Woodkid - “To Ashes and Blood” (from Arcane Season 2) [Official Visualizer]

[@elevennx]

That Choir is... everything.

[@CORAGEMPURA011097]

It’s Janna’s blessing. May the winds and the storm blow away your pain…

[@leafyroad1905]

@@CORAGEMPURA011097 that is a crazy good headcannon

[@CORAGEMPURA011097]

@@leafyroad1905 you can see in the vídeo description, the choir is sang in shuriman language

[@Marukanitel]

​​​@@leafyroad1905it's in the description, not headcanon *Shuriman chant translated from an old prayer to the goddess Jan’ahrem:* *Beyond these walls, the storm's fury grows* *Over land and sea, the storm's fury grows* *But I have nothing to fear!* *For the blue bird is with me*

[@leafyroad1905]

@@Marukanitel that is so cool, hype.

[@JukeStridewalker]

The sequence where this song is played in the show is Cinema.

[@simz8864]

Damn dude that was crazy

[@voxelrush]

Peak, just peak peak peak

[@Plumy117]

Fr bro

[@SuperTsogo]

Peak Kino

[@nothelios8238]

Thanks for telling us without spoiling

[@level5650]

Vi: This is the worst day of my life…. Singed cooking up Warwick: The worst day of your life *so far*.

[@dublagensdeadrenalina3616]

I ironicly said that The biggest plot twist of the first season of Arcane is The fact that Wander was Just someone who died in the third episode in response of a theory that said that he was Warwick. I am so excited to see Warwick in Arcane

[@DjuraValtr]

@@dublagensdeadrenalina3616 based on the preview, it's still a pre-warwick/Vander hybrid. His face is still very human shape unlike in the game. Warwick's full transformation isn't completed yet it seems. Or maybe he does fully transform into Warwick mid fight during a fullmoon or something.

[@Loliston]

​@@DjuraValtrWarwick is a chimera, the moon has nothing to deal with him, it could be done for theatrical purposes but if he transforms during a fight, what's responsible are all the drugs Singed injected in him

[@Limpass610]

War with zaun will get very ugly. Noxians are brutal yes Naunites will drag to hell

[@sirippotis17750]

I like how everyone is trying to generate unique solutions to the problems between Piltover and Zaun. Then they collide and create more problems. It will be interesting to see General Caitlyn invade Zaun, will Warwick kill those who are hurt others as his lore used to suggest? How will Victor and his new arcane cybernetic people fit in? Wtf is going on with the Heimer/Jayce/Ekko arc? Are we going to see void creatures?

[@ericsicard910]

For those who don’t know how insanely multi-talented Woodkid is: His real name is Yoann Lemoine from France. He is a movie and video director, a graphics and FX designer, a musician, singer, composer, songwriter and orchestra director. Also a music and artistic director. As a video director, he started his career as an assistant to Sofia Copolla and directed some scenes of the "Marie Antoinette" movie. Then he delivered music videos for the greatests: Lana Del Rey (several), Katy Perry, Harry Styles, Drake, Rihanna, … He also created some visual and graphical masterpieces for his own songs (check the video of his hit "Iron") As a music and artistic director, he collaborated with John Legend, with Lorde, with Pharell Williams (on his megahit Happy !!), and more recently for the new album of the french superstar Mylene Farmer. His songs are a recurrent in Video Games soundtracks (Assassin’s Creed, Dying Light, Granturismo, …) or movies soundtracks (Divergent series, Hunger Games series, Umbrella academy, Ellis, …) He has performed also very beautiful duets with Lana Del Rey, Elle Fanning, Lykke Li, Son Lux, …

[@stefdelev]

Hell yeah, I'm such a huge fan of Woodkid. First heard him on the Assassin's Creed Revelations trailer and immediately went to find out who's music it was. Dude is incredible

[@rawgamesnippets9412]

Damn didn't know about all that, what a legend. One of favourites is Goliath that featured in Death Stranding Directors Cut

[@jackhilton4285]

Was he in season 1 too?

[@ericsicard910]

@ yes, he sang the best song : Guns for Hire

[@EmadGohari]

Also I think his live performances are so freaking awesome. There's one on KZbin from few years ago that he orchestrates the whole crowd and they sing a choir together... I wish I can get a chance of seeing him live

[@pralenkaman8105]

Not gonna lie, I love when songs have chants, it adds a tribal/animalistic vibe to it, which in this case it was very much fitting

[@Mirage475]

So we know what the chants are saying

[@neil3265]

The background chant is a Shuriman chant to the goddess Janna

[@SamX.O]

It's a shuriman chant to praise Janna which is a League champion ​@@Mirage475

[@aptx-ew8gq]

I fw that too it's like tickling something in my brain

[@-kingofsaiyannappa-9057]

Suikoden 3 opening theme exceeding love..............

