COMPOSER reacts 😲 to RISK OF RAIN OST Coalescence

[@AstronautDown]

Hi ΛΤLΛS, thank you for the thoughtful analysis! I think you hit the nail on the head with focusing on texture, form (something very few people talk about) and the transformation aspect. I'm very happy you liked piece and the lead synth in particular! I'm really proud of it and it's pretty much the signature sound of the soundtrack :) For the record the "electric guitar" pad is indeed a saturated synth as you suspected ;) And thank you Emerald for requesting the piece!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Awesome Chris!

[@omararredondo4557]

HOLY CRAP THE GOD HIMSELF

[@throwawayemail6269]

@@omararredondo4557 I mean, the guy still responds to comments on his video for this song. I'm not shocked he found this video.

[@sotoskun861]

Χρηστο δικε μου εισαι φοβερος! Συνεχισε την καλη δουλεια!

[@santiagojordan5594]

que dijo

[@OffbeatPengu_personal]

Chris Christodolou is one of the first composers on my list of "I will buy a game solely because he composed for it. His work is absolutely fantastic.

[@xpertlex7954]

this song single-handedly got me into the ROR series lol

[@abra_escaped]

And then the games end up being just as good as the music Bang for your buck, they call that

[@jesuss5721]

Please, do yourself a favor by adding Motoi Sakuraba and Danny Baranovsky to the list :)

[@brayzaroo]

Chris is the second on my list, the 1st spot always goes to Tee Lopes

[@XavierTheNeonTiger]

That's the exact reason I bought "The Sea Will Claim Everything". Good game, I never would've found it if not for Chris's music.

[@magmadude_]

Woah wasn’t expecting Coalescence! You should *really* listen to “...con lentitud poderosa”. It’s the spiritual successor to this song by the same composer for risk of rain 2, and it’s my favourite out of all of risk of rain

[@johan4588]

Yeah the new one is better

[@emerald3616]

I personally am against him listening to "...con lentitud poderosa". I did give thought to recommending that song to him instead of Coalescence, but I decided against it. The reason I did this is that the song very much requires the context of Coalescence to get the full experience, even Chris Christodoulou describes the song as a "satellite" to Coalescence because it depends on you having listened to it. The issue with this is now that he's listened to Coalescence is that there isn't enough material to get a video analysis out of. Half of it is just a rearrangement of Coalescence which means he would just be rehashing old material. Combine that with a portion of the song being a bridge which doesn't have much interesting to analyze and you're left with only roughly 1 minute 30 seconds of material that is worth making an entirely new video for. Don't get me wrong, that is the best 1 minute 30 seconds Chris has ever made in my opinion which is why it's my favorite song in that OST, but it's just not enough to make a video on when there are many other songs from this soundtrack and various other soundtracks he can listen to instead and would make for a more interesting analysis.

[@tokyobassist]

Ok but that's Chris' feelings on the song not yours lol. Doesn't mean people can't appreciate the song especially when Coalescence is here with no context when it actually plays in game.

[@grahg]

@@emerald3616 I agree, though if he were to react and analyze a track from Risk of Rain 2, it would make sense to do a boss theme like Koppen, Antarctic Oscillation, or You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele to get a feel of the heavy boss-fight portions of the Risk of Rain games, not just another level track. Basically it would make sense to do a boss theme over a level theme because they're a big part of the games, too. I just can't decide between the three.

[@JointedCrab]

That is an amazing track

[@emerald3616]

What the heck! I was the one who kept asking for this video and youtube didn't even give me the notification for it! KZbin is messed up sometimes. I don't really have anything else to comment anymore because my purpose in life has been fulfilled. I guess I'll say that the reason I recommended this song over other songs by this composer was because you said in one video that you like it when songs develop on a single motif and also because it's so much more popular than the other songs that I figured it would have a better chance of being analyzed with the OST being an indie game. Anyways, I have finally reached inner peace and can move on from this mortal realm. Ok, I know I said I have nothing else to comment on but I lied; I keep editing this comment adding more stuff I want to talk about lol. One thing that I hoped you would notice was the title of the piece. Chris Christodoulou is very good with his titles and puts a decent amount of thought into them, with the titles of the Risk of Rain OSTs all being related to weather or water in some form (because rain) while also being related to the piece itself. In this one's case, it's called "Coalescence" because it, well, "coalesces" instruments as time goes on and the word comes from the term for the property of water droplets to combine into a single water droplet when they contact each other, which is the relation to rain.

