Latino Musician Reacts to Natlan Latin Music | Genshin Impact OST

[@Jhulian_R]

Maybe I should just react to the 3 discs... Are you down?

[@y.d.gachagamer]

I mean…….why not?!

[@superqaxclub]

Hell yeah

[@MJAY552]

Yess

[@danielliang9266]

Very down

[@Bliss467]

Fuck yeah! It is over 2 hours tho…

[@nohackershere6592]

My take on the music has been that it is like a fancy dish or even a smoothie where ingredients from all over the world are mixed together to make a unique flavor. Some combinations taste more like they came from one part of the world more than others but there are still other ingredients mixed in, to where it will never be a dish native to any country. And by selecting specific flavors and mixing them together in specific ways Hoyo can then cook up their own unique dishes that are designed to be the flavor that they intended to use for each tribe/area. That way they can make each one feel unique without them feeling like a straight up copy of a real world equivalent. Basically, the fact that it is a jumbled mess of various types of music that then comes out sounding amazing was exactly their goal. I think this was a great approach, instead of basing the nation nearly entirely off of one ethnic group. More people can relate and the music is entirely uniquely Genshin. Instead of a "I recognize this dish" meal they cooked up something that can only be described as a "I recognize this flavor, but what in the world is this mixed with?" dish.

[@MyMoxx]

love it, because it makes people more curious about other cultures, in general.

[@kakanangk4263]

I'm actually waiting for this ! Thanks for the reaction ! I personally love Venture of Tonalamatl so much that I intentionally go to the enemies just to hear it LOL

[@Jhulian_R]

My pleasure. Lol that sounds fun actually!

[@hoshifier]

10:56 as a brazillian i may absolutelly say ur so right!! that part of venture of tonalamatl reminds me soooo much when we're having carnaval parties and samba is playing and theres carnaval competitions (cause here when is carnaval, some big groups called samba's schools battle with eachother and its an EVENT) reminds me a little bit of bossa nova but its more samba than anything

[@ibelieveinwoozisupremacy8681]

Just like sumeru, i love natlan music❤❤

[@XEROXAYUKI]

@@ibelieveinwoozisupremacy8681 there is something cool about the different fluets and tunes these 2 region has.

[@TheGamingTeam101Tgt101]

been wailing for this natlan has best genshin ost so far imo. so much more amazing tracks than the few in this video too. would love to see more

[@Jhulian_R]

Any suggestions?

[@caparashon]

Hoyo-Mix employee 1: How many Latino genres are we putting in Venture of Tonalamatl? Hoyo-Mix employee 2: YES I've been hoping to see more Latin American reactions to Natlan as one myself (although since I'm Venezuelan I don't expect to see my culture represented directly in any way. I'm just happy to see capybaras and flamingos lol.) Really enjoyed your video and how you went from disappointed to impressed real quick, that's really the Genshin music experience. As for songs you might've missed, I think The Heights of Rumikunamanta (BGM from the Scions of the Canopy) should count. It starts more on the African side of things, but in the middle it mixes it up with salsa and has some really nice brass and percussion. It makes me feel I'm back in Caracas in the 90's taking a bus from school and the driver has the radio on. Which is a really interesting nostalgic vibe to have in a fantasy town with green dinosaurs! One of my favorites in the Natlan OST for sure

[@UrLastSurprise]

That employee (composer) is Qian Ding.

[@Someone45356]

Its kind of lame in a sense that hoyo thought of “representing” indigenous cultures but then label it as “latin america”. These two things are not even the same, especially when its not a hispanic-indigenous culture like what we have today in this day and age but only the usage of indigenous elements themselves. Thats because if its not hispanic then its even less “latin”, so why tag it like that in the end? It’s also lame in the sense that if hoyo didn’t do it all half-baked, then places that are hispanic and exist because of hispanic culture (colombia, venezuela, argentina, chile) could have totally been able to be put without too much of an effort (using cuatros, using 6/8 cueca-like rhythm, using tango, chacarera, or cuarteto tradicional motifs). Hoyo did natlan super weird because its not like they even avoid placing hispanic culture in the end, they love referencing cuba and puerto rico but at the same time both of these places were basically provinces of Spain for a time. How can it not get more hispanic than that, yet does hoyo even know this? Hoyo’s approach to natlan in the end seems to be more guided by exoticism though for sure.