[@VarsVerum]

Three long years, and it was worth every god forsaken second.

[@dumindahashan5568]

Hey vars...

[@nanometers]

And it's only act 1 ! There are two more

[@mightycake3373]

3 years for 3 masterpieces was worth the wait

[@mcrain1283]

Ambessa's reveal was crazy ! !

[@DonaldMelanson-r1y]

EVERY SECOND, the new season is so good.

[@epicknight013]

Woodkid is gonna burn his own wood if he keeps dropping fire like this

[@dumindahashan5568]

That sounded dirty but I'm okay with that 😅

[@cretokasuto8961]

👀

[@lucaskoscelnik2692]

So he is basically just a "Kid". ♥

[@Pingoping]

Just fyi he didn’t write this song

[@DeltonDias-b1b]

he is blazing forests at this point!

[@ЦойКирилл-ь7е]

Can't beleive Caitlyn and Vi managed to kiss and then break up in a span of 30 minutes

[@urih7856]

i know right 😭😭😭

[@2byz3]

just another day in a lesbian situationship

[@mimusmortuis1633]

Then you're not going to like the beginning of episode 4 very much. No spoilers.

[@s.a.m.y2669]

​@@mimusmortuis1633no spoilers but you still used those shitty hands to write this

[@fabiosantoschavez]

The true lesbian experience😭🙏

[@freshlymemed5680]

This is why you let creatives cook. 3 years between the 1st and 2nd season? If they had needed a 4th I wouldn't have mind, this was worth the wait.

[@jimskk]

Yeah, but what about Silksong?

[@Sou_bobo]

​@@jimskksilksong doesn't exist

[@jimskk]

:(

[@wooshbait36]

And who are you? Nobody cares if you would have waited for four years. Earth doesn't orbit around you.

[@sweetcup8423]

​@@wooshbait36Yeah, so? Lol

[@Chibi04]

You could say this song is about a battle between sisters but really it’s about Jayce. “You summon storms and play with nature” that’s Jayce throughout the course of the series to now. He’s played with nature, experimented with things that he doesn’t fully understand, and now he sees what has come of it. Him researching Hex-Tech lead to him making the Hex-crystals, which lead to Powder finding them and becoming Jinx. Which is why there is so much focus on the transitions between Jayce’s terror and the sisters fighting. None of this might not be happening if he hadn’t researched Hex-Tech and “played with nature”. You could also say this song is about him and Viktor, hence Jayce saying “What have we done.” Great song, you could look at it in many different ways.

[@candygoteaten5415]

Ekko with the Intel: baby am not even here.

[@candygoteaten5415]

Honestly speaking, no one is at fault. They're all victims of some kind. These are coincidence.

[@Chibi04]

@@candygoteaten5415Not really saying he’s at fault, his character is my favourite, but it’s interesting to see just how important Jayce is to the story when you really think about it.

[@hassassinator8858]

​@@Chibi04 Jayce is probably as important as Jinx tbh

[@MadeUpNoun]

you could say this song is the Arcane pleading with Jayce to stop hex tech

[@haox9]

This song makes act one's climax perfect jesus the choir part gives me goosebumps

[@Shinjirokun]

more like, viktor the choir part gives me goosebumps iykwim 🗿

[@zedeon6299]

I swear I've heard this choir in a song a long time ago

[@dybiosol]

​@@Shinjirokun Lisan Al-Ghaib!

[@abbyjacobsen]

@@zedeon6299 this song was featured in one of the trailers

[@OmEn2.]

​@Shinjirokun the choir is I think shuriman pray to Janna. Janna is shuriman goddess who the ppl in zaun worship for clean air.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

They really said "Y'all thought the Sevika vs Smeech fight was hard? Let us cook again"

[@Bangchans_big-gyat97]

Bros really said "get a load of these guys"

[@faity5649]

Is no one gonna talk about the boys tripling on The Meta-phisical arcane Rune!?

[@mossysnail6857]

@@faity5649 This is your Brain THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON WILD RUNES!!!!

[@faity5649]

@@mossysnail6857 brains so melted the three of them got sent to the *kaleidoscope dimention*!

