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Reaction to: Deep Stone Lullaby by Michael Salvatori, Michael Sechrist, and Skye Lewin
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[@BeatsByStu]

Did you know that it's a community agreement to not talk during the spacewalk of the Deep Stone Crypt raid in order to specifically enjoy this music?

[@emyoung]

I've heard and absolutely love this fact

[@Cfish79]

This is a fact

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

@@emyoung I've had people get kicked for not following the rule before

[@ThatGuyYouveKnown]

@@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong lmfaoooo good

[@surrounndedbyClowns]

If I'm sherpa'ing Deep Stone, and if I told you to stfu during the space walk and you dont, you are going to get yeeted from the fire-team for sure, you can join back when we reach the taniks reborn encounter.

[@bfedezl2018]

This song is especially touching since it is supposed a melody that represents the passing away of the physical body. A journey for a person that will be converted to an exomind (robot body), as they fall into a deep sleep only to wake up no longer human. That is why it is called the Deep Stone lullaby.

[@oluisera]

People who dont know: 😊 People who know: 😭

[@perrycarters3113]

The moment of death is actually when the song builds and crescendos then goes silent (2:35), before coming back in with a bit more of a synth-y vibe than before, because they're an Exo now.

[@Jman2780]

Hearing this song during the spacewalk on day 1 after 12 hours of Attraks will always be one of the best memories I have of this game

[@adamboy0559]

It was so calming and we also spent 12 hours on atraks. Felt so refreshing after it. We didn’t manage to bear taniks in time but did you?

[@Jman2780]

​@@adamboy0559 My team got to Taniks but just ran out of time. There was 1 run where we were close but we couldn't replicate that attempt.

[@adamboy0559]

@@Jman2780 same here but we got to final stand many times just couldn’t deal enough to finish him off. Great experience regardless tho il forever regret not geting it beaten

[@AnonYmous-wr7xr]

Just made a similar comment about it. It was so calming and cathartic.

[@Touya82TT]

I have this friend I've known for ten years. She's from Australia and I'm from the Caribbean. We played lots of Destiny 2 together when she got into it around Shadowkeep. It brought us closer together and I can proudly say that as of last year, she flew 20+ hours to come to see me and we got married and we played this at our wedding as she walked down the aisle.

[@fabiandeutschle3372]

You're about to drop into a *deeeeeep* rabbit hole. This game is holding onto you until it consumes you, be careful😂😂🤙🏻

[@mattgreeves1721]

Absolutely 😂

[@rodneysao]

Deep into a stone crypt

[@Dynasty1818]

I honestly don't think I've ever been so invested in a game before due to the depth of the lore. Within the last year of the game we've had so many bomb drops in the story that COMPLETELY changes how we understood the world of the game going back almost 10 years to the original game. Along the lines of like...I dunno...Thanos turning out to be the good guy after all or something at the end of End Game, those kind of shocking twists you didn't see coming. It's just so good. Some of the seasonal stories are boring and some are just...why even bother wasting our time they're so generically written, but the major plot points are...oof. Hard to beat in any other game.

[@bandgeek2309]

Shhhhhhhhhhhh don't spoil the addiction

[@zacherybowers9392]

Micheal Salvatori is amazing, and somehow bottled nostalgia into a song. This was amazing to hear for the first time in game too, my first raid clear was deep stone.

[@markalvarado4450]

he did it with halo and he does it again and again, the mans a genius

[@EliAckerman124]

He’s such an incredible composer. I’m not sure destiny would feel quite the same if it didn’t have him scoring the soundtrack.

[@Apollo5752353]

​@@EliAckerman124Just hope we get Marty back at some point too

[@Will-ft3zc]

@@EliAckerman124 welp...

[@EliAckerman124]

@@Will-ft3zc aha yep spoke to soon

[@Hashoeken]

So the story of this composition is a bit of a sad one too. It follows this race of sentient robots made from the human consciousness, named Exos. Exos were created initially as a way for their creator to essentially live forever but it involved numerous numerous test subjects and failures. The developers said that this piece in particular represents a human falling asleep, dreaming, and waking up as an Exo, with their humanity taken from them.

