fans of both genres together: showing new generations the beauty of the old stuff, and the old timers the innovation of the new stuff. Classical and modern music don't have to be at war with one another in a sort of "kids these days". Same thing with using old songs like the rat pack and big band and such in remixes: it keeps the music alive. Ironic, that so many that would think that classical music as being "boring" are ignorant to the fact that techniques and principles used in classical music form the foundation for rock and metal.
This is the first hsr character trailer I saw that truly blew me away. If you look at genshins trailers, the first few trailers and their music are merely okay once you get to like zhongli and like ganyu's and such you can truly see them getting their footing and putting works of art, and it looks like hsr is starting to get to this point.
I swear I literally jumped on my chair when Winter played in her trailer, it's such an original and unique way to set a mood for the character especially because she's a violin player!!
I start to listen the ost or classical style music since Fate series. Yuki Kajiura and Hiroyuki sawano are so incredible. recent years, HoYoMix brings me to another level that combined the classic, traditional chinese and EDM, that's so crazy. Thanks Marco, thanks to all contributor for animation and video game ost.
omg now i caught up to all the videos i missed, now i just comment on em. i finally made it and yes, this trailer came out and i instantly knew you'd love this. goddamn its good to be caught up on every Marco upload again
I see Hoyoverse personally called you to witness Ms Kafka's arrival, Marco! You _had_ to react to this trailer! And thanks for sharing a bit of your wonderful performances along with your analysis in this video, too! Hoyo really outdid themselves this time. As a visual artist myself, I found this so amazing that I watched it four times to catch every little detail I could, and I still feel like there's more to see. I think Kafka's trailer is the Zhongli equivalent for Star Rail trailers. I know I'll keep coming back to watch it, at least. Also, respectfully (???)... Kafka _is_ mommy 😂 I don't need another lightning DPS, but I'm gonna pull for Kafka for sure (dejected sigh)...
As much as I hate Kafka as a character imo, I have to admit that Mozart's composition of the violin with a bit of edm in her theme is actually pretty good.
The blend of classical music into modern day style really mesmerizes me, I can't stop watching the trailer 😂 Hoyo really did exceed our expectations on this one
The moment I heard the first 3 stings of that aggressive, beautiful Violin, I was sure this is gonna be grand! And to my surprise it was. It was 🎻 *VIVALDI!* 🎻 Man, Mihoyo choose the most classical and most significant piece out of all classical music (In my opinion. No music expert.) and gave it a refreshing redemption arc with a twist. Mhm... deviousness, mischiev, aggressiveness...mhm. Beautiful! 🙏 Thank you for reacting @MarcoMeatball ! I was sure you would react to this but didn't expect that fast. 😀
Although i suppose i'm late, but hoyo has a hsr video featuring Kafka and other stelaron hunters called Myriad selestia - Jepella rebellion. Ant the remarkable think about the vid is not only the story, but the soundtrack with Mozart's Lacrimosa in it. I really hope you checked it out, and if you didn't, i hope to see that reaction.
I didn’t watch the trailer for Kafka yet but I still wanted to see Marco’s evaluation on it, and then I got it as an ad for the video! Nice timing haha
Thank you very much for this wonderful video, I appreciate the enlightment from all the interesting information and history you brought up in regards of the music! It enables someone like me, who is not so knowledgable in classical music, to appreciate it even more
I would disagree with the meanings that marco has pointed at 4:21 Everything about Kafka trailer is there to show that she is in control. For visual we have images from psychology and spider webs. Classical music is there to show that she is conductor of the battle, great example is at 6:27 where we are shown that she is so confident in her control of the battle tempo, that she moves JUST as much as needed for her vision to come to life.
The trailer made me listen to various classical music pieces both original and remixes and I just can't believe I slept so much on classical music it's just awesome. This trailer is perfection thanks for the great reaction aswell!
I grew up on classical, was bullied for my love and passion for classical music, played violin for almost two whole decades of my life and plan to pick it back up. I was a Purist once with respect to Classical music, but hearing people revive it, pay homage to it, as you say makes me so happy. Thank you for your take on this and I hope to hear more in the future through your past videos or otherwise.
