This short was definitely one of the best ones. It may not have had as much action or character dialogue, but the music definitely made it 100x better.
The Reinhardt cinematic has a fantastic use of music and sound design in a similar emotional way It would be great to see a reaction to that if he’s not already seen it because it’s really good and similar to this
despite his gameplay being responsible for many players rage quitting to the point of property damage, this trailer made me cry and it doesnt even have dialogue. a testament to overwatch's beautiful music carrying so much narrative value to really breathe life into this already stunning short film
This cinematic short was responsible for a total shift in the way Bastion was perceived in the Overwatch community, he went from one of the most disliked characters to one of the most beloved.
Its fascinating that they humanized this almost distinctly inhuman machine. It has flashbacks reminiscent of ptsd, and seems to anger like a person when it comes across a fallen comrade, and remembers the battle. But also let's go of its anger when an innocent creature seems to beckon it back to the forest. They really mailed the emotional moments in this, and heightened it with the music. Love your interpretations, they always help me understand music more
The direction of this short is incredible. They managed to convey a genuinely touching story and emotions without speaking a single word and without showing a single expressive face. Just an unmoving plate with a lamp in it and a birds head. Just through sounds, music and art direction. Like, the shot when Ganymede comes back to him and we see him from the side, the forest on the left and the open field with the city on the right? It signifies the fact that Bastion is now at a crossways. He can follow his programming, walk into the city and probably commit a massacre which would result in his destruction, or he can go back to the forest, to nature, and stay with his new avian friend. It's directly visualized, just by having this shot of the respective locations on opposing sides.
If you enjoyed this cinematic and its music, I would recommend listening to the Overwatch short dragons. It is widely considered to be their best animation and has great music.
Oh man, I haven't seen this short in years, and when Bastion gets the PTSD moment, I didn't expect to get all teary, but I did. Then way the sad tone just soars to fill the scene when he bumps into the fallen omnic in the field and it pans out to show the overgrown corpses of the others... Ugh, my heart. Edit: Hehehe incredibly _sombra_
The Last Bastion is not only one of my favorite cinematics in all of gaming, but it might be one of my favorite pieces of any kind of art ever. The music is so powerful in evoking feeling and storytelling, the visuals are amazing and top-notch, and the story they're able to portray with no dialogue and not even human facial expressions, makes this short film truly one of the greatest, in my eyes, pieces of art I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. There's something truly beautiful about the simplicity of the bird offering that twig [the olive branch, if you will] and just that moment of Hey, it's not too late. I know you made a mistake, I know you're not perfect, and I know you're hurting, but it's never too late to turn things around. You don't have to do what you were 'programmed' to do. Let's go back and try again. It's just such a powerful message that I think everyone needs to hear.
One of overwatches best shorts. God I missed this story. Even watching it now I'm hit by all the feels. Overwatch back then was such a fun game to me. I was super into it I was cheering and having fun. It was great. Despite what's going on now a days I'm glad I have the good memories and that these shorts arnt gone. Thanks for the react. Really. Thank you.
I keep trying my best to stop rewatching this short because I'm afraid that I might one day not be able to cry from it. I WANT TO KEEP CRYING WHENEVER I REWATCH THIS IT'S JUST TOO GOOD.
This is probably the best Overwatch short, at least musically. Without any dialogue to distract from it, the music is in full focus. I liked your tangent about music and emotion; the way I've always put it is simply "Music is the language of emotion". As far as other shorts with good music, I'd say Dragons or Honor and Glory, with Reunion getting an honorable mention for how gloriously old western it is.
I didn't really think of it until wathcing this video, but in the beginning the ambient bird chirping (not the yellow birds talk) and other animal sounds together with the happy music just adds to the feeling of serenity and peace. Then as Bastion reaches the big, grassy field and looks over it, the ambient bird song is now together with the more sad music and.. it also enhances the sadness, or rather adds a disonance as if the birds are refusing to play along in this sad moment, as if their happy songs become hurtful.
