Chris Christodoulou - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele | Risk of Rain 2 (2020)

[@AstronautDown]

Album out now: smarturl.it/ror2ost Get the vinyl : smarturl.it/riskofrain2vinyl Get the album on STEAM: smarturl.it/ror2oststeam

[@Latteintero98]

If I buy the album, also the developers will receive something? Because you guys deserve it all and more. Thanks for your hard works and dedication, you deserve more popularity!

[@AstronautDown]

If you buy the album the money goes to the composer (that's me) :)

[@Latteintero98]

That's fine too

[@AstronautDown]

I think the developers will be ok, considering the game has sold 3 million copies! I, on the other hand, could really use the support ;)

[@blackvevo8964]

What was the inspiration for the genre of music used or thought it was Fitting

[@oj8475]

you've heard of guitar hero, now get ready for UKULELE VILLIAN

[@MickeyYeahbaby]

Okay, this comment is actually underrated, wtf.

[@whiteagle819]

I just LITERALLY watched that proZD video 30 sec before seeing your comment . KZbin magic

[@Saint_Wolf_]

Violin sidekick

[@RealestPerson.]

YES

[@AMINGULE]

i was gonna like but the comment is at 469 so ill wait till i come back to this video again.

[@Lordo-kt6fu]

A small warning to new players: Caution, the hammer man is not slow *I REPEAT! THE HAMMER MAN IS NOT SLO-*

[@danielskovbjerg4562]

The hammer man takes another

[@ishmaelsviel2490]

OH SHI... *BONK*

[@megaautism7437]

The sound effect of him slamming down his hammer will forever haunt me

[@euibincho5213]

@@megaautism7437 *zoom** *zoom** *charge** *BONK**

[@budge7074]

It’s a sound I know all too well. Sadly.

[@yukine1805]

"Hey Mythrix can I get some lunar coins?" "only a ukulele-full" *pulls out a bigger ukulele*

[@jpec_531]

*pulls out comically large ukulele*

[@dankbuster2181]

Mithrix: yo can I get some items? Player: only a mired urn full Mithrix: pulls out comically large pot

[@muffinman2546]

"The devil went down to Georgia..."

[@DepressedCrow]

@@muffinman2546 "he was lookin' for a soul to steal"

[@Blunderbuss-dm2zc]

Lmao

[@dominorborg605]

Mithryx when he sees a shrimpy boot camp dropout, a dog-lizard on depression medication, bootleg Wall-e, and a girl with a weapon that became obsolete in the 16th century:

[@devinsanderson9483]

For a second I thought bootleg WALL-E was loader, and that makes me laugh

[@AlmightyBungus]

*all covered in various bits of garbage they found

[@TheActualMrLink]

As well as some asshole with a laser katana, an interstellar cowboy, a cult (?) member, an old man with a shotgun hand, and one messed-up bird.

[@devinsanderson9483]

@@TheActualMrLink and don't forget about robo-plant

[@tehrik0020]

@@devinsanderson9483 Loader is a pretty fridge

[@AriTheMothQueen]

Everybody gangsta until your brother throws all your gummy worms into a wishing well

[@PianoCrab]

I just realized thats how all of this shit started... Because someone saw his brother yeet his gummy worms down a well...

[@callmebeepmemymotherbeatsm7411]

wait what

[@bare_bear_hands]

@@callmebeepmemymotherbeatsm7411 L O R E Read the items and enemy descriptions :D

[@bowenmaclennan4285]

@@PianoCrab I thought the worms weren't actually worms but the denizens of the planet. They called them "worms" because they were seemingly insignificant in the grand scheme of things but what was really happening was the brother was killing people. Kind of like using people as resources.

[@hyperbolic6209]

Lmao

[@NoxenZero]

*pulls out comically large ukulele*

[@RematodeRanger]

Mithrix: *Pulls out comically large hammer*

[@thecaptain9496]

That's what we call a guitar

[@plink.........]

only a note full

[@tanairium654]

Yo dawg, can I get some bleed procs?

[@attacklebox]

@@tanairium654 yeah man but only one *pulls out comically large shatterspleen*

[@meowdderall]

Mithrix, stealing all my shit: You can't defeat me Me: I know, but he can My single missile drone:

[@alasdairsinclair916]

*AURELIONITE*

[@fang1693]

I have 24 fuel cells and a disposable missile launcher I cannot be stopped

[@orangetabby7122]

@@alasdairsinclair916 *THE WRETCHED GUARDIAN!*

[@thundercookie1741]

A single Exploder that i got from happiest mask:

[@adhdproductions1851]

**LAUGHS IN ROYAL CAPACITOR*

[@Gargan739]

Everybody gangsta till the human sized boss shows up

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

> human sized

[@sachalasser75]

@@normalhumanbeing6066 He be talkin about the Providence

[@peter990011mc]

@@sachalasser75 or the new one, RoR2's got a new update

[@schoenperkins8210]

The new boss you’re referring to is much bigger than a human, he’se about 15feet tall

[@DarkPillWarrior]

@@schoenperkins8210 The boss is technically more human sized in comparison to the behemoths from the planet.

