Music Producer Reacts to The Curse of the Sad Mummy - League of Legends

[@JoeyLuckyBoyNato]

*Well this was interesting....My new album: **fanlink.to/joeynatoalbum*

[@Itrifuxfxuircircixfigx]

I’m gonna listen to this whole album

[@generaltoszur1036]

Joey are you gonna react to second song of K/DA that will be out 27th august

[@LynnMVD]

grats on the new album

[@iwuvu2075]

Try to react on " akin ka nalang " by morisette amon

[@fifczok0963]

Hey ... Just asking again to react to NEFFEX songs (especially "Sometimes")

[@Supercaculo]

Joey Nato: "No happy ending?" LOL Players: "Right?"

[@xxrosaXangelxX]

he gets to go to prom /s

[@reallyyfunny0o048]

@@xxrosaXangelxX but doesn't get the title prom king 😂😢

[@xlilithy]

'That sucks' ye...

[@Darkstormsun9865]

@@reallyyfunny0o048 at least he got to go 😢

[@Crescendobro]

reallyy funny and his date cheats on him with a bear

[@A_Primavera]

Joey: "I'm sure its gonna build up..." The song: "YEEEAAAAAAHHHHH"

[@gekiddoz]

good one XD

[@samanthabourne4865]

😂😂😂

[@sonidoliberto]

"Curse of the sad mummy" "I guess he was crazy because he was not happy" That killed me.

[@samael2861]

It's like: "Yes... but actually no."

[@LexusKyran]

This phase actually got me scared, imagine Amumu going mad and saying like: "well, since i can't have any friends, i might as well kill everyone" Somebody get Amumu a friend before he kill us all

[@Xaviinn]

@@LexusKyran "if I can't have friends... No one can"

[@fightme4136]

Then Full AP Amumu was born. It's main mission is to kill every living being.

[@doragonsureia7288]

Is it possible to get sad, because you are happy all the time? Like you never get sad and you are sad about never getting sad because you don't want to be perfectly fine everytime?

[@dark_fusion1288]

Amumu is a mummy child that has one goal: to find a friend. But he is cursed to literally never find one. Anyone/anything who comes near him will be cursed with bad luck and eventually die. It is even more sad because not even the literal personification of death in the LoL universe want anything to do with him, not even death can cure Amumu from his curse. In other words he cant die and will forever walk the lands of Runeterra in search for that one friend be desires but will never be able to find. Or something like this is how his lore goes as far as i remember. (too lazy to check so probably is wrong lol)

[@PorthoGamesBR]

Actually yeah, its pretty much it

[@crazycatlogic8368]

The lyrics tell the whole story

[@ondrejtalla5608]

I think that they changed it and now amumu is an yordle from Shurima so it isn't so morbid (tbf mummified child is kinda creepy)

[@owb1129]

Tbh all u need yo know if he ever finds a friend, they'll die. This even applies to irl n the real game. If the amumu has just 1 friend/teammate who knows how to follow up on his ult, the whole enemy team can just be wiped

[@penmasterjnd]

The origins of Amumu are rather vague iirc. He might've a prince of Shurima whose family was infected with a very lethal disease. He was quarantined and his only friend was a servant girl. When his last sibling died, she went into his room to comfort him, which resulted in her death. Her grandmother blamed Amumu and cast a curse on him. He also could've been a young Shuriman emperor who often mistreated his subjects. At one point he delved into a tomb to find an artifact that grants eternal life, but his slaves trapped him in there when he went inside. Or he was the only Yordle Shuriman emperor who wanted to prove that humanity was kind, so he dressed as a beggar to see how many humans came to his aid. When no one did, he died of heartbreak. They all end in the whole loneliness curse business.

