Non-Gamer Hears Video Game Music for THE FIRST TIME

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Lee Anne Myslewski, joined Wolf Trap Opera in 2006, and has cultivated new partnerships and programs to uphold the company’s widespread acclaim as the country’s most venerated summer training program for emerging artists. She conceived of the Untrapped series of programming which has featured artistic partnerships with the Shakespeare Theatre, Taffety Punk, Children’s National Medical Center as well as ongoing partnerships with The Phillips Collection and the National Orchestral Institute, created the Artistic Advisor position for Chamber Music at the Barns, and has participated in the casting and programming of operatic productions for over a decade. As VP of Opera and Classical Programming, Lee Anne oversees all aspects of Wolf Trap Opera, an artist-centric program whose alumni are singing in every opera house in the nation and in the most prestigious houses in the world.
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[@WolfTrapOpera]

Thanks for inviting me to be on the podcast - this was so fun! - LAM

[@MarcoMeatball]

The queen

[@krauss025]

Madame, you were awesome!

[@Voice_of_p]

You were an interesting guest.

[@HUSK3RGAM3R]

You were great! Hope you can take a look at the many great pieces composed by Masayoshi Soken for Final Fantasy 14! There are too many pieces to count!

[@Aiscence]

Thanks! It was great!

[@drpaimon2369]

Tetris was actually developped in the Soviet Union. The Tetris theme is based on a folk song called Korobeiniki

[@sebastienpautot]

Type A is always Korobeiniki, iirc Type B is Bach or Beethoven depending on the console NES or the GB

[@Nowolf]

and korobeiniki is one of those "songs that goes faster and faster", up to the limits of your players/dancers.

[@soldat88hun]

I'm surprised he didn't know this.

[@LMMotoss]

"Oh How Full Is My Basket"

[@cycy8699]

@@Nowolfthats so neat

[@brendanrisney2449]

I love the format of this one. A journey through the history of music in video games from its early origins to modern destinations with occasional glimpses to that destination.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Yup! Trying to find themes better

[@jderekwastaken]

Absolutely love her reactions. Some of the other guests have sort of felt like keeping vg music at arm's length to me. Her imagining the setting and action accompanying the music is the main way I engage with music in general, so it was refreshing to connect with her in that way. And her pointing out "That's your part right there, Marco" made me laugh and showed she was really engaging and giving it a chance on its own merit as video game music but still respecting it.

[@someonefromcanada2668]

One of the best from this series so far!! I love Lee Anne! Open-minded, great smile and intelligent. Please, do a take 2 with her in a couple months!! :)

[@JirkaKunst]

Yes, we need her to come back.

[@Mrinsecure]

I do think the part about how video game music is siloed off is a subject worth deeper exploration, because it's had a couple of weird effects. On the one hand, video game music is often not treated seriously by professional musicians, including both more traditional classical and opera musicians as well as more modern rock/pop/rap/EDM musicians. There's still the stigma of it being essentially toys for kids, and so a lot of really great music just flies under the radar for the rest of the industry. On the other hand, that separation has allowed video game music to flourish and develop in ways that more conventional music can't, or won't. No conventional musician, for example, would consider merging choir music with heavy metal and dubstep, but Ultrakill did. The idea of a modular musical is absolutely mental, but Stray Gods pulled it off. And there are vanishingly few rock musicians that get as experimental with genre as Daisuke Ishiwatari in Guilty Gear, with Strive in particular having insane bangers like Drift, The Gravity, Mirror of the World, and Necessary Discrepancy. It would be nice if more people gave video game music the respect it deserves, but I wouldn't trade the weird little niche it's built up for anything.

[@Ghorda9]

it's the same with modern heavy metal, bands don't fit into any specific genre anymore.

[@filanfyretracker]

@@Ghorda9 I think the low returns from streaming and digital album sales have impacted that, Modern metal has mixed in things like symphonic elements and other such things that sound great in headphones but very importantly look and sound epic at the live show.

