[ULTRAKILL] Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death // "Flowers for Death Machines" Piano Arrangement

Some parts of the original composition reminded me of waltz - a reminiscence of peaceful days, accompanied by howling sirens and militaristic triplet rhythms. Despite the whole thing (not including the intro) being written in a duple meter (6/8) I think certain parts do capture that feeling. A melancholic waltz being played by someone who wants to find rest in the sound of melodies long forgotten.
P. S. Whoops, looks like I put the old name on the picture. It's okay I guess since Hakita forgor the original song name and made a new one?
~----Original----~
"Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death" (ULTRAKILL 7-2 Theme #2) by Heaven Pierce Her:
• Heaven Pierce Her - He...
~----Sheet Music----~
MuseScore & PDF links: see links in the channel description
~----Software used----~
Analog Lab 4 (piano: American Small Room)
MuseScore 4
Ableton Live 11 Lite
Krita 5.1.5
Blender VSE
~----Hope you enjoyed!----~

[@grimoire9419]

“Mother, Mother, Mother of me…”

[@tranzient]

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Eggyteevee]

_"I know, I know I should not miss you so, but mother of me, I do."_

[@hahgotem3886]

God this actually almost made me tear up...

[@24thmurygin93]

Motha motha I I.. then it hit me, you was molested

[@mirrorkirby123]

@@Eggyteevee Your pained breaths that rasp'd and reverberated in your rusted iron tomb...

[@pman56789]

The hidden Gutterman diary in 7-2 reminded me of a quote about the film The Iron Giant, directed Brad Bird, whose original pitch for the film was this: What if a gun had a soul, but didn't want to be a gun? Throughout the game it has been hinted that the machines are truly self-aware beings. From V2's mannerisms before dueling with V1, to the terminal entry of the Mindflayer implying they take pride in their physical appearance, and the P-2 terminal implying that even the terminals themselves may experience boredom or excitement. The Gutterman's diary outright confirms this, by showing that it felt pity towards the tortured victim trapped inside its coffin, being drained of their blood for eternity to power the war machine, with it eventually resorting to ending the person's life out of sadness. The machines are not only alive, but they are also capable of complex emotions and deep thought on the same level as humans. This brings me to what I find most interesting of all: the Earthmovers. Their terminal entry describes how after the Final War had concluded, thick ash from the debris of crumbling cities blotted out the sky, causing the Earthmovers to slowly die off one-by-one as they could no longer generate electricity from the sunlight. This begs the question: if the machines we see in the game are coming from the surface to invade Hell, why are the Earthmovers down there with them, if they should be dead? It's because they are. I've seen people speculate on this, theorising that the Earthmovers were brought down to Hell while they were still alive for its entertainment, but to me the real answer is quite clear: The Earthmovers are as alive as you and I, and for the horrific destruction they brought about during the Final War, they were condemned to Hell and judged for their sins after death. They are husks, just like the countless human fodder we slay throughout the game. They were seen as acts of violence against God himself, and so they were sent to the White Desert, a.k.a. violence against God, Art and Nature. This is why they are held down by the roots of the Trees of Suicide, and continuously fire at one another for eternity, undamaged due to the shields that protect them - this is their eternal damnation, fighting forever amongst themselves just like the other human sinners in Violence. This may be what Minos describes as he mentions the crimes committed by the machines against mankind, as he himself was likely given the burden of judging the machines as they were condemned to Hell. And if the Earthmovers were seen as crimes against God himself, perhaps the very idea of these monstrosities capable of such devastation is what made him leave for good. Sorry if all that rambling wasn't well written or interesting, or if you've seen many people say it before.

[@v0idhost]

Woah :0 Violence layer is so complex, I love these litte theories, thanks for sharing!

[@pman56789]

@@v0idhost You're welcome. Glad I could share my thoughts with you.