[@theskeletonlord7570]

"WEAK, WITHOUT YOUR BAUBLES AND TRINKETS." ~ King of Nothing

[@weet294]

*sitting on top of a pillar, spamming R as acrid at the ground* Yes.

[@randomperson0595]

@@weet294 I may be weak, but your room temperature iq looking ass can't get me from here

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@@randomperson0595 Acrid gang rise up.

[@IAmGameAddicted]

@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639 acrid gang

[@sugondese5683]

Me as Mul-T sniping with double Rebar Punchers : *pew pew*

[@minatoarisatobutnotedgy8350]

1:24 I love the transition from hard rock to elevator music

[@timmycu]

True...

[@RedStar441]

The perfect boss stage intermission.

[@lampaddict7885]

*menacing* elevator music, the best kind

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

Thanks Persona 3 MC who somehow is not edgy

[@jaedenhillesheim7930]

The elevator music bit is probably the best part of the song. Works so well for which part of the fight it correlates with too.

[@ObserverLies]

As we can see, Providence has presented a rather large ukulele to his brother. The humor in this logbook stems from the fact that Providence would like to save every species, but Mithrix retorts at him, saying he can only have a single stack, nothing more. Providence then suddenly changes his expression and body language to reveal that he is indeed in possession of a stack. And not just one stack, it is a massive fifteen stacks of wooden ukulele. This is funny because you would never expect someone's music to casually be electric to save every species. It is completely unorthodox and uncalled for. This is why the logbook is so humorous and was found on the Eclipse 8 run in Risk of Rain 2.

[@The_WumboTM]

this is why mithrix was banished to the moon

[@silkenemperor]

Facking spoilers. I'm fine but what of the new players

[@avery-gee]

10/10

[@wackbyte]

what a comically large ukelele

[@add4line906]

@@silkenemperor you think someone is gonna go to this soundtrack before they even reach mithrix where he mentions his brother?

[@jvukovic4]

When a sequel is made, often it is tough to make real innovation to the music, while keeping the "soul" of the first game there. Chris has done the impossible by calling back to the old with new sounds. Amazing work.

[@AstronautDown]

I really appreciate this comment, thank you!

[@anwd8646]

@@AstronautDown Hey while I get the chance you able to explain a bug I have with console when I finish a run after killing Mithrix why the final line of text unique to each character doesn’t show up? The screen supposed to show it doesn’t load properly, and just skips to the credits.

[@anwd8646]

@@blindsloth364 Yeah, guess so. My brain doesn’t do things the way it should, I guess you could possibly say. I have a feeling the devs would know about this bug, but if not I’ll mention it if I get the chance.

[@tamagosalada]

@@anwd8646 BRO THIS IS THE MUSIC COMPOSER NOT THE DEVS

[@entype1006]

@@anwd8646 console dont get the ending text unfortunately dont know why they didnt add them.

[@NightshadeNate]

Jokes on you, Chris, this song is totally playable in a regular sized ukulele

[@RealestPerson.]

you can physically eat icecream with a fork, but can you morally?

[@XavierTheNeonTiger]

Man if you've got that cover ready to go I'd listen to it in a heartbeat

[@iamme8359]

@@RealestPerson. sure, but can you do it with a butter knife

[@doubt3430]

You did what

[@orb9760]

@@iamme8359 can you eat it with chopsticks tho?

[@bulldowozer5858]

"For instance, how am I gonna stop some big mean Mother-Hubbard from tearin' me a structurally superfluous new behind?" "The answer? Use a ukulele. And if that don't work, use more ukulele."

[@thermae5419]

Need a bubble shield here!

[@KinTheSpirit]

And if that didn't work either *Then you didn't use enough ukulele*

[@GearWorks]

Chris you nailed all of it, the ending to risk of rain 2 has become one of those very few unforgettable moments in gaming and none of it would be half as good without your music. Thanks for keeping up the fantastic work.

[@budge7074]

I would agree IF IT WASNT SO DAMN HARD I CANT EVEN DO IT ON DRIZZLE IN A GOD RUN!

[@viscous8909]

Agreed, some studios forget about music but music creates atmosphere!

[@ltxansta3327]

@@budge7074 artifact of command, artifact of swarms, and artifact of sacrifice. Just grab a bunch of teddy bears.

[@anwd8646]

@@budge7074 Practice my friend, and you will make it one day. Practice and guides.

[@Jamesthe1]

This dude was hard to fight. I picked Loader, which helped, but the downside was also that I picked Loader.

[@itz_drakmin]

Accurate way to describe playing loader in any scenario.

[@johnseymore4774]

Here’s a real handy flowchart to playing Loader: Enemy? -> Punch it. -> Not dead? -> Repeat Step 2.

[@Jamesthe1]

Until that hammer flattens you into the moon.

