Guessing Who Braum Is From the Music Alone....League of Legends OST

Braum. What's not to love? Listen to how his music TELLS us who he is when we just listen a little closer.
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[@hemagionaltovao5291]

"Mother always said... Don't lose." "Next time, you watch my back, Ja?" Braum is just such a heartwarming character especially out of all the mixing you get from League. His portrayal in 'the ruined king' is just the right balance of goofy man and stalwart friend.

[@AureusIgnis2]

You hit like baby ram! No horns yet.

[@scottwagner2566]

Main reason why I mained him when I played League. Couldn't be toxic when I had Braum in my ear all game.

[@lightdrgn20]

Ruined king has Illoai hitting on Braum. The conversation hints that he would go for it if he wasn't see sick.

[@kimsteen8185]

OIIII YOU YOU THE THE UH ULTRAKILL SISYPHEAN THEEME IS OUT INCLUDING KEYGEN CHURCH PLEAAASEEEE REACT TO IT I BEG YOU

[@XonixDerps]

@@lightdrgn20 Technically near everyone has a hint towards braum lmao but yeah Illaoi and Braum are the most constant... even if a lot if her because Braum gets either shy or doesnt get the flirt at the time lol. In League this is also the case - Illaoi sees him as a man who cant break :^)

[@thunderultra]

Big man with an even bigger heart. Gotta love Braum.

[@Renagade01]

eiii even the priestess of nagakibouros approves Braum is slowly becoming Mr. Worldwide

[@thunderultra]

@@Renagade01 what do you mean by "slowly"?

[@sebastianortiz1211]

Braum is a cool dude

[@thunderultra]

@@sebastianortiz1211 he probably this cool because he is A n I c e B o r n

[@NMG.11]

"Cold heart needs warm smile!"

[@Eryomis]

A lore tidbit I adore (even though I don't know if that's just a rumour but it's so good that it's my headcannon anyway) is that the enchantment making the door unbreakable works as long as the door is protecting a treasure. But the door has judged Braum's heart as a wonderful treasure so the enchantment persists.

[@ArchdemonMack]

Yoooo, idk if that is true, but even if it isn't that is super golden, 10/10

[@viniciusbaroni372]

Or the people standing behind him

[@NStormRider]

Or Braum, constantly on his way to protect others, qualifies as serving the door's purpose. Heck, even when he took the door from its hinges, he was using it to protect what was more valuable, to him, than what was behind the door.

[@thezeigner]

Actually, no (but I would love it to be). The reason why the door is unbreakable is because Ornn was the one that forged it, so it's basically one of the most resilient and durable objects to ever exist, since it's creator is the demigod of forge himself. But the enchantment did exist. Ornn casted a curse in the vault that wouldn't let the door be opened, no matter the strenght applied. But Braum as the pure legend he is, punched throught the whole mountain and destroyed the walls of the vault instead of removing the door. Dude is such a gigabrain, heartwarming character.

[@Loliston]

​@@thezeignerBeat me to it, It's also very cool when you know that Ornn did this to get back on the troll, Grubgrack the hideous, for the door The legend says that the Troll made a wager with Ornn, they would both drink from a cask of trollmead, but the Troll cheated, he slipped a shard of true ice inside Ornn's cask, the magic ice was perpetually melting and watering down the trollmead, something Ornn had noticed and didn't like the taste, but no matter how much he chugged, the true ice had replaced it. Grubgrack, the hideous demanded a door for his treasure that would keep it safe from thieves, but the door was so effective that the troll was never able to reach his treasure again, because the door was insurmountable A great lesson from Ornn against greed

[@miguelfreitas5343]

I hadn't even noticed it until now, but you can sort of hear bits and pieces of Ornn's theme in Braum's theme... Which is funny, not only because Ornn came out much later, but also because Ornn was the one who built Braum's "shield" door :p

[@akumasplayground4974]

braum stole the vault door giga chad XD

[@Uhfuecu]

Their cards in LOR have a few interactions about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKiZYn-Ao5h8fKs&ab_channel=Pantheon%27sBakery

[@SayuHatto]

@@akumasplayground4974 Breaks the entire mountain around the door, gets the door to use as a shield, refuses to elaborate further.

[@akumasplayground4974]

@@SayuHatto exactly what a chad haha

[@towhomthismyconcern]

Orann would give him the shield 🛡

[@drhapi5308]

He is my all time favorite character. “The darker the night, the brighter the stars.” Fun fact his voice actor also voices Vander from Arcane. And Luigi Vampa from the Count of Monte Christo.

