Pokémon Mystery Dungeon OST BLOWS Music Teacher's Mind | Original Sound Track Reaction

[@AuraLeafstorm]

1:24 A Grand Tale of Time and Darkness 3:53 Pokemon Exploration Team Theme 9:59 Top Menu Theme 15:15 Welcome to the World of Pokemon! 22:32 On the Beach at Dusk 27:50 Beach Cave 32:10 In the Depths of the Pit 35:04 Title Theme 39:16 Wigglytuff's Guild 43:40 Guildmaster Wigglytuff 46:08 Goodnight 54:21 Wigglytuff's Guild Remix 56:53 Drenched Bluff 1:01:57 Job Clear! 1:08:24 Treasure Town 1:12:06 Heartwarming 1:16:54 Growing Anxiety 1:21:36 Oh No! 1:26:00 Mt. Bristle 1:31:18 Boss Battle! 1:35:18 Time Gear Remix 1:39:18 The Gatekeepers 1:43:25 Outlaw! 1:45:47 I Saw Something Again... 1:48:30 Waterfall Cave 1:52:12 Kecleon's Shop 1:55:50 Team Skull 1:59:21 Spinda's Cafe 2:03:05 Ludicolo's Dance 2:03:22 Apple Woods 2:08:25 Craggy Coast 2:14:53 Cave and Side Path 2:18:06 Mt. Horn 2:22:38 Foggy Forest 2:27:54 Steam Cave 2:31:07 Upper Steam Cave 2:35:02 Amp Plains 2:38:36 Far Amp Plains 2:41:45 Monster House! 2:43:49 Rising Fear 2:46:43 Northern Desert 2:51:22 Quicksand Cave 2:55:11 Quicksand Pit 3:00:10 Crystal Cave 3:04:54 Crystal Crossing 3:07:56 At the End of the Day 3:13:23 In the Future 3:16:32 Planet's Paralysis 3:20:23 Chasm Cave 3:23:45 Dark Hill 3:28:52 Sealed Ruin 3:32:46 Sealed Ruin Pit 3:35:29 Dusk Forest 3:38:38 Deep Dusk Forest 3:41:48 The Power of Darkness 3:48:09 Treeshroud Forest 3:52:25 Brine Cave 3:57:42 Lower Brine Cave 4:03:22 Hidden Land 4:08:35 Hidden Highland 4:13:04 Battle Against Dusknoir 4:17:46 Time Gear 4:23:25 Through the Sea of Time 4:28:16 In the Hands of Fate 4:29:58 Temporal Tower 4:34:27 Temporal Spire 4:38:47 Temporal Pinnacle 4:41:59 Down a Dark Path 4:45:18 Dialga's Fight to the Finish! 4:49:56 Time Restored 4:53:45 Don't Ever Forget... 4:56:17 Have to Get Home 4:56:55 Farther Away... 4:58:38 A Wish For Peace 5:03:16 Memories Returned 5:09:32 Ending Theme Intro 5:10:17 Ending Theme 5:13:44 Epilogue Theme 5:16:54 Mystifying Forest 5:19:33 Do Your Best, as Always! 5:22:51 Shaymin Village 5:27:52 Sky Peak Forest 5:30:30 Sky Peak Cave 5:32:34 Sky Peak Prairie 5:37:04 Sky Peak Coast 5:40:01 Sky Peak Snowfield 5:44:16 Sky Peak Final Pass 5:49:25 Blizzard Island Rescue Team Medley 5:58:18 Surrounded Sea 6:01:26 Miracle Sea 6:03:50 Aegis Cave 6:06:52 Defy the Legends 6:10:44 Concealed Ruins 6:14:43 Mt. Travail 6:18:17 In the Nightmare 6:20:40 Palkia's Onslaught! 6:24:05 Dark Crater 6:27:54 Deep Dark Crater 6:30:10 Random Dungeon Theme 1 6:33:43 Random Dungeon Theme 2 6:37:14 Random Dungeon Theme 3 6:41:34 Marowak's Dojo 6:44:27 Pelipper Island 6:45:39 Marowak's Dojo (second parse) 6:48:09 Sympathy 6:51:36 Beyond the Dream 6:54:27 Air of Unease 6:56:32 Star Cave 6:59:54 Deep Star Cave 7:02:52 One For All, All For One! 7:05:21 Murky Forest 7:07:38 A Fun Exploration 7:10:50 Fortune Ravine 7:13:59 Fortune Ravine Depths 7:17:01 It Can't Be... 7:20:10 Defend Globe 7:24:02 Defend Globe (Ending) 7:27:21 Spring Cave 7:30:17 Lower Spring Cave 7:33:52 Spring Cave Depths 7:39:01 Here Comes Team Charm! 7:39:09 Southern Jungle 7:40:33 Boulder Quarry 7:44:13 Illusion Stone Chamber 7:47:46 Limestone Cavern 7:50:01 Deep Limestone Cavern 7:52:30 Team Charm's Theme 7:56:03 For a New Life 7:59:47 Barren Valley 8:03:09 Dark Wasteland 8:07:07 Spacial Cliffs 8:10:29 Dark Ice Mountain 8:13:04 Living Spirit 8:16:37 Icicle Forest 8:19:50 Proud Accomplishment 8:24:55 Vast Ice Mountain 8:27:26 Vast Ice Mountain Peak 8:29:59 In the Morning Sun 8:33:25 A New World 8:37:09 It's Not a Miracle 8:39:05 Thoughts for Friends 8:39:51 A Message on the Wind 8:40:42 Life Goes On! (Ending)

