Undertale 5th Anniversary Concert (Full) REACTION | Guitar Teacher Reacts

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

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[@LordBloodySoul]

I love how oblivious you were to the plush dog being a stand in for Toby Fox himself, since he's basically that white dog in the game - known as "The Annoying Dog" XD

[@solidturtle6910]

yo where'd your intro go? that sounded sick

[@ConvenientlyShapedUsername]

Imagine how it feels for Toby having an _entire orchestra_ playing the songs _he_ made. Must feel amazing and almost unbelievable.

[@EmanPlay]

He has the entire world playing the songs he made. That's even better. He basically made history in music.

[@ConvenientlyShapedUsername]

@@EmanPlay Yeah but I meant specifically this

[@Silver5kull]

since Toby consistently represents himself as the dog, he was there for this

[@Dbecker082]

@@Silver5kull hahaha

[@AsterizzFL]

You know you have made it when even the Pope has heard it and liked it

[@nyizaw8335]

The dog was supposed to be the conductor but hes just sitting there smiling :)

[@rufiytb]

he's assist the show :D and i think he's very happy to heard this

[@Anonymous-hx3pu]

It's the TOBE!! since it isn't the doge.

[@birb1268]

Well, doggo do go slumber so,

[@rodtobam47]

Classic annoying dog

[@notgabe909]

Very funny 😂

[@puglife658]

The mouthpiece buzz right before “sans.” was supposed to emulate the thing that happens right before it plays in the game. Let’s just say “the old ‘whoopie cushion in the hand’ trick! it’s always funny!”

[@exist4046]

OH MY GOD THATS FUCKING PERFECT

[@BroudbrunMusicMerge]

Toby Fox loves writing music so much, he actually finished the entire score for this game (and a large chunk of the score for the (at the time possibly not even happening) sequel) before finishing any other part of it!

[@flowercollector9013]

Wait before he even wrote the story of undertale???

[@mythicbubbles2507]

he just did all of deltarune chapter two as well

[@richardkirkland6805]

Deltarune is not a sequel

[@mythicbubbles2507]

@@richardkirkland6805 depends on the theory

[@richardkirkland6805]

@@mythicbubbles2507 no it doesn't, Toby outright stated Deltarune is neither a sequel or a prequel to Undertale.

[@kel8631]

2:10 - Tuning the Instruments 3:08 - Once upon a time 6:10 - Ruins 7:44 - Anticipation 8:07 - Enemy Approaching 11:13 - Home 13:26 - Determination 15:05 - Heartache 18:03 - Fallen Down 19:40 - sans. 20:30 - Nyeh Heh Heh! 21:05 - Snowy 22:44 - Bonetrousle or Nyeh Heh Heh! 23:53 - Snowdin Town 25:10 - Shop 26:23 - Bonetrousle 27:53 - Waterfall 30:17 - Quiet Water 32:17 - Undyne 33:20 - Run! 34:17 - Memory 35:07 - NGAHHH!! 36:28 - Spear of Justice 38:29 - She's Playing Piano 40:04 - Mysterious Shrine 40:58 - Absolutely Overfamiliar Shrine 44:44 - Alphys 46:31 - It's Showtime 47:04 - Metal Crusher 48:10 - Spider Dance 50:57 - Core 52:37 - Death by Glamour 55:03 - For the Fans 58:28 - Undertale 1:05:54 - Bergentrückung 1:06:13 - ASGORE 1:08:48 - Your best Nightmare 1:12:27 - Finale 1:14:23 - An Ending 1:18:40 - Here We Are 1:20:45 - Amalgam 1:22:30 - Small Shock 1:25:00 - Fallen Down (Reprise) 1:27:30 - Don't Give Up 1:29:10 - Hopes and Dreams 1:32:15 - SAVE the World 1:34:45 - His Theme 1:37:22 - Reunited 1:42:04 - Respite 1:44:30 - Bring it in, Guys! 1:48:45 - Last Goodbye 1:51:55 - Menu (Full) 1:53:35 - Battle Against a True Hero 1:56:16 - Power of "NEO" 1:56:45 - MEGALOVANIA 2:02:00 - Start Menu Phew, i dunno if all the timemarks are correct, but atleast i tried

[@mrfroggyleggs257]

Thank you kind sir

[@Unknown_crusader]

Thanks!

[@colin8923]

Each is basically on the dot for the transition between songs. Thanks!

[@joshthedirector]

The 22:44 one is bonetrousle

[@evilsmileyface]

old comment but you missed “Enemy Approaching” at 8:07

[@Ashes1032]

53:57 all of the musicians rocking out to Death by Glamour is one of my favorite details of the concert. They really got into that song! It's so good in orchestral form.

