MUSICIAN REACTS TO Azhdaha Battle Theme All Phases

[@rubyrose6198]

Childe's battle theme is a banger as well.

[@materialgurli5660]

Yup

[@jezaraen]

I cosign this suggestion

[@8breadfungus]

He should 100% listen to it omg

[@sneakysnek572]

Yessss omg it’s so good

[@nomnom41334]

The instrument there is definitely erhu, pronounced as err-hoo. It's originated in China, but it is also used in Japan, and other east asia countries, but there is a different name for it. For me, it sounds really elegant and exquisite, a really interesting decision to put in a battle theme.

[@DavidTheHooman]

RIGHT AND thank you don't know everything but I'm glad we have some awesome people that can help me out!

[@lagrangewei]

star trek enterprise use it alot as the vulcan theme.

[@talamioros]

Well it's more understandable if you consider that Azhdaha is located in Liyue, which is based aurally and visually on China--and the sound of the erhu is a quintessential part of Chinese music. It's also often used to accompany heroes and epic fights in Chinese martial arts drama OSTs etc

[@Kaltsit-]

It is very beautiful for being in a boss theme. Which makes this even more interesting.

[@Kureemy]

Listening to phase one of Azhdaha’s battle theme without the sound effects while battling him hits different tbh.

[@spreest9537]

"I feel no release, I feel no resolution" Yes, that was me fighting that boss battle, David. How relatable. Also definitely, a great brass section is a very underrated thing in orchestra. This is my second favorite song in the game so far, right after 'The Divine Damsel of Devastation'.

[@jamilleyomtown]

Man I never realized how awesome his theme is. Cause I'm always tensed when fighting him

[@a.j.ltargaryen5995]

soooooo true.

[@rowanbrown5541]

I'm a simple man, I see a score of 100+ I click

[@GalacticSnow13]

Same cus you know his reaction is gonna be good

[@vortechstg4091]

What else has he given 100+ to?

[@spicyavocado8164]

@@vortechstg4091 signora battle

[@happybirthday2078]

As a Genshin Player, when we start, the fight is so insane that you can't even focus on the music. We really have no time for that trough all the fighting, dodging and timing, but now that i'm really listening to it, it is a f*cking masterpiece. No joke i'm literally getting scared and having goosebumps and shivers down my spine listening to it.

[@mexicanopdb]

If you have Zhongli with 30k+ hp you don't have to worry 🙂

[@dian277]

just so you know, the Choir were actually singing some ancient Chinese lyrics, which has specific meanings that I don't really understand, but it's about the Boss Azhdaha and his relationship with Morax and the human in Liyue

[@reiqn5230]

Genshin Impact battle songs are gooood if you want to continue on listening to them I suggest going for childe's boss fight it's really good too! :D

[@Ok-se6tz]

The choir section used ancient Chinese literature style, which really says how ancient azhdaha is in liyue

[@BubblyTeatime]

My favorite ost from Genshin is from the Liyue Lantern Festival. It makes me cry every time I hear it lol it feels so uplifting

[@bryanmarcumacob9309]

Yeah it's very nostalgic

[@RimFaxxe]

It makes me wish that Xiao would finally smile

[@hylia8347]

i have been waiting for THISSSS edit : now all you gotta do is react to childe's phases !!! he's a playable character AND a boss in genshin !! really like his themes

[@byonty886]

i love when you react to this music! I suggest you to listen to the piece called "the divine damsel of devastation" it's practically a piece of chinese opera, sung by an opera singer professional! not a boss fight ost, but very beautyful

[@rickypedia999]

You know what this song's second half always reminds me of? The Shadow of the Colossus theme when climbing on a collosus. Edit: just checked, it is called "Revived Power" for anyone wanting to check it out.

[@triggeredpossum6752]

I recommend reacting to Childe’s battle themes!! They’re all so good

[@jul001]

yessss i love your genshin reactions so much you definitely need to do more

[@DavidTheHooman]

Thank you fam I'm realized people like it so I'm trying to put more in the mix!

