MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Necessary Discrepancy - Guilty Gear Strive OST

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Thank you MAKO for the Patreon request! I loved this one so much 🔥 www.patreon.com/drumrolltonyreacts

[@Mako-zb7cc]

Thanks Tony for doing my request im glad you liked it!

[@zevindowviper547]

Believe it or not, this is one of the least popular songs from Strive. But I also read that this was Daisuke’s favorite song to compose. I guess you could call that a… necessary discrepancy

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

😮

[@rubyplace7188]

It's mixed. I've seen most tier lists put it shamefully low, and I've seen a few others give it nothing but praise. One even said they didn't consider it just a song like the rest but an anthem. Another said it goes harder than Hellfire. It's got it's following, and no other song has Daisuke's favor more than Necessary Discrepancy. The Creator himself is our lead man.

[@sonicfind]

… how??????? Mannnnnn

[@Amaling]

@@sonicfind listen to the rest of the soundtrack, it’s absolutely beyond incredible

[@soulreaver6546]

Imo it falls apart after the beginning but that's just me

[@AHylianWarrior]

Necessary Discrepancy is so loved by the creator/composer himself that he considers it the true theme of Guilty Gear (the official main theme for Guilty Gear Strive is 'Smell of the Game'). He even named the first album for Strive after it

[@saxtonnova]

i think he had a different vision for strive when he made necessary discrepancy nothing compares to the proggressiveness of the new songs

[@Jindictave]

Idk man, I personally think all GG osts keep up with each other. Sure, you can call this weaker than things such as Like a Weed, but it definitely didn't fall that far behind.

[@canadianornstein5006]

Someone needs to reccomend Drift. I think it'd shock even Tony.

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

That and the circle

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

I don't get what people find about drift so praise worthy... metal going into classical and back? There's like 3 other tracks in strive alone like that, but drift is the one almost recommended...

[@christopherdaniels953]

⁠​⁠@@alpha-tomahawk532 Drift has much more going on than that. I’ve seen other music buffs struggle to figure out it’s time signature.

[@dillypoo341]

I second drift, would be super interesting to see how confused he can get lmao

[@s_oba]

@@alpha-tomahawk532 same. drift is probably my least favorite track in the game, although it still is a good song

[@J2ojuiced95]

Strives album is named after this song, so you can tell Daisuke Ishiwatari was very proud of it. The song doesn’t work too well ingame, as you’ll never hear most of it, but as an experimental rock piece on its own it’s amazing.

[@Amaling]

You can say the same for a lot of the songs. Zato’s theme without the ending…

[@senounatsuru6453]

@@Amaling Makes perfect sense to not get the ending in a match. Give zato time to work through his problems and he comes to a firm conclusion.

[@kingtitusthe3rd876]

There’s a reason why people say it’s an album that comes with a free game 😂(the game is good too).

[@Rycel2001]

I've always said the Strive OST is a love letter to the vast diversity of metal and rock, showcasing a wide array of niches and subgenres (thrash, prog, pop punk, math rock, etc.), and there is something for everyone to love. Not only that, but the character themes are deeply representative of the characters themselves. Ramlethal was a person born for a singular, utilitarian purpose, devoid of nuance and empathy. However as time goes on, she starts to see the complexity and depth of the world, coming to understand the conflicting ideas and entities within it not as contradictory, but as complimentary. She discovers this clash of impulse, sensation, and sentiment constantly redefines the world, allowing people to define for themselves who they are. The interplay of sorrow, joy, anger, virtue, tragedy, chaos, and desire are not the failings of life but the Necessary Discrepancy that makes it unique and precious. Modality has a different meaning for music and logic, but I think it was a brilliant choice to utilize one to highlight a character's exploration of the other.

[@justinleach4775]

Never a bad day when GG’s on the menu. And as always - it only gets better as it gets weirder. I doubt you’re alone in thinking this is one of the best tracks.

[@denzelherrman]

this and Love the Subhuman Self are my top 2

[@ImpassiveCanine]

Love jamming to this while blocking in the corner half the match

[@Docotuero]

Yoooooo. You too? Honestly one of the guilty gear experiences of all time.

[@AofCastle]

One of the reasons why this theme changes so much is because it's supposed to represent Ramlethal's growth in the story. She begins as just a weapon created by the Universal Will, ordered to bring war to humans and ends up joining their side after learning about how valuable each life is. The Universal Will is represented by the female vocalist Aisha while Ramlethal herself is represented by the male vocalist Naoki. Ramlethal starts by following the Universal Will but as the song goes on she starts going her own way. I love this theme even if it's not the best one to have during a fight in the game.

