If You Want to Cry and Play Ace Combat at the Same Time Listen to Chandelier..
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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Wow, a slow, sad, painful song in an Ace Combat game? I loved this piece, not only because of the stoic and somber quality. But, also because I got to flex and talk about the human sound in choral music. Beautifully done, per usual with these ace combat songs. Main composers: Keiki Kobayashi, Testukazu Nakanishi, Hiroshi Okubo, Junichi Nakatsuru and Ryuchi Takada.
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Oh! Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and happy holidays to everyone. I hope you love into the new year with abounding love! 🥰
Merry Christmas man! Can you react to
'Re:Zero Season 1 OST 3 - Hymne of Despair and Atonement (Betelgeuse Theme)'
The longer it takes for the player to destroy the massive cannon, the more shots it pours into Gracemeria, and the more civilians die horribly. Truly a haunting mission for a final boss.
Even if you destroy all the warheads you can, one fires before you can even do anything. There is not a way to prevent the death of civilians. Usually the player will not target the warheads since they are not a priority, leading to more and more death as you said.
@@Sentinel_CYN What a horrifiying thought. Even if you destroy a war head, you save like a block but you lose time and it may lead to destruction of another block. You save Timmy to let Tommy die. Some people say luck isnt real but any person ever studied war will tell you one of the biggest factors is luck
@@aegeanharrier6648 Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Ace Combat, I think more than any other game series, has always been very good at carrying an anti-war message. Not as much in 7 necessarily, but it’s definitely noticeable in Zero, 6, and especially 5.
@@ls93780 I'd say Zero did it best, specifically the Hoffnung raid and Stage of Apocalypse missions. 7 is hit and miss when it comes to story, but Last Hope (Anchorage night) and Homeward (Tyler Island) put a spin on it with the information blackout causing multiple blue on blue as well as giving the more radical elements excuse to commit fratricide. Same with the rebel/warmongering elements from Osea and Yuktobania in Ac5 penultimate mission
Ahh yes, one of my favorite ace combat missions! The context behind this mission is actually incredibly sad. The estovakians (the bad guys) had basically completely lost the war vs emmeria (the good guys) so they re activated a super weapon (chandelier that was built to attempt to shoot down the asteroid Ulysses) to try and basically nuke the capital city of gracemeria. The final bits of the estovakian army and the strigon team all fell there and it pretty much ended the estovakian army for good. The chandelier was a last ditch effort for the estovakians to do as much damage as possible before their army completely fell. And it was also a last ditch effort to stop Ulysses, but unfortunately it didn't work either time and did nothing but cause irreparable damage to estovakia and it's people.
One of the most chilling lines of an estovakian pilot in the last mission is "Our generals who brought us out of despair have given us a place to die."
A war fueled by hate and propaganda and everyone being blinded by it.
And throughout the whole mission, even as the Emmerian Air Force is attacking the Chandelier, the Estovakians are still working to load it and keep up their spiteful bombardment of Gracemeria and you have to desperately try to destroy the cruise missiles before they get loaded while dodging AA fire the whole time as you try to get the right angle to take out the missiles in the loading track.
Wow. The context in which the song plays gives it a very dark sinister undertone. A citizenry so thoroughly battered, broken, and beaten that even a pyraic final stand to use a WMD brings them hope... chilling. And even sadder when as you the player (hero) are tasked with making sure that WMD isn't used, crushing their final hope in order to liberate your own home. The duality of war and mankind is on display.
Dab on them Stovies.
And people keep insisting 6 is the bad one
In case anyone didn’t recommend it yet, you should definitely give 15 Years Ago, Into The Dusk or Mrs Krista Yoslav if you want somber Ace Combat tracks
I second 15 years ago. Almost 20 years on and it still gets me choked up
I genuinely hate ACAH but I can't deny that they have some of the best tracks in Ace Combat.
Do Mrs Krista Yoslav.
Sulejmani?
Yeah into the dusk choked me up. And 15years ago is so beautiful.
Into the dusk.... That's a powerful one right there, sir 🫡 ☹️
Assuming you understand the game's story, this song really seems like it's from the Estovakian perspective.
I'd say both. Remember that some of those Chandelier shots hit Gracemeria, and the initial raid did some serious damage too.
