Mick Gordon - Touch Me and I'll Break Your Face (Killer Instinct)

Music composed, performed and mixed by Mick Gordon.
Vocals: Ali Edwards, Faye Newborough.
Lyrics: Ali Edwards, Casey Edwards.
Twitter: / mick_gordon
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[@Killerrayzz]

I love that you can hear the melody of the Killer Instinct theme in the background when it starts back up after slowing down.

[@MickGordon]

Musical Easter Egg Fact: The Killer Instinct theme appears in every character's theme, hidden in some special way. You've just found Orchid's!

[@swordsman09]

Mick Gordon Hey, that's really smart. I'm gonna have to make it my mission to find them all then. You got any hints for me? Other than Sadira cuz you know.

[@mosesjones5376]

Mick Gordon I've actually noticed the Killer Instinct theme at the beginning of Orchid's theme.

[@Killerrayzz]

Mick Gordon Forgot it's also in the intro, these songs are great man.

[@mosesjones5376]

swordsman09 I think I have found the Killer Instinct theme in Glacius's theme. I think the hardest place to find the theme would be in Spinal's theme for me. I haven't searched Jago's theme. Sabrewulf's theme should be easy. .

[@Bodrick_G]

Mick understood the assignment, rewrote it, and became the teacher. Best versions of these themes ever.

[@garak001]

Still listening to this absolute banger.

[@SystemShock0451]

Same. I must’ve listened to this at least a few hundred times in the past decade. This is such an amazing soundtrack.

[@darkalman]

From the documentary: "Orchid's original theme was a classic, but it was very much a product of the 90s, the lyrics were all Touch Me, Feel me. You can't really do that anymore, so it became: Touch me... and I'll break your face" Made her super badass, and killer track

[@_KevinLong]

The documentary? Where can one find this?

[@darkalman]

@@_KevinLong kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIrKYqSajdJnhck

[@_KevinLong]

@@darkalman Thanks!

[@LuchoGamingLB]

@@_KevinLong check the Hold Back to Block youtube channel

[@LuchoGamingLB]

@@_KevinLong There are 2 or 3 of them I think. Love'em!

[@AggrahWant2Know]

in 2018 : Mick Gordon makes music for DOOM eternal, Ali Edwards and Casey Edwards who's the behind of Devil May Cry 5 ost. *what a time to be alive.*

[@boiho8960]

well doom eternal is not out yet and mick gordon has already shined it's nice giving other artists some space in the spotlight too :3

[@Painted_Owl]

And Johnny Young Bosh is voicing Dante

[@kato093]

Mick gordon is awesome. The dmc5 soundtrack is kinda garbage. The first thing i did was remove nero's music in favor of dmc 1 and dmc3 music. Oh and this KI song is AWFUL. Holy shiet its bad

[@OrangeBox93]

@@kato093 DMC 5's soundtrack is great. And this song is the tits, not "awful".

[@Mezworld]

@@kato093 bad taste dude

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Glad that he still kept Orchid's techno/electronica dance genre alive.

[@kudosbudo]

murdered it more like

[@zairephenom1435]

​@@kudosbudo first off no one ask you, second imagine replying to a 10 year old comment xD

[@zappbrannigan2801]

Mick Gordon has been ON FIRE recently.

[@Lewis0_o]

indeed! I LOVE the doom soundtrack!

[@thefullmetalheart_]

PREY is nice aswell

[@Lewis0_o]

WAAAGH GUTS PROFILE PIC YAY

[@jacobyoung4750]

Ha still is. DOOM and DOOM Eternal baby

[@timothywillox8564]

KAR ...EN...TUK

[@JaxBlade]

My fav cardio song!!

[@MidnightWanderer]

Ditto

[@JReed1985]

I need songs like this when I go to the gym and I jump on the cardio machines, gives you motivation to become a Sweaty Betty which will eventually turn you into the next Orchid.

[@mindrot1118]

No one asked

[@orlanzo2621]

@@mindrot1118 No one asked you to comment that "no one asked" asshole.

[@MortFantome]

@@mindrot1118 I almost suffocated myself laughing

[@catmonkshiro]

Orchid always had the one of the best themes throughout the series. in each instalment her theme was just consistently very well done. good energy and really setting the mood for the game.

