Bolt Thrower (Pongorma’s Theme)

[@rehfeuge]

When u deal 215 damage and inflict burning

[@ohyeasenpai9645]

🤌🏿 delicious

[@-darktrack-8095]

divine

[@nobleman98]

And not get stunned!

[@AnAmbientGrey]

Getting Pongorma to use Bombo Genesis was always super rewarding too, since he talks about it on the airship

[@NotUltralogan]

POV: You're not sure what the fuck just happened but you're down about 200 health and are on fire

[@Boamere]

There's something cool about a party member you trust having some backstory with the main antagonist

[@Boamere]

@@hamppu83 Thanks, it's YungVenuz from nuclear throne (or Gun Godz) mixed with an angery emoji

[@TheCabalOnMars]

@@Boamere Ah, a man of culture I see.

[@davejohansen8603]

The backstory is "I have been locked in this vault awaiting a worthy opponent." "Wow." "Fight me." "OK lol" "haha yeah"

[@matheusmartins7546]

​@@davejohansen8603there's more before that

[@bronze1557]

​@@davejohansen8603 My Hylics lore is rusty but if I remember correctly, Pongo was one of the main knights for Gibby or something like that

[@nervaaugustus7089]

"... Fight me." - Pongorma "Alas, I've become habituated to this shabby planet." - Also Pongorma Man knows what he's about, and how to get what he wants. A fight.

[@chuck_salamone]

For real. He’s both cheeks on the same badass.

[@LanthusV]

It's so neat how this song is not only much more agressive than the rest of Hylics 2 but also uses several melodies from battle themes. It's saying like "no, Pongorma is here to kick ass. That's it." In a way dialogue or character design alone couldn't.

[@Bane_Amesta]

His walking animation helps on this too, he really goes around like clay Doomguy or something xD

[@Duplicitousthoughtformentity]

Hylics is such a special project. Everything about it is so wonderful.

[@sono1951]

He's a prickly ass kicker

[@Cakemarvelous]

"fight me" - Pongorma

[@floresmaya4563]

00:08 "Pongorma use Lightning"

[@NielKlauss]

the fancy meat computer bits fit great thematically, considering pongorma's slight alignment with gibby's ideas

[@chuck_salamone]

Alas, he became habituated to that shabby planet.

[@phommonteros]

i could also see it like the fancy meat beat is a military march type thing, and it supposed to symbolize pongorma being part of gibby's forces at some point (just a headcanon)

[@themetalmario77]

@@chuck_salamone Very well. There is no need for verbal debate. I've bathed in the terrestrial juice. Witness my omnipotence.

[@BeautifulGaston]

@@themetalmario77 GIBBYYYYYY!

[@d1scordia]

Imo its just battle theme, pongorma is here for one thing only

[@bread2374]

I like the little reference to Fancy Meat Computer, nice way of bringing back up the fact that Pongorma used to agree with Gibbys no rules mindset

[@chuck_salamone]

Hell yeah. He has become habituated to that shabby planet...

[@RPGMaker2003]

I like to think that Pongorma used to be the strongest soldier in Gibby's army, and that's why he was sealed in the first game

[@majorghoul9017]

All hail Pongorma, greatest of the dread knights of Viithorn.

[@waterPsychiatrist]

imagining the Hylics 1 Pongorma walking really fast to this song is really funny to me

[@k1zm3t]

JUST IMAGINED IT HEHEHSJSH

[@plebulus]

The short king

[@mftenshi_]

is nobody going to talk about how badass the intro is

[@chuck_salamone]

It is indeed quite badass!

[@ryanfrogz]

that lightning noise 🤤

[@heymay724]

you dont need too, it speaks for itself

[@mftenshi_]

@@chuck_salamone It genuinely gives me chills everytime i hear it

[@chuck_salamone]

@@mftenshi_ Then you are gonna love the new music I am working on for Hylics...

