Analyzing the timeless Soundtrack of Spyro the Dragon

[@byonty886]

a lot of people didn't like those new spyro games but i appreciated them, they had a cool story, cool setting, and reallly liked the art style of the last one, dawn of the dragon :3

[@remenacance]

I think a lot of it stemmed from the unexpected gameplay direction they took from platformer to action rpg. Also that they did the 'turn everything edgy' thing that was popular at the time. I still had fun with this Spyro series; I enjoyed meeting more dragons with actual personalities and Cinder was super cool as a character. I even low key enjoyed the slightly buggy two player cause I got to play with my younger brother. However I will say the story is a bit... Meh? Especially with hindsight if you try playing through it now. The gameplay was also very mid. Although it did improve in later installments, I can't say I was a big fan.

[@IvoryMadness.]

I played dawn of the dragon too! Actualy, I only played dawn of the dragon and the eternal night 😅. Really liked both!

[@byonty886]

@@remenacance yeah the story wasn't that great but i still enjoyed it, it wasn't the best game i played but were good times to shut my brain off 😂

[@remenacance]

@@byonty886 for real, for real!

[@samaron8970]

The games are amazing, although you can't exactly call them new, ANB is 16 years old after all.

[@nigtorranight233]

I want the Legend Trilogy to be remade so bad! If they had today's graphics/animations and focused more on fleshing out the world and story, I'm certain the games would be a lot more successful.

[@danielr5817]

Yeeeees. I miss playing those games and i don't have a Wii anymore. Wonder if there's an emulator for those games.

[@wurmcoilengine161]

@@danielr5817 There is. PCSX2 runs the PS2 version, and as for Wii, Dolphin should work.

[@danielr5817]

@@wurmcoilengine161 ohhhhh ok. I think Dolphin might be it then. I've never used one myself could you explain to me what I need to do?

[@S3lvah]

Second this, and they should definitely hire Kneubuhl to do the soundtrack again. Her work was the highlight of the series and the defining feature of the atmosphere which was what made the games great.

[@themeekwarrior]

The Legend of Spyro is so tonally different from the Spyro I grew up with, but I do so love the atmosphere and uniquely dark and mysterious mood it fosters. Eternal Night was my first, I think this plays during the dream sequences where you speak to the Chronicler and get new abilities. This track is by far the most memorable for me. Hearing the translated Latin words is so interesting.

[@joshuawalsh3255]

The Legend of Spyro trilogy is distinctly more high fantasy that the others, which is why it goes for more classical music. The other Spyro titles don't take themselves seriously, while these games did, and stick out like a sore thumb because of it. I love them to death. A major part of my childhood nostalgia is tied up in these games, and learning to love them over again helped me out greatly during the rougher parts of my teenage experience. Compliments to the patron who suggested this, and thank you for the video!

[@Trecherousbeast]

Hearing these lyrics it’s clear that this song is about The Chronicler learning about the Night of Eternal Darkness! This level is when you meet The Chronicler, who is a wise old dragon that’s been hinted at to have lived since the beginning of time. He writes books that “chronicle’s” individual dragon’s histories. The Night of Eternal Darknes, is said to be an eclipse that makes the dead rise, and is the window of opportunity for Malefor (main antagonist) to escape from his prison. It’s also the main theme of the game. You hear it in the main menu. During the cutscene when you first meet The Chronicler, he’s VERY gloomy and seems to have given up on something. He wants Spyro to stay with him in The Celestial Caves, because he doesn’t want the last line of defense against Malefor (who is definitely, for sure going to be released) to die during the Night of Eternal Darkness, but Spyro wants to save his friend, Cynder, who was recently kidnapped and demands that The Chronicler take him to her. Especially since he won’t show what happens to Cynder using his books (if I remember, the books only show a dragons past and what’s currently happening. They don’t tell the future).

[@artistanthony1007]

The Chronicler actually says the Books of Time can see *glimpses* of the future but not the full thing.

[@RinTheSpaceDragon]

I CLICKED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I SAW THIS CAUSE I KNEW IT WAS LEGEND OF SPYRO!! That series has really nice classical-style music. I like the boss fight music from Spyro vs Cinder from the first Legend of Spyro game.

[@hessianqrow7977]

It's time to unleash the true dragon within you

[@MDB2KEntertainment]

OH MY GOD YES!!!!! Please listen to the rest of the games they have the most gorgeous soundtrack from my childhood and I never see people reacting to them!

