@@eternal221 very untrue. he wants you dead and you want him dead, from the beginning. you are his direct competition and jeopardising his life by existing
@@trevorturner6025 Everything is a battle to the death for V1, V2 likely either saw it as a friendly spar or an honourable duel simply to see who was better.
@@Kkbleeblobagreed 100%, I think the soundtrack (though it was already good) took a huge step forward in Layer 7 in terms of variety, composition, imagery, you name it.
The best way I can describe the ULTRAKILL soundtrack in terms of vibes: Act 1: Aggressive power trip with depressive undertones. Act 2: A frivolous journey of discovery. Mysterious and grand. This time the depressive undertones are more subtle. Act 3: Overwhelming and terrifying. Any time you survive an encounter you either feel extremely relieved or still in a state of minor shock.
from "oh wow, so this is hell. cool now gimme blood" to "yeah alright i can handle this, let's frickin ball" to "OH MY GOD, THIS IS ACTUALLY HELL" or "oh god. this is hell." pretty spot on with the vibes of each act, yeah
Here are a few more Ultrakill Songs you should listen to! "THE WORLD LOOKS WHITE" and "THE WORLD LOOKS RED" "He is The Light in my Darkness" "Danse Macabre" "War Without Reason" And im pretty sure youve listened to it and i just forgot but "Glory"
14:07 you made a really good point here. in the boss battle, V2 is constantly using different weapons that mimic your arsenal. he telegraphs which weapon he's about to use by making a specific sound effect, so there's a lot of dings and beeps and chimes going on.
The "hopeful" section of altars of apostacy always came off as more mournful to me, but thats likely due to the context in game as its the theme of a level building up to a boss that lost *everything* because of your first fight.
You should listen to The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S. The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S is one of my favorite songs on the soundtrack of ULTRAKILL, a game by Arsi “Hakita” Patala, song composed by Arsi “Hakita” Patala for the soundtrack of the game ULTRAKILL. The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S plays in the level colloquially known as 4-S in the hit indie game ULTRAKILL by Arsi “Hakita” Patala.
my favourite part in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S was when part 4 of The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S plays and the Enemy Colloquially Known as Maurice rolls down to crush you, preventing you from finishing the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S
Hakita actually forgot to give Gabriel a theme in Act 2. Less than 24 hours before Act 2 *released to the public*, Hakita theorized, planned, and made Death of God’s Will, and added it to the game a mere 4 hours before release of Act 2. And supposedly, he vomited afterwards from the stress and anxiety.
Since its your favorite, could you confirm something for me man? I swear i hear castle vein implanted in the last bit of the song. Is it there or am i crazy?
@@cakeeyplayz technically that part is another different song that's usually included as part of altars of apostasy despite having its own name (hall of sacrilegious remains)
you should definitely look into the new Violence Layer Soundtrack, every track in the new layer are so well composed and portray such emotion. Tracks like "The World Looks White/Red", "Do Robots Dream of Eternal Sleep? + Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death", and "Suffering Leaves Suffering Leaves + Danse Macabre" are all masterpieces, and each one with a + plays into each other very well. I definitely recommend reacting to those.
(Lore wise) It is my personal Headcanon that all of this music is composed on the fly in V1’s head as it’s going nuts in hell Which means it literally remixes Verses and Divine Intervention for second battles with V2 and Gabriel
My headcanon is that the old style represents angels rock/the guitar representing hell and the tech parts are kinda representing v1 itself or the other machines in a kind of way, i also think v1 is the creator of all the songs
That’s right. If you’re not fast enough, he shoots your coins for you. In addition, he can also throw his own. Meaning half the fight is a slap fight with nickels
I think you'll love "he is my light in the darkness" from Ultrakill. It's another classical like piece with hakitas chaotic touch and the stakes invert halfway into the fight. The song reflects that
@@icommitdie8756bro everyone is always “I’m sorry for bad English” and they speak perfect sentences, more than anything the whole “bad English” thing might be because of all the slang we use now that I think about it.
I think some people who don't speak English as their first language automatically apologize just to be safe, but for some reason I never encounter this in real life, mostly youtube comments.
You are correct mentally on duel. I like too picture versus as what they are commanded too do, but duel is more personal, both have grown stronger, but one wants revenge from losing the other fight, it becomes personal instead of an order. They both have advanced in power from their last fight, this will tell who is better.
To explain the shimmery ambient noise at the end of Versus and Duel, the album releases of the ULTRAKILL ost often have fluid transitions between a lot of the songs, so the end of Versus smoothly flows in the the beginning of Cold Winds, and the end of Duel transitions into Deep Blue
I love at 18:00 you call the rhythm more ‘danceable’. In the game, this level takes place at around the halfway mark. Compared to versus which takes place near the beginning. This is just a simple connection I noticed… Versus is a brawl, a slugfest between 2 fighters. Versus reprise is quite literally a dance, 2 destructively fast opponents locked in battle a second time…
The fact that hakita can make sudden modulations sound so good without the use of pivot chords is extremely admirable! As a side note, as someone who's in Theory IV and has done analysis in classical music, it's always really enjoyable to hear your analyses on VGM, it's helping my ear a ton with noticing patterns/techniques in these tracks, very informative content as always!!
It would be so cool to see him watch the duel down the SIDE OF A PYRAMID as the climax starts. I can't think of a cooler final phase to a boss, sliding down a monument while you have a gun battle.
Tysm for looking at these!!!! There’s also the layer 7 ost which just came out recently that i recommend looking at! My favorites being the world looks white/red, war without reason, and Danse Macabre
Loved the video, you are so cool! Your analysis is interesting and your additions are a treat! What you mention during the first song with 'classical instruments and modern style', I love that sort of principle a lot. It's really fun!
I love hearing your references to other music because a lot of the composition feels familiar but I can never place my finger on it. The added part to versus was super good and made it truly feel like a showdown which the original lacks. But oh my god the addition to duel made me feel like I was right there in the level. It made it truly feel like the deathmatch that 4-4 is.