[@AtlasBenighted]

You have one thing left to do before you move on on your mortal existence. Join my Discord server 🙂 You can find the link in the post I made in my community tab.

[@StarfieldDisarray]

Something to note about Coalescence is that the composer, Chris Christoudoulou, did not compose it with the intent of it being a climactic part of the game. Hopoo, the developer, had Christoudoulou compose tracks as he willed and used them as he saw fit. Coalescence would not have worked as well as it did in any other application, its strength is attributed not only to Christoudoulou making an incredible track, but also Hopoo's incredible sense of how and where to best utilize it. For additional context for Risk of Rain itself; The loose story of the game is that you are someone on a cargo ship that got attacked while passing by a planet and ended up crash landing there. Following it in an escape pod, you make your way across the planet, using the mysterious teleportation technology found there, before finally arriving at the wreckage of the ship and Coalescence begins to play as you make your way through the downed ship and towards the bridge. The initial melancholic feel to the track can then be attributed to a feeling of "Oh god, everyone on this ship died" and the progression and layering of the track could reflect an emotional progression in the player character. Risk of Rain's writing is, for better or for worse, too minimalistic to really tell, but there are certainly themes of transformation as you detailed, although it's ambiguous whether they reflect physical or mental translations with he ending text for each character being things like "...and so he left, with everything but his humanity." and "...and so it left, entirely forgetting its original purpose."

[@saacattaac007]

Well I think that Commando’s playthrough is considered the *most* canon run in the games, and he absolutely is all about transformation. His character in the first game is that he’s just trying to survive and get off that planet, but he massacres thousands in the process. His character in the second game is him grasping at the fact that maybe he didn’t kill to survive and rather that he liked it, after all he went back. The killing he did at first was necessary for his survival, but the second time around, not at all. He is a monster, in a symbolic sense of the word. And so he left, with everything but his humanity. He could have gathered every single piece of cargo, but he would have lost himself in the process.

[@haezelroche]

@@saacattaac007 unfortunately hopoo essentially myth busted this for us, the commando we see in the second game is not the same as the first (this was a direct statement from Hopoo themselves), instead the DLC "Survivors Of The Void." character Void Fiend, is considered the commando from the first game (as far as I know Hopoo themselves haven't discredited this, correct me if I'm wrong), corrupted by the void having survived within it for so long, and now is solely focused on killing. (How? We have to go off the partially confirmed theory that both games take place within a time loop created by the Void Reavers so there's that.)

[@MasterSorez]

You should listen to Riks of Rain 2's "…con lentitud poderosa" A worthy parellel to this one as 2's final level, where after pure chaos and difficulty, you're greeted by a serene, white walkway, on your way to the final fight of the game. "...and so he left, with everything but his humanity"

[@ArtofCrimms]

Very much so this one! Where in Risk of Rain you had chaos blowing up while you had this chill snazzy piece in the background, in Risk of Rain 2 you are leaving chaos to find yourself in, quite literally, the "tantrum land" of an angry, lonely 'god', a shattered moon above a maddened planet, with nothing but rain, silence and a walkway to your destiny. Definitely try "...con lentitud poderosa" (which, in case it's something that interests you, is a quote from Borges)

[@trevorohman8196]

Yeah it’s my favorite track for the game

[@anchoviesonnachos7074]

Con letitud poderosa is so well done. its not a sequel to coalesence, but more a satellite. its fuckin great.

