Isn't the story that the company was going out of business, and released FF 1. They intended it to be the last game they ever made and were on their way out. But it was smash hit and saved the company.
When Kathleen said "It's too late for me to play video games", I thought : "it's never too late to play Journey" and I would recommend it to her. Great music and atmosphere, and simple gameplay.
@@Bobogdan258 reminds me of this old lady that got into gaming despite being very old, probably even older than kathleen : th-cam.com/video/16cxOv2KGLE/w-d-xo.html
"Despite everything, it's still you." That quote will always live rent free in Marco's head and for good reason. It's amazing what beautiful music and scripting can do in harmony.
She nailed the One Winged Angel. She said it feels like madness. And that is accurate. Sephiroth driven to madness, Genesis driven to madness, Angeal, Cloud even. Hojo and Jenova the source of madness.
I watched a video that broke down musical theory in game music and the guy even said One Winged Angel is just inanity as it breaks almost every fundamental when it comes to composing music.
@@solblackguy Uematsu composed it by stitching together a whole bunch of little one or two measure phrases he'd been working on into one song, so that tracks.
You need to have her react to the Japanese Version of Weight of the World from the Nier Automata soundtrack where the singer breaks down crying at the end but still holds pitch and continues the song.
Absolutely. EN version of the song is great as well but the JP singer is so emotional that it turns the credits song into a true farewell to an amazing and melancholic story of Nier:Automata
Ezio's Family gets me every time and I love the way she described it as giving this feeling of history, ancestry, and the passing of time being such a heavy thing. She nailed it.
Yeah Ezio's Family is one of my favorite video game tracks ever, she really nailed the themes and emotions i feel while listening to it. Especially as it kinda just became the AC theme song, it really does feel like time marching on
Kathleen listening to video game music is like when your team goes to the Superbowl and you feel proud that they are on display for the nation even though you didn't do anything.
video games have been through ups and downs, ridiculed and demonized by the people that was and still is looking for an easy scapegoat for the "violence" and the "downfall of the youth" but now it's different, now we have such complex games that it'd rival any big budget movies and would easily win that comparison we all have done something to help it, by voicing opinions, by spreading the news, by supporting the devs, by playing the games, etc... so be proud
@@darkstar3116 It's not though, you're just delusional. There are amazing indie games that have had great success, but they do not carry the industry monetarily or culturally.
The best thing of watching the Advent Children mix of One Winged Angel was getting to see BOTH of you react. Kathleen has no expectations and is just vibing, and you're suddenly thrown off by the unique phrases and instrumentation :p
The main instruments used in "Silver for monsters" from Witcher are Shortneck Saz (Bağlama) and Kemenche (Byzantinian Lyra) and it was performed by polish metal- folk band Percival Schuttenbach. BTW good to have Kathy back.
Fun fact: Percival Schuttenbach is even a character from the Witcher books. So the band that named themselves after the book character then got the gig to be on the soundtrack for the game.
I want to see her react to Hollow Knight. Christopher Larken is a perfect example of a modern composer who understands the various genres. Hornet as a violin and piano concerto, Mantis Lords as a Harpsicord Concerto, plus so many others. The amazing blend of Nightmare King/The Grimm Troupe with the mixtures of older gothic sounds with modern.
@@LeafletErinOfficial He already has, he has some videos featuring Hollow Knight. However, I don't think she has ever heard it, given this is one of her only exposures to video game music.
If a game plays a cool soudtrack, you are gonna have a hard time. If the song has latin, then it is extra hard. If the song mentions the name of the boss, in latin, on the song, it is gonna be hell.
Fun fact: that version of One Wing Angel is performed by Umatsu's, Final Fantasy's long running composer for much of it's music up to the PS1 era, heavy metal band "The Black Mage's". They often travel with a full orchestra for shows. I recommend their version of Dancing Madly.
Kathleen, I've lived next to an elderly couple for 16 years, and the lady of that household is one of the biggest gamers i have ever seen. She is 80 years old today, but she is so happy to play more games, especially games like Valorant and Warframe. She even called me one day at work to try and get my father into games when he was feeling down about an injury preventing him from working. I was all too happy to help my dad get into games and hopefully help him feel better. My point is, it's never too late to get into games, and the gaming world always enjoys dragging new people in. Many of us love seeing the sight of the generation, known for deriding gaming, instead get theri hands into it and play for the fun of it. Not to say you ever said the same about gaming, it's just a generalization people make. I hope you try out gaming one day, we'll always be here ready to hekp you find a way into it. Theres many avenues for getting into games after all.
Baba Yetu is of course the OG Christopher Tin Civ theme, but you should consider also including his Civ 6 theme, Sogno di Volare, in one of these videos. It's wonderful.
I do love 8-bit and 16-bit music, but I wouldn't want that to be the only way video game music sounds. Rather than a limitation caused by circumstances, chiptune is now simply another tool in the box, and not a separate genre. However, that limitation based on the circumstances and environment in which it formed would make it a _tradition_ , much in the way other traditional music or traditional cuisine is informed by geographical availability. It's a part of the history of the culture of video games, and that, at the very least, makes it significant. Secondly: Yay, you showed Kathy the FF6 Opera! I really liked her commentary on it, I had a feeling it would seem quaint or something in that vein. Also, I laughed when you were like "hold on let me get the original" but ended up using the Game Boy Advance one, with the weaker sound quality than the SNES (not a criticism, these things happen! and it still gets the point across)
Man, knowing Arthas' story in relation to that song makes it hit so much harder. He's such a tragic and well written character. The golden child prince of a great kingdom that he destroyed in a maddened pursuit to save it
Ezio's Family always gets me as it reminds me of Ezio's speech near the end of AC2. "We don't need anyone to tell us what to do, not Savonarola, not the Medici. We are free to follow our own path. There are those who will take that freedom from us, and too many of you gladly give it. But it is our ability to choose - whatever you think is true - that makes us human... There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the path. Choose your own way! Do not follow me, or anyone else."
Home from the Undertale OST is one of the best examples of how music and videogames can complement each other. The song by itself sounds good, and the phrase "despite everything, it's still you" is a bit emotional by itself, but it's the fact that the phrase shows up at the end of the game when you're back in Toriel's house, where you first started your journey through the underworld, that brings it all together. It's the game itself that makes both the phrase and the music hit so hard, even years after you've last played it. The fact that it manages to intertwine the music, the writing, the characters, and the gameplay so well makes Undertale one of the best story-oriented games of all time.
She loved Chrono Cross OST and so do I! I've never played that game, but Yasunori Mitsuda is hands down an amazing composer. Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross are among the best soundtracks in game music history. Timeless classics!