[@littlehorn0063]

OOOH, the connection of Earthmovers to Dante's 7.3 layer is so on point! God damn, Hakita really did think of everything. Bravo Arsi

[@whenthe_yes]

Well, the benjamins have actual flesh in themselves, brains even. It wouls really make sense that mankind eventually built machines not only capable of thought, but also of having a soul of their own

[@danielhanna19]

I'm pretty sure it was said that machines don't have a soul and don't go to hell, but idk. They definitely have feelings tho

[@boneatled]

If ultrakill had an epilogue, heck, a cutscene where you just go back through hell from the very bottom to the top, and a walking simulator, but this time everything is painted with blood, and the corpses you left on your path laying down, I can totally imagine that playing, showing how you purged everything that crossed your sight. No more war, no more death, no more blood to be spilled, only rotting remains. Every being who before walked through hell was free of their suffering called life. Now there are no more sirens playing the song of death.

[@v0idhost]

All while V1 is slowly running out of fuel... I have no idea what Hakita the madman is going to show us in the future updates but I'm sure the ending will bring tears to my eyes (I want to pin this comment so bad youtube please let me do that)

[@cheddarmeddar]

theres a theory that the puppets in 7-3 is where sinners that somehow died are turned into, meaning that the sinners that V1 killed are still in hell, remember that in hell the privilege of death is rare.

[@madmike022]

@@cheddarmeddar "In Hell, the privilege of death is rare." goes CRAZY

[@ivangivorachederfritzdanha4276]

@@cheddarmeddar uh 7-3

[@cheddarmeddar]

@@ivangivorachederfritzdanha4276 my bad just now say 😭😭

[@user-xu2bf2bs3f]

WHY DOES MUSIC ART ALWAYS GO HARDER THAN FAMOUS ARTWORKS?! THE ART IS WAY TOO GOOD FOR A REMIX!

[@v0idhost]

Omg thank you! Didn't really expect anyone to like it cuz I'm no artist, good to know people enjoy it

[@Coolness01]

The final call...echoing throughout the world. Nothing remains...just the Ashes of their world... This was the only way it could have ended.

[@Holidaycreature23]

Mother, mother... Mother of me, I know I know I should not miss you so, but mother of me, I do. Your pained breaths that rasp'd and reverberated in your rusted iron tomb... The blood of your breast that nourish'd me and warmed me in its caress, when corpse and cruelty were all I witnessed...

[@v0idhost]

Hakita's writing is

[@skinnyjeanis7177]

is a war machine that's responsible for thousands- if not millions- of deaths more human than its creators when it seeks even the most basic redemption after discovering the cruelty of its own design?

[@BagadiMobil]

After a War Without reason, you realized that making The World Look Red was only a trick to make you Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death, with that comes a Danse Macabre.

[@v0idhost]

It was truly a war without reason

[@Krane5328]

This should be way more popular than it is 1 month later: finally a substantial amount of views and comments that this video should have

[@v0idhost]

The fact that you actually liked it is more than enough for me to keep going. Thanks!

[@wafTITLED]

god i beg make more this is literally one of the best (if not the best) ultrakill piano remixes

[@v0idhost]

Ahh, thank you! I'll certainly continue making war without reason arrangement once I'm done with my bachelor thesis

[@wafTITLED]

@@v0idhost THANK YOU and take your time of course

[@kamiwriterleonardo6345]

A requiem for humanity. Oh, the irony. Tried to play as gods, and yet were felled by their own creations. Beings never meant to be, individuals who never asked to rise from the forge. And yet here they stand, doing their creator's will still. Hear now, heaven, hell and Earth, the siren song of the machines. Death calls for all.

[@PlushyThieff]

clicked for the artwork, stayed for the music; both are so beatiful!❤

[@v0idhost]

Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@samuelandrews1564]

This is hauntingly beautiful, you know in a good way. Just feels, so hopeless......

[@Mirthy.]

By far the best piano arrangement of an ultrakill ost I’ve heard, which is quite a lot of them. Also the artwork is very simple but pleasing I’ve had it set as my desktop background for a while now 🖤

[@v0idhost]

Many thanks! Also, since I didn't post thumbnail art anywhere, I decided to put high resolution version of it into the sheets folder (link in the channel desc)

[@SlabMarksman]

hits harder than a guttertank before the nerf

[@v0idhost]

damn 🔥🔥 Thank you!