[@guntherhess227]

yep needed

[@speedydevil]

...and his music was electric.

[@pepelerezp6583]

He nailed the theme of transformation. Its incredible that he got it only from the song. "...and so it left, servos pulsing with new life." Congratulations, you realy are a master of music. The discography of Chris Christodoulou is extremelly recommendable, he is also a musical genius. He mainly has worked whit Hopoo Games (Risk of rain 1, 2 and Dead bolt).

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thanks a lot Pepe 😄

[@sziklai3003]

Shoutout to Chris Christodoulou for the amazing soundtrack

[@AtlasBenighted]

Indeed!

[@Steelgrey666]

It adding layers makes sense given how the game introduces more and more enemies and difficulty over time. You could say this is the true theme of the game. It really symbolizes it. Quite the nice surprise to see you react to this one. Never expected Risk of Rain to get some love here.

[@onion6887]

Yeah, i like that feature, how yes, you can spend more time on a single level, but run the risk of the enemies scaling too quickly, or spend little time on levels, running the risk of having not enough items

[@shelbyherring92]

That and also, if you look at the overall plot of the game, it's kinda sad, so this ominous and melancholic tune captures that as well.

[@shelbyherring92]

@@onion6887 My God, I haven't played it regularly in a while. I've only played it on the extra feature modes: glass cannon, elites only, choose items (I forgot their in-game names, haven't played in about two years)

[@onion6887]

@@shelbyherring92 arifact of command is choose items, glass cannon is arifact of glass, and elites only is arifact of honor, same ones i used alot

[@Boomblox5896]

You can also say that about layering on more items until you basically become an (almost) unstoppable killing machine.

[@ThornVangu]

Aw, man, I LOOOVE Coalescence. The chill opening, the rising desperation...it's not your last stand against the planet... ...it's the planet's last stand against you.

[@youtubewanderer3347]

Risk of Rain is soo good, i really don't need to add anything more

[@lepapatissier4122]

If he want he can go and listen to an RoR2 OST like "The rain formerly known as purple" "con lentitud poderosa" or "a glacier eventually farts"

[@theelectronic00]

@@lepapatissier4122 Yes, those are masterpieces. Chris Christodoulou is a legend

[@democlezz]

Is Risk of Rain 1 worth playing if I liked the second one?

[@lionman9087]

@@democlezz not necessarily Its good but not really comparable to ror2 if you played it first

[@balladin9200]

The first time I heard the electric guitar rip on Antartic Oscillation I almost broke my head from banging it so hard.

[@blancfayeochoa3777]

"A some kind of transformation, like someone is recovering his humanity." You nailed it. I lost it here. Well done. This is exactly what's happening in that final level.

[@lemone630]

I, for one, view at as a realization that you've lost your humanity.

[@cristiang.7160]

@@lemone630 That's how I saw it too. Near the end of the game, you are unrecognizable. You yourself turned into a monster

[@Marhathor]

The endings say it all. "...and so he left, with everything but his humanity.", "...and so she left, her soul still remaining on the planet.", etc. All this time, you've been slaughtering creatures to fuel your escape through teleporters. Hundreds of them. At this point, you've gone numb to it. All the action happens around you and you barely even recognize it anymore, because it's all you've been seeing. That's why the music works so well in this contrast: The music, your mind, is calm, while the world around you is chaos. Then Precipitation is a badass revenge boss theme.

[@AdmiredDisorder]

Chris Christodoulou shared this on twitter and I'm super happy to have found this channel because video game music is such a large part of my media enjoyment and this type of commentary/reaction video is definitely my entertainment

[@AtlasBenighted]

No waaay 😮

[@ArtofCrimms]

I LOVE this piece, and your breakdown is amazing as usual! What I love about this piece is that, for some, it's a sad song that seems to evoke the disfiguration and "monsterification" of the player character, since you have to use items that you find on the planet to survive, ranging from steroid-laced adrenaline shots, to animal legs, to cursed masks; while for others it's a very energetic piece (the author, Chris Christodoulou, says it's all about the crescendo that is the game, made into one piece). For me it's the former, since it encapsulates the idea of Coalescence, the way molecules of the same element tend to unite to form a greater "body", just like the items become a part of the character. The song builds up little by little, molecule by molecule, until you are left with a body greater than the sum of its parts.