Ahhhh, PTSD robot is probably one of my favorites. I'm so happy you're doing OW shorts! It'll be a fun new perspective to appreciate them from since I've already seen many others that focus on the visual or storytelling aspects. My personal favorite will always be Zero Hour, but I hope you manage to do them in order so you can enjoy the larger story chronologically. 😊
man this one sure does bring me back i only played overwatch for a little bit back then but recently came back since overwatch 2 is free but back in the day when i did play i loved Bastion, partially because it fit well with my name as a Sebastian, but i just also loved this short and the fact that he was so busted back then made it better because i could enjoy my favorite character while also pissing off my enemies with a Turret behind a Rein shield and either a damage boost mercy or nano Ana
ah, bastion. you either love to hate him, or hate to love him. this short made me feel sad, yet happy, for our adorable murder machine. however, i will annihilate every one i see… i’m sorry marco but i have an unexplainable rage against bastion mains :D
11:56 I've seen this trailer multiple times already, but watching this video made me more pay attention to the music and the emotions behind it, and I actually almost got teary eyed here. Just those there notes of the bird trying to get Bastion to remember the fun slight distant memories they already made and return back to how he was before were just perfect.
One detail I really love is how when they're leading up to the jumpscare of the woodpecker, the music is actually allowed to reach the top of the scale, rather than being cut off just before the last note. This makes it even more jarring, because while the listener definitely would still feel like they've been jolted if you didn't allow them to hear the last note, allowing the listener that briefest moment of resolution and comfort, *then* interrupting that resolving note makes the jolt so much more effective, in my opinion. (4:40)
when bastion exits turret mode and that somber music start imo it has a very "oh no what have i done" it really goes though when he looks at the smashed bird nest
You are a real gem in the genre of reaction to trailers/music, I was looking for someone who can extract something more than simple facts that everyone can see. And you do it with mature, not exaggerated way, appropriate to art you are showing, it's a pleasure to watch and listen to you.
I watched a few reactions to this recently but couldn't hear things very well, so I didn't hear this short very much with the music for a while. I actually shed a tear hearing the music after Bastion shot all over the forest
Feel like watching advanced silent film. Even Bastion, Ganymede and all other things in video makes sounds and giving us important informations, still the music tells story, leads the emotions.
I think this short really shows the power of music and atmosphere and how it can create emotions without the need of words to describe the feeling. Its like everyone understands the feeling already without actually being told what it is. Really beautiful and interesting.
Imma be honest, all the Cinematics Blizzard makes are really good, even if the games aren't... I can really recommend the "Wrath of the Lich King" Trailer Cinematic from WoW. World of Warcraft already has an AMAZING soundtrack, but the Wrath of the Lich King OST was on a whole nother level.
Bastion's Overgrown skin (for getting the more expensive version of Overwatch 1) was taken directly from this video. You may have also seen Bastion's bird Ganymede in game, it's more visible when you're using an emote... particularly the Bird Feeder and Zombie emotes.
You're saying that right! I began to understand music thanks to one stream on honkai, and after that I can't help but listen to it, I can't help but feel the emotions inside and it's beautiful! Game developers compensate for our ignorance of the character (as a person) with music, conveying his emotions. It's hard to get a thought out, but I know you get it! All people should understand this, because then the world will become much brighter!
Overwatch has surprisingly emotional animations. But this one if of course outstanding. It's precious. And I'm really glad i got to witness Marcos reaction and analysis.
This is definitely one of those shorts that even if it is not the focus, the music does a great deal on the story, Great insight! I would also recommend another short story of overwatch which is Sigma Origin Story, which greatly focuses on the music and feels like you could like it.
The final scene with the stick and flickering lights always seemed like an analogue to me. One where emotions are overtaking your rationale, and where you're taking a deep breath, unsure of whether you're gonna use it to scream.... or like displayed here, to exhale slowly and recollect yourself, and i feel like the music represents that as well. There's this sharp, shrill, high pitched note playing all the time representing stress and despair, but the help and support of birb and the memories and thoughts of what could be soon manifest in the happy and playful piano drowning it all out and forcing you into a better place. The stress of that first note never fades, but instead it takes the background, and helps support the grandiose orchestra that unfolds.
