The Music of Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui - Beach Chant (Enhanced)

[@opposyte257]

Hey everyone, composer here ! I'm infinitely thankful for all your comments. I hope you like the little subtleties i added to make it feel just a bit more 2021 while keeping it as close to the OG as possible. We still have a ton in store for the community, stay tuned !

[@OmegaSolarian]

my man

[@G-0]

Thank you for doing this! It was the main track I wanted back and you guys delivered!

[@Luka1180]

@@philippaul6039 That's literally the sound they used for the walking in the legendary Mata Nui Online Game though. I don't see how there's anything comical about the sound.

[@jfilbert]

Hey Gautier- original composer here. Just curious how you remastered the music. Were you able to decompile the original .aifs or something? Because they sound really good, way better than seems possible from a rip of the old videos. Nice work!

[@opposyte257]

@@jfilbert Hi ! Are you really Justin ? This is crazy, we've been trying to get a hold of you ! Could you please send me an email at [e-mail] ? I'd be really happy to share how i did it and discuss the song a little further because it sent us on an endless investigation to find the best way to remaster it. Thanks for reaching out !

[@snowyaegis3875]

No, you're crying.

[@Tahkaullus01]

Damn right I am!

[@JWhisp]

It’s crazy to think 2001 was 20 years ago now...

[@kingofmonsters14]

we are old

[@Luka1180]

Yeah, but Bionicle actually came out a year earlier in Europe. 2000. So the 20th anniversary was really December 30th 2020 and not on a date in 2021.

[@WhisperingAila]

I was only three. I became a fan once the Mahri came onto shelves and fell in love with the story since, especially when I discovered MNOG I and II. Bionicle was a toyline like no other, and I don't think there will ever be another like it. It had a complex story, focused on characters and a sprawling world, and was simple for those who didn't think much and only loved the toys and aesthetic, and had lots to offer for those who followed the story and lore.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

I was seven. I remember my first bionicle ever was a huki mcdonald's toy.

[@Chunkysdead94]

Simpler and happier times...

[@alexwilkinsgames]

Me being 27 years old, standing at my standing desk at my professional job, and this song started playing, I felt like I all of a sudden went back into my pajamas one Saturday morning watching the Mata-nui circle compass load on an ethernet connected EMachine desktop, and heard the invisible seagulls with that distinctive ocean crash. Eating a bowl of cereal.

[@ElJorro]

Yes....

[@SuperSonicGamer763]

Did you ask your parent's permission first before going online?

[@TayoEXE]

Ah yeah... I'm 26 now, and I feel the same. Memories of building (and rebuilding) Pohatu and Lewa, playing the old Flash online game and watching the cutscenes of the appearances of the Toa on my old Windows 2000 computer, playing the crappy (yet nostalgic) Gamecube game and watching Mask of Light. "TAKUUUUAAAA".

[@lucasfraczek4320]

My guy had a legit Ratatouille moment.

[@EmperorOfTheScrubs]

Holy crap you're 30 now!

[@JWhisp]

THE CHILDHOOD NOSTALGIA IS INSANE!

[@adamlouie1503]

Honestly, this is what musically represents bionicle. I don't get why everyone drifts towards the movie music, it has its moments, but the movie score isn't as ancient and otherworldly and mysterious as this

[@coolbionicle]

THANK YOU! Finally someone else sees this! Even if the movies are part of the main canon their music choice makes them feel so different they almost feel like a diferent toy line

[@jarblewarble]

It sounds almost like an Aum (Om) chant.

[@bioniclequestformatanui8974]

Hey everyone! For the fourth day of our reveal of the music of Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui, we have an enhanced version of the iconic Beach Chant from the Mata Nui Online Game for you. Its an absolutely iconic piece and we knew from the start that it needed to be present in BQFMN as is. Thanks to the audio wizardry of our musician Gauthier J. (known on the discord as Opposyte), we were able to improve the overall audio quality of the original track to bring it more in line with the sound quality you expect from a game in 2021, without changing the tracks original iconic sound. We hope you like it! We will be releasing a new track every day for the entire week, so stay tuned!

