Music Producer Reacts to ULTRAKILL

[@caliberkat]

Only time ive seen the organ hit harder than the guitar

[@emyoung]

real

[@jynxed66six54]

fun fact, theres no guitar here. its a sound chip being made to do things it was never meant to do

[@caliberkat]

@@jynxed66six54 i mean it's not difficult to make an 8 bit sound sound like a guitar. it just takes a lot of distortion & unison

[@ultrakane3957]

@@caliberkat it was literally made on accident

[@Pyracyntrix]

​​@@emyounghave you considered doing vids on other ultrakill songs? Castle Vein, The Death of God's Will, Chaos, Order, WAR, as well as my personal favorite, Death Odyssey, are all great picks for a vid

[@t3hsourcey]

In context, this music accompanies the hardest gauntlet you encounter up to this point, it is intentionally frustrating at all times and really hammers the feeling of unrelenting rage just exuding from the audio. The composition is noisy, but with the game sounds, and with the usual breakcore OST style, you're actually extremely used to the noise, and the grungy guitar really brings that glorious organ sound down as if you are crushing any opposition in front of you. It is absolutely gratifying to the ears, and in a hellish red arenascape, since we are in Dante's Inferno after all, you wouldn't want any other accompanying piece. While this is an OST version, the game versions are different in that the ending segment is awkwardly transitioned back into a loop, the calm piano version is less jarring, but the combat version with the organ doesn't sound too right. That's simply the challenge of game music, it has to be a seamless loop as you never know how long anyone will keep hearing it. There's also Ultrachurch which is, frankly, a prelude to this song, originally used for an ARG to hype up the game update, but now it's just another separate track featuring the distorted guitar you hear here.

[@Xx_AutisticKid_xX]

I ain’t reading allat 😂😂😂❌❌❌🚫🚫🚫

[@vector4632]

@@Xx_AutisticKid_xX Go read a book to revive your brain, the brainrot is near-terminal. That said, Summary of the points above split in topics: "This track is playing on Hell - Dante's Inferno version of Hell - And is also playing on the hardest fucking map you can play in Ultrakill _(FOR NOW)_ - Fast, balls to the wall, chaotic and generates an IV Bag of pure adrenaline - Just like this soundtrack. The game version has two loops (Calm and Combat), and the piano in the Combat version doesn't loop nicely like this version, but the Calm version is better than this. Game music must have a perfect, seamless loop because unless scripted (Like the Flesh Panopticon Boss Fight), the time in which the player spends in that section is variable. And Ultrachurch, that is effectively a Prelude to Tenebre Rosso Sangue, became its own track as a reward for the Ultrakill fanbase after solving an ARG."

[@lollol5263]

​@@vector4632I'm reading allat 😂😅

[@gameboyyt1]

​@@vector4632balls to the wall💀🙏

[@BlackdragonTheShadow]

Id reply with a joke but technically it be spoilers

[@MasterBootRecord]

Thanks for sharing your feedback on the Keygen Church track! This was fun to watch! Praise The Code.

[@OysterCloud]

You are a godsend MBR. 👾Spread The Code👾

[@exoquantum]

Holy crap it's MBR! Thank you for this masterpiece and all the others! Praise The Code!

[@asdasdasdasak4596]

HAIIII HELLOOOO:33

[@eresiadibase3277]

....sei un grande...te fumano...e pure tanto!!!

[@MaybeGamerLV]

Praise The Code.

[@liamconn35]

I cannot explain the emotion I get when playing Ultrakill to this song. Edit: I just P-ranked P-2 on violent difficulty, I didn't think it was possible to get that high off a video game.

[@kurokamikage_official]

As one wise person said, "I feel like I'm going to 1v1 the sun"

[@hifty7779]

congrats man, that takes WORK!

[@MeQt]

@@kurokamikage_official hollow knight?

[@vexywat14747]

Congrats, I still haven't but I was literally trying to while watching this vid, I got so close to my P for p rank but I still died ;-;

[@josephfox7068]

Probably felt similar to when "Invaders Must Die" played in the cafeteria in Hi-Fi Rush

[@Jo_youwhatmate]

If Bach was a metalhead

[@emyoung]

exactly

[@gabiballetje]

Pretty sure the dude was. In comparison. I mean, he put a cannon in his music.

[@Barnaclebeard]

@@gabiballetje Yeah, what's he mean, "if?" JS is metal as fuuuuuuuuu

[@TothefarDale]

I was gonna say, have you heard toccata? That’s the Dracula theme song! He would totally have been a metalhead today.