[@AtlasBenighted]

Great input!

[@llynaxx]

The voice at 5:01 messed me up. It sounded like it was right downstairs from me and I freaked out lmao.

[@AtlasBenighted]

😆

[@duwanglover3424]

I’ve been waiting for this for a long time! I can’t wait for more reviews and breakdowns of other Risk of Rain songs! Highly recommend “The Raindrops the Fell to the Sky” and “...con lentitud ponderosa!”

[@mexicanzoidburg8072]

Nice to see some niche series getting some love. There's so much incredible music from lesser known series like risk of rain and the legend of heroes.

[@MelonWyvern]

If I could give another suggestion from the same composer, I would suggest listening to "The Raindrop That Fell To The Sky" from the Risk of Rain 2 OST. An absolute masterpiece and my favourite song from the game which is loaded with amazing songs ^^

[@tokyobassist]

He might as well review the whole soundtrack. Into the Doldrums is probably one of my favorite songs.

[@potatolucy]

The Raindrop That Fell To The Sky is so amazing. the first time i heard it in-game around the 7-8 minute mark i just had to stop playing for a bit and listen because damn that really hit hard, even while i was in the middle of fighting alloy worship unit. ever since then it’s been my favorite soundtrack in the game, probably favorite soundtrack ever, and every time i hear it i just get goosebumps and i cry a little bit, and this song is genuinely the only song that can make me cry, even after listening to it multiple times.

[@progettocrema]

7:05 my exact reaction the second time I reached that level and listened to the song, which I was too busy trying to complete the level the first time to actually realise the incredible masterpiece that was guiding me through the journey of a game that wouldn't be so beautiful to play weren't it for the music that Christodoulou created. I love his music and I really like this video reaction and breakdown, thanks. Also thanks to @emerald

[@ShadowVTuber]

I didn't expect Risk of Rain Soundtrack here The OST from both games is wonderful

[@elderan9478]

Guys, let's say it together: praise the Emerald and Coalescence!!! I really love RoR and Deadbolt ost, and it was very pleasant to me to see your reaction, Atlas!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thank you so much 😄

[@Tavlor2]

Risk of rain is one of the GOATs of indie game music, I would recommend listening to the entire risk of rain soundtrack really. Also please listen to some music from Hyper light drifter in the future it’s also fantastic

[@matteolari8361]

usual reccomendation of octopath traveler: those who govern reason with any character intro

[@mexicanzoidburg8072]

Keep going brother. You're fighting the good fight. ✊✊✊ The time signatures in that track are crazy 🤯

[@matteolari8361]

@@mexicanzoidburg8072 ahah thanks

[@chiperpol]

As a fan of the game I really appreciate that you did this review! I discovered this channel with the guts theme but I love every video!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thank you so much 😄

[@richiknair9036]

I recommend "The Rumble of Scientific Truth" by Kevin Penkin from Made in Abyss Movie 3:- Dawn of the Deep Soul

[@lorax1274]

The Rumble of Scientific Triumph*

[@Melchiorblade7]

The underlying harmonic structure is clearly a nod to the Zelda 1 dungeon theme. Same exact harmonies! I love what the composer does with the layering!

[@Boomblox5896]

"It's adding more layers" This is basically what it means to play this game. You add more items to your arsenal to progressively become more powerful until it spearheads into a chaotic final battle. But ironically the music chills out at the point right before that.

[@sumnertaylor8950]

First time watching a video from this guy but I like how you can see him slowly getting more and more into the song as it goes.

[@Venas254]

Haven't really played Risk of Rain before but this song is so good it makes me want to try it out.