[@danlivings394]

I wish I could argue. But you are right. The beats from the snes to xbox one was on point. Mick Gordon stayed true

[@Gr1ff-1333]

Wait till you hear TJ combo’s

[@EderNucci]

KI soundtrack never gets old. Every time you hear will be refreshing.

[@mnemnoth]

Its corny in retrospect but it holds up true Edit: changed buttt to but

[@KeyshondroFrancis]

One of my favorite characters I like to choose in the game Killer Instinct back in the 90s !

[@zsoliddannys242]

We need another Killer Instinct... This franchise is a classic, wth microsoft.

[@DesertRainReads]

With you on that, Microsoft handled the reboot of the franchise brilliantly. It needs a sequel.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Why? How can one improve on perfection?

[@fredfredburger5150]

How long did _I_ have to wait between Killer Instinct on the SNES and on the Xbox? I'm not expecting another Killer Instinct game until the early 2030's!

[@alecperdeau650]

10 years later and it's still a banger

[@philclip23]

"Shut your mouth and open your eyes I've got Firecat kicks and they come in disguise" That line. Is absolute fucking fire.

[@coffeeluci]

absolute fucking fire...cat kicks-

[@Angrymonkey2489]

Haha, get it? She could turn into fire cat. Hehe..

[@Darkerxz]

They let me blast this song at the gym, best workout I've had in quite a while.

[@asdsad6]

mick gordon received so much pressure...the songs from killer instinct were so awesome in 90. Its was a part show nice job! greatins from brazil:D

[@DesertRainReads]

God, I really hope Microsoft finds a competent team to do the sequel to Killer Instinct. The reboot, once you get the complete edition with all the characters included? Is just incredible. Mick Gordon's awesome compositions only added to that intensity. We need a Killer Instinct II (Roman numeral to separate it from the original KI2) packed to the gills with content and even more characters.

[@AyaReikoTripleElite]

NRS has been awfully quiet for awhile...

[@playnalisis]

There is rumors of a Japanese Studio doing the sequel

[@route77productions]

Oh boy do I have news for you

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Given that Microsoft just hired a franchise leader for Killer Instinct and got Iron Galaxy back to do an Anniversary Edition for KI, Killer Instinct 2 by Iron Galaxy is all but guaranteed to happen eventually.

[@ironboy3245]

get casey edwards back on it, he's already proven he's got the chops from his work on DMC 5

[@CmdrHahn]

I put this on in the car on the way to my daughter’s Muay Thai practice to hype her up; tell her it’s her fight song lol

[@Centeolt]

4:46 I love that last part so much. So hype! It's like an entire different song. Would be great if it was longer

[@alllivesdomatter2954]

My favorite part as well. I'm usually not that much into groovy beats, but this one is just too good.

[@DragonaxFilms]

WAIT A MINUTE THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE LYRICS FOR DEVIL TRIGGER

[@jessewisner1095]

And performers

[@darkmariofans]

Casey Edwards was Mick's student iirc

[@Eleven217]

Hold up...

[@kingdomsoul8968]

And mick gordon did the doom soundtrack

[@adam-vm3zj]

Now imagine my confusion when I was listening to Devil Trigger for the uptenth time, and for some reason I had flashbacks to this song. The vocals were familiar but even the rhythm and the distribution of music/singing reminded me of this. And behold: yeah, same people :D

[@bluegemini1976]

On my playlist

[@John-Stark]

Damn, Mick and the Edwards... Closest we'llget to a Doom and DMC Crossover unless Capcom is open to a crossover

[@masontem7526]

Capcom will crossover with anything so it's only a matter of time

[@grimlime9257]

They better call it "Devil will cry"

[@SacredPhoto]

Sucks what Id Software pulled with Mick and if this crossover happens it won't be him doing the music. Was glad to see Activision/Blizzard use him for parts of Diablo 4, hopefully means other studios are still gonna use his talent!!

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

3:05-3:47 is just freaking DOPE! I love it.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

The vocal samples from the old Killer Cuts version of K.I. Feeling are such a great touch.

[@chupasaurus]

They are from original record sessions provided to Mick by Robin Beanland!