Man, I can never understand how you manage to make Ultrakill songs even better, I honestly want a mod with your Ultrakill ost remixes (or etc.). I'll be waiting for the next video of yours, as they are SO GOOD, each of them! Everyone who says otherwise are liars.
6:35 this part of Altars of Apostasy is a reference to a previous track, "Castle Vein", which was in a previous video. The name of the level with Castle Vein, "Halls of Sacred Remains", is repurposed in this one, as the section in Altars of Apostasy is called Halls of Sacrilegious Remains. Additionally, this part of the song is triggered when you begin a boss fight where you fight two of the Hideous Mass, the end boss from Halls of Sacred Remains.
I’m glad your still making videos on the music of ultrakill. It’s cause of your first video on ultrakills music I ended up getting the game myself and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. Thank you for making these videos on ultrakill.
I genuinely wish you react to the music in order, because you miss some key parts in songs. This game, and oh boy I know a lot of games, has the most emotional Leitmotifs I’ve ever heard, and it’s beyond amazing.
@@LionmightOfficialplease excuse the VERY long response but i really hope this clarifies things most layer 7 songs are only repeating leitmotifs between eachother, while the other songs in the soundtrack have leitmotifs from other songs a sort of guide/list of the tracks with leitmotifs you might not have heard would be: "castle vein" leitmotif repeats in "hall of remains" (aka the final part of altars of apostasy) "requiem" leitmotif repeats in both "glory" (a little different) and in "order" "divine intervention" and "the death of god's will" (the same sort of sister songs as versus and versus reprise) "sands of tide" and "war" also thank you sir stringplayergames for the wonderful content hope this helped👍
aside from like 2 or 3 motifs, ultrakill's songs are pretty isolated. you don't need to know the entire background context of a song to know that it's really, really good
2:19 This part in Alters Of Apostasy ALWAYS makes me feel like Gabriel is throwing every little enemy he can to try stall you. (Gabriel is the boss right after the level this song plays in if you didn't know.)
I do have to say I appreciate you making your own little twist/addition to the melody. Genuinely adds to both the feel of the music itself and the genuineness of the reactions.
The final section of altars of apostasy may give u castle vein vibes. Thats cos its called “halls of sacrilegious remains” while the level castle vein plays in is called “halls of sacred remains” halls of sacred remains also has a boss at the end of it, while the room where halls of sacrilegious remains plays has u fighting 2 of those while enemies spawn when one of them dies Versus is the theme of V2, this games version of the “im u but better” trope. Duel is the theme of ur rematch against V2, and the very egyptian sounding drone ambience comes from the desert theme of the layer where the rematch happens (hell u literally slide down a pyramid while gunning each other its cathartic af) The vid for duel shows blurred gameplay of the fight as well
its also neat how you hear Castlevein in 1-3, when you encounter your first Hideous Mass, and then you fight 2 of them later on again in 6-1 during the Halls of Sacrilegious Remains segment, which is a direct reference/callback to the earlier Castlevein theme (and ofc both of them are Castlevania references)
Som of the most iconic musics for the Ultrakill fanbase, great video as aways, you have no idea how it is fulfilling to have a channel dedicated to something like that. A personal note of myne, renember "Tenebre rosso sangue" from one of your preview reaction videos from Ultrakill? Keygen church has actually made a even bigger and "epic" song more heavily inspired by classical music while having the usual mixmash of musical genres that Ultrakill does the best. "Asgretalos" is the name of the song, and since i don't think its technically inside the game it can't slip inside a reaction video but definitely worth checking it and hey! Just a comment saying if it was actually worth it would made my day. Keep up the good work representing our favorite games OSTs, love your work.
Altars of Apostasy is what happens when YOU need boss music. Because you are the boss. Everything in this game is desperately trying to survive you and there will be no mercy. They have blood and you need blood; they WILL give it to you.
Watching this after P - ranking the second layer feels great Also, since you are looking for more soundtracks, I would recommend you the Subnautica soundtrack. About the game: In Subnautica you play as a lone survivor of the crash of the ship Aurora from the Alterra corporation. It starts off slow with you collecting various materials and minerals in the shallow water, but as time goes on you are forced to explore deeper waters for blueprints from ship fragments and data from many alien laboratories. The deeper you go, the more dangerous (and the bigger) are the creatures that you will encounter. Thankfully you'll be able to navigate the murky water relatively safely in diverse ships. About the soundtrack: Most of the tracks are very ambient, and they differenciate from another like the biomes or scenes that they play in do. My personal recommendations are: -Abandon Ship -Leviathan -Red Alert -Salutations (Main menu, introduction) -Islands beneath the sea -Lost River The first three are more intense and the rest is ambient. I hope you'll see this and maybe even make a video to Subnautica, as part three of it is up and coming this year! PS: Love your vids! PPS: Yeah, I copied my last comment
The ending bit of alters of apostasy is called halls of sacrilegious remains and is combination of alters of apostasy and castle vein(another song in the ost)
Something that really strikes me about Altars of Apostacy when I first heard it is that I could easily imagine it being far less of a death metal song if you simply replaced the guitars with a string ensemble. Also fun fact: There's a pdf with developer commentary on each track if you purchase the soundtrack on bandcamp! Although it's only available for acts I and II since Act III isn't complete yet. *0:00**: Altars of Apostacy (incl. "Halls of Sacrilegious Remains")* In the past year or two I've been really into black metal, so it seemed like a no-brainer to try my hand at making some for the Heresy layer, especially since I found the idea of amen break blast beats to be hilarious. This song has by far the most simultaneous guitar tracks in the game currently with the most dense section having 7 guitars playing simultaneously. I was worried it'd sound muddy, but luckily it didn't take much tweaking on the mixing to make it sound fine. The Glory reprise wasn't actually in the song when I originally wrote it, it was tacked on afterwards when I had the thought that it would help elevate the song and the section it plays in emotionally, which it most certainly did. Much like how it worked in its original context, the lightness of the Glory motif works wonderfully to contrast with the darkness of the rest of the song. The Castle Vein reprise ended up being a bit of a lucky coincidence of multiple things coming together. I had already decided that I wanted to reintroduce both the Swordsmachine and the Hideous Mass in 6-1, but I