MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Mili - String Theocracy | Library of Ruina

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Thank you SEVRIN for the Patreon request! Great song PATREON 👉 www.patreon.com/drumrolltonyreacts

[@smileybones9172]

Btw Tony, you inspired me to start taking some piano lessons. I found a tutor at church, and we've been doing lessons for about a month now, and some of the things you talk about when reacting are starting to make sense to me a little, now that I'm getting the basics down.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

@@smileybones9172 that's great to hear!

[@Im_carleso]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts Will there be any chance you'll reacted to another mili song?

[@michellelee8983]

Give Mili more time

[@orangejuice3235]

They've gone on record saying this is one of the hardest tracks they've ever written, because their composer is a classical guy and jazz music is practically the complete opposite.

[@robopope7584]

Thought this meant hardest as in went the hardest at first. Gotta say, it is one of the hardest in that way as well.

[@awanama4565]

The Pianist is killing it not gonna lie

[@commanderminh7402]

*"The Pianist"* *Ba dum tssk*

[@roach1898]

kek

[@NothingKingKN]

Five-hundred thousands victims and still counting!

[@RepressedDreamer]

roland is SEETHING reading this

[@ahegao7724]

Bruh, spoilers

[@WonderShine]

Funfact: Mili's vocalist, Cassie Wei/momocashew, was a vocaloid composer before creating the band hehe

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Is that a "fun" fact though 🤔 😅

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

​@@DrumRollTonyReacts very fun fact, considering her peculiar singing voice

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

@@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028 lol. Well thankfully it's not that

[@CarrierOfChaos617]

along with the main composer Yamato Kasai/HAMO! he made COSMO (sang by Miku) which later became Space Colony (sang by Momo, with added mili-latin) when he formed the band!

[@Laggram]

You missed adding the lulalilulala

[@equisde9354]

PM fans comming out of their caves after seeing "Mili" on their feed

[@Ie_Froggy]

lmao, i cant disagree

[@ozerune]

Mili has some of the best lyrics of any artist I have seen. There are so many ways to interperet a lot of them. There's even a Mili connected universe in many of their songs.

[@smileybones9172]

I can't believe someone beat me to introducing Tony to Mili. Wasn't sure if I was gonna request this, or the Goblin Slayer OP

[@yamajii6428]

Been listening to mili since Deemo and better start there and listen the greatness

[@HazeEmry]

Summoning 101 is still my fav song to come back to. Concise story and leaves me wanting more. I really need to get into LoR

[@kasid4759]

btw is there any official material for the universe? all i can tell is that some song reference some things or individual from other songs but i can't really connect most of them in any meaningful way. the world feel completely different too.

[@kasid4759]

@@yamajii6428 right? it's been almost a decade since their work with rayark, 9.8 on deemo was my introduction to them. they has come so far and branches out a lot. i was taken a back when i watch goblin slayer a few years back and was assaulted by a surprise mili song. back then, in deemo era they felt like a popular band in a niche circle but now they went a bit mainstream. it was so amazing see their success.

[@QuiksilverX7]

Welcome to the “horrifyingly beautiful” world of Library of Ruina! Ooh this is gonna be great 👌🏻

[@alexursu4403]

Y E S I H A V E B E E N S O A F R A I D

[@reimoresful]

@@alexursu4403 we don't talk about love town

[@alexursu4403]

@@reimoresful Y E S I H A V E B E E N S O D I S T A N T

[@VOiDerrrr]

​@@alexursu4403Noo.. not love town😰

[@kiethshadowfade]

*Warning* Love Town has been mentioned. WARP cleanup crew and a RABBIT team has been dispatched.

[@CarlosDaniel-ce6gp]

Mili is one of the japanese band with a very unique style of music, I really wanted to see reactions to her songs, Birthday kid, Between two worlds, Ga1ahad and Scientific Witchery, Sl0t and many others... She is an amazing artist who made songs for several games (Limbus Company, Library of Ruina, Deemo, Ender Lilies...) and animes like Goblin Slayer, Gleipnir and Ghost in the Shell...

