Einhander Soundtrack - Thermosphere

This is the awesome music thats plays when fighting my favorite boss, Schwarzgeist (Black Ghost).

[@RetroNutcase]

I'll take "Songs I never expected to hear in Kingdom Hearts 3" for $500, Alex.

[@C_Train74]

RetroNutcase Unlike a lot of the other tracks they remade, I think they really managed to improve this one.

[@Maverick2736]

To clear things up: This song plays during the battle with the Shwartzgeist, the orbital weapon that the Stratagem spacecraft carries. They're two different bosses, with two different themes (the Stratagem's being 'Impatience') and the Shwartzgeist is the final boss if you play the game on easy. IF you play it in normal or hard, THEN you face Hyperion in the extra stage after that, whose tune is 'Zero Gravity'. Hope that clears all manner of current and future confusion about this.

[@BalsticMaker12]

Who came here after seeing Schwarzgeist in KH3?

[@Shemmitt]

Zazon Zenzy Me

[@sirsuperbubbub4225]

Me

[@Zonefire15]

Had no idea what it was till I looked it up after losing to it

[@LarryButz]

Nomura: We won’t be having Final Fantasy characters in this installment. We feel it’s best to fit only the necessities for this conclusion in this arc and not clog up the cast. Also Nomura: HEY YO ANY OF YOU CATS REMEMBER E-I-N-H-A-N-D-E-R!?!?

[@Kain_Highwind_]

FF characters would have been better. Never heard about this Einhander before reading comments about the game.

[@Kain_Highwind_]

*LAUGHS IN RE:Mind*

[@EndymionFRSmkII]

@@Kain_Highwind_ ;(

[@Terestrasz]

Nomura shoudl see if they can put in Odio from Live a Live. I mean if you think about it, that would make a pretty amazing optional boss.

[@matabishippuden6965]

@@Terestrasz it really would considering how he's basically a prototype for vanitas except better

[@Fighter_Builder]

I just started playing this game after finding out about it from Schwarzgeist's appearance in Kingdom Hearts 3 and now I think I have a new favorite PS1 game. Why have I never seen this on any "hidden gem" lists?????

[@UltimaSpark50]

>when you spend 10 minutes mashing square dodging the stream of red lasers like a madman

[@RetroNutcase]

>Mashing square Real Endymion pilots just stay in the gaps. :D

[@Shemmitt]

I spent a bit over 10 minutes fighting this thing in my gummi ship.

[@yeetmaster-eb1xq]

@@Shemmitt what kind of *power*

[@spark9189]

@@RetroNutcase it's easier to stay in the gaps

[@Wolvenworks]

time to dodge enough to make Piccolo proud

[@shiftfire4511]

I still can't believe they snuck in a secret Square boss...AGAIN!

[@Blahblahblah28504]

Didn't expect to see Schwartzgeist again in KH3. But it's not an unwelcoming surprise. Still tough though.

[@btbf1541]

シュヴァルツガイストの登場シーンは何年たっても忘れないと思う

[@thegamerator10]

Square: "We wanna reward our old fans with a boss they fought from way back in the day. Any ideas?" Nomura: "I got just the thing. We're gonna make it a secret Gummi Ship boss. And guess what we'll have as a Gummi Ship?"

[@UncleBiscuits97]

if there was ever a game that should be released on xbox live, THIS SHOULD BE THE ONE!!. We need to get a petition going or something!!

[@Steelwaterfall1]

Because Xbox live would sell a game that was on the PS1. It was already on the Japanese PSStore.

[@UncleBiscuits97]

Well, I see what you are saying, but Xbox Live does have some ps1 games on the service (Castlevania SOTN, and Rez for example).

[@KaiserChiefsPocketbombs]

+UncleBiscuits79 needs a 3ds port, this would look awesome in 3ds. especially in certain areas

[@Omgacow1000]

Thank you to KH3 for introducing me to this amazing game/song

[@odracircomix7359]

THIS GAME IS A MASTERPIECE

[@SamusV4]

What was cool about this part is it's like, you breached your maximum altitude and you were STILL GOING! It was like fate gave you the one chance to end it all, which you DID! EPIC!

[@mynameisleave]

Love that this was remixed for KH3

[@nesoukkefka1741]

And a very good remix at that.

[@CameronMcCaffrey-e7p]

Iconic!

