Studio Musician | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance OST: Boss Themes Reaction & Analysis

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  • @nelsonmonte4469
    @nelsonmonte4469 ปีที่แล้ว +2062

    Jhulian: "The final boss must have a crazy backstory."
    The final boss: "Played college ball, you know. Could've gone pro if I didn't join the navy."

    • @ryanhoule4415
      @ryanhoule4415 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      The MC: “At some cushy Ivy League school!”

    • @Shuwa217
      @Shuwa217 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      Final boss: "Try the University of Texas"

    • @halfwit533
      @halfwit533 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      ​Final boss: "Could've gone pro if I hadn't joined the Navy. I'm not one of those beltway pansies"

    • @ajayghale110
      @ajayghale110 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      "I could break the president in two, with my own hands!"

    • @ryanhoule4415
      @ryanhoule4415 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      @@ajayghale110 “Don’t f*ck with *THIS* senator!”

  • @jessechartier6967
    @jessechartier6967 ปีที่แล้ว +1221

    Cool part of the game is that the vocals kick into the final phase of the boss fights, definitely worth a playthrough.

    • @jimbolips4458
      @jimbolips4458 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the maniac agenda mix

    • @tartipouss
      @tartipouss ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Which is also annoying because that mean you get to listen to them for like 30 seconds, but they’re 2+ minutes

    • @GachaLord
      @GachaLord ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@tartipouss Chadstream Sam: i got you fam

    • @tu8315
      @tu8315 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@GachaLord What I like about Sam's fight its that it becomes instrumental only once he loses the sword

    • @tartipouss
      @tartipouss ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@GachaLord That's why it's the best fight !
      Tho I wish the song was a bit longer because ending the fight before the song end feels wrong

  • @DW461
    @DW461 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    The lyrics of Rules of Nature are brilliant if you understand the lore. It's the first boss, a massive bipedal walking tank that Raiden fought in MGS2. The references to the starving predator paint a picture that while this skyscaper sized weapon of mass destruction may have been the apex predator then, Raiden dispatches it like it is absolutely nothing because it is considered a relic and cyborgs are the new apex predators.

    • @Nerim89
      @Nerim89 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Just a little correction! Its not the first boss! Its a tutorial boss ( max0r)

    • @rpgrage7711
      @rpgrage7711 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@Nerim89 I understood that references (Captain America)

    • @ironboy3245
      @ironboy3245 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      adding on to this, the lyrics kick in when he stops a massive sword from Metal Gear Rex, and the RULES OF NATURE bit kicks in when he flings it into the air and cuts it to pieces

    • @mr.cobalt1668
      @mr.cobalt1668 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Even better, it's the *upgraded* form of the final boss from the game Raiden debuted in when he was fully human, and now that he's a cyborg its successor is just the tutorial boss to him.

    • @ZeallustImmortal
      @ZeallustImmortal 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      To be fair, in MGS2 he fights like 20 of them at the same time. Though that wasn't in real life, but still.

  • @CantusTropus
    @CantusTropus ปีที่แล้ว +1218

    Fun fact: the guy who made the music for this game had never done a metal soundtrack beforehand

    • @SSS_Rank_Recapper
      @SSS_Rank_Recapper ปีที่แล้ว +196

      The producers from Toontown online right?

    • @charlie-bc9fb
      @charlie-bc9fb ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@SSS_Rank_Recapper yea I think so lol

    • @nurgleschosen8145
      @nurgleschosen8145 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@charlie-bc9fb from Toontown to THIS! Quite and upgrade

    • @tomasrg8096
      @tomasrg8096 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      he only had blade and soul under his belt

    • @randomhandle111
      @randomhandle111 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tomasrg8096 and ToonTown

  • @frostfiredirewolf8517
    @frostfiredirewolf8517 ปีที่แล้ว +837

    Collective Consciousness fits 1:1 with All I want for Christmas. You can't unhear it now. You're welcome.

    • @PurpleHeartE54
      @PurpleHeartE54 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      🔔The 🔔 Un 🔔en 🔔lightened 🔔 Masses~
      Max0r: "I am not joking."

    • @witherboy5438
      @witherboy5438 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      thank you maxor viewer, very cool

    • @CertifiedSunset
      @CertifiedSunset ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I too watch Max0r

    • @PurpleHeartE54
      @PurpleHeartE54 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is unbelievably frightening..
      th-cam.com/video/noq9ZTJFUjE/w-d-xo.html

    • @nielsjensen4185
      @nielsjensen4185 ปีที่แล้ว

      It has been done, the mashup is called "Collective Christmas," th-cam.com/video/Q5T-epVCE6E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Thedarkestcornerofmyconcience, and it's an eerily accurate depiction of the commercialization of Christmas.

  • @warhammertrash1626
    @warhammertrash1626 ปีที่แล้ว +673

    Fun fact: All of the lyrics in the various themes of the bosses also refer to the character journey of the protagonist, with him acknowledging the evil he fights and how close he really is to it, and how this understanding brings him closer to having peace with himself and the life he's lived. It isn't a rejection or an acceptance of fault, but acknowledging those parts of himself and resolving to use them for a worthy cause.