[@AweStrikerNova]

Mili is the name of the whole band. The singer’s name is Cassie Wei, and she’s Canadian-Chinese.

[@CarlosDaniel-ce6gp]

thanks for the correction! I thought she was a singer because I got to know her songs through the opening of goblin Slayer, I thought she was like Aimer, a pseudonym for the singer

[@banelingfangs6609]

Sl0t mentioned…

[@laplace8461]

Its finally happening, we came across Mili🐐🐐🐐

[@Camazotzer]

Yes please, spread the PM brainrot. I also recommend "In Hell We Live, Lament" and "Between Two Worlds" both also made by Mili and "In Hell We Live, Lament" actually featuring the lead singer from MYTH & ROID whomst you have definetly heard from Overlord's op's and ed's.

[@Artameful]

Fly my wings be like:

[@Vern235]

Absolutely agree with those two song choices!

[@Rekked1]

replace between 2 worlds with summoning 101 or ga1ahad

[@jetman2045.]

A sweet melody that deserves an "ALGORITHM BOOSTING COMMENT"

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

Mili has an incredibly unique style to her singing that is soft yet powerful. She has a lot of really really good music, including the opening for the Goblin Slayer anime called Rightfully

[@Nekyomi]

fun fact: there is a second version of this song in their album called "Key ingredient" which is basically every other songs they made, few selected from other albums but the instrumental is only piano. one small warning; the vibe overall in key ingredient is different than the original songs.

[@Isanion666]

I hope you'll end up exploring more of Mili's music, iicr this was basically their first attempt at a more full on Jazz song I think they said and therefore came with some difficulty composing. Their music covers a huge variety in musical styles in general.

[@zyoptic]

Not just that, but their composer is mainly classical music, which they described as basically the opposite of jazz

[@Mloah]

First Arknights and now Mili !? This man got taste😂😂

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Just going with my community wants

[@daknight44]

Well, thank you ^_^

[@cathwarden]

​@@daknight44you're an absolute best, thanks for the mili request! this is beginning of something big on this channel! :D

[@aeea3306]

Bro has *that* type of community

[@cathwarden]

I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOUR REACTIONS TO MILI SONGS RECENTLY AND I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER- IM ACTUALLY SPEECHLESS

[@Shadfillet]

Thanks for helping me appreciate my favourite group more! Really love the frequent rewinds while saying what things you noticed so we can focus on that as well.

[@someonesomewhere5325]

Oh wow, I didn't expect someone to request Mili, a pleasant surprise indeed

[@gamerlif]

Funfact about this music is that is their 1st time doing jazz music. As for Mili music in the Project Moon(PM for short) universe hit the right spot i would even recomend to listend to even more of the soundtrack of Library of Ruina and Limbus compagny. I hope you will react in the future to Children of the city and Iron Lotus.

[@fibonaccicats7179]

Mili, my beloved.

[@NMC213]

Wow this was different The first time I see someone dissect the theme like you, it was a nice change of gear... Also, what do you think of the lyrics? I've seen many shrug off that part for "lack of context on the games" but the singer (and writer) has said many times over that even with this kinds of songs, written for something specific like a game or a series opening or something, they make the lyrics in a way that makes sense inside and outside the context of the product they make the song for

[@leonidesbabanto1585]

I think for String Theocracy, the lyrics is a bit nonsense out of context. Like there's themes for sure that you could pick up, but nothing really cohesive. I think it's because it's basically a mood song, that shows the vibe of the overall game, but storylines might have not yet been finished by the time the song was done or Mili just wasn't shown them. I noticed it when I wasn't playing Library of Ruina before and I listened to String Theocracy, that the lyrics are basically just another part of the sound really. For songs that could stand more on it's own, I would recommend the other Library of Ruina songs, which makes sense, since those songs are more focused on a certain arc, or person, so the themes and narrative are a lot more concrete. Iron Lotus and Children of the City specifically have very clear narratives even out of context.

