Game Composer Reacts to KAMURA VILLAGE THEME - Monster Hunter Rise

The village themes are one of my favorite parts of Monster Hunter music, so following the reveal of Kamura Village Theme from Monster Hunter Rise I had to sit down and share some of my thoughts on it!
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[@DaviVasc]

Can't wait to hang out in Kamura village while this theme plays over and over. I've made a cover of it, btw! Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZu7poV_iLSCedU

[@Duppy0906]

you should also do magnamalo's theme and proof of a hero rise version covers or analisis videos that would be very nice Edit: i noticed you alredy did magnamalo's theme guitar cover but a analisis would be dope too

[@moomanchu608]

Been loving your analyses. One note (pun intended), the word “homely” means ugly. You want to use the word “homey” as in, “he’s my homey”

[@TheIorch]

The fact that the song is called 'Kamura's Song of Purification' makes it even better. After a long and stressful hunt you are back in your home, with the people who appreciate you (And if I may compare it), after a day full of negative emotions you return to that safe place, where you are a hero, a savior , the pride of an entire village. Without a doubt, purify yourself of everything bad that you could bring on the way to the village.

[@DaviVasc]

That is a great interpretation of it!

[@AJ-dx6bn]

Especially after hunting Rajang

[@skyereave9454]

One of the best things I loved about monster hunter was returning home from school where everybody gave me crap for no reason and playing these games. It was such a nice break to role play an environment where everybody is just happy that you're there and proud of your accomplishments. It was a mental break from mundane grind to being heroic and at home all at the same time.

[@tendermoisturized4199]

I just LOVE how mh incorporates their story elements into the ost so naturally that it feels like the setting and the music were made for each other. In Kamura's song of purification the "theme" or "feeling" that I get at least would be something like "villagers hard at work" or "a community that won't back down against the rampage". It is cheerful enough that it isn't dreadful, but it also inspires this sense of there being stuff to do, a threat to deal with. It's like it's shouting "let's fight back with all we've got!". Astera's theme for example, "cornerstone of the new world" also does this in it's own way. The casual happy melody with the inspiring, almost melancholic bits give a very strong vibe. It is a cheerful group of hunters and researchers ready to thrive in this new uncharted land, fearless against the challenges ahead. Seliana's theme has this "warm refuge of the frozen frontier" vibe, like the place to return to to have a nice warm meal from the grandmowster after a cold expedition into the unknown. The Soratorium from MHGenU has this inspiring, almost heroic but still diligent orchestra that perfectly fits with the mission that you are supporting the Wyventurer with. There are as many examples of this as there are tracks in the entire franchise, I just really love this game and its music. Know what I love too? Sharing the music of the games I love with each other. Your channel is amazing, thank for everything you do and keep it up!

[@DaviVasc]

I think the andante tempo I mentioned in the video definitely helps to convey that sense of there being stuff to do that you mentioned. The walking pace has a drive and motion to it, a sense of forward motion. And you know what? Now that you mentioned that Astera feels similar, I realized that the Astera theme uses the same andante tempo as the Kamura theme. Cool. Thank you for the insightful comment!

[@brambl3014]

god, you said it all. i have been enjoying each of the theme you mentioned but cant i cant express what those themes made me feel. you said them all.

[@skyereave9454]

@@DaviVasc Will you do the astera theme? Or stars at our back?

[@chinedur.8137]

This is by far my favourite village theme. Great analisis.

[@DaviVasc]

It's definitely one of my favorites too. Something that worries me about it that I forgot to mention in the video is whether the vocals will get old after 100+ hours, we'll have to wait and see!

[@dhedemadong]

@@DaviVasc you can actually switch between the vocal/off vocal version just talk to your cat butler if im not mistaken it

[@abigailfiltness4635]

Wow, I had no idea about the different Japanese notes! How fascinating! Thanks for the info. Japanese video game music is always so, so beautiful and emotional.

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you for the feedback, Abigail. I sometimes struggle to figure out what aspects of music people will find entertaining to know about. Glad to know that part about the japanese notes worked for you!

[@colclark87]

Been listening to this one a lot to relieve stress. Great analysis! Thank you!

[@DaviVasc]

It is a very relaxing one indeed. Thank you!

[@LacTose90]

Even though the music sounds familiar its still has a unique feel because of the vocals

[@DaviVasc]

Absolutely. Feel 100% like MH music, but with vocals.

[@gbf4976]

私の大好きな曲を紹介してくれてありがとう！この曲を聞くと帰ってきたんだなって思えるのでとても印象的です

[@Aya_Albion]

So intriguing video as always. As you mentioned, the world-building of MH is beautifully expressed by blending peacefulness and tension in Kamura Village Theme. I can feel that especially in Kokoto Village Theme as well. Well, I didn’t know about Japanese notes, even though I’m Japanese. I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you, Davi. I really enjoyed this video!

