Monster Hunter World - Stars At Our Backs | Reacting To Video Game Music!

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[@Taikomo]

Proof of a Hero is essentially the main theme of the series, Stars at Our Backs is the main theme of World.

[@markschmidt3081]

My wife walked down the aisle to the opening theme of this song. The leitmotif shows up in different songs in World that I edited together for our ceremony.

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

That's the most beautiful thing I've heard

[@azrael5493]

I half expected this comment to end with "and then we got divorced because she liked Rise more than World" or something

[@Soundaholic92]

Ayyy hell yeah, I walked down the aisle to the Private Suite theme haha

[@blevenox1916]

Mine was the MH3U theme. Good minds think alike I see

[@tomaszeme6978]

i would love to see that damn

[@fondrive]

The main MH themes representing each generation are always glorious. Stars At Our Backs is a great track heralding the 5th generation of Monster Hunter, definitely a contender for my favourite MH main theme, alongside To One With Life (MH3) and Winds Of Departure (MH4)

[@itachirei08]

This song play in the ending credits. MHW is my first Monster Hunter and yes, this main theme always made my cry while listening to it. Thank you!!

[@jay.c2097]

Hearing this song again after a couple years literally brought tears to my eyes. I put 1800+ hours into World/Iceborne and met some of my best friends through this game. It also took up a great amount of time during the lockdowns of 2020 so it was essentially my escape. Didn’t help that the PS4 theme I had played this song so I would always hear it before and after playing the game every night and sometimes I’d just stay on the Home Screen after playing for hours just appreciating how much fun this game had brought me. Anyway that’s at least my story with this game. It’ll forever hold a special place in my heart and I’ll never forget all the time I put into it with 0 regrets whatsoever

[@Lator_Gator]

Same man 2020 was a tough year but honestly this game somehow made it one of the bests in a lot of ways aside from the incredible moments of fighting all the new monsters and listening to these beautiful tracks I met some of my closest friends who to this day I still know and talk to I will forever thank MH for giving me so much it's truly a life experience

[@mika9578]

Fun fact: the motif of this theme plays in Arch Tempered Nergigante, which you did a while back

[@thecringeprophet]

Just hearing this song makes me tear up. Remembering the first time i beat this game and how wonderful and fun the game was. Monster hunter is the only game to make me get emotional. I don’t know why but it just does. Beautiful game. Beautiful music.

[@RabidBunnyD]

Just listening to this made me emotional because of how much time I spent in that game (probably around 700+ hours? hard to remember), and for a long time I was playing with like a full group of friends, and I miss that a lot. It was nice to hear it again

[@athos9293]

I spent two thousand hours playing it, and still couldn't get any of the two platinum trophies

[@kaneskywalker883]

2:12 the "ah." Felt that, totally agrees, felt the same back when I first heard it too. BTW redemption arc Lets GOOOOOOO

[@roastyrockets4626]

Finishing this masterpiece of a game and hearing this theme in a dark Christmas night is by far the most euphoric feeling I had ever experienced as a human being.

[@protossinator]

This is one of those pieces that pulls motif from all sorts of different places from across your journey through the game (cities, exploration, main theme, etc) and ties it all together in one expressive and powerful ending piece. It really makes you feel "wow, we did it. It's over. What a journey it's been" :)

[@sansotandrea4063]

it's interesting the ride you had with monster hunter music, it's actually very similar to the players experience with it, not only me but a lot of others start their first game and end up dismissing it, it feels clunky and needlesly complicated, but you can't help but come back and then it clicks! only to become probably your favorite game ever! About motifs: This theme's main motif plays in the themes of the bosses of the game: Zorah Magdaros, Nergigante and Xeno Jhiva ... Something else: monster hunter is a happy game, the colors, the cats and their puns, the villagers, the saturation, Monster Hunter is a game filled with joy actually! it makes sense that the main theme is positive, it feels like a place, like some beautiful open place were the creatures move and you move along with them. and that's what World is!

[@temera7712]

Woah, this game feels like a home to me. "Star at our back" to us, hunters means all the thing we experienced. I mean, when I hear this track Im remembering all the stuff happened to me in game. This is already very nostalgic to me.

