Cyberpunk 2077 - The Rebel Path | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@simonrockstream]

The soundtrack is absolutely incredible. Nothing else compares to its originality and the way it perfectly captures the world of cyberpunk

[@trevorveillette8415]

This guy just completely forgot the NieR games exist while writing this comment. Christ there are even reaction videos on this very channel, to NieR music.

[@ioverslept.]

@@trevorveillette8415 yes, nier really captures the world of cyberpunk, ure right

[@trevorveillette8415]

@@ioverslept. I was commenting on him claiming that nothing compares to its originality. Not his claim on how it captures the world of cyberpunk. That should be obvious from my reply.

[@saakkondeez]

You mean besides skyrims Dragon born theme song? Yeah no.

[@wujek7616]

tf u on about nier soundtrack is generic af@@trevorveillette8415

[@arumea5418]

I hope someday he listens to the Johnny Silverhand version, which I think is just called "The Rebel Path - Cello Version"

[@ItsRavenlol]

yeah the cello version was alot better as the base in the beginning hits way too hard, watching that scene playthrough and hearing cello come up was way too hype for me

[@nomer4]

yea

[@pejman3]

I also love "You Shall Never Have To Forgive Me Again"

[@alexsilva28]

@@ItsRavenlol "Wait, you get to play as Keanu?! WAIT WHAT IS THIS MUSIC!!?"

[@vavra222]

This song has power like those old, huge single-cilynder engines, just pumping along.

[@thisisyou6450]

There’s a cello version for the song which is used in one of the most tense moments in the game. The pure passion and hatred that emanates from the song is so pure, you can really understand what it feels like to be wronged and thus, rebelling. Just search up the rebel path cello version.

[@lockekappa500]

One of my favorite scenes is when V describes Johnny's emotions to Vik that he's feeling for Arasaka. And then those words have even more meaning when you realize what Johnny has been through and the things he's seen to make him feel that way.

[@Bosston62]

3:07 any time I get to this part of the song I can’t help but scream “GOOD MORNING NIGHT CITY” lol

[@xSaraxMxNeffx]

YESTERDAY'S BODY COUNT LOTTERY ROUNDED OUT TO A SOLID AND STIRDY THIRTY!

[@caesarology]

Pacifica... Pacifica still pacifica.

[@TriumvirSajaki]

@@xSaraxMxNeffx Ten outta Heywood!...thanks to unabated gang wars! One officer down, so I guess you're all SCREWED! Because the NCPD will not let that go!

[@daistellae]

This song was when I fell in love with the game, the section where it plays and the character that comes to mind with it is a really powerful moment, which is also fairly early into the game. But damn, I can't avoid getting excited even 2 years after playing it.

[@魔王-c1e]

I am very much looking forward to playing it again when Phantom Liberty gets released!

[@Revanchism]

The guy on the art is V, the main character in male form. The theme I believe can be considered Johnny Silverhand's theme, which is Keanu Reeves' character. As for the game, it is a lot better now than it was at launch. Definitely a solid experience.

[@DogManProductions]

Does it have a working police force yet?

[@Revanchism]

@@DogManProductions Better than they were at launch, but still not the greatest.

[@DogManProductions]

@@Revanchism Oof, imma give it some more time then.

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

@@DogManProductions The game was good on release. It's a lot more polished now and great. The police system is basically irrelevant, this isn't GTA. Even when they update it, it will be irrelevant 99% of the time. Still might as well wait for the expansion at this point.

[@DogManProductions]

@@HiddenStr3ngth What qualifies as good to you might not be for me. I played it on release, had a decent time with it, but decided to wait it out because some not fun things were getting in the way and i didnt wanna soil the experience. One of such things was the police system, which in a lot of ways you're right, its not GTA, but it is a game about making a name for yourself by working within the criminal underworld (funnily enough much like GTA games lol), so that feels like an essential counter weight to the whole "crime" thing. I would sometimes dabble in doing some crime and get police on me, and unlike GTA or other games like it where the danger of getting into one of these chase sequences and playing cat and mouse for a bit made for a much more alive and thrilling world, in Cyberpunk it was the weirdest "get out of the circle" type of setup with enemies that would spawn in places that didnt even make sense. That shit didn't click at all with how i was playing the game, so i dropped it and waited... wow has it really been 2 years? oof Anyway, here's hoping the expansion does fix it. It is police related after all. Btw, idk what the ultimate goal of your reply was, but if it was to get me to play the game im just gonna advise that telling someone the features they care about are irrelevant doesn't really help lol

[@RandommBoyo]

Real respect for actually providing a good thoughtout review of the track isn't of pausing every so often in the middle of the song and saying some stuff for a minute or few seconds at the end and that's it as some other videos of this type do

[@fistan5447]

The section in the game where this song plays, actually fits the music perfectly. Johnny's insanely agressive while you are listening to it, and you get a good idea about his personality during that mission. Hard to describe with words, has to be experienced.