[@ericeasley7633]

o7

[@ElChicoBush]

I love you unknown person

[@shellythebutler]

Truly a savior, this soundtrack is way too big without timestamps lel

[@thepintglassguy1518]

Legend

[@MechanicalPasta]

וו פ😊😊ץ

[@rotciv557]

You saying that Dialga's Fight To The Finish isn't very threatening as a final boss thing is actually very on point, because while Dialga is the final boss of the first campaign and an incredibly daunting battle both in terms of story and in gameplay, he is explicitly not an enemy: he is just as much a victim of the events of the game and quite literally going insane in the process, and the goal of the fight is ultimately not to defeat him, but to save him, and everyone else too. The hopeful and heroic yet also poignant and almost melancholic theme of the song reference that since you are essentially forced to fight an innocent person, but they are the last hurdle to jump over in order to save everyone including them. Just gotta struggle a bit more.

[@thebigdeitz2535]

I love the melancholy feel of the song especially because you fight knowing that if you succeed, you will cease to exist. The music perfectly describes the situation you’re in which is something I can say for most of the soundtrack

[@vivvy_0]

also knowing your fate when you defeat dialga makes it more harrowing

[@egan452]

It's also just got a lot of weight to the stakes, the important factor of the fight isn't that it's dangerous and menacing, but that it's very dire, everything rests on it and so there's a sense of resolve, of steeling yourself for one last hurrah, into the fray

[@aaronlopez5163]

I only knew about explorers of sky for a month snd just finished playing it but i feel like i’ve always played the game my entire life even though i have only finished it once. Racing against time itself really does change you as a person.

[@pratikgaikwad7472]

Palkia on the other hand, just breaks into your house and takes you to Brazil.

[@cs82271]

This game made hundreds of thousands of children cry. I grew up with Red Rescue Team, but I got around to Explorers of Sky when I was 20 and yeah, still cried. Like, this game seriously effected me.

[@asgardianprotector6917]

me included

[@jellycore1316]

Same here, my god, ahhh ;w; And many adults, too, I'm sure! PMD still makes me cry whenever I reach parts like the finales ;W; I love PMD

[@The_Blazelighter]

It's an experience you don't ever forget

[@ma.2089]

Games like this and persona 3, where you’re living in some sort of living quarters for many days, always get me. These types of immersive games are really good at making you feel like you’ve got a home so when things go wrong or things change, you really feel it

[@Dave_Chrome]

I grew up with Red Rescue Team, am still 20 right now... maybe I should pick up Explorers of Sky

[@zombor8249]

4:54:03 the moment where thousands of children's hearts were broken back then haha, still makes me tear up

[@VelvetAura]

Same here

[@emileebrooke1552]

Tearing up just listening to it now at almost 20 years old

[@spookskeley]

Who doesnt tear up?

[@cuck1ngfunt]

@@emileebrooke1552 23 years old, that ending still gets me.

[@strix3688]

I'm 22... and still cry inside for this...

[@rotciv557]

Time Gear is essentially the "main song" of the first campaign, so you can tell which songs played over very important cutscenes or battles if you hear it's leitmotif playing in said song.

[@vossboss220]

i think the term you are looking for is leit motif, its melody is used in many songs

[@rotciv557]

@vigorthesloth890 eh friend? I already used the term leitmotif in my comment...

[@vossboss220]

@@rotciv557 shhhhh... I'm retarded forget you even saw me

[@player1angel567]

The Time Gear leitmotif is literally EVERYWHERE in the last part of the game, I love it

[@heldon7951]

2:49:25 for some reason I've never heard anyone else mention this, but I believe that the reason the song slows down here is to nod to the fact that (slight spoilers) there is actually a time gear at Northern Desert. At this point in the game, the members of the guild are trying to find the locations of the time gears. The protagonists don't know it yet, but they've come so very close in finding one of them, and this is a hint at that fact. Nowhere else in the game does the music slow down in this manner, it's awesome

[@heldon7951]

Ohhh it also plays at 4:50:55 in Time Restored

[@sugasnaps]

Wow! I've played this game many times and listened to the ost even more, and I never picked up on this! Aside from it being a cool nod to that fact, the slowed down part also just sounds cool as hell. Northern Desert is one of my favorite tracks in part because of it

[@gbach919]

I love that part of the song where it slows down, but I never put two and two together that it could be a story nod. That's so cool!