[@marvellousbalogun3826]

@@Someone45356 I think a good question is, did Hoyo label this region as Latin Amercia or has community done this? As far as i'm aware no where has hoyo ever actually said that Natlan was going to be or is entirely based on latin america. I think this confusion is the communities doing ultimately because of wishful thinking. I do agree though that exoticism plays a role in Natlan, but this isn't any different from fountaine, or sumeru in my opinion. All of these regions have an exotic fascination in there approach. It also important to recognize that what we have now, is just like 30% of Natlan so, there is a lot to come.

[@Someone45356]

@@marvellousbalogun3826 well and in that instance your own point rings true, hoyo does like to fall back on exoticism more often than not. I saw the leaks for the fire tribe and the clothing for the people was in a sort of way even more out there than anything we’ve seen for the nation so far. Also about “latin america”, there are some clues that hoyo definitely left. During one of the earlier dev videos before natlan was released there was a conspicuous book called “history of latin america” or something among these lines, not only that but during the stream where they interviewed the chinese devs I’m more than certain that they did name drop where the inspiration for a lot of natlan came from (in this case supposedly latin america). I think the problem with the exoticism isn’t that its necessarily in itself a problem, but more like a disappointment. Because the one thing that the imaginations of parts of the world lack in is the even weirder, colorful, depthful possibilities that one realizes there are when it comes to the real deal most of the time. It’s like one of those times where “reality is stranger than fiction” shines the most, meanwhile exoticism shuts itself to a few or more ideas and just caters to a more general taste with not as much potential in the end.

[@Mkikik]

@@marvellousbalogun3826this is true I think hoyo was going for indigenous themes but then the community label it as latin America to claim for themselves when the theme is literally mix between every country in the ring of fire !

[@tawlney]

I don't know this for sure since I don't look at leaks, but based on what I know, the "latin america"/south America themed areas aren't out yet. Not that I expect them to go hardcore into making them fully pull from real life like they've done with the weird african Savanna/pacific islander hybrid they've done with the base region. 1st track you listened to is supposed to be a "restrarunt hotel" track. Next two are 2 different combat tracks, and the final one is one of the big stadium tracks (the stadium also has the hotel in it.) The whole soundtrack is so good, there's very very few standouts as so much is tied to certain areas and I love it all.

[@tawlney]

Suggestions, "The Heights of Rumikunamanta" is definitely a fun track which you might appreciate "Feast and Bounty" is my personal favorite and for something different, "Chasing the Rainbow"

[@Someone45356]

Technically the areas we’ve seen in natlan are already sprinkled with “latin” elements, musically at the very least. In the children of the echoes, the shouts sound like that of conjunto andino groups. The scions of the canopy have basically almost everyone with quechua names (idk why kinich is the one with a mayan on therefore, natlan has this problem where they can’t commit to making one tribe at least be consistently homogenous). But also throughout the entirety of the nation thus far there’s ocarinas, quenas, and panflute, all of which are from hispanoamerica. I think rather than it being “latin” its more hispanoamerican for sure. Saying natlan is based off latin america implies haiti and quebec are referenced, of which obviously hoyo thought instead of these two places that polynesia was more fitting. It’s all quite weird as an end result

[@Keiki-kun]

My guess is that there aren't that many South American OSTs at the moment because we only have 3 tribes released in the game at the moment and they have more African, Aztec and Hawaiian inspiration There are still 3 tribes left and my bet is that there will be more songs like this because 2 of the characters from these tribes are called Citlali and Chasca

[@MiyuKawasaki]

@@Keiki-kun spoilers for the next 2 tribes The next 2 tribes will have wild west (chasca) and indonesian (citlali) music

[@Keiki-kun]

@@MiyuKawasaki oh damn thats cool well at least Citlali and Chasca themselves must have Central American themes because their names come from that region of the world But now I'm curious what kind of music the collective will have

[@MiyuKawasaki]

@@Keiki-kun 5.2 still doesn't have the natlan theme from travail, so they might save that one for iansan (which would be latin) But it's also possible it got retconned, as the behind the scenes of music video will release soon, and talking about the collective of plenty would be a spoiler

[@7872921]

i heard from someone commented in facebook genshin group, because of the ost leaks . for the "master of the night wind" area. they said the music there have indonesian vibes. and one bro there upload a photo of "the ring of fire" world map. and i just realised, maybe hoyo take natlan culture from all the country that inside "the ring of fire" . is that make sense ?