[@Huperdome]

every music was created with a purpose within the game. So every scene had their own crafted soundtrack. Its cdpr dev words.

[@diamondrust4719]

From what I got from it this is almost 'the' song of Cyberpunk. Really prepares you for what you're in for throughout the game with the not-so-subtle motif of Johnny's theme.

[@Krazkindread]

This games music is pretty incredible. You have the score and then music from different radio stations in game that they had actual music artist make just for the game. All which are bangers. Definitely recommend more!

[@jdspencer60]

This game is a 1000% a masterpiece visually and musically and voice acting and gameplay. I hope the DLC is as good, this is a real masterpiece

[@chaost4544]

I recently re-downloaded the game and created a new character for the new expansion. I forgot how phenomenal this track was especially where it was placed early in the game.

[@Kawakil]

One year later : the DLC turned out to be soooo goood. Loved it.

[@zofotoziggy]

Fun fact, every quest name in this game is also a song track from various artists

[@Speebleboppa]

So glad that you enjoyed this track! I would in fact say this is the game's Magnum Opus. The point in which this track plays is fairly early on and is hella memorable as one of the coolest scenes in the game, and definitely the one that hooks in the players. You're right in that it's a character's theme as you're introduced to a character by being dropped into their shoes and going full John Wick mode. It doesn't actually loop but has a diegetic level of intensity and instrumentation depending on the action on screen, and even has a Cello in some sections.

[@ItsRavenlol]

For context(SPOLERS) this song is Johnny Silverhands theme as he is storming arasaka tower, to blow it up and get revenge on someone he cared for. V(vincent) or V(valerie) is watching said past as V and Silverhand are connected by Silverhands Personality construct. Silverhand died in 2044? after trying to escape the tower and was captured by arasaka. good concept of the lore of the song.

[@Laerei]

2023, actually. This year in fact, heh.

[@Eggsi__]

@@Laerei time to party like it's 2023.

[@damienjohnson3450]

It a;so plays durning 2 of the final missions depending on what you choose.

[@alexa.6316]

Great analysis. This songs coveys mouvement alright. In-game it actually plays for the first time at a very specific moment: you get introduced to Keanu's character where by himself wipes out an entire building of enemies (Matrix style). It hits so well !

[@grievergames9578]

I literally listen to this in the gym all the time and it gets me so pumped, especially considering the section o the game this plays in with Johnny Silverhand.

[@Lurch685]

I can’t listen to this when I’m driving or walking. The former, I speed; the latter, I feel like walking like Adam Smasher.

[@Jynx0208]

Despite EVERYTHING thats happened around 2077 and what folks say about it there is one thing that most people can agree on even from day 1; every SINGLE track in this is a banger. The OST is REALLY good.

[@Lurch685]

Ehhh I can leave Hole in the Sun aside from that list, lol

[@H31MU7]

Can't wait to see the Pon Pon Sh*t reaction 😂

[@xxthursday09xx]

I listened to this album back to front SO many times. I love this game, this story and the music!

[@StormEyeB]

"Messaging my brain" is a pretty good description for what a lot of the techno songs from this game feel like. Hard synths, but a slow BPM. Little variation in energy, but somehow easy to immerse yourself in it and meditate. I find it better than Lo-Fi for keeping me zoned in and working. The rest of the soundtrack includes a lot more variation. There's metal, there's pop, other types of electronic music, and obscure genres that show up on the radio. The bugs are improving so it's becoming a decent game now, but the one thing about the game that I won't forgive is that people in it have their own slang, since they're in the future and all, and that slang REALLY catches on quick. Not only did my own vocabulary start to change, but I've noticed more and more people started to use the terms too. So if you hear somebody call you "Choom" or say something's "preem", or if they say that somebody "flatlined", Cyberpunk is where those came from.

