Deep dive into the best music of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Game Music Done Right
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
- How good is the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 soundtrack?
How much is there to say about its leitmotifs, composers, and what other games it sounds like?
In answer to both questions: A WHOLE LOT. Let's look at EVERYTHING.
Yes, this video somehow has more content than my fourteen pre-XC3 Game Music Done Right videos combined. Take all the time you need!
This video is as spoiler-free as watching a long trailer, and certainly doesn’t spoil any important plot point. Of course, if you haven't played the game, you will be robbed of first experiencing these tracks in their full context.
CREDITS
• All composer credits are already in the video.
• rtg142856 has a comment underneath.
• Shout out to @NintendoMelodyHD for painstakingly sharing the XC3 music rips and keeping their information up to date.
• Shout out to dozens of commenters under those videos for pointing out details I would have missed otherwise. If that's you, manifest yourself (as Melia would say) and I'll acknowledge it!
• The Tiberian Sons - Devil's Spear • The Devil's Spear (Mag...
• Most Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gameplay: Kaiwera Gaming / lukedulong
• DKC TF: @packattack04082
• Jingoistic Gigantus: @FPGoodGame
• Musecore chart for the Keves Battle bass: musescore.com/user/10123276/s...
Links to the now-unlisted preview videos:
#29 Everblight Plain • XC3 OST top 50 and dee...
#23 Hostile Colony • XC3 OST top 50 and dee...
Composers and musical identity • XC3 OST top 50 and dee...
#19 Final boss • XC3 OST top 50 and dee...
The following timestamps spoil my rankings, increasingly as they approach the top!
But they otherwise use the same non-spoilery names as in the video; find the real names in the first comment below.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:31 #51 Prologue (Battlefield ~ The Scramble for Life)
0:01:30 Other cutscene music
0:02:43 #50 Moebius
0:03:41 #49 Cave
0:04:02 #48 Ribbi Flats
0:04:20 #47 Onwards
0:05:02 #46 Urayan Tunnels
0:05:29 #45 Captocorn Peak
0:05:43 #44 Battle on the Seas
0:07:00 #43 Great Sword’s Base
0:07:29 #42 Big Colony
0:07:56 Composers
0:10:07 #41 Epilogue
0:10:34 #40 Agnus Castle
0:11:07 #39 Robot Battle
0:11:27 #38 Melia’s Theme
0:11:41 #37 Elaice Highway
0:12:00 #36 Peaceful Colony
0:12:53 #35 Soldier’s Paean
0:13:34 #34 Erythia Sea
0:14:36 #33 Menu
0:15:27 #32 Title Screen
0:15:56 Off-seers
0:16:13 #31 Kevesi Homecoming
0:17:21 Musical flavor of each game in the series
0:19:56 #30 The Bereaved and Those Left Behind
0:20:16 #29 Everblight Plain
0:22:58 #28 Fort O’Virbus
0:25:18 #27 Commander Battle
0:26:45 #26 Alfeto Valley
0:27:34 #25 Final Dungeon
0:31:04 #24 Ouroboros Awakening
0:33:17 #23 Hostile Colony
0:35:07 #22 Where We Belong
0:35:35 #21 Nia’s Theme
0:36:39 #20 Feelings Risen to the Sky
0:38:06 #19 Final Boss
0:40:13 #18 Eagus Wilderness
0:43:19 #17 Boundary
0:45:56 #16 Ultimate Enemy
0:48:03 #15 Agnus Battle
0:50:02 #14 Words That Never Reached You
0:50:50 #13 Milick Meadows
0:51:59 #12 A Step Away
0:53:11 #11 Agnian Homecoming
0:55:24 #10 Boss
0:58:07 #9 Moebius N Battle
1:01:09 #8 Tactical Action
1:03:49 #7 Drifting Soul Battle
1:06:25 #6 A Life Sent On
1:11:28 #5 A Formidable Enemy
1:14:02 #4 Chain Attack!
1:16:24 #3 The Weight of Life
1:20:30 #2 Keves Battle
1:23:29 #1 You Will Know Our Names
1:24:23 Are we not done?
1:31:07 Outro
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MAJOR SPOILERS: the real names of all XC3 tracks that play in this video, with a short description where useful.
