"The simulacrum continues forever." I always love it when a deeply psychologically distressing piece of media is met with repurposed, generally calming music to add an extreme sense of discomfort. Prelude is by far the best choice given the lore behind the void, and having it remade by you of all people adds to this. I'm gonna go listen to this on loop for 12 hours while sculpting a clay crab.
This song is one that always brings me tears. My late friend Ron passed to parkinson's a few years back. I would spend multiple nights a week hanging out with him and helping sooth his nerves. He was older and I introduced him to new things and he took what time he had to introduce me to new things. One thing we did often was listen to music together and share new experiences. He showed me quite a lot and I ended up listening to "Raindrops" fairly often with him. Then one day I spent a few hours with him again and he was really struggling. We talked a little bit but he was not doing well. We listened to music and he hummed along with me while we relaxed. The last song we listened to before I left was "Raindrops". I left with just an exchange of simple goodbyes and hugs - I didn't know I would never speak to him again. During his last 3 days he stopped responding to anything. I got to say my true goodbyes, but he never did. All I hear when I hear this song playing is him humming along with it. I know it's not, but it feels like his goodbye. Its a terrible day for rain, but this song is perfect. It brings me so many memories and I'm so glad to hear Chris' rendition. This game has meant alot to me over the past few years, and now this game means more to me than you could imagine.
@johns johno I say the whole quote would make a great song title for an original peace. Something as powerful as Coalescence, Con Letitude Poderosa, and Once in a Lullaby. A beautiful, powerful, emotional ballad for the end of the franchise as a goodbye, simply titled "It's A Terrible Day For Rain, But This Song Is Perfect".
Chris I... here's a story. DLC just came out, I don't have enough time to properly play, but I wanted to poke around in the menus. I hadn't heard this track anywhere, obviously. and... it made me tear up. Not many games can bring me to tears, I'll be honest. I don't know what it is, but maybe the fact it caught me off guard - expecting a tense, scary track... but it feels like a peaceful cosmos, with some strangeness... and the background atmosphere in game... the stages in bubbles... its endearing? in a way? Thank you Chris
@@CreativelyJake That's what Risk of Rain 2 is. Peaceful but it shouldn't be, playful when it needn't be, ethereally pleasant, but it's meant to remind you- we're not the heroes.
@@DeathRecon well yes, but his twist and the placement of it in game are both beautiful. the decision to have such a peaceful piano piece in ror2 of all games wasnt expected, but is much welcome. this version sounds very cosmic and otherworldly, which… felt like stargazing.
Considering simulacrum is basically what happens after you get detained and the voidling starts research on you, this is a surprisingly calming song for what Is basically fighting a lost battle
Can you imagine how the original guy who composed this would feel that even decades(maybe even longer) after his passing, his music still lives on in some capacity? This is so good Chris, excellent work 👏
not only was it used in risk of rain 2, it was used in the HALO 3 BELIEVE TRAILER and as one of the songs in the ending of SIGNALIS i think chopin would be very happy with this
What is it going to be this time? A beat so low that it shakes the core of your soul or a melody so twisted it brings your reality to the singularity of the void. You never seize to surprise Chris. Tempering with musicians of the romantic period is risky. Still, you have not only done a great job, but you also managed to express the sinister and dark notes in Chopin's compositions. While playing the game, your originals brought goosebumps as they did happiness to my mind. It is always an emotional roller coaster while listening to your work; not many musicians can entangle their music directly with someone else's soul. Risk Of Rain 2 would be nothing without you, and more importantly, you are a gift to people that stumble upon your artistry. Thank you for the music! Always on the lookout for more of your work.
I absolutely love how it fades into The Soundless Depths motif at the end, where in that one it fades into Prelude (a part of the track I get stuck in my head more than I should) I'm not sure what implications it has but it's a really nice touch imo
I’ve never heard this song before. I play piano, but I’m not the biggest fan of classical music usually. This song hit me straight in the feels. It reminded me of my passed friend Daniel. He introduced me to risk of rain 2, and so many other games. He would’ve loved this update. He died of an overdose a couple of months ago. We would talk about this game all day in school, and then run home and play it together, completely forgetting to do our homework lmao. When SOTV was announced, we talked about how hyped we were for it for days. I wish he lived long enough to see it. He was annoying sometimes, but an amazing friend. Thank you Daniel, and thank you Chris Christodoulou for letting me feel this way, and remember his legacy.
