Pro Metal Guitarist REACTS to FFXIV Endwalker OST "Dungeon Mid-Boss Theme"

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[@AlexMoukalaMusic]

BRUH. Make that FFXIV Arrangement already please

[@starmemories]

Alex! I figured you'd eventually come across this video!

[@jannemakela8107]

@@starmemories he is everywhere!

[@TiamosLoren]

BRUH TO YOU TOO. Didn't expect to see you here! I also support this statement, this would be fire as a cover.

[@dacbiet]

🙌🙌🙌

[@JonborgVA]

Agreed

[@invaderzam]

The way some musicians can replicate a tune by just hearing it just once will never cease to amaze me.

[@mlemlemmlemmlem]

Practicing for many years gives you pitch perfect

[@icipher6730]

@@mlemlemmlemmlem No, perfect pitch cannot be developed via training and it also heavily degrages by the age of 60 and further. And it's also overrated as hell. Musicians need to have proficient relative pitch, which is achievable by training. Having perfect pitch for an actual professional musician is just a nice little bonus at best, or an pretty big annoyance at worst.

[@markb1170]

@@icipher6730 well said! As a trained musician myself, I‘m pretty satisfied with the work I‘ve put in to gain a good grasp of pitch recognition, but I cannot imagine to having been born with perfect pitch… it would just annoy me to no end, hearing the most minute pitch discrepancies on a piece of music, which to normal ears would be negligible.

[@Orunitor]

@@icipher6730 yikes, you must be fun at partys. calm down broham

[@Adept32k]

@@Orunitor lmao naw he’s good, he can say whatever he wants g, he’s just saying perfect pitch is cool but it isn’t a thing you can train for, you either have it or you don’t.

[@HiImSoji]

You're absolutely right, the soundtrack to FFXIV has gotten so much better with each expansion, highly recommend checking it out when you get the chance!

[@Oyst8Y6h]

I was never a huge fan of metal/rock since there were a ton back in Alex tier until EW lol. Thought ShB was the ceiling for music, until played EW

[@LeicaFleury]

That's because the OST composer changed from legendary Nobuo Uematsu (working there since FFI) to Soken!

[@Ziegeri]

@@LeicaFleury Uematsu still has composed the best tracks in FFXIV though. Sokens tracks were not really my taste before ShB, they just didn't feel or sound like Final Fantasy, but in EW he totally killed it - the ost is awesome.

[@LeicaFleury]

@@Ziegeri I would agree the Endwalker OST is superior to most of the previous works. The Heavensward OST is excellent, but I think ShB has the best trailer song of them all and also some legendary tracks like Civilizations!

[@magus13131]

@@LeicaFleury Do you know... La Hee?

[@charnotaurus2665]

Bro holy shit my recommend video's definitely delivered. The way you can hear the chords and just pick up how to play it and pause with a new part of a song for literally half a second before adjusting and matching with it is absolutely INSANE to me as someone who doesn't play any instruments. That's some ridiculous skill right there dude and I'm in awe. Be careful with FFXIV though.... there's sooooooooo many good songs that'll blow your socks off LOL.

[@ryanadams2671]

That riff you did at 2:48 is sick dude. This is some genuinely fantastic content.

[@Dhalin]

Really reminded me of something you'd hear in an Ys game. But yet oddly fit with FFXIV. lol.

[@acac3529]

That is sick and badass!!!!!

[@jacqueenie3310]

Love this riff so much

[@kaybroughton4909]

everything 2.40 on is on fire

[@ridleyroid9060]

As a ffxiv player watching u for the first time: Expectation: hes gonna bop What happened: how the fuck is he so good at guitar? Ive been playing guitar for 6 years and I could only dream of improvising this well over a track youve heard literally for the first time.

[@BeRadMH]

If you haven't already, check out the "Emerald Weapon Theme" from Final Fantasy XIV (also called the Black Wolf Stalks Again). It has a very similar vibe to this one.

[@anniemays186]

Big agree

[@KikoKay-Kay]

Its a massive banger for sure . probably my favorite track

[@xBaofu]

That track is disgustingly awesome!!!

[@adakahless]

I just did that duty yesterday and I was too busy dying on white mage to notice but it was good. xD

[@MurakamiTenshi]

Hell yeah thats the one I wish more would listen to!

