This One SUMERU Song Is the MOST UNDERRATED in All GENSHIN IMPACT

I've been really excited about exploring Genshin Impact music. There is a ton of super popular music in the Genshin OST, so I wanted to dig a bit deeper and find some tracks that not a lot of people are paying attention to. I found this one track from the Sumeru region called Across Dimming Asterisms. It's incredible how much there is to discover in every corner of the Genshin Impact soundtrack.
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[@DaviVasc]

Having a blast discovering the "regular" Genshin music. But hey, if you prefer the super popular ones, here is a video on La Signora: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpWZnWuKo65rZpY&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@caseylp7121]

Speaking of super popular ones, I can 100% recommend Scaramouche's boss battle theme: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXXbhKuDrZuCra8&ab_channel=Zh%C3%A0o%E2%80%94%E5%8E%9F%E7%A5%9E

[@signa8]

What's the difference between a scale and a key? I'm gathering a scale is a set number of notes, and the key is which notes are in the scale. How far off am I?

[@user-ie9fu2dw1u]

all the songs you said were underated wernt! so your wrong but thats ok!! :33

[@ZeroShiGu]

Honestly, the entire soundtrack for the Sumeru region (to which this battle track belongs) is fantastic. Even the town songs have very catchy rhythms.

[@uwuowo7775]

my fav ones are in liyue

[@WillyWigger420]

port ormos

[@drpaimon2369]

Composer: Yijun Jiang (姜以君) Arranger : Yijun Jiang (姜以君) Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra, International Master Philharmonic Orchestra (国际首席爱乐乐团) Ney: Josh Plotner Duduk: Jiali Zhang (张佳理) Saz: Chang Liu (刘耳朵) Oud: Kian Erhu: Chao Li (李超) Recording Studio: Budapest Scoring, Jintian Recording Studio (金田录音棚), 52Hz Studio, 2496 Top Music, Ready Steady Sound! Recording Engineer: Dénes Rédly, Xiaosi Wang (王小四), Zach Huang (黄巍), Kun Wang (王昆), Menghan Zhang (张梦涵) Mixing Engineer: Zach Huang (黄巍) Mastering Engineer: Zach Huang (黄巍) Production: HOYO-MiX Seems like you were indeed right about the Erhu. I looked this up on the wiki, just wanted to share this with you

[@aethernity8270]

0:51 isn't that santur (Persian one)unless it's other instrument

[@PCVP4729]

"Inevitable Conflict" is another extremely underrated track from Genshin. Arguably the best battle theme in the entire game.

[@Elefyrion]

100% my favorite track. I really love how they have dynamic music switching for combat (like Stories of Remote Antiquity flowing into Inevitable Conflict) in chasm, it just adds a whole new layer to the greatness. Very few content creators comment on it tho

[@shinra4141]

Inevitable Conflict isn't underrated though. It's just not as popular as the boss battle themes but it's among the best.

[@thibaudda]

It's so good

[@dahesor7627]

Yes! "Inevitable Conflict" is the battle version of "Stories of Remote Antiquity" (If you enter combat the game shifts you from one track to another in real time). Both are great

[@sansidotti]

I'd say Irresistible Force is a better pick for an underrated track. Really good stuff came from the chasm though.

[@cyaniire6924]

I wish more people listened to "No turning back", it's such a good soundtrack that is overlooked. And then there is "before the light fades" which plays only once after an 18-hour questline, which explains why that one is overlooked.

[@Unreadablefx]

I agree! It's a remix of cecilia garden which is a lot calmer, but No Turning Back makes it actually really enjoyable to listen to

[@fellknight]

also to answer why it may not always be featured in top genshin music, battle themes are amazing, but for many of us who have spent time building a strong team, we only hear the first 20-30s of the theme at most before killing the boss :) So we miss out, unfortunately, but I absolutely adored your breakdown and knowledge of various music styles. I fell in love with middle eastern music when I spent a year there as a young adult

[@ZeroShiGu]

THIS! I love Sumeru's music, but I had no idea this particular track was so good until this video allowed me to listen to the full thing.