[@KingShade1]

I swear to god, the new KI has the most pumpin' Soundtrack of all time! This is a killer gym song, along with Combo's song, make me feel like throwing shit around and then dancing lol

[@puniopenetrante]

It's tradition for a KI game to have a badass sountrack.

[@monster4223]

Mick you are such a genius and by far one of the greatest composers of all time and if no one agrees they can fight me to the death

[@Bovrillor]

The callback to OG Killer Instinct at 4:10 put a huge grin on my face. Great way to utilise those nostalgia FX

[@turtlenekk4354]

The last instrumental bit after the lyrics stop is pure hype....makes me feel like I'm at the last 10 seconds of a cardio workout and I'm trying to give it my all

[@TheBengalDragon]

This is Mick Gordon? Good LORD, this man is VERSITILE!!!

[@JetstreamRat]

His work for KI is really underrated! From metal to dance techno and dupstep and even classical! For Thunder theme he used actual instruments from the tribe Thunder is from, Hisako repeats words because it’s the sign that she is not a demon is Japan culture and many other little touches that he manages to tie in with characters AND music!

[@TheBengalDragon]

@@JetstreamRat YEah, even the theme for Jago was done very well. The theme for Shadow Jago though.... talk about INTENSE! The Theme Polemos as well I heard had some extra effort. But specifically for heavy metal, I say this. Mick doesn't need to learn heavy metal. HEAVY METAL NEEDS TO LEARN MICK GORDON!

[@JetstreamRat]

@@TheBengalDragon Btw fan fact - in Jago`s theme Mick learned Mongolian Throat Singing and he is actually performing the vocal part, as the legend says

[@lancecryor]

Man I love that freaking chorus

[@djjacm]

Still listening to this absolute banger in the 2025.

[@HellHell71]

Mick Gordon is a freaking legend

[@DeffoZappo]

You gave such a huge nod to the original killer cuts CD. I can tell you have genuine love for this game and probably had the CD in your walkman back in the day like me!

[@wewontdie11]

This song is literally the reason I just downloaded KI on my PC. Haven't even played it and so far the seasons 1+2 soundtracks might be my favourite in any game ever.

[@NinAmuro57]

_Touch Me and I'll Pull My Devil Trigger!_

[@rehannoor4961]

lol

[@JongleurBt1]

Featuring Ali Edwards from Devil May Cry 5

[@mauriciosilva8564]

FUCK YOU!

[@iwanttobelieveit]

@@mauriciosilva8564 Parenting with Vergil Sparda 101

[@kendellcifuentesjoestar3119]

LOL

[@boxymetalworks]

Not usually an electronic music fan, but man this song is great!!!

[@Jessie_Helms]

Mic Gordon is the king of, “I’m not usually a _genre_ fan, but…”

[@Mojexy]

Stop lying

[@salva2rggoood925]

Once of the best theme of this OST!!!

[@Xcocobearr]

Mick you truly are a master of creating music. Its amazing how you capture each characters personality in the themes. Never stop creating these masterpieces!

[@Aero51100]

Orchid is so hot and such a badass. Nice job.

[@2muchwit]

I dont know why I want someone like this, thatd be the opposite of productive

[@fluorescentschine6437]

Horny fucks

[@lFede64l]

This is the horny police, hands where I can see 'em

[@bjarnetollevsen2163]

@@fluorescentschine6437 Frustrated and jealous gays are pretty funny.

[@fluorescentschine6437]

@@bjarnetollevsen2163 what.

[@mehmarcus1995]

*Lying on the floor with a broken face*

[@WaddupMatty]

Worth it though.

[@DanSan05]

Lolz

[@PotatoA22]

@Embodiment of destruction Not really. Orchid is the best counter for TJ . But TJ is the best counter for Orchid to

[@TwinklesTheChinchilla]

It hurts so right.

[@adryannthedefender701]

It was worth it .

[@boru25]

I'm saying this now, this is the greatest tune in the Killer Instinct franchise EVER!

[@13samikaze]

better then anything on the top one hundred charts right now that's for damn sure.

[@energyhammer2342]

Especially 2019

[@Mojexy]

Niggga you just lying

[@idkwmytuni]

So excited for this album to drop

[@Luix]

Good work, KI has a very good OST thanks to you

[@Luix]

Halo series, modern warfare 2, modern warfare 3, ori and the blind forest....