[@maxabeles]

1:35 drum programming here is too funny! Anyone with a better ear than myself: are those strangely grouped triplets or tempo shift of some kind

[@metashrew]

yeah its pretty crazy so i took a look, and it does switch between regular 16ths and 8th note triplets. I counted it in 4/4 but it doesnt really feel that way cause most of the hits are off-beat so you have: full bar of 16ths half bar of triplets, half bar of 16ths full bar of 16ths full bar of triplets and then its back to normal

[@laughingfurry]

I'll be looking forward to it. Best of luck on getting the project to go.

[@VF1Skullangel]

That was that thing that looked like the Probe from star wars. Damn thing used to own me for hours.

[@Mattiathem]

too much memories......

[@ManlyBuns]

the song gives you a feeling of greatness, as you vaporize your oppenents with the juno and the flash.Let them tremble with the fear called "Einander" :D

[@OscarDaGenius]

hell yea !!! all my friends say that they shouldnt because sequels some times ruins the series but even if the sequel sucks it has every right to have another game

[@SamusV4]

My favorite boss in this game is Sturmvogel, the big ship/walker thing after you destroy the enemy base's reactor

[@ManlyBuns]

fortunately it can lol but its aight. i got a copy 2 days ago and im reliving my fun past with it haha. thanks for requesting it tho XD

[@Pooky1991]

God I wish they rereleased this game for later consoles. The demo alone was just epic

[@1209ashes]

JUNO, VULCAN ^^ old times on ps1

[@IceQueenAlchemist99]

I remember this...that's the sixth boss above Earth?!? HELL YESH!!!

[@ryogamestation]

I wish there was a einhander 2 on the ps3 with co-op play and a killer sound track.

[@richardthigpen3779]

music so sick and awesome they should make an einhander 2 with the same music

[@decoyoctopusra]

At 2:16, you break through the exosphere, and all of Earth's gravity is lost as you ascend into outer space.

[@yrockerboy]

Quartal harmony

[@galloviking4766]

This music is the best part of KH3, and it's not even from KH3.

[@notalkingnow]

@NorseViking84 one of the craziest ride in my life. the music helps

[@iota-09]

1:35 metrc modulation right? and so erratic... dayumn.

[@Kain_Highwind_]

95% of the comments are from KH3. Nomura exhumed this game along with its not so hard boss (I managed to defeat it no damage without the "hit marker" gummiship, can't say the same thing for Omega Machine).

[@zerowolf9491]

Boy this game is a cult classic/hidden gem

[@Kain_Highwind_]

@@zerowolf9491 It's ok, I don't dislike this kind of games. Schwarzgeist was very fun to take on, some of its moves were a bit tricky but I ended up beating it no damage with my custom gummiship. :D

[@Kain_Highwind_]

@Memes Within Memes Awaits You Yeah, the square shaped one. 🤣

[@ahoyitskeenie]

i fucking love this game

[@laughingfurry]

What would you make the sequal with? Not to doubt, just curious. Classic shootemups like these are more deserving of sequals than most games that do get it.

[@laughingfurry]

This is towards the end, I think. Been awhile since I played.

[@ManlyBuns]

lol i love 1:22- 1:35 Piano FTW lol

[@laughingfurry]

That's what I thought. Fun game.

[@Solo407]

I hate the freakin boss when this song plays, it's so damn hard on 'hard difficulty'...probably the hardest boss in the game IMO.

[@NinjaTurkey14]

man i envy my cousin. he still has this game. good luck findin it today. and what stage is the black ghost?

[@Deontaikun]

Touhou Shooter is a True Bullet Hell but Einhanders is wats up XD

[@pietroewi]

0:40 DBZ ?

[@derschwarzgeist]

yeah, does anyone know where i can get a GOOD torrent of this OST? im downloading one right now, but it stopped at 1.6% complete. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@aiucard28]

hey man do u kno where i can get this soundtrack?!

[@-Nudal]

You could always get an iso copy and burn the image to a disc legally....ish. Not that I would ever do that >.>

[@TheKevinKeyblade]

Can somebody explain me why the title screen has the picture of a hand on X-ray?

[@Rovelius]

Not sure about the X-ray thing but Einhander means "One-handed sword" so that hand is a reference to the ship's arm

[@TheKevinKeyblade]

@@Rovelius I see, thanks :D

[@mariofan4143]

The parts at 0:00 and 2:15 sound awfully similar to Kirby Planet Robobot's main theme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHm8n6J5m5eqbck

[@ManlyBuns]

OO i c ic my bad bro :D srry for the confusion

[@Hayatenogotokuluey]

@Jehuty989 finished it on easy mode

[@gunswordfist]

As a series, I definitely prefer Metal Slug.

