RWBY Voume 8 Soundtrack Reaction

[@othergrimm6592]

It's funny how "Be strong and hit stuff" made you think of Yang, when it's actually a direct quote from Nora this volume... xD

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yeah can’t believe we missed that 😂🤗

[@josueamisso653]

DuckTALES You Tube 👍🏻🖥️😄❤

[@theshugokisheir]

This volume was the last Jeff Williams worked on as he retired from music making before volume 9 and Casey took up the mantle and became RWBYs new composer.

[@undeathghost5627]

And as a nod forward to that this is the first RWBY Soundtrack to have a song that he took no part in. Awake is by Ok Goodnight, Casey's band. It also technically wasn't written for RWBY but was chosen because the song is so very VERY appropriate for Cinder. Which is why it's played in the background during the final confrontation between Young Cinder and the Huntsman that trained her.

[@qrownamikaze4117]

the last thing he worked on was actually for RWBY Arrowfell he wrote and composed the song Everstrong

[@LightningNerd]

So for those who may not know, the last song is “Awake” by the band Ok Goodnight, which is Casey Lee Williams’ band. The song (which plays during the fight between Cinder and Rhodes) was the first (and so far only) song in any RWBY soundtrack that wasn’t written for the show. It was released on Ok Goodnight’s EP “Under the Veil” and later appeared in RWBY.

[@RussTheMaster]

It’s such a great song 🎵 I love that Casey has made her own music style and that she did all of the music in Volume 9

[@s_oba]

My fav band ❤❤

[@shadowangel3995]

I love Casey’s band; I follow her personal channel and Ok Goodnight’s channel.

[@LunarValkyria]

iirc the song "treasure" played when the two groups reunited after being separated. I think the song kinda fits both Nora and Yang since during the separation Yang even talks about her thoughts with Jaune that is implied to be about Blake and Nora talks about Ren and her relationship with the rest of her group.

[@Nightmarekurumi666]

It's about 2 characters but it's a spoiler for volume 9

[@marieporter9488]

Friend ALWAYS makes me cry! All Penny wanted was a friend, and when her wish came true it was only for a few months

[@undeathghost5627]

More than just a couple months. AS the song tries to communicate. Penny's wish was fulfilled the day Ruby called her friend in Volume 1. Her getting to be "a real girl" was nice and felt like a completion of her Pinochio arc. But at the end of the day... she's *always* been a real girl. That's why her role in Volume 7/8 is about teaching *winter* not to be a machine. Because Penny stopped being a machine the moment someone started treating her like a person.

[@marieporter9488]

@undeathghost5627 I said a few months, not a couple months. I was including the months she had with Ruby at Beacon, and the months with Ruby in Atlas (before the night when everything went wrong)

[@undeathghost5627]

@marieporter9488 I guess that's fair. There's also quite a lot of time between those two that Penny would still have that friendship (even if Ruby thought she was dead). But fair

[@mxyzptlk3167]

Timestamps (Part VIII) Intro: 0:00 For Every Life: 0:28 The Sky is Falling: 4:53 Be Strong, Hit Stuff 8:39 The Truth 12:47 Treasure 13:38 Friend 18:47 Awake by Ok Goodnight 23:50

[@antlan-87]

For Every Life makes a lot of references to previous songs and openings, and I love that about Jeff's writing for songs in this show when he does that. As for Treasure, it was the song that played when the two groups (Ruby, Nora, Blake, Weiss, and Yang, Ren, Oscar, Jaune) reunited. Friend is such a mood whiplash song, and I think the artist for that picture was A.G. Nonsuch, who does a lot of RWBY and Arcane fanart. Awake was by Casey's band Ok Goodnight, and wasn't written specifically for RWBY, but they submitted it and it played during the Cinder vs Rhodes fight.