[@elderan9478]

Both RoRs are absolutely beautiful, but first one is ultra hard compared to the second. Anyway, good luck)

[@mayonnaise2396]

@@elderan9478 risk of rain 2 is waaay harder, wdym? Monsoon is easy enough to beat if you can pass the first two levels. And there is the fact that you only have two dimensions to worry about, so if you have a character like commando, you can proc to high hell, as well as pierce everyone with full metal jacket.

[@Kyee124]

@@mayonnaise2396 but the issue is ror1 only have 2 dimensions... you can only dodge either left or right(which you will probably get slapped by enemies), in ror2 you have 360 degree to dodge the enemy, you can easily run away to the direction where there are no enemies

[@Kittysu-the-kitsune]

Update time: Have you tried the games out yet?

[@Venas254]

@@Kittysu-the-kitsune I haven't had the money to buy any games for awhile now lol

[@gebcrafter]

This song is so incredible, hearing this in the parts of the game where you can get killed in one shot, but you also melt everything before it even spawns just shows how deep you truly are in the rabbit hole

[@whyitmatters6906]

it's a forgotten game, but u should check the OST out, the name's gunz the duel, and the tracks that sound the best are lobby theme, industrial technolism, ryswick style. are straight up bangers. kinda defined my aesthetics for the rest of my life.

[@ruien6912]

K-style for life

[@rsking6120]

I really appreciate your reaction, and normally I don't listen to the entire analysis, but I really love this soundtrack, and your analysis in this video was very interesting :D It was really incredible how much insight you had into the game and some of the underlying lore and themes of the game just through the music!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thanks for giving it a chance

[@GarylIl]

Nice to see you react to this, and that you were feeling it so hard while listening! RoR and RoR2 have such great soundtracks but they're pretty indie (well, especially RoR1) so you don't really see their OSTs getting much notice outside of the fandom. I loved your commentary on it. If you're interested the composer actually has uploaded to youtube commentary over the entire Risk of Rain 1 and 2 OSTs and they're great listens too. Cheers!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Right in the feels 🙂

[@noahcaelum6796]

What’s the composers channel?

[@qwp1884]

@@noahcaelum6796 the same as his name, search up Chris ror ost and his channel should pop up

[@MelonWyvern]

All of the tracks from Risk of Rain and Risk of Rain 2 are absolute bangers ! Chris Christodoulou really knows what he's doing :D

[@DamageMaximo]

I never heard about this game until now, and jeez, this song was so good, I'll play it immediatly!

[@DerDudeVll]

if risk of rain 1 isn't your thing (it's a 2d side-scroller) try risk of rain 2. It's basically the same gameplay but in 3d and it has the same composer. Both games are amazing though!

[@The_Blazelighter]

Risk of Rain is a 2d roguelike where you play as a survivor of the crashed transport ship the UES Contact Light. Each level you search for a teleporter while killing the local inhavitants before they kill you. As you go, you will collect loot from the crashed ship in order to make yourself stronger. But be careful, difficulty rises as time goes on, and efficient use of your time can make the difference between becoming an unkillable god or getting crushed like an insect. Risk of Rain 2 is very similar, but in 3D. I'd highly recommend both games, but I will warn you that the 2nd is very addictive.

[@niceenoughguy2160]

I recommend "Gherman the first hunter" from the Bloodborne OST. It's just so amazing and fitting for a final boss fight

[@matheushack6163]

please listen to Risk of Rain's "'Chanson d'Automne" and its spiritual successor Risk of Rain 2's "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple"

[@ketra1504]

Yes

[@Ruffles7799]

Im so glad that I randomly found this channel youre amazing 🙏

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thank you so much 😄

[@kaiexists2729]

Seeing your reaction, id love to see what you think of "...con lentitud ponderosa" It's made by the same composer and is basically coalescence 2 Its also on the final area but it has a feeling of true finality to it

[@RandomGuy-ll9uz]

Both RoR and RoR 2 are masterpieces with some of my favourite OSTs ever.

