MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Made in Abyss - VOH ft. Takeshi Saito

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

What if your favorite MIA piece? 🟢 Have you joined the Discord?

[@randompolygon8401]

I will get to see you hear it 5 hours from now

[@De-eggs]

My favorite is "Reg & his interference unit"

[@TheTaxiDriver1729]

"Tomorrow" is my favourite MIA piece

[@blaborblaborovic]

Hanezeve caradhina hits different, honestly wierd you havet reacted to it yet, one of the top pics for sure. Did i just miss the video?

[@aronregenyei3419]

My favourite is Transcendance and Hanezeve

[@hei7846]

Kevin Penkin is such a genius composer, i am so surprised that he hasn't composed some OST for a hollywood project. I just want him to become so much more popular and it is a shame that so many people have never heard of him.

[@HANIMEME]

nice Florence pfp, a true kevin fan i see

[@topotu_7473]

Yea he would defenitelly do a great job, but I feel the way he can make so many different tracks fits do well to anime with it's many different scenarios.

[@루루애오-t3e]

If he leaves japanese animation, it would be not ANIME anymore.

[@randompolygon8401]

@@HANIMEME beat me to saying it. is the actual game good? I have only listened to the soundtrack

[@DamageMaximo]

I'm glad he is in a better industry, the anime industry

[@PROyaegerist]

MORE MADE IN ABYSS LETSGOOO

[@dango6266]

Props to the vocalist though. He is literally the voice of the Abyss at this point

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

An Angerl at that. 🙏

[@prakharanand7012]

dude i saw you at the other made in abyss ost reactions too, checked your playlist, man... i think we maybe the same person, we have very similar taste

[@dango6266]

@@prakharanand7012 what's your top 5 anime?

[@prakharanand7012]

@@dango6266 to name my top 5 would be difficult rn cuz i catch myself forgetting like many GOOD ones ive watched, but, definitely among them would be: mia, frieren, evangelion, mushoku, delicious in dungeon, vinland saga, aot, clannad, den noh coil redo of- no just kidding XD... movies like a silent voice and wolf children, akira, your name are among my favourites, in the top 5... would be abyss, vinland, silent voice, mushoku, eva i think?

[@dango6266]

​​@@prakharanand7012my favorite anime would be Girls Last Tour, Violet Evergarden, Made in Abyss, Mushoku Tensei, School Live and Frieren with the honorable mentions of CLANNAD and Dangers In my Heart, and Kaguya My favorite anime movies would be Liz and the Blue Bird, Maquia, Silent Voice, Your Name and Suzume.

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

Takeshi Saito’s voice is something else,it feels like a constant voice crack that he weaponized to make sound good,when you think he can’t go higher he does exactly that. Combo it with Kevin’s amazing composition and you get this masterpiece of a song. Many songs from Made in Abyss hit the spot right in the feels,and this one of the special ones that hit even harder

[@BboyKeny]

I'm curious if Kevin was like "Me mate Saito can reach" when he wrote down some of these notes

[@DkKombo]

I want to conbine it with a synthesized version of the bloodborne beast scream. The one that sounds almost like a womans scream just slightly added to the background when the vocalist goes really high. I just keep visualizing a combination of a creature in made in abyss and bloodborne, a person turned monster lamenting after an uncontrollable rampage. I think it can fit both stories pretty well.

[@TidusJRStrife]

Tony is usually so ruthless in how he pauses. I love how many times he just couldn't do it, had to go to the end of the phrase, and even then, I'm sure he wishes had heard this for the first time off camera.

[@Vinzaf]

The way the singer's voice melts into synth at 12:30 is completely breathtaking.

[@Pod28]

It's an ABSOLUTE TRAGEDY that the anime only gave the first 30-45 seconds of this song during a scene. Us fans had to wait until this OST released to discover this absolute soulcrusher of a track.

[@jeffvandyke1239]

A good three and a half minutes were used in episode 11

[@Astro2024]

Pretty sure it played during for the whole fight in ep 11

[@Pod28]

@@Astro2024 it does play but only for just the beginning of the song. To be fair it is a LONG song so I didn't expect them to play the whole thing nonstop for any scene, I just thought they would include the later parts of the song somewhere.

[@Pod28]

@@jeffvandyke1239 ok you caught me exaggerating haha

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

@@Pod28I still feel like ReZero is a one of a kind in anime for having a 7.5 minute song in the ost and playing it, uninterrupted, and _in full,_ during episode 15.