[@jaxzor]

it hits hard af when this kicks in during the mission lol

[@TBZ_Rider]

1:35 yeah you and me both Brother Damn that tune hits hard more so when you play johnny silverhand segment for the first time

[@pothly]

the cello version of “The Rebel Path” is so much better imo. the cello itself in this game’s music just so different, especially the ending song of the game

[@HoboPrincess]

I wish I could hear this song for the first time again. Lol. I got so fckn hyped while playing the game lol ICONIC

[@chloewebb5526]

Witcher 3 and CP2077 have the greatest OSTs in gaming, fr tho

[@iAdas]

Oh yeah 😁

[@vactus]

The whole soundtrack is bangers mate.

[@Stephen-Fox]

It's a video game adaptation of the Cyberpunk TTRPG, which is a TTRPG in the Cyberpunk dystopian sci-fi genre. So, yeah. Future. Specifically a Bladerunner-esque future..

[@City-Hunter]

Militech raiding Maelstrom gang hideout was it for me in terms of atmospheric ambience in soundtrack

[@captainsavvy07]

Cyberpunk is a game which had radio stations you can listen to, so as well as the main soundtrack music there's a wide range of genres made for the different stations. The song Wushu Dolls is often used in combat and is one of my favourites 👍🏻

[@secretagenttau2233]

This song might be one of my favorite video game themes ever.. it's in all my play lists

[@MuzammilParkar16]

Need more cyberpunk reactions! There's loads of orignal music for various gangs and more music for the Samurai band in the game

[@OneJazzyBoye]

Absolutely try anything by Rezodrone in this game. Kill the Messenger, Resist and Disorder, and Reaktion. Outside of the "in universe" soundtrack, The Heist is my personal favourite.

[@ravendelacour1917]

I know I am late to the party but if you want to go hardcore with the same vibe, listen to Contra la Luna (Killing the Moon) from the soundtrack for Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty.

[@TheRiquelmeONE]

cyberpunk 2077 is filled with bangers of different genres like rap, electronic and metal. Some of my favourites you might want to check out are: SOPHIE & Shygirl & Clockwork Venus - BM, DIRTY ROSES by Oneno & Perilous Futur, HEAVE HO by Konrad OldMoney feat Frawst & XerzeX and I REALLY WANT TO STAY AT YOUR HOUSE by Rosa Walton & Hallie Coggins

[@Nathan_pereira]

the game has literally different osts for every enemy you face. this game can be a letdown in many, many ways but i gotta assume that the soundtrack is a masterpiece.

[@BransonGood]

"Add justice to the people's math, Blaze your way down the rebel path" there is 2 types of music in this game: there is the score of the game, such as this song, meant to be a soundtrack. plays during combat and during cut-scenes. then there is music meant to be what is listened to in this world by the characters, and thats the music that plays on the radio stations (yes plural) in game. their is so much good music in this game, the SAMURAI band tracks by the IRL band "refused" are amazing, and this song Rebel path has 2 versions check out the Chello version, also look at "V's theme"

[@Xerkrosis]

"Rebel Path" is one of the few soundtracks which have greater variation in a single title. Another one that comes to mind would be "Atlantis". Most of Cyberpunk 2077's soundtracks are true background music, meaning they blend into background to support the building atmosphere, than be overwhelmingly present & pulling away the attention from the presentation/action. That makes them however more "monotonic"

[@r1pbuck]

Nobody answered your question -- AFAIK that cover portrait is not a celebrity, although it might be based on a real person/model/actor from the earliest cinematic trailer for the game, way back when. Not a problem, IMO...I'm not particularly hyped about famous actors being featured in video games. Yes, this piece is one of many great musical compositions in this game. There are a few I like less than others, but mostly they are real bangers.

[@Gakusangi]

A war vet fighting his way to the heart of corruption in Night City. Driven to fanaticism from his loss and hellbent on bringing it all down in a wave of righteous, nuclear fire. That's what this song is all about.

[@agitatedzone]

Highly recommend "Outsider No More". Beautiful Nomad vibes

[@wilder11]

One-shotting 'Saka scum with Johnny's Malorian to this beat is straight nova, choom. You should give it a try. >:D

[@Capo01]

Petition for him to react to the Cello version

[@arekt2998]

this tune rolls in while you play as Johnny Silverhand (the Rebel) and you carve your path through Arasaka tower to place a nuke in it's heart

[@agitatedzone]

now that you mention it, I think you're right, it does massage your brain

[@crazyyenii]

TIME TO PARTY LIKES ITS 2023!