[@Hadaron]

8:05:08 - There’s actually a great reason for this, even in a narrative sense! About 30 minutes after this in-game, a character ends up saying something to the effect of “I felt a moment when we were together, when your distrust of me started to disappear”. It’s pretty clever musical foreshadowing.

[@Hadaron]

Actually, now that I think of it, it’s probably closer to an hour or two later, all depending on how well you can play.

[@xyro3633]

The Mystery Dungeon series really was lightning caught in a bottle

[@sabliath9148]

Let hope they do more remakes in the future, like they did with PMD Rescue Team DX.

[@TheAbsol7448]

​@@sabliath9148That and new games. I'd love to see a new game with a highly stylized art style. How could would it be if we get a fully flat 2D game with hand drawn art that looks just like the Indigo League anime series? An art direction like that would even give them an excuse to make fully animated cutscenes.

[@reishinsama]

You're completely nuts but MAD respect for having done the ENTIRE soundtrack. This game's really a gem and I recommend playing it !

[@Ikcatcher]

My man is about to experience some real bangers

[@jerrygoodman1943]

Dialga's fight to rhe finish will always be the best final boss theme in Pokemon history. It invokes every emotion u feel when fighting.

[@endernightblade1958]

amazing as it is, i wouldn’t say fight to the finish is entirely uncontested. Dark Matter 2, PLA vs Giratina, and the SV final boss track all rank pretty close to it on my personal list, heck DM2 i would say eclipses it, though that may be my own bias showing. point being: i think it’s actually surprisingly close.

[@KogasaTatara514]

​@@endernightblade1958yeah, I agree. Not to downplay the theme at all, but I do believe Dialga's Fight to the Finish is just a bit overrated. Again, just so nobody thinks I'm hating on it, it is still absolutely amazing- I just think its place at #1 isn't as absolutely untouchable as many people think. It's still opinion-based, but.. I do believe Dark Matter's second phase is better.

[@themustardman219]

⁠​⁠@@KogasaTatara514dark matter phase 2 sounds amazing, much better than fight to the finish, partly by way of the better sound quality, but fight to the finish is uncontested in terms of the emotional quality, and the same can be said for the game itself, as far as most people say

[@Zoroarrkk]

@@endernightblade1958 DM2 has a slight nod to DFTTF as well, I think it's around 13 seconds IIRC. But yeah, all the above you listed are amazing. I think DFTTF trumps most because of how iconic and nostalgic it is.

[@Slays_Media]

This game was SICK. Even if you aren't much of a Pokémon fan, this one is a great dungeon-crawling rpg. If you are already a Pokémon fan, it's a much better experience. This time period of 2007-2010 was arguably when the IP was at its best.

[@zxylo786]

It was the peak on so many great things in videogames

[@stryfe7467]

This showed up on my algorithm. I'm glad you reacted to PMD2's OST - I sincerely believe it has some of the best music the franchise has to offer. The wide grin and looks of amazement on your face tells me that you thought the same.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thanks for stopping by and for leaving a comment!

[@stryfe7467]

@MusicTheoryforGamers You've got a new subscriber too. I thoroughly enjoy music, as it can help send a message, even without any lyrics.

[@wyattmcgahey3035]

I really love this game's use of leitmotifs to connect recurring themes and ideas.

[@reaperofthings]

1:49:02 I wouldn’t be surprised if it would be more accurate to say that the Temmie area sounds like Waterfall Cave. Mystery Dungeon Explorers first released in 2007, 8 years before Undertale did in 2015

[@ThelxoxlGirls]

I, along with other people, asked for this a little while ago, and tbh I didn't actually think you'd listen to it, but I'm supper happy you did!

[@starffruit]

i think about this OST and this game (explorers of sky specifically) so often. it impacted me so deeply as a child and i'm so thankful to still have my physical copy today. i'm so happy to see your reactions to its marvelous soundtrack!

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

PMD composers really pulled all the stops in making the leitmotifs sounds amazing with every musical context imaginable.

[@weeirrdcat]

That soundtrack wasn't lying, those dungeons are mysterious!

[@seanoodles7008]

Not sure if it was mentioned, but the sound of the clock ticking / rewinding in temporal spire, and the clock rewinding in vast ice mountain peak just shows how much love and care was put into this soundtrack and making it truly complement the masterpiece of a story that the game had

[@Chidi38]

Thank you for listening to this wonderful games OST, this game as such a special place in my heart. Its my favorite game of all time and the music pieces just pull on my emotions. Glad you enjoyed them!

