Studio Musician | Library of Ruina OST: Climax Themes Reaction & Analysis

[@LHC47]

22:05 "you guys were hyped for a less than 2 1/2-minute song?" 5 seconds in: 0_0

[@pifilixxiv3192]

Yeeh, he went from "Bruh that's so short" to "short but fucking sweet"

[@bang1054]

It's not really one of my favorites, but it's still pretty good

[@angrygrievous1861]

Gone Angels is actually the 4th phase theme of Roland boss battle.

[@YiSangmyYiSang]

Only in the Black Silence reservation.

[@mr.wafflex6304]

@@YiSangmyYiSang Yeah... but is the end of Roland conflict, is necesary hear both

[@AverageHeathcliffSimp]

Something I'm surprised nobody else had mentioned, Roland's phrase 3 is based off of Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 Appassionata 3rd Movement. When listening to both you can see the similarities.

[@otherevan296]

The Reverb Ensemble and the power of friendship~ Though they were the antagonists of Roland and Angela's story, they were very much protagonists of their own story. Coming together with their common interests, no intent to backstab each other unlike other villain groups, and a lot of them sharing the same pain and hatred towards a specific character. Truly, an interesting bunch ensemble~ Always nice to see you reacting to some of the fan favorites~

[@oofink467]

In their perspective they are practically the group of misfits and fighting god itself (exaggeration)

[@Disorder2312]

I don't think the song represents friendship in any way, it's all the distortion.

[@otherevan296]

@@Disorder2312 i was talking about the Ensemble in general, not solely the RevEnsDistorted song. With Elena and Greta and their "food" tastes. Elena and Jae-Heon with their art of recreating bodies. How they shared their henchmen with Bremen for their raid. How they all believe wholeheartedly in Argalia and his plan~

[@imaduckmoo5880]

21:44 To answer this...I have to plead guilty and admit that Gone Angels is one of my favorite pieces of music to accompany a story. It plays at one of the most important fights of Library of Ruina. The entire scenario leading up to this very moment, and everything that follows it is expertly handled. To describe my love for Gone Angels in full--to someone who hasn't played Ruina--would be a disservice to the game. For one...I'm not the best at explaining, so you'll have to forgive me. But...since I'm not sure you'll play it anyway...Spoilers for the last act of LoR below: The song itself is the final phase from the final fight between The Library (your dudes), and Roland (the man who has been there helping The Library since the very beginning of the game). For this fight, Roland seeks revenge on the AI Head Librarian; Angela (the other protagonist who welcomes Roland to The Library). Angela's goal is to kill Roland, and earn her freedom from The Library, becoming human in the process. Both of them are very reluctant to commit this act, as both Roland and Angela value the other as a friend. Still...it's how the world they live in works...it's how The City works. It's an endless cycle of death; a cycle that Roland and Angela have both been a part of for their entire lives. On a semi-related note, it's pretty clear that many talks of books, shelves, or other references in these Mili songs are in direct references to the game's dystopian world, and how it's run. To keep things short and sweet; when a lyric references a book, it's often a metaphor for people. This carries over between pretty much every piece in the soundtrack. Gone Angels is sung from Roland, to Angela. It is the the climax of this fight--it's do or die. Roland is at his lowest, his most desperate, most enraged, and most distorted. His mind flooded with conflicting, extreme emotions. It's a song and battle of overflowing betrayal, hatred, sorrow, and regret, all directed to one of the only people in Roland's broken life that he grew to care for. Even if his intent from the very beginning was to kill Angela, Roland still regards her as a friend. Regardless of the outcome of this fight, Roland doesn't have the time to mull over his victory or his loss... *"Though it may hurt today, tomorrow I'll be heading my way."* All of this deep internal struggle wrapped up with a lyric that's reflected in a quote Roland says often throughout the game's story: "That's that, and this is this."