These raw emotions feels precious, like i want to hold onto them forever and ever.. A feeling like that is what makes this beautiful... And the symbolism of bastion being a machine of war makes it 100x better to me... It made my heart smile, cry and ache with agony.. Then smile again... Thank you for this, this was exactly what i needed right now.. Peace
They have never topped this animation, and it's part of the reason I even play Bastion. This short is so good, I've even shown it to people with no knowledge or interest in Overwatch, and it always gets a good reception.
A very innocent robot suddenly going though PTSD and his only remaining thread to his past life being an order to destroy really blew everyone for a loop when this was released. Still beautiful. Wish Blizzard put as much thought into every other aspect of their games and company.
I would really like to hear what you have to say about the overwatch short dragons music. I used to listen to many versions of the soundtrack on that short, it's such a beautiful peace of art. You always explain the music in such depth, with so much feeling, I absolutely adore your channel so thanks for making these ❤️
Bro, what are you sound settings?? I heard notes and instruments I'd never heard before, and sounds that I had heard but now in a completely different way, and I've seen this cinematic A LOT. On a more serious note, that was an amazing reaction! I especially love the part where you talked about how music can be an emotional landscape because you put into words something that I've always felt very deeply. I grew up learning the violin and think I felt this the first time when I was like 10 or 11, when I heard Gustav Holst 'The Planets' for the first time and grew to appreciate how subtle the emotion music can convey after hearing Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'. I eventually moved away from learning classical music and the violin for various reasons and, while I never lost my love for music, moved away from studying music, a small regret I have now that I'm older. Now though, I find that I'm much more interested in the combination of audio & visual mediums and how they compliment and can make the other better. The best Music Videos are able to take advantage of this, and I believe that a visual medium is almost always enhanced by music (or the lack there of in some cases), like movies, tv shows, and games that have especially good OSTs. I think this is very apparent if you've seen all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. I have vague memories of the earlier movies (the Iron Man's & Captain America's) and not because I haven't seen them recently, while I have very strong memories and emotions tied to movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok (and the animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) where they use a lot of contemporary music/genres (and some orchestral) to great effect. I believe someone did a video-essay about this on youtube at some point. Most recently, I felt this extremely strongly while watching Cyberpunk: Edgerunners that took music I knew from playing Cyberpunk 2077, and through story telling and visuals, attached very strong emotions to those same songs that I can never hear the same again. Hearing "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" is enough to bring tears to my eyes every time. That made replaying 2077 after watching Edgerunners a very different experience. Anyways, sorry for the long essay, just felt I had to get some stuff down. Idk if you have, but I strongly recommend watching "Arcane" the League of Legends animated show, because it does an amazing job of composing an amazing OST, both vocal and orchestral, for the show. Thanks again for the amazing reaction and can't wait to see more from you!
I always loved this short film. The music is the emotional core of this and without it it would’ve significantly reduced the impact of the story in my opinion. Not only is it a great example of visual storytelling but musical storytelling as well.
The Reinhardt cinematic has a fantastic use of music and sound design in a similar emotional way It would be great to see a reaction to that if he’s not already seen it because it’s great and similar to this
Great as always Marco! Its not video game music, but the BEST storytelling music I've heard is from a band called "Two Steps from Hell" If I had to describe them, I'd say their songs make entire paintings from their music. Personal favorites are "Magic of Love", "Dragon Rider", "Sun Gazer", and "Compass" to just name a few. If I ran a D&D campaign I would use nothing but their music to help set the mood. Weather waking up to a sunrise, on an adventure across the plains or over the ocean, or in the midst of combat. In my opinion, they are truly the masters of scene creation through music. For a video game suggestion: "Warbringers: Jaina" is a masterpiece for me. Keep up the good work as always!