[@hayleeh18]

Why did I have to discover your channel AFTER this stream? This OST is one of my favorite, if not actually my favorite, soundtracks in all of gaming. There’s so much variety but also plenty of underlying tones to connect the story and give a mysterious element to it all. The dungeon themes fit each location so well, the calmer songs around the main hubs are so upbeat and nostalgic. The boss fight themes are intense in the right places but tone down when it’s thematically appropriate. Add in the variety of instruments they pulled on to create the soundtrack and it never feels repetitive when it shouldn’t. The leitmotifs that tie everything together (there’s a really cool music analysis video on them, it talks about the three primary motifs in the soundtrack and why they appear where they do story wise) are also spectacular and evoke all the right vibes. It’s all just so good!

[@hayleeh18]

Notes as I’m watching through (editing to add on as I go): I LOVE that you were immediately vibing with the Amp Plains theme. I think it’s one of the best dungeon themes in the game, and one I listen to on its own more often than almost any other in the soundtrack. Also 2:40:52 “a musical zipper” is exactly how I’d describe that sound lol 3:23:03 it takes that wild turn along with the story! Your chat told you some, but essentially you’re betrayed by someone you thought you could trust, dragged into the future that you thought you saved by helping the one who betrayed you and realizing you did not succeed in saving the world, and your betrayer trying his best to KILL you at every opportunity for trying to save the world. It’s an intense flip from the fairly mystical and happy story, and it’s a darn good one. All the expression changes throughout the Hidden Land, reacting to all the musical changes throughout it. It’s such a beautiful song Literally every guitar add in, but ESPECIALLY the one in Temporal Tower. The March and “hi neighbor!” during Do Your Best, as Always is exactly how I feel listening to that song 😂 Aegis Cave is a _nightmare_ of a dungeon but the theme is so groovy, I’m glad it got that instant vibe from you

[@theillusionist1494]

18:26 Let me tell you, hearing the leitmotif on its own as it appears in Dialga's Fight to the Finish despite only being three tracks in was simultaneously a wholesome, heart-warming moment and a jumpscare

[@ShuisChair]

I'm glad someone else commented on this! I was shocked hearing it less than 20 minutes into an 8 hour video. I was expecting to wait at least several hours.

[@infiniteoctopaw]

It's a haunting testament to how godly the soundtrack is. I literally said outloud: "Oh my god! He did the thing!"

[@thepintglassguy1518]

So pumped for this. All the crazy/unusual time signatures and the leitmotifs really made me fall in love with the OST

[@TehFoamy]

I love the tick-tock in Temporal Spire, signifying that time is quite literally running out. As we transition into the next section, we begin winding the clock in a desperate attempt to squeeze out another minute, another second, anything to delay the impending temporal collapse. Then as we get into the final section, we're having to wind the clock constantly just to keep up, each wind being just a little less effective than the last, as we creep inexorably closer to the end of time itself.

[@Rubberman202]

Boy, this sure brings back memories... It makes me want to dig up my copies of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Explorers of Darkness and play them again; those games really hit you hard in the feels. Speaking of hard-hitting, do you think you could put this Super Thanks to reacting to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars' OST? I figured with the remake coming up, maybe Dan should give that a listen and see what he's in for with the remake!

[@connordarvall8482]

This made me realise just how much I crave a PMD prog rock album.

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Yeah, some of the tracks are pretty prog. And always something around 1 minute long! Very hard to do such interesting pieces in such little time

[@TRISCORE]

been remix pmd music for almost 10 years, there is so much love and structure in these tracks. simplistic but yet powerful especially for orchestration

[@fed3758]

This stream was a joyride down memory lane, thank you. It really is nice to listen to the music with another

[@heldon7951]

Lord, watching you listen to the Special Episode 5 soundtrack (For a New Life and onward) was such a treat. I believe that this section and of course the rest of the game, have some of the best video game music that will ever be composed, ESPECIALLY taking the context into account. There are motifs here taken from the rest of the game up until this point, hell even motifs from the previous PMD games. I'm always overwhelmed with emotion when someone gets to experience it for the first time, I may have shed multiple tears lol. Thank you for your insight and taking time to talk about my favorite game! I hope you can listen to PMD Rescue Team some day, as there is a lot of musical overlap there, also considering that Arata Iiyoshi composes for this game and that game. Thank you!

[@Damariobros]

43:40 Guildmaster Wigglytuff acts to subvert the expectation of an imposing, very serious leader that gets set up before you first meet him. He is absolutely competent to lead, is wicked strong, and very smart, and he's head of the guild, but he has a childlike quality in the way he acts and carries himself and speaks! So much so, that when ever since I was a kid, I can't think of him as having any voice but like that of a hyperactive child, a very high voice full of energy! 😆 So much fun!