I was able to complete the mission with out the chandelier taking a shot I kept shooting the missile each time it was reloading
I'm happy you took the time to dive deep in Chandelier. To paint a brief description of the context for this piece, this is played in the last mission of Ace Combat 6. Your enemies, having lost their war, have resorted to indiscriminate bombing of your city using the weapon Chandelier, just so they can inflict the most pain upon you and your countrymen. You struggle to destroy targets, knowing that for each second passing, for each time you hear the words "Prepare Stauros for launch" and the countdown of the Chandelier, hundreds in the capital city die. The Chandelier is described in radio messages by your enemies as their final cry of defiance, a supposed weapon if salvation but turned out to be nothing more than a white elephant, but both them and you know Chandelier's bombing of the capital city of Gracemeria is worth nothing. Your enemeies killing civilians in the capital city won't change the outcome of the war, it won't suddenly grant them victory. That is why even if great sacrifices must be made, you'll have to destroy Chandelier.
Theres another somber Ace Combat song that comes to mind.
The Journey Home (radio version) - Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (is sung by Elizabeth McGlynn who is best known for her role as The Major in Ghost In the Shell S.A.C., and has a fairly solid background in theater and singing.)
Absolutely. Both the radio version (for the transition) and the credits version to fully appreciate the performance she gave.
Unlike most AC final mission tracks, this one feels like a requiem for the antagonists. The final end for the Estovakians
Just in case it slipped under your radar somehow. You can't miss out on Blue Skies(infinity remix). It was supposed to be a one last hurrah, to go out in a blaze of glory before the Ace Combat franchise died and yet this song became the symbol of revival for the series and single handedly brought hope to the AC community and brought it back to life. It's an amazing track that I think you need to listen to at least once
Another one I'd really recommend is from another less talked about AC entry "AC Joint Assault" and the ost is simply called "Sulejmani"
Yea!!
"I will buy back the day that I have been sold."
"MY HONOR! MY PRIDE! *MY LIFE!!!"*
@@MarcoMeatballpease do Sulejmanj one day! I found the score for it on MuseScore, and I love practicing the violin soloist part.
I love this mission because it’s so unique amongst Ace Combat final missions. Usually you’d have an epic heroic battle with the player character and his buddies at the center, but in AC6, you already had that in Liberation of Gracemeria. So for Chandelier, the enemy are the protagonists, and the focus are their last desperate efforts to cause as much destruction as possible before being wiped out. The atmosphere in this mission, with the vicious battle, the endless snow, the imposing silhouette of the Chandelier, and the grim voice lines of the enemy personnel, is incredible and unique in Ace Combat. I do like the irony in that the lyrics are kind of hopeful but the way they are sung is so chilling. For these Estovakians there will be no morning light.
Btw when you said it was Megalith Agnus Dei, it’s actually the main theme of AC6, which you can hear in Liberation of Gracemeria. Same melody but it’s like the meaning is flipped on its head.
Glad you’re also giving attention to the slower songs in Ace Combat. The soundtrack is most famous for its grand and epic pieces, but honestly it’s got such incredible quality all across the board of emotional ranges. Someone already recommended Mrs Krista Yoslav forma Ace Combat Assault Horizon. I’d like to call attention to Shall Defend, from the same game. It’s actually on the more epic side of Ace Combat music, but I like how it mixes some emotionality into it.
The lyrics of the song, written by Kobayashi himself and sung by the Trinity Boys Choir, concern the aftermath of the Ulysses 1994XF04 disaster(an asteroid who's crashing affected the Ace Combat world and basically started everything) and the ensuing Emmeria-Estovakia War, and the narrator's willingess to endure and move on. The name "Chandelier" is also the name of a giant anti-asteroid superweapon the Estovakians try to use to destroy the country of Emmeria even after they lose the war.
It's also significant in that the Chandelier was canonically the LAST anti Ulysses 1994XF04 project to be turned into a weapon. Nearly every super weapon in Ace Combat, from Stonehenge, though Megalith to Excalibur and even the Ark Bird were all originally tools of salvation, proposed or canceled when they couldn't be finished in time. Only Stonehenge ever served it's intended role... which wasn't to save the world, just to save the continent it was built on. In a fascinating way, only Stonehenge earned a redemption (in AC 7) of all these massive projects.