[@zebrion5793]

Amumu's probably the most depressing champion in any game. He's basically an immortal little kid that kills anything that gets near him just by proximity.. That's reflected in his abilities in game too. He cries and does damage to stuff around him. He shoots his bandages at people to try to get closer to them to give them hugs. It's even more sad because it's reflected in the community too. He's a champion that needs help early on, and nobody ever wants to. Every time someone seems him selected, they know that they can't depend on him to help early on. He often gets picked on by enemy champions. When he tries to run at them, they all just run away. He really can't have any friends. That being said, once he gets to a certain point in the game, if he hasn't been kept in check he becomes an absolute monster. Nearly unkillable, stuns everyone near him for what feels like forever. He can single-handedly win his team a fight, and all he needs are friends to come help clean up.

[@markopusic8258]

Might be going a bit too deep there but ah shit whatever, headcanon is best canon

[@Bludreamgirl]

this is an amazing explanation of such a tiny little complex character ♡

[@remember9097]

haha I went with amumu to aram and I fucked the whole game JAHAHAHAHAH

[@doragonsureia7288]

When i started playing LoL back in (2011 or 12, idk exactly) my friend from school helped me getting into the game with Bot games to learn the champs, items and mechanics. Amumu was the first champ i ever played and i played him everytime i trained knowledge and gameplay in Bot games since then. He has a special place in my heart for that. Wait, oh shit do i have to die now?! After getting into real pvp, my mains are Annie as Mid, Morgana as Supp, Warwick as jungle and Miss Fortune as ADC. Never play top cause i suck at that.

[@jorgegalindo6506]

Bro, u should react to "As we fall".

[@FishEggs42]

the 2 gay men song

[@saceurai6629]

@@FishEggs42 NOooouuuuuu, Threeeeeeeeee. (hope someone gets the damn reference XD)

[@vastayanvixen685]

@@saceurai6629 Lissandra?

[@FishEggs42]

@@saceurai6629 varus the ulti gay

[@HerschZA]

i Up Vote this one !

[@MrDanii3l]

Amumu is a champion that has no friend, everywhere he goes he " kills" everything, cuz he can't control himself. His dreams is to have at least one. Nice Video

[@hathus5536]

I would be Amumu's friend...but he's a dick.

[@transendencem8480]

I use sad amumu ward, just to piss of an amumu whenever i play with one. But then he also has a friend. That's also sad.

[@vladimirpinera1137]

I loved when this video came out because at that time I main amumu.

[@leetcw5410]

It's his curse that kills not him

[@jasonbuckley4118]

@@leetcw5410 the curse drives him to kill. provoking him that he will forever be alone.

[@SiDitris]

I guess people wanna see your reactions/breakdowns because you actually have a lot more knowledge about music than an average person and focus on it instead of the visuals. At least that's why I started watching your videos. I did try to find someone else like you to break down League music or some other stuff I'm interested in, but I'm either bad at searching or they simply don't exist. So people are gonna ask for more reactions no matter what but please, don't feel pressured, don't feel bad, there's a lot of them and one of you, obviously you can't do everything. So do what you want and like. Thanks for the breakdown, and your reaction to those violins was a total blessing :D

[@paulchan5142]

Watch " scru face jean"

[@SiDitris]

@@paulchan5142 so I watched a couple of his videos to remind myself why I stopped watching. The fact that he's a rapper doesn't automatically mean that he breaks down music or vocals. Cause he doesn't. He might be entertaining to some because of dumb faces and sounds he makes throughout his videos but he doesn't really bring anything new to the table. He reacts to the visuals, not music. And if we're talking visuals, there's a youtuber, T B Skyen, who's an actual illustrator with some knowledge of filmmaking and League itself, he makes videos half an hour long, an hour long, breaking down every aspect of the animation and visuals. I really recommend him just like I recommend Nato over any other "rapper reactions"

[@WizardofTruth]

@@SiDitris tb skyen and necrit if u wanna have the full package of lore and animations

[@cathsaigh2197]

He hasn't done League videos yet, but Sideways is a really good music youtuber who does breakdowns on other stuff you might be interested in.