[@4answer626]

0:05 "Pongorma does LIGHTNING" 0:25 That's a Big Stick 1:35 Draw a Dog 1:53 Finale 3:55 Fancy Meat Computer

[@miqsm]

i never noticed draw a dog was in there thats so cool

[@rd_ctrlr5311]

Hang on what do you /mean/ part of this song is Draw a Dog

[@miqsm]

@@rd_ctrlr5311 listen to it and listen to draw a dog!

[@rd_ctrlr5311]

@@miqsm No I did, and I can see the resemblance. My disbelief comes from the fact that Chuck turned that song into *that* part of this song

[@nicolasherrera0]

Oh god they turned the fart song into a metal riff 😭

[@CryptidDeer]

I love how aggressive, yet heroic sounding this track is, perfect for Pongorma himself.

[@ovi___]

1:36 what enemies hear when pongorma gets to charge up

[@ovi___]

​@@hamppu83 ikr? chuck successfully made draw a dog threatening somehow and it's amazing.

[@RetroSmiles]

Once I set it to X2 speed I noticed it, what a mad lad.

[@uri-pasta-yakisoba458]

I know this comment is from 3 years ago but I really agree with this. I can just imagine those enemies getting shocked by his intimidating gesture!

[@realuity3075]

[muffled sounds of gorilla violence]

[@RedRoomDisco]

The kind of music that drips into the ears.

[@EggBastion]

unctous and gnarly

[@Duplicitousthoughtformentity]

Superfluously stylish. Satiny gratuity.

[@Maria-xy2vs]

Pongorma is my favourite character, he is everything - fury, mystery, and even a bit of sorrow. The implications of his song in the Absent Moon broke me

[@zeze7022]

This song sounds like it’s saying “It’s a good thing this guy is on your side, because if he weren’t…” I love how the battle theme is also included to let you know he’s ALWAYS ready to throw down.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

Pongorma is basically if Zodd the Immortal somehow joined the Hawks after they beat him.

[@DoodleWill]

Always liked Pongorma. Kinda says something that outside of Wayne, Gibby tries reaching out to Pongorma too. Maybe his title of a badass warrior is known across the land.

[@GenesisSaturna]

"okay chuck it's just for my silly game, you don't need to make anything too crazy" Chuck making the soundtrack a bop AND making these absolute masterpieces: mhm

[@chuck_salamone]

Whoops.

[@omarfejzic2981]

@@chuck_salamone buh whu

[@chadthunderdoc8042]

The 1 dislike was from Gibby

[@杉沢敏三]

I love this song very much, I especially like the sound of the guitar! ︎ I'm glad I was born in an era when there were authors who made wonderful games and music. (I'm a Japanese who doesn't understand English, so I rely on Google Translate to write my impressions, and I hope the English text is correct.)

[@杉沢敏三]

Of course, I love not only this song but also other songs! ︎

[@chuck_salamone]

ありがとうございます!より多くの音楽が進行中です!

[@Lecleptocracia]

Concuerdo.

[@nobodycares743]

とても良い英語

[@LowLifeAM]

Your translation was good 👌 music is understandable by all languages

[@hughmann981]

Hits harder than his charge up with lightning

[@DukeOfBurlap]

Dude is rocking a final boss theme harder than the actual final boss’s theme

[@facelessdragon1404]

Wasn't Pongorma supposed to be a boss in the second game too? This would've been so perfect for it.

[@latitzouri]

Definitely suits him to have a boss music

[@kennym249]

If he supose to be a boss in the second game, the reason should also be a kind of a trial like the first. I imagine something relatable to make him leave his outpost at the castle

[@facelessdragon1404]

@@kennym249 like he's testing Wayne's abilities? I suppose he'd be more like a tutorial boss then.