[@Zaileir]

Cyberpunk is definitely a game that gets more flack than it deserves, at least nowadays. The biggest problem is that at release, the game was just not optimized very well for how intensive the game can be on one's hardware. This resulted in the mess that it was at launch. Since then, a vast majority of the issues have been fixed, and if you have a semi recent pc or modern hardware like a PS5 it runs perfectly fine. They also have been releasing a lot of support for the game, and with the upcoming expansion, even more is on the way. The game itself was always great, and the music is so good. Highly recommend playing it. There's a lot of overlying leitmotifs in the music pertaining to both the main character, V, and the deuteragonist, Johnny Silverhand

[@CaptainKMan]

When you have mow down every gonk on the street in CP... this is your song as you step over one group of dead gangers to the next. RAR! CP2077 forever! Best game ever played!

[@MrMalomam]

Good morning night city!

[@unlimited971]

Ok. We going all chrome , hm? Upgrade- blue stahl

[@I_HippoIsAlive_I]

To me this theme is very menacing it sound very bad ass for the characters it goes with. But to everyone seeing them. It sound like death is on their front door. Like a unstoppable force slowly coming

[@zachm2331]

I’m playing the game now on my PS5 and it’s amazing. All the game breaking problems have been fixed. It runs great.

[@davidace7514]

Circling now that we got the Cyberpunk we were promised, working AI, police, less bugs, more balanced combat, and the elements of the game that have always slapped like the music and atmosphere are even better

[@AMythicalTrickster]

The Cello version is hype as fuck.

[@Kreikov]

This one remember me from SSX 2012 deadly decents

[@Etherwinter]

Yeah the game had a poor release but it's since been fixed and there's plans for a big update coming this year. The game is legitimately one of my favourites. The music, the atmosphere and aesthetics, the dialogue, the voice acting are all stellar. Especially Keanu as Silverhand. I don't think anyone else could have played that character now that I got to know him.

[@idontwannatypeaname]

i love cyberpunk the story is so fucking good

[@rgentry9]

I feel like Chippin' In would be the magnum opus here. There are many good songs, but that's the main one for the in-game band.

[@mathieusimonet3277]

For me its the best song and gameplay moment in the game

[@jeswes3340]

"Lets party likes its 2023" Johnny Silverhand 2077

[@kingfrozen4257]

love you and the content. quality person and channel.

[@JogandoIdeas]

You really could check it out more song from this game, especially the ones made by Samurai

[@directorjanah193]

Anyone know what the song in the background at 06:35 is? Very nice and chill to have in the background while studying!

[@ironwoodkid9577]

Damn, i was hoping it would be the cello version. oh well

[@Clit_Yeastwood]

Bro you gotta hear Resist and Disorder from this game, it slapsssss 👌🏻👌🏻

[@blightybog7207]

Gonna rec Friday Night Firefight. Is it the best? No. But it's VERY effective at conveying a vibe.

[@joshwahls860]

Dude, if you haven't played this, the score for it, this song being the absolute lead, the game is god tier now. Musically it's kinda like a softer but heavier Carpenter Brut.

[@TnSNet]

I will become a patron just to recommend Phantom Liberty among other tracks.

[@AlexanderVonMalachi]

Say what you want about the game itself, but the score for the game is great. Amazing even. I would say that it was as groundbreaking for me as Doom 2016 soundtrack was. And yeah, cello version rocks even harder.

[@VeteranGOD]

try Cyberpunk 2077 Main theme man, you won't be disappointed

[@renehoyvik]

If you love the low frequences, you should sheck out the p. t. adamczyk & olga jankowska remix of "Never fade away". A remix of the song you already checked out and one of the lead composers and his friend. Such a fucking banger.

[@buddah1978egypt]

Played on the ps5 after the fixes, what a game and what an ost

[@lukelmaooooo]

i know right, i went in with an open mind expecting there to be some bugs, but i only encountered like 3 minor ones in my whole playthrough. really impressive how CDPR turned the ship around, and i cant wait for phantom liberty

[@H.HGWorms]

That one is gas

[@paranoidsoldier]

Do Chippin In!

[@agitatedzone]

Cyberpunk reaches its zenith this month, with a free update that will irreversibly overhaul the game and a paid expansion with Idris Elba. Playing it would be the best way to listen to all the music

[@Zelisius]

This game has the best music. You should check this game out. The music slaps HARD BTW, vexolstrom is the best radio station

[@ionutalexandru3645]

There is bad music, but I won't really consider it bad music because its intended to be like that. "Ponpon shit" its the name. Its basically meant to be obnoxios and annoying. It makes you feel old not understanding the current music kids are into. There is a quest where you are with a guy from the Samurai band, the ones that did the song you listened to, Never fade away and he goes all boomer on the girls that did the song, only to become friends with them, its pretty funny.

