how it felt hearing Balatro in the Game Awards Medley

[@vizdrom]

0:18 Fun Fact - "Flute Guy" Pedro Eustache is the same one who plays the flute in the music of this scene (Hanz zimmer Oogway Ascends)

[@benjmenj]

That's actually crazy I had no idea. This guy is my new hero

[@AidanDotDash]

i saw flute guy play live when i saw hans zimmer orchestra and he is probably one of the most insane musicians ive ever seen. (in fact the entire orchestra is just phenomenal if you ever have the chance to see his orchestra live do it!)

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

oh damn he really is awesome

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

He also worked with weird Dune woodwinds as well I believe

[@vizdrom]

@ZTimeGamingYT Yes he was amazing in that too kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2SkYqWvmJKKjZIm52s and in Dune 2 too kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHivdomOf9SYqrcm28s

[@SebasMel]

Imagine being the guy on fiver that got casually hired to make music for a casual card game seeing a literal orchestra play YOUR creation... man im so happy for him he deserves all the recognition and accolades possible, this is how legends are made

[@benjmenj]

Yeah seriously, it must be surreal for him and for localthunk

[@shittinthegrass]

That’s exactly what I was thinking for real that’s amazing

[@dextreja3088]

It is very in line with localthunk ideals, paying attention to independent artist

[@Nimaster14]

@@dextreja3088 But he really found a GREAT artist man, what a GREAT ost has balatro

[@muffinconsumer4431]

Say his name

[@misamagica]

I actually lost my mind hearing this during the live stream, there was no reason for that to hit so hard

[@benjmenj]

Same, it was totally the highlight of the show other than maybe Statler and Waldorf

[@spinningredchair8092]

Absolutely crazy that a single solo developer made a game, and less than a year later with no major content releases, it was nominated to be game of the year.

[@lizzytheowl577]

The developer didn't even expect anyone outside his family and friends to buy it. He just made a cool game and it got wildly popular through word of mouth. Then it got nominated for game of the year because it's that good of a game.

[@brightorangepants]

really great stuff can't stay hidden

[@DenLim123]

It's now one hell of a resume for the Fiverr person who did the soundtrack for Balatro, goddamn

[@snag-fry]

I didnt even play balatro yet but this is pretty accurate

[@benjmenj]

You've gotta play it! It's my favorite game this year by far and one of my all time favorites

[@luan.galaxy]

It's like someone invented a new game on the level of Solitaire or Checkers

[@sola_is_chilling]

THEY PUT IT INTO 4/4 HOW DARE THEY

[@ripleythecrazypuppy]

The problem is you can hear this song for HOURS on end and somehow it doesn’t get old. And then they made it so epic during the performance. I originally thought “how is this orchestra going to make a chill card game song sound good?” And they did this

[@bleepbloop8467]

POV: someone running a Lucky Cat, and they finally get a sock and buskin.

[@gazehound]

when you busk and she keeps sockin

[@axvyrall2793]

With the OOPS ALL 6S 😩

[@Sealed-Seven]

This needs to be the new Ante 8 music / Final Ante

[@benjmenj]

That would be sweet as a mod!

[@bonogiamboni4830]

Or maybe for endless.

[@SkyTied]

yeah that sums it up pretty well

[@tom56818]

I haven't even played balatro yet but it's part of the orchestra was amazing

[@benjmenj]

You totally should!

[@SakamotoIbuki]

This vid is for real powerful you did a great job capturing that feeling

[@benjmenj]

haha thanks man. It's kinda funny a video I barely spent any time on got way more views than all my other videos but I'm really glad people resonate with it

[@Delboy178]

NAH WHY DID THEY ACTUALLY GO HARD WITH THIS ONE THE BAALATRO MUSIC WAS ALREADY TOP TIER SHEEEEEEEEESH

[@alyssawishes]

Got chills and started bawling my eyes out, it's so good man

[@DatSwif]

There's something about these 30 seconds that just hits different

[@M64bros]

Ngl, That jam sounds really good!