[@BGTitanAvatar]

- For Every Life - Favorite OP of the show musically and visually, finally dethroning V2’s OP. The way Casey growls out “some roses” each time is just superb. - Sky is Falling - Episode 4 during the bike chase. This doesn’t really have a specific character in mind and feels more like just a general theme for the volume (and foreshadowing). “I need therapy” was definitely a mood after the volume was said and done. Crwby has too much fun dealing out emotional damage. - Be Strong and Hit Stuff - During the JNRO + Winter + Emerald vs Ironwood fight in Ep 12. Definitely a Nora song, with perhaps a bit of Emerald in there. A refreshingly lighter song given the rest of the soundtrack. - The Truth - Played in episode 6 during the Cinder flashback. Very short but it honestly gets across its point rather nicely. Nowhere else you could really go with that. Love when Casey’s voice gets all eerie. - Treasure - Played in episode 11 during the reunion. It’s a bit generalized for what couple it’s specifically talking about but I definitely view this as a Bee song, Blake’s answer to All That Matters which was very much Yang’s perspective at the time back in V5. Again, Casey’s range as a vocalist is just insane. - Friend - This was just a for the crew to rub salt in our wounds even during the end credits. A Penny song. How dare they. Like this song is literally designed to hurt. But it’s such a sweet Penny and Ruby song. All the V1 callbacks. Owwww. God, I’m so sad we won’t get more with them. All the feels, indeed. I’m literally crying. - Awake - Episode 6 actually during the Cinder vs Rhodes fight. This is by Casey’s band OK Goodnight. Like ‘Not Fall in Love With You’ back in V3, they decided to use it for the show. Not my type of music but no one can deny the talent. And with that, V8 is in the rear view and we move on to V9. I’m so excited for this man. It’s… ooh boy.

[@jinkevin11]

@definitelynotdefinitive2 Be Strong and Hit Stuff is Nora's song. Direct quote from episode 3 when she has a mid-life crisis at the age of 18. Treasure plays when Ruby and Yang reunite after Ozma nukes the whale. Also, let me just say that Casey's vocal range is phenomenal. From Triumph and For Every Life to Treasure and Mirror, Mirror. So many genres too! Edit: why do I even bother trying to tag people anymore lol

[@spadeas49]

To be honest, I still remember the moment I first heard "Friends" at the end of volume 8, I was at a friends house, watching the episode on my phone and suddenly I hear "do hugs always feel this warm"... If I had been alone in the room I would have collapsed when I realized it was a Penny song. And even after years, it still pulls the heartstrings to hear those words. For "Be strong and hit stuff", it's a Nora song, the fact that we had no clear end to the song, is a good way for me to show that Nora's path isn't finished. But listening to it again, and seeing that it play when the fight with Ironwood, I think that might go well with Emerald and Winter too, saerching to rehabilitate themselves and find a new way after cuting ties with Cinder and Ironwood.

[@nathanielreik6617]

I had a similar reaction when I heard "Friends" while the final credits were rolling. The exact same line got through my thoughts and hit me in a similar way. I had to pause the credits and collect myself for a bit.

[@brucemangan3807]

Hi! I’m the one at Sirs&Madams that made the videos for Jeff and Casey that you just watched. So I wanted to give you some details of why this playlist was so different. 1) this OST dropped out of nowhere. It was heavily delayed due to some personal health issues within the Willams family and they needed time to work through that and a pandemic was also still happening which kept people out of studios etc. So there was no time to commission artwork or put it all together because I literally had a single day. That’s why the “album cover” was the graphic for the beginning tracks . In fact Jeff didn’t send the lyrics until I was almost done making everything. Prior to that we were crowd sourcing on our discord to make sure everyone heard the same things for lyrics and if we were in a bind I would text Casey. 2) “FRIEND”… a few days before the last chapter Jeff emailed me and said “oh crap we need to have something for the end song. Do you usually commission artwork or what?!” Since usually the end song was released with lyrics on KZbin to give everyone SOMETHING. I told him I commission art unless I find something in the show to screen cap that works as an image. His replied (paraphrasing), “I can’t tell you the end of the show but i have some notes if you commission artwork but I can’t tell you anything about the final episode” So he proceeded to give me some very lose ideas and I contacted my friend AG_Nonsuch and told her what the deal was. We came up with an idea and she sketched out a rough idea within the hour. I sent it to Jeff to see if it was along the line she was thinking and his reply was, “ok this made me cry… which I guess if fair play because I’ve extracted so many tears from the RWBY community for all these years of the show”. He then said in his email, “crap we have to come up with a title.. the song hasn’t even been named yet.” And that’s how the “Friends” artwork was born. Later Rooster Teeth asked if they could use it as the official artwork for the single and we said “absolutely!” … they offered to pay for the use of it since I commissioned it but turned it down. Happy to let them use it considering the collab with Jeff and how we all felt about the song and Penny. Last thing, Jeff did mention how scoring and writing the music for final Penny scenes was full of tears form everyone as was writing and recording “Friend”