[@ceooforcasupremacy8012]

They are burning the toast with these tracks

[@kopiko91021]

literally binged the whole 3 ep as soon as it got out now I gotta suffer waiting for another week listening to this masterpiece in loop 💀💀💀

[@younggod5230]

no its perfect to rewatch them over and over again

[@CatwHolyWater]

Samee. I’m still tripped up on the Vi/Caitlyn kiss and the breakup like 2 seconds later. ALSO JINX AND THE KIDD, LIKE FATHER LIKE DAUGHTER

[@indecisive_enby]

Same I should not have binged them all in one go lol

[@jblaze600]

Banger after banger. So good

[@cybercat28747]

mood

[@afterburnnz]

Now I understand why this season took 3 years to make.. god

[@channelgoingthroughdevelop1668]

Spoilers: This scene was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. From the weapons glitching out, to the swapped perspectives, from the jojo references(lol), and the emotions. This was beautifully choreographed and I did not want to miss a single detail of what was happening. If there was a word I could think of better than masterpiece, I would not hesitate to use it.

[@111119803]

Just to be sure… are the jojo references… (spoilers for jojo part 5) Golden Experience Requiem power of making Diavolo “repeat” himself?

[@channelgoingthroughdevelop1668]

@@111119803 yessir

[@111119803]

@@channelgoingthroughdevelop1668 thank you!

[@channelgoingthroughdevelop1668]

@@111119803 np, and if we get lucky we might get more later on.

[@vojtechjilovec]

the diabolo effect isnt just from jojo, it appeared in evangelion as well, afaik

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

I liked how Vi & Cait couldn't comprehend reality warping around them, but Jinx didn't even notice it because her sense of reality was warped from the beginning.

[@cicadeus7741]

This!! As I watched her all I could think was "..yeah. she works WITHIN chaos, she understands it"

[@mossysnail6857]

Caitlyn: I never did drugs... I KNOW I NEVER WILL

[@Yokaisenn]

And she used it to her advantage to.. like when she threw the weapon in the air and caught it

[@delivermypain]

@@Yokaisenn Caitlyn used it to her advantage too. She didn't understand what was going on precisely, but she very quickly determined that the haywire hextech in her rifle could seriously hurt Sevika, so she pressed her rifle into Sevika and won a losing battle of strength that way.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Not just them but Sevika too. It was PAINFUL for her specifically which i found interesting.

[@nabuchodonosormcgalapatram6941]

Y'know, I find it funny that both Woodkid's songs in the show can be summarized as "you fucked around and found out".

[@comradekolbot2220]

One with despair, The other resolve

[@Hel-o7u]

listening to this song while playing as Jinx against Vi jungler :D lol :D I totally need some backup and since my supp was just sleeping then my warvick came to help me :D it was just so funny now that you know all their backstories :D

[@unicornwatersports2726]

The beginning of the song sounds like your breathing.

[@FallenOne669]

What was their other song?

[@chaosandqueer1313]

​@FallenOne669 it's guns for hire

[@keno-o1484]

When Jayce said "What have we done.", it's like you can hear the fear and horror when the realization struck in. That montage with the wild core coupled by chanting is both beautiful and haunting. Mixed with the fights happening in the vents, the hex cores to the gauntlets and rifle going wild and erratic in resonance to the corruption, pure visual storytelling you'd expect from Arcane.

[@pipebombmailer78]

If there is an award for having good intentions but royally messing up, Jayce will win every time

[@Chibi04]

That doesn't sound like Jayce at all, though. Notice how when Jayce smashes the Hex ball it turns into a butterfly. A butterfly effect! I think that sequence has something to do with time travel or alternate reality because that voice line sounds so off

[@ChIMeRaTeX]

To me it doesn't sound like Jayce tho. He also doesn't talk in that moment, so it would need to be some kind of internal thought, something the show doesn't really do at all. I think the voice sounds kind of similar to how the distortion in Viktors voice sounds, so I think the voice has another origin, maybe it's even directly linked to Viktor somehow.

[@zekicankocatas7343]

​@@ChIMeRaTeXOr it could be just his inner voice

[@MinersLoveGames]

I feel so bad for Jayce. These three episodes alone have seen pretty much every facet of his dreams and hopes dismantled. Using hextech for good and not harm: gone. Using it to better the world: it's possibly destabilizing everything. Saving his best friend: Viktor doesn't even want to speak with him anymore. My guy's been through it.

[@kaliltama]

Woodkid performance is insane in this song... First is Gun For Hire and now this??? Don't even get me started on the choir bro

[@LaulauM-fj7ws]

U like ? It’s French 😅

[@thanosthemadtitan4105]

The way he sings "soul" at 3:01 is so gorgeous

[@jorkhachatryan317]

Today, is the day, ladies and gentlemen.

[@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd]

Finally

[@Giulia-om2gl]

YES

[@Paradox942]

Yup...🎉🥳

[@PL4Ymsc]

Reading this literally gave me goosebumps

[@climbing_nacho8980]

IT WAS AMAZING ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AppleBaron]

That Shuriman chant/prayer to Janna is so beautiful 💙

[@TheSlayerOfTranzit]

What makes it Shuriman, or about Janna?