[@DJBaphomet]

'You just ain't doin it right' -Engineer tf2

[@HunterMearo]

you shut your mouth, the cult of best thighs in the game will have none of that heresy.

[@souloftravisty623]

"Oh fuck he's naruto-running at me with a warhammer!" - Me on the first encounter

[@bottinator22]

*gets smashed to oblivion*

[@neonthecrab4511]

Bonk 9999 damage

[@alasdairsinclair916]

"He's twerking?????" - Me after firing a primordial cube at him, making him rapidly change between the regular posture and naruto-run stance.

[@boxlid]

Me playing as artificer with ion surge: I HAVE NO SUCH WEAKNESS

[@jokeofacity6717]

"Yeet" - The King of Nothing says, as he blinks and flashes in front of the player after 3 seconds of casual walk

[@overlordshiina]

Mithrix stealing all my items one by one Me with a royal capacitor and 20 fuel cell : you shoudl've gone for the equipment.

[@zghostly_]

Jeez I wish I could get that lucky on a run 😂

[@iamme8359]

zGhostly Search up the command artifact

[@krzysztofnegacz9711]

Or the abusing the scrap bug

[@str__]

RIP this joke patch 1.0 - today's bugfix patch

[@tristanmorse3633]

Just give him a bunch of glass :3

[@100ethereals7]

Everyone is talking about how this is DFR reimagined, but did anyone notice the part at 1:24 is a nod to Precipitation - original RoR Providence theme?

[@CptKorn]

Yep, good stuff

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

Yeah

[@gnoram7183]

Favorite part of the track!

[@Mettalus]

Commando walks up with the ukulele in their hands. The final boss walks up with a hammer that has the same effect in their hands. "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!" ...Their music was electric, and their battle was legendary.

[@bottinator22]

fun fact, if you utilise Cheat Engine (aka hacking the game) to play as Mithrix, and you have a friend come with you (since the broken camera prevents you from interacting with things) in first, second, and fourth phases, you're normal Mithrix, with the default abilities n such but in third phase, you can control powered-up Mithrix

[@HueManatee]

Mithrix stealing your items was one of the most genius twists ive ever seen in a game. Those items you grew to rely on so much are taken from you like they're nothing. It surprised me so much. You crushed everything around you with them, and now Mithrix will do the same to you, with much less effort.

[@oatmeal3013]

except that's arguably the easiest phase of the fight as long as you didn't have anything particularly awful to fight against

[@the_real_skateboard]

@@oatmeal3013 the 21 safer spaces and 2 planulas in his inventory (i am using commando)

[@germ7478]

the mad lad really did just release double f*cking rainbow 2 on us

[@AstronautDown]

No one asked for it but you all needed it.

[@davidj9677]

@@AstronautDown Thank you for this

[@zichysticks2083]

@@AstronautDown But I asked for it tho...

[@zichysticks2083]

Wow I got a heart from the mad lad himself! Excuse me while I brag to all my friends.

[@chickenpower5732]

There is no genius in this world that doesn't have a touch of madness, for that itself, is what makes even genius what they are.

[@ultimaT]

Engi:Mr. Commando, i think we can trust the president of the moon. Commando: *hands items over* Commando: "Now give it back." Mythrix: "Give what back?"

[@kelsothesarcasmpirate]

I didn't notice that the screen shakes during the metal moments, because I was too busy bobbing my head.

[@zyde3396]

Wait it shakes?

[@lazyer0511]

Mithrix: You're gunna need a bigger ukulele *laughs in glass artifact loader* Me: YOU'RE GUNNA NEED A BIGGER HEALTH BAR

[@skippy9214]

Hehe a bigger health bar won’t save you my friend. You’re going to need some tougher times’ to avoid one...

[@yeetmaster1221]

Claps in Eclipse

[@mithrixkingofnothing8913]

Laughs in eclipse 8

[@Justalilsilly]

Glass artificer. survivability doesint exist but.

[@GloryToStalin]

ok bud just dont get hit

[@outcast9322]

Main stage music: it sounds so sad. Like someone is soon to be lost. Boss music: ohh, BRING. IT. OOONNN!!!

[@loganvasquez8698]

You say this, like you aren't gonna be the one to be lost soon.

[@lordminosiii6081]

Running the Swarm Artifact and seeing 2 Mithrixes coming at me full-sprint was one of the most terrifying moments of my life so far.

[@DrGamer365]

god i still can’t get over the way the transition happens in this track at 1:25 You only kinda get that jarring sudden shift in the game, it feels so much more amplified in this version

[@chrittle4892]

when I first saw the small boss in the very large arena I laughed at his strange appearance... he didn't like that

[@Justalilsilly]

*bonk sound effect no. 2*

[@taji12121212]

Menacing...