[@RedWhippedCream]

First and only reply after 11 months lol

[@jorgee_n_c]

@@RedWhippedCream First and only reply after 11 hours lol

[@imy011]

@@jorgee_n_c xdd

[@Chinaball-fx7gi]

@@imy011 : )

[@prosketch95]

Its so good

[@ohwni]

YES! I wanted someone to react to this amazing concert. It really captures the charm of the game.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

The score is incredible!

[@thefolder3086]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers they release a lot of delterune song. You should react to that.

[@imag-nonespaghet9337]

@@thefolder3086 really?

[@talinplayz1236]

@@imag-nonespaghet9337 mhm

[@jake6542_]

37:40 even the people playing are jamming to this

[@aeroscantsee1665]

same goes with "hopes and dreams,save the world"

[@rompevuevitos222]

I mean, i am sure they enjoy their job, and who would feel the music better than the ones playing it?

[@malcolmmcdougall3750]

For the fans instrumental: beautiful music For the fans lyrics: they’ll put you in the dungeon. It’ll suck, and then you’ll die a lot

[@Smitology]

cry cry cry

[@SansUndertale369]

Well technically For the Fans is a remix of Oh! My One True Love, which is the part that has the lyrics, not after mettaton NEO’s battle, but I understand, it can be confusing because they both sound very similar.

[@mariotheundying]

@@SansUndertale369 mettaton EX not NEO

[@SansUndertale369]

@@mariotheundying oof, nice catch

[@leomartino3902]

@@SansUndertale369 snas uddertail

[@alexgutierrez4125]

15:06 Heartache | your first boss fight and its so majestic yet sad... fighting, the ex-queen of monsters, Toriel 26:24 Bonetrousle | second boss fight and it feels more like a play date with our friend Papyrus 36:29 Spear of Justice | Third boss fight, heroic and unwavering, that's the captain of the royal guards Undyne 48:10 Spider Dance | Fourth boss fight, energetic and upbeat, i love it now lets dance with Muffet 52:36 Death by Glamour | Fifth boss fight Entertaining and Glamourous Metatton 1:05:54 Bergentrückung + asgore theme | Sixth boss fight, his majesty, King Asgore's majestic introduction and solemn fight. 1:08:48 Your Best Nightmare | Seventh boss fight, ... its a wonderful idea :) 1:29:11 Hopes and Dreams | True pacifist boss fight, the hopes and dreams of all monster, /=Prince=Asriel=/ Frisk 1:53:36 Battle Against a True Hero | 1st real Genocide boss fight. Undyne The Undying. ...Determination. 1:56:46 Megalovania | last genocide boss fight. Sans 1Atk 1Hp The Easiest enemy of the game. ...Determination

[@Nostr00]

I love the descriptions. And about Sans. He only does one damage. How can he be hard enemy. Just stay in the middle and hit him once :P

[@ohwni]

@@Nostr00 jeez, for a weak, “big-boned” skeleton, he’s pretty tough to kill 😂

[@natpieuwu]

@@Nostr00 He is doing 1 damage per frame and he has 1 def cause he don't need any DF you're too powerful more DF is only makes u slower

[@Nostr00]

@@natpieuwu that was sarcasm. Ik very well how in works.

[@emperorbelos1021]

What about Naptablook and metatton NEO

[@deaddead698]

The violinist with the fabulous hair-

[@endmepleaseoml7333]

all of them?

[@Irreverent_Radiation]

With a violin like this... And hair like this... Who wouldn't jam to my music, darling?

[@natmanzoccothriftdiy1222]

never realized until now that they turned "Small Shock" into a duet between a cello and a violin, playing the "Asgore" and "Undertale" leitmotifs....just Asgore and Frisk staring each other down in sadness before the final fight. GOD. DAMN.

[@halkon4412]

Yep, absolutely genius touch from the arrangement team.

[@darrinbrown5159]

What makes this soundtrack absolutely amazing is the references in the melodies. This soundtrack is a great example of leitmotifs, and just to explain what that means to those who may not know, it is a recurrent theme or themes throughout a musical piece. For instance, the beginning of 'Heartache' can be heard in 'Asgore's Theme' because of the relationship between the two characters. In 'Hopes and Dreams', you can hear references from 'Once Upon a Time'. I could go on and on about the many references that are in each song. That explains why you hear the same melody in different songs, but in a different rhythmic pattern. Anyways, 'Undertale' and 'His Theme' are my absolute favorite because they aren't intense like the battle songs, but evokes a different emotion and tells a story within the pieces. Each character, location, and event all have their own songs, ranging from slow and calm to absolutely intense and fast-tempo. I'm glad you did a reaction video to this because it shows that this soundtrack...a video game soundtrack...is one of the best things I've ever heard. One last thing, don't forget the hugs for goat bro and goat mom! Thank you and take care!