Chrono Cross was way too complex for me when I played it as a kid but it was a lot of fun. You could unlock something like thirty characters so I got stuck on that
Yasunori Mitsuda is my favorite video game composer. His work in Chrono Trigger and the Xeno series is inspiring, emotional, and deeply layered. He knows how to use leitmotifs to maximum effect better than anyone else in my opinion. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is his master work and everyone should listen to it.
I've always felt that Yasunori Mitsuda is kind of a musician's musician. A lot of my musical friends really dig his work and how he likes to experiment with world music and different sounds. He's definitely a less traditional video game composer, but man his stuff is classic.
@@jacobmonks3722 I still haven't played XC2 and I love Mitsuda, I'm still working my way through the DLC for XC1. I'm psyched I have something to look forward to.
Deep Stone Lullaby hits different for people who experienced the day one raid. Such a calming experience after the hectic encounters before the space walk.
Even as someone who didn't get past atraks day 1, hearing it for the first time is what truly cemented Destiny as my favorite game. No matter it's ups and downs, I can always tell the amount of genuine heart put into it and it's something that always shines through in one way or another. Whether it's the dialogue and characters, the music, or even just the funny space magic antics, its really a spectacle that I feel people don't appreciate due to how much ppl get hung up on community discourse.
didn't have to be day one though. but yeah, getting up there, the music, the AI voice talking to you. the views/scenery. it was one of the greatest moments of Destiny.
I didn't go in on day one but I made sure to go in blind for my first run. When we went through the door and this started playing with Clovis talking in the background and with all that was going on everyone, even the noisy ones, were silent. It's been the same in this section in every raid since with new or returning guardians that I've helped clear DSC.
I wish I could go back and first experience the space walk in DSC. Absolutely one of my top 3 favourite videogame moments. I love taking first timers through the raid and seeing them react to it.
The only reason the Zelda theme even became a thing is because Ravel's Bolero hadn't entered the public domain and the team realized this at the last minute so something needed to be composed in a hurry.
That's only half true! The mythic Overworld Theme was already written when they found out. It was the Title Theme arrangement which was composed at the last minute, which remains one hell of an accomplishment!
As a prog-rock fan, I'm so glad you both experienced the Advent Children version of One Winged Angel! It's probably as close as Nobuo Uematsu could get to officially fusing his favorite classical orchestra and prog rock genres. It's a beautiful mix for 2005 and while I understand you didn't expect it, it's such a wild track that almost all of my friends agree is the best version. It truly goes so hard, and I playout the entire Sephiroth vs Cloud movie battle scene in my head as it plays! Less than 10 minutes on TH-cam, highly recommend for you Marco! Love the entire video, Kathleen is such a breath of fresh air and a really good look for the classical community. Both of you are ❤❤❤
@@HollowGolem true! But in terms of One Winged Angel I think the Advent Children version is more cohesive than The Black Mages version. Though I'm super happy that band even exists! ❤️
@@justinhansen6069 Interestingly if memory serves there are... I believe it's 3 different sets of lyrics for One Winged Angel depending on where it's from. Each one telling a different story. I believe it's FF7, Advent Children and I think it's Dissidia with the third lyric set but I may be wrong on that.
@@Darkkai3 And the sad thing is Spirits Within isn't a bad film, it's just not a Final Fantasy film in any way save for a few loosely connected elements and suffered massively from having the Final Fantasy name attached to it.
Undertale is such a good track. Starts almost with a single instrument, single phrase. You're alone on your journey. There is a sense of movement though, progression, the phrase moves you on. And as you progress you add a new instrument, a new sound, a new *something* as you keep moving. All your friends adding something new, adding to the music, adding their individuality to your journey in a big mx with lots of different sounds all working together. Until, finally, at the end...it cuts back again, just the simple almost solo instrument. Repeating the same phrase as at the start. But it's ever so slighly different, warmer in tone, less of a cold sorrowful note and instead it's your character carrying everything they experienced with them to the end. You've grown, you've changed...but it's still you.
Frostpunk’s The City Must Survive must absolutely be included if there’s another one of these! It’s fantastic and I think she’d feel right at home with its style! Or endless space soundtrack has operaistic qualities as well!
One of the biggest reason some were people against Yunjin is because there was a leak circulating in the Genshin community before her release saying how she might not have an English voice at all because Hoyo wants to preserve her traditional Chinese singing. Another thing was on the livestream, she was introduced with her opera voice which caught everyone off guard and some people just found it funny because it was a very foreign sound which came without warning. Most players did seem to enjoy her singing within the cutscene itself though.
yeah. yun jin 's singing sounds weird if not in context, just like a western opera like papageno would sound if an NPC suddenly spoke to you in falsetto, or if a playable character started singing like the bee gees. yun jin is pretty nasal when singing, which is how the technique is. so i understand people laughing at it XD. no one critiques the actual song she is in tho.
@@raulmaltrain6893 I was watching the livestream with a group of friends at the time and we all went "wtf" when she was introduced because we'd never heard anything like that before. I do admit that we were surprised and laughing at the time but it wasn't out of lack of respect. We enjoyed the singing a lot more as Yun Jin's character was introduced in the upcoming Archon quest and the story built towards the opera.
I 100% laughed because no one randomly sings 1 word in opera and takes it seriously. her story cutscene was beautiful but it was obviously meant to be an opera. her one word performance was a joke that hoyo shouldn't have put in her trailer.
On the comments about Divine Damsel of Devastation, it took me back to my high school choir days. We were at a state level choir festival, and one of our pieces was a Mongolian piece that we were doing in-style, very nasal/forward vocal focus, VERY different from classical western singing. We had two other pieces that showed off our other skills, but that one we worked SO HARD on, only to have one of the judges mark us down just because he didn't like the technique we used, despite it being the proper technique and style for that type of music. So yeah, while the particular tone and voice of that piece I get how it can rub people the wrong way, a little knowledge goes a long way when you start realizing just how much history and culture there is behind that particular technique, and it isn't some babyish or unrefined technique just because it isn't what we're used to hearing.
When it comes to Zelda you could do an entire video. The Symphony of the Goddess, the theme to Windwaker, The opening of Ocarina of Time - all are absolute classics.
So, so happy to see a part 2 of Mrs Kelly. I absolutely love her unlimited open-mindedness to every piece you have in store for her. The way she just embraces every single one and how she approaches her interpretations of what she heard is simply beautiful. You two have a fantastic dynamic and it is pure joy to listen to you play off of each other.
That opera moment in Final Fantasy 6, back in the 90s, made me start a healthy interest in classical music, took me to learn an instrument and be part of an orchestra. I do not live off of music, but it is a big part of my life that I owe to this game and to Nobuo Uematsu. The waterworks are real too. My sister is a lyrical trained mezzo soprano and sang this for my 40th b-day.
Why am I obsessed with Kar En Tuk? It's so weird and different and horrific, it's amazing. Kathleen is freaking awesome, love when she comes to listen to some crazy stuff!