[@챙랴노]

uh oh

[@agantmaruta4014]

Im sure he wreck you that time

[@throwawayemail6269]

Haha, tiny baby man, and after I just killed countless boss enemies thrice the size of me... HOLY SHIT HE'S FAST! FLEE! FLEEEEEEE! ...was essentially how my first bout with him went. I was lucky enough to have a chronobauble, unlucky enough to have no mobility items outside of a feather. I died rather horribly, though it opened my eyes to a use for chronobauble that isn't proccing death mark. Especially after he schmoved on my ass when I had some mobility but no bauble.

[@thefactory7221]

*cutscene starts* oh my... I can handle one last boss, i think. *cutscene ends* OH HECC, I FORGOT ABOUT THE SWARM ARTIFACT!!!! HE HAS A TWIN NOW!!!

[@Tivallia9010]

Wait, the swarm artifact actually makes two of him?

[@lilacocto9103]

@@Tivallia9010 Yes, swarms doubles all monster spawns. Even boss enemies!

[@Tivallia9010]

@@lilacocto9103 Thank you! I know I won't be fighting Mithrix with swarms on

[@sorerogue8984]

You can get the bosses to attack each other if you have the friend fire artifact on.

[@lilacocto9103]

@@sorerogue8984 indeed, you can get Mithrix to fight himself with swarms and chaos

[@rotyler]

0:00 Phase 1 "Dark Souls Boss" 1:24 Phase 2 "The Halftime Show" 2:28 Phase 3 "MMO Max Level Raid Boss" 4:09 Phase 4 "Everyone is Crippled" phase 4 music is probably my favorite when im playing, cause ur like 'oh god oh fuck im nothing' and the boss is like 'i can barely walk these items are cursed' and he starts hurting himself to try to attack you

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

Bro just

[@Cat-pw5qr]

@Bror yeah, I just

[@YoIsthatJuiceboxSupreme]

Phase 5..?: *RUN.*

[@toddoverholt4556]

@@YoIsthatJuiceboxSupreme phase 5: 'Warthog Run intensifies'

[@YoIsthatJuiceboxSupreme]

@@toddoverholt4556 Walls of blue death: "were it so easy."

[@Comedy_Logic]

THAT. PHASE. 2. GOT. ME. JAMMING.

[@Fifthform13]

catJAM

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

pepeJAM

[@drearie3928]

Mithrix: You're in danger My Commando after showing up 3 hours in: *i am danger*

[@PianoCrab]

Underrated comment 😂

[@jakejohnson718]

Mithrix phase 3: *you done goofd*

[@Shagaru_Bleed]

I AM THE DANGER

[@lunariumite5537]

over a decade of research proves that scientifically, physically and mentally, it is impossible NOT to vibe to this music

[@longbeing]

I beat this guy for the first time today, and wow what an experience. This game really is something special and so much of that is because of your music. Thanks.

[@clownactivist]

1:25 CHILLS EVERYTIME the fuckin.... machine thing phase always happens here,,, as someone whos read the lore A LOT for this game before hand hearing how soulless and mechanic these apparently alive creatures where made to be thru this music is so satisfying.

[@rockyourhead9614]

1:24 my fav part! Great work!

[@AstronautDown]

Thank you for the support

[@warmpereer65]

Mithrix with a big Shattering Justice: "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele"

[@celestialcolosseum]

1:25 actually sounds like what i imagine moon would sound like, idk how to describe it but it certainly has the lunar feel to it.

[@Overqualification]

The reverb

[@brayerkh]

You imagine the moon sounds like hard rock/techno music? Not hating or anything but your comment made me laugh. 😂

[@SIRSANDMAN0]

I love how it's called "you're gonna need a bigger ukulele" and ukuleles are ineffective when fighting mithrix

[@Guns-R-Us_]

one could say that the bigger ukelele is the Polylute, except that Void items came well over a year after this piece was written.

[@SIRSANDMAN0]

@@Guns-R-Us_ yeah.

[@SomeBun]

I mean it's alright for his second phase and the lunar chimera

[@point0947]

ukuleles arent effective against mithrix because you need a bigger ukulele to do damage

[@Guns-R-Us_]

@@point0947 Polylute would like to know your location

[@johnnyboy90528]

Ah, yes. The sounds of desperately trying not to get one shot.

[@notdotuna]

Imagine being as badass as commando. 1. Survived the first game 2. Killed a demi-god 3. Was traumatized by the events on the planet 4. When rescued, returns to the planet with Cap 5. Kills another god just out of spite

[@cosmicoandromeda7195]

Chadmando, ready to kick ass and chew Sci-Fi gum. And now, he ran out of both.

[@aliyasseraref37]

I don't wanna be that guy but I read somewhere that the survivors in RoR2 are not the same survivors as the first game, except Acrid; who is the same test subject from the first game.

[@cosmicoandromeda7195]

@@aliyasseraref37 that explains why their outfits and armor are different compared to their RoR1 original suits, Ex: Commando, he changed a lot.

[@haltheclown454]

They should’ve kept Commando as the same dude from ROR1, would’ve been cool as hell

[@xavierhinesman9558]

I thought that some piece of lore hidden in the logbooks hints that the Contact Light never managed to leave the planet?