The thematic point of Chandelier was to tell the players "That old story, of the tragic aftermath of Ulysses? This is the end of it. From here we move on." (Towards AC 3...)
@@Sorain1 And then Ace Combat 7 comes along and says "SIKE! Belka and Ulysses are BACK BABY!"
@@lgmmrm The story of AC 7 was the strangest and one of the weakest. It just felt like they didn't know what they were doing, although I love Trigger's character arc.
7:05 That's not Megalith/Agnus dei, that's The Liberation of Gracemaria which is the most prominent track from AC6.
Oh oh I got confused
Chandelier barely gets the recognition it deserves so this is great to see! A solemn reminder of the grim realities of war. So vastly different than epic pieces such as Agnus Dei or Daredevil that put you on the pedestal as a savior or hero.
Snow and ice covers the ground as you, along with your wingman Garunda 2, Windhover, Skykid and Avalanche squadrons approach the Chandelier project site.
A young woman's voice, clearly a civilian, cuts in on your frequency, begging you pilots to listen to her. She has gained access to intel about the battery you are about to assault from a Estovakian top brass who has had a change of heart.
The Estovakians scramble what few remaining fighters they have: the remnant of the Ace squadron you first faced in the initial defense of Gracemeria, and whos leader you had a frantic dogfight with after liberating Gracemera.
The whine of your jet engine is almost drowning out the young woman on the radio but you can make out her telling your and yours that the battery in nearly impervious to direct damage, but hitting the massive cooling units should make the battery collapse from the heat build-up
You hear enemy personnel cutting through the comchatter in a flat tone:
"Prepare Stauros for launch".
The Estovakians have started the loading sequence for Chandelier, and you know for certain that for every shot that cannon fires a lot of innocent people in Gracemeria will die.
You hit the throttle and prepare for one final dance with the angels in this war.
As some have said, Chandelier does feel like it's from the Estovakian perspective. Specifically them hoping for a better future after years of turmoil.
Dialogue from that mission that has stuck with me is members of Strigon Team (Estovakian ace squadron) talking to each other.
- "Chico, he said, make it back alive."
- "Milos, the fight is what keeps me alive. I've devoted my entire being to fighting for a better future."
A third member in that same mission says:
- "How far do the Emmerians intend to go with the humiliation of our country?"
The Estovakians really suffered in the years leading up to the events of Ace Combat 6, so it really feels like Chandelier is the Estovakian army remnants trying to hold on to what little honor they feel they have left after losing the war, a war meant to pull their country out of extreme poverty after years of civil war.
This juxtaposed against the air battle you’re tangled in during this mission has always been the wildest feeling to me
Merry Christmas!
Chandelier is an extremely interesting song. For one, it's played in the last mission.
Your flying in to stop the huge, super weapon like in every other AC game. But instead of something like Zero or The Unsung War to spur you on, you get this.
Instead of being the pilot fighting here, it's like your a citizen witnessing the end of your city as it's struck by this super weapon. All you can do is pray and hope this will all end soon.
I played to a friend of mine without context of the mission itself, and he said it sounded like the prologue to nuclear war. As though the world was being buried under ashes and rubble.
I heavily implore you to check other slow tracks like "Mrs. Krista Yaroslav" or "War-torn Radiance". Thank you for giving Chandelier a listen.
Kk! Merry Christmas :)
My Christmas gift to you Marco is letting you know about the video "Ace Combat 4's Game & Narrative" by Gizou Gitai. AC4 and a working PS2 can be hard to get nowadays, so the video breaks down every nuance of the storytelling and gameplay for those who can't really get the game. It's a masterpiece that goes mission by mission and cutscene by cutscene on breaking down how that game tells a masterclass anti-war story.
And great video like always!
👀👀👀👀👀
I am tempted a lot to pop that in and fire up my PS2, but I'm not sure it's resolution would be high enough for my tv to display.
or you could use an emulator like me and actually play it on the pc
@@roachymart2318 Any display that can play video from a coaxial cable out of the wall or be hooked to a DVD player can display a PS2 game; all three were/are 480i. Pretty much everything post-CRT is designed to upscale such an image to fit the screen, though the "pixels" and polygons will obviously be blockier since they're physically bigger.
