Xenoblade Chronicles OST - Mechanical Rhythm

Music: Mechanical Rhythm
Game: Xenoblade Chronicles
Composer & Arranger: ACE+

[@Kay-sz4bk]

BORN IN A WORLD OF STRIFE AGAINST THE ODDS WE CHOOSE TO FIGHT BLOSSOM DANCE

[@ilgiallob8398]

But we mustn't be careless

[@YTshashmeera]

@@ilgiallob8398 DANCE WITH ME!

[@ilgiallob8398]

@@YTshashmeera Stay sharp, stay focused

[@lupusverdi]

I see. That's how it is. Giving the blade up already?

[@KinglyRed]

FEEL THE FLOW OF BATTLE!!!

[@elkoyomudo4836]

Only in Xenoblade Chronicles you'll find a track that could easily be ANY final boss battle theme to be just a regular enemy battle theme....thats just how glorious this soundtrack is.

[@erglwrgl]

Indeed

[@zaark02]

exactly!

[@Terasenai]

@@erglwrgl hey

[@erglwrgl]

@@Terasenai are you from siluman or something?

[@Terasenai]

@@erglwrgl jazz i mean yes

[@FORDYI]

From the mechonis sword onwards, the mechonis areas were just such a joy to experience, and this battle theme epitomises what the party are feeling. Finally after years of living in fear for their lives, attacks from the mechon and people being kidnapped and slaughtered, a group of homs are taking the fight back to the mechon, full steam ahead without holding back.

[@art2norrman872]

"YOU ARE NOT INVICIBLE. MONADO ENCHANT!"

[@kevinflynn4649]

Shulk's AI uses, despite LITERALLY EVERYONE USING ANTI-MECHON WEAPONS

[@sussybakaballs]

"THATS ENOUGH! MONADO PURGE!"

[@JayDx5747]

"ILL BLOW YOU AWAY MONADO CYCLONE!"

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

THAT'S ENOUGH! .... Haaaa MANADO PURGE!

[@franklinfalco9069]

It deals a paltry 100 extra damage to mechon.

[@Lili-wc4ku]

i can’t wait to hear this in H D

[@userunknownxx1]

Here is a glimpse of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3ivhZt_o9mYo6c

[@lethalserenade6458]

Already have

[@userunknownxx1]

@@lethalserenade6458 Mine comes in 2-4 days😑 I really wanted the artbook.

[@ProtomonDB]

1080p audio 😩👌

[@lethalserenade6458]

@@userunknownxx1 Oh yeah? How's the art work?

[@Chris-mo3tc]

I'm honestly a newbie to this Xenoblade stuff but the amount of people hyping it up tells me it's worth a buy.

[@migu6528]

It's a fantastic game, be careful about the spoilers.

[@lumas825]

Settlement Gamer Hell yeah it is! My recommendation is to stay as spoiler-free as you can before you play the Definitive Edition for yourself in May. I watched a playthrough way before I had the game, so I "spoiled" myself for Xenoblade 1, but I managed to stay blind for the entirety of Xenoblade 2 and it was so worth it. Honestly, both Xenoblade 1 & 2 are amazing games (I haven't played Xenoblade Chronicles X so I don't know much about it). If you're a fan of JRPGs, then you'll probably love the series. And don't even get me started on the music.

[@chironthecuddley6144]

Xenoblade Chronicles is an amazing game, the Definitive Edition is definitely worth picking up. The game really pushed the Wii to its limits with the game's scale, to the point it had to look like a PS2 game to make it all fit and run. You are in for an amazing experience.

[@ButterNuss.]

The Game is amazing and my all time favorite. You cant even compare it to 2 and X. It plays in a completely different League.

[@XenoVis]

I'll tell you, it can be a bit boring at the first hour or two, but after that you'll get your mind blown.

[@SlyLeopard]

When your bionicles start plotting world domination

[@anonymouss1270]

I actually laughed at that.