[@adamboy0559]

Probably was the last thing they heard as a human before they woke up as an exo. Would make sense hence being called deep stone lullaby

[@bawlzyreviews465]

ONE DOES NOT SAY A WORD DURING THE SPACEWALK.

[@cos0]

Okay here's the list: - Regicide - SIVA Swarm - Aksis boss theme - Dominus Ghaul - The Hunted - Riven of a Thousand Voices - Hidden Truth - Dethroned - The First Disciple - Oneirophobia (FULL Action)

[@Ecoxiss]

the first disciple is boss especially with the dialogue.

[@cos0]

The reason why I don't say "Eyes Up Guardian" or "The First Disciple" is because usually, the official OST cuts out parts from what is heard during the raid. Aksis fight can be heard in its entirety if you just look up "Aksis theme" versus "Eyes up guardian" in which there is a 50% chance it doesn't have the SIVA Density Critical motif and then you'd need to watch a whole second video just to hear it... who wants to do that? For Rhulk, as petty as it is, I don't prefer "The First Disciple" because it cuts out 4 measures right before DPS motif. Those 4 measures are sinister sounding, and I hope more people hear them. Not to mention the looping with the low brass that ties it back to the beginning of the theme. That's why I don't say First Disciple. Do I expect her to listen to these longer versions of the songs? No, but one could only hope 😁

[@auresh9310]

Where's my beloved "The Last Array" Theme :(

[@cos0]

@Auresh It's a nice little nugget of music, but it doesn't hold a candle to these tracks. Which makes sense. A lot of these are boss/raid themes.

[@matheusrabelo4634]

The vault theme is my favorite

[@EVOLEcqo]

This piece but with the dialogue included hits different

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

Enjoying yourselves, intruders?

[@inoli3164]

where is ana to shut up grandpa 😂

[@mmwosu]

“Clever little rats…”

[@tq5556]

'guardian down'

[@ghostdragon2282]

not hearing dialogue gave me whiplash, like my brain tried to autofill it back in

[@mattshamblin3833]

This franchise has so many fantastic tracks. The Awoken, Bow to No One, Queen's Oracle, Eyes Up, Regicide, Riven of a Thousand Voices, and Last Array are all worth checking out.

[@gascan7333]

God I love Queen’s Oracle. The combination of the red legion’s and Mara’s theme is fantastic

[@sombrashadow0013]

I was listening to this when Lance passed away and I've never bawled so hard

[@BIGBOOMBOOM69]

Don’t let the darkness takeover and embrace the light eyes up Guardian

[@Shxlbyyy]

I feel like you need to listen to this with clovis' speech while this goes on, I feel like everyone does, for some odd reason it adds a huge amount to it

[@SimonPetrikov12]

It's just plain confusing if you don't know what's going on

[@theoriginalfluff5317]

@@SimonPetrikov12 the words can still be beautiful and ambiguous, im not into the lore but I pay attention to every word

[@adamboy0559]

Tbh it’s a good track but you need to experience it for the first time during the raid to truly appreciate it. After 12 hours of day 1 Atraks this felt so nice to hear for the first time

[@mmwosu]

It’s a real testament to this composition that someone with technical knowledge can appreciate it without any knowledge of the game or the significance of the moment that accompanies this music

[@TCrimson05t]

It was so crazy to me watching the world's first of "deep Stone crypt". Keeping an eye on all of the teams.....all of them in the middle of this competitive event to beat this raid. Seeing them at different times get to this portion of the raid and be immediately taken aback when they heard this for the first time. "Omg are we going on a space walk....? "....hell yeah!" '.....omg...... this is beautiful guys 🥺'

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

In the encounter before this plays, there's multiple copies of the boss spread around the room and with the timing of how the mechanics work you have to quickly rush the correct copy and destroy it before he causes a massive explosion that will kill everyone. The trick is that only one person can see which copy is the correct one so you have to coordinate teams within seconds. And that's in between the waves of enemies that you have to fight. It's loud and chaotic, outright frantic at times but when it's over you enter an airlock. When that outer door opens and you make your way out into space the sound drops out, almost silent. That's when this song starts and plays as you're making your way along the outside of a space station above Europa. There's absolutely nothing else like it.