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Yes. And one thing I did not discuss is that Megalovania could also be seen as a variation on the first theme. Think about it, the descending base line in the melody...

[@KeaneJ123]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers Megalovania is actually the only song who doesn’t have references in melodies from the game because Toby Fox originally created the melody for his Earthbound Halloween hack in 2008.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Doesn’t it though? The descending notes in the melody show up in Megalovania. Themes and variations.

[@pillowcaseee]

@@MusicTheoryforGamersYes, but I don’t think its intentional, because he first created the song in 2002.

[@dylanwebster2656]

@@pillowcaseee He could derive the same themes from Megalovania. There are also hints of Papyrus' leitmotif in Megalovania because of the characters' relationship. Edit: Sorry I think the leitmotif is only in "Song that might play when you fight sans" but still it is derived from Megalovania so yea there's still a connection.

[@ValueNetwork]

My favourite Undertale fun fact. Obviously Toby loves his leitmotifs, and almost every song connects to the first few you hear. But the most iconic song, Megalovania, is Completely independent… except for a very small bit of “bring it in guys”. in the middle of the Papyrus theme he sneaks in a little bit of Megalovania (1:45:14) The song is definitely hidden to hide that a fight with sans Even exists, even having the fake “song that might play when you fight sans” in the official soundtrack to trick you into thinking thats the fight music. (although the internet quickly ruined that idea when the game blew up, and the secret route became the most famous)

[@hasargel]

There's a theory that Megalovania is the players theme since sans has the first turn, and the existence of the unused "song that might play when you fight sans" matches that

[@clemente3966]

So, Idk why Toby put it in Undertale to begin with, but the first reason for it to actually be completely different would in fact be that it was made for the Earthbound Halloween mod that Toby made first, before it got a Homestuck and an Undertale version (whatever the order between these two are).

[@exist4046]

@@clemente3966 Homestuck first, Undertale after. Megalovania seems to almost be like his "watermark", in a way.... It evolves as his musical writing skills evolve. I'm hoping he ends up bringing it into Deltarune tbh, in some way at least.

[@ToyotaCoronx]

@@hasargel i always thought that too because when a monster approaches you, their theme plays. You are not even considered a human at this point, so it could work like that. Also, Megalovania means something to do with being obsessed with power, which is what you are at this point. And finally, there are no leitmotifs from any other monsters theme, signifying that you do not belong in this world.

[@Palgrave]

@@ToyotaCoronx Well, Megalovania is a riff on the word "megalomania" which means "obsession with one's own power" It certainly is fitting if it were the player's theme

[@isndbksnevdj2099]

Can’t believe you put “Nyeh heh heh!” In the description, love that! 🤗 Papyrus is the wholesome bean. 😌

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thank you for noticing and for your support! Rock on!!!

[@warrenabadie2881]

Heya Dan. Couldn't help but notice that you missed Toby's own performance at the end of the video. It isn't shown like the concert is, but Toby himself actually performed 3 of his songs on the piano, with a damaged wrist no less. It's not perfect piano playing, but it manages. I urge you to take a look at it.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

On it!!!! Thank you Warren.

[@rompevuevitos222]

Toby has always had issues in his wrist, it's a chronic thing which is also the main bottleneck of Deltarune's development, since he's the one that writes all the dialogues Apparently it can be fixed with surgery tho? can't remember what he said about it

[@blinkholdstead]

I love this reaction, very nice to hear both criticism and compliment to both the score itself, as well as the Orchestra. Definitely a good video!

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@micahmartin7759]