[@NMC213]

@@leonidesbabanto1585 to be fair, if one wants to look between the lines of this theme, Poems of a Machine is kinda necessary... As the two are about as complementary as an OP and an ED can get...

[@vladd821]

This guy reacts to all of the songs I listen to, it's crazy Also you should check out more MIli songs for their games Library of Ruina and Limbus Company because they are all absolutely amazing!

[@Our_Remedy]

Cant wait for him to listen to From a Place of Love, notice it's clearly talking about something, and look for the context.

[@raykirystar]

I didn't expect you to get a request song made by my favorite artist x)

[@user-gu1rh9lq9p]

こういう音楽を聴いてくれるのが、このチャンネルの他のチャンネルにはない魅力です。

[@reianonimo9313]

Mili's music is really amazing!!! glad it's getting some recognition, it's super interesting to hear an analysis on it. I would love if you could react to their song "Camelia", it's hauntingly beautiful and played with a lot of different instruments

[@HasselNova]

Omg someone actually reacts to mili, makes me so happy, I really hope for more mili in the future

[@owenonosu]

What a coincidence was gonna request this! Hope you get into some Limbus Company music aswell!

[@srgmatrix6970]

I love listening to Mili to discover more hidden layers or instruments in their music, but I have to say, what really makes me tear up and love them even more is the stories they convey; each song has such depth, such delivery in every quote, every lyric, and knowing the games and context, it's so beautiful to listen again, and especially songs from Limbus Company. Mili is definitely the best at portraying a story inside a song.

[@dmgb5694]

Ayo I dono’d in a stream a while ago and requested From a Place of Love, a different song from this album. It was hard to choose between that, this, and “Salt, Pepper, Birds, And the Thought Police”. Mili has a ton of great music, hope to see more!

[@elijahlew]

OMG never thought u'd react to Mili! I love their songs especially the jazzier ones

[@chhite7590]

Please, Please please, watch more of these. As a fan of the artist, I love how in depth you go when describing powerful parts of the music.

[@hidekiurusai]

I was just thinking about this song lol perfect timing.

[@telliex]

You seriously need to do more Mili songs! They have a long history of just stunning music, starting with the game Deemo

[@tsumikiayato1560]

Project Moon fans materializing out of thin air:

[@FreyrFox]

Mili? On DrumRollTony? I am HAPPY they've been a fav for.. god its been like a decade now

[@ballerdonk]

The combo of the piano and the singer is nice. Then the big band comes in! Very cool.

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

Thank you Sevrin, whoever you are 😁👍 I love Mili and I'm always hoping to see more reactions to their songs. And I can't get enough of both the song and the lyrics in String Theocracy. Ever since I booted Library of Ruina I've been obsessed with both Project Moon and Mili. And considering how much I'm playing Limbus Company, it will keep being like that for a long time.

[@impoverlord3049]

Been waiting for Library of Ruina for a long time. I hope there will be more songs and music from this game

[@Gin404]

I added this on Spotify without knowing where it's from, it really is a good song I can't skip.

[@lambyy]

this video made me feel like i was listening to this song for the first time again :)

[@seonjuseo7270]

Finally Library of ruina gets some deserved love because MILI just drops bangers after bangers, thanks you for being the first

[@birbbyboi]

First Galneyrus and now Mili! You're hitting all my favorite bands!

[@Pirouyy]

The project moon games have such rich and unique OSTs, I'm glad you have covered one of them ! Hopefully you'll be able to enjoy some of the other songs from the franchise !

[@thatoneotheridiot3361]

Another one steps into the Project Moon rabbit hole. I will pray for your soul.

