Opera singer hears La Signora battle theme for the first time

[@Blackoutdmc]

No one ever expects the electric guitar in phase 2.

[@complainx3]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@Mega04105]

@@complainx3 Sí, en efecto mi señor estimado🧐🍷

[@cguralol]

The same happens with the second phase of the Azdaha theme

[@phoenix-cd1yw]

@@complainx3 En efecto mi compañero.

[@atriyakoller136]

I didn't expect it since I first heard the leaked beta version, but it's kinda nice hehe

[@altair3545]

he: "witch cauldron" signora: "who dares... call me.... A WITCH?!"

[@arifigo1006]

*while turn herself into some kind of witch demon

[@bryanmarcumacob9309]

*Cauldron where signora ash stored('

[@gattovegetariano5814]

@@arifigo1006 people call her Crimson Witch Of Flames. There Is an artifact set talking about It...

[@kith6118]

@@arifigo1006 There's a lore as to how and why she became a witch demon.

[@KarenLeung0531]

i don't dare, but i would call her a witch cuz it's literally her title

[@Sim_Pole]

"I'm an ex-opera singer turned voice actor" hoyoverse please hire Marco, i want a male singer character ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[@MarcoMeatball]

👀👀👀😩

[@thetrashtrain3774]

Theres already like 3 singers but theyre all girls so a male addition to the band would be awesome Edit: wait nvm venti exists

[@Shinky0]

@@thetrashtrain3774 Venti CN VA is a girl. Not sure bout other VAs.

[@thetrashtrain3774]

@@Shinky0 the eng va is as wwll but i just meant the character

[@Shinky0]

@@thetrashtrain3774 Ah my bad =)

[@cynerith5957]

The way I could hear signora say "you're trembling...is it the cold or just cowardice?" at the beginning 💀

[@ayalty2804]

Same.. We definitely need to touch some grass

[@zimbim7562]

midway i swear i heard “not even ashes will remain!”

[@cynerith5957]

@@zimbim7562 and "who dares call me a WITCH"

[@Woooahhhhh]

@@ayalty2804 but dendro isn't out yet

[@enju3588]

@@zimbim7562 The irony that she said that lmao

[@winter-nu5wf]

8:44 man absolutely lost it and transcended to the heavens

[@Lawkhy]

He's just like me fr

[@EiSaeko]

3:48 wow you nailed exactly who this song is about. The character that is being represented by this song has the title of “The Crimson Witch of Flames”

[@Christian-je7fj]

he totally did, I was about to write this exact fact.

[@gamergaming6604]

Angry signora noise's

[@Minoze]

Who dares call me.... A WITCH!

[@soulsolitary1248]

Also a perfect example of 'you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain'

[@felixanderhadinata]

Yea thats also the name of an artifact set in the game

[@zahkrosis666]

Dude went through 10 emotions at once jamming and loving to Phase 2.

[@ezzeldinezzat5060]

Didn't we all when we first heard that track?

[@yharnamiyhill787]

@@ezzeldinezzat5060 I forgot to refresh ZhongLi's shield because the music was so good. Lol

[@gummyfox]

i was just scrolling to ur comment when the part comes xD

[@fikrisuhaimi7546]

I love that you actually describe la signora by just listening to the piece. Keep up the good work!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Oh cool :))))) is she a temporary boss? That you could do in a specific time period before it went away?

[@scene_noire7024]

@@MarcoMeatball no, is permanent, but takes several hours reach that moment (3 weeks minimum) because there's a rank lvl requirement

[@jannakhalaf7416]

@@MarcoMeatball she’s a boss you fight in the story where spoiler alert she dies right after but after you finish that part of the story you can fight her over and over again to get some materials

[@l3ila219]

MarcoMeatball her “real” fight during the story quest took place just once but you can fight her again each week as a “memory” of that fight

[@ojay.]

@@scene_noire7024 wait what i got to her in like 5 days

[@futanahriadventures]

Oh dang, La Signora! My favorite in GI La Signora is a mysterious antagonist that lost someone important to her because of a war between gods, and started to cross a dark path in search of power, sacrificing everything else to achieve this goal, even gods. This set of phases plays out when you finally battle against her in the recent archon quests, and it just elevates to a whole new level. The author, Yu-Peng Chen, really loves to mix classic opera and orchestral music into different styles of instruments. Another one from Genshin Impact that i would recommend is Azhdaha (all phases). It’s less opera, more orchestral, but it’s really famous amongst the boss battles of the Game. Keep it up, Marco

[@MarcoMeatball]

ooooooooooooooooooo Thank you for sharing these details!!!!

[@tuongmac2263]

It was until Raiden Shogun battle theme released.

[@erinlee4595]

she's the Scarlet witch of embers. she's became that way because of her lover from Mondstadt died during cataclysm 500 years ago, she didnt know about it while she's studying in a academy in Sumeru, but when she returned to Mondstadt, thats when she knew about her lover died, she mourned for him, depressed, her fire power was unleashed from her, everything she touched turned into flame (hence the Scarlet Witch of Flames Artifact Sets) the fatui recruited her, and gave her a delusion, to supress her flame power thats where she got the Ice or cryo power. her true form is the scarlet witch of embers.

[@FrenchDinosaur]

Very common misconceptions with La Signora there. She only took the form of the "witch of embers" to "purify" the world of monsters. At first, she used her power to protect the people and slay monsters. It was the people of Mondstadt that started to call her a witch, even though she only had the best intentions for them. She hated the people of Mondstadt because of this, and honestly I understand that. She only had good intentions but the people still persecuted her for her appearance. It was not until later when she met the Fatui and the Tsarista when she truly became "evil".

