Pokémon DPPt: Sinnoh Elite Four Battle Medley || insaneintherainmusic

[@insaneintherainmusic]

No Pikachu was harmed during the making of this video.

[@MultiMetal31]

Thanks for putting my mind at ease. Even though pikachus expression looked concerning.

[@whooshdooshporpalar1371]

pikachu was pummeled

[@PhantomV13]

Welp, using Earthquake next to your Pikachu is a bad idea.

[@rickastley4414]

That could only be possible if Pikachu was a ghost type...

[@cuanchulainn]

(x) Doubt

[@jbsaber9502]

Pikachu: Can’t learn Belly Drum Carlos: *Does it anyway*

[@insaneintherainmusic]

I sacrificed half of my Pikachu’s health to get +6 attack, no problems there

[@connorj2355]

@@insaneintherainmusic Uh oh, here comes Dugtrio with Dig.

[@truegreen7]

Is Cyrus Pikachu an instrument?

[@grahamevans6428]

At this point it should be classified as one

[@jerppursh7570]

Yea I learned to play it for elective in 7th grade

[@MadnessOpus]

No Ronald, Cyrus Pikachu is *not* an instrument. And before you raise your hand, Dawn Stone is not an instrument either.

[@nategwright]

*Aggressively plays mayonnaise*

[@harmoniouscacophony379]

Kricketune isn't an instrument either--er, wait.

[@StickMaster500]

The sounds of Flint and his only 2 Fire Type Pokemon in the whole Sinnoh Region

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Drifblim, Lopunny and Steelix are my favorite fire type Pokémon

[@caleblee4035]

Thats why you should gst PLATINUM

[@caleblee4035]

*get

[@maxtojicic7877]

I wonder if they gave Drifblim flare boost as a hidden ability in honour of Flint

[@MadnessOpus]

@Alex Blakley He’s based on a *HOT AIR* BALLOON, after all.

[@theoryglider1015]

Absolutely shredding that bass it cant get better than this, well then there's pikachu i hope he gets better soon, LMAOOOO

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Pikachu just needed some _tenderizing_

[@ryancozzolino7832]

Pasty Pika

[@robertaltergott952]

@@insaneintherainmusic i really want to see someone in the modding community just go in and replace all the music in the games with your covers, would be amazing

[@abarette_]

That's what happens when Zekrom gangsta in the Sinnoh Remakes

[@GoldLink364]

@@insaneintherainmusic carlos did you eat a pikachu

[@thetushmcgoose]

Therapist: Gen 4 Carlos isn't real, he can't hurt you Gen 4 Carlos:

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Gen 4 Carlos is very real and will absolutely hurt you. Maybe not physically... but mentally... it's possible!!!

[@notecolt2742]

@@insaneintherainmusic so you a psychic type huh?

[@abarette_]

@@notecolt2742 Lucian intensifies

[@JayHankEdLyon]

Man that violinist is having a ball. And all she needs is a violin's skeleton to do it!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Emily always shows so much visible joy when she plays, haha I love it!

[@blaise2561]

spooktober is when violins become skellies

[@ubercow6611]

Pretty sure it's an electric violin

[@andrewxu3602]

@@ubercow6611 Yeah, that was a joke

[@somejock4396]

@@ubercow6611 aspie detected

[@I.do.like.pina.coladas]

That violinist stole my whole heart. She’s absolutely shredding and looks like she’s having a blast doing so. Bless her

[@607]

Have you seen the Sinnoh Trainer Battle Medley? If not, you should. I'll rewatch it myself right now. :)

[@AAABattery__]

WHY DOES GEN 4 CARLOS NOT HAVE A NOSE Ok but on a serious note, I love the EWI soooo much in this arrangement, it is godlike

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thank you! The EWI was the perfect instrument for me to be able to play that crazy trumpet part in the Elite 4 encounter music, haha. And I'm pretty sure the drawing does have a nose... there's a little curved line on the right side of my glasses in the image haha

[@cashwarior]

That climax was so intense! And the sound felt out of this world. Those solos and everything about this one blew me away, wow

[@jacksaunders386]

Are just going to ignore this blatant Pikachu abuse? Also insanely good theme!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Hey, Pikachu was just doing its job...