[@SiDitris]

@@cathsaigh2197 I know about him and I absolutely love his videos xD I didn't mention Sideways because I think he's under a different category. He does video essays, talks about soundtrack. That's not the same as talking about individual songs. But nonetheless, totally agree, Sideways's someone worth checking out

[@ladygaga81ful]

HOW can you NOT cry while watching this man... shit gets me every time

[@nuclearpopsiclestand9245]

The use of discordant melodies, the off tempo rethemes, and the vocalist's cries of agony in the climax drive the dissonance in the mummy's heart. The dynamics of this song hit me in the feels every time.

[@IMVADER2]

There was a behind the scenes of this one, where it showed the dude in charge spending *SOO* much time with the performers to make sure the Tantrum (the "explosion) was perfect. And Amumu is one of the original characters made 10 years ago! This song was a "just cause we felt like doing it" type of project. Just really shows how much the people in Riot genuinely care about their work

[@Adonna2424]

song makes me cry every time - Riot needs to let their production/music team off the leash. They are phenomenal!

[@sheyamraveendran6252]

Actually... Everytime I hear watch and listen to this song... Im getting tears in my eyes. Its as if I am cutting onions but it just wont stop... I feel so bad for amumu.... His story and his neverending curse.....

[@HawKster_]

Well, the guy in charge of this did go on to produce Arcane, soooo..... I believe he was led off the leash.

[@lawd.4498]

Joey: ''Im sure its gonna build up to something more because its league of legends'' me: *YES*

[@rdvanbilgic341]

2:18 He's cracked the code I repeat HE'S CRACKED THE SECRET CODE

[@SabDrawsArt]

This song gets me emotional everytime… Amumu was cursed to be alone forever; if anyone tries to befriend Amumu , they will experience great sorrow and grief- even death. Such a sad boy... the vocalist for this song really brings justice to Amumu's lore.

[@thevilyn2075]

this is honestly one of my favorite songs riot has done, its a lot different than most and its just so beautiful and sad, poor amumu, also the "bad" ending of it is actually nice, even though i really want amumum to find a friend lol

[@johnfanboy7176]

Btw, as far as i remember curse of the sad mummy was the first independent musical piece riot made( aside from the champions themes)

[@natetorres18]

As an amumu main, I cry cause im alone too. Wish I could be his friend...

[@youfacejarraxus3392]

Bro it's okay. I'm sure youl find your people one day.

[@DocEJ]

Finally someone appreachiates this song for the controlled temper it has, one release, still restrained and beautifull

[@monochrome__cat]

I recomend you to watch (not reaction) "Frequencies - The Music of League of Legends". In this this documentary they tell us (I mean Riot games) how was created this Amumu's MV and some other Roit's projects. Its 46+ min long, but you will 100% enjoy watching it. I think every person, who can feel music will ejoy this documentary and you will understand me after watching ;)

[@jpfidalgo7]

It is one of the best behind the scenes videos they ever made, I love it.

[@djbakasan]

Check out the documentary “Frequencies” on KZbin that Riot Games put out several years back. It follows a behind the scenes view of several projects that Riot Games music was taking on in roughly the same time window- this was one of the projects. The best part was watching the recording session with the vocalist (also the composer and producer) and the cellist. Literally gives me goosebumps everytime I find myself watching it again.

[@mrpixiledd2489]

I love how with the vocals on this track, it's all done in one take. it's phenomenal and will always give me goose bumps. Easily my favorite song ever produced by riot. thank you for going through this track

[@galador8089]

Could you react to Seraphina? she’s an upcoming LoL character that is presented like she is an actual indie musician, including own social media and songs

[@princeleorion1946]

Seraphine*

[@Lunay543]

She's done covers so far. If she releases an actual original it would be worth reacting to

[@mikoangelo5957]

Seraphine - Popstars cover.