[@yuyukari4138]

the best thing that i could possibily think of Mili performing much of Library of Ruina (and Project moon in general) OST is the fact that Mili already has decent following from their time on Deemo and from performing quite the number of song for anime related track using this knowledge, i would easily recommend one of Library of Ruina track that Mili perform, let say, the "From a Place of Love" to my friend that love Mili but has no prior knowledge of Ruina, then they listen to it, love it, and ask what "Love Town" is, tell them to play Ruina to learn more, clueless to much of fans inside joke

[@p1ker1]

Ahhhh Finally we got some Mili!! My prayers were answered hahaha, thanks Sevrin!! This is a great start though I think there are still many other great ones (Paper Bouquet being my fav :) )

[@kaiser9598]

Mili is such a good artist, it’s totally worth checking out a lot of their songs! The instrumentals are so complex, there’s a lot to dissect that can’t be gleaned from one listen, at least to me I really want you to check out Iron Lotus now…

[@tylerw1625]

This song has been in my rotation for months, such an unbeatable joyus feeling

[@mateuszkaczkowski3025]

When I watch people react to Mili music I see a common tend of focusing on the instrumental parts of the songs. This is great, as that part often escapes my notice and understanding. Yet the implied disregard for the lyrics simply hurts my soul. They are the reason I treat Cassie Wei's voice as the most important part and not as a sometimes tolerable instrument of most other singers. Each song is comprised of many layered metaphors and references to both classical works and other Mili songs, together forming a connected almost universe. When the band creates a song commissioned for another project (anime openings, songs for games) they are often indistinguishable from a "normal" Mili song, and yet when one learns about that other project, a new world opens. Previous barely understood metaphors now have new nuances and parts first thought as just beautiful, gain a deeper meaning. If you will react to other Mili songs I urge you to pay more attention to the lyrics, maybe even scroll through some comments to find things you missed, before giving us your impression.

[@mr.degenerate2804]

I love mili so much. You should check out more of there songs

[@primarchjackfrost8117]

Projectmoon sleeper agents Arise

[@mariamami4976]

Mili really has some amazing songs

[@dracothephantomknight812]

never in my life have I heard a bad Mili song

[@sledgetable172]

No wayyy he reacted to Mili, lets go!!!

[@elianp3349]

We need more Mili

[@KLProject867]

Keep your eye butter till the end. Or your ears in this case.

[@dylanwatson6147]

OH HELL YES LISTENING TO MORE OF MILI'S SONGS FOR PROJECT MOON GAMES PLEASE... (Library of Ruina, Limbus Company) mili as a group have such a HUGE range and Project Moon knows how to utilize this group WONDERFULLY

[@blueaccelerator2674]

The part I love most is when she lowers her voice in that one part, it sounds so good-

[@ARSaVaGE2626]

GIve Rightfully from Mili a listen, it has very good violin harmony in the background and a very interesting and strange style, maybe you'd like it!

[@PedroZagily]

You finally reacted to Mili, I'm so happy!!! My favorites that I would love to see on this channel are Imagined Flight, Sl0t and Mushrooms, although some more popular ones like Summoning 101 and Ga1ahad and Scientific Witchery are awesome too.

[@kylep8183]

Bruh I could not for the life of me figure out how to play that game but the music was awesome.

[@RolandLORreal]

I got lost while hiking one time, and after hiking for a while I met a old man, I asked him "where are we" he answered "Mili" thats when I realized that we are at the peak

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Haha. Well done

[@j2_zero]

Found mili from shokei shoujo. My gawd the orchestral jazz fusion sends me to the slums of medieval fantasy isekai. I forgot from what country the main vocalist came from let me look it up. Edit: was Canada Cassie Wei. Her voice fits this music so well

[@chaoticvolpe]

Omg thank you, I feel like Mili doesn't get their deserved attention sometimes xD My favorite tracks by far come from them

[@xira2240]

Me encanta Mili, su voz y los artistas siempre le dan toques especiales.

[@draglonconx7771]

Mili has SO MANY AMAZING SONGS

[@mylesobrien7477]

me struggling to conjure up memories from elementary music class: "ah yes the 3/4 arrangement, interesting"

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

LMAO that's cool that they even talked about 3 4 in elementary

[@impsalazarth9286]

Always good to hear some Mili.