[@discountdisco2273]

Also he voiced many of the Uruks in Shadow of Mordor/War

[@__-fm5qv]

I also love "Sometimes an icy heart just needs warm smile"

[@jodexstar2238]

The heart is the strongest muscle as Braum would always say. Man what an absolute chad of a guy with an equally energetic theme.

[@undeadtoast7554]

"The heart is the strongest muscle" A great quote from Braum

[@comet790]

Fun fact the door he is carrying was made by Ornn, hence why it is unbreakable and why the Frostguard is interested in it, since anything Ornn makes is of legendary status. Ornn made the door after losing a bet to a troll that wanted an unbreakable door to his vault, the troll cheated but Ornn first found out afterwards. So he made so the door would never open again, as revenge so the troll could not get his own treasure. Also why the door has a ram on it, kinda Ornns signature almost

[@lightdrgn20]

And LOR card interactions hint that Orrn wants the door back.

[@gexianhen]

@@lightdrgn20 ornn is such a stick in the mud , he get mad when u use the things for anything other that for what it was made

[@comet790]

@@lightdrgn20 Haha love those interactions

[@comet790]

@@gexianhen To be fair Ornn is more curious to how the hell Braum managed to get that door off its hinges, not considering Braum just destroyed a chunk of a mountain to get it haha

[@N12015]

@@gexianhen Or the fact Kindra is handling another man's turtle she dared to call Kindle. He has basically a trucker's life doing country music. Partially stolen from LoR's subreddit btw.

[@matthewphoenix6372]

It speaks to the talent of Riot's music team that you pretty much nailed Braum's entire concept within a few seconds of hearing his theme tune.

[@jansettler4828]

Mate it's a clear case of prewatch.

[@grymns]

​@@jansettler4828 not really my music nerd friend said very similar things and he dont play games

[@jansettler4828]

@@grymns sure he did

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

​@@jansettler4828 i get its an easy assumption to make, but the people making the songs arent exactly playing random notes that happen to sound good. Theyre supossed to potray the character and make it fit him, and with that in mind they made a song. Its not hard to believe that you can, hell you should pick up on that. And in his defense, he gets it wrong often enough that its clear hes not faking it.

[@jansettler4828]

@@thesaviorofsouls5210 Here is how this theme actually was made "Ok new Champion theme" "What direction?" "Nordic badass" "Gotchu fam" Anything else is just bs.

[@FalcnPWNCH]

Fun fact: those little furballs shown in the trailer and around Braum in the spotlight video are called *_Poro's (poro = lit. reindeer in finnish)_* they are a sort of magical creature which originate from the Freljord, but have spread across the entire world of League and can be found living literally everywhere in droves - their round fluffy bodies are allegedly heart-shaped because they are made of love - they are a sort of mascot-animal of the game's universe, like Chocobo for Final Fantasy

[@itsnotpan.]

Freljord with their nordic style music is amazing man. It's just so powerful.

[@marshallneff1631]

Is it me, or its really impossible to listen to braums theme without smiling. The whole thing just radiates joy for me

[@ignacioperez5479]

is the type of music you wilm hear on a medieval festival or when someone tells a story

[@hemagionaltovao5291]

Also, the tale of Bruam's door has a parallel in a story of Ornn. So the myth goes, Ornn was tasked by Troll to build him something, a weapon I believe. Upon it's completion, the troll Tricked Ornn out of paying for it. Later, after the troll had conquered much wealth, he once again tasked Ornn to make a vault door that nothing could force it's way in. Ornn did, and was once again tricked out of payment. Once time had past the Troll went to look upon his riches, only he couldn't open the door. After trying and failling with all his might he approached Ornn and asked why he couldn't open the door. "You wanted an unbreakable door. I made it." So here we have a tale of an unbreakable vault door forged by the god of craftsmen... and Braums toting it around because "it is strong, like me!"

[@shadowrush001]

This sounds similar to *cough* Trundle.

[@BigBex]

@@shadowrush001 is not trundle, the troll was named Grubrack

[@zuzus8163]

Fun fact: no one in the community hates Braum and if they say that they do they are simply laying.

[@matthewphoenix6372]

Oh absolutely, while characters like Jinx, Kai'sa and Ahri may arguably be more 'Popular' Braum has to be the most universally 'Well liked'.

[@kyryzard]

some people haven't played the game and they already like Braum

[@devilsluk]

If someone doesn't like Braum, they've been absolutely slapped by a Braum main playing on-hit for laughs.

[@JoeGuyWhosThere]

​@@devilslukor they've thought the absolute toxicity that is braum mains. How do you be so toxic while playing such a wholesome character...