[@Simon-ur7bi]

Sun and Moon still remains my absolute favorite song from PM games. Just hearing it doesn't make it justice, hearing it in context while playing LobCorp is a completely different experience. After 50 ingame days (likely looped multiple times) of suffering, you are finally to the end. It's over, you have done it. The Seed of Light is complete, your role is finally over after 10 thousand years. It's time to finally spread the Light and cure everyone. And as the last day plays out, THIS starts to play. It's just.... something that has to be experienced. Not to mention, the song kinda mirrors the entire game in a way. It starts low, almost like it's hiding. Then it bursts out in a strong, hopeful tone......and immediately after, it disappears into nothingness. You'd thing it was a song specifically made for the game instead of a royalty free track from a third party studio who had no connection to PM

[@Abyssrian]

It makes me shiver everytime I hear it

[@valk59]

Truly one of the 4/4 boundary of all times

[@Sneedposter93]

tailoring bad bod good

[@steafyheaster1335]

Boundary of life moment

[@valk59]

@@steafyheaster1335 why do i hear zunpets?

[@uGuardian4]

Gone Angels is aimed directly from one protagonist to the other one.

[@GlitchGames_A]

Distorted Ensemble's uncut theme is something I had no idea existed. That "full" version is so much better than I had imagined.

[@Disorder2312]

I have been listening to it for the whole time.

[@Student4Life89]

well, more like Reimagined version, what's in the game one had more dissonance inside it.

[@Roland...]

Besides, we still have one last thing to do... It is something we have done countless times. ...It is time to manage the Abnormalities. You'll make it. I know you will. Come now. This will be our final day at work as manager.

[@comradedima9791]

I love your project moon video man!!

[@Jhulian_R]

Thanks a bunch!

[@chaosdarkminion]

One of the mechanics of the game is called the level of emotion, which depends on how intense the battle is and is normally what controls, among other things, the phase change in the music, so the instruments become more intense the more challenging this is. present, although bosses have their moments to raise the stakes and make it clear to you with what you hear. In other things Sanctuary gives me chills even today, it gave me the same chills in Lobotomy and when I played Library.

[@chaosdarkminion]

What you mention about Mili's piano versions is the Key Ingredient anniversary album, which are basically remixes, remakes or even sequels to the original versions, depending on how you take the changes.

[@gameboom7579]

The only mili song for library of ruina/limbus company you havent listened to yet would be 'in hell we live, lament', which is just as good as the rest of em, even has dual singers, which you may enjoy Oh yeah! you forgot 3 of the character themes, hokma theme, chesed theme, and Keter theme, both go so dam hard, dont forget em

[@dethaw6926]

Cough cough string theocracy cough cough And poems of a machine

[@Disorder2312]

@@dethaw6926 He reacted to string theocracy

[@HarambaeXelonmuskfans]

What about A Thousand Bells?

[@anubiscerberus4348]

21:24 The name of the song is deceptive. It represents the characters played by us (The villains), but now we became the good guys, and we must defeat once and for all the Reverb-En-Dist. This theme represents us, not the Ensemble. Also, Gone Angels is the Fourth Phase of "Roland Boss".

[@jw4078]

Seems like the "The Reverb Ensemble Distorted" song is cutted and remixed as it was actually a three part song in the game.

[@Disorder2312]

It is a three part song in this video as well, and it isn't cutted, only more refined compared to the one in game.

[@ancestor6800]

Roland's themes are the best

[@Llamanator_]

The soundstracks in all of the PM games are so good.