HSR Kafka is almost certainly a reference to Franz Kafka, considering she originated as a stigmata set in HI3rd, in which there are countless references to historical figures from all sorts of disciplines (Einstein, Tesla, Beethoven, Dirac, Schrodinger, Allan Poe, Darwin, and countless others). I absolutely love how this trailer came out, and I hope they find more ways to incorporate classical music into her lore (maybe a trip to her home world, where classical music is an important part of their society???)
As a metalhead and lover of neoclassical shred such as Yngwie Malmsteem and Vinnie Moore, the Kafka trailer music just made my happy juices flow like mad. Classical works play such a huge part in that genre of guitar music. Transposing this song is gonna be such a pain but man am i excited to give it a shot. Also you are 100% correct about Kafka's being based on the writer. In hi3 they made a lot of historical figures and such into waifus. Kafka being one of them.
I've always found it fascinating whenever I see classical influence in any kind of modern music because when you really dissect it piece by piece you can figure out exactly which components were there from the start thematically and which have been modified with modern influence, helps that I also think that fusion sounds incredible when done well
marco back at it again making me learn about music. also fun fact franz kafka has a honkai impact 3 counter part as a stigma which yes also inspired by honkai star rail kafka
As an Italian I can't describe how these references to Italian artists make me proud of my Nationality. I'm so hyped for Kafka and I'm lucky to have her guaranteed since I was waiting for her from the very beggining. Good luck to everyone who wants her.
Can always count on Marco to know everything about 18th century idiomatic violin concerti. 🤩 Classical music is indeed alive! ...also we need a 2023 Performance of Marco performing Nessun Dorma!!!
If you didnt know, in honkai impact 3 theres alot of scientists and notable historical people used as their stigmata names, and kafka was also one of them. So yeah youre right about "kafka" as a historical person in this context as well.
I agree , was working and this drop. Kafka Franz is the novel author. Indeed I appreciate hoyoverse to breakdown the classical sound and reconstruct to easy digest piece for non classical fan.
It's mind-boggling how cool is it to have an actual opera singer in the fandom and a gamer in general, I adore opera, your performance was beautiful! Nessun Dorma gets us Italians going like nothing else, I feel so hyped now!!!
The first thing I notice in the trailer was the music it’s amazing I love how intense it sounds, my favorite part is where the piano is building up to the epic violin play
3:07 This was used in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation for its iconic opera scene with Rebecca Ferguson in the yellow dress. Had no idea they named the HSR banner after that song. What a fascinating choice.
In the game, Kafka actually plays the violin as well, which they showed with her playing an air violin in the elevator at the beginning of the game and then later confirmed that she actually knows how to play in the music event when Penacony launched and Robin was being heavily advertised. I definitely that was part of the music choice for this trailer.
Not only Mihoyo, but a very renowned and famous chinese classical concert pianist called Lang Lang have brought classical music to a wider audience worldwide aswell. It proves that music education, which alot of asian or chinese put high in regard for their children, really pays off in practical life and even the entertainment industry and enriches the enjoyment of life in general very much!
I really liked Kafka's trailer. As someone who never *had* a "passion" for music in general (specially for classic music), I've come to love many of the classic songs you've covered, the analasys you make combined with the experience in the field you provide have shown me that music isn't about instruments making sounds in a harmonic way, is about portraying a feeling or even a tale in a way is not possible with words, truly fascinating.
Love your reactions as always Marco, they're always so insightful! If you could, I would check out Samudrartha from Honkao Star Rail next! It's definitely among their top music, and was sung by the same guy who sang Regression
1:37 There's also another version of Kafka in Honkai Impact that i believe is the reference of Franz Kafka. And, Franz Kafka is not the only real life person who used as a reference. A lot of painter, scientist, philosopher, musician, prominent military and political people, writer. Like Edgar Allan Poe, Amedeo Avogrado, Monet, Beethoven, Caravaggio, Carlo Collodi, Gustav Klimt, and many more.
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As soon as I recognized Vivaldi immediately thought "Yeah Marco is gonna love this one"
Yerppppo
@@MarcoMeatball I mind the music *then* the trailer~
Its a masterpiece !
Vivaldi never dies!!!