[@RebornPhoenix]

thank you for ignoring my questions in the previous two videos

[@SLaniidae]

@@RebornPhoenix Hey, the Discord is pretty active for game discussion. discord.gg/dty4UDfT

[@TheShadowedOne1]

I'm not crying! You're crying! Shut up! *cries like the child he was back in 2001 when he first discovered Bionicle.* This is truly mindblowing. It's like you've brought us all back 20 years... This is probably the first sound I ever heard from Bionicle: this nostalgic theme... and you've recreated it perfectly. Now I must witness what you have in store for Makuta's theme... oh, I can't wait.

[@bioniclequestformatanui8974]

Thanks, we are very glad you enjoy it so much!

[@Lemuel928]

Oh,the Makuta Themes from the Two Movies..

[@alexwilkinsgames]

To this day, nothing truly deep hits harder than this sound.

[@greysnake2903]

Christ almighty, save your tears and get some rest.

[@Lotan_]

That moment of Tahu looking back at us before walking forth into the smog will forever be burned into my mind. Bionicle was iconic and unique, there's nothing else like it, and there never will be.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Memories are flooding back.

[@kojeb]

ayyyy

[@marangatu3688]

Ayyy, thanks for the video on Rutherd b Hayes and Paraguay. No one ever speaks of us anywhere

[@sebastianthomsen2225]

hey! :)

[@kubusz_]

"Gathered friends..."

[@ransidthesquid]

Listen again to our Legend of the Bionicle

[@E4439Qv5]

In the time... Before time...

[@kam_vindalum]

The Great Spirit descended from the heavens,

[@Rockman2000-zeta]

Carrying we the ones called, the matoran, to this paradise. We were separate, and without purpose. So the great spirit illuminated us with the 3 virtues,

[@ransidthesquid]

Unity!

[@4589dude]

THIS ONE REALLY HITS

[@Tinkering4Time]

This was the sound of untold gods and cosmic wonder against a backdrop of machines in a jungle island. This began so much in me.

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

I thought the new Ga-Koro track took me back to the past. You went the extra mile and brought the past straight to the present!

[@greysnake2903]

Indeed, I soyfaced too.

[@killpos]

I feel like a child again

[@slice0909]

Listening to that theme while looking at the monument with the red star glowing in the sky... Very ominous, I like it!

[@FinDan07]

This is by far the most memorable music from MNOG, happy to see it enhanced!

[@moodysshuffle]

oh wow...i had first heard this on my phone earlier, and thought "this doesn't sound too different", but listening with headphones REALLY sells the enhancements done here

[@RadHazard]

This is one of my favorites alongside Telescope Ambience and the credits music

[@Keatosis_Quohotos]

I can't listen to credits because I cry every time

[@iek_2003]

Crying enough tears to fill up Naho Bay listening to this

[@bonkleboii5352]

I could not truly experienced the original Bionicle contents since I was born in 2005, but somehow this makes me feel so utterly nostalgic about a childhood that doesn't belong to me.

[@adamstanger9539]

It's your childhood now, too. Listen again to our Legend... Of the Bionicle

[@ZachaRicO]

Mata Nui, I loved how mystical this was when I was a kid. It felt like it was sucking me into another world!

[@azuredragonofnether5433]

Ah... The sweet sound of bionicle...

[@roguespartan2854]

Oh man, I really remember this from the games. I've never played them, but there were so much to watch online, it's so iconic

[@meatballgirl3179]

Family: Lets go to the Beach! My brain:

[@Klyce]

Oh heck yeah! They’ve got the Beach Chant in the game? What a great way to celebrate Bionicle’s 20th anniversary.

[@Dkc3]

You geniuses. You god damned geniuses, you've done it.

[@thecomicman6890]

I can’t express how this music makes me feels. This is incredible

[@Tahkaullus01]

I knew it would come... but I'm crying anyway.

[@magmadragon3]

This music is mystic and powerful, but most of all it just... feels right for Bionicle. Great job to the composer and the team.

[@bionic-tale4313]

The beach chant was already an iconic theme in Bionicle, first heard when players first woke up on the golden shores of Mata Nui in MNOG. This remastered version basically took the mysterious atmosphere and mystic chanting of the original, symbolizing the beautiful, yet ancient setting of the Island of Mata Nui. However, it adds a sinister tone near the end, possibly symbolizing the dark shadow of Makuta corrupting the Island and its wildlife.

[@asherzerbib3461]

Sweet. Love that growl at the end like Makuta is all “Remember, I am always there.”