[@renapundarika2135]

@@FrenchDinosaur no, I never find something in the game telling signora wanted to protect mondstadt whatsoever. She just became the crimson witch in her sorrow, slaying monsters to purify evil, because she believed that this evil was the one taking her lover. Which ended up her being called a witch by monstadt people, because who wouldn't? Someone melting herself in fire and went on a rampage, in the middle of a freaking cataclysm, I too would call her a witch.

[@Nesperimus]

You can tell in the second phase that for him, this is beyond good. He's genuinely happy this piece of music is exists.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Genuinely yes

[@CrimsonAkato]

Honestly I was having sane reactions during that part , idk when my interest and love for opera music started but every game I played if they have a music like that it's always my favorite one just love how that type of music fits boss character that want to destroy everything I there way xD so yeh

[@BasketChase98]

My absolute favorite thing they decided to do was to make all the Harbinger's boss fights have very heavy theatric opera elements since they gave the Harbingers titles based on Commedia dell'arte, one of the earliest forms of professional theatre. It just fits so nicely, it gives each boss fight the feeling of a climax in a stage play.

[@MarcoMeatball]

So true

[@dquiznoes]

More than I like hearing your analysis on the music that gets recommended to you; I love seeing your reactions to the songs that I already know but have no idea how to describe in music theory terms. The reaction to the 2nd phase electric guitar gave me the biggest smile on my face. Keep up the good work! be careful to not burn yourself out !!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Aw thank you. All genuine. And honestly, I am a pro musician but those other guys do a way better job properly analyzing and breaking things down I’m just here to share. I don’t want this to become an analyzation channel. And yes about the burn out. I can talk about game music all day, it’s actually the overly complex analyzation that tires me. Listening to music and having little tidbits fuels me. I’ve already found faster ways to edit too so honestly it’s keeping my anxiety at bay 🤣

[@lLinneo]

After his reaction I think I love the song more

[@jacka777]

Since you're a former Opera Singer, you should check out the character's Yun Jin opera singing. Albeit, she sings in Chinese and takes a lot of cultural aspects of Chinese opera performing. I think it would be awesome to see the differences and similarities Western Opera and Eastern Opera may share.

[@Janzeleus]

I was about to suggest this as well. The clip can be found by the title "Story Teaser: The Divine Damsel of Devastation" on Genshin's official KZbin account (they also have a behind the scenes video of it, which is quite interesting). The singing tone was at first surprisingly weird to my ear in the same way as tasting something completely new can be, but I love the scene. Both the song and the video are just masterfully done and it is a very emotional delivery.

[@Tensh11]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@PacifistDungeonMaster]

I second this! It'd be great to hear your impression of Chinese opera combined with Genshin's traditional/contemporary genre-fusion style

[@jenniferchaulam]

/okay but since the song is really based on the story, if you know nothing about the "Divine Damsel" it sorta ruins it

[@kori228]

it could either go well or there's nothing to comment on because it's too far out of his field

[@VillainQueen]

La Signora the boss is also called the crimson witch of flames who went berserk after her lover Sir Rotham dies. She kind of burnt herself and everyone around her after she got the news of her lovers death. So the mans voice in my opinion represent the time with her loved one where she was still a good person and the female part her as the crimson witch.

[@alicebalan]

i think she didnt burn everyone around her, she just want to burn out all the evil things and bad things in the world(she think those things lead to her lover's death) ((just my personal opinion

[@joisaita6522]

@@alicebalan not opinion that's the fact she wanted to burn away evil.. She turned against Gods kinda after joining Fatui

[@enderphox4480]

actually I think the men voice represents more the Fatui that works for her

[@joisaita6522]

@@enderphox4480 The beginning chorus and men voice everything is Jester Fatui. If you read Pale of flames lore then you'll know. And the last phase woman's opera was Signora.

[@sleeper5905]

The fact that she learned to control flames without a pyro vision is crazy

[@Rexhunterj]

3:33 "Why would the composer add in the section of reflection on the harp playing." In Genshin Impact, the character this theme is for, lost her loved one during a disaster caused by the gods of her world. One such god, Barbatos, the god of wind and freedom is a bard and loves to play music, especially the harp. She contemplates this because once she loved him like all the people of his nation did, but he was responsible for the death of her lover which has driven her to the madness of defying the gods and 'heaven'. 6:00 The theme concludes phase 1 because Signora has moved on in her life, her lover is dead and everything she lived for is gone now, her own power will kill her if she uses it and burn the world around her. The conclusion also signifies her conviction to discard the power she was using to protect herself, given to her by the Queen of the land she defected to. Now she's burning her own life force and fighting you with the full rage, sorrow and hate she has accumulated over 500 years. All that remains is the raging inferno that consumes all, even her. The pace picks up because the MC is forcing Signora into a corner, besting her incredible power that no other mortal in their world has been able to stand up to, she's desperate to win so she can accomplish her ambition of dethroning the gods, avenging her fallen lover.

[@on-line10]

tf -_-

[@Laure__Line]

The lyrics add another layer of meaning. “Vae victis” (Losers in battle be doomed) was famously pronounced by Gallic chief Brennus when he defeated Rom, slaughtered the aristocracy and added to their burden when he thought the Romans weren’t eager enough to pay him a tribute. In phase one, La Signora intends to win and despises losers. “Dies irae” are the first words of a very famous Catholic burial anthem that describes Doomsday with a passion. At this point, La Signora knows this is the end and she’s singing for her own funeral. “Vade retro” are Christ’s famous words to St. Peter (“Vade retro Satanas !” Get away from me, Satan !) when St. Peter tries to convince Him to escape instead of offering Himself as a victim to God’s wrath and dying on the cross. Christ rebukes him because this is the moment He has awaited all his mortal life, his destiny. He was born to die this way at this very moment. In the last phase, La Signora embraces her fate and chooses to die, as this moment was what she awaited all her life. The gods are coming for her after all and she will die in the confrontation.