[@spice2688]

This theme is very underrated in my opinion. It's about middle of the road in terms of popularity, and its definitely a "you either love it or hate it" song. No denying the quality of the composition no matter what side of the fence you are on though.

[@asmodyan]

Well, that's what we call it "Necessary Discrepancy" after all, and this meaning make me love this song even more

[@lucassworldofletsplays9270]

It's definitely top 5 for me

[@Jack_Ss]

For me it took awhile to love. The beginning is a bit odd. But once the chorus comes together it pulls it all together

[@VileLasagna]

Probably this, The Circle, Mirror of the World and The Town Inside do the best at a thing a LOT of Strive's themes try to do which is replicate the character's own story in both lyrics and music. How the song develops and keeps presenting new points of view and refuting them, reaching a conclusion in the middle then restating it with even more conviction at the end is mind blowing. Yes, I DO see the discrepancy, actually. All this tonal shift keeps setting the stage for these different "arguments" being brought forward. Both the instrument and the vocals sell it so well. I play Potemkin, Ram is one of worst matchups and STILL I can't help but love this theme to bits

[@SnowyJop]

Definitely hoping for Alone Infection at some point, one of my favorite character themes from GG!

[@andreasjensen6617]

True it’s in my top 3 favorite characters songs

[@superbnns]

I teared up when I first heard the verse after the synth solo on this one, the oart where he sings "that is the voice of life." That whole section has so much soul and emotion packed into just a small snippet of the song, the drummer just slamming away at his kit the entire time like a crazy heartbeat, and the guitarist, almost quietly by comparison, playing part of an old GG theme that relates to Ram underneath it all. Amazing piece of art, this whole song.

[@minatomink9555]

The reason I love this song is because this talks about how Ram slowly progress, going from wanting to destroy humanity to protecting it! The lyrics are the key to figuring that out.

[@AngraMalnyu]

I feel like this track was immensely inspired by Emerson Lake and Palmer's TARKUS from 1971 You'll find that a lot of japanese videogame music was inspired by that album and Karn Evil 9 specifically, ELP was very popular in japan and it's safe to assume many of the musicians that worked in those games OSTs grew up with their prog rock sound, another example of a track clearly inspired by tarkus is DANCING MAD from Final Fantasy 6

[@KarazolaX]

Yeah, the opening riff takes direct inspiration from Bitches Crystal.

[@miguel_H.C]

Mako you BEAST, I've been requesting this song since he first covered a GG song. What a blessing

[@Mako-zb7cc]

just trying to show love for our game thats really just a banger album in disguise.

[@miguel_H.C]

@@Mako-zb7cc nah man but Necessary Discrepancy is a fucking banger, and it deserves to be recognised by a music producer like Tony because it's the most complex on the album. Many thanks for that xD

[@Mako-zb7cc]

@@miguel_H.C Hopefully we get to hear some more GG, I swear every song is insanely good.

[@miguel_H.C]

@@Mako-zb7cc touché my guy, touché

[@yukicakes]

This is also my fav theme from the soundtrack and I love almost all of them! Some people don't like it because it starts kinda slow and the round usually ends before you get to the best part, but it's amazing to listen to as normal music

[@KarazolaX]

Fun fact: This song is actually largely inspired by a song called BITCHES CRYSTAL by ELP, a b-side on their TARKUS album. The inspiration is really clear once you take notice of it.

[@haiju324]

OMG i remember how i wrote a comment with this song requested in it. I'm so proud that you finally make a video about this masterpiece. I hope next Guilty Gear OST will be 'Diva'

[@DissedRedEngie]

For lore, Ramlethal is a being created by an entity called Univeral Will. Universal Will was originally tasked to find out how humans can have eternal happiness, but eventually decided that not a single true human has existed. So, it decides to kill all humans and start from scratch, Ramlethal was created to kill all humans. The beginning to me feels like Universal Will trying to brainwash Ramlethal to focus all her being for that. Being represented by the female vocalist, while the male vocalist is meant to be Ramlethal. The first instrumental break feels like Ramlethal's declaration for war against humanity. Eventually after being captured, Ram ate a burger and realized that humans are alright. No, but more seriously, she was created to not express her emotions. But after bonding with a dog, which got killed and replaced by the killer, she began to understand emotions and realized completing an objective isn't all there is to life and that life does have value. Note that after the second chorus the female vocalist is mostly gone. Towards the end it's just Ramlethal trying to understand the world she now lives in, through contradictions being able to exist at the same time. Black and white, one is total absorption of light, other is total reflection of light. What is the difference? an infinite amounts of shades of grey.

