MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | The Circle - Guilty Gear Strive OST
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Vocal: Naoki Hashimoto
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The reason it's called circle is in reference to the "circle of life", since in the song Bedman, rejecting an empty afterlife, haunting his mechanical bedframe in order to protect his sister even after death.
Don't ask why he has a mechanical bedframe, that's even more complicated to explain
Lol mechanical bedframe, that's epic
@@DrumRollTonyReactsbasically Bedman and his sister Delilah are immensely powerful psychics who would die if they woke up. So he had a mechanical bed frame to fight with lol.
Circle of life is a bit wrong. The cycle of reincarnation is a bit closer. Circle of life is like, birth, death, decomposition, nutrients for other life.
What this song is about is more for the interpretation. That's why he's called Bedman? It could be that he's somehow being able to control the bedframe, it could be that the bedframe is fulfilling his final wishes or my personal opinion. Bedman's consciousness is stuck in the moment of his death, while he did try to get out of the circle of life and death, he failed. Now he's in the circle of endless death, briefly being able to control the bedframe (which in the arcade mode is specifically trying to get destroyed) before the automatic parts return in control.
But again, the only concrete answer will be from the devs, because the entire nature of this character is based on a question mark.
It's actually moreso about Purgatory, hence the constant questions to god, the description of everything being "endless yet finite, pitch black yet bright white." It's way more about Romeo struggling to pass on after death thanks to his connection to his sister keeping him around, keeping him tied to the living world, and then coming to terms with it by the end because he's realized that even passing on to something like heaven is not worth it if his sister-his very reason for his actions throughout the story- is not protected.
Im hype and also afraid cuz y’all keep giving him the ABSTRACT ONES
my bad :) coming from music myself i try to get the more interesting ones, its fun listening to new music.
Ikr
I mean...would you rather the basic ones for reactions?
I would love to see him react to faust and happy theme
I would like to see him react to like eromanga sensei op ed😂😂, different from the show, op and ed were very lit
Bedman is actually a tragic villain, which explains why the song has a very tragic, melancholic vibe to it. He was one of the main villains in the previous game, but everything he did, everyone he killed, he did with the belief that he would have the power to undo it once he accomplished his goal, only to be betrayed by his benefactor and left to die. Now some part of him is reaching from beyond the grave to control his weaponized bed and protect his little sister, who is the reason why he wanted all that power in the first place.
Really gotta hear Drift to see how weird Daisuke can get for his songs, it’s absurd how good the music in this game is for a fighting game soundtrack.
Thats a banger
Naoki's voice range is amazing
I am inclined to agree - I think Drift showcases it the most
it took me too long to realize that's different people (assuming it's not an alt)
1. I think you'd really like the drums section in Alone Infection (Faust's theme from Strive)
2. Naoki is the singer for most of the male vocals. He's the lead singer for the band *_Outrage,_* but whenever Daisuke writes a new song he sneaks into their band trailer and abducts Naoki for his musical experiments.
Oh, also, in any given guilty gear song, Daisuke is probably playing lead guitar.
I'd love to see Alone Infection covered! Still is one of my favourite songs in the game but people get so confused by it. I find it pretty straightforward and easy to sing to
Daisuke hasn’t played guitar for the songs in a longtime
Is that why sol’s weapon is called the outrage? If so that’s cool
@@Frogman189 brother you don't even *know.* HurtboxTV put out a vid covering all the musical references in Guilty Gear and it's _30 minutes long_ [it doesn't drag, either, it's a normally paced vid]. The entire series is a love letter to daisuke's inspirations. Hell, the main statement of Strive seems to echo Freddy Mercury's "dying words" about his music/legacy ('do whatever you want with it, just don't make me boring').
But yes, that's why it's called the Outrage.
@@Rhaethyn I mean, Sol's actual name (Frederick) is in direct reference to Freddie Mercury, and he canonically loves Queen. So that absolutely tracks. (wouldn't be surprised if you already know, but for the folks who don't)
It's been said a lot by different people that Naoki, (who has been doing vocals on GG tracks for a long time now), has elevated himself to more of a voice actor, or even a musical style performer. Some of the passion and range he has in the GG OST is crazy, he can do romantic ballads, Motley Crue style rock, fry vocals, and freddie mercury style operatic stuff.