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

Oof the adrenaline rush this theme gives me feels so nice! In all honesty I didn't care much for Pongorma in the first game. I couldn't really get a hold on his personality and his look wasn't inspiring to me either. Oh man did the sequel rectify that hard. His new design is awesome first of all. Additionally the details and this theme make his personality even in the first game pretty clear. Pongorma's polite and formal dialogue comes off like a loyal knight and his lightning gesture and theme really shows the aggression and fierceness a dark knight should have! A loyal well mannered person who loves fighting just to blast someone with as much gunpower as possible. Hell yeah!

[@chuck_salamone]

Hahaha, hell yeah.

[@heissenbergei_6126]

Finale leitmotiv hits hard.

[@chuck_salamone]

Gear up. You won’t be ready for when you hear it in a new context. Soon.

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

uh oh

[@avalonmandrake3989]

Oh shit

[@mattgroening8872]

Oh my god…

[@tribalbeat6471]

I just knew Pongorma would have the best theme.

[@c0dy.c0la.]

tbh deafening myself with this because my family is too loud while im doing work is so good because honestly the OST and musican expansion for hylics 2 is fucking amazing (as is the OST for hylics 1) this game and its music will always hold a special little place in my neurodivergent brain as "the coolest game ive ever seen". Both Mason and Chuck are inspos for me in art, and just wanting to let out all the weirdness I can during creation. I'm happy hearing one song on Spotify lead me to this fucking amazing game

[@chuck_salamone]

Let it out! Embrace the weird!!!

[@afure3772]

best thing abt this is that I don't think anyone expected it just appeared out of nowhere and I love it also Pongorma's theme is my fav

[@IsisNiko]

chuck and mason have both been talking abt it on twitter, but they released it several days early. so i guess it was a surprise at the end of the day!

[@afure3772]

@@IsisNiko oh mb then I just didn't hear abt it lol

[@KingoftheOutback]

I really wonder what Ideal Gibby shared with Pongorma to cause Pongorma to work for him. Maybe it had something to do with "if you work for me, i will give your life real meaning" or something along those lines, since every character up until then spoke in meaningless abstract words. And since Pongorma was presumably some sort of knight, he did have some form of loyalty to him.

[@chuck_salamone]

There is just no way to know…

[@catharticgemini]

Did NOT expect to hear the melody of Finale to show up as such a sick riff here and man is that awesome

[@chuck_salamone]

AND it’s the finale track of the EP!

[@skeletonwizard708]

It's so rare for a party members theme to sound like an actual boss battle.

[@dannyreyes3380]

You close your eyes. And you see a bar, filled to the brim with heavies. They bear faces - strangers within your subconsciousness as you look around. The bartender grabs your attention, giving you something strong to rattle your senses with. Then, as you have that first sip, a song bellows in your head with an indescribable pulse. You recall the ideas and plans within your head, enemies that must be fought. With every gulp, the bar feels more and more familiar to you. The faces - echoes of your bravery and insight. You finish the glass, and look to the band playing that very same song, And as you open your eyes... Faces once foreign, lands once unknown, and a song that cannot be described... Become known. Become friends. Become ideas. And as the song continues to clear itself in your mind, you get to work.

[@Garlicbreadsupremacist631]

This actually perfectly describes the gameplay of hylics (as well as the fandom)

[@waterPsychiatrist]

If I could marry a song it would probably be this one

[@chuck_salamone]

Hahaha, hell yeah. "I now pronounce you This Song and You."

[@AT7outof10]

Makes me wanna dance like Pongorma's animation in the game.

[@Flintandsteeel]

Only the best for my man Pongorma! love it!

[@chuck_salamone]

I had to write something that exemplified that “wrestling entrance music” vibe.

[@skeletondude9053]

Wow, pongorma’s track hits hard. I appreciate these four themes so much.

[@neb2901]

I love it when the main character's leitmotif and the enemy's leitmotif combine to make an absolute banger of a fighting theme.

[@infinite_ammo]

the section starting at 4:00 is like a fusion of "fancy meat computer" and "for whom the bell tolls" by metallica

[@flashmozzg]

That "charge up" at the beginning is banging!