[@tannerlea9721]

She’s released an original song I think. It’s on soundcloud

[@swordw1612]

Galador I actually like Seraphine’s cover of pop star better lol.

[@Arrlic]

That climax still gives me chills its so good :)

[@TripleTSingt]

You should watch "Frequencies - The music of League of Legends", a 45 min documentary about the League music team. They talk a lot about Amumu, Pentakill and the orchestral album they released. Also, there is behind the scenes footage of the strings recording session for Amumu.

[@renehoyvik]

The voice you hear here is the voice of Christian, the creator, co-writer, co-producer and co-composer of arcane. He started at RIOT in customer support :P Oh, and before joining RIOT he was in a band performing before 100,000 people, but RIOT didn't know that for quite a while :P He just wanted to be a part of LoL O-O

[@querish2813]

Have been waiting for this one for ages. Also, youve got some cool music yourself!

[@rafaelbarrozo9478]

Joey gives video game music even more value! good video man!

[@hinnyu7748]

I was happy when they've made a song about Amumu lore. I love that boy so much. He and Ekko deserves to be happy.. but Riot won't let them :c Thank you for appreciating the song. I only played League S1-S3 but I still do my best to support the very first video game I played and loved.

[@roensp1560]

In the game Amumu is normally classified as a tank. He has a lot of abilities that allow him to engage fights for his team, tank damage, and dish out damage in turn. His ultimate snares everyone in an area around him and appears similar to his tantrum within the video (the drop). Amumu’s lore is quite ambiguous since he isn’t fully explored. One things for certain, he’s not gonna be a happy boo anytime soon sadly :/

[@darkdrako1585]

Thx for the time!! Loved the reaction! (Btw everyone stream the new album!!)

[@yohanbouch]

amumu is not only a champion, he is an unchange OG

[@trueshields5689]

At 7:59 when he perfectly times the lone piano key stroke... lol what a beast.

[@ze_cuh]

the lyrics get me every single time man its so sad

[@dovahfeyn4303]

yes, the mummy is a champion. he is a jungler, his name is amumu.

[@sparkee3213]

So I hadn’t heard this song before coming to this video, and I just gotta say it’s nice to hear the instrumental input from Joey while personally I focus on the lyrics and vocals. While I don’t professionally do music or whatever I HEAVILY research and dive into the musical realm just because it’s a hobby of mine, and I can hardly function without music. When this dude started singing my jaw DROPPED, and him explaining the instruments (my hearing isn’t finely tuned for instruments, but vocals I can definitely pick apart) made the production make so much more sense of why they chose what they did.

[@WildKamuran]

this song in that video still give me chills.

[@TheHurricaneVenus]

Glad you reacted to this song. In my opinion, this is one of the best songs Riot has ever released, even if it was 5 years ago. The song perfectly mirrors Amumu's story and even his in-game abilities. I don't know how hard it is to show emotions through the notes since I am not musically educated, but you could feel the emotions throughout this song even if you don't know anything about League of Legends and its lore. The classic build-up in the music that Riot releases is probably used the best in this song because of who Amumu is, it just perfectly fits. The instruments when the song reached its peak were so messy because they represent each emotion Amumu felt when he could no longer keep it in, and the cherry on top was the perfect voice of the singer who managed to sing it both sadly and angrily when needed.

[@zoeleene]

That cello behind the violin during the crescendo...

[@shallumguzman2414]

8:35 its not a string effect. Its a flute of some sort i just forgot the name, but its a traditional one.