[@liefkynes658]

Oh my God, Yes. Chris Christodoulou is one of my absolute favorite artists. So good.

[@gm-123-0]

That feeling that you can see on his face at 7:04 is the reason why I love this song. It is the exact moment where the song hits my eyes and makes me cry.

[@BRO305Jolle]

The Rain Formerly Known as Purple from Risk of Rain 2 is a masterpiece, you should do that too sometime! Instantly fell love with it when forst heard.

[@atomsorcerer8356]

One of the best ways i’ve heard this song described, is as an, Epiphany _It’s the sound of seeing blood on your hands._

[@roadkillwaffle9847]

One other thing is the main motif in this song is also the main motif for the entire game, but in the other tracks it's used in a way more fast paced and sort of action packed kind of way, so this song uses that to sort of flip the rest of the game on it's head and re-contextualise it which is what the level it goes with also does.

[@notleksplayz2575]

you HAVE to do the rain formally known as purple

[@Digganob590]

My favorite bit is when the bass becomes much more powerful. It hits you right in between the notes of the melody.

[@Smolmothball]

I was wrong. I like the Zelda music in the background tough

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thanks! I composed that song 🙂

[@ruien6912]

My belief with the transition is kinda like a realization that the player and character both get lost in the systematic killing that as it builds up and intensifies during the interlude, the floodgates of the final act really drives the humanity and fear of the character in the midst of all this chaos. Gone is the soldier/composed mindset as the aliens push harder and the chaos just tips over. This is a human trying to survive this situation The overall feeling of the game never left the foreign/dystopian feel. The world itself is alien and that feeling of wrongness never left. With this track, as the ending seems near the human emotion threatens and eventually breaks the mask the character puts on which as you explained exposed the human sound through the change in drums and synths to a more 'live' accoustic feel. The composition is honestly some of the best translation of whats going on in the current scene. Very good world building to fit an amazing game.

[@HarumiYu]

Risk of Rain, both games OST are truly amazing.

[@nikkan3810]

Chris Christodolou has full commentary to both RoR 1-2 OST albums, i really recommend to check these out, they can be found in official playlists on KZbin. Good shit form an insanely talented musician. Risk of Rain is a good game, but with this soundrack it reaches insane heights. You cannot mistake it for anything else.

[@loganjohnson8010]

I love that you have sections on.

[@ballom5191]

"maybe ...someone is recovering its humanity ?" The irony in this missunderstanding is so so freaking high "...and so he left, with everything but his humanity."

[@rubhan94]

4:04 I love those sparkly synthesizers that are going as well! I was instantly reminded by the *Dungeon of the Endless OST - Main Title* song. But my favourite is the 1 min long *Elevator Song* from the same OST. 😂 Lots of sparkly sounds. 🤩✨ Edit: I really love watching these videos, I find them incredible informative and educational. I don't play any instrument and have little knowledge about the theory of music, but I'm curious about it because a lot of music resonate strongly within me and awake deep feelings. That's why I love the breakdowns as I learn a lot of new knowledge about why that is. Your passion for this really shows and makes it easy to follow along and comprehend. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@iyusuarkhan6554]

No way I just found someone mentioning and praising DOTE OST!!! I never thought I would, ever, but I'm so glad I was wrong. It's so good to see others regard it good too. Have a great day :D

[@nighthawk8069]

The rain formerly known as purple would be a really good one to see here!

[@Scribbled2Death]

i've never played either of the risk of rain games, but gosh the soundtracks are lovely

[@voidtv8401]

The first time I heard Coalescence, and every time after, i got shivers. Now do "...Con Letitud Poderosa" from RoR 2.

[@kippkiwii5010]

One day ill see him reacting to gehrman

[@maxofalltrades8989]

When elden ring releases we'll finally get that reaction out of him haha

[@hassanjabari567]

My good man, I highly encourage you to react and breakdown a track from a fighting game franchise called Guilty Gear, more specifically a track called Heavy Day. The entire OST is very rock and metal based so i think you'd love it

[@Steelgrey666]

I can definitely second this.