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

You mean Cyrus-Pikachu ? He deserves it lol. Maybe that’ll knock some emotion into him.

[@LimeHunter7]

insanely good theme in the rain

[@ryancozzolino7832]

Carlos, I wish you well, with the deadline fast approaching. I can tell you have been working really quite hard and I’m certain that this album will be simply amazing.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thanks Ryan! I have been working... very very hard, haha, but I know it'll all be worth it when the final product is all done and people can enjoy it for years to come :)

[@ash_sunday]

I wasn’t even aware it was possible for a sax to make the noises you made in the duel section lmao, amazing cover as always 👌

[@insaneintherainmusic]

With the power of effects... it is!

[@HaydenG_07]

If you want to see the saxophone pushed to its limits I suggest you check out James Carter or Pharoah Sanders, they are both crazy good

[@aaronkelly8725]

As a violinist in high school... HOLY CRAP THAT WAS CRAZY, THE ACCURACY ON THOSE HIGH POSITIONS, BEAUTIFUL! I loved this cover, its one of my favorite themes, the bass, and electric organ were on point

[@DATskorge]

that's what happens when all your friends also went to berklee

[@shinydino]

Emily Gelineau is a LEGEND. Check her out; she’s amazing.

[@ProtocolDroidHK47]

I like that at 3:22 gives off the feeling that Cynthia is watching the battle unfold from an unseen place. Very victory royale of you, I give this cover one Galactic Pikachu out of two beatin' sticks.

[@kinggordoproductions6203]

That distorted sax and electric violin combo was the highlight for me! The minute I saw Emily Gelineau I knew we were in for some epic shredding in the solo section, but the distorted sax solo especially caught me off guard! And the electric organ was very savory; I love how you’re starting to utilize it a lot in your recent covers! Also I hate to tell you but you’re now on PETA’s watchlist...😳

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thanks a bunch! The organ has been fun to use as of late, I'm glad to be getting more opportunities to use it! And please, I would have used drumsticks if I really wanted to hurt Pikachu, I just used timpani mallets in this video...

[@MapleLunii]

1:20 I absolutely love the sound of that electric flute thing. Sounds amazing. Like a synth but cleaner somehow.

[@james_subosits]

It's an EWI! They're super cool!

[@neth7826]

That's an EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument). EWIs (Electronic Wind Instruments) are pretty cool lol

[@Unovakid24]

Who knew a theme so intense could also be incredibly jazzy? You never fail to impress me!

[@moldyshishkabob]

Such an absolute throwback... I remember when I was a kid and so scared of having to do so many hard fights back to back without being able to go back to a Poke Center to heal. I thought I'd be like that poor Pikachu. Turned out a Lv 85 Empoleon was more than enough to slay with easy. As easy as Carlos and Emily made the arrangement look!

[@robbiegarber898]

Out of all the battle themes... In all the generations... This is the one that ALWAYS gets stuck in my head.

[@garchompelago]

Another wonderful masterpiece. I gotta admit, I am only interested in tour Pokemon covers since Pokemon is a game series I grew up with. Other nintendo games, I also did but not so much.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Haha thank you! I've been doing so many Pokémon covers as of late for the Year of Sinnoh... so I am glad you're enjoying them!

[@chinmustache6420]

“Ronald McDonald is my favorite Sinnoh Elite Four member.“ Me too, man. Me too

[@Doublee73]

I never thought that congas, electric organ, and violin would go well together, but its one of my favorites! Also the violin doing the fill for the battle track is straight 🔥

[@insaneintherainmusic]

I love playing with all these different textures :D

[@Doublee73]

@@insaneintherainmusic oh man, it hits different for sure! And in the best way!