[@jetman2045.]

More extraordinary music from an extraordinary story. Ya love to see it.

[@anthipoe2816]

Made in abyss music haunts my heart so beautifully

[@anthipoe2816]

These vocals oh my.

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Those hit hard @@anthipoe2816

[@fenikkusu5467]

I've been waiting for this video since he released his first Made in Abyss reaction video 😭😭😭 This is my fav MiA OST

[@Toto-yj8hc]

6:26 😂 I’m crying that’s so real, Tony got hit wit it hard asf

[@TheLaprasMan]

"Fuck me man" 😂😂😂

[@TheRaideros]

Absolute Masterpiece. P.S About halfway through I was saying "huhuhu he's not ready" 😄😄

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@swordofice890]

i was saying that at the beginning lol

[@RushWheeler]

Nobody was ready lmao

[@MrMuel1205]

This was one of the most rewarding Tony vids. Rare to seem him so entranced he can't pause. Don't think he's ever made it two minutes into a piece before he first pauses. Personally, I really appreciate how Tony brings both his passion for music in a purely aesthetic sense and his technical knowledge.

[@BCfightan]

Never seen Tony struggle so badly to pause the song hahaha can’t blame him though! First time hearing this piece and I was just as entranced

[@plesno6165]

It's always delightful to see you admiring Kevin's work. He truly is a talented composer

[@vlander1992able]

Kevin Penkin, is both an approachable person and a complex enigma, his work is ground breaking and I only hope that enough people listen to his music to remember him as one of the greats, I know I couldn't forget him, even if I tried. Thank you for bringing light to his music.

[@RushWheeler]

He needs to make the soundtrack for the next anime to have an effect like AoT

[@MrMuel1205]

​​@@RushWheelerMade in Abyss didn't quite reach AoT heights of popularity, but for me personally it is the superior anime. And it's not exactly obscure - it won Crunchyroll's AotY for its first season. Plus Kevin has done other heavy hitters like Shield Hero and Tower of God (though he's reserved his peak work for Made in Abyss). Still, would be nice to see his profile rise higher. He absolutely deserves to be talked about alongside the likes of Hiroyuki Sawano and Joe Hisaishi.

[@zekron1718]

​@@MrMuel1205 this is what i dont like that you will be recognised by the anime fans all around the world if the ost belongs to popular and mainstream anime:(

[@CelticBotansDigitalArt]

I'm so obsessed about this song, Takeshi Saito's voice is so freaking unbelievable, out ouf this world. I love the crescendo of this music, how it starts so still and so sad, and becomes this triumphant, almost regal melody when the brass comes in. The whole song feels like a journey - it makes me think of scenes like the ending of Ori and the Blind Forest's intro, when Ori dies and is revived by the sacred tree, mixed with some of the Disney's Beauty and the Beast ending, when the Beast is transformed back to human. VOH makes me think of that - death, rebirth and transformation. So cool!!

[@JustaLamborghiniCountachWhoCom]

I am so glad you didn't pause during the crescendo. This is one of the greatest pieces of composition I've heard in a while.

[@augustoschmitt2466]

When you look at Penkin's early compositions and find a lot of electroacoustic music it finally clicks. The ability to use a WIDE variety of timbres to create dynamic moods is just unmatched. It really is astound the ability to convey feeling and still create an enjoyable listening experience. I've been watching for a while Tony, and this video is one of the best examples of why your channel is great. We can tell your earnest reaction whenever you get blasted by amazing sound. You mix in your passion for music with a very interesting technical aspect or argument for the viewer to focus. Plus you even give comments that take in consideration the fact it is a video being watched (going back to present points and indulge in it, saying to the viewer it is going to be loud). Keep up the good stuff, glad you can find stuff you really like!

[@justinhansen6069]

Fantastic points and highly agree. He's one of my favourite music reactors and I really appreciate the standard he sets for himself and the react genre as a whole. He's ahead of the curve and I'm so fucking glad to be here for it, let alone with some of my current favourite soundtracks

[@PhosPhryne]

It was quite an experience to see someone find a song that they instantly just clearly adore - to the point he is struggling to do his normal analysis of it. Loved this video.