[@gamingartbeasts]

​@gabiballetje I thought that was Tchaikovzky

[@MasterRoyalTea]

First time coming across Ultrakill, sounds so sick! Really interesting points about Bach etc had no clue!

[@emyoung]

thanks! and glad you enjoyed, i had a great time listening for the first time too, clearly haha

[@t3hsourcey]

Ultrakill does have some bangers, this is the biggest and most recent one, the game is great as is, Early Access or not.

[@DillaryHuff]

@@emyoung Time for you to listen to the Persona 5 soundtrack! :D

[@DaKingKayden]

Go play it please I beg you

[@fadez420]

you should actually play ultrakill the game goes harder than damn diamonds, it's amazing

[@jupitergaming5146]

For context, the game takes place in a Dystopian Sci-fi interpretation of Dante's Inferno where you play as a Robot fueled by blood that travels through the layers of hell after all of humanity is wiped from existence. As soon as you start the game you are greeted with 3 text prompts: MANKIND IS DEAD. BLOOD IS FUEL. HELL IS FULL. and from there you go on a rampage through hell, its similar to DOOM in the sense that both games are a fast paced arena shooters where you slay hordes of demons but Ultrakill puts more of a focus on style points(similar to devil may cry with a on screen style meter at all times), trickshotting and finding creative ways to kill hordes

[@qwertydavid8070]

I've known about ultrakill for a while, I'm a big fan of the game, but goddam that has to be the most metal description for a game ever. I've gotten so used to the memes and shitposting that I forgot how badass the game actually is when you take it seriously.

[@jebbsredemption]

@@qwertydavid8070 it's like doom if doom actually put effort into being badass rather than being sold to people who think over the top silliness = badass

[@JJGoldFalconTHELEGENDOFGOLD]

An interesting thing to mention is that every Song in Ultrakill aside from Bosses, and the Cybergrind have a Calm and Combat Variant. This is this particular songs Combat Variant, and as with most Songs the Calm Variant actually feels somewhat different. Of course the Calm Variant plays in parts where no enemies are present, and the Combat variant plays when they are. I’d high recommend not only the other half of the song, but also Ultrakills Soundtrack as a whole as each theme is very well created in my opinion.

[@shreeshfuup7058]

Can’t forget the best song, Chord of the Crooked Saints 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kris-ce1po]

@@shreeshfuup7058 evil air conditioner

[@davidmoris5446]

@@shreeshfuup7058 the best song in ULTRAKILL is CLEARLY the complete and utter destruction of the senses

[@strangetrack4146]

Best song in the game imo, you should listen to "the death of gods will" and "order" from the soundtrack aswell

[@BlackMetalButterfly]

If you like the style, you should give Master Boot Record a chance, he’s the artist behind Keygen Church, too, and his style is an awesome mix between metal, classic and chiptune or industrial

[@lockekappa500]

Master Boot Record is so good. Basically doesnt have a bad album, and each album you can listen front to back.

[@Arcticun]

It's interesting how you mentioned the music being 'noisy' considering ULTRAKILL is basically a shroom-fueled aneurysm created by a questionable sane Finnish man in a basement. The entire game is just mental and a lot of the music reflects that. It even has wireless buttplug support. (No I'm not joking.) Two other pieces from the ULTRAKILL OST that are worth checking out are "Altars of Apostasy" and "The Death of God's Will", both being towards the very last stages of the game.

[@maxentirunos]

Knowing that Finnish men are behind things like Ultrakill and Fear&Hunger, I am really beginning to question the sanity of the average Finnish man and what is in their water (probably Chtulu) because I want some

[@Arcticun]

@@maxentirunos As one of their close neighbours, I can confirm that they're very strange. I think it's the mixture of isolation, the deep woods and about 3 pints of vodka every day that does it.

[@barr4243]

@@maxentirunos You're not ready to learn about Cruelty Squad

[@unoviverseyt]

the music of ultrakill especially this one is supposed to be dirty and all over the place

[@notnem3883]

worth pointing out that the "wireless buttplug support" is a mod thats like saying minecraft has wireless buttplug support (it does)

[@MinosPrimeOfficial]

"I already really like this little piano line" Absolute *+ULTRAPEAK* plays

[@MistressNebula]

I basically listen to this song every day because i'm currently doing my best to P-rank the level this song plays in

[@Enos666]

I was a massive fan of Master Boot Record so when I came across Keygen Church and found it was the same artist I was sold from the getgo. His MBR works can almost all be considered noisy (much like this one) when it comes to the heavy instruments so I kinda knew what to expect but the organ just hits so different. Love it.