During one trip Chopin took with his lover, she noticed that due to deteriorating health and mental state most likely, Chopin would sit outside, listening to the repetitive droplets of rain. This is said to be the reason for the constant and repetitive Ab note through the song. When you enter the Simulacrum lobby screen, near the end of the information of the mode it says... "This is a replication." "This is a replication." "This is a replication." In other words, a repeat. _Repeat._ What's another word for repeating? _Repetitive._ Just like the story of Chopin's idea for this song. Even the phrase on the lobby screen _repeats_ 3 times. You've done it again, Chris. (Or maybe I'm just getting too carried away... -w-) Edit: I don't know why I never edited this sooner, but it was discovered a little while ago that the Simulacrum lobby screen is called the "Infinite Tower" in the files, further cementing my theory on the relation between the song and the Simulacrum.
You know what I'm gonna say it it feels like this song conveys the feeling of being trapped eternally and knowing that your just a bunch of.... oh man.... this... this is hitting harder...
It feels...strange. It doesn't feel like the peak of dawn, the beginning it hunted down...but rather, the beginning of something terrible. To shed away, one's own humanity To offer the hunt, their own soul To take, rob, seek a victory deemed impossible To rule amidst flesh, stronger than circuits and steel To detach yourself from humanity, even if just this once... To build, to destroy all standing in your station To flourish, wishing to become part of something To obey, and act upon another's will To be known, throughout memories of those you meet To hear the sounds of a sweet silence To leave, and make a new life To forge a legacy of but only the finer things in life To fight, to make this place home To run away, seeing fate for what it is To embrace the past, and guide the broken To seek forth the monsters in a focused act of revenge To act in response, to aid the allies at it's side To sustain, keeping alive both metal and flora For them all. This beckons the beginning of a rainstorm. One...that will change them for the better or for the worst. Amazing work Chris. And may the suffering within this storm flourish into a life of it's very own.
I imagine that this song is capturing the beauty of the void as it swirls and shifts like an ocean, with a dash of its mystery and horror in the background
Unexpected and beautiful track. I love the synth (Theremin? Saw??) and the familiar bells we know and love. Excellent take on an already excellent piece, I love the haunting sound you've created with this. Great work as always, looking forward to the final two!
I think this is one of those tracks for me, where I'll just sit in the menu, and relax... As of writing this, the world is kind of in a really turbulent place, and listening to this, just, sitting there, helps, it helps a lot, takes my mind off of things.
This give off a perfect "Something is desperately wrong" feeling, and it keeps building up to the loop. Extreme contrast to the chaos that is the gameplay, and I really like that. I'm hoping seekers of the storm's soundtrack is just as fantastic, and I know it will be if you have anything to do with it.
You’re music helped keep me sane during the prior quarantine years. You gave me the motivation to keep playing music myself, motivation that my band wasn’t the greatest at giving. But most importantly, you retaught me the importance of expression through song. Emotion through melodies. Peace through music. I couldn’t be more thankful.
One of my favorite pieces, with a touch of Chris. What more could I ask for? I would love to hear more stuff like this, be it related to RoR or not. This'll be great to unwind with at the end of the day.
It's saddening that half the people in the comments don't recognize Chopin as the artist. That said, Chris, what you've made of Chopin's Raindrop is hauntingly beautiful. Though I'd have chosen Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 in E minor for such a gametype, your 28,15 is just as haunting and beautiful. As many others have stated, chills and emotions were hard to fight off.
28, 4 has been mentioned a lot by players due to it and "...con lentitud poderosa" having similar openings. But the reason I used 28, 15 is because of its very apropos nickname and it being in a major key, which meant I could go out on a happy note.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure that the only other song with a piano in it is Con Lentitud Poderosa, is there any significance to the piano in this theme?
@@aisuku.never.existed Multiple logbooks of the V??oid say to us be calm. Don't worry about the outsid?e world. Yu?e hea?re this litt?ye melody? It's a?l peacu?fu?l. J??us?t le?t the V??oid enter y?our life. Not?hing B?a?d wi??? happend. Ju??s?t cl?ose yo?ure e?y?e?s a?nd em??bra??ce th?e ????
I cannot describe how bittersweet this sounds. It feels so surreal when hearing this the first time in game accompanied by the simulacrum description saying something like "this isnt real".
Hi Chris I really love this track, I often open risk of rain just to stay in the simulacrum menu and listen to this track while I go to sleep. Always love your music ❤
One of my most favorite classical songs of all time in my most favorite video game of all time... You have made me man cry! Thank you so much! I truly can't say I've been this happy in a long time. Fantastic work on this soundtrack for survivors of the void.
This track caught me so off guard when I first loaded up the simulacrum and oh my God it’s now my favorite of the whole soundtrack. Makes me tear up every time I hear it.