[@behzadmirmozaffari2563]

Yeah, a free to play, Chinese gatcha game, openly mocked by many many people....and yet....its music alone is worth more than half of the games made this past decade combined!

[@tarunraina3247]

Yeah league and genshin have like the best themes ever.

[@Shijaru64]

gacha*

[@linnen_elm]

*Matcha

[@Arthera0]

Well its fair to call out predatory monetization and at the same time praise the art work put into it by the team. Gachas should be banned or at the very least be following gambling laws.

[@mangshu21]

actually most game just cannot compete with genshin music...companies like ea and ubisoft could never..japanese game studios do have a lot of gems but the western game industry has none lol

[@Schuldig]

La Signora loved to sing before she became a Harbinger. She fell in love with the knight Rostam. But she had to go away to study magic. When she returned home, she found that her home was destroyed and her love died protecting her home. She then harbored hate to the Archon who was supposed to protect their land and vowed to cleanse the world's crookedness.

[@luwuluri]

nobody asked for this, but i will give a little more in-depth background on who signora is, how i personally interpreted the different parts of the soundtrack, and why this is even more beautiful if you know about the details. SPOILER WARNING FOR ALL THE GENSHIN PLAYERS OUT THERE~ we first meet signora as a member of "the fatui". she's one of the "11 harbingers" who are kind of the leaders of that organization. they stem from a nation called snezhnaya (which is based on russia) and at the top of the fatui sits the tsaritsa - the god of that nation aka the cryo archon. until now the archons in the world have been presented as the good guys, with the tsaritsa as an exception, seeing as the fatui are currently one of the main antagonist groups of the game. so signora is overall a really big deal. phase 1 is when we fight her in her regular appearance. she uses a "cryo delusion" that gives her the power of wielding ice. delusions are imitates of "visions", which is usually what gives people the power of wielding elemental forces. they are granted by gods, when a human shows a huge amount of potential. the fatui invented these delusions as something similar to visions, with the only known difference it being, that it is WAY stronger. it's said to rival the powers of gods. so this first phase against signora is already really intense, with her wielding that cryo delusion. but just before you manage to defeat her, she hides herself in some sort of ice cocoon. once you destroy it, a cutscene starts and she starts showing her true self. this is where things get tragic. signora is originally not from snezhnaya, but from mondstadt (nation based on germany). mondstadts god is the god of freedom, and the whole atmosphere is filled with songs and joy. signora was a maiden back then, who loved to sing. she had a partner and both were very happy. one day, she left mondstadt to study at an academy in another nation. but soon everything went downhill when abyssal forces emerged and started wrecking havoc everywhere they went. when signora returned to mondstadt she found her home in chaos and her beloved dead. and their god was nowhere to be found. this caused her such a huge amount of pain, that she sacrificed herself. using the arts she had learned at the academy, she turned her blood into liquid fire and transformed into a mighty being. she laid waste to the enemies and saved mondstadt in the process. but their people did not shower her in gratitude as you would expect. they were afraid of her and called her a witch. "the crimson witch of flames" was what she was later referred to. signora left mondstadt after that. wandering aimlessly around the world. continuously burning away. until one of the fatui harbingers found her. he gave her the cryo delusion to suppress her mighty fiery powers. which is impressive in and of itself, considering the fact that most harbingers have that as their secret power, while she has it to keep her true self in reign. so in that cutscene, she embraces that power of hers once again. and the way the music differs so much from phase 1 is so.. oof. phase 1 sounds really serious and all. with a female voice in the front and male voices in the background. which you could interpret as her commanding fatui forces. it's all what you would expect from her, given what we know. but then phase 2 starts and with the e-guitar in the beginning it starts off so intense. as it should be, given the fact that she just revealed herself as the crimson witch of flames. it has been all but a theory up until this point, but they even showed the name on-screen at the end of the cutscene. so adrenalin is high, all is tense and exciting. but if you noticed.. at some point the music gets really sad. and this is my fav part. bc by embracing this part of herself, she allows all the pain that she had endured in the past back again. during the fight she sometimes screams at you "dont call me a witch!" and it's honestly heartbreaking. now, i dont know how accurate this is, but when the singer starts getting emotional (8:36 in your video), this is what the lyrics are: A life that would've been forever happy, Burning with fire and disappearing into ashes. Everything's gone, a sad empty life. I'm going to burn and give it up. My heart disappears and becomes cold-hearted. I'm drying up. I'm drying up. Hate fate. Hate fate and defeat it with this flame. Burn the "Abyss", by God's will. Defeat the enemy with this flame. Hang in there, Defeat it, End it. srsly, considering her backstory, the way the singer sings this.. it has me crying every single time. she is such a tragic character, that wanted nothing else but to live a happy life with her love. but all was taken from her. she was abandoned, betrayed, and chased away. with nothing but agony and resentment in her heart, she found a new place in the fatui. and she has been dedicated to getting revenge on the forces that have led to these events. only to get defeated by us in the end. it is so SO sad.

