Excited to listen to more Genshin stuff soon! Btw, the videos I've done recently on Zelda TotK music turned out pretty well. Have you seen them yet? -> ruclips.net/video/On2qqs91yrk/видео.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
So the "first phase" was a cutscene that happens a bit before the fight. That's why it sounded so different; it had musical motifs belonging to a faction unrelated to Raiden Shogun
@jeffjefferson1827 same with other boss tracks, so I see no problem. But honestly I would have him start from Caelestinum Finale Termini then works his way to God Devouring Mania.
Genshin is set in 7 nations Each nation has its own main element and is based on a different culture, and the music reflects that too. 1 - Mondstadt: a country based on medieval Germany, with traces of Italy and other European countries, it uses alot of wind instruments in basically every soundtrack, because its the nation of wind. 2 - Liyue: a nation based on ancient dynasty China, uses alot of traditional Chinese instruments and ancient Chinese opera, since its the nation of rock, it has very bombastic OSTs. 3 - Inazuma: a country based on ancient Japan, its a very secluded nation shrouded in a civil war, so the music reflects that, the Raiden Shogun is the God of this nation. 4 - Sumeru: a nation based on India and middle eastern countries, its separated into two distinct regions, the desert and forest, and the music reflects that. 5 - Fontaine: the nation based on industrial revolution France and England, its very mysterious and uses alot of accordion, its the nation of water. 6 - Natlan: the nation based on pre-colonialism south and central America, we don't know much about its OST since its not out yet. 7 - snezhnaya: the nation of ice, based on Russia, we again don't know much about its OST.
Just a small addition, Fontaine apparently combines cultures from italy, france and the UK and what's in between (reflected in the names of some of the npcs).
@@midi-samaand apparently natlan has lots of Africa influences. I hope snezhnaya will take inspiration from lots of Eastern European countries not only russia
Raiden Shogun is the electro archon who wants to keep everything static/unchanging/traditional, which would explain all the electronic sounds included in the music with the more traditional instruments..
A few things! the first "phase" technically isn't apart of the boss battle, so the motifs you were hearing actually belonged to another character (specifically a boss preceding this one). You mentioned how the music has eastern influences, and that's because this boss, along with the nation she belongs to, is based on/influneced by Traditional Japan (I think specifically Edo/Tokugawa era Japan!). Each region and it's bosses are based on different regions. (If you plan to listen to more Genshin music, you should definitely listen to Saltatio Favillae/Signora boss theme, as it's where those beginning motifs come from! Other popular ones are Polumnia Omnia and God-Devouring Mania)
Inazuma (and its whole isolation period, the vision hunt decree, etc.) is indeed based on the Tokugawa Bakufu (specifically, the islands being closed and surrounded by impenetrable storms is based on Tokugawa deliberately closing the country off from the world, and the vision hunt decree is based on the practice of Sword Hunts where a new ruler after a period of civil war would confiscate weapons from anyone who might rise up to challenge their power, as a way to consolidate control and maintain stability. The most famous Sword Hunt was done by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a contemporary of the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, during the Sengoku period. Iirc in the Edo Period they didn't have a total sword ban, but carrying swords was restricted to members of the samurai class).
The reason 'the Execution' cutscene sounds so very different is because it represents a different character. In this situation you basically have back-to-back boss fights. You have a boss fight with Signora, who has an eastern European, witchy theme. You defeat this character and Raiden shogun appears and literally executes that character and begins the next boss fight. So 'the Execution' is a mix of Signora themes (the choir parts mostly represent her') and Raiden's theme (Japanese traditional instruments like the Japanese flute).
YES HE'S BEING CONVERTED also, on the eastern instruments used: genshin impact is split up into 7 regions (4 have been released, the 5th releases literally tomorrow), and each region is based on a different real world country. and so, the music for each region incorporates real life instruments and styles from that region. as a result, the soundtrack is incredibly varied, as it incorporates a lot of different cultures. raiden shogun is a boss/character from inazuma, which is based on japan. hence, the japanese instruments. some of the leitmotifs used in the beginning with the cutscene theme are actually from another region, sneznhaya, which is based on russia.
Just a little correction, the nations in Genshin are based in some cases in multiple countries like Sumeru was based off the entire Persian Empire which were a lot of different cultures, or Fontaine which is based on France, Italy and the UK
Genshin impact is a MASSIVE melting pot of cultural music, especially when it comes to the battle ost’s and each individual boss fight. The one you listened to comes from a major boss fight within the story that takes place in the nation of Inazuma (inspired by Japan) There are many bossfight songs I do recommend! Scaramouche Boss Theme - Traditional Japanese mixed with electric La Signoras Boss Theme - More Latin inspired combined with rock Apeps Boss Theme - Traditional middle eastern Azdahas Boss Theme - Traditional Chinese mixed with rock These aren’t all the boss fights nor am I doing them enough Justice by simply explaining them, I highly recommend you check them out when you can!
Glad you checked this out. Raiden Shogun’s theme is one of my favorite ones, and I almost haven’t listened to anything else than HOYO-MiX since I started playing Genshin. They never miss with the music. It’s incredible!
The first part is actually a mix of Raiden and La Signora themes which show the confrontation. Also, hope next genshin track you'll hear will be La Signora theme)
Without giving too much away, you were right about the character being otherworldly. Yu-Peng Chen tends to mix up traditional and electronic elements in much of the music from the game. For this character in particular, there was more emphasis on the electronic parts because, as her name suggests, her element is lightning/electricity. The Eastern instruments represent the region she is from, which is Genshin's version of Japan. In all regions of the game, the music will use elements of the countries represented. Since we're giving suggestions, I'll recommend a few: keeping in the spirit of multi-phase, Ode to Azhdaha/Rage Beneath the Mountain (Azhdaha theme) and Chrysalis Suspirii/Saltatio Favillae (Signora theme). A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum and Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie are also wonderful tracks. To be honest though, all of their themes, whether it's a boss battle, a normal battle, character themes- just the music in the game overall is amazing.
You mentioned the 2 different instruments representing different characters. Duality is a huge theme for her character, so they likely represent the Raiden Shogun & Ei. The shogun, as a creation, could also be represented by the electronic music, while the traditional instruments represent Ei.
Genshin music is truly great for setting up the atmosphere. I'm sure a lot of people will recommend boss themes (some already did), but from other great tracks i would recommend: Die mittsommernacht-fantasie - A track that was used only for a limited time and never came back in the game again Across dimming asterisms - A normal battle theme Halcyon Times - Just a regular tavern theme, mostly just my fav The Almighty Violet Thunder - Rock/metal version of the Riden theme (not a cover, actually in game) But overall, the whole OST from genshin is just great to listen to
In fact, this Raiden theme has another phase but it's basically the same as phase 2 but metal version. If you want some exotic music, you'll be served as the game is a world on its own with different regions with different music each based on a real country :D
The reason why this music also has EDM elements is because raiden is the god of lightning in this game. For recommendations: LA SIGNORA BATTLE THEME: you heard her motif in the executin phase of raiden SCARAMOUCH battle theme: He's connected both to a faction la signora belongs with and heavily connected to the raiden shogun herself. Tartaglia battle theme: which also belongs to a certain faction together with la signora and scaramouch.