[@Szczepiona_]

@@TheSlayerOfTranzit Riot officialy gave the translation to the chant and confirmed it’s prayer to Janna in the lyrics

[@Definitely-Rel]

@@TheSlayerOfTranzit Janna was portrayed on the circular door at the bottom where they fought and Janna is a shuriman spirit that zaunites worship for clean air

[@FlutterSwag]

before zaun and piltover existed it was a shuriman port city, janna was prayed to for strong winds but now with no worshippers she can barely manage a gust

[@AppleBaron]

​@@TheSlayerOfTranzitRead the description.

[@cannonfodder4376]

Holy Fuck, the fight sequence. Interspersed with Jayce's revelation... so much emotion. The cinematography and music. Absolutely cooked with episode and music.

[@FlutterSwag]

exactly, finally knowing hard bad he and viktor f'd up

[@aligmal5031]

@@FlutterSwag viktor = hextec jesus

[@emmanuelgapate5431]

​@@aligmal5031saviour of shimmer addicts

[@ratmanblackgrew7846]

@@emmanuelgapate5431 oh just wait, you have no idea how bad it will be... now i get it why there will be just 2 seasons... and fool of me to think the lore Viktor was already bad enouch... never i tought void combined with hextech will bring so much unbelievable things like metal structures turning and metamorphing in biomass... yeah if they go this route piltover will be only one of the first citys to fall under inimaginable horror... 🥶

[@maphytaffy]

@@ratmanblackgrew7846 if you think viktors current lore is bad u literally DIDNT read it.

[@baronofdoom]

They literally go all out on everything in this series. Visuals, writing, voice acting, character development and the music. Sucks that this is the last season but knowing this series, it'll end on a high note.

[@levislover]

1:52 is majestic omg 🙏

[@Tabby3456]

Arcane Director: Okay, it doesn't have to be that great, this is just the beginning of season 2 Woodkid: To Ashes and Blood 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@crimsonghoul8983]

You kidding me? After Season 1. The director would be 'Go nuts and epic.'

[@Luca_Talis]

Dishonoured pfp? A man of culture I see. The art styles for both Arcane and Dishonoured are so similar and love them both

[@crimsonghoul8983]

@@Luca_Talis Ooh...a dishonoured movie with this art style would be SO good.

[@clover6708]

What are you talking about bro the story, pacing and animation are also peak from the beginning of this season

[@SoySauce9]

@@clover6708 It's the joke template of a higher authority telling some to do to make something and then the person who's making cooks something spectacular. Doesn't really work for this show because Arcane is premium 6 Michelin star cooking through and through from start to finish.

[@aboycalledriri]

This competes with Guns for Hire for my favorite track of the entire series. Woodkid’s voice forever remains among the best in Arcane’s OST, I fear.

[@francesleones4973]

Woodkid never fails to come out with epic bangers.

[@osasob007]

Woodkid is a living legend!

[@dyto2287]

I'm kinda wondering what will Twenty One Pilots song will be in Act 3. Might be a competitor.

[@pykeplayer4007]

@@dyto2287they got 21 Pilots for this??? COOK RIOT😭♥️

[@sanaisgae9899]

Guns for Hire still gives me GOOSEBUMPS! Now this!!?? I'm cryingg 😭😭😭

[@ceooforcasupremacy8012]

*MINOR SPOILER* I really loved Jayce’s line during this scene “What have we done?” Plus the 4th dimension lookin clip really sent shivers down my spine

[@azertykeys9011]

Three dudes were tripping on hexcore. Dont do hexcores kids.

[@Dilligff]

@@azertykeys9011 Jayce: "Where'd you learn how to do hextech, Jinx?" Jinx: "From you! I learned how to do hextech from you!"

[@rickireymarcano2904]

Man, I eagerly anticipate seeing the outcome of Hextech/magic for this season. I can't predict if it's going to be a " No one should ever use this again" or an " It's out there now(in the world)and we just have to live with it" type ending.

[@chillax319]

@@rickireymarcano2904 I fully expect for the consequences of the hextech abuse to be felt in later shows set in LoL universe after Arcane ends. Who knows it may well enough end with some void creature appearing in the middle of the Piltover.

[@SapphireCrusader1988]

@@chillax319 That would be terrifying. "After countless eons asleep and enchained, I am awake and free. I thank you for this, Jayce Talis, and shall allow you to bear witness as I show this world the true meaning of reality."

[@Nao_Tóxica]

This was one of the most emotional and intense fight scenes I've ever seen. Arcane never disappoints

[@Secret-Liz-ard]

I love this scene's strong foreshadowing of divine retribution. The lyrics, the art's symbolism, even the altar of Janna.