[@kobayashi1194]

WOAH!! Now THIS is unexpected! A very pleasant surprise. The Legend of Spyro soundtrack is so underrated, especially Eternal Night.

[@zunikanu1087]

These games were so strange, like having Elijah Wood voice Spyro

[@colbyboucher6391]

And, y'know, just how they were E12+ God of War

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Hold up. The Froddo Begging guy form Lord of the Rings?

[@cheetored20]

@@ben-taobeneton3945 bagins but yes.

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

@@cheetored20 there ya go 🤣

[@Kanethedragon]

Also Mark Hamill as Malefor. Gary Oldman for Ignitus, etc. Really an all-star cast given a pretty solid trilogy plot line for the time, but since how different it was tonally to older Spyros and how it the last game felt sort of a mix between classic GoW and an anime-like story it was pretty much a recipe for failure back when the set was released unfortunately. Which is a damn shame because while I did play some older Spyro games (particularly the GBA Crash Vs Spyro game and some of the DS titles) The Legend of set to me was my sort of childhood Spyro experience and is my favorite set of Spyro titles to have ever released personally. That being said, I’m more of a RPG gamer than a platformer fan so the focus of The Legend series just vibes with me better than the other titles.

[@Haganeproductio]

You would totally love some more tracks from the Legend of Spyro series, the three games have AMAZING soundtrack. Especially the "main theme" of them always gives me the chills, it's just so beautiful. I'm not sure what the actual name of the track is, but it plays in the title screen of the "A New Beginning" game and in some of its cutscenes. It's also the theme of one area in "Dawn of the Dragon", and I think also can be heard in "The Eternal Night" at one point? But yeah, these games have OST you would never imagine to be in a Spyro game, which makes it even more interesting how they really tried to go for this darker, cinematic approach on Spyro's story and I love it.

[@danielr5817]

I didn't get to play the new beginning but I'll listen to it and maybe request that one next before Malefore.

[@Haganeproductio]

@@danielr5817 Yeah, go give the OST a listen. The main theme, train chase(?), and battle against Cynder are very good tracks I can recommend warmly if you like the Malefor themes.

[@Darkmetaldragon99]

Ah, The Legend of Spyro, my favorite trilogy, despite its flaws, I'm so happy you listened to its musics, because this serie has some serious banger. No, really, it's great, I would love another video on its musics X) Also, fun fact, but Grabriel Mann and Rebecca Kneubuhl, who composed the musics, said that a lot of the latin lyrics actually come from Ovidus, so that's also neat

[@sundalosketch4769]

Being a super mega Spyro fan despite never having much chance to play one of the games all about him (i've only played Skylanders but that barely counts,) i adored this dark trilogy. I haven't looked back on it since my first watch on a playthrough of all three games, but i remembered loving the dark and mystic world Spyro and the other dragons lived in. It was like a near grimmdark fairytale about dragons that didn't include humans. Just dragons. Dragons everywhere and teen me LOVED THE TENSION. The music absolutely played a part in my love for the games. I half understand why many old fans didn't like it at the time, but i was engrossed in the story, figuring out why everything was happening and where it was gonna go next, the style didn't bother me much either since i just loved Spyro content too much to see much wrong with it. I wish we had more vibes like this in games, more of this dark fantasy that isn't just human(oid) focused like the Elderscrolls, Witcher, GoW etc (They're great games, i just want more feral elements. There isn't enough of it.)

[@hessianqrow7977]

I legit didn't know there was 3 Legend games until Caddicarus's recent vid but I still remember the first game fondly from my childhood 🥺

[@tinyt4359]

I miss the old old DS Spyro games, I didnt fully pay attention to the music from it when I was younger but I do remember turning it up to hear it

[@J_Themborn]

This was an interesting chapter for Spyro games, I remember the first game’s trailer and everyone was like “What the heck is going on?” I thought it was cool when I played but it was the first time I saw fandom divide. But I guess now people look at it more appreciatively? Like appreciating the risk taken to try something new with Spyro at the time.

[@fyrusnactar-su4xq]

I'm one of those in the fandom that say that the risk paid off in spades. I love this series!