[@Barnaclebeard]

What's really interesting is that they are not just classical organ composition techniques, they are also core chiptune composition techniques. We didn't have much polyphony so chords have to be decomposed into arpeggios!

[@megan00b8]

There's a version of this on KZbin where it first plays the calm version of this, because there's a calm version and a combat version of this track, and it switches from that just as this heavy section at 3:55 hits, and god do I love it. I believe it's bundled in a video together with Pandemonium and War to be that full P-2 experience.

[@blitzy7961]

You have a link to that video? I'd love to hear it

[@megan00b8]

@@blitzy7961 Found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKvVXniOhNygd5I

[@mollywantshugs5944]

Ultrakill is absolutely unhinged and the music reflects it

[@Xx_Sunny0mor1_xX]

madeline pfp

[@mistafunk3494]

YYYEEESSSS. HELL IS FULL, BLOOD IS FUEL.

[@mistafunk3494]

No joke, really glad you covered Ultrakill! It's one of my favorites!

[@approblade]

Funny enough, this song was written by a guest composer, being Keygen Church. The large majority of the music is written by the composer Heaven Pierce Her, who happens to also be the game's lead developer. If you want a better idea of the rest of the game's music, I would suggest the song Altars of Apostacy.

[@phoenixtempleeviltruth8074]

A single person made the game and composed the music. Insane.

[@waitwhereami439]

This song and a few others were not composed by Hakita, but by Keygen Church (Side project of Master Boot Record)

[@lavendermintyy]

hakita didn't even make this song lmao but yeah guest composer made it

[@Barondelculo]

He didn't make this but did make the banger that is order

[@CricetoFunni]

I hope you react to some more of this game's OST. ORDER and WAR are the 2 best tracks in the game IMO.

[@mr.budderpie3538]

War and Order are peak

[@wrydfell3932]

What about The Death Of God's Will?

[@CygnusLaboratorys2056]

4:24 Noisy... Yeah that about sums up what playing ULTRAKILL is like

[@ТимофейРумянцев-у8й]

I wanna wash my memory away to listen to this banger again!

[@Cave_J]

I love when this plays before service

[@xlandedit7639]

If you haven’t already, definitely some guilty gear strive soundtracks would be awesome all of the songs are incredibly good “Let me carve your way” is one of the best ones in my opinion because it has a lot of cool things in it, another one like that is “alone infection”

[@ohlite]

MANKIND IS DEAD. HELL IS FULL. BLOOD IS FUEL. …but the music still slaps

[@hhhhhh-zz2fw]

I would pay so much money to hear this played in person

[@megan00b8]

I love music where organ is combined with instruments which you'd normally not combine with it, like the heavy guitars here, or the servo motors and machinery in Mechanicus, I dunno why, but it doesn't just spark my dopamine, it spears it!

[@sidharthpraveen1688]

Show cats 🐈 Did not know of this game prior to watching this, so thanks for giving it the spotlight. Enjoyed listening to the track and analysis!

[@flavor6939]

You should give Heaven Pierce Her - Order a listen. It’s also from ultrakill.

[@Merble]

Keygen Church is just nasty. Few tracker-based musicians have ever intrigued me or convinced me they're summoning Cthulhu more. Most tracker music is just repetitive but they took it to a whole other level that felt lost since the mid-90s. Definitely check out 'Asgretalos' by him, for all the love 'TRS' gets it can't even compete.

[@Lordrockerkiller]

If you enjoy ultra kill music I highly recommend listing to both Chaos and Order (two songs meant for one level) and the second song for the level this accompanies called War.

[@e_mehran]

Um akchully ☝️🤓 War is the third song. The second one is pandemonium.

[@LukeBass1000]

The faux baroque vibe reminds me of the bit in Bill and Ted where Beethoven discovers synthesizers 🤣🤣 this is great!

[@dacap279]

Hell yes more ultrakill ost reactions!!!

[@kurokamikage_official]

Just got this video recommended and I got three things to say 1. Nice reaction, no joke, those bits of explanation can be interesting for the folks who start out in music production 2. That nasty sound resembling guitar isn't guitar in reality: Master Boot Record (the guy behind Keygen Church) built his style around soundchips, so he just cranks them up to the point where they are no longer as melodic as they could've been 3. *P R A I S E T H E C O D E*

[@supern0v477]

PRAISE THE CODE

[@willonapop6184]

welcome to ULTRAKILL home of some good leitmotifs and DRUMBS

[@Russo_Von_Carnificia]

The #doom tag tho 💀

[@lockekappa500]

Both Boomer shooters

[@mixednarwhal]

I was just listening to this and saw that this was posted 4 days ago. Hope you listen to any other of the great ultrakill songs!