[@x511100x]

OMG YOU ACTUALLY LISTENED TO THIS ONE, LET'S GO

[@FlutterSwag]

Made in Abyss is just insane and the music makes it feel Ethereal

[@chandlerstlouis8110]

you know what gets me the most with this song? the fact that its as long as it is, being around 7 minutes long, yet listening to it makes it actually feel like its 2 minutes long. its just so impressive and it catches you in all the right ways and creates a song that is really long, but feels super short because of how amazing it is. its not even my favorite MIA song, but its so incredibly well made it blows my mind, so i have to give it the respect it deserves. had to edit this real quick, but the way the vocals are used in combination with the lyrics makes the vocals feel like another instrument being played. afaik, the lyrics arent real words, but thats what creates that feel for me. its like his voice is just another instrument being played on top of everything else and i love it! ive seen a few people react to this song over the past few weeks, and heard about people who had heard it for the first time, and everyone reacts to it in a very similar way. i know its just a song, its just music, its just 7 minutes of music. but its such a powerful 7 minutes that im going out of my way to comment on a youtube video to exclaim how much i appreciate it. i cant wait to see what the soundtrack will be like in season 3, whenever that happens.

[@randompolygon8401]

Oh hell yeah my favourite track is finally about to be here. This track is largely the reason for how fucking hard i cried durring s2.

[@anugrahshrestha8208]

Takeshi Saito is just incredible. I hope you listen to Hanazeve Caradinha as your next MIA ost. Possibly his most recognizable track. He's even done a cover of it on his channel.

[@ironbolk9957]

goated pfp

[@jasonremy8688]

​@@ironbolk9957indeed bringing me back flashbacks like a veteran from WW2.

[@moistcrusader2026]

The thing that I just can't believe is that this dude is practically invisible in the online space. All the info we have on him is from his channel and the MIA tracks he's featured in. I'm just so shocked he isn't more known

[@itcheebeard]

His cover DESTROYS the original. The use of acoustic guitars and letting the digital stuff sit way lower in the mix just makes it sound like his own piece. The OG is one of my faves, but I always felt the glitchy almost jungle beat kinda takes away from it.

[@RushWheeler]

I'd say Transcendance and Hanezeve is better in my opinion, just because of the rollercoaster that song is.

[@hosay7769]

I'm a bit curious, did you get introduced to anime music and japanese music in general from when you started this channel? So awesome to see people appreciate insanely talented composers from Japan

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Yea. My chiropractor actually suggested I do AoT. So then I did it on the channel

[@hosay7769]

@@DrumRollTonyReacts lol thats a pretty cool chiropractor. Yeah AoT has insane music aswell man

[@halaska4278]

You just have to watch this anime. Experience the adventures, the music, and the emotions. It’s so unique

[@victorvillegas911]

Kevin Penkin is australian though

[@itcheebeard]

Kevin Penkin isn't Japanese, he's Australian.

[@MehRissa]

this song never fails to give me goosebumps

[@olezha8269]

This is so complicated Music... sometimes it's hard to understand and feel it. But man, this one.. tears everytime.

[@makimasupremacy9945]

Waiting gang!!!

[@jarod9115]

So fucking good. What's even more amazing is that the song is not only great in its own right, but also how well it fits into the show. Phenomenal stuff

[@gangplank8397]

i just checked comments from most recent and im amazed that you still answer the comments from 1 month but and also you should give this anime a chance

[@jokkepokke95]

bro did not pause for that ENTIRE goddamn section, holy shit that says a lot about this song

[@ianclaudio]

This show is such a masterpiece.

[@Yiyi_2295]

This is my favorite, it is spectacular in every aspect. I love the composition as such, it has too many layers, it plays very well with many nuances of all the instruments. Is incredible.

[@elive1367]

So underrated, favorite track from made in abyss

[@danielebiccai1587]

This is simply moving. Amazing arrangements that moves you like this are rare !

[@shashanknegi1255]

Kevin did a god-tier job on this anime. For me its on the same level as AOT/Inception OST which was god tier as well

[@RobClouds]

This piece is a great summation of the show as a whole. There are some other ones that are clearly crafted for specific moments, but this really encapsulates what season 2 is all about for me. I’m not sure when this plays, but it would have to be somewhere near the final scene.

[@soitriedthetutorial8317]

Its the babies scene...

[@RobClouds]

@@soitriedthetutorial8317 oh

[@JoaoNeto-or8xx]

finished watching Made in Abyss again yesterday and l don't know how some people think this track was underused, it was perfect, just the right moments. there's still a lot of the main, most know songs to come next but l would love to see Dark Reg, Nightmare Fuel, think is maybe the most underrated of the big ones, so that most don't think it is one of them.

