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[@GeekMasterGames]

Don't worry about that whole "I'm not the kind of guy who focuses on the theory" thing. We're here for you, and for your unique prism in which you view music. You rock.

[@rpgeebzmusicarcade]

Thank you 😊

[@jameswoodland2719]

Yikes, it's hard to be a composer without knowing music theory. Don't get me wrong, he knows some stuff, but music theory is the framework of music, the first and last thing that comes in music development. It's hard to make a review without it.

[@DaviDesignn]

@@rpgeebzmusicarcade I hope you can do an EU friendly stream some time aswell! I didnt get to see it because it was late at night for a lot of us:)

[@michaelhand4246]

@@jameswoodland2719 anecdotal but I know several people who can compose multiple instruments and they barely know any music theory. music theory is great because it codifies and standardizes what we know from musical experience, but many people learn by ear or are surrounded by musicians their whole life and can pick up and understand which notes relate to each other and which ones are dissonant without understanding the how of it all. lots of trial and error can get a person to be able to play or write in key without understanding what the key even is.

[@jameswoodland2719]

@@michaelhand4246 do you have a song of there's I can hear? Writing and composing music is a very complex thing, which is why most only hire people who have a very strong education in music.

[@kermitthealmighty3266]

The most impressive thing about the Persona 5 OST is the fact that this was the first time the vocalist, Lyn Inaizumi, had spoken english.

[@wereboarder2009]

Wait actually? That's even more impressive.

[@Cleverconveyence]

Which is crazy because her performance of wake up get up is a fuckin wig snatcher

[@ANunes06]

@@wereboarder2009 Seconded. wtf? That's proper nuts. I still don't know the lyrics to Cruel Angel's Thesis, and I've listened to that probably a thousand times.

[@Melodymist]

Fun fact: in an attempt to name the odd combo of instruments and influences used in making the Hades OST, Darren Korb called the genre "mediterranean halloween heavy metal".

[@idnyftw]

Dark Zebekiko, best danced when drunk and really sad :)

[@Piiiiiiiiit]

A fitting descriptor really

[@createprince2093]

thanks for making great stuff!

[@senatorcthulu1815]

Not sure if anyone mentioned it when you were live, but Rivers In The Desert plays during a pivotal battle in Persona 5, and it kicks so much ass. You should check out Last Surprise, which you end up hearing thousands of times with it being the main battle theme.

[@HeavyMetalGamer78]

I Believe is another track that I've fallen in love with from the persona 5 soundtrack. All the songs that have vocals keep the vocals in the game

[@jeweledbunny3754]

Yes! Last surprise has such a groovy bass line it just kicks you right in the face!

[@metalfingers2129]

I was so dissapointed when I got Persona 5 Royal and the battle music is new when you ambush. And you ambush like 80-90% of the time. So you only hear last surprise when you don't ambush and its not a boss fight :/

[@senatorcthulu1815]

@@metalfingers2129 Last Surprise is better than Take Over, but it was nice to get something new after 125 hours of Last Surprise. It's at least better than Golden, where the new, better song, Time To Make History is only heard when you don't get an ambush, so you spend most of the game hearing the original battle again instead.

[@metalfingers2129]

@@senatorcthulu1815 Totally, but some people play Royal and its their first Persona 5 experience. I feel like they get robbed of Last Surprise a bit. Although it was cool that you can put on the different outfits and change the battle music.

[@RebDT]

Don't know if it was mentioned, but a fun fact about that bounciness you mentioned in the intro to One Winged Angel: Composer Nobuo Uematsu was inspired by the intro to Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze. You can hear how they follow a similar pattern.

[@shelbyherring92]

Purple Haze mashed with Psycho...? OWA makes so much sense now...

[@dw4421]

1:19:19 to answer your question about Japanese musicians diving deeper into genres, yes I agree that Japanese musicians are not afraid to blur genres/lines. They love to experiment with so many compositions, drawing lots of inspirations from what’s already existing, and play around with their craft.

[@Marmagon]

1:44:00 Do not use a gaming chair. They are bad for your back when you use them for long times at your desk. Use a normal office chair, they are designed for long sessions at your pc. I had multiple "gaming chairs" and they SEEM to be good at first, but none are truly made for the health of your back or posture.