[@crow6083]

NO WAY!!! i’m so excited i’ve been waiting for this one!

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

YES WAY

[@ReijiNRen]

The horn sound in Amp Plains and Far Amp Plains is meant to mimic the lightning in the area.

[@heldon7951]

Ohhh good point, I've never considered that

[@samuelecallegari6117]

Well yes I think that more generally they went for a synth sound which is naturally related to electricity

[@simonriley4373]

So glad that the KZbin algorithm blessed my feed with this video. This was such a blast to watch as I grew up playing this game and the music is incredible. Your insights are SO intriguing and seeing someone that knows a lot about music react to this soundtrack is just the affirmation I needed that makes me love this OST even more. You sir have made my whole month and maybe even my year with this, thank you!!

[@londonripton2037]

1:04:31 I never noticed just how, as you said, nuanced and complex the chords in this song were until hearing you play them here. Where it's the rhythm or the chords themselves, it feels akin to pop music from the 60s

[@pixeldoom9298]

God I'm loving all of the improv moments you're adding to the OST. Keep it up, man! Each time I tune into a stream, the more entretaining and insightful it is.

[@jellycore1316]

YESSS AHHH Honestly, Dan's jamming out on guitar on the loop of the song is one of my favourite things about this whole video, and I was just insanely excited for him to react to this game's OST as a whole, before! X3 WHICH IS SOO HECKING COOL TO WATCH THANK YOU DAN AHHH! XD I'm so happy with this whole video, I'm, like, 5 hours in and I'm so happy and excited I still have so much more left

[@slightlyuncomfortable]

In regards to 1:42:00 and onward, The Gatekeepers being associated with walking as a march makes so much sense; your characters aren't walking, but they're acting as security guards. The method of guild security involves someone checking the footprints below a grate in the ground. A Pokémon stands on the grate, gets identified by species, and then gets let in. The connection between footprints and marching isn't something I expected to find out but its so so neat.

[@Schock_TV]

i swear this music is sooo good... you'll hear the Wigglytuff's Guild and Treasure Town track in a normal playtrough like 150 times and i never got bored or annoyed of it

[@3JAD21]

4:53:45 This was the first song in a video game that ever made me cry... This song paired with the scene that accompanies it is just absolutely heartbreaking. This is the game and soundtrack that taught child me that video game music was just as good, and sometimes better, than non-video game music.

[@izu1525]

Another thing to mention: the music is heavily inspired by the games story. Temporal Tower and Vast Ice Mountain for example: At temporal tower, you hear the clock ticking, signaling you that time is ticking before the collapse of the tower and the destruction of time. you need to hurry. Vast Ice Mountain has the clock rewinding, showing that your actions here will erase this timeline entirely, everyone within it. its a suicide mission for the past, and everyone knows this. you want to revert time to before the collapse

[@vince8901]

I think the idea behind the clock rewinding is more like, you have to wind up an old clock before it will start again. Time is slowly starting up again and that's signified by the rewinding of the clock

[@aaronlopez5163]

And that suicide mission was damn worth it. The final boss was kinda lackluster though i just used dig twice and he gave up trying.

[@heldon7951]

22:34 that little smile brought a tear to my eye 😭 On The Beach At Dusk is such a beautiful and important song to me

[@SlahVimburg]

In The Morning Sun still makes me tear up just listening to it. It’s a fantastic culmination of all the “time” themes you’ve been hearing. It also has callbacks to Don’t Ever Forget. Both songs are parallels to each other in the story. Absolutely amazing ost and my favorite game of all time.

[@murkel7634]

One thing i love about this soundtrack is how well it uses the time gear leitmotiv, I it basically used in every emotional highpoint of the game and thus gives the game a great emotional throughline.

[@wyattmcgahey3035]

So if you weren't told already, from the themes sympathy to the end take place in special episodes. They were sort of side stories that followed characters other than the main leads, you unlocked them via progress in the main story and most happened during or before the main campaign. The exception being the last special episode, starting at For a New Life, which retells the final hours of the game in a different characters perspective.... kinda.

[@Rene99999]

Too many favorites to list from this game. Hunkering down to watch this whole dang thing, there's no downside to hearing this ost again and Dan being there jamming on guitar is a huge bonus

[@jeamsis]

I really just want to thank you so much for doing so many full soundtrack reactions, you really don’t see that from anybody else. You don’t have to do it but you do, and it’s very appreciated. If you’d like to hear more pokemon, pokemon black/white and black/white2 are regarded as having one of the best soundtracks in the series, I’m not sure which one would be better to listen to lmao. Definitely don’t have to do the full soundtracks, but it’d be a neat one to check out!