[@lorenzoteague8445]

Brilliant work on your part and Jeff's as well!!! It was a powerful & touching farewell for Penny. And had the perfect effect. We can never for our dear friend.....🫡😭

[@RussTheMaster]

Fun fact this RWBY OST is the last one that Jeff did the composing for. Volume 9 OST was all made by Casey (singer & song writer) and Martin (instrumental) from Casey’s band Ok Goodnight. You should listen to their music it’s amazing.

[@Nightmarekurumi666]

The song treasure is about something volume 9 reveals. Last song awake was played when young cinder fights Rhodes (hunter who trained her to be a huntress) line "take my hand and take my life" plays in episode as she stabs him

[@Citadel_Of_My_Thoughts]

"Treasure" isn't just about Blake and Yang's brief separation. Remember they've only just recovered from their rift in V4-5. It's Blake being worried about losing Yang again.

[@WingManFang1]

15:56 Nora and Ren were the ones that had this song, but the BGM for it played with Yang and Blake to if I recall.

[@mrman05211983]

One of the lines in Friend that really gets me is "the face of a friend that won't leave". Makes me think that Penny had people that she thought were friends in Atlas when she was built and was being worked on but then when they were done with their job they just vanished and she saw that as her friends abandoning her. Ruby was the first friend she had that was real and she was committed to protecting her at all costs. 😥

[@nothnx3210]

I love all the RWBY albums, but I really love this one lol Timestamps (Part VIII) Intro: 0:00 For Every Life: 0:28 --> theme song The Sky is Falling: 4:53 ---> used during scene of Yang, Jaune, and Ren trying to get Oscar back from the evolved grim Be Strong, Hit Stuff 8:39 --> Nora's song; used during scene of team beating up Ironwood The Truth 12:47 --> Cinder's song Treasure 13:38 --> used when the team (when they were split in two) finally reunites; can be references to the couples in RWBY Friend 18:47 ---> Penny's song Awake by Ok Goodnight 23:50 ---> Cinder's villain song; used during Cinder and her mentor's fight

[@fight4pavlova563]

Okay, so, now that you're in V9... Don't forget that after the V9 soundtrack there is the V9 Epilogue (an eleventh episode if you will) and after that one there is the V9 Beyond which consists of 4 short episodes 👀 And after you're done with that you can consider watching the Justice League x RWBY Part 1 and 2 movies^^ It's really just a non-cannon fanfiction of a sort but it's fun so I think you guys would enjoy it as well :D

[@that1blindkid146]

Be strong and hit stuff is written for Nora. She has that identity crisis early in the season where she talks about how she is just the person who is strong and hits stuff

[@SublimelyGreen]

*Nora and Emerald

[@allenwilson3329]

I see it as being a Nora and Emerald parallel song, same as how Brand New Day was a Blake and Qrow song. The “redemption is yours” part is supposed to be for Emerald. I think Emerald and Nora can definitely bond over finding out who they are without their respective partners (Cinder and Ren)

[@alefb4015]

I love this soundtrack but definitely my favorite songs are “Treasure”, “Be strong and hit stuff” and “Friend”. Such beautiful gems. I hope you guys enjoy Volume 9 🤗 I’ll be looking forward for your reactions next week

[@shadowangel3995]

Cinder’s song is one of my favorites; I think it explains why she is the way she is to a point, but Cinder uses it as an excuse for her behavior when in truth she chose that path.