[@adriftandatpeace]

You should absolutely try Journey. It would be a great primer for you to get used to modern video game controls, and it tells a very affective, emotional story without any words or text. It takes about two hours to run through start to finish, but there's no need to pay through it non stop, either. Still here from the start!

[@Marcharound]

I second this.

[@cheetored20]

Never heard of this game, what type is it?

[@Marcharound]

@@cheetored20 It’s a game where you, as you may expect, walk a journey. Most of it is walking around and seeing beautiful vistas. Despite this, it has a really good story without even having dialogue in any form. One of the stand-out features is that it connects you with random people online for co-op. The game manages to actually make you become attached to your companion even when you have no way to communicate. It’s the pinnacle of quality over quantity, as it is a great but quite short experience. The soundtrack is also top-notch, being the first video game to have its soundtrack nominated for a grammy (in the “Best Soundtrack for Visual Media” category). Overall, I’d highly recommend it, but would wait for a sale if you value length in a game. I beat it in only 2 hours, though I’ve replayed it multiple times since.

[@Unkle_Genny]

I third this!!!

[@kylewagenaar5786]

I was there for the whole thing, it was fun

[@rpgeebzmusicarcade]

Thank you so much for hingin in there :)

[@mattvillarrubia3621]

The whole hades soundtrack is insane. I think the songs with Orpheus singing are some of the most satisfying video game music experiences I’ve ever had

[@Piiiiiiiiit]

100% When he hits the high notes on “Lament of Orpheus” I swear I ascend to a new spiritual plane

[@karlvyh]

Wanting to just stop and sit in the middle of a Roguelike run to not interrupt the music is such a great and weird feeling.

[@teeman546]

Good riddance is my personal favorite on the soundtrack

[@krasmazov009]

Small note: Japanese composers seem to not really care about boundaries on musical genres. They seem to just take what they want from or even just make a new song on an genre deliberately recalling the inspiration.

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Most Asia tbh. It's seen a lot in J-music and K-music

[@avatarxs9377]

boundaries? who needs them if it sounds good

[@youknowwho9247]

You deserve a lot more subscribers. Great, great work. Sharing this with everyone for sure. :)

[@rpgeebzmusicarcade]

Thank you so much 😃

[@nachot6592]

I am sure he will get there.

[@snowden421]

This is so cool, man! I think it would be really fun to watch you play Journey on stream. It’s a pretty short game and not difficult to play (only a few hours), and it would be interesting to hear you talk about the music and atmosphere as you experience it in real time. Keep up the great work!

[@Palitato]

You can also just stop in certain places and stand there without any worry of missing something or not being quick enough, and just let the music play.

[@wmcfate]

The arranger for One-Winged Angel: Rebirth is Nishiki Yasunori (Octopath Traveler). He totally rearranged the original Uematsu Nobuo composition in Phase 1, kept the orchestral version in Phase 2 (originally arranged I think by Hamaguchi Shirō), and added the Whisper's Theme by Hamauzu Masashi into the final phase. (This last one is the short section with the gasping chorus and the sense of falling around 29:42). This track is basically both a rethinking and a remaking of the original classic.

[@elius1548]

Nishiki touched it! He’s my favorite VGM composer. I’ll def have to check it out more!

[@kobarsos82]

Dancing Mad is beyond legendary. Countless remixes exist and many orchestras have tried making their own versions of this, what an amazing piece for the music world. Thank you for this masterpiece Nobuo Uematsu. What a bonkers song to exist in this world. Can't help but marvel at this beauty.

[@Etherwinter]

I love "Rivers in the Desert" in context of the game. It's played during a boss battle which has a couple phases. During the first set, all you hear is an instrumental. And it sounds really dark, and evil and foreboding. But when you start to push back, and the boss is almost on his last legs, the vocals kick in, and the lyrics are brighter, more hopeful than the music behind it. That's when the entire tone of the song changes. It's not the boss's theme. It's yours. "A river in a dry land The last ace in a lost hand When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet Now we need it! A heartbeat for a tin man An oasis in a singed land Remind us what we're here for Creating new life! Creating rivers in the desert!"

[@DennGreenIII]

I love, love, LOVE that you explain all of these nuances that are going on in these songs. Even as a musician myself, I'm just self taught, i don't know anything about anything except for guitar. But i just love learning all these tidbits that you add about how these compositions are working together, and how you can dissect these and go over them. It's so fun to watch!