[@KenjTheSnek]

The idea that the scale feels so big is a HUGE part of World. World kinda picked up the theme after the themes of MH3 (A love and respect for life and nature, and the acknowledgement of its volatility as you take the lives of the monsters.) and MH4 (A grand endeavor to live alongside nature and giving you a sense of fear and absolute authority from nature while also leaving you awestruck by its beauty). World’s theme ends up becoming the awe-striking SCALE of the world, and how actually massive some of the upper limits of the natural world can be. The meaning of the name is pretty on the nose. You as a hunter are going off on adventures, and in the story you find out about a myth about the fifth fleet’s symbol of hope, the Sapphire Star. And so you are forever chasing after the light of adventure, with the stars at your backs and discoveries ahead. A lot of the themes kinda have a bit of the song as a leitmotif too.

[@solarflare8476]

Yeah, if you've never played the games you wouldn't think it just listening to monster themes but something like this is more representative of the series in a way since thematically MH has always been about coexisting with nature and respecting it

[@CallMeLethano]

i feel like your experience with this series' ost is pretty much what i always hear come from people who play the series. something like an "i tried it once, hated it. i didn't wanna have anything to do with it for the longest time, and then i gave it another shot. then, it clicked, i loved it and i still haven't recovered" kind of deal. it's the experience i, and every other person i know personally that has played the series has told me they had. and i think that's fascinating.

[@Jackeh47]

10:00 you're right! the melodies from this theme are used in a bunch of songs throughout the game. it's really cool to hear in some of the endgame battle themes (it was in fatalis' theme and arch-tempered nergigante's theme)

[@MTGHedgefund]

1:24 is straight out of FF9. Never noticed until now. This is such a great track.

[@itsturniptime3699]

Monster Hunter isn’t just a world or horrific beasts with death around every corner. It is a world built off of humanity’s ability to thrive with a culture of danger, brothers and sisters alike not just surviving, but living in a land of action and great beasts. Not scraping by, but becoming one with nature and being just as ferocious. In love and brotherhood great creatures of your wildest imaginations are fought, duelled, and slain but always with a great smile on your face. You aren’t fighting for the fate of humanity against an apocalypse, you’re standing your ground in your place in nature and proving you and your fellow hunters are strong and brave enough to match the beasts you share this world with.

[@70dark]

I love all of the MWH OST but Stars at Our Backs and Tales Spun through Song are definitely special to me!

[@noric252]

Tales spun through Song is by far my favorite song right behind the raging brachy theme

[@SirLinkofTime]

This is the main theme of Monster Hunter World itself, you've actually already heard the main theme of the series called Proof of a Hero. That theme shows up in every major entry in a new rendition and in a game that's all about large monsters, this is the theme for the hunters such as yourself. Very context-heavy melody as it is typically played during a major fight when you turn the tides and are close to winning. When it plays, it's sure to fire up every fan of the series. The main themes of the games themselves are different as they represent the entry and setting itself but they're all very beloved by the community as well.

[@killxtech1302]

Lotta different games coming to mind at different points on this one but mostly, FF9, FF13, and Kingdom Hearts. I'm thinking it's Vector to the Heavens that's coming to mind. Probably my personal favorite MH song I've heard so far.

[@LostInNumbers]

The Plot of Monster Hunter world revolves around an research and exploration expedition to the "new world" an uninhabited continent full of previously unencountered monsters. So the theme of adventure and excitement is very much baked into the game game. The name of the Song "Starts at our back" relates to the expedition crossing the ocean to the new world. Elements of the main theme appear in different pieces in World's soundtrack. You actually hard bits of it in the Fatalis theme. The most Notable case is that the segment between 2:05-2:35 is reprised in the "town theme" of the Expedition base.

[@zealous404]

This song makes me feel so nostalgic despite the game not being released THAT long ago; it's so soothing and calming - warmth alike someone welcoming you home after a long journey in a sense as well After finishing Rise I got to dig more into MH soundtracks and it totally didn't disappoint so far though most of them are better when experienced in game as they fit their fights perfectly instead of listening through a video with static images

[@sora2961]

You guy ready We’re heading to the future The Wilds await us

[@NoppawatTS]

เล่น mhw จนจบ พอได้ยินเพลงนี้เเล้วน้ำตาจะไหล

[@fullreinhard]

Can’t wait to replay MHW with my friend. Gonna help him clear Iceborne and fuck around in endgame.