Exactly my thoughts
"Some of you may call her mommy." I did not expect you to utter this at all lmao
finally someone understands how cool it was to have that music in the trailer, I saw literally nobody comment on it
I knoooow like 99% of the comment are "mommy 11! ", that's so annoying
it's a little excessive for sure.@@SereNekoChan
Really? I didn't have to scroll down far to find people mention the piece, as well as praising the remix.
@@ctrlaltf439not to mention, next to no one talking about how Hoyoverse might have teased new enemies in the trailer.
Bro the first few comment on the official yt video literally mentioning it was Vivaldi, you probably skip it and just goes to every mommy screamer comment
Mihoyo really know how to summon marco 🤣... Both kafka and blade trailer is sooo good
really though.
@@MarcoMeatball they watching you marco
@@ibelieveinwoozisupremacy8681just watch Hoyo tried to bring Marco to voice one of their character again...
Kafka was much better than Blade’s.
@@FahrizalSurya probably mihoyo right now : pss pss pss Marco Marco, here, heree~ your favorite things, Muuussiiiic ~
Fun fact: in the opening cutscene of the game they have a remix of Pachelbel's Canon in D, and as someone who's studied the violin and still plays sometimes I appreciate how well they animated Kafka's hands in the cutscene. The left wrist being in the correct position, her putting different fingers on the imaginary strings
And the last note that plays in the cutscene is D5, and the finger that's pressing on the string is the ring finger, which, when pressing on the A string in the first position, would make the very note. I rewatched the cutscene after this trailer and practically squealed when I noticed it
What about this trailer represents what winter music did ?
They likely used motion capture on whomever played that violin to make it.
THAT'S SO COOL OMG
Fun fact: Da Wei was the one who was motion capturing for kafkas violin idle in the game c:
@@HenloJsonWait was he ?
this man really pulled us in with a Kafka trailer reaction and then decided to flex with both is knowledge and singing ability before even getting to the reacton. well done good sir
😂 caught me
Honkai Impact has a Stigmata set for Kafka who IS based off of Franz Kafka considering the set is called "The Loner of Prague". Since Star Rail is like a alternate version of the Impact universe I wouldn't doubt its the same.
You ought to look at her Eidolons, the names all deal with music. E1: Da Capo, E2: Fortississimo, E3: Capriccio, E4: Recitativo, E5: Doloroso, and E6: Leggiero
Noiceeeee like selena from pgr. Might redownload HSR just for this lmao
Kafka was also a character in GGZ.
Oh no. I gotta get all the eidolons then
Oh no not da capo Hoyoverse can't do this to me
@@mgaraptor4728she was a collab stigma from HI3 itself so ehhh i dunno if I'd consider it
All the psychological tests throughout the trailer just made me smile like a madman.
THE INKBLOTS, they’re so hauntingly beautiful
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ME TOOOOO THE FUCKING ROSCHARCH TEST REFERENCES AND THE VIVALDI MUSIC?!?! I FRICKING DIED I WAS SQUEALING AHHHHHHH
"Thanks to momm- I'm not gonna repeat that" that really got me 😂 Anyway love your videos as always
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As a violinist it’s so cool they used vivaldi winter in her trailer
and summer, too
Oh thats cool !
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is that this trailer didn't just use Winter but also pieces of Summer. like at 7:02 comes from the middle section of the 3rd movement of Summer.
There was also a little part shortly after that of like an arpeggio in the key of F major that sounded like it came from Autumn, but that might just be how they decided to transition to the next part.
Edit: actually there's a part in the 3rd mvt of Autumn with that same arpeggio, so that might actually be intentional.
Wow!!
3rd like honkai impact 3rd? Easter egg maybe
@@Yuichi2381 lol probably not. The winter piece they mainly use is the 1st movement. And they probably chose the 3rd mvt of summer since that’s the most famous mvt.
Thanks! I was looking for the original track of that. It sounds so good combined with Winter here.
wait true😳😳
As someone who enjoys classical music, that trailer with all its intricate details and especially the Vivaldi remix mesmerized me. It honestly sounds like they're getting closer and closer to the ultimate synthesis between classical and VGM and it goes so hard. Couldn't wait to hear your opinion on it! :)
Kafka the HSR one has spider web patterns in her design and i think it's a reference to the metamorphosis by franz kafka. The metamorphosis is about a guy who turns in to a bug.