[@MiyuKawasaki]

@@7872921 I don't think so, africa isn't in ring of fire

[@y.d.gachagamer]

It’s crazy how Natlan has been the best region in the game by FAR. I don’t think I have really any critiques with the nation itself. Minor ones with story, but all the music has been outstanding as usual. Keep up the great vids!

[@I.disagree]

It's also so funny how divided the genshin community is when it comes to it too. Some people absolutely despise Natlan and others adore it even though not all the areas have been released yet. I think this only proves how diverse the game is. I love how chaotic and artistic Natlan has been. Every region so far has had their own identity, and I am not worried about Snezhnaya at all

[@adir6094]

@@I.disagree yeah, I am on the side of loving the nation so far. My favorite is still Sumeru tho hehe

[@-amel-9896]

​@@I.disagree I feel like everyone will love shenznaya since it was the first region teased in the game and we know the most about it despite it being the last one and the end game lore is already being slightly teased in natlan

[@lautarogallastegui6775]

Somthing to clarify here, in addition to latin amreican culture, Natlan is also inspired by african culture and even Polynesian culture. Natlan its a mix of a lot of cultures with diffrent tribes, each tribe with a diffrent theme.

[@Ok-se6tz]

The new version (5.2) should represent more of the Latino culture AND MUSIC YAY Even then, have to wait few more months for the official disc to come out Cant wait to see u react those once it came out

[@MiyuKawasaki]

No 5.2 will have wild west and indonesian music

[@gamesgal8183]

@@Ok-se6tz the three tribes that remains are Masters of the Night Wind, Flower Feathered Clan and Collective of Plenty. We have some understanding of what each of them do but I think that the aforementioned 2 tribes will have Mesoamerican and South American inspirations (with Flower Feathered Clan being more native mid west) while Collective of Plenty having Southern African or West African inspirations (Iansan is a name from Yoruba) and we know that they’re body builders and apparently good farmers or plant caregivers from what other characters told us.

[@Mkikik]

I think this is the last of latin influence music since the next tribes in 5.2 music will be the americas old Wild West and Java Indonesia and I doubt iansan tribe will feature latin music !

[@MiyuKawasaki]

@@Mkikik we're still missing the travail theme which was latin but idk if it's coming tbh

[@maxvieira2595]

What you mention at 8:38 seems to be a leitmotiv present in at least 1 music of every region's combat music, or at least sounds very similar. Like Rite of battle and His resolution in Mondstadt, Gallant challenge in Liyue and Overlord of the thunderstorm in Inazuma.

[@MyMoxx]

its most commonly known as the travelers motif, or a symbol of their "journey"

[@ShiQingxuanSimp]

I’m Cuban and the music in Natlan just brings back memories from my childhood. I love all the music in the game but Natlan is the only one that made me cry when I heard it for the first time

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

as they said, nostalgia is one heck of a drug 😅 but yeah, Natlan music is kinda special in a way compared to the other regions. Even me an Asian, got a bit emotional hearing the musics. Maybe because growing up, I heard plenty of Spanish musics (thanks to my mom constantly watching telenovela) 🤔 also a lot of JRPG uses themes from either the wild west of northern America or southern America back then (Wild Arms being one example)

[@Chariotuber]

wow I loved this video! I liked all these songs but your analysis has really made me appreciate them and enjoy them a lot more!

[@RH03JP]

13:39 en esta sección que viene antes del final, y en otras anteriores se nota una pequeña fusión de la samba con el estilo del Songo cubano que es una variación del son pero que se parece mucho a lo básico de la salsa aunq para mi gusto diría q hasta la supera, se nota en la batería en esa parte. Lo se pq suelo tocar mucho esas variaciones también, no son muy comunes las fusiones de este tipo por eso me gusta tanto esa canción. Por cierto soy Cubano 😅.