[@blaze_burn]

Yu-Peng Chen his truely ascended as a composer, he is AMAZING

[@mari_val23]

Divine Damsel of devastation is also so good it gives me CHILLS n it blows the internet with many peeps talking about it um not genshin related but uhh revue starlight, Super Star Spectacle , is also a good one. i love revue starlight especially its about stage girls or should we say stage teen actress and their motivation as a stage girl n with choreography n visuals of the anime i love it (its underrated a GEM) :DDD

[@harpercoleman8707]

I think you should react to "Merry Go Round of Life," the Howl's Moving Castle OST. It's beautiful, and so if you haven't already heard it, I'd love to see you react to it.

[@suzannegabrysiak8010]

Omg yesss I love that song!💗

[@NoOne-ne2xp]

(2), I wanna see him dance 😭👏

[@krykot633]

also "merry go round" ("welcome to waterfront") from morenatsu

[@DavidTheHooman]

I love that song it is something that will stay with me forever :) Although I don't think I've heard every Ghibli Theme

[@harpercoleman8707]

Another great Studio Ghibli OST is the Spirited Away one, "Reprise." If haven't already heard it or haven't listened to the full thing, I highly recommend it!

[@Shysgalaxy]

Oh may I suggest a song from the same game,the song is called 'The Devin Damsel of Devastation' it has beautiful art and beautiful vocals aswell

[@NoOne-ne2xp]

PLEASE PLEASE DO THE RAIDEN SHOGUN BOSS BATTLE THEME, YOU WILL LOVE IT!!! I WANNA SEE YOU BOP YOUR HEAD TO THE BEAT WITH US😭✨👏

[@codid7381]

If you see this comment and want the song name, it's "The Almighty Violet Thunder"! I agree with the comment above its such a bop so pls react

[@geneva2450]

oh man this was fun to watch!! if you're doing instrumental/orchestral stuff too now, then I HAVE to recommend the Legend of Vox Machina soundtrack! My personal favorites, some that are as epic as this one, are "The Adventure Begins," "A Sign From Above," and "Blinded by the Light" followed by "Turning Tides" (I think those last two are best listened to right after each other, but are good on their own too!) but the whole soundtrack is full of total bangers so yknow.

[@geneva2450]

oh wait correction here im so sorry lmao- *Turning Tides before Blinded by the Light sdfkhsdjkhf-

[@IfYouSeeMyOldCommentsNoYouDont]

Genshin has some of the best music in a game I've ever heard. Since you're doing MiHoyo music I'd recommend Honkai Impact's soundtrack. Especially Nightglow and Rubia.

[@Alliecatastrophe]

so happy to see you listen to this!!! was just waiting for that third face to see how hard you went with it, definitely check out all of childe's phases too (also in genshin) it's very good!!

[@zm6947]

I remember when I first faced Azhdaha in-game. Oh my God, I got literal chills down my spine, it was that good. I could barely focus on battle, lmao. xD

[@ShatoraDragondore]

If your doing Battle Themes. I have to... HAVE TO ask for Cynthia from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. And Her Ancestor Volo and just his whole final battle from Pokémon Legends Arceus. The two are almost identical but with out spoilers both are vary different boss fights.

[@ReishaVanBern]

Pssst... Xiao's demo. It's pretty intense and melancholic. Also it's Erhu. The "Asian violin". I'm glad you liked Azhdaha's music! I'm usually too busy running around and fighting to think about it much, ha ha. It is epic though. Love all the music in Genshin.

[@ChuckRuck523]

If we're doing boss battle themes I highly recommend listening to Jenova Quickening(best video source is "This is NOT Jenova Quickening" yes real title) from the Final Fantasy 7 series Remake. It's such a banger

[@ilovemazapan2000]

Yay, I knew you would love this one!! Awesome reaction. I highly recommend Tartaglia’s battle theme (all phases). Also Raiden Shogun’s battle theme.

[@Xgil2Play]

I will never not get tired of watching people react to Azhdahah's theme, especially Phase 2. The concept is not unknown, but it's unique enough to spin heads. The first time I heard it, it made me question my ability to make music. I was depressed for days 🤣 It rocked my world way too much.