[@moustachenoodle]

I got goosebumps while reading this. I have the feeling that the fatuis will be the „good guys“ at the end

[@luwuluri]

@@moustachenoodle aww thank you so much! personally i believe there are no true good or bad guys in genshin, which is precisely why i love it so much. all have valid reasons for their actions, and i feel like the fatui will end up having surprisingly noble ones. once we learn more about how messed up celestia and their gods are that is

[@Sacration]

Your comment is SO on point

[@luwuluri]

@@Sacration hehe thank you

[@alexldances483]

Thank u so much for the comment, it definitely summarized a lot of the things I’ve read and heard here and there and also gave me new info and insight so now my understanding of her whole character and backstory is very well complete thank u so much. Regarding what u said about phase 1 make voice (tho I hvnt seen the lyrics so I might be completely wrong) to me it feels like an inner conversation of her dead loved ones with her. As u mentioned in phase 1 as we’re about to defeat her she hides in her cocoon before transforming into the true self of the crimson witch, the male voice perhaps signifies her remembering her lover, trying to convince and remind her of her last piece of good inside, trying to prevent her to go mental. Which is why as Marco said the harp seems to bring in some sort of “peacefulness”, becuz the male voice comes from the good memories of her past. The female and male voice interchange as if it’s a conversation / argument, which is why it gave me this interpretation. Might be completely wrong but that’s how I hear it, thnks to Marco’s comment about the men and peaceful harp :))))

[@renapundarika2135]

I love seeing professionals react to genshin musics. Thank you for sharing!

[@MarcoMeatball]

My pleasure!

[@Shiro-ii6nw]

La Signora was freaking hard for me, at one point I only had one character alive, I was too busy focusing on surviving I didn't pay attention to the soundtrack but damn it's good.

[@TheSilverHermitMage]

Her Pyro phase is a menace

[@seraby7151]

Ah yes, the floor is lava stage.

[@sureindubitably3771]

@@seraby7151 "the floor is lava stage" lmfaoo

[@DR_REDACTED]

Easy as hell one pyro defence potion and its easy.

[@Shiro-ii6nw]

@@DR_REDACTED I had the problem of leveling up my characters too fast and not having a good character against Pyro, plus not having the right equipment against the World level, so I was under equiped badly when I fought her.

[@MrVidau]

The fact that you equated Genshin music to Beethoven and such filled my heart with joy. This goes to show how much love is put into this game and just how much games are truly an art form. I love this so much.

[@MarcoMeatball]

[@imagine_it_stories6672]

Yu Peng is a genius for real!❤

[@mylji2276]

Please do more Genshin content. They have quite an amazing music department.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Definitely will be doing more soon

[@kyoya6882]

They actually have a whole separate subsidiary company for Music

[@wolfling239]

You can literally see how emotional and happy he gets when the opera kicks in. Yes good sir, i can see water in your eyes and its wonderful to see. :,) ... im crying as well

[@DrBXXI]

Signora is someone who yearns her lover and how has done some bad things, not to recover him, but to create a better world (in her opinion). "For even if I dress in pure white from head to toe, the ashes of the dead that have long left their stain on every inch of my being can never be cleansed."

[@slaywee]

9:11 lol he is happy like a little child. I love how he is enjoying the Phase 2 so much lol.

[@kiwisocks]

If you read the Latin lyrics, you find out this and at least Tartaglia's theme (Possibly the other bosses but I haven't read a translation) are written from the perspective of the boss as the protagonist.

[@SasukeTheCursed]

You are actually rather spot on in your interpretation of Phase one. La Signora as a character is actually very misleading as she is presented, while simultaneously being something mystical or legendary that you aren't made aware of until Phase 2. And yes La Signora is a villain that is responsible for many wrong doings. But yeah the composer for Genshin Impact is insanely good at his job. As a former western opera singer you might be interested in hearing The Divine Damsel of Devastation, its based on traditional Chinese Opera with the character Yunjin in this same game. I'd be interested to hear your take on it.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Good idea!!!

[@SharkyShocker]

7:49 I love when the percussion starts coming in. A reminder that this isn't just a show. It's a performance, and you're in it.

[@AndiniKissesGoodbye]

wow I never realized how pretty this piece is, I was always too busy dying

[@LBCAndrew]

First time i heard this song i nearly fell out of my chair. Never in my life have i heard metal electric guitar transition into drum and bass with opera singing. lol. amazing.

[@samyakbaniya2652]

9:11 my guy had a songgasm

[@athenat8971]

as a general trend (observed as of patch 2.7), when fatui harbingers (childe and signora) enter their second phase, the battle music seems to include electric guitars ! very interesting because it might imply that snezhnaya battle music will include battle guitars (hoping to see this theory confirmed by other appearances and fights with the other harbingers)

[@TasX]

Azdaha and shogun though. Might just be a boss battle thing

[@beckham3533]

I think its just a style of HoyoMix to have electric guitars as the second phase to build up the hype

[@erilayne260]

One thing I also observed is that within their themes, there's always the part that seems the "trickster" as what he described earlier in the video. In my understanding, that portion of the music represents their ideals as Fatui Harbingers, being that they always have ulterior motives hidden beneath their masks.

[@xLeenix]

a bit late but if anyone if interested about the lyrics of the songs: Phase #1 - "Chrysalis Suspirii" Cinis est cor meum Horrentis frigora Quod ego austeris: Dies irae, finis! Lucis, lapsus Fatua, caeca Saeva, folles Commedia dell'arte Ah... Luces glaciei! Lucis, lapsus (O tragedia o splendidae) Fatua, caeca (O fatalita o infaustae) Saeva, folles (O commedia o degli sciocchi) Luces glaciei (O comoeda glaciei) O Chrysalis Suspiria Phase #2 - "Saltatio Favillae" Igni, cinis Ex ira surget Vedis, calor In scaena salto Venu Resurgito Alluceto In dolore Illusio In hoc mundo clades indiges Votum, dolor (Vacuum, fatuus) Ex oblivione In tristitia Vae victis fortunarum Vae, ignis tinea fio Vade retro, ah vanitas Et omnia vanitas Nihilum flamma (Vae victis fortunarum) Visio (Vanitas omnia) Vindicia (A: Vanitatum sentio) (B: Sentio dolor, ah dolores) Ah senta (A: Dolores sentio) (B: Et omnia vanitas in tristitia) Vae victis fortunarum Vae, ignis tinea fio Votum, dolor (Resurgito) Vacuum, fatuus (Alluceto) Ignis sentio tragico (Dolores sentio tragico) Comoeda (Venu) (Resurgito) (Alluceto) (In dolore) (Illusio) Vedis, calor In scaena salto

[@The_FrozenFox]

Thank you so much!