happened to see one of the beta testers for the level editor use Castle Vein for an exciting hype moment, which gave me the idea of combining those thoughts together and holding off on using Hideous Masses until the very end to have them be reintroduced alongside a new more black metal style version of the Castle Vein motif. I rarely write solos so the length of this guitar solo caused a bit of redundancy and repetition in it, but in the context of the game it really isn't noticeable at all. *9:37**: Versus* Really went ham with this one, combining the riff-based metal of the Prelude with the melodic focus of Castle Vein to pretty successful results I feel. Had some trouble with the main melody here but I really like how it became a balance of epic and ambiguous. Fits the feeling of the fight and contrasts well with Clair de Lune's calm softness. This song actually has 3 layers of drums: the original MIDI drums, the amen breaks on top and the electronic drums that were added to give more weight to the original drum patterns and to make it feel more dynamic compared to the flat intensity that just the amen breaks by themselves gave the previous tracks. The guitars were cut up and occasionally stutter to try to get across the mechanical aspect of the boss. Because of all the layers, the song ended up really heavily compressed, which probably makes audio engineers and musicians cry, but at least for the layman it doesn't seem to bother them. *16:19**: Duel (Versus Reprise)* The "bass" intro is actually just the original guitar intro played at half speed. I had initially planned to actually record it on bass but just doing this way was much quicker and cleaner and it gets the job done. I had a lot of pressure going into this track since Versus is one of the more popular songs in the game, and it didn't help that I didn't have much time to write it since the update was coming out soon. Luckily I could still use the original song as the backbone, taking some riffs and sections and enhancing them with additional layers of melody and instrumentation that changed the way it felt while still staying recognisable. The initial idea was to have the synth solo climaxes not come in until the second phase of the boss fight, but since the first half is where players spend most of their time, it would have been a waste. Mixing wise this song is probably the loudest on the Act 2 soundtrack. I tried to mix it more in line with how the previous Greed songs are mixed, but it always ended up sounding wrong and weak, so I just kept it really loud and clipping, which gives it this meaty and thick sound. The original Versus was also more compressed than most of its surrounding songs, so that ended up being an accidental parallel. The drones at the start and end are done with an instrument called the Tanpura (or rather a soundfont of one). For some reason I always thought this kind of drone was done with a sitar, so I'm glad I found out.
The passage he was talking about in Altars of Apostasty at 1:41 is also very present in the game Hollow Knight as well. Specifically, it is the opener to the theme Sealed Vessel. I just thought that was very cool!
A prevalent theme in Ultrakill's music is the heavy use of Leitmotifs; the game puts a focus on callbacks to previous levels in the game; to show you how deep into the bowels of hell you've gone, as well as referencing connections to events in the game, or the story that plays out in the game's lore. Here's a list of all the leitmotifs present in the game so far: Order: Contains a leitmotif of Requiem, as well as a slight resemblance to Glory Duel (Versus reprise): Obviously contains a leitmotif of Versus Altars of Apostasy: Contains leitmotifs of Guts as well as Glory Hall of Sacreligious Remains (2nd half of Altars of Apostasy): Is essentially a remix of Castle Vein, which is the song name for the level: Halls of Sacred Remains War: Contains leitnotifs from Sands of Tide ---- Separated for potential future video ---- The World Looks Red: Contains a motif from Order Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death: Contains a motif from Death Odyssey War Without Reason: Contains a motif from Requiem.
Really love watching your reactions to different games' OSTs, love the deeper look we get thanks to your simplified analytical approach - no matter how many times I've listened to some songs, you always point out things I've never noticed before! If you decide to give some Ultrakill songs another listen, I'd totally recommend "Unstoppable Force", "Divine Intervention" and most definitely "Deep Blue"! Deep Blue features some really beautiful elements that aren't seen in other songs from the Ultrakill OST (as far as I know ^^)
I don’t think I would have considered this game without coming across your channel and hearing the music through your reactions. Thanks for sharing your expertise and thoughts, clearly the soundtrack is worth the price of admission.
I love your melody analysis, all about the feeling of music, and noticing the classical music similarities! I'd REALLY appreciate if you reacted to"It's time for your medicine" and "beyond reasoning" From Dead cells, this game is FULL of bangers
YESSSS MORE ULTRAKILL!!! I will say, I love Alters of Apostasy, but there's something to be said for its proceeding track, Chord of the Crooked Saints, being an oppressive buildup to it, even if it's not musically interesting to hear one chord trailing on for over two minutes LOL Also love both Versus and its Reprise, they both have different vibes to offer and you nailed it when you said the reprise expands the original into something more cinematic, as the stakes have gotten higher. So happy you're enjoying this OST! It's changed my life.
yeah I played ultrakill from the start and I loved every single ost, it just gives u some determination to actually not fail, every ost suits it's levels, i also played cyber grind with some of my favorite themes and I just still love it
For the context Altars of Apostasy plays in 6th Layer of Hell: Heresy. And I find very interesting that all music in Heresy Layer is a classical music "corrupted" by metal (aka. Music Of Hell). That's truly the best description of heresy I hope to see more of Ultrakill OST reaction videos because this soundtrack is sick
If you end up doing the more recent music, made for the 'violence' layer in the game, I hope to see you play along to some of it, because there are some very wonderful and very emotional guitar and violin melodies that I would love to hear you accompany with your strings!
from 6:38 you can hear harpsichord very quiet in background playing exact same theme from ost castle vein which you have reacted to in the past, im not sure it can be heard on speakers though
17:14 I remember the first time I was going through Greed (the Layer of Hell you fight in for this song). I had gotten through all the other three levels and suffered long and hard just to get to the final level of that Layer. I still had bad memories of dropping half an hour just to beat V2 (the robot fight in “Versus”) the first time round. I was going through the jump pads and corridors thinking “okay, just gotta get through this last level and I’m done” and wondering to myself “wait a second, why haven’t I encountered any enemies yet? This is odd.” By 17:20 when the doors open and I saw V2 again (sitting there and waiting for me) all I could think was “YOU AGAIN?!”