[@ItsAlekM8]

Beautifully put, my friend.

[@jtnachos16]

I don't think being more accepted by 'normie' musicians would necessarily be a bad thing. The big concern there isn't that VG music would lose the uniqueness, as that uniqueness comes from the context of trying to marry the music to the interactive experience and more personally attached emotional context(to the viewer, at any rate, compared to normal musical environs) it is attached to. The bigger worry would be VG publishers pushing for 'big names' in the normal spaces to do composition just based on the power of their name, not realizing that most of them have no clue what they are doing when it comes to actually composing, let alone for an interactive medium. THAT is where you'd lose the uniqueness, is in the form of preferring 'established' artists with a set sound, instead of what video game music currently is, where most the prolific composers within the field are either self-taught or don't really care about 'standards' to begin with. The isolation of the industry encourages internal development, and with it, the introduction of new talent and sound textures, instead of just banking on a name to carry it, the way a LOT of non-VG music does.

[@MrTeddy12397]

it's a good thing that videogame music isn't mainstream.

[@blazingmonolith4323]

Gerudo Valley is one of my top 5 all time greatest video game songs ever. Its so iconic and it never gets old. There are some amazing flamenco guitarists who have covered it and they are phenomenal.

[@HazeEmry]

I've heard it a lot but only now know it's from Zelda of all things

[@timmy3822]

It’s impossible not to jam to It, it’s always been my favourite from OOT.

[@PunishedDad]

@@HazeEmry I love this

[@Chetverikov]

As a lot of folks are probably rushing here to say, Tetris was invented by Alexey Pajitnov, a computer scientist in the Soviet Union who got into making video games as a hobby. The tune is a 19th century Russian folk song called Korobeiniki, "The Peddlers", and you can probably find a version performed by the Red Army Chorus on KZbin. It sounds authentic because it is, just rearranged in Chiptune form by Hirozu Tanaka for the Game Boy version.

[@grantzolldan]

I almost gasped when she said Wolftrap. I've been there and live literal minutes away. So proud to have a place like that so close.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Love wolf trap!!! And that giant mall 😂

[@grantzolldan]

​​​​​@@MarcoMeatballGlad to hear it! It's a wonderful area. Also, thank you so much for all you've done for video game music. Not only have you helped your viewers and video game lovers feel validated and even expanded their appreciation of games, but you've also worked to expose the hidden world of video game music to the uninitiated. I cry almost every time I watch your videos because I finally get to share this passion with a community. You've done such an incredible service to everyone and we're beyond grateful. I personally want to thank you for listening and reacting to the Lichdragon Fortissax theme (and all of the Dark Souls and Elden Ring songs). I felt that it was so underrated at the time, and it is still my favorite piece of video game music, and I was so happy to hear you talk about it so highly with endearment :)

[@MarcoMeatball]

i cannot thank you enough for this comment!@@grantzolldan

[@kris.........]

These are some great song selections. Lee Ann is always so wonderful as a guest - her reactions are always a favourite.

[@krauss025]

So awesome! You found an unexplored niche that can Take you a loooong way! Just imagine, exposing more people from the opera that have no ideea about the vgm, then working as a group to push a concert for the masses. Such a nice video again. Splendid job!

[@anotherclown6620]

Always make sure I check out these videos because not only is it super cool to see someone with next to no experience with video games "look through a different lens" and experience some of the music that I am more familiar with but I also get to learn about some series and pieces along with the person sometimes that I may not have been interested in checking out if it just had an individual video about it.

[@neliz2k]

she also has no real experience with music it seems as she doesn't recognize one of the most classical russian folk songs from the 19th century and mistakes it for bach.

[@oxenfree117]

loved her as a guest. She is so respectful and open minded. Just wondering, do you let the guests know if a piece of music is intended as a loop (e.g. Nier Automata) therefore the composition may not follow a classical structure. It's incredible that the composers are able to create pieces not only sounds amazing on their own, but also fulfills their utility within the context of the gameplay (where classical music, for the most part, only need to focus on its art).

