Hi-Fi Rush OST Surfacing

[@EmblemAsura]

This game pulled the "my friends are my power" cliche so fucking well

[@steeledminer616]

It was ACTUALLY earned here. Wasn't just "hey we're friends now" You have chai, a self-absorbed loner who thinks he's owed the world, so meeting people that he can help care for, and vice versa, ACTUALLY makes it have weight!

[@vitaleriof]

and seeing how the gameplay works they ARE a big part of his power the combos you can pull off are crazy

[@Frikcha]

lmao with the Sora avi too

[@ZelaumTheHunter]

​@@steeledminer616The best adaptation of "power of friendship" trope. It feels so natural and organic and not that clicje

[@SonnyFRST]

How to get this trope right in a nutshell: teamwork and synergy, not literally combining powers or asspulls.

[@TheCrazyGreenGamer]

“Hey, Microsoft! We’ve got BEEF!”

[@acer7176]

"Team! Mission briefing! Split up, and let's get this jackass."

[@enzoponce1881]

This aged like wine

[@danieledurante7313]

Now that Tango and HFR have been miraculously resurrected, this song hits differently yet again… positively, this time

[@bushidotestu1997]

“Was I “dope” mister chai?”

[@HPMCCPooTis]

No you weren't. You were BADASS.

[@Seb_No.13]

Man, he's messed up...

[@thefrancix9316]

Nothing that I can't fix

[@shiverfan4867]

I hate how difficult that laser blasting part was with CNMN without screwing it up

[@luminescentprism5417]

"That was very dope CNMN(man he is messed up)."

[@PrincessTwilightdash]

this song gives that summer early to mid 2000 vibe like its your last year with your friends before you all become a adult

[@joeivo911]

I fully agree.

[@NoName-br8pb]

Based

[@dont_taze_a_bloody_gas_main]

Holy shit. you just hit it head on.

[@Jadene111]

this is the exact thing you would hear from a high school movie at the end the monologue would be something like ''as for zack, he become a auto mechanic, and for michael, he worked as scientist, who found some new energy suppement as from me, well i became a couch for a basket ball, team just like i said i would, soon we seperated, but well never forget what we did together''

[@g148b4]

Good old days vibe from 2004 to 2009

[@artuno1207]

I just realized, they avoided spoilers for this album art with that big brain positioning of all of the characters.

[@extjmrq]

waiittt i just noticed it wow

[@mattmark94]

to be fair there's also mimosa on the right

[@corrosive1376]

@@mattmark94 she isn't dynamically posing like the group tho

[@CristianGuerreroC]

​@@corrosive1376 that's why he said the avoided spoilers...

[@Tetragramix]

This type of comment is on literally every single Hi-Fi Rush OST video. Somewhere.

[@SuperPlaytendo]

If Chai is indeed a one-hit wonder, he was a damn good one and he'll always be a rockstar. Thank you Tango Gameworks for creating one of the best games I've ever played. Rock on guys. Edit: Krafton just acquired Tango Gameworks! This might not be the last we’ll see of Chai and the gang!!!

[@DevilHunterJax]

Hey, Microsoft! You fucked up! WE ARE SO BACK!

[@Frikcha]

*crying and screaming* THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THE MVPS THAT'S WHY THIS GAME IS THE GOAT THHEEEEE GOOOOOAAAAAATTTTTT

[@dragonflight2468]

Something I noticed with this song and The Beacon. The lyrics all involve breathing. The beacon's Lyrics at the start of the game involved being lost at sea and drowning While Surfacing, in it's very title, is about coming up the waters surface.

[@dragon1130]

Sounds more to do with water and swimming, two things that often do involve holding your breath so, you may be on to something... in a way.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

​@@dragon1130 i'll have to listen to both songs a bit more but given the gimmick of everything in the game is "the world is on the beat" breathing (which is a rhythm) seems like the thing to make a theme out of

[@Bonovasitch]

They're also thematically relevant to the points in the story they're used. The Beacon plays when Chai is running headfirst by himself into Project Armstrong completely ignorant of Vandelay's corruption, in a way being lost, like you said. Surfacing plays when he's formed a team that has learned about the company's sinister plans and have chosen to rise up against it. It may just be a standard Hero's Journey narrative underneath it all but its presented in such a genuine and stylish way not even Joseph Campbell could resist shedding tears of joy.