He's nuts.
dude the fact he forgot his own lyrics while singing drift at the moment hes supposed to forget is amazingly ironic and hilarious XD
This song is so wild...in fact. When it dropped a lot of guilty gear fans HATED this song because it was even more weird than stuff like...happy chaos' theme
I dislike it because of the engrish and a bit because I feel a different voice/accent would suit it better, but I do love the do you see the radiant light part. And the engrish has to be quite bad for me to be offput by it considering I have no problem with persona 3 engrish
@@Duck_Praise ye most gg osts get brought down a bit by the engrish...
@@ShikiRyougi05 this one more than the others, because this song takes itself more seriously than the others. Happy Chaos has no problem with that
@@Duck_Praise
I still think Big Blast Sonic and Heavy Day from Xrd are 2 of Naoki's most solid vocal works.
@@Duck_PraiseNaoki’s voice is so otherworldly beautiful in The Circle that it genuinely confuses me when people say his voice and accent don’t fit. They’re part of why the song is so hype.
Guilty Gear music(Strive ESPECIALLY) can be very experimental and abstract. Daisuke(the main developer and also the composer of all the music) loves a lot of old rock bands and pays hommage in direct references through characters and the music as well. You'd never guess that the lyrics are basically about a dude sacrificing himself and protecting his living sister through a bed-like robot.
"PITCH BLACK! PURE WHITE! ALL THE SAME!" I dunno why this was my favourite part, but it's just so visceral and there's that little call and response between the vocals and the electric guitar, it's so good
theres actually a similar line in necessary discrepancy. i wonder if that was intentional
This song gives me chills, Bedman? is one of my favorite Guilty Gear characters for their story. Trying to put their story into words is REALLY hard tho I tried my best.
So in the video what you saw was a mechanized bed fighting, protecting a young girl (the girls name is Delilah). In Guilty Gear Xrd that bed was piloted by *the* Bedman, a young looking man named Romeo. He was Delilahs big brother. They were both born with abnormal brains that granted them psychic powers and high intelligence, but their bodies couldn't physically handle their brains when they were awake so they stayed asleep, and Romeo used the mechanical bed to get around. In the story of Xrd Romeo teamed up with the big bad of the game, who I won't go into detail about but her name is Ariels. He was seeking a way for him and his sister to live normally and Ariels offered him a way. His understanding was they were going to work together to bring about "the absolute world", a world of peace and perfection where they would be cured, but in reality Ariels lied, and the absolute world was actually going to wipe out all life in the universe so she could make new life however she saw fit. In the end of the story Romeo was brought to near death and then this was revealed to him. He had a lot of people's blood on his hands because he planned to just bring them all back to life anyways with the absolute world, but obviously with the reality of the plan he couldn't which filled him with the exact amount of grief that you would imagine. In his final moments he used every last bit of his energy to cure Delilah and allow her to be awake. What happens after that sort of varies depending on how you interpret the lyrics of this song, since the song is the only source for it. One possibility is that he altered the programming of the bed to give it the directive of protecting Delilah at all costs. The other possibility is that after he died his soul somehow became trapped in the bed, meaning he controls it as a spirit now. Both could also be true simultaneously, but personally I think the second possibility makes the most sense and gives the lyrics near the end of the song a lot of weight. In terms of Delilah, Strive recieved a DLC mini story mode where she was the main subject, and she was seeking revenge from who she believed to be her brothers killer. She attempted to teleport to that persons location but instead put a whole town in danger with her energy, so a collection of characters plus the bed worked together to save her and stop her from obliterating the town, and then Baiken, who had also been seeking revenge from the same person, took Delilah in and now they live together with the bed and have given up on revenge. The bed gets her into trouble sometimes but she's happier now, and Baiken is a surprisingly good guardian.