[@Dingghis_Khaan]

Bionicle was a major part of my childhood. I remember loving it since I was four years old. I don't have many memories of that year, but I remember Bionicle. Hearing this is like seeing the original Mata Nui Online Game for the first time again. I can't thank you enough.

[@G-0]

I HAVE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS! You guys went about it the best way possible by trying to update the original. I'm an aspiring composer and would have gone about it the same way. THANK YOU!!!

[@SpIcethea]

I was born in 2001, but I grew up with the late swamp commercials and the original 2001 Tahu in its can. what an amazing legend of a story.

[@WormsAreEverywhere]

What a fantastic piece of art! Thank you guys for what you’re doing!

[@Mate397]

You know something is effective when it gives you goosebumps from the very first second.

[@puffythedestroyer8878]

A monolithic mystery sleeps, and the jungles whisper in hums of steel.

[@TheSynthPunk]

Man, you guys work fast! With that pacing, we'll have an entire album's worth of bionicle's techno-tribal music by the time anniversary arrives

[@bionic-tale4313]

This theme just hums the atmosphere of mystery of the island and rediscovery of the forgotten past. Starting on the golden shores of Mata Nui. Where the legend begins.................

[@DuckBricks]

Another incredible track. Keep up the great work!

[@pikminjake]

Thank you 🙏

[@ThomasSpettel]

I love that chant. Playing the game for the first time too, the whole genre and island was filled with mystery and awe.

[@lightbeamstudio2566]

Oh yees :D . I was kinda worried that you are not gonna implement this gem of a bionicle theme in the game. Now I’m gonna enjoy the bionicle vibe even better

[@phillipwg9925]

Great remaster & lovely inclusion into the game soundtrack. Instant shivers. Chants awakening echoes of your childhood. When priorities concerned logging onto the family computer on a Saturday morning to get to the Bionicle games on the Lego website. When things were simpler. I'm so glad this project is underway & without obstruction from Lego. It's going to be magical to recapture those feelings from years past. ✨

[@Kelvin_Frost]

The memories on this one holy crap. Each day gets better and better with each memory flowing back.

[@profmalicious]

Ah, that humming chorus....the most wonderful sound in the world.

[@silastemme5180]

I wish we had this music back in the early days of Bionicle.

[@gagefisher4785]

Goosebumps. I'm back to being 10 years old.

[@Kohakuchan]

OH THIS SENT SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE AS MEMORIES CAME FLOODING BACK TO ME

[@SomeKindaSpy]

oh my god. this just sent me all the way back.

[@stefanvangool3148]

GOOSEBUMPS ALLOVER!!! i can't wait to see this finished!

[@dontfeedthemilkshake]

I have yet to play MNOG but this music hits so hard, as I remember it mostly from the Bionicle story recap videos. The sense of mystique and atmosphere the 2001 story had will likely never be matched, and this incredibly moody music plays a big role in selling it. Hearing it without the sonic artifacts of late 90's web compression is all I ever wanted. Thank you!

[@ElJorro]

Now THIS....This is what I'll always remember. The sound of Bionicle...

[@randomdude7922]

I could hear a looped version of this the entire day, thank you for returning my childhood ♥

[@ObfuscateMoon]

This moves me to my core... Thank you

[@snuppssynthchannel]

To think that a fifth interval can be so iconic.

[@germanCouchWarrior]

Listen to these themes really is breathtaking 😯

[@TheMcK777]

Glimpse the true origin of the world that birthed great adventures, mysteries and legends spanning across time all those years ago... ...one more time.

[@Sammimack]

This is incredible! Just hearing those voices really makes me feel like I'm on Mata Nui

[@taqresu5865]

I just can't express how amazing this is. The atmosphere just gives me chills of nostalgia! I wonder how far the story will venture. Will we get Bohrok (Kal)? Toa Nuva? Bahrag? I think it would be genuinely interesting to have a segment gameplay-wise where the Toa Nuva are forced to tackle issues without the aid of their elemental powers.

[@TTHBLOX_]

Oh man.. i feel like a kid again. You legends

[@JAGOViKK]

I'm so glad this will be in the game! If I had to define Bionicle with one sound, it would be this chant.

[@MasterHusi0909]

God's work

[@ten-xlegacy4033]

This is amazing.. thank you all so much

[@FPSSteel]

Nostalgia, I remember opening the bionicle cds from my cereal boxes, this feels exactly like my first experience, this music encapsulates what bionicle is

[@kingjaffad]

Words cannot describe the chills I get when I hear this.