I have a question, who is Marco's editor? Auto-generated subtitles can be a nightmare sometimes, so I very much appreciate the one(s) who did the on-vid subtitles. (and that Sombra too)
I would be so curious if you could accurately guess the kind of scenes in a cinematic just by listening to the music alone, then watch the cinematic afterwards to see if you guessed right! Could be a very interesting experiment and a fun game for you!
"I didn't expect to get emotional to an Overwatch animated short" ... ha! Several of them are very emotional. Still make me tear up years later. They all have great music too. Check out _Dragons_ ... arguably the best one and also has amazing music. Also there's _Honor and Glory_ which is mostly set during the war you see in the flashback sequence in this short.
These shorts was what sold a lot of people on Overwatch. All the world-building, all the character introductions, all the lore built up, to give people a 6v6 game... That's still a bit saddening to know they created this rich world of fantastic ideas and cultures just to make a competitive eSport...
Speaking of Overwatch, Sigma's theme is just good, even if short. Not necessary his trailer, though it does helps to understand him more as a character
Not from a game, but there's a song that actually pits opera against rap called Libera Me From Hell which demands a reaction. From the anime Gurren Lagann. Shocked you haven't seemed to have listened yet.
Ah sì, il sound design di questo corto è incredibile. A proposito, hai mai pensato di produrre video sulle colonne sonore riguardo il cinema? In ogni caso, in tutti i tuoi contenuti riesco sempre a trovare un punto di vista diverso e interessante. Gran bel video Marco.
The fact that they were able to portray this level of emotion without a single word of dialogue is so impressive
That s always a great story telling
not only dialogue, but also no facial expressions or a single humanoid character. really impressive
The reason I loved Wall-E
@@Kaltsit- Wall-E had facial expressions, even if they were limited to his eyes.
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This short was definitely one of the best ones. It may not have had as much action or character dialogue, but the music definitely made it 100x better.
The Reinhardt cinematic has a fantastic use of music and sound design in a similar emotional way
It would be great to see a reaction to that if he’s not already seen it because it’s really good and similar to this
despite his gameplay being responsible for many players rage quitting to the point of property damage, this trailer made me cry and it doesnt even have dialogue. a testament to overwatch's beautiful music carrying so much narrative value to really breathe life into this already stunning short film
The one that makes me cry is Mei.
Her saying "Yes Winston, I *am* with you" always makes me tear up.
This cinematic short was responsible for a total shift in the way Bastion was perceived in the Overwatch community, he went from one of the most disliked characters to one of the most beloved.
This made me love him even more.
Its fascinating that they humanized this almost distinctly inhuman machine. It has flashbacks reminiscent of ptsd, and seems to anger like a person when it comes across a fallen comrade, and remembers the battle. But also let's go of its anger when an innocent creature seems to beckon it back to the forest.
They really mailed the emotional moments in this, and heightened it with the music. Love your interpretations, they always help me understand music more
Well, that's because it is a person. It's a war machine, but it still is also a general artificial intelligence capable of true sapience.
@@InfernalDrake117 in a way bastion is similar to our war veterans irl some of them were thrown in a war they weren't prepared for mentally
I feel like this short, after the PTSD rampage scene perfectly shows how properly used brief moment of silence can be the most impactful sound
The direction of this short is incredible. They managed to convey a genuinely touching story and emotions without speaking a single word and without showing a single expressive face. Just an unmoving plate with a lamp in it and a birds head. Just through sounds, music and art direction.
Like, the shot when Ganymede comes back to him and we see him from the side, the forest on the left and the open field with the city on the right? It signifies the fact that Bastion is now at a crossways. He can follow his programming, walk into the city and probably commit a massacre which would result in his destruction, or he can go back to the forest, to nature, and stay with his new avian friend. It's directly visualized, just by having this shot of the respective locations on opposing sides.
If you enjoyed this cinematic and its music, I would recommend listening to the Overwatch short dragons. It is widely considered to be their best animation and has great music.
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I think I like honor and glory the most
Seeing robots being able to connect and soft towards nature is something that my heart didn't know it needed.