[@synthesissixtyfive22]

Thanks a lot for this

[@brezzendorf]

I would love proper English translation too

[@Laure__Line]

Thank you ! I love it so much that this game makes Latin sound cool and trendy ❤

[@Laure__Line]

It does mean something in Latin, although I don’t understand every word, but the lyrics contain many famous references. « Vae victis ! » (Losers in battle be doomed) was proclaimed by Gallic chief Brennus when he defeated Rom, slaughtered the senators and added his sword to the weight on the scales because he thought the Romans were too picky in the measuring of the tribute they owed him. “Dies irae” (Dies irae, dies illa = Day of wrath, oh illustrious day) are the first words of a Catholic anthem that has been sung during burial ceremonies for about a thousand years. It describes Doomsday in a very vibrant and passionate way. You should check the gregorian anthem and the lyrics, they’re as great as La Signora’s theme. “Vade retro” is a reference to Christ’s words to St. Peter, “Vade retro Satanas !” (Get away from me, Satan !). Christ rebukes St. Peter for trying to convince Him to save his life instead of fulfilling his destiny which is to die on the cross, a moment He has awaited all his mortal life and that is his main goal on earth. So we can see how all this relates to La Signora’s story and feelings during the fight.

[@naoki5925]

The beginning of Phase 2 always gives me goosebumps. The scratching violins add a lot to what’s happening in game, also connects to her kinda disturbing lore

[@submissivekoala]

It's cool that people appreciate these often overlooked parts of the game. I myself wasn't paying attention the first time I did as I was too busy trying to stay alive because the floor is lava

[@marnixwarren4506]

Was really excited to hear you get to that second movement. It's a very unique experience. Mihoyo's composer is incredible.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Hey Marnix! Love seeing your name here. Yes!!!! It was neat!

[@dimazulfakar7466]

The composer's name is Yu Peng Chen or what the community always call him as The Music Archon

[@Purpoule_]

I love how you picked up so many details... The trickster "up to no good" (signora is part of the Fatui, untrusted by most), the witch, the "two phases" (Signora is faught in two parts - ice phase and fire phase )... Etc etc ! Pretty amazing, well done.

[@MarcoMeatball]

👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@anony_meows]

1:13 oh my god now that you mentioned "trickster", there is someone affiliated with la signora's, codenamed "jester". feels like a very subtle nod to it. now i suspect he did have a role in signora's story. dang we got some wild theories distilled from composition standpoint.

[@mariarivera1340]

Right because the harbingers are based of commedia dell’arte- a early form of professional theater originating in Italy. The Fatui members in the game are based off of said characters. We only know about 3 rn La Signora, Tartaglia (Childe) and Scaramouche. You can find hints and lore about them in some artifact sets (such as the Husk of Opulent dreams set) and some weapons and such

[@l3ila219]

Maria Rivera We actually know about 4 more than who you mentioned; Il Dottore, Pulcinella (no.5), Pierro (no.1), and Pantalone. Il Dottore is in the official Genshin manga and the others have been either mentioned by npcs or trailers/teasers. I think we’ll be seeing Dottore next since he’s from Sumeru academy originally

[@mariarivera1340]

@@l3ila219 oh yea I actually forgot that Dottore is mentioned in Childe's story quest. God my memory is horrible

[@l3ila219]

Maria Rivera it’s alright lol i actually didn’t realize Childe mentioned him till just now, i only remember him from the manga/webcomic sidenote: i don’t think Dottore will ever be playable. Every playable character is at least somewhat friends with the traveler, but Dottore is so beyond saving that the traveler probably wouldn’t wanna speak to him at all

[@anony_meows]

@@l3ila219 iirc the game already mentioned everyone except one name. Pierro, pulcinella, signora, tartaglia, scaramouche, capitano, sandrone, pantalone, dottore, arlecchino, and 1 unknown name

[@rayertempest9309]

The character La Signora is a witch, that uses fire and ice abilities in the game. This is why, the first part of the piece represents ice (the beautiful ( harp, wind instuments, high female vocals), but cold (low piano notes, precussion, men voices) snowfall, while the second phase shows the burning anger and sadness of the character, hence the more agressive tune. I hope this sheds some light on what the composer tried to present. I love people, reacting to good pieces and music and giving their unique take on what they might symbolise. Thank you, your thoughts and reaction were the most pleasant to me by now.

[@vuperJf001]

Genshin Impact has alot ALOT of amazing music and I love how they ask specific orchestra to play different region, for example: European?-themed country called Mondstat music is played by London philharmonic Orchestra, Chinese-themed country called Liyue liyuemusic is played by (I think) Shanghai philharmonic Orchestra, and Japan-themed music is played by Tokyo philharmonic. I really recommend Story Teaser: The Divine Damsel of Devastation (there is slight spoiler but you gotta watch the video & put the subtitle) it's really really awesome Chinese Opera like for real! Another music is Ode to Azhdaha + Rage beneath the Mountains (phase 1 & 2 of some boss music).