[@testpattern-o7x]

Couldnt have said it any better 🎉

[@Hype_Incarnate]

the most goated Strive song. As an progressive rock and metal guy, I love this song. Got some Dream theater notes in there. Fucking love it.

[@tarolatte6803]

Same! This (along with Drift and The Circle) are my favourite songs in the game. Very hyped for Asuka's theme.

[@asmodyan]

literally my favorite song, and character. Just the history that it tells you and how its related to ramlethal like its her talking to someone (universal will) and how her life and view of the world changed, its just a master piece

[@mak0zy161]

u changed ur pfp :/

[@asmodyan]

@@mak0zy161 Lmao yeah, i edited the comment. She is still my favorite character but now i'm more into granblue these days

[@Vikaryous21]

Tiny note I don't see people mention as much: The female lines in the beginning and all of Ramlethal's moves in the game are Esperanto. A created language for a created being

[@Snuredrams]

Also all of her special moves in the game are in Esperanto.

[@totallyrealcia]

Corner pressure got me speaking Esperanto

[@matthew3009]

The fact that this song is so slept in by the community brings me to pieces

[@siya3625]

Criminally underrated song in my opinion

[@nohbdy1122]

Hell yeah I'm glad you liked this one. I recommend Armor-clad Faith from GGST

[@Dreckssack]

I too think that this is one of the best guilty gear tracks out there, but I think that there are still some weirder guilty gear songs that I'd really like you to listen to, which would be "Drift" and "The Circle"

[@gurgggggbbbht4]

brother have an power to stop a video before cool moment or second vocals hits come on 😱😱

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

One of many powers

[@hollowknight4630]

Funnily enough when the game released this theme was generally hated, I always liked it but people complained that it sounded like noise not music. Never understood that argument and like all the songs (except Rock Parade for some reason) it grew on me a lot

[@HandOfVecna1188]

I get what they mean. It's got a lot of voices that don't always seem to play nice with each other - the keyboard especially feels like it's off doing its own thing in the front half. Maybe I just don't have an ear for it, or maybe it's proper music nerd shit. Mind you that's totally by design, the discordant feel is the point. That's where Ram is at. For me it's all worth it for the end, because everything comes together beautifully. That front half has grown on me though. Being a challenging piece isn't actually a flaw.

[@fabianoyaga8610]

It tells me a huge chunk of people didn't develop their musical ears enough. Give them time.

[@kingdomkey92]

Oh we are finally here, I been waiting for your reaction to Necessary Discrepancy, ever since the first GGST reaction.

[@zerocents4658]

Thank you to the Patreon supporter for suggesting my favorite GGST OST, I had goosebumps first time I heard this

[@Arson-ss8lv]

i love this theme purely because i see it as an inverted homage to Diva, the final boss track and theme of the original Valentine in GG2 Overture (also all of the Valentine tracks in Xrd are entire references to Diva's composition) the lyrics to Necessary Discrepancy are perfect and display Ramlethal's story from beginning to end and it's beautiful also quick tangent i love the beginning lyrics of the song cuz Aisha's vocal part can easily represent the Universal Will and her control over Ramlethal with NAOKI representing Ram's own voice and thoughts repeating what Aisha is singing the part where they both sing at the same time is like the Will feeding her mind with all these negative aspects of humanity as it has a very pessimistic view of it and its these aspects what motivates it to destroy the world, and Ramlethal being under control can't help but repeat these same views all until when the vibe of the song completely changes and NAOKI is shouting that last lyric louder than he did before and he suddenly has full control of the song and now we move onto Ramlethal discovering uniqueness in herself and the people around her as she begins to have full control of her thoughts and emotions

[@Arson-ss8lv]

i love Strive's soundtrack so much this song this amazing

[@grav8112]

Banger video, there's a reason why the Album for strive was named after this song. Glad to see it getting the praise it deserves.

[@raptorpeep2622]

this has to be one of my faves in the soundtrack. as a ramlethal main i am very biased however

[@thatguyintherain3168]

I'm new to the game and fighting games in general, I have no Idea where to start, all I know is I want Ram to be one of my mains

[@Mrinsecure]

There may be better songs from Guilty Gear, but as far as I'm concerned, Necessary Discrepancy is the *anthem* of the soundtrack, and possibly of the entire series. It encapsulates a lot of raw emotions, expressed in the unbridled passion of someone who has just had a profound personal revelation. If you can listen to this song and not come away affected, I'll assume you either are entirely heartless, or weren't paying attention.

[@rehannoor4961]

this song has a root from the earlier song daisuker ever written from Overture game, titled "Diva".

[@stiller3812]

This one is beautiful, great react.