[@capnfoo]

Austin Wintory is first composer nominated for a Grammy for a game soundtrack. Journey basically lets you experience life from start to finish including relationships via anonymous random online multiplayer as well as the the rise and fall of an ancient civilization through art and music. No dialogue or text.

[@JotoheKian]

Not sure if someone has already mentioned it or not, but for Hades, it would be lovely to see reactions to either "In the Blood" or "Good riddance", the songs. Preferably both, of course! These are very emotional and vastly different to the OST featured in this video. Hades soundtrack mostly serves to naturally flow with the gameplay, setting mood and making it distinctive, but these two songs stand out on their own in their tender, melancholic beauty and I consider them both incredibly touching. I wonder how you would like them and would love to see it! And cheers for the video and your respect for music.

[@danielj6897]

Yeah, In the Blood would be a great one to check out

[@Piiiiiiiiit]

Lament of Orpheus and The Unseen Ones are also solid

[@Tainu]

The entire Persona 5 soundtrack is excellent! There are so many great funky and Jazzy songs on the album, I'd highly recommend checking it out if you get the chance! If the full soundtrack is too much to take in one go, I'd recommend listening to Wake up get up get out there (The Opening song for the game), Last Surprise, or Life will change and then taking recommendations from there :)

[@PresidentScrooge]

Music definitely saved it from being kinda mediocre game. 4 definitely wins it in characters, their development and story. Fighting system isn't too different to bother there. But 5's music was definitely one of it's best points.

[@Trecko]

One of the (many) things I love about Persona 5 is the style. It is so unique and stylist, but it doesn't overdo it. Also I just think it's fun lol.

[@dyltack5349]

@@PresidentScrooge maybe for you but most of us love Persona 5 for everything it does

[@dankolaska4277]

I love Layer Cake, such a chill jam

[@Tridant]

Please do more Hades soundtracks! The composer Darren Korb is really talented, he's the voice actor of multiple characters, composed all the music, and even sang in some of the tracks. I recommend you checking out the boos fight theme called "God of the Dead"

[@Tomamask]

yeah basically all of the songs are killer

[@ProLarrikin]

Hope to see you delve into the Hades vocal tracks too!

[@Sam-Pereira]

Looked like a really really successful first stream! I just discovered you, so I went over and followed too! You apologize too much for pausing to give your thoughts, and also for rewinding to have us hear something you heard. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR!!! Your ear is so unique and brought out such small details that I (as well as everyone in that twitch chat) had never noticed after YEARS of playing these games and hearing the music constantly. Really looking forward to more, this was an absolute delight. Thank you

[@benmagilsen919]

I loved hearing you pick apart Dancing Mad as it played, it's always been a personal favourite piece of mine due to it's sheer length and complexity. I'd strongly recommend looking into the Black Mages arrangment of it, it's a touch more condensed, but Uematsu and friends go hard in giving it a metal spin. You'd probably also enjoy their version of This is the Final Battle from Final Fantasy III. Keep up the amazing work!

[@spiritskyes]

I Was Born for This is a gorgeous song! The lyrics are all pulled from different works of history and literature around the world, all in the original languages-Latin for The Aeneid, Old English for Beowulf, Greek for The Iliad, French for Joan of Arc, and Japanese for Matsuo Basho-all about journeys (naturally) and farewells. The whole crux of the song is the French lyric, from which the song takes its title: "Do not pity me, I was born for this."

[@MrFernoid]

Caught the stream on VOD, what a great start! Hope you listen to more Hades and Persona 5 stuff, they're both very good soundtracks. I may have cheered when you chose "The Only Thing They Fear is You". And I agree, Journey would be a great game to start playing (if you were so inclined). Great stream, chat seemed very good on the whole, good luck picking mods and looking forward to the next one!

[@filipjovanovic8138]

Glad you got to hear the original Dancing Mad, but I'd say the Distant Worlds version is the definitive edition. Also has more obvious metal vibes later on, which I think you'd really like. The only thing sadly missing in that version is Kefka's laugh haha

[@HeyyItsDaleVODS]

The Distant Worlds arrangements are all killer. Almost all of them are the definitive versions imo.