I highly reccommend both "Hear! The Siren Song Call Of Death" and "War Without Reason", they're the 2 most recent additions to the game's soundtrack and are both amazing. Please give them a listen!
“classical music“
(idk what im talking about all i know is that im pretty sure that shit is not classical and intense)
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one day ago is freaking wild bro man is always on high ears when ever it comes to comments
let me clear it up gow i understood it, it used assets from clasical music and than mixed it with rock and stuff
I don't know a word of what he says about music but I got the vibe
the song mix classical shit and cazy drums
For context, Versus is a song that takes place in a bossfight where you fight a character thats meant to be a near perfect rival.
The first fight is a battle of mercy. Your opponet onlt wishes to spar, however in the second, learning you're out for blood, all gloves are off.
(hakita has yet to say if the first battle was a friendly spar or an actual battle to the death. But i have a feeling its the latter.)
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@@eternal221 very untrue. he wants you dead and you want him dead, from the beginning. you are his direct competition and jeopardising his life by existing
Well thecnicaly V2 is a upgrade to V1
@@trevorturner6025 Everything is a battle to the death for V1, V2 likely either saw it as a friendly spar or an honourable duel simply to see who was better.
Ultrakill is so good that it pisses me off.
I gave Hakita $20 and he gave me infinite joy and dopamine. ITS NOT FAIR. HOW DID HE DO IT?
i gave him 15 euro and a snickers bar, he gave me infinite hyperdeath, imperfect hatred and godfist suicide.
@@MonochromeAlexand a prelude
@@averagesilksongenjoyer3257 it's technically included in infinte hyperdeath
@@MonochromeAlex fair point
One could say he gave you infinite hyperjoy
"Some chaos is happening". Ultrakill in a nutshell
Chaos is a understatement, it’s crack cocaine instead
And a bit of heroin in here@@person_on_the_internet_
@@person_on_the_internet_
Acid trip? No, we're going on an acid adventure!
-Max0r
ULTRACHAOS
@@MrMoron-qn5rx fuck adventure. I'm going on a journey rn, a voyage even.
The next couple tracks for this I would recommend the VIOLENCE layer tracks for your next batch of videos. Happy listening!
I know the entirety of Violence is a certified banger, but you can't just suggest the entire layer.
I second these recommendations.
none of these songs are fully capitalised
@@Kkbleeblobagreed 100%, I think the soundtrack (though it was already good) took a huge step forward in Layer 7 in terms of variety, composition, imagery, you name it.
@@MistahGamah did u reply to the wrong person i was just referring to the names of the songs
The best way I can describe the ULTRAKILL soundtrack in terms of vibes:
Act 1: Aggressive power trip with depressive undertones.
Act 2: A frivolous journey of discovery. Mysterious and grand. This time the depressive undertones are more subtle.
Act 3: Overwhelming and terrifying. Any time you survive an encounter you either feel extremely relieved or still in a state of minor shock.
Perfect description
My G you explained it perfectly.
from "oh wow, so this is hell. cool now gimme blood"
to "yeah alright i can handle this, let's frickin ball"
to "OH MY GOD, THIS IS ACTUALLY HELL" or "oh god. this is hell."
pretty spot on with the vibes of each act, yeah
Act II gangsta until Heresy
Everybody gangsta till the 7-1 elevator room
Here are a few more Ultrakill Songs you should listen to!
"THE WORLD LOOKS WHITE" and "THE WORLD LOOKS RED"
"He is The Light in my Darkness"
"Danse Macabre"
"War Without Reason"
And im pretty sure youve listened to it and i just forgot but "Glory"
"Hear! the Siren Song Call of Death"
"The Fire is Gone (For Piano, Saxophone, and trumpet)"
"Divine intervention"
and "Cold Winds" are good ones too
14:07 you made a really good point here. in the boss battle, V2 is constantly using different weapons that mimic your arsenal. he telegraphs which weapon he's about to use by making a specific sound effect, so there's a lot of dings and beeps and chimes going on.
@@anshsgh6092 it's a picture of before duckification
i didnt even know he had sounds for the weapons lol.
Oh rlly
I have fought him so many times and am just finding this out
The 2nd part of the piece altars of apostacy is also known as halls of sacrilegious remains, and references the halls of sacred remains track from 1-3
otherwise known as castevania
@@StopDropDashCastleVein
In addition, AoA is technically a followup to a (seriously underrated imo) drone song in the same level, CHORD OF THE CROOKED SAINTS
Castlevania is crazy
The "hopeful" section of altars of apostacy always came off as more mournful to me, but thats likely due to the context in game as its the theme of a level building up to a boss that lost *everything* because of your first fight.
You should listen to The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S. The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S is one of my favorite songs on the soundtrack of ULTRAKILL, a game by Arsi “Hakita” Patala, song composed by Arsi “Hakita” Patala for the soundtrack of the game ULTRAKILL. The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S plays in the level colloquially known as 4-S in the hit indie game ULTRAKILL by Arsi “Hakita” Patala.
(the joke is that the title is self-explanatory.
it's actually also a Crash Bandicoot reference.)
tf is this lobotomy made comment my god 💀
my favourite part in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S was when part 4 of The Song That Plays in the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S plays and the Enemy Colloquially Known as Maurice rolls down to crush you, preventing you from finishing the Level Colloquially Known as 4-S
The 4-S brain DMG is real
least insane ultrakill player
Hakita has some midas effect on the music he makes
The majority of the song he makes is automatically gold
Well, if it is a gold mine, you still need to mine for gold?
what I am trying to say - there are some tracks that are worse than others
complete utter and destruction of the senses
@@VankoGN yeah that's true
chord of the crooked saints
@@EEE-do3eu Maybe it's just me but I love the way the title foreshadows the chaos that is to come and then it's exactly that
This channel still remains such a unique concept and I love every minute of it.