[@mcbill7352]

this is probably the most ambitious guilty gear song. The time signature changes, the instrumentation changes, and the song structure is just awesome

[@maxepro148]

Man, Necessary Discrepancy is beautiful, GGS is probably one of the few games where I leave the music on. having said that you must definitely listen to Gyakuten Geki (逆転劇), it's just amazing, especially the beginning

[@yaboijd6597]

Another great analysis! Please do "havent you got eyes in your head" Or "Trigger" both are on respective GG OSTs You wont be disappointed!

[@paps3060]

this song goes so hard, it's my favourite of the GG OST too and it isn't even close

[@bdizzle145]

The other prog rock theme for Baiken: mirror of the world is so heaven and helly at the same time have a good one 🎉GUILTY GEAR

[@tarolatte6803]

Oh, it now makes sense why I like it

[@jkchannel3149]

Great video! This makes me appreciate guilty gear music even more

[@AllMightyPyRo]

Love all the Guilty Gear videos. The series has some banger music for sure.

[@Schnubbi]

This song always gives me Devin Townsend Project vibes. Absolutely awesome.

[@trustypatchy2720]

YES FINALLY MY FAVOURITE TRACK FROM STRIVE. Of course you got to really get into the composition but the themes in the lyrics is also just incredible. Song starts from "The world is chaotic and requires order" with the cleaner vocals, and builds up into "The world is chaotic and thats what makes it beautiful" with the rougher vocals

[@Signag45]

The producer of Guilty Gear also produced the Soundtrack for another fighting game franchise, BlazBlue. Two tracks. Lust Sin and Lust Sin II are some really interesting tracks in my opinion and they had some really cool elements

[@yuomovaeh3028]

Definitely one of the most underrated Guilty Gear songs and a personal favorite

[@JordanJostar]

All the ggs themes bang and I've really been loving the latest The Circle.

[@elbandito2990]

The slow part of the song is a callback to an amazing older theme called Diva from Guilty Gear Overture 2.

[@LamboXiaoLong]

Praying Requiem get's recommended soon!

[@psyc840]

OH BOY TIME FOR A NEW TIME SIGNATURE

[@Touya82TT]

I've always thought this song's intro sounds VERY much like the intro to Iron Maiden's "Moonchild"

[@GelAbat3]

One of my favorite song of GG Strive but I hope he listen to Drift which is my top favorite then next is The Circle

[@nathang4682]

This song is so sick, I know people don't like it, they don't know what's good lol

[@smileytlj23]

Someone needs to push Tony into Metal Gear for real. Heavens Divide and Snake Eater are so good

[@CalWhimsical]

Hey all, Ramlethal main here. My first exposure to the Guilty Gear soundtrack was actually this song. I was trying to get a theme for a combo compilation, clicked on Necessary Discrepancy and was sorely disappointed (I had only listened to the beginning part of the song). A bit more research on Guilty Gear soundtrack and apparently the series has good music? I wanted to still avoid this theme. I thought that the entire song would've been something like that and I didn't want it to be. I had listened to plenty other Guilty Gear themes and fell in love with majority of them, but this song came back on one of my mixes. Oddly enough, I went: "Wait... this actually isn't bad!" Shocked to say it but now I listen to this song on loop.

[@n3jay325]

Same for me but I loved it as soon as I heard it

[@lightvideovideo]

ALL THINKS ARE MADE OF HEART AND HEAAAAAART

[@vigorouslethargy]

Loving the GG Strive attention, but there's so many bangers from GG Xrd and XX, too! Just something to keep in mind. I'll be watching all your vids regardless though. 🙂

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Thanks for being here

[@TheFortySeventhPlatoon4700]

Oh I’m so curious to see what you think of this, this prog rock music suits Daisuke’s compositions so well

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

Isn't this math rock?

[@Sassaparilla]

@@alpha-tomahawk532 I think they're referring to the album as a whole, as the entire thing is an Experimental Disc that was accidentally released to the public, lol

[@kaitophung2635]

@@Sassaparilla plus a free game

[@Sassaparilla]

@@kaitophung2635 I meant the actual album, but, yes.

[@ImCroozy]

Easily the best song in the entire game

[@alexbaker4051]

You need to listen to some King Gizzard! Try Catching Smoke for a standard-length song by them (most I wanted to recommend are 9 mins or longer)

[@nachot6592]

Well, this is the title track of the album.

[@ballerdonk]

This def has the epic video game feel.

[@oxthestanduser630]

please my friend do Faust's theme "alone" infection, when it comes to weird and at all teh place, you don't get better than that one ( well maybe with "the circle")

[@morethanlikelylemmy9695]

You need to hear mirror of the world if you haven’t already if not drift both my favorites

[@sylascole5254]

Just outta curiosity, is this just Ram's theme or is this just some of his fav from the album?

