Kill la Kill | Satsuki Kiryuin Theme | Kiryuu ga Kill | Orchestral Cover

This is my cover of track #6, 鬼龍G@キLL (KiryuG@kiLL), from the Kill la Kill OST by Hiroyuki Sawano.
I attempted to reconstruct this track as closely as possible. My favorite aspect of the arrangement is how each element is introduced one by one in the beginning, in dramatic fashion.
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world. And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!"
Anime: Kill la Kill / キルラキル
Original song: 鬼龍G@キLL | (KiryuG@kiLL) | Kiryu ga Kill
Original composer: Hiroyuki Sawano
This song is part of the soundtrack to my Kill la Kill mod for Slay the Spire, available here:
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[@nononjakuzure7303]

finding klk content in 2021 is so hard so these songs make my day

[@alecade17]

Same

[@sweetvanillagf]

Right!!

[@granityseis104]

same at 2023

[@lisandrolotero]

That heel click made my day.

[@Eli_RoseCLP]

"NO WILL BEAT ME OR MY AMBITIONS, MY WILL IS ABSOLUTE" (3:40) Full determination recharge every single time.

[@dani-te8kd]

The best song of the whole soundtrack

[@rinmakesmusic]

Agree

[@keilafleischbein59]

This song, nonon jakuzure's theme, and the nudist beach important event theme.

[@rinmakesmusic]

@@keilafleischbein59 When you're talking about the nudist beach theme, are you referring to this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXe5fKFmqr2VeM0 (it's a mega jank version of the song that I threw together in a few mins)

[@keilafleischbein59]

@@rinmakesmusic no, this one that plays during the naked Sol scenes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gInCYoZnl6eBa8k

[@rinmakesmusic]

@@keilafleischbein59 Oh, I gotcha. Huh, that version is pitched down like a whole step from the album version. Gotta love copyright restrictions. And also lmao @ KZbin for automatically age restricting that video I just posted.

[@madsli]

I lift for Satsuki.

[@mirwana-kataya1662]

One of my fav themes of all time- you truly could give it the justice it deserves! When i heard it in the Kill la Kill Spire mod i was sure it was the original

[@rinmakesmusic]

Glad you like the mod so much! Thank you for playing!

[@cacetacovers2000]

A villain's theme song aims to make an impact and show us its strength and magnitude. And this song does that job very well.❤

[@KonnaroTaro]

OMFG...FINALLY MORE KLK CONTENT DURING 2021 I just finished the anime like last year and I'm glad I got to see this

[@brianfung6670]

sad that the game is kinda died tho, it's a nice button mashing game for a arena fighter

[@melkorokam]

i can feel the badassery radiating from my speakers, it's overwhelmingly amazing

[@cojin01]

yes, it's not the second time i've returned to this... the perfect version... and will certantly come back more times than i will accept...

[@condemndepricated8802]

You are my savior! Since I got acquainted with this title, I wondered why there are no good covers on this theme. Excellent remake, maybe I just didn't notice it in the original, but for some reason it seems that in some places the music seems to stumble. (although this may be due to the peculiarities of electronic music and live music simply merged into continuous). It remains to hear the Satsuki kid theme and I will simply die of happiness.

[@kvncnh]

I appreciate the time you took to mouse over and show everything.

[@misunderstoodopossum2398]

I could listen to this a million times, but man it really is jarring to hear the echo of the heel click cut off. Gotta include the whole echo man! its part of the audio too!

[@rinmakesmusic]

True, true. I really wanna get around to redoing this track someday, there's a lot I would do differently now.

[@guddofui]

3:42 THIS PART IM LITERALLY IN TEARS RN HOW WONDERFUL IS THIS

[@granityseis104]

same

[@PaoloCavestro-ey9bb]

Glory and honor to Satsuki Our Lady!!!

[@AinstainYT]

This song gives me a chill, it's very good

[@slightlyoffensivedadjokes]

fuck this is so well made. really really impressive work:)

[@voidnoidoid]

YESSS THE HEEL CLICKKK awesome cover!!

[@Stormyzer]

Thanks for the high quality audio!

[@gabeyman9587]

Subjugation is liberation, got it, yada yada yada

[@rinmakesmusic]

We are all pigs in human clothing

[@pokenate28]

Damn that's impressive

[@waffle9932]

BROOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS THEME IS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOD

[@Kewpie-2001]

Damn I miss Kill la Kill

[@ensrceler]

its great

[@telefeeb1]

Making an epic orchestra cover of this song had to be either the easiest or hardest thing ever because the original song is already epic and orchestral

[@Zappo-o8l]

Amazing. Really well done with the note velocities on string instruments, I didn't know yet you can do it like that. Well, obviously you know it turned out incredible. It's so cool that you figured out the the chords and upbeated held notes that Horns 1 and 2b play in the loud section. Do you have any special tricks for figuring out the parts in these sections with a lot of instruments? I know you stayed faithful to the original, but it would have been cool to have some of the horn lines increase and decrease in volume (for example, C => D => Bb => A => Ab). The guitar and bass sound amazing, did you record it? They sound slightly ahead of the strings, for some reason. Bar 66 gives me euphoria. So good. I really love this song too, along with Blumenkranz. Thanks.