[@BlackCROWN011]

"The Reverb Ensamble Distorted" sounds like that because: endgame spoilers ahead . . . . . . Basically, the mc was in a really hopeful and good mood when this song plays, basically... This song is actually about the protagonist and it plays when you fight with the villian team called "reverb ensemble" so it got named that way, and "distorted" is used to called a phenomenon in the story when someone accept their deepest selfish desire and transformed into a monster, basically. The reverb ensemble were people that went through exactly that, so it's just that they distorted and doesn't really mean anything to the song. This game's theme is about the ugly cycle of the "cities" where someone that got hurt, hurt others for how much he got hurt, then those others hurt others for how much they got hurt and it just keep going on and on, an exaggerated satire of our real world. And our protagonist is one of them, seeking vengeance upon someone, wanting to inflict the pain he got to someone who, he knows, doesn't deserve it. But at the last moment, they realized that they are just continuing this ugly cycle of the city, even though they don't actually want to. So they decied to not lett their hatred for each other control them, they chose to forgive each other instead, they are the first people that don't follow the city's ugly cycle, and so, this is the first song with such an upbeat and hopeful tone, the first time hatred doesn't blind the protagonist's eyes. (that was intentionally cheesy)

[@RinrinFran]

This game is a timeless masterpiece for me.

[@catgckool428]

Roland Boss is the Floor Realization Theme of the upper floors minus Hokmas, which has Angela Boss 3 + some unique music for it's Realization.

[@VolcharaFeed]

10:36 This track plays after Angela's fight against herself

[@czekolada7764]

honestly distorted Ensemble felt more like their time to shine is over, it's the final stretch, and we are going to get through this now knowing this will be out victory, this isn't their theme, but ours , as we know victory is upon us

[@moebeans72]

I know I’m a tad bit late but the reverb ensemble distorted (to me at least) seems to be a victory lap for them. They’ve basically gotten a massive leap in power in lore, so it’d only make sense to celebrate that with a more upbeat song. Now sadly for them their victory lap gets cut short by in game balancing, but if they didn’t it would definitely be their victory lap.

[@finikksu]

Allow me to explain the order. HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD: . . . . . . . . After you defeat the Reverberation Enssemble from last time. Roland, the co-protagonist of the game, reveals his plan of waiting until the last moment before Angela got her goal to take it away from her, and turns into your enemy, his fight consists on the 3 phases of Roland Boss,with Gone Angels being his 4th phase. After that if you take the right choices of Angela forgiving Roland and Roland Forgiving Angela for what they have both done Angela will go sacrifice herself to basically restore the lives of all those who have died in the Library up to that point. In there after battling her own internal conflicts (and something else) she finds enlightment and the strengh to go through with the sacrifice for the sake of others. This is where Sun and Moon plays, is a Lobotomy Corporation song, but is played during this moment in Ruina too to hammer the point She and the protagonist of the last game are both being the ultimate selfless being in that moment. After that Sanctuary plays, while the City is bathed in Light, the light that will give them hope of a better future. During that, We killed the Reverb Ensemble before, but thanks to Angela's sacrifice everyone is reviving, including them, they show up in Distorted (basically monstrous) forms to try and take the Light for themselfs a last time. The Theme sounds heroic not because is their theme, but because you're battling them, and for once you are the hero of the story, not baiting people to their death but saving them. I hope this clarifies some of the things.

[@anothenblue2630]

I disagree on the Ensemble here. They are heroes of their own story and most of them have genuinely good intentions. Elena, Tanya and maybe Greta are the only real exceptions while Bremen are genuinely insane. The rest are being just as selfless as the librarians you're fighting, you simply don't agree with their ideas.

[@Schinak]

Whenever Sanctuary comes up my tears come out too

[@oggerts7121]

My wish has come true

[@juggernautical202]

Rolands theme would have been so good if I hadnt xiao yesod'd my way through it in like 4 minutes

[@notbadrule9883]

Do you know about Fate Grand Order Memorial Movie music video? There are English and Japanese version of the song. Even if you don't know anything about Fate Grand Order, the song and the music video itself is so beautiful.

[@ewee-st1de]

Im just here for the distortion ensemble

[@madness1206]

DFS finally getting representation ;)

[@LordLux]

not latin, italian

[@Gameboy-kl8br]

I skipped to Gone Angels and instantly got called out wtf.

[@Gubther]

AWOOOOOOGA