Can't wait for Payday series music reactions!
time to break the rules
@@Algorithm_God_Cult It's Payday fellas!
YES, YES, YES
HO. HO. HO.
@@mryeetyeeterson”And wolf? Stay off the dance floor.”
Hakita actually forgot to give Gabriel a theme in Act 2. Less than 24 hours before Act 2 *released to the public*, Hakita theorized, planned, and made Death of God’s Will, and added it to the game a mere 4 hours before release of Act 2. And supposedly, he vomited afterwards from the stress and anxiety.
Truly a man dedicated to his work
Altars of apostasy is probably my favorite in the entire soundtrack, love your input on it
Since its your favorite, could you confirm something for me man?
I swear i hear castle vein implanted in the last bit of the song. Is it there or am i crazy?
@@cakeeyplayz yes,there was a castle vein motif near the end
@@cakeeyplayzyes, as well as a glory motif in the triumphant part of the first section. a lot of ultrakill songs are littered with motifs
@@cakeeyplayz technically that part is another different song that's usually included as part of altars of apostasy despite having its own name (hall of sacrilegious remains)
@@cakeeyplayzThe last part is when you fight 2 hideous masses at the end of the level, so yes it is castle vein
you should definitely look into the new Violence Layer Soundtrack, every track in the new layer are so well composed and portray such emotion. Tracks like "The World Looks White/Red", "Do Robots Dream of Eternal Sleep? + Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death", and "Suffering Leaves Suffering Leaves + Danse Macabre" are all masterpieces, and each one with a + plays into each other very well. I definitely recommend reacting to those.
Where is my love child, WAR WITHOUT REASON?
Youuu... YOU DID NOT INCLUDE WAR WITHOUT REASON!
WHERE IS WAR WITHOUT REASON!!!!!!
you did not put War Without Reason IM MAD!!!!! (joking, but do NOT forget about that song, please.)
It was truly... A War Without Reason.
(Lore wise) It is my personal Headcanon that all of this music is composed on the fly in V1’s head as it’s going nuts in hell
Which means it literally remixes Verses and Divine Intervention for second battles with V2 and Gabriel
My headcanon is that the old style represents angels rock/the guitar representing hell and the tech parts are kinda representing v1 itself or the other machines in a kind of way, i also think v1 is the creator of all the songs
@@thelonelylump4015 or maybe bro literally has a playlist of his favorite music in his head since he is machine
MUUUUSSSIIICCC MANNNN
9:46
"I thought it would be obvious, brother. After all I AM YOU, *but stronger* "
That’s right. If you’re not fast enough, he shoots your coins for you. In addition, he can also throw his own. Meaning half the fight is a slap fight with nickels
sounds like a maxor quote
@@Aberfy it is. It’s from the Ultrakill Act II vid
@@stormtendo no it’s the act l video
@@creasednewt1741 the original comment is, yes. Every comment thereafter is from Act II
"Its Ultrakilling time!"
As always, your reaction video keeps on delivering because of your educational format when explaining the music
Kudos!
I think you'll love "he is my light in the darkness" from Ultrakill. It's another classical like piece with hakitas chaotic touch and the stakes invert halfway into the fight. The song reflects that
Damn. You COOKED for your addition to Duel. Hats off, that was wild.
Fact: The song "versus" has the same BPM as the song "Megalovania"
(sorry for my english, i speak taco taco chimichangas)
“Sorry for bad english” dudes after speaking in the most eloquent english ever
Not forgiven, Ur Mexican Cola are now forfeit
(That sugar cane based stuff is just too good)
@@icommitdie8756bro everyone is always “I’m sorry for bad English” and they speak perfect sentences, more than anything the whole “bad English” thing might be because of all the slang we use now that I think about it.
@@Mr-bw7yi also the glass bottles, if it has glass bottles you know its the good stuff.
I think some people who don't speak English as their first language automatically apologize just to be safe, but for some reason I never encounter this in real life, mostly youtube comments.
The way you review and react to the music is always so fun and entertaining. Your videos are always so well done, and I always love to see them.
agreed, this guy has good vibes and his videos are nice to watch
You are correct mentally on duel. I like too picture versus as what they are commanded too do, but duel is more personal, both have grown stronger, but one wants revenge from losing the other fight, it becomes personal instead of an order. They both have advanced in power from their last fight, this will tell who is better.
To explain the shimmery ambient noise at the end of Versus and Duel, the album releases of the ULTRAKILL ost often have fluid transitions between a lot of the songs, so the end of Versus smoothly flows in the the beginning of Cold Winds, and the end of Duel transitions into Deep Blue
I love at 18:00 you call the rhythm more ‘danceable’. In the game, this level takes place at around the halfway mark. Compared to versus which takes place near the beginning.
This is just a simple connection I noticed… Versus is a brawl, a slugfest between 2 fighters. Versus reprise is quite literally a dance, 2 destructively fast opponents locked in battle a second time…
The fact that hakita can make sudden modulations sound so good without the use of pivot chords is extremely admirable!
As a side note, as someone who's in Theory IV and has done analysis in classical music, it's always really enjoyable to hear your analyses on VGM, it's helping my ear a ton with noticing patterns/techniques in these tracks, very informative content as always!!
cant wait to see him react to the violence layer soundtrack, specially for "The world looks red"
Being a big fan of Ultrakill and its lore, its a treat seeing your reactions and analysis of each piece! Can't wait for more!
Mi madre me dió la vida y la música de Ultrakill las ganas de vivirla. ✌️
a mi el mismo juego
Brother is spitting bars
Dude this music is so good that I can feel Gabriel Ultrakill coming inside me.
He did WHAT inside you?
Just like the virgin Mary?
It would be so cool to see him watch the duel down the SIDE OF A PYRAMID as the climax starts. I can't think of a cooler final phase to a boss, sliding down a monument while you have a gun battle.
Pretty sure thats a thing now in the second battle
@@Neonskyes3 Try reading my comment a second time.