[@leglesslizard7834]

aside from all the jokes here, this music perfectly encapsulates what i think mythix is feeling, uncontrollable rage and hatred towards the living, almost doomguy-eque. that hard hitting beat ramping the train of unbridled power chugging towards you at full steam, before mellowing out into the foreboding and ominous synth, reminding the player that this being is a god, a god banished to the moon for eternity, and after such an eternity in hatred, the very team that killed his brother show up, and it's time to get revenge on them... even if it costs him his life.

[@Sandman23]

its odd considering the hatred he also had for his brother, that he mentions him right before he dies to the crew come to save the killers of providence

[@matthieudeloget8998]

@@Sandman23 Deep down, he still loves his brother He doesn't hate his brother that much, but rather what he had done. He came to Petrichor V because it was home to many "planet killers" like lemurians, beetles, wisps

[@didgeridoogaming1126]

Well you know. Fuck him. I gotta get my loader skin

[@iluxa-4000]

Half of the time it costs me my life, because boss is tough :D

[@hatergonebad7354]

By the way, at the time of fighting he does not know his brother is dead.

[@rager4637]

Jokes aside Chris, I think you did an excelent work here(as well as the other ones). With the other boss songs you "notice" you are in a boss fight. With this one you FEEL IT. Man I was scared when I arrived to the final boss, the music, how he was running towards me. This song is literally Mithrix. Good job :D

[@AstronautDown]

Thank you :)

[@calamus89]

This entire soundtrack is amazing. The music is perfect for what became one of my favorite games of all time. I cant wait to hear what you have in store for the expansion.

[@toasty869]

The main melody sounds like it's weeping in pain, which is exactly what I do when I try fighting this boss on monsoon lmao

[@spleeneater9481]

drizzle+command felt like a pussy, but a pussy with captain

[@iluxa-4000]

Eclipse tho

[@atroposV]

Solution: loader

[@boi8328]

It'd be hilarious if the items Mithrix took would appear on his model, even more with the mod that -melts your pc- visually stacks items on top of each other for each duplicate you get.

[@TheRobodrax]

The guitar makes me think of Mithrix just sitting on the moon, trapped, and just wailing in pain, betrayed by his brother, with no-one but him and his machinations.

[@abbollo996]

my feelings exactly

[@Shadest]

Who would win: The perfect lifeform, wielding a giantwar hammer, with the ability to create explosions and summon machines Or A bunch of drug addicted hobos covered in garbage

[@Coolboy_3323]

hehe spinel tonic go brr

[@awesomefatBruceLee]

wrong: ...ability to create explosions, summon machines, and FRICKIN SHOOT HOMING LASER BEAMS OUT HIS FRICKIN HANDS (my slow ass Mul-T suffered so much)

[@zyibesixdouze4863]

@@awesomefatBruceLee artificer agrees

[@MrTalithan]

@@Coolboy_3323 *phase 4 happens* Oh no.

[@freedomandguns3231]

careful, those hobos are after the whole family

[@waker_link]

please never make my mistake and never bring genesis loop into this fight

[@radiovenom1306]

i did your mistake... on eclipse..

[@waker_link]

@@radiovenom1306 damn...

[@dreamsofcyxes4187]

I would cry blood dude,are you okay?

[@radiovenom1306]

he was so low... i still haven't beaten the eclipse i HAD IT MAN

[@RoronoaZoroHunterX7]

wait what happens with genesis loop here?

[@Chigen_Atomic]

Oh, I am highly looking forward to this coming to console. Can't wait to hear this blasting through my TV.

[@Tivallia9010]

Same dude. Can't wait for all the fails that presumes me when I fight the boss

[@Overqualification]

When is it coming?

[@Tivallia9010]

@@Overqualification everyone says 3 or 2 months from now. I just want to listen to this boss music as I get cucked

[@Chigen_Atomic]

There's usually a two or three month wait for updates to hit console. So October or November. If it's November, it'll be a nice pre or post birthday present for me.

[@oliconbob3179]

The first time I fought Mithrix, I was playing with two others. They both died in the second phase, so I had to fight through the last two phases and escape on my own while playing Rex. It was very intense.

[@fearanger1]

God damn, REX!? Kudos to that!

[@Mayobii]

“You truly were the Risk of Rain 2” -Mithrix

[@1Ayudon1]

Once again like in RoR1, instead of this being Mithrix's boss theme, it may be the *Player's* boss theme. On the first part, a new, real threat is presented to the King of Nothing, reflected in the ominous melody as they begin fighting. On the second part, he makes a retreat while backup comes in. The music makes it seem (to me) like he's there in the background, both thinking on how to proceed next and watching as those machines are all slowly being taken care of by the player, one by one. On the third part, he comes back in full force, going all out in his attacks. He's desperate. He's shouting at the player now. The first melody is back, with new underlying tones that reflect that desperation, and the guitar now sounds more like wailing in despair. He's losing this fight. Final part. He's broken and beaten, just barely standing on his two legs, almost all of his spirit drained from his body. This is just one sad last ditch effort to survive. A futile one.