[@cmsoul2734]

Just incase no one has said it yet the last song Awake was made by Casey Lee Williams' personal band Ok Goodnight, and it was eventually put into RWBY. Whether that was done by Casey asking RT to put it in the show or RT asking Casey to put it in the show I don't know. If you Haven't checked out Ok Goodnight yet I highly recommend doing so their amazing.

[@theeliax7374]

I think the more depressing songs are from Ruby's point of view. Because even tho, she always keeps a straight face and good attitude in order to be the leader that everyone needs, but deep down she knows how dire the situation is. But this is only my opinion. I think that Ruby is an amazing character and the representation of hope.

[@undeathghost5627]

"some ROOOOSES will never bloom"

[@lhhOriginalGrey]

Friend always makes me tear up

[@mihalya.shilage6804]

For Every Life although it's the opener it's more a Ruby song, The Sky is Falling is theorized to be sung from the Hound's perspective, Be Strong and Hit Stuff is a Nora song, The Truth is Cinder obviously, Treasure is a Yang and Blake song and it played when they reunited towards the end of the season, Friend is Penny's song, and Awake is just there to shout out Casey and her band OK Goodnight

[@willowisp90]

Friend is one of my favorite songs out of the whole series. Its so happy and upbeat, but also really bittersweet. I cry every time I hear it.

[@AztechHydra]

Friend is a song i love and hate because i love it's message but the fact that this is penny explaining how happy she was to have met ruby it just hits me so bad Also the last song 'Awake' is by casey and her band who took over the music in volume 9 as Jeff stepped down The song is used as Cinders theme during her fight against her mentor.

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

“Friend” still makes me cry.😭

[@esra3784]

Friend is such a happy and upbeat song. I cry almost every time I hear it.

[@jasonl8681]

we said goodbye, to Jeff Williams this volume as he retired and Casey takes over for Vol 9 (and presumably Vol 10 and on when they eventually happen) it's interesting to think that she's worked on the show since she was a young teen and how intrinsically tied to the whole thing her voice is, as much as any of the actors in the series.

[@undeathghost5627]

I mean she is Weiss' singing voice! But yeah. I can't imagine what it's like being her and being so closely associated with an entire series' musical number. Man the Williams' are so talented.

[@derykjames620]

You're really in for a rollercoaster of drama next volume

[@undeathghost5627]