Quiet before the storm. I immediately went to listen to Chopin, who's music I'd never heard before. His music conveys to me a feeling of serenity haunted by inklings of despair, and that is beautiful. I cannot believe how absolutely calm I feel right now. I feel like the most placid person on the planet, minutes are mere seconds in this state of mind. Everything I do is imbued with this transcendent quality where it feels like everything ever has led up to THIS moment, this mere moment of me clicking my mouse, tapping the keys on my keyboard... Maybe Chopin's music was chosen specifically for how effortlessly it creates introspection and a feeling of importance, only to cruelly contrast with RoR's usual alienating tones. I can't tell, because perhaps my experience with Chopin's music is just that: my own. Whatever the case, the classic RoR sounds are perfectly woven into the music - gentle, friendly, just a bit sad. I'd love to hear more like this from you, and in general.
Bought both the SOTV album and regular Risk of Rain 2 album on Bandcamp. It just felt right. I've played all three of Hopoo's games (Risk of Rain 1, Risk of Rain 2 and DEADBOLT), and its fair to say that the experience wouldn't have been the same without your breathtaking music. Thanks for blessing our ears bud.
we had a chopin cd during my childhood, and this was the very first track on the disk. It is very firmly implanted in my brain from childhood and was instantly familiar, taking me back to simpler times. Then Chris went and took me on a much bigger trip with this awesome version. Good job
This feels like a comforting song, gentle and reassuring in it's calmness, but wrong. As if it is an attempt at an alien being trying to keep you placid but not understanding what causes it. It has the right track, but every interjection feels like it's feeling out the music then reading what it's saying, what it's doing.
One of Chopin’s easier pieces, but still you can hear the legendary composer’s soul in this piece. Love this arrangement as well. Two great composers. Thanks CC
Thank you for sharing your talent and for all of the incredible music that truly gives the soul to a beautiful game. Hearing your performances tell the unspoken story has been as wonderful as playing itself. I love this especially. All incredible.
Loving this piece. Raindrop Prelude was the song that really inspired me to learn to play piano, and was one of the first I learned. I love hearing your take on it, Chris!
This version of Raindrops really does capture the hopelessness of the Simulacrum. Just read the Planetarium's lore between 0:50 and 1:30. It feels a lot worse. Now imagine the narrator's voice, trembling. Shivering, mumbling, on the verge of tears. His whole previous "life" was a lie. Everything was part of the simulacrum. It was all fabricated, and he can never escape. It's just like the gamemode itself: A million scenarios (waves of assorted enemies, all with elite types and different compositions). A million permutations (items integrated into the cell, and augments). And it continues forever. There is no ending to the simulacrum. You're stuck there, undying, until the end of time. But, even through hopelessness, there is beauty to the simulacrum's sky. Sometimes you need to take a minute to appreciate the scenery, and if you look up, you'll see an infinite sea. It's breathtaking It doesn't change the fact that you are still stuck in the simulacrum forever, but at least it can offer a moment of respite before the next scenario. I really hope we are offered an actual escape to the simulacrum in a later DLC, because I just want these survivors to be happy again.
Man I think this is my favorite quote out of all the references so far tbh Jokes aside though, thank you again for all the wonderful music you've done, always a pleasure to listen to these
i fell out of playing piano during the beginning of the pandemic. got a lot of depression from staying inside all the time and just never had the inspiration to get to my piano to play. but once survivors of the void came out and i heard this song i dunno man it like reignited something. currently learning how to play this piece. its not that difficult compared to some stuff i used to play, but it makes me happier compared to the songs i used to practice and i couldn't ask for more. thank you chris for this beautiful rendition. it brings me somewhere much nicer(despite the horrors of the simulacrum).
My favourite music of all time is Chopin's piano concerto 1 movement 2, and piano concerto 2 movement 1. The former especially - when the cascading piano plays in all its romantic glory, it makes you feel like you're in passionate love for the first time. I've never heard music capture the sheer pleasure of love like that, not even close.
The fact that you chose this beautiful prelude by the great Frederick Chopin, for the very place that it was put in somehow made me genuinely terrified. Like I can't really breath when hearing this for the whatever the wave gamemode is called, it's very interesting.
just listened to all of RoR OST, 1 and 2, and wow, what a soundtrack ! now my game music playlist is flooded by risk of rain x) sometimes the music of some games is enough to convince me to buy these, and here it may be the case. Great work
in today's weather report from the void: we've got a 100% chance of precipitation make sure you've got your weapons and ancient artifacts at the ready, perhaps have a taste of the new ones along the way, it's going to be a strong one - and we don't know what's at the end of it
If I had a nickel for every time I'd heard Frederic Chopin's Raindrop Prelude in a video game that I love, I'd have three nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened thrice. Halo 3: Believe Signalis: Remember Our Promise Risk of Rain 2 SotV: And so they left...
