Marco 09:00 "...the Chasm is a very 3-dimensional" Me having to climb the wall then glide down then climb again then glide again to get to a place that was less than 100m away according to the map: "Yes, VERY 3-dimensional"
Should also listen to the battle version of this track, called "Inevitable Conflict". The Chasm is the first place in the game to integrate adaptive music.
Enkanomiya OST also has a similar haunting atmosphere to it. I can't bear to stay very long in these places tbh.. it hurts my heart after listening to it for hours. You can literally feel the painful history of these locations that they've carried in their very essence for millennia. I just feel crushed by it all the longer I stay there.
Yes I absolutely agree on enkanomiya! Especially the three realms gateway offering event where they added the voices? I was flabbergasted and would stay there for hours :) I miss the event lmao
I'm so afraid of playing in Enkanomiya. Every time, the music, the loneliness, the hidden danger,.. It always making me feel uncomfortable when i played in Enkanomiya (in a good way, i mean a game that can harness that kind of feel in me is absolute perfection) :))
Agreed, still can't put up myself to explore The Chasm, Enkanomiya, Tsurumi and even Dragonspine. These very places, in the current, hold the saddest and loneliest of the GI stories in general, and it does get to me, through the way they look and the OST that plays here.
Chasm is dark, mysterious & sorrow. There were sacrifices in the lore. The music playing at chasm seems like the rocks are singing the song. I definitely wanna see you explore it.
There's so much history in Genshin's world that's expressed so well in the music. The Chasm is a vast underground labyrinth full of stories - stories that would vanish into obscurity without you being there to discover them.
What’s interesting that in certain parts of the chasm has both 2 area versions of the same composition and a battle version of it that will swap seamlessly when you go in and out of combat. So you get the relatively calm version while exploring around and it picks up in intensity as soon as you fight something. While the area that this song plays in doesn’t have a 2nd area version of the composition, the battle version is “Inevitable Conflict” if you want to compare and contrast how the same song is interpreted differently.
It does, I believe. This mostly plays around the nail, but I've heard the battle version (I mean 'Inevitable Conflict' while exploring somewhere in the game)
WOW, really? Could you tell me where you got that info? I'd like to know more! edit: I had a look at the wiki and found the names of the other composers, but how do you know which specific tracks each did?
@@FireBlueZ He was at first. But since enkanomiya there's also Qian Ding, Yijun Jiang, Dimeng Yuan, and Xin Zhao making a good part of the music with him. Which is understandable, the game almost has 10 hours of music, and every new area comes with hours more... It'd be impossible for one person to handle!
there's so much lore crammed in The Chasm. we see a glimpse of Sumeru, Khaenri'ah's resting place, and the mysterious ancient kingdom that is older than khaenri'ah. we felt the hearthache and the sorrow that Dain felt. We felt the sadness of the forgotten and the cursed that seeked refuge in the darkness that The Chasm provided
yep, also, if you want the deep lore, the nameless ruins are probably from the same civilization that enkanomiya was from, as they have the same architecture. they were both sealed underground during the conflict between the primordial one and the second who came
I just love how deep you make your reactions, focusing not only in the technical way but also in the feelings that transmits. Not only Genshin but also the other videogame music that you react to. It´s so fresh an relaxing and I can't wait for other reaction of yours.
The violin in Yu-peng Chen always hits you deep, filled with emotions! ♥ He become one of my favorite video game composer very quickly, I can't wait for more from him. If you have time, Enkanomiya's music is very interesting as the ambiance is almost solely composed with piano and violin solo! Edit: for some of the tracks!
Genshin's music is so good, I play it as waiting music at the clinic I work at. Patients frequently ask me what I'm playing and are blown away when I say "it's from a video game"
This is easily one of my favourite scores in the whole Genshin OST. I loved exploring the area while the music hinted at what I was about to find there... and now I can't listen to it without feeling "emotional" every time I go there. Thanks for listening to it. It's always a pleasure watching you react to music 🍪
It's nice to see so much appreciation from you for this game's music. At the same time it makes me sad that Genshin's music hardly gets any recognition from the industry. Every time there's an award ceremony for best game OSTs, Genshin isn't even nominated. Well, at least it is getting the recognition from you and from the fans that it deserves. :)
Same, awards ceremony are so rigged. Games need to be nominated by game journalist organisations before you can vote them but a lot of the nominations are the same few games that leaves out a lot of other games.
Gosh, I am so happy to see people react to Chasm soundtracks 😢 When it comes to Genshin music, most of the time people react to trailer music/boss tracks, and there's nothing wrong with that, but ambient tracks of the open world are those hidden treasures that rarely get reaction videos dedicated to them. And aaaah, I'm a bit torn. On one hand, I absolutely wanna recommend listening to the entire disk 3 (the combat tracks album) of Chasm ost, because it's only 6 tracks, and all of them are certified masterpieces, but on the other hand, they hit even better when you hear them in-game for the first time. So, as the middle ground, I guess I'm joining all the other comments that recommend listening to "Inevitable Conflict" - the battle version of "Stories of Remote Antiquity" :D
When I was near the gateway to enter the area, I was preparing myself, lo and behold I just stood (in-game) and listened and eventually got into tears as I looked at the spectacle.
The chasm theme gave me a sense of being trapped in small space, rather than not being able to escape its more of the feeling of Claustrophobia, is what i felt from the music
This track really has the perfect introduction, you slowly walk through a tiny gap in a wall in a tight hallway, the music starts playing, as you enter the next room, it expands out into this wide open space with a lone glowing crystal at the center of the room.
'Inevitable Conflict' and 'Seething Animosity' are must listens from the 'Millelith's Watch' album. These are both battle themes from The Chasm location. Chills.