I was at a distnat worlds concert back in 2013. I had not played ff6, and didnt know the opera at all. They played it live. It was immense. And yes the entire piece is not that slow, it has the typical movements
I’m so glad you included The Divine Damsel of Devastation. The song is so much more than just a cultural piece cause the art of Peking opera is dying. I used to hear these public opera performances every once in a while in the country I live in and they all seemingly vanished in an instant one day and I just never noticed. Hearing the song reminded me of my childhood and I’m so happy that the world got to experience a piece of that through this song.
The NieR/drakengard series is close to my favorite video game series of all time, and Automata is probably my favorite game of all time, and the music is a huge part of it! I think you chose the perfect piece from the series to show Kathy! It represent the game in an amazing way along with being a bit more traditional in a way she will be familiar with!
You could tell Kathleen that sometimes a song hits the game player so much is because they had to listen to thirty seconds of it then they died and had to reset 30 times
What a time it is to be alive as a gamer and a musician! Arguably some of the best compositions ever made complementing incedibly rich interactive stories!
I think it's very cool that she picked up on Sephiroth's madness even though you didn't bring it up in the discussion. The song to me always felt like retelling the story of his descent into terrible, awesome, dreadful, world-ending madness. So it has this juxtaposition of silliness with momentous dread.
For something really different you should throw in a song or two from Persona. I highly recommend Rivers in the Desert from Persona 5. I think the variety would shock your guests!
Not going to lie, I was uninspired by the choices in the first part, but this video has some tracks that are excellent. That Xenoblade Chronicles 2 track is one of my favourites for example. And anything Nier Automata. And that Chrono Cross track is also one of my absolute favourites (though most chrono trigger tracks would also be great, of course). Ori and Hollow Knight and Octopath are all great choices that there wasn't any time for, of course
That Witcher track gives everyone instant goosebumps when hearing it outside of the game. 🥰🥰🥰 The Advent Children soundtrack is so amazing, you should show the Jenova Theme too.
Every time I hear Baba Yetu I get the same chills I had first time hearing it, now it's even better because it triggers some nostalgia of my hundreds of hours playing Civ games!
Glad she's back, and glad you chose the Malzeno theme, it's my favorite MH theme so far, kinda sad that it's just a short loop, I would love an extended version one day !
I love that at the bigining or so of "Arthas, my Son" she closes her eyes to fully take it in. This is exactly why these tracks are so loved and cherished.
Please play for her the two songs from the two Portal games. Glados was voiced by an opera singer. Still Alive is silly, but the second is traditional opera sung by a fat turret (not lady) at the end.
I of course enjoy all of the guests you get in for this series, but I’ve been especially looking forward to this second video with Kathy. I just love Kathy’s whole vibe.
1:30:29 i heard somewhere that that's exactly what the composers wanted to pass trough the chaos language, something that no one needs to understand to get emotional. This and that since this songs play on the background, you really don't pay much attention to the lyrics since you are fighting a giant robot with a dress haha but even so, they wanted to have vocals. And the few songs that have understandable vocals on the nier/drakengard franchise are those that only play when you are meant to focus on the song. The ending credits song for automata even has 5 languages i think, english, japanese, french, chaos and a native language that i can't remember the name right now.
Jesper Kyd is a goddamn genius. If you do part 3, make sure you include some more of Jesper Kyd's work. I am willing to bet that she will recognize that it's the same guy that did Ezio's Family. I suggest anything from Darksiders II.
Baba Yetu for me is like the ultimate celebration of humanity and all that is good about us. It makes me think about how our individuality makes us interesting and special, but through our commonality we can be empathetic, and strive for progress and betterment for all of our species. It's just a shame that the people with the most power often don't have those ambitions, and our future can often feel much bleaker. When I feel like that though, Baba Yetu always inspires me and gives me hope that goodness will triumph.
Super glad to see Kathleen back! I think one of the reasons the Undertale title song hits so much harder when you've played the game is that it is really a culmination of two of the most important motifs in the game, so knowing the context of those motifs and what they've come to mean in the game up to that point just really adds that extra-powerful hit of emotion that you don't get otherwise.
A bunch of these actually do have live orchestral performances on youtube, im from ireland and i went to see the ulster ochestra perform anime and video game music recently it was incredible. But theres a lot of offical performances too, even from the sweedish orchestra and london philharmonic, could be a good way to repeat songs in the future to new guests. I also feel like video games are almost an extension or modern interpretation of opera at times. In a similar way that modern metal has blues and jazz as its origins and blues and jazz have their origins in european classical music and african music. video games can often have storylines and themes that arent quite exact replicas of opera but they borrow some elements.
I discovered this channel yesterday and I've been binging this series ever since, the concept is fantastic and you bring up a lot of good points, especially in the vein of 'modernizing' the classical sound by adding newer instruments and merging them seamlessly with more traditional ones. I would love for you to show Jessica Curry's work in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs to one of your guests someday. Especially 'Mandus', it's such a beautiful song in a haunting way.
I would to see her play through Journey to experience how music is composed and integrated to games to be dynamic and responsive. Many people describe Journey as similar to an opera
It's fascinating that she compared Silver for Monsters to Indian ragas because I'm Indian and it didn't even strike me but she's so right, it has a very similar structure and that improvisation like feeling
Funnily enough, the Advent Children version of One-Winged Angel was the version Nobuo Uematsu wanted in the first place, but due to limitations he had to come with the actual version in the game.
The opera scene from FF6!!!! *heart melts* That was such a huge moment in gaming for me. I was 14, I was into art and comics and animation and RPGs, and basically at my height of absorbing popular media. And the scene itself was brilliant on so many levels. There was the anxiety of having to remember your lines, the beautiful music, the subtext of Celes's bourgeoning romance with Locke, and the absolutely cartoonish villainy of Ultros. So, so good.
If KK comes back again, PLEASE play some stuff from Secret of Mana, Donkey Kong Country and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!!!!! They were ok games, except DKC, but they all had damn near genre defining soundtracks.
I very much want to see her on more. Her sheer enthusiasm is fantastic. She's the sort of person you really want to share the things you live with, as she'l really appreciate them. And in a way, through you, we fans get to do just that. Great fun all round.
Would love to see her response to Invincible from WoW (since you showed her Arthas my Son) I think, plus it serves to juxtapose the FFXIV theme you showed last time! And then throw in Answer from FFXIV again to show some of the... Differences in that space. And since I'm clearly thinking of MMO themes today, the Guild Wars 2 one composed by Jeremy Soule!
Man if Kathleen comes back again I really wanna hear her opinions on God Shattering Star, and Halo ODST's Deference for Darkness (really just Halo's soundtracks in general)
I'm glad you had her listen to it, but I wish you'd have had her listen to the "Reunion" version of One Winged Angel (The version Dissidia used), as its a direct orchestration of the original piece made very close to when the game came out, and her being a conductor and all, I imagine a full orchestral version would have been more interesting than the one with the guitar covering up a lot of the instrumentation. Glad she liked it either way though.