[@sverd3901]

This is the main theme but somehow I heard it for the first time during the ending credits and it fits perfectly. You just completed the final hunt, prevented something terrible from happening and now it's celebration time with the crew and some reflection on the 50+ hours campaign you've been through.

[@ciri4kgaming7]

I think I can say that I love the music more than the game itself. Surely the game is a five-star masterpiece, yet the music is on the higher level. I stopped playing MHW a few times and came back to it every once in a while. Now the music made me want to reenter that world.

[@Suirioujin]

Each game has its own main theme, but only the 1st theme of the franchise is the main theme of the franchise They're all really cool musics And the main is, from what I remember, only heard in trailers, sometimes in the cutscene most MH games have just before the main menu, and also during the ending

[@godofsquirrels494]

When listening to other music that came from and after world, there's quite a few that carry some of the motifs from this song. Some more bombastic,like Nah the Honor Is Ours; others even more mellow like the theme for Monster Hunter Rise.

[@JustSpag]

don't watch it until you've heard "Nay! The Honor Is All Ours!" from the Iceborne OST, but whenever I look back and want to summarize my sentiments towards World and it's expansion, Iceborne...I think back to this roughly 5 minute montage at the end of the final developer diary. It features footage from the various previews and press addresses of the game's history, then it's launch, and most if not all of the content patches over it's lifetime. This song is also included in it, which is why I remembered that. And just...with that journey made visualized, and the music/editing alongside it I am suddenly able to digest just how much of a path I went down alongside the developers, as one of my favorite franchises was brought into the light of the modern day. It had it's ups and downs but it really was an experience I wouldn't regret choosing to go through a million times, if I could.

[@peridrawland5955]

Well... I'm already afraid, besides Val Hazaak and Fatalis, most of MH World's tracks haven't been popular entries for him, but regardless i'm still excited to hear this along!

[@thenonexistinghero]

That's because with MH World they tried to take a cinematic angle with the songs. Many memorable melodies and themes were just mangled into something that just didn't sound very memorable and much like a generic cinematic track. They melodies were still there, but they were handled in a way that they just didn't sound very memorable anymore. I think World has some nice songs, but it's the least memorable of all MH games I've played (at least the ones I've played, which is MH4:Ultimate and later).

[@blazouille2453]

I would add shara, bazel, rotten vale and kulve to that list, but beside that i agree that the rest is good, but not as memorable as it could be

[@yuomovaeh3028]

Namielle and Brachydios have excellent tracks too

[@handtomouth4690]

​​@@thenonexistinghero but weren't the first songs he listened to from this series from Generations and Rise? Also interesting that cinematic = generic for so many people.

[@thenonexistinghero]

@@handtomouth4690 It doesn't always equal generic, but it often is. Anyhow, Rise sorta suffers from the same problem as World, just a bit less. I've played Rise and World far more than other MH games, but the music sticks with me far less. Generations overal is good and he liked the Generations track... Anyhow, cinematic is pretty much movie-like. But videogames are videogames and they have a very distinct features in music that you don't really find in regular music and movie/TV show music. And movie-soundtracks generally just aren't that memorable... there are some great standouts, but not a whole lot. For videogames where a huge amount of great games have an equally great and memorable soundtrack, heading into cinematic territory too for the music essentially makes it lose what made it such a good videogame song in the first place. Personally, I'm a huge fan of actual videogame music and have always been that. I think World's and Rise's music is perfectly fine when you are actually playing them, but unlike other Monster Hunter games, the music isn't all that enjoyable for me to listen on its own.

[@hansgretl1787]

You did a video on Arch Tempered Nergigante, which does have this leitmotif included. Makes sense, AT Nergigante was the last monster added through updates in World

[@vincentpey3929]

Every game has its own main theme that is incorporated into many aspekts of the respective game, small elements of the main theme are incorporated into every battle theme, the town themes, the quest complete theme, etc etc. Proof of a Hero is the overarching main theme of the series and its reserved for really triumphant moments, for exmple if you hit a gigantik monster thats attacking the city with a giant siege weapon and weaken it to the point that you can one v one it then proof of a hero will start playing as both you and the monster go on your last offensive (btw proof of a hero has a lot of versions, i personally like the Genrations Ultimate version the most). Some more main themes worth checking out are: Tales spun through Song (MH Iceborne) Hunter go forth (MH2) Setting up wind (MH4) Too One with Life (MH3) Btw Monster Hunter is very triumphant, its neather bleak nor dire in most cases, the people in this world embrace the crazy ecosystem theire born into and they deal with giant monsters as we do with regular wildlife because thats all the monsters are just really big powerfull animals (though there is a few exceptions).