[@dreamsofanabsolutionband]

lol holy crap. we just did our own reaction video for this game. the chances of that

[@chikifco]

The lyrics of Milo song are so incredible

[@lop90ful1]

Love to see it excited for this one love mili

[@zunikanu1087]

This is the first time they did anything jazz, their usual genre is more classical.

[@g6dhand]

saxophone goes crazy in this song. 👌 I also saw you reacted to some Unprocessed a little while ago, so I thought I'd reccomend "The Longing" by them, i think you'd like it if you ever get to it.

[@Mint_Joker]

I still really want Rightfully by Mili

[@xuchilbarax8226]

the lyrics are also really deep even more so if you know it in it's context as the opening to a video game that is very plot havey to say the least

[@zawatcher7394]

Project moon fans eating big tonight

[@renaryuugu984]

OH MAN YES I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU WERE GONNA REACT TO LOR I HOPE YOU DO ROLAND THEME IN THE FUTURE

[@SleepyCeleste1]

i've been wanting to play library of ruina so bad

[@tomhossain2099]

I would like to recommend dancing ghost’s ball jointed darling

[@Ie_Froggy]

Now whos requesting gone angels?

[@awilddeformedpikachuappear1068]

They're the one that sang the OP for goblin slayer right?

[@ilhaniman5753]

Yeah

[@MifaVT]

Absolutely love mili. Iron lotus is an amazing peace from mili also highly recomend

[@nestyie3835]

Sevrin has good music taste

[@hal1072]

OMG i love mili!! been listening for years please check out her "key ingredient" album! and if u dont wanna listen to a whole album just listen to the string theocracy song ON that album it's so amazing, nice reaction btw!

[@hal1072]

the key ingredient version of string theocracy is very and i mean VERY different from the original, definitely recommend that one

[@antzcorner7405]

You should do And Then Is Heard No More, one of my fave mili songs

[@paps3060]

I hope we can see a reaction to Between Two Worlds and Fly, My Wings too!

[@Disorder2312]

Ah, too bad this is just a single patreon request. I'm always excited to see people react to more of Project Moon games soundtrack (such as Library of Ruina).

[@DodacLA]

Do we.... do we.... suggest We don't talk about Love Town?

[@TINE-14-k4r]

Mili is my FAVORITE artist, she has ZERO bad songs. Theyre all journeys. I highly recommend Galahad and Scientific Witchery, Summoning 101, and Though Our Paths May Diverge

[@PROyaegerist]

heavenly delusion op 🙏 i think its time

[@jetman2045.]

👀

[@kingragnarok7302]

Project Moon fans, assemble!

[@linn_kogetsu2310]

Bring more of mili please!!!

[@FanaticalLikeADemon]

MILI THE GOAT

[@Carticax]

Hey, I know it's not a patreon request, so you're probably not gonna read this, but since you've already listened to some Re:Zero openings, I was wondering if you could react to the 2nd ending "stay alive" full version, because I think it's the greatest song among it's op and eds. It would be very interesting to see you break it down!

[@SkyeLimelight]

I would kill for you to listen to the Key Ingredient version of this song

[@PizzaDude-sc2jo]

I think a song worth checking out would be "The city must survive" by Piotr Musiał from the Frostpunk sound track, definitely worth keeping on your radar if you have a chance to listen to it or react, one of my favorite pieces of music right now👍

[@vkusnoochen8481]

Mili - Rightfully and Within, please!!!

[@KingwolfLotts1]

Well didn't expect you react to Mili. I recommend you to react the Goblin Slayer Opening 1 it's also by Mili. And my personal favorit song by Mili is the end credits scene song of Goblin slayer called Within

[@TheTearsCupid]

You should react to more of mili’s music!

[@Deiki.]

Would be great if can react to the OP of Goblin Slayer by Mili. It's insanely good.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Oh I need to do that

[@Deiki.]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts in any case, the song is called Rightfully and has an official music video. Regards!