When this song came out it was kinda controversial online for some reason, mainly for that talky part in the beginning, but I think the whole song is amazing especially given the context. The singer, Naoki Hashimoto, does ALL of the male vocals for Guilty Gear Strive, with the exception of some small background vocals in Love the Subhuman Self. His range is absolutely insane, and it's wild to see how humble he is about it. I've talked to him before and he gives the credit of these songs all to Daisuke, who is an amazing artist, but Naoki deserves the credit for the vocals because GEEZ. He's also the lead singer of a Japanese band called Outrage. What's really funny is that before he even worked on Guilty Gear the band was referenced in the games, with a weapon called the Outrage. The Outrage is this crazy weapon Sol built to fight Gears, but it's so powerful that not even he could wield it safely, so he split the components into several other weapons. Giving something that important the name Outrage makes it clear that Daisuke was a big fan of them, so getting to work with Naoki now must be a dream lol
"This sounds like a band from the 80s/90s" is pretty much Daisuke's music direction for Guilty Gear
One of the coolest aspects of The Circle is that the meaning of the song can heavily be based on which parts of the lyrics resonate more. As told before in the comments, the song is about a man who died and is trying to push his way back to life in order to protect his sister. One way to interpret the lyrics is that his mission was a success and he has gained access to the machine he once piloted and uses it to ensure his sister's safety, implying he broke through the circle of life. Alternatively it could mean something more tragic as at points the voice seemingly is calling out to God and asking what it sees, feels, and hears however on the second attempt, something answers back and shatters the man's ideals of returning to life. In his final moments before death, he orders the machine to protect his sister at all costs ensuring that though she may never smile again, she will never cry even once. This occurs as the man passes the threshold, unsure if his plan to protect his sister even worked.
I personally see it as the man breaking through and possessing the machine but there is plenty of evidence to support the other interpretation and thats whats wonderful with this song.
Some of the lyrics come out awkward to an american listener so the vocals sound off and then, in my case at least, you start to see it from the writers perspective and it clicks. I think this is only something you could get by having a non native speaker write music in english so if nothing else its an interesting way to frame how language can shape rythm
You shouldn't apologize for rewinding. I love your very thoughtful insight and excitement for the song.
I love these vids! so many reaction youtubers just listen to the music, but you provide such awesome insight that I never would have thought about. Keep it up with the guilty gear!!
Gonna say it again, you should really listen to The Gravity from ggst. It's so damn good and the bass in that song is magnificent in my opinion
Does he hear the beautiful chants?
Lmao good one
Does he see the radiant light?
Does he feel a tender warmth?
Nothing here
PITCH BLACK
Probably my favorite GG track, all the techniques to sell the idea of being trapped in a stilted, failing robotic body, denied the release of death
More like choosing to stay to protect his sister
@@sophrosynes6392 thats really the beauty of it, no? the song is very clearly painting a picture, but always keeping it abstract enough to interpret vastly different outcomes. a lot like actual death if you think about it
FINALLY. ANOTHER GUILTY GEAR REACTION. you gotta do drift next now man, its so wild
u got ur wish!
This is up there in my top 5 Guilty Gear tracks, it goes SO hard. The ending actually makes me kind of emotional - it's not "I'm here, on the border of the circle", he was able to make it outside the circle, and now he's actually here. god
BEST CHARACTER IN GGS
real
This is Guilty Gear, ever character is best character
Stumbled onto this one after watching your Armor Clad Faith video. If you want to hear more of Naoki, he's the singer of japanese thrash band Outrage
edit: If I had to recommend a song that really shows off his emotional range I'd recommend Zato's theme Let Me Carve Your Way. The ending is so strong and just an emotional gut punch at least for me
for context on the character this theme is for; Bedman? in guilty gear is a dead man whose "soul" lives on in the bed that he used in life, given one single final order before the original bedman's death: protect his sister, delilah. As a result, the now destroyed bed is staying by his sister's side 24/7 to keep her safe. the song's lyrics, are essentially the brother's (original bedman) thoughts as the sentient bed and how he will stop at nothing to protect his sister.
Big hype been waiting for this one
I really want there to be more performers like Naoki who not only sing and hit the notes, but also try to play the song like an actor.
You could put every song from Guilty Gear onto a wheel, spin it, and no matter where it lands you will be getting a BANGER. Nonstop unique and incredible music. My personal favourite is Rock Parade, but I jam to every single song in my car almost daily.
Still my favorite strive song with Let Me Carve Your Way being a close second.
13:22 is how I feel with this whole song when taking the lyrics into account especially
I like when bedman? Said “I strive to not be guilty like that one gear”
I like the circle because most of the song isn't as sung as it is spoken. It's very open and feels more like a personal grudge for the characters it represents.