[@coolyeh1017]

The FFXIV rendition is also great, what a way to make it fit in a more modern MMORPG while paying respects to the original. In fact, FFXIV when they use old tracks pays a lot of homages to the original track (Battle with the Four Fiends starts brass-heavy orchestration -> original chiptune -> more string-heavy orchestration) another remix of Battle with the Four Fiends, Forged in Crimson, goes from rock -> prog rock with a choir). The new PvP mode, crystal Conflict uses music from FFIX, Festival of the Hunt, etc.

[@filipjovanovic8138]

@@coolyeh1017 Also just the FFXIV soundtrack in general. Ultima - Orchestral Version is one of the best songs in FF and I am so excited that Sokken is doing the soundtrack for FFXVI

[@timwhitman3207]

You gotta do some more of the persona 5 soundtrack! It's a masterpiece of acid jazz and it's so varied in it's amazing compositions! I will literally watch you react to the entire soundtrack of Persona 5.

[@timlarsson]

I commented about Dancing Mad (the Final Fantasy VI one) in an earlier video of yours, I don't remember which one though. I'll repeat it here from the top of my head, and i think it's amazing: The game came in 1994, and the soundtrack is over 3 hours long. The game takes anywhere from 30 to 80 hours to play through for regular people... It even has a full on opera scene. But the fantastic thing is that the game came on a cartridge that was 2.14 megabytes big. That is literally the size of a 1 minute and 29 second MP3 at 192 kbps sample rate.

[@erikdavis1646]

Seeing a person enjoying and explaining these great works is always a good time, and your genuine enthusiasm is great. I especially enjoyed your "To Zanarkand" video. If you are taking suggestions, might I offer up some Chrono Cross music? it has a large number of great tracks, with the most famous one most likely being Scars of Time/Time's Scar.

[@mstrax0258]

Great stuff! I recommend checking out more persona 5 songs, that game is one of the best OSTs ever, so diverse but consistently good.

[@Xasmelu]

Man, if only I wasn't working that night! Really looking forward to your next stream.

[@OrangeFreeman]

If you're interested in the composing process of Mick Gordon, be sure to check out his speech at GDC. Also GeoffPlaysGuitar really mastered replicating his style and he goes in deep detail showing his process of composing.

[@hundvd_7]

Especially with something like the Argent Metal version of Dancing Mad It'd be a great follow up

[@btschaegg]

As a "branching out" idea, I'd even say it'd be great to react to (at least parts of) the GDC talk itself. Since Geebz likes his production details, and what Mick's describing is definitely not… usual :)

[@J2ojuiced95]

Great selection of music here, I’m definitely looking forward to you checking out more Persona and Final Fantasy music in the future. Both of those series are teeming with both instrumental and vocal tracks that I think you’ll really enjoy.

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

Austin Wintory’s Apotheosis and I Was Born For This are so amazing!!

[@Istar47]

I'm so glad you got to listen to some Persona 5 music there, that whole soundtrack is amazing. Overworld from Final Fantasy X would be a good one to listen to, especially since you have a metal channel as well.

[@InfiniteTangent]

Not only is it Latin, all the lyrics in One Winged Angel besides Sephiroth's name are chopped from various parts of Carmina Burana. And to clarify, Vocaloid is a program for synthesizing vocals, and also what an individual voice package and the fictional character representing it is called. Ex: 'Hatsune Miku is a vocaloid whose vocals you can compose with Vocaloid.' Think "Vocal Droid." Languages like you were referring to are called constructed languages or conlangs.

[@MarcelusCastleRain]

Amazing channel. I'm glad the gaming community is here giving you a good welcome! :) Keep the good vibes!! Oh btw! Something interesting to listen would the first album of Justice (the electro pop duo) or maybe something from I Am Setsuna the game (it is only piano but is really good).

[@thend4427]

That's the most simplified OWA orchestra I've seen and they did a good job

[@08Derrock]

Dude, you’re so awesome! Thank you for recognizing gaming as an art form. Im a full grown millennial (32) whose parents never recognized gaming beyond Tetris, it’s great seeing an older generation who knows nothing about it try to learn about it and teach us his views on his knowledge of the art in front of us. You deserve all the success you receive and some!

[@SgtWicket]

You should totally play Journey, it’s only a few hours long. Very chill and easy to play.