    • @klutzysole9569
      @klutzysole9569 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The exceptions to this rule are Jetstream Sam in mission 6 as the lyrics drop when he drops his sword and Sen Armstrong in Mission 7 when you drop yours

    • @yokai1235
      @yokai1235 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      except armstrong theme is only about raden acknowledging how similar they are and theres no other way to end this but theres hope to who ever win will actually change and find a better way

    • @henriquemedranosilva7142
      @henriquemedranosilva7142 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Standing here, for what I understood, is 100% a song of the thoughts of riden in the senator.
      That also would apply to collective continuous, meaning Armstrong doesn't actually have a theme

    • @yokai1235
      @yokai1235 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@henriquemedranosilva7142 yes because all the bosses never talk about themselves and they're plans Armstrong does so instead we get a song reflecting raiden thoughts

    • @thosemerc3113
      @thosemerc3113 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@henriquemedranosilva7142
      Would that be the case, the lines:
      "Yet staring across this barren wasted land
      I feel new life will be born
      Beneath the blood stained sand" make little to no sense
      It is the senator who just fucked up and can only observe and hope for the best, not Raiden.
      Plus, you know: "blood stained sand", come on guys, the dude is liberian.

  • @nielsjensen4185
    @nielsjensen4185 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    "Stains of Time" is an incredibly sad song when seen in the context of the game. Monsoon, whose theme it is, grew up under Pol Pot and remembers
    The Killing Fields, the game takes place in 2018, and he would have had to be between the age of eight-ten to make conscious memories while still having room to grow up physically. Monsoon is thus most likely somewhere between 47-49 and he's by far the one boss you fight that has augmented himself with cybernetics the most, he's also adopted an extremely nihilistic view of the world. And the song makes it clear that he did all that to suppress the trauma that was inflicted on him. His trauma even comes back to him if you defeat him fast enough as he in his moment of death will go, "NO DON'T!" He's the only boss who has a reaction like this as the others react with an expression of "inconceivable!"

    • @Alone-SF
      @Alone-SF ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Heh, memesoon

    • @hittite_gaming
      @hittite_gaming ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Actually, there is a chance that when you beat him he goes "Do as you please!" when youre chopping him up, not sure if it is like a time thing or any other criteria that affects which one he says.

    • @lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773
      @lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @hittite_gaming It actually has to do with how well you do/score in the fight.

    • @lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773
      @lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@hittite_gaming If you take no damage while fighting Senator Armstrong he will try to recruit you again.

    • @gampie13
      @gampie13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773 not just score, if you emp, you lose the line as well. So you need to do it without gadgets

  • @zacharysalvador5366
    @zacharysalvador5366 ปีที่แล้ว +1269

    "That guitar solo lasted an eternity."
    Bury the light solo:

  • @1Synner
    @1Synner ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Metal Gear Rising: Revengence can legally be classified as a musical, as all major confrontations between the protagonist (Raiden) and his major foes (Metal Gear Ray, Bladewolf, Mistral, Monsoon, Sundowner, Jetstream Sam, Metal Gear EXCELSUS, Senator Armstrong) play with full lyrics at the heightened points/climax of each confrontation, and both tell the story of the foe and relate to Raiden in some way (save for Ray and EXCELSUS, which is Raiden's honest and cynical view of the world respectively). Further, there are three normal battle themes for regular encounters, all of them also having lyrics, and tell the story of Raiden's growing internal struggle, resolve, and determination.
    MGR is a Rock Opera in the best way possible.

    • @rxprojectgaming2548
      @rxprojectgaming2548 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True.

    • @idonteveniowanymo
      @idonteveniowanymo ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I normally don’t like musicals but if MGR is a musical then it’s the only one I like (well besides Hamilton because i actually liked that one too)

    • @1Synner
      @1Synner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@idonteveniowanymo you should also try out REPO: The Genetic Opera or Sweeney Todd. I personally enjoyed those two.

    • @TripleBarrel06
      @TripleBarrel06 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      By that logic you could also classify it as a musical puppet show with audience participation, because the characters are facsimiles voiced and controlled by humans who you don't see, and you as an audience member get to control one of these facsimiles during action scenes. One major flaw in your assessment though is that typically in musicals the characters perform the songs in character, in scene, not an unseen narrator.

    • @1Synner
      @1Synner 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TripleBarrel06 Thank you, fun murderer. Hope you had fun murdering the fun.

  • @andrefelipe7865
    @andrefelipe7865 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    Its a shame you didn't listen to the DLC boss theme, The Hot Wind Is Blowing. Its an aboslute banger like the rest! I truly recommend listening to it in your free time

    • @christlisnull2750
      @christlisnull2750 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      DLC Boss theme relates to that cyber dog and the Final DLC Boss

    • @OrionDawn15
      @OrionDawn15 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@christlisnull2750 And? Your point being? This is a soundtrack reaction, not a look into the lore.

    • @TheNomad94
      @TheNomad94 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's "The Hot Wind Blowing", no "is"

    • @prototipolq-84i46
      @prototipolq-84i46 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@christlisnull2750 and?