Genshin travels throughout the world with its story and music, thats why i love it so much, with eahc new release there will be always such an awesome mix of different cultures (also la Signoras battle ost is great)
Genshin is more of a sci-fi fantasy world, where there are underlying mechanics as to how the world functions, than a strictly medieval one. People in the world attempt to demystify the mysterious. The game has a mixture of cultures in its nations, and with that a mixture of musical representatiom; genre fusions occur in key scenarios where exceptional things are occurring. On the topic of looping tracks, they rarely end cleanly in the game, as an event occurs to progress to another stage of story or combat, and will thus crossfade into something else. Thus, all looping tracks will have an album-only clean end point.
The reason this soundtrack in specif uses so much eletronic instruments has to do with the character itself. The Raiden Shogun is the personification of lightining, and shes the God of Inazuma, the nation of lightning. The music reflects that through eletronic instruments.
I think the reason why the music also sounds super EDM is because this is a battle against the puppet of Raiden Shogun, so they add what he said synthetic music distortion to a traditional one, making the enemy feels « alien », because she is a puppet.
I would really recommend the Dvalin boss theme, "Caelestinum Finale Termini" and Azhdaha boss theme, "Rage beneath the mountains". Also, just as a pointer: the regions in the game are take inspiration from various cultures around the world. With the music and art being incorporated by some real world countries.
This game has many very good music and one of the defining characteristics is the use of orchestration with electronic, rock and ethnic elements. There's even some music with Opera, like Saltatio Favillae (Signora Boss Theme Phase 2), there's Dance of Sabzerus which has Bossa Nova elements. HoYo-Mix is one of my favorite music production studios as of late The electronic music here is probably symbolism for the Shogun being the "God of Thunder", while the Japanese instruments symbolize the region she reigns over which is inspired by medieval Japan.
Love the analysis! I think you would absolutely love Genshin's music. I find that the game's music is a wonderful blend of classical music with various cultural instruments, that really provides a unique listening experience. The further you delve into Genshin, the more you'll realize its not quite just the "typical" fantasy game. In reality its admirable that there are a lot of cultural influences in both the game's music, world-building, and themes
The motif you hear e.g. starting on 16:16 of your video is leitmotif of the main island of the nation (which is based on Japan, hence use of traditional Japanese instruments). It's based on traditional Japanese song Sakura Sakura and is used in multiple BGMs throughout the area. I find it fascinating how menacing it sounds in this battle theme while it sounds serene and peaceful in version for rural areas, or busy when used for city streets. All that done to my understanding just by choice of instruments, without changing the melody or tempo. But I'm no musician, might be wrong. I just love to listen to it every now and then.
Your videos made me realize how little I appreciated the music, you really gotta listen to it alone and pay attention to really see how much effort someone put into making those. Also really thankful for teaching me so much about music related stuff, it's great to be listening to someone knowlegable.
The replayable version of this boss has a form change mechanic. The music will transition seamlessly when the boss changes form so you could consider phase 2 to be phase 1 with more layers.
It's a really good one, and largely regarded as one of the best in the game. Polumnia Omnia is actually a second phase in a Boss fight, with the first phase OST being called "Rhapsodia Roscida", and a short transition section between the two called "Quintempus Niteastetae"
Heck yeah ,Genshin! Funny how you finally did it as 4.0 drops today. I hope you do more, Genshin music has become my favorite game music. It's my go to background music and I never get tired of it even when I play the game all day. In terms of setting, it's closer to Final Fantasy then medieval. Like the new area dropping is steampunk themed. And the last area had a very magic-tech computer connected to your brain. But the area where this song is from is basically Japan when it was a closed state. Setting in this game is wild.
Very cool to see you finally react to some of Genshin's tracks! They really go all out with including folk instruments, love their live orchestra performances too. I remember recommending some others a while back on Patreon but Raidens themes are a great starting point!
So excited to see you're starting to delve into Genshin music! I hope the requests try to take you chronologically through the OST, since major characters sometimes get referenced in later themes.
it's great to see you reacting to genshin's songs, they are amazing!! if you're going to keep reacting to them I suggest the theme song of la signora, it takes place just before the raiden one and the first song you heard from raiden ( the execution or wreck of eternal bane ) is kind of a mix of the music of both congratulations for the work, hug right from Brazil !
I am so glad whenever someone with a music background reacts and analyzes Genshin music. It's the one element of this game that will never fail to astonish, and seeing people give it the credit it deserves really makes me happy that I enjoy these videos! Thank you so much! If you are curious about that 'Execution Phase' melody, then I wish to direct you to a different battle theme. Combined their names are "Chrysalis Suspirii" and "Saltatio Favillae", better known as Signora's Boss Theme!
Please react to La Signora Battle Theme next (Boss Battle - All phases). Genshin Impact music is amazing in general, and I look forward to watching your journey through the Genshin Impact music experience. ❤
Loved watching this, and getting a new perspective on the track thanks to your insights! I really hope you continue reacting to more of Genshin's music! I personally recommend the "Scaramouche Boss Fight OST" - all phases!
Oh boy, you're diving into Genshin?! There are a lot of really stellar songs in that game. I recommend the Azdaha boss theme next! I've been following your MH adventures for a long time, so this is exciting to see for me
Thw "First Phase" was actually a cutscene where the Raidne Shogun, God of Eternity who controls the element of electro, menacingly walks to some lady who I now cal Ashes (La Signora), and turns ''Ashes" into literal Ash with a one move of her sword.
I managed to resist watching this video because it seems to be a boss battle music. I've been thinking about starting to play Genshin Impact. My friends have all been raving about how amazing its OST is. I've only heard two tracks so far, "Dawn Winery Theme" and "Lone Sojourner," and they were both so beautiful. The titles of them sound lovely.
You know, after hearing what you said about the key changes and knowing the context of the fight, it’s interesting how they put the context of what is happening. There’s definitely high stakes in the first phase and confidence of the MC in the second that’s there only after a certain intervention.
There are so many sublime themes for you to react to. I recommend you either react to La Signora’s boss themes or Scaramouche’s boss themes next, as multiple other people here have recommended.