This is my favorite part about HoYoverse! Through their games, we can hear things like this and go, oh yeah, that’s winter by vivaldi! It also introduces people to so many new topics, for example, like how people went to listen to winter because of Kafka, but also because of things like people checking out Chinese Opera because of Yunjin, or people looking at Persian Dance because of Nilou. I love how I’m able to learn new things about the world I live in through these fictional characters on a screen
I think, in my opinion, HoYoVerse in general and HoYo-Mix specifically is bringing classical genre and traditional music to another level. May it be soundtracks with traditional instruments, or classic pieces but more modern, HoYo-Mix is just dropping bangers left and right, and that more or less helps various cultures and classical music to be appreciated more by modern audiences.
I think it's also pretty safe to say they can be considered as one of the leading vanguards in this era of revolutionizing classical music. Like . . . look at how they tweak with the Vivaldi and put it into Kafka's trailer, it's a blast! Still my opinion though, so I don't know what you guys think about this.
Agreed 100%!!
took the words right out of my mouth
You have read my mind and speak it out.
exactly
hearing vivaldi in any modern game makes me smile, im glad mihoyo used it for this, i wasn't planning on pulling for her, but im doing it now only bc of this
I heckin LOVE Nessun Dorma and it was a pleasure to hear that excerpt sung by you! What a farewell recital piece!
Marco, the final part with a little of Summer was gold
You are the first person that mentioned Franz Kafka! That was one of the main reason why I was interested in Hsr Kafka and ofc I have been violinist for 8 years and Kafka's trailer made me so happy. Happy Baroque life to me~
The game’s Kafka is most likely based on the author you were talking about. There are a lot of altered real-world figures as characters back in Honkai Impact 3rd (Tesla, Einstein, Planck, Shakespeare ect.). Love seeing them continuing the trend not just in StarRail but Genshin too.
I have learned so much dope trivia from listening to your channel for my fave games. Thanks!
Glad to hear it!
whatever way we can get to make classical music reach a wider (and younger) audience would always be cool
I want the full version of you singing Nessun Dorma :D That was so good! 😍
Dear Lord you NAILED Nessun Dorma!
One of the few songs that has ever made me cry with it's potency. Bravo my man!
I love how Mihoyo' music is literally, as you said, just "insert-incredible-work-here" + a twist and it works every single time
Kafka's 4* cone is called Fermata
She plays the violin and compares it to firing a gun, as both require precision, it's in one of her voicelines I think
And of course, the game literally opens with Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, featuring Mommy Kafka playing the air violin like the boss she is, it's one of her idle animations
Someone else already mentioned her eidolons
The classical music references are intentional and integral to her character :)
The trailer was so good and I was so happy since winter is my favorite part of Vivaldi's four seasons.
I love how at the start if this trailer there's classic, beautiful music and then it switches into badass one. Mihoyo is doing awesome job with osts
I love how Kafka's always accompanied by classical music motifs. Her segment in the version preview trailer references Beethoven's 5th Symphony, her own trailer references both Vivaldi's Winter *and* Summer, her 4* light cone is named "Fermata", and of course there's her character banner name, Nessun Dorma. Her first appearance was also her playing air violin to Canon in D. As a violinist, I can't wait to pull for her today!
I was unreasonably happy when you pointed out Liv Empyrea. Ive never known mucha bout classical music but you watching these trailers, breaking it down so beautifully, pointing them out and bringing them back to notice really has made me adore them
Just like Mihoyo breaks all the musical perception templates, Marco breaks the prejudice towards mixing classical and modern.
P.S. Thank you really, for showing us the classical pieces through music in games. Will be chilling with Kafka listening to Nessun Dorma 😌
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i love how the layers Mihoyo puts into this trailer.
During the reveal of her bounty, the violin is very sharp and foward sounding. Which symbolizes how Kafka is taking the center stage, but it also symbolizes her manipulative/leading tendencies... all the while we see her literally walking through a middle of mayhem just like how the violin is very much in the center, cutting through the other instruments.
and even after the mixed down the lead violin to be more balanced. The violin is still present, mirroring her presence in the game.