I think the sound that plays when most of the musicians leave is the “Void” sound, a track that’s not on the official soundtrack, I think because it’s technically just a sound effect. But it plays after a Genocide Run is completed. It’s supposed to be a bit eery. Fitting considering what happens when you finish the game that way... since you asked what’s going on in the story at this point, this will be a spoiler, and a pretty heavy one at that, so for anyone who chooses to read on, you’ve been warned: There’s a character that is referenced throughout the game, but only appears at the end of a Genocide Run, a long-deceased child named Chara. One way or another, whether by surrendering it to them willingly or refusing and getting killed by them as a result, they take possession of the player character’s soul (which has the crazy power to manipulate time and the world of the game itself) and use it to “erase” the game/world. At that point, this “Void” sound plays and future attempts to start up the game after this behave as if Chara “rebuilt” the game with all the player character’s SAVE data erased, which is why the two remaining musicians play the basic version of the menu theme after the Void sound is done. Not everything the player did is erased, though, because Chara haunts the player no matter what you do from then onwards, even if you attempt to do a True Pacifist run again. Chara’s present in every ending after a complete Genocide Run, implying that they intend to continue wreaking havoc no matter what you do or how cooperative you choose to be with their wish to erase everything. For appearing to be like a game for children, the story does get pretty dark. Needless to say, Chara’s a murderous psychopath. Chara flat out states that while the player character may have made the choice to start killing, they chose to make it more enticing, stating that they’re the embodiment of the feeling you get when a number increases, and the addictive quality of that feeling for the player character in this story. They’re purpose in the story serves as a way to explain the enticing nature of level ups for people who have played RPGs before, and what drives players to want to fight and kill things. Some meta-storytelling, if you will. So yeah, in addition to having a great understanding of music, Toby Fox has a tremendous understanding of gaming as a medium, in addition to how people think about games outside of whatever story they may be playing. As for a little personal commentary, even though Megalovania is amazing to listen to, I can’t do the Genocide Run myself, certainly not just to hear it play in-game. The True Pacifist run’s ending is too perfect to taint it with the presence of a demon child later on. If there’s one side of Undertale’s story that I really wouldn’t want to spoil for anyone, it’s the Pacifist side of the story. The Genocide Run is supposed to not be fun, and most people figure that out after starting it and learning what is required to complete it. The sort of ending you get is kind of a foregone conclusion at that point, and because of that I personally don’t mind spoiling it too much, though the fact that a player who completes a Genocide Run still has to face the appropriate consequences for their actions is rather poignant and good storytelling. But for me, it’s not worth ruining the story for future runs, especially when I care about all the characters in the story enough to want the best for them all and see things work out for them. Needless to say, the Pacifist Run has a great story I don’t want to spoil. It’s really good and worth experiencing first hand, if you’re able.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing! This is a great summary and with a personal touch. Thanks for the explanation!

[@NubNublet]

@Henry Peacock 2 days ago i beat sans after literal years of being stuck on that fight, so don’t worry about your year of doing it.

[@i_am_anxious0247]

I am incredibly shocked no one has said that chara isn't evil given yet given how many people believe so and how many people are livid about it

[@UndernetChara]

@@i_am_anxious0247 that's because it just isn't worth the trouble to get all toxic over whatever people may believe. If you want to believe Chara is evil, it's fine as long as you respect people who think Chara is innocent too. I'm personally more into the Chara is good (although very flawed) theory, but I won't disrespect people who think Chara is evil. Everyone is allowed to believe whatever they want after all.

[@i_am_anxious0247]

@@UndernetChara I fully agree. My point was that plenty of people still ARE in a way where they are extreme about one position, and I'm surprised none of those people have shown themselves.

[@maya_tl]

Muffet's theme absolutely blew my mind. Favourite part of the concert.

[@maldambao6126]

"What instrument will i be playing?" "Sandpaper." "...What"

[@Xdylan3131]

I can't listen to the actual song "undertale" without ugly crying. Context is super important for that one in particular

[@i_am_anxious0247]

the only reason I would ever watch this instead of the normal concert is his facial expressions

[@Nirion2206]

I fully agree - amaizing OST. Even tho the arrangement wasn't made by Toby Fox himself, he still wrote the score. An amazing score at that. It's a pitty, they didn't include whole OST, but i can understand that - it would be too time consuming and also quite a few pieces are just a variation of each other. They probably decided that main theme repeating in many variations already enough. Also, have a question - how often main violin have replacement violin near him\her? I don't think i ever saw that in concerts in the past.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

Personally the synths and stuff he uses is even better

[@jackthecommenter2768]

Like another medium is so good

[@Jpx0999]

The HERE WE ARE music is supossed to be ominous and kinda scary Even though there no danger who would reach how the music fells... The enemys are just scary as FUCK But the lore... And the single line... "The flower is gone" Ahahahahah I loved

[@thend4427]

Did not expect them to play those lab songs

[@Happy_doggo]

Same

[@Smitology]

I like how without any context nobody will understand why "the flower is gone" is so scary

[@aeroscantsee1665]

love how they started playing Hopes and dreams, the atmosphere itself just becomes so energetic that the players themselves are trying hard to not jam with that.