[@waterPsychiatrist]

I JUST NOTICED THE PHASE 90 GUITAR IN THE BACKGROUND IS PLAYING THE FINALE THEME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@chuck_salamone]

NICE CATCH!

[@MoxieCat]

God, what a banger! The distorted lightning in the beginning, the triplets at the end, all the callbacks to Finale and Fancy Meat Computer... it's so good!!

[@stevenkwan1026]

1:35 Draw a Doberman

[@davelife3324]

Noticed that too. It’s weird having a goofy Hylics 1 song turned into something this heavy.

[@a.keeper]

This song gives me a sense of nostalgia in a very weird way. I've had a friend who was very into Hylics but I was too stubborn to get more into it and when I have gotten more into it he was gone from the internet seemingly entirely, for a reason I still don't fully understand, so Hylics alone hold a sentimental value to me. The other reason is that this music oddly enough kinda reminds me of Bionicle with it's music from the commercials and other stuff. I think both of the Hylics games and their soundtracks have squeezed more emotions out of me than any other rpg/rpg maker games. Thank you Mason and Chuck.

[@annguerrero9988]

More HYLICS content?!?!!? This is fantastic!!! I was having such a horrible day... thank you so much for this! It definitely made my day

[@BB_Promoter]

Pongorma strives for battle & freedom in all aspects of the kaliedoscopic universe, he suceded his omnipotent powers to Wayne, whose ideals held greater strength than the feeble Gibby, & so this vial of sound finds purchase in our ears in this monolothic demonstration of Pongorma as a lifeform

[@desolationofprog5729]

Whole track's a blast, but that "Finale" callback at 1:53 followed immediately by the mellow, distorted reflection of space and time itself before it goes back to the initial heavy beat lifts my soul into another realm... Also is it just me or do the guitars in this track specifically really sound like the OST to SMT: Digital Devil Saga?

[@themetalmario77]

i think the callback appears closer around 3:50

[@desolationofprog5729]

@@themetalmario77 Now that you pointed it out I do hear one there too

[@themetalmario77]

@@desolationofprog5729 the part you put was a motif of Finale, not Fancy Meat Computer

[@desolationofprog5729]

@@themetalmario77 Yeah doing a side-by-side comparison with both tracks makes it obvious to me now, thanks for pointing it out!

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

Yeah I got strong SMT vibes too, hope any future projects these guys do has grooves like this

[@KowjjaMusic]

The guitar motif from 1:53 and onward is sooo good

[@bobaorc7839]

I like how the other three songs for the main characters are more lounge based. Like something you'd hear while having a conversation with them. This one? There is no conversation to be had. Fight me.

[@chuck_salamone]

“Try me, bitch.” - Pongorma in the grocery store

[@ijustlikebees]

Love those tambourines!

[@chuck_salamone]

I can't get enough tambourine in my compositions, honestly.

[@ijustlikebees]

@@chuck_salamone and here ya are! Hello

[@hsn3272]

Moonage Lobotomy is so good

[@Bane_Amesta]

I can see Pongorma head banging this in a metal concert when he's not in the spotlight, beautiful xD

[@vengence250]

she*

[@vengence250]

oh wait fuck

[@ayylmao8901]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWTQmptma5ufb9k This exists.

[@BishopSleeves]

I've loved this entire album but I think this takes the cake for my fave. I assumed I'd like Somsnosa's the most but in a sucker for heavier guitar stuff. Absolutely excellent.

[@ayylmao8901]

Heavier Guitar, you say? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWauY4RobZZ3fpI

[@ViLLA1NYyy]

Most befitting of a Knight of Yīīthorn.

[@bearful]

this is still on my workout playlist just so one day i may cast lightning like my mans pongorma does it just gets me hype

[@ZannyAisling]

Draw A Dog getting a cameo in this intense of a track is. mwah. chef’s kiss. art. tres magnifique

[@chuck_salamone]

You found it!