    • @ДегенератПолуфабрикатище
      @ДегенератПолуфабрикатище 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A Soldier Knows No Disgrace 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

  • @luckyfandango9211
    @luckyfandango9211 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    The soundtrack was designed to progressively mix based on the gameplay. If you see Rules of Nature during gameplay, you'll see what I mean.
    The manic agenda mix, or platinum mix, is basically just the album release of the vocal soundtrack.
    There's some good gameplay mixes out there, particularly the ones by MonoChromium, that let you appreciate the instrumental, and hit you with the lyrics really well to feel super hype, though yeah, Has to be this Way effectively comes as is in the game, so it stands strong as a single.

    • @RickySama240
      @RickySama240 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ikr? My favorite music that progressively mixes during gameplay is the fight with Sundowner where he equips his scissor blade. 😊

    • @Nion3r
      @Nion3r ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@RickySama240 best part of it that you can skip it

    • @BeeXumxba
      @BeeXumxba ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RickySama240 "I am fucking Invincible" best part

  • @maxmanchik
    @maxmanchik ปีที่แล้ว +412

    Julian, you listened to the wrong version of "The Only Thing I Know For Real". The vocals in-game are different

    • @АртурЧугай
      @АртурЧугай ปีที่แล้ว +100

      The entire song is wrong, not just the lyrics. Its like two og songs playing simultaneously, one of them with a half-second delay.

    • @wesleyward5901
      @wesleyward5901 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Yeah it's the demo version of the song somehow.

    • @NaNNaNNaNNaNNaN
      @NaNNaNNaNNaNNaN ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Demo lyrics are better, but the original music is better. Demo lyrics+original music go hard together

    • @The_eggy_one
      @The_eggy_one ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm pretty sure they aren't different.

    • @pillowcaseee
      @pillowcaseee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@The_eggy_one Nah the version he listened to was way off. The in-game version is better IMO.

  • @thepugk1ng
    @thepugk1ng ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Collective consciousness wasn't a remix
    It's just that good
    The maniac agenda part just means it's the version with lyrics cus there's also instrumental versions

    • @zummone
      @zummone ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All of the game's songs are remixes, which is an idea that came about later in development when they were revamping the tone and musical identity they wanted the game to feature. Only some songs were remixed by Platinum themselves from when they didn't finalize cooperation with Maniac Agenda but still needed to put out a playable demo, the rest were done by them, all of the in-game vocal tracks soundtracks are carefully remixed from their original mix, which as of today are still unreleased with no plans to ever do so. Only some incomplete, WIP versions of the original mixes ever made it public due to their unintended inclusion in the aforementioned playable demo.

    • @pillowcaseee
      @pillowcaseee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      All of the Maniac Agenda mixes on Spotify are the ones in-game. The rest sounded so weird because they were a little compressed, demo versions, or flattened and litereally unmixed by the bad audio quality.

  • @devsleeps54
    @devsleeps54 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Rules of Nature has to be the best from a gameplay point that 1st boss theme being purely instrumental till Raiden catches a giant robot mech arm and fucking throws it screaming "RULES OF NATURE" honestly it's apart of the experience.

    • @cccoinz
      @cccoinz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True, when i playes for the first time that hyped me big time

  • @brandonlewis2861
    @brandonlewis2861 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Fun fact the man who made the music for this game also made the music for TOONTOWN ONLINE!

  • @SatsumaDev
    @SatsumaDev ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Maniac Agenda Mix was I believe the mix made for the album. The rest of the songs you listen to in this video seem to be game rips. Except for The Only Thing I Know For Real where you somehow managed to find the unfinished original beta version that was made during the game's development? Really not sure how you found that before the ingame version or the album mix.

  • @SolidMetal8718
    @SolidMetal8718 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    His crazy backstory was that he played college football, University of Texas, he could've gone pro if he hadn't joined the Navy

  • @christlisnull2750
    @christlisnull2750 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The Cyber dog is a companion, but doggo is playable in his own DLC, and includes its own track, relating to both it and the boss relation to eachother (Being similar, you can figure out from the lyrics)

  • @khoryos1
    @khoryos1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fun fact: the vocalist for A Stranger I Remain is the lead singer of Kidneythieves! This is her second time singing for a game, because she plays NG Resonance in Deus Ex 2: Invisible War.

  • @someonesomewhere5325
    @someonesomewhere5325 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Never clicked a video so fast when I saw the notification

  • @guntherhess227
    @guntherhess227 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    i highly HIGHLY recommend reacting to some songs from a game called ULTRAKILL (and yes the music is as over the top as the title) a few of my favorites are "Versus", "Death Odyssey", "Altars of Apostasy", and "Tenebre Rosso Sangue" ect ect there is a ton of good stuff i left out here. Plus its still being developed now with "The World Looks White, The World Looks Red" coming out before the update even drops. this game is almost entirely made by one guy both gameplay and music and its amazing the work he puts in

    • @sus_joe1698
      @sus_joe1698 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This songs are also my favorite but add ORDER

    • @OrionDawn15
      @OrionDawn15 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sus_joe1698 And the Death Of God's Will of course.

    • @burningangle4138
      @burningangle4138 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      im personally more of a Duel guy, but versus is pretty cool too

    • @Buagg
      @Buagg ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tenebre Rosso Sangue is fr a masterpiece

  • @HEYHEYDUDEROFL
    @HEYHEYDUDEROFL 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    *Wrong "The Only Thing I know for real" version btw. And for some reason nobody ever mentioned it lol*

  • @alpha-tomahawk532
    @alpha-tomahawk532 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Maniac agenda is i believe the nickname for either the band or player in the song - it's official don't worry. Also, you've missed one DLC boss theme - a hot wind blowing, and in my opinion it's the best one, so i recommend checking it out despite being left out like that.