Glad to see some Chrono Cross love. One of my personal favorite OST's of all time. I love how they contrasted the differing time periods of the world. One of my favorites though is 'Star Stealing Girl'.
Undertale has one of the most clear intents I've heard in music. Such naked love and nostalgia. Nostalgia being a unique flavor of happiness tinged with sadness. All the simplicity of a hug and all the potency and nuance of one as well.
Glad to see Kathleen back! Knowing that she scans the comments section, I have to recommend the show Cowboy Bebop (the original, _not_ the Netflix version) to her if she enjoys the XB2: Torna soundtrack. Also, once again pining for the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack to be showcased.
You should listen to the soundtrack of Journey, or The Pathless. Seriously, the game Journey is lightning in a bottle and Traveler, a Journey Symphony is a rescoring explicitly meant to be listened to without game knowledge. Austin Wintory is an amazing composer.
Baba Yetu is probably my favorite songs of all time. It was always top 5, but it rose to #1 when I showed it to my mom and she said it was one of her favorites now too. That shared enjoyment with someone I rarely have common musical taste with was just enough to bump it up a few places.
Kathy is just a treasure. I love it to see how excited she is when she likes it. And even if she doesnt nessecarily likes the song itself she still appreciates it. She is just such a joyful and lovely lady and I wish her just the best. And hope she comes back. Some songs I would suggest: Nier Automata: Weight of the World Ori and the blind forest: Light of Nibel or Fleeing Kuro (cant decide) And something quiet different (since its not a game), but in my humble opinion interessting: Mother Sea from One Piece. Keep up the awesome work Marco. I found your channel and even though I am not making music myself I enjoy the discussions and interessting points you make in your videos. Thank you so much =) And yes, the Lets Plays are also good. But I personally am enjoying the "music" videos more PS: What I loved about the "Despite everything, it is still you"-Moment was, that it hit me absolutely in the moment I was so immersed in the game. And at that exact moment, where you are just on the brink of "getting lost for that session" (in a good way) and diving right into it, it snapped you out of that state. And you started to think. With the music, with everything and in more than one way your own reflection staring at yourself and making you think. And yes, I with the music I also cried.
Gaming history has many great songs, this could be a series project. Kuroi Uta (Drakengard 3), The farthest land (Shadow of the Colossus), The dark colossus destroys all (Nier Replicant)... Se il mio amore stavincino (Parasete Eve 1)....
Fantastic selection of Tracks, Though it would have been awesome to hear her thoughts on Answers, close in the distance triumph or revenge twofold from FFXIV
There are so many different versions of One Winged Angel but for me Advent Children's is THE one. The snarl of the electric guitar is just 👌 Grissini Project has also done a magnificent organ cover of it that really takes it to a whole new level of 'This is a god and you are in his Eden, *get out* ' The Crisis Core one also has a different quality to it that I really love.
@Marco, have you ever heard about Heroes Orchestra, a group devoted to the music from heroes of might and magic? It's an example of something you've been talking about - bring videogame music to the concert hall.
Adore these. If theres any Id suggest, maybe a donkey kong country track? Aquatic ambience/Stickerbush Symphony etc, those tracks are still remarkable. Modern day, perhaps the Outerwilds tracks? Theres some stunning pieces in there
Deep stone lullaby will forever be elite, Bungie hit that Halo feeling with it while tying everything with Destiny together at the same time. Truly just *chefs kiss*
"16 Final Fantasies!? Then none of them are final!"
I love this woman.
Wait until she hears about the other, like 30+ non-final final fantasies
@@DaJodad there is an unholy amount of FF spin-offs in japan no in the west knows of
Isn't the story that the company was going out of business, and released FF 1. They intended it to be the last game they ever made and were on their way out. But it was smash hit and saved the company.
@@quiett6191 Yes that's literally what happened. Rad Racer was good but it wasn't paying the bills.
tbh, they're about the end of the world in their world so they were "final". Until they started making sequels...
"its almost like hell marines" - kathleen reffering to the doom soundtrack. she's spot on
You know the music is fitting when someone on the outside looking in understands the feeling it's conveying.
An interesting description of the Night Sentinels but not wrong xD
When Kathleen said "It's too late for me to play video games", I thought : "it's never too late to play Journey" and I would recommend it to her. Great music and atmosphere, and simple gameplay.
I came to the comments section to suggest Journey too!
This should be a thing, play a short and artistic game and have a discussion about what it means to them.
@@Bobogdan258 reminds me of this old lady that got into gaming despite being very old, probably even older than kathleen : th-cam.com/video/16cxOv2KGLE/w-d-xo.html
Flower is also a great and simple game to try as well
Skyrim Grandma certainly disagrees
Me seeing Kathleen is back: “Awesome!”
Me seeing Arthas, My Son and Ezio’s Family are on the playlist: “I didn’t know I was going to cry today.”
I was so excited for those 2 and Undertale in particular
Me too, me too
Same but with Deep Stone Lullaby, this song is so good.
Star Wars : Anakin = Warcraft : Arthas
@@Scarletraven87yeah I mean, they are basically the same character in different universes.
"Despite everything, it's still you." That quote will always live rent free in Marco's head and for good reason. It's amazing what beautiful music and scripting can do in harmony.
That moment definitely had an effect on him
that moment eviscerated me.
Could you share the timestamp please
@@haberci1258 48:33
@@eventideelysium thank you ^^
She nailed the One Winged Angel. She said it feels like madness. And that is accurate. Sephiroth driven to madness, Genesis driven to madness, Angeal, Cloud even. Hojo and Jenova the source of madness.
I watched a video that broke down musical theory in game music and the guy even said One Winged Angel is just inanity as it breaks almost every fundamental when it comes to composing music.
@solblackguy That makes sense. Even the 8-bit version was revolutionary.
@@solblackguy Uematsu composed it by stitching together a whole bunch of little one or two measure phrases he'd been working on into one song, so that tracks.
Glad you brought Kathleen Kelly back, she has been my favorite guest by far! She's really open minded and has such a nice presence.
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RIP Nature G, for those that don't know he did the Throat singing in Kar En Tuk... He passed away between the recording and the release of the game :(
You need to have her react to the Japanese Version of Weight of the World from the Nier Automata soundtrack where the singer breaks down crying at the end but still holds pitch and continues the song.
Indeed
Yes please!
Absolutely. EN version of the song is great as well but the JP singer is so emotional that it turns the credits song into a true farewell to an amazing and melancholic story of Nier:Automata
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omg please YES. I'm so curious now.
Ezio's Family gets me every time and I love the way she described it as giving this feeling of history, ancestry, and the passing of time being such a heavy thing. She nailed it.