[@daydarkness3347]

I love that even if you're not producing this type or genre, you can still analyse it really well, you're a great artist :D

[@faby6515]

Joey's analysis reminds me a lot of ZeRo's analysis in Smash videos "So what happened here..." "There's a lot going on here..." "What actually happened was..." I just can't get enough of it because of the laughs xD

[@DreamieQueen]

I love this song so much. Gives me the feels. The story is so sad :( And yeah, Amumu is cursed. He doesn't have a happy ending. Also Joey, I love watching your reactions. You pick up on sounds I haven't even noticed, so watching it with you is like rewatching it for the first time! Thank you

[@GreifvogelSGE]

I remember when the song came out and I always loved the Cello, esp. its part during the intense period is insanely good! This should've gotten attention outside of the fanbase

[@hathus5536]

"no happy ending" that applies to quite a lot of champions in league of legends

[@ceriien9966]

I love these league music video breakdowns so much I rewatch them all every time you release a new video on it. Keep up the good work :)

[@joerellemhartomayao7913]

This is what I've been waiting for hehehe

[@pogingpaugui]

5:54 your reaction explodes with the music... 😁 pls react to "As we fall"

[@randomasiandude5949]

A violin and a piano. Reminds me of a certain tragic anime

[@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο]

Ammumu : I have became death Joey : no happy ending?

[@Wolfeur]

There is a League video documentary (I think it's called "Frequencies") that show how they created the album this track is from. You might be interested. It's about 45 min long.

[@Leticia-mn9kx]

This song is so beautiful and touching. The strings really make me feel it

[@roccosmos1913]

amumu , the sad mummy he is a mummy that is cursed to be never have friends. who ever tries to be friends with amumu, gets cursed by bad luck and literally everything bad happends around his life. specially if someone sees him crying , the doom comes to their home, the only champion that seen him and survive is ezreal as in gameplay, he is a jungler p-head butt lowers defense q- skill shot that stuns and dashes w- rips himself around e- crying pool r- huge instant aoe stun not optimal champion but has his uses and wombo combos

[@samerplayz8103]

swap w and e bud his w is the cry

[@lordsquirrelington1604]

Amumu is my main B)

[@poggersbennie3420]

The luckiest guy sees the unluckiest one. Pemdas

[@GlacialScion]

His passive doesn't work like that anymore and you've got his W and E flipped around.

[@yeetboy8671]

By the time we got to the part where there's a YEAHHHHHHH I got shivers like hell

[@adrianvaduva5674]

still my favorite league of legends song to date. with legends never die coming to a very close second

[@elisabethbanber4689]

I like when you comment on what's happening, even if it's just pointing out a pyramid in the background. The animation in videos like these is so gorgeous that I would like to know what catches your attention.

[@beleva09]

In league lore, Amumu has a curse which makes it so all living things he touches instantly rots away, so he can never have a friend because they will simply die in his presence

[@jhonpena3508]

React to "As we fall" and the new champion, she`s a song writer "Seraphine"

[@samanthabourne4865]

I've been waiting for this one forever Joey!

[@tylermcnulty93]

Hey I would love to see you play League again!

[@TakahataStrify]

I swear that song brings be to tears everytime but it's so beautiful

[@AnnoyingTiger888]

Brooo when the song picked up at the end I got pure CHILLS.

[@taylormalais5522]

If you want, check out League's mini documentary "Frequencies" that shows their music department and specifically focuses on what went into producing The Curse of the Sad Mummy music video. It should answer a lot of your queries.

[@wendyraymond1751]

Beautiful piece of music ....and an.amazing voice thanku Joey ..always a pleasure hope you are well..have a great day love an God bless x

[@Dougie085]

This song is epic, I've always loved it. Amumu is a champion on league of legends, if you really listen to the lyrics it kind of tells his story.

[@Milxno]

one of amumu's abilities is where he goes into a tantrum, burning everyone around him

[@godwishyoutube]

this song produced by a riot worker that's the amazing point. you can find production video if you search.

[@Electru522]

"That sucks." Amumu summarized in just 2 words.

[@Gweneira_Valentine]

YAAAAY finallyyyyy I think this was a great reaction from you!

[@egiltroubadour826]

YES FINALLY! IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS ONE!

