I tried to recreate Megalovania from memory

Will this be my final bout with the funny skeleton man? If we can recreate Megalovania from memory, we can truly do it all.
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Megalovania - Undertale
4:58 Song Result
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EQUIPMENT
Guitars: Ibanez RGR652AHBF Prestige, Fender American Elite Telecaster, Schecter Banshee Elite 6 (with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pick ups)
Bass: Fender American Performer Precision Bass, Ibanez Soundgear
Strings: Elixir "Light-Heavy"
Orchestra: East West Symphonic Orchestra (Platinum Version)
Synths/Synth Drums/Various Instruments: Xpand!2
A bunch of other Stuff: NI Komplete 12, Omnisphere 2
Interface: SSL 2
Audio Software (DAW): Cubase 12 Pro
Tone Software: Neural DSP Archetype: Nolly, Plini, and Parallax
Drums: Superior Drummer 3
Mixing/Mastering Software: Izotope 5, Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Rebel T5i
MIDI Visuals: MIDITrail
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CREDITS
Balloon Guy 3D Animations done by oa.padron: / oa.padron
Shady Cicada "Not like this" emote done by Chi: / arc0717
Current Balloon Guy avatar drawn by Dorsa Bidhendi: / dorsabidhendi
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[@Victini7472]

like some rando in chat said: "we have megalovania at home" megalovania at home:

[@quik06]

minilovania

[@secretmeister]

@@quik06 apparently that translates to "mining"

[@oxiqa5485]

megolovania at deltarune

[@percher4824]

good use of a first time chat tbh

[@tsiorizockt37]

lmao i was so surprised seeing you here lol

[@Cardinal_T_R_K]

The struggle of hearing a song in your head but being unable to put it into a DAW is way too real 😂. Loved every second of this though!

[@Radio-Rabbit_official]

Fr 😢

[@jusbetter7634]

This cucks 89/100 projects

[@Beegfloppa]

Excuse my lack of knowledge in the field of music, but could you kindly explain to me what a DAW is?

[@Radio-Rabbit_official]

@@Beegfloppa fr. I don't know but I think it's the section for the pitch

[@jusbetter7634]

@@Beegfloppa digital audio workstation. It's just a professional way of saying "Programs for music making"

[@user-yv4bq2nf6l]

someone in chat said: "sans when he chugs mayonnaise instead of ketchup"

[@JunoTheProtogen]

sans when he chugs the mayonnaise instead of ketchup

[@Hieeeedijsjsjdj]

Right here 6:24

[@someone_somewhere555]

@@JunoTheProtogen that name and pfp scares me..

[@batuajah2007]

someone said: "someone in chat said: "sans when he chugs mayonnaise instead of ketchup""

[@Sans_Official.]

This is what happens when I

[@eggrollwilly1935]

Shady understands sans' character better than most of the undertale community he would be like "I have a song?"

[@gameworldjt]

that's so true

[@Ezecool-3105]

He literally has one named after him

[@Foxyron1973]

@@Ezecool-3105stmawyfs?

[@Ezecool-3105]

@@Foxyron1973 no, literally the theme that plays when we met him "Sans."

[@pncka]

He would be ashamed of you

[@Siinory]

"Sans had a stroke" that chatter summed up this version perfectly! I love it!

[@Cough-]

Fr lmao

[@B0WSERTHEGR1MREAPER]

It was silvynne

[@Carboy45]

Yea burst out laughin at that comment

[@ARDIZsq]

In this world, you're either blessed with the ability to remember a piece of music nearly 1:1, or the ability to be able to create music, there is no in-between.

[@ItzTyrax]

I am the myth of an “in-between”

[@hazel2hatsunemiku]

@@ItzTyraxsame

[@Dfl_jason]

I am outside 9f these boundries (i can't make music at all)

[@t1mingisnecessary]

I'm the guy who's in between AND procrastinating.

[@somerobloxdude3699]

I can make music… but i cant at the same time

[@Aurakid]

I'm not surprised you perfectly recreated Megalovania from memory, especially the hidden motif(?) that Toby never admitted was in the song haha.

[@PanD0rado]

huh

[@Aurakid]

@@PanD0rado The joke here is Shady added the Among Us song, which I jokingly stated was already hidden in Megalovania (it's not).

[@UncleJack420]

@@Aurakid Dont forget cbat was in there too :D props to shady for figuring that part out. Very often overlooked

[@Aurakid]

@@UncleJack420 Oh, true!