[@themetalmario77]

oh my god

[@phommonteros]

WHAT??? IT DOES???

[@RedstoNeman0]

@@phommonteros 1:36

[@moonieeee]

OH MY *LORD*. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-

[@jadewedge6082]

I can't get over how incredibly catchy and funky this is. It's so good. I have not the words to describe it.

[@dawnc.1765]

I just finished Hylics 2 the other day after being obsessed with the OST for years, and just found these the other day and they are so fantastic. I love how this really plays into the feel of the Lightning move, it was always so satisfying to use ingame, and I love how it uses elements of Fancy Meat Computer as well (my favorite track in the game). Such a good piece of art.

[@wolcamophone4783]

Sounds way more primal and metal, like Rob Zombie.

[@chuck_salamone]

Ding ding ding!

[@CamelotGaming]

@@chuck_salamone Nice inspiration there, works perfectly for Pongorma

[@ayylmao8901]

And yet it uses the name of a Death Metal band. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h32UapWbfq-Ge5I

[@chuck_salamone]

@@ayylmao8901 honestly coincidental. I didn’t know about this band until someone pointed it out to me shortly after release.

[@atlas3159]

(3:03) Is that the Draw A Dog motif? I never imagined it could sound so sick

[@ZannyAisling]

hot damn it is. as thats my go-to “inane brain shit” song, this pleases me *greatly*

[@Logandroid]

What does this mean? Can you explain.

[@elguaro3]

@@Logandroid Hylics 1 had a track called "Draw A Dog", it's referenced at 1:36 and again at 3:03

[@illsku4243]

This goes so unbelievably hard

[@empanadasfordays4324]

Yo Hylics 2 ost is pretty chill, this stands out so much while retaining the essense of the ost, i love it

[@vesolayazefirka5012]

Господи, вот это шедевр! Да и Понгорма - мой самый любимый персонаж из главной четвёрки. Буду ждать третью часть! Ничего себе меня залайкали!

[@lemoncarasya]

Понго лучший!!

[@BananaLizard]

the xeno arcadia motif

[@phommonteros]

this is the best one out of all of them. im in love with this sound!!!!

[@AlanDaniel500]

Banger

[@phommonteros]

@@AlanDaniel500 TAL CUAL

[@whdphd7116]

A name so badass it works for a warhammer gun, one of the greatest deathmetal bands of all time AND a bad ass theme for a zany rpg character. awesome

[@bigstinker-l4e]

this is genuinely an amazing song, yall cooked with this

[@fishiplayz70]

static generated floof lightning boy

[@Scourgething]

I'm assuming both you and Salamone are predominantly guitarists, but you did an excellent job with the drums on this one, they have a nice forward momentum feel to them.

[@chuck_salamone]

Tune into the live stream tonight for a full analytical breakdown! Mason’s YT channel, 9pm eastern. All compositions are my playing/programming, aside from every second verse on each track, which I reserved for Mason. His addition of electronic instruments really flavored all of these tracks nicely, I’m so pleased with how interpreted each of these pieces!

[@Blu3Jao]

Lol at the Draw A Dog LeMotif! The original had such a nauseating uneasiness that would just sit in your gut and fill it with dread. I'm glad someone recognized it's potential as an intimidating warcry! LMAO!

[@whichisinteresting]

POV: You are about to get electrocuted

[@GreaseWeave]

This song perfectly captures Pongorma

[@IsisNiko]

ok so i have listened to this particular track DOZENS of times since its release, and im only JUST NOW NOTICING that the Finale motif is in here as well. considering the knowledge we have now wrt As The World Begins to Wane, i think that motif might be meant to imply that this is pongorma's final stand. like obvs everybody already knows abt the 8 billion battle motifs used for this song, but I've never seen anyone mention Finale. On that note, Chuck you sly son of a BITCH i just now ALSO noticed you snuck Draw a Dog in here as well.