Oh man, I haven't seen this short in years, and when Bastion gets the PTSD moment, I didn't expect to get all teary, but I did. Then way the sad tone just soars to fill the scene when he bumps into the fallen omnic in the field and it pans out to show the overgrown corpses of the others... Ugh, my heart.
Edit: Hehehe incredibly _sombra_
The Last Bastion is not only one of my favorite cinematics in all of gaming, but it might be one of my favorite pieces of any kind of art ever. The music is so powerful in evoking feeling and storytelling, the visuals are amazing and top-notch, and the story they're able to portray with no dialogue and not even human facial expressions, makes this short film truly one of the greatest, in my eyes, pieces of art I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. There's something truly beautiful about the simplicity of the bird offering that twig [the olive branch, if you will] and just that moment of Hey, it's not too late. I know you made a mistake, I know you're not perfect, and I know you're hurting, but it's never too late to turn things around. You don't have to do what you were 'programmed' to do. Let's go back and try again. It's just such a powerful message that I think everyone needs to hear.
One of overwatches best shorts. God I missed this story. Even watching it now I'm hit by all the feels. Overwatch back then was such a fun game to me. I was super into it I was cheering and having fun. It was great.
Despite what's going on now a days I'm glad I have the good memories and that these shorts arnt gone. Thanks for the react. Really. Thank you.
Take a look at Sigma's origin story, even though it's a short video it's by far my favorite overwatch cinematic
WHAT IS THAT MELODY?
Ooohhhhh Sigma's was soooooo good. 10/10 would recommend
"I didn't expect emotion from an Overwatch animated short."
Oh boy, somebody get this man some Honor and Glory.
and some Memes and Glory too
I keep trying my best to stop rewatching this short because I'm afraid that I might one day not be able to cry from it. I WANT TO KEEP CRYING WHENEVER I REWATCH THIS IT'S JUST TOO GOOD.
This one chokes me up every time. Music is just way more powerful than any words.
This is probably the best Overwatch short, at least musically. Without any dialogue to distract from it, the music is in full focus. I liked your tangent about music and emotion; the way I've always put it is simply "Music is the language of emotion". As far as other shorts with good music, I'd say Dragons or Honor and Glory, with Reunion getting an honorable mention for how gloriously old western it is.
me: "I'm not gonna cry at an Overwatch short"
"I have been called, I must answer"
*unconsolable*
I didn't really think of it until wathcing this video, but in the beginning the ambient bird chirping (not the yellow birds talk) and other animal sounds together with the happy music just adds to the feeling of serenity and peace. Then as Bastion reaches the big, grassy field and looks over it, the ambient bird song is now together with the more sad music and.. it also enhances the sadness, or rather adds a disonance as if the birds are refusing to play along in this sad moment, as if their happy songs become hurtful.
Ahhhh, PTSD robot is probably one of my favorites. I'm so happy you're doing OW shorts! It'll be a fun new perspective to appreciate them from since I've already seen many others that focus on the visual or storytelling aspects. My personal favorite will always be Zero Hour, but I hope you manage to do them in order so you can enjoy the larger story chronologically. 😊
man this one sure does bring me back
i only played overwatch for a little bit back then but recently came back since overwatch 2 is free
but back in the day when i did play i loved Bastion, partially because it fit well with my name as a Sebastian, but i just also loved this short and the fact that he was so busted back then made it better because i could enjoy my favorite character while also pissing off my enemies with a Turret behind a Rein shield and either a damage boost mercy or nano Ana
ah, bastion. you either love to hate him, or hate to love him. this short made me feel sad, yet happy, for our adorable murder machine. however, i will annihilate every one i see… i’m sorry marco but i have an unexplainable rage against bastion mains :D
*Sad beeping noises*
As I'd expected, this made me cry again.
Every time I watch this cinematic in a reaction or something, the end always makes me drop tears,
It's so damn good man.
The last bastion is my favorite overwatch animated short, no dialogue, yet so much emotion
Ah yes. PTSD robot who doesn't want to kill anymore is honestly such a good trope.