I hope you will do "die sommernacht fantasie " battle domain music from genshin impact too! You will love it. It's based on a character named Fischl in the game and the battle song adapted with her character demo trailer ost 🤩
Well... Genshin isn't exactly your typical medieval fantasy, it has a lot more variety, especially later on Can't wait for more reactions to genshin, you're in for a ride!
@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimpimagine not living on a country which is on the equator, so I quite literally have never seen snow in my life, and also therefore have a country that doesn't acknowledge what a "season" is, or that it could be a period of rest.
@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp it certainly feels uniquely boring, it's quite literally just the same weather everyday, for every year, without change. The everyday life thing is fine though since you could pick any single city from the country and you'd get at least 5 different cultures and traditions, we're not exactly short on peer pressure from ancestors.
I really really love this moment where Raiden hits you with her huge katana cutting the screen in a half (when you have to activate shield for your character to survive) and EVERYTHING falls silent this moment for a second
You don't have to worry about the composition since yu peng chen the composer of boss themes in genshin is a mad genius. You'd agree with me after reacting to some other of his boss theme compositions
Finally, I've been waiting for this moment, I love your videos and i play Genshin so, seeing you reacting to the ost of my favorite game is the best thing for me.
For the lore context here: You’re fighting the literal God of Electro on a mental plane of her own creation. The nation she rules is based on traditional Japan, and she has the ideal of Eternity (which is why she usually isolates herself on this mental plane) So the electronic-traditional Japanese instrument mix and ‘otherworldly’ quality quite reflect the situation. The Execution transitions between the character themes of La Signora and Raiden Shogun, which is the main reason it sounds different. The ‘more heroic/less tense’ nature of part 2 is simple: Part 1 is an effectively hopeless fight (you already lost to her once in similar context), but in part 2 you got a massive powerup to the point that you’re practically unkillable.
The „first phase“ as you called it is actually the fade out of the boss battle which happened right before this one so thats why it sounds different. You should definitely also check out the one before the Raiden Shogun. ( its the battle theme from La Signora)
oooooh i'd been waiting to see you look at some of this ost! i think it'd be awesome to have you look at the symphony performance of some of the fontaine music they put out
I'm surprised no one who has analyzed these few pieces has ever mentioned the cadence that begins at 3:10 (A7 to Dbm). It is deliberately set up with a dominant chord held over six pulses, meant to prepare the listener for a resolution to the i chord, and then it resolves to the key a step below (Dbm) the original (Dm). It really contributes to the shocking, unsettling, and _serious_ feelings this moment in the game are supposed to hold, as the situation itself rightly is. A very good reaction on Davi's part, and I'm very excited to see more Genshin from him, of course; I just am a little surprised _nobody_ mentioned it, though he got close with his mention of the differences in the songs' keys.
12:42 Thanks for the easy-to-understand explanation "you don't notice consciously but your brain notices it". Some other will definitely throw a lot of music theory or terminology here. I want to add some extra info without throwing in too much game specific terms (others may have pointed this out though). 1. The video you are watching is for the cutscene/battle in during the story quest. The music starting from 16:00 (which you called "Phase 2") is also used in Raiden Shogun weekly boss battle (same boss, just that we can attack it outside of story quest). The above mentioned music is actually consist of two similar track: one is peaceful, and one is more intense. This boss has two forms: one is normal, and one is more powerful. In normal form, the peaceful track is used, in powerful form, the intense track is used. What's interesting is, this boss switches back and forth between two forms periodically. Which means the battle theme also blends between peaceful track and intense track. You can look for the weekly boss battle version and see (listen?) to the transition when the boss switches form. In this video onle the peaceful track is present. 2. In this game, especially when this boss is released, people were relying heavily on the use of Skill to battle (in contrast to Normal Attack. In the part at 8:25, the boss suddenly lock player out of all Skill, which leave player in huge disadvantage and also this is the first time ever player got locked out of all skill. I think this is also the reason the music here starts to feel more alien, uneasy as you described. You can also listen to those track from the OST here: ruclips.net/video/QrSeAOUZpeQ/видео.html They are Track 3 (Phase 1), Track 4 (Phase 2 peaceful version) and Track 5 (Phase 2 intense version).
The first 2 themes from her is one from a cutscene, one from the actual boss fight. The second ad third one are from another boss fight against her after a certain quest. They're the only one's that actually happen in the same fight lol.
I got into genshin recently and i think scaramouche theme is pretty good Also this is a shorter theme but "as charming as ever" is one of my favourite themes i think you'd like it
OH FINALLYYYYYY Welcome, Davi, to the world of Genshin Impact. ***AND IT'S BANGER MUSIC*** On top of boss tracks, some regular battle tracks are also super cool! There are 3 per region, and all of them have their own unique stuff to analyze. Character demo music are also a fandom favorite, check those out too! Rex Incognito is a good starting point for those.
What's really interesting is that most of what you heard up till 3:20 was Signora's theme and not Raiden's theme, it was the other character that you saw in the video aside from Raiden. That's why the motif of Signora isn't in the remainding parts of the song.
Just a suggestion - to listen to the official soundtrack when reacting because that will give you the full experience rather than a version based on someone's gameplay which can cut things short. Also the official version won't show the gameplay so it can be more interesting to hear what your reactions are only based on the music. Very cool that you know your Japanese instruments. Looking forwards to more GI reactions.
All of the Genshin music has two versions, Game version and OST version. The game versions will loop seamlessly for battles, while the OST version has a distinct end point. The execution of this only plays in a cutscene, and the first phase only plays once in the story. The final portion can be heard any time by fighting the weekly version of the boss, and will flip flawlessly between the version you hear here and a metal version complete with distorted guitars and a more aggressive drum line. Genshin's music doesn't miss, especially for the boss themes. You could choose any of them to listen to and find something extremely impressive about it.
hopefully you can hear all the bosses themes music , you gonna love it ^^ genshin known to mix the electronic and culture (?) instrument but they are so good
For the most part, the transitions and silences are part of a cutscene where the fight changes. In this case, the first part you heard was actually the cutscene and the fight starts after the first bit of silence.
OMG!!! I'm so happy that you are reacting to Genshin Impact VGM!!! You have to react to all the boss themes, they are amazing!! Such as Azdaha's or Scaramouche's. Also the ones that aren't boss themes!!!! They are beautiful✨
as for the japanese flute/guitar, its used maybe bec. we fight the archon of the region of inazuma (region based of japanese). I also want to take a guess that the electronic kind of sound is based on the speed and agility of the boss. As a genshin player myself, its really hard to dodge even after fighting it alot of times.
I think Davi went into this expecting Chinese music, but then oops, all Japan. 😉 Maybe if we started out with a different track that isn't specifically from the Inazuma (Japan) region of the game. He's gonna get weird expectations if he listens to Shouki no Kami (Polumnia Omnia) right after.