[@mindlessmeat4055]

Final Fantasy 6 is my favorite of the series. It is so good.

[@TheFoxInABox]

I just found you today, but I'm really excited to catch your next stream!

[@SakuragiLastname9]

1:19:25 finally someone else suggesting jet set radio future songs! Concept of love by hideki naganuma, "funky dealer" and "oldies but happies" are absolute master pieces! Please look into these you would love them

[@FatalisReigns]

Thing i love about Mick Gordon is he always finds a way to mix up his tracks so that they dont feel too repetitive or predictable. When it throws you off its just the most fun thing haha

[@Attelocin217]

What makes you great is how much you love music. Your enjoyment of whatever you listen to shines like a star in your features and you bathe in the melodies with an open eagerness that I've found deeply inspiring.

[@dariuszupan8145]

Persona 3, 4, and 5 have banger soundtracks

[@rdiddy1411]

Hades is one of the best games of all time and the soundtrack is fire!

[@Pitiponkmaster]

Dancing mad is probably one of the best piece ever written for a video games ! Uematsu is just a legend

[@zrayburton]

Thank you for taking both Jeff Buckley and FF6 seriously/giving proper analysis within basically a month. Much respect sir.

[@Drakefance5]

Oh this is a VOD I gotta go back and watch.

[@ArvidFalk]

Thanks for editing this down and also adding chapters, much appreciated.

[@alejandroguerra7561]

Thank you for uploading the stream! Couldn’t catch it live but I’ll be there next time :)

[@cryinpooper]

Awesome to see you succeeding on twitch! Just keep having fun with it, that's all we're here to see.

[@jordanmckenzie8094]

Love this channel , love your enthusiasm and the way you articulate yourself

[@ezrawyrd9275]

The Hades OST is a deep well to draw from, glad to see you checked it out on the stream!

[@Xucalfer]

Those are a awesome set of music you've just listen to! I hope to see more reactions to Persona 5, Hades, and Final Fantasy music! For Hades I hope to see your reaction on In the Blood and For Persona 5 Royal I Believe.

[@_cinimod_830]

Hi! Just stopping in to recommend a singer. Their name is “Ado” (pronounced, a-doe) song name “Ussewa” (pronounced, U-se-wa) It’s a much different song than anything I have heard at least, so I thought you might find this song/singer fun to listen to. 👍

[@ondinnonk]

So glad you did Dancing Mad!

[@Liquessen]

Oooooooo if you get an interview with Austin Wintory! Oh gosh, oh gosh, oh gosh

[@zakuguriin4521]

The final battle for FF6 is you essentially climbing this tower of macabre fusions of demons and the final villain. Essentially the villain finds these 3 statues containing three evil gods and he fuses with them and you are climbing this fleshy tower. Each time you beat a part of the tower it scrolls up and the music changes. By the time you reach the top the villain has become this demonic angel looking being with multiple wings flying above the tower.

[@t0ph]

I have listened to a lot of orchestra versions of videogame music, but there is one session that sticks out for me. It's just tremendous and they do multiple games. "Score - Videogame music with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra" I HIGHLY recommend it!

[@celadore]

I'm still blown away by how authentic the low frequency bass feels on this SNES church organ

[@TeaTabitha]

You should check out Vamo Alla Flamenco from Final Fantasy IX if you can find a soundtrack version and not ingame. Also people in Twitch chat mentioned Final Fantasy 8 and it has indeed some of the best Final Fantasy music. The rest of the music from Persona 5 is also worth checking out.

[@jgalla5549]

Dancing Mad is filled with call backs and motifs from other songs in the game's soundtrack, calling back on themes you probably haven't heard in several hours of gameplay. It's just a real ride of a song for people who spent hours beating this game, super climactic and goose-bump inducing. It's like a final culmination of everything the player has been thru, all on a charming, modest, old little console from like 1990.

[@silverhand9965]

Kefka as a whole is a stellar final fight. It's excellent musically, thematically and also gameplay wise (as challenging as he should be)

[@venom7111]

I wish i watched this live The halo song youre thinking of is Never Forget, the better version of which in my opinion is Unforgotten Memories Journey would be a great game to start with! So simple, so short but highly impactful. Austin wintory would be a great guest. He already has a podcast with a few other video game industry professionals and he loves talking about music. I think you guys hanging out would be a good fusion of minds and followers. Also you should react to more of the Hades soundtrack, it is such a unique vibe

[@MadMoparNut]

Every time I hear "I was born for this", something gets in my eyes. It will be played at my funeral.