[@Simlan12345]

I like how everyone clapped once the shamisen came in.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

You can’t help but clap at a shamisen! Thanks for listening!

[@puglife658]

I love him counting the beats in the measures when he’s trying to figure out what time signature it’s in.

[@keeb7963]

if you went back to 2009 and told Toby Fox that the cool little song he wrote for his Earthbound ROM hack was going to be played by an orchestra 11 years later he wouldn't have believed you

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

If you went back two weeks and told me you would be commenting and supporting this video I might now have believed either! Thank you so much for your support!

[@cbcgame2744]

Nah, toby sees the future, he would have

[@astralbirthvoid02]

Imagine saying him it wil be in smash bros and be heard by the pope.

[@alanrosete3855]

Pacifist-neutral run: snowy Genocide run: T H A T I S N O T S N O W

[@watercat9475]

You can tell how much of a musical genius Toby is by getting a full on concert for his music

[@dave_the_slick8584]

Undertale was already my favorite track and they somehow made it even better. Always tear up when hearing it, they captured the emotions perfectly.

[@imag-nonespaghet9337]

This concert brought a tear to my eyes especially me playing the violin for quite a few years. Also I absolutely love Undertale.

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

i'd like to see this guy play undertale as a stream, probably a pacifist run to experience the raw emotion embedded into the game itself

[@matthewblaikie7903]

*a small white dog is attempting to conduct an entire orchestra. *it seems to be doing quite well, especially considering it's not doing anything.

[@Ish0and0shake]

Such a good reaction video. It’s nice to see people’s raw reaction to music that moves you. Enjoy the sub from a new fan

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@gatchahell4900]

Man the strings in waterfall / quite water hit so hard

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Hits as hard as Undyne's energy spears

[@TheCappuccino04]

I fully agree with your critique about the rhythm throughout the whole concert, there are definitely sections scattered about where the not every part of the orchestra is on tempo with one another (very prevalent in Megalovania and Battle Against a True Hero) but like you said, the actual quality of the music itself is too good where it doesn't become that big of a hinderance

[@ElRafauricio]

He listening "ASGORE" : 😐 He when "Your best Nightmare" kicks in: 😃

[@bogardeth]

31:00 I can't believe you paused there!!

[@percycreeper2733]

When it comes to leitmotives Undertale is a wonderfull example of that. There are only 9 tracks in the original Soundtrack that dont share a Leitmotiv with another Song. The use of these motives is in most cases fitting to the scenario the Song is playing, so toby thought about when to use which. Or he just combined his 9 random leitmotives and it just fit. Either way, amazing Soundtrack. When you Listen to it, you could try to hear every leitmotive and why it was used in that scenario.

[@voxiclrv]

they absolutely killed it. especially with death by glamour and metal crusher

[@lovelyluna3]

Idk why but "stay tuned" felt like a pun even though it probably wasn't and I just couldn't stop thinking about it

[@Sintakhra]

Absolutely loved watching your reactions. You can tell how much you're getting into the music just by your expressions and it was an absolute joy to watch. First time i've seen your videos and I'll definitely watch more!

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thank you for your support

[@sanstheskeleton9689]

You can’t experience a full genocide route in only 7 minutes! Me, an intelectual: 1:53:36 - 2:00:06

[@Nadie47]

Nah you need to experience the slow versions of the themes, and as I like to call it: the genocide theme: slowed down enemy approaching

[@ImMelting]

I swear, this guy has the greatest smile I have ever seen

[@magnidark]

right

[@maya_tl]

The credits section was out of this world.

[@vineboom2350]

Totally! the credit part is awesome!

[@ErorrTNT]

57:05 i just wanted to say that apparently toby made some of the music before the game and then modeled the game from the music

[@EuphoriaFrost]

1:15:52 the emotion my man was feeling when the strings came in. you could see it on his face. me too man, me too.

[@weirdbunmi]

Every theme variation: "I think we can call this a variation of the first theme" I think this speaks to the nostalgia factor of the themes that you hear every character's theme as the one you've known the longest. I hope you play the game, even if it's on your own time, so you can match themes to characters and further that relationship with the music.