First time watching a video from you and your insight into the soundtrack is very interesting! Gained a new subscriber :) Genshin has a lot of very interesting orchestral music, if you are interested i highly recommend scaramouche's battle theme, i think its one of the best soundtracks genshin has to offer and your discussion about it would be interesting :D They also have some live orchestral perfomances on genshin's channel if you want to check them out, they have two made by the london symphony orchestra, recent one being the fontaine live perfomance
Raiden's boss fights are my favorite. Unlike the other bosses, Raiden literally just comes to throw hands. She isn't spamming all kinds of big attacks that are just hitting everywhere; she's just here to face you head on. The music isn't as epic as the others but that's because it's the most intense fight. So the simple music really compliments the rather fast paced and intense battle.
At the first part there are actually 2 leitmotifs involved. The first one is La Signora's and the second one is Raiden Shogun's. It's because that part is when there was conflict between them.
The first phase reflects the character of Raiden Shogun as the Electro Archon with an unwavering will. It had an abrupt end, but in reality, there is a cutscene that plays the same melody which is then elevated by some orchestration (called "Approaching Thunder"). It symbolizes the MC at the climax of confronting the Shogun. The second phase plays the leitmotif of the nation of Inazuma because this isn't just a fight between the Shogun and the MC, but of her unwavering stance to the principle of eternity against her people and their ambition, pushing them to move forward.
oh I really like your interpretations! Your dissections were on point! Hope you feel comfortable to review other genshin songs, it's worth it, I swear! I love to watch ppl reacting to genshin music for the first time. Genshin OST is a gem, not only the boss and battle themes, but the world exploration music is fantastic, too. From the most recent ones, I love God-Devouring Mania and the entire desert ost. Maybe you should give it a try!!!
Genshin music is amazing I a sense as in the 1st phase they use 2 shamisen and each shamisen attributes to the archon present and past. And then in the next phase along with the shamisen they use flute so as incur a passage of time ( for context the 2 gods fought for some years under a domain.) Just like this each main theme of a region like sumeru, inazuma and fontaine and liyue they include a motif that generalizes the story of that region. Pls also have a listen to sumeru symphony.
Another thing about phase 2 is that it's a pre-decided losing fight, players and charactors are in a very disadvantaged position because they can't use skills, so the pitch is higher and there is heartbeat sound to make players nervous.
Everyone reacts to and loves the boss themes which is understandable. They're fantastic. I'd love to see more reactions to the other music is the game. Like exploration music, or city themes
this boss theme is full of electronic music elements becuz the boss is the electro archon (electric!)🤣 and she rules inazuma, which is a nation based on japan. thats why got Japanese element is this boss theme
Genshin music *always* has very intentional meaning woven into what instruments play what motifs in what ways, it is a complexity that makes it stand out so heavily from other soundtracks.
The most interesting part of my is hearing all the different cultural references in the music. Hoyo-MIX really goes the extra mile to represent every region (and even IRL country) in their music, which is what makes it so engaging for me.
I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU STARTED TO LISTEM TO GENSHIN SOUNDTRACK! The composer is so good. I recommend you to listen to the battle themes and the city themes too. But I also want to recomend another boss theme: Is Azhdaha's theme 1 and 2, Ode to Azhdaha and Rage Beneath the Mountain. That being said. I super recommend listen to the battle themes and city themes first.
For more context on 2nd phase: Genshin has several regions inspired by different real life regions and Raiden Shogun is the main boss of Inazuma which is like genshin version of Japan and that's why they use the shakuhachi and shamisen. Every region's music is inspired by music of that region from real life. The main motif we hear in the 2nd phase of the base is a theme we hear throughout the game many many times while exploring this region, it's like the main theme of the region and in 2nd phase it's like culmination of the whole nation which gives the feel of a triumph.
this raiden shigun theme conveys some kind of origin, primeordial and ancient horror like you are in the circle of first hunters who hypes you up to fight the monster and i think it's amazing because this version of raiden is pretty unnatural and unhuman
As others have said Rhapsodia Roscida into Polumnia Omnia is a good next choice , along with Never-Ending Performance into Wrath of Monoceros Caeli. Also , if you want more Electric Guitar goodness , Almighty Violet Thunder is a full guitar version of this. Definitely check it out.
![La Signora Battle Theme [All Phases & Extra] - Genshin Impact 2.1 Ost - HD](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NTYwhvaAFtg/mqdefault.jpg)
Excited to listen to more Genshin stuff soon!
Btw, the videos I've done recently on Zelda TotK music turned out pretty well. Have you seen them yet? -> ruclips.net/video/On2qqs91yrk/видео.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
That boss is from Inazuma that is based on Japan.
You should do Scaramouche boss theme it's mind blowing
TRY HONKAI IMPACT MUSIC ITS SO GOOD AND ITS FROM THE SAME COMPANY
@@-saffee- I would definitly say nightglow it always makes me emotional especially...
Can you try to review master duel song? They just very good
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So the "first phase" was a cutscene that happens a bit before the fight. That's why it sounded so different; it had musical motifs belonging to a faction unrelated to Raiden Shogun
Was about to say. Glad you pointed it out already 👍
He noticed that, but good to point it out anyway i suppose.
@@XenoWars Yeah I commented this before finishing the video
@@Nick-jt5nbno u didn't
We really need Rhapsodia Roscida (Phase 1) and Polumnia Omnia (Phase 2) next, by far some of the best tracks in the game.
@jeffjefferson1827because it's a legendary piece. Everyone should hear it at least once.
@jeffjefferson1827 same with other boss tracks, so I see no problem. But honestly I would have him start from Caelestinum Finale Termini then works his way to God Devouring Mania.
Also Non Boss themes. Can't forget non boss themes.
I second this
Basically just looking up Scaramouche Boss Battle Theme Full should be enough
Genshin is set in 7 nations
Each nation has its own main element and is based on a different culture, and the music reflects that too.
1 - Mondstadt: a country based on medieval Germany, with traces of Italy and other European countries, it uses alot of wind instruments in basically every soundtrack, because its the nation of wind.
2 - Liyue: a nation based on ancient dynasty China, uses alot of traditional Chinese instruments and ancient Chinese opera, since its the nation of rock, it has very bombastic OSTs.
3 - Inazuma: a country based on ancient Japan, its a very secluded nation shrouded in a civil war, so the music reflects that, the Raiden Shogun is the God of this nation.
4 - Sumeru: a nation based on India and middle eastern countries, its separated into two distinct regions, the desert and forest, and the music reflects that.
5 - Fontaine: the nation based on industrial revolution France and England, its very mysterious and uses alot of accordion, its the nation of water.
6 - Natlan: the nation based on pre-colonialism south and central America, we don't know much about its OST since its not out yet.