[@chuck_salamone]

Hahahahahah. Yeah, I had to. The finale motif is in there because pongorma is most likely musing about his inevitable end. His finale…and yet he is the one the brings the lives of his foes to an end in a regularly basis.

[@lucian1985]

Draw a Dog riff is insane....

[@chuck_salamone]

Glad you like it!

[@Exarian]

3:04 is that... the melody from Draw A Dog?

[@chuck_salamone]

Hahaha, yeah.

[@AlanDaniel500]

Imagine in a hypothetical scenario in which we can fight with Pongorma again and this song play

[@lampaddict7885]

wayne and pongorma decide to spar on the airship for fun and this is the result

[@pashmenia]

This was such a pleasant surprise!! Gosh having a great morning listening to all these killer tracks 🖤

[@Mike14264]

Ah, the violence-junkie of the group! Always up for a battle!

[@sodacharge2585]

Rip Pongorma, may his lightning live on!

[@Fishy225]

Mason has posted more music, this is truly a great time to be alive

[@ManLink]

Heavy metal clay! Perfect!

[@zerinestavengeance6660]

This song is so fucking baller. If I was a boss I'd want this as a theme.

[@samusboi5]

The distortions at the beginning remind me of PSI thunder from earthbound/mother, keeping with the lightning theme

[@modestmuaddib7797]

Reminds me of a Hylics-ified version of something the actual band Bolt Thrower would make. Minus the lack of vocals, of course.

[@appleofdoom]

Damn this track has a few neat reprises of other songs - there's the Hylics 2 finale theme at 1:54 and 3:21 for the chorus and Draw a Dog from Hylics 1 at 3:02

[@nunyabizness8127]

3:55 For some reason this part really reminds me of Walk by Pantera and I love it to death

[@sanikfast4639]

i love how at first 2 metal chip-ins are gibbys theme and then the last one is meat computer, like a little evolution of pongorma throughout the games

[@am-180]

this shit is crazy !!!! i honest to god gasped when i realized Chuck snuck Finale in there- super underappreciated track i love deeply

[@nugisdrawing]

My man just drop a bomin music. Made my night

[@cobalt-6747]

Best song by moonage lobotomy!

[@Freewill_Moder]

A secret Pongorma fight woulda been so cool. Maybe make it one on one between Wayne and him for some extra difficulty.

[@-darktrack-8095]

Holy damn, this sounds good

[@Dizzydizzydizzy7]

0:08 you feel that shit in your bones. so good

[@RhythmJigoku]

holy hecc I need to toss this in my workout playlist it makes me feel ⚡ POWERFUL ⚡

[@sebastianmalmsteen]

This is a Risk of Rain boss theme and you can't convince me otherwise. I have to try Hylics someday though...

[@chuck_salamone]

I LOVE Chris Christodoulou, so you are so right for feeling this way. He’s a great dude, he has given me so much valuable advice.

[@dariuseggs]

Heat me, oh fire tunes.

[@jamieclark.6418]

I sewer, Hylics 3 better have a Pongorma boss fight, this song is too good to lie waiting forever. It could happen. I sew the theory for Hylics 3's story talking about Wayne becoming the new Gibby after killing them. Pongorma could by his bodyguard. Or maybe ruler of a new line of Wayne knights. Or maybe join our team thinking Wayne's gone too far as king of New moon or something. Boy Hylics 3 is going to be great.

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

or it's just a friendly idfk

[@QueenJosu]

That initial guitar build up is so damn raw, feels like such a rock and roll moment, you guys nailed it out of the park with this LP. Cannot wait for what the future brings to this series!

[@grianjuju9438]

Now with the recent and this music, i'm searching for lore.

[@GloopSnooper]

Same

[@GloopSnooper]

I think it’s also really sick to go back and compare the two

[@chuck_salamone]

Those who seek just might find....

[@Yshaikush]

this one slaps the hardest