[@genericusername1997]

live Brutal reaction

[@aggresiveiceberglettuce8848]

"As the icy winds of treachey howl into the dark abyss of this purgatory the smell of blood and iron linger in the air as there lies a mountain of bodies, mangled limbs, mechanical and organic alike and there stands a lone machine atop it having snuffed out the remainder of this worlds life no more fuel no more suffering, no more....This is the only way it couldve ended" Anyhow great video you have here

[@v0idhost]

Simply beautiful... Thank you!

[@McHaletheScott]

thanks heathcliff, very cool.

[@wappa2832]

very nice music to read with

[@ThumbsUpwan]

My first thought when seeing the thumbnail was: "Is that the bliss flower from farcry 5?"

[@v0idhost]

Found out about this just now and yeah they do look similar lmao

[@Troll_main]

and when the lamb opened the 5th seal...

[@0lobo068]

u make me cry with this beautiful song

[@hahgotem3886]

My god i love this cover so much. It's almost like it's own song and totally devoid of the song it's based on, until you can hear the similarities. God it's so good. It's amazing. If i learn how to play piano one day then i sure as hell want to learn this song.

[@v0idhost]

Thank you very much! That's pretty much what I'm doing, I'm trying to show these songs from a different angle, glad to know it worked well. Best of luck in your future endeavors!

[@yahnmahn9035]

Taint, the purity of innocence Wallow, the futility of violence Blood, Tears, Sweat, all shed Witness, Watch, See, the Fell All will mourn, in the dawn of the bell.

[@v0idhost]

[@abaddonarts1129]

Thought this was NieR for a moment, so this is super touching and well done. Thank you

[@ramentaryramblings]

as someone who's into heavy metal like gojira and mastodon this is very calming and I love it

[@angel7.046]

I absolutely love the og song, becase it's so sad and nostalgic, while still being agressive, but THIS, this could make someone cry, I love this so much, this really confirms that robots dream of eternal sleep, PLEASE keep doing this, I specially love the last part, oh and you earned a sub. tl;dr: ❤️👉🎵😭👍

[@v0idhost]

The original song is perfect, a nostalgic melody trapped within the sounds of war much like humans and machines being caught in the endless cycle of violence... I love layer 7 so much I can't express it in words but I'm trying to do it in music. Thank you, thank you very much!

[@gamecavalier3230]

The Thumbnail art is lovely, and fits perfectly with this amazing arrangement!

[@kokos1313]

I might one day try to learn this :) Such a nice transcription of the original

[@Local_7Eleven]

I just imagine V1 at the end of the game killing the last enemy, talking directly to Hell Itself, citing its own words "Another dies, feed me more, i h u n g e r"

[@DedMoz208]

На мое удивление, спокойная версия слушается гораздо лучше, чем во время боя Хотелось бы услышать другую музыку в таком же исполнении Спасибо автору ❤

[@v0idhost]

Ещё каверы обязательно будут, спасибо!

[@Enderman83]

Amazing arrangement, amazing title! kinda makes me wish 7-1 ("AND THE GARDENS SCREECHED LIKE VIOLINS") was a garden level, with these flowers growing tall all about. you might introduce flowerlike demons that start passive kinda like the mannequins, maybe even a boss. Just a silly idea, not like there will ever be a fan level of it with this song

[@v0idhost]

Thanks! Oh yeah I would like to see a custom level that kinda mixes together the ideas and visuals of 7-1 and 7-3. Flowerlike demons are a neat idea, a shame that we probably won't see anything like this in-game cuz the whole garden/forest stuff is exclusive to the 7th circle of hell

[@borggeddude]

holy hell how did you come up with that level name its so fire

[@Enderman83]

@@borggeddude I forgot lol, pretty sure I copied it from something

[@borggeddude]

@@Enderman83 REGARDLESS THO THAT IS STRAIGHT FIRE

[@molniexx]

ive just recently finished the music school, but was invited to go there for one more year, and ill get to actually choose the piano pieces ill want to play. this is definitely the first one im gonna learn.