7 - snezhnaya: the nation of ice, based on Russia, we again don't know much about its OST.
Reference for him, This track was from Inazuma
Just a small addition, Fontaine apparently combines cultures from italy, france and the UK and what's in between (reflected in the names of some of the npcs).
@@midi-samaand apparently natlan has lots of Africa influences. I hope snezhnaya will take inspiration from lots of Eastern European countries not only russia
@@midi-sama I know, i just didn't include them to not make it confusing
Raiden Shogun is the electro archon who wants to keep everything static/unchanging/traditional, which would explain all the electronic sounds included in the music with the more traditional instruments..
A few things! the first "phase" technically isn't apart of the boss battle, so the motifs you were hearing actually belonged to another character (specifically a boss preceding this one). You mentioned how the music has eastern influences, and that's because this boss, along with the nation she belongs to, is based on/influneced by Traditional Japan (I think specifically Edo/Tokugawa era Japan!). Each region and it's bosses are based on different regions.
(If you plan to listen to more Genshin music, you should definitely listen to Saltatio Favillae/Signora boss theme, as it's where those beginning motifs come from! Other popular ones are Polumnia Omnia and God-Devouring Mania)
Inazuma (and its whole isolation period, the vision hunt decree, etc.) is indeed based on the Tokugawa Bakufu (specifically, the islands being closed and surrounded by impenetrable storms is based on Tokugawa deliberately closing the country off from the world, and the vision hunt decree is based on the practice of Sword Hunts where a new ruler after a period of civil war would confiscate weapons from anyone who might rise up to challenge their power, as a way to consolidate control and maintain stability. The most famous Sword Hunt was done by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a contemporary of the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, during the Sengoku period. Iirc in the Edo Period they didn't have a total sword ban, but carrying swords was restricted to members of the samurai class).
@jeffjefferson1827 God Devouring Mania is Apep's boss theme, it has nothing to do with Scaramouche's
The reason 'the Execution' cutscene sounds so very different is because it represents a different character. In this situation you basically have back-to-back boss fights. You have a boss fight with Signora, who has an eastern European, witchy theme. You defeat this character and Raiden shogun appears and literally executes that character and begins the next boss fight. So 'the Execution' is a mix of Signora themes (the choir parts mostly represent her') and Raiden's theme (Japanese traditional instruments like the Japanese flute).
im so happy youre finally listening to genshin music i love its so much 😭
(btw i recommend listening to polumnia omnia or god-devouring mania next!)
Thanks for the suggestions!
@jeffjefferson1827why you gatekeeping so hard man
Let him react to it 😅
imagine gatekeeping awesome music lmao
@jeffjefferson1827found the genshin hater
YES HE'S BEING CONVERTED
also, on the eastern instruments used: genshin impact is split up into 7 regions (4 have been released, the 5th releases literally tomorrow), and each region is based on a different real world country. and so, the music for each region incorporates real life instruments and styles from that region. as a result, the soundtrack is incredibly varied, as it incorporates a lot of different cultures.
raiden shogun is a boss/character from inazuma, which is based on japan. hence, the japanese instruments.
some of the leitmotifs used in the beginning with the cutscene theme are actually from another region, sneznhaya, which is based on russia.
wdym hes being converted 💀☠genshin is the worst game ever created
@@yourcraft000you may think of the game whatever you want, but you can't say the music is bad or of low quality
@@yourcraft000you are just wrong, sure it has its criticisms but definitely not the worst game (pretty amazing game in my opinion)
Just a little correction, the nations in Genshin are based in some cases in multiple countries like Sumeru was based off the entire Persian Empire which were a lot of different cultures, or Fontaine which is based on France, Italy and the UK
@@alejandromonteromendez35 I know, I'm just keeping it simple for the sake of the comment, don't wanna make it too long and bloated.
Genshin impact is a MASSIVE melting pot of cultural music, especially when it comes to the battle ost’s and each individual boss fight.
The one you listened to comes from a major boss fight within the story that takes place in the nation of Inazuma (inspired by Japan)
There are many bossfight songs I do recommend!
Scaramouche Boss Theme - Traditional Japanese mixed with electric
La Signoras Boss Theme - More Latin inspired combined with rock
Apeps Boss Theme - Traditional middle eastern
Azdahas Boss Theme - Traditional Chinese mixed with rock
These aren’t all the boss fights nor am I doing them enough Justice by simply explaining them, I highly recommend you check them out when you can!
Man dont forget about the good ol' dvalin ost, that's fire imo
Apep’s music is actually pretty much Indian. Sumeru is generally is based on a lot of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian cultures.
Glad you checked this out. Raiden Shogun’s theme is one of my favorite ones, and I almost haven’t listened to anything else than HOYO-MiX since I started playing Genshin. They never miss with the music. It’s incredible!
The first part is actually a mix of Raiden and La Signora themes which show the confrontation. Also, hope next genshin track you'll hear will be La Signora theme)
10:35 You're gonna love Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie, from the same game.
They do this in quite a lot of pieces.
Without giving too much away, you were right about the character being otherworldly. Yu-Peng Chen tends to mix up traditional and electronic elements in much of the music from the game. For this character in particular, there was more emphasis on the electronic parts because, as her name suggests, her element is lightning/electricity. The Eastern instruments represent the region she is from, which is Genshin's version of Japan. In all regions of the game, the music will use elements of the countries represented.
Since we're giving suggestions, I'll recommend a few: keeping in the spirit of multi-phase, Ode to Azhdaha/Rage Beneath the Mountain (Azhdaha theme) and Chrysalis Suspirii/Saltatio Favillae (Signora theme). A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum and Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie are also wonderful tracks. To be honest though, all of their themes, whether it's a boss battle, a normal battle, character themes- just the music in the game overall is amazing.
You mentioned the 2 different instruments representing different characters.
Duality is a huge theme for her character, so they likely represent the Raiden Shogun & Ei.
The shogun, as a creation, could also be represented by the electronic music, while the traditional instruments represent Ei.
Genshin music is truly great for setting up the atmosphere.
I'm sure a lot of people will recommend boss themes (some already did), but from other great tracks i would recommend:
Die mittsommernacht-fantasie - A track that was used only for a limited time and never came back in the game again
Across dimming asterisms - A normal battle theme
Halcyon Times - Just a regular tavern theme, mostly just my fav
The Almighty Violet Thunder - Rock/metal version of the Riden theme (not a cover, actually in game)
But overall, the whole OST from genshin is just great to listen to
Character demos, anyone?
halcyon times goes So Hard
In fact, this Raiden theme has another phase but it's basically the same as phase 2 but metal version.
If you want some exotic music, you'll be served as the game is a world on its own with different regions with different music each based on a real country :D
The reason why this music also has EDM elements is because raiden is the god of lightning in this game.