One things I love from Vivaldi Winter is that its always given me a strong sense of nostalgia. Growing up on the SNES with A link to the Past, the lost woods theme in that game has a similar tone and feel to me and ive always wondered if it was inspired by Vivaldi. Every time I hear it when I least expect it brings a smile to my face, even in John Wick lol.
The way your pupils dilated when watching your own performance... that's how we know you love music to bits :D
Wait they did!?
@@MarcoMeatballYeah! If you zoom in, it's around when you go completely still
Its wild that this trailer could be people first introduction to Vivaldi, and we should be thankful of Mihoyo for bringing it to more people.
Honestly adore how games are integrating classical music elements to, as you say, naturally and intrinsically give it to us to discover. This, Ständchen (& all of that event tbh) just utilise and almost modernize it so well and it's so refreshing!
It’s always magical seeing macro past life as a opera singer and makes me wonder if a there’s video game song that he would come out of retirement for to do a cover off
I wonder... now that Fontaine is out... tho hasn't quite seen any event side characters not the "featured" characters coming back...
As soon as I heard Vivaldi's winter in Kafka's trailer it made me go wild. It literally fits her so well and just makes everything feel more powerful
I love that Marco isn't a music snob or a classical snob where he shuns reinterpretations of Classical music. HSR and other games / media are so important when they remix music like this, because they keep it alive and add a freshness to the music. It's the same thing when someone takes a pop or rap or rock song and translates it into piano creating a paraphrase, as Marco stated earlier. Frank Tedesco is a fantastic example of this: taking such a rich depth as piano and classical can produce, and re-tooling these modern tunes for it. It's a beautiful back and forth between old and new that ties fans of both genres together: showing new generations the beauty of the old stuff, and the old timers the innovation of the new stuff.
Classical and modern music don't have to be at war with one another in a sort of "kids these days". Same thing with using old songs like the rat pack and big band and such in remixes: it keeps the music alive. Ironic, that so many that would think that classical music as being "boring" are ignorant to the fact that techniques and principles used in classical music form the foundation for rock and metal.
Really enjoy your breakdowns from a perspective of previously being in the music industry.
Neo Classic is the new era of music, believe it or not its coming.
8:23 *Immediately regrets going into the comments* lol
I had no idea you had sung Nessun Dorma before! It's my favorite opera song rn and you sung it beautifully!
This is the first hsr character trailer I saw that truly blew me away. If you look at genshins trailers, the first few trailers and their music are merely okay once you get to like zhongli and like ganyu's and such you can truly see them getting their footing and putting works of art, and it looks like hsr is starting to get to this point.
I swear I literally jumped on my chair when Winter played in her trailer, it's such an original and unique way to set a mood for the character especially because she's a violin player!!
I start to listen the ost or classical style music since Fate series.
Yuki Kajiura and Hiroyuki sawano are so incredible.
recent years, HoYoMix brings me to another level that combined the classic, traditional chinese and EDM, that's so crazy.
Thanks Marco, thanks to all contributor for animation and video game ost.
omg now i caught up to all the videos i missed, now i just comment on em. i finally made it and yes, this trailer came out and i instantly knew you'd love this. goddamn its good to be caught up on every Marco upload again
Welcome back Tips!!!
You singing Nessum Dorma, amazing!👍
7:16 This entire build up part sends actual chills down my spine every time I watch this trailer, it's just so good man
thank you for explaining everything Marco , i learned a lot from this video
Glad to hear that!
This is why I subscribe to you keep up the good content👍
I see Hoyoverse personally called you to witness Ms Kafka's arrival, Marco! You _had_ to react to this trailer! And thanks for sharing a bit of your wonderful performances along with your analysis in this video, too!
Hoyo really outdid themselves this time. As a visual artist myself, I found this so amazing that I watched it four times to catch every little detail I could, and I still feel like there's more to see. I think Kafka's trailer is the Zhongli equivalent for Star Rail trailers. I know I'll keep coming back to watch it, at least.
Also, respectfully (???)... Kafka _is_ mommy 😂 I don't need another lightning DPS, but I'm gonna pull for Kafka for sure (dejected sigh)...
As much as I hate Kafka as a character imo, I have to admit that Mozart's composition of the violin with a bit of edm in her theme is actually pretty good.