[@tonberry2670]

More Ultrakill osts to check out Requiem And Order (they share a leitmotif) War Altars of Apostasy

[@tlowblue9110]

KEYGEN CHURCH is fraking awesome they nailed the atmosphere of the song for p2

[@projecticy.]

get yourself a girl that looks at you like she looks at the wall while listening to the music

[@sgtshortstack578]

I imagine the Sisters of Battle playing this song on their Exorcist variant of the Rhino tank

[@CaptainFirespitter]

Definitely just completely jamming out and losing it hard in a maelstrom of fire and explosives!!! 😂

[@sirshallot3036]

Enjoyed your musical insights I have not noticed. Make more of ultrakill music reacts, their music is goated

[@knightowl1985]

Keygen Church and Master Boot Record is from Vittorio D’Amore.

[@miky1774]

i really suggest listening to some other ultrakill songs, this games entire OST is an absolute MASTERPIECE, my favorite song out of it is ORDER but theres just so many good pieces! Also fantastic video, gotta be one of my favorite "reactions" to this if i had to be honest, keep it up!

[@version1-l2j]

the song is fun yes but holy hell does it give me flashbacks

[@guapogestapo4500]

I recommend Shadow of the Colossus OST, Grotesque Figures and The Opened Way

[@PotatoBlaster6403]

Tenebre rosso sangue got me ascending 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Kievitzi]

Listen to Castelvania game OSTs, theres some cool organs in those, also a tribute to Castlevania called Travel Demon by S.S.H.

[@Darg-Gaming]

ULTRACHURCH by Keygen church

[@saxus]

A few days ago KZbin suggested your reaction video for BFG Divison. (I didn't know your channel). My initial reaction was that you should listen this music. And here is it... Ps.: this jumping on a base note thing is not only present in classical music but also in some folk music, specially bagpipe and bagpipe imitating music let it be played on a (traditional) shepherd flute or violin.

[@gama3040]

"check out this sick organ solo... Weapon"

[@enzojesusaguileraaros6169]

I love this ost is like metal opera music

[@Jo-ew7lw]

im glad you enjoyed the music ! nice akgs and twitch handle lol

[@emyoung]

love the AKGs

[@Television_guy]

you guys know the meme where the guy is playing a piano on fire? yeah, keygen church is the definition of that

[@happyjay9168]

The amounts of feelings this one song conveys is incomprehensible. SPOILERS FOR ULTRAKILL: One thing I’d like to mention is that one moment with the guitar at 3:56 while going through P2 you’ll get to listen to this song a lot and fight through the beat and whenever this part kicks in, it almost feels like you are fighting for a massive crowd. Like you are fighting for someone’s entertainment. And with the realisation at the end that hell is alive, this track just makes you feel like hell is watching you fighting desperately and trying to go through to fight whatever’s waiting at the end. And with how hard P2 is I won’t be surprised if I’m not the only one who felt that. Just a feeling that I got from listening to that.

[@rabidfox709]

😮 the drums !🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@screwedtapesss6549]

recommendation: The Death Of God's Will (Full Mix + Voice Lines) By Lex (This isn't the full original one but it's the best one I've heard.)

[@Leggenda007]

One of the best OST i never heard

[@unlimited971]

You may be interested in a short reacting to neclord fight theme.

[@mr.shapka228]

V1... Kill machine.... Who eats blood. Now is a hope for humanity?

[@mrs.squeak2918]

ITS JUST TOO GOOD🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@DefinitelyCynTrust]

Fun fact hakita is the music guy too

[@just.a.jester8233]

PRAISE THE CODE ❤🖤

[@shaunmcminn70]

my dishes never stood a chance, all clean nice video

[@nathanflinchum1153]

+MULTICLEAN

[@DoucantNevrneir]

The Dev's didn't need to go so hard on Ultrakill, but they did and its amazing

[@ferggerman]

Would you be willing to review Order by Heaven Peirce Her in the Ultrakill OST? It is King Minos's theme.

[@angelovitti2775]

Hi there ! Amazing reaction ! I've seen you enjoy Destiny 2 soundtracks so I recommend you Hidden Truth from "The Witch Queen" expansion

[@emyoung]

thanks! and thanks for the rec!