[@nalkarauke]

Gerudo valley on an acoustic guitar played by someone who knows flamenco well is like one of the greatest pieces of music to grace ears

[@danielwoods3896]

1:14 Tetris main theme (Tetris) 4:56 Terra's theme (Final Fantasy 6) 7:39 Terra's theme orchestral version (Final Fantasy 6) 10:39 Schala's theme (Chrono Trigger) 13:27 Gerudo Valley (The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time) 15:59 Main Theme of Mortal Kombat 3 17:25 Hikari (Punishing Gray Raven) 20:16 Morrowind Theme (Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind) 22:16 SSBB Theme (Super Smash Brothers Brawl) 24:42 The Best Is Yet To Come (Metal Gear Solid) 27:49 God Shattering Star (Fire Emblem Three Houses) 30:02 Grandma (Nier Automata) 31:58 Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne) 34:42 Adrift (Stray Gods) 38:17 Astalgia of the Phantasm Live Version (Lost Ark) 41:27 Alicorn (Ace Combat 7) 44:00 Last Surprise (Persona 5) 45:32 Tenebre Rosso Sangue (Ultrakill) 47:49 Raphael's Theme (Baldur's Gate 3) 51:36 They Might As Well Be Dead (Risk of Rain 2) Very good selection overall, and congrats on getting an Atlus sponsorship!

[@tomm35]

Stray Gods, not Dogs

[@danielwoods3896]

@@tomm35 Fixed, thanks

[@hundvd_7]

If this comment wasn't here, I literally would have just left. Thanks!

[@Tyrbris]

Hero

[@danielwoods3896]

@@Tyrbris ❤

[@SuperNuGget28]

I always love this series. Its one of my favorite video series on youtube! You do such a great job of using your past connections to create something new and fresh for us all to watch. Thank you for making this amazing content!

[@3lit3gn0m3]

11:51 to 12:12 genuinely impressed how well she worded that. I'm not a musician, but feel like I knew exactly what she was saying. It may be simple terminology, but It actually helped me understand the song better.

[@DannyPotato]

This is how to do good music appraisal. The feature being used, its effect, why, and a few examples to compare and illustrate with.

[@treyatkinson7564]

Terra's theme, and all of ff6 is one of my all time favorite games. Love how it is a story not of personal journeys but the journey of a group of disparate people coming together for a greater good

[@YukonWilleh]

And that twist!

[@gratiswinter]

24:22 I really hope more people get this realisation. Thank you Marco, for your amazing work!

[@ItsAlekM8]

Lee Anne is such a vibe. I love her genuine curiosity, interest, and open-mindedness. Great guest. I know you couldn’t listen to more out of respect for her time but I do hope she’ll come back.

[@LazzyVamples]

Nice to see "Best is Yet to Come" in there. Would be cool to see some more MGS music on this channel. Did you ever react to "Heavens Divide" for example?

[@AC_AZ20]

CALLING TO THE NIGHT!!!

[@spac6779]

slight correction Marco. Tetris originated in the soviet union almost entirely, and was being passed around work computers and such until the late 80's when someone finally published it outside the iron curtain.

[@WexMajor82]

Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov created Tetris in 1985.

[@Nekomancer1983]

Didn't get a single Ruble for it, as he created it as part of his work at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow and due to his work contract, they owned everything. Took decades for him to get ownership of his own creation. @@WexMajor82

[@StormTroopaKoopa]

Correct. This video by the YT channel, "Gaming Historian" covers it (Tetris) in depth. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZe0pauBosx9eZo

[@snooks5607]

except he was right that this music commonly associated with tetris first appeared in the nintendo game. tetris versions released in ussr that Pajitnov was involved with (electronika 60 and the ibm pc versions) were character-based with no sound

[@UraseiRyuu]

Also the original name for the Tetris theme song is Korobeiniki

[@TarundiMC]

Was debating this video or the full VOD. 8 minutes in and I'm switching to the full one because I know this'll be a good one!