[@lunarluxe9832]

Guilty Gear please!!

[@SelfDread]

Now that you've done this you should really do The Rain Formerly Known as Purple from Risk of Rain 2!

[@Sgunbee]

Very well my young apprentice, your training is almost over. Now you can experience the true power of the Risk of Rain 2 OST with tracks like "...con lentitud poderosa" (spiritual sequel to Coalescence) or "The raindrop that fell to the sky" (epic progressive piece similar to Coalescence).

[@galgramax6713]

Cool, if you're interested in the composer's work, there's actually an album commentary of the full soundtrack for both the first and second game (although the second one is almost twice as long) which has a few cool tidbits in there.

[@anwd8646]

The thing about this song is the FEELS. You’ve just arrived back on the ship you ejected out of with an escape pod, killing hundreds or maybe even thousands of “Monsters” just to make it here, and get the sobering thought of “Just how much of a monster have I become?” It’s even elaborated on after you beat the final boss with the lines saying what happen to your character… “And so he left, with everything but their humanity.”

[@johnfanboy7176]

I mean honestly Atlas you could get any of the recommendations on the comments and it would probably be a great song, video game and anime media really makes some amazing a songs

[@Vivaldidu14]

Coalescence amazed me when I heard it. You're in a very difficult game with increasing difficulty as time passes by and when you reach the final level this songs kicks it very gently at first and you're like "waw this is surprising" and then layers are being added one after another and it represents very well the whole spirit of the game. I'm glad you reviewed it. If I may ask for it again (I did on FF6 Dancing Mad react): "Roar of Departing Souls" from Lost Odyssey. This is a VERY unique song and I think you will love it. If you want context I'll put it below after some space (so you don't read it by accident if you don't want any spoiler): -- - - - - - - - - - Basically the antagonist somehow transforms into the equivalent of a god of death for the final fight of the game. The first 30 seconds of the song is pretty much the loading time of the fight with some light effects. The composer is Nobuo Uematsu who composed the Final Fantasy musics.

[@dominikmagnus]

"...and so he left with music still drawing feelings out of him."

[@naeshaunedwards7731]

I think Apex of the World (rain) from Fire Emblem would be a good one. They really made the best drop like 3 times in an orchestrated type of music, and it sounds great

[@ishmerru]

You probably know this but this music signifies or questions if we are the bad guys instead of the monsters.

[@MrPerson61]

I would LOVE it if you reacted to "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" and "...con lentitud poderosa" from Risk of Rain 2, they are 100% gold (or purple heh)

[@vcjg287]

If you enjoyed this song, there are some other in the OST of both games that you could like too. Some of my faves would be: Into the doldrums Terra pluviam Moisture deficit The raindrop that fell to the sky The rain formerly known as purple Arxtic oscillation Hope you enjoy these

[@cassard330]

I LOVE Chris Christodoulou for both Risk of Rain and Deadbolt !!!

[@ChrisMortJr.]

This is the swan song of a man who did everything in his power to protect his planet and failed.

[@PandamoniumBruu]

You should check "Con lentitud poderosa" from Risk of Rain 2 Same composer and is the music for the final level like Coalescence

[@Rougie1993]

You should also try The Rain Formerly Known as Purple from Risk of Rain 2. Same composer. It's my favourite song.

[@vanderan]

Ironically, I found Coalescence due to it sharing the name with the most chaotic song I’ve heard in a long time by ExileLord. It’s part 1 of a 2 parter song, with part 2 being called Segmentation. It’s a very loud song, and it almost sounds like an unbeatable boss battle with small flashbacks to the enemy’s past. I might be a little biased, since I love underdog tracks, but I highly recommend the listen, even if it is a more acquired taste.