[@adamboy0559]

Only if youv tried this encounter on contest will you know how truly chaotic this was. Especially before we had lament and cuirtass thunder crash. Best dps was falling guilitine. Couldn’t one phase this boss either so you had to pass it up down up down then final stand was like 3-4 kills till you could take her down. I was scanner for it and the pressure of final stands was real. We actually used a strat I feel not many did where I’d stay middle to find the clone and call it out unless it was one of the closer ones. This playing after 12 hours felt unreal and like we had truly acceded into a space station

[@Sabre5106]

Destiny's music is an experience in itself, without even getting into the incredible universe and worldbuilding

[@j3ttmaverick]

Agreed. Even John Carpenter said Destiny's soundtrack quality should be the industry standard

[@a118studios7]

one of the best memories I have is just waiting for my friend in orbit (the load screen of the game), looking at my spaceship and the space behind it, while this melody plays in the background

[@blajarious2035]

Destiny is my favorite game of all time and I've always loved the music in it, but seeing your reaction to these beautiful pieces gives me a new appreciation for the soundtrack. I would love to see you react to more of the destiny soundtrack or other games in the future! If I could make a suggestion, I would suggest you listen to "The Traveler" by Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, Martin O Donnell, and Paul McCartney!

[@7472wayne]

It’s definitely one that you have to experience. You’ve just come out of a boss fight that’s chaotic and frantic. The world opens up and you’re out in space with the planet below traversing a space station. It’s the perfect decompression and allows you to centre before getting back into it. You should certainly play the accompanying video. It’d serve you so much better in terms of context. Do you or have you played Destiny? It’d be great to see your reaction in game

[@MangoKai]

I will always remember the first time I experienced this. It's such a crazy feeling especially if you grew up around music and/or are a musician.

[@EAGLESOUL115]

I’d love to see you react to this (or other music) standalone AS WELL AS in context to what’s occurring in the game. I think this is far more impactful in the empty expanse of space with a new, menacing monologue coming at you.

[@CoramDeo-wz3zz]

Yes! Deep Stone Lullaby is one of my top ten favorite tracks in Destiny, and top five in Raid Soundtracks! We get to hear it during the Space Walk portion of the raid, followed by a speech that just adds to the atmosphere. When I tell you that I got chills the first time I heard it... man. Michael Salvatori and the Bungie team never disappoints. Another wonderful analysis and reaction! Can't wait for the next one. :)

[@emyoung]

Thank you!! This is SUCH a cool piece, and the stories surrounding it rule. It's been fun to get a window into the game this way

[@Josecitox]

@@emyoung The name of the song is key to understand the emotional tone of it. Deep Stone Crypt is the place where humans were part of the process to become an EXO, basically a cyborg. The song depicts the journey of your human conscience being put into the EXO body. With that in mind you can split the song into sections that depict the process like the start, a lone piano with a lone melancholic melody that seems it ends on a very disconnected sense. Then an electronic melody/rhythm starts slowly building up and ultimately driving the entire song symbolizing the conversion process, then strings and the crescendo building more and more. Right when it ends we're met with the same piano melody from the start except now we also have the electronic melody with it, symbolizing that we're not just an EXO but we also have our human side in it. Note how towards the end of the song the piano ends before the electronic melody, clearly pointing at what we are now. That single high piano note at both the start and the end of the song always make think that it simbolizes the light and the low chord the darkness, as a way of making text painting with them, i can't stop thinking on the high note alone simbolizing a blink for some reason. Hope you like the comment, no idea if you play the game or not, i've been playing for years and the lore/story is one of the things i like the most, this song was literally something else when it came out due so much thought put into it that can easily be missed if you're not a lore person haha.