[@Firedogs14]

I don't know why, but whenever I listen to Azhdaha's theme, I'm always reminded to Monster Hunter...

[@kathrynkoch955]

So glad someone recommended this, Azhdaha’s battle soundtrack is AMAZING, I was so shocked by how good it was the first time I fought him, I was in a legit panic trying so hard not to die but I was still able to appreciate the soundtrack, fortunately for me, other than Zhongli being available as a trial character, I had Ganyu so she was good for range and I also had Keqing, and built really well with her being my main dps, built on physical currently, I’m thinking about changing her to half physical and half electro tho since I got a weapon that’s really good for her (lions roar) and would hate for it to go to waste since I don’t currently really have anyone to use it on either (Also hoping some of the materials will be easier to gather, cause I currently have the prototype rancor on her and at lvl 80 so I have to collect very “expensive” materials now so)

[@yourpancake652]

If you have never heard it, YOUSEEBIGGIRL/T:T from Attack on Titan is incredible and well worth a reaction

[@daysand123]

Still gotta say. Have not played the game. But the cinematic and musical pieces of genshins older sibling Honkai Impact are festering tear wells.

[@nijoza9716]

Been lingering as a subscriber but just wanted to say I love your style; musical affinity, empathetic and sometimes philosophical. Keep doing what you do.

[@a.j.ltargaryen5995]

10:14, when I was doing the same first time listening to this music while driving the car, people on the backseats turned quite nervous. Really curious why...

[@Kaltsit-]

The theme was so good that Azhdaha slapped the counter like he slaps my party around.

[@vvgirl6173]

Holy 103.7! :0 I'm so happy that this got a high score!!!

[@acrichardson1]

Phase 2 Music: OH YEAH Phase 2 Boss Fight: OH NO

[@giupondchester1273]

When you said there's so much build up but not much resolution i went "wait for it" the headbang part absolutely slap my friend

[@XeosLolicon]

i recommend their other game ost and animations they are gods tiers

[@thiagoliserre8597]

WHAT IS THIS NOTE, OMG !!!!!

[@Onjerlay]

Everyone is recommending Childe's boss theme, so I might as well recommend Childe's boss theme too (I dont remember how it sounds though but i remember it being a banger)

[@Panchouliii]

Please do the new boss theme with the Raiden Shogun (magatsu mitake narukami no mikoto)!! Since you reacted to the trailer for the Shogun before, you will hear familiar melodies from the trailer in the theme :)

[@evanhrose8503]

i know i play genshin to much when i can see the animations that always play at certain parts of the boss theme. xD

[@maryanntheconqueror]

Factoid: Lindsey Stirling did a pretty epic cover of this!! I'd recommend giving it a listen, even if just in your spare time! :>

[@deblaria9740]

please react to The Divine Damsel of Devastation, it's a song from Genshin Impact in traditional chinese opera style! It's so cool to hear, and as non-chinese person I found this style of singing very interesting and unique!

[@happyending952]

Hey I’ve been asking for a while and I was hoping if you could react to prom queen.It has a great punk rock feeling to it.And the animatic by starbois is really impressive.

[@silverite4356]

One song from a video you should listen to is "one winged angel" from Final Fantasy 7 remake

[@francesphilip8194]

Hello!! You chose my suggestion for this video! I'm back to suggest Divine Damsel of Devistation. It's so beautiful!!!!! Watch it with subs, for the lyrics! ISN'T AZDAHA'S PHASE 2 SO GOOD!!! Glad you enjoyed lol

[@rosieliriano4633]

GODS MENU STRAY KIDS PLEASE ! I would really like to see your take on kpop and rap ! It such a fun song and I love seeing everyone’s reaction to it !

[@kittygirl1807]

If you can I'll be really happy if you'll react to the song "keep the beat" from the movie Vivo, it is a really good song that I listen to all the time and I think you'll enjoy hearing it and reacting to it!