For recommendations:
LA SIGNORA BATTLE THEME:
you heard her motif in the executin phase of raiden
SCARAMOUCH battle theme:
He's connected both to a faction la signora belongs with and heavily connected to the raiden shogun herself.
Tartaglia battle theme: which also belongs to a certain faction together with la signora and scaramouch.
Genshin travels throughout the world with its story and music, thats why i love it so much, with eahc new release there will be always such an awesome mix of different cultures (also la Signoras battle ost is great)
We need more Genshin boss themes. This one is good, but there's many that are even better.
Genshin is more of a sci-fi fantasy world, where there are underlying mechanics as to how the world functions, than a strictly medieval one. People in the world attempt to demystify the mysterious. The game has a mixture of cultures in its nations, and with that a mixture of musical representatiom; genre fusions occur in key scenarios where exceptional things are occurring.
On the topic of looping tracks, they rarely end cleanly in the game, as an event occurs to progress to another stage of story or combat, and will thus crossfade into something else. Thus, all looping tracks will have an album-only clean end point.
Up now, the Raiden Shogun is one if not the more imposing character we encountered so far.
i'd say its the doctor
The reason this soundtrack in specif uses so much eletronic instruments has to do with the character itself.
The Raiden Shogun is the personification of lightining, and shes the God of Inazuma, the nation of lightning.
The music reflects that through eletronic instruments.
I think the reason why the music also sounds super EDM is because this is a battle against the puppet of Raiden Shogun, so they add what he said synthetic music distortion to a traditional one, making the enemy feels « alien », because she is a puppet.
We definitely need more Genshin, Yu Peng Chen and Hoyo-Mix are truly amazing
I would really recommend the Dvalin boss theme, "Caelestinum Finale Termini" and Azhdaha boss theme, "Rage beneath the mountains".
Also, just as a pointer: the regions in the game are take inspiration from various cultures around the world. With the music and art being incorporated by some real world countries.
This game has many very good music and one of the defining characteristics is the use of orchestration with electronic, rock and ethnic elements. There's even some music with Opera, like Saltatio Favillae (Signora Boss Theme Phase 2), there's Dance of Sabzerus which has Bossa Nova elements. HoYo-Mix is one of my favorite music production studios as of late
The electronic music here is probably symbolism for the Shogun being the "God of Thunder", while the Japanese instruments symbolize the region she reigns over which is inspired by medieval Japan.
Love the analysis! I think you would absolutely love Genshin's music. I find that the game's music is a wonderful blend of classical music with various cultural instruments, that really provides a unique listening experience. The further you delve into Genshin, the more you'll realize its not quite just the "typical" fantasy game. In reality its admirable that there are a lot of cultural influences in both the game's music, world-building, and themes
The motif you hear e.g. starting on 16:16 of your video is leitmotif of the main island of the nation (which is based on Japan, hence use of traditional Japanese instruments). It's based on traditional Japanese song Sakura Sakura and is used in multiple BGMs throughout the area. I find it fascinating how menacing it sounds in this battle theme while it sounds serene and peaceful in version for rural areas, or busy when used for city streets. All that done to my understanding just by choice of instruments, without changing the melody or tempo.
But I'm no musician, might be wrong. I just love to listen to it every now and then.
Your videos made me realize how little I appreciated the music, you really gotta listen to it alone and pay attention to really see how much effort someone put into making those.
Also really thankful for teaching me so much about music related stuff, it's great to be listening to someone knowlegable.
The replayable version of this boss has a form change mechanic. The music will transition seamlessly when the boss changes form so you could consider phase 2 to be phase 1 with more layers.
I can't wait until he listens to Polumnia Omnia XD
You're already the second person to suggest it in this comment section. Must be a good one!
It's a really good one, and largely regarded as one of the best in the game. Polumnia Omnia is actually a second phase in a Boss fight, with the first phase OST being called "Rhapsodia Roscida", and a short transition section between the two called "Quintempus Niteastetae"
@@DaviVascreally good one
Heck yeah ,Genshin! Funny how you finally did it as 4.0 drops today.
I hope you do more, Genshin music has become my favorite game music. It's my go to background music and I never get tired of it even when I play the game all day.
In terms of setting, it's closer to Final Fantasy then medieval. Like the new area dropping is steampunk themed. And the last area had a very magic-tech computer connected to your brain. But the area where this song is from is basically Japan when it was a closed state. Setting in this game is wild.
More about genshin plis!! Tysm for the reactions btw!!
Very cool to see you finally react to some of Genshin's tracks! They really go all out with including folk instruments, love their live orchestra performances too. I remember recommending some others a while back on Patreon but Raidens themes are a great starting point!
So excited to see you're starting to delve into Genshin music! I hope the requests try to take you chronologically through the OST, since major characters sometimes get referenced in later themes.
it's great to see you reacting to genshin's songs, they are amazing!! if you're going to keep reacting to them I suggest the theme song of la signora, it takes place just before the raiden one and the first song you heard from raiden ( the execution or wreck of eternal bane ) is kind of a mix of the music of both
congratulations for the work, hug right from Brazil !
I love Genshin impact's music. Happy to finally see it here on your channel :) (Btw Swirls of Shamshir is beautiful. I recommend listening to it next)
Genshin's music is soo good! I'd love to see more of it on your channel :)
I am so glad whenever someone with a music background reacts and analyzes Genshin music. It's the one element of this game that will never fail to astonish, and seeing people give it the credit it deserves really makes me happy that I enjoy these videos! Thank you so much!
If you are curious about that 'Execution Phase' melody, then I wish to direct you to a different battle theme. Combined their names are "Chrysalis Suspirii" and "Saltatio Favillae", better known as Signora's Boss Theme!
Please react to La Signora Battle Theme next (Boss Battle - All phases).
Genshin Impact music is amazing in general, and I look forward to watching your journey through the Genshin Impact music experience. ❤
Loved watching this, and getting a new perspective on the track thanks to your insights!
I really hope you continue reacting to more of Genshin's music! I personally recommend the "Scaramouche Boss Fight OST" - all phases!
Oh boy, you're diving into Genshin?! There are a lot of really stellar songs in that game. I recommend the Azdaha boss theme next!
I've been following your MH adventures for a long time, so this is exciting to see for me
Thw "First Phase" was actually a cutscene where the Raidne Shogun, God of Eternity who controls the element of electro, menacingly walks to some lady who I now cal Ashes (La Signora), and turns ''Ashes" into literal Ash with a one move of her sword.
I managed to resist watching this video because it seems to be a boss battle music. I've been thinking about starting to play Genshin Impact. My friends have all been raving about how amazing its OST is. I've only heard two tracks so far, "Dawn Winery Theme" and "Lone Sojourner," and they were both so beautiful. The titles of them sound lovely.
