I tried to recreate Megalovania from memory

Will this be my final bout with the funny skeleton man? If we can recreate Megalovania from memory, we can truly do it all.
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Megalovania - Undertale
4:58 Song Result
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EQUIPMENT
Guitars: Ibanez RGR652AHBF Prestige, Fender American Elite Telecaster, Schecter Banshee Elite 6 (with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega Pick ups)
Bass: Fender American Performer Precision Bass, Ibanez Soundgear
Strings: Elixir "Light-Heavy"
Orchestra: East West Symphonic Orchestra (Platinum Version)
Synths/Synth Drums/Various Instruments: Xpand!2
A bunch of other Stuff: NI Komplete 12, Omnisphere 2
Interface: SSL 2
Audio Software (DAW): Cubase 12 Pro
Tone Software: Neural DSP Archetype: Nolly, Plini, and Parallax
Drums: Superior Drummer 3
Mixing/Mastering Software: Izotope 5, Fabfilter Pro-Q 3
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Rebel T5i
MIDI Visuals: MIDITrail
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CREDITS
Balloon Guy 3D Animations done by oa.padron: / oa.padron
Shady Cicada "Not like this" emote done by Chi: / arc0717
Current Balloon Guy avatar drawn by Dorsa Bidhendi: / dorsabidhendi
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[@Victini7472]

like some rando in chat said: "we have megalovania at home" megalovania at home:

[@quik06]

minilovania

[@secretmeister]

@@quik06 apparently that translates to "mining"

[@oxiqa5485]

megolovania at deltarune

[@percher4824]

good use of a first time chat tbh

[@tsiorizockt37]

lmao i was so surprised seeing you here lol

[@user-yv4bq2nf6l]

someone in chat said: "sans when he chugs mayonnaise instead of ketchup"

[@JunoTheProtogen]

sans when he chugs the mayonnaise instead of ketchup

[@Hieeeedijsjsjdj]

Right here 6:24

[@someone_somewhere555]

@@JunoTheProtogen that name and pfp scares me..

[@batuajah2007]

someone said: "someone in chat said: "sans when he chugs mayonnaise instead of ketchup""

[@Sans_Official.]

This is what happens when I

[@Cardinal_T_R_K]

The struggle of hearing a song in your head but being unable to put it into a DAW is way too real 😂. Loved every second of this though!

[@Radio-Rabbit_official]

Fr 😢

[@jusbetter7634]

This cucks 89/100 projects

[@Beegfloppa]

Excuse my lack of knowledge in the field of music, but could you kindly explain to me what a DAW is?

[@Radio-Rabbit_official]

@@Beegfloppa fr. I don't know but I think it's the section for the pitch

[@jusbetter7634]

@@Beegfloppa digital audio workstation. It's just a professional way of saying "Programs for music making"

[@eggrollwilly1935]

Shady understands sans' character better than most of the undertale community he would be like "I have a song?"

[@gameworldjt]

that's so true

[@Ezecool-3105]

He literally has one named after him

[@Foxyron1973]

@@Ezecool-3105stmawyfs?

[@Ezecool-3105]

@@Foxyron1973 no, literally the theme that plays when we met him "Sans."

[@pncka]

He would be ashamed of you

[@Siinory]

"Sans had a stroke" that chatter summed up this version perfectly! I love it!

[@Cough-]

Fr lmao

[@B0WSERTHEGR1MREAPER]

It was silvynne

[@Carboy45]

Yea burst out laughin at that comment

[@ARDIZsq]

In this world, you're either blessed with the ability to remember a piece of music nearly 1:1, or the ability to be able to create music, there is no in-between.

[@ItzTyrax]

I am the myth of an “in-between”

[@hazel2hatsunemiku]

@@ItzTyraxsame

[@Dfl_jason]

I am outside 9f these boundries (i can't make music at all)

[@t1mingisnecessary]

I'm the guy who's in between AND procrastinating.

[@somerobloxdude3699]

I can make music… but i cant at the same time

[@Aurakid]

I'm not surprised you perfectly recreated Megalovania from memory, especially the hidden motif(?) that Toby never admitted was in the song haha.

[@PanD0rado]

huh

[@Aurakid]

@@PanD0rado The joke here is Shady added the Among Us song, which I jokingly stated was already hidden in Megalovania (it's not).

[@UncleJack420]

@@Aurakid Dont forget cbat was in there too :D props to shady for figuring that part out. Very often overlooked

[@Aurakid]

@@UncleJack420 Oh, true!