What does a super soldier fighting for humanity, a cyborg scout/engineer trying to fulfill her promise to her girlfriend, and a dual wielding commando with a bubble helmet have in common? They all love Chopin.
I've always liked the intentional/unintentional joke that was given to you when you look at Simulacrum's description. In that description, near the end, it reads: "This is a replication." "This is a replication." "This is a replication." It's funny seeing those 3 sentences lined up like that. Yes, their main use is to irk you. But by saying "This is a replication" more than once, you are... you know... replicating what you just said. Maybe it's not ha-ha funny, but it made me crack a smile. Someone is inevitably going to point out how I likely pointed out something they've already noticed, but before they do I would like to say thank *you* for composing the soundtrack for Risk of Rain. You compliment the game in such a way that I fail to see any other composer achieving. Absolutely looking forward to the commentary on the DLC tracks.
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YES, AN APPLE MUSIC RELEASE, thank you so much Chris
strangely, it's listed under a different Chris Christodoulou on Apple Music, which didn't show up when I searched. It was very hard to find.
Yeah me too, I found it quite odd
I want the midi of this version of the song so bad
Chris, allow me to say on everyone's behalf that you completely hit it out of the park. These songs convey so much emotion and energy.
I'll allow it.
But watch yourself counselor.
I second this movement.
Consider this motion thirded, as necessary.
As a member of everyone, I fourth this message.
I fifthed this. The council of everyone has decided.
i did not expect this to be the simulacrum lobby music
its rlly peaceful
One may say it's the calm before the storm.
Until you read the lore pieces of some items. It goes from ''Really peaceful'' to Depressing instantly.
@@SkedarX9 It's that "Ironic classical" trope
It's supposed to be an interlude in-between endless torture
You should listen to some of Chopin’s other compositions. This one is great, but not his greatest in my opinion.
"The simulacrum continues forever."
I always love it when a deeply psychologically distressing piece of media is met with repurposed, generally calming music to add an extreme sense of discomfort.
Prelude is by far the best choice given the lore behind the void, and having it remade by you of all people adds to this.
I'm gonna go listen to this on loop for 12 hours while sculpting a clay crab.
can I see?
@@BM_Pink I want to see too.
Where is the clay crab Mr flappus sir
Mister Flappus can we see the crab please?
I also wanna see the crab
I am very tickled pink that this was released on Chopin's birthday. A truly wonderful coincidence!
...Or was it?
Nothing is ever a coincidence with Chris
This song is one that always brings me tears. My late friend Ron passed to parkinson's a few years back. I would spend multiple nights a week hanging out with him and helping sooth his nerves. He was older and I introduced him to new things and he took what time he had to introduce me to new things. One thing we did often was listen to music together and share new experiences. He showed me quite a lot and I ended up listening to "Raindrops" fairly often with him.
Then one day I spent a few hours with him again and he was really struggling. We talked a little bit but he was not doing well. We listened to music and he hummed along with me while we relaxed. The last song we listened to before I left was "Raindrops". I left with just an exchange of simple goodbyes and hugs - I didn't know I would never speak to him again. During his last 3 days he stopped responding to anything. I got to say my true goodbyes, but he never did. All I hear when I hear this song playing is him humming along with it. I know it's not, but it feels like his goodbye. Its a terrible day for rain, but this song is perfect. It brings me so many memories and I'm so glad to hear Chris' rendition. This game has meant alot to me over the past few years, and now this game means more to me than you could imagine.
Thank you for sharing
"...It's a terrible day for rain, but this song is perfect..."
@@SnowblindOtter I hope that made sense.
;_;
@johns johno I say the whole quote would make a great song title for an original peace. Something as powerful as Coalescence, Con Letitude Poderosa, and Once in a Lullaby. A beautiful, powerful, emotional ballad for the end of the franchise as a goodbye, simply titled "It's A Terrible Day For Rain, But This Song Is Perfect".
Chris I... here's a story. DLC just came out, I don't have enough time to properly play, but I wanted to poke around in the menus. I hadn't heard this track anywhere, obviously.
and... it made me tear up. Not many games can bring me to tears, I'll be honest. I don't know what it is, but maybe the fact it caught me off guard - expecting a tense, scary track... but it feels like a peaceful cosmos, with some strangeness...
and the background atmosphere in game... the stages in bubbles... its endearing? in a way?