[@greenberrygk]

In “Your Best Nightmare”, those transitions where the person rubs against that piece of whatever it is (im not sure) is meant to be the sound of TV static

[@TheSkyGuy77]

I think its sandpaper

[@aliciamarrow7062]

"For fans" outside of context - beautiful and very pretty In context - IT'LL SUCK

[@tedgonzalez985]

Small thing I appreciate from you that makes me love coming back to your reactions is that you rarely pause the music in the middle of the song to explain stuff. So many other musician KZbinrs that react to video game OSTs do this very frequently and don't fully appreciate songs in their entirety from start to finish. You only do it very few times, and even when you do, I really don't mind it much because you keep it brief and you say very interesting and helpful things too rather than take up full minutes talking while in the middle of a song. Keep it up, Dan. 👍

[@duncan3009]

* god i love the off-beat feel in the background of "nyeh heh heh" and bonetrousle. gives a wonderful, desperate but organized, confident but silly tone to the music and it's amazing. papyrus is so cool.

[@Micro0644]

Was looking and saw that this barely had any views. What!? You deserve way more subs and view dude. Your content is great

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@Jpx0999]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers But it have zero dislikes And Thats more hard than 1.000.000 views

[@Riverbui]

I doubt you had an order in mind when you listed all of the things Toby had to do when designing Undertale, but I just want to point out that he's always been a musician first, and a designer later. He had the concepts for the game, then made the music, then created the characters based off the music he created. The more impressive thing is how he created the game as someone who knew nothing of coding or game design, and how the designs came through some concepts and his music. It's really nice he's actually getting help with Deltarune now. It allows him to shape the game in the image he wants and put more of his focus onto making the music top notch.

[@justinhamilton8647]

I LOVE the trombone melody that’s playing in asgore, it’s this beautiful bass line that you barely hear in the original track but here it’s given its moment to shine

[@Rubberman202]

I could go on for hours about how much I love Undertale's music, how it makes me feel oddly nostalgic despite not being that old, how the music itself makes me feel a whole range of emotions on it's own, how I can easily identify the story through the game's music as well as what the music is trying to communicate... Toby Fox was self-taught when it came to music, he was more well-known for his compositions than anything else before Undertale, and he also admitted that he creates a character after he created their theme (at least for Deltarune, not sure if that was the case for Undertale), so clearly, music plays a big part in Undertale's story and overall presentation. That might be why I see jokes and memes about how even if people will admit Undertale isn't a perfect game or how they're find with people crapping on the game, they get REALLY defensive and angry if people diss the soundtrack. People say it's "banger after banger", but I like that Undertale has a full range of various kinds of music, each for it's own unique situation. They're all great in their own way, even if I do have my favorites. If nothing else, I hope more people come to appreciate Toby Fox's music. Edit: 2:00:54 "And when are they gonna come back? Are the gonna come back?" ... ... ... But nobody came.

[@HANIMEME]

man just imagine being toby fox hearing this and having this great of an honor

[@jackpatterson7110]

Came from stumbling across your Undertale soundtrack review, was overjoyed when I saw you did the concert too! The concert is stunning, and I've watched it though several times. I loved how both here and in the OST I could go "oh he'll love this part" and be correct, despite the fact that I play piano and not guitar. This whole concert puts a massive grin on my face. Thank you for reacting, and I highly recommend you play it if you haven't already, connecting this music to the characters and story really solidifies everything! :)

[@jacobmosovich]

Shout out to the lady rubbing sandpaper all through the flowey music XD

[@youmusenju2307]

A little bit sad they didn't use the electric guitar for Hopes and Dreams.

[@altarudragonspirit4016]

Heck yeah, I never actually got round to watching this. Can't wait to see you listen the soundtrack as it was in-game later this week

[@quietrabbit]

Finally listened to all of your Undertale/Deltarune OST reaction vids! I’m just a humble violin player, so your more thorough insights into the music theory/composition/arrangement side of things are extremely interesting to me.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Thanks for hanging! Keep playing!

[@classierjohn6921]

this whole concert makes me imagine a zelda movie using all this music with some zelda motifs but its either animated in old style disney style or in an old timey cozy anime style

[@thecosmichiroshi]

A Zelda film directed by Miyazaki as a co-production between Kyoto Animation and Studio Ghibli would go so hard

[@classierjohn6921]

@@thecosmichiroshi YEAH thats kinda what i was thinkin studio ghibli

[@asiafortson78]

2:00:18 - That windy sound is what plays after the player beats the genocide ending of the game and tries to reopen the game after it closes, indicating that the player has destroyed everything and there is nothing to go back to. This wind sound plays on black screen for 10 minutes before something happens.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

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[@glubtas]

I am EXTREMLEY late to the party but just wanted to point out they did the transitions into the songs very well, so well in fact that when I was zoning out having this play on a second monitor I didn't even realize they already finished Metal Crusher and were playing the intro into Spider Dance until the melody actually dropped at 48:40. Fantastic stuff.