[@chromaarts5921]

The aesthetic of this game was just beautiful

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

I did not expect Marco to review music from _Spyro._ I'm quite shocked! 😱 But holy moly. This _Spyro: The Eternal Night_ was one of my most memorable games besides the original three. What made it special was that it had that dark, shallow shift compared to other previous Spyro games. It had that _Elden Rings_ vibe in a sense. Back then, I didn't pay attention to the music much because I was very young when I played it. But now that I have some awareness of music, I must say, it's pretty adoring to hear it. Very classical and high quality. Even to this day, I still have that PS2 disk of _Spyro: The Eternal Night_ with the PS2 console next to it. It's my personal relic which I cherish dearly. 🙏 I'm certain there are more good Spyro music to be reviewed but I can't remember at the moment. It's been 15+ years since I last played it.

[@Azdaja13]

You should hear the battle theme that plays here, called "Celestial Caves Action". There's also the final boss theme of The Eternal Night: "Black Powers." Heck, any track from this game is amazing.

[@MythrilBagels]

I never played the Legend trilogy enough to get attached to the music, but hearing it now, its magnificent. I am personally much more attached to the music from the first trilogy, as those are some of the first games I ever played. They're not as atmospheric as some of the later music, but it would still be amazing to see what you think about them. I love hearing you pick out certain aspects of a song and sharing how it makes you think or feel. It's a very insightful experience!

[@dragoonprime9829]

These games are part of the reason i developed a love for classical music

[@crowposting]

Holy heck, I didn't know Spyro music was so beautiful!

[@z-nab27]

the way you sing it is so cool! I hope we get to see you cover a few songs from gaming osts!

[@Xanycki]

The trilogy of these Spyro games took Spyro and made him a lot more mature of a character and storytelling, hence the music also being much more mature and dramatic. I think a lot of people who enjoyed traditional Spyro disliked the change in the game, but for me this was actually the first game I played before the original Spyro and I thoroughly enjoyed it. These games had wonderful settings and really cool concepts of characters and designing, music just as well.

[@LupineHero]

Really cool to hear an analysis of one of my favorite pieces of music ever.

[@IvoryMadness.]

I've played this game once in my PS2. Wow, how could I not remember a music like this???

[@alexcamacho1842]

It's nice to see Legend of Spyro getting some loving, that was my first video game I owned... on the other hand while I always immensely enjoyed choral music I didn't know how _hard_ the game designers went when they made it, the depth to it you're dissecting is amazing to learn.

[@povilzem]

Oh, holding those long aaa's and ooo's while the top voices have all the fun with the melody is such a PAIN. _AT LEAST GIVE ME WORDS TO SING, DAMMIT_

[@artistanthony1007]

The Spyro Wikia lists the lyrics on the Songs' Pages and if you want to sing them and best, I suggest have earbuds, slow the audio down then speed it up as well or video down & up and read lyrics & do the singing to get it right, took me awhile but I got the Latin singing on-point.

[@Ae_Dan_HD]

TloS NOW? Marco listening to my entire childhood back to back. What's next, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky?

[@OthellaThePoetess]

Thank you for this wonderful video ❤

[@jurtheorc8117]

B'scUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME(atball) What troglodyte recommended this? Because I want to take them out for dinner and give them a heartfelt thanks and apologies for calling them a troglodyte. This is... this is surprising and cool! Weird as this Spyro series iteration is in the eyes of many having it get moderate attention so many years later is actually really awesome. I'm kinda hoping you may get to check out more pieces of the soundtrack. I have not looked up many pieces of music from this series, mainly from Dawn of the Dragon. But my attention has been grabulated. I'm here for it.

[@danielr5817]

HAHAHAHA I accept your apology

[@bubbajoe117]

"How many Spyro games are there?" Yes.

[@jonathandear4914]

Yeh the legend of spyro trilogy went wild with orchestration pieces, given it was from the time of the god of war trend, the music to the trilogy is very strong though. haunting, beautiful and somber, its a bit like how an outsider would react to sonic music in a sense xD.

[@ForagingOnward]

I never caught this before, but the beginning of the music really had a feeling of being ancient, cold, and distant, which was definitely on point.

[@martijnalblas1761]

Ooh the legend of spyro music is pretty damn good despite the games' shortcomings (Still love them though)

[@artistanthony1007]

YES! SOMEONE BIG IS FINALLY REACTING TO THIS SONG!

[@ethanfrench9111]

Kind of reminds me of Lux Arumque. Very beautiful. Also, that’s a weird tenor part coming from a tenor of course. Well, I’ve done all male voices but I’m most familiar with tenor 1.