Oh ok mb I thought you said imagine if they slid down the pyramid sorry
But yeah I agree
Tysm for looking at these!!!! There’s also the layer 7 ost which just came out recently that i recommend looking at! My favorites being the world looks white/red, war without reason, and Danse Macabre
Act 7? Goddamn buddy, how far are you in the future?
@@megarayquaza9054 I meant layer 7 sorry I’m dumb
Your improvisation over Versus made it sound like a "Wave 2" of sorts, like a theme for a harder version of the fight in question, I like it a lot
Loved the video, you are so cool! Your analysis is interesting and your additions are a treat!
What you mention during the first song with 'classical instruments and modern style', I love that sort of principle a lot. It's really fun!
I just woke up and saw this in my recommended.
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Day already better
Greetings maurice of wisdom
@@spectre7095 greetings spectre7095!
Oh Maurice of 0-1… what is your wisdom?
@@TheRoosterManWastaken gabriel is a tsundere for v1's affection
@@Maurice_Of_Wisdomthat’s hot
HUH?! WHAT?!
My comment has never featured in anyones videos before- (to my recalling)
Holy shit tysm!
Hope you do layer 7 next!
Suffering leaves suffering leaves (and its co-song Danse Macabre) are great!
Same with The World Looks White/Red.
Congrats :3
Altars of Apostasy makes me feel like I’m levitating every single time I listen to it
I love hearing your references to other music because a lot of the composition feels familiar but I can never place my finger on it.
The added part to versus was super good and made it truly feel like a showdown which the original lacks.
But oh my god the addition to duel made me feel like I was right there in the level. It made it truly feel like the deathmatch that 4-4 is.
Man, I can never understand how you manage to make Ultrakill songs even better, I honestly want a mod with your Ultrakill ost remixes (or etc.). I'll be waiting for the next video of yours, as they are SO GOOD, each of them! Everyone who says otherwise are liars.
You gotta look at the newest layers music, the violence layer, I think you'll love it. Especially 'the world looks red'.
"wow" is my favorite statement for that one song
6:35 this part of Altars of Apostasy is a reference to a previous track, "Castle Vein", which was in a previous video. The name of the level with Castle Vein, "Halls of Sacred Remains", is repurposed in this one, as the section in Altars of Apostasy is called Halls of Sacrilegious Remains. Additionally, this part of the song is triggered when you begin a boss fight where you fight two of the Hideous Mass, the end boss from Halls of Sacred Remains.
I’m glad your still making videos on the music of ultrakill. It’s cause of your first video on ultrakills music I ended up getting the game myself and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. Thank you for making these videos on ultrakill.
I genuinely wish you react to the music in order, because you miss some key parts in songs. This game, and oh boy I know a lot of games, has the most emotional Leitmotifs I’ve ever heard, and it’s beyond amazing.
"react to layer 7 now!"
"no react in order!"
Lol you lot need to make up your minds.
@@LionmightOfficial he didn't say he wanted layer 7 ost
@@LionmightOfficialplease excuse the VERY long response but i really hope this clarifies things
most layer 7 songs are only repeating leitmotifs between eachother, while the other songs in the soundtrack have leitmotifs from other songs
a sort of guide/list of the tracks with leitmotifs you might not have heard would be:
"castle vein" leitmotif repeats in "hall of remains" (aka the final part of altars of apostasy)
"requiem" leitmotif repeats in both "glory" (a little different) and in "order"
"divine intervention" and "the death of god's will" (the same sort of sister songs as versus and versus reprise)
"sands of tide" and "war"
also thank you sir stringplayergames for the wonderful content hope this helped👍
also if i missed anything important please forgive me
aside from like 2 or 3 motifs, ultrakill's songs are pretty isolated. you don't need to know the entire background context of a song to know that it's really, really good
2:19 This part in Alters Of Apostasy ALWAYS makes me feel like Gabriel is throwing every little enemy he can to try stall you. (Gabriel is the boss right after the level this song plays in if you didn't know.)
Whoa! Your play over Duel was amazing! I would absolutely listen to it often
i really recommend listening to "the world looks white" and "the world looks red" next (in that order), and also "war without reason"
I do have to say I appreciate you making your own little twist/addition to the melody. Genuinely adds to both the feel of the music itself and the genuineness of the reactions.
I appreciate how Versus toes the line between the distinct genres of Biker-Bar Classical and EDM-Rave Classical
The final section of altars of apostasy may give u castle vein vibes. Thats cos its called “halls of sacrilegious remains” while the level castle vein plays in is called “halls of sacred remains” halls of sacred remains also has a boss at the end of it, while the room where halls of sacrilegious remains plays has u fighting 2 of those while enemies spawn when one of them dies
Versus is the theme of V2, this games version of the “im u but better” trope. Duel is the theme of ur rematch against V2, and the very egyptian sounding drone ambience comes from the desert theme of the layer where the rematch happens (hell u literally slide down a pyramid while gunning each other its cathartic af)
The vid for duel shows blurred gameplay of the fight as well
its also neat how you hear Castlevein in 1-3, when you encounter your first Hideous Mass, and then you fight 2 of them later on again in 6-1 during the Halls of Sacrilegious Remains segment, which is a direct reference/callback to the earlier Castlevein theme (and ofc both of them are Castlevania references)
those synths in duel are also present in the soundtracks of the 3 levels preceding the fight, to fit the setting as well
Last part of Altars of Apostaty is actually Castle Vein song from the other episodes but on a different style!
5:45 This looks like a kid learning about Santa for the very first time
Som of the most iconic musics for the Ultrakill fanbase, great video as aways, you have no idea how it is fulfilling to have a channel dedicated to something like that.
A personal note of myne, renember "Tenebre rosso sangue" from one of your preview reaction videos from Ultrakill? Keygen church has actually made a even bigger and "epic" song more heavily inspired by classical music while having the usual mixmash of musical genres that Ultrakill does the best. "Asgretalos" is the name of the song, and since i don't think its technically inside the game it can't slip inside a reaction video but definitely worth checking it and hey! Just a comment saying if it was actually worth it would made my day.