Yeah Ezio's Family is one of my favorite video game tracks ever, she really nailed the themes and emotions i feel while listening to it.
Especially as it kinda just became the AC theme song, it really does feel like time marching on
@@Runaway-Reptar There's a fantastic version in AC: Rogue that not many people got to hear, but man I love it.
my fav is Dreams of Venice, ominous
Kathleen listening to video game music is like when your team goes to the Superbowl and you feel proud that they are on display for the nation even though you didn't do anything.
video games have been through ups and downs, ridiculed and demonized by the people that was and still is looking for an easy scapegoat for the "violence" and the "downfall of the youth"
but now it's different, now we have such complex games that it'd rival any big budget movies and would easily win that comparison
we all have done something to help it, by voicing opinions, by spreading the news, by supporting the devs, by playing the games, etc...
so be proud
@@darkstar3116 It's not though, you're just delusional. There are amazing indie games that have had great success, but they do not carry the industry monetarily or culturally.
Me with Undertale yea 😂
The best thing of watching the Advent Children mix of One Winged Angel was getting to see BOTH of you react. Kathleen has no expectations and is just vibing, and you're suddenly thrown off by the unique phrases and instrumentation :p
The main instruments used in "Silver for monsters" from Witcher are Shortneck Saz (Bağlama) and Kemenche (Byzantinian Lyra) and it was performed by polish metal- folk band Percival Schuttenbach. BTW good to have Kathy back.
Fun fact: Percival Schuttenbach is even a character from the Witcher books. So the band that named themselves after the book character then got the gig to be on the soundtrack for the game.
@@KeytarArgonian When the stars align
I want to see her react to Hollow Knight. Christopher Larken is a perfect example of a modern composer who understands the various genres. Hornet as a violin and piano concerto, Mantis Lords as a Harpsicord Concerto, plus so many others. The amazing blend of Nightmare King/The Grimm Troupe with the mixtures of older gothic sounds with modern.
I want to see him react to Hollow Knight Period. See some of his thoughts and opinions.
@@LeafletErinOfficial He already has, he has some videos featuring Hollow Knight. However, I don't think she has ever heard it, given this is one of her only exposures to video game music.
If a game plays a cool soudtrack, you are gonna have a hard time.
If the song has latin, then it is extra hard.
If the song mentions the name of the boss, in latin, on the song, it is gonna be hell.
Never have I heard my subconscious thoughts verbalized so perfectly upon hearing One Winged Angel for the first time.
And if the song mentions YOUR name in latin, its gonna be AWESOME
Yep. Legit “oh shi-“ moment in the head of all gamers. 😂
summons KOR once...
Fun fact: that version of One Wing Angel is performed by Umatsu's, Final Fantasy's long running composer for much of it's music up to the PS1 era, heavy metal band "The Black Mage's". They often travel with a full orchestra for shows. I recommend their version of Dancing Madly.
Kathleen is the best guest. She is charitable when you know its not her favorite track and is eclectic enough to stretch and enjoy much of it herself.
If she returns for a part 3, the "obligatory piano track" could be ME3's Leaving Earth, maybe?
Yes
Very much so yes !
Exile Vilify from Portal 2 is an excellent one as well
That and "An End, Once And For All"
I'd also like to hear her reaction to the Dark Souls 3 title theme
Kathleen, I've lived next to an elderly couple for 16 years, and the lady of that household is one of the biggest gamers i have ever seen. She is 80 years old today, but she is so happy to play more games, especially games like Valorant and Warframe.
She even called me one day at work to try and get my father into games when he was feeling down about an injury preventing him from working. I was all too happy to help my dad get into games and hopefully help him feel better.
My point is, it's never too late to get into games, and the gaming world always enjoys dragging new people in. Many of us love seeing the sight of the generation, known for deriding gaming, instead get theri hands into it and play for the fun of it. Not to say you ever said the same about gaming, it's just a generalization people make.
I hope you try out gaming one day, we'll always be here ready to hekp you find a way into it. Theres many avenues for getting into games after all.
Baba Yetu is of course the OG Christopher Tin Civ theme, but you should consider also including his Civ 6 theme, Sogno di Volare, in one of these videos. It's wonderful.
Looked for this in the comments before I'd go and write it myself. 👌I do enjoy a good Christopher Tin song and he has so many of them. 😁
Sogno di Volare needs to be shown yes
Baba Yetu is the Lord's Prayer in Swahili is it not?
I do love 8-bit and 16-bit music, but I wouldn't want that to be the only way video game music sounds. Rather than a limitation caused by circumstances, chiptune is now simply another tool in the box, and not a separate genre. However, that limitation based on the circumstances and environment in which it formed would make it a _tradition_ , much in the way other traditional music or traditional cuisine is informed by geographical availability. It's a part of the history of the culture of video games, and that, at the very least, makes it significant.
Secondly: Yay, you showed Kathy the FF6 Opera! I really liked her commentary on it, I had a feeling it would seem quaint or something in that vein. Also, I laughed when you were like "hold on let me get the original" but ended up using the Game Boy Advance one, with the weaker sound quality than the SNES (not a criticism, these things happen! and it still gets the point across)
I love her, she's so enthusiastic and open minded and honest in her expressions and just generally has fun. She's my fave!
Man, knowing Arthas' story in relation to that song makes it hit so much harder. He's such a tragic and well written character. The golden child prince of a great kingdom that he destroyed in a maddened pursuit to save it
a quite literal showing that the road to damnation is build upon good intentions.
Ezio's Family always gets me as it reminds me of Ezio's speech near the end of AC2.
"We don't need anyone to tell us what to do, not Savonarola, not the Medici. We are free to follow our own path. There are those who will take that freedom from us, and too many of you gladly give it. But it is our ability to choose - whatever you think is true - that makes us human... There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the path. Choose your own way! Do not follow me, or anyone else."
Home from the Undertale OST is one of the best examples of how music and videogames can complement each other.
The song by itself sounds good, and the phrase "despite everything, it's still you" is a bit emotional by itself, but it's the fact that the phrase shows up at the end of the game when you're back in Toriel's house, where you first started your journey through the underworld, that brings it all together.
It's the game itself that makes both the phrase and the music hit so hard, even years after you've last played it.
The fact that it manages to intertwine the music, the writing, the characters, and the gameplay so well makes Undertale one of the best story-oriented games of all time.
Kathy's insight and perspective is endlessly engaging. I could watch her talk about music all day.
She loved Chrono Cross OST and so do I! I've never played that game, but Yasunori Mitsuda is hands down an amazing composer. Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross are among the best soundtracks in game music history. Timeless classics!
Chrono Cross was way too complex for me when I played it as a kid but it was a lot of fun. You could unlock something like thirty characters so I got stuck on that
Yasunori Mitsuda is my favorite video game composer. His work in Chrono Trigger and the Xeno series is inspiring, emotional, and deeply layered. He knows how to use leitmotifs to maximum effect better than anyone else in my opinion. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is his master work and everyone should listen to it.
