Risk of Rain 2 - Terra Pluviam | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@AstronautDown]

Hey, just discovered your videos reacting to my music! First off, thanks, it’s fascinating to watch these! Thank you for the kind words! To your question, I’m doing it all, yes. The drums are the only thing that is strictly programmed (because I can’t fit a drum kit in my home studio) but being a drummer I spend a lot of time on them-otherwise everything else is just me performing. And Terra Pluviam means Land of Rain :) P.S. Seems like a lot of folks want to see Antarctic Oscillation and I definitely agree :p

[@JessesAuditorium]

Amazing work my friend!! I loved everything so far and I'm definitely looking forward to the rest including that one. Perhaps soon, wink.

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

@@JessesAuditorium Honestly the whole album is straight fire, I would love to see your reaction to many of these tracks! 'con lentitud poderosa' specifically comes to mind, that piece always gives me chills.

[@Jonahv10]

@@JessesAuditorium I agree with issak, the whole ost is a banger and I'd love for you to react to all of it, I really think you'd enjoy it a lot too.

[@girish9242]

@@JessesAuditorium Still no ror2 vids yet :(

[@kancolle8249]

@@JessesAuditorium still no ror2.. ):

[@deadrop6647]

Fun fact the dev's when they went to Chris for the first album of the game, they didnt know what they were doing for the final boss level, chris pitched con lentitud poderosa to them and they built the level around the music

[@boletarianbread7349]

This soundtrack is indeed insane. They Might As Well Be Dead from the new DLC quickly became my favorite track, which reprises the melody of Moisture Deficit from the first game. The first game's soundtrack is also beloved by fans, where Monsoon is my personal fave while Coalescence is a fan favorite that might be worth reacting to.

[@blevmar8444]

its also very reminiscent of Dies Irae From Deadbolt

[@spyorca2836]

And the percussion practically ripped from Hailstorm

[@anubion42]

It’s so god damn good. It’s been years since a video games has had an OST that I can’t get out of my head. Dark cloud and little big planet are the others I can think of. But the risk of rain games might top them. There are so many good tracks here. They might as well be dead, A glacier eventually farts, face of the deep, the one I can’t pronounce and bigger ukulele. I’m just casually waking down the street not even listening to it yet I’m still humming along. Complete ear worms

[@TheAlpha486]

Its funny that you mention ruins. One of the levels this song plays on is an abandoned aqueduct set amongst ruins in the desert.

[@Valakzl]

Your on point with the ruins as this song plays in the abandoned aqueduct, a ruin filled desert canyon type stage.

[@BulletDuDe01]

chris makes everything on his own yes, and that is indeed him playing the guitar, he's super talented if you want another song to get lost to I suggest "The Raindrop that Fell to the Sky" (also every single track's titles are related to rain in one way, terra pluvium means land of rain in latin)

[@elixwhitetail]

Even "Köppen As F̷̬͈͚̃̄̚ὐ̶̻̃̉͠¢̵͉̩͇͍̒̾̕κ̸̢̻͆̔ " is related to rain - the Köppen climate classification system is based on temperature and _precipitation._

[@miiexx]

he didnt play the saxophone in the face of the deep im pretty sure

[@Ktjnn]

what about "you're gonna need a bigger ukulele"

[@hyperlife6189]

@@elixwhitetail also, the designation of AF in the Koppen system refers to the climate often found in rainforests iirc

[@TruePermafrost]

Risk of Rain 1 and 2. Phenomenal games, Phenomenal soundtracks. Highly recommend playing, the music suits the gameplay extremely well

[@EragonCola]

I feel like everyone is just building Jesse up to listen to the absolute madness that is Chris Christodoulou - Antarctic Oscillation

[@servantofcygnus]

and They Might As Well Be Dead, and every other properly god tier 2 track (or 1 track)

[@thend4427]

He recently did

[@shred0164]

They Might As Well Be Dead, Once in a Lullaby, The Rain Formerly Known As Purple, The Raindrop That Fell to the sky, ...con lentitud poderosa, Into The Doldrums... they're all amazing

[@Vinncent26]

I can't wait until he listens to …con lentitud poderosa 👀

[@bunnytails]

Damn. That part at 6:10 woke me the fuck up! I was just chilling and vibing to this in the background till that part hit. That was crazy cool.

[@baisansebastian3358]

Antarctic Oscillation, They Might As Well Be Dead , 'Having Fallen, it was Blood'. So much goodness for you to explore. Also, cool tidbit, the game gets harder the more you idle in each stage. If you hear the guitar part of Terra Pluviam, it's time to haul ass .