11:56 I've seen this trailer multiple times already, but watching this video made me more pay attention to the music and the emotions behind it, and I actually almost got teary eyed here. Just those there notes of the bird trying to get Bastion to remember the fun slight distant memories they already made and return back to how he was before were just perfect.
This comment means a lot to me
This short always makes me cry
One detail I really love is how when they're leading up to the jumpscare of the woodpecker, the music is actually allowed to reach the top of the scale, rather than being cut off just before the last note.
This makes it even more jarring, because while the listener definitely would still feel like they've been jolted if you didn't allow them to hear the last note, allowing the listener that briefest moment of resolution and comfort, *then* interrupting that resolving note makes the jolt so much more effective, in my opinion.
(4:40)
when bastion exits turret mode and that somber music start imo it has a very "oh no what have i done" it really goes though when he looks at the smashed bird nest
This is by far the best thumbnail for Bastion I've ever seen.
You are a real gem in the genre of reaction to trailers/music, I was looking for someone who can extract something more than simple facts that everyone can see. And you do it with mature, not exaggerated way, appropriate to art you are showing, it's a pleasure to watch and listen to you.
Thank you so much
Bastion is a gun that gained consciousness and didn’t want to be a gun anymore
This short is beautiful and one of the sweetest in my opinion. I'm glad you finally got to watch it!
I watched a few reactions to this recently but couldn't hear things very well, so I didn't hear this short very much with the music for a while. I actually shed a tear hearing the music after Bastion shot all over the forest
Bastion is my favorite character and every time I watch this, it gets me.
"I did not expect to get emotional to an overwatch short"
Buddy i can't watch 3 of these before i am in tears.
This is my favorite of the overwatch cinematics. Im so happy you chose exactly this one
Please do more videos like this! I love to watch along
Sure!
I will never get through this short without crying
Feel like watching advanced silent film. Even Bastion, Ganymede and all other things in video makes sounds and giving us important informations, still the music tells story, leads the emotions.
Love bastion and his bird friend, this short tells such a good story
“I didn’t expect to get emotional over an Overwatch animated short” lol
I watched this when it came out in 2016, it got me then and it gets me now.
The emotion here is so powerful. Amazing work from everyone involved.
I think this short really shows the power of music and atmosphere and how it can create emotions without the need of words to describe the feeling. Its like everyone understands the feeling already without actually being told what it is. Really beautiful and interesting.
Imma be honest, all the Cinematics Blizzard makes are really good, even if the games aren't... I can really recommend the "Wrath of the Lich King" Trailer Cinematic from WoW. World of Warcraft already has an AMAZING soundtrack, but the Wrath of the Lich King OST was on a whole nother level.
Bastion's Overgrown skin (for getting the more expensive version of Overwatch 1) was taken directly from this video.
You may have also seen Bastion's bird Ganymede in game, it's more visible when you're using an emote... particularly the Bird Feeder and Zombie emotes.
You're saying that right! I began to understand music thanks to one stream on honkai, and after that I can't help but listen to it, I can't help but feel the emotions inside and it's beautiful! Game developers compensate for our ignorance of the character (as a person) with music, conveying his emotions. It's hard to get a thought out, but I know you get it! All people should understand this, because then the world will become much brighter!
The Reinhardt cinematic is so good too
More overwatch shorts please !
You should definitely check out (if you havent already) 'Honor and glory' (Reinhardt cinematic)
*Bastion gets up and walks
Bird: 'Oi, mate, where you think you're goin? You my house now'
Overwatch has surprisingly emotional animations. But this one if of course outstanding. It's precious. And I'm really glad i got to witness Marcos reaction and analysis.
This is definitely one of those shorts that even if it is not the focus, the music does a great deal on the story, Great insight! I would also recommend another short story of overwatch which is Sigma Origin Story, which greatly focuses on the music and feels like you could like it.
The final scene with the stick and flickering lights always seemed like an analogue to me.