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

I'd say ram's theme, he would write if it was multiple songs in one video.

[@sylascole5254]

@@alpha-tomahawk532 Ah bummer. Oh well, Ram's theme is aight too I guess

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

@@sylascole5254 >"aight too i guess" You know... there is a reason why this song is the title of the whole game's album...

[@QuiksilverX7]

Give us Drift…Give us Drift …Give us Drift

[@kitsunick5696]

WOOOO. Ramlethal gang

[@SolarBeam04]

You've gotta react to Love the subhuman self at some point

[@AMVaddictionist]

I hope someone asks for Drift or Let Me Carve Your Way!

[@fortisch]

So underrated

[@lightvideovideo]

I love this music

[@andreasjensen6617]

What would happen if he listened to drift

[@foxsoul1]

I think you should try some Camellia's music THE WORLD REVOLVING (Camellia Remix) for example

[@inspiredink4515]

ACCA13 op chill asf

[@having765]

I could be reaching but I like at 4:56 the lyrics title drop the song. And he pauses deeming it necessary to point out the stylistic descrepency in feel of the first part of the song vs now. That's kinda neat

[@cdudetheboss5972]

The newest one “the circle” is so weird and funny goofy but it’s really good

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

It's honestly just sad. The song is the epitome of every stage of great at once, but in the best way possible which I love both musically and for how it fits with the story of bedman and Delilah

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

@@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv Him just dissing god for not being able to experience human warthm and genuine happiness unlike thoes who he created got me.

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

@@alpha-tomahawk532 dude seriously, honestly I might do a song breakdown of how it encompasses all the stages of greif. I don't know if that was the intention but so many parts of it can be easily tied to it and the end of the song being acceptance ties it all together.

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

@@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv Grief? He was angrily saying how he'll defend his sister even from beyond (the circle) and that having her, to be able to fight for someone, is a gift better than inmortality that gods posses, which is a plot point of xrd where he tried to realise a "perfect world" where nobody would need to die, which backfired on him since he was betrayed, so he's "changed man".

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

@@alpha-tomahawk532 I think both interpretations are true

[@marcelobarradass]

We need some Yuki Hayashi on this channel. Maybe "Team Potential" or "Above" from Haikyuu!! to begin with

[@Potato69567]

Ah yes Ram Lethal Valentine's theme

[@NORTIEF09]

I hope you listen to happy chaos’s theme “drift” its pretty great:)))

[@jeffshittles3664]

I will second a comment I've seen. Older games have some real bangers too. Drumhead Pulsation is great for example

[@deemegaming9170]

I just realized that bro looks like minecraft Steve

[@deltacosmic5358]

idk man this might be the wor...I HAVE THE KEY TO LEAVE THE DOOR! IT CAN HURT ME! IT CAN HURT YOU!

[@yokimbo230]

This kinda has Ayreon energy to it :D

[@waytothudawn]

If you think you're gonna get inundated with GG songs, wait till the FFXIV crowd catches on

[@stocktongonzalez8271]

We NEED more guilty gear vro

[@hostelowner]

You should do stainless night by Seikima II

[@jalcome4201]

MakoMako? Hope that aint THE Mako

[@christopherwilsonvoiceacto4355]

I would love to see either Let Me Carve Your Way or Mirror of the World on your channel; those two songs are absolutely wild in a way I find super compelling

[@kashpirovskiy4624]

Why he looks like minecraft steve ?

[@xxprouxx]

You should do "Hunting for your dream" from Hunter x Hunter

[@MrShagification]

One of my favorite Strive tracks here. Very prog rocky with the synth stuff.

[@vkmin]

In my opinion the old soundtrack of guilty gear is better. Try react to No Mercy, Still in the Dark, Havent You got Eyes in Your Head, Lady Fascination, Keep the Flag Flying... those are my personal favorite

[@yoavco99]

Length of vid is literally leet

[@wekkha177dat9]

reaction golden hours fujikaze pls

[@Salamangod]

Jamie’s theme from street fighter 6 is a banger

[@jetman2045.]

Day 71 of wanting a reaction to "ALGORITHM BOOSTING COMMENT"

[@ykahlil1501]

*Mah-ko*

[@Mako-zb7cc]

he actually pronounced it right its my dogs name.

[@ykahlil1501]

@@Mako-zb7cc I think that just means you're pronouncing it wrong 😂

[@Mako-zb7cc]

@@ykahlil1501 yeah im sure the name i gave to my own dog im pronouncing wrong...shut up dude.

[@wryytard]

I love this song