[@otvertka1337x]

If I had a nickel for each time Woodkid absolutely killed it for a scene in Arcane, I would have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but I'm sure glad it happened twice.

[@tmkrchr]

Damn Nicky Quote...

[@GabrielMPaixao]

I was so happy when I saw the names of the artists for this season because I knew it would be great

[@DavidMartinez-dx2mq]

I get that reference lol the 2 nickels one lol

[@nicholascastelluzzo5310]

You said it lad.

[@ZephyrK_]

Best sequence in the whole show. I LOVE how they managed to seamlessly bring seperate events and delicately coalesce them together to create a single sequence; underpinned by this majestic piece that completely kicks all your senses into overdrive. The level of immersion this all creates is a drug bruh, I love art and the humans that make it possible GRAHHHHH.

[@Spherrum]

The timing is a little too convenient

[@thirdcoinedge]

@@Spherrum Perhaps. But then again, so was Jinx firing the rocket at the Council right as a unanimous vote in favor of peaceful separation was achieved. Sometimes, things just work better when coincidences line up just right for maximum dramatic effect.

[@MEGALOSAURIO-jo3js]

Al menos estan valiendo esos 250 millones que le metieron a esta serie

[@leovk5779]

Best sequence in the show SO FAR. Give it two weeks and we'll see.

[@ZephyrK_]

@ Your absolutely right 😭

[@fruzsinaszabo5738]

That scene is like an LSD trip. Watched it 5 times.

[@progessivelove8224]

My first thought too ❤

[@leoquaz]

I take LSD on a daily basis, so that scene for me was actually pretty normal.

[@youngdolph8867]

Or did you?

[@lyunetwuanne799]

Exactly what i thought at first❤

[@yantotheunforgiven1751]

Imagine take LSD and watching that scene

[@KakashiHatake-gc4io]

The Choir chanting in Shuriman language is making me wanna explode. I love it so much.

[@beardlessdragon]

They do NOT miss with the music in this show. This scene was a masterpiece in every regard (I am obsessed with the transition of Jinx leaping into the air with Fishbones)

[@recon6731]

Absolute Goosebumps at 0:55

[@Gobbostopper]

It reminds me a little of Ghost In The Shell for some reason, I dig it

[@NoctilucaBloom]

​@@Gobbostopper YEEESS that's what it reminds me of

[@leofzlyf315]

​@@Gobbostopper yea，same here

[@deniselin656]

@@Gobbostoppersame here omg!!!!

[@joesantana180]

yup

[@Churros-p6f]

Finally the chanting from the first teaser is here!!!

[@AV52offical]

fr

[@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd]

😂😂😂 I don't have to play that trailer everyday to hear this song anymore

[@CarmenJack]

Still, there's a part of the chant that is not included in this version

[@thelastmanstanding3369]

@@CarmenJackright? I thought I was crazy for not hearing it

[@mb_entity]

@@CarmenJack that part is actually from the chorus for Ashnikko's Paint the Town Blue

[@kylesinkovich8332]

This fight was insane. Flashing between two different scenes. Watching the two sisters finally letting go of the fear between them and going head to head was awesome to watch!

[@azplayzgachablox]

Sisters catfight, u & me pal

[@kino_ryousuke]

The fact that they talk shet about each other before fighting also depicts how exactly childish fights usually start.

[@Puffleman24]

God, the way this song _perfectly_ reflects the desperate, frantic, violent tragedy that is Arcane is just astounding!

[@Brawlholicanimations]

Heimerdinger predicted everything in part 1, the Arcane is DANGEROUS

[@JabamiLain]

But the people using it are even more.

[@void-creature]

What's funny is that the Arcane itself actually seems to agree with him, if you read the lyrics as coming from it, which makes by far the most sense imo, you can hear how DISGUSTED it is that it has been used in this way

[@wolfpony8293]

After a very shitty week its great to watch something soo good.

[@Wolfie_Silver]

•big hug• That's for the shitty week.

[@exploreevery]

Why bad week ? were you vote kamala ?

[@FelixFelisis]

It's been a great week! And the next 4 years are going to be excellent!

[@Ali-po9le]

​look up a tariff. Then tell me his plans are good for us. Musk told us economic hardship is on the way. @@FelixFelisis

[@emmanuelmartindale8309]

JUST WATCHED ALL 3 EPS.. WOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A RIDE.. VI AND JNX AND VICK MY GOD EPIC

[@kielpogi8062]

Welcome my fellow glorious evolved

[@MoosefaceYT]

The shot is a callback to Season 1's intro right before the title card hits. PEAK CINEMA.

[@Spid4r1]

Yeah bhro, everyone realized that. Dont feel special

[@MoosefaceYT]

@Spid4r1 The fuck?