[@PowerSpirit50]

This is how I felt when I saw goulash in the game. I'm not even from Hungary but my house always has a can of goulash in stock. I hope for northern European stuff in Snezhnaya.

[@electronicJanitor]

Check out the Xilonen trailer and I bet you'll be surprised by how different it is from everything else so far.

[@cyk_official]

Really love your videos! ❤ from China

[@crisx3358]

I have some additional recommendations if interested. They aren't all exactly Latin music, but figured still be fun to share them. I'm limiting myself to 5 tracks. (2 from disc 1, 2 from disc 2, and 1 from disc 3) There's just so much good music in Natlan. - Bequeathed to the Beloved (from disc 1) - The Heights of Rumikunamamta (from disc 1) - Flute of Uilacapitztli (from disc 2) - The Sea and Bells (from disc 2) - Chasing the Rainbow (from disc 3) I love Natlan's music so much. Words can not describe how happy I am to hear Latin American music in the game. Big fan of the more Mariachi ones unsurprisingly haha. My family is Mexican. Hoyo-Mix and Hoyoverse absolutely did their research, in my opinion. Definitely looking forward to hearing the music from the rest of the region.

[@minapin]

Thanks for new video! Btw I love your glasses

[@Jhulian_R]

@@minapin Thank you!

[@JulianaRcni]

11:58 it definitely hit me like samba/bossa nova as a Brazilian while I was playing Genshin. I love the music of Natlan, it makes me feel at home. I think Hoyo did a great job

[@choilu3560]

I've absolutely loved Natlan's OST so far! I really love the mixture of genres, at first it took me off-guard but it is amazing how well it sounds! My personal favorite so far is Fog of the Seasons!

[@fgtmamuaja1092]

Nice video 🙏

[@Jhulian_R]

Thank you!

[@juancarlos-ep4nk]

Saludos desde España, me encantaria verte reaccionar a un grupo español llamado Mägo de oz - La cantata del diablo (directo Diabulus in opera) Grabado el 6 de Mayo de 2017 en el “Arena CDMX” de México un grandisimo espectaculo, y que seguro te gustara y repetiras con Fiesta pagana del mismo concierto

[@Nico.Nightingale]

As a Brazilian, the first song has some strong samba and bossa nova vibes to me, which I mean... bossa nova is VERY jazzy and very latina!

[@micberezin]

Jhulian, you a week ago missed Ado new song “Shoka”. This is her self written and composed song. She worked on it from childhood/youth, from about 12-14 years. You need to check it! She played and wrote guitar herself too! And there is you can find live record on youtube ! Also there was a song on Korean a few days before “Shoka”.

[@Bliss467]

Even as an American, I feel such pride in all these incredible cultures that have influenced us and we’ve inherited from. I’ve been hearing and jamming to this kind of music my whole life. Everyone in this hemisphere is American. We all go as one!

[@7872921]

i just realized recently, since natlan is region of pyro and its landmark created from volcanic things. hoyoverse created natlan based on the countries that inside "the ring of fire" . and recently there's leak about the ost from future area and future tribes (still 3 of 6 that already released), that the music there from my people indonesians , most of them said the music really similiar from indonesian culture. so thats make a sense for me to said that natlan is based from the country that inside "the ring of fire". and FYI, there's six tribes in natlan, and one of the tribe have cloth similiar like cowboy thing. also there's tribes that have hawaiian vibes. i dont know about the rest of country that inside "the ring of fire" . but i can assume the future ost gonna have music vibe from that country too.

[@sasse3739]

these two are in completely different styles and actually from the album befor Natlan: Glory and Decay kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJOcgnuAmK2Ka8Usi=yViM_-4RNqIrdjic and Whisper of Domus Aurea kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYSpgaiViq-Mqs0si=N5CLmZRK5_gKt2lL They should be listend to in that order

[@maatak2155]

Hi i am Polish

[@marsopa9580]

Maybe I missed it, but from where are u on? (I'm chilean btw) ❤

[@kri1ndawn440]

I think he mentioned that he's from Peru I think?

[@kia034]

Él es de Colombia

[@OlegGendovich]

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[@jesusalberto-it1kj]

somos hispanos no latinos

[@Jhulian_R]

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