[@minimik75]

*Xenoblade: Chronicles of the Bionicles*

[@DrewTNaylor]

Minimik75 "The Bionis and the Mechonis and the Bionicleis..."

[@Generaider]

When Mata Nui finally awakens and the Great Spirit Robot rises up for the first time in millennia but it's eyes turn from green to red

[@pizzamozarella6346]

Came back here after they teased the Definitive Edition rendition of this song just now. All I can say is ELECTRIC NUTBUSTER

[@aguard3370]

lmao

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

Lmao

[@kzrockstar9717]

Lmao

[@superaleksibros2]

When your toy robot starts moving on it's own.

[@muhammadibraheemtariq8043]

this caught me off guard hahahaha

[@Icee64]

It’s got a good rhythm going

[@miimiiandco]

When you start moving on it's own

[@superaleksibros2]

@@miimiiandco ok

[@BigGamingBossMan]

Brilliant

[@MilesNinetails]

I love how within all of these electronic sounds and instruments, there's still a violin making a hopeful melody - representing Shulk and co with the hope of stopping Egil's plans

[@Sammy102093]

And then you find out what's really going on.

[@handles_are_idiotic]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought about it like that

[@johnnyneutron1530]

ArcRiseGen Please try not to spoil any names of major characters. I know many have played this game but due to the remaster coming soon many people who never had the chance would have such a wonderful story ruined.

[@Vivi.20.]

@@johnnyneutron1530 Well i mean, just mentioning the name "Egil" won't mean much to someone who hasn't played the game, the only kind of spoiler is the person who replied "Then you find out what's really going on" implying a twist.

[@JanXD]

I would define this as symphonic metal

[@c4_murloc782]

Hits like a shot of adrenaline straight into my ears

[@Franko625-f7r]

when i was younger, i thought the violin souded out of place but now i appreciate it a lot

[@PTp1ranha]

AT LAST, WE MOVE AT THE SAME PACE!

[@retardwithconviction]

DEMONNNN SLAYER

[@VonFirflirch]

"Witness my true- Reyn!" "I'm powering- Dunban!" Chain attacks are great x) They're like in-game YTPs

[@Alan8tor]

Dunban, have you just noticed?

[@kingpepega7919]

MONADO (sorry if that spoils like half the words in the game)

[@cooldumpy7913]

FIORA

[@platy4700]

MECHON

[@bobbycrofts9241]

@@platy4700 woah there buddy

[@tom_k_cook]

"Did you see anything?" "No."

[@cypher838]

BIONIS

[@Sceptilian]

I heard this in Smash 3DS first, but now that I've played Xenoblade it's doubly nostalgic. Absolute Banger

[@LukeBowman-oe9iv]

Same

[@audiovideo6460]

Remember kids: This isn't a "Boss" theme, nor a "Strong/Important Enemy" theme, this is A (Implying plural) COMMON Enemy theme. This whole series has banger OSTs though, give them all a listen.

[@Raphanobi]

So this is basicaly like a pokemon wild theme

[@b-mo272]

@@Raphanobi Yes and it never gets old.

[@tom_k_cook]

This song is the instrumental equivalent to "Born in a world of strife, against the odds, we choose to fight! BLOSSOM DANCE." And 1:50 onwards is the instrumental equivalent to "You're not invincible, Monado Enchant!"

[@marioxenobladedokifan614]

Mechanical rhythm is my most favorite regular battle theme. I'm so hyped to hear this again while fighting groups of mechon in the definitive edition.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

Spoiler: Zanza's greatest crime was destroying most of the areas this plays in.

[@xaviereason3137]

Spoiler: His second greatest crime was stealing Bana's theme.

[@manongraymond5481]

Spoiler: Dickson

[@TLG_Luke]

Spoiler: You Will Pay For Your Insolence

[@yazeedalsheikh2320]

Spoiler: Seize our destiny

[@user-gc5sq7rb9s]

Spoiler : So This is the Arrogance of a Creator

[@PeriviYohanesburgo]

"ONE... TWO... CROSS IMPACT!"