Thank you Chris
it has just enough eeriness to sell it, and yet it feels peaceful and playful, like an interdimensional playground...
@@CreativelyJake That's what Risk of Rain 2 is. Peaceful but it shouldn't be, playful when it needn't be, ethereally pleasant, but it's meant to remind you- we're not the heroes.
I mean it wasn't his song, he just put his own spin on it. Watch Halo 3's believe trailer
@@DeathRecon well yes, but his twist and the placement of it in game are both beautiful. the decision to have such a peaceful piano piece in ror2 of all games wasnt expected, but is much welcome. this version sounds very cosmic and otherworldly, which… felt like stargazing.
Considering simulacrum is basically what happens after you get detained and the voidling starts research on you, this is a surprisingly calming song for what Is basically fighting a lost battle
feels like acceptance
Acrid try not to get dragged into prison challenge
This is known as the "Raindrop" prelude. There is indeed a risk of rain. 🥲
Can you imagine how the original guy who composed this would feel that even decades(maybe even longer) after his passing, his music still lives on in some capacity? This is so good Chris, excellent work 👏
Chopin's been dead for 170 years :)
@@AstronautDown I was WAY off lmao
@@lilacocto9103 Guesstimation is an art that can never be mastered
@@Pufftarot i love this quote
not only was it used in risk of rain 2, it was used in the HALO 3 BELIEVE TRAILER and as one of the songs in the ending of SIGNALIS
i think chopin would be very happy with this
I recognised this song immediately, Prelude was used in the "Believe" trailer for Halo 3. What a beautiful song
Man, it’s gorgeous, but after playing Ultrakill, this type of track immediately puts me on edge.
V2 has entered Risk of Rain 2, time to collect his arms
Ooohh,its like my brother! He bowed!
....
AAAAAAHHHHH
risk of blood
It’s only a worry when the guitar riff hits
@@archonnova20 A V1 or V2 mod for ROR2 would actually be sick though
What is it going to be this time? A beat so low that it shakes the core of your soul or a melody so twisted it brings your reality to the singularity of the void. You never seize to surprise Chris. Tempering with musicians of the romantic period is risky. Still, you have not only done a great job, but you also managed to express the sinister and dark notes in Chopin's compositions. While playing the game, your originals brought goosebumps as they did happiness to my mind. It is always an emotional roller coaster while listening to your work; not many musicians can entangle their music directly with someone else's soul. Risk Of Rain 2 would be nothing without you, and more importantly, you are a gift to people that stumble upon your artistry. Thank you for the music! Always on the lookout for more of your work.
cease, not seize. Though Chris never ceases to seize the opportunity for a good song. ;)
Perfect timing for the arrival of the dlc! Excited to here your music while playing tonight!
It's like I knew when it launches!
@@AstronautDown not possible.....
I absolutely love how it fades into The Soundless Depths motif at the end, where in that one it fades into Prelude (a part of the track I get stuck in my head more than I should) I'm not sure what implications it has but it's a really nice touch imo
The implication is that it's the same piece, both adaptations of the same prelude, first and second part :)
I’ve never heard this song before. I play piano, but I’m not the biggest fan of classical music usually. This song hit me straight in the feels. It reminded me of my passed friend Daniel. He introduced me to risk of rain 2, and so many other games. He would’ve loved this update. He died of an overdose a couple of months ago. We would talk about this game all day in school, and then run home and play it together, completely forgetting to do our homework lmao. When SOTV was announced, we talked about how hyped we were for it for days. I wish he lived long enough to see it. He was annoying sometimes, but an amazing friend. Thank you Daniel, and thank you Chris Christodoulou for letting me feel this way, and remember his legacy.
Aw man I'm sorry for your loss :(
Out of all the music out of survivors of the void, remixed Chopin was quite a pleasant suprise
I've been playing this piece for years now, it's one of my favorite preludes. So when I saw this, I freaked out, and it did not disappoint!
During one trip Chopin took with his lover, she noticed that due to deteriorating health and mental state most likely, Chopin would sit outside, listening to the repetitive droplets of rain. This is said to be the reason for the constant and repetitive Ab note through the song.
When you enter the Simulacrum lobby screen, near the end of the information of the mode it says...
"This is a replication."
"This is a replication."
"This is a replication."
In other words, a repeat.
_Repeat._
What's another word for repeating?
_Repetitive._
Just like the story of Chopin's idea for this song.
Even the phrase on the lobby screen _repeats_ 3 times.