[@DaviVasc]

Oh, definitely. Kokoto Village is probably the most tense village theme I can think of. Thank you so much for showing up every week, Aya!

[@annegilbert4786]

Oi Davi. Really interesting analysis. Love the “tense” chord followed by the “tenser” chord! Thank you for taking the time to post such informative videos although I can see it makes you happy to share :)

[@DaviVasc]

I does make me happy to share and it makes me even happier when people get some value out of it. Thank you Anne!

[@Omi_Kasigi]

Long time Monster Hunter veteren here (I stared playing Monster Hunter titles since the PS2). I love your analysis on the Monhun soundtracks. This is one reason why I love this game. The music is what sets the mood to this game all the time.

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, the music is such a big part of the MH "feel", a lot of people don't realize that

[@Dave_Chrome]

Awesome catch with the main theme melody! That is so neat, I'm glad I know now If I remember correctly Generations and GU both had their own main theme melodies without a dedicated theme song as well. In GU you can hear it in the Soaratorium, Ruined Pinnacle, and Ahtal-Ka mech phase. For Gen, I think it's in the Hub and Nakarkos Phase 2...? I'd have to listen again

[@DaviVasc]

For Gen they use the Bherna village melody as main theme. You can hear the Bherna melody in the quest complete track for example.

[@lumicka6046]

Im late. Iv got 520 hours in rise. And i didnt notice until NOW that proof of the hero,village song, and ending quest melody share this melody. You blwoned me away man xD.

[@Pikachu790]

This game has so many nice touches with the music, even in-game! If you hadn’t noticed, the Palicos in the gathering hub play the drum to the exact beat of the default theme in the hub.

[@taochen1777]

omg the mh p3 i listened it first time I played and I also felt it was so similar with p3! back to my childhood suddenly！

[@jamescampbell9236]

Great analysis to an amazing theme.

[@prawn1717]

They can't keep getting away with this, the MH team is going apeshit with the soundtrack. This theme matches or even surpasses both Pokke and Seliana imo

[@DaviVasc]

it's up there for sure. Can't wait to get my hands or... um, ears on the full soundtrack

[@Carolyne_games]

I love what you’re doing with these analyses! Definitely do the field BGMs in Rise as well, IMO they’re the best among all the field BGMs in the series 🙏

[@DaviVasc]

Sure. I love the area themes in Rise. Shrine Ruins is my favorite!

[@XenoC1oud]

been waiting for this one! Just got off Work

[@DaviVasc]

Cool, hope you enjoyed it!

[@midgar9999]

It's great finding your channel

[@DaviVasc]

Welcome!

[@krete69]

I love it when you explained the andante part 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DaviVasc]

yeah, It's a really cool detail :)

[@hugocardoso1488]

Awsome man, i love how you dissect the musics, hope one day you can work for monster hunter

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you so much my friend

[@砕竜ですぶらき]

The most interesting part is when you know what are the meanings intended to be conveyed in the village theme (where there is a official japanese language version released recently in their soundtrack

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, the lyrics go along very well with the emotions conveyed by the music

[@rodrigovp8349]

I love this soundtrack

[@DaviVasc]

same

[@lacunacoilguardian]

This is a beautiful theme i love it

[@DaviVasc]

same

[@lacunacoilguardian]

@@DaviVasc i personally could use it like a lullaby its that good

[@LostInNumbers]

Now that we know what the lyrics means (check out gijin hunters video where he translates the japanese version) a lot of the tense undertones makes so much sense!

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, I watched that video! It really does go very well with the nuances of the music

[@ookamibr1918]

just discovered you channel dude, great video.

[@DaviVasc]

Welcome friend!

[@verlonnatenbrink7631]

I adore monster hunter music, but I'm not so sure if I'm going to like all the songs having vocals. This song, however, is absolutely beautiful, I love it. The vocals are still gonna feel weird when I'm walking around the village though. I'm not at a Diva concert, I'm just walking around xD

[@DaviVasc]

There is some official japanese footage of the game that shows both the village theme and the online hub theme playing without the vocals. I think this means that we'll be able to switch them off!

[@ionfreak83]

Now react to the Fluffy Bunny Dango song from Monster Hunter Rise and analyze why this song is the real reason we protect Kamura village.

[@DaviVasc]

good idea lol

[@HaseoStrife36]

Theres another youtuber called Gaijin hunter who has a translation of the lyrics for kamura's song

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, I've seen it!