I’d really recommend either Into the Dusk or 15 Years Ago from AC5 if you’re more into the slower tracks. Despite this, Chandelier is one of my favorite tracks because of the context; a dying nation’s last effort to hurt before it capitulates in a war its people did not want.
Merry christmas indeed 🎉
Edit: ace combat has songs that just inspire the player to win no matter what. The fact that the game developers put focus on the music is just wonderful and hope they can keep the quality going for many more games to come 😊
Marco, i really recommend to hear "mrs krista yaroslav" from ace combat assault horizon. Im think its perfect choice if you want to hear something slow and serious and its on Russian language btw, i was surprised to hear in last arknight videos about you love for that language, so take a shot on this song
Safe Return from 4 is on the slower side, at least compared to a lot of the other music, while still managing to keep that ace combat feel. The mission itself is quiet and aside from occasional updates from the escort you’re largely left to handle business with only the soundtrack to listen to. Definitely recommend checking that one out. This song is great too, of course, and it was awesome to hear you react to it!
_"Be joyful. Our generals who brought us out of despair have given us a place to die."_
One of my favorite quotes from Strigon Team
This song is a Requiem for Estovakia, their Nation was destroyed by Ulysses, suffer under a Civil war for years, the militaristic leaders attack the only Nation who actually try to help them creating a rift bewteen Emmeria and Estovakia, the army destroyed, they run to Chandelier a weapon full of false hope, hopes of a Lost Nation, hopes of stopping Ulysses and now hopes to change the outcome of a Lost war.
After the destruction of Chandelier, Estovakia is a dead Nation
This track, given the situation it's applied in, basically signifies that you are not only facing against the last of your desperate enemies, but you are also pitying them for basically pulling off a tactic that just made them morally lesser than human; being hellbound to destroy the thing they couldn't have in the end out of spite.
This and Ace 6's 'Brand New Day' still give me chills to this day.
Another interesting detail of this song the location of the mission. This mission is set in the Razgriz Straits and the songs lyrics can be interpreted as related to the Demon of Razgriz
Chandelier is one.of my top AC soundtracks for a reason, mostly for the slow pace yet sense of urgency that permeates through the choir. Also, definitely recommend A Brand New Day, it's more gentle and lets the player relax after a hard won war
Chandelier always reminds me of a soundtrack from the game Medal of Honor Frontline called "Arnhem Knights", which I also recommend giving a listen to if you ever get a chance since you previously listened to it's sister soundtrack "Operation Market Garden"
I haven't thought about that music in years, but you're completely right.
Medal of Honor had good composers. European Assault's "Dogs of War" is another true classic. Rising Sun has the most instantly recognizable theme.
Ac6 is hugely underrated. Its one of my favorites, and one of my fav xbox 360 games.
The best thing about this track is that it plays during a mission that you'd expect to have had one of the more heroic and bombastic songs, and lends the mission an entirely different feel because of it.
Man its been a long ass time since I've heard 6 music, as my original ace combat introduction it will always have a special place in my heart. Estovakia as an antagonistic country was just so well developed, and the enemy ace squadron very human in their interactions when a lot of the previous war related game I had ever played always paint them as often irredeemably evil.
Merry Christmas Marco and everyone
The chilling juxtaposition between this somber children's choir and the enemies desperately launch a super weapon to destroy your capital in a fit of rage and desperation. Countdown after countdown each blinding flash from the cannon meaning more death. But as the song says, all you can do is press on, turmoil shall pass, have hope for tomorrow.
Man these ace combat songs sure touch the soul.
Merry Christmas Marco! it's very moving to see someone be emotionally moved as much as you listening to music. it Allows me to appreciate your passion a bit more I think.
Merry Christmas!! Thank you!
This song is from the last mission of the game. The antagonist nation, though having defeated, continued to launch cruise missiles at the player's capital with a freaking RAILGUN that was designed to destroy an asteroid. The song may sound serene, but the mission is anything but that. There's this darn countdown in the background as each missile is launched and prepared and you need to be decently good at the game to destroy the missile. Also, if enough missiles strike the capital, it's game over for the mission.
The Ace Combat series as a whole was something I'll never forget playing. Just such authentic music.
You correctly recognized the return of Megalith Agnus Dei in the end. One of the biggest themes in Ace Combat, that I can see at least, is a sort of despair at the fact that humanity is addicted to war. No matter how often we forge a new peace, that peace will break. Again and again and again, we return to war as a means to an end. Because it's in our blood.