[@joakim8988]

Pretty much all of the Metal Gear games have excellent music. Some of the Assassin's Creed games too, for that matter. The Souls series (including Bloodborne) are also good examples of music done right, and of course the Zelda series have some of the most memorable music in gaming.

[@beastvicious8672]

Late comment, i know. I've made a game ost playlist, in case you're interrested.

[@obiwaankenobi4460]

@@marijandesin8226 Doom.

[@metroidhunter965]

I’m late to the party but I think a lot of Bruce Faulconer’s work on the DBZ osts are hella tight (come at me elitists, that shit was transformed into bit music for Legend of Goku and Buu’s Fury. That was my gaming childhood) While he couldn’t hold a candle to Marty O’Donnel, Halo 4’s OST by Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi (esp on ‘117’) was great. How has no one said John Williams? He’s a god when it comes to composers for soundtracks.

[@JacobMinger]

I'll definitely be buying this soundtrack. I love the music for Killer Instinct so much.

[@Mojexy]

Waste of money LOL

[@ABASCMR]

Thanks Mick, for one of the greatest sound tracks in gaming history!

[@TheNexus721]

Come get it! Woo! Yeah! Come on, yeah! Kick it, kick it! Shut your mouth and open your eyes I got fire cat kicks and they come in disguise Been attacked, all jacked and smacked Had my eye on you before you thought to act Look out, fool, 'cause you'll never see me coming Bitch, so you better get to running Come on, kick it, kick it Oh yeah! I've been doing it till dawn and back again Always gonna win, not even gonna pretend (come get it!) Listen, this is war, you are gonna hit the floor I'm blasting like, blasting like, blasting like mo-o-ore I, I'm watching every move you make Look out, I'm gonna knock you down I, I know you wanna survive your life But I ain't gonna let you 'cause This life is right in front of me You think you can beat me but now you see I don't really wanna let you live, baby Come around, I'll knock you down, touch me and I'll break your face Yeah, all right, let's do it Oh yeah! I'm hard, I'm fast I'm a bona fide killer Don't think it's a whir when you hear me stir 'Cause that's just my trigger Please, man, I'm out of your league You know it's game on when you're coming at me No mercy, got no mind for it But rest assured you're gonna die for it Steady your composure, no crying when it's over Stand up straight, brush your dust off my shoulder Shut your mouth and open your eyes I got fire cat kicks and they come in disguise I, I'm watching every move you make Look out, I'm gonna knock you down I, I know you wanna survive your life But I ain't gonna let you 'cause This life is right in front of me You think you can beat me but now you see I don't really wanna let you live, baby Come around, I'll knock you down, touch me and I'll break your face I, I'm watching every move you make Look out, I'm gonna knock you down I, I know you wanna survive your life But I ain't gonna let you 'cause This life is right in front of me You think you can beat me but now you see I don't really wanna let you live, baby Come around, I'll knock you down, touch me and I'll break your face

[@godcardofgrace2724]

this needs to be higher

[@Knightfall76]

​@@godcardofgrace2724 agreed

[@TewiInabaChan]

The worst she can say is no

[@cinderheart2720]

I love how much fun it sounds like she's having.

[@FleetofFoot]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! I can't wait till the whole album is complete. I would honestly purchase one for each season!

[@canalelsonunes]

Ali Edwards is an eternal Edgy teenager and WE LOVE IT

[@CypiXmusic]

*_0:16_**_ love these bits of the theme sprinked in every now and then ;D_*

[@mmb6527]

So, Mick can make masterful metal and bumpin' electronic beats. Pretty much my two favorite music genres, well done sir!

[@nightplague256]

Ridiculously awesome tune!

[@ZEROSTRATUS]

this song is awesome!!!

[@ohyeahVECTOR-q3p]

This sounds like straight up club music, I love it

[@legnazeg]

excellent job, great song!!!

[@Loominoth]

2023 and I still use this song at the gym haha! Definitely my favorite fighting game ❤️

[@anakinskywalker8085]

Definitely, she's the singer who sings in the trailer music of Devil May Cry 5

[@foulXD]

She has such an amazing voice :)

[@CPSLCORP.]

and devil trigger

[@Painted_Owl]

That bass, though. This song is so tasteful!