[@Frikcha]

most of the original OST songs are positive inversions of the licensed music the licensed music is challenging Chai and the "streamer-mode music" (such a reductive name when every song is straight fire) is encouraging him to overcome whatever he's facing Rekka's songs is the best example of this, Free Radicals is just Rekka's egomaniacal tyrade against the idea of Chai's rebellion, Captive Normals is literally Chai telling Rekka and Vandalay as a whole to go eat rocks.

[@enzoponce1881]

​@@FrikchaHell, even the NAME is an inversion of the song (Free/Captive, Radical/Normal)

[@TheRealBot001]

What the power of friendship sounds like.

[@Brandocko]

Song hits a lot different now

[@hommemystere1671]

Came here after the news too. So sad we'll never get to see Chai become the rockstar he dreamed of, but he did deliver one of the best one hit wonders. 🥲

[@Shadowlimelmao]

Goodbye, Tango games😢

[@medoagamer9497]

Even if Hi Fi Rush 2, Ghostwire Tokyo 2, and Evil within 3 never happen, Tango gameworks will always be remembered.

[@Quicklost182]

@@medoagamer9497yes! ❤ Maybe soon in the near future will see them again soon. But for now, let’s enjoy the memories while we have them. It’s been tubular friends!

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

They may have closed but I can’t think of a better note for them to go out on

[@Mahoxy]

The most fitting song to listen to now that the IP has been revived, we're so back!!!

[@ELEMENTOR374]

Making me feel all warm and tingly inside, like i wanna do my very best and live my life to the fullest kinda beat

[@crystalking784]

The greatest vibe you're ever going to get, and one that is probably needed in this world

[@ErdamonTheOwlSniper]

THIS SONG HITS SUPER DIFFERENT NOW LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

[@hommemystere1671]

So sad we'll never see more of this crew. Watching the shadow drop live and then playing it later that day will always be one of my favorite gaming memories. The pure creativity and ingenuity was a clean breathe of fresh air. While we may never see Chai become the rockstar he dreamed of, he certainly left us with a one hit wonder to remember. Rock on buddy. 🤘

[@carg826]

WE WILL!!!

[@ironichero6920]

SPOILER ALERT they come back from the dead, thankfully

[@charz1238]

"We're not dead, we are going to live forever!" -Soldier TF2

[@juancastillozonga3764]

The drop in the fight is godlike

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

I live the passive lore in this game. Whenever I play this level, i notice that your above the ocean on a huge construction site. In Zanzo's lab you can see the earth and its all in tiny peices, much different than our earth. Peppermint also said that her mom solved a global energy crises. It could be that the earth basically had a catastrophic rupture, but instead of regressing, Ms. Vandelay stepped in and saved societies around the world.

[@luminescentprism5417]

This is my favorite song in the game just for it's sheer beauty. It's like the game is saying thank you for making it this far, and reminding you how close to the end you are. It really want's you to appreciate all the things you and your friends have accomplished along the way, this is what true friend ship feels like. It just makes me feel all emotional inside, and I love it.

[@tellthex]

same....... this is exactly how it felt....

[@magnusarsmagna5896]

Even in the cover art, Zanzo is posing menacingly.

[@NEEDbacon]

My favorite touch is they have Korsica posed like she's part of the gang, while still done in the style of the boss'.

[@ZeroDuckThirty]

when you have a "Non copyright" version of the songs in your game that are just as much if not a bigger banger than the tracks they're based off of, you know you're doing something good. This game was such a breath of fresh air, and I'm glad its getting the love and adoration it deserves. Its good we've gotten a game where you actually *earn* your rewards by playing and mastering the mechanics rather than giving the easy route by way of microtransactions and pre-order bonuses that give you that temporary upper hand for a quick buck. Its fun, the gameplay is solid and lively, its got a feel-good story, the art-style is that of a comic-meets-anime-meets-cartoon, and you've got a banger soundtrack (both licensed and original) on top of it all.

[@DeathKnight5608]

“Whirring” is pretty alright, but the harmonizing in the vocals, and the sequence this song plays in gives off the best vibe of “me and my friends”.