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Glad you like these videos : )

[@thend4427]

It's insane there is over 8 hours worth of music in this game....more than all the mainline games combined

[@BadDecisionTheBold]

It's not quite 8 hours, there's a video that has the full ost and it's only 6 hours 20 minutes. Still a pretty big soundtrack though.

[@12joshuah1]

Finally, let's enjoy Dan's reaction to getting enlightened by this golden masterpiece

[@Damariobros]

Do Your Best As Always becomes the theme you and your partner wake up to after every dungeon. I love that they did that because up until that point, you had always woken up, after every single dungeon, to Loudred yelling and then Wigglytuff's Guild playing, and it's such a neat change and a welcome reward for completing the main game, imo.

[@fed3758]

I really hope this does super well This game is one of my favorite of all time. I really just love the ost aswell. This game was like diamond and pearl, really pushing what music DS could make

[@rosilinathedragon4382]

I’m so happy you did this, PMD:EoS is unironically one of my favourite games of all time and the soundtrack is a massive part of that. Don’t Ever Forget fucks with my heart every time. Such a good game.

[@HelixSquid]

Couldn't be here for the livestream, but I waited so long for this reaction! One of my favorite reactions so far!

[@yosquispie159]

really loving that you play the guitar along with the music. It's real interesting to see what types of musical chords/techniques/rhythms are incorporated that I hadn't noticed. Keep up the good work!

[@jellycore1316]

Aww, I agree, I love it! ^^

[@OshawottLuke]

6:01:10 I knew what you were doing right when you repeated the "I did not" part after you said "it's nonsense", even though the "nonsense" word isn't in the original scene but I understood the pattern and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you, pattern-seeking brain.

[@boonkunak]

The e-piano in “Goodnight” is actually a Tine-E Piano, and it is one of my favorite instruments used in the OST. I adore the undertone in the vibes part near the end of the loop. It is one of the simplest tunes instrument wise and yet so much is going on at the same time.

[@emery-gaming]

I first played this game in January and it made me cry 5 whole different times. It's crazy to me how the game that's made me cry the most is a game about a world where Pokemon run society and have to put some cogs inside a big tower to save the world with a reading complexity able to comprehended by a 3rd grader.

[@cats9994]

I personally think its child-like nature at certain points is what keeps me crying every time I replay the game, such a beautiful and underrated game.

[@TheAbsol7448]

I cried every time I heard On the Beach at Dusk. The music in this game is just _insane._

[@akumayoxiruma]

6:03:50 Aegis Cave is such a great song: So much variety, so much fun, nice overlaying patterns... it's a bop!

[@CubeMasterTV]

Couldnt quite make it for the live premiere, but watched the vod as the premiere still ran, wanted to hear the OST from start to end. PMD is a beautiful journey, and I'm glad it took you along for the ride, through the quirky DS soundfont, to listen to these gems of music from my earlier years

[@rel_bis]

havent finished yet but just wanted to say, watching this has been a great way of reliving this amazing game and OST. first game that ever made me cry, in my opinion the best video game OST of all time. your analysis is very fun and easy to understand even for someone with zero music knowledge(like me lol)

[@SunlethSky]

I honestly love these videos because you focus quite a lot on chords in your analysis, which is the one thing I've just never really bothered to learn! So much of my own music work has just been "ooh this sounds good, I'll remember how to do this"...then you just go "oh yeah that's a I-IV-V progression!" XD Keep it up my guy, love what you do!

[@PaintedBaa]

Whenever "Farther Away" plays, the lines play in my head "And (player)..." "I'm getting farther away from (player)..." Such a sad goodbye between our heroes

[@LokiToxtrocity]

The sky tower is getting further away... And Riolu... I'm getting farther away from Riolu...

[@ElChicoBush]

I know this is a spin-off, but I hope this leads to some main Pokémon OSTs in the channel. It's crazy that we haven't gotten any yet

[@Joeypals]

I've had this on at work last couple of days, as someone who knows basically no music terminology this was a really cool listen in a pretty understandable way. Hope you give the game a playthrough sometime, very very easy to dive into

[@tonberry2670]

It literally just hit me like a brick that the Dusknoir battle theme utilizes the Hidden land motif.

[@onlineskitty]

me too, my brain exploded when i realized

[@sombreset9792]

Your solo for 003 starting around 16:00 was SO cool. This theme reoccurs throughout most PMD games and I’ve always really enjoyed its composition. Edit: for 021: gatekeepers, you mentioned it sounding like a march, this is fitting because this track plays during a mini game where you are identifying pokemon coming into the guild by their footprints as they walk over this grate you are looking up through!