[@PanD0rado]

@@Aurakid Oh LMAO i thought u were serious, though I did hear he forgot some really highlighting melodies

[@Rey_Pixels]

When the boss hits you so hard the song gets knocked into a blender:

[@Buenpibe24]

Oh gosh i need to feel that myself

[@TheGateShallStand]

I'm not sure what you mean Cid, this is exactly what Megalovania sounds like

[@Not_a_croissant69]

281 likes and no reply’s?let me fix that

[@user-ws9ek8vu4e]

299 likes 1 comment let me fix that

[@CrusaderLegFoot]

334 likes and 2 replies? Let me fix that.

[@Pi_way]

@@CrusaderLegFoot No likes and no replies? Let me fix that.

[@OMORI_BRAINR0T]

why are you repliers like this

[@D0NUT3Y]

“He’d be like ‘I have a song’”is probably one of the realest things ever

[@thomasbuchser7695]

5:26 there is someone saying "maybe the real instruments are the friend we made along the way" and I find it hilarious 😂

[@rollergalaxy9997]

got this notification on my genocide replay, during the sans fight. perfect timing

[@Cough-]

Sans broke the fourth wall 💀

[@SLINKIS2]

The true true ending: you get this notification while fighting sans

[@user-ik2ws6cy5q]

⁠@@SLINKIS2the true true true ending:you get this notification while watching sans gameplay and fighting him at the same time

[@justaperson886]

Currently trying to fight sans for the first time rn!

[@Cough-]

@@justaperson886 good luck!

[@soufianegamerpro]

we got "you felt your sins crawling on your back" now we got "i can feel by bones falling apart" 2:03

[@HarrishCMusic]

It kind of sounds like if undertale was made for the gameboy advance (in the best way possible) …and had an among us Cbat DLC

[@aykarain]

yes

[@3DShrimp]

I love the person who said "IM NUTTED" while the full song played

[@anna_not_banana3065]

“Capsulatedballs”💀

[@3DShrimp]

@@anna_not_banana3065 Hell nah 💀

[@Nateorious-ws9bm]

he had a whole side quest in chat

[@calebhatz4049]

With all due respect, this is incredibly close. There is no insult. This amazing talent.

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

This is not remotely close

[@panek6443]

​@@TakenUsernameAuradiumwhat on earth are you talking about?

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

@@panek6443 the only close thing to the original is the intro instrument, but even then, the settings are wrong. The melody of anything that's not the classic lead is wrong. The rhythm is wrong too. If we dont include mixing and instrument accuracy, it's 40% there

[@satratic127]

@@TakenUsernameAuradium to be fair to a completly untrained ear like me, it sounded pretty damn close

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

@@satratic127 I mean, I remember being a new musician, and listenign to something close to this, andstill hearing a huge difference

[@thenoble14]

"go outside nerd... Before i tell you about Zelda lore"-shady cicada

[@Soljz]

This but drawing😭 Like: You have an incredibly detailed and amazing art idea in your head,and somehow your hand just refuses to creat it. I wish i could just: 🧠➡️🖼️

[@ghostietoastie_]

“I hate to say it but this song is getting… Frisk-y!” SHADY 😂😂

[@jademonass2954]

i love how most sections have half of the time they should be playing for

[@Night-Wolf]

The fact that you recreated the entire song 99.999...% accurately is astounding!

[@randomaccount-en7gv]

the 0.001%: when sans gets addicted to amongus

[@Asad-the-One]

4:58 onwards. Whoever "capsulatedballs" is, you're having way too much fun

[@aballisticninja29]

This is the final battle: Shady versus the intrusive thoughts

[@MelissaAmethyst]

HELP I CHOKED ON MY CAKE WHEN THAT ONE PERSON SAID: ''we have megalovania at home. megalovania at home: '' 6:03

[@Springman1987]

The fact it was a first time chatter who said it, made it even funnier.

[@frostysmags_]

I'm like "where'd I hear that part before?" and then i rewound it once and immediately heard CBAT 🤣🤣🤣

[@Monkaehbutgameromg]

"IM GONNA WATCH A MEGALOVANIA CREATION VIDEO" "jesus christ stitch is everywhere these days"

[@CDamage_June]

This musta been the dollar store megalovania they used in homestuck

[@kingstondaking7877]

nah youʻre crazy for that

[@faeril2389]

You don't know where Megalovania came from, do you

[@AudRhiannon]

I don’t know how or why KZbin knew to recommend this to me at this current moment but I’m so glad it did because wow that’s talent. Doing this without a time limit is hard enough, but you did it with a time limit and from memory and it sounds epic. You just earned a new subscriber.