    • @alpha-tomahawk532
      @alpha-tomahawk532 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's mixing made for the out-of-game listening to these tracks, since in-game versions are made to be looped, start out without lyrics, and etc, and so are the platinum mixes, although thoes are community made (i think).

    • @KingOfFools784
      @KingOfFools784 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Hot Wind Blowing
      Jagged lines across the sand

    • @NumbingDisasterAnon
      @NumbingDisasterAnon ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@KingOfFools784
      The crumbling buildings
      in our minds are all that stands

    • @lizabeth529
      @lizabeth529 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@NumbingDisasterAnon just like the buffalo
      blindly following the herd

    • @garr_inc
      @garr_inc ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lizabeth529
      We try to justify
      All the things that have occurred!

  • @thunderhogTH
    @thunderhogTH ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I really is a sin that these songs vocals are so short, but its mainly because the bossfight is mostly done with the instrumental of the song as the BGM, and kicks RIGHT into the chorus for the climax of the fight.
    Now for some small notes:
    Glad you like the cool robot dog in "Im my own master now", because that's actually the DOGS theme song when you fight him. It's a robot with an AI that Raiden makes question the reason its fighting, and after beating it up you take him as your own and he follows you for the rest of the game. Thinking in the context of a wolf, the lyrics fit a lot better as its about a robot finding it's freedom.
    You got Stranger I remain pretty spot on, although because its metal gear, its about war. The boss in question is a woman who has been a killer since childhood, and even after deciding that killing was her life's calling, she found herself lost until she decided to fight for the ideals of someone else who wanted to start a revolution.
    Red sun has pretty beautiful sounding lyrics, but in reality it really shows how twisted the mindset of the boss is. Firstly, while a red sun is common in a sunset, it's also common after, well, war. The "Paradise" being talked about is a battlefield, and he's describing how beautiful it is, that it's "natures sacrifice". Sort of a contrast to "rules of nature" describing war as a means to survive, its viewing war as something that needs to happen as part of nature, and something that should be praised.
    Also while i know this is a patron request, if you ever get a chance to do more, there's "hot wind blowing" which is an extra boss battle that gets overlooked a lot, and also the ending theme "The war still rages within", which actually got a music award all its own when the game first released.

  • @KitsyX
    @KitsyX ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I think part of the mixing is because it's designed to be background music, which you don't want to take away from the sounds and dialogue of the game... If the music pops too hard then it could get in the way of other sounds... I think that's why anyway... It makes the most sense to me, but I could be wrong.

  • @ShikiRyougi05
    @ShikiRyougi05 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've seen some confusion about the '... Mix" in the song titles.
    All of the final songs are remixes of the original beta version, which you can still find on youtube. Yes. These are sepcifically the ones for out-of-game listening but they are still the same versions of the songs.

  • @jackthatistheripper
    @jackthatistheripper ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Damn man, I'm surprised you haven't heard this bangers till that vid

  • @johnprime1147
    @johnprime1147 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fun fact: The vocals kick in in the 3nd phase of most of the bosses except the Weakest Brazilian male's fight. He always gets his lyrics from beginning to end. But if you think about it. This game is a musical

  • @king_of_frauds
    @king_of_frauds ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I knew he would fall in love with Red Sun's opening guitar.

  • @SSnowfall
    @SSnowfall ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This game is truly fantastic, in all ways. If you want some sick metal OST, check out Metal: Hellsinger! (Recommend This Devastation, No Tomorrow and Dissolution)

    • @jadenmurray1325
      @jadenmurray1325 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "IM FUCKIN INVINCIBLE" goes so hard.

  • @Mincer420
    @Mincer420 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rules of nature kinda hits different when you're RKO-ing a whole ass mecha

  • @jam3scruz859
    @jam3scruz859 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You missed Khamsin
    Another boss track that playing as Bladewolf(I'm my own master ost) faced and fought, please give it a solo review react too
    It's called
    "The Hot Wind Blowing" soundtrack, an Underrated song you will definitely enjoy

  • @SenshiSushiFGC
    @SenshiSushiFGC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you play this game for the first time and you finally get to Moonson´s final phase is just life changing

  • @a760737
    @a760737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The makers of the game wanted it to be fast pace but they ran into a snag that being that you dont get much time with each boss. Their solution was to use the music to give more of their personallity, backstory, motivation, and emotions. Its really cool. ^^

  • @RondrisEU
    @RondrisEU ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those songs hits 1000 times harder when you play the game and realize how mastermindful the are implemented into boss fights

  • @nielsjensen4185
    @nielsjensen4185 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The songs in this game have deep metaphorical meanings. "The Only Thing I Know For Real," is a conclusion of the development of a boss called Jetstream Sam. You encounter him two times before the final confrontation with him. In the first he mocks Raiden, in the second he taunts him because if he can make Raiden break it justifies him breaking, in the third and final confrontation he takes Raiden seriously as someone who can do what he was unable to because he was mentally weaker than Raiden. This song is about him having reached a state where he no longer knows who he is because everything that he's told himself to justify his outcome has all broken apart due to Raiden being in a similar situation to his and keeping fighting while he gave in.