[@rinmakesmusic]

Hey, Pegasus! Thanks for the detailed and insightful feedback, it is really cool to connect with people over stuff like this! For figuring out dense parts of songs: my strategy in approaching those parts is to listen to the song over and over again until I have it memorized and can perfectly play it back in my head. This helps me when it comes to the instrument selection and sound design. If there is one "special trick" that I do, it's to run a band pass on EQ over the reference track and listen to specific frequency ranges so I can determine what exactly is happening there, I.E. the low end, the mids, the high end, etc. It is not a foolproof method and sometimes it makes things harder, but it is just another tool in the toolbox. Yes, I recorded the guitar and bass myself, whereas all the orchestral instruments were of course VST instruments. And also yes, the guitar and bass are out of sync with the orchestral parts. That is due to a few things: namely my insufficient guitar skills, rushing the production (I got too excited over seeing the finish line), and also not taking the time to re-write the orchestral parts for that part of the song - I just copied the exact patterns from the intro, articulations and velocities. If I had a do-over, I would absolutely redo that section with greater attention to detail.

[@bioswat96]

Best waifu period

[@crimsondynamo615]

Nothing like blasting this during endless space 2 with my insanely massive armada of starships ready to ruin things for every other player.

[@4Re_]

Jonnhy Yong, Bosch as, genderbend Lady, Satsuki Kiryuin (Think Lelouch/Ichigo fusion).

[@rinmakesmusic]

I can get behind this

[@winster32]

KIRYUIN SATSUKI!

[@hassankerzazi7532]

Nice ! We Want the one of Grand Couturier!

[@Kewpie-2001]

Sheeeeeeeeeeesh 🥶 Very Epic 🔥

[@Dark_Peace]

Oh yeah ! Heel click !!

[@rinmakesmusic]

:D

[@emiliofredericks711]

CLACK

[@mrocznawdowa]

I love this

[@ItsNoahVG]

Well done 💯💯

[@franciscoorihuelarojas3860]

Gifted

[@cojin01]

*POP SOUND* Nice!

[@sakuramiko-kirinuki]

so nice... can i use it game video?

[@rinmakesmusic]

Sure!

[@JulesSugoi]

Amazing job! Easily mistakeable for the original, wow. Is it OK to use this as background music for a video segment? Properly credited, of course.

[@rinmakesmusic]

Certainly

[@JulesSugoi]

@@rinmakesmusic Thank you!

[@fianavandebumbo3198]

Kinda sounds like Ape Titan theme

[@GigachadVTuberEnjoyer]

3:42 KINO

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

I like the drop at 1:25

[@HitBoxMaster]

What program is that?

[@rinmakesmusic]

FL Studio

[@Inwardcrowd2210]

i suggest the nonos theme for the next one!, plspls

[@rinmakesmusic]

Sure! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pl6qi2Comt6CqJI

[@devintookes8754]

What’s the key and tempo??

[@rinmakesmusic]

A minor, 71 bpm

[@immort4730]

What library(s) do you use for you instruments?

[@rinmakesmusic]

All of the Kill la Kill stuff is mostly made up with Symphony Essentials and some stock VSTs within FL Studio

[@citra9388]

N1 bro

[@Kewpie-2001]

Also can you do Kingdom OST-VIE Cover?

[@rinmakesmusic]

Hmm, I haven't gotten around to watching Kingdom yet, but anything Hiroyuki Sawano is interesting for me. I'll check it out!

[@Kewpie-2001]

@@rinmakesmusic nice.

[@AppplemanTheHoloFan]

Do you take requests? If so could you do Ad la lib?

[@rinmakesmusic]

Hey Appleman! To be honest, I've never even received any requests before. From what I know about it, Ad la lib is a solo piano piece, and I'm not sure if I would be able to do it justice, as I am guitarist and don't know about the subtleties of playing piano. I'll look into it!

[@AppplemanTheHoloFan]

@@rinmakesmusic I could change the request to 'Till my body is dry without the lyrics because it's almost entirely guitar, but then again you already did a version of it (absolutely loved it by the way)

[@SmolTerribleTornado]

"what is ligma?" me: 1:27

[@PaoloCavestro-ey9bb]

Glory and honor to Satsuki and Ragyo Our Goddesses, eternally!!!

[@GOTN16]

Um oi do Brasil :)

[@rinmakesmusic]

Olá!

[@MrZer0gravity]

What program is this

[@rinmakesmusic]

FL Studio