[@smward87]

Yeah he finds out that their record label is lying to and screwing both of them so he sympathizes with US Cracks because he realizes it's not them he hates, it's the industry and the realization that he did in fact sellout and it didn't make him any happy despite decades of telling himself otherwise.

[@greed0599]

Should listen to Chippin' In if you haven't already

[@88calistar]

Yeah the games launch was less than stellar to put it lightly but theyve slowly fixed all the gamebreaking bugs. The music however is nothin but bangers. You should try "V" , "The Heist", and "Been Good to Know ya"

[@grzegorzyyy8813]

Top game !

[@scottwatrous]

There's some bad original music on some of the radio stations, if one looks for it.

[@durience253]

If your gonna review another song off this do chippin in by samurai. The fictional band from the game.

[@Telosss]

Please do Cyberpunk 2077 - Black Dog by SAMURAI🙏

[@_yndre]

Damn, really hoped the cello version was included here... Oh well, next time.

[@DanSmith-ks5ee]

The ending asking for bad music in the game... idk if bad is the right term but curious to other happy cyberpunk viewers would put "pon pon shit" in that category. If so, thats my vote.

[@vaxellimus]

Pon Pon Shit is one of my favorite songs in the game 🌝

[@DanSmith-ks5ee]

I also enjoy it, doesnt mean its a stellar song. Lol

[@AristasTheMonsterHunter]

It's more like a meme to me

[@incoom1475]

This comment may be late but Jesse, ur a cool dude bro

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Hi Jesse, I'm Jesse.

[@MightyKK006]

Bad music = Pon Pon Shit

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

Don't Fear the Reaper ending >

[@DanielSouza-br7so]

reage a shall never surrender de DMC

[@nomer4]

Too bad you did not choose the full version,in the game is a little longer and the beginning is more slower,I hope there will be more music from Cyberpunk 2077 there are a lot of great tracks )

[@NeoStorm247]

A couple of other people in the comments have already offered explanations for this track, but I wanna add my thoughts too. The world of Cyberpunk 2077 is one ruled by massive mega corporations who are selfish, ruthless and uncaring. The player character V is trying to pull off a "big score" to get rich quick and make a name for themselves, but of course things don't go to plan and V ends up a target of one of those corporations - Arasaka, while also sharing their body with the digitised consciousness of long dead rocker, ex soldier and anti-corp activist / militia leader Johnny Silverhand. In the past before he died, Silverhand attempted to tear down Arasaka by storming their headquarters in the game's setting - Night City. Him and a small team he managed to persuade to join him mounted what looked like would be a suicide mission to plant and detonate a nuke within the building. At some points in the course of the story of the game, you play as Johnny Silverhand rather than V, and his assault on Arasaka Tower is one of them. The Rebel Path is the track playing through that section of gameplay. Silverhand has a badass high powered pistol and his cybernetic arm has a built-in flamethrower in the palm that you get for a melee attack. You feel awesome as you blow away Arasaka's guards, and this track *really* enhances that. I don't know if it's been officially explained anywhere so I might just be stating the obvious here, but I believe the name of the track comes from the way both Silverhand and V find themselves in really bad situations where they have multiple options to choose between on how to proceed. One choice might seen more appealing than the others, but none of them are perfect and there's no way for everything to be resolved neatly with everyone going home happy and fulfilled. The Cyberpunk universe just isn't one of happy endings. Silverhand (and V if you choose to, it's an RPG after all) chose the option absolutely nobody thought he would, because it's the most ridiculous one that nobody in their right mind would choose - the suicide mission of attacking his insanely powerful enemy head on with no regard for his own safety or life. He chose to ignore and disobey everyone's hopes and expectations, plans and circumstances. He chose The Rebel Path. Side note - if anyone reading this hasn't experienced anything Cyberpunk but is curious what the world of it is really like, check out the music video for a song called Let You Down by Dawid Posialdo. It was the episode end credits theme for the Netflix series Cyberpunk Edgerunners which shares the setting of the game. The series is really good on it's own too, but the music video encapsulates the universe so well in it's short runtime.

[@jamesjames7868]

They didn’t request the Cello Version, major L.

[@tickledpickle5671]

honestly, I prefer the Cello solo version.

[@pablogodoy9241]

Make the main menu song review

[@J4RDAAN]

The cello version is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better

[@adityapalve2255]

more doom eternal ost

[@s3disbored485]

the cello version is way better