[@GustavoBondezan]

Terra Pluviam has been one of my favorite songs of all time for quite some time now. The whole RoR/2 soundtrack is so amazing and it fits the landscapes in the game so well, it's amazing. Thank you Chris for the tracks. And thank you Jesse for the react.

[@aeternusvotum]

What an amazing and good one, this is definitely going on my playlist - I know nothing about the game but the music totally got me!

[@KIRBOFLURBO]

The game is vibing while fighting for your life lol

[@rawrfunkle9863]

Part of why the game's soundtrack goes so damn hard is because players are on a time limit. While people can enjoy the OST on their own time outside of the game, when they're in-game and the music starts going hard as hell, that's when it's time to leave the level, and fast. It kind of acts like a timer, and the intensity grows as the difficulty does.

[@GarylIl]

Yep... Risk of Rain 1 and 2's soundtracks are both just full of songs you will get lost in and just wonder where the time went when they're over. Mister Chris C did the soundtrack for both and he has commentary videos here on YT where he discusses the tracks while the OST plays and it's pretty amazing just hearing him talking about them. Paraphrasing, but one of the things he says is 'Nothing is unintentional,' and when you're listening it's like... yeahhhh XD There's also a pretty notable motif that goes on through most of the songs, not sure if you'll be able to hear it listening to them spaced out so much but it's a cool touch tying them all together.

[@namofuseing]

This is a bit off topic, but I though of it while watching this video: I really like the dynamic of you blind reacting to songs from games, and then playing the game and experiencing them in context. (like you did with FF7R) I don't think I've seen anyone else do it, and I hope you do more.

[@zarakikenpachiish]

Risk of Rain 2 - Risk of Rain 2 is also an amazing song, as well as The Raindrop that Fell from the Sky

[@Gooble25]

The area this song plays in is ruins in space so you got both right

[@loofy530]

I think the two most important aspects of this soundtrack are evoking feelings of wonder and awe at the alien environment you've been put into, as well as to let you jam to the rhythm of the insanity and slaughter that's going on. Personally despite the chaos of the gameplay, I kind of find myself flying across the stages and killing to the beat in a state of absolute chill.

[@marcopolo8584]

"lost in it" "lost in space" "space and ruins" man if only you knew how true that was

[@TheMongral]

Getting lost in the music for Risk of Rain 2 makes a lot of sense, since many of the tracks generally serve as stage tracks and usually go for a pretty chill, but simultaneously awesome sounding, vibe. Your initial interpretation of the theme is also totally spot on as well. The Super light on details explanation is essentially that you're a survivor of a spaceship crash, crashing on a strange alien planet, trying to find a way to escape and get home. Thus, feeling like you're in space, but also in some kind of ruins actually fits the games theming and setting perfectly.

[@Casto3924]

Allow me to add The "you're the survivor of a spaceship crash and you need to get home" is only true for the first RoR. In RoR2 you arrive onto the planet on purpose for a rescue mission to look for any remains of RoR1's "UES Contact Light" crew.

[@Ktjnn]

This is my favorite track off RoR2. The discordant harmony, the build up of the eerie and suspenseful, the payoff. It's all so good. Here's to seeing Moisture Deficit here one day.

[@ARandomGuy]

seconding the guy who mentioned the raindrop that fell from the sky, its such an unbelievably well structured track also ...con lentitud poderosa if you decide to react to coalescence from the first game

[@beastmodegwb2750]

Just wait until he finds “…Con Lentitud Poderosa”

[@hago66]

Glad you like Risk of Rain soundtrack. It's AMAZING. One would imagine that the game play wouldn't match the music but when you start playing it blends in the background perfectly while beating waves and waves of enemies.

[@lucascecil6287]

I've had a couple of back and forths with Chris. He is a cool guy. His music is instantly recognizable. I'm stoked you like it!

[@biotoxin6280]

For some context this plays for a level that is quite literally hell it’s called abyssal depths it’s a very chaotic level

[@Jira-0]

Can’t forget Abandoned Aqueducts, a desert with a tar fall and explosive tar pots.

[@guntherhess227]

@@Jira-0 ahh yes.... pot hell

[@biotoxin6280]

@@guntherhess227 yes where even the hardest of pot heads dread

[@haezelroche]

An interesting thing to note after the final climactic point of the song, Chris has mentioned there's a very esoteric meaning behind the ending, which is very interesting.