The blend of classical music into modern day style really mesmerizes me, I can't stop watching the trailer 😂
Hoyo really did exceed our expectations on this one
The moment I heard the first 3 stings of that aggressive, beautiful Violin, I was sure this is gonna be grand! And to my surprise it was. It was 🎻 *VIVALDI!* 🎻
Man, Mihoyo choose the most classical and most significant piece out of all classical music (In my opinion. No music expert.) and gave it a refreshing redemption arc with a twist. Mhm... deviousness, mischiev, aggressiveness...mhm. Beautiful! 🙏
Thank you for reacting @MarcoMeatball ! I was sure you would react to this but didn't expect that fast. 😀
Although i suppose i'm late, but hoyo has a hsr video featuring Kafka and other stelaron hunters called Myriad selestia - Jepella rebellion. Ant the remarkable think about the vid is not only the story, but the soundtrack with Mozart's Lacrimosa in it. I really hope you checked it out, and if you didn't, i hope to see that reaction.
I didn’t watch the trailer for Kafka yet but I still wanted to see Marco’s evaluation on it, and then I got it as an ad for the video! Nice timing haha
Are we seriously not gonna talk about what a GINORMOUS flex it is to be able to post a clip of yourself singing NESSUM DORMA!?????
Thank you very much for this wonderful video, I appreciate the enlightment from all the interesting information and history you brought up in regards of the music! It enables someone like me, who is not so knowledgable in classical music, to appreciate it even more
Glad you enjoyed it😊😊😊
I would disagree with the meanings that marco has pointed at 4:21
Everything about Kafka trailer is there to show that she is in control. For visual we have images from psychology and spider webs. Classical music is there to show that she is conductor of the battle, great example is at 6:27 where we are shown that she is so confident in her control of the battle tempo, that she moves JUST as much as needed for her vision to come to life.
Its not about her. Its about the music.
The trailer made me listen to various classical music pieces both original and remixes and I just can't believe I slept so much on classical music it's just awesome. This trailer is perfection thanks for the great reaction aswell!
0:52 me, I call her mommy. But it’s for lore reasons. She’s the one that woke us up at the beginning of the game. Or a rebirth if you will.
I love how Vivaldi’s winter and summer is used in this trailer, it fits so well. And you sang Nessun Dorma so beautifully!
I grew up on classical, was bullied for my love and passion for classical music, played violin for almost two whole decades of my life and plan to pick it back up. I was a Purist once with respect to Classical music, but hearing people revive it, pay homage to it, as you say makes me so happy. Thank you for your take on this and I hope to hear more in the future through your past videos or otherwise.
HSR Kafka is almost certainly a reference to Franz Kafka, considering she originated as a stigmata set in HI3rd, in which there are countless references to historical figures from all sorts of disciplines (Einstein, Tesla, Beethoven, Dirac, Schrodinger, Allan Poe, Darwin, and countless others).
I absolutely love how this trailer came out, and I hope they find more ways to incorporate classical music into her lore (maybe a trip to her home world, where classical music is an important part of their society???)
Also a heads up, a new video from Honkai star rail just dropped that features "Lacrymosa".
I love it when you include clips of your time in Opera!
Thank you for reminding me of where i heard that music before!!! Love your contents btw
As a metalhead and lover of neoclassical shred such as Yngwie Malmsteem and Vinnie Moore, the Kafka trailer music just made my happy juices flow like mad. Classical works play such a huge part in that genre of guitar music. Transposing this song is gonna be such a pain but man am i excited to give it a shot.
Also you are 100% correct about Kafka's being based on the writer. In hi3 they made a lot of historical figures and such into waifus. Kafka being one of them.
Amen to your last message Marco! Thank you so much for being one of the bridge in embracing modern takes in classical music
My pleasure!!
I've always found it fascinating whenever I see classical influence in any kind of modern music because when you really dissect it piece by piece you can figure out exactly which components were there from the start thematically and which have been modified with modern influence, helps that I also think that fusion sounds incredible when done well
marco back at it again making me learn about music. also fun fact franz kafka has a honkai impact 3 counter part as a stigma which yes also inspired by honkai star rail kafka
Love seeing your past performances, Marco. :3
The Character Kafka is based on the writer because she also wants to transform just like the theme underlying many of Franz Kafkas Novels
When I heard this last night I knew you were going to love this so I waited. Not disappointed!