[@_HuaCheng]

And that's why I always wait until a new track has finished playing 😂 I put up my shield and just run around to enjoy the music

[@monke.2323]

Plus this battle theme is only heard inside the pyramids/king deshret places in the desert area. Which not many ppl have still finished or touched. Which is wuite unfortunate

[@Pascll]

agreed, it's a super underrated track. glad you covered it! I think the reason it's so underrated has to do with when it plays. a lot of the more popular tracks are boss themes and regular battle themes, you're almost guaranteed to hear those. for some players, they hear them on a semi regular basis. but this theme is only played in underground sections of the desert. the desert is a region a lot of people dislike, and the underground of this is only a portion of the area, not where you spend the most time if you're even in the desert.

[@squidonglitter2320]

Oh my god. Ohmygod. Yes! YES!!! Sumeru (in my opinion) by far has the best, THE BEST, soundtrack in the entire game. All of Sumeru's battle themes, the rainforest and the desert tracks, are all amazing! You have to make a video(s) listening to ALL TRACKS of Sumeru's rainforest and desert battle themes. And thank you once again in educating us with Arabic maqam. Your surprisingly broad knowledge in cultural music is so welcome and it's why I love your channel so much. I'm ecstatic for you to listen to more genshin music, and explore the rabbit-hole hoyomix has created. (On behalf of the GI community, we miss you Yu-Peng Chen 😢)

[@lilyhybrid6820]

This one isn't from Yu-Peng Chen

[@KodomoKomodo16]

This one might be my favorite battle theme ever in Genshin, its so underrated cus it only appear in underground and domain.

[@KA-qo3lw]

You should check out Inevitable Conflict, it's another underrated battle theme. It's a masterpiece but really under the radar because it's only played in one specific area in one quest.

[@PCVP4729]

Yes 100%

[@ggntmaxpkchu]

Yes this one please!

[@nationalgeografic7687]

It's actually overrated

[@elissahunt]

This music is wonderful. Thanks so much for featuring it!

[@raydacted]

i yelled "YES" the very moment i heard across dimming asterisms, because god IT IS UNDERRATED !!!

[@Zenitello]

Davi, if you have time for Genshin music, please look at "Photon of fluctuation". It's most regular battle theme, which give birth for many variations by each region battle themes, many characters demo tracks and even one boss track (apep theme). I think it's one of the core track in Genshin.

[@fellknight]

this was an incredible breakdown of the music! Also congrats on 100k!

[@ramadhanisantoso2973]

I'm surprised nobody mentions Gilded Runner or Jolts in the Forest in the comments. I supposed it's because they're not underrated. They're definitely the highlight of the region.

[@_wabes1136]

How is it not more popular? because they keep getting better. You should check out Die-Mittsommernacht Fantasie, it's another battle theme for one of the German characters , Fischl.

[@philipp523]

17:08 Its really hard to believe. This music is sooo good! Genshin Impacts music needs to be listen to! So, thank you for listen to it AND sharing your thoughts and knowledge with us. :D

[@Ultraelectromagnetic]

I never heard this track in its entirety until the finale of the Khvarena of Good and Evil questline and it instantly became one of my favorite tracks from the whole game.

[@mouradsofian2925]

Maqam in Arabic is مقام and the pluaral maqams is مقامات. And I have to give it to you, we Arabs in middle eastern really rely alot on maqams to produce music pieces, using several traditional middle eastern instruments such as the oud العود that was sampled in this piece. Great job on interpreting it !

[@cursedsymphony]

You have such a great ear! It's amazing that you were able to catch the erhu in the ost. Regarding its inclusion, the reason for this is most likely because Sumeru and Liyue (The nation inspired by China) border one another in-game. It's such a neat detail that shows the overlap and influence between the regions.

[@RasenCore]

This one, Swirls of Shamshir and one of the new Fontaine battle themes are battling so hard to be on my number one spot for favorite Genshin track.

[@karenm5681]

You are very good at what you do and I love your enthusiasm/music appreciation. Thanks for teaching me things I never knew about middle eastern music.

[@UrLastSurprise]

Let’s go! My recommendation was chosen.

[@DaviVasc]

Yes! Thank you!