[@epicclown4587]

​@@Spid4r1chill bruh

[@syca5094]

​@@Spid4r1 i didn't. Pipe down

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

@@Spid4r1you must be so fun at parties

[@kayzz4743]

Woodkid knew exactly that he cooked a Masterpiece

[@Kendappa]

My interpretation of the song is very simple: The one singing the song is Arcane himself. He is warning them that if they continue using their strength to make hextech and weaponry, everything will go to shit. That's why the weapons glitch and because of Jayce he realizes his mistake.

[@junwei35]

From Assassin's Creed: Revelation trailer to Arcane, Woodkid has been nothing short of Legendary

[@kravenite]

wait assassin creed? that was woodkid too?

[@choco_chip5872]

@@kravenite they're also in unity

[@hanaha6558]

​@@kravenite Yep.

[@garnuch271]

i started being his fan since I saw that AC Revelations Trailer years ago, man I absolutely love woodkid

[@evelynnondrugs8840]

AC Revelantions is maybe my favorite trailer of all times bcs of him, Woodkid is a legend.

[@kaleena2073]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SONG TO DROP SINCE THE S2 TEASER TRAILER, FINALLY!!! 😭😭😭🙏 THE WHOLE THING SOUNDS DIVINE, ESPECIALLY THE CHANTING and I'm *so* glad it's not just a small segment and there's so much more to it 😭❤‍🔥

[@jinxie_maude]

@@kaleena2073 literally same the chanting scratched the best itch in my brain

[@JuniorHunter-js7ql]

Same the chant makes me ascend to heaven

[@user-dashkewich]

Same💔💔💔

[@weener04]

​@@JuniorHunter-js7qlthis guy gets it

[@CarmenJack]

Still, there's a part missing. If you listen to the trailer that was dropped months ago, there's a choir part that is not included in this version.

[@endertuber8300]

The mix of ancient Shuriman and modern music creates such eldritch sounds... mixed with the visual effects of the Hex-core in the sequence, I really hope the entity that Jayce, Ekko and Heimer found will have some elements of the Void in its future development

[@LFMPRadio]

VI is the undisputed champ of throwing hands. But can we all agree Jinx with her shimmer upgrade was lowkey giving VI the work. VI certainly didn’t have as much rage toward Jinx as Jinx had towards her. So needless to say her heart wasn't in it, but still for a range fighter she was woopin ass right before she got her finger shot off.

[@Manaphy0882]

Yeah I didn't expect Jinx would go toe to toe with Vi in close quarters. It was amazing tho.

[@hyliayggdrasil2725]

To be honest with you, this scene made me fall in love with Viktor, the level of compassion and determination he had to help, the way they showed him spending day and night with Vander slowly making his way through that hellscape Vander was trapped in until he finally found his happy memories, the fact that he /wouldn't sacrifice Vander, who he barely knew, to save himself/ ....he's probably literally the purest person in the series, honestly..

[@patrickcarter2829]

SPOILERS I like how this song has a double meaning: not only is it illustrating the rift between Jinx and Vi but also Jayce's realization that he's been messing with forces beyond his control (The Arcane).

[@mossysnail6857]

Jayce: What... have we done...

[@MolotovKiller]

In fact, i fucking love how in the very instant he realizes what was done its first instinct is destroy that "thing". No thinking, not trying to "i can manage this power".

[@mossysnail6857]

@@MolotovKiller Jayce: Vik was right. i should've destroyed the Hexcore...

[@scarletsblood8510]

And it usually has the choir when we're back to Jayce, which is awesomely a prayer to Janna. (From Description) Shuriman chant translated from an old prayer to the goddess Jan’ahrem: Beyond these walls, the storm's fury grows Over land and sea, the storm's fury grows But I have nothing to fear! For the blue bird is with me

[@tireddorian]

@@scarletsblood8510 There's another meaning here. Janna is the goddess of Zaun, bringing good winds to sailors in the old days while appearing as a blue bird. Jinx will take on the responsibility and finally be the hero Zaun needs, bringing a "storm" to Piltover and the Noxians. She will be the blue bird.

[@SeaWave2022]

How nice it feels seeing that Arcane S2 is not disapointing 😎 and I was right about something: Vi and Jinx can hurt each other, but they cannot kill each other.

[@theislander4310]

Wtf are you talking about vi was going to kill jinx before the kid got in the way

[@SeaWave2022]

@theislander4310 She hesitated, and then stopped Cait. Watch it again 😉

[@WraithLK]

@@SeaWave2022she stopped Kait cause she could have hit the kid

[@SasukeLucifer]

Vi and Jinx are batman and the Joker

[@KlAMElS]

@@theislander4310she could just push the child away if she wanted to do it, she was clearly conflicted and found an excuse

[@DaniloVictor]

1:31 Goosebumps!!