So we're late enough in the series that it starts to be difficult to "Tell you" what songs belong to what characters at times. The William's have always made it clear that the songs are very open to interpretation and we know from experience that sometimes they are foreshadowing things we don't even know about the characters yet. That being said the large base of the community has linked the following ideas to the songs and they are played during these scenes: (some more concrete than others) For Every Life - This song is, as expected as the Volume's OP, sort of telling us the story of this volume in advance. Since you didn't use the Flynt video as reference. Something he does in his lyric video for this song is he actually highlights certain words throughout the chorus with certain colors that we associate with characters. The chorus literally lines up many of the characters that die in this volume and also help us understand the feelings of characters that don't. "Some ROSES (red) will never bloom" - Ruby's expressed feeling of being unable to enough this volume (something we've never seen from Ruby...). "Some dreams will rot on the VINE (yellowish?) - Vine martyr's himself to protect Mantles citizens. "Some lives will END (green) much to soon." - Penny, RIP no need to elaborate. "Some evil will never EVER (crimson) die" - Salem, kind of her whole shtick. "Some wars will not end in peace." - this one is simultaneously the vaguest and the clearest... foreshadowing? A warning? Lots of fan speculation here. "Some HEROES choose the wrong side" - Ironwood and his entire story arc for the last 1.5 volumes. "Sometimes it's worth it all to end the fall and FIGHT FOR EVERY LIFE." - What our heroes choose to do at the end of this: Lay it all on the line and try to save *Everyone*, even the ones who may not have deserved it (Ironwood, Jacque, The AceOps, everyone was supposed to survive if the plan had gone perfectly.) The Sky Is Falling - This plays during the bike chase scene when Yang/Ren/Jaune are trying to save Oscar from The Hound (Silver-Eyed Grimm). Speaking to the chaos of losing control of things in your life and desperately just trying to hold on to some of the things you know and reflecting that into our story with the literal chaos of Grimm popping up everywhere, Grimm doing things our heroes couldn't even believe, and facing head on the scale of battle they're fighting for the first time. I actually associate this *MOST* with Ren, personally, because he is the one who feels the most "lost in the chaos of it all" in this volume. Be Strong and Hit Stuff - This plays during the fight where *All* of our Heroes team up to fight Ironwood and simultaneously/seperately the AceOps (minus dog boy). About believing in what makes you you and having faith in your own ability to stand up for what you believe in. While I will say that you guys cut an interesting point that it isn't *out of place* for Yang. The song is largely associated with two characters who had some pretty big arcs this volume: Nora and Emerald. Nora finding herself and putting more value in what she brings to the team (Hence the title stealing her line "Be Strong and Hit Stuff, that's all i'm good for.") Emerald gets the highlight of the other half of this song... "Redemption is yours... if you follow that path". Emerald finally did the thing her heart has seemed to want for a long time (The first signs being as early as Volume 3 when she mentioned that it was "almost sad" seeing the Fall of Beacon live). She finally got the will to get herself off team WTCH and be the better person. The Truth - This plays during - you guessed it - Cinder's flashback when she becomes a servant at the Atlesian Inn. This song actually gets it's full length in the show from start to finish because its the shortest "song" (not a background track/leitmotif) written for RWBY. I was actually a little sad we didn't get the classic "more verses not in the show" that most songs have for us here because I was curious if it would shed more light on Cinder's life. We got that later though in the best way possible. But yeah the songs clearly about Cinder before she became the bad bitch she is now. Treasure - Plays when teams RWBY/ORNJ reunite, the song ending just as Emerald is spotted by Ruby. Kind of speaks to the idea that "home is where the heart is" and that even when seperated they constantly wish to see each other. While the general feel of the song can apply to essentially the entire teams. The song more specifically tends to be associated with Yang and Ren most. Yang because this arc showed her breaking off from Blake (Who she clearly deeply cares for) and Ruby (who she is very happy to see again in the same scene). and Ren because he's finally coming to terms with how shitty he has been and just wants to see Nora. The sad piano hits really hard when Ren asks where Nora is. Friend - Plays during the credits at the end of the finale. The song.... as you two said yourself, is a beautiful wrap-up of Penny's characterization *since volume 1*. When we first met her she was this weird, quirky robot girl that nobody (except Ruby) could see anything normal in. But Ruby took a leap of faith and treated her like any other person - called her friend. This song is beautiful on so many levels but for me the message I find the most heartwarming is the fact the song makes it very clear that Penny's wish was granted *when Ruby chose to be her friend*. Not when she was turned into a human. That was nice. We know she loved getting to actually feel a hug. But at the end of the day that didn't really matter to her. She just wanted to be treated like any other person. And while it is certainly painful the first time you hear it and you realize who's song it is... the song is truly a heartwarming send-off to one of the best characters in the show. RIP Penny. You will be loved and never forgotten. On a less RWBY standpoint - a beautiful message about how just being there for a friend is all they ever really need, often. Awake - Plays during the showdown between Young Cinder and Rhodes (the huntsman that trained her in the flashback). This song is actually the first song in RWBY History to have no contribution from Jeff Williams. The song is by Ok Goodnight, the band Casey Lee Williams is a part of/Sings for. The song was not actually written for RWBY at all but chosen to be included because the songs message was extremely appropriate for Cinder. This is why some of the lyrics don't have the exact same "weight" that many RWBY songs do where every word seems to have lots of meaning behind it. That being said, this song still certainly has a lot of deep meaning. It's about that path to darkness/sin and accepting the bad parts of you. About coming to terms with yourself and "waking up" and not letting others manipulate and control your - no matter what. This song brings us full circle from what broke Cinder to what she is now. While the song does play in her flashback I actually think the finale of the song beautifully brings us back to when Watts gave Cinder what for this volume. He put her in her place and made it clear that for all of the "strength" and "power" she has amassed she is a giant pain in the ass that has done more harm then good for literally *Everyone* involved. She fails team WTCH, she fails Salem, she fails to do good, she fails to do bad. But most of all she fails herself time and time again. Thats really what hits her in his speech to me. It's Cinder realizing that for everyone she has done and has accomplished she quite literally has failed to do what she wanted for herself. She broke free from the chains of slavery and control only to give herself to another master - Salem. Thats why I think Cinder used to question on purpose. Sure she used it to do something as little as "outplay" team RWBY. But I think the long term goal was making sure Salem couldn't have it. So she could have a victory over Salem - all with the clever "Team RWBY used the question". Ontop of that Salem told her to keep Ruby alive (something Cinder never wanted) and she said "Neo killed Ruby". So she effectively got *almost* what she wanted and got none of the blame. This is why Salem doesn't punish her (if Salem saw through her lies or not is up to debate and honestly kind of doesn't matter to Salem) because at the end of the day all Salem REALLY wanted was the Staff. She doesn't need the Maiden powers other than to open the vaults. Cinder gave her the relics freely... so Salem hardly cares that Cinder failed to take the Winter Maiden powers. Great music on this soundtrack. As of the end of this volume, Jeff Williams has "retired" from writing the music for RWBY and has passed the mantle onto Casey. Next volume is her doing and I suppose its a spoiler but she does *not* disappoint. Look forward to ya'lls volume 9 reactions and the follow-up soundtrack reaction!