[@MarcoMeatball]

I did not know that that’s very impressive

[@whitepearlreaper]

Talking about the witch vibe... one of her lines in the battle is "Who dares call me a witch!?"

[@K1NG-R3X]

his jamming to the opera singer near the end of the song is so contagious dude wtf

[@Zecuto]

Huh, I didn't expect genshin to make it to this channel, but it's a welcome surprise. There are more interesting tracks to explore in it, and they plan on releasing another portion on KZbin/music streaming services soon, I think in around two weeks.

[@MarcoMeatball]

I’ve been heavy into nier and the from soft just because people really seem to like those (as do i) but I plan on covering literally every game ever made…I’m treating this as an extension of my voiceover job and I love all game music so we’re gonna listen to everything. Literally…. 🤣 not just stuff with singing.

[@Alliecatastrophe]

man, i teared up watching this, i've heard the track so many times, but seeing someone react to it, seeing the emotions he's going through as he listens and connects to the emotion of the song, it really made me take it in, almost for the first time, and without knowing the lore (even though i do) i could feel the power, passion, longing, lonelieness, oof it's good

[@cyco7229]

I think you'll enjoy Genshin Impact's OST, it's a cool mix of influences and ethnic instruments, it's an ongoing game and they release an entire new set of music with each main update, their composer Yu Peng Chen is very prolific. if I'm not mistaken they have a dedicated youtube channel for their OSTs called Hoyomix, check them out. Loving your channel!

[@lower_than_furries9727]

La Signora's musical theme fits her personality and tragic past almost perfectly, which is a testament to Yu Peng Chen's genius. I find her theme whimsical, mysterious, playful, sexy, but also vengeful, poignant, and elegant. I can always feel her rage and despair in her song. She is one of my favorite character in Genshinverse. Rosalyn Krushka Lohefalter deserved better. 🥲

[@isa300100]

How the hell do you get that much context about what is happening just by listening to a song? It's awesome!

[@aaron4832]

Never listened to anything from Genshin Impact before. Did not expect this. Such a cool track. Definitely agree about the comparison to FF8 Edea's theme. It's a very fantastical piece, kind of like a mischievous fairy tale. Edit: Grats on 1k, bud!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thank you! I’m so glad you caught the reference. I want to listen to ff8 stuff soon. It’s so cool. After all that’s squall in your profile pic?

[@aaron4832]

@@MarcoMeatball It is, with his iconic "You're the best looking guy here" face lmao

[@alvinvalentino5797]

@@aaron4832 yeah the no matter your opinion is on Genshin as a Game, Their Musics are amazing imo

[@ChibiOnVR]

Genshin has great music, but because it's an open world game, the story is incomplete and is being built over time. Still should try it or other tracks from it tho.

[@nighttyger3397]

When I saw “opera singer reacts” in the same title as “la Signora”, I knew I was in for a treat. This is, in my opinion, one of the single best songs in Genshin Impact (though the point can certainly be argued, with tracks like Azhdaha’s theme and the Chasm depths), and honestly my personal favorite. I’ve watched multiple people react to this track, and something that impresses me every single time is how, even without any knowledge of the game, they often pinpoint several aspects of La Signora’s character - in particular, your words about the soprano’s section really rang true. But really, what I came for was that look of pure joy on your face when the second phase kicked in, and then again when the soprano started singing. Opera is not common in game soundtracks - or any soundtracks, really. Seeing how happy you were about hearing it made me smile like a madman. I do have one question: can you understand anything that’s being sung? I did end up looking up the lyrics, and… man. The story being told here is rending.

[@oro1212]

Just wanted to say it's a pure pleasure watching your reaction, I almost see tears in your eyes in the peak moments of the singing and I almost cried myself. I actually full of the feeling in the same moments, but no one around me likes such music, so I always thought that I am overreacting, but seeing your emotion, I feel like I just shared my feelings, like a synergy or something! I feel such satisfaction after watching you! You are incredible! It also hard to beat this boss because I got distracted every time=)

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!! 🥰

[@CrazyErzy]

This is my favorite soundtrack from all the game, it's dope!!! playing the whole scene, battle and history for the first time in this part was super epic.

[@KhangNguyen-qn4bh]

Your assumption about something related to witches are spot on. Signora is also called Crimson Witch of Embers or Crimson Witch of Flames

[@jilli_bea]

I don't really notice when actually fighting her in the game but I noticed here how distinct the phase 1 vs. sounds sound that gives them different feels. What I mean is like Phase 1 she's fighting with her ice abilities/delusion, and it's very cold. The bells or other "twinkling" sounds help to give off this "wintery" "icy" vibe And then the instruments and sounds in phase 2 sound agitated and hot, fiery, much atune to the flames and heat used in the actual battle. And both elements also are in tune with her character theme and emotions. I never picked up on that before.

[@exoticTaebiased]

This soundtrack is one of the best Genshin has to offer and I love all the analysis you said about it, and honestly just the look of joy when phase 2 music started playing, so enjoyable! hope to see you react to more Genshin music !

[@MarcoMeatball]

Azdaha soon I think!

[@exoticTaebiased]

@@MarcoMeatball that's awesome! Zhongli is my favourite so having such a great theme for his story was awesome !! Looking even more forward to it! Hope you have a great day !

[@princeapoopoo5787]

Ah yes, La Signora ... the one Genshin character I'd simp for and she's a goddamn boss. What a beautiful and powerful theme!