[@Josh-xw1pu]

Actually Yukumo is just Southeast of Kamura in the monster hunter map

[@mengosaurus]

where to find this information ?

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@mengosaurus Find a monster hunter world map.

[@UmbraXCVII]

Isnt that map fan made?

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@UmbraXCVII Then what map should we use if the map I suggested was unofficial?

[@PatrickJLKeenan]

Excellent video as usual! I too am thinking this is a top tier village track and the entire soundtrack is shaping up to be amazing. Have you been playing the demo? Would love to hear what you think about Magnamalo's music.

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you for watching man. I love Maganamalo's Theme so much that I made a cover of it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXW8oa2qabmheNk

[@zyphyrx125]

The most impressive thing is the song is not even in Japanese language, but sound like it.

[@DaviVasc]

The Wyverian language is based in japanese, so it inherits some of it's mannerisms.

[@weaponofmassfun9296]

It's actually Japanese, but pronounced as if it was French. This makes it sound like the Monster Hunter language is distinctly different from either.

[@zyphyrx125]

@@weaponofmassfun9296 I watched 2 Japanese vtuber talking about they thought it was in Japanese language, but it's モンハン語(Monster Hunter Language). I know a little Japanese enough to think it's not Japanese except "Kamura".

[@Grey-Wraith]

​@@weaponofmassfun9296 Late response, but there is also a bit more to it than just "French" pronunciation, it's a completely different language, a made up one known as "Wyverian". You have this option to use this language in other titles like Monster Hunter World and its utter gibberish compared to Japanese and English. Studied a bit of Japanese and a lot of these words are nonsense by comparison. They never went into detail how they did this but here are some curious details. They released a Japanese variation of this theme, the main menu, and the Gathering hub and you can quickly hear they use made up words for the other. The Wyverian language is a weird mishmash of Japanese and Western languages. The Wyverian languages are different depending on culture even. You have words that are vaguely Japanese and then words that are nothing like it. "Ladosa": Friend "Emikte mira": Nice to meet you. It's been a curious journey to see the community decode this "wyverian" speech.

[@ToniPMuniz]

AWESOME!!

[@Dodotron2099]

Great video man :)

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you my potato friend

[@a-ramenartist9734]

tbh it actually reminds me of kokoto quite a lot

[@thecringeprophet]

Very nice song. I love rise and I haven't even played it yet!

[@DaviVasc]

It won't be long before we finally get to play it!

[@thecringeprophet]

@@DaviVasc yep just a couple of short weeks!!!

[@frankyboy98]

Hey there! I'm not sure if you check comments on old videos or if you like seeing some song recomendations, but I really like the opening cinematic theme from Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin! I was hoping you could at least check it out, and maybe even do some kind of review if the stars align themselves. I am new to this channel and I realy enjoy it so far, Keep on having fun! ^^

[@DaviVasc]

Hey friend, welcome to the channel. I'll definitely do some videos on Stories 2 when I get around to playing the game. I haven't had the time to get into it yet.

[@navatheramenguy3127]

Today I learned that ZUN uses the pentathlonic scale for most of his title screens Guess that explains why all his music screams eastern

[@DaviVasc]

Who is Zun?

[@navatheramenguy3127]

@@DaviVasc ZUN is the main developer of touhou games and also the one who makes most of the music I've always thought that tune he uses is pretty representative of his series but hearing it's representative of his culture is very cool, and I thank you for making me notice Here's an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGqsh3mOn79mi8U

[@Chimeragui]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Astera theme because I liked it most among the village themes because it has an industrial and exploratory feel fitting of the village’s nature.

[@mlemlemmlemmlem]

Oh wow you know your shit! Subscribed immediately

[@DaviVasc]

Welcome Marco! There is another video like this one coming out next week that I think you'll enjoy!

[@cyberpunk4ever786]

The song in this theme is also in Japanese, another reason why it sounds Japanese is if I'm right is that this type of song/folk song is also from an earlier / older era of japan.

[@DaviVasc]

makes sense!

[@korpoa3888]

It’s in monster hunter language though

[@cyberpunk4ever786]

@@korpoa3888 But it sounds very Japanese to me and I don't think that they would put in the effort to develop the MH language far enough to be usable for a song.

[@Revoltine]

@@cyberpunk4ever786 It's in MH language. Just ask anyone who is familiar with japanese and they will tell you that the only legit japanese word in the whole lyrics is "Kamura".

[@Terminal_Intensity]

@@Revoltine Correct. Like you said, only because it's a name.

[@procow2274]

I see tactics megaman X and rogue squadron on display. You shall be spared during the great resurgence.