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

As much as the subject matter is a bummer, The Sky is Falling is one of my favourite songs (and imo one of the most well executed) of all the volume soundtracks. It's a banger, the lyrics/melody/rap feature all flow together seamlessly, and there's no awkward bits like in other songs where it feels like they're forcing something to sound natural, it just sounds effortless.

[@kellyreed8433]

I mourned Penny's death and listened to friend contantly, I couldn't listen to it without bursting into tears. It wasn't til after i'd listened to the song and looked at the lyrics of it that song made sense to me. Don't mourn Penny and the life that was taken from her, rejoice in what she did have in her life and how she chose to live

[@THELONESAMURAI.X]

You guys are gonna love volume 9 trust me

[@nathanielreik6617]

For Every Life - The full intro. Practically every line is a reference to some character or song. The Sky is Falling - Played when Yang, Jaune, and Ren were chasing the Grimm Hound carrying Oscar, specifically the guitar solo starts right as the back up centipede grimm the Hound calls for burst out. It's supposed to directly contrast the second song from last Volume's soundtrack Touch the Sky Be Strong and Hit Stuff - plays when the final plan starts and they have their fight with Ironwood, which is interesting since as I see others have pointed out it was more focused on Nora (the title and line in the song is an exact quote from Nora) but while she was involved in that fight she didn't seem to be one of the major players. But as for the song, it is all showing that Nora isn't nothing by herself and without Ren, she needs to figure it out but she is still something. The Truth - plays during the montage of Cinder doing the cleaning chores in her flashback. I feel like as short as it is it almost didn't need to be included in the soundtrack, especially since the soundtracks generally lengthen all the songs in the show but not that one Treasure - plays when the two groups reunite at the Schnee Manor. There's probably so many relationships in the show this can touch on to some degree. Friend - plays during the final end credits. I remember when I watched the finale after the episode I was just sitting their lost in thought for a bit as the credits started, wondering what could happen next season and feeling sad about Penny's death, not really paying attention to the song as I was more just waiting for the end credit scene...then the line "do hugs always feel this warm" cut through my thoughts and I had to stop it because I immediately realized this was a Penny song and I needed a few moments to regain my composure because it had broken me. The cover art for the song was actually designed by a fan and is pretty sweet. The line "Paint our nails; Try on clothes; Talk about cute boys" is a reference to something that first Weiss said to Ruby sarcastically when Ruby tried being her friend but then later Penny also said when Ruby first agreed to be her friend. Awake - plays when Cinder fought her mentor Rhodes. It's one of the very few songs not made for the show itself. Instead the main vocalist for the show, Casey Williams, is also the lead vocalist for her own band called Ok Goodnight and this is one of their songs. But despite being unrelated to the show itself it does work pretty well for the context of that scene. The line "Take my hand and take my life" is at the same moment that Cinder kills him. Pretty much the whole Volume's music tells you exactly how this Volume is gonna go.