You've done it again, Chris. (Or maybe I'm just getting too carried away... -w-)
Edit: I don't know why I never edited this sooner, but it was discovered a little while ago that the Simulacrum lobby screen is called the "Infinite Tower" in the files, further cementing my theory on the relation between the song and the Simulacrum.
You know what I'm gonna say it it feels like this song conveys the feeling of being trapped eternally and knowing that your just a bunch of.... oh
man.... this... this is hitting harder...
It feels...strange.
It doesn't feel like the peak of dawn, the beginning it hunted down...but rather, the beginning of something terrible.
To shed away, one's own humanity
To offer the hunt, their own soul
To take, rob, seek a victory deemed impossible
To rule amidst flesh, stronger than circuits and steel
To detach yourself from humanity, even if just this once...
To build, to destroy all standing in your station
To flourish, wishing to become part of something
To obey, and act upon another's will
To be known, throughout memories of those you meet
To hear the sounds of a sweet silence
To leave, and make a new life
To forge a legacy of but only the finer things in life
To fight, to make this place home
To run away, seeing fate for what it is
To embrace the past, and guide the broken
To seek forth the monsters in a focused act of revenge
To act in response, to aid the allies at it's side
To sustain, keeping alive both metal and flora
For them all. This beckons the beginning of a rainstorm. One...that will change them for the better or for the worst.
Amazing work Chris. And may the suffering within this storm flourish into a life of it's very own.
Pretty sure it’s the lobby music of the simulacrum, so I’d say that the feeling is fitting.
@@flat-seventh gave a look before sending my response, and yeah - even has that piano segment.
I can imagine Chris excitedly rubbing his hands together, waiting for this moment - to use Frederick Chopin's "Rain" in Risk of Rain 2.
I imagine that this song is capturing the beauty of the void as it swirls and shifts like an ocean, with a dash of its mystery and horror in the background
Unexpected and beautiful track. I love the synth (Theremin? Saw??) and the familiar bells we know and love. Excellent take on an already excellent piece, I love the haunting sound you've created with this. Great work as always, looking forward to the final two!
I think this is one of those tracks for me, where I'll just sit in the menu, and relax... As of writing this, the world is kind of in a really turbulent place, and listening to this, just, sitting there, helps, it helps a lot, takes my mind off of things.
This give off a perfect "Something is desperately wrong" feeling, and it keeps building up to the loop. Extreme contrast to the chaos that is the gameplay, and I really like that. I'm hoping seekers of the storm's soundtrack is just as fantastic, and I know it will be if you have anything to do with it.
You’re music helped keep me sane during the prior quarantine years. You gave me the motivation to keep playing music myself, motivation that my band wasn’t the greatest at giving. But most importantly, you retaught me the importance of expression through song. Emotion through melodies. Peace through music. I couldn’t be more thankful.
One of my favorite pieces, with a touch of Chris. What more could I ask for?
I would love to hear more stuff like this, be it related to RoR or not.
This'll be great to unwind with at the end of the day.
wow that's two for two of my favorite shooter franchises using this piece
Chris, you CANT keep getting away with creating perfect music holy hell
Madlad did it again
This is a masterful blending of styles, good sir. Very well done.
I did not expect this, but as always, chris delivers music that is truly phenomenal.
It's saddening that half the people in the comments don't recognize Chopin as the artist.
That said, Chris, what you've made of Chopin's Raindrop is hauntingly beautiful. Though I'd have chosen Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 in E minor for such a gametype, your 28,15 is just as haunting and beautiful. As many others have stated, chills and emotions were hard to fight off.
28, 4 has been mentioned a lot by players due to it and "...con lentitud poderosa" having similar openings.
But the reason I used 28, 15 is because of its very apropos nickname and it being in a major key, which meant I could go out on a happy note.
@@AstronautDown That's what makes you the pro.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure that the only other song with a piano in it is Con Lentitud Poderosa, is there any significance to the piano in this theme?
Yes.
Noted. Thanks for answering!
@@AstronautDown what is it?
@@gamecavalier3230 good response, but maybe its for us to imagine, and not to know each other's reasons
@@aisuku.never.existed Multiple logbooks of the V??oid say to us be calm. Don't worry about the outsid?e world. Yu?e hea?re this litt?ye melody? It's a?l peacu?fu?l. J??us?t le?t the V??oid enter y?our life. Not?hing B?a?d wi??? happend. Ju??s?t cl?ose yo?ure e?y?e?s a?nd em??bra??ce th?e ????
Man, I was so stoked to hear Chopin in the menu. I'm obsessed with piano and love Chopin. Hearing this in game really made my day.