[@ObviOneKenobi]

@@devilsluk i think im allowed to have ptsd when i see the enemy pick braum... remembering the Ashe braum bot comp... ughhh i already get *chills*

[@sweetmachaq1602]

I love that this song is like a folk tale or a old folk festival typeof song. It really fits with Braums character as a Person that is always there for the good of the people! And that he has a good sweet heart!

[@u12blackrose38]

I would like to suggest watching the LoR Freljord: the Raid trailer Braum narrated it and it really shows how amazing he is

[@MelvaCross]

One of the most inspiring characters in League. Brightening other people's days and encouraging them to be the best versions of themselves, just by setting an example and sharing his heart with the world.

[@aldinozing]

Maybe instead of reacting to the champion spotlight, react to the (Skins spotlight) interactions! There you can get the pure personality of the character in their dialogs, and how they resolve around other champions:)

[@demothiguillermo2059]

He can also react to the legends of runeterra interactions which have more character interactions

[@failurextreme7084]

I've been so excited for braum. He's my actual favorite champ lore wise. He's a living folk hero and he just keeps making more legends.

[@JimbeansBeans]

YES! I have been waiting for this... such a good song. I use it as sort of an intro for my northern/ viking-based DnD campaign. "Sometimes icy heart just needs warm smile!" - Braum

[@braxtonalan927]

Braum is the one champion no one has a (non-petty) reason to hate.

[@PabloEsc666]

My boy Braum and my main

[@pred6]

Braum is such a lad. Pretty much the Paul Bunyan of the Freljord, just this mythical folk hero type guy that everyone who's not a dickwad loves cause he's just so friendly. Very much the gentle giant of League.

[@Mekcstriker]

This was first ever log in screen when getting into league of legends. Definitely made league feel like home for me then and feels nostalgic as hell to listen to there.

[@chest2904]

"Sometimes icy heart 🧊💙just needs warm smile😊" - Braum Such a great & heartwarming character☺legend even says, that when you play him ingame and listen to (not just hear) his voicelines, you get the power to be a better person (ingame and IRL) 😉😄

[@Patmax17]

Yeeees, I was so looking forward to when you would listen to Braum's theme. His and Taliyah's I can't help but put at full volume whenever they come up in my playlist. Braum is such a good character, he's strong, positive, simple and always happy. His quote when you select him in a game is "The heart is the strongest muscle", and expresses perfectly everything he's about If you want, there's also another cinematic that was made for the card game, IIRC it's called "Avalanche". And the song "stand behind" by instalok is also very funny and fits the character :) What do you think of Braum as a character, Marco? I love his relentless positivity and strength, he's a good way to express positive masculinity in a character. Thanks as always for these videos, they're a treat to watch and make me happy

[@MarcoMeatball]

I want to hug him 😂

[@Patmax17]

@@MarcoMeatball I'm sure he's a great hugger :D

[@scottwagner2566]

Positive masculinity is the best way to put it honestly. As a dad of 2 boys, I’m constantly trying to teach them how to be a better man than I was taught. Braum embodies a lot of the traits I’ve been trying to teach, but especially “be a protector, not a bully.”

[@OverlordNix]

mordekaiser's theme is also extraordinary, would be great if you gave it a listen next!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Don't worry i have

[@DT-bo1zk]

i mostly play the game w/o ever looking into the character themes, after quit LoL for years now here i realize i missed out some treasures to my ears

[@vicariousxiv2436]

Braum is the epitome of wholesome, love the dude, my favorite quote from him is "the darker the night, the brighter the stars!" I remember that one cause it helps me irl at times lol

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

I love Braum's theme. He has that Scandinavian, Celtic vibe to it. I feel like i'm in the tavern and drinking with the boys after a long journey, fight. :🙏

[@kafelekpodogowy7185]

Love to see Marco doing his lil dance moves.

[@pixlepsycho3686]

Braum is a living folk hero, literaly

[@Xavier-kg7bt]

I love how much you can interpret into the music, while braums lore is like "im a kind man with a door I use as a shield"

[@fabiandeutschle3372]

Mister Pringles. He´s mister Pringles.

[@khoinguyen5004]

You know what's better? The door activates with ancient magic to guard a treasure, and Braum was able to use it with its magic as well. It was meant to guard a treasure after all.

[@11BlueKing11]

there is no single league player that hates braum. he is that amazing

[@Niko-uc8xe]

I find it absolutely incredible that you can guess really precisely a hero from a game just by it's own music and beside that you try to show us the way you understand music and you widen our horizons. This is something you should be really proud of, keep up the good work! Love this series! :D

[@LNMTerry]

Man, I LOVE your analysis and how you always land near the true nature of the characters.