[@samisthors]

Fr

[@zorandire3946]

Woodkid's two song on Arcane are powerful.

[@TheGamingAbyss]

Its like he was chosen for it.

[@mr._.mav792]

Any song with rhythmic chanting like this is bound to be a banger.

[@Rixec2]

The scene where this played was peak and why animation needs to be respected. The intense animation, the emotions, and this song are truly glorious, and I dare live action to just try to capture the magic it invoked.

[@joshuafischer684]

The kaleidoscopic distortion effect works way better in Arcane than it did in Doctor Strange.

[@bunnyfoxparagon7100]

Both mediums have their own merits. That Arcane scene was really well made though. While not in the same vein in terms of the context of the scene I think some live-action shows have some really crazy cinematography. Shows ranging from Severance, Mr. Robot, Dark, Maniac, Twin Peaks, etc In terms of movies, Blade Runner 2049, Mad Max Fury Road, Enter the Void, etc

[@magorzatazebrowska1654]

I like how the song was sad and not badass…reminded me of score in Avatar The Last Airbender when Zuko fought Azula..both of them had to fight the siblings.

[@judygomez7192]

and both are masterpieces

[@ashleypisarts]

This is the best comparison I have ever seen. In my opinion, ATLA and Arcane are two amazing shows that are on the same level of greatness in terms of storytelling and how they write their characters.

[@sachi7899]

That Fight scene with this Music was Absolute Cinema! Wish I could Forward time to Nov 16 for Act 2

[@Wolfking99-x4r]

I can’t imagine what’s going to happen in act 2

[@marckruse1268]

​@@Wolfking99-x4r for real u can't 😅

[@Internetflaming]

dude act 1 already gave us so much im not sure if im ready for the rest yet

[@wyvers6556]

Fuck the 16th, I wanna go straight to the 23rd!!!

[@JanussMass]

Nice pfp, cupcake

[@thomasdelange1888]

I'm so excited they brought Woodkid back for S2! Guns for Hire is easily my favorite song from S1, and it introduced me to his other incredible music

[@melancholy7096]

dammit guys im addicted with arcane, i have rewatched the seasons 1 & 2 13 times now, i think we need another 10 seasons for this series

[@Xeiru_SSS]

bro relax

[@alftheace]

I love the chanting motif of the arcane when its disrupting all of the hextech. can hear the same tones in victor's theme.

[@CurryLovingKuri]

Woodkid has such a beautiful and somber voice--perfect for such a climactic and haunting scene.

[@ferrety1]

the visuals alone of the hextech corrupting was very chilling, and then the choir in this just knocks it out of the park. after this and guns for hire i have to start listening to this guy. can’t wait for more…

[@Zedem0n]

That sequence of ~3-4 minutes where the music intertwines perfectly between the two main scenes happening simultaneously of the double Jinx-Vi/Caitlyn-Sevika fight with Ekko, Jayce and Heimer in desbelief to whatever is happening to them with the Wild Rune is probably the best sequence of animation that has ever been created. I will always remember that sequence as I draw my last breath. Pure art. And when you think it's over - in complete silence - the song resumes and the fight just ramps up to a higher climax. I have re-watched this 3 or 4 times and plan to watch it atleast a few dozen times more. I simply can't get enough of that scene. Oh how many great things humanity could achieve when their focus isn't on fighting among themselves for resources...

[@sharpshooter4529]

This is art...The entire show is just art.

[@icecoffee2553]

Riot games music never disappoint you and that's a fact

[@jonahduesman4779]

We are witnessing peak animated television

[@kamranjaved8051]

Woodkid voice just makes any song carry so much meaning and it flowed so perfectly and elevated that fight scene so much and it blew me away

[@pierreTG]

This masterpiece deserve an award

[@agagag4448]

isn't the "Every sin will be forgiven if you lay down your weapons to the ground" line a reference to Victor's commune in act 2

[@jonahduesman4779]

This 3rd episode was INSANE 🤩

[@dezslock8974]

12 episodes out. Already one of the best to have been done. _This is how you create art. And it comes from France._

[@jinxie_maude]

JUST FINISHED ACT ONE IM SCREAMING AND CRYING AND THROWING UP edit: do not read the replies without seeing act 1 first as someone did spoil something big and I'm probably going to continue to spoil in my comments replies so I can rave w others who finished act 1 :)

[@alial-ameri7559]

Act one is amazing

[@mynameisonlytwoletters]

VIKTOR IS JESUS, CAITLYN IS A VILLAIN, AND MEL IS MAGIC. THIS IS WILD.

