RWBY Volume 9 | Checkmate - Casey Lee Williams ft. Martin Gonzalez

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

It's honestly ironic how long it took for RWBY to have a Chess song given how much Chess imagery has been used in every Volume.

[@jdk2535]

the last episode of v8 was technically titled Checkmate as well.

[@SteamedPokehog]

@@jdk2535”The Final Word” Cinder says to Ironwood 🤔

[@WillowTheLacera]

I remember first hearing this song and telling myself that if it wasn't titled checkmate, I would riot.

[@MrChillaxin2010]

Someone at Rooster Teeth asked "Ya like Jazz?"

[@dustoo]

Lyrics from what I could hear Welcome to the show Are you ready to go With your swords up high And your guns down low Have you come for the action Come for the sport There’s a million ways to spill blood in the court It’s a free for all It’s a dog eat dog Don’t be surprised If when you die You’re met with a rigorous applause Wanna win? You gotta chance All you gotta do is dance Oh move your feet And move ‘em fast Who knows how long your limbs will last Who is your king of the castle now? I have taken control of the board game Show me some strategy You’re in a daze I can’t complain so Checkmate move along Do your muscles ache? Do you need a break? It’s a common response for your hands to shake I know it’s not easy Losing a match Especially when it’s a girl kicking your ass Sit down and relax Cause I’m the teacher You’re the class Get your notebooks out Give that note a pass You know no one’s perfect But I’m pretty close You should’ve seen your face A right disgrace When I came in through that door Are you the queen Or are you the pawn Will you master the night Or wait for the dawn? Is it worth all the blood And the damage done Will you die under the spotlight Just to hear all the applause? (x3) Who is your king of the castle now? I have taken control of the board game Show me some strategy You’re in a daze I can’t complain so Checkmate move along Move along Move along now

[@skriite]

Im pretty sure the one line is “Do your muscles ache” !!

[@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen]

Thank you🙏

[@T3ctto]

Bro IT legit says IT dog eat dog

[@ShonataBeata]

Oh my god! The Jazz! The Funk! Good lord this is amazing! I'm glad I took a listen to this, because aside from Quiet, Trapdoor, Wings, and Worthy...I'm in love with this one. It's like Persona 5 and Skullgirls came together to make something super funky. I'm totally going to be listening to this a lot!

[@skytiger215]

RWBY fans when they hear jazz and funk: I'm gettin real Persona and Skullgirls vibes

[@victorvelasquez9844]

2:00 THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO THAT HARD HOLY COW!

[@cross172]

This is the song I’ve been most looking forward to on this soundtrack!

[@laramcgowan903]

THIS GOES RIDICULOUS

[@sincerelykiwii]

I might've started crying, this song is so good 😭

[@OrinyxRyder]

2:01 my favorite part

[@Arbiter5490]

Alright, top ten songs of all time already.

[@jashuahurtado4488]

I've been waiting for a full version! This makes me happy!

[@kjl42]

Wow can’t believe they made a Weiss and Blake song! /j

[@y.1149]

this goes SO hard

[@goldenthorn5188]

im sobbing this is beautiful

[@dexie135]

probably one of or even the best song on Vol 9 for me

[@strawber3seal_77]

YEAHHH!!

[@danielamosti1069]

This is probably one of the best songs but i image Casey be like: did it, did it, did it twice, did it, did it too many times, di- oh wait Do you like jazz?

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

Hi Ruby. Thanks for uploading.

[@sugarcloud9786]

ITS FINALLY HERE LES GOOOOOO TAT

[@ajrich1726]

This goes hard

[@thesharinganbeast6478]

That is a weird mesh at 1:02 that makes the transition a little awkward. Also, I'm not sure if it's the mix, but something feels off in this after listening to the shows version. I definitely prefer the latter better. Her voice feels more muffled here over what was originally bright. Actually, now that I'm listening to it more, I think it's the bass that is causing this effect. I wish they had adjusted that track so it wasn't as loud.

[@SHSLRuby]

This is a 2nd hand recording, the official release does not have this issue with the bass, sorry about that, i recorded this in a rush since at the time it was only out in Australia

[@TheElementsAreWithMe]

I kinda figured this song would be the second. You need a real fun song to ease your way with the more deeper 💞 nes, plus this song reinvigorated my love for chess.

[@claireskitchen4790]

RWBY Checkmate is Jazzy and funky soundtrack Like it!! 😆👍

[@coopigeon619]

Damn, this song is just as good as I imagined the full version would be. ❤️💜🌟

[@neofulcrum5013]

Finally!

[@gachacookierabbit1288]

True

[@Jeff-ux7xc]

Epic sax song extended version

[@KokaKola633]

THE SHIT

[@FF18Cloud]

I need to stop comparing songs to armored core songs...

[@danielcampos5539]

There's something about rwby songs that are just a few steps short from being a really good song. Like something about production just isn't quite there the songs tend to fall off around the second verse :/

[@NaybOrkana]

At least Martin knows how to direct Casey way better than her dad, she doesn't sound strained in every verse like before

[@MajicMarco]

why didnt ruby just swat the pieces

[@artemisblake3241]

Too busy having a panic attack

[@GreyLion86]

We wouldn’t have gotten this dope-ass song if she had.

[@Helloandwelcome55]

It was against the rules