[@agentofchaoslorddwightschr8544]

YES, PLAY LEAGUE AGAIN PLEASE

[@redandthephysicist1815]

keep doing this videos! pleasee!, i always click on them just because its league, but i end up leaving knowing so much more of music and music prodution. Love it!

[@redandthephysicist1815]

btw, i missed my mummy content. i'm gonna go play some amumu top tonight tnx xD

[@AllyKat1236]

Also the very loud point it built up to represents his "tantrum" which is a move he has in the game.

[@qtacontessenu]

"curse of the sad mummy...sorry mummy" lolol poor amumu, never got a happy end

[@Lingalishous]

It's not really a 'music video' but you should listen to Dark Cosmic Jhin Login Screen - such a masterpiece

[@jengmengyang1805]

When amumu yell he ultimate I never knew that until now since you kept pausing it.

[@leomentos]

Thankyou for doing this one ❤

[@tonypeppermint5329]

A definite sad song, especially with the old lore and new lore coming into play. Old lore was him getting to a building known as the Institute of War, which lead to him finally getting friends who could help him know who he was. The new lore is sad because he has no firends and there are three, one of them being likely his back story of him, one being a boy who was sick who later got a friend killed and thrown into a tomb. The second story is him as a evil ruler who tried to get a artifact before becoming trapped in the tomb and now trying to make amends for it and the last one is him being a Yordle who's trying to find a good hearted person to help him. Sad stories to read. Also, it will be cool seeing you play League. I also know there's a new KDA song coming and this. dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/rumored-new-league-champion-seraphine-releases-cover-of-kdas-pop-stars

[@MrAcerulez]

"Oh no happy ending... That sucks."

[@soniclechat2825]

I just understood that amumu ulting is litteraly his ultimate cry for help

[@mr.nobody6400]

I've been waiting for so long mannnn. But ...WORTH IT !!!!!!

[@gordonramseylookingforlamb8785]

ALL WAYS AND I MEAN ALWAYS WHEN I HEAR THE SONG I GET CHILLS

[@hlester13]

Out of the songs LoL has put out, this is one of my favorites and I get chills every time! Haha... the Pentakill albums are fun, too.

[@davidstears7037]

I did not know you'd ever do this one. It's by far the SADDEST LoL (league) song ever.

[@Monjijii]

As we fall would probably be the most awesome for the next one

[@supp1trck31]

I always forget how much I like this song

[@St.Miina.]

Go watch the documentary "frequencies" from League and go to around 45 min ish and just listen to that cello poppin the fuck off. Absolutely wild

[@ScratchingCatto]

I know it's being commented a lot, but "As we fall" is a really good League song as well! You should def check it out some time.

[@isaakring2573]

Love this song Thanks for the reaction

[@LadySadist]

amumu: "i thought you'd never pick me." forever alone 🥺

[@notaweeb2626]

Oh wow I was just listening to that and remembered there was reactions by you on other lol music videos/trailers and searched for one about this, turns out you made reaction 4 hours ago.

[@fireflyer97]

I recommend reacting to Hazbin Hotel's Addict, Aphelios's theme and Volibear's theme.

[@wlbro8533]

my fav song riot ever did, i just get the goosebumps when ever i listen to it! so goooooood i love it!

[@crammer666]

for me it is one of the best LoL song (with mortal reminders and warriors) with great visuals. Damn, I remember pretty much whole lyrics after all those years ;o and I don't even play lol for like 5 years...

[@dominaiscna]

I did not expect a League of Legend reaction... but I appreciate it, lol!

[@yorihira_tempest]

I love these vids. Thanks Joey

[@waifualbedogaming3230]

this song is in my play list for years :D

[@Silvernight01]

I think that Riot Games put up a video a few years ago about their music process and this song was like one of the main parts. It was really interesting. Not sure if it's still up or if I imagined it.

[@ramadhani6238]

you absolutely need to hear 'light and shadow"