[@OrionoftheStar]

I was waiting for his reaction to the guitar part after the previous section basically just served to build tension, and he did not disappoint.

[@vincentmva4543]

This makes me want to watch you react to all versions of Ichigo's theme (Number One) from Bleach. A different vibe altogether but it's still very entertaining.

[@Taino_on_nanoko]

You should totally react to more video game music! One game I suggest is Splatoon (one or two) it's got some of my favorite music from games. My personal favorite is Maritime Memory!

[@nigelbutler1268]

[george] please do jokes on you from the birds of prey album. its a pop song with a slight sad tone. easily one of my favourites from the album.

[@sunelope9979]

I highly recommend some of Honkai Impact 3rd's vocal tracks. Nightglow, Moon Halo, Starfall, and Oaths are all really good options!

[@Potato-wr2de]

AAA THANK YOU IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!

[@DavidTheHooman]

I know it took a while lol 😂

[@willrof]

man that was the best reaction to this monster music! first time here, hope there is more genshin around!

[@thebush6379]

This music hits a rage filled memory of fighting azdaha the first few times. That's when I realized shields were insanely useful

[@Apricoffee]

So glad to see that you enjoyed this theme!!! I love this theme a lot too! 💖💖💖

[@Literally_Mal]

The enkanomyia battle theme is probably one of my favorites in the whole game, it’s sounds so elegant and has so many beautiful layers to it

[@codid7381]

Another great battle theme form this game is "The Almighty Violet Thunder". It is one of the weekly boss themes, and mixes traditional japanese instruments with dubstep. It's a banger for sure

[@conquerorofweebs1043]

They performed the final part on their last concert, you can look into that if you want, it was amazing

[@Bigfoot-ns3lv]

Please react to Childe's themes next!

[@phlox238]

i saw your other reactions to TOH lumity animatics and loved them, another lumity animatic i love is “alone together” by ellowmello i believe :] the song is great and so is the animation!

[@theuone8828]

Haha, I see Genshin Impact has once again blown David and his score out of the water.

[@CherryMK_6]

If you want something a little bit wacky to listen to, I'd highly recommend Kara kara kara no kara by Kikuo! Its a favourite vocaloid work of mine and really unlike a lot of what I listen to

[@riwen0851]

Boss musics in genshin are so good. My favourite is "symphony of boreal wind", it's an incredible orchestral piece.

[@Skye_ChanFire]

You should react to “Turn It Down” by Or3o and so many more. it’s an amazing Fan made Encanto song about Dolores. What’s even more amazing is that they got her actual voice actor to sing in it. 😁

[@Yuki_Ika7]

The cool thing about this games studio's (Hoyoverse) music team (Hoyo-mix) NEVER MISSES!!!!!

[@yoogrldude]

I’ve mentioned it before but I still think you should listen to and/or react to the opening and closing cutscenes of Gris (or even the whole soundtrack, it’s relatively short). If you can react to the intro/opening video, I highly recommend, because the game itself has gorgeous watercolor visuals. The ending cutscene makes me cry 🥺

[@shadowstalkerd3726]

An old one for some Elder Scrolls fans: Song of the Dragonborn. The game is over 10 years old but i never leave the main screen until that song is finished. I am curious to see what you think of it

[@constanzacku575]

Hopefully you listen to Childe's battle theme as well

[@jaybenjamin2404]

If you liked this, I highly recommend Two Steps From Hell. You'd probably like Emerald Princesses (which is kinda long) or All Hell That Ends Well. I personally haven't been keeping up with TSFH recently, but they have a ton of epic stuff.