I cannot describe how bittersweet this sounds. It feels so surreal when hearing this the first time in game accompanied by the simulacrum description saying something like "this isnt real".
Hi Chris I really love this track, I often open risk of rain just to stay in the simulacrum menu and listen to this track while I go to sleep. Always love your music ❤
One of my most favorite classical songs of all time in my most favorite video game of all time... You have made me man cry! Thank you so much! I truly can't say I've been this happy in a long time. Fantastic work on this soundtrack for survivors of the void.
If this is the end, thank you Chris.
This track caught me so off guard when I first loaded up the simulacrum and oh my God it’s now my favorite of the whole soundtrack. Makes me tear up every time I hear it.
Quiet before the storm. I immediately went to listen to Chopin, who's music I'd never heard before. His music conveys to me a feeling of serenity haunted by inklings of despair, and that is beautiful.
I cannot believe how absolutely calm I feel right now. I feel like the most placid person on the planet, minutes are mere seconds in this state of mind. Everything I do is imbued with this transcendent quality where it feels like everything ever has led up to THIS moment, this mere moment of me clicking my mouse, tapping the keys on my keyboard...
Maybe Chopin's music was chosen specifically for how effortlessly it creates introspection and a feeling of importance, only to cruelly contrast with RoR's usual alienating tones. I can't tell, because perhaps my experience with Chopin's music is just that: my own.
Whatever the case, the classic RoR sounds are perfectly woven into the music - gentle, friendly, just a bit sad. I'd love to hear more like this from you, and in general.
Bought both the SOTV album and regular Risk of Rain 2 album on Bandcamp. It just felt right. I've played all three of Hopoo's games (Risk of Rain 1, Risk of Rain 2 and DEADBOLT), and its fair to say that the experience wouldn't have been the same without your breathtaking music. Thanks for blessing our ears bud.
This instantly took me back mentally to Halo 3's release. It was a huge surprise when I caught it ingame.
Peace...just plain and simple peace before a storm...beautiful T.T
we had a chopin cd during my childhood, and this was the very first track on the disk. It is very firmly implanted in my brain from childhood and was instantly familiar, taking me back to simpler times. Then Chris went and took me on a much bigger trip with this awesome version. Good job
Thanks! I truly do enjoy how much work you put into each and every song.
I honestly wasn’t expecting this today, thanks Chris
When were you expecting it?
@@AstronautDown well I wasn’t expecting this kind of song at all but it’s gonna be so nice in game
Wether it’s the calm before or after the storm
This feels like a comforting song, gentle and reassuring in it's calmness, but wrong. As if it is an attempt at an alien being trying to keep you placid but not understanding what causes it. It has the right track, but every interjection feels like it's feeling out the music then reading what it's saying, what it's doing.
I remember falling asleep to my mum playing Chopin on the piano as a kid.
To this day, his style always brings back those memories.
I never knew menu music for a secondary mode would be so.....emotional
One of Chopin’s easier pieces, but still you can hear the legendary composer’s soul in this piece. Love this arrangement as well. Two great composers. Thanks CC
this was such a pleasant surprise along with the oceanic visuals upon first playing simulacrum
Thank you for sharing your talent and for all of the incredible music that truly gives the soul to a beautiful game. Hearing your performances tell the unspoken story has been as wonderful as playing itself. I love this especially. All incredible.
Loving this piece. Raindrop Prelude was the song that really inspired me to learn to play piano, and was one of the first I learned. I love hearing your take on it, Chris!
I can't wait for the Survivors of the Void Album Commentary (if you're doing one) these tracks are so beautiful
Today's the day
Very nice work!
Never thought anyone could make chopin sounds betters, amazing dlc with amazing soundtracks, love ur music.
Thank you Chris for showing my this beautiful piece, I'm going to study it during my next semester at college
Me and the boys go crazy when this banger comes on in the ror2 lobby 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I pray to be this good one day. Thank you for this Chris. For all of this.
Praying won't work, studying will ;)
This cleanses my soul.
This was the LAST thing I expected to hear in the Simulacrum lobby, but it's awesome as ever.
This version of Raindrops really does capture the hopelessness of the Simulacrum. Just read the Planetarium's lore between 0:50 and 1:30. It feels a lot worse. Now imagine the narrator's voice, trembling. Shivering, mumbling, on the verge of tears. His whole previous "life" was a lie. Everything was part of the simulacrum. It was all fabricated, and he can never escape. It's just like the gamemode itself: A million scenarios (waves of assorted enemies, all with elite types and different compositions). A million permutations (items integrated into the cell, and augments). And it continues forever. There is no ending to the simulacrum. You're stuck there, undying, until the end of time.