[@AstronautDown]

Why is it someone's theme and not the battle's theme? Btw, it is 100% the battle's theme.

[@1Ayudon1]

@@AstronautDown Wow. Didn't think of it that way for even a second. That's also really cool :)

[@bde2906]

this reminds me of yahron's theme from calamity

[@bottinator22]

well, unlike Providence (who wanted to protect soul), Mithrix is technically just a big jerk who wants to conquer stuff and sees soul as worthless

[@lordsickomode]

*laughs in 20x soldier syringe bandit with 4 gunner drones*

[@vidoben]

I'm a sucker for leitmotifs in music, and when I realized this is a reprise of Double F*cking Rainbow from ROR1, my brain freaking exploded. Excellent work, man. The soundtracks to both ROR's have become new favorites of mine since I found them.

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

"Hm. A weird black hole. Wonder if that's some kind of interactable." [MUSIC BLARES] "Okay, nope, that's a death machine." The intro to this one is just perfect, even if not all of it plays in the boss intro(?)

[@tyfarrel7855]

Funny thing is when the boss went stage 3 I was walking towards it thinking it was an interaction. It was just sitting there. Realized fast when my items disappeared I should run lol.

[@ziongamer6905]

Ty Farrel I missed my boss killing equipment out of sheer fear when he did that. Ended my first run on him bc of my stupidity.

[@tyfarrel7855]

@@ziongamer6905 i feel it. Honestly a great boss fight through and through. The scene after you escape is a bit rough however, seeing the broken helmet just laying there.

[@ziongamer6905]

@@tyfarrel7855 Really makes you wonder if we were in the wrong AGAIN. The question becomes, where did the first crew go then?

[@tyfarrel7855]

@@ziongamer6905 Does make one wonder.

[@2hufan521]

Today, I played Risk of Rain 2 with my friend for the first time ever, it's probably the best roguelike I've ever played. During a run after I unlocked Loader and was doing a run with her and got a really good build, my friend lost wifi on the last stage, so I was forced to fight this guy for the first time in a solo fight. Never have I been on such a power trip and humbled so hard.

[@chickenpower5732]

This sounds like Double F*cking Rainbow honestly. Except a hell of a lot more done to it to make it better.

[@ronnieoliveiraviana5642]

Hot take: I prefer DFR. BUT this one is nice too

[@AstronautDown]

I really wanted to explore DFR further because I think there's a lot of potential, but I was literally exhausted by the time I wrote this. While there's a lot of things I like, I'm still not satisfied with it as a development of the DFR material per se. Which means I'll probably give it another go in RoR3.

[@ronnieoliveiraviana5642]

Love your work!

[@ronnieoliveiraviana5642]

By the way, RoR3 confirmed

[@chickenpower5732]

Ronnie Oliveira Viana epic

[@NexGenration99]

everything about the music for the final level is a perfect example of how to compose for the gameplay. the player first spawns in a dark empty room with only a long dark hallway as an exit. they are greeted with slow and calm music, a stark contrast from the louch energetic heavy metal from the boss battle they had just left behind. for most new players, the point at which they venture out of the hallway and take in the vast open view of the blindingly white moon tends to match up with the point of the song where it ramps up into heavy metal again, which realy fits the visual scene infront of the player. the player then gets to the final boss and is greeted by this masterpiece of hard electric guitar that realy hammers home the idea of mithrix looking at the character with an expression that says "alright you little punk, you made it this far, but now im going to smash your skull in". the music then shifts when mithrix leaves and summons his lunar chimeras. personally, ive always felt like this part of the song had a some sort of clock ticking feeling to it, symbolizing mithrix taking a break to catch his breath. mithrix returns and the music shifts back to the fast paced heavy guitar it had before. phase 4 begins and the pacing of song grinds to a halt. to me, this always felt like a giant red flag to the player saying "HEY! this is the time to slow down, find some cover, and take a more strategic approach!" this to me is the pinnacle ot using music to talk to the player. no pop-up text or other visual cues needed (tho mithrix taking your items away is a pretty bit red flag as well). just a clever change in musical tone. *chef's kiss* you've realy outdone yourself with this track and con lentitud poderosa. you have my applause

[@crimson8017]

This song is the embodiment of the feeling when a malachite horde boss spawns

[@TheClobberer]

king of nothings face when i have more than one hoppoo feather (impervious to his attack pattern)

[@HSF8811]

Now we need a mod where Mithrix wields a giant ukulele.

[@netro7274]

the sound in the background to make the music more dynamic at1:12 is so good.