As an Italian I can't describe how these references to Italian artists make me proud of my Nationality. I'm so hyped for Kafka and I'm lucky to have her guaranteed since I was waiting for her from the very beggining. Good luck to everyone who wants her.
Your breakdown of the language and references at the start was really inspired 🎉
Can always count on Marco to know everything about 18th century idiomatic violin concerti. 🤩 Classical music is indeed alive!
...also we need a 2023 Performance of Marco performing Nessun Dorma!!!
Omg I’m so out of shape I’d probably explode
Absolutely love the clip of you singing Nessun Dorma, I didn’t even know that I’ve heard it before and just didn’t know what it was called.
i was waiting for your reaction because how cool was THAT
If you didnt know, in honkai impact 3 theres alot of scientists and notable historical people used as their stigmata names, and kafka was also one of them. So yeah youre right about "kafka" as a historical person in this context as well.
"SHOOT ON SIGHT"
*doesn't shoot on sight
Knowning how to play the pieces guves me a greater appreciation for her demo music😍🥰
So cool to see you sing this, looking great Marco as always!
When you started talking about the historical Kafka I started to have Nam flashbacks to my lit class from the spring
I love Nessun Dorma no cap, so damn good in terms of story/emotion conveyed through music
I agree , was working and this drop.
Kafka Franz is the novel author.
Indeed I appreciate hoyoverse to breakdown the classical sound and reconstruct to easy digest piece for non classical fan.
It's mind-boggling how cool is it to have an actual opera singer in the fandom and a gamer in general, I adore opera, your performance was beautiful! Nessun Dorma gets us Italians going like nothing else, I feel so hyped now!!!
YES HERE IT IS LETS GOOOOOOO
That Nessun Dorma from Marco? Let's gooo, well done!
The first thing I notice in the trailer was the music it’s amazing I love how intense it sounds, my favorite part is where the piano is building up to the epic violin play
3:07 This was used in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation for its iconic opera scene with Rebecca Ferguson in the yellow dress. Had no idea they named the HSR banner after that song. What a fascinating choice.
VIVALDI IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES IS SO CRAZYYYY I'M SO HAPPY TO BE IN HERE MAN
In the game, Kafka actually plays the violin as well, which they showed with her playing an air violin in the elevator at the beginning of the game and then later confirmed that she actually knows how to play in the music event when Penacony launched and Robin was being heavily advertised. I definitely that was part of the music choice for this trailer.
Not only Mihoyo, but a very renowned and famous chinese classical concert pianist called Lang Lang have brought classical music to a wider audience worldwide aswell. It proves that music education, which alot of asian or chinese put high in regard for their children, really pays off in practical life and even the entertainment industry and enriches the enjoyment of life in general very much!
I really liked Kafka's trailer. As someone who never *had* a "passion" for music in general (specially for classic music), I've come to love many of the classic songs you've covered, the analasys you make combined with the experience in the field you provide have shown me that music isn't about instruments making sounds in a harmonic way, is about portraying a feeling or even a tale in a way is not possible with words, truly fascinating.
The imagery in this entire trailer is done so splendidly, it feels like one of the best trailers I've gotten to see in years
Well since he did everything but *watch* the trailer, I don't think he can say the same.
Love your reactions as always Marco, they're always so insightful! If you could, I would check out Samudrartha from Honkao Star Rail next! It's definitely among their top music, and was sung by the same guy who sang Regression
I will check it out
We gonna ignore that they discreetly blended in Summer towards the end with the notorious buildup and big drop?
1:37 There's also another version of Kafka in Honkai Impact that i believe is the reference of Franz Kafka. And, Franz Kafka is not the only real life person who used as a reference. A lot of painter, scientist, philosopher, musician, prominent military and political people, writer. Like Edgar Allan Poe, Amedeo Avogrado, Monet, Beethoven, Caravaggio, Carlo Collodi, Gustav Klimt, and many more.
When the music first hit me I was hoping you would react to it, and here we are. Can't wait to see your reaction to it ❤