[@shinra4141]

@@cuboid2630 Yijun Jiang is mad underrated. Die MIttsomernacht Fantasie is so good, yeah Yu Peng Chen composed the original from Fischl's trailer but he did a great job with the battle theme version.

[@springfield3803]

If I say that the most underestimated song in the Genshin's osts should be "Rite of Battle", the general battle song of Mondstadt, but Chen claimed that it was his favorite song in the lecture.

[@mobileethan245]

I have a Treat for you Davi. After the drop that’s after the Ehru solo, the song CONSTANTLY switched between 4/4 and 5/4. Starting at the drop, count 4 beats twice, then reset and count 5 beats twice. Then reset and repeat. It keeps doing that until the outro swell where it carries out the rest of the song in 5/4!! ITS AMAZING!

[@Schoo_Schoo]

I just came back to Genshin a few months ago and spent my first two weeks catching up on desert exploration, and it was probably the most fun I've had with the game because everything about the desert was very enjoyable for me, especially the music

[@spymadmax584]

Even by having high budget,they said they didn't have enough resources to make sumeru music properly. But still sumeru music might be the peak of genshin, because of multiple reasons but especially the desert is incredible with all the compositions like oasis and eternal oasis

[@ClaustroPasta]

first thing first, you geeking out for the musical stuff and theories is such a joy to watch, 2nd thing first, OH MY GOD someone actually reacted to this!! bro whoever is the commenter who suggested this track is godsent, I thank you random commenter from half a year ago! Ive had this on my playlist since forever and it just hit so dmn hard on my first encounter (with ASSSSSIMOOOONGGGG). also the answer to your question on why its underrated is 13:05 (idk why people say its a underground theme when its clearly assimong theme who has waypoints ON THE SURFACE, thats literally my first intro to this theme), genshin has music for all layers of folk and the majority of people dont really have ears for complex tune, the popular ones are usually the more easily understood one. the flashy ones, port ormos for example. Those are good too but at the same time they can appeal to more people. 5:05 I feel like they do that to more than just music... and not just for middle east too....

[@noox13]

I love the Sumeru desert music! Honestly I've always loved the music for desert themed levels/areas.

[@northstar67]

I really love listening to professional musicians, i have a tad bit of knowledge in music but not to an extent like these guys. Great video and analysis.

[@Mirenchan]

I knew this piece was complex!!! That's why i love it so much!! And it feels so SO GOOD to fight inside the ancient temples with this track!! IT IS SO UNDERRATED!!! I always go crazy when I listen to the last section it is amazing in-game.. also it ends in such a strong and satisfying note!!

[@blaze_burn]

Genshin music is seriously impressive The mor Genshin reactions the better!

[@EnderMega]

I can cleary see that you were very happy in doing this video and it makes me happy to see someone doing what they love! :D

[@Paveway-chan]

This playing when I first fought the sand worm flower boss thing in the cave was the first time in Genshin I sat back and went "oh my god this is amazing"

[@cardnacn6704]

I think the main reason why this track isn't as popular is bc this battle music of the area that is quite tedious and the battles in the game are really short that you often don't get to listen the whole track in the game. * Unless there's any mini boss with at least 3M HP in Sumeru desert area like what we got in the new region.

[@aethernity8270]

We should have boss like that in sumeru to appreciate battle music more

[@Ben-gh4zc]

you really gotta listen to "no turning back" lol it's very underrated because most people only get to hear the first 20 seconds of it

[@ainequesadadiaz3813]