Damn, these thumbnails just look so good, man.
I’m a lucky man! With a fantastic creative team of two supporting me with their amazing editing and thumbnails.
CHANDELIER YESSSS MARCO YOU SPOIL US THIS CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
If you're still looking for pensive tracks there's the already highly suggested 15 Years Ago & Into the Dusk but my #1 vote is for The Journey Home.
It's a track incredibly dear to my heart. Ace Combat 5 has two versions with lyrics, the first is performed by a single vocalist but the version that resonates with me so deeply is the second; straight from the mission called ACES where-in the lyrics are performed by characters who have allied together and it is simply wonderful hearing these various voices who start so roughly out of sync fall into tune, united by their collective love for this one song and its message
This track always had strong Medal of Honor: Frontline vibes to me
Merry Christmas Marco and my fav from ac6 is malebolge.
If I may, I definitely feel like Near the Border from AC0 is something you should have a listen to. It takes the fast, dangerous feel of the flamenco that the OST has dispersed throughout, but masterfully turns it into a **PERFECT** track for a solemn yet open ended.. ending. Which makes sense seeing as how it's end is the basis on which the rest of the series lies, from a story and chronology perspective.
Other than that, amazing reactions as always!
I can also recommend "pensées" and "Epilogue" from Ace Combat 7 if you are looking for a more calm and relaxed tracks.
It’s on my list
I'd also reccomend Near the border.
While watching this I looked up other RUclips reactions to this song and yours are the only returned videos.
What i love from this track is that it's an opposite from "Liberation of Gracemeria" where it has that lovely charismatic heart pumping that pulls you into a sense of "LETS LIBERATE OUR HOMELAND" but here, the Estovakians (Antagonist) are represented in a
SPOILER ALERT
A Railgun that was supposed to defend them, turned into a weapon of destruction, of vengeance, of misery, they want the Emmerians to pay as many as possible for their strife and toils
A sad sombering heart aching melody, reflecting the fate of their broken nations in shambles that just got into a war where they hope to "get revenge" on the Emmerians. It was also reflected in one of the dialogues which roughly goes like this "Be thankful that our great generals finally gave us a place to die" just show how bad living in the ruins of their nations is
Ah the "Ulysses Disaster of July 1999", that fell upon "Strangereal". The Continents of "Anea" & "Usea" suffered & endured 2 weeks of pure hell. The Nations that suffered the worst of the Ulysses: Erusea (Usean Continent - West) & Estovakia (Anea Continent - East). The "snow without end" in the song does repressnt death, but also an alegory to the "falling Ulysses asteroids" that rained down upon the Earth. Chandelier is indeed a beautiful/haunting song to listen to.
That is a reference to ragriz, the island is a part of the razgriz straight, the snow they sing about is the snow razgriz blanketed the earth, it also uses angus day because of ace combat 4 last mission, like megalith that facility was a failed attempt to stop ulisses and became a weapon of hatred
Merry christmas Marco, as always your reactions of the Ace Combat songs are always a gift and "chandelier" makes it an even better gift, truly a beautiful song for a final mission
A bit late, but gotta love that spark that hits when agnus dei kicks in.
That and please don't forget to add this to your ace combat playlist
this final mission is just pure feels , war, hate ,pain and finally hope
"it's like a mirror. Like it's giving us a good look into the Estovakian soul."
This hits way harder when you watch the gameplay, or even better, play the mission by yourself. The mission is to destroy the behemoth super weapon that the enemy would use to bombard our capital. Listening to this raw, soft children acapella choir kicks in between the flying munitions, smokes, and explosions all around us, voices from our aircraft electronic systems and radio chatters talking about the chaos of the battle as it heatens up, plus the super weapon fires in every minute straight to our capital city, makes the whole situation despite the hell let loose all around us, strangely sorrowful, but eerie at the same time.
That is one of the best mission maybe in the history of the game, at least for me, because of this strange but unique feeling it left for me after experiencing it, it's still haunting me until now.
Thank you for reacting to this soundtrack, and merry christmas, Marco.
It’s very good of you to mention chandelier and speak highly of it. You know, after all, ace combat 6 only sold 700 thousand copies, hitting the lowest record of any mainline entry in the ace combat series.