[@v0idhost]

Much appreciated! Good luck and enjoy playing the music you like

[@brushtromein]

aside from me recognizing the LABS glass piano and absolutely losing it over that I really liked this. good cover

[@v0idhost]

Thank you very much~ It's one of the Analog lab's presets actually, but bruh I'm struggling with those. I've tried a bunch of different presets but none of them feel right for me and I'm just sticking to what sounds okay for a certain piece at least

[@brushtromein]

@@v0idhost thats fair - gl with your future pieces

[@fiineur]

might be one of my most favourite ultrakill piano covers. great job!!

[@TDLWTF]

God, I love that drawing too much :000

[@dyingprocessor3715]

Oh god that's beautiful. Thank you!

[@v0idhost]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@hedgehogs_rule4ever311]

Do robots dream of eternal sleep? Constantly used with such little care, taken for granted, when they go on low power, do they wish their user forgets about them? Uses them for all a false purpose, only to forget? And when their owner comes back with the charger, do they cry? Does the mesh of 1s and 0s leak from the headphone plug? Do they ever have more of a purpose? Is that what they want? But disregards. It's just a "silly little thing", so overpriced. The only way it could, would and should have ended.

[@doorhandledoorhandledoorhandle]

Beautiful. Heart-wrenching in its oh so fragile peacefulness. This piece is the rain which falls upon the carnage, slowly but surely cleansing the remains, 'till even the mere memory is dead (and this arrangement being, too, the ode which plays for the world -- a memory, the very last). The way it gets more violent as time goes by, in such slight and tiny 'steps', and yet still sounds like peace incarnate, is so well-done -- it feels like an anxiety which is finally coming to an end. I hope more people will view and listen to this -- you absolutely deserve so much more with the way you did this.

[@v0idhost]

What I value the most about music is that it can take you somewhere else mentally. The fact that you and other people are sharing their impressions is the highest compliment for me. I can't even describe how thankful I am

[@froyoreal]

i love this a lot, really pretty arrangement, makes me think of a quiet late night in a city

[@Enjoy33r]

why tf youtube recomends this to me now? i love this piano cover!

[@vootboot7874]

tysm for making this arrangement !!!! one its Gorgeous, two its helped further my piano skill immensely ,, stumbled across this after already dedicating myself to learning the musescore for a while now lol, but you play beautifully!! uhh thats all have a good day :]

[@v0idhost]

Ahh, thank you very much! Best of luck in your endeavors, learning process is always hard but it's 100% worth it

[@R136_a1]

Keep 'em coming!

[@brain_drops]

"War no longer needed its ultimate practitioner, It had become a self-sustaining system. Samsara of sliced tissue and crushed bone." This track feels beautifully futile in the same regard this quote does for me. All your actions up to this point have been essentially survival, you're the meteor crashing to earth not because of some divine decision on behalf of a malignant god, but because earth happened to be in the way. 5:22 This is the only way it should have ended.

[@v0idhost]

Hakita's writing for ultrakill is simple yet mesmerizing, I love how it inspires so many people... Very well said!

[@TankCatPlush]

There's no blood left in hell. . . . . .

[@panillion]

the fire is gone.

[@im_NOTsmile]

​@@panillion After the death of god, After the death of life. Here's just you, Covered is enemy's blood. Not sure if satisfied or not, But definitely emptied. The unstoppable force, The supreme machine, Artificial end of the hope. Human made path to the gone.

[@meinfretr1298]

amazing

[@Water.Foul1]

As Gabriel once said, Nothing But Scrap.

[@ivangivorachederfritzdanha4276]

this is pretty pretty

[@CRITICALHITRU]

Good rearrangement.

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

Nah man, you earning a sub right now.

[@v0idhost]

Thank you, even though I make arrangements once in eternity 👉👈

[@asjke_pl936]

this one goes

[@4m3y4]

This is beautiful :)

[@legolad2103]

banger

[@Maurice_Of_Wisdom]

Hmmmmmm.......... Indeed That's a like and sub right there

[@Maurice_Of_Wisdom]

Also on a side note i really think this calming and hopelessness in this arrangement really fits the style to what comes in treachery Amazing work btw❤❤

[@v0idhost]

​@@Maurice_Of_Wisdom I really, really look forward to the treachery update. Ultrakill's story is a very simple one, but the storytelling, music and visuals are what make it impactful, and I'm happy I can express my experience with this game in some way... Thank you very much!