[@jeabl]

@Figroliun is easier except the 13 ships mode

[@BloodFeather]

@CuddlesMcT AND YET U ANSWER =PPPP

[@jeabl]

Einhander easy? no way...darius, even raystorm are easier than Einhander i couldn't finish this game in normal mode:(

[@КонстантинФёдоров-п9ч]

it's sounds little like another medium from undertale

[@manuelito1233]

Those coming from KH3, if you fight this boss with the Endymion ship, thise original soundtrack will play.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

I actually recommend using the Endymion ship with the Repair Kit special weapon against this Boss if you have no better options. 1: it's easy to obtain, and you get it pretty early. 2: it has just enough speed and firepower to fight Schwartzgeist and win with no modifications, provided of course that you know what you're doing. 3: _it'd be an affront to the Legend of Einhänder if you didn't. _*_Glory with the Moon, Mercy on the Earth._*

[@trickmaster5632]

hell yeah i have to do that.

[@Shemmitt]

I didn’t even know what Schwargeist was until KH3 and it was shortly after on the internet I learned it was from an old PS1 game made by square.

[@Kain_Highwind_]

manuelito1233 That's nice to know! I'm gonna try that. :)

[@Shieftain]

You sure? I fought Schwartzgeist with the golden Highwind a 2nd time around and this still played. Or was that a remixed version? If so, I guess I didn't really notice as it was late night when I did the fights. **edit** Yeah I'm dumb, looks like the original did play for me because I used Endymion to fight Schwarzgeist the first time around.

[@Rhys-Lightning]

It's so good that this game wasn't forgotten. I had to pause it when it popped up in Kingdom Hearts 3 and rejoice that one of my favourite games still lives on in the hearts of Square employees. And with the same appearance AND music AND same attack patterns. All exactly the same. Thank you Square. The people who comment in certain videos on KZbin are the people I want to meet, like this video for example. Only true Square fans would have played KH3 and been surprised when the Schwartzgeist popped up with the same appearance, same music, same moves, and then come here to listen to the original trade. These are the people I want to meet but we're all behind computer screens

[@BalsticMaker12]

Fun fact. The ones that take care of the Gummi Ship segments are the guys that made Einhander. So Schwarzgeist’s inclusion does make sense.

[@kynriv101]

Einhander was a game I played back when I was like 8 with my big brother. Both of us LOVED bullet hells and space shooter type games and I think that one was but far our favorite...so it's definitely awesome coming back years later and seeing it in Kingdom Hearts.

[@sodathejunker]

Rhy5Lightning the director for Einhänder is actually the one behind designing the Gummi ship gameplay in KH2 and KH3. Looks like they let him go wild this time. Couldn’t be happier, frankly. Einhänder was my first video game, and a treasure in my Square library. My dad loves space shooters and scifi and bought it for himself not knowing his sons would eat it up haha

[@ThatChainmecha]

Here's your only kh3 superboss

[@nobgs4505]

It does have another one.

[@ThatChainmecha]

I was actually just guessing at the time, so I didn't actually realize this would be in the game

[@slobertooth1358]

Dark Inferno: Am I a joke to you? Kh fandom: Yes

[@Kain_Highwind_]

The real superboss is Omega Machine. Schwarzgeist is a piece of cake compared to that purple shit.

[@sirsuperbubbub4225]

@@Kain_Highwind_ I beat the omega machine before this boss

[@ManiacalForeigner]

Say what you will about the German language, it sure makes for some awesome boss names.

[@synthpopfreak5042]

It feels like You're brimming with power...feel free to play this awesome tune when you want to get up early in the morning but you're still willing to lay down a little bit longer...Definitively my favorite tune in this game...Thanks a lot for sharing it!

[@Pooky1991]

God I wish they rereleased this game for later consoles. The demo alone was just epic

[@SuccubiPie]

When you come with the KH3 crowd.

[@lilmarc2020]

Rovelius:”Y am i getting so many views on this video all of a sudden “

[@FZone96]

"I think it's hostile."

[@BlackiceNoku]

man, einhander was legendary, they really, should make a remake, hell even an anime!! songs, kick my ass, i'ma remix this album one day ~thz 4 the upload~

[@凡人-e3x]

ゲームの神曲の１つ

[@プスタポステ-i8b]

俺としてはコレを超えるシューティングゲームはいまだに無いと思ってる。

[@gunswordfist]

Yeah, this is my absolute favorite PS1 game period. So sad that its greatness is not widely recognized.