I've always felt that Yasunori Mitsuda is kind of a musician's musician. A lot of my musical friends really dig his work and how he likes to experiment with world music and different sounds. He's definitely a less traditional video game composer, but man his stuff is classic.
@@jacobmonks3722 I still haven't played XC2 and I love Mitsuda, I'm still working my way through the DLC for XC1. I'm psyched I have something to look forward to.
@@AuspexAO The music does so much to elevate the stories of XC2 and XC3, and Mitsuda is a huge part of that.
Deep Stone Lullaby hits different for people who experienced the day one raid. Such a calming experience after the hectic encounters before the space walk.
Even as someone who didn't get past atraks day 1, hearing it for the first time is what truly cemented Destiny as my favorite game. No matter it's ups and downs, I can always tell the amount of genuine heart put into it and it's something that always shines through in one way or another. Whether it's the dialogue and characters, the music, or even just the funny space magic antics, its really a spectacle that I feel people don't appreciate due to how much ppl get hung up on community discourse.
didn't have to be day one though. but yeah, getting up there, the music, the AI voice talking to you. the views/scenery. it was one of the greatest moments of Destiny.
I didn't go in on day one but I made sure to go in blind for my first run. When we went through the door and this started playing with Clovis talking in the background and with all that was going on everyone, even the noisy ones, were silent. It's been the same in this section in every raid since with new or returning guardians that I've helped clear DSC.
I wish I could go back and first experience the space walk in DSC. Absolutely one of my top 3 favourite videogame moments. I love taking first timers through the raid and seeing them react to it.
"Exo lifeforms present. Welcome home."
The only reason the Zelda theme even became a thing is because Ravel's Bolero hadn't entered the public domain and the team realized this at the last minute so something needed to be composed in a hurry.
That's only half true! The mythic Overworld Theme was already written when they found out. It was the Title Theme arrangement which was composed at the last minute, which remains one hell of an accomplishment!
The fact that the theme was last minute still shocks me. Like it’s so good how on earth did he do that 😭
As a prog-rock fan, I'm so glad you both experienced the Advent Children version of One Winged Angel! It's probably as close as Nobuo Uematsu could get to officially fusing his favorite classical orchestra and prog rock genres. It's a beautiful mix for 2005 and while I understand you didn't expect it, it's such a wild track that almost all of my friends agree is the best version. It truly goes so hard, and I playout the entire Sephiroth vs Cloud movie battle scene in my head as it plays! Less than 10 minutes on TH-cam, highly recommend for you Marco!
Love the entire video, Kathleen is such a breath of fresh air and a really good look for the classical community. Both of you are ❤❤❤
I dunno, he did play on that Black Mages version of "Dancing Mad," which basically turns into an Emerson, Lake, and Palmer piece halfway through.
@@HollowGolem true! But in terms of One Winged Angel I think the Advent Children version is more cohesive than The Black Mages version. Though I'm super happy that band even exists! ❤️
@@justinhansen6069 Interestingly if memory serves there are... I believe it's 3 different sets of lyrics for One Winged Angel depending on where it's from. Each one telling a different story. I believe it's FF7, Advent Children and I think it's Dissidia with the third lyric set but I may be wrong on that.
@@KMCA779 i think ff7r has different lyrics too? i may be wrong tho
Uematsu-san even said he had trouble getting it right
That is freaking amazing coming from him
One Winged Angel is making want to rewatch Advent Children. One of the greatest tracks of all time.
"Let me get this straight. You think Advent Children is a good movie?"
"I do. And I'm tired of pretending it's not."
@@piyo744 It's very much the movie we all wanted Spirits Within to be
@@Darkkai3 And the sad thing is Spirits Within isn't a bad film, it's just not a Final Fantasy film in any way save for a few loosely connected elements and suffered massively from having the Final Fantasy name attached to it.
Undertale is such a good track. Starts almost with a single instrument, single phrase. You're alone on your journey. There is a sense of movement though, progression, the phrase moves you on. And as you progress you add a new instrument, a new sound, a new *something* as you keep moving. All your friends adding something new, adding to the music, adding their individuality to your journey in a big mx with lots of different sounds all working together. Until, finally, at the end...it cuts back again, just the simple almost solo instrument. Repeating the same phrase as at the start. But it's ever so slighly different, warmer in tone, less of a cold sorrowful note and instead it's your character carrying everything they experienced with them to the end. You've grown, you've changed...but it's still you.
And also filled you with Determination.
Frostpunk’s The City Must Survive must absolutely be included if there’s another one of these! It’s fantastic and I think she’d feel right at home with its style!
Or endless space soundtrack has operaistic qualities as well!
God yes the city must survive is just that game’s mood distilled into a song
The music to This War of Mine is good too. Very moving to people who played the game.
Considering she is a pianist I think she would also appreciate Amnesia Machine for Pigs soundtrack.
One of the biggest reason some were people against Yunjin is because there was a leak circulating in the Genshin community before her release saying how she might not have an English voice at all because Hoyo wants to preserve her traditional Chinese singing.
Another thing was on the livestream, she was introduced with her opera voice which caught everyone off guard and some people just found it funny because it was a very foreign sound which came without warning.
Most players did seem to enjoy her singing within the cutscene itself though.
yeah. yun jin 's singing sounds weird if not in context,
just like a western opera like papageno would sound if an NPC suddenly spoke to you in falsetto, or if a playable character started singing like the bee gees.
yun jin is pretty nasal when singing, which is how the technique is. so i understand people laughing at it XD.
no one critiques the actual song she is in tho.
@@raulmaltrain6893 I was watching the livestream with a group of friends at the time and we all went "wtf" when she was introduced because we'd never heard anything like that before.
I do admit that we were surprised and laughing at the time but it wasn't out of lack of respect. We enjoyed the singing a lot more as Yun Jin's character was introduced in the upcoming Archon quest and the story built towards the opera.
I 100% laughed because no one randomly sings 1 word in opera and takes it seriously. her story cutscene was beautiful but it was obviously meant to be an opera. her one word performance was a joke that hoyo shouldn't have put in her trailer.
On the comments about Divine Damsel of Devastation, it took me back to my high school choir days. We were at a state level choir festival, and one of our pieces was a Mongolian piece that we were doing in-style, very nasal/forward vocal focus, VERY different from classical western singing. We had two other pieces that showed off our other skills, but that one we worked SO HARD on, only to have one of the judges mark us down just because he didn't like the technique we used, despite it being the proper technique and style for that type of music.
So yeah, while the particular tone and voice of that piece I get how it can rub people the wrong way, a little knowledge goes a long way when you start realizing just how much history and culture there is behind that particular technique, and it isn't some babyish or unrefined technique just because it isn't what we're used to hearing.