[@mattekumba]

dark reg is so good love the violin section

[@123evilwolf]

That's how Soundtracks are used, it's not supposed to be spammed. it's gonna be used at the right scene, we might not hear the full track but kevin penkin had that scene of the anime in mind to create such a track.

[@bewkay3152]

I'm so excited for the next soundtrack of made in abyss

[@Minguito_o]

Se viene uno de los más grandes ost de made in abyss

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

You said it right Tony! It hits right in the feels. And VOH does hit very, very hard. I can't express the shared beauty this song projects! It's sad and depressing with a dark undertone yet beautiful and something divine, ethereal! I can't explain but it feels like I'm falling into a trance the more I hear it. The vocals are majesticly captivating. Very meditative. It's stellar! 🥲 Kevin Penkin is just something. I know well-known music composers like Yu Peng Chen who's a legend, and I consider Kevin Penkin a legend among the legends. He has such an authentic way of creating masterpieces. A true artist at his craft. Man, I can't wait for S3. I just finished S2 and it was a blast. Top 10 animes of all time for sure. 🙏🕳

[@Alepap.]

When i first heard this in the show, it almost brought me to tears, the stuff that were happening on screen didn't have to do it, the music did it alone. Also, almost half of the track wasn't used in the show, and it wowed me how much more amazing it gets by the end.

[@AntsCzech]

how could you not cry watching MiA? XD

[@rocky0rocky]

Waiting for Hanezeve Caradhina by Kevin, personally the most memorable song from Made in Abyss

[@lesvideosduboncoin506]

yes i wanted this one Loved your reaction, you bring a big smile on my face We need him to react to every made in abyss ost

[@massiv121]

would recommend you 2 songs from Made in Abyss 1.) Pathway (Goodbye My Friend) and 2.) Belaf's Lullaby both are 2 emotional pieces from penkin

[@Ozzi12]

This

[@DamageMaximo]

Finally he reacted to VOH, I was waiting for this!

[@cuarenta.escudos]

dios mio, yo no entiendo de musica, pero si el objetivo era ponerte triste con esta cancion, y con la voz , lo logro. No pude evitar las lagrimas.

[@Mevite]

One of my favorites, very happy you liked it

[@kitsunick5696]

Man. Hearing this again made me just sit there and contemplate stuff.

[@seddd]

Okay Tony, you made a video about the big two: Old stories and VOH.. Now you're just missing Gravity! It's epic

[@alive6367]

listening crying. 😭 the music of made in abyss really is so beautiful it makes me feel happy to be alive

[@smips2628]

Wow I just watched his transcendence and hanezeve video and subscribed. Now he’s about to listen to my favorite piece from Kevin yet, wow great timing

[@ImpassiveCanine]

10:19 never fails to give me chills

[@gyro1269]

this is my absolute favourite was hoping you'd do this one

[@ellzybub]

Otherworldly, talk about a piece that transports you to a another dimension and floods you with emotions and feelings that are impossible to articulate.

[@imhoteparchitect1787]

Masterpiece made from pure genies and talented composer.

[@Little259]

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@nataliazaa8916]

Magnífico ❤

[@xxdragonbioxxhu3511]

veo una mujer de cultura

[@CloverSuprem]

I'll wait for him to hear the one from - Gravity of Arnór Dan - It's so beautiful :'3

[@phitc4242]

oh yes!!!

[@MultiOmra]

OK The ost for tower of god for kevin penkin is HEAVILY underrated, for the love of god don't miss out!!!

[@mmmJamSandwich]

this is the one ive been WAITING FOR. ITSSSS SHOWTIMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[@PetarBladeStrok]

Please react to Hanezeve Caradhina. You already reacted to pt.2 of that track, but never to pt.1.

[@x511100x]

Seconded, Hanazeve is incredible

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

12:50 that part is legendary

[@woomynation]

crazy coincidence, binged made in abyss this week and have been listening to this on repeat for 3 days

[@dango6266]

How did that feel emotionally?

[@weareonlystardust]

How could you not include this in your top 10 reactions 😢😢😢

[@gtafan110010]

didn't see the newer season yet. I don't know what will happen in the story. But this is so well composed and especially sung. It already hit me enough to let me drop a tear

[@revenantwolzart]

Tears!🥲

[@JohnUserAccount]

The series of beeps and boops quote is from one of Kevins buds on the Trash Taste podcast @CDawgVA who is often roasted for it. This "amazing" take originated here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6Xdq2h7iKurlbsfeature=shared

[@randompolygon8401]

In the episode with kevin in it, when they asked him, he went kinda like " I mean, he is kinda right" half jokingly. But he meant it more as, structurally music is noise refined in many many different ways. you should watch the kevin episode if you haven't. it's really good.