[@Cnith]

Great guest! Loved how much she embraced it.

[@vianneyb.8776]

I like how you included Tetris especially now, because a young boy just got the biggest achievement ever on this super old game. He actually got so far in the levels that the game broke and he technically "finished" it. Nobody before had managed to do that as a human, not even adult pros who had practiced for longer than him. This deserves to be acknowledged.

[@neliz2k]

I like how they both have no clue how the Tetris theme is actually classical music (1861), the original is korobeiniki and is based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov where he writes about a marketer (korobeiniki) falling in love with Katya who visits his market stall

[@DivineEleison]

I absolutely love the Gerudo Valley theme, It also sounds fantastic when played on Violin.

[@Breezemordus]

This was such a fun video. What a delight it was to hear you and Lee Anne go through these songs.

[@djmagichat1721]

I can actually expand on the looping nature of video game music from a programmer's perspective! Back in the Tetris days, they had to make the loops as short as they did due to hardware constraints. Audio files tend to get big really fast, so a short loop was all they could really manage realistically. As you move forward in time, the loops stay shorter but the audio quality improves drastically. Newer hardware meant they could store more data, but they couldn't make the loops longer...yet. As you keep pushing forward, starting in around the late 90s (I think?), folks were finally able to start making longer loops and adding more audio tracks to a single game while also improving audio quality. Now games can have a couple dozen full 5+ minute tracks that still loop! And that's a long overdue rant off my chest because I'm an audio nerd and a music junkie. :P

[@KronikxVirus]

I'm so happy that you played Gerudo Valley. One of my all time favs!

[@Dreznin]

Oh man, I wish you had been able to provide her with the context for Raphael's Theme - not only is he a devil, but this theme is from when you fight him and the male vocals are his actor, so he really is going full Disney villain by singing his own theme song.

[@scarletknight0]

Great guest. Always cool to see someone who is receptive to understanding different forms of media.

[@azchenon8951]

Hey She's great! Such a fun guest, I hope we see more ! Also, Marco, I am SHOCKED that you haven't listened to the music from Gris yet

[@DannyPotato]

Gris mention = big W

[@destinydynamites]

oh my god i actually love this video lol . i feel like this fits in my niche interests so well and this was really wonderfully edited, and the guest was so sweet! great video

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thank you so much!!

[@rhodridavies9426]

This was fantastic I love |classical, soul, motown, funk, rock, metal, blues, and VG music easily covers all these genres. I loved how Lee Anne was so open to experience this genre and all the wild, extravagance involved. I'm actually surprised you didn't include One Winged Angel from FF7 though! Also, I gotta shout out the music from World of Warcraft. hat stuff goes far harder than it has any right too, and really makes the world feel epic.

[@HrWisch]

My two game music moments I will always remember are: 1. Tomb Raider (the old original), entering the Citadel. The combination of the graphics / level size was amazing. 3D was new at the time and the sheer size of the level, the glowing water deep down and the atmosphere. I really felt like an adventurer who just found a giant, ancient water reservoir under the desert. Then the music kicked in (the Oboe theme) and all I remember is goosebumps. 2. Age of Conan, entering the Conall Valley. Again, the graphics were astonishing for the time. You moved through the valley with the grass moving in the wind, wolves were hunting prey in the distance. Then the valley opens up to the Cimmerian village and the full valley in all of its glory behind it when the female voice kicks in. That moment, the game had me hooked up for the next 7 years.

[@mikeb8635]

Have you ever heard the medal of honor european assault main theme? I think its literally one of the most under rated pieces in past games. Everytime i hear it it strikes nothing but pure emotion i cant put into words. Its a must for you to listen to and share!

[@TheLeftCulprit]

Agreed, it was a bit of a cult classic but the music for those games was excellent.