[@swordsmancs]

Bro when the battle music was sick as hell! Exactly how I heard it back in 2009!

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

The sinnoh elite 5, with the new edition of the Jazz-loving Water master, Carlos! Btw, this is 100% my favorite track so far. Blew my expectations away, great job as always Carlos.

[@wasabiswagleon2006]

I'm usually too shy to make comments, but I can't not comment on how much I love this piece. Hands down one of my favorite battle themes in the series, and this rendition of it is so CRISP bruh. I've been listening to you for a while, and this message is long overdue, but you're a legend dawg. Never forget that

[@andrewwunrow]

You can tell both Carlos and Emily are having the time of their lives! It’s so much fun to watch! This arrangement was awesome! Well done, both of you, especially with the solos!

[@foxthug]

4:26 At first I wasn't "interested" in this part but daaamn it is so epic! I can already imagine myself facing them 1vs1 with that in the background lol

[@ZekDraco]

God you made the gym leader/Elite four theme sound so impactful and intense with such an amazing climax and ending. I am definitely playing this whenever I challenge the gen 4 elite four.

[@EIbows]

If gen 4 remakes come out you'll be responsible for their sales

[@insaneintherainmusic]

I do wonder..

[@moviefan005]

It won't. Waluigi is more likely to be in Smash then Gen 4 remake at this point.

[@thegreatmajora5089]

@@moviefan005 I doubt that. They're probably unavoidable.

[@moviefan005]

@@thegreatmajora5089 nah in Gen 8 it will all be SW DLC... untill nintendo announces a new platform that will replace Switch and move to gen 9.

[@OmniversalInsect]

@@moviefan005 Are you sure about that?

[@ChillaxingJay]

3:34 and onwards is absolutely amazing and is my favorite part of this medley.

[@thew00dsman79]

Oh my god that intro into the battle theme gave me actual chills; this sounds so amazing, here’s to hoping Sinnoh remakes for the 25th next year 🍻

[@swordsmancs]

I would actually and literally sell my soul for good gen 4 remakes If they’re trashy I’m gonna be pissed tf off tbh

[@rhododendron2511]

Ladies and gentlemen, we got ‘em.

[@gonzy6900]

@@rhododendron2511 and we buy them

[@AlphaUmbreon]

Wow the instrumentation is out of this world

[@zogos_4120]

I have been waiting for this absolute banger.

[@scottharris6116]

By the end of the year, we’re going to have enough music to make a mod of Diamond/Pearl comprised of only your covers

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

That would be _insanely_ sick

[@stars3297]

There are few youtubers who create such good content that I hit the like button on each vid before watching them. You are one of them. Keep up the good work Carlos and friends!

[@TerminusVeil]

I love Carlos just jammin' on the bongos at 2:40

[@Stargarde5]

My blood pressure and heart rate spiked hearing this. Going through the Elite Four was streeeessful. Again, another amazing job as always.

[@ToNerdistoHumanTNH]

The look you give pikachu throughout this is just gold. 😅 Especially at 2:27

[@taco2253]

Man, your covers are reminding me just how many of the Sinnoh pieces are absolute bangers. This cover did justice to what the final encounter was like for younger me. The harpsicord was a pleasant surprise, as well. On a side note, may that Pikachu rest in peace. He will be remembered.

[@sklungofunk]

oh god i knew i recognized emdy behind the art, much love emdy

[@pke571]

carlos, you are my inspiration to write music. i have loved jazz for so long, and i have always tried writing things without any luck. i never finish anything. but i get one of your videos, and i’m like DAMN, DAMN DAMN WHOA DAMN YEAH WOOHOO and then i go back to my room, and write some more. thanks for bringing such awesome music to us.