[@jujuraffe3732]

“You’re outta here!” “I feel... stronger.”

[@joser.7586]

boi, i think the same think *I CAN DO THIS ON, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON!*

[@jswizzle6536]

To think this is just a normal battle theme.

[@cjcadima]

@@zayne7921 That's like, every song in this game

[@trinity_frost]

I never played Xenoblade Chronicles but every time I listen to this in tetris 99 I get pumped

[@Chronorigins]

You must play it :D

[@trinity_frost]

@@Chronorigins i will buy it when i have the time! also, it seems you have played the game before, so i'll ask you: what is the best song?

[@Chronorigins]

@@trinity_frost best song of the game? Ufff i really love ''Unfinished Business'' is so freaking epic IMO! engage the enemy is pretty awesome too

[@ac1281]

@@trinity_frost first I just wanna say if you want to listen to the ost don't look at comments. There full of spoilers.

[@domotron3598]

@@trinity_frost Factual fact ahead: everybody loves You Will Know Our Names

[@アビス-l9d]

こんなにカッコいい曲はなかなか無い。

[@tucoroto]

That Mechonis climb is super epic. From leaving the hand to start the climb to the moment you reach the top.

[@juanthehorse420]

One of the best parts of any game ever, and this song is such an important part of it - not only is it just absolutely fantastic, but it really perfectly matches the mood of the game at this point with how you feel like everything’s ramping up and coming to a head, and it even works thematically as a representation of the growing vengeful rage that Shulk (and Zanza) are feeling at this point You’re a 7-man army that’s actually starting to look like it’s going to succeed in leading the revolution against an entire world of war machines, but the mix of emotions it took to get there is starting to become unsustainable and deeply dangerous

[@LukeBowman-oe9iv]

FR, but now that I'm revisit of bionis interior it makes me wish I stocked up energy aubergines for colony 6. Anyone who isn't at level 5 Colony 6 stuff, collect anything that is in mechonis, it gets rare later.

[@eriknorman1690]

This games soundtrack is what sparked my love for the guitar and metal music. Been a metal guitarist since I was 13 going on 4-5 years now

[@frogjog8822]

5 years later, still a bop

[@light-uq9ws]

Always has been

[@akiinmoonlight79]

Forever 😫❤

[@valravnthewolfdogfox]

My favorite type of music is now Xenoblade music. Every song in Xenoblade is awesome.

[@0okaze]

I think you heard the most amazing ones, though. Every single one I hear before the DE comes out are the most loved ones, like the ones they reorchestrated there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmHHiGt9oJ2JrKc . Of course, they’re also my favorites.

[@Waddlejpg]

Metal, the genre is mostly Metal

[@TheRebornExpert]

One of, if not, the BEST Videogame OST of all time!! It's an absolute masterpiece!!!! 😁👍

[@luffytard7512]

"it's just a bunch of British kids fighting some robots, so don't make anything too crazy"

[@mannysilver211]

I now realized.That I now have 2 nickels.

[@Fannerable]

The MIDI violins go so hard, I love this one way more than the remastered

[@antimatterstudios8395]

After hearing this my monolith is never soft

[@spark2766]

when the rhythm is mechanical!😳

[@Lessembarrassingman]

Don’t know what a shulk is or who xenoblade hurt but this is good song my friend showed me haha very rad

[@gustavohernandez567]

*Pizza time stops*

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

@@gustavohernandez567 CHARLES!!!!

[@mattistrashatvideogames6412]

IT’S REYN TIME!!!!

[@LiveFromtheGraveyard]

Reyn, you're a lifesaver.

[@YTshashmeera]

I seem to have forgotten my watch What time is it btw?