[@hyeumorless4967]

I am convinced he smiles the way he does only to show off the beautiful white chompers

[@kirasouma7497]

There is nothing like watching undertale live concert reaction after watching undertale soundtrack reaction💯💯💫💫💨💤

[@rufavulpes]

I love how they kinda extended the intro to Heartache to really give it lots of buildup, it's perfect.

[@cadieholbrook7396]

Every time one of the songs ended where it should’ve had a beat drop but didn’t because it was supposed to be looped you looked like you died inside it was really funny

[@psilocyberspace]

The part where they're tuning at like 44:00 sounds like the PS3 start up. Thanks for reacting to this whole thing man, nice to feel like I'm watching with someone who's as into the music as I am ☺️

[@unothecard3839]

Not surprised to see I'm not the only one who heard it

[@necefovismayil]

The 5th anniversary orchestra always gives me goosebumps especially in ruins, snowy, waterfall and undertale

[@Smitology]

This was very interesting as I guess it was my first time seeing someone react to an entire video game ost (that is an orchestral arrangement of it, but still). One thing I did see you get a bit confused with were the different themes and leitmotifs that keep popping up. Like there were a whole range of themes you considered "the first one" even if they never played in the first song (Once Upon a Time). I understand that at the end of the day it's subjective, but as someone who has probably listened to the entire ost at least a hundred times, to the point that I can basically memorise many of them down to the note, I thought I might help in listing the main recurring themes. Some of them are similar, but can be distinguished based on the context of the song in the game (which I believe you have not played?). Also, this channel seems really cool, considering subscribing. Fallen child theme A: 3:09 11:55 59:07 1:01:56 1:04:02 1:22:46 1:26:21 1:29:12 1:32:18 1:32:28 1:38:07 1:48:24 1:49:10 1:50:41 1:51:54 1:52:26 Fallen child theme B: 3:38 4:38 12:30 1:01:19 1:26:47 1:39:06 1:48:49 1:49:32 Fallen child theme C: 4:08 5:07 1:27:13 1:30:02 1:31:10 1:33:00 1:34:15 1:40:20 1:49:54 1:52:15 Underground theme A: 6:16 6:37 6:58 28:22 30:18 35:43 37:07 37:30 37:53 38:49 1:14:31 1:15:25 1:27:33 1:42:42 1:46:21 1:54:24 Underground theme B: 6:26 6:47 7:08 29:01 31:14 37:18 37:41 1:14:44 Dog theme: 8:17 40:59 1:44:46 Determination theme: 13:27 1:08:03 Dreemurr theme A: 15:07 15:37 16:10 1:06:48 1:07:46 1:23:45 1:53:01 Dreemurr theme B: 15:31 15:49 16:46 1:07:37 Papyrus theme: 20:38 22:45 26:31 1:45:08 1:53:15 Snowdin theme: 21:05 24:13 25:10 1:45:27 Friendship/love theme A: (you kept calling this one the first theme) 24:51 25:35 1:31:33 1:41:19 1:45:49 Friendship/love theme B: 25:46 1:32:07 1:34:04 Royal scientist theme: 27:54 29:51 32:03 51:04 53:17 1:47:07 Undyne theme: 32:18 33:25 35:09 36:29 1:08:42 1:46:02 Asriel theme: 34:18 58:28 1:01:56 1:13:27 1:34:47 Alphys theme A: 44:43 26:17 1:18:40 Alphys theme B: 45:16 1:55:32 (Somehow you consider this the starting theme?) Alphys theme C: 38:30 45:45 1:20:09 (the arrangement changes the melody slightly, the original is closer to this theme) Mettaton theme A: 46:34 54:21 Mettaton theme B: 47:25 53:55 Core theme: 50:57 52:29 54:47 1:46:49 Hotland theme A: (Shame they didn't play "Another Medium", that song is good and also has a lot of this theme and the next, along with the royal scientist theme) 51:31 1:47:19 Hotland theme B: 51:59 1:47:43 Flowey theme: 1:09:43 1:13:35 1:30:47 1:32:23 1:32:34 1:49:16 Genocide fight theme: 1:53:37 1:56:18

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Yes they are different from different characters and places, but musically they are all connected and variations of the same idea.

[@thend4427]

Wow u went all out explaining that lol

[@pajumii]

I just love the concert, thanks for reacting to it

[@KeaneJ123]

Can you react to the actual OST itself sometime? They skipped some songs in this orchestra.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Yes! Yes I can. Thanks!

[@KeaneJ123]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers thanks

[@flowercollector9013]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers that would be awsome

[@thebaconncreators2224]

@@MusicTheoryforGamers nice

[@austinfehr1667]

Of COURSE Sans' theme has a cowbell. Why wouldn't it? I love it!