[@DaviVasc]

A man of culture, I see

[@jazumiblitz1890]

Actually it is reference to MH3P I played some of the map it reminds me of the place from MH3P

[@makandalp]

Awesome!

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you for stopping by dude

[@Icanonlycountto4]

Hey if it’s possible could you explore the ost for Shovel Knight?

[@DaviVasc]

Sure, that would be cool!

[@beanio12]

Is it just me, or does Kamura's theme sound very similar to "Stars at Our Backs" from World at certain points? Even the beginning part is reminiscent of Astera's theme in its general shape.

[@DaviVasc]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that! I never mentioned it because I really think it's pure coincidence, there is no intentional connection as far as I can tell. I first noticed it on Rise's quest clear theme, it sounds very similar to Stars at Out Backs.

[@cinnamonrollsinpasas4890]

why world couldnt have ost like this? i mean many of its ost (excluding variations of other games) arent as memaorable as rise and other mh games

[@jewmanji6266]

Hey have you heard the snippet of zinogres new theme?

[@thecringeprophet]

Nice profile pic and name

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, it sounds pretty cool. I was actually expecting to record a full video just for the new trailer but there wasn't enough to talk about music-wise to justify a full video. Most of the music was stuff we've heard before.

[@rudoka3571]

please react at Monster Hunter Stories 2 main theme !

[@munzutai]

Pentatonic scales are used all over the world. Of course Japanese music does use pentatonic scales a fair lot but so do other cultures so I don't think calling them "Japanese" notes is very accurate or responsible. It's like calling every song with a latin groove Brazilian. There's already the stereotype that pentatonic = Asian. Of course it's not completely untrue but I don't feel comfortable imagining people watching this video and then saying "Oh it's those *Japanese notes*!" every time they hear any pentatonic scale. There are certain scales that are very characteristically Japanese (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_musical_scales) but pentatonic scales as a whole are far from being uniquely Japanese. I know you're simplifying for the video but since you're framing this in an educational context, I'd like to ask you to be careful not to oversimplify. This kind of stuff is what leads to people producing offensively stereotypical "Asian" music that sounds like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaici2yQiKp7h7M

[@DaviVasc]

I'm not framing this in an educational context at all. I've said many many times in the comments and on camera that I'm not teaching music theory in this channel. No one should watch my content with the intent of learning music theory. The things I explain are shallow oversimplifications of the real concepts. I'm just sharing the music from the games that I love with my friends in the most improper, unacademic way imaginable. The purpose of the channel is entertainment only.

[@munzutai]

​@@DaviVasc Thanks for the reply. I understand now that the intent is entertainment only but I hope you can also understand why anyone might think it's at least somewhat educational. After all, this video is an expert explaining things in his field of expertise. Other than this I liked what you have to say. Keep it up.

[@solidxangryjoer4233]

I don't understand Wyverian, any idea about what the lyrics are?

[@DaviVasc]

I believe Gaijin Hunter made a video about that

[@mohamedbelbaali659]

I really hope that we can disactivate the lady's voice in the option menu or something. Don't get me wrong I really love the singing but its really gonna be distracting after few hours of the music looping.

[@DaviVasc]

I was talking about exactly that to someone else in the comments. That is my only concern with this track. Vocals are a double edged sword in video games.

[@mohamedbelbaali659]

@@DaviVasc Yeah I feel like vocal are mostly used in end game credits or cutscenes. Its actually pretty rare (from my experience) to have vocals for a ''hub world'' theme.

[@catgoaaaaaaaaaaa6152]

Yeah, I saw a twitter clip where they showcased a house in rise, and we got both this song and Brave Hunters without vocals, but maybe that'll be only in the house?

[@mohamedbelbaali659]

@@catgoaaaaaaaaaaa6152 Can you send me the link please ?

[@catgoaaaaaaaaaaa6152]

@@mohamedbelbaali659 I can try, but I'm not sure if links are allowed in this comment section, so if there's not another reply, it's on the official mh twitter around 1-2 days ago. The post says (roughly): Make Kamura your own! So look at the first sentence and it should be easy enough to find

[@dr.rachellindberg5816]

This theme is beautiful, even with all of the tense chords! I think it's amazing how much culture can be represented in music, but I never would've known without this analysis! Thank you for another great video, sir. :)

[@DaviVasc]

The tense chords make the peaceful ones that much more meaningful. Thank you for your support Rachel :)

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

He doesn't admit that he likes Hinoa's voice.

[@DaviVasc]

What? I like Hinoa's voice

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@DaviVasc Yes! You finally admitted it!

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@DaviVasc Its just the fantastical beauty of the song is what makes it so special.