[@mattistrashatvideogames6412]

@Shashmeera De Fonseka Reyn Time obviously

[@YTshashmeera]

@@mattistrashatvideogames6412 never gets old am I right?

[@mattistrashatvideogames6412]

@Shashmeera De Fonseka True

[@abarette_]

this is.... beautiful

[@Benz7n]

*Shows track to friend "Wow that's an epic boss theme" "This isn't a boss, it's the regular combat theme for the 2nd half of the game" "What the-" "Yes."

[@NoDefinitiveAnswers]

Listening to this motivates me honestly

[@kaltadesmon]

Just started playing this for the very first time yesterday... wow, i honestly was gob smacked when i first heard this in game

[@Ninty3313]

Can’t wait to hear this masterpiece remixed in Definitive Edition

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

Only now do I recognize the brilliance of this theme. *ONLY NOW* do I see why they decided to put this into the latter half of the game. "Time to Fight" was the warm up, while "Mechanical Rhythm" was your POWER-LEVELING MUSIC. This is where you wanted to keep chaining enemies for hours on end, then you run out of enemies...

[@tdark987]

This shares a lot in common with You Will Know Our Names (the chorus especially). I thought it was a new unique monster battle theme the first time I heard it.

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

This reminds me a lot of Incoming! from 2, they're both metal songs with epic violin chorus

[@miimiiandco]

I first head this song from Smash 4, and I couldn't figure out where it came from - it wasn't like the other Xenoblade songs. Fast forward a year or so, and I target an enemy on the Fallen Arm. It's such a breath of fresh air from Time to Fight. Then I got to Mechonis Core and heard Irregular Bound...

[@SirBumRush]

I can't wait to hear this absolute banger of a track on a remastered version, can't believe i'm even able to say that!

[@mori-cq5282]

Gonna be honest. I think I prefer this over the remastered version.

[@myhr2320]

Both are great, and the good thing is, you have the choice in-game, win-win.

[@myhr2320]

@Jostin Aleman Good thing you can choose it in game, then. =D

[@theillusionist1494]

I like the opening of this one more, but the main melody sounds better in the remaster.

[@Zuzu-lt6bj]

Gotta agree with you. Hot take here, all the tracks in the Remaster are not as good as the original and I was happy to see that they let you listen to the original sound track over the arranged if you wanted.

[@ConnorTheUndying]

I sorta disagree, but hey, that's my opinion. I like the furthering of the more mechanical-sounding instruments of the song in the remaster, personally.

[@dnzl638yt]

Coming after 2 years, it's still a glorious soundtrack for a final boss.

[@blackyoshi1230]

Now that I think about it, given the rock-heavy nature of that game, I was thinking the very last mission (Last Line of Defense at Luthien) of _MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries._

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

11/10 Kick Ass Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal MasterPiece

[@seovania9601]

I CANNOT WAIT TO FUCKING HEAR THIS NOW THAT WE KNOW THE OST WILL BE RERECORDED MAY 29TH HERE WE FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@eeeeggnog._.]

@@TARDISES AGAINST THE ODDS

[@seovania9601]

WE CHOSE TO FIGHT

[@laggalot1012]

BLOSSOM DANCE!

[@xtato01]

Listening to this song while doing homework 10 minutes before the due date is an amazing feeling

[@beetogarcia9983]

Reyn! Hit that yoinky sploinky! OHHHH YEAAH BB

[@erglwrgl]

This is an absolute banger

[@3abdooogamer734]

Aaahhhh, the nostalgia of Smashing mechon in a small room in galahad fortress

[@Darkstar263]

That part was epic. It was such a confined space to fight in but still immensely satisfying to trash those Mechon.