[@ava-1536]

I personally loved those new ones I enjoyed them so much I wish they'd get a remaster 🥺

[@DracoSafarius]

God I love Spyro. Been so long since I've touched any outside the remaster trilogy, so I don't remember much for its audio aside VA work. NEED to replay these sometime

[@cybersnake88]

Legend of Spyro is dope. I only beat the first game as a kid tho.

[@jeofthevirtuoussand]

Damn ,you finally decided to check them out

[@dtg9k355]

I cant remember what spyro game but it was on ps2 when i was really young. I have very short scraps of memory from it

[@teencomment]

Just in case you don't know, this music is also used in the opening menu of the game: With those deeper male voices, as the choir hits the crescendo at 8:37, thunder claps and you can see a blink-and-you'll-miss-it image of the trilogy's overall villain flash onto the screen.

[@SpyroX.I]

Never expected to see that on here 😮

[@SpeiAuream]

thank you so much for this vid! I absolubly love this games and everything about them, and the music is one of the things I really enjoyed form the start , so knowing and explaining the lyrics, and really facinantinc and impressive how much Krome and the artist and musicians put so much though in the games that not only the sound of the music tell you about it, but even the lyrics are in tone which was happening. This song a part of it is in the start of the menu of the game. and it that particular part, as you say talk about the Flaring of the swift sun, and that is not a good thing, which is true because the purpose of the antagonist of this game , the ape King Gaul, Whant to free form the Well of Souls the falling angel and main antagonist, Malefor, which is the Purple dragon before Spyro, that turn back againt his own kind, but you dont know about Malefor until much later in the game, Only knowing whit the previous game that The Dark Master. And ending unresolving in the finish of the main menu, really creates this tencion and somber feeling, that lures you to whant to start playing even more! the rest is explained fantasticly by @Trecherousbeast really"

[@Treemike1000]

Love this game 🤩

[@sammyboi8938]

The Legend of Spyro trilogy is my childhood. Most people are different as they grew up on the funni Spyro so back then, I always refer to those game as goofy Spyro 😂😂😂 Still, I forgot how good the soundtrack is

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Agreed. This one had that serious tone to it. I love it the most😏

[@krissuyx]

You've done Spyro before? I can't seem to find that video. If it wasn't the theme from The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, I recommend checking that out too. It's majestic. This series of Spyro games had a very dramatic quality to it. It even featured Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman. Edit: Found the other one at the end of this video. It's unlisted.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Oh??

[@krissuyx]

@@MarcoMeatball Unlisted no longer. Thanks!

[@Lugia-]

Heroes tail got some really hard hitting bangers. :)

[@brmbltbr4]

You should check out the Spyro Eternal Nights GBA soundtrack... it is very amazing, beats this by a long shot imo.

[@Garbo_trashcan]

You know, I'm shocked you havent checked out Dead Cells' OST before. I definitely recommend listening to the whole thing but to start things off I recommend Prisoner's Awakening.

[@Sea-Salt]

I wouldn't get your hopes up for similar music in all the games. The Legend of Spyro trilogy was a really weird change of pace from all the others, and went in a darker and serious direction, whereas all the previous games stuck to being very lighthearted. I honestly can't say I agree with the change seeing as how there's more than enough games like that, but this particular track does go pretty hard. I'd definitely recommend playing the classic games, though (check out the Reignited Trilogy, which remakes those), for some simple, silly fun and lots of chill tracks.

[@samaron8970]

I don't know of you only do choir stuff or not, but the two actual songs from TLoS are amazing too, guide you home is far better than this broken soul, but they're both good, even if they're not the kind of things you'd make videos on, they're worth a listen.

[@skylord3507]

I've only played the first two Legend of Spyro games, but I have played both all the main classic spyro's and the reignited trilogy. Don't know if I'll ever get to play the third Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, but I hope you do a reaction to it's music some time along!

[@sweetrolldealer]

Why not listen to the main theme of the Trilogy? Most memorable song from the trilogy imo

[@lynaras.673]

My favorite track!❤

[@jurtheorc8117]

As for how many Spyro games there are, Caddicarus made a long-anticipated video on the *entire* series. But in terms of console games: -The PS1 trilogy -The two PS2 games that continued on the PS1 continuity (One is plain awful, the other is alright from what i've heard. Though general views are kinda bad-to-mid). -The Legend of Spyro trilogy, that act as a reboot of the entire series, going into a darker fantasy territory with decently expansive lore and themes of infant genocide right off the bat in game 1. The first one is generally considered mid-to-positive from what I know, the second (Eternal Night) more on the lower end of things, but Dawn of the Dragon seems to be a light co-op Hack and Slash with Dragons, developed by a different studio. And it goes pretty dang big in scale. I fondly remember a scene of the first boss losing its arm, retreating, and later using a tower from a city as a replacement. There's also Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, but that's... Spyro in name only. Still a very fondly-remembered series, mind you, and imaginative and colourful in its own right (and rough on the wallet-- can't deny that). But Spyro fans don't like his purple-painted pug with horns look in those games. And there's also a number of handhelds.