[@jonathanrobinson198]

Awake is actually a Song from Casey’s band they used and not a RWBY original. It played when Cinder fought her teacher.

[@gazelle_7238]

Ahh, friend. After all that in last episode and this playing in the end credits right after... Yepp, its a terrible day for rain... But still a great song!

[@lemonkatze7461]

blake and yang get seperated for like two days and then we get Treasure lol

[@HeadBodyMasterPersonal]

If you're done with Volume 8, I think you should be able to react to the Blake Vs. Mikasa Death Battle without having to worry about spoilers.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for that heads up 🙂

[@owendavidgonzalezvazquez3578]

more than one cried with the song friend if you have seen the story😢😢

[@elisaarte1681]

I'm here cause I'm just checking on you guys after last episode.... Yeah. You'll have to ready for the next one.

[@angel__king]

Okay goodnight is such a great band. Casey gets to be way more creative outside the soundscape of RWBY and god do they all slap so unbelievably hard

[@Emerald-t7k]

i was JUST binging y'all yesterday how did I miss this? 😮

[@Laura-vn5zi]

My favorite songs from volume 8 are For Every Life and Friend, but the lyrics and instrumentals of all of them are very good.❤ - I like how For Every Life gives us a better idea of ​​how our heroes blame themselves because their plans to save Mantle and Atlas didn't go the way they wanted (Ruby and Yang's plan) and at the end the plan with the staff It didn't work as expected. - Be strong and hit stuff It's a Nora song, in fact you explained it very well with the fact of not tying all your happiness to someone, something that Blake advised Nora about that we can have people who are part of us but that we don't forget the rest. Nora said the phrase "be strong and hit stuff" when she destroyed the door in Atlas and got the scars and in her conversation with Ren. - Treasure plays when everyone gathers at the Schnee mansion, Casey has said that there are songs that are obvious which character it is and others that are not, but all the songs are up to the interpretation of the fans. From my point of view, it looks great on any character like Ruby and Yang, Ren and Nora, Blake and Yang, etc. Since everyone was separated and worried about each other, at the end of the day they are each other's treasure. 🥺 - Friend was the second song after Red like roses part 2 that made me cry, the image portrays the lyrics very well, Penny's desire to have a friend. 😭 It has many references to past events such as "My wish came true.That day you appeared. And called me friend", referring to Penny and Team RWBY's first meeting in volume 1, where Ruby called her "friend" and their beautiful friendship began. "combat-ready" is another of Penny's typical phrases and having it appear in the song breaks me haha "I'm so excited. We'll do so many friendship things. Paint our nails. Try on clothes. Talk about cute boys" It's another line taken from volume 1😢 Friend feels like a letter to Ruby, her first friend who helped her discover that she has a heart, a soul, she is real and not a machine. Ruby is his dream come true. 😭It pains me to think that Penny died thinking she had lost many of her friends.