[@thegundampilot01]

Here because one of Shulks skills in Future Redeemed is called "Mechanical Rhythm", and I knew it was a nod 🤘🏽

[@RaidenKaiser]

mechons prob the best "Monster but not monster" archetype ever lmao its what heartless wish it could be

[@yibby7]

i think the shades from nier replicant are better but me hon are still great

[@alexz134]

2:25 best part

[@bluewolf8873]

I love this. Made me pumped for every battle

[@akiinmoonlight79]

Ngl this might be the best battle theme of all time ~ i love it so much 😫❤✨

[@osspeeds7668]

Obviously the BEST part 0:40

[@3abdooogamer734]

* 1:50

[@akil2tymes]

^^

[@punk4eva786]

I found this from Smash Bro’s and I can’t stop listening to this shit it’s AMAZING

[@grimaa]

Smash Bros compiles some of the best music ever made

[@eeeeggnog._.]

Check out the new version in thr Definitive Edition

[@DJgamer98]

MAY 29TH!!!

[@UnknownNashi]

And hopefully they release the soundtrack for the game like they did for XC2, because I want this song on my playlist!

[@YTshashmeera]

HYPE HYPE HYPE

[@TheHedgememe]

Shulk when he gets the Xenoblade idk I never played the game

[@beegyoshi8401]

Play it

[@dugtrioramen]

Lol, every smash player

[@TheHedgememe]

@@dugtrioramen Almost finished playing Xenosaga I, and started Xenoblade 2. Great games.

[@monado5937]

When Xenoblade gets the Chronicle idk I never played the game

[@LumboDumbo]

No I have played it twice and I can tell you it's actually when xeno grabs the chron blade and kills the icles

[@LiveFromtheGraveyard]

Mechanical rhythm needs more love, I always hear people talk about how good Guar plain is or Tephra cave or other songs but this one is my genuine favorite.

[@eeeeggnog._.]

Tephra cave? No one talks about tephra cave lol

[@LiveFromtheGraveyard]

@@eeeeggnog._. wait really? My friends won't shut up about it

[@eeeeggnog._.]

@@LiveFromtheGraveyard .. Really? I mean it's ok but it's kinda just a generic cave theme? Nothing special compared to the rest of the ost

[@LiveFromtheGraveyard]

@@eeeeggnog._. huh. They must be talking about something in it that's annoying them.

[@Thepersuasian]

This SLAPS HARD!!

[@sonicgamer420]

That one moment when this plays when you fight. You know shits aboutaa go down.

[@medecko4394]

The odd part about XC1's soundtrack is how realistic it sounds. It's played by MIDI instruments but it still sounds real. 1/23/2024 edit: I realized that the compression made it sound like this based on the replies. And well the song. Which means yeah, real instruments are being used, but the compression makes it sound otherwise.

[@LegamSSF]

I'm pretty sure they used quite a lot of real electric guitars / drums (at least that what I'm hearing in this track), but I'm surprised that the MIDI strings don't detract to its intensity.

[@johnnymartinibgoode]

The guitars are real

[@medecko4394]

@@LegamSSFAh, I see. The guitars sound real, but the comments gave me the impression that it was mostly MIDI.

[@BenBlazing99]

A lot of the instruments that they used were real, however they had to do some compression because this was the Wii we're talking about

[@Vyz3r]

Nintendo uses real instruments. It's the compression that makes the audio lossy. I guess that's why they remade the soundtrack with DE.

[@cheesiestodin7815]

The future...doesn't belong to you!!!

[@theholygiraffe1970]

How am I just hearing this I need to buy definitive edition Edit: I did buy it and I love it

[@Ersatz229]

Welcome to Colony Reyn

[@hallaloth3112]

Glad you are enjoying it!

[@Justforvisit]

@@hallaloth3112 You think he's really feelin' it?

[@Leo-hb7mv]

This goes hard everytime you take on a way higher lvl enemy than you just to see how much time you can survive the fight

[@erglwrgl]

LITERALLY THE BEST SONG EVER!