[@Henrique.paulino]

Actually i have RoR2 for only 2 months because i wasn't expecting it to be great with the 3rd dimensional shift and then my spotify made that playlist with "Songs you maybe lost on 2020" and there was "con lentitud poderosa...". That shit gave me thrills and when i got the reference from "Coalescence", looked at the names of titles on the álbum and saw the title "You gonna need a Bigger Ukulele" i snaped "Here comes DOUBLE FUCKING RAINBOW 2!" Love your work Chris 💕

[@endermcetherman]

Chris do you plan on doing another music commentary on RoR2 like you did for RoR? Not saying you should but I'am really curious of the process you went through

[@AstronautDown]

Yes. It's been requested a lot and I always planned to do it :)

[@blackvevo8964]

What is the process of making your music @chris

[@AstronautDown]

Reading books 90% of the time, thinking about the composition 9% of time, composing 1% of the time.

[@calebthecondor]

Dope!

[@sunsetbreaker1881]

Chris Christodoulou incredible Then If I just, MAKE books, my composition would be on a whole new levek

[@lizardizzle]

Thanks!

[@terrarian_outlaw]

Mithrix: Scream, vermin. Engineer and his turrets with 30 or more Bustling Fungus: *y'all hear sumn'?*

[@iluxa-4000]

Turrets, after getting one-shot by slam even with 30 bungus: dayum, we do need a bigger ukulele

[@Mega_Croissantamence]

@@iluxa-4000surprise! Genesis loops.

[@gavinhazan1415]

Never played this game but good lord does the music go hard

[@narcolepticred7376]

“When I’m through with you, you’re going to remember why they name storms after people.”

[@golovkaanna8757]

You know real shit happens when you realise you need a bigger ukulele

[@carterwilliams7106]

You don't need a bigger ukulele if you get 57 leaf clover

[@GudJobb_FGC]

@@carterwilliams7106 hate to break it to you pal, but you're gonna need a bigger 57 leaf clover

[@TheMrTumbs]

58 leaf clover when

[@hexxedude]

Доробо русский

[@Shagaru_Bleed]

@@TheMrTumbs 59 leaf clover when

[@Tivallia9010]

It's all shits and giggles until the song is named "You're gonna need a bigger ukulele"

[@ashamefulgamer1578]

Teleports behind you "This is personel, kid"

[@literalcancer8810]

After beating Risk of Rain Returns I realized that the second phase theme has Providences theme Precipitation in it. Dope as hell.

[@benscones9529]

Hey Chris, I just want to say I LOVE, I cannot understate this, LOVE how you used acoustic drums, and that you used them at all, on what's an otherwise "electronic-y" soundtrack. Not sure how to put it properly, but hearing the different cymbals and the overall texture is something I immediately recognized that made me think "yo this soundtrack is sick." I love hearing the drums in particular whenever I play. Have a good one!

[@TotallyNotNJT]

0:26 Verdant Moon players be shivering rn

[@dougjdouglas]

Rare and elusive Verdant Moon Player spotted!!!

[@locomotivo4644]

Me: has 50 Ukelele-. Mithrix: *You're gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele, kiddo* _(yeets me with a hammer back to stage 1)_

[@warmpereer65]

Mithirin last phase: All of your ukelele is mine

[@weet294]

how do you spell mithrix wrong in two different ways

[@weet294]

nevermind one of them fixed it

[@haltheclown454]

Me when Mithrin

[@anchoviesonnachos7074]

@@haltheclown454 Mithirin*

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

1:25 A momentary abatement, having brought Mithrix to his knees, his devious machinations in piles of smoldering rubble, and ash around him. Through the smoke, the hellbringer comes forth, unrecognizable, covered in thier ill-gotten gains, their tools of war. Malformed with misintent. The King of Nothing rises one final time, and sees his assailant ready thier weapons. But he doesn't move to attack. He simply stretches his finger out, pointing at them. 2:25 A nauseating feeling, as time and space dilate and contract around the destroyer. An uncomfortable weight placed and removed all at once. A deja vu that you remember but hasn't happened yet. Pain and peace become one and the same. Then, the needles fly from their leg, the rings and crystals from thier fingers, the plates of metal and shields ripped off thier back, the glasses and contorted headresses flee from thier head, abandoning their former master, now towards the King. No longer the god they once were, they fall to their knees, their soul and curios depleted, now merely mortal. Drained from the brief, eternal torment. "You are a pathetic creature. Weak. Powerless. Without your glittering gold, trinkets and baubles... Paid for in blood. You are nothing. My damnation, my anguish, my pain ends today. But yours... yours is only just beginning. I've suffered you enough. Now suffer. ME. NOW!" I'm quite happy with how this came out. :D

[@adferxis]

Good read

[@whyvernics]

dude this is actually insane poetry, its people like you that have me coming back even after I grow tired of the game itself. you have amazing talent man

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

@@whyvernics Thanks for the kind words, friend! They mean more than you know. I love storytelling and writing, and seeing other people like what I put forward as well just warms my heart. It's such a dream come true for me. :) And to answer any future comments, I was initially inspired by a line that Mithrix said in-game, which reminded me of DD. I wanted to see if I could sneak in a couple quotes for others to notice. (though now in hindsight I feel like I used a few too many quotes, so the picture I'm painting kind of doesn't feel entirely my own.) I swear my mind won't get so sidetracked next time.