[@tadetoto4991]

All sounds are also muffled since it’s in space so the song and the speech take absolute centre stage

[@jarcdday]

this theme on that space walk is definitely one of the most memorable moments in a game in my life, period....

[@S117M4sterChief]

Should listen to Athanasia. Such a beautiful piece

[@charon1252]

There is another piece called oneirophobia, and I think it is only on youtube. This is a really nice reaction and breakdown!

[@inoli3164]

the in game version would be dope to listen to

[@rhulkdiscipleofthewitness217]

The ingame version is... It feels too good

[@bguzewi0]

This is maybe the most beautiful piece of music I've encountered in a video game. Just gorgeous.

[@tannernipper3756]

Tenebrium from the Lightfall soundtrack is one of the strangest awesome sounding things I’ve heard from this team, i highly suggest

[@progenitor_amborella]

Also there’s a few different versions of it I believe: OST, Veil Containment and Orbit.

[@eranronen573]

I'd love to see more destiny stuff specifically "cabal stomp" "the last array" "remembrance" "the sanctified mind" "the first diciple" "red legion"

[@charliemccoy7731]

Grasp of avarice goes hard too

[@nd8490]

The Man They Called Cayde

[@Only_Sleep]

We really just forgot about “Regicide”? That track is such a banger and it goes way too hard, especially when you pair it with the boss fight that it comes from

[@MrJakeasaur98]

There's too many to count. First Disciple and Oneirophobia are fantastic raid boss tracks. The first demonstrates the conflict between light and dark really well - the text before the boss fight simply states "DROWN DROWN DROWN" and the music is the dominated by the darkness theme, with the light motif being drowned out at the end of every damage phase. Oneirophobia, in contrast, shows the merging of light and dark, reflecting the traits of the boss we are fighting, as well as various other themes the boss associates to in some way, such as the Cabal Stomp, and the Neomuna theme. Those two are perhaps my favourite tracks in the game so far.

[@progenitor_amborella]

Sanctified Mind is cool, but Temptation? 👀

[@_VaIiant]

Music literally has its own language. Love it!

[@nooux1966]

Heard this for the first time last night in the raid, after the stress of learning the mechanics in the previous sections, suddenly to walk out in the calm and listen to this, good god.. The feels

[@kalvshmeno]

It blows my mind how a well written piece of music can completely immerse you in an experience. Without music like this games and films would feel so hollow like idk it's just wild

[@AnonYmous-wr7xr]

This piece will ALWAYS live with me in a special place in my heart and soul. The first time I did The Deep Stone Crypt, it was day one on contest mode. And we had just spent TWELVE, I repeat TWELVE HOURS on Atraks. We were 14 hours in and the way the sounds were muted and the music just dominated our ears with a god damn cathartic and serene space-walk. I reached the end of the walk and was waiting at the door for my allies and the next thing I knew there were tears POURING out of my eyes and I just broke down. I don’t even quite know why. One of my fireteam spoke up after almost 10 minutes of silence and asked if I was crying too. I just remember thinking how much I loved this game and how I’d never trade that moment for a million years. Deep Stone Lullaby is to me, up there as one of the single greatest pieces of music ever written because of THAT. EXACT. MOMENT. Guess that just shows that context and experience are as important as the music itself.

[@Roland6563]

Man, I may no longer play Destiny, but I can't help but get emotional when I hear this music. The memories of just floating through this space section in silence with all my raid buddies will be something I cherish forever.

[@Flesharrower]

Usually this is accompanied by "Guardian down!" from your Ghost.

[@whetherwewanteditornot6399]

Awesome analysis on this track!! it's definitely up there as one of my favorites If you're looking for recommendations: i think you should really listen to "The Man They Called Cayde" from Destiny 2 Forsaken, "Oneirophobia" - one of the latest additions to the soundtrack and a boss theme, and, to mix it up, "Once Upon a Time in The Reef" :D Thank you for the video

[@hardtobearit]

i wanna say you saw my comment about posting to youtube. if so im happy you did

[@12SlimJims]

It is even better once you see that it is being played with space imagery in the background.