Discovered your channel through this series great concept and great video !
same !
When it comes to Zelda you could do an entire video. The Symphony of the Goddess, the theme to Windwaker, The opening of Ocarina of Time - all are absolute classics.
And most of them have fully orchestrated versions!
So, so happy to see a part 2 of Mrs Kelly. I absolutely love her unlimited open-mindedness to every piece you have in store for her. The way she just embraces every single one and how she approaches her interpretations of what she heard is simply beautiful. You two have a fantastic dynamic and it is pure joy to listen to you play off of each other.
That opera moment in Final Fantasy 6, back in the 90s, made me start a healthy interest in classical music, took me to learn an instrument and be part of an orchestra. I do not live off of music, but it is a big part of my life that I owe to this game and to Nobuo Uematsu. The waterworks are real too. My sister is a lyrical trained mezzo soprano and sang this for my 40th b-day.
Why am I obsessed with Kar En Tuk? It's so weird and different and horrific, it's amazing. Kathleen is freaking awesome, love when she comes to listen to some crazy stuff!
I was at a distnat worlds concert back in 2013. I had not played ff6, and didnt know the opera at all. They played it live. It was immense.
And yes the entire piece is not that slow, it has the typical movements
Great song choices. Would love to hear one of your guests thoughts on "To Zanarkand". Especially Kathleens if she ever returns.
I’m so glad you included The Divine Damsel of Devastation. The song is so much more than just a cultural piece cause the art of Peking opera is dying. I used to hear these public opera performances every once in a while in the country I live in and they all seemingly vanished in an instant one day and I just never noticed. Hearing the song reminded me of my childhood and I’m so happy that the world got to experience a piece of that through this song.
The NieR/drakengard series is close to my favorite video game series of all time, and Automata is probably my favorite game of all time, and the music is a huge part of it! I think you chose the perfect piece from the series to show Kathy! It represent the game in an amazing way along with being a bit more traditional in a way she will be familiar with!
You could tell Kathleen that sometimes a song hits the game player so much is because they had to listen to thirty seconds of it then they died and had to reset 30 times
What a time it is to be alive as a gamer and a musician! Arguably some of the best compositions ever made complementing incedibly rich interactive stories!
I think it's very cool that she picked up on Sephiroth's madness even though you didn't bring it up in the discussion. The song to me always felt like retelling the story of his descent into terrible, awesome, dreadful, world-ending madness. So it has this juxtaposition of silliness with momentous dread.
For something really different you should throw in a song or two from Persona. I highly recommend Rivers in the Desert from Persona 5. I think the variety would shock your guests!
Oh hell yes.
Yes theres so many Persona OSTs and especially P5 with its jazzy themes Id love to see her reaction
I'm so happy you did Time's Scar! One of my all time favorite game tracks.
It has been almost eight years...
Despite everything, it's still you.
or is it?
*vsauce music starts playing*
Not going to lie, I was uninspired by the choices in the first part, but this video has some tracks that are excellent. That Xenoblade Chronicles 2 track is one of my favourites for example. And anything Nier Automata. And that Chrono Cross track is also one of my absolute favourites (though most chrono trigger tracks would also be great, of course). Ori and Hollow Knight and Octopath are all great choices that there wasn't any time for, of course
That Witcher track gives everyone instant goosebumps when hearing it outside of the game. 🥰🥰🥰 The Advent Children soundtrack is so amazing, you should show the Jenova Theme too.
The Advent Children Jenova is my favourite version hands down!
Every time I hear Baba Yetu I get the same chills I had first time hearing it, now it's even better because it triggers some nostalgia of my hundreds of hours playing Civ games!
Glad she's back, and glad you chose the Malzeno theme, it's my favorite MH theme so far, kinda sad that it's just a short loop, I would love an extended version one day !
This time you chose a good version of One Winged Angel, but you did not choose a good version of Baba Yetu, there are others that sound a lot better.
It’d be great to compare Zelda’s main theme from 1986 to the orchestra version from the 25th anniversary
I love that at the bigining or so of "Arthas, my Son" she closes her eyes to fully take it in. This is exactly why these tracks are so loved and cherished.
I really loved the chinese opera when i played the game, actually got a tear out of me
Please play for her the two songs from the two Portal games. Glados was voiced by an opera singer. Still Alive is silly, but the second is traditional opera sung by a fat turret (not lady) at the end.
I of course enjoy all of the guests you get in for this series, but I’ve been especially looking forward to this second video with Kathy. I just love Kathy’s whole vibe.
1:30:29 i heard somewhere that that's exactly what the composers wanted to pass trough the chaos language, something that no one needs to understand to get emotional. This and that since this songs play on the background, you really don't pay much attention to the lyrics since you are fighting a giant robot with a dress haha but even so, they wanted to have vocals. And the few songs that have understandable vocals on the nier/drakengard franchise are those that only play when you are meant to focus on the song. The ending credits song for automata even has 5 languages i think, english, japanese, french, chaos and a native language that i can't remember the name right now.
The Chrono Cross opening still gives me goose bumps.
Jesper Kyd is a goddamn genius. If you do part 3, make sure you include some more of Jesper Kyd's work. I am willing to bet that she will recognize that it's the same guy that did Ezio's Family. I suggest anything from Darksiders II.
Baba Yetu for me is like the ultimate celebration of humanity and all that is good about us. It makes me think about how our individuality makes us interesting and special, but through our commonality we can be empathetic, and strive for progress and betterment for all of our species. It's just a shame that the people with the most power often don't have those ambitions, and our future can often feel much bleaker. When I feel like that though, Baba Yetu always inspires me and gives me hope that goodness will triumph.
Super glad to see Kathleen back!
I think one of the reasons the Undertale title song hits so much harder when you've played the game is that it is really a culmination of two of the most important motifs in the game, so knowing the context of those motifs and what they've come to mean in the game up to that point just really adds that extra-powerful hit of emotion that you don't get otherwise.
I love/hate that I'm in my 40s and rarely moved by anything, but Time's Scar still automatically causes me to tear up.
YES YES OMG YES
One of my Favorites.
Great Game, Music, Characters
A bunch of these actually do have live orchestral performances on youtube, im from ireland and i went to see the ulster ochestra perform anime and video game music recently it was incredible. But theres a lot of offical performances too, even from the sweedish orchestra and london philharmonic, could be a good way to repeat songs in the future to new guests. I also feel like video games are almost an extension or modern interpretation of opera at times. In a similar way that modern metal has blues and jazz as its origins and blues and jazz have their origins in european classical music and african music. video games can often have storylines and themes that arent quite exact replicas of opera but they borrow some elements.
I discovered this channel yesterday and I've been binging this series ever since, the concept is fantastic and you bring up a lot of good points, especially in the vein of 'modernizing' the classical sound by adding newer instruments and merging them seamlessly with more traditional ones.