[@jinxie_maude]

@alial-ameri7559 FOR REAL AHHH

[@jinxie_maude]

@@mynameisonlytwoletters AND ISHA IS BEST GIRL

[@johnlasker5408]

@@mynameisonlytwoletters THAT KISS AS WELL BEFORE THE FIGHT WITH JINX WAS *CHEF KISS* MASTERPIECE

[@TehAuroraWolf]

I swear Arcane has some of the best bangers of all time

[@tobiasneethling8871]

obsessed with this song, those wooden rumble sounds just perfectly scratch the right spot in my brain.

[@MossyDroid]

Act 1 was insanely good, my expectations were high and I'm very happy that they're being surpassed!

[@user-bm3it9nm1k]

that fight was absolute cinema

[@Manaphy0882]

Yeah. I wonder what would have happened if Caitlyn hadn't interrupted the sisters.

[@Avstansgaming]

Yeeeeeessss finally my favorite chanting from Arcane S2

[@miabellaperez3367]

It's a lot more eerie than in the trailer😭

[@jvthegreat4497]

@@miabellaperez3367WHICH MAKES IT EVEN BETTER

[@jpopdubber]

These scene was everything that I want to feel with media! It was INCREDIBLE. The visuals, the vocals, the emotion behind the fight, everything!! Jayce’s “what have we done” was instant chills!

[@KerrRobinson]

Between this and “kiss your perfect day goodbye” Woodkid is an Arcane icon!!

[@FruitGumyGamer87]

Round of an applause for whoever made this show possible 👏👏👏

[@nokambing]

WOODKID IS BACK WITH ANOTHER CINEMA OF PEAKNESS 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@terrorpotato]

There's a mistake in the lyrics. At 2:42 he sings "Just make it die or you will fall" but the lyrics state "Just make it die or you will turn it all".

[@BritishPorsche]

Listen to it 3:06

[@laughingmute608]

Also it says "gaseous fire burning out you soul" not catch fire.

[@terrorpotato]

@@laughingmute608 What? No

[@terrorpotato]

@@BritishPorsche No, at 3:06 you are correct, but at 2:42 he sings something different. 2:32 Catch the fire burning out your soul ✅ 2:42 -Just make it die or you will turn it all- ❌It should be: Just make it die or you will fall 2:54 Catch the fire burning out your soul ✅ 3:06 Just make it die or you will turn it all ✅

[@laughingmute608]

@@terrorpotato yes it does, go watch the episode again and turn on subtitles

[@ToriDawg]

Shuriman chant translated from an old prayer to the goddess Jan’ahrem: Beyond these walls, the storm's fury grows Over land and sea, the storm's fury grows But I have nothing to fear! For the blue bird is with me

[@kaloyanyamaliev2018]

Literal chills when I watched that scene, the visual and audio team of Riot truly never disappoints!

[@Chibi04]

"What have we done." - Jayce Talis

[@void-creature]

"How does it feel to reach the line that no one ever dared to cross? Does it make you a god now?" -the Arcane

[@Il3Lf]

Man, I was totally speechless during this part of the third ep, couldn't stop smiling from the amount of craziness that I was seeing on my screen. That was definitely PEAK, can’t wait to see other episodes

[@Aedeus]

My god, why cant more animations do this, hust the sheer brutality of the fight and lining perfect with an immense epic score, it was... perfect

[@AdamM-ud7hr]

The entire fight reminded me of and felt like Anakin vs Obi-Wan, loved every second of it.

[@mateolopez6291]

This was easily the highlight of the act. This was a Boss Fight song

[@bebonk]

fight scene literally insane

[@marammegasa1859]

Just finished the first 3 épisodes this was absolute masterclass thanks you so much

[@TDItaly98]

WOODKID and ARCANE are certified bangers

[@DjuraValtr]

One thing Season 2 did great that season 1 didn't was the perfectly smooth blend and transition between top side and bottom side drama/plot. The part where Jayce hammers the core and the scene and music just pauses, only to continue a few seconds later in an explosive transition was Peak Cinema. Arcane is simply Peak Cinema.

[@BEETSSOLO]

The choir and drums feel so beautifully primal, Woodkid made so cold a song, it gives frostbites.

[@Nikshell12]

Was hooked on this song since first trailer, but in EP3 sequence with that was ABSOLUTE CINEMA!

[@Torganzer]

Im so happy woodkid is getting more recognition

[@nottch9997]

I got a strong feeling, even if Viktor doesnt showed up in that scene, that this song is about him and the arcane. The lyrics just fit so well with the voice of sky and the change he had. And then the shuriman chant about Janna. I still think that Viktor will safe all of them.

[@johnsonyip1127]

Every scene with the "Hex Heart" is absolutely breath taking, god, I am so hyped for the other Acts

[@siapatu7623]

This song + fight scene = absolute cinema👌🏻