[@georgeok4582]

the C-batmogus part sounds strangely fittiing

[@Warri0rLink]

3:12 Sans would absolutely know he has a song, and he would also know the conditions that need to be met for you to hear it in-game. Sans would be ashamed at how well you know his song.

[@inksans8183]

*_He added the drums to early lol_*

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

this is like that one attempt of putting a song you had in your head into a DAW.... except yours atleast sounds good

[@TheBrotherhoodofCadendale]

I remember the first time I ever got a song in my head out exactly as I heard it, it's still my favorite song I ever made lol

[@Metrocysh]

I was like "Oh among us lol" THEN WHEEZED WITH THE FIRST NOTES OF CBAT I wasn't expecting that Overall very very close recreation! (Except... THAT part :clown:) 9/10 you missed the sacred countermelody at 6:23 I'm crying and throwing up on the floor (love your content)

[@ShiningDrake777]

Honestly it sounds really incredibly similar to the original aside from some really minor differences, to me? Like there's one or two slightly off points but you did really really really well with think, it's super impressive.

[@dr.funnybones]

I'm ashamed of you. jk, this is awesome

[@DeXyfero]

the sans real

[@Joneender]

you have a song?

[@Aslyth]

Now playing recognizes it as the og, you did good enough

[@erstweilington]

I remember you from years ago. A long lost friend recommended you to me, and I subbed on a different account but I never actually watched or listened to your stuff. It's nice to see why they were so fond of you.

[@iitsAP]

hearing cbat was like getting hit in the head with a sledgehammer

[@PickyMcCritical]

Saw this is my recommended. Didn't expect much. Got more than much. Editing and personality go far :,D

[@qdalcourt3253]

Ah yes, another fine addition to the Megalovania genre. Still great. You just can't kill that song.

[@frawzch.048]

Despite being already subscribed if this was my first approach to your channel no i wouldn't want more but keep it up

[@Tmitric]

2:21 if you keep on making puns like that we're gonna have to *frisk* you!

[@adrian_kreuz]

Finally. Watching KZbin all god damn day, and here is one good video. Thank you.

[@maximprimegod]

6:17 please tell me he put in that one part, please, please....... HE DID NOT PUT IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........ I can still hear it though

[@theolodger]

the high part 😔

[@nicholascunningham4439]

YOOOOOO Ive been listening to your music for years now and this is the first video I've seen of yours!

[@4korange]

5:46 *You feel that today is definitly NOT a beautiful day outside. *You feel.... ¿Determined?* *what the heck. -chara

[@Aloofyr]

deserves much more views tbh! went pretty hard! love this sorta music

[@Scra2zyBass]

“Can we find a lead that doesn’t hurt??” No, we can’t.

[@Angeol2889]

BROOO ADORO ESTE VIDEO, Tiene originalidad, Buena edición no sobresaturada, Buena voz, Carisma, Duración Perfecta, simplemente epico, me pasaré mas seguido por tu canal, te adoro amigo sigue asi

[@The_two_hate_club]

Capsulatedballs is WHAT?!

[@Nicocot12onyt]

When I got to the end when he was apologizing, I got a discord notification saying sans was crying

[@victorialevitt9828]

Yo, that was actually spot on. That was really good. Good job keep up the good work.

[@Cloudberri_Notbread]

“Tonight, we kill Megalovania” *Megalovania plays in the distance*

[@AFigmentOfYourImagination420]

the imposter theme song in place of the part he had trouble actually sounding good

[@Joneender]

My favorite part of megalovania is the brass, so thank you for getting that part with astute accuracy ( i dont know what astute means) edit: "fartcore" killed me 💀

[@AydenCastillo-jp6yc]

Listening to that made sans forget your genocides

[@Leon_wolfren]

Bro this is actually really fucking good for real this is actually really good I couldn't even do that if I really wanted to make it straight from memory you have incredible talent

[@AAAAAAAAAAA44444]

Megalovania from memory is just a song and can’t hurt you Megalovania from memory:

[@greenapple1239]

the person in chat said "exactly how I remember it" THATS WHAT WE ARE DOING!!!