    • @mr.whocares8787
      @mr.whocares8787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not to mention raiden needed full-on Cyborg enhancement to even stand a Chance while Sam only has one arm with cybernetics

    • @sebastianb.3978
      @sebastianb.3978 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mr.whocares8787 And that arm actively hinders him. It's mentioned in the game that Sam never got used to the cybernetic arm. So he kicked our ass while being a regular human WITH HANDICAP.

    • @mr.whocares8787
      @mr.whocares8787 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sebastianb.3978 to be fair Sam was already a master swordsman when raiden was still busy doing naked cartwheels and went through Arms Like someone with allergies goes through tissues.

    • @sebastianb.3978
      @sebastianb.3978 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mr.whocares8787 I had succesfully banished that part of Raiden to the Shadow Realm...

  • @ErickGameplaysN64
    @ErickGameplaysN64 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fun fact: The beta version of "A Stranger I Remain" has COMPLETELY different lyrics.
    Another fun fact: The lyrics in "Red Sun" (the part where it goes "When the wind is slow...") kick in right after a phase 2 cutscene where the boss goes "I'M FUCKING INVINCIBLE!"

  • @stormy7792
    @stormy7792 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I was sad that the Guilty Gear songs were over, but you came back with these bangers!

    • @CDsNoots
      @CDsNoots ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are still plenty Guilty Gears songs he hasn't reacted to tho 😞

  • @jordannagel2683
    @jordannagel2683 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Fun fact about collective consciousness, it fits one to one with all i want for Christmas

    • @hyper1-k6f
      @hyper1-k6f ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I smell max0r subscriber

    • @gamergaming6604
      @gamergaming6604 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@hyper1-k6fand he love red son

    • @grassperrysvn4543
      @grassperrysvn4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He isn't joking

    • @MonsterGaming-rh7sb
      @MonsterGaming-rh7sb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jordannagel2683 "all I want for Christmas is collective consciousness"

    • @jordannagel2683
      @jordannagel2683 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MonsterGaming-rh7sb Collective christmas

  • @DeeFourCee
    @DeeFourCee ปีที่แล้ว +5

    All the songs are sang from the perspective of the bosses as if they are singing it and usually about how they view the player and their inner thoughts and feelings

  • @saulgallagher5668
    @saulgallagher5668 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @3:10 the fact you're using the lyric video is so good thank you

  • @trawll8659
    @trawll8659 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way the dev's match the music with the gameplay moments is top-tier, goosebump central when the fights get crazy.

  • @eniohp
    @eniohp ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The music "The only thing i know for real" was changed in the tone, while "collective counsciousness" was the normal music, not the mix

  • @bloody4558
    @bloody4558 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "It has to be this way" is the only song in the game that relates directly to Raiden, but it's also all about the final villain. According to the dev team it was made to be both a character theme and the main theme for the game itself.
    Each other song speaks about the "villain" first and then goes back to reflect on Raiden showing their similarities. But this song speaks to Raiden first and shows his similarities to the "villain".
    Another curious detail is Collective Conciousness whole thing, the song is made to represent the ultimate evil, the machine controlling society that Raiden has finally found. But there is a secret to this song, a detail that I cannot even explain here for it would heavily spoil an enormous section of the game.

    • @christophervanoster
      @christophervanoster ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That the final boss fight is in two stages and the 80 foot tall robot is the weak phase?

    • @bloody4558
      @bloody4558 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christophervanoster nah that's not it, it's about the story elements

    • @MrDarkSidius
      @MrDarkSidius ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rules of nature also refer to both bosses and Raiden: "The hunter (RAY and GRAD) or the agile prey (Raiden)"

    • @Shuwa217
      @Shuwa217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True, first time I fought Ray on normal (my literal first fight), I only had 0.5% health left. Imagine if you failed the QTE and had to restart the entire fight...

  • @CertifiedSunset
    @CertifiedSunset ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I heard somewhere that the vocal tracks are pushed back in the mix so even when they kick in during a boss fight, the instrurmental drives the energy of the fight, which from my experience works pretty well.
    Edit: The music is progressive in the game, so when the combat reaches peak intensity the track switches from insturmental and it adds the voice which serves to heighten the experience. I really wish more games did this, because it's so good!

  • @darkbooger
    @darkbooger ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Set to the tune of a hardcore rock soundtrack made by the world famous ToonTown Online composer for the express purpose of killing anyone above 40." -Max0r

  • @355scaper
    @355scaper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so fun to watch, I love you excited and into the songs you are! So much passion coming from you

  • @nielsjensen4185
    @nielsjensen4185 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Red Sun" is about the weather phenomenon 'sundowner' in the Eastern US that is a result of wildfires. This fits the boss Sundowner who often goes around and starts metaphorical wildfires, "All I'm saying is...give war a chance!" - Sundowner.