[@TheSnowconeMachine]

Seeing the pure joy and emotion going through you when listening to this piece was almost as beautiful as the piece itself

[@peachcloudx1672]

your reactions are so genuine and i love the extra info you add too! i would love if you could react to more genshin impact tracks! I have a few susggestions---- Azhdaha's Theme (all phases), Caelestium Finale Termini, Tartaglia's Battle Theme (all phases), A Storm, A Spire and A Sanctum, Fragile Fantasy and Once Colored Memories (although they're quite short), and basically anything from Tsurumi Island and Enkanomiya (these haven't been officially released yet but they'll be releasing an official version I think sometime next month. Keep up the great work!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Great suggestions!! Thank you! I’ve barely played so that’s really helpful :)!

[@CountMonsparkle]

I love this song, especially the first part. The usage of the Glockenspiel and strings really conveys a feeling of extreme coldness, which really fits both in a literal and personal way.

[@aranellonsora5038]

i loved the passion and joy shown in ur expression and movements especially in the second phase...wonderful reaction, and thanks for the lessons

[@MarcoMeatball]

My pleasure

[@ExceedProduction]

It was wonderful to see your passion flare up from 8:30 onwards. I could truly feel how swept up you were in all the emotion and epic depth of the music.

[@medhasakre4501]

Petition to have this beautiful man voice a Fontaine character!

[@medhasakre4501]

My wish came true!

[@epsyblue7714]

@@medhasakre4501 Who does he voice?

[@medhasakre4501]

@@epsyblue7714 Dvorak, the musician from fontaine

[@epsyblue7714]

@@medhasakre4501 Oh ok. I may not have met him yet. I'm still on the Inazuma Arc.

[@Lightningstrike1220]

@@medhasakre4501 you beautiful lunatic, your wish has been granted! Miyoho is watching us.

[@thanatosmors7246]

I can feel your eargasm and hesitant to pause the music 😭 the second phase really made me cry

[@mini3mayhem]

Nicely done with the grounding part that the male opera singers have, the way I’ve always interpreted it from a musicality perspective while knowing the story behind the character is that the men represent La Signora’s dead lover who both calms her and gives her purpose to continue going on with her chosen purpose while the women represent La Signora who’s so entrenched in her rage and grief that she’s given into her hatred and seeks only revenge, giving up any parts of herself that may have not allowed her to seek revenge against the gods who took her lover away from her.

[@LumineferusAether]

fighting with signora gives me goosebumps

[@CrystalRubyMoon]

I already love the Genshin music, but hearing the analysis of professional musicians is always enlightening to listen to

[@LordMembrane]

Just came here to emphasize that brief participation by a second soprano, it send shivers down my spine into my very core.

[@sanctus9857]

Genshin Impact's soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal. Even if you do not plan to make video's out of most of the soundtrack, I implore you... please give the OST a listen in your free time. It's so good!

[@zainabsaad245]

I loved how he enjoyed phase 2 I'm obsessed with this theme ❤

[@heromedley]

you described la signora spot on crazy how her theme fit her character so well

[@melanclock]

the first movement is graceful and elegant but but for the second we see the rage and passion that was hiding all along under that facade. Also the sheer surprise and hype of the moment was amazing while playing

[@vindemiatrix1320]

I loved your reactions when the second phase came in. That is literally me every time I go to that weekly boss. I'm too strong to beat her in one minute but I want to admire the scene and music so I just stand there and vibe ndhdjd

[@bosunbill9059]

The Harp was interesting as it symbolizes La Signora/Rosalyn`s origins. She was not Snezchnayan (Russian) by birth but actually from Mondstadt (Germany) was heavily implied to be a Sister or nun to the Favonious Church. And is hundreds of years old. The Church worships the God of Freedom and Wind, Barbatos aka Venti the Bard. Venti`s flavored instrument is the Harp. However at some point she developed a talent for Fire Sorcery , and earnt the title Witch of Embers. While people feared her, she was also respected in the City of Freedom. The God Barbatos is still an active ruler back then. At this point she have a lover in the Knights of Favonius , which acts as the City`s police and army. Then, a unknown disaster happened and Rosalyn defended the city to the best of her abilities. Despite her best efforts her lover died and she can't barely control her ever increasing strength. Barbatos probably retired as ruler at this point of time and took the identity of the Bard Venti. And as the God of freedom, the aloof God probably didn't spent enough effort to interfere in this disaster. A grief stricken Rosalyn became enraged and start to see Barbatos as an absolute dead beat due to his reluctance to use his authority. And started to see the Church as weak willed. So she left Mondstadt and travelled elsewhere. Sometime in her Journey she came across the Fatui , who are the Ice KGB of the Tsarsita , the Goddess of Ice. The Tsarsita and Pierro offered her ice power to balance her volatile fire as a gesture of good will , but most importantly the Tsarsita impressed Rosalyn due to her opposite behavior to Barbatos. As an Authoritarian who is an active ruler of her nation. The Tsarsita is willing to endure scorn of the masses and other nation for the sake of her nation and people. With an organization that not just respects, and admires her for her strength. Rosalyn swore fealty to the Tsarsita and became a harbinger of the Fatui, taking on a new title as La Signora. She also became the Tsarsita`s most loyal follower next to Childe and possibly Pierro. I find La Signora interesting and a breaking of trope compared to many anime or fiction that involves Gods, Witches, and the Church. Churches and Knights are usually authoritative and usually goes on discriminative Witch Hunts. So in Genshin seeing the Favonius Church being a complete opposite of that, and the reason why the Church and Wind God earnt the Witch`s scorn was due to their lack of being authoritative is a pretty nuanced take on the concept.

[@gentlemouse102]

Really impressed that Marco's still liking comments on a video he made 4 months ago. I've been scrolling through the comments and I haven't seen a single comment that hasn't been liked by him Yet.