[@abarette_]

YES! FINALLY A GREAT REMASTER, OF THE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, AND YET UNDERRATED... *ELITE FOUR ENCOUNTER THEME!!* And god I love so much the EWI

[@1835Link]

The Sinnoh Gym Leader/Elite Four battle theme will always remain my favourite, thanks for the awesome cover Carlos and team! 👌🏻

[@sonisoni-ky1eq]

wow your covers are amazing!! i loved the violin in the battle theme; it made it sound much more serious than the gym leader music, like the stakes were higher. i'm remembering how i swept through most of the elite four only to lose to lucian since i didn't have dark or bug types..... on a separate note, i'd love to hear barry's battle theme! he's one of my favorite rivals and i've always liked how fun his theme sounds.

[@ketaminefanatic7755]

Not even 30 seconds in and he’s already messing around. That’s what I like to see!

[@Brassydoots]

Loved it Carlos. You guys were absolutely shredding on those solos! The EWI during the encounter theme really put it over the top for me though, I was getting goosebumps listening to that section. Way to go man!

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

Electric violin and EWI is such a great an unique texture. Loved it in Mt. Coronet, love it here. Hope you do more like this with Emily! - she's an amazing player.

[@the.hex_x]

I cried with this... Just amazing as always. Keep it up, Carlos!

[@HAZNAUT]

you mastered this and made it sound better than the original cover, well done

[@roxasthetorterra7352]

You TWO WERE AWESOME GREAT JOB ! I Love this ENTIRE PROJECT cannot wait to purchase this album!

[@juansanabria6794]

Couldn’t help but laugh by the contrast from 4:20 compared to 4:40; much appraise, I loved it.

[@YoMamaBih]

She play that violin so damn well, I make a mad face. It don't make no sense how good she is. Nintendo need to put her in the Symphony of the Gods with a six figure salary. Good lawd.

[@fireliliu]

I really love this cover! 2:04 feels like a detective chasing his target

[@Cronus66]

I'm constantly blown away by how you keep outdoing yourself. Amazing work! Each of your arrangements bring back so many great memories and yet make the familiar feel so fresh.

[@shubes4502]

Damn bro, you got the whole squad vibing.

[@DrPonk]

I was not expecting the bass nor the violin to absolutely dominate this performance the way they did. What a performance, goddamn.

[@oracleofcourage]

I think bongos Carlos is my favorite Carlos. I love seeing you get super into the music!

[@joselejos]

Congrats, this is absolutely awesome. Literally made me cry a little

[@alexemp6201]

the start was *m e n a c i n g*

[@kleingrrmpf]

The first transition really caught me offguard. But it was soo cool. And that bass and guitar playing of yours

[@SteelJoe2011]

I always love these battle medley themes. It shows the process of an entire battle in one song.

[@alanvis1004]

YESSSSS Bass always goes crazy! Very good video as always!

[@AW13P]

You always have WAY too much fun with your videos!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

I hope this is not a PROBLEM

[@AW13P]

@@insaneintherainmusic No it's NOT

[@ThomatoForce]

Yooooo this is an absolute banger dude, sounds so good!

[@tucannYT]

All the arrangements make me think of encountering the Elite 4 members at a fancy restaurant in the evening, challenging you to a casual battle in the middle of the building. And they'd all be wearing suits. Lucian would only need a different colour for his suit though.

[@dylanabbott4107]

I really liked how the inclusion of a few more percussion parts really added to the hype of this piece. All of these arrangements have so much diversity to them that it keeps everything fresh!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thanks! Percussion is such an underutilized texture I think, it adds a lot of flavor to a drum part :)

[@dibuwitos]

Thank you Carlos for another amazing cover :')

[@benperschall6648]

Can really tell you went all out with this one! Props to you (and Emily). Enjoyed it very much.

[@Bshue123]

Carlos's bass-face brings me in, and the amazingly done arrangement keeps me trapped.

[@Bananasnowcones]

Wowow everything about this was straight fire! I can tell that a LOT of hard work went into this! I also appreciated the long descriptions in your videos too! Super nerdy and fun to read :)

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thank you! I am glad some people read those!

[@nsane9998]

I can't express with words just how amazing of an artist you are, it's always a pleasure to hear your work!