What’s more, the series moved to the real world in the next game and Hiroyuki Ichiyanagi(一柳宏之), the producer who had taken lead of ace combat series since ace combat 4, worked so hard in the next game that the hard work ended up ruining his body. He quit the project at the beginning of the development and finally left Bandai-Namco in 2012. So in short, chandelier marks both the end of strange real world and ace combat old times, in many ways.
But no need to be desperate, for almost 10 years later in 2016 trailer, the first ace combat 7 trailer with ace combat 7 originated music, here came the faceless soldier. When the guitar kicks in, you know you are going to do something big, something that makes the dying franchise reborn. And it should be noticed that the faceless soldier version of ace combat 7’s leitmotif also appears at the end of ace combat 7’s credits. Chills
that "It's just a video game" moment.
@Marco, I and others will be very happy if you do another Ar Tonelico music reviews. AT3 is good, but AT2 is the best Ar Tonelico title when it comes to the story and music. My recommendation is both Exec and Method Metafalica.
I feel like a big mission and set piece that you should review is Mission 17: Coming Home, from AC5. That mission continues to make me shed a tear to this day, no matter how many times i play the game, and I know its coming, the music is so emotional and deep....
that thumbnail lookin kinda spicy man, keep up the good work
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Whenever I play Chandelier (the mission), I turn the the sound effects down and halve the dialogue volume so they're hovering just above background level.
This combination with Chandelier (the song) now in the foreground makes it feel as though at once you're participating in the battle, observing from a detached view, and reflecting on the situation from the perspectives of everyone you've fought alongside or against the whole game. I dunno it's hard to put into words.
A Brand New Day is kind of the follow up to it. Runs during the credits. It's about what you'd expect considering the title but ties in so well after hearing Chandelier
when i played this mission as a kid I would speed through afterburners on. but now as an adult, i just fly through the arctic blizzard where Chandelier sits waiting for you. yes you liberated your country from estovakian control but you're now putting a final stop to their desperate war efforts from desperate people.
There's also the little side part of thia mission where they iniate the missiles that are used on your own people. You can shoor those missiles before they're loaded, but that gives them more time to damage you. It's a very depressing double-edged sword.
AC6 best AC game.
"Be joyful. Our Generals, who brought us here out of despair, have given us a place to die."
The tragic thing about the setting is how all the world was forced to react to the Ulysses asteroids that impacted the earth. Virtually all the major superweapons you end up fighting were originally created to safeguard the specific regions from the asteroids impacts. The Chandelier super gun is no exception. In a meta sense they all make for great bosses right? Yeah, gameplay excuse. But there's also a narrative excuse. Generally speaking these are last resorts. For me, even as a little kid, that resonated. There is hope for peace. Even the true bad guys didn't rush to use these things right away.
Anyway, it's a sad mission. Last stand for the Estovakians. Last of their elite squadron is there fighting you. Ragtag ships from their navy defending the cannon. Doesn't matter. IIRC all they care about is destroying Gracemaria, the city you liberated with that banger of a song.
Best thing about this channel by far is that you were introduced to AC music. Trust me, so many more amazing tracks out there from this series.
Yea I’m immensely grateful
Thank you for helping me to further appreciate such meaningful music.
!!! :)
Happy to see that you decided to experience this incredible piece of music. Glad I recommended it.
Great analysis as always, Marco. Keep up the great work!
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays and thank you!
I have to recommend Epilogue - Near the Border from Ace Combat Zero. A very good song, not quite as somber but a lot different from the more bombastic tracks ace combat has to offer.
Also highly recommend pensees, the ending credits of AC7.
It’s on my todo list for the new year
If you played the game or know the story... You know the Estovakian's will kill millions to win... This song leaves you with sadness in your heart as you try to desperately try to stop the inevitable doom. *There's a reason Talisman is an angel.. Even an angel.. an act of good can change fate.*
Holy crap, I never caught the Megalith Agnus Dei callback in there! (Of course it's a lot harder to catch with the constant thrum of the engines behind you, missile warnings, and "Stauros, preparing for launch".) But even something small like that, that kind of stuff is just one of many reasons why I love Ace Combat!