[@artiegatsby4879]

I saw "Dancing Mad" and I said 'lol be ready to be there for like 16 minutes" and then you were like "this is 17 minutes long" and I died of giggles. Kefka is just extra like that. He really said "my theme song is gonna be 1/4th of an hour long and what are you gonna do about it? nothing. you're gonna dance mad. enjoy." and we DID. xD

[@shelbyherring92]

Which is funny because if you only ran each movement once, the song is actually only like 8 or 9 minutes.

[@Pointer243]

Really enjoyed the stream thanks!

[@rpgeebzmusicarcade]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@algomi9280]

Best games to appreciate music are, Final Fantasy series (most games), Nier: automata, Nier: Replica, Persona 5, Devil Survivor 1, Bullets per minute....... just a ton of games................................( other game that has good music but people don't talk about is...... Code Vien)

[@AssailantLF]

It's so great to see someone take in and appreciate all these classic (for me) songs for the first time and then to add interesting observations and explanations about the music from a composer's perspective. I hope you continue to enjoy your dive into all this stuff.

[@brotherofmelody]

I highly recommend playing through Journey! First of all the whole Soundtrack is fantastic! Near the end of the game, there is a moment where the gamedesign and the music elevate each other to such heights, that I broke down and cried for like an hour. Also there is a gamemechanic I won’t spoil for you but it’s so genius I couldn’t believe no one has done this before. Journey has a special place in my heart and is my go to game to show people who don’t think games are an artform. Ps: it’s kinda short and a good starting point to get into gaming, cause it don’t requires a lot of skill.

[@windy4566]

Was gonna say this too, it’s a great introduction to moving in a 3D space.

[@MrTableDesk]

As an older dude, you should check out the title theme from the NES game Solstice. It's by Tim Follin, he was like an 8-bit prog wizard.

[@SparkTheKirin]

I'd love to hear your reaction to the more 'classic' Kingdom Hearts song pieces (preferably the ones from the KH2.5 re-release), like Darkness of the Unknown or The Thirteenth Struggle. Both are top notch boss fight themes, with completely different feels to them. But like most music in Kingdom Hearts, they share a lot of melodic phrases since they're used for bosses who are allies

[@ToastedWaffles_]

You gotta check out Transistor's OST. Darren Korb is fantastic!

[@userxl41drn301]

Great breakdown and a very nice varied selection of works. I suggest trying anything from the world-renown Joe Hisaishi in the future (but particuarly his work from the animated Ghibli movies) for an example of how much minimalist piano composition can evoke strong emotion.

[@alexsakellariou]

There's a revived mmo Old School Runescape; The Developers had to create all of the 731 songs in game, as a side gig. There's a classic that most people know called: Sea Shanty 2 - love the knowledge you bring my man!

[@Simlan12345]

The orhestral Distant Worlds version of Dancing Mad is godly.

[@DiabolosVT]

Would love to see 25th anniversary legend of zelda - gerudo valley😭

[@Obligatedx9]

I’d love to see you play Journey! The game can be seen as a hero’s journey, or as a metaphor for life. The song you listened to here plays as the credits roll, and it’s a very powerful moment. Lots of people cry unexpectedly, and it’s a surprisingly cathartic moment. Just as you described it; it’s both haunting yet hopeful. It’s melancholic and euphoric at the same time. You made it. You completed the journey. If you see it as I do, that means you died. And passed on. Which is sad. But then again, the journey you had was so beautiful, so full of love and wonder and delight. Life is not about a goal. It’s about a journey.