[@flik221]

Ugh I need to platinum this game...back to the grind.

[@therighttrousers343]

Ah, don't worry, even if just in music, Monster Hunter in some way haranguing you until you love it is a tale as old as time. Though i think i just reasonably enjoyed it as i went through base world til 4u taught me to love, so i think my haranguing until i loved it only really applied to 3u, which i played after 4u.

[@hideharu-xiii8852]

MHW and Iceborne will always be my favorite Monster Hunter game. The environment, the monsters and animals interacting like actual creatures in the wild, the combat, the attention to detail on the monsters like the textures on the scales, fur, skin, etc of the monsters, heck everything was done beautifully.

[@timkerkemeiker9791]

If only the clutch claw was removable

[@Nomicakes]

@@timkerkemeiker9791 Just... don't use it. Unbind the key if you must. Hunts will only take a minute longer.

[@handtomouth4690]

​@@timkerkemeiker9791 it is

[@Jc88500]

Every mainline entry in the franchise has its own main theme, and they're all structured pretty differently compared to the battle themes (well, except for Proof of a Hero). They're much more grand, hopeful, beautiful, and adventurous, compared to the intense, quick-paced, often foreboding battle themes that comprise most of your MH reactions. If you loved Stars At Our Backs, then I suggest listening to more of them. MH1 - Proof of a Hero (the only other main theme you've covered) MH2 - Hunter, Go forth MH3 - To One With Life MH4 - Winds of Departure MHW - Stars At Our Backs MHW:IB - Succession of light Also check out the MH Village themes. They've so comforting and calming to listen to after a day of hunting dangerous beasts. Pokke Village and Seliana being my personal favorites.

[@KOBULT92]

If you're doing more monster hunter world stuff you gotta do rotten vale's complete mix and "The honor is ours!"

[@blazouille2453]

I feel like i'm the only one to not remember this music at all

[@subzeroquasar1384]

You say what if this was your first monster hunter, but legit this was MOST people’s first one. Before world it was a mostly Japanese audience. And then world came out and became Capcom’s BEST SELLING GAME. Over like 20 million copies sold, and it’s incredible. I’d honestly pay more to have you play it sometime then pay for any song

[@itsturniptime3699]

Old veteran hunters marching out of the woodwork, sharing a firm handshake with the newcomers, and everyone coming together to explore a brand new world together as comrades and brothers.

[@subzeroquasar1384]

@@itsturniptime3699 truly one of the best communities. And we’ll be marching back out again sometime next year hopefully

[@itshawx4697]

Aaaaah there we go The audio equivalent of people playing the game I like this quote about the entirety of MH: "Everyone loves Monster Hunter, they just don't know it yet" You, good sir, have gone through the natural progression of liking MH 😂😂

[@SuperHexer123]

While world is not my favorite MH in the series this song basically wedged itself into a soft spot of my heart. World was a sort or redemption for me as well as I previously hated the franchise. I later learned though that my dislike for the games was just due to clunky/weird control schemes, but world was a sort of return to form going back to classic controllers. Also with this being the main theme you hear some iteration of it a LOT throughout the game whether it's the main lobby, to the victory music some motifs from it are everywhere.

[@handtomouth4690]

"Not my favorite MH" In a franchise you previously hated. That only leaves one option with Rise, lol.

[@SuperHexer123]

@@handtomouth4690 hear me out, older games/ports do exist. While the options are more limited, they are out there. And to answer its mix between gen ultimate and frontier actually. I would LOVE for capcom to port 4/4u and maybe even tri to like the switch but I doubt it'd happen.

[@godsbane13]

i just noticed he hasn't reacted to Big Blast Sonic from guilty gear??

[@abeidiot]

The monster hunter games are not that dark in tone, the gameplay is intense but the villages are warm and welcoming

[@asianartist1]

yeah, this song ages into so much emotion after 20 years of hunting.