[@umbradread8703]

Man I LOVE your league vids. You're quickly growing to become one of my all time favorite youtubers

[@MarcoMeatball]

I appreciate that!

[@uwexx]

I love how you always look like you are enjoying yourself. That does bring a smile to my face. :-D

[@mrmechpunch4653]

Braum: "HAHAHA and you thought you were in trouble!!"

[@AmberWrath]

This took me way back, man, those were the days

[@Bane95]

Yessss! I’ve been waiting for this one

[@Khazadrim]

I realy loved how do you feeled the good mood that theme transfer, thats one of my fabourite LoL themes, just Behind Ornn and Nami themes, plz marco, listen next "Tidecaller", Nami's theme. Curious data, the "shield" Braums carry its a door Ornn crafted to a troll king who had a little funny end xD.

[@pedrooliveira3421]

Man i really love your videos, you have a good reaction and also give us so much information of the music itself that I would never guess. Why is the music made like that. Thanks for everything!!!! Btw I recommend you the Renata Glasc theme, Its a good one (for me at least)

[@Orikmen]

I really love your form of reactions, the faces you do always make my day way better! And that you even read through the lore, really shows that you're interested in what you're watching and listening to. Please, never stop! ♥ Wish you would also react to the Tales of Runeterra: Freljord, where's also Braum, but maybe in the future! Thank you!

[@tipsfedora3714]

i have long stopped playing this game but damn the world of league of legends and the characters within it, its all so rich and vibrant and the music does such a good job conveying that. take this here daddy braum for example; with our main man marco beautifully explaining the nuance in his music. yeah this game can reach levels of toxicity worth a hazmat suit and a gas mask but damn what beautiful world this game has.

[@Congele_]

1:14 : Dang, a minute in and you already almost guessed the kind of accent he got! Also, I'm very excited that you plan on doing more of these, but I've got to say, I'm most excited for the Neeko one; it's one of my favorites!

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

Sounds like a proper jolly shanty or pub chant with brothers and sisters

[@chn.175]

One of my fave LOL OST me and my dnd party listen to it before many of our sessions it just gives that tavern feel

[@icyicebilly]

Amazing job, nailed it

[@Blackhart-7]

Oh I was looking forward to this let's go! o7

[@dragnguy2093]

I love Braum’s theme! The powerful beats and jolly folk music is just infectious perfectly touching on Braum’s status in the Freljord as a sort of legend that will have your back no matter what and always with a smile.

[@mortalcore7744]

Please also listen to the voice lines of the champions. They tell you the most about them.

[@Kaisdemise_]

I remember hearing his theme far far back and never finding it again untill i started playing league a couple of weeks ago and god damn does it bring me nostalgia

[@Rendorina]

Really love all of the vids, Braum theme has always been one of my favourites. One theme I'd recommend checking out is Irelia, I really don't like the character but I honestly got a bit emotional when I heard it the first time. One game which is an absolute gold mine for music is Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy Kongs Quest. It's an oldie but nearly everything on that ost is amazing, Stickerbrush Symphony is one everyone should give a good listen to.

[@Impossible1889]

It's very relaxing to see you listen to these songs and the analysis by an opera singer makes it more interesting, apart from that it's kind of funny to see the mini dances you do haha

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad you like them!

[@youngj8520]

„Sometimes an icy heart just needs a warm smile.“ Love Braum

[@moonlight2870]

One thing abour Frejlord is that it's a land of extremely rough men and women. If you see other freljord champions, they are all warriors, abd aggressive, and have tough attitude. Kindness is not a word anyone would use to describe them. So for Braum to be this gentle giant is an incredible feat.

[@user-io9lm1zq7l]

Man, Braum is awsome

[@chlopjakdab]

another great video

[@howl9959]

love him, one of the most played champion by me

[@Trizetkona]

As you get closer and closer to Diana's theme, listen to "Daylight's End" from the Music of League Vol.1. It is a bit of an extended version of her theme and gives a fuller picture of her character then her base theme. Diana is was one of the first theme's made hence the addition so to speak. I promise, its worth it.

[@IronianKnight]

As soon as I heard you'd never listened to it before and were basing your understanding of the character by what you heard, I was waiting for it. The moment your expression turned to a smile. I knew it wouldn't take long. That's how Braum is.