The Chasm is my favorite location in the game!! And has so much beautiful music! You enter it, and all the while you're descending deeper and deeper. And all the while you're thinking "this must be as deep as it goes" but it just keeps going deeper and darker. And even stranger the further beneath the earth you go. It is Genshin exploration gameplay at its absolute peak for me. I hope you listen to the battle songs too~ Great video Marco! Can't wait to see you play more of the game!
Some of your thoughts are in the right ballpark, but not in the ways you think they manifest. This piece plays in a very specific area of (as you said) intrigue, and there's an uncertainty about not just what is there, but what it means, and what the implications are (for good or for ill?). There's some info that suggests what the answers to those questions might be but they're more obscurely provided, thus many players probably don't fully grasp those details. To me this piece sounds, on the whole, somewhat somber, and I suspect that's intentional. I'll say no more, and look forward to your eventual decent into the space where this plays.
This, and the battle version "Inevitable Conflict" are my favorites tracks in all of Genshin. Just you wait until you actually get to the specific area in the Chasm where this song plays. It's incredibly impactful. I won't spoil, but this song plays out an entire story relevant not only to this area, but to all of Genshin, and it does so through instrumentation alone. Truly masterful.
Some other music you could react to (which may become relavent again real soon) is any of the pieces of music from the Golden Apple Archipelago, a unique section of the map that was only available in 1.6. The exact video is ‘Shimmering Voyage Disc 1: Fairytale of the Isles’.
Much of the music in the Chasm has more than one version, similar enough but distinctive enough to be enjoyed on their own. But when they're all listened together, it feels like you're watching many pieces fitting together to form one continuous composition. While exploring, normal versions become battle versions seamlessly, without breaking tempo. This one's battle version is called "Inevitable Conflict" and feels like the natural progression from this piece. I would also recommend listening to these pieces in the following order, as to capture what I'm talking about: First, listen to "Decayed in the Darkness", then play "A Shard from Past Glories", and finally listen to "Seething Animosity". The three of them feel like smaller pieces derived from the same one as they share the exact melody and tempo, but the instrumentation changes completely from one version to the next one. The battle version even feels faster without actually being faster only because of the strings that play throughout the piece. Sorry for the longer comment, but the Chasm's OST has blown my mind in the best way possible lol
'Inevitable Conflict' from Disc 3 is such a great one as well. It is the battle theme version of 'Stories of Remote Antiquity' and the transition from exploration music to battle music is so impressively seamless in the game.
I shall recommand Wandering Clouds as it represnts the above land area, which shows completely different style comparing to the underground part. It makes me feel much more lost, a touch of sadness, like passing by a nowhere to be found folk song.
Just by looking at Marco's reaction can know how many suprises that Genshin Impact's music can give us. When we're thinking "okay now it feels like this" it will suprise us with a new expression or even a new music genre.
Another amazing track isn't it? I can't believe how creative and talented Yu-Peng Chen is and I listen to video games OST for over 25 years now. Surely, I have my fav tracks on many OSTs but rarely there are soundtracks that I listen to from top to bottom. With Genshin there just aren't any bad or boring tracks and we already moved through so many locations. I kinda thought that Inazuma will be the peak of the composer's skills but here we are in Chasm and the music still bewitches.
When I was playing through the chasm, this is the one song that made me stop and just listen. Oftentimes I am very tunnel vision when playing, but this song took me out of that and for good reason I think. I am glad that this is the one you’ve picked out.
I feel like this piece shows very well the range of experiences you have in the Chasm. Especially the intrigue, the hesitance to keep going along with the determination to uncover its mysteries. I'm not sure if it's just me but the beginning especially evokes resolve, like steps moving in before switching to uncertainty and a very emotional melody, to show a place with a lot of history where all sorts of stories have happened.
oh man the chasm is my favourite newly released location in a while! it's so beautiful both above and below and your descriptions from the music alone are so good! some of my favourite pieces from the chasm are in the aboveground soundtrack though - there's a few songs that use the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle, a mongolian instrument) that are just so beautiful
As an oboist, this track made me quit running around halfway through playing and just listen to the music. This music made me close my eyes and just enjoy the environment for a while instead of trying to speedrun clearing the area. The oboe solo in the middle made me appreciate my instrument and this game's soundtrack all the way more.
This is my favorite score to come out of the Chasm, didn't expect to see a reaction to this thanks so much! The last part of the score is my favorite and I love the way you describe it all as a wave ebbing and flowing.
Definitely a nice little piece of music. A simple track that takes you on a journey into a deep dark cavern. I've never played a game in this series, but Genshin Impact has definitely provided some rather impressive tracks.
Finally it's here, opera singer never disappoint. - Yes it's a mysterious place we really want to explore. Also dangerous. - There is a bright pillar with sparkle - If he posted this before v2.7, he is scarily accurate about next story after we complete that area with this music: We regather to move to another phrase with is the archon quest interlude act 2 You should listen to the battle version Inevitable conflict
the chasm's music is sth that can be so personal, bc the overworld and battle musics blend in SO WELL together you don't realize you're getting attacked A LOT if you go by audio cues (i hope you can participate in a seelie event soon, they're very good visual cues for getting attacked at the chasm skjgd), which in retrospect, it's fitting. it's a massive cave, it's dark as fuck, pay attention *or else* akgshg that particular song is sad enough without the lore, imo, you Will Understand when you get there akdjgfsdklgj someone else said that so much of genshin's lore is in the music, and i find it very fitting considering the connection of music and rebellion, of melody and remembrance, that is embedded in the very prologue of the game. writing-wise, your prologue should set not just the universe, but some of the recurring themes you'll be bringing up within the cycles of your story. i imagine opera isn't so different from prose in that sense, in my humble experience as a hobbyist author and an opera enjoyer from an early age.