I know Keiki Kobayashi gets a lot of credit for AC music, and rightfully so. Every accolade and then some is very much deserved. But knowing how complex modern musical composition can be I just know there are others that deserve to share in the accolades and commendations that AC music deserves.
It’s so gorgeous
You should check out the music (including covers) of Project Wingman and Ultrakill, both of which have comparably high quality and creative soundtracks to Ace Combat, which is not something that can be said lightly.
And something that is interesting is that Ultrakill in particular features a lot of covers and remixes of classical music pieces, as fitting for its story of biblical proportions.
There's a lot of reasons Ace Combat 6 is one of my favorite games, but the soundtrack is perhaps the biggest reason.
I know it's not directly related to the video but can I just say I appreciate the high-production-value thumbnails? It is an art!
I agree they are
On that last song caught me off guard I didn’t know that was megalith Agnus Dei
I absolutely love how you went and analyzed the lyrics as well. If it's no trouble, Marco, I'd love to see you go over "Faceless Soldier" from Ace Combat 7. Thanks and keep up the good work.
I believe I have filmed it so hold on!
@@MarcoMeatball Awesome!! Looking forward to it! It's my favorite track in AC7.
Mrs Yoslav is somber as hell if you like that. Especially if you have some background on the story
Now that you said it, I can hear the Megalith in the end there
When you realize that the chandelier gun is firing and killng innocent civilians in Gracemeria, you understand just how much the song fits into the mission, especially if you were to look at it in the Estovakian perspective.
The story of Estovakia is such a tragic tale. They were a struggling nation when the Ulysses asteroid was discovered. Other nations making their weapons could only blanket so far and often Estovakia was left out of that. They created their own superweapon out of desperation with bad parts and bad engineering and it failed leaving the nation on its knees while their next door neighbor Emmeria was able to be protected by everyone else. After the Ulysses event Emmeria and others sent aid but a radical part of the government ambushed the convoys and stole all the aid for themselves but framed Emmeria, it also left the rest of the government powerless when this group started a coup. They filled the remaining citizens with hatred for Emmeria leading up to the invasion. The game starts with this and a lot of the dialogue and cutscenes is watching Estovakia forces realize this was all wrong except for that radical faction who retreat back to Chandelier to wipe out Emmeria and at the same time ritually sacrifice themselves in the process.
Game about fighter jets with some of the best music and best story. Who would have thought lol.
The Estovakian history is actually even worse. After the Ulysses Estovakia the government while remaing in power lost any type of control over the country and military factions took over varius regions (this blocked Estovakia to join the Republic of Anea which was compleatly scrapped because Estovakia absence) later foregin nations such as Osea and Emmeria sanctioned Estovakia because of corruption between the government and later a certain General Lyes made a coup d'etat and deposed the government however the country was still split between military factions, Emmeria made deals with Lyes in order to continue providing aid to the population and rebuild Estovakia infrastrutures. Later the City of Gledina which was relay on Emmerian's humanitarian aid opposed Lyes military rule and the city was blockaded leading to another humanitarian crisis and the death of more of 200.000 people, this event sparked the start of the civil war as other military factions start an armed opposition against Lyes regime in responce. The six years civil war was extremely bloody one ace back story mention his hometown being leveled to the ground after an extensive bombing campaign that he took part as well. the Eastern Faction lead by General Gustav Dvornik won at the end and reunified Estovakia and instaurate a new military regime, but despite the civil war was over the ramants of Lyes simpatazers continued skermishes and terrorist acts the "Vistoc Incident " where in the city near the Estovakian-Emmerian border they raided a facility were Emmerian humanitarian aid were stored and killed the ONG workers inside and some Emmerian soldier guarding the place and also ambushed the Estovakian Prime Minister on his way to Gracemeria in order to discuss the riconstrution program with the Emmeria the prime Minister survived but remained in a comatose state (this is actually debated in the lore itself because the Prime Minister wasn't a popular figure in the goverment as during the war he was initially a member of another factions and despite being Dvornik best friend is debated that the assasination attempt was ordered by the Estovakian government) another economic crisis ensues (there's the side note about lot of money being spent on the CFA-44 and the press dubbing it as Notferatu because it was "sucking public money out of the Estovakians pokets" and this journalists made disappearing by the regime) and then there's an official meeting between the Emmerian Ambassador and the New Estovakian Foregin Minister in which she blames Emmeria for be partially resposible for the civil war since Emmeria had unintentionally backed Lyes for the first 4 years of the civil prolonging the Estovakians suffering. Then the Supreme Commander of the army made a speech about restoring Estovakian pride on their own after the news about the death of the former prime minister was realesed to the public (which died long ago before the news was realesed) and then the declaration of war with Emmeria the following year
I really love your break down of the music's themes and how it gives you a general idea on the theme of the part of the game it was. Maybe check out Touhou's music (there's a lot).