Keep up the good work representing our favorite games OSTs, love your work.
The intro to Duel really sounds like the sun beating down to me, for some reason
Altars of Apostasy is what happens when YOU need boss music. Because you are the boss. Everything in this game is desperately trying to survive you and there will be no mercy. They have blood and you need blood; they WILL give it to you.
Watching this after P - ranking the second layer feels great
Also, since you are looking for more soundtracks, I would recommend you the Subnautica soundtrack.
About the game: In Subnautica you play as a lone survivor of the crash of the ship Aurora from the Alterra corporation. It starts off slow with you collecting various materials and minerals in the shallow water, but as time goes on you are forced to explore deeper waters for blueprints from ship fragments and data from many alien laboratories. The deeper you go, the more dangerous (and the bigger) are the creatures that you will encounter. Thankfully you'll be able to navigate the murky water relatively safely in diverse ships.
About the soundtrack: Most of the tracks are very ambient, and they differenciate from another like the biomes or scenes that they play in do.
My personal recommendations are:
-Abandon Ship
-Leviathan
-Red Alert
-Salutations (Main menu, introduction)
-Islands beneath the sea
-Lost River
The first three are more intense and the rest is ambient. I hope you'll see this and maybe even make a video to Subnautica, as part three of it is up and coming this year!
PS: Love your vids!
PPS: Yeah, I copied my last comment
5-4 reference
i didnt notice until now but towards the end of alters of apostasy it mixes with castle vein
I think I saw you playing your violin with a vocalist at Magfest? I was listening from a balcony area and you were both stunning
oh my god, AoA with violin over it is something that I didn't know I needed until now
"there's some chaos happening" best description of the entire game i ever heard lol
i had no idea how classically inspired Altars of Apostasy was but... oh my god it really is
The ending bit of alters of apostasy is called halls of sacrilegious remains and is combination of alters of apostasy and castle vein(another song in the ost)
Something that really strikes me about Altars of Apostacy when I first heard it is that I could easily imagine it being far less of a death metal song if you simply replaced the guitars with a string ensemble.
Also fun fact: There's a pdf with developer commentary on each track if you purchase the soundtrack on bandcamp! Although it's only available for acts I and II since Act III isn't complete yet.
*0:00**: Altars of Apostacy (incl. "Halls of Sacrilegious Remains")*
In the past year or two I've been really into black metal, so it seemed like a no-brainer to try
my hand at making some for the Heresy layer, especially since I found the idea of amen
break blast beats to be hilarious. This song has by far the most simultaneous guitar tracks in
the game currently with the most dense section having 7 guitars playing simultaneously. I
was worried it'd sound muddy, but luckily it didn't take much tweaking on the mixing to
make it sound fine.
The Glory reprise wasn't actually in the song when I originally wrote it, it was tacked on
afterwards when I had the thought that it would help elevate the song and the section it
plays in emotionally, which it most certainly did. Much like how it worked in its original
context, the lightness of the Glory motif works wonderfully to contrast with the darkness of
the rest of the song.
The Castle Vein reprise ended up being a bit of a lucky coincidence of multiple things coming
together. I had already decided that I wanted to reintroduce both the Swordsmachine and
the Hideous Mass in 6-1, but I happened to see one of the beta testers for the level editor
use Castle Vein for an exciting hype moment, which gave me the idea of combining those
thoughts together and holding off on using Hideous Masses until the very end to have them
be reintroduced alongside a new more black metal style version of the Castle Vein motif.
I rarely write solos so the length of this guitar solo caused a bit of redundancy and repetition
in it, but in the context of the game it really isn't noticeable at all.
*9:37**: Versus*
Really went ham with this one, combining the riff-based metal of the Prelude with the melodic focus of Castle
Vein to pretty successful results I feel. Had some trouble with the main melody here but I really like how it
became a balance of epic and ambiguous. Fits the feeling of the fight and contrasts well with Clair de Lune's
calm softness.
This song actually has 3 layers of drums: the original MIDI drums, the amen breaks on top and the electronic
drums that were added to give more weight to the original drum patterns and to make it feel more dynamic
compared to the flat intensity that just the amen breaks by themselves gave the previous tracks. The guitars
were cut up and occasionally stutter to try to get across the mechanical aspect of the boss. Because of all the
layers, the song ended up really heavily compressed, which probably makes audio engineers and musicians cry,
but at least for the layman it doesn't seem to bother them.
*16:19**: Duel (Versus Reprise)*
The "bass" intro is actually just the original guitar intro played at half speed. I had initially
planned to actually record it on bass but just doing this way was much quicker and cleaner
and it gets the job done.
I had a lot of pressure going into this track since Versus is one of the more popular songs in
the game, and it didn't help that I didn't have much time to write it since the update was
coming out soon. Luckily I could still use the original song as the backbone, taking some riffs
and sections and enhancing them with additional layers of melody and instrumentation that
changed the way it felt while still staying recognisable. The initial idea was to have the synth
solo climaxes not come in until the second phase of the boss fight, but since the first half is
where players spend most of their time, it would have been a waste.
Mixing wise this song is probably the loudest on the Act 2 soundtrack. I tried to mix it more
in line with how the previous Greed songs are mixed, but it always ended up sounding
wrong and weak, so I just kept it really loud and clipping, which gives it this meaty and thick
sound. The original Versus was also more compressed than most of its surrounding songs,
so that ended up being an accidental parallel.
The drones at the start and end are done with an instrument called the Tanpura (or rather a
soundfont of one). For some reason I always thought this kind of drone was done with a
sitar, so I'm glad I found out.
You need listen "Unstoppable force"
And hi from Russia! We love ULTRAKILL too!
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The passage he was talking about in Altars of Apostasty at 1:41 is also very present in the game Hollow Knight as well. Specifically, it is the opener to the theme Sealed Vessel. I just thought that was very cool!