The chasm is equal parts, mystery, beauty, loneliness, and unbelievable sorrow. The archon quest that takes place here is possibly the saddest content in the game so far
Music is beautiful indeed, but Chasm is the most dangerous place we ever went to as traveler. More like this relaxing music try to lure us in and devouring us alive.
Funny how you mentioned that the Chasm is a tridimensional experience. It's one of the very few areas (if not the only) that's comparably as deep as it is wide. Not the context that you had in mind, but ironically fitting.
This ost plays in a very specific part of the Chasm, which shares a specific “theme” (maybe idk the right way to say it) with another area in Genshin. I won’t say more but I think you’ll figure it out your own why there’re similarities.
I get the feeling that this track actually made you touched, and i think everyone can relate, since it has certain undertones of melancholy and nostalgia. The first time i heard it, i actually stopped playing, just listened and watched the view, and honestly it almost brought me to tears. It really is amazing, the power that music holds.
You actually reacted to the song I recommended! this is so cool :,) btw you definitely listen to its battle themed version, what's interesting about all of this is how the music shifts in between both tracks when an enemy targets you, kind of what Automata / Kingdom Hearts series does with their osts, it's beautiful, please consider listening to both “stories of remote antiquity” and “inevitable conflict” mixed together in an incredible transition !
I would love if you'd react to the Enkanomiya soundtrack, specially Sink into Oblivion. Everytime that song came up I just stood there listening, it always makes me so emotional and teary eyed.
Though I've only seen a few (specifically the Genshin OSTs ones) I already love your reactions. Man, I've seen that you are truly someone who appreciates any kind of music and as someone who loves music to the point that I probably won't be able to live without it, you've earned a big respect from me. I hope you keep it up, sir, it almost seems like you've dedicated yourself to music, it truly is beautiful. IMO, Genshin has the most beautiful soundtracks out of all games I've played, I'd love to see your reaction on Enkanomiya's OSTs! Edit: If you have time to watch an anime series, I'd recommend Girls' Last Tour, to give you an idea of what it is about, it's an Anti-war philosophical journey. It has an amazing story with tons of lessons for people to realize and see. And definitely an amazing soundtrack as well! Just in case it interests you, though you might need to prepare some tissues along the way.
God man, you always find a way to take tracks that I've listened to for dozens of hours and help me appreciate them even more. Really loved the insight into amateur vs pro note dynamics too, thanks for all these mini singing lessons ;w;
I am not even surprised by now that you're so precise in picturing what the actual caverns of the Chasm looks like. But, I'll wait for the day that you will be able to experience that part in Genshin and have you lost yourself in the story and hopefully, you get shocked just how accurate your reaction now is to the Chasm.
we have similar reaction listening to this track. amazing experience, so many surprises behind “simple” crescendos. now you need to listen to the variation of that piece. and it sounds more amazing within the game because they put the transition between idle and battle. amazing sound design.
Surprisingly The Chasm followed by Enkanomiya is one of my favorite areas in Genshin aesthetic-wise. Yes, Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma are beautiful in their own way but The Chasm is unique, especially in comparison to other games. Not many games could ever manage to nail a huge underground cavern so well. Maybe Dark Souls Tomb of the Giants and a few other but it is generally pretty rare. I especially love the fact that, yes there is a lot of small tunnels here and there but most places in the area are fucking massive yet it is still an enclosed space with a ceiling and not exposed to the sky. Sadly without the right graphic setting in your monitor and additional external shader, the area looks a bit boring but once you nail the right setting, it looks absolutely gorgeous
Wandering clouds from the chasm album reminds me of multiple different pieces that I’ve listened to. Out of those, the beginning of the piece is similar to Bach Andante from violin sonata 2(?), with how the double stop is played with a repeating bassline note, and a melody is being played over it. They are also both calm, although in different styles (Wandering Clouds would be in a more pastoral way-it reminds me of a piece I had to play in high school orchestra, where it’s supposed to imagine horses over plains
If you have time i'd recommend listening to the entire chasm soundtrack just to enjoy it. It really does feel like a symphony. You definitely could order all the parts of the OST into a classical symphonic structure.
Hope you can have a little peek on Enkanomiya theme,before The Chasm drop a mf bomb in both the Genshin community and out side of it when it down to music in video game there was Enkanomiya music. Btw the video you did still nail on point as always,my man
yer reviews of genshin's ost always gets me giddy I like yer predictions to everything and how much you can tell just from the music for genshin's world and the fact music is so powerful it can tell you a story
Just like another area called Enkanomia, spoilers, but the somberness that’s felt in some areas is b/c these areas are long forgotten civilizations that once thrived but were destroyed and now just sit and slowly become apart of the earth.
You really need to listen to Ayaka theme song - "Camellia In Winter Snow"', Zhongli's - "The Listener", and Ruu's song from Tsurumi Island - "Beside Bed". These 3 are my all time favorite Genshin songs.
Tonight - like, in 15 minutes, - is the culmination of the midsummer city festival around here, so this couldn't have dropped at a better time! I'm going to see the fireworks and then I'm going to watch this video, which I'm sure is a treat. 😊 Edit: I finally got around to it. I find your analysis very on point. The thing that is special about this track - more than any other in the chasm - is that it represents the end of your journey through it. And yeah, the chasm is primarily about exploration, it is not particularly dangerous... to you. But so much happens down there that (without giving you any spoilers) you reach this part with a very heavy heart. There are all these layers that represent your experiences, while alluding also to previous exploration of other areas outside the chasm and other mysteries. It's a very complex piece.