[@evanrichardson1655]

Sweet christ the whole tetris theme I was screaming "LINE PIECE, WHERE TF IS MY LINE PIECE" Edit: Anne is great! Love her as a guest on this series!

[@psychoDon525]

Fantastic video! I love this series, and it gives me such joy to see professionals in the music industry taking Video Game music more seriously, or at least giving it a bit more of a chance! Your guest today was absolutely, and she had such great insights too!

[@IvoryMadness.]

I'm gonna subscribe to WolfTrapOpera right now! Great video!

[@garysanders6091]

Wow Lee Anne is amazing. Great perspective on everything, and really openminded and able to see the value in the songs no matter the genre.

[@Twisted_Logic]

A major part of Morrowind's story is demigods vying for control of the still-beating heart of the dead god that created the world. I always interpreted the steady drum beat in Morrowind's theme as representing the heart so central to the game's millenia-spanning conflict

[@gabeortiz632]

I can believe you got THE vice president of Opera on. Truly Marco has made it far in his career

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

I love your selection of music in this one! You represented the diversity of video game music very well. Great video as always!

[@TheBeeseik]

It was 90% japanese music from the same studios with zero mention of Martin O'Donnell. I don't know how you can call this variety or even a good representation.

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

​@@TheBeeseikBy diversity, I meant the diversity of genres and sub genres. It's not about the composer, nationality or which country it came from. To be frank, I don't give a damn about the composer or the studio in regards with variety.

[@dieyproductions4403]

There are so many great stuff that I wish your guests would have more time, I will always be patiently waiting for Daredevil and Zero to come up and seeing people who have classically trained on them react to them for the first time is just priceless.

[@darklight437]

This is a great series, it brings me a lot of joy seeing people get to hear this really cool music for the first time and then get to offer little bits of insight or perspective. thanks for organizing and making so many of these!

[@devanand2219]

30:00 The "Grandma" track is from NieR Replicant, not Automata. There is a version of this track in Automata that is a more epic orchestral rendition to accompany a large battle.

[@grey3318]

27:10 FFX's "Hymn of the Fayth" is my absolute favorite male vocalization in video games. The devotion, the faith, and the revery are so impactfully conveyed by their voices.

[@ajaya2710]

Hey Marco, if you've never had the chance, you should check out the Opening Song for Suikoden IV, its called La Mer

[@Sargaxiist2022]

The little smirk on your face when the chior kicks into gear for Lady Maria had me laughing. Like youre sitting there watching her going "oh yeah, here it comes"

[@alexhousakos]

The TETRIS Theme is the 8bit version of the Korobeiniki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korobeiniki kzbin.info/www/bejne/q56odZaqaaeifcU sung version kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqpiY2pr86XsLs piano version

[@MarcoMeatball]

And the good news is I have a very big video on this theme coming soon

[@anothergamer4015]

The video playing during the morrowind theme is the trailer for the Elder Scrolls Online morrowind DLC FYI. Speaking of which, that game has incredible music and is now in its tenth year of service. Could we get a music reaction to celebrate? Personally, I suggest “clash of fang and flame”, “virtue, betrayal, and the true way”, the ESO Necrom main theme, and the original main theme for the game. Happy 10 year anniversary ESO!

[@masterofdoom5000]

We like Lee Anne. We need more Lee Anne!.....as long as she is willing and able~

[@lysolcoke2HD]

Fantastic video, she is such a good sport and so clearly passionate for music as a whole. For older video game music, it's also really important to remember that there was a physical limitation to how many sounds you could get out of the sound portion of the cartridge. 8 and 16 bit music is exactly that, you only had 1 or 2 bytes (equivalent to 1 to 2 of each letter typed here) worth of information to make noise with. 8 to 16 "instruments" (digital signals). It is an absolute monument to technical ability and coordination between audio and programming that these sounds still live on. I love modern video game music. It's incredible that you can record full quality studio sound and package it with a game in its entirety, lossless. It's a net positive. But there's something magical about those older soundtracks. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I truly think they tapped into something special back then. edit: I'm bad at ascii and data conversion. fixed.