[@happybuddyperson]

I want time to hold still as I listen to this forever.

[@themysterylady842]

The memories! I remember listening to the commercials while reading stuff off of bioniclestory.com and watching compilations online, oh and building with the sets. Man that nostalgia! Fun fact by the way that website is still up! I'm actually using it as a reference for something I'm working on. It's transformers but with a lot of references to Bionicle. I'm enjoying the stuff you're doing guys keep it up!

[@Footballtoon]

What I hear when I crack open those Toa canisters

[@chuckymaynard96]

So with the announcement last month I know you've added the muaka and kane-ra. But will we be seeing all of the gen 1 rahi? Cause I'd be very excited to have to dodge a Tarakavas arms, or run from a swarm of nui-rama.

[@legotheepic3611]

This game looks very interesting good job

[@YalkYalk_]

LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@SgtZook]

oh my GOD

[@Jonzai_VdS]

Oh boy. This takes me back to my childhood. 😯❤

[@Dudeman23rd]

How to trigger nostalgia in two seconds

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

In the time before time on the Legendary Island of Mata Nui...

[@Rixec2]

Just imagine someone playing this at their beach parties; it'd be awesome!

[@tylerthorson2610]

Now, now we can die happy

[@jamodieus1416]

Endless hype for this game I can't f*cking wait

[@petrus6877]

This, right here, this is it.

[@TeamZydeOfficial]

oooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jakemancill4766]

DUDE. MY CHILDHOOD.

[@940351579]

Ooooo there it is!

[@nykbray1288]

I love this track!

[@shynocru7783]

Thank you

[@matteomalfanti4094]

magical....is like being transported back in time with this song what I was 12/13 years old ......guys keep it up 💪 as soon as the video game comes out I buy it safe🔝🔝

[@anthropomorphichuman]

The truth is, I became a biomedical engineering student not to apply modern technology to organics, but to apply organic concepts to modern technology. That's right. My life goal is to build a few real life Matoran, and then set them free on some remote island. This album will be the only music they get to bring with them (and maybe some frisbees).

[@Luka1180]

Excellent. I hope you find a way for them to bend the "elements" too.

[@Lemuel928]

The beginning,where a Matoran named Takua woke up there.

[@michaelflores9220]

GLORY TO YOU

[@tyfive99]

When you chilling at the beach and then you see some weird metal canisters wash ashore

[@NdieCity]

i can't properly articulate how good it feels to have this song from the online game in such a high quality. its like im hearing it for the first time again.

[@thisguy8583]

A great ery tribal vibe And the end is chilling

[@Nateriotic]

This still sounds pretty lo-fi to my ears. I can't tell much difference between this and the version that plays in MNOG in terms of sound quality, which is a little disappointing; I would have hoped for a ground-up remake. Using the original MNOG files this way actually clashes noticeably with the new music, even though it's in the same style, just because of the difference in audio quality. I feel bad for saying this because I'm sure Opposyte is absurdly talented and working his tail off for peanuts, but the added vocal layer at the end (throat singing?) just enhances the contrast between bitcrushed-to-death 2001 Flash audio and modern file compression. It warbles with a wet, natural vibrato that tickles my ear just right, and there's only so much you can do to the original MNOG files to fool my auditory cortex into thinking they're the same thing. Speaking of which, do you have any plans to remaster or (even better) remake the version of this music that appeared in the early Bionicle Story slideshows? I'm talking about these ones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnakmV5Z56eiLc I've considered the track that plays in that video the definitive Bionicle theme music since I've first heard it, and would be overjoyed to hear it released from the file-size constraints of early-2000s Flash.

[@DarthElius10]

class

[@Jaymotions]

Shivers.

[@NTheHedgehog]

This gave me goosebumps

[@CyberKnightMiky]

Someone asking a question: "What feeling do you have if you went back to 2001"? Me:

[@thehatter9400]

Man.....there was so much from my childhood i never got to experience, all the nostalgic things like wow classic, crash badicoot, spyro the dragon, the bionicle interactive website, all the cartoons.....i experienced non of it do to my families shitty living state (practally no money with only parent going to collage).

[@anzullic]

Can I use the music in my streams and or videos? The music is so amazing and I just wanted to ask. Of course with proper credits. I wish you the best for the future and sweet sweet progress.