I would love for you to show Jessica Curry's work in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs to one of your guests someday. Especially 'Mandus', it's such a beautiful song in a haunting way.
I haven’t played AC2 in well over a decade but Ezio’s Family immediately pulled me back and filled me with so much emotion. What an amazing song!
I would to see her play through Journey to experience how music is composed and integrated to games to be dynamic and responsive. Many people describe Journey as similar to an opera
Oh, if you want to hear truly amazing mix of 8bit and opera you should definetly check Crypt of the Necrodancer OST (version with Shopkeeper).
when you did both the old zelda theme and the newest one, my brain couldn't stop shouting "OCARINA OF TIME PLEASE!" haha
It's fascinating that she compared Silver for Monsters to Indian ragas because I'm Indian and it didn't even strike me but she's so right, it has a very similar structure and that improvisation like feeling
Funnily enough, the Advent Children version of One-Winged Angel was the version Nobuo Uematsu wanted in the first place, but due to limitations he had to come with the actual version in the game.
Care to source that?
39:10 Dude. Anything, literally any track from Donkey Kong Country.
The opera scene from FF6!!!! *heart melts* That was such a huge moment in gaming for me. I was 14, I was into art and comics and animation and RPGs, and basically at my height of absorbing popular media. And the scene itself was brilliant on so many levels. There was the anxiety of having to remember your lines, the beautiful music, the subtext of Celes's bourgeoning romance with Locke, and the absolutely cartoonish villainy of Ultros. So, so good.
If KK comes back again, PLEASE play some stuff from Secret of Mana, Donkey Kong Country and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!!!!!
They were ok games, except DKC, but they all had damn near genre defining soundtracks.
I very much want to see her on more. Her sheer enthusiasm is fantastic. She's the sort of person you really want to share the things you live with, as she'l really appreciate them. And in a way, through you, we fans get to do just that. Great fun all round.
Dang that Witcher 3 soundtrack Slapped! Never played the game before but I may add that to my playlist of music to listen too
The game and the soundtrack are both amazing :)
Would love to see her response to Invincible from WoW (since you showed her Arthas my Son) I think, plus it serves to juxtapose the FFXIV theme you showed last time! And then throw in Answer from FFXIV again to show some of the... Differences in that space.
And since I'm clearly thinking of MMO themes today, the Guild Wars 2 one composed by Jeremy Soule!
Man if Kathleen comes back again I really wanna hear her opinions on God Shattering Star, and Halo ODST's Deference for Darkness (really just Halo's soundtracks in general)
I'm glad you had her listen to it, but I wish you'd have had her listen to the "Reunion" version of One Winged Angel (The version Dissidia used), as its a direct orchestration of the original piece made very close to when the game came out, and her being a conductor and all, I imagine a full orchestral version would have been more interesting than the one with the guitar covering up a lot of the instrumentation.
Glad she liked it either way though.
Glad to see some Chrono Cross love. One of my personal favorite OST's of all time. I love how they contrasted the differing time periods of the world. One of my favorites though is 'Star Stealing Girl'.
omg I'd love to see Kathleen react to more nier music.
Undertale has one of the most clear intents I've heard in music. Such naked love and nostalgia. Nostalgia being a unique flavor of happiness tinged with sadness. All the simplicity of a hug and all the potency and nuance of one as well.
I Think you would like Earthbound music
Glad to see Kathleen back! Knowing that she scans the comments section, I have to recommend the show Cowboy Bebop (the original, _not_ the Netflix version) to her if she enjoys the XB2: Torna soundtrack.
Also, once again pining for the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack to be showcased.
the look on her face when the beat dropped on time's scar. priceless
You should listen to the soundtrack of Journey, or The Pathless. Seriously, the game Journey is lightning in a bottle and Traveler, a Journey Symphony is a rescoring explicitly meant to be listened to without game knowledge. Austin Wintory is an amazing composer.
Part two heck yeah, i just finished watching someone else enjoy and cry reacting to the first honkai impact concert ❤
Got a link for that? I'd love to check it out as someone who will probably never play the game but would love to experience its music
Baba Yetu is probably my favorite songs of all time. It was always top 5, but it rose to #1 when I showed it to my mom and she said it was one of her favorites now too. That shared enjoyment with someone I rarely have common musical taste with was just enough to bump it up a few places.
Kathy is just a treasure. I love it to see how excited she is when she likes it. And even if she doesnt nessecarily likes the song itself she still appreciates it. She is just such a joyful and lovely lady and I wish her just the best. And hope she comes back.
Some songs I would suggest:
Nier Automata: Weight of the World
Ori and the blind forest: Light of Nibel or Fleeing Kuro (cant decide)
And something quiet different (since its not a game), but in my humble opinion interessting:
Mother Sea from One Piece.
Keep up the awesome work Marco. I found your channel and even though I am not making music myself I enjoy the discussions and interessting points you make in your videos. Thank you so much =) And yes, the Lets Plays are also good. But I personally am enjoying the "music" videos more
PS: What I loved about the "Despite everything, it is still you"-Moment was, that it hit me absolutely in the moment I was so immersed in the game. And at that exact moment, where you are just on the brink of "getting lost for that session" (in a good way) and diving right into it, it snapped you out of that state. And you started to think. With the music, with everything and in more than one way your own reflection staring at yourself and making you think. And yes, I with the music I also cried.
Gaming history has many great songs, this could be a series project. Kuroi Uta (Drakengard 3), The farthest land (Shadow of the Colossus), The dark colossus destroys all (Nier Replicant)... Se il mio amore stavincino (Parasete Eve 1)....
Fantastic selection of Tracks, Though it would have been awesome to hear her thoughts on Answers, close in the distance triumph or revenge twofold from FFXIV
There are so many different versions of One Winged Angel but for me Advent Children's is THE one. The snarl of the electric guitar is just 👌 Grissini Project has also done a magnificent organ cover of it that really takes it to a whole new level of 'This is a god and you are in his Eden, *get out* '
The Crisis Core one also has a different quality to it that I really love.
Ezios family hits ne so hard everytime the fact it basically became the motiff for the whole series is amazing
@Marco, have you ever heard about Heroes Orchestra, a group devoted to the music from heroes of might and magic? It's an example of something you've been talking about - bring videogame music to the concert hall.
Kathy has become my fav 🫶🏻☺️
Adore these. If theres any Id suggest, maybe a donkey kong country track? Aquatic ambience/Stickerbush Symphony etc, those tracks are still remarkable.
Modern day, perhaps the Outerwilds tracks? Theres some stunning pieces in there
Deep stone lullaby will forever be elite, Bungie hit that Halo feeling with it while tying everything with Destiny together at the same time. Truly just *chefs kiss*
i hope she has some good speakers on whatever using to listen to these, feel like shes missing out if not