It's no coincidence the second part of the song uses melody from "A Brand New Day". The part at 6:38 plays during the second half of the mission after your wingman, Shamrock, crashes and is presumed dead, trying to prevent Chandelier from firing and discovering its weak point that you, the player, must then destroy by flying down the barrel of the railgun (yes, for real). Until that moment, the first part with lyrics loops through the mission as you prevent Chandelier from destroying Gracemeria.
Thanks for giving a listen to this track. You could also maybe give "Lost Kingdom" from AC7 a listen. As repetitive as it may sound, it actually carries a deep subtext.
Marco cutting onions early in the morning!
Merry Christmas indeed 😂
Y'all know y'all can complete the mission without the chandelier taking a shot I've done it
Merry Christmas Marco! Wishing you and your family the best.
And to yours!!!!
Depressing thing about the mission is that by the time of it, it's obvious that Estovakia lost the war and is now shelling Gracemeria out of sheer spite.
Merry Christmas to you 🎉
Oh boy... if Chandelier made you cry.
Just wait until you hear Into The Dusk.
Not to spoil what happens but... those humble few piano notes could shut a room of ten thousand Ace Combat fans up...
It's that powerful, and the scene that goes with it... well, let's just say I get goosebumps thinking about it.
I've just recently found your channel and i love your job when comes to breakdown the music of ace combat series, there is one music in AC7 that brings me sadnnes and a sense of no honor or glory coming from this mission when this track plays. the music is Lost Kingdom... There is also a character that crerish you and evaluate your deeds sayinng " Cant wait to tell this to my son" and in this mission due the context he says in a sad voice "thats not a story i want to tell my son". Merry Chistmas Marco, your content is amazing and you are doing a incredible job!! happy holidays!
Happy holidays and thank you!!!
funny you should mention Agnus Dei. Given what the Chandelier is and how Agnus Dei is related to Stonehenge, it makes sense to hear parts of it in the song.
"into the dusk" and "15 years ago" from AC5, please!!!!! Should also add the Journey Home both vocal versions (the one with the lady and the other with the pilots)
Love your reactions brother! Happy holidays to you and your loved ones! 😊
Happy holidays to You!
I guess another slower song would be "Peace" from Ace Combat 5. It plays during the epilogue and to me is a combination of a joyous victory and a somber reminder of what was sacrificed to achieve it.
You gotta listen to “15 years ago” from ac5. Not on the channel or nothin cuz It has no words but it’s also a somber piece from the series
Merry Christmas Marco 🎄
Recommend Revans theme in star wars the old republic aswell.
oh yes final mission song !!
Despite the old reputation of Star Citizen I'd love to know what you think of Star Citizen's Main Theme composed by Pedro Macedo Camacho, there's a great video included showing the orchestra who performed such a wonderful piece :D
Pedro is a great guy!
7:05 as others have already pointed out, that’s the AC6’s main theme (the one used in Liberation of Gracemeria) and not Megalith Agnus dei.
AC6 has two leitmotifs that repeatedly show up in its soundtrack, both of which are in this track. the first is that Liberation of Gracemeria one, which I associate with the Emmerians. The second is the Chandelier one, which I associate with Estovakia.
(The very short 2 minute track titled ‘The Wartime Evacuation’ also has both themes)
Taking the hopeful and motivating Emmerian theme and having it sung in the way Chandelier has it it feels like Emmeria is also suffering alongside Estovakia, the war affected mostly everyone in both countries after all. It could also be that Emmeria is understanding of Estovakia’s pain through empathy.
Oh! Thanks for re-pointing this out. I’ve been working through all the tracks some of them blur
I've never actually heard this one, never played 6. Wow, that was beautiful beyond words. Merry Christmas!
... And maybe listen to Dark to Light at some point ;)
Merry Christmas!!!!!!