[@Nierfenhimer]

"I should cover some Endwalker stuff" I screamed. PLEASE. And I hope you get to experience how absolutely badass the expansion itself is soon!!

[@mikfhan]

Man, imagine having some of this jamming/cover stuff as alternate music on Extreme dungeons - played through normal, then take it to 11 :D

[@Blubbii88]

When I clicked on a react video, I was not expecting this. I love the music of FF14 and only know this song as battle background music, but this extra guitar riffs just gave this song just more character. And it is just amazing how fast you adapted to every surprise the song had to offer. Amazing stuff!

[@Sewer_Ghost]

Good lord the jamming to this is legendary. the stuff at 3:00 - 3:40 is a perfect compliment to the song. I'm in awe!

[@krepin2752]

phuckyeah the best

[@MelonCatto]

Wow! It's crazy how fast you were able to pick that up and effectively cover the song straight away! Your content is great and would love to see more Endwalker stuff! Soken has gone HAM on these last two expansions!

[@ChillyWing]

I was not expecting you to just play along to it, this is the kinda dopamine I needed.

[@SonictheNinja]

The way you perfectly harmonize an already epic song and make it more amazing--LEGEND!!!!

[@rayriv14]

Your absolute CHAD energy of immediately picking up on the music and making it your own has earned a sub from me.

[@binks7472]

3:01 This part right here gave me goosebumps. Awesome dude \m/ . We need this cover as an actual whole song.

[@NaitomeIya]

I often listen to this song at an arguably dangerous volume just to *really* hear those electric guitars. You recreating that on the fly (and more) was absolute eargasm!

[@edagos391]

2:48 this part is awesome , man you are great

[@koagz]

I recommend "Footfalls" from FF14 Endwalker. Sam Carter from the Architects sings that one.

[@seanheath4492]

I'd also throw in "Shadowbringer." And "Oblivion." Maybe "Under the Weight" and "Through the Maelstrom," too.

[@hunara.]

I have two words...holy shit. I already loved this track and each bit of personal flair added made it impossibly better. I would love so see everything from this video put together to listen to. It was amazing.

[@ZoraKurosagi]

Brother I am in awe. The fact you can hear only 10 seconds of a song and already be able to flow with it so beautifully. Like seriously dawg you are amazing!!!!!!!!!

[@87Gaming]

I've watched this at least 10 times already. It's such an incredible casual display of immense talent and many years of hard work dedicated to the craft. Hell yeah, dude.

[@adamatsuzhao2277]

Man your improvisation was sick too ! I want a full version of it !

[@blackhorizon40k81]

What in the fuck did I stumble into... this is the greatest thing I've ever seen. Just casually picks up and rocks the fuck out of a game's battle music??? Insaaaaane talent! Insta-Sub.

[@bighence17]

This is god tier material here please make a cover of this we the community need it

[@LGShelke]

I would pay any exuberant amount of money for a cover of this. Hearing your melodic progressions on top of their head pumpin riffs is something I desperately need a full version of.

[@kalandarkclaw8892]

I love seeing this song bring a smile to people faces when they hear it. It's such an awesome arrangement.

[@ChrisMorray]

Honestly: Never seen your content before, but man you jamming to this one was great. I loved the song itself (as a FFXIV player) but man, you managed to just go with it and add to it.

[@davidguerrero4519]

Dude! amazing reaction and playing, just discovered your channel, keep any ffxiv covers will be dope!

[@StregaKyto]

I was in band for 10 years, and being able to hear a tune and replicate is just crazy. Totally fantastic.

[@BoredErica]

3:01 - 3:40 is just god tier. In the running for the best tune of 2022 for me.

[@lazydave9761]

You just took an already incredible song and overlayed some of the best fucking metal guitar I've heard in my life. That shit fucking flowed so well, good lord this man is a genius.