[@nullussum2535]

At least half of the Harbingers of Fatui are not from Snizhnaya. In Russian empire among the Russian elite there were many immigrants from Central and Western Europe.

[@thanhnguyenduc2867]

This is the reason take a beatdown on La Signora is a pure torture in the emotion to me as person,the music,the opera tell me so many thing about her and made me feel bad to take her down. Good job Yu Peng Chen,you are Archon of music for sure.

[@matcha._.000]

fun fact: Signora’s theme sounds very similar to Aquarium by Camille Saint Saëns

[@momsaccount4033]

I admit, I am just watching these videos as an excuse to listen to Genshin OST over and over, guilty as charged

[@chipperdrewski]

0:03 Just casually chucks in a clip of Nessun Dorma 👏🏻 For real though, glad the music of this game is getting attention. Yu Peng and the geniuses at HOYO-MIX are doing some really cool stuff with the music in this game. Great video! Keep ‘em coming!

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Why I love Genshin music is that it bridges the styles of music you hear in movies and games featuring electronic and rock with classical and traditional music. Your expression speaks louder than words how much you enjoyed it

[@CRS253]

And 6-7 months later, you make your own cover of this, which was awesome. Love your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@nitromiyazaki]

She has one of my favorite boss musics of all time in this game. So unique and mystifying, yet dark and unsettling.

[@UnknownUser-xs7dg]

loved the reaction on phase 2. i felt the goosebumps when I first heard this too. the interpretation with the witch thing and 'La Signora's plea' was also pretty accurate

[@PastelKidd]

Your analysis of her throughout was spot on, absolutely loving the reactions & reviews.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thank you, I’m glad you do.

[@PastelKidd]

@@MarcoMeatball You're welcome! Thank you for doing them! P.s. Really love your voice! ☺️

[@MarcoMeatball]

@@PastelKidd thank you!

[@SkyBlueMistGhost]

I just adore the emotion in your facial expressions

[@itsKayti]

I NEED to hear these pieces live in a symphony hall! The number of twists & turns in phase 2 🤯 badass + I'm living for the vocal lesson at the end 😍 You, my friend, are seriously cool 👏

[@MarcoMeatball]

Aw Buddy

[@Purpoule_]

Funny, relistening to this and your explanation about breath work at the end.. I watched the live version and the opera singer definitely does all that stuff with her upper body's posture! She's pretty amazing.

[@timeandspaceitself5415]

This makes me so unexplainably happy seeing this man appreciating Genshin's music this hard.

[@blankblank9756]

As someone who plays the game, this is definitely one of my favorite tracks. It's really awesome to see you react to the parts that blew my mind and give context to the meaning of it through a purely musical perspective. Awesome video.

[@linav2124]

One thing Hoyoverse always excels in is the music. Both Genshin and Honkai, Hoyoverse’ main games, have fantastic and really fitting music.

[@melvin3697]

Macro Meatball must be my favourite youtuber. I swear all these years nobody understood why I love video game music so much. Always loved the emotions, story and crazyness you can find in these themes. And then Marco hear just vibes to it so amazingly. I can see it in his face, he hears but also understands the music so well.

[@alextroll3400]

I want to see this song so bad at the second anniversary concert 😭🙏🏻

[@zangy3748]

Thanks for explaining a bit of the technical stuff behind opera singing since I'm always impressed by how those sounds come out of a human body.

[@MeteoBahamut]

An interesting little tidbit for you (if you didn't already know it) is, that this organisation the "Fatui" of which la Signora is a leader use the roles from la comedia dell'arte as codenames for their top level agents.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Omg Arlecchino? Scaramuccio?

[@MeteoBahamut]

@@MarcoMeatball yes exactly^^ for some they used the french names though for unknown reasons (Scaramouche as an example)

[@outlaw0987654321]

He's right about the theme of the song. It has a sort of Halloween vibe what fits la signora since she as a witch.

[@CryingAqua]

I didn't know Griffin Burns was an opera singer :O

[@Akiopai]

Thank you for your work covering these. I came here for the music and stayed for your expertise. Again, thanks

[@sylas3265]

Oh? I’m happy this popped up and I loved seeing your reaction to it haha. Gacha mechanics aside the devs behind Genshin have been taking great pains to make really good music and it’s been fun and heartwarming seeing people find a music track and then find more about the music style itself. Best example I can think of is that the new characters Yun Jin and Shenhe have a couple of quests that bump into each other with Yun Jin giving us a performance in her traditional opera style and mixed with Mihoyos music it was amazing! Especially bc Yun Jin comes from Liyue(in game representation of China) so they have a traditional Chinese opera singer as her voice actress AND she actually performed the song! She’s suddenly gained a lot of popularity from people who previously had no interest in Chinese opera both in China and abroad bc the song and moment are just so good. Sorry for the rant but seeing people band together over music is just something I love😅

[@austinkendrixfadera1705]

"Immolation... a cherished agony. Do you feel it?" ~ Signora 2022

[@terraklons]

By far, this is the best boss theme in Genshin Impact. Thank you for the video!!! 😭❤

[@MarcoMeatball]

Sure!

[@viktor5783]

Im definitely gonna write an essay or hold a presentation about genshins music next semester, because I NEED someone to listen to these masterpieces and UNDERSTAND how much I love them!

[@8koi245]

7:30 YEAH! electric guitar! 9:00 your excitement in the part that always makes me tear up!

[@Somniatica]

It's exciting seeing reviews like this as a classical singer who loves video game music. I always FREAK OUT when I hear operatic voices in VGM and no one gets how excited that makes me. EXCITED TO WATCH MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS!