The Most BEAUTIFUL Song Of Fullmetal Alchemist

[@CharlesCornellStudios]

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[@Marian87]

One of my faves from FMA is "Kyoudai (ブラザース, Brothers), also called Братья (Brat'ya/Bratja) and Reminiscence (追訴 Tsuiso)", always makes me tear up.

[@jeangentry6656]

To Be King, Xing Symphony, A Soldier's Honor, and many more. You can find plenty of FMA Brotherhood playlists online. Enjoy! 🙂

[@dvides89]

@@Marian87and I suspect that the lullaby was inspired by it…

[@bretpercival4877]

I’d say, “Overture-Brotherhood” or “Requiem for the Brigadier General”

[@RyanF470]

Just finished watching "The Witch from Mercury" Music by Takashi Ohmama been listening to the soundtrack for the last week nonstop.

[@keytonbush3925]

Also from Fma (2003) is Bratja. A tragic song about the brother’s relationship. It’s hauntingly beautiful.

[@cmbaz1140]

as an older brother that one makes me cry every time...

[@silbury2325]

I ignore most of the salt from the Brotherhood haters, but Bratja do be good point.

[@expensivenes2645]

Especially if you understand the lyrics

[@cycle1990]

Yes exactly my thoughts, when i first seen this show and heard that music, i was shocked in many ways, never thought hearing a russian song that deep in anime back then, still Listen to bratja "brothers" to this day ^^

[@lancercool1992]

I genuinely thought thought this video was about bratja, I didn’t know that the new version didn’t include it

[@OctagonalSquare]

I’m a simple man. I see Full Metal Alchemist, and I click

[@ianhandsup]

agreed

[@thatdoggo5254]

I too am this but also cry because "Ed...ward?" 😢

[@cjadventures8840]

Same

[@amandanorris8]

Only brotherhood

[@JimNoel1]

I need a rewatch

[@BigOrangeVids]

" this shouldn't be so sad" This whole series is sadness incarnate but also overcoming what life has become when you feel like all is lost and there is no hope. I wouldn't be as obsessed with these songs if they weren't sad because it expresses the world they live in before the end.

[@yerthebestaround9654]

This and the Main Theme from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood are some of my favorites. Definitely one of the most memorable soundtracks in media for me.

[@matheussanthiago9685]

I still reminisce to the sound of resembol lullaby

[@keybladerasta4142]

Lapis philosophum is good too

[@matthewthomson6466]

That main theme waltz is amazing, it’s just got this *power* behind it, you know? I think “to be continued” is a great lesson on how to play over a drone tone, too, it’s great :)

[@Randomearthling806]

"Brother" of the original FMA is amazing too

[@HrLBolle]

@@Randomearthling806 even more so if you can natively understand the German fan cover. Amestris after all set in the rough location of and encompassing the German Empire united by Otto von Bismarck and some of the lands belonging to Dacia, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, France (Elsas Lothringen), Belgaum, Luxemburg and the Netherlands

[@kaitlyn__L]

“Painfully beautiful”; thank you, that’s exactly what this kind of music feels like. Everyone saying it’s just dark or sad never made sense to me, it’s just as much about the slivers of golden light poking through the dark grey clouds as it is about those clouds themselves. That tension is always what drew me to these kinds of compositions

[@Astral_Alchemist]

I'd say melancholy with tints of warmth is much more appropriate than dark.

[@halfindy]

12:30 I thought too that that sentence really had a lot of wisdom in a nutshell.

[@youkofoxy]

Saudoso. Brazilians call that, the melancholy of nostalgia. Sadness over something happy/great that is no more.

[@dmani8791]

A good way to describe a LOT of Attatck On Titan music as well

[@NAJ0202]

I feel the same way about Lillium, the theme from Elfen Lied. Painful, soul-shattering beauty. It reminds me a lot of this, and vice versa.

[@AyyyyyyyyyLmao]

This guy has got it all figured out. He takes something you love, then tells you why it's good, which makes you love it even more. Bravo 👏

[@musachi5999]

Bratja from 2003's adaption is also worth your attention it is simple beautiful and pulls them heart strings just like this piece.

[@cooldebt]

Absolutely! The Consouls also did a great cover of it which I also love

[@dvides89]

Please do one on Bratja ( 2003 FMA)… you won’t be disappointed.

[@cobwebkid]

This!!! I need this.

[@rossjamestobitt]

I thought this was what he was going to do at first. My favourite by far.

[@musachi5999]

I thought it was Bratja before I clicked.. really hope he finds that piece worthy of a break down.

[@dragonoye2426]

Good that other people remember Bratja, personally my favorite FMA theme in general.

[@musachi5999]

@@dragonoye2426 Literally got it on repeat right now, the nostalgia, my god!

[@longlifetometal1995]

Honestly, FMAB has the most insane and emotionally charged counterpoint I've heard and the whole OST is filled with baroque music influences in such a natural fashion and an amazing respect to the melodic lines

[@GabrielLee-mi9uq]

"Lullaby of Resembool" and "crime and punishment" have been my favorite for a while

[@zachkrampien8699]

Trish's Lullaby is a gorgeous piece of music. My other favorite from FMAB is OP5 "Rain"

[@Polymath2B]

Yeah, rain and of course the first op “Again” are my standouts

[@raghavsharma4347]

The first ending for fmab was another amazing song by the same band. I love sid so much

[@gerardlacroix6015]

Lapis Philosophorum is a solid. Also, Dante's theme from 2003

[@Nanok1d]

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood has the best soundtrack I've ever heard in a show and one of the best soundtracks in general! I would love to hear more analysis of the songs!

[@DefenestrateYourself]

I prefer the OG full metal show’s score for sure

[@Nanok1d]

@@DefenestrateYourself it is also very good

[@nielshaentjens5758]

There’s this one song in FMAB called ‘Poslude’ that plays in the background when Dr. Knoxx says: "I don't know if you actually exist or not, God; but cut me some slack. Even a guy like me needs a break. Please, let me enjoy the happiness of having a cup of coffee with my family." It’s so heartbreakingly beautiful!

[@GlitchyRijndael]

I always interpret the sentiment of this piece as being “bittersweet”. You touch on this with the interplay between the minor keys that feel dark and sad vs the major keys that feel full of hope and joy. It’s a perfect representation of mature grief. It’s simultaneously holding at once the sensation of loss, of pain and sorrow, and also holding the joy, the nostalgia, the happiness of the time spent with that person who’s now gone. It never fails to bring me to tears and cause me to reflect on those I’ve lost on the way.

[@Starfish0.]

Well I'd say this song is not exactly sad for me, it's more like a deeply nostalgic feeling of missing home. It is telling the beginning and the end of the story in the song. It's played not only for the story of losing Trisha, but also in the very end when Ed and Al are finally going "home" back to Winry and Pinaco and everything is finally solved. I think it's meant to represent both feelings. And it's just a masterpiece.

[@eagle56786]

Well put. After all, it is the lullaby of a lost mother; it should be warm, rich, and reassuring, yet also a bit melancholy--which it is.

[@omargoodman2999]

Yeah, I'd say this song is more "bathes you in feels". I'd consider a song like Rain to have the emotional _impact_ that is necessary to really generate an emotional resonance. If this is "bathes you in feels", then Rain is "kicks your heart in the dick". And I think that _also_ has to do with how it's entangled with the OP sequence and the understanding of the story and the culmination of all the story threads at the very end of the show. Rain is the last OP of the series, and it brings *everything* _raining_ down on you. I think that has a *lot* more emotional _impact_ and _force_ compared to a background track that is frequently used right from the very start of the show through to the end. It's more "immersing", providing an auditory background for events to happen. But as an OP, Rain takes _center stage_ and it's the story and animation that become the backdrop for it.

[@moonwhooper]

Exactly

[@faithstedman2886]

THIS SHOW IS MY FAVORITE i'm so excited you're covering this theme i've always thought it was amazing

[@danielacanva9824]

The way you first paint us the color or the mood of the chord before approaching it very very much appreciated and I thank you for it

[@KuroNekoXIII]

I had always felt this song comes more from Hoenheim's mourning towards Trisha. Which is why it feels both sad & beautiful at the same time. A husband mourning the loss of his kind & sweet wife, who also gave him the happiest things in his life. She gave him him her time, heart, & 2 children. It's mourning & thankfulness at the same time.

[@NashVulcan]

Soo trueee

[@pembo13]

I came here with a similar sentiment. Trisha was a bright spot in his long existence.

[@ToadalChaos]

When you speak musician, I don't understand a thing. Yet I love how time and time again you seem to appreciate the heck out of music that I've loved in the past, despite not being "musically literate". There's just something magical about music, man.

[@khalilshaik6161]

I loved every piece of music from both fullmetal series...

[@cdscissor]

Winner take here.

[@renthegigglefox]

This song, like the loss it represents, is perfectly bittersweet. The loss of a close loved one is always sad, but the life they lived, and the love they shared is so beautiful that it shines through the pain.

[@patchodraws9200]

when i was in music school and taking music history courses, i remember thinking that a lot of the turn of the century romantic/early 21st century pieces sounded hauntingly similar to FMA's music, and i became utterly fascinated with that period of music. it's just absolutely stunning and having that predisposition towards it because of this wonderful score probably helped me appreciate it more. it's probably because they share a key, but it does also remind of the second movement of holst's second suite in F. F minor is just SUCH a perfect key for bittersweet, haunting tragedy

[@munzutai]

The word I'd describe this piece with is "solemn."

[@GreySunFen]

« It’s dark but beautiful. It’s sad but it’s not.» I call it nostalgia. This happy sadness or sad happiness.

[@lxnesamurai.3485]

You just did the most painfully beautiful piano version of this song while explaining it in an awaesome way. You never fail to impress me. Now we need a full Version of this song from you!

[@ixfalia]

I think a lot of people forget that grief can only exist if you loved what it now gone. We associate grief with despair but grief, as painful as it is, is a burden we often choose to bear because it was earned by love and love lost. Thus I believe grief is deeply beautiful in its horrible thorny way. And so I think grief is an incredibly apt way to describe the tone of this piece

[@lovelyunknown]

There are several pieces from this anime that DESERVE to be covered. Please do another video on Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

[@xyrd3441]

Just wanted to let you know that your content got me to play the piano for the first time in nearly 20 years the other day. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

Awesome! Same here. Check out his online courses. I recently signed up and have been super enjoying it. Guys an awesome teacher.

[@vencedore1000]

I just realized how recognizable the Fullmetal Alchemist soundtrack is.

[@lolzsdfsdfsdf]

FMA Brotherhood is as close as it gets to a perfect anime. The story is deep but not too long and drawn out, the characters are memorable and are so well developed, the fight scenes are epic, and of course, the music is phenomenal. It has aged like fine wine

[@cdscissor]

It does unfortunately lose out on some key early story plot beats, though. A few establishing manga chapters got cut, leaving some early gut wrenchers with less impact than intended. Can't blame it too hard though, the original 2003 anime already adapted the early story masterfully. Though sadly, BH cut my favourite part of the manga which deals with giving The Ishbalan War more context and depth, along with the soldiers that took part in it. So yeah, BH is a pretty good shounen.

[@scfdtutorials-ro2ru]

​​@@cdscissorThey didn't even need too many episodes, an episode more with Nina would have added more emotion into Nina story and the train fight episode would have given more context to why we loved Maes Hughes. That's it. Just 2 extra episodes could have made it perfect. And there's a scene of Winry with lantern, that would have been cherry on top.

[@cdscissor]

@@scfdtutorials-ro2ru Good start, but more than that BH needed really a general adjustment to its tone and would really benefit also in adapting the actual manga extras. (The omakes are anime-original and just not as funny as Arakawa's wit) Especially the last extra with Trisha and Hohenheim to really seal the deal.

[@therealsharat]

I can't believe the day came when someone actually understood what this piece is about. Thank you so much for sharing this review. After this I hope this piece gets the amount of attention it deserves

[@Mason_____]

This is a perfect composition that encompasses a lot of what late classical and early romantic composers were trying to convey. It has such a tenderness and the music speaks without even knowing the context. Masterful composition

[@eliswit7422]

Crime and Punishment from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a gorgeous song. Thank you for the great videos!

[@_x.]

Thank you! The video & comments all talk about the song but not what the song actually is.

[@sheikahempire]

this song isn't Crime and Punishment (that's just another good song). The song in the video is Trisha's Lullaby@@_x.

[@carlhilber2275]

This has been my go to 'whistle in an empty hallway' piece for the better half of a decade, glad to see people giving it some appreciation.

[@BoricuaTaco]

Well this one was a pleasant surprise. Amazing work as always, man. This one is gonna be popular, I already know it lol

[@ondro727]

What a beautiful excersise and your explanation ot "walkthrough" is precise, what a joy to listen to! For me, the fact that there are these "jumps" to major chords is like having a (false) sense of positive resolution, only to jump back to minor chords to let us back down. This is the sadness, bringing the ray of light only to loose it after a brief moment. What a skillfull dance of hope, sadness, positivity, sentiment. Once more - great explanation and as usual it is a joy to see your enthusiasm for great melodies :) Thank you.

[@rdwnmusic6912]

Personally - "Nocturne of Amestris", "Epilogue: A New Journey", "Requiem for the Brigadier General", and "Violoncello's Lament" all rival this theme as well. I'd love to hear break downs of these!

[@yush4673]

Far east suite was good as well

[@devynthurman8444]

Don't forget "Crime & Punishment" and "Lapis Philosophorum"!

[@kathryncook7193]

Honestly the whole soundtrack is beautifully emotional. Also a win for flutists like me.

[@cooldebt]

Thanks for pointing out this absolutely gorgeous song - the opening call sounds like Finlandia (Sibelius). (I've only ever heard Brothers and really love that tune too. Maybe I just like tunes in 3?)

[@spi1521]

I don't know music at all, but I see someone explaining the melody with such passion, well worth the watch. :)

[@pabloaracena6272]

Holy shit. I saw FMAB 3 times in this year and this was my most played song in 2023. Love so much, man 💙

[@zenith110]

I come back to this song so frequently

[@doodlemunchkin2222]

Lol I thought he was for sure gonna cover the 2003 anime’s “Braja” b/c of how iconic it is, but I’ll take this too I’m certainly not complaining-just surprised since I don’t see this one get talked about as much. The melody with the back and fourth call and answer he talked about and how the minor cord doesn’t keep it completely saturated in sadness, especially with that “answer” at the end of each call…idk. To me it definitely leaves each sad moment with an almost hopeful, questioning reply. And I think that even matches WITH the context too. Kind of fits with the story and what Trisha’s death bring on for the brothers: They’re distraught and dower at the death of their mom…yet have that nagging hopefulness in the dark that maybe they can find a way to bring her back. And even beyond just that initial moment-it over-arches into the rest of their storyline with how the transmutation attempt took them back so many steps and left them in a seemingly hopeless situation again, with the add-on of guilt for what Ed feels he did to his brother, but also that hopeful tone of the possibility of finding a way to fix that sin and get his brother’s body back on their journey, even if it may be a harrowing one, and they carry scars from it…they don’t want to give up hope just yet. It fits so well with the overall vibe of the plot and the Elric Brother’s journey

[@cooldebt]

I love that tune - discovered through a Consouls cover (they use the English title Brothers)

[@Ldsm11]

really appreciate that you show the sheet music with the chords on it, makes it so easy to learn from thank you!

[@BurnCrappy]

Trisha's lullaby is one of those beautiful musics that touches you deeply and that I'll never forget. I suggest you to check Vogel Im Kafig from SNK which is also one music that completely fulfills its role and tears you through opposed emotions.

[@sabin97]

a few years ago i started watching the regular full metal alchemist series(some friends suggested that one before brotherhood). but i had to stop watching. it made me cry. not just once. after the third time it made me cry i stopped. just to clarify it wasnt a single tear rolling down my cheek. it was me, a grown-ass adult, well-adjusted man, sobbing about the events in cartoons. the reason i watch anime is to get entertained. this series is just too brutal...the writers have a way of investing you heavily in the situations....and then crushing you.

[@andrzejpietkiewicz4553]

Some of our Christmas carols in Poland have this aspect of sad, tragic lullabies. To the point I wouldn't be surprised if someone had already adapted this one for Church somewhere

[@Nadia1989]

There's a Polish connection! It was performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

[@andrzejpietkiewicz4553]

​@@Nadia1989 Yeah, I found it out a few minutes later

[@tomjames9681]

No piece of music moves me as much as this one. I’m not sure if it’s just the music, the story or a combination of both. Probably the third, but the music does a profound job all by itself.

[@chrisjian1998]

1:39 2:28 Sounds like a sad version of the "curse of the black pearl" from pirates of the caribbean.

[@Chris_Cringle]

Beautiful video! This song has had such an impact on me since the first time I heard it watching the anime. I still find myself humming it randomly many, many years later. Like an earworm that's permanently established itself in my brain. Your passion of breaking it down just makes me appreciate it all that much more. Thank you! ❤

[@iamnaudar]

This is one of my favourite song from the serie. I am so glad that you made a video on it! 🤩

[@momogoes3329]

Brothers from 03! I find that song so much more emotional evoking.

[@Mitsuri7878]

Omg i love FMA and FMAB!!❤❤❤

[@billhighwind]

This is on my "winter arc' running playlist. I am a HUGE FM fan and this track hits every single time. Thanks for covering this!

[@mariecarie1]

You should do the theme to Cowboy Bebop, TANK! It’s fascinating to break it down and see just how faithful it is to the classic blues scale and progression (i i iv i v iv i) it stays-the baseline, the main melody, harmonies, all of it. Yoko Kanno is just smacking you in the face with “THIS IS A WESTERN. IN SPACE. BECAUSE BLUES. GET IT?” Lol it’s almost anal retentive how many overlapping layers there are in that blues format. If you haven’t broken that piece down, it’s a fun one to unwind and analyze for sure!

[@twistedbaspin0822]

This is in my funeral playlist

[@bowlofpetunias26]

mine too 🎉

[@mariki06]

It would be really nice for you to break down romantic era harmonies used by Chopin or Rachmaninoff

[@smashedpasta]

I second this!!

[@theversatilehunter3651]

I particularly would love to see some Brahms also!!

[@jayromero7535]

Quite a bit of that beginning chord progression is SO reminiscent of Suteki Da Ne from Final Fantasy X.

[@wamyc]

WHY IS HE PLAYING IT TRANSPOSED AT 00:35 OMG I'M LOSING MY MIND.

[@Oogwya]

trisha’s lullaby is so good i love crying

[@kaitlyn__L]

This also reminds me a lot of music from Elfen Lied (an amazingly gory psychological supernatural horror anime… with an excellent soundtrack). Now I’m wondering if I could make a mashup/medley of parts…

[@TheDuckMaster12]

I couldn’t help but think of my own mother who passed away in 2020 listening to this. I know she would’ve loved this piece, and she didn’t know the first thing about anime. A Picardy third while also making it a V7/iv is crazy.

[@exiledkenkaneki701]

There's this phenomenal lullaby called Isabellas lullaby from promised neverland , check that out as well, the piano versions go so hard for it, There's also this theme from shiki called eau de vie that deserves some attention with the show also being so forgotten for how good it is

[@officialj-danproductions604]

I was literally going to comment this suggestion

[@gabrocking]

Dude! Hell yes, shiki is awesome and deserves more attention

[@rodfaleirospessoal]

Amazing analysis on this incredible song. Waiting anxiously for your comments on "Lapis Philosophorum".

[@IndieGamerMonkey]

Oof.... right in the feels. Another good one you could have also done is "Requiem for the Brigadier General". Hughes' death/burial scene makes me tear up just remembering it. It was written and composed so well in both the original FMA and FMA:B.

[@prince_locke]

i think phrasing it as "painfully beautiful" helps convey how loving and kind and heavy the grief is for the elric brothers. its heavy but carried willingly by these incredibly hopeful sounding chords that almost echos like a feeling akin to someone saying "I know the burden of loving and caring about you is heavy with grief but the grief is born from my love and worth carrying." a deep, profound commitment to hearing the weight, the downward movement of the chords along with her life, and then a resolution to never forget her for her love. as famously put, what is grief if not love that's lost its home?

[@mariecarie1]

Dude, if you haven’t done it yet, you should do a comparison of this piece to the theme of Elfen Lied. A lot of the chordal progressions are very similar to this piece. Similar dour, tragic mood. Super pretty.

[@peruman95]

I was looking for this comment, I wasn't sure if I was alone, but a lot of the times in this video it reminded me of Lilium, which is one of my favourite openings. He definitely should look it up!

[@paranoid97]

Amazing song Lilium, i remember the first time that i heard it i was in awe of the chord progression and the whole ambiance of it, also the singer did a beautiful performance in that song

[@bald._.blegh69]

GOD CHARLES YOU JUST NEVER MISS!!! I love your fuckin videos man 😭

[@bananabread427]

Your anime ost analysis are pure gold to understanding the technical beauty of these songs, I LOVE IT! I recommand listening to made in abyss ost "VOH" by Kevin Pekin, it is incredibly beautiful and with the context of the story, it is heartbraking how amazing it is

[@tylersage4750]

This aong has made me cry so many times. I love this show so much.

[@Timmakesmusic]

Great video and interesting analysis. That descending bassline reminds me of a tradational 'lament bass'. The harmonic progression through the circle of fifths you pointed out is very common in classical music and has a very purposeful sound. Maybe it's conveying a sense of inevitability or perhaps reassurance? I don't know enough about the context of the song, so I'm just idly speculating!

[@Dean-sm5rt]

That F7 to the B flat minor, and the Sopranos' soaring like that. Wow! Absolutely gorgeous.

[@algorix8420]

Trisha s lullaby has a special place in my Heart, thx for making this video

[@armstrong.r]

Time to rewatch this series again

[@dingaia]

Japanese composers are soOOOO good. Nobuo Uematsu is another true OG of ingenious composition and style.

[@Yee-Haw_Bird]

Don’t forget Yoko Shimamura

[@percussivemaintenance7222]

Joe... effing... Hisashi

[@Akirasenjuuu]

The jujutsu kaisen composer is also goated

[@buddytrueblood]

this video caused me to rewatch the series and let me tell you, the music is well done

[@grizzyozz2992]

Hey Charles! Please check out the "Flying Beagle" album by Himiko Kikuchi! I'd love to see you make a video on this absolute masterpiece! 💯👌

[@Girt-]

Gas album

[@longlifetometal1995]

This, this and this. Flying Beagle is perfection throughout, lowkey one of the best and most consistent album ever recorded

[@grizzyozz2992]

@@longlifetometal1995 Hard agree 💯 it would be dope to see and hear what Charles thinks of it 👌🏾

[@tim5563]

Agreed it's insanely good please check it out

[@andreypavlov5187]

Not just Brotherhood but the original FMA from 2003 as well. These soundtracks are just pure art.

[@stybander]

Great episode! Any chance can you cover Nier Automata? There are crazy motifs and sound design that would be interesting to cover

[@carofnerds7641]

i second this!!!

[@akrazzy9236]

I love your content about Anime-music-pieces and hip-hop so much. PPPLEEEEAAASSE do the song "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" but just the second part. It begins at around 3:34 of the song.

[@m4s0ok4]

I just want to hear your piano upon the original song, just playing along... I already got chills just imagining it... Omg... Goosebumps 😮

[@stefanronda3092]

To me, it's the entering in the B section that makes it so Hopefull and less sad. Feels like ... Determination

[@christianclyne3851]

This song is so haunting in the best way possible. Every time I hear it I want to immerse myself back in this story

[@Aeroczema]

Gonna be real most of the time I'm not able to fully follow what you're describing with half diminished and inversion and whatnot, but gosh do I love hearing you figure out and gush about music and shows I love!

[@thomasroman7011]

Everything in FMA:Brotherhood is phenomenal but the music especially just ties it all together perfectly. It's probably the only show that I can hear any song from it without context and immediately recognize it as from FMA:B.

[@Dasilton]

This song, like the boys' mother, haunts the narrative. It plays at their most pivotal moments, both sad and sometimes happy. It plays when they're hopeless, when they're confused, when they come across some horror of the world they live in. But it also plays when they feel a bit of hope when the sun peeks through the clouds and they feel a bit closer to fixing their mistakes and they find some beauty in the world.

[@geogass]

I just read the title. I haven't started the video yet (because there's an ad while I'm writing this comment) BUT I THINK IT'S "BRATJA" !! Maybe I'm wrong but for me the best OST ever for this anime is this song sung by 2 beautiful Russian women~

[@curaka0]

When I play lullaby of resembool (basically a string version) on the second chord I love to play Eb7 with a Db-Eb-G voicing. That tone interval alone gives me chills

[@Mtaalas]

It's great to see you looking into something else than opening and ending songs of anime. I always think the best stuff is found between the front and back cover of a book ;)

[@banbrotherhood]

Whenever I see FMAB I get this ache in my heart that is indescribable. No other show has done that for me.

[@charlievogel]

Learning this song on piano, when it happens to also bring me to tears every time I hear it, was quite the task. Always a terrible day for rain.

[@christopherh4891]

FMA by far more so 2003 has the best OST of any anime to date in my opinion. Like every ost and version of it all like fills you with emotion.

[@roaringviking5693]

I was hit by how much this sounds like something Keiichi Okabe, who wrote the music for the Nier games among others, could have written. This piece especially reminded me of Shadowlord from Nier Replicant/Gestalt.

[@Pfizenmaier]

Just stumbled upon your video. I love that you analyze one of my favourite songs in media of all time (honorable mentions include Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Elfenlied, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and the list goes on).

[@michaelsoluri2961]

Yeah you know what the vibe is. Phenomenal taste.

[@Chronostream]

I may have to revisit Lilium now, from Elfen Lied. Talk about reliable formulas in anime, Trisha's Lullaby reminds me a lot of Lilium. At least from what I remember.

[@chris2thejmedia]

Towards the end of the video, I kind of realized why this is such a good theme for FMA: Brotherhood. You're right that it's sad and tear jerking but yet hopeful. The song itself, like the rest of the show, conveys the idea of "balance" or as Ed puts it "equivalent exchange." The tone and vibe given is downcast, but in turn it makes us yearn for the future to come out of tragedy and vice versa. It takes both emotional elements of the Elricks' lives and how despair filled they are but eluding to the fact that what they do in the end only occurs because of that sadness; they know what it means to have "balance" and the theme certainly shows it

[@bag12]

Brothers from the first anime series was my favorite

[@LennardStreat]

Such an amazing breakdown of this song. Helps me articulate why I love this song. It's that tension between the sadness and the hopefulness/love that it conveys. Amazing song. I'm surprised at the overall quality of all the songs in this show. They're all so well composed and convey emotion so well.

[@ogre7699]

The story alone makes it one of the greats of anime, but it's the soundtrack that elevates it into being the absolute best I've ever watched. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood truly is a masterpiece. There's other great animes out there, and great anime soundtracks to boot, but I swear, on God, FMAB is a step above all the rest. We all have Akira Senju to thank for this fantastic music he's provided to us all. Easily one of the greats.