[@newbie4789]

Erhu has to be the most Metal instrument out there that is not used in Metal

[@kathrynkoch955]

Ok so not related to the video as a whole but I heard a comment about music terminology, and I feel like I have to say it so yeah, I personally have a burning hatred for tremolos, I thought they’d be easy like trills, boy was I wrong, they’re so hard and as such I have a burning hatred for them, but this is for one reason in particular tho…. *I play the flute* So that’s why, note switching on woodwinds, but especially flutes because of the awkward posture and fingering position, it makes it really hard for some switches if you don’t know what you’re doing and if you’re not experienced enough to know how to get it right away, one tremolo I have is like an e natural to an a natural or something like that (I don’t have my actual sheet music on me so I can’t check) but I *despise* it so much *tremolos are going to be the “death” of me*

[@zimattack9994]

Hay man keep up the great and i have something obscure that has some of the best boss music and its from an unlikely place The skyrim mod called vigilant there are close to 49 boss/ environmental themes that are all banger but if you had to pick one go with V,S pelinal

[@spicylemons1983]

The beginning sounded like the start of a hollow knight bossfight. Also, would love a reaction to hollow knights music.

[@faeb.9618]

the fucking war flashbacks im getting from this theme after all the grinding i had to do for kazuha's talent materials...

[@geminirenegade9290]

I'd like to recommend Reflect by Gawr Gura again. I really think it's got such a great sound to it. Really not you would expect from an "Idol" at all (or a memelord like Gura is.) It's a trilingual song, so be sure to turn on captions for the meaning.

[@zarapoop6148]

8hu

[@-Offstar]

You should react to Ad Infinitium by Stupendium. It's pure sensory overload chaos that is every adhd persons nightmare suffice to say it's awesome.

[@novaflare4580]

Holt cow new record

[@bridgettelair370]

If you like majestic osts you'll love the Castle In the Sky soundtrack, my favorite of the soundtrack is The Forgotten Robot Soldier and I highly recommend it. It conveys an almost fallen pride, one that has been lost to time, yet it remains nonetheless (at least that's what I get).

[@allowinoftheattic2471]

Your doing reactions to video game music now? Cool. If you continue I suggest any Bloodborne or Terraria music, specifically the boss music. It slaps so much.

[@allowinoftheattic2471]

Ludwig's theme from Bloodborne and The Empress of Light's from terraria are some of the best from those games

[@Hi-nr1hp]

OMG PLS REACT TO XIAO CHARACTER DEMO

[@haley_jane9600]

Oooo if you like instrumentals you should react to Marcus Warner! All of his songs are beautiful but my faves are “Tokyo rain” and “Way of Honor”

[@iamhuman5026]

I think you would like DeTermination by Man on the Internet. There's beautiful vocals that are full of emotion, with a chorus going in the background.

[@Sinsystems]

Day 18: If there is a song that you must listen to, along with the accompanying animation, it has to be We are the Souls by ThePruld. If there is a song that can encompass an entire community it is that song.

[@flip-pants]

This primarily because of my hyper fixation but it'd be cool if you listened to Empire from the monster high movie boo york boo york the musical its really good

[@Greek022]

Amazing video. I have a song suggestion, Ok Go’s I won’t let you down.

[@RairoFallen]

I recommend listening to memory of the lost from the code vein game that song hits me in the feels every time I hear it

[@lelepo8843]

Hoyo-Mix has the best music for my playlists. You should also react to one of their music "Pristine Realm Trailer Theme" it's from another game called Honkai Impact 3rd but with Genshin Impact they both are from the same creator.

[@jam_med4142]

Just to be weird, (if you havent already) I'd recommened reacting to some of the My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks Songs. My personal favourites are " Let's have a battle (Of The Bands)" "Rainbow Rocks" and "Welcome to the show"

[@idajohansen9970]

Now I wanna watch Jurassic park just cus of u singing the intro loll

[@lovepurplepoodle]

David ya got to listen to the raiden shogun theme!

[@AnujSuresh0606]

Description still says "Content: x please fill it out" lol

[@flyingsun5412]

You should listen to Disney Villain medley from Thomas sanders ITS SO FREAKING AWESOME

[@lin24434]

Because u reacted to Demon Slayer 'Gurenge' by LiSA, u will definitely LOVE 'Homura' by LiSA too. It's from the demon slayer movie and the song is absolutely amazing and her voice is so perfect. Try it out I'm sure u will love it.

[@FairyTailGrey]

You know a boss theme is a freaking master piece when you deliberately try to kill the boss in the slower way possible.