But, even through hopelessness, there is beauty to the simulacrum's sky. Sometimes you need to take a minute to appreciate the scenery, and if you look up, you'll see an infinite sea. It's breathtaking It doesn't change the fact that you are still stuck in the simulacrum forever, but at least it can offer a moment of respite before the next scenario. I really hope we are offered an actual escape to the simulacrum in a later DLC, because I just want these survivors to be happy again.
Instantly thought of the Halo Believe trailers when I heard this 👌
Man I think this is my favorite quote out of all the references so far tbh
Jokes aside though, thank you again for all the wonderful music you've done, always a pleasure to listen to these
i fell out of playing piano during the beginning of the pandemic. got a lot of depression from staying inside all the time and just never had the inspiration to get to my piano to play. but once survivors of the void came out and i heard this song i dunno man it like reignited something.
currently learning how to play this piece. its not that difficult compared to some stuff i used to play, but it makes me happier compared to the songs i used to practice and i couldn't ask for more. thank you chris for this beautiful rendition. it brings me somewhere much nicer(despite the horrors of the simulacrum).
I gotta say chris, this was the right choice for the simulacrum lobby music, it just... hits so well for some reason...
I really like this, it’s very peaceful
The whole soundtrack for the dlc is amazing, as it always is with your music
My favourite music of all time is Chopin's piano concerto 1 movement 2, and piano concerto 2 movement 1. The former especially - when the cascading piano plays in all its romantic glory, it makes you feel like you're in passionate love for the first time. I've never heard music capture the sheer pleasure of love like that, not even close.
This is awesome 👏
This makes me feel safe, and sad, and glad
You did Chopin justice with this one 🥲❤
my body is ready for this DLC
didnt expect this as a lobby theme, gorgeous!
Here's hoping we'll get an Album Commentary or Behind the music type of videos for any of these masterpieces
The calm before the storm
I thought I was playing Signalis when I heard that
for such a hellish game mode the lobby music sure is nice
Good job Chris, collaborating with smaller music creators like Chopin
This is what I never knew I needed
thanks
The fact that you chose this beautiful prelude by the great Frederick Chopin, for the very place that it was put in somehow made me genuinely terrified. Like I can't really breath when hearing this for the whatever the wave gamemode is called, it's very interesting.
just listened to all of RoR OST, 1 and 2, and wow, what a soundtrack ! now my game music playlist is flooded by risk of rain x)
sometimes the music of some games is enough to convince me to buy these, and here it may be the case. Great work
Such a jam
On god, sat for like twenty minutes just vibing when I heard this the first time
Oooh, more piano. Gotta be an important piece right here.
Can’t wait to hear this music in game when I get out of uni today!
Today its the day
I love this one
Piano time
On god this is a banger
Ikr
Ngl this song go hard
Bro are you ok but spittin
Absolutely love it favorite song in ror 2 I go to the menu just to listen to this
Keep coming back
in today's weather report from the void:
we've got a 100% chance of precipitation
make sure you've got your weapons and ancient artifacts at the ready, perhaps have a taste of the new ones along the way, it's going to be a strong one - and we don't know what's at the end of it
Honestly this music is creepy when you know this is the lobby music for a never ending loop of murder and death.
Can't wait for the commentary on this one
Chopin has always been my fav and I never knew he would benefit from a theramin
Beautiful interpolation of one of my favourite pieces. Gives me the same feeling as Halo 3's believe
Chef's Kiss!
If I had a nickel for every time I'd heard Frederic Chopin's Raindrop Prelude in a video game that I love, I'd have three nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened thrice.
Halo 3: Believe
Signalis: Remember Our Promise
Risk of Rain 2 SotV: And so they left...
What does a super soldier fighting for humanity, a cyborg scout/engineer trying to fulfill her promise to her girlfriend, and a dual wielding commando with a bubble helmet have in common?
They all love Chopin.
I've always liked the intentional/unintentional joke that was given to you when you look at Simulacrum's description. In that description, near the end, it reads:
"This is a replication."
"This is a replication."
"This is a replication."
It's funny seeing those 3 sentences lined up like that. Yes, their main use is to irk you. But by saying "This is a replication" more than once, you are... you know... replicating what you just said. Maybe it's not ha-ha funny, but it made me crack a smile.
Someone is inevitably going to point out how I likely pointed out something they've already noticed, but before they do I would like to say thank *you* for composing the soundtrack for Risk of Rain. You compliment the game in such a way that I fail to see any other composer achieving. Absolutely looking forward to the commentary on the DLC tracks.
why is this happy