[@Damariobros]

3:35:35 Dusk Forest is one of the only places, if not the only place, where there is any kind of plant life in the paralyzed future. That's because of the Passage of Time, the portal back to the past and back to your own time, that lies the heart of the forest. Time energy kind of radiates from the Passage and allows for the forest to be preserved. It's still very much not as it's supposed to be, since they are still somewhat frozen in time, but not completely; they are, in fact, able to grow. And in the game, it's not 100% grayscale like the rest of the world. It's a dark and scary forest in a grayscale desolate world that's trying to kill you, and you're still running for your life, but the forest is life nonetheless and has some semblance of something you know, and it houses the one way out, the thing that your very life depends on getting to. It's also the home of a powerful ally, the one who can open that Passage.

[@mewziikal8331]

I love these improv bits ! The electric guitar fits so well with the tunes and yet it totally changes how they feel

[@selticid]

I finally finished the video! Thank you for reacting to this OST. PMD:EoS is my favorite game of all time, and I watch as many blind reaction videos as I can. I can never experience it for the first time again, but the emotions and memories I felt as a child playing it were so strong that I come back and try to emulate that feeling through others. This definitely scratched that itch in the best way possible. Since I experienced it as a child, I have trouble knowing if my nostalgia makes me think the OST is better than it is, but judging on your reactions I think I can say no, the OST is just straight-up good, nostalgic or not. 😄 Music guides our emotions, but I think the execution of the game also strongly affects how we perceive the music we hear. That's why for me, I still look for PMD content, because my emotions are so strong connected to it. This is my first video I've seen from you, as like I said, I specifically seek out PMD:EoS content, but there are actually a lot of people who do the same -- diehard PMD:EoS fans who discover creators through PMD. PMD:EoS is also kind of going through a resurgence right now on YT/in the algorithm. Looking at the viewcount on this video, it's already rising up to the top, despite only being 3 weeks old. PMD:EoS is also a game that is shockingly emotional. It's one of the only Pokemon games you play for the story and characters. Honestly, I still think it's the best story Pokemon has ever told. With all that said, I think it would be amazing to see you either play the game yourself, or watch the cutscene movie (a recording of all the cutscenes, so you get all the story, but you don't have to play it). The cutscene movie for the main game is 5h45m long, which if you're not into dungeon crawlers, is probably more manageable than the ~24 hours needed to complete the main game yourself. Of course, as a diehard fan I'd watch any more content you put out related to PMD whether it be a reaction to the cutscene movie or a playthrough, but I just want to say I really, really enjoyed this video reacting to PMD's music out of context -- and I think it would be an even greater teaching experience if you showed how music shapes our emotions/experiences *in context* as well!!!

[@RedKnight777]

It's so funny that the timing of this is so perfect. I was looking up Mystery Dungeon stuff and found this lol. Love your personality my dude! Hoping to catch a stream of yours one of these days.

[@AlbertKimMusic]

there is no other game that has influenced my childhood as much as PMD explorers of sky/darkness/time

[@Dariahasswag]

I just searched for the ost and your video popped up, but i gotta say i rlly enjoy ur content. Keep it Up :)

[@skippy9273]

Everyone talks about Hoen horns, but no one ever talks about Explorers Bass?

[@jespoketheepic]

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon is the one that is my favorite game soundtrack of all time, because it gets super creative with instruments and shifts in style. But this one is also super memorable. 😊

[@Bandikit]

Don't ever forget, that one made me tear up, but memories returned?! Man that one made me BAWL. Underrated track from this game. Sometimes the memories of loved ones lost hurt more than the moment of loss itself.

[@coleharbak]

100% my favorite Pokémon ost. Great to see you checking it out :)

[@natashakatgaming6987]

What finds me as an awesome thing to this game is the fact when I first played this game for the first time. Where I was 8 or 9 years old and I couldn’t read english that well at the time. But thanks to the music and the way the characters were acting in the end. Made my child self still understand that we were leaving this world and it still got me to cry. That’s how powerful this serie is. To a person who didn’t understand english that much at the time, still got to understand what was going on is so beautiful to me. ^^

[@Diegowo_3600]

As a beginner musician that is transcribing every single bit of this ost, I can definitely tell you're nailing most if not all basslines XD

[@Diegowo_3600]

and I can provide all the transcriptions too if anyone's interested in playing the songs ;D

[@heldon7951]

Oh that's cool! I know a KZbin account that has some songs from PMD 1 and 2 transcribed with each instrument they use, but not every song. I'd love to see more transcribed in the future!

[@jellycore1316]

​@@Diegowo_3600Oh my gosh, that is so cool! ^^ Thanks a ton for offering! Are you planning on sharing them anywhere, if I may ask? I'd love to check them out sometime! And I hope you have fun transcribing them!