[@cybersnake88]

Bring Marco and Christian La Monte together . Those two would make some mad analyses. ❤

[@lukmanibrahim2993]

Fun fact: Latin is strongly associated with dragons because the word "dragon" itself comes directly from the Latin word "draco," which means "huge serpent" or "dragon," thus making Latin the linguistic root for the term in most Western cultures; essentially, when people think of dragons, they are often referencing the Latin word for it.

[@ghostshrimp5006]

The legends trilogy were so weird. Not bad mind you, but it’s very clear that if spiro wasn’t involved. It wouldn’t have gotten nearly as much attention, and to anyone who doesn’t believe me, does folklore ring a bell? No? Well there you have it

[@STRAOSHA]

You should also listen Well of Souls and Black Powers

[@fyrusnactar-su4xq]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't think of ANY video game soundtrack that is like that of The Legend of Spyro (all 3 of them). Sure, I've heard full orchestra used before in a video game soundtrack, but full choir with lyrics in _Latin?!_ That is a first! And it fits so well!

[@boat378]

I haven't played this game but I got immediate end-game area vibes with the constant abundance of minor chords and dissonance. Something otherworldly is happening. If anyone here has played the first Kingdom Hearts game all the way to the end I was pulling a lot of comparisons to that. A very "everything has gone to sh*t and we're all doomed" sort of piece. Absolutely radiates despair.

[@justpotato816]

Does someone remember Skylanders? Man I loved that game.... And it got Spyro too

[@jurtheorc8117]

*raises hand, and various Skylanders*

[@electroblue-tipo]

Damn how cool was that series…. And have very good music too!

[@cheetored20]

ah yes the reboot series. needs a remake with most of the lore boosted, they had a bunch of ideas they couldnt flesh out fully but had plans for. and the combat of two ive heard was actualy supposed to be part of one.either way i want to hear your reaction to this as you play the games, but not sure if that would be a good idea. ...also I would die for you is an amazing song and i want to hear your reaction to it. (its from the third los spyro game. the one with a completely diffrent studio then the first two. which naturaly caused lore jank)

[@chromaarts5921]

Yea all 3 were edgy asf I loved it

[@Blazcowitz1943]

This scene from the game uses this music and provides context to the Latin choir, especially with its foreboding tone and implications kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIvGkGxtbpqgjKc

[@kitsunick5696]

This honestly reminds me of a Destiny track, either in cutscene or being in orbit...

[@victorferreira3311]

Hey, Marco, check out, if you wish, the song “Cynder Action”

[@bababoie6886]

You should play the legend of spyro games but there is a lil warning for the games and that is the combat

[@ErdrickHero]

There are five Spyro games: Spyro The Dragon Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (Gateway to Glimmer isnt real, the 50Hz displays can't hurt you) Spyro: Year of the Dragon Spyro: Season of Ice Spyro (2): Season of Flame Spyro: Myths Awaken was never released.

[@hoodoruwoompa2095]

Dude spyro eternal night loved that Game the sequel tho have some good ost the Game tho.......ugh yeah

[@gboxb3215]

Where is your first spyro reaction?

[@MarcoMeatball]

At the end of this video 😂

[@Ashurman666]

There are...A LOT of Spyro games. Like, A LOT of them. On A LOT of systems. Honestly the portable ones are pretty forgettable and after Spyro 3 things kinda went downhill for the franchise. First 3 games are still the best. And the recent remake, the Reignited Trilogy is THE best way to experience said first three games. As for the Legend trilogy, it was...weird. It tried to be more "adult" and more "dark", and this is very much reflected in the music. Suffice to say, the trilogy wasn't a massive sucess.

[@colbyboucher6391]

Wait, so have you done the original Spyro before the "everything is edgy now" apocalypse? Because Stewart Copeland (yeah, from The Police) did the soundtrack and it's kinda legendary.

[@Talia_Vantas]

LMAOOO how many spyro games???

[@GhostDarkER.]

can you react to sister friede plz