There’s a ton of character motifs happening in this! Switching back and forth! This game is amazing!
You know, after hearing what you said about the key changes and knowing the context of the fight, it’s interesting how they put the context of what is happening. There’s definitely high stakes in the first phase and confidence of the MC in the second that’s there only after a certain intervention.
I would be interested in seeing you listen to some other songs. They all give off very different vibes and have so much work out into them
Man, you should definitely check out more genshin music and explore all the leitmotifs and stuff. Even just the soundtrack is an adventure itself.
There are so many sublime themes for you to react to. I recommend you either react to La Signora’s boss themes or Scaramouche’s boss themes next, as multiple other people here have recommended.
I hope you will do "die sommernacht fantasie " battle domain music from genshin impact too! You will love it. It's based on a character named Fischl in the game and the battle song adapted with her character demo trailer ost 🤩
Well... Genshin isn't exactly your typical medieval fantasy, it has a lot more variety, especially later on
Can't wait for more reactions to genshin, you're in for a ride!
Dude you're literally in every genshin related reaction videos I watch
@@M0RAX yeah I have nothing to do until September, my students are on summer holidays
@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimpimagine not living on a country which is on the equator, so I quite literally have never seen snow in my life, and also therefore have a country that doesn't acknowledge what a "season" is, or that it could be a period of rest.
@@kkTeaz that sounds like a unique experience, most countries have the concept of seasons integrated deep into everyday life
@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp it certainly feels uniquely boring, it's quite literally just the same weather everyday, for every year, without change. The everyday life thing is fine though since you could pick any single city from the country and you'd get at least 5 different cultures and traditions, we're not exactly short on peer pressure from ancestors.
I really really love this moment where Raiden hits you with her huge katana cutting the screen in a half (when you have to activate shield for your character to survive) and EVERYTHING falls silent this moment for a second
First undertale, then hollow knight, now genshin? Wonderful soundtracks for wonderful games. Ty genuinely for listening to them.
I-I didnt know you did this until now! Im so glad I'll finally get to hear about this game's tracks from your perspective. Thank you!
You don't have to worry about the composition since yu peng chen the composer of boss themes in genshin is a mad genius. You'd agree with me after reacting to some other of his boss theme compositions
I have been waiting for this, yay! Thank you for this!
Finally, I've been waiting for this moment, I love your videos and i play Genshin so, seeing you reacting to the ost of my favorite game is the best thing for me.
Thank you for reacting!! While other games have great soundtracks too, I’ve always felt like genshin’s is very underrated
For the lore context here:
You’re fighting the literal God of Electro on a mental plane of her own creation.
The nation she rules is based on traditional Japan, and she has the ideal of Eternity (which is why she usually isolates herself on this mental plane)
So the electronic-traditional Japanese instrument mix and ‘otherworldly’ quality quite reflect the situation.
The Execution transitions between the character themes of La Signora and Raiden Shogun, which is the main reason it sounds different.
The ‘more heroic/less tense’ nature of part 2 is simple: Part 1 is an effectively hopeless fight (you already lost to her once in similar context), but in part 2 you got a massive powerup to the point that you’re practically unkillable.
The „first phase“ as you called it is actually the fade out of the boss battle which happened right before this one so thats why it sounds different. You should definitely also check out the one before the Raiden Shogun. ( its the battle theme from La Signora)
oooooh i'd been waiting to see you look at some of this ost! i think it'd be awesome to have you look at the symphony performance of some of the fontaine music they put out
I'm surprised no one who has analyzed these few pieces has ever mentioned the cadence that begins at 3:10 (A7 to Dbm). It is deliberately set up with a dominant chord held over six pulses, meant to prepare the listener for a resolution to the i chord, and then it resolves to the key a step below (Dbm) the original (Dm). It really contributes to the shocking, unsettling, and _serious_ feelings this moment in the game are supposed to hold, as the situation itself rightly is.
A very good reaction on Davi's part, and I'm very excited to see more Genshin from him, of course; I just am a little surprised _nobody_ mentioned it, though he got close with his mention of the differences in the songs' keys.
12:42 Thanks for the easy-to-understand explanation "you don't notice consciously but your brain notices it". Some other will definitely throw a lot of music theory or terminology here.
I want to add some extra info without throwing in too much game specific terms (others may have pointed this out though).
1. The video you are watching is for the cutscene/battle in during the story quest. The music starting from 16:00 (which you called "Phase 2") is also used in Raiden Shogun weekly boss battle (same boss, just that we can attack it outside of story quest).
The above mentioned music is actually consist of two similar track: one is peaceful, and one is more intense. This boss has two forms: one is normal, and one is more powerful. In normal form, the peaceful track is used, in powerful form, the intense track is used.
What's interesting is, this boss switches back and forth between two forms periodically. Which means the battle theme also blends between peaceful track and intense track. You can look for the weekly boss battle version and see (listen?) to the transition when the boss switches form. In this video onle the peaceful track is present.
2. In this game, especially when this boss is released, people were relying heavily on the use of Skill to battle (in contrast to Normal Attack. In the part at 8:25, the boss suddenly lock player out of all Skill, which leave player in huge disadvantage and also this is the first time ever player got locked out of all skill. I think this is also the reason the music here starts to feel more alien, uneasy as you described.
You can also listen to those track from the OST here: ruclips.net/video/QrSeAOUZpeQ/видео.html
They are Track 3 (Phase 1), Track 4 (Phase 2 peaceful version) and Track 5 (Phase 2 intense version).
The first 2 themes from her is one from a cutscene, one from the actual boss fight. The second ad third one are from another boss fight against her after a certain quest. They're the only one's that actually happen in the same fight lol.
Please do La Signora boss theme it my absolute favorite boss theme
I got into genshin recently and i think scaramouche theme is pretty good
Also this is a shorter theme but "as charming as ever" is one of my favourite themes i think you'd like it
Polumnia Omnia, if I remember right
OH FINALLYYYYYY
Welcome, Davi, to the world of Genshin Impact.
***AND IT'S BANGER MUSIC***
On top of boss tracks, some regular battle tracks are also super cool! There are 3 per region, and all of them have their own unique stuff to analyze. Character demo music are also a fandom favorite, check those out too! Rex Incognito is a good starting point for those.
What's really interesting is that most of what you heard up till 3:20 was Signora's theme and not Raiden's theme, it was the other character that you saw in the video aside from Raiden. That's why the motif of Signora isn't in the remainding parts of the song.
Boss themes is where Genshin's music really shines. You gotta listen to pretty much all of them, because they're all so good!
Just a suggestion - to listen to the official soundtrack when reacting because that will give you the full experience rather than a version based on someone's gameplay which can cut things short. Also the official version won't show the gameplay so it can be more interesting to hear what your reactions are only based on the music. Very cool that you know your Japanese instruments. Looking forwards to more GI reactions.