    • @joshuasiebenhofer2452
      @joshuasiebenhofer2452 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Uuuhhhhh. "Sundowner" is the weather phenomenon, and makes the Sun LOOK red

    • @nielsjensen4185
      @nielsjensen4185 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@joshuasiebenhofer2452 --Yes, and what makes the sun look red is smoke. This smoke can come either from pollution or wildfires.-
      -His name is a metaphor for the cause of the phenomenon in what he prefers to do.-
      -"Africa has become a bit too peaceful these days." What is an honest warmonger to do?" "All I'm saying is... give war a chance"-
      -Do you understand the context? Or do you prefer to ignore it so you can pretend there's nothing political about the game?--

    • @joshuasiebenhofer2452
      @joshuasiebenhofer2452 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nielsjensen4185 No, i only cared that you called the phenomenon "Red Sun", even though it's called "sundowner"

    • @nielsjensen4185
      @nielsjensen4185 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joshuasiebenhofer2452 Oright. I apoligise then.

  • @danielwinchester1999
    @danielwinchester1999 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Because It's so good to see people listening to this soundtrack, sometimes it always feels like it's the first time I'm listening to it like the person
    I'm here again 🇧🇷🤝

    • @EDUSONICRAFT
      @EDUSONICRAFT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Opa e aí brasileiro também?

  • @noblegamer8740
    @noblegamer8740 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7:50 your comment about relating the lyrics to the main character is actually a very good observation. Each of the boss theme’s lyrics relate to both that particular boss and to Raiden (the main character) at that particular point in the story. It’s a beautifully poetic use of music and symbolism.

  • @TheBingleDingler
    @TheBingleDingler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just imagine the sound designers booth was on fire and he was screaming while making Stains of Time

  • @RickySama240
    @RickySama240 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Even though this game is over 10 years old, it still has some of the best banger songs ever. 😇☺

    • @unknownunknown317
      @unknownunknown317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And bosses

    • @RickySama240
      @RickySama240 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unknownunknown317 That's right!~

    • @hittite_gaming
      @hittite_gaming ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@RickySama240bro i have to ask why the tilde lmao

    • @RickySama240
      @RickySama240 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hittite_gaming Oh, yeah sometimes i would use it at an end of a sentence even though it doesn't make sense. I use to do this back in highschool lolz, but i guess it comes back once in awhile... 😅

    • @hittite_gaming
      @hittite_gaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RickySama240 tbh sounds really weird lmfao, to me the tilde at the end means its supposed to be in a seductive/lewd tone. Idk if thats just me tho.

  • @tartipouss
    @tartipouss ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve watched at least 5 videos of people reacting to all boss song from MGR, and I’ll do it again

  • @Nikopteros
    @Nikopteros 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This has been repeated non-stop everytime Metal gear Rising's soundtrack comes up but I just adore how all of the songs are tailored specifically to fit not only the backstory or motivation of the character they're linked to but it also matches beautifully the energy and mood of the actual gameplay for the fight, composed in such a way where not only it can be looped and it just works but it can easily be cut and put back together on different parts of the track seemlessly throught the fight to compliment the different beats. its so damn cool

  • @frankenstein6677
    @frankenstein6677 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    16:34 The instrumental version plays in a loop until you reach "Phase 2" of the boss fight, in which the lyrics start playing immediately, and it's the most amazing feeling.

  • @dog_2172
    @dog_2172 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the flute in sams's theme ties it all together

  • @VioletOrbWeaver
    @VioletOrbWeaver ปีที่แล้ว +1

    in case anyone hasn’t mentioned it, the hound robot does join you and you can play as him in DLC!

  • @vakistania
    @vakistania ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bosses all have relatable stories to Raiden (lots of them are soldiers, lots of them get manipulated, they are cyborgs, they all are fighting for a cause and are conflicted etc) so they can be interpreted both from the side of the enemy and the side of Raiden.

  • @TheOneWhoBugs
    @TheOneWhoBugs ปีที่แล้ว +7

    No Hot Wind Blowing? DLC Boss theme, sadly many forget about it's existence

    • @frostfiredirewolf8517
      @frostfiredirewolf8517 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Hot wind Blowing" isn't even on the on official sound track!

  • @zer-yh3zg
    @zer-yh3zg ปีที่แล้ว +7

    as far as I know platinum mix is official remake

    • @klutzysole9569
      @klutzysole9569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Platinum and Maniac Agenda mixes are both official. It varies from theme to theme. The "unofficial" mixes are the originals of the themes. For example, A Stranger I Remain is a Maniac Agenda mix of the original version that is often referred to as a "demo mix", whereas Rules of Nature is a Platinum mix of the demo song Locked and Loaded

  • @kersaest
    @kersaest ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music plays with just instrumental until the last phase of the boss when the lyrics kick in

  • @loganjackson2913
    @loganjackson2913 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    for i’m my own master now, i recommend listening to the version with the acoustic guitar in the beginning of the song. makes the song hit 10x harder

  • @doteianima6370
    @doteianima6370 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you reacted to some of the boss cutscenes it would be really cool!

  • @genericscottishchannel1603
    @genericscottishchannel1603 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You play as the robot dog in DLC
    and the boss fight the final song plays for goes exceptionally hard so that probably helped

  • @markgruner5812
    @markgruner5812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It has to be this way is like, peak boss music design. The instrumental just screams final showdown and the lyrics are perfect simple as they are.

  • @DarthPingu07
    @DarthPingu07 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of THE best soundtracks.
    Any one of these could hit the billboard top 10.
    Especially, "stranger i remain"

  • @ErickGameplaysN64
    @ErickGameplaysN64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You listened to a mash-up of both the beta and final version of "The Only Thing I Know For Real". Which is not a bad thing, they sound really good together.

  • @nerdastics3987
    @nerdastics3987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the way you heal in the game is by ripping out your oppenent's spines then crushing it in your hands for the "electrolytes", it brutal but awesome

  • @RAWowner333
    @RAWowner333 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the version of collective consciousness is actually the one you hear in game

  • @knatkniht
    @knatkniht 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow you nailed the mistrale interpretation

  • @koboldwizard
    @koboldwizard ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the thing about the themes is that although they are for the bosses, the lyrics also relate to raiden if you know about his whole story, also the lyrics come in at the climax of the fight so the most part youd be hearing an instrumental version of these songs, also also the lyrics are supposedly the thoughts of the bosses which is why its a female singer for mistrals theme and male for the rest, and lyrics also dissapear in certain parts of some boss fight when the primary weapon is lost. also also also, in it has to be this way the line "i carved my own path" signifies it to actually be raidens theme and not the person you are fighting if you take in mind the lyrics being thoughts which i think is pretty neat.

  • @ThatGuyOrby
    @ThatGuyOrby ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Maniac Agenda Mix is actually just the album release, it's the main version.

  • @littreef
    @littreef ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The hot wind blowing", about which everyone forgot again: 😔😔😔
    It's a little sad, but thanks for the quality review, it was interesting to hear from you

  • @-L1K-
    @-L1K- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great analysis. Was fun to see your reactions.

  • @Zero-tk1hb
    @Zero-tk1hb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One thing to have in mind is that Yes every single music is about the bosses. But every single boss has one thing or another that connects to Raiden. That is what makes them compelling that in one way or another you can see a bit of every boss in Raiden.

  • @Freelancer837
    @Freelancer837 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All these songs are the boss's themes because they're isnight into the boss' beliefs and persons. The last one, It Has To Be This Way, is the one exception as it is Raiden's theme and a look into him at that moment. It's also one of the two unique themes in the game as unlike every other boss fight in the game where the lyrics only kick in during the third and final phase of the boss fight, It Has To Be This Way and The Only Thing I Know only play when Raiden and Sam (to their specific songs) are holding their sword.

  • @Yxazel
    @Yxazel ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yes, you can kill a boss here in less than 2 minutes
    And also, i think that mix is just the original

    • @hyper1-k6f
      @hyper1-k6f ปีที่แล้ว

      You can beat sundowner is 1/2 second

    • @Yxazel
      @Yxazel ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hyper1-k6f my favorite is Mistral.
      Me: *Parries once*
      She: *Instantly goes to 0.1%*

  • @Yxazel
    @Yxazel ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Meme's Jack! The DNA of the SOUL

  • @squidward8125
    @squidward8125 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU JHULIAN!!! 😊🎉

  • @WaxWorxRecords
    @WaxWorxRecords ปีที่แล้ว

    The sheer intensity and energy in their music is mind-b.

  • @LonelyGamerMan
    @LonelyGamerMan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Collective Consciousness Maniac is the official soundtrack, so there is no remix that you are thinking of.

  • @edwardconner3335
    @edwardconner3335 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude loved Senator Armstrong's theme song so much his brain crapped out for a second. Now you know why I've been listening to this soundtrack for over a decade since I first beat the game.

  • @AshTheBananaLad
    @AshTheBananaLad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dog (Balde Wolf) also gets his own dlc story and his COMBOS ARE SICK. And nope that version of collective consiousness is not a remix THAT IS THE ACTUAL SONG

  • @irguns
    @irguns ปีที่แล้ว +7

    lol the final boss is a senator and believe it or not twitter is a plot point in this game this game goes from twitter to war economy as some of the main plot points its so dumb and great

    • @Yxazel
      @Yxazel ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats just Metal Gear

    • @bassbusterx
      @bassbusterx ปีที่แล้ว +12

      not twitter, just the internet. do not take max0r's video at face value.

  • @marsesayko7565
    @marsesayko7565 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My reaction to The Only Thing I know For Real: THERE WILL BE BLOOD SHED!! 🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🔥🗣🔥
    His reaction : ListOoOon 🤌

  • @banditbro25
    @banditbro25 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Fun Fact: the grand majority of these boss themes have a instrumental section in normal gameplay and when you get to the final phase they'll drop the lyrics in, it makes certain songs hit harder. Case and point, "I'm my own master now" has only the howl and the instrumental, showing Bladewolf "The robot dog" is subdued and subservient to desperado (the villain organization) and when the Lyrics drops, it shows Wolf isn't fighting for them, he's fighting for HIS freedom, and his true primary directive, live. So he breaks his metaphorical chains and Is "his own master now". Hell Red sun is my absolute favorite for how you make Sundowner's lyrics kick in with the COLDEST transition for a boss I've seen in my life.

    • @Shuwa217
      @Shuwa217 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Which one? The "I'll split you in two" or "I'm f**king invincible!"
      Ah, the good old days where swearing is still acceptable as its part of the character's personality

    • @banditbro25
      @banditbro25 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Shuwa217 the "I'LL SPLIT YOU IN TWO!!" With the lyrics coming in immediately after. Just how fuckin hard that goes that it shows he was fuckin around, just playing with his food like a cat. Then Jack denied his fun and he just goes, "A'ight I've had enough" and the lyrics drop like it's someone warning you how much you might have fucked up if you were a regular person. Granted Raiden DGAF and wins but still that drop just SENDS me every time with that boss fight.

  • @theoreking
    @theoreking ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The thing I love about mgrr music is it hits hard the lyrics in game only start at a certain point In the fight at the perfect time and all songs tell a story

  • @nielsjensen4185
    @nielsjensen4185 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The context of the "Rules of Nature" is that the previous apex predator, the Metal Gears, is now outdated and easily disposable, the new apex predator is the cyborg. The song plays as Raiden easily disposed of a Metal Gear Ray, the final boss of the second game.

  • @hamza4u119
    @hamza4u119 ปีที่แล้ว

    the most hyped and crazy first boss soundtrack that ever existed.

  • @ZeallustImmortal
    @ZeallustImmortal 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The "Rules of nature" scream and drop happens while you are parrying a Metal Gear Ray, Raiden then proceeds to pick it up by its sword and throw it into the sky and cut it into tiny bits.

  • @Coolest_Name
    @Coolest_Name ปีที่แล้ว

    Theres actually one more theme called “the hot wind blowing” from one of the dlc’s if you want to check it out

  • @mcmitch1912
    @mcmitch1912 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way the music works in game is that the music is designed to kick in at specific times, so that certain parts play when you want em

  • @DaMaddness
    @DaMaddness ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great! I hope to see a reaction to The Hot Wind Blowing too, someday! A Soul Cant Be Cut would also be cool.

  • @Yorishiriamori
    @Yorishiriamori 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fun part is that the music doesnt loop all of it
    Each stage of the boss the music completes itself more and more.
    It starts with instrumental, then it gets heavier, and then voices come up heavy at the last stages

  • @FoundingKaren
    @FoundingKaren ปีที่แล้ว

    Been waiting for this🔥

  • @shadowknight_2505
    @shadowknight_2505 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jhulian did you know collective concousness fits perfectly with the only thing i want for christmas just as a joke you sould watch it in your free time.

  • @jyothishkumar3098
    @jyothishkumar3098 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, I think "I'm My Own Master Now" feels like a cybernetic overload song, and it suits Wolf I'd say.

  • @dracmeister
    @dracmeister ปีที่แล้ว

    Every track is made for every boss, the lyrics only kick in on certain phases in the battle.
    On top of being made for bosses they're in context of Raiden as well. As each boss represents an aspect of Raiden's character.
    Rules of Nature (vs. Metal Gear Ray): really just illustrates the evolution of war. Mainly showcases how Raiden has surpassed the idea of a Metal Gear.
    I'm My Own Master Now (vs. Blade Wolf): Reflects Raiden's stubborness on following orders. Blade Wolf is a sorta incarnation of that extreme, a robo-doggo that follows its strict programming.
    A Stranger I Remain (vs. Mistral): Reflects Raiden's alone/orphaned nature. His propensity to do things on his own. Mistral is the extreme of this aspect. She's alone in her world and refuses to accept anyone but herself.
    Stains of Time (vs. Monsoon): reflects Raiden's fear of the future-his meme. The thing he's going to pass onto future generations. Monsoon is the extreme to this, fully desensitized and does not care what people will remember him for even if he's very much dead inside.
    Red Sun (vs. Sundowner): Yes, Sundowner IS creepy. He's also a coward who openly commits warcrimes and faces no repurcusion about it so long as he can fuel his business enterprise of war. He's the furthest from Raiden but I guess they relate at being cowards. Sundowner runs away from the military court with his wealth and Raiden runs away from his family, who refuses to acknowledge their existence.
    The Only Thing I know For Real (vs. Jetstream Sam): Sam is the culmination of what-ifs when Raiden fails to fight his demons. Basically, made out to be the rival to Raiden.
    Collective Consciousness (vs. Metal Gear Excelsus): Does not relate to Raiden at all but to the entire Metal Gear franchise most notably the concept of the Patriots-this one is a rabbit hole, MGS 2, 3 and 4, expound on this more.
    It Has To Be This Way (vs. Senator Armstrong): This is more of a continuation of 'The Only Thing I Know For Real.' Armstrong is what happens if Raiden fully embraces his inner demons and now gotten at a position of power (a politician is used in this example.). There is a cool symbolic thing that happens at the end of the fight, which continues Metal Gear's incessant need tell the story of "this doesn't change anything unless we break a cycle."
    The ending is left up to speculation on what Raiden actually feels in it.

  • @danielwinchester1999
    @danielwinchester1999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Arseneyo
    This is the channel I recommend to anyone who just wants to hear the themes of the bosses Cute video, well done because it has original themes that are better than the edited versions that are in an infinite loop since we don't spend time with Gameplay 😊🎉 like i love reaction🇧🇷

  • @Mernom
    @Mernom ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you liked the drums on the last couple songs, you should look into the pre synth versions. The drums slap EVEN HARDER in them.