One where emotions are overtaking your rationale, and where you're taking a deep breath, unsure of whether you're gonna use it to scream.... or like displayed here, to exhale slowly and recollect yourself, and i feel like the music represents that as well. There's this sharp, shrill, high pitched note playing all the time representing stress and despair, but the help and support of birb and the memories and thoughts of what could be soon manifest in the happy and playful piano drowning it all out and forcing you into a better place. The stress of that first note never fades, but instead it takes the background, and helps support the grandiose orchestra that unfolds.
These raw emotions feels precious, like i want to hold onto them forever and ever.. A feeling like that is what makes this beautiful... And the symbolism of bastion being a machine of war makes it 100x better to me... It made my heart smile, cry and ache with agony.. Then smile again... Thank you for this, this was exactly what i needed right now.. Peace
This animation really has that Studio Ghibli vibe, the calm beautiful nature and the overgrown robot treading through it.
They have never topped this animation, and it's part of the reason I even play Bastion. This short is so good, I've even shown it to people with no knowledge or interest in Overwatch, and it always gets a good reception.
It is great when the reaction video has something worthwhile to say about the content.
I love the strings that play directly after he destroys part of the forest. So beautiful :')
A very innocent robot suddenly going though PTSD and his only remaining thread to his past life being an order to destroy really blew everyone for a loop when this was released. Still beautiful. Wish Blizzard put as much thought into every other aspect of their games and company.
"I didnt expect to get emotional during an Overwatch Cinematic" was something we all said once.
I would really like to hear what you have to say about the overwatch short dragons music. I used to listen to many versions of the soundtrack on that short, it's such a beautiful peace of art. You always explain the music in such depth, with so much feeling, I absolutely adore your channel so thanks for making these ❤️
me in a fragile state because this short always does that to me then absolutely losing it at the .2 second sombra
2.33 bird like how dare my future bird house ignore me... (time for a white bastion skin)
mfg
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Bro, what are you sound settings?? I heard notes and instruments I'd never heard before, and sounds that I had heard but now in a completely different way, and I've seen this cinematic A LOT.
On a more serious note, that was an amazing reaction! I especially love the part where you talked about how music can be an emotional landscape because you put into words something that I've always felt very deeply. I grew up learning the violin and think I felt this the first time when I was like 10 or 11, when I heard Gustav Holst 'The Planets' for the first time and grew to appreciate how subtle the emotion music can convey after hearing Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'.
I eventually moved away from learning classical music and the violin for various reasons and, while I never lost my love for music, moved away from studying music, a small regret I have now that I'm older.
Now though, I find that I'm much more interested in the combination of audio & visual mediums and how they compliment and can make the other better. The best Music Videos are able to take advantage of this, and I believe that a visual medium is almost always enhanced by music (or the lack there of in some cases), like movies, tv shows, and games that have especially good OSTs. I think this is very apparent if you've seen all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. I have vague memories of the earlier movies (the Iron Man's & Captain America's) and not because I haven't seen them recently, while I have very strong memories and emotions tied to movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok (and the animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) where they use a lot of contemporary music/genres (and some orchestral) to great effect. I believe someone did a video-essay about this on youtube at some point.
Most recently, I felt this extremely strongly while watching Cyberpunk: Edgerunners that took music I knew from playing Cyberpunk 2077, and through story telling and visuals, attached very strong emotions to those same songs that I can never hear the same again. Hearing "I Really Want to Stay at Your House" is enough to bring tears to my eyes every time. That made replaying 2077 after watching Edgerunners a very different experience.
Anyways, sorry for the long essay, just felt I had to get some stuff down. Idk if you have, but I strongly recommend watching "Arcane" the League of Legends animated show, because it does an amazing job of composing an amazing OST, both vocal and orchestral, for the show.
Thanks again for the amazing reaction and can't wait to see more from you!
I'm so excited for you to jump into the Overwatch universe!
Going back to League though, I would highly recommend you to react to the Amumu song!
I know you'll appreciate it more than most people. Highly recommend the Reinhardt cinematic and the music there. It's one of the heaviest in OW.
The last bastion is imo the best short out of all of them and I doubt it'll be topped.