[@nd0g]

Love the reaction as always! You have a very relaxing voice. P.S. You should check out "…con lentitud poderosa" it's a Risk of Rain 2 song and it's pretty amazing imo.

[@graysonwilson3343]

I believe chris wrote the drums but someone else recorded them, and the rest is Chris. There's actually a commentary by chris over the entire soundtrack up on youtube that's super interesting

[@easygoingdude9990]

The contrast between the crisp drums and everything else is so cool

[@blackh9604]

I love this OST, one of my friends showed it to me before I played the game, and we'd just listen to it while doing work or whatever, A STRAIGHT VIBE. Now we play ROR2 together a lot lmfao.

[@stuhlinger5832]

As far as I know. Chris does all of the music himself, instruments and all.

[@flynnoconnor2817]

7:55 that's the atmosphere intended so yep that's about right lol

[@nikhill5340]

aww I wanted to see him react to more tracks from this!

[@MeitanteiKevin]

Risk of Rain 2 changed my life! Well, maybe that's not really true, but I really love this game. They showed it first (i think) on a gearbox presentation and shadowdropped it. Instantly bought it (even though I never played the first one) and I was instantly in love with the soundtrack and just bought it on bandcamp too :D Really great game with a great soundtrack

[@Eogard]

That's why I think video game is peak ART. It combines everything, like movies, but it also add interactivity. If you played Risk of Raid 1 & 2 you know that the game have it's own timer that gradually makes things harder. The soundtrack here is doing a similar job in a way. Each soundtrack is played in it's specific level from level 1 to level 5 I think then it loops around. But each level get your gradually more enemy spawns and enemy difficulty also rise up based on time. So you have two clocks, the overall gameplay loop and the level loop. Only the level loop and the time you spend on it have an impact on the soundtrack. You can very well go to the portal before the soundtrack end. And yet, I found myself taking more time to activate the portal because I was enjoying the soundtrack too much to end it too early (yes, I'm thinking of "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" but "Terra Pluviam" is also charged with positive vibes for me as well). So the quality of the soundtrack and the emotions I felt at the time had a massive impact on how I played the game. It was more than a sound played in the background, it had a great impact and on a gameplay perspective for me. I CHOSE to wait instead rushing which is the meta thing to do, I took time to contemplate and enjoy that soundtrack, this music moved me deeply. It is THAT good. Anyway, I just discovered your channel today and I like your vibe. It made me nostalgic hearing this masterpiece again so you got a new subscriber. Wish you the best.

[@mrnotsonew7066]

If you want another banger of a beat from this game check out “Once in a lullaby” my favorite for sure.

[@Thief2122]

Con lentitud poderosa is probably my favorite from ror2

[@penguindrummer252]

Probably worth mentioning, they recently updated the game in a pretty major fashion and the 8 new tracks chris got to bless us with are at the very least up to snuff with what's in the base game. Excellent game, excellent update, excellent composer and musician.

[@stargnh6954]

When I were studied for my biggest exam I had the risk of rain soundtrack looped the entire, such a chill soundtrack

[@Dusty1213]

One of my favorite artists

[@deviledarts]

I highly recommend “coalescence” from risk of rain 1

[@HoodedHusky]

In a contrast to the super chill songs in this OST I recommend my personal favorites that always get me pumped "Köppen As F̷̬͈͚̃̄̚ὐ̶̻̃̉͠¢̵͉̩͇͍̒̾̕κ̸̢̻͆̔ " "Antarctic Oscillation" "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele" and from the DLC "The Face of the Deep"

[@voidtv8401]

If you're a fan of synths, you'll love the first one's too.

[@FolsomC]

The bass is very James Bond in parts!

[@JessesAuditorium]

ooh good call

[@nekromozone8739]

Con letitud Poderosa

[@tgr3423]

Somebody should get Jesse to listen to Monsoon from RoR1. It's crazy how much both games have their own style and sound, but resemble each other in all sorts of weird nuanced ways. Chris REALLY puts a lot of thought into the tracks thematically.

[@nathanperquin9910]

got any ideas around maybe sitting through the entire album of the first risk of rain's music, RoR 2's music often hints back at RoR 1 as a lot of stages are effectively 3d revamps of the original's 2d stages, and thats why the music also hints back

[@Rc3651]

This is an ambient soundtrack that you can really lose yourself in. Love RoR2!

[@Alphageist]

I picked up some Jean Michelle Jarre vibes off this track. Très excellent!