[@MegaBronsky1]

the stage when this song played..., it was very difficult, just saying

[@BorderedPortal]

One of my favorite sound tracks while fighting a giant satellite shooting colorful lasers of doom at you...Grenade/Flash is your best friend here...

[@mahmoudkharboutli7175]

This song is amazing

[@OldEnemy1]

>Releases to a very positive critical reception >Has really challenging and fun gameplay and interesting worldbuilding >Has one of the best soundtracks ever put to a video game >No Sequel >Has a cameo bossfight in Kingdom Hearts 3 >Refuses to elaborate

[@SidneyMosley]

Hardest beat switch up @2:15

[@josueyancce1930]

Que buenos recuerdos...

[@WRS_Blackheart]

In hard they ALL beat the shit out of u, when i got the selene i equipped the cannon and flash and killed them all slowly after the shit they put me through b4

[@RodrigoRz]

2:10 - 2.25 Joder!!! D: Eso si que estuvo enfermo! A mas de uno sentir esa presion le provoca unos infartos! Tienes mi total respeto!

[@Gilakus]

and this song is definitly gonna appear as a surprise in the sequel just wait for it im still in high school assabet that is then you can tell your grandkids you spoke to the guy who created the sequel of one of the most amzing games to ever grace video game history and if not perhaps THE best game

[@redcells-3592]

Meanwhile Those zoomer i tHinK iT's hOsTilE

[@jeabl]

The battle with this boss is awesome!!!

[@Gilakus]

fuck man if they dont make a sequel ima make the fuckin sequel

[@sangheili333]

I would try my hardest to live and/or not kill the boss so I could hear that part

[@TheHummingBirdJaiye]

Bro wait wtf! Literally the exact song

[@christopherwatkins150]

Welcome man....Welcome

[@GoogsMindbent]

Thank GAWD i own this game! its in the PS2 now!

[@bxr03604]

Whenever this music is played,I recall an image of the black boss flying above the atomosphere.

[@paste42]

what genre would this be considered to be?

[@Rovelius]

Video game music. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@XiloChannel]

paste42 japanese "techno"

[@Knightimex]

paste42 Shmup (Shoot'em up)

[@ViRiXDreamcore]

Hmm... 90s melodic electronica would probably pretty accurate. Or maybe upbeat Synthwave

[@ManlyBuns]

personally i say metal slug is better than contra

[@MikeRoePhonicsMusic]

+1 for Ehrgeiz. I barely played it myself but the concept of a 3D environment for a fighting game was (to my knowledge) a new concept back then.

[@Gilakus]

this would be my story for the sequel eventually some political problem arises causing the war to reappear eventually it gets to bad for them they are forced to abandon the planet and leave to space then Einhander as his ship powers up again he goes to explore earth to encounter minimal resistance and as the moon then goes to explore the solar system and finds out that the human race is extinct and something new takes its place id tell you more but im serious about the sequel

[@TrombeX2]

Please, everyone knows that 12 is where the REAL difficulty is. Even easy mode can be genuinely hard at certain points. Of course, I'm a casual-yet-serious player, so Your Mileage May Vary. And for the record, I rarely deathbomb, and I somehow subconciously force myself into No-Vert runs no matter what, even if i don't want to, I invariably wind up doing so anyhow. Really comes in handy on 11's "Storm on Mt Ooe" though.

[@Robck27]

This song was pretty damn lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ManlyBuns]

haha

[@BlackiceNoku]

good 2 kno

[@shpared2]

Probably the only shmup Square Enix ever made.

[@StgbtL1]

I think its hostile?

[@duoshinX]

1:32 - 1:48 best hook.

[@emersonborges3570]

they put the einhander ship and the Schwarzgeist in the kingdom heart and they don´t remade einhander!

[@ManlyBuns]

srry for the late reply haha XD. i started when i was like...6. It was in a playstation demo and i played the trial over and over till i broke the cd..but like a week after my bro got it from his friend and i havent stoppped playin since XD

[@GahaldMills]

I C...i just finish the game....and this is the theme of the satelite boss...ahaha...silly me...i thought this was the theme of Salamander....ehehe...

[@BlackiceNoku]

well, i really don't go on forums but tell her i'm really srry and i feel 4 her also tell her 2 try 2 pull in there and 2 keep pushing on, i'll pray 4 her

[@BorderedPortal]

@NightbugCreations "or just be a wuss and use pre-loaded weapons." Hell yes...After getting the "Selene" Einhander, I equipped a Juno and a Flash and just massacred all the bosses for all the sh*t they made me go through in Hard Mode... I especially made them suffer by taking them a part piece-by-piece...Oh...So...Slowly...