[@vaunkillion262]

The Freljord themes are some of my favorites

[@shaddow3851]

Cant wait for more of this

[@t.k.5088]

I've been kicking league off my feed so bad that I forgot how this song makes me smile. Thank you for this upload!! Braum is an amazing character, so fun to play and so full of joy and love! I like how you brought up "strong man" so soon in your analysis because his design was based off circus strongmen and wrestlers. Braum considers every Freljordian (or even Runeterran) a part of his family, his brethren, his children, and he'll always do his best to protect them. Coolest uncle of the nation. Who doesn't love a gentle giant? He's the kinda guy who would punch another to stop a petty bar fight then offer him his hand soon after. That's how I interpreted his splash art anyway, he'd see no difference between helping an ally or someone he'd just sparred. The "heart of the Freljord" title really suits him.

[@ignacioperez5479]

he knows some of the stories people tells about him are fake, yet he still claiming the honor for them, not because he wanted, but because he knows sometimes a good story can guide someone to be a better person

[@jmmangulabnan6710]

Feels like Braum's theme is what would people on the Freljord would dance along with while playing on a tavern or around the camp fire, or in any joyous occasion really

[@SavixAI]

Discovered your channel after seeing the breakdown of 'Invincible' from World of Warcraft, as an avid player of WoW - I look forward to more WoW videos, subbed!

[@MarcoMeatball]

This month i plan to record much more and let them trickle next few months!

[@SavixAI]

@@MarcoMeatball I definitely look forward to it! Still working through the backlog of your content while I play :)

[@taraleigh6008]

love these videos! you should do kalista sometime soon as well! She’s my fav!

[@PapaSoup]

Sometimes, icy heart just needs warm smile - Braum

[@VincasMorozovas]

Freljord is place where people Eat, Fight and more fight. Home sweet home.

[@youraverageguy8431]

"The heart is the strongest muscle" - Braum, The Poro loving Gigachad Braum's shield is actually Ornn's vault door. which explains why it's impossibly sturdy.

[@Mezmerize4Tests]

Marco : - Never heard this music before, let's go Music : Starts Marco : 0_0

[@loganoakley5267]

Thanks for bringing a happy part of this game out! Do you have a list of who to react to as League champions? I would love to see you listen to Varus, Amumu, and Kayn!

[@D_asin_Z]

You need to search for the ornn and braum interaction regarding the vault door

[@RemusYamichi]

if you're interested more about Braum and others, I highly recommend the Tales of Runeterra videos on the official League channel uwu

[@lurkerextraordinaire8220]

”Is it the mustach? Who knows!” -Braum

[@alexandra1058]

"If at first you don't succeed, please, tell me what it is like"

[@KassieBassie]

I am excited for the time he'll arrive at Kayn's theme(s)

[@juanstekelenburg3175]

Absolute jam

[@soniclechat2825]

this is one of, if not, THE MOST recognizable music from league of legend.

[@nineteen7668]

"BRAUM, GIME ME BACK MY DOOR!" (Ornn's voice line in Legends of Runeterra)

[@ksjejkddgcci4370]

"Mother always said... Stand behind Braum!"

[@TitoBandito6]

10:37 "Braun's a pretty cool guy." no, sir, he is the BEST guy.

[@kroneexe]

The heart is the strongest muscle. Sometimes icy heart just needs warm smile.

[@Lincy7734]

Maan i remember when he got announced back in 2014, played him on release, one of these best balanced champions league has ever released... also it just keeps hitting me... i have been playibg league for a decade

[@Akram73994]

Give Ornn back his door bro 🗿

[@klapacjuszanimomon8501]

You see man's mastery in music when he only by this can tell who is the character almost flawless. Thats amazing Marco, my god thats amazing

[@MarcoMeatball]

:)

[@jaredstuteville6499]

Thank you so much for this reaction.

[@MarcoMeatball]

My pleasure 😊

[@hatsquid7253]

If you're curious look up "Braumix" it's a short remix of Braums theme and a bunch of his voice lines which i feel is a neat look at the character in a short video

[@devanrana8544]

"With bigger body comes even bigger heart." - Science.. probably.

[@FightingDuskstalker]

"Very well. We can be alone, together" -Braum, to Yasuo

[@aaabbb-zc7sx]

1:15 : i am big strong man,i will take care of this sums up braum perfectly

[@superkaj1001]

In the cold lands of frelyord, Braum is the warm campfire,

[@guilhermemorius]

Braum is just my favorite character, all his skins, interactions, lines, I love everything this champion has. AND HIS THEME FUCKING SLAPS!

[@dwerical]

It's so great.

[@phillipmarathakis5703]

My favourite interaction is between Braum and Ornn in Legends of Runeterra. Ornn: Is that... Braum, is that my door?

[@knicklichtjedi]

1:14 This sounds a lot like a voice line Braum would actually say! Good guess!

[@barba3377]

"I Am Big Strong Man, I'll Take Care Of This..." Yeah, mhm, yeah pretty much sums it up XD