[@meegs369]

This randomly showed up in my recommended list, and I have no regrets. This was absolutely amazing and I don't even care there was a "spoiler" lol. Kudos man that was absolutely bad ass and you got yourself another sub :P

[@skuppended]

This is so fucking good it gave me chills! As soon as I heard that song in a dungeon I was losing my goddamn mind -- it hits so hard, and you did so great with this ahhhhh

[@zeroblade9800]

Oh bro, dabbed here and there on previous video or two but beware the rabbit hole of FFXIV's soundtrack. It. Goes. Everywhere. The community is also a welcoming force of nature

[@banethor]

Bruh, I was in happy tears listening to this. I can't believe how you were able to just fill in the song on the spot like that. It was amazing!

[@vedomusic4437]

This is sick!!!!! I mean, you can improvise over a song that you‘ve never heard before, but that solo stuff you‘re doing here sounds like it was composed over months. Very very great work dude!

[@user-xv8tr5to7j]

watching this react to something that already gave me chills gave me chills all over again!!

[@Korelon7]

Mate I hope you fully cover this some day. It's such an amazing rendition.

[@Sankaritarina89]

i'm mindblown that just can just play along when hearing it for the first time

[@MFirone]

Awesome! The algorithm pulled through - I was super stoked to see one of my favourite games featured by someone of your caliber! I’m a professional cellist and get giddy anytime a game or movie has a well-developed soundtrack. Will definitely check out more of your stuff!

[@TheShadowHatter]

thank you KZbin recommended for doing your damn job once in a while. I just got so hyped listening to this dude replicate and also put his custom spin on it. MAJESTIC!

[@El_Legante]

I LOVE that you’re jamming along with the music

[@iAronn]

Have a hunch if you upload some crazy endwalker covers this channel is going to explode in popularity. You are a hidden gem man

[@Skyverb]

Loved seeing this live! Thanks for clipping it =D

[@MB-em9ek]

This is insane how you can adapt and add those riffs to the song in mere seconds !

[@teazombie14]

god i was looking for a bass boosted version of this song and i'm so glad this popped up! this is sick as FUCK

[@djreed01]

Everyone loves this video. Over twice as many views than your second highest video and it hasn't been out for 2 weeks. Crushing it!

[@xtremefurrycat]

I have somehow stumbled onto this video because of the algorithm and I have to say I keep watching it over and over again because man I love this jam and also a FFXIV fan

[@XavierMcQueen]

Jaw dropped to the jam session. Holy Moly my man this was amazing.

[@elvida17]

Never watched any of your videos before, I gotta say holy shit I'm impressed. I didn't know it was possible to go in and just play the music like that after barely having listened to it :o

[@FunnyGinMan]

Subbed so I can get notified when you get around to doing this cover. Absolutely nailed the improvised bits. Made it even better than it already was.

[@MrKanti-yy5ux]

I love your arrangement at 3:01 man. That's some good spice.

[@BlankTriggerGamers]

Glad to see this channel getting much deserved love.

[@theostrugaming]

Holy shit. I have no idea who you are. Clicked this on a whim. My jaw hit the fucking floor when you started jamming along. Absolutely incredible! I'd love to hear any FFXIV covers you decide to do!

[@Linialomdil]

Honestly, if it hadn't been about ffxiv I probably wouldn't have found this video. Now that I have, and I've seen how you react, how you groove along, and how you vibe... can't wait to check out your other stuff ^_^

[@CaerEsthar]

This video is amazing. I love someone outside of the community commenting on the music. Instant sub.

[@AgentRedShirt]

I know this has been a while, but the names of the tracks were released recently. Name of the song is "On Blade's Edge"

[@basselfmusic]

Okay. Your improv cover is sick. Beyond impressive and it was a good decision to upload this clip!

[@katy9291]

The talent here is amazing. It amazes me how you can listen to this and immidiately play it, even adding some great fill ins. Absolutely love it! Great job

[@td58298]

First vid I've seen of you and I'm in awe. Subbed.

[@icipher6730]

Yeah, the new dungeon theme in EW is sick as hell. As a bass guitar nerd, I was happy that it is so prominent in the mix. But, more importantly, is that a Gorod t-shirt I glean? IS THAT A GOROD T-SHIRT??? WHY AM I ASKING THOUGH IF I SEE THAT IT'S A GOROD SHIRT UPD. I have looked briefly through your uploads to see which other t-shirts with band logos you wear, and...Gorod, Fallujah, Equipoise, Inferi, Vale of Pnath. At least that's what I was able to spy. So, a prog and tech death metal connoisseur, a video game nerd and a proficient metal guitarist. Dude, what are you?!