[@ASquared544]

The orchestra is the one good part of the Game Awards

[@manmantuber]

this is what you hear upon reaching ante 40

[@Bawktee]

This moment along with the Astro bot cover was a religious experience for me

[@petrosantares5362]

Finally someone said it

[@peterkeysers1074]

How it feels to get triboulet from a soul when u have sock n buskin:

[@dennytan8]

YES

[@emzi2000]

How the music feels like when you're up against The Wall and Violet Vessel

[@governor_explosion]

Why does putting this arrangement over Kung-Fu Panda footage work so well?

[@ser_igel]

because the same people recorded OST for kung-fu panda

[@dguy02]

I LOVE BALATRO PLAP PLAP PLAP GET MULTI GET MULTI GET MULTI

[@sinisterstar_2549]

Ah yes, the music for the final boss blind, Gambling Addiction itself

[@benjmenj]

I can stop whenever I want!

[@Explosivevortex]

Hearing this shit made me wanna buy a keytar

[@VokunG20]

The whole soundtrack for balatro is actually layered. If you put them all together, every track interweaves into itself.

[@benjmenj]

True! It's kinda just one continuous song

[@Game_Sometimes]

I know the music here is from Balatro but the sound of it is SO similar to The Rain Formerly Known As Purple by Chris Christodoulou on Risk of Rain 2

[@hydraflex1011]

Bro on the keytar killed it

[@moty_ciesar]

true

[@_.Dylan._]

Orchestral music: 🥱 Orchestral versions of video gamey sounding music: 💃🕺

[@benjmenj]

Facts

[@Teuwufel]

cause they actually understand video game music

[@Encorous]

Minor sad that they didn't switch to 7/8 for it but I guess it makes sense seeing as it was a medley

[@Irenk0u]

Yeah, that's literally me

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

This needs to play during the final boss blind

[@phial7616]

how it feels to play an organic straight flush

[@LaxerGD]

dude, this is heaven. how did balatro not win goty

[@benjmenj]

That's what I'm saying. Like I'm sure Astro Bot is great but I feel like Balatro probably has more staying power

[@whamer100]

its especially upsetting since balatro is definitely going to outlast astro bot 💀👌

[@DreuScuhDoo]

That keytar tho my god

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

When Wheel of Fortune actually hits

[@J_man-de5sw]

Seriously. Don’t know why they shoved it into 4/4 rather than the original’s 7/8, though.

[@benjmenj]

Yeah I mean the original is really good but I don't think the 7/8 would've really worked in the medley format. Plus it sounds pretty epic this way which I like a lot

[@MegaMinecraft901]

cuz it needs to blend from song to song

[@J_man-de5sw]

@@MegaMinecraft901 Good point.

[@normalmixo]

7/4 ☝️🤓

[@Zanador]

@@normalmixo Depends on how you write the sheet music ☝🤓 7/8 at half the tempo would sound exactly the same as 7/4. Or it could be alternating between 4/4 and 3/4 if you wanted. Or it could be 14/4. Or it could be 4/4 with measures that don't line up with anything. Time signatures are extremely subjective and don't really matter to the listener.

[@ydrefla7_]

I am a man with highcard-ace-deck and ready to finish ante 8 .

[@Frigidevil]

0:05 trousers my beloved

[@Spidyy]

Roland AX-Edge, best keytar on the market.

[@SolidHound871]

"Transcend"

[@Moziilla.Firefox]

❤️🔥😂

[@arghpee]

A-

[@houyeet]

Still sad how many people wrote off this game for a GOTY nomination because it’s an “indie card game”

[@benjmenj]

Totally agree

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

ASTRO BOT

[@bobbobson8087]

I AM ASTRO BOT

[@arent2295]

I listened to the orchestra so much that it automatically played in my head when the video ended.

[@minglingli7097]

Annoyingly its in 4/4

[@PigeonMayne]

balatro sucks

[@doge_voador]

I remember the good ol' time of when bait was actually believable.