[@charwyrm8702]

This is your best selection yet, in my opinion, good stuff!

[@behzadmirmozaffari2563]

The fact that I know almost all these songs and each stir within me such strong emotions tells me that I have not wasted my life playing videogames👏👏👏

[@Cafinebiased]

This was a fun watch one of the best in the series.

[@mrbastos]

every one of these videos, I fall in love with so many songs all over again. I can close my eyes and see so many memories. I also love seeing/hearing what non-gamers think of the music.

[@ame-]

Wow, I just had the time of my life watching this! She's so so lovely and feels like someone you would want as a friend!😂🌸 awesome list of music as well, every minute of this was so fun🌷

[@holysecret2]

Personally I didn't use timestamps to skip around, but primarily to reference and find out what music was currntly playing (I tend to do some things on the side and sometimes miss the specific introduction before the song starts). Also, really strong selection of music this time! Last time I only enjoyed like 1 or 2, almost every piece this week was great

[@Raika63]

She has a very fun vibe

[@alfreynope5660]

That was a great one, love the passion for music

[@GoetheMr]

I enjoy this format. Like your guest i discoverd new music each times.

[@rearth88]

Omg Austin Wintory? I love the Journey Soundtrack! Great video, this was so fun to watch!

[@Denis-pk6ld]

Loved her reactions. Just wanted to say I would love to see one of these wonderful people to listen to Viego's theme as personally it has so much depth and the piano keys are so unusual i would love to see what they would think about it.

[@maki85107]

Great video as always, just a slight correction, the version of grandma that you used, its the Nier Replicant version The nier automata version is another one that has a chorus and has a more aggressive tone

[@Joehovah]

If you do this again: "Arthas, my son" from World of Warcraft is iconic gaming music history and has operatic crossover.

[@Blazuchan]

Morrowind Theme is very special in my heart, before playing the game, I feel the goosebumps. After I beat the game, I still got the goosebumps and tears in my eye as I recall my own journey in the game, still magical to this day.

[@supposedlyiamaphilosopher587]

I would love for you to do more of these, but maybe a bit shorter, and themed to specific games or composers or types of games.

[@regemhood3651]

Im so happy you put in Astalgia of Phantasm in here

[@KangMu]

I was super surprised to see Gerudo Valley pop up! If you haven't already, you should definitely give some of the tracks from Cadence of Hyrule a listen as well - they remix a lot of the classic Legend of Zelda music into groovy rhythm game jams! (The main menu ost, Fairy Fountain, Windmill theme, and Gerudo Desert are some of my favorites!)

[@cyanide7270]

26:00 when this song came on when we got back to Shadow Moses in MGS4, i couldnt help but just stop and put the controller down. I cannot emphasize how much i love this song. Every time it takes me back to 1999, lying on my bed as a 7 year old kid excited to play a new game unlike Crash Bandicoot or Tekken, then also reminds me of the utter frustration over 4 days i had of trying to beat MG Rex, but then also that feeling of victory when i did. God times were so much better back then....

[@taterskins1033]

Love seeing Tenebre as a regular feature of these videos

[@calebritchie1069]

Love this format and this guest!

[@pembertr0n]

Oh wow, I hadn’t heard of Adrift but I’ll have to check it out, that was gorgeous.

[@yadiracamacho499]

About Terra's theme, have you ever heard the vocal version from Pray? It's called Toki no Hōrōsha. I love all the songs from that record.

[@LordMembrane]

"I would like it with an orchestra" "Well, here´s the Distant Worlds version"

[@idyotako]

It's fun to hear the older themes and stuff. I always get that nice hit of nostalgia every time I hear certain tracks. I've never played Ocarina, but even then, I'm familiar with the Geruda Valley theme. And I don't know about you, but if you don't bop your head to Tetris, you may need to check your pulse. Also... I love hearing anything Lyn!