[@sunburn9606]

Oh damn boi you don't know how long i've been waiting for this 🙂😉

[@ic7846]

Omg the organ is so EPIC!

[@TheMidnightwolf15]

No other words other than this was so cool! I love Sinnoh's elite four theme, one of my favorites along with probably the Unova's elite four theme. Used to smile like crazy whenever this showed up in the Diamond and Pearl arc of the show. Brilliant cover again Carlos :)

[@AcostaGX]

I loved how good is this video and makes me feel nostalgic. Congrats!

[@JackKad]

Those Organ & Strings collab.. also tone transition tho, whatta exciting Medley

[@niko-oO_O]

this was fantastic man. great work!!

[@jackpatterson7110]

So good, and Emily brings so much energy! Alpharad really likes you too!

[@daisyjohnson4837]

the way that you are a MENACE to flint with that video description!

[@TurtleBazooka64]

THE MADLAD DID IT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO THANK YOU

[@MikoYae]

CHILL CARLOS, I can't listen to your songs while doing homework anymore... it's getting too fire lately 🔥

[@gabe2254]

I'm proud Emdy's talent is being recognized overseas!!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Yeah, they tagged me in a Instagram post with this art and I was like OOOOH

[@gabe2254]

@@insaneintherainmusicyeah! That guy works with a channel named Cydonia, which is one of the best pokemon themed channel here in Italy, who also got a partnership with Nintendo Italy. Cydonia also managed to predict the Hawaii themed location of pokemon sun and moon a year in advance by just looking at the teaser trailer lol

[@moshroom1]

400 comments now! If you see this, know that you made me so, SO happy making me experience this music again after all these years! I also have happy memories of DPPt's endgame! Im confident I'll enjoy your music for years to come knowing some of your inspirations!

[@samcase9328]

Your faces will never cease to amuse me, Carlos!

[@jblen]

This theme holds so much nostalgia for me. I threw my team against the wall so many times normally losing to Ronald McDonald himself, before I lost the cartridge and then bought a pre-owned one that had gotten to the E4 so I threw his team against the wall instead until I finally beat the game.

[@Jhhkjjj]

This one is seriously impressive with the variety of different instruments you used this Jazz remake. Btw I've gone listened to some many of your older jazz arrangements and download a lot of the ones I liked, keep up the spectacular work Carlos :)

[@pivad1388]

oh my god, so many memories came back. amazing cover as always! 2020's become bearable thanks to your year of the sinnoh covers. thank you so much.

[@emmalee5011]

I have absolutely LOVED the year of Sinnoh. Amazing music!! So much talent!! Thank you so much!

[@JordanAndersonExplodes]

Again your battle melodies don’t disappoint at all :)

[@Jasper180]

Amazing piece. Caught the vibe so well

[@jaywantstobattle5046]

Carlos you could never make Sinnoh so real 💜

[@morsthetakerofsouls2295]

Your covers are one the things that are keeping me sane this year.Amazing job!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thank you! I will keep doing so :)

[@thedanliest]

I think the Sinnoh Elite 4 themes is one of my less favorite Elite 4 themes, but this arrangement makes it so much more fun! Great work as always! Can't wait to hear your take on Giratina and Cyrus' battle themes!

[@sacredsapphire]

I agree!

[@loganbarclay5075]

I would point out the sick sax and violin solos here, but as a guitarist, I have to compliment you so much on the sick tone you got for the bass and guitar line here. It was so gritty and I love it.

[@michaelobama4207]

Goddamn my guy! You gave my nostalgia some serious nostalgia and have my goosebumps smaller goosebumps! Great work :)

[@rippleboba]

THIS IS AMAZING OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Aukejorrit]

The most hardcore a pokemon league has been. Really enjoy the organ!

[@XxImaFunGuyxX]

This was so damn good that I had to listen to it another time! Bringing my nostalgia to fruition, good sir!

[@nicorovera9597]

It’s about time someone actually payed respect to the pre-elite four battle theme. Wicked cover man