[@analogbrayn]

This really is the best level in the game, no matter if you have Streamer mode on or off. Reflection is such an amazing song, and it doesn't matter if you hear Whirring or Surfacing, both fill you with a sense of finality and determination. Such an amazing game.

[@PantherAlt]

Just look up, let the past ho Cause you are surfacing! We are so back!

[@Jylstin]

Played Hi Fi Rush after Tango Gameworks Closure, this song made me shed a few tears especially the set piece moments in this stage. The game will live Long in my memory and forever be engrained into my heart.

[@watch.v-dQw4w9WgXcQ]

(The "probably correct" Lyrics) Sounds move just too fast, when your in the deep swirling all around me, I just cant tell which ways up Tiny bubbles below me, swirling all around I think that i'm sinkin, but I don't know too buoyant, rising fast Long exhales slowly inflate your chest, Just breath shallow Look up and don't panic~ Ascendin~ When your dragged down, when your sinkin, just too deep you gotta look up, don't rise too fast, just feel it happening {surfacing} x4 *-Guitar-* Check your gauges, your tank is dry lungs burn and your kicking be sure to breath off your excess decompression is your friend prays the lung comes calling back cause right now, almost blinding then you pass through the thermocline push past the surface tension~ When you take it down, when you sink-you in the deep just look up, let the past go, cause your surfacing {surfacing} x4 (myky992 - finishing all the diving verbiage) (zandlerhandler129 - line 8 lyric correction)

[@Ty-cx3gv]

Thanks for this!

[@myky992]

I'm a scuba diver and it surprisingly helps! dont look up, flys too fast = I'm hearing "you gotta look up, don't rise too fast," "then you pass through the thermoclyne" (A layer of separation between differently hot water, usually just a few meters deep)

[@watch.v-dQw4w9WgXcQ]

@@myky992 I think we did it, we figured out the whole lyrics! (Now we wait for the offical lyrics to drop and show how we're absolutely wrong and have hearing problems)

[@jacobkilby3533]

I think this song uses the idea of surfacing from the ocean as a metaphor for rising out of depression

[@НикитаГоловин-в8щ]

Спасибо тебе, добрый человек! Я очень долго искал текст этой замечательной песни.

[@NintendoSegaandHasbroFan]

Chai: HEY KALE! We got beef!

[@Alex_Pack]

HEY MICROSOFT! WE GOT A F***ING BEEF!!!

[@randomm065]

Just finished the game today, was smiling the whole time.

[@samy29987]

A fellow Metroid fan enjoying Hi Fi Rush? A person of culture, I see.

[@sk8te_109]

This song is POWERFUL

[@higalaxy9362]

This game just brings me to childhood memories of playing video games. Absolutely love this game.

[@speeddemon7678]

Finally some peace and quiet. Someone get me a cortado. Uh, coffee machine's only giving out decaf, sir. WHAT?!

[@ulric8445]

First time listening to this song immediately reminded me of Kitty0706's videos (a Legendary Gmod animator who unfortunately passed away in 2015 from Leukemia), it would've fitted perfectly into any of his videos, if he was still around making videos that is. Just the buildup to the chorus, the beat of the song, the uplifting feeling of it all just telling you that no matter what you're gonna make it in the end. Concluding with that glorious instrumental solo. Soon to be 10 years since he was taken away from the world. I hope he'll still be remembered the next decade and so on.

[@thorrezz9778]

CHAI! CHAI! CHAI! CHAI!

[@shybatboi-9345]

they seriously shut down the studio that gave us such a hi pace fun...WTF MICROSOFT?!

[@ImBreadYourToast]

Lyrics: Sounds move just too fast When you're in the deep Swirling all around me I just can't tell which ways up Tiny bubbles below me Swirling all around I think that I'm sinkin' But I don't know Too buoyant, rising fast Long exhales Slowly inflate your chest Just breath shallow Look up and don't panic *Ascending!!* When you're dragged down and you're sinkin' just too deep You gotta look up, don't rise too fast Just feel it happening *{Guitar solo commences}* (Surfacing) (Surfacing) (Surfacing) (Surfacing) Check your gauges Your tank is dry Lungs burn and you're kicking Be sure to breathe off your excess Decompression is your friend Prays the lung comes calling back 'Cause right now almost blinding Then you pass through the thermocline Push past the surface tension When they drag you down and sink you in the deep Just look up, let the past go 'Cause you're *surfacing* *{Guitar Solo Encore}* (Surfacing) (Surfacing) (Surfacing) (Surfacing) *{Crescendo}*

[@lexeldiego13]

I never pay attention to the lyrics, I felt the beat, now I feel the music!