[@PanD0rado]

@@Aurakid Oh LMAO i thought u were serious, though I did hear he forgot some really highlighting melodies

[@Rey_Pixels]

When the boss hits you so hard the song gets knocked into a blender:

[@Buenpibe24]

Oh gosh i need to feel that myself

[@TheGateShallStand]

I'm not sure what you mean Cid, this is exactly what Megalovania sounds like

[@Not_a_croissant69]

281 likes and no reply’s?let me fix that

[@user-ws9ek8vu4e]

299 likes 1 comment let me fix that

[@CrusaderLegFoot]

334 likes and 2 replies? Let me fix that.

[@Pi_way]

@@CrusaderLegFoot No likes and no replies? Let me fix that.

[@OMORI_BRAINR0T]

why are you repliers like this

[@D0NUT3Y]

“He’d be like ‘I have a song’”is probably one of the realest things ever

[@rollergalaxy9997]

got this notification on my genocide replay, during the sans fight. perfect timing

[@Cough-]

Sans broke the fourth wall 💀

[@SLINKIS2]

The true true ending: you get this notification while fighting sans

[@user-ik2ws6cy5q]

⁠@@SLINKIS2the true true true ending:you get this notification while watching sans gameplay and fighting him at the same time

[@justaperson886]

Currently trying to fight sans for the first time rn!

[@Cough-]

@@justaperson886 good luck!

[@thomasbuchser7695]

5:26 there is someone saying "maybe the real instruments are the friend we made along the way" and I find it hilarious 😂

[@HarrishCMusic]

It kind of sounds like if undertale was made for the gameboy advance (in the best way possible) …and had an among us Cbat DLC

[@aykarain]

yes

[@soufianegamerpro]

we got "you felt your sins crawling on your back" now we got "i can feel by bones falling apart" 2:03

[@3DShrimp]

I love the person who said "IM NUTTED" while the full song played

[@anna_not_banana3065]

“Capsulatedballs”💀

[@3DShrimp]

@@anna_not_banana3065 Hell nah 💀

[@Nateorious-ws9bm]

he had a whole side quest in chat

[@calebhatz4049]

With all due respect, this is incredibly close. There is no insult. This amazing talent.

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

This is not remotely close

[@panek6443]

​@@TakenUsernameAuradiumwhat on earth are you talking about?

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

@@panek6443 the only close thing to the original is the intro instrument, but even then, the settings are wrong. The melody of anything that's not the classic lead is wrong. The rhythm is wrong too. If we dont include mixing and instrument accuracy, it's 40% there

[@satratic127]

@@TakenUsernameAuradium to be fair to a completly untrained ear like me, it sounded pretty damn close

[@TakenUsernameAuradium]

@@satratic127 I mean, I remember being a new musician, and listenign to something close to this, andstill hearing a huge difference

[@thenoble14]

"go outside nerd... Before i tell you about Zelda lore"-shady cicada

[@ghostietoastie_]

“I hate to say it but this song is getting… Frisk-y!” SHADY 😂😂

[@Soljz]

This but drawing😭 Like: You have an incredibly detailed and amazing art idea in your head,and somehow your hand just refuses to creat it. I wish i could just: 🧠➡️🖼️

[@Night-Wolf]

The fact that you recreated the entire song 99.999...% accurately is astounding!

[@randomaccount-en7gv]

the 0.001%: when sans gets addicted to amongus

[@aballisticninja29]

This is the final battle: Shady versus the intrusive thoughts

[@jademonass2954]

i love how most sections have half of the time they should be playing for

[@Asad-the-One]

4:58 onwards. Whoever "capsulatedballs" is, you're having way too much fun

[@MelissaAmethyst]

HELP I CHOKED ON MY CAKE WHEN THAT ONE PERSON SAID: ''we have megalovania at home. megalovania at home: '' 6:03

[@Springman1987]

The fact it was a first time chatter who said it, made it even funnier.

[@frostysmags_]

I'm like "where'd I hear that part before?" and then i rewound it once and immediately heard CBAT 🤣🤣🤣

[@Monkaehbutgameromg]

"IM GONNA WATCH A MEGALOVANIA CREATION VIDEO" "jesus christ stitch is everywhere these days"

[@CDamage_June]

This musta been the dollar store megalovania they used in homestuck

[@kingstondaking7877]

nah youʻre crazy for that

[@faeril2389]

You don't know where Megalovania came from, do you

[@dr.funnybones]

I'm ashamed of you. jk, this is awesome

[@DeXyfero]

the sans real

[@Joneender]

you have a song?

[@georgeok4582]

the C-batmogus part sounds strangely fittiing

[@AudRhiannon]

I don’t know how or why KZbin knew to recommend this to me at this current moment but I’m so glad it did because wow that’s talent. Doing this without a time limit is hard enough, but you did it with a time limit and from memory and it sounds epic. You just earned a new subscriber.

[@Aslyth]

Now playing recognizes it as the og, you did good enough

[@inksans8183]

*_He added the drums to early lol_*

[@ShiningDrake777]

Honestly it sounds really incredibly similar to the original aside from some really minor differences, to me? Like there's one or two slightly off points but you did really really really well with think, it's super impressive.

[@Metrocysh]

I was like "Oh among us lol" THEN WHEEZED WITH THE FIRST NOTES OF CBAT I wasn't expecting that Overall very very close recreation! (Except... THAT part :clown:) 9/10 you missed the sacred countermelody at 6:23 I'm crying and throwing up on the floor (love your content)

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

this is like that one attempt of putting a song you had in your head into a DAW.... except yours atleast sounds good

[@TheBrotherhoodofCadendale]

I remember the first time I ever got a song in my head out exactly as I heard it, it's still my favorite song I ever made lol

[@erstweilington]

I remember you from years ago. A long lost friend recommended you to me, and I subbed on a different account but I never actually watched or listened to your stuff. It's nice to see why they were so fond of you.

[@Warri0rLink]

3:12 Sans would absolutely know he has a song, and he would also know the conditions that need to be met for you to hear it in-game. Sans would be ashamed at how well you know his song.

[@frawzch.048]

Despite being already subscribed if this was my first approach to your channel no i wouldn't want more but keep it up

[@4korange]

5:46 *You feel that today is definitly NOT a beautiful day outside. *You feel.... ¿Determined?* *what the heck. -chara

[@PickyMcCritical]

Saw this is my recommended. Didn't expect much. Got more than much. Editing and personality go far :,D

[@iitsAP]

hearing cbat was like getting hit in the head with a sledgehammer

[@adrian_kreuz]

Finally. Watching KZbin all god damn day, and here is one good video. Thank you.

[@Joneender]

My favorite part of megalovania is the brass, so thank you for getting that part with astute accuracy ( i dont know what astute means) edit: "fartcore" killed me 💀

[@nicholascunningham4439]

YOOOOOO Ive been listening to your music for years now and this is the first video I've seen of yours!

[@maximprimegod]

6:17 please tell me he put in that one part, please, please....... HE DID NOT PUT IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........ I can still hear it though

[@theolodger]

the high part 😔

[@Tmitric]

2:21 if you keep on making puns like that we're gonna have to *frisk* you!

[@Aloofyr]

deserves much more views tbh! went pretty hard! love this sorta music

[@qdalcourt3253]

Ah yes, another fine addition to the Megalovania genre. Still great. You just can't kill that song.

[@The_two_hate_club]

Capsulatedballs is WHAT?!

[@Angeol2889]

BROOO ADORO ESTE VIDEO, Tiene originalidad, Buena edición no sobresaturada, Buena voz, Carisma, Duración Perfecta, simplemente epico, me pasaré mas seguido por tu canal, te adoro amigo sigue asi

[@Scra2zyBass]

“Can we find a lead that doesn’t hurt??” No, we can’t.

[@Nicocot12onyt]

When I got to the end when he was apologizing, I got a discord notification saying sans was crying

[@HarrishCMusic]

We having a bad time with this one!!! 🗣️🔥🗣️🗣️🔥🔥💯💯(you invented Toby Fox)

[@ollymation878]

5:45 AMONG US?!!?

[@jelly_cat_vara8701]

Yes amongus

[@Mabra51]

*amogus*

[@Cloudberri_Notbread]

“Tonight, we kill Megalovania” *Megalovania plays in the distance*

[@brownishchris1496]

Oh sweet the algorithm finally gave me someone that uses Cubase

[@victorialevitt9828]

Yo, that was actually spot on. That was really good. Good job keep up the good work.

[@AAAAAAAAAAA44444]

Megalovania from memory is just a song and can’t hurt you Megalovania from memory:

[@AydenCastillo-jp6yc]

Listening to that made sans forget your genocides

[@T0psyDurpy]

I loved this so much that I subbed ❤

[@Rufusvr754]

The talent is crazy keep going love this

[@Leon_wolfren]

Bro this is actually really fucking good for real this is actually really good I couldn't even do that if I really wanted to make it straight from memory you have incredible talent

[@greenapple1239]

the person in chat said "exactly how I remember it" THATS WHAT WE ARE DOING!!!

[@AFigmentOfYourImagination420]

the imposter theme song in place of the part he had trouble actually sounding good

[@KycenPetersen]

It’s time for the funny bone man I have to admit something embarrassing: Megalovania is the only song I could recreate from memory in a DAW, note wise at least

[@JonnZth]

"go outside Before i tell you about Zelda lore" Bro, you want me to go or not? LOL The fact that it was actually VERY close to the original is what makes it the funniest

[@Shadycicada]

One time, I actually made a 300+ slide presentation on zelda lore for my stream (it was an 8 hour stream), so definitely stay LOL. And thanks so much! The uncanny-ness really was amplified the closer we got :'D

[@milniar]

@@Shadycicada you know what. this genuinely made me subscribe. 300+ slides is DETERMIN(ed)ATION

[@user-fd5qz6nv7g]

I defo see this being a fangame about dementia like that one DOOM WAD

[@SirGhostly1]

Another perfect remix by the lovely Mr. Cicada 🔥🔥🔥

[@AmandaLabovitz]

😂 I loved this hahah! you did good (only 3 minutes in but still, very entertaining heheh)

[@altermike3197]

This is actually pretty good, I like the remix

[@TheBaseHasBeenSet]

Sounds like the astro remix ngl

[@Jiiggle.]

It actually turned out so good, I could hear just a little difference between the original song but that doesn't matter, good job!

[@ElectroZwisFriend]

This actually sounds really good!

[@yokuutsu9097]

i've lived long enough to hear shady cicada make megalovania

[@kriscrystal1679]

it had to be done one day, it was inevitable.

[@RealDirtCow]

Omg this is very, very good replicate of the original! Wish I could do something like this

[@mythmage8231]

The first song I ever learned on the piano was Megalovania. Because of this, I know the melody like the back of my hand. Safe to say, this hurt. Alot.

[@civil-.7407]

Every few months I stumble across the channel and I'm like woah its that guy I listen to on Spotify

[@caracaracat2958]

Holy heck but this is actually really impressive O.o

[@Solarr21]

Unironically excellent, sounds pretty damn good from memory

[@TheDendran]

This isn't Megalovania, this is Megalovanity

[@AyaAngel-cz7iy]

Ho my god it’s so good I want to listen to this so much

[@cartersuperplays7097]

the second you played the first 2 notes it already was perfect

[@petosss1788]

looks like an siilvagunner rip, Good job!

[@georgie9641]

You did quite good for all based on memory

[@Ptr-ck7if]

this is my favorite youtube channel

[@VergaLinda]

This..This is perfection

[@PoshBeard]

Holy shit I have schmoove on my playlist and didn't even realize this was made by the same guy until I saw someone in chat say your channel name

[@TheEuphologist]

I never saw that Cbat jumpscare coming. XD

[@dixiethedog2594]

This feels like it would be in the beginning stage of the Everywhere at the End of Time album

[@theophiled]

loved the cbat bit lmao

[@moonhall]

The cbat cameo made me laugh alot lol

[@SnappBacc]

5:48 bro did not just put in cbat

[@Jikkuryuu]

I feel like any person who spent as much time using this program as you do would be able to pick the instruments they want without getting lost in the menus and picking the wrong thing. Which is definitive proof that _I've_ never used this software before :D

[@cubercooper5221]

What music software do you use? I’ve been looking for one for a while now and they all either suck or cost 100+ dollars. The one you use seems pretty good.

[@MoonMarshmallow]

its in the description, Cubase 12 Pro

[@ItzPeechYT]

bro the meme bit in the song goes crazily hard

[@selfloathinggameing]

Something that would make this even more interesting (and funny) would be to apply the “Beethoven challenge” to it where you can’t listen to the music at all until it’s done

[@noway3153]

I LOVE THAT. Its so good

[@glubtier]

I mean you did pretty damn good. Except for that one part, of which we shall not speak. But I've regularly listened to the original version, the Homestuck version, and the Undertale version and if you told me this was just a new one I'd believe you, at least for a little while.

[@merry_whatever]

I was singing it in my head and whenever u forgot something its like my brain took a screenshot