One thing about the song that breaks me is when you hear the NO. Since he is asking God if he can go to heaven. And God says no which the next few lines is bedman accepting it.Every time I listen I get chills
there a lot of ways you can interpret this song which I think is really cool. the way I personally interpret it is in bedmans dying moments, he feels the absolute world he dedicated everything to achieving, the afterlife. but, "nothing here", I interpret it as him saying that without delilah by his side the absolute world means nothing. so he responds "NO." to god, refusing the afterlife and instead inhabiting the broken, deteriorating, lifeless robot. he gives up Everything. his body, his voice, his flesh, his thoughts, his identity, his comfort, his absolute world, all so delilah will never cry again
that's how I heard it atleast, I can definetly see how it's a call from bedman and response from god. but I just think that bedman becoming the bed,it was his choice, not god forcing him into it. so I think it's the other way around, a call from god and a response from bedman, or perhaps both are bedman, idk lmao. I just think bedman himself is refusing god to be with his delilah
ROCK PARADE ROCK PARADE ROCK PARADE
pls
ROCK PARADE SWEEEEP 🔥 🔥 🔥
Has anyone every recommended music from Soul Calibur? I feel like he’d enjoy some of those bangers
I don't believe so
The passion of the voice almost gets a tear to my eye. I main Bedman and it's the best experience ever.
Just want to chime in at 11:42 that break has always sounded like "Change in the house of flies" to me. Just the croaking stark delivery is so cool
Never complain about long videos. We (I) come for your thoughts and reactions about the song. If you can cleanly react and its short, that's incredible. If its long because it took some extra thought, thats cool too
Keep up the good work!
Thank you Mako 😭
This was a new one for me, really dig it! I was going back through your beatbox reactions, and realized you haven't checked out the Jollux vs Remix battle, aka "Battle of the Prodigies". Incredible technique, composition, and delivery from 2 young beatboxers that are world-class talents. Would love to see your analysis/reaction to this one, if you come across it. Either way, respect for the content, FR.
The Cirlcle is in reference to the Circle of Life, the song is all about how Bedman is rejecting a peaceful afterlife in order to protect his younger sister who suffers from the same illness he had in life so he haunts his destroyed mechanical bed which kept him alive to watch over Delilah. This is one of my favorite tracks in the game as a older brother myself and hits hard.
I'd like to correct; he rejects and *empty* afterlife. No radiant light, no beautiful chant, no tender warmth; just cold, silent nothingness.
omg he saw the radiant light!!!
Does he hear the beautiful chant?
@@Lightdragon773 AY AY AY AY
You're welcome to nerd out even harder and go as long as you want. Love your insights. I already adore Strive's music but I appreciate it even more after having learned a little something about it on the music composition end from you.
I'm so glad you're doing this song
Unknown to life and unknown to death.
Half a soul with no body, and a broken body with half a mind.
Bedman may never escape the torture of his existence....but as long as he can protect his sister from harm, it is still possible to change things for both of them.
He totally reminds me of Bartholomew Kuma from One Piece. A dying soul trapped in a decaying body, desecrated with wires and metal, barely able to think or move of his own accord (until later on but that's a !!!!!!)
I’ll say this for every GG track - I will always end up loving them, but it takes a different number of listens for each.
This one took a *few* - it felt more “out there” without easy grip points, but I feel like I started to understand it more over time. Now it’s one of my favorites 😅
This is just peak GG theme there
Can’t wait until he hears drift. Left me speechless at the end.
I love this song so much it just has so much variaty of different but equally good parts that somehow work great together. I come fro a mix of prog metal and radiohead tho...not to mention i main Bedman
Got to listen to Mirror of the World
I often wonder if the composers not speaking english as a first language affords them the ability to think up insane deliveries and cadences for these lines. Like who the hell would've thought to deliver these like they are.
Such great videos.
Let's gooo. love guilty gear. Hope you continue to react to more from these games.
hope to see you cover more guilty gear stuff, cause most of GG's music is absolutely fantastic and all over the place in terms of sound.
Bro! Lets go! Of all the gg songs to listen to its one of my favorites! Whooooooo!
this fucking rocks
character lore is in the music
These guilty gear songs have been solid.
Great vid highly recommend drift next or rock parade
You should give ichika nito a listen. fantastic guitarist
If Guilty Gear music has your fancy I highly recommend BlazBlue. It's a very different vibe but it's made by the same composer (with a few exceptions) and honestly I much prefer it to GG music personally.
You should do a reaction to the madara and obito theme from naruto!
Just lean would be a cool one.
Please check out the earlier OSTs (XRD XX ...etc) they are not even in the same league
I like the Strive ost but Xrd's ost is p4p the best metal ost for a game and bedman's xrd theme is top 3 among them.
This song is so ass but the meaning is so good.
Eh, music is entirely a matter of taste, just because you dislike it does not mean that's a problem with the music.
The song is heat dont hate
This song freakin mesmerizing
Looks like someone cant see the radiant light