15:55 bro the way you made a violin sound like an electric guitar was awesome
A prevalent theme in Ultrakill's music is the heavy use of Leitmotifs; the game puts a focus on callbacks to previous levels in the game; to show you how deep into the bowels of hell you've gone, as well as referencing connections to events in the game, or the story that plays out in the game's lore.
Here's a list of all the leitmotifs present in the game so far:
Order: Contains a leitmotif of Requiem, as well as a slight resemblance to Glory
Duel (Versus reprise): Obviously contains a leitmotif of Versus
Altars of Apostasy: Contains leitmotifs of Guts as well as Glory
Hall of Sacreligious Remains (2nd half of Altars of Apostasy): Is essentially a remix of Castle Vein, which is the song name for the level: Halls of Sacred Remains
War: Contains leitnotifs from Sands of Tide
---- Separated for potential future video ----
The World Looks Red: Contains a motif from Order
Hear! The Siren Song Call of Death: Contains a motif from Death Odyssey
War Without Reason: Contains a motif from Requiem.
amazing solo at the end!! went on for so long, i was genuinely shocked
damn dude, you fucking COOKED with the Versus cover
Really love watching your reactions to different games' OSTs, love the deeper look we get thanks to your simplified analytical approach - no matter how many times I've listened to some songs, you always point out things I've never noticed before!
If you decide to give some Ultrakill songs another listen, I'd totally recommend "Unstoppable Force", "Divine Intervention" and most definitely "Deep Blue"!
Deep Blue features some really beautiful elements that aren't seen in other songs from the Ultrakill OST (as far as I know ^^)
Its crazy that there are tons of other songs with just as good composure (if not better) that would take forever to go through
can you react later to the ultrakill violence soundtrack?
good video too, i love Ultrakilling
The last part of altars of apostasy is a trowback to castle vein, the song for the level 1-3, which in itself is a reference to castlevania.
loved this video
I don’t think I would have considered this game without coming across your channel and hearing the music through your reactions. Thanks for sharing your expertise and thoughts, clearly the soundtrack is worth the price of admission.
I love your videos and your Music please keep producing your awesome man!
I love your melody analysis, all about the feeling of music, and noticing the classical music similarities! I'd REALLY appreciate if you reacted to"It's time for your medicine" and "beyond reasoning" From Dead cells, this game is FULL of bangers
YESSSS MORE ULTRAKILL!!!
I will say, I love Alters of Apostasy, but there's something to be said for its proceeding track, Chord of the Crooked Saints, being an oppressive buildup to it, even if it's not musically interesting to hear one chord trailing on for over two minutes LOL
Also love both Versus and its Reprise, they both have different vibes to offer and you nailed it when you said the reprise expands the original into something more cinematic, as the stakes have gotten higher.
So happy you're enjoying this OST! It's changed my life.
Just saying, I feel like hearing the whole ULTRAKILL soundtrack in order from start to end is an amazing experience, as it tells a story by itself
yeah I played ultrakill from the start and I loved every single ost, it just gives u some determination to actually not fail, every ost suits it's levels, i also played cyber grind with some of my favorite themes and I just still love it
For the context Altars of Apostasy plays in 6th Layer of Hell: Heresy. And I find very interesting that all music in Heresy Layer is a classical music "corrupted" by metal (aka. Music Of Hell). That's truly the best description of heresy
I hope to see more of Ultrakill OST reaction videos because this soundtrack is sick
Hey Nice aperture science t-shirt You got there
If you end up doing the more recent music, made for the 'violence' layer in the game, I hope to see you play along to some of it, because there are some very wonderful and very emotional guitar and violin melodies that I would love to hear you accompany with your strings!
fun fact: in the last part of altars of apostasy, if you listen or have heard to castle vein, you can hear it if you listen closely
who des this guy think he is
calm down man he just saying what he hears
idgaf
Did I just witness a schizophrenic man talking to himself?
schizophrenic
from 6:38 you can hear harpsichord very quiet in background playing exact same theme from ost castle vein which you have reacted to in the past, im not sure it can be heard on speakers though
Lets goooo! Ultrakill reaction!
Btw you are sick with the metal violi!,, never stop playing it after the reactions! It's awesomeeee
9:03 you just turn altars of apostasy into an anime opening soundtrack goodjob XD
Trust me, you'll *love* "Chord of Crooked Saints."
Love how you had the exact same reaction to Versus as i did.
I might add before you hear "Versus" you are looking around for keys maybe 10 minutes or so with just "Clair de Lune" playing.
Metal, classical and opera go hand in hand. I have a hard time believing guys like Bach and Mozart wouldn't love modern metal.
17:14 I remember the first time I was going through Greed (the Layer of Hell you fight in for this song). I had gotten through all the other three levels and suffered long and hard just to get to the final level of that Layer. I still had bad memories of dropping half an hour just to beat V2 (the robot fight in “Versus”) the first time round.
I was going through the jump pads and corridors thinking “okay, just gotta get through this last level and I’m done” and wondering to myself “wait a second, why haven’t I encountered any enemies yet? This is odd.”
By 17:20 when the doors open and I saw V2 again (sitting there and waiting for me) all I could think was “YOU AGAIN?!”
Funnily enough, the OST does just straight up have a Bach song, specifically BWV 369 "I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ"
Half-life 2 has some great original sound tracks, I would love a video covering Half-life’s music
music of HL:Swelter is fire too
music of HL:Swelter is fire too
@@gwagabogowhat if it wasnt?
1:18 bro i swear if you listen closely you can hear someone doing vocals.
Please tell me it aint just me
Maybe I'm the only one, but Altars of Apostasy gave me chills when I first listened to it. It still does sometimes.
love the classical style mixed with more modern genres of music! it is totally my jam!
This is awesome. As I love music reaction videos,
I would like a petition, *to make him react to ACE COMBAT MUSIC, like Zero and The Unsung War*
I highly reccommend both "Hear! The Siren Song Call Of Death" and "War Without Reason", they're the 2 most recent additions to the game's soundtrack and are both amazing. Please give them a listen!