[@LakerTriangle]

The 1st time we heard it during the raid was Amazing! Everybody just shuts up during the space walk when it starts.

[@remingtononeschuk7706]

Came here for the reaction but now we need THE Halo OG songs!

[@tymagnumboltz735]

Ayee my two favorite songs in the entire game are from this raid. This one and Look Within. I been playing since beta and it really is gorgeous music. Gunslinger comes in at a very close 3rd.

[@greasychipbutty]

I'd love to see your reaction to my 2 favourite destiny pieces. Titled 'Riven of a thousand voices' and 'Shell of what was'.

[@wojakc7745]

The song really does feel like getting wrapped up in a cozy blanket as you reminisce on the past

[@paulvenkman]

The best way to describe how that high end keys sound is done is by taking the piano, putting a reverb on it and at the point of attack, turn on freeze creating that sustain you're hearing. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails did something similar for Hurt with strings.

[@CiesalDiesal2244]

NEED TO LISTEN TO DESTINY 1 MAIN THEME. ITS CRAZY GOOD

[@JustCauseFan]

this is by far my favorite Raid moment ever, walking and jumping through space with this music

[@dat4real665]

I have 2 other destiny soundtrack recommendations "eyes up" and "the man they called cayde"(my personal favorite)

[@jacksoncampbell6840]

eyes up so slept on

[@scirrhia_kruden]

Some of my favorite Destiny 1 and 2 tracks are "Regicide," "The Last Array," and "Tree of Probabilities." Regicide is one of the big bads' themes, but the other two aren't.

[@tinycoke3718]

A few fun destiny tracks are Shadow Thief and Sepiks Prime, with their respective redux versions bc they are so fun

[@Arabicross]

My favorite Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Original Soundtrack - Track 28 - Queen's Deception.

[@OculusVector]

Absolutely the best moment in this raid!!!

[@DrWipEout]

If you like the horns, you may enjoy Visage of Oryx from the first Destiny title. Then immediately follow it up with Fears Embrace which is the spicier version.

[@Vynirian]

my team spent six hours on the boss right before this part on day one. six. fucking. hours. of bashing our heads against the wall. we finally managed to just squeeze in the kill before we wiped. we were exhausted, had no idea what the rest of the raid was going to be like if atraks was THAT rough. and then we exit the airlock, and this starts playing. not a word was spoken the entire time, even as we failed the jumps and got mowed down by enemies as we made our way across the spacewalk. not a word. to say we needed that break is a gross understatement. deep stone lullaby will forever hold a special place in my heart now.

[@Scrappy-le5vc]

A God On Mars from the Warmind dlc is a pretty good one if you wanna check it out

[@Chronocide-]

This playing while being shot at by a dozen shanks, yet barely being able to hear the shots because we're in space just fits so well.

[@qualitymango2497]

Michael Salvatori, is an absolute genius. Sad that he's not in the franchise any more.

[@chrisgonzalez9482]

as soon as the previous encounter finishes its "mute up, make sure music is on"

[@yackemup]

Let's get "The Awoken" song from taken king soundtrack. Its actually so beautiful and soothing. I kisten to it to relax on almost a daily basis

[@PlasticChaser]

Mannnnnn sitting on the menu waiting for the fireteam to start, and this comes on. Always makes the group go quiet.

[@bdub8522]

No other game music expresses the tone and feel from one expansion to the next like music from Destiny!

[@emmetwalker2995]

"you now face godlike judgement" ☺

[@keuleg9114]

If you like the destiny 2 Soundtracks you definitly need to hear „Hidden Truth“ it‘s my favourite Soundtrack of the Last chapter Witchqueen It’s Full of Deepness and Sadness you will really Love it

[@empiricalsmut9419]

A good amount of Destiny tracks don't have typical resolutions at the end because they're designed to play on a loop, especially when they are ambience tracks. So if I hang out in a random area, such as the spot where this music plays, it can loop indefinitely. Other tracks, like those written for boss battles, are written to loop within the first, say, 90% of the track, but when you get the boss to low health, and kill them, that remaining 10% will trigger and resolve it

[@morganwhite7775]

This is what I set my alarm to...