[@mazila5677]

У меня было очень грустное чаепитие... P.S Вы получили мой лайк и подписку ❤

[@v0idhost]

Надеюсь, это была приятная ностальгическая грусть... Спасибо!

[@icefire4814]

Really nice

[@_dankRITZ]

2:10 : h!tsscod but it's happy for so little time

[@UAH-ft7rx]

I love it.

[@Tbramblet]

Good

[@RatiosuEtro]

O I love it

[@borggeddude]

he forgor (hakita)

[@v0idhost]

I forgor that he forgor 💀

[@ZackagonXM]

0:02 That really messed with me. I thought I was about to hear the Credits of Dead Cells. Huh. Ultrakill and Dead Cells actually have quite the amount in common.

[@v0idhost]

Lmao yeah the progression is quite similar. A shame I never heard it in-game cuz I didn't have patience to beat the final boss

[@ZackagonXM]

@@v0idhost I didn’t have the patience to beat Hand of the King either… on 5BC

[@v0idhost]

@@ZackagonXM I can only dream about 5bc bruh 🥲

[@ZackagonXM]

@@v0idhost I needed the checkpoint for 4BC Conjunctivitis, Cavern, and Hand. I think it was 17 tries for no-hitting Conjunctivitis, and it was 11 tries for no-hitting Hand. For Giant, I dealt too much damage and got hit at the end, 3 attempts. Cavern was 8 attempts.

[@v0idhost]

@@ZackagonXM goddam you're really patient, nice job

[@Eggyteevee]

pretty

[@sinopenop2738]

Do robots dream about eternal sleep?

[@v0idhost]

They do...

[@AmanshinTM]

Will you continue to make such masterpieces?

[@v0idhost]

Dunno about masterpieces but I'm cooking something (also) violence-related

[@pitagaming123]

what the name of the flower

[@v0idhost]

White lily - as the symbol of purity, also a common funeral flower

[@pitagaming123]

@@v0idhost oh ty

[@acastlecreator]

Hits slower than some random filth (i like breakcore)

[@v0idhost]

@@acastlecreator they hit hard on brutal tho!

[@viperonline4716]

I like the cheeky Nier Automata reference :)))). But also this sounds pretty amazing ngl

[@v0idhost]

It was unintentional, I swear 😅 I didn't realize the title sounds like something from nier until my friend pointed it out. Thanks!

[@viperonline4716]

@@v0idhost no i dont mean the music itself. I mean the artwork and the title There is a song in nier automata named Flowers for machines And the white flower is frequently seen in Nier Automata But still amazing song

[@v0idhost]

@@viperonline4716 both nier games are great sources of inspiration for me, that's for sure. Thanks!

[@viperonline4716]

@@v0idhost Ultrakill×NieR AUTOMATA collab when?? :))))) jk

[@v0idhost]

@@viperonline4716 I'll think about that :)

[@yandel7665]

Where's the art from? I'd appreciate if you'd tell me!

[@v0idhost]

Painted it myself, didn't post it anywhere though

[@yandel7665]

@@v0idhost Oh I see

[@Mr_Juan.]

Make more of this!!!

[@v0idhost]

Already in process :)

[@notbanditatall]

Yo! I made a cover of your rendition if you wana check it out, I loved how you styled the song and had to give it my on spin!

[@v0idhost]

Oh hi I know you! Your ultrakill orchestral covers are seriously great, I'm honored to be featured in one of your vids

[@mishalebdva]

Can I use this as a sample for a cover? >

[@v0idhost]

Sure!

[@mishalebdva]

@@v0idhost thank!!

[@rapidpoison9523]

nice artwork, can you link the artist?

[@v0idhost]

I made it for this video specifically, didn't post it anywhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@toxicmatt5188]

drakengard fans seeing this damned flower:

[@v0idhost]

@@toxicmatt5188 can relate lmao upd. this reminded me I wanted to make Leap wishes cover huh

[@Omegato69]

Why does v1 has nails

[@v0idhost]

@@Omegato69 hahah I like my brushstrokes visible but also like to imagine that v1 just 💅