[@Nightfurygaming247]

MANKIND IS DEAD BLOOD IS FUEL HELL IS FULL

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

Oh, nice. This is perfect for a curse of Strahd campaign.

[@HowToasted]

I highly recommend you listen to Dragonlord Placidusax from Elden Ring. Honestly one of my favourite soundtracks

[@angel-820]

did you listen to the cyber grind music

[@FallenAllofUs]

You should try listening to Azhdaha's theme from genshin impact! Another great example of mixing classic music and modern music.

[@emyoung]

thanks for the rec!

[@FallenAllofUs]

@@emyoung HoYo-Mix is actualy crazy in their music production. Yu Pen Cheng is an absolute GOAT!

[@VVaypoint]

While I love it, I can't say I'm used to the video starting, when the video starts. o o

[@TheBoredBeanie]

Can you possibly do Order from the ULTRAKILL OST

[@gamersunite9026]

cruelty squad bog business soundtrack 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bellerophon5602]

Throwing in a curveball request. I seriously recommend the Darktide OST, if you’re after the more gritty crunchy tracks go for Immortal Imperium or Disposal Unit. The soundtrack is excellent, shame the games still on the rocks…

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

I second this

[@blue_birb]

I think the creator of ultrakill chose keygen church for these tracks for the game because of the overlap between themes in the game itself; a combination of machinery and warfare with Christianity and sacredness

[@DVS-rb9wn]

nice reaction!

[@goose141]

you should check out the main ost for this game, it’s also very good

[@saxus]

Btw. next suggestion: Frostpunk - The City must survive.

[@emyoung]

love what i've heard from frostpunk!

[@IvoryMadness.]

U L T R A K I L L

[@emyoung]

y e s

[@sharkytheepic]

t h i s i s r e a l l y f u n

[@Mr_tails-_-]

Destroy !

[@Lorendrawn]

Let's say if anything that this music slightly undersells the amount of energy, chaos, and emotion that the game exudes. Caffeinated rage gamers should try.

[@RandomGuy-ci9nt]

You should do the death of gods will when you do ultrakill again

[@MD_Uzi02]

"Shinji." - Max0r

[@wheelcha1rman2]

"crank that Soulja boy."

[@MD_Uzi02]

@@wheelcha1rman2 *cranks that Soulja Boy*

[@wheelcha1rman2]

​@@MD_Uzi02 Divided by borders, united by Max0r.

[@MD_Uzi02]

@@wheelcha1rman2 Yes.

[@Anumrak]

I just love to look into your eyes and your smile while you listening to it.

[@Biscuit_guy]

If a good idea was a song it would have been this

[@trecemundos]

I recomend Vildhjarta - maastaden under vaten, fathers of Thall genre

[@teosaka5540]

I just "found" you on YT and I know that this is extremely random, but just so you know, the theme of Lady Maria that you listened to is not the full version.

[@emyoung]

That was a very old twitch vod from before this became a formal segment - I had just fought the boss in-game and just pulled up the song! With all old fromsoft reacts I listened to it right after fighting the boss, so I did hear it in full, even if it's not in the video!

[@thilinahett]

Listen to "Ashes on the fire" from attack on titan. Tis sweet

[@snipsnip8785]

what theme is this?

[@hhhhhh-zz2fw]

KEYGEN CHURCH (aka MASTER BOOT RECORD) - Tenebre Rosso Sangue It plays during the gauntlet part of P-2

[@FigAndFriends]

Please tell me you have Guilty Gear music on your radar

[@MYONC1801]

Guitar jumpscare

[@Anonymous03589]

That's an organ, and btw there is no guitar in this song

[@MYONC1801]

@@Anonymous03589 Yeah i was stupid

[@PeasantUnit]

I believe this is just a vod straight from Twitch, right? Dear lady, please either turn up the volume of the video before you upload it to KZbin or start streaming a higher volume. I've been having to take your videos from my usual 30% volume all the way up to 100% to be able to listen to everything and, sometimes, like on filthy Doom drops where I want to turn it up even further, I cannot.

[@hifty7779]

727 likes, when you see it

[@keeweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

keygen church un fratello

[@pacipathyep]

Fuckin' *_HELL_*

[@glorgozorg]

you probably get this a lot but play undertale, it has very good music

[@Radamee]

If you wanna listen to more Destiny 2 stuff, I can definitely recommend the track "Dominus Ghaul". The fight was forgettable, but the music was epic!

[@slav4335]

man why is there #doom in the tags ultrakill is so far from doom