[@phylmath]

Part of the crew, part of the ship.

[@Revan2540]

The Destiny music composers are just the best in the video game industry without a doubt. And clearly after begin stuck for 13 hours with Atraks, when you finnaly heard this song it became incredible.

[@brokengoof8620]

Please do Regicide from The Taken King album.

[@turbulencegaming7518]

You should react to wasteland. One of my favorite patrol tracks. 👍

[@simbad3953]

Play this at my funeral 😂😂

[@eviltoast1327]

You should listen to Grasp of Avarice. A great blend of pirate and destiny.

[@emyoung]

posted!!:)

[@itsbojac5579]

hte beauty i find is that this piece is meant to symbolize someone's last thoughts before their mind is transferred to an exo body and their memories are wiped

[@Gutssssss666]

She should react to the soundtrack shell of what once was

[@gigolocalypsetv5520]

Let's get the Sepiks Perfected boss fight, from the Rise of Iron expansion in this, you know...for the kids!

[@Bizazedo]

Good reaction, but just a suggestion..put the song name in the video title so more people can come and see your appreciation / reaction to it :)

[@turoskensei13]

Give this a listen with the game dialogue over it.

[@juanjodpr]

'Enjoying yourselves, intruders?'

[@mrddoesyoutube7797]

Take a reaction to ace combat 7s track. Those ate quite the songs

[@nomad_specter]

You should watch the game play/raid associated with this song.

[@A1RTA1L]

Can you listen to Look Within on Destiny 2 pls??

[@x.Artorius]

Could you react to "Bow To No One" or "Queen's Oracle"?

[@mdy]

Crushing to come back to this video the day after Sony/Bungie laid off Salvatori and Sechrist 😢

[@_VaIiant]

Can you react to light fall - skye lewin ❤

[@notarrat0767]

Gotta give The First Disciple a listen some time. Such a good boss fight track

[@emyoung]

that one is up next!!

[@notarrat0767]

@@emyoung lets gooooooo🎉

[@JEREFRUTA]

The Witch Queen theme is so good too 🔥

[@theprodigalson4003]

2:52 imagine they made the game good and everyone could’ve enjoyed this masterpiece Instead it’s free on ps multiple times and I have no inclination to install

[@xcrucialbladex3801]

"Enjoying yourselves, Intruders?"

[@arjona186]

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[@H2O__L]

GUARDIAN DOWN

[@joelledbetter2926]

Oh ya I just said this in another video haha

[@JGez83]

Athanasia you’ll thank me later, and also recommend The Awoken from D1

[@Gustavinngrade]

Guardian down !

[@PancakesNSyrup]

Bungie was COOKIN in the studio when they made this

[@emyoung]

fr

[@proffitt24]

Halo 3 Never Forget walked so Destiny 2 Deep Stone Crypt Lullaby could run.

[@average_osiris_enjoyer5914]

Listen to lightfall soundtrack

[@NobodyN7]

Listen to Ace Combat 7 OST Daredevil

[@battlebunny88]

I think Destiny 2's music peaked here and there's not been anything near this good since.

[@aquilonthepro8319]

Has she listened to Athanasia?

[@joelledbetter2926]

No matter what group you join random ppl or not you stay off coms during this part of the raid

[@Gamewithstyle]

Lol em young music everywhere except Twitch, where she is “goodbye kneecaps” 😂😂

[@emyoung]

it stuck over there, what can i say lmao

[@MrDekasOne]

Day one of every new raid there is a race to see who can finish it first the raid even has a special contest mode modifier on day one to make it harder this song literally stopped teams in their tracks, teams in the middle of day one race stopped to listen to this song