[@33pandagamer]

"Your Best Nightmare" is one of my favorite songs. It's so good. It has so much energy to it and I question how instruments can even make some of the sounds in it. I also really like how distorted it is in some places, it's not easy to make distorted sounds sound good, but man did he pull it off!

[@Krakenanigans]

i love this guys smile

[@mankulon790]

I was so suprised they did amalgam cuz it's one of my favorite songs in the game.

[@stephburdick]

On September 15, 2020, I spent the day wishing I could do something special to celebrate Undertale’s anniversary. That evening I started the concert, figuring it would be good but not great. The concert was fantastic from beginning to end, and it was the highlight of my day. I loved every orchestral arrangement, but one of my favorites was Small Shock. It’s a nice quiet moment that contains both hope and sadness. Also, I always get chills after the pacifist run, when the full game menu theme suddenly transitions into the dark genocide opening-complete with mournful bits of Toriel and Papyrus’s themes to mark their deaths. Anyway, I loved your reaction to this wonderful concert! Thanks!!

[@altarudragonspirit4016]

1:11:20 This was definitely one of the songs I was most interested in seeing how they handled and can't say i'm dissapointed 1:29:28 You'll find that motifs are a big part of the music of Undertale (i.e. the use of the main theme). If you pay close attention when you listen to the soundtrack, you can spot a few melodies that Toby retooled from earlier songs

[@JediFrog]

If you think the songs are amazing on their own, you need to at least watch a playthrough of the game. The emotions these songs invoke because of the story.... *Chef's kiss* Toby Fox is a genius

[@shovelknightmaster4657]

Genuinely some of the best music I've heard in my life. Videos game tracks are massively underrated

[@mecha1105]

Your smile kinda scares me because of how wide it is... x') Always a bliss to listen to this concert.

[@cazza710]

Bonetrousle and Spider dance are such silly goofy little songs i love them

[@lixon1501]

Amazing soundtrack and i loved the reaction! Especially the little details, telling what is happenning! I will need to wake up early tomorrow, but couldn't stop the listening! Love Undertale for what it created.

[@lixon1501]

Maybe video games live 1 can come next? :)

[@groggroggus7298]

So what do you do for a living? Him: I nod at video game music all day.

[@paijwa]

Such a flex to single handedly write a soundtrack so memorable that you'll end up having entire orchestras playing it. As some random indie game developer none the less

[@TorchesUponStars]

You looked so full of determination during ASGORE.

[@ZerozenSFM]

A bunch of the music in Undertale is usually reused music, but either reversed, slowed down, remixed, or revamped. Usually, when it's a theme used for nobel characters or a team have the same themes, but it's still different

[@roi-77]

If people haven’t told you already, there’s a few songs that Toby played way after the actual concert that are really nice to hear. Anyways this was a good video!

[@howwhatwherewhen8758]

I love Amalgam in this (1:20:45). With the use of the earthbound sound font in the game it's so fun to hear a orchestrated version of it.

[@puglife658]

When everyone left and you could only hear wind, that was because the genocide run was a success, if you know what I mean.

[@thend4427]

Wow didn't think they could recreate the omega flowey battle so good

[@The_NJG]

Your Best Nightmare is scary and intimidating. I love it.

[@guitarshredder456]

Really enjoyed this reaction, I just played Undertale for the first time this past month and I’m obsessed with this soundtrack, it gave me so many ideas of how to utilize theme and variation in my own composition! Hope you play Undertale some day, oh and I subbed, keep it up your content is great!

[@jackthecommenter2768]

AYO can I take a listen to your soundtracks if you have made any

[@guitarshredder456]

@@jackthecommenter2768 I don't have anything completed or for the public really, making sounds is just a hobby of mine but the repeated motifs and ideas in undertale's soundtrack are very inspiring! thank you for asking though! 🙏

[@guitarshredder456]

@@jackthecommenter2768 soundcloud.com/skhoova/divine-resolution here's my one song on soundcloud tho its the only thing ive completed all the way through lol

[@funnyguyiswear6910]

@@guitarshredder456 that's a really nice chill song

[@guitarshredder456]

@@funnyguyiswear6910 thank you 🙏🏻

[@aslightlyconcernedcranium1573]

Seeing his reactions made me so giddy lmao like MOOD

[@aslightlyconcernedcranium1573]

You got yourself a new sub btw! Keep rockin'

[@allysonruiz3271]

I love how hes just vibin 👌🏼✨