[@jamulbrown7270]

When im down and out this keeps me going

[@armandomenaacha5068]

Thanks Mick for this albums, they just great.

[@Ninkitsue]

Ki is the reason I bought an xbox one. Great job @Mick gordon

[@Aero51100]

The perfect theme for the Firecat. I love Orchid.

[@Morristigue]

@Mick Gordon , I'll revisit these time after time and got to say you knocked these out of the Park. Fulgores theme is fricken genius.

[@simounobrien9096]

Orchid is my Favorite :D!!!! Love her!!!!!

[@BJVA85]

She's sexy af!!

[@chrusader5134]

Fantastic song. So much energy.

[@Atheistcruz]

Thanks a lot for this, Mick.

[@coffeeluci]

such a great album, I can't believe it comes with a free game.

[@erichammer8434]

Still here, and still a bad ass song!!!

[@Why-Am-I-H3r3]

I can't believe I just found this song, it's awesome.

[@EddJK47]

Still a banger in 2024

[@tonymatt225]

20 seconds into the fight and you hear “SHADOW COUNTER!!!”😲

[@Mattador666]

Gotta be my favorite song off the game. A KI CD is going to be an instant purchase for me.

[@jasonfrancese8359]

You were the genius behind this rather modern pop song as well as the Doom soundtracks. Ranges!

[@AshUkihime]

Holy crap this soundtrack is pretty freaking awesome. :O

[@necrocitus8965]

devil trigger before devil trigger

[@scklandmax9254]

Mick Gordon sick engineer sound skills mate :) I appreciate your work so far ... Keep the good work :)

[@KitariItsSomethingRottenHere]

*My favorite theme from KI, so freaking cool and full of energy! Go Orchid!*

[@jasonvines436]

Orchid: ok ultratech this is your downfall

[@DJNekura]

Love the arrangement of this version... Maybe room as well for a "gameplay" edit, but so good to actually hear this as a track... SOLD :-)

[@babymaharaja7638]

its so cool they include vocals from her KI one theme

[@BroncoBoys]

Gordon did an amazing job on a song for a amazing game

[@vintdime]

8.5 years and it still beats

[@MediCareBearTwitch]

tune! love this really feel every aspect of KI has had so much attention to detail. which as a die hard KI fan from the original game really makes me happy as way to many games re visited are just rushed! amazing soundtrack that's captures the feel of the first sound track which I still have on cd ha ha

[@lapinedz9432]

Mick Gordon, Ali Edwards and Casey Edwards real ARTISTS

[@WizardofWestmarch]

This soundtrack is such an instant buy for me, hopefully it'll be on physical CD so I can get better quality than just compressed mp3. So good.

[@NigzBlackman]

probably one of the best fighting game themes I've ever heard =3

[@DetectiveNyx]

orchid could break my face and every bone in my body and i'd probably say thanks

[@TIPEHTOT]

Rather have someone else do it.

[@edwardbrock3807]

"Guys! She touched me 😍"

[@gyrozeppeli4862]

A small price to pay for human contact

[@WeCareAlot4693]

ONE STEP CLOSER TO FLUSHING OUT ULTRA TECH.

[@thePizzaMasta]

This makes me both want to own the album, which can't come out soon enough, and want to play the game right now..... IT´S SO HYPE!

[@galexican]

wow !! finally i found origin of this song !! after 3 months listening this song in mp3

[@maximilianogalvan8709]

Orchid's song from the first game was named "Touch me, feel me" and seeing how this one's named.. AWESOME.

[@foulXD]

Ikr? She was like: sike!

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

I don’t know why I thought of this but Imagine playing this song in an aerobics class

[@danlivings394]

KI FANS RISE UP!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Really nice game and cool soundtrack, I added it to my own favorite list, And I'm your new subscriber !! Thanks for sharing this one.

[@RockRoche]

Love the soundtrack, can't wait for the release.

[@arushantier]

Hey Gordon. I love this style of music. Thank you, keep going :D

[@XSlimBoy]

I have started playing Killer Instinct last week. Great Game with awsome Music. Great Work Mick! Also love the Doom Soundtracks ;)

[@Rustynai]

かっこよすぎる 曲の良さはストリートファイターを 確実に凌駕してるわ