[@bobbysimecek5335]

Has anyone noticed that the first part is a violin playing the chorus, and the second chorus is a guitar. It's like the violin was having to much fun, and the guitar said ok you had enough screen time now it's my turn

[@dash_dash100]

He really felt it

[@aleciap9230]

Best thing aboit xenoblade music in all the games is them absolutely going to town on the electric guitar

[@gansogamer2410]

Esta es mi canción favorita 😍 De los combates.

[@Jamieberigan]

This just makes me want to get up and dance. The blossom dance if you will

[@Darkstar263]

Currently at Mechonis Field. This is the perfect tune for turning hordes of Mechon into scrap metal.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Not a big fan of Xenoblade, but EPIC metal theme! Favorite parts: 0:00 - 1:13 0:41 - 1:22 1:23 - 1:48 1:51 - 2:25 everything after that is pretty cool, imo

[@trickso4025]

Just have to say, thank goodness the remaster lets you play with the original soundtrack.

[@catherinecatiscool1085]

ikr! Like the remastered songs are nice, but I don't really like all the harmonies as compared to the original

[@megatroid7083]

Yeah, I really commend them for doing that. I didnt even know it was possible, but I like the new versions, so its not much of a loss for me

[@jujuraffe3732]

I prefer the remastered area themes while I prefer the original battle themes

[@BillBerny-vv7rt]

0:12 is my favorite part

[@flavi0]

I'm not the only one, lets gooo

[@chatterboxjames4753]

Oh so childhood 2010’S the best games ever made in the world were made in the 2010’S

[@Litten-sb7eg]

Started playing the game and honestly i just wanna keep playing so I can get the dopamine rush once i get to the point where this song plays

[@paoerfulone1089]

Prepare yourself. MIND BLAST!!!

[@RoxastheKeyofDestiny]

Xenoblade is classic

[@linkincode]

Never played this game, sick OST though

[@TheRebornExpert]

Play it ASAP, it's one of the BEST games of all time, you won't regret it!!

[@yoshistrings]

alternate title "Bunnit's Theme"

[@Chronorigins]

This version is way better than the new one

[@Aldo_R]

Absolutely. Hard ones are way better in its original

[@kjdubs5877]

*HYPE FOR XENOBLADE DEFINATIVE EDITION*

[@austinwhite6195]

Electric Nutbuster

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen1264]

I like this version better purely cause of that one guitar thing it doesn’t do in the remaster

[@superminingbro4037]

0:53 - 0:57 literally isn't of this world

[@blackyoshi1230]

Man, I wish this was the theme you used when you had to lure enemies. At this point of the adventure, I went "holy shit, we smashed the Sinistar, but we're not done yet!"

[@lonetsukasa4133]

Don't you think it's coincidence this battle theme replaces the old theme when Seven joins the party? Almost like it's "built" into their character design? 😏

[@TheRebornExpert]

I'm pretty sure this battle theme first plays when you reach Sword Valley (Directly after Valak Mountain), so no, Seven doesn't have anything to do with this theme. As they still haven't joined your party.

[@3abdooogamer734]

It starts playing in galahad fortress so No

[@TheRebornExpert]

@@3abdooogamer734 Exactly!

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

The way the original version of this song is mixed makes it sound kinda like a Blazeblue song!

[@JingRoku]

The soundtrack in which the original is heavier and goes HARDER than ANY cover

[@ericb7254]

Imagine they make an anime of this game starting after the end of xenoblade 1

[@dalbit321]

이걸 2010년에 게임 음악으로 내놓은건가..? 진짜 대단하네 ACE+는

[@ココドコ]

豪華すぎる雑魚bgm

[@gekkoproductions1]

best version

[@Spamus]

Everybody do the Mechon dance!

[@petermatt80]

On the road for Mekonis

[@CZPIII]

1:30 to 1:38 is literally a twelve out of ten

[@mariclesunleashes1234]

If Nintendo, had thought about Shulk appearing in a new Project called Xenoblade Chronicles 3 with Super Mario inside Xenoblade Chronicles 3 then it would be absolutely perfect.