[@crystalking784]

Man I was just rocking on to the song not even knowing what they're saying. Now that I read the lyrics and listen to the song again. Man I'm starting to tear up

[@phibbykaden]

This is your moment, CNMN. Rock on.

[@readingcradle2grave]

The greatest game I have played in years honestly, hands down, no serious cutscenes etc, just a videogame in the most videogame way

[@Skaal_Prime]

Smiled though the WHOLE game while playing it then this had me in tears while playing, idk this song hits hard and this game is pure PERFECTION!

[@picklesandnori]

bro this song and the level it played in were so good, had tingles the whole way through and was playing at A-S rank everywhere when i normally barely reached B lol, was in the zone. and then the final boss was less fun to fight than the third last one lmao

[@boombox4037]

This gets my blood going some of the best game music I’ve ever heard

[@foxforsburg]

this song makes me want to be productive, and it just kinda makes me wanna cry.

[@JNSStudios2]

Then ya gotta be… AGGRESSIVE! (*thud thud*)

[@GamJamBam]

We're so Fucking Back

[@nathansquared2685]

Holy fuck i learned to play the main guitar part by ear this is huge

[@aaaaaaaaahhhh5547]

I want to cry

[@heardofrvb]

I can see a- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?

[@JacySanjunXiao]

this songs reminds me when I was just 5 in 2008 hearing my older 15 to 18 years old cousins bring up the speaker and pull up the Rockstar music something like that.

[@EpicFlamingShrimp]

Team, Split up! Lets get this *jackass.*

[@RaDeCaL_Gaming]

The final level in this game was incredibly fun! This song made it even better. Perfection!!

[@marcosaurelio4137]

What an amazing song, this is a muscal masterpiece, i really like this song.

[@darkr3g837]

Best OST in a video game EVER🤧

[@ryanhowe5753]

As unlikely as it is, I can’t help but hold on to *some* hope that Tango Gameworks could some day make a comeback Fuck Microsoft

[@DevilHunterJax]

That hope was worth it. They're coming back!

[@ryanhowe5753]

I’ve heard too! Fuckin’ A!

[@UnlimitedGamingPower]

Doing god's work my guy!

[@Ranger_NCR_0896]

I was dope mister Chai?

[@haloacevedo3178]

Hitting the beat kicks on this song at the end was so good !!

[@sammitchellchannel8944]

Suddenly i become a kid again.

[@vgmenthusiast6790]

1:46 - 2:02 My favorite part.

[@medoagamer9497]

Hey Phil. We got beef

[@YonkoDGoofy]

This song has so much power, my God.

[@drguineapig8755]

The power of friendship: in song form

[@royalheadquarters8449]

In the beginning of the game, I hardly used Pepper Mac and Korsica as I was learning the controls. It really took me a while to actively use all their team up abilities dynamically in a fight, which in hindsight fits chai perfectly, after seeing him being so cynical over teamwork in the beginning of the game: he wants to do everything himself. Also a perfect and original personality trait to build a weakness around.

[@JoaoPedro-mu5wy]

Love hi-fi rush ❤️❤️❤️

[@SpaceShark3000]

Gotta listen to this masterpiece instead of the original bc it’s like gone now

[@John-nk3ej]

GOOSEBUMPS! LETS GO BROTHERS

[@charleswestover8483]

Was I "dope" Mister Chai?

[@Quicklost182]

I hate myself for not playing this sooner… 😢 What a gem! So sad.. Fvvvck you Microsoft.

[@joeivo911]

Great song! Love it in the game

[@DrewDevs]

Loved when this song played

[@marianixbombix699]

Cinnamon was truly the MVP in this level

[@synthesize1986]

*M O T I V A T E D*

[@SuperTiberian]

This is one of the few songs I'd actually consider to be better than the one it's trying to cover.

[@grantmyth9677]

I love this song

[@Red7924]

Gorgeous

[@mollym8137]

you were so dope, taken too soon... Please, somebody pick this up. Mikami come back T.T

[@JeremyFinch42]

I just realized that not only is this Whirring by The Formiddable Joy, but Sexual Lobster's song Horse People sounds dangerously close to Whirring by The Formiddable Joy.