[@kamiko8021]

Finally! Your reaction was just as I'd hoped😆

[@CheatingZubat]

Made in Abyss hurts to watch. But it’s beautiful none the less.

[@peepoo2049]

It is in the tragedy do we see beauty

[@dango6266]

It is a beautifully haunting world.

[@themengsk176]

Was waiting on this one for a while

[@leonelb6071]

Hope you have seen this anime, it's a masterpiece.

[@RandyNguyen-lx8rm]

holy fuck play this song at my funeral man

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Lol 🎶

[@TheLaprasMan]

for me, this is the best song kevin has ever made

[@mrivera6975]

It's great. Totally worth getting the vinyl

[@HELLios6]

What a masterpiece

[@RetoskiCat]

Just took a look at how much the tier 4 patreon costs, and gotta say, Miles u a G for picking more made in abyss music.

[@171151]

You should watch the show if you didn't already. Great piece!

[@itstheshish4528]

The probability of this comment being taken seriously for the next MiA video is low, but I’ll put it down for the record anyway. One of the most slept-on tracks from season 2 is a song called Faputa. It’s probably the most chilling and uncanny thing I’ve ever listened to. (What’s sad though is that it never made it into season 2, so it’s not very well publicized.)

[@TheLaprasMan]

Love that one

[@anugrahshrestha8208]

I'm surprised no one has requested ost from the Ancient Magus' Bride. Tracks like The Ancient Mgus' Bride Main theme, Symphonic Poem, Legend of the Ancient Magus' Bride & Dance of the Spirit are phenomenal tracks I hope someone requests.

[@giuliadei03]

Oh yes it has such beautiful music.... I try to get him know it

[@stephanedeschamp566]

I love this anime !! it is one of my favorites, it's super nice that you react to its music I strongly advise you to listen « SAN-KEN » « Prayer and Immolation » « faith » and « Tomorrowland » Personally they are only MasterClass 🔥

[@phitc4242]

yea took my word out of my mouth

[@Chief_Ten_Bears]

I've never heard tension being resolved vocally in such a brilliant way as this. 8:53 It's absolutely fucking mind boggling... i just don't have the vocabulary

[@jeksun1580]

If you love Kevin’s work I recommend Prushka Sequence next. Love this one and want to know what you think on it

[@FreyrFox]

takeshi saito, the perfect vocalist for kevin penkins work on this series

[@まやちん-h9y]

金切り声がまるで哀愁のように聞こえる。

[@joshcude9682]

Considering how much you appreciate the bass, you really need to listen to The Gravity from Guilty Gear Strive. It's sounds so full and chunky, very groovy too

[@ricardurroz593]

Just amazing!

[@GalletasCh]

DIOS MIO, QUE BELLEZA!!

[@theimpossiblesnicks]

all I'm saying is there's a reason why Kevin Penkin is #1 on my spotify wrapped every year

[@darkmel64]

When you said that someone commented that music is just a series of some beeps and some boops it's, I think, a reference to Trash Taste because Kevin Penkin is a friend of the members of Thrash Taste and Connor, one of its members, said that he does not really cared about music in video games because he feels like it's just a series of some beeps and some boops. (Trash Taste eventually made an interview with Kevin Penkin if you want to learn some about what he went through with MIA)

[@thermami]

The horns and the synths at 3-4 mins really give away that this is a KP piece. Makes me think of the Necrobarista OST - one of KP's lesser-appreciated soundtracks

[@artyrus8992]

Insane

[@dariomontoyasequeira6084]

I swear the first time I listened to this song I was falling asleep and damn near visited god.

[@yonemoralesmesa4679]

again nice vide,, my favorite piece from kevin pekin is tomorrow i would like your reaction to that

[@degenskonto6408]

As always, Kevin is a god among men, absolutely biblical

[@cruzingle4661]

Please please PLEASE react to Gravity Tony! I think you’d LOVE it with how you reacted to this one! Also just wanted to say your content is amazing thanks for being a super genuine and fun person to watch!!

[@almas9421]

Next you have to do Gravity OST from S2 trust me it's a gem.

[@krenless7494]

made in abyss have such amazing soundtrack, also recommend the soundtracks of the Macross series