[@theoneandonlyranch4552]

i feel like a really awesome sort of way to show far we've come with music in video games, show og tetris theme, and then give them connected (your's forever) it such an insane difference and also tetris effect as a whole blows my mind with every level

[@oKirin-]

I really like this format. Following a journey through time with the video game music. You really can't get the whole picture without hearing the whole progression, and examining some of the older, more obviously made-for-video-games selections. Especially noting how composers for NES/SNES era games had so little to work with, yet made works of art.

[@clockworkharvester2663]

She's cool as hell 🤘

[@lucidcharade12]

Nobuo Uematsu was who really got me into classical as well. It'd be interesting to see you do one of these with a composer but going from his early work to modern.

[@Aspartic]

Great guest and discussion!

[@SirCowdog]

Sorry if this is the wrong place for suggestions, but If you haven't already done it, I HIGHLY recommend taking a look at the OST for Freiren Beyond Journey's End

[@PleaseElaborate]

"2 degrees in opera performance before deciding that being on stage is not my jam" I didn't get quite that far but I still felt that. I felt that in my soul.

[@MuraCasardis]

I love hearing thoughts from people working in the fields of music like this. What a wonderful guest that LAM was! It's fun to see her reaction with the context that she's never heard a lot of modern day VGM.

[@leerobbo92]

I love that the VP of an Opera House adored MK3's techno theme 😂

[@Top_One]

I never heard that song in Mortal Kombat 3 game. Did in the movie (1995) though.

[@emeraldjaco7357]

your missing out by not hearing the Gerudo Valley remix from smash bros., that song with real crisp percussion, flute solos, and even some violin backing is incredible

[@Nr4747]

Should have included a song from Transistor, a game where the main protagonist is a singer who lost her voice. "We All Become" and "The Spine" are great, as is "Paper Boats", but the last one might not be quite as impactful without having played the game.

[@benlarkin857]

Brilliant as always. I'm just amazed you hadn't heard Gerudo Valley before. So many other Zelda gems to explore for you, in that case!

[@diosyntaxa]

Terra's/Tina's theme is one of those tracks... It just makes me teary eyed... I said it on another video, it's beautiful in the original version, but the orchestrations are just magic

[@Kodaemon]

I love how Lee Anne immediately gets it when you mention that planes are basically like gods in AC7 XD

[@mandar107]

Tera’s theme gives me chills to this day. Being able to hear it with full orchestra is mind blowing.

[@WrappedBaggage]

Would love to see one of these videos talking about the main theme for Battlefield 3 and maybe also talk about the music from Battlefield 2042 where Hildur Guðnadóttir had never been a gamer and had intentionally not listened to game soundtracks before making the music to try to make her own thing and I thinks it’s really unique.

[@ShiroKage009]

The Best is Yet to Come just puts me directly in Shadow Moses Island. Now I'm going to download MGS and play it again. Damn.

[@Jindistinct]

I'm glad you were able to share songs like God Shattering Star, SSBB theme, Lady Maria and Astalgia of the Phantasm. One of your videos that really stood out to me was your reaction to Morning Light Hymnus, your enthusiasm and passion for what you saw as modern day opera music given your background and passion for video game music was just really endearing. I hope one day you can share Morning Light Hymnus with a Baritone/Tenor singer in this series.

[@GoetheMr]

43:25 I had seen an interview on "legend" (French KZbin) of a fighter pilot narrating the experience of being somewhat like a god in the sky, and how one must remain humble to avoid going mad. (Super speed + surgical assassination)

[@jbandy5050]

"Away" and the two part Titan Lost theme from Final Fantasy 16 are also great songs.

[@azurepulse1870]

Jesus, this track selection hit home, even the ones I didn't know from before. Wonderful guest!

[@terence1432]

As soon as Nobou Uetmastu started playing...That music made me start listening to classical orchestrations.