[@skeletastic309]

What is this, a crossover episode? So many darkest dungeon lines.

[@Terrivian_Vess]

You remember our venerable planet, opulent and imperial. It is an abomination!

[@hobomisanthropus2414]

I can't believe it's been seven years (Thereabouts) since your amazing score for the first RoR. Coalescence is still burned in my memory so hard, I can hear it sometimes still in the moments before I fall asleep and wake up.

[@SCP-up4ot]

I never realised precipitation was present in this song till now, really makes me love it even more

[@darkestlight4363]

I like thinking about these songs a lot. One detail I especially like to think about is how the callback to Precipitation plays during the phase where the Chimeras attack you. I find this interesting because Providence was seen as a sort of protector of the monsters (at least, from what I remember). There’s also the fact that the ground lunar chimeras look very similar to the temple guardians/sanctuary guardians. And Providence summoned two of those sanctuary guardians during his fight. Did I mention that this song sounds amazing (and catchy)? Your songs are always a treat, man. Keep it up.

[@bl4ckbl4z39]

god i love all of the phase themes so much! though ive gotta say that Phase 2 with the Lunar Chimera is probably my favorite of them all, its a perfect sound for an intermission between phases of the big final boss, while still having the feeling that even this phase isnt one you can put your guard down in.

[@Laika4895]

I will always remember this as the song i killed god to as a rogue multi-task robot. I feel like i need to explain just how funny this is looking back: *never actually played or seen any footage of ror2 *didn't know how to loop, i was initially trying to unlock "sword commando' as i called him *didn't know about the (now removed) time where you can obliterate him by attacking him during his zucc faze. I will always laugh at the fact that my dumbass UNINTENTIONALLY killed GOD as a tiny multi-task bot who decided to escape his ship.

[@kysci7315]

Going in blind is the best way to play, I did the same thing and the music just kept blowing me away

[@taji12121212]

MUL-T MAIN LEGENED CONFIRMED?!?!

[@CaramujoDaLeste]

"sword commando" that sounds like Nemesis Commando if you think for a second

[@RevolverRez]

You knocked it out of the park for this update. Both the final level and boss have incredible themes, they really sell the "oh crap" moment of being stuck on the moon and set upon by this enraged banished god.

[@SlammedOnGasoline]

I heard precipitation in this. This is amazing Chris.

[@AstronautDown]

Thanks! Glad you caught it ;)

[@molagboolin313]

After listening to this masterpiece of a soundtrack I absolutely HAVE to buy the vinyl. This game wouldn't be what it is without the soundtrack. Kudos to you, Chris.

[@cymbabrzmiacy7561]

" Then it all crashes down, and you break your crown, and you point your finger but there's no one around. [...] Where's your crown, King Nothing? "

[@elijahjames6607]

Metallica, fuck yea!

[@cymbabrzmiacy7561]

@@elijahjames6607 \m/

[@danielatkinson9177]

Who would win: 1: All-Powerful God who wields a warhammer which can disrupt the rifts between time and space 2: Small soldier with a ukelele and a pair of glasses

[@thefluff209]

Yeah that’s my survivor, artificer is great and no one can tell me otherwise

[@flyingtenseiken2202]

Γαμάει, έφτασα πρώτη φορά στο τελευταίο boss και δεν πιστευα πόσο ωραία είναι η μουσική. Συγχαρητήρια και για όλα τα υπόλοιπα κομμάτια.

[@AstronautDown]

Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ!

[@justaguy1304]

"Why the hell is there a giant hammer man teleporting at me?"

[@N0PH0B14]

I love how serious and imposing this track is. It's not just a battle theme, it's letting you know that what ever you've gotten yourself into, you seriously fucked up. Double Fucking Rainbow could not have been a better choice for this. Awesome work as always!

[@aliyasseraref37]

Mithrix, His brother and the Artifact of Swarms disliked this

[@lucasguzzi9329]

The beggining of this music is just pure anxiety Jesus Christ. To this day it plays on my head when I am trying to finish homework right on the deadline

[@alhamzahkaraghuli6142]

Whenever I hear the beginning I feel the adrenaline rush in anticipation for a hard battle

[@Apollo_XII_]

The fight this song plays in was definitely insane the first time I played it, but this track really did an amazing job of selling the idea that the boss is important/a threat. I've loved your RoR1 OST work since 2013 and I'm ready to fall in love with your music all over again!

[@cryouru]

yep got oneshot by the boss while hearin that banger, NOICE

[@macandsmak2724]

I was never really a music guy but when my friend showed me this game the music absolutely changed me Chris thank you for making such amazing music

[@MrSmashySmash]

Ooh I wonder what the new boss is-- *"IT'S HAMMER TIME."*

[@meem238]

Hot DAMN that drumming is absolutely insane!