[@heavymetalhillbillyhippiew8746]

Ya f#$&ing nailed it dude! Don't stop! 😉✌️🤘🖖

[@Dorito_Djinn]

Finally had to subscribe! Video game music was my inspiration from a young age to start playing instruments, join the school band, learn music theory, and overall changed my life for the better. It's great to see it being appreciated. I'm 28 now and still have a playlist of mostly video game music lol

[@GaGaWarhola]

A recommendation that I have, even though you have already listened to some great tracks from Final Fantasy: My favorite versions of One-Winged Angel and Dancing Mad are the versions done by a band called The Black Mages! The band members are actually made of some Final Fantasy composers, most notably Nobuo Uematsu. There's at least one video of them performing One Winged Angel live, and it's just entertaining to listen to and watch. Dancing Mad is also an awesome listen. They're basically metal versions of the tracks, which I just love! Again, not something you have to react to on your channel of course, but even just something to listen to in your free time. 😄 Sorry I didn't catch this live, hopefully I can catch another one some other time! Thank you for taking the time to upload this to KZbin, and just doing what you do! There's so much variety in video game music, and it's just nice to hear you talk about it from a perspective of an experienced composer and breaking it all down for us music normies. 😅 I hope you continue to have fun in this rabbit hole and end up getting to enjoy playing some of these games whether it be on stream or in your free time.

[@VLADPowder]

I knew I was going to miss this! I got the date wrong of course, but I'll try to pull up live, I promise !

[@HumanCapybara]

Going from the DOOM Eternal soundtrack to Journey must be the most violent musical whiplash ever LOL. Two masterpieces in their own right. The duality of man.

[@crimsongunner]

Smiling throughout the whole video. You seem like a really cool guy. I'd really recommend playing Journey as it's very pretty and not too long. Each time I've played it, it's been from start to finish in a single sitting. Having now heard a bit of Persona 5, I can't recommend 'last surprise' enough. Give it a listen.

[@SirStrangefolk]

Since you're often talking about learning about the limitations back in the day with things like 8-bit, 16-bit, etc. MIDI maybe it would be worth looking into some videos explaining how that influenced the composition? For example, I recently saw a video called "How Pokémon 8-bit music was influenced by classical music" by the channel David Bennett Piano, which went into this topic.

[@usainwult2414]

Sick stream man, love your takes! At 52:15, you mentioned the very delicate hi hat sounds from the drumming. As someone who has played through the game and listened to this very track a LOT, I had never ever noticed that before and yet you picked up on it immediately! Loved the stream and just as much that you uploaded it here! EDIT: Don't think too much of people that are unspeakably fast to point out stuff like "how do you not know this or that", there's bound to come such people even if you bring it up. I completely understand why you want to make it as obvious as possible, that you're only human like the rest of us - but people will come and go regardless. You're a very sincere and nice guy for bringing it up, and that by itself is enough!

[@PlayPodOG]

so, for future streams i think it would be smart to put together a list of songs you want to listen to for the stream, maybe a forum the fans can fill out, so it can help negate half of the chat being "can you listen to this song". just a suggestion

[@rpgeebzmusicarcade]

Thank you - will be working on that for sure.

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

sephiroth theme is absolutely amazing, the 3 versions, the one from 1997, advent children and ff7 remake are incredible pieces

[@Crystar500]

Civilization 5 and 6 have good OSTs too, I'd definitely recommend those. Civ 6 has themes that progress through the eras, from basic Ancient Era themes all the way to Atomic Era themes that are more advanced but still retain the original melody.

[@UMninja]

IV's menu music is legendary

[@metalfingers2129]

Awesome stuff man. We come here to listen to different perspectives on the music we love, and you definitely provide that. Keep doin your thing!

[@manofshulshulofman]

You gotta do more Hades tracks, might be the best OST ever in my opinion

[@aazo5]

That track from Journey is unbelievably good. Austin Wintory's music in general is phenomenal

[@joshuagodinez4271]

Saw someone mention this in the stream, but you totally should look at the attack on Titan ost, specifically warriors, Appleseed, and Barricades! If that was a stream I’d definitely make time to see it

[@skye387]

Reasons I watch music reactions..is so I can find new music to listened to and game musics are usually amazing.

[@th4tw3irdg1rl]

Oh my god I saw someone in chat mention the Jet Set Radio Future Soundtrack and YES! Teknopathic and Sweet Soul Brother are some of my favorites from that, but anything from that game is such a trip into different genres, they're all great.

[@elevown]

Hope you do the whole journey ost straight through one day - it totaly deserves it.

[@chysero8636]

I absolutely would LOVE to see you react to some more hades. If I had to suggest some tracts, it would have to be Out of Tartarus, God of the Dead, and/or No escape. If you want some vocals in the song, maybe check out Good Riddance, as well as In The Blood. Hopefully you check 'em out! See ya!