[@HexxKnight]

be strong n hit stuff is a nora stong btw its so good

[@lorenzoteague8445]

I loved the soundtrack for this volume and hope you'll enjoy Volume 9's. It's Casey's turn to be the musical guide in that one. I think you're going to like it. And I will give a shout out to the incredible content creators & AMV makers who have made outstanding AMV's for RWBY over the years!! Not just from the soundtracks but from so many musical genres. I do hope you guys look them up sometime, just for kicks. I'm up to offer some suggestions if you like. 🤣 Anyways, look forward to a different vibe with Volume 9, Ken & Beth.... Til then, STAY GOLDEN FOLKS!! 🫡🌹❄️🖤🔥🥲

[@lemonkatze7461]

i personally have all of volume 8s sound track in my playlist lol

[@lemonkatze7461]

except cinders character song. me and my homies h8 cinder so much cant even listen to it (not awake bc awake slaps and its unrelated)

[@daysand123]

This Volume doesnt have much happy songs and it makes sense but yeah Sky Is Falling is like the Chicken Little movie suddenly had the darkest ending out of nowhere.

[@theevilsmurf88]

Personally I think Vol 8 is the weakest OST cuz it feels somewhat like Jeff Williams had already checked out. It has the least amount of full songs since Ok Goodnight had to put forward a song and of those songs Friend and Be Strong and Hit Stuff are really the only stand outs. All That Remains I like but it's not the best OP by far and is a better opening with the visuals which ARE among the best in the whole show.

[@JJMDude]

I haven't been able to watch any of your Volume 8 reactions, and frankly probably won't watch 9 either. Not any fault of yours, but because of the previous episode, which I waited until now to comment on. Because it's agony. Three and a half years since they committed to this atrocity, the single worst, most pointless and downright awful narrative decision in the entire series. The entire running time of Volume 5 couldn't commit more of a sin than what they did to Penny. And I HATE how many people sweep it aside, or can do anything but sit in silent shock at the end. Hell, Blind Wave were all grins by the end, which made me HATE them... I love Penny more than I do most REAL people in my life, which makes me feel bad sometimes. I've lost real living friends who never made me feel the sense of injustice and constant hurt that Penny's betrayal by the writers did. The first two years, I couldn't go a DAY without thinking about it, without being in gasping panic. I think I feel like she's an actual daughter of mine. That's the closest comparison I can make to this anyway. Life has no color, food has no flavor. If I weren't a writer working to undo this, with the ability to pull it off, I think... I'd have done something drastic to myself years ago. Because I just couldn't escape the pain. I can think of multiple loopholes to what she went through that would let them have their cake and eat it, instead of bringing her back to life just to throw her away a season later. With her sickly, elderly father unaware of ANY of it, mourning, his own life bereft of meaning. Pietro should have given the last of his life to restore her, allowing her sacrifice to earn her own humanity. How does this heartbroken old man keep going? Why would he? It's heartless, and just shuts the door on everything that comes with Penny experiencing a human body at last. We get nothing. All so CRWBY could have another body since it's been since Pyrrha that a major character died. Inventing this stupid narrative that people are "making Penny's choices for her" as if her friends and father were supposed to let her indulge her guilt and give herself up to Salem or Ironwood pointlessly. It all sucks, and no, even from some stupid tragic character angle, it's not good writing. Entirely unnecessary, I will fight ANYONE. I just can't STAND how so many people accepted it, moved on. I can't, I never will. There should have been a DOGPILE online over it. So many people, including the writers, totally okay with her being a pawn, a narrative device. That's all the writers ever saw her as. They never loved her as she deserves. They don't deserve her. That's why I'm writing and animating an alternative, because my life's purpose now is to show everyone something better, and get them to say "that's the REAL deal." Because from this points onwards, RWBY doesn't feel real to me anymore. It's a thought that can't be thunk, a thing that cannot be. I hope you'll be there to see my creation, made with all the love I have in me.

[@that1blindkid146]

Be strong and hit stuff is written for Nora. She has that identity crisis early in the season where she talks about how she is just the person who is strong and hits stuff