[@Diegowo_3600]

@@jellycore1316 yes of course, I'm uploading all the transcriptions to musescore ^w^, they are also in a drive folder for you to use

[@Diegowo_3600]

@jellycore1316 did you find them?

[@Godotcoffeestorm]

I appreciate you checking out this soundtrack. It isn't the flashiest, but it holds a special place for me. The jam over "It can't be" around 7:19:00 was tasteful.

[@flameflight17]

adding to watch later but never would have thought you'd do the entire soundtrack of my favourite game, cannot wait!!

[@spiritbaki108]

One thing about the OST is that its not good songs scattered, the full ost is a banger start to finish

[@spookskeley]

4:54:43 i like that chat member just being like "oh thats from an alpharad video!"

[@asgardianprotector6917]

The fact IGN didnt even get halfway through the games story before rating it a 4.9/10 was criminal. Music alone is a 7/10

[@nurventilatoren]

I will never forgive the IGN!

[@eumeli]

i just stumbled across this video, but i must say, that i absolutly like your comments and explanations about whats happining in those songs and your improvised playing. great job, probably gonna watch the whole thing!

[@butTheweatherisnice]

gonna miss it because its too late for me but i could not be more excited. I will watch the VOD. first game that ever made me cry as a kid

[@gristen]

yes!!! this series is the goat of video game music, its a shame its so slept on. the stories are incredible also, to this day i still get brought to tears during grovyle's scene in explorers of time/darkness/sky

[@mystilux8827]

Watched the youtube live with friends who also love this game and its soundtracks, it was truly a blast to see you reacting and analyzing the osts together! If you'd like to react to more mystery dungeon game series, I can recommand the Pokemon super mystery dungeon game soundracks ; they're more orchestral and stay super unique, it's my top 1 soundracks all games combinded :] Keep up the great work! Also i LOVED your impro on Lower Brine cave ( 3:57:42 )

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

YO A FRIEND PARTY???? LOVE IT!!!! KEEP IT ROCKING!

[@melcasucre2971]

I am the friend :] We happened to both follow your work and we got sooooooo excited for this video

[@jacobmosovich]

When that one friend hasnt been online in the last 8 years. *I dont want to say goodbye plays*

[@ma.2089]

“No danger in the shop” Lol

[@ScrappySora]

Little does he know LOL

[@inaviatable118]

Keckleon is not in danger, he IS the danger

[@UltraAryan10]

The music makes this game so much better than it already is! Every time I play it these days, I just can't help but stop every now and then to listen to the great music that it offers.

[@a.c.forever5157]

Watching this reminded me how many bangers are in this game; especially craggy coast. I’ve been listening to the extended version of that song ever since lol. Keep making awesome videos, love watching these after work!

[@Charziken]

The one thing I enjoy about Primal Dialga's theme is that while yes, the theme doesn't sound threatening, Dialga still is. Though the theme conveys the fact that you're out of time. Temporal Tower is fast and energetic, a race against the clock. Temporal Spire has slowed down, but gained a much deeper/urgent feeling, time is running out. Dialga's Fight to the Finish is just saying "Time's up. You're done." What I love is that you can here the progression of your time running out. I stand by that this game is tied for best OST with Cave Story.

[@heldon7951]

Thank you!! Im so incredibly excited

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Hope you like it!

[@axl256gamesx7]

Have to get home plays just after don't ever forget... In the same scene Same with further away... Which playes after have to get home Is a big emotive scene, that's why it sounds melancholic

[@pokeperson1000]

4:56:04 that tear. The set of soundtracks that make up the musical leitmotif for “I Don’t Want to Say Goodbye” just hits in the feels, every god damn time. Glad to see that isn’t limited to people who have played the games.

[@AlguienCualquieraDelMundo]

Literally the best soundtrack from a pokemon game. And the game inself is probaby in top 5 of the franchise too.

[@waishiii]

i love it, this is a vid i come by every month or so, love the soundtrack and your breakdowns of it, great job :)

[@meatieee]

i love LOVE this game with all of my heart and i love your reactions to all my favorites in here. the music and graphics as well as the incredible story writing sold it for my 10 year old self and still holds up 11 years later now. makes me so so happy seeing others of every walk of life enjoy it too!!💛

[@BobberWCC]

I really like this. Especially when you play along with the music. Something pretty unique is goin on here.

[@dismasyves]

I remember listening to this via "jukebox" on my ds. Nostalgia 💯 Favorite song? Through the Sea of Time was a banger.

[@blazikenblitz7772]

I love this breakdown of one of my favorite game OSTs - the musical insight you have is fantastic. If I had a request, it will get lost in the shuffle almost certainly because I doubt anyone else would request it, but Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum has a very interesting soundtrack that I feel will always go under the radar. Thank you for everything you do!