Ohhh this is perhaps my favorite track in the entire chasm (this and its combat version, which is VERY similar just more dramatically orchestrated and percussive). It feels so narrative to me, and it visits so many emotional places, which I think is so lovely in music which is meant to be “background” music for an area. There’s such a sense of… oh, god, I don’t know… a kind of lonely, forgotten warmth to it all? There are some very poignant and sad moments in the melody, but also these soaring, lovely ones which just feel so light and lovely, mmm… I don’t have anything more interesting to say about this song other than just… it was a good choice to analyze and react to lol. And thank you for doing it
Chasms OST has some of the most soothing songs I've ever heard. It's mysterious, nostalgic and painful to walk around because each piece of rock that is in Chasams hides a painful story from history. Astounding! Can't wait for you to do Zhongli's theme. That could be your number 1 video. And congratz on your fast-growing channel. Love the content! _Belisimo!_
Late to the party, but discovering this exact cavern with this song in game, was breathtaking. So much build up and so cool. I think this song, and it's battle version, might just be my favourite theme in the entire game.
This song makes me feel nostalgic and melancholic about something that didn't happened to me (but happened to that nation which received the crystal nail)
2:50 Wow your comment on bright spots and sparkly light.... There will be 2 critical areas and the climax area with a certain object that really sets that mood.
I loved your reaction! Definitely earned a sub You might also enjoy other OSTs from the chasm such as "Decayed in the darkness", "Seething animosity", "Irresistible force", and like many others suggested already "Inevitable conflict" as I believe that they make the listener feel similar feelings
A lot of parts of this are very reminiscent of music from the Ghibli movie Castle in the Sky. The bassoon arpeggios in the background of the quieter parts especially. Thematically there are a lot of parallels between the two, also, so it’s pretty neat.
I'm sure you'll love hearing the battle version of this because that mini crescendo before the drop down to solo violin is a tremendous crescendo during the battle version that drops down to this beautiful singular string instrument doing the fun seesaw bowing
The chasm soundtrack is truly amazing you should really check out the battle version which transitions do well from this theme and other ost are also so good like for example the decayed in darkness and seething animosity
This is my favorite Chasm soundtrack. It plays in the deepest cave and I used to come there to just listen to the music. Even today when I come there farming some of the monsters I just have to stop there and let the music play once because I feel bad interrupting such beautiful music by leaving the area.
I love this analysis you did! I learned some new terms and things that could help me in my music journey. This is my most favorite track of the Chasm soundtrack. I haven’t even reached this part of the level yet but I *had* to listen to the ost first. What I like about this track is that it could almost be used as a song for a movie where a romantic couple is on the run, theyre nearly about to be caught, they go through so many trials and their love endures until they both tragically die at the hands of life’s harshness. I actually listened to this song when I was writing a scene for such a story. You should definitely listen to the battle version of this song. Also, in terms of contemporary classical writing, I would like to recommend ALI PROJECT. Not their anime music. Their album music. They make entirely classical albums along with non-classical albums. My favorite classical albums of theirs are Etoiles, Gothic Opera, Grand Finale, Romance and Kamigami no Tasogare. ALI PROJECT also make classical songs crossed with other genres on their non-classical albums. In particular, I love their song Ataraxia (the rest of the title is pretty long) and Ikeru Oujo no Shouzouga (Portrait of a Dead Princess), which seems to combine classical with a hip hop sound. I’d love to see your analysis on those two songs and what feelings they evoke.
If you like de Chasm OST you're gonna like the Enkanomiya OST. I personally love the "The Shimmering Voyage" album from the summer event. You should listen it
Marco, I recommend you to listen to all battle theme of Chasm including the new ones from 2.7 where all musical accents congregated. It is a real banger!!!
Marco 09:00 "...the Chasm is a very 3-dimensional"
Me having to climb the wall then glide down then climb again then glide again to get to a place that was less than 100m away according to the map: "Yes, VERY 3-dimensional"
“Buff Pikachu isn’t real he can’t hurt you”
Buff Pikachu in the background standing menacingly:
Should also listen to the battle version of this track, called "Inevitable Conflict". The Chasm is the first place in the game to integrate adaptive music.
Oh man, that's gotta be the best battle music in the game. When I first heard it I went looking for it right after
Raiden boss battle had adaptive music before that though, if I'm not mistaken
@@Soundwave1900 Correct. Raiden boss was the first to implement it
@@Soundwave1900 was about to say this
@@unnecessaryammorack Yeah that song stunned me when I first listened.
Enkanomiya OST also has a similar haunting atmosphere to it. I can't bear to stay very long in these places tbh.. it hurts my heart after listening to it for hours. You can literally feel the painful history of these locations that they've carried in their very essence for millennia. I just feel crushed by it all the longer I stay there.
Yes I absolutely agree on enkanomiya! Especially the three realms gateway offering event where they added the voices? I was flabbergasted and would stay there for hours :) I miss the event lmao
oh my god yesss , i was getting emotional / scared when I first entered , n so i disabled the music lol
I'm so afraid of playing in Enkanomiya. Every time, the music, the loneliness, the hidden danger,.. It always making me feel uncomfortable when i played in Enkanomiya (in a good way, i mean a game that can harness that kind of feel in me is absolute perfection) :))
I find them so beautiful I just go back for the music
Agreed, still can't put up myself to explore The Chasm, Enkanomiya, Tsurumi and even Dragonspine. These very places, in the current, hold the saddest and loneliest of the GI stories in general, and it does get to me, through the way they look and the OST that plays here.
Chasm is dark, mysterious & sorrow. There were sacrifices in the lore. The music playing at chasm seems like the rocks are singing the song. I definitely wanna see you explore it.
There's so much history in Genshin's world that's expressed so well in the music.
The Chasm is a vast underground labyrinth full of stories - stories that would vanish into obscurity without you being there to discover them.
What’s interesting that in certain parts of the chasm has both 2 area versions of the same composition and a battle version of it that will swap seamlessly when you go in and out of combat. So you get the relatively calm version while exploring around and it picks up in intensity as soon as you fight something.
While the area that this song plays in doesn’t have a 2nd area version of the composition, the battle version is “Inevitable Conflict” if you want to compare and contrast how the same song is interpreted differently.
It does, I believe. This mostly plays around the nail, but I've heard the battle version (I mean 'Inevitable Conflict' while exploring somewhere in the game)
@@atriyakoller136 I think it also plays in a fight during a certain quest.
"A place that needs to be explored from top to bottom" - you have no idea how accurate this statement is
As a heads up : The Chasm album is composed by 5 talented composers, although Yu-Peng Chen did this one song.
WOW, really? Could you tell me where you got that info? I'd like to know more! edit: I had a look at the wiki and found the names of the other composers, but how do you know which specific tracks each did?
Hold up!? For real? Mind I ask for source?
Not that I don't believe you, I just want to know these people names.
Wait, what? If I am not mistaken, the only composer for genshin is Yu Peng Chen
@@FireBlueZ I though as well
@@FireBlueZ He was at first. But since enkanomiya there's also Qian Ding, Yijun Jiang, Dimeng Yuan, and Xin Zhao making a good part of the music with him. Which is understandable, the game almost has 10 hours of music, and every new area comes with hours more... It'd be impossible for one person to handle!
This, combined with where it plays really gives the sense of “something tragic happens here, but I have no idea what”
there's so much lore crammed in The Chasm. we see a glimpse of Sumeru, Khaenri'ah's resting place, and the mysterious ancient kingdom that is older than khaenri'ah. we felt the hearthache and the sorrow that Dain felt. We felt the sadness of the forgotten and the cursed that seeked refuge in the darkness that The Chasm provided
Wait wait, mysterious ancient kingdom older than khaenri'ah? Where was this in the chasm?
@@nandhinarendra1065 The Nameless Ruins. Dain said that the Khaenri'ahns retreated to the Ruins w/c was already there before Khaenri'ah existed
yep, also, if you want the deep lore, the nameless ruins are probably from the same civilization that enkanomiya was from, as they have the same architecture. they were both sealed underground during the conflict between the primordial one and the second who came
Ironically given how calming the chasm is it is one of the most terrifying places currently in Genshin
I just love how deep you make your reactions, focusing not only in the technical way but also in the feelings that transmits. Not only Genshin but also the other videogame music that you react to. It´s so fresh an relaxing and I can't wait for other reaction of yours.
That’s really really nice. Thank you Jorge. I do try my best to always make it meaningful.
when you go deep into Chasm
OH BOY YOU WILL SAY "HOW THE HELL IS THIS MOBILE GAME?! HOW DEEP IS THAT PLACE?! :O"
The violin in Yu-peng Chen always hits you deep, filled with emotions! ♥
He become one of my favorite video game composer very quickly, I can't wait for more from him. If you have time, Enkanomiya's music is very interesting as the ambiance is almost solely composed with piano and violin solo!
Edit: for some of the tracks!
Genshin's music is so good, I play it as waiting music at the clinic I work at. Patients frequently ask me what I'm playing and are blown away when I say "it's from a video game"
This track was so godlike coming across it for the first time. The kind of track that leaves lasting memories of the game
This is easily one of my favourite scores in the whole Genshin OST.
I loved exploring the area while the music hinted at what I was about to find there... and now I can't listen to it without feeling "emotional" every time I go there.
Thanks for listening to it. It's always a pleasure watching you react to music 🍪
It's nice to see so much appreciation from you for this game's music. At the same time it makes me sad that Genshin's music hardly gets any recognition from the industry. Every time there's an award ceremony for best game OSTs, Genshin isn't even nominated.
Well, at least it is getting the recognition from you and from the fans that it deserves. :)
Same, awards ceremony are so rigged. Games need to be nominated by game journalist organisations before you can vote them but a lot of the nominations are the same few games that leaves out a lot of other games.
if someone cant apreciate music like that i doubt in ther humanity xd
Gosh, I am so happy to see people react to Chasm soundtracks 😢 When it comes to Genshin music, most of the time people react to trailer music/boss tracks, and there's nothing wrong with that, but ambient tracks of the open world are those hidden treasures that rarely get reaction videos dedicated to them.
And aaaah, I'm a bit torn. On one hand, I absolutely wanna recommend listening to the entire disk 3 (the combat tracks album) of Chasm ost, because it's only 6 tracks, and all of them are certified masterpieces, but on the other hand, they hit even better when you hear them in-game for the first time. So, as the middle ground, I guess I'm joining all the other comments that recommend listening to "Inevitable Conflict" - the battle version of "Stories of Remote Antiquity" :D
When I was near the gateway to enter the area, I was preparing myself, lo and behold I just stood (in-game) and listened and eventually got into tears as I looked at the spectacle.
The chasm theme gave me a sense of being trapped in small space, rather than not being able to escape its more of the feeling of Claustrophobia, is what i felt from the music
This track really has the perfect introduction, you slowly walk through a tiny gap in a wall in a tight hallway, the music starts playing, as you enter the next room, it expands out into this wide open space with a lone glowing crystal at the center of the room.
'Inevitable Conflict' and 'Seething Animosity' are must listens from the 'Millelith's Watch' album. These are both battle themes from The Chasm location. Chills.
That Pikachu statue is magnificent
Thank you
Genshin music is to convey the Lore, which is super deep aswell.
The Chasm is my favorite location in the game!! And has so much beautiful music!
You enter it, and all the while you're descending deeper and deeper. And all the while you're thinking "this must be as deep as it goes" but it just keeps going deeper and darker. And even stranger the further beneath the earth you go.
It is Genshin exploration gameplay at its absolute peak for me. I hope you listen to the battle songs too~
Great video Marco! Can't wait to see you play more of the game!
Enkanomiya is a very good close second
@@Schinak Enkanomiya's music is SO COOL
In terms of overworld battle music it's definitely tied for my favorite along with Liyue's
Some of your thoughts are in the right ballpark, but not in the ways you think they manifest. This piece plays in a very specific area of (as you said) intrigue, and there's an uncertainty about not just what is there, but what it means, and what the implications are (for good or for ill?).
There's some info that suggests what the answers to those questions might be but they're more obscurely provided, thus many players probably don't fully grasp those details. To me this piece sounds, on the whole, somewhat somber, and I suspect that's intentional.
I'll say no more, and look forward to your eventual decent into the space where this plays.
Eloquently said.
This, and the battle version "Inevitable Conflict" are my favorites tracks in all of Genshin. Just you wait until you actually get to the specific area in the Chasm where this song plays. It's incredibly impactful. I won't spoil, but this song plays out an entire story relevant not only to this area, but to all of Genshin, and it does so through instrumentation alone. Truly masterful.
Some other music you could react to (which may become relavent again real soon) is any of the pieces of music from the Golden Apple Archipelago, a unique section of the map that was only available in 1.6. The exact video is ‘Shimmering Voyage Disc 1: Fairytale of the Isles’.
Yes please!
There are currently 400 songs + 30 demos OST in Genshin Impact...it takes hours to listen to the entire soundtrack xD
Much of the music in the Chasm has more than one version, similar enough but distinctive enough to be enjoyed on their own. But when they're all listened together, it feels like you're watching many pieces fitting together to form one continuous composition. While exploring, normal versions become battle versions seamlessly, without breaking tempo. This one's battle version is called "Inevitable Conflict" and feels like the natural progression from this piece.
I would also recommend listening to these pieces in the following order, as to capture what I'm talking about:
First, listen to "Decayed in the Darkness", then play "A Shard from Past Glories", and finally listen to "Seething Animosity".
The three of them feel like smaller pieces derived from the same one as they share the exact melody and tempo, but the instrumentation changes completely from one version to the next one. The battle version even feels faster without actually being faster only because of the strings that play throughout the piece.
Sorry for the longer comment, but the Chasm's OST has blown my mind in the best way possible lol
'Inevitable Conflict' from Disc 3 is such a great one as well. It is the battle theme version of 'Stories of Remote Antiquity' and the transition from exploration music to battle music is so impressively seamless in the game.
I shall recommand Wandering Clouds as it represnts the above land area, which shows completely different style comparing to the underground part. It makes me feel much more lost, a touch of sadness, like passing by a nowhere to be found folk song.
Just by looking at Marco's reaction can know how many suprises that Genshin Impact's music can give us. When we're thinking "okay now it feels like this" it will suprise us with a new expression or even a new music genre.
Another amazing track isn't it? I can't believe how creative and talented Yu-Peng Chen is and I listen to video games OST for over 25 years now. Surely, I have my fav tracks on many OSTs but rarely there are soundtracks that I listen to from top to bottom. With Genshin there just aren't any bad or boring tracks and we already moved through so many locations. I kinda thought that Inazuma will be the peak of the composer's skills but here we are in Chasm and the music still bewitches.
When I was playing through the chasm, this is the one song that made me stop and just listen. Oftentimes I am very tunnel vision when playing, but this song took me out of that and for good reason I think. I am glad that this is the one you’ve picked out.
This was a PayPal request ❤️ I’m glad they asked for it
@@MarcoMeatball ah nice! They definitely chose right, I’m glad they did.
I was the one who requested this, this score left me an impression as it happens when I'm in treatment of covid. I'm fine now thanks to vaccine
I feel like this piece shows very well the range of experiences you have in the Chasm. Especially the intrigue, the hesitance to keep going along with the determination to uncover its mysteries. I'm not sure if it's just me but the beginning especially evokes resolve, like steps moving in before switching to uncertainty and a very emotional melody, to show a place with a lot of history where all sorts of stories have happened.
oh man the chasm is my favourite newly released location in a while! it's so beautiful both above and below and your descriptions from the music alone are so good! some of my favourite pieces from the chasm are in the aboveground soundtrack though - there's a few songs that use the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle, a mongolian instrument) that are just so beautiful
As an oboist, this track made me quit running around halfway through playing and just listen to the music. This music made me close my eyes and just enjoy the environment for a while instead of trying to speedrun clearing the area. The oboe solo in the middle made me appreciate my instrument and this game's soundtrack all the way more.
This is my favorite score to come out of the Chasm, didn't expect to see a reaction to this thanks so much! The last part of the score is my favorite and I love the way you describe it all as a wave ebbing and flowing.
Definitely a nice little piece of music. A simple track that takes you on a journey into a deep dark cavern. I've never played a game in this series, but Genshin Impact has definitely provided some rather impressive tracks.
I hear pain and sadness in this music and I dont know why...
Finally it's here, opera singer never disappoint.
- Yes it's a mysterious place we really want to explore. Also dangerous.
- There is a bright pillar with sparkle
- If he posted this before v2.7, he is scarily accurate about next story after we complete that area with this music: We regather to move to another phrase with is the archon quest interlude act 2
You should listen to the battle version Inevitable conflict
I love to see your reactions every time you’re listening to Genshin OSTs! I look forward for this one!
I think we don't take enough time to stop and just listen to the ost (whatever the game, not just genshin) it's really Bad to miss such a masterpiece
my favorite Chasm music is the music on the surface, like Lithic Oath. I love the morin khuur instrument being used. So pretty. it's very immersive
the chasm's music is sth that can be so personal, bc the overworld and battle musics blend in SO WELL together you don't realize you're getting attacked A LOT if you go by audio cues (i hope you can participate in a seelie event soon, they're very good visual cues for getting attacked at the chasm skjgd), which in retrospect, it's fitting. it's a massive cave, it's dark as fuck, pay attention *or else* akgshg that particular song is sad enough without the lore, imo, you Will Understand when you get there akdjgfsdklgj
someone else said that so much of genshin's lore is in the music, and i find it very fitting considering the connection of music and rebellion, of melody and remembrance, that is embedded in the very prologue of the game. writing-wise, your prologue should set not just the universe, but some of the recurring themes you'll be bringing up within the cycles of your story. i imagine opera isn't so different from prose in that sense, in my humble experience as a hobbyist author and an opera enjoyer from an early age.
The chasm is equal parts, mystery, beauty, loneliness, and unbelievable sorrow.
The archon quest that takes place here is possibly the saddest content in the game so far
If you ever wonder, this is the music that sounds in the deepest part of the chasm, where an ancient secret is yet to be discovered in your world
Wandering clouds in Album 1 is MUST listen one , it like the bright side of this Chasm
Music is beautiful indeed, but Chasm is the most dangerous place we ever went to as traveler.
More like this relaxing music try to lure us in and devouring us alive.
That saddness you detected is very real, the story of the chasm is very sad.
Funny how you mentioned that the Chasm is a tridimensional experience. It's one of the very few areas (if not the only) that's comparably as deep as it is wide. Not the context that you had in mind, but ironically fitting.
2:52 you're right again as always, the exact moment we heard this song, we saw a huge glowing nail floating inside the cave
This ost plays in a very specific part of the Chasm, which shares a specific “theme” (maybe idk the right way to say it) with another area in Genshin. I won’t say more but I think you’ll figure it out your own why there’re similarities.
I get the feeling that this track actually made you touched, and i think everyone can relate, since it has certain undertones of melancholy and nostalgia. The first time i heard it, i actually stopped playing, just listened and watched the view, and honestly it almost brought me to tears. It really is amazing, the power that music holds.
You actually reacted to the song I recommended! this is so cool :,) btw you definitely listen to its battle themed version, what's interesting about all of this is how the music shifts in between both tracks when an enemy targets you, kind of what Automata / Kingdom Hearts series does with their osts, it's beautiful, please consider listening to both “stories of remote antiquity” and “inevitable conflict” mixed together in an incredible transition !
Damn just listening to this makes me want to cry... there is no hope, no salvation. Everything is in ruin.
I just couldn't take my eyes off from the GIGACHAD pikachu in background for the whole time
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I would love if you'd react to the Enkanomiya soundtrack, specially Sink into Oblivion. Everytime that song came up I just stood there listening, it always makes me so emotional and teary eyed.
Though I've only seen a few (specifically the Genshin OSTs ones) I already love your reactions. Man, I've seen that you are truly someone who appreciates any kind of music and as someone who loves music to the point that I probably won't be able to live without it, you've earned a big respect from me. I hope you keep it up, sir, it almost seems like you've dedicated yourself to music, it truly is beautiful. IMO, Genshin has the most beautiful soundtracks out of all games I've played, I'd love to see your reaction on Enkanomiya's OSTs!
Edit: If you have time to watch an anime series, I'd recommend Girls' Last Tour, to give you an idea of what it is about, it's an Anti-war philosophical journey. It has an amazing story with tons of lessons for people to realize and see. And definitely an amazing soundtrack as well! Just in case it interests you, though you might need to prepare some tissues along the way.
Thank you for your kind words 🙏🙏🥹
God man, you always find a way to take tracks that I've listened to for dozens of hours and help me appreciate them even more. Really loved the insight into amateur vs pro note dynamics too, thanks for all these mini singing lessons ;w;
I am not even surprised by now that you're so precise in picturing what the actual caverns of the Chasm looks like. But, I'll wait for the day that you will be able to experience that part in Genshin and have you lost yourself in the story and hopefully, you get shocked just how accurate your reaction now is to the Chasm.
we have similar reaction listening to this track. amazing experience, so many surprises behind “simple” crescendos.
now you need to listen to the variation of that piece. and it sounds more amazing within the game because they put the transition between idle and battle. amazing sound design.
I absolutely love this song, it’s packed with so much emotion and the violin Is so beautiful. Wish I still played in orchestra :(
Surprisingly The Chasm followed by Enkanomiya is one of my favorite areas in Genshin aesthetic-wise.
Yes, Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma are beautiful in their own way but The Chasm is unique, especially in comparison to other games. Not many games could ever manage to nail a huge underground cavern so well. Maybe Dark Souls Tomb of the Giants and a few other but it is generally pretty rare. I especially love the fact that, yes there is a lot of small tunnels here and there but most places in the area are fucking massive yet it is still an enclosed space with a ceiling and not exposed to the sky. Sadly without the right graphic setting in your monitor and additional external shader, the area looks a bit boring but once you nail the right setting, it looks absolutely gorgeous
Wandering clouds from the chasm album reminds me of multiple different pieces that I’ve listened to. Out of those, the beginning of the piece is similar to Bach Andante from violin sonata 2(?), with how the double stop is played with a repeating bassline note, and a melody is being played over it. They are also both calm, although in different styles (Wandering Clouds would be in a more pastoral way-it reminds me of a piece I had to play in high school orchestra, where it’s supposed to imagine horses over plains
If you have time i'd recommend listening to the entire chasm soundtrack just to enjoy it. It really does feel like a symphony. You definitely could order all the parts of the OST into a classical symphonic structure.
the music is 😘🤌 chef's kiss just like this video
Hope you can have a little peek on Enkanomiya theme,before The Chasm drop a mf bomb in both the Genshin community and out side of it when it down to music in video game there was Enkanomiya music. Btw the video you did still nail on point as always,my man
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1:49 this is the key moment when I was entering that place. The reveal and music timing were perfect. It gave me goosebumps!
yer reviews of genshin's ost always gets me giddy I like yer predictions to everything and how much you can tell just from the music for genshin's world and the fact music is so powerful it can tell you a story
Just like another area called Enkanomia, spoilers, but the somberness that’s felt in some areas is b/c these areas are long forgotten civilizations that once thrived but were destroyed and now just sit and slowly become apart of the earth.
You really need to listen to Ayaka theme song - "Camellia In Winter Snow"', Zhongli's - "The Listener", and Ruu's song from Tsurumi Island - "Beside Bed". These 3 are my all time favorite Genshin songs.
I do believe with how well the live concert went, the Genshin Soundtrack has become even more symphonic.
chasm battle themes is definitely something to react imo. Great vid btw
Tonight - like, in 15 minutes, - is the culmination of the midsummer city festival around here, so this couldn't have dropped at a better time! I'm going to see the fireworks and then I'm going to watch this video, which I'm sure is a treat. 😊
Edit: I finally got around to it. I find your analysis very on point. The thing that is special about this track - more than any other in the chasm - is that it represents the end of your journey through it. And yeah, the chasm is primarily about exploration, it is not particularly dangerous... to you. But so much happens down there that (without giving you any spoilers) you reach this part with a very heavy heart. There are all these layers that represent your experiences, while alluding also to previous exploration of other areas outside the chasm and other mysteries. It's a very complex piece.
How interesting. We have a Midsummer city festival here as well. :D
Turns out, maybe you're neighbors :)
Ohhh this is perhaps my favorite track in the entire chasm (this and its combat version, which is VERY similar just more dramatically orchestrated and percussive). It feels so narrative to me, and it visits so many emotional places, which I think is so lovely in music which is meant to be “background” music for an area. There’s such a sense of… oh, god, I don’t know… a kind of lonely, forgotten warmth to it all? There are some very poignant and sad moments in the melody, but also these soaring, lovely ones which just feel so light and lovely, mmm…
I don’t have anything more interesting to say about this song other than just… it was a good choice to analyze and react to lol. And thank you for doing it
this is my favorite chasm song!! im so happy you’re reacting to it
Chasm is Soo dark and mysterious.
When u do the chasm quest u will know
I recommend also listening to the battle theme version of this track, it's very different to other battle themes
Thank you for sharing your view on this and giving us a new lens for listening to music! Love your work ^-^
Chasms OST has some of the most soothing songs I've ever heard. It's mysterious, nostalgic and painful to walk around because each piece of rock that is in Chasams hides a painful story from history. Astounding!
Can't wait for you to do Zhongli's theme. That could be your number 1 video.
And congratz on your fast-growing channel. Love the content! _Belisimo!_
This ost is my favorite from the chasm! I live it so much~ it has this foreboding but sad feeling to it
Late to the party, but discovering this exact cavern with this song in game, was breathtaking. So much build up and so cool. I think this song, and it's battle version, might just be my favourite theme in the entire game.
This song makes me feel nostalgic and melancholic about something that didn't happened to me (but happened to that nation which received the crystal nail)
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Wow your comment on bright spots and sparkly light.... There will be 2 critical areas and the climax area with a certain object that really sets that mood.
I could watch you react to melodies all day :) it’s so comforting to see a pro react and shine new light on familiar music
Chasm soundtracks reminds me of enkanomiya, pretty songs that makes me feel sad and lonely.
I loved your reaction! Definitely earned a sub
You might also enjoy other OSTs from the chasm such as "Decayed in the darkness", "Seething animosity", "Irresistible force", and like many others suggested already "Inevitable conflict" as I believe that they make the listener feel similar feelings
A lot of parts of this are very reminiscent of music from the Ghibli movie Castle in the Sky. The bassoon arpeggios in the background of the quieter parts especially. Thematically there are a lot of parallels between the two, also, so it’s pretty neat.
I'm sure you'll love hearing the battle version of this because that mini crescendo before the drop down to solo violin is a tremendous crescendo during the battle version that drops down to this beautiful singular string instrument doing the fun seesaw bowing
The chasm soundtrack is truly amazing you should really check out the battle version which transitions do well from this theme and other ost are also so good like for example the decayed in darkness and seething animosity
This is my favorite Chasm soundtrack. It plays in the deepest cave and I used to come there to just listen to the music. Even today when I come there farming some of the monsters I just have to stop there and let the music play once because I feel bad interrupting such beautiful music by leaving the area.
I love this analysis you did! I learned some new terms and things that could help me in my music journey. This is my most favorite track of the Chasm soundtrack. I haven’t even reached this part of the level yet but I *had* to listen to the ost first. What I like about this track is that it could almost be used as a song for a movie where a romantic couple is on the run, theyre nearly about to be caught, they go through so many trials and their love endures until they both tragically die at the hands of life’s harshness. I actually listened to this song when I was writing a scene for such a story. You should definitely listen to the battle version of this song.
Also, in terms of contemporary classical writing, I would like to recommend ALI PROJECT. Not their anime music. Their album music. They make entirely classical albums along with non-classical albums. My favorite classical albums of theirs are Etoiles, Gothic Opera, Grand Finale, Romance and Kamigami no Tasogare. ALI PROJECT also make classical songs crossed with other genres on their non-classical albums. In particular, I love their song Ataraxia (the rest of the title is pretty long) and Ikeru Oujo no Shouzouga (Portrait of a Dead Princess), which seems to combine classical with a hip hop sound. I’d love to see your analysis on those two songs and what feelings they evoke.
If you like de Chasm OST you're gonna like the Enkanomiya OST. I personally love the "The Shimmering Voyage" album from the summer event. You should listen it
the chills i got when the chasm's nail was coming in sight and this track kicks in.
Wandering clouds in the Chasm Album 1 is really good with traditional instruments
This and its corresponding battle theme have become my favorite tracks in the game
Marco, I recommend you to listen to all battle theme of Chasm including the new ones from 2.7 where all musical accents congregated. It is a real banger!!!