Sumeru soundtrack is amazing, this track is so epic! So happy you reacted to it

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

At 12:11-ish onward for a bit, I don't think it's guitars. My mom was a wonderful concert violinist, and she often used the pizzicato method of playing songs similar to that part. I think maybe there was possibly a cello (or at least a synthesized one) or a violin (or synthesization). When pizzicato is used with either instrument, it can sound quite guitar-like, yet it retains the lighter sounds of those instruments, that guitars would not have in the first place. It COULD possibly be a guitar and a violin, but I'm hearing that cello relationship, rather than a guitar. On bowed string instruments (like both the violin and the cello, as well as a string bass, but that would definitely not be the case here), pizzicato is a method of playing by plucking the strings with the fingers, rather than using the bow. This produces a very different sound from bowing, short and percussive rather than sustained. This music seems to have a little of both, which isn't uncommon, either, when playing more mystical music. On the guitar, pizzicato is a muted form of plucking, which bears SOME resemblance to pizzicato on a bowed string instrument with its relatively shorter sustain. It's also known (especially in non-classical guitar) as palm muting. So...I suppose it could have actually been an attempt to make that sound, but I'm still thinking violin and cello. On the other hand, have you ever seen or heard one of these? The Nyckelharpa? kzbin.info/www/bejne/baTJc5aNq7uImNU That's a BIG possibility. Going back to 12:11 then where this music starts with the very different sound, I'm thinking that the nyckelharpa could well have been the different instrument in use there. At any rate, it's lovely music, quite mystical, and I can definitely feel the battle--even with the definite synergy of whatever instruments are actually being used. I have to say, also, that I was raised in Alaska, and so I ALSO heard in this music a similarity to the music that is traditionally made by the Inuit, though generally speaking, their sounds are going to be lower in tone, and sometimes are produced by throat singing, which has an interesting "ring" to it when done correctly in the ancient style. All in all, this music is very beautiful, strong, and quite interesting. I like it very much. Thank you! 😀

[@girahimeslord6103]

I think enkonomya first figth theme could be a really good react and decript !

[@keqling7086]

sumeru was literally peak genshin in terms of gameplay, lore and especially music it was a great time

[@MansMan42069]

>underrated I knew he wasn't going to talk about Port Ormos XD

[@persianas8680]

You really do justice to this awesome OST with such a good in depth look at it. I don't know anything about music professionally speaking but these videos are soo great I love them

[@josephzia1866]

sumeru's music is so beautiful and relaxing. (sleepless night) is amazing for relaxing. and im from middle east and i love how it's more happy than our music. it's usually more sad👍🏽i think because it's a mix of arabian/indian/persian cultures. or at least this is how i feel listening to sumeru's sound tracks.

[@aftonv.t1037]

I'm obviously super late (because I just found your channel and am loving the analysis and informative bits), but I just wanted to mention another song from sumeru I haven't heard anyone talk about called Eccentric Reception, it plays during a cutscene and I think it's really interesting and different compared to the rest of sumeru's music. I'd love to see what your thoughts on it are!

[@lycandusk7263]

Gilded Runner is a song with an interesting time signature and is also very good sounding

[@yourweirdplant]

Please do Coalescence from Risk of Rain!! Also, you're on the road to 100k! Congratulations!!

[@iagolopes4009]

É sempre legal aprender mais sobre música com o seu canal ❤

[@juliettev.6309]

I already really really loved this track, but with all this new knowledge about it I now see it in a new light and love it even more. This was such a great ad interesting video, thank you for pointing out all the intricacies of it for us, and for making me love this piece even more!

[@rauldeleon312]

I also think this is one of the most underrated songs in Genshin, I really love it and think that it's amazing.

[@sentientcereal]

I absolutely love how much you noticed listening to this! I've always loved how genshin uses traditional instruments and mixes in more modern stuff too. Genshin always smashes it out the park with it's music, it's what really separates it from it's competitors in my opinion. Also love the appreciation for inevitable conflict in the comments, it's one of my favourite songs tbh

[@Bliss467]

I don’t know why no one talks about it, but the song Jolts in the Forest is absolutely cool as hell. For the same reasons you really enjoyed Across Dimming Asterisms, and then some, you would adore Jolts in the Forest. It has a cacophonous beat and time signature that’s so addictive.