[@brownishchris1496]

Oh sweet the algorithm finally gave me someone that uses Cubase

[@Rufusvr754]

The talent is crazy keep going love this

[@user-fd5qz6nv7g]

I defo see this being a fangame about dementia like that one DOOM WAD

[@T0psyDurpy]

I loved this so much that I subbed ❤

[@HarrishCMusic]

We having a bad time with this one!!! 🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🔥💯💯(you invented Toby Fox)

[@altermike3197]

This is actually pretty good, I like the remix

[@Jiiggle.]

It actually turned out so good, I could hear just a little difference between the original song but that doesn't matter, good job!

[@ollymation878]

5:45 AMONG US?!!?

[@jelly_cat_vara8701]

Yes amongus

[@Mabra51]

*amogus*

[@KycenPetersen]

It’s time for the funny bone man I have to admit something embarrassing: Megalovania is the only song I could recreate from memory in a DAW, note wise at least

[@JonnZth]

"go outside Before i tell you about Zelda lore" Bro, you want me to go or not? LOL The fact that it was actually VERY close to the original is what makes it the funniest

[@Shadycicada]

One time, I actually made a 300+ slide presentation on zelda lore for my stream (it was an 8 hour stream), so definitely stay LOL. And thanks so much! The uncanny-ness really was amplified the closer we got :'D

[@milniar]

@@Shadycicada you know what. this genuinely made me subscribe. 300+ slides is DETERMIN(ed)ATION

[@AmandaLabovitz]

😂 I loved this hahah! you did good (only 3 minutes in but still, very entertaining heheh)

[@mythmage8231]

The first song I ever learned on the piano was Megalovania. Because of this, I know the melody like the back of my hand. Safe to say, this hurt. Alot.

[@SirGhostly1]

Another perfect remix by the lovely Mr. Cicada 🔥🔥🔥

[@RealDirtCow]

Omg this is very, very good replicate of the original! Wish I could do something like this

[@Solarr21]

Unironically excellent, sounds pretty damn good from memory

[@ElectroZwisFriend]

This actually sounds really good!

[@cartersuperplays7097]

the second you played the first 2 notes it already was perfect

[@dixiethedog2594]

This feels like it would be in the beginning stage of the Everywhere at the End of Time album

[@TheBaseHasBeenSet]

Sounds like the astro remix ngl

[@ProGamerX11]

5:32 i just , like bruh

[@Frenzy69420]

🤡

[@Jikkuryuu]

I feel like any person who spent as much time using this program as you do would be able to pick the instruments they want without getting lost in the menus and picking the wrong thing. Which is definitive proof that _I've_ never used this software before :D

[@civil-.7407]

Every few months I stumble across the channel and I'm like woah its that guy I listen to on Spotify

[@selfloathinggameing]

Something that would make this even more interesting (and funny) would be to apply the “Beethoven challenge” to it where you can’t listen to the music at all until it’s done

[@PoshBeard]

Holy shit I have schmoove on my playlist and didn't even realize this was made by the same guy until I saw someone in chat say your channel name

[@caracaracat2958]

Holy heck but this is actually really impressive O.o

[@kriscrystal1679]

it had to be done one day, it was inevitable.

[@ItzPeechYT]

bro the meme bit in the song goes crazily hard

[@LetheJustified]

the ooo at the end gets deeper and it makes my blood boil that it didnt

[@VergaLinda]

This..This is perfection

[@petosss1788]

looks like an siilvagunner rip, Good job!

[@TheDendran]

This isn't Megalovania, this is Megalovanity

[@TheEuphologist]

I never saw that Cbat jumpscare coming. XD

[@merry_whatever]

I was singing it in my head and whenever u forgot something its like my brain took a screenshot

[@yokuutsu9097]

i've lived long enough to hear shady cicada make megalovania

[@georgie9641]

You did quite good for all based on memory

[@topsyturvy1097]

This was close! Just... not quite close enough. Still, an incredible attempt!

[@AyaAngel-cz7iy]

Ho my god it’s so good I want to listen to this so much

[@theophiled]

loved the cbat bit lmao

[@moonhall]

The cbat cameo made me laugh alot lol

[@noway3153]

I LOVE THAT. Its so good

[@SnappBacc]

4:04 yoo I can do that too