They really making me feel for a robot with PTSD
This story told with no words is truly amazing
WTF YOU ACTUALLY DID IT LES GO YOU THE G
So now that you're getting into cinematics. We all know that League of Legends Awaken, Warriors, and The Call are up too 👍
Excellent reaction
Love this short. This one, Hanzo's, and Reinhardt's are the best for me.
Great idea reacting to an overwatch short. It's like Pixar ptsd. Maybe try Mei's short next?
Now you have to watch and hear the Dragons Short.
Pretty much a sentient robot having a PTSD trip
This short story hits very differently in 2023.
yep. The Last Bastion is still very emotional even after all the years.
normally i don't like how they put humanity into the robot but this is something that is like the most
I always loved this short film. The music is the emotional core of this and without it it would’ve significantly reduced the impact of the story in my opinion. Not only is it a great example of visual storytelling but musical storytelling as well.
bastion's nest is broken but Ganymede wants to help him rebuild it
The Reinhardt cinematic has a fantastic use of music and sound design in a similar emotional way
It would be great to see a reaction to that if he’s not already seen it because it’s great and similar to this
Great as always Marco!
Its not video game music, but the BEST storytelling music I've heard is from a band called "Two Steps from Hell" If I had to describe them, I'd say their songs make entire paintings from their music. Personal favorites are "Magic of Love", "Dragon Rider", "Sun Gazer", and "Compass" to just name a few. If I ran a D&D campaign I would use nothing but their music to help set the mood. Weather waking up to a sunrise, on an adventure across the plains or over the ocean, or in the midst of combat. In my opinion, they are truly the masters of scene creation through music.
For a video game suggestion: "Warbringers: Jaina" is a masterpiece for me.
Keep up the good work as always!
Vanilla overwatch cinematics were out of this world
You should watch Honor and Glory aswell, it's soundtrack is an amazing work of art, and it's the best Overwatch short imo.
I have a question, who is Marco's editor? Auto-generated subtitles can be a nightmare sometimes, so I very much appreciate the one(s) who did the on-vid subtitles. (and that Sombra too)
this is my editor, Nathan! And I also do them when I am editing my own videos.
Hey thanks a lot! Glad youre enjoying the content :)
I would be so curious if you could accurately guess the kind of scenes in a cinematic just by listening to the music alone, then watch the cinematic afterwards to see if you guessed right! Could be a very interesting experiment and a fun game for you!
Oh like the other stuff on the channel! Sure.
@@MarcoMeatball Your musical analysis is so thoroughly enjoyable to watch, definitely great content!
"I didn't expect to get emotional to an Overwatch animated short" ... ha! Several of them are very emotional. Still make me tear up years later. They all have great music too. Check out _Dragons_ ... arguably the best one and also has amazing music. Also there's _Honor and Glory_ which is mostly set during the war you see in the flashback sequence in this short.
mooom, the last bastion made me cry again
That man just said he was a Bastion main (indirectly)
Was
6:24 , 13:11 i see what you did there haha
I was sad but then...
These shorts was what sold a lot of people on Overwatch. All the world-building, all the character introductions, all the lore built up, to give people a 6v6 game...
That's still a bit saddening to know they created this rich world of fantastic ideas and cultures just to make a competitive eSport...
If you want a similarly emotional animated short, "Honor and Glory" is fantastic for it, and comes second-best to "The Last Bastion" in my mind.
bro can read sounds
Speaking of Overwatch, Sigma's theme is just good, even if short. Not necessary his trailer, though it does helps to understand him more as a character
Not from a game, but there's a song that actually pits opera against rap called Libera Me From Hell which demands a reaction. From the anime Gurren Lagann. Shocked you haven't seemed to have listened yet.
Ah sì, il sound design di questo corto è incredibile. A proposito, hai mai pensato di produrre video sulle colonne sonore riguardo il cinema? In ogni caso, in tutti i tuoi contenuti riesco sempre a trovare un punto di vista diverso e interessante. Gran bel video Marco.
Hey Marco, I think you'll also like the "dragons" overwatch cinematic in case you haven't watched it yet.
I wish I could print out this short and hang it on my wall
Genuinely their best short