[@azy9234]

i know your priority is via paypal an patreon (reasonably so) but man you should totally try listening to one of the boss themes as well, my personal favorite is antartic oscillation and i'd love seeing your reaction to it, it's also a lot more intense

[@natural20_85]

If you're wondering what the music sounds like when it isn't chill, try Hydrophobia or You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukelele; those are the "game trying to murder you" songs. For contrast, Parjanya is the music for a peaceful shop area with no timer.

[@jillfizzard1018]

risk of rain has some really cool tracks, one of my personal favourites is "Köppen as Fuck"

[@blevmar8444]

Bold Brave and Sick, thats basically ROR2 in a Nutshell

[@ze_darku_magician5504]

You should really listen to "They might as well be dead" (From RoR2 Dlc Soundtrack). It's so good!

[@proudlarry8225]

Both Risk of Rain games have really good "atmosphere". Heh heh. But seriously, one of the major design themes seems to be like, building tension, and the soundtrack is masterfully executed in that regard. What happens is kind of a space odyssey meets SCP foundation situation where the disparate and the desperate are forced into a divine drama and are woefully out matched until geared to the gills with artifacts and murdering a lot of aliens in self defense. I think Terra Pluviam is latin for uh.... "the Earth Rained"? I'm a terrible student of latin.

[@Sky1025A]

all of the ror2 osts are top tier at setting the theme of the areas they're played in, please react to them

[@Sgunbee]

He's gonna freak out when he'll be listening to "The Raindrop that fell to the Sky" =D

[@thomaslechner4612]

You have a really nice setup

[@dusk.]

Con lentitud poderosa and coalescence from these games are great

[@Nejy]

Love this game, the stage 5 track gets stuck in my head

[@mangoplayzzz4541]

My favorite songs off the sound track are con lentitude poderosa I think is what it’s called and also you’re gonna need a bigger ukulele

[@blooming1312]

LOVE ror2, insane soundtrack, extremely great game.

[@CuteButLonely9]

You should definitely do the raindrop that fell to the sky next

[@brendenhorn4646]

Tea pots in the desert

[@purpleisthesneakiest]

I would highly recommend that you check out "Antarctic Oscillation" or "Face of the Deep", both from Risk of Rain 2. They're phenomenal tracks that I think you would adore!

[@blevmar8444]

To Answer your question, 1) Yes it was all the same person. Its incredible what he can do honestly 2) the Ruins bit is correct, the space bit isn't 3) Chris is the main composer for Hopoo Games

[@macrosis1674]

Given that the entire game’s premise is a spaceship arriving at an alien planet, it makes sense that all songs have a bit of a space theme in it, no?

[@Soundtrack-nb5ub]

If you’re looking for the next risk of rain song to listen to I recommend con lentitud poderosa it’s my fav out of the soundtrack

[@c1deon363]

please risk of rain 2 main theme

[@covier7191]

If you're interested in RoR1, my personal recommendations would be Dew Point, Precipitation, Aurora Borealis, Tropic of Capricorn.

[@cooper5602]

And then he hasn't done another :(

[@jillfizzard1018]

It just took a while

[@tomek3470]

dude, you must listen to "They Might As Well Be Dead", amazing music maybe the best he created

[@Rinienna]

Yeah that's about the reaction I expected, and hell people consider a lot of ROR2's soundtrack not as 'good?' (excluding songs like Rain Formerly Known as Purple and some others) I see it as plenty damn good, but the void dlc especially...........god i can't wait for you to get to They Might As Well Be Dead Also for composer stuff, yeah Chris basically handles all of it with the exception of the void dlc which has some help

[@Rinienna]

Also, I know it can't work out perfectly but I really think Coalescence and Con Letridud Petriosa should be left towards the last after you've listened to a few more songs and get the vibe for the overall motifs of the game....

[@Tulip_bip]

im still only new to this game, and sometimes i just stop to listen to the sick guitar riffs lmao i swear every composer for indie games just blasts out masterpiece after masterpiece

[@giutarra]

Please please react to "...con lentitud poderosa"

[@Malarix1222]

I honestly think you'd really enjoy "A Glacier Eventually Farts (And Don't You Listen to the Song of Life)" from the RoR2 OST a lot. Besides having kind of a funny title it's actually really good and is the only song that I know of in the OST that, at least in the full out-of-game version, has "lyrics".

[@LionHuntington]

I'm not an expert on Latin tongues, but Terra is related to earth and pluvium is related to rain

[@RettFails]

All one guy