[@tatrandillia9976]

Thats crazy to me, two of my favourite songs are from some regular battle theme in the desert and one-time summer event Sure this one isnt as epic as Polumnia Omnia, but still hearing this i feel like im ready to fight god too

[@mrsentinel6815]

The desert is my favorite area i meediatly loved that song when i heard it

[@user-zl4jl9mh8m]

星灭光离 Across Dimming Asterisms 作曲 : 姜以君 Yijun Jiang (HOYO-MiX) 编曲 Arranger：姜以君 Yijun Jiang (HOYO-MiX) 乐队 Orchestra：Budapest Scoring Orchestra / 国际首席爱乐乐团 International Master Philharmonic Orchestra 奈伊笛 Ney：Josh Plotner 嘟嘟克管 Duduk：张佳理 Jiali Zhang 萨兹琴 Saz：刘耳朵 Chang Liu 乌德琴 Oud：Kian 二胡 Erhu：李超 Chao Li

[@user-vn5gf2ko7k]

There is another wonderful regular battle song from genshin , which is not overhyped, nor officially showcased with much fanfare ,it’s called (Virelai des marees)

[@Lothurrs]

Love your video, also you almost have 100k 🔥🔥

[@levkarinski1273]

Honestly almost all of the songs of the Sumeru OST are pretty good but one I feel doesn’t get enough love is “Village surrounded by green” the woodwinds just kill it! I really like your videos because you go a lot deeper than most music reaction KZbinrs mainly with the emotions felt by the music (I love music that I can analyze and think about while listening almost as if it’s telling you something) and as a band member (secondary vocals and piano/organ) I dig that very much, Genshin OST is just incredible way of mixing cultural sounds with modern day sounds and because of that I feel the folks over at HOYO-MIX deserve a raise for their efforts. I’ve been following your Channel for a while now and I play a lot of the games you break down the music for, so Keep ‘em coming dude! I’ll gladly watch each one!

[@francyx_v]

This is my personal favorite battle theme in genshin, also the enkanomiya one and one of Fontaine's.. it's so underrated

[@SketchingPandaRen]

I do like this song. The thing is, most of the time you don't hear a lot of the normal battle themes cause you often kill things pretty quick. And if it's not quick your usually trying to stay alive so you're not listening to the music. lol But also this is only in the ruins and dungeons of the desert, so it's not super common.

[@willcarter8735]

"And you guys tell me this is a regular battle theme??" Yeah dude 😂 Pretty much every Genshin battle theme is just an absolute banger. You should check out Swirls of the Stream (even more Middle-Eastern goodness), Gilded Runner (which uses the fibonacci sequence for its rhythm!), and Dual In The Mist (Japanese folk instruments played in an EDM style)

[@xoxo_sean]

silent starry night is still my absolute favorite song from genshin

[@Petershelson]

Don't know about it being underrated, but this is definitely my favorite battle track in the game! Thank you for doing more Genshin reactions!

[@UrLastSurprise]

Uh, this is definitely an underrated track.

[@Petershelson]

Well, I rate it! 😅

[@tea.is.going.insane]

I love this theme, it's pretty atmospheric! However, I still think Seething Animosity is the most underrated ost in genshin, like it's such an elegant and piercing track, it deserves more praise

[@fl00fydragon]

This is literally my favourite battle theme in the game besides those of boss battles.

[@drpaimon2369]

Wow, I learned something today. Maqam, I will definitely check that out more.

[@Zenitello]

I think that instrument similar to erhu is a rebab

[@UrLastSurprise]

No. In the official track credits, it’s listed as just an Erhu.

[@elissahunt]

​@@UrLastSurpriseinteresting that they list an erhu in the credits because a rebab is a common middle eastern instrument that's very much like the erhu. This makes me wonder about where the track was recorded. Perhaps it was easier for them to find an erhu player than a rebab player.

[@UrLastSurprise]

@@elissahunt All of the musicians in this track were Chinese except for the Ney player.

[@elissahunt]

​@@UrLastSurprisewell that would explain the ease of finding an erhu player over a rebab player. 😁

[@aethernity8270]

It's erhu credited, even I was surprised to see ,the sound of it was so deserty feel in this song

[@kasuha]

15:30 How is that not the most popular Genshin track? Because it has too tough competition within Genshin. The music is all so good that you eventually dumb out to it. There are other, just background tracks that play when you don't battle that are at least the same level good, just peaceful rather than full of tension. Also the sad reality of battle tracks is that people often don't have time to listen to them. First, they concentrate on the battle, and second, the battle is usually over in a few seconds so they don't even get the opportunity to listen to later parts.