[@shortidins8073]

thanks emerald and Atlas for presenting me this song and game 😊

[@booates]

the first time you get to the last stage and this song starts oo shit

[@Wacck]

Wow, comfy track. Not at all what I expected

[@K1NG-R3X]

i hope he listens to "...con lentitud poderosa" soon, i love it so much

[@nightplaymc]

You should react to Chanson d'Automne.. which is another ost from risk of rain and Rain formerly known as purple Which is a callback to the former in Risk of Rain 2

[@sirparadigm2241]

Still pushing for the Dark Souls 3 Epilogue. It was such an amazing way to wrap up the journey that was that game.

[@KnightlySymphony]

It’s a good time to be a Risk of Rain fan. Truly loved this reaction and hope to see more Risk of Rain in the future. If you havent already I recommend you getting a bigger Ukulele. 😏

[@AtlasBenighted]

😆

[@pault3345]

I highly recommend Rage of the Myrmidons by Darren Korb from Hades :) (and pretty much the entire ost tbh x)

[@unknownuser457gll4]

You gotta react to DeadBolt ost, same composer. It is a whole other world i swear.

[@temesis09]

While Deadbolt is good, I believe the Risk of Rain series is better

[@mayonnaise2396]

@@temesis09 they’re different. Deadbolt is an amazing game, but not necessarily meant to be replayed. And it’s unfair to compare a franchise to a single game. Deadbolt has frankly groovier music, better, crisper gunplay, and a better state of iterative gameplay and flow compared to risk of rain.

[@riku8184]

Very good Video about an amazing piece, didnt expect Risk of Rain at all. I definetly shoot my shot and suggest a piece of the Vinland Saga sountrack and specifically "Somewhere else" from Yutaka Yamada. Keep up the great work!

[@AtlasBenighted]

Thanks Riku 🙂

[@stan2139]

My favorite music period.

[@feesh4708]

Curious how he mentions someone becoming more human, when the underlying narrative is that commando is losing his empathy and humanity through the game.

[@buntado6]

Well, one of the robot characters seemed to have awakened something in it's ending. But even applying to the commando I always imagined it was like a last scream of anger, cursing existence and wondering why fate had taught him to live empathically if it would eventually force him into a situation where he would need to become a monster to survive.

[@potatocannongb3328]

"for being chaotic and difficult" Me with 2.000 Soldier Syringes, 1205 Paul's Goats Hoofs and 8.000 Hermit's Scarfs: no

[@ValcristRoda]

One thing I liked about Tartarus from Persona 3 is that the dungeon has one core theme that has more layers the higher you go up until the intensity is max at the top.

[@mothralord1709]

Hell yea this ost slaps

[@shokiios7094]

Atlas, the only composer who doesn't have sound isolation for his microphone

[@maxofalltrades8989]

I've been asking for this one on another thread, but I'll recommending Space Lion on this thread too. Cowboy Bebop in general has an outstanding ost.

[@shadowe6]

Great track all around and video too, would want to see a review on a song from Risk of Rain 2, The Rain Formerly Known as Purple Great vibes from the ost of these games

[@slyntion6288]

can you do Sealed Vessel from hollow knight?:)

[@karimelngar146]

He should it's one of my top favorite OSTs ever 👌

[@DamageMaximo]

he will

[@figloalds]

I think it's awesome how the song gets crazier and crazier until it fades into nothing, Cristodoulou had one job, NAILED IT.

[@RyeNorth]

One of the key aspects of this song is that it's an overture of the entire game's score, which you've been exposed to on failed attempt after failed attempt. You've finally made it, good luck. It all coalesces here. Leitmotif is a powerful tool.

[@JamesV1]

Ah man, this song is so so good. RoR and RoR2 are so fantastic, especially with their OSTs

[@sphinktor317]

Wonderful breakdown of an indie game song. I love the wistful tone of this whole song, only one other indie title captured that feeling without lyrics in its soundtrack for me. Check out a song called Noir Sequin - The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa

[@TheVoidMachineSystem]

As a lot of people suggested, you should absolutely listen to Con Lentitud Poderosa