[@Istalrivaldr]

Just found your channel. That was amazing. Looking forward to binging the rest of your channel

[@MelodyByte]

all I can say is this is the first video I've seen and I subbed. my mind is blown

[@dacbiet]

Saw this on my recommendation and glad I checked this video out.

[@mrbeans2425]

incredible! Dude FFXIV has some of the BEST music I've ever heard! Especially when you're in an intense raid and then it just kicks on its sooooooo fun! I'm in Shadowbringers right now and there's some good ones in there too.

[@RavinKaito]

_Sheesh!_ Pro is right! I'll have to make trips back here just to hear this version! We'll totally some covers! Thank you for checking this out!

[@afizzoo7086]

Holy shit, your vid just randomly popped into my YT recommendations. Immediate sub. Kudos my dude

[@marinefighter]

dude damn you playing along is SICK!!!!!!!!!

[@sedthapong]

I'm happy that your video pop up nice riff man

[@plushwishes]

I loved you jamming in the middle , I can always appreciate when folks improvise !!

[@NeptuneSuite]

I am...in completely and total awe. Before I realized it I was subbed.

[@JT-qt5fl]

bruh the fucking ear to instantly pick that up!! insane!

[@Falindae]

I come back and watch this weekly my guy! I wish I was in a timezone I could catch twitch streams-- please keep checking out FFXIV stuff! Thank you for posting these clips on YT for us!

[@gohannx95]

PLEASE Cover more endwalker stuff! You were absolutely fantastic with this! Jesus that was badass! Playin alongside the song while adding your own flare was sick.

[@BlyZeraz]

That was AMAZING! Gosh I would love to see some pure covers to listen to if that's how well you can play that on the spot

[@k8tozex]

Sometimes KZbin recommended vids really nail it. God you are an amazing guitar player and definitely want to see more!

[@burtwonk]

Whoa dude, you picked it right up! Very satisfying to watch you play along

[@amasocen5856]

Man this cover makes it even better!

[@DeusNosSalvet]

this video fed my brain so much serotonin. first vid i've ever seen of yours an instant sub. Keep shredding man!! \m/

[@fkkkkkenig]

You got my sub the instant you started improv, that was incredible

[@TalonWren]

Hell yeah dude! And this is your first time with this song?! Epic. Def need more.

[@ffbob4837]

Absolutely bangers!! Couldn't stop headbanging along, a very good interpretation!

[@Blitz0506]

That was awesome, i'll definitely be looking out for your cover when you get to it

[@Zikoro]

Now this. This I like. You rifting with the battle theme adds so much.

[@Itsyagirl_Eve]

My god you're incredible. I can't believe I never knew about you until now! You're insane!

[@sc4334]

Man the way you can just pick up a song and play to it is awesome.

[@kinryuten]

First time on this channel, and wow, that brought actual tears to my eyes. Endwalker music slaps

[@Angarato86]

damn just got recommended to me. this is good shit, you're so talented. keep rocking man.

[@tom-xz4ox]

This is single handedly getting me through my 16hr work day \m/

[@CalamitasDeus]

Best Christmas present ever, hearing you'll cover some stuff from Endwalker!

[@errolglenn4548]

You really pulled a good one with this, extending this video to my XIV friends

[@themorbidkid187]

You need to do a remix of this! The improv you added to the original was amazing and just added on to an already awesome track!

[@Bluecatte]

Thought For The Day: do a collab with Husky By The Geek

[@magsigea5477]

Dude you gotta do a cover of this, I am repeating your jam just on first listen - can't wait to see what you can do wth a bit of time

[@mriv8954]

Could listen to you jam all day man, that was amazing!

[@TIMVEERTJE]

Dude you are amazing. I got goosebumps

[@Ethan-wu4re]

Man you KILLED it !!!

[@Khelleyne]

Dude, wtf! That was amazing! Huge FFXIV fan here and you shred it so good!

[@weertangel7231]

wow! did not expect u to play it so perfectly just after listening to it once and during it! Really well done!

[@camillegrinnaux879]

i'm in love with this track as is and you went and put it up to 11 for me with that solo, holy shit dude