[@Ruikki]

So impress that you can tell it's the erhu!! Not many music reactors i seen so far can discern! especially nobody expected to hear it in a middle eastern influence music haha

[@Vinechicken]

Sumeru really was a gift for us 🌱 you gotta listen to Lamentation et Triomphe, one of the battle themes of Fontaine, i think you'll have fun analyzing it

[@WokeStones]

Verry interesting I never would have thought there was so much that went into it

[@aotto1706]

This song is really amazing. It's a shame it's not popular. Whether it was because We didn't listen to the full song or because during the fight it didn't take long for the boss to die. And there are also many good songs. Whether it's a battle song or a beautiful song, whether it's a battle song or a beautiful song with a quiet atmosphere.

[@BlueBoxYao]

davi casually inspire me to explore sumeru desert yet again, i mean, It was a pain, but hell yea lets go

[@IvoryMadness.]

I didn't knew about this one! That was really awesome!

[@oleksiifilatov2021]

This is my favourite battle music in the game! Glad that you liked it, but still, im patiently waiting for Scaramouche boss fight theme, i think it's phenomenal music and i can't wait to hear your reaction on it!

[@Rihorama]

For the record, it is one of my favs, easily. But I was surprised about everyone being silent about it

[@writersblock1016]

I already knew which track it was before you said it hahahah

[@BrianCarreraShaw]

Always has been Mittsommernacht Fantasie aka Fischls domains battle theme for me. Very rare track as most will not be able to experience it.

[@aethernity8270]

10:58 yep best example will be in genshin the sumeru area desert/rainforest they implemented india and middle east instruments in thr albums ❤❤❤ for this mixture i would recommend the rainforest battle theme Rhymes of vales

[@ilovebaguette2659]

I love Middle Eastern music well done genshin they naild the vibes for sumeru

[@gauravmaharjan894]

YESSS my favourite ost in the game finally getting some recognition

[@mintzii9921]

Its really interesting that you bring up how middle eastern music focuses a lot on melody over harmony, I've seen some people say that Fontaine music isn't as "catchy". Which may be because its more Western with more focus on harmony rather than a recognisable melody? Idk just thowing ideas out here

[@dancedriver2285]

The main reason this song is underrated is because the fights don't last long enough to listen to all of it lol

[@scarauchiha]

CLEARLY the best sumeru songs.

[@Mightyscandare]

Nearly 100k :D

[@kri1ndawn440]

An underated song that few players have heard (since its tied behind a 6-8 hour side quest chain) is Before the Light Fades

[@7872921]

da wei : lets make battle theme music, it just for one boss , just do regular Hoyo-mix team : YES

[@Umarweeb]

HoyoMix team was working on sumeru music even before the game got released. i mean preparing for a region that wouldn't get released until 2-3 years later.

[@TheCoolerCatster5208]

Please do Swirls of Shamshir from Genshin next!

[@fauzanrhomadi7264]

I just realize its a such a good music, i just usually one shooted enemy and the music is done and didn’t know the rest of the music until now 😂

[@ElectroHunter-nk9fj]

i listen to this song all the time

[@j-aalex]

"Welcome, My Friend"

[@sarahkatherine8458]

I think one of the reason these regular battle tracks are so underpopulated is because people are so strong that the battle ends quickly (in less than 1 minute for example), and they never reach the climax part of the track.

[@lucasfreitas2245]

Nilou's theme song (Lotus of Haftkarsvar) is definitely my favorit one

[@ExploratoriumTP]

The middle eastern bowed instrument might be a kamancheh or a rebab I think.

[@UrLastSurprise]

It’s just an Erhu.

[@ThunderkingNue]

yeah this is one of the most underrated one for sure !

[@elliotnilsson9031]

Hi Davi! Love the content as always! I would love for you to listen to slave knight gael from dark souls 3!

[@GipsyD29]

YEEEEESSSS This is the BEST world battle theme

[@jlol2701]

You should do Order from Ultrakill

[@oleksiifilatov2021]

Love that!

[@Colossal_dreadmaw]

Can you please listen to the OMORI OST? I love tracks like world's end valentine and you were wring go back.