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

Big FLCL vibes from this one

[@sunnshinerecorder8945]

the pillows-ahh track

[@Bendakstarkiller0]

That is exactly what i was thinking.

[@DragonSilverlight]

Was I dope Mr. Chai?

[@nagtrimers1250]

We're getting out of Microsoft with this one!!!!

[@soy_jotauno]

This song made me not feel able to decide which one is better Streamer mode or Normal mode (I played this game with streamer mode)

[@Kuzna22]

I like normal a bit better. But this isn't far behind. Whirring at the start of the battle puts it over the top but this song sounds straight out of FLCL lol

[@miauricioXD]

This is the Best level of the video Games history that I've ever played in all my live!!!

[@entrenlosquequieran1971]

Just found this in my recommendation and I loved it, is this a game soundtrack or something?

[@Muteki_REN]

Yea its a game that just came out a few days ago with a bangin ost

[@chainslaughter231]

Yeah, both the game and OST are awesome

[@EmblemAsura]

If you haven't picked it up yet, you absolutely should, it's absolutely AMAZING (and doesn't have any microtransactions or "feature that should already be in the game will be available in a future update", looking at Nintendo for the second one)

[@lsheltothewanderer8883]

Can they add these to ITunes already 😭😭

[@meghancherry3640]

I'm a huge Joy Formidable fan, and have been imagining epic boss fights set to this song for a decade. So suffice to say, I was pretty amazed when it popped up in this game. As a result, this pseduo-cover completely breaks my brain. Like the lyrics sound like actual gibberish, and I assumed it was an intentional decision to have it be a Sims-esque made up language. Incredible.

[@malpheus4299]

these are proper understandable english lyrics, but kinda hard to comprehend because of how dragged the words are.

[@JakobHunterek]

And of course, The Joy formidable -Whirring is hidden too i guess.

[@JakobHunterek]

Here is a licenced music video since the one you added to this playlist is hidden: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Olhniwmc-Zprs

[@NANOmasion]

Whirring - The Joy Formidable

[@thefiresworddragon927]

Since the licensed song in the playlist is not available anymore, here's a link to the same licensed song on a different video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmercol8lL6Vb68

[@justjuniorjaw]

3:18

[@justingabriel1765]

I kinda wish the guitars loop was on a two pattern instead of three, for me it feels off like that, but that’s probably me getting way into the music and wanting it to match my vibes lol 😂

[@fulgrimstark7915]

Can you Make a Playlist of all the ost, Please? ❤

[@casetech279]

I did. It’s on my channel under playlist.

[@fulgrimstark7915]

@@casetech279 Thank You

[@yeiltrasreality1627]

Anybody have the lyrics to this song? I can't make all of them out and I kinda want to sing along

[@xSoporific1]

Fire

[@sk8te_109]

I need them lyrics tho!

[@WadeTheCr8tor]

How come when I did this level it was a female voice on the vocals???

[@mayman3310]

this is the streamer mode version, the non streamer mode is whirring by the joy formidable

[@dwarfking8585]

what's the original song? i pretty sure i 've ever heard this song's beat before hifi rush

[@SuperFromND]

the licensed version track is whirring by joy formidable!

[@dwarfking8585]

@@SuperFromND thank you! both songs are masterpieces

[@martooo2020]

16/02/23 :)

[@Rat_Online]

what plays if not in streamer mode?

[@Rat_Online]

“Whirring” - The Joy Formidable

[@makorutledge202]

is tehre another version? because in game is different, and i can't find it. it is sung by a girl btw

[@ohmnesia]

The Joy Formidable - Whirring

[@goatlps]

Only noticed this track, but the backing vocals are better than the lead. Needed a female lead vocalist. Game might have been worth a replay with known hit songs - might have made MS some money and not got the developer dropped (although someone bought them, or something).

[@Justalilcyn]

whats the difference between this version and streamer mode and where can I find the normal version?

[@richardpatterson4]

This is the streamer mode version, it's license free music made in house by the developer. The licenses one I called whirring by the joy formidable.

[@Justalilcyn]

​@Richard Patterson ur a damn life saver man ur the best