All of the Genshin music has two versions, Game version and OST version. The game versions will loop seamlessly for battles, while the OST version has a distinct end point. The execution of this only plays in a cutscene, and the first phase only plays once in the story. The final portion can be heard any time by fighting the weekly version of the boss, and will flip flawlessly between the version you hear here and a metal version complete with distorted guitars and a more aggressive drum line.
Genshin's music doesn't miss, especially for the boss themes. You could choose any of them to listen to and find something extremely impressive about it.
Great analysis!! I heavily recommend listening to Inevitable Conflict if you want more genshin music, absolutely blew me away
hopefully you can hear all the bosses themes music , you gonna love it ^^
genshin known to mix the electronic and culture (?) instrument but they are so good
For the most part, the transitions and silences are part of a cutscene where the fight changes. In this case, the first part you heard was actually the cutscene and the fight starts after the first bit of silence.
OMG!!! I'm so happy that you are reacting to Genshin Impact VGM!!! You have to react to all the boss themes, they are amazing!! Such as Azdaha's or Scaramouche's. Also the ones that aren't boss themes!!!! They are beautiful✨
Genshin got me into it because of the music alone.
Then stayed for the music and lore.
as for the japanese flute/guitar, its used maybe bec. we fight the archon of the region of inazuma (region based of japanese). I also want to take a guess that the electronic kind of sound is based on the speed and agility of the boss. As a genshin player myself, its really hard to dodge even after fighting it alot of times.
I think Davi went into this expecting Chinese music, but then oops, all Japan. 😉
Maybe if we started out with a different track that isn't specifically from the Inazuma (Japan) region of the game.
He's gonna get weird expectations if he listens to Shouki no Kami (Polumnia Omnia) right after.
First time watching a video from you and your insight into the soundtrack is very interesting! Gained a new subscriber :) Genshin has a lot of very interesting orchestral music, if you are interested i highly recommend scaramouche's battle theme, i think its one of the best soundtracks genshin has to offer and your discussion about it would be interesting :D They also have some live orchestral perfomances on genshin's channel if you want to check them out, they have two made by the london symphony orchestra, recent one being the fontaine live perfomance
Raiden's boss fights are my favorite. Unlike the other bosses, Raiden literally just comes to throw hands. She isn't spamming all kinds of big attacks that are just hitting everywhere; she's just here to face you head on. The music isn't as epic as the others but that's because it's the most intense fight. So the simple music really compliments the rather fast paced and intense battle.
Thanks bro. I recommend La Signora boss theme.
At the first part there are actually 2 leitmotifs involved. The first one is La Signora's and the second one is Raiden Shogun's. It's because that part is when there was conflict between them.
The first phase reflects the character of Raiden Shogun as the Electro Archon with an unwavering will. It had an abrupt end, but in reality, there is a cutscene that plays the same melody which is then elevated by some orchestration (called "Approaching Thunder"). It symbolizes the MC at the climax of confronting the Shogun. The second phase plays the leitmotif of the nation of Inazuma because this isn't just a fight between the Shogun and the MC, but of her unwavering stance to the principle of eternity against her people and their ambition, pushing them to move forward.
oh I really like your interpretations! Your dissections were on point! Hope you feel comfortable to review other genshin songs, it's worth it, I swear!
I love to watch ppl reacting to genshin music for the first time. Genshin OST is a gem, not only the boss and battle themes, but the world exploration music is fantastic, too. From the most recent ones, I love God-Devouring Mania and the entire desert ost. Maybe you should give it a try!!!
Genshin music is amazing I a sense as in the 1st phase they use 2 shamisen and each shamisen attributes to the archon present and past. And then in the next phase along with the shamisen they use flute so as incur a passage of time ( for context the 2 gods fought for some years under a domain.) Just like this each main theme of a region like sumeru, inazuma and fontaine and liyue they include a motif that generalizes the story of that region.
Pls also have a listen to sumeru symphony.
Across Dimming Asterisms (HOYO-MiX) - PLEASE THIS ONE, THIS IS SUPER AMAZING, FROM GENSHIN IMPACT
Another thing about phase 2 is that it's a pre-decided losing fight, players and charactors are in a very disadvantaged position because they can't use skills, so the pitch is higher and there is heartbeat sound to make players nervous.
Everyone reacts to and loves the boss themes which is understandable. They're fantastic. I'd love to see more reactions to the other music is the game. Like exploration music, or city themes
this boss theme is full of electronic music elements becuz the boss is the electro archon (electric!)🤣 and she rules inazuma, which is a nation based on japan. thats why got Japanese element is this boss theme
Genshin music *always* has very intentional meaning woven into what instruments play what motifs in what ways, it is a complexity that makes it stand out so heavily from other soundtracks.
The most interesting part of my is hearing all the different cultural references in the music. Hoyo-MIX really goes the extra mile to represent every region (and even IRL country) in their music, which is what makes it so engaging for me.
Am so glad that you are reacting to genshin music. It's such a masterpiece
Oh yes, the japanese instruments definitely mean something. The bossfight is basically against the ruler of Genshins version of Japan
I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU STARTED TO LISTEM TO GENSHIN SOUNDTRACK! The composer is so good. I recommend you to listen to the battle themes and the city themes too. But I also want to recomend another boss theme: Is Azhdaha's theme 1 and 2, Ode to Azhdaha and Rage Beneath the Mountain.
That being said. I super recommend listen to the battle themes and city themes first.
For more context on 2nd phase: Genshin has several regions inspired by different real life regions and Raiden Shogun is the main boss of Inazuma which is like genshin version of Japan and that's why they use the shakuhachi and shamisen. Every region's music is inspired by music of that region from real life. The main motif we hear in the 2nd phase of the base is a theme we hear throughout the game many many times while exploring this region, it's like the main theme of the region and in 2nd phase it's like culmination of the whole nation which gives the feel of a triumph.
this raiden shigun theme conveys some kind of origin, primeordial and ancient horror like you are in the circle of first hunters who hypes you up to fight the monster and i think it's amazing because this version of raiden is pretty unnatural and unhuman
people are already recommending Poluminia Omnia so i'll recommend another XD, Caelestinum finale termini or Dvalin's theme.
As others have said Rhapsodia Roscida into Polumnia Omnia is a good next choice , along with Never-Ending Performance into Wrath of Monoceros Caeli.
Also , if you want more Electric Guitar goodness , Almighty Violet Thunder is a full guitar version of this. Definitely check it out.
Man really used the keychanges and instrument use to predict the role of each phase and the character, that's hella impressive Imo
Davi NEEDS to listen to "Rage Beneath the Mountains"