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0:00:00 Brilliant Wings (remix of TtF! BS)
0:00:12 Enemies Closing In (XC1)
0:00:31 #51 Battlefield ~ The Scramble for Life
0:01:30 Young Warriors (prologue)
0:01:38 Confronting Our Past (Taion’s ouroboros)
0:01:42 In the Morning Mist (exchanging flutes)
0:01:51 Lost Days of Warmth (babies!)
0:02:01 A Life Woven Together (Vandham’s death)
0:02:07 Life's Fading Flame ~ Holding These Thoughts (attempted heroic sacrifice of vs. N)
0:02:12 That to Which the Defeated Cling (N’s impossible choice)
0:02:15 Congregating Lives (reinforcements against the final boss)
0:02:19 The Two Off-seers (Noah vs. Mio, other times)
0:02:22 Hope for the Future (Mio gets the pendant, Nia tells about infiltrating Origin)
0:02:25 Ferronis
0:02:43 #50 Moebius
0:03:41 #49 Malevolent Hollow (cave)
0:04:02 #48 Ribbi Flats
0:04:20 #47 Origin Ascending (cutscene on the way to the final area)
0:05:02 #46 Urayan Tunnels
0:05:29 #45 Captocorn Peak
0:05:43 #44 Battle on the Seas
0:07:00 #43 Great Sword’s Base
0:07:29 #42 City
0:07:56 Composers
0:10:07 #41a How the Future Endures (end of the final boss)
0:10:21 #41b Something's Beginning to Move (right after)
0:10:34 #40 Agnus Castle
0:11:07 #39 Keves Castle (Battle)
0:11:27 #38 Melia ~ Ancient Memories (but spelled “Meria”)
0:11:41 #37 Elaice Highway
0:12:00 #36 Keves Colony
0:12:53 #35 Soldier’s Paean
0:13:34 #34 Erythia Sea
0:14:36 #33 Iris Network
0:15:27 #32 Off-seer (a very indistinct name for the title screen)
0:16:13 #31 Shining Aspiration ~ Inherited Melody (probably)
0:16:28 Off-seer ~ Miyabi, Crys, Noah, Crys, Miyabi, Mio
0:19:56 #30 The Bereaved and Those Left Behind
0:20:43 #29 Yzana Plain (for Everblight Plain)
0:22:58 #28a Fort O’Virbus/Night
0:24:57 #28b Fort O’Virbus/Day
0:25:18 #27 The False Queens (as spoilers go, probably top 5)
0:26:45 #26 Alfeto Valley
0:27:34 #25 Origin Depths (Section A) - the non-A version is pretty good too in the middle
0:31:04 #24 Ouroboros Awakening
0:33:17 #23 Hostile Colony (Dynamic)
0:35:07 #22 Where We Belong (when the worlds separate in the ending)
0:35:35 #21 Nia ~ Toward the Heavens (starts playing when her hideout appears)
0:36:39 #20 Feelings Risen to the Sky (Mio’s hair has gotten kinda long)
0:38:06 #19 Showdown With Z, Act 2 (Act 1’s fine but lacks guitar)
0:40:13 #18 Eagus Wilderness/Day
0:43:02 Eagus Wilderness/Night
0:43:19 Sailing the Seas (which I didn’t want to spoil)
0:43:51 #17 The Great Sea Stirs
0:45:56 #16 Ultimate Enemy
0:48:03 #15 Agnus Battle
0:50:02 #14 Words That Never Reached You
0:50:50 #13 Milick Meadows
0:51:59 #12 A Step Away
0:53:11 #11 Homecoming (when she dies)
0:55:24 #10 Impending Threat (probably)
0:58:07 #9 Noah and N
1:01:09 #8a Tactical Action (Dynamic)
1:02:02 #8b Origin Battle
1:03:49 #7 Kaleidoscopic Core
1:06:25 Off-seer ~ Noah
1:07:08 The Two Off-seers
1:07:48 #6 A Life Sent On
1:10:16 Off-seer ~ Crys
1:11:28 #5 A Formidable Enemy
1:14:02 #4 Chain Attack!
1:16:24 #3 The Weight of Life (or Carrying the Weight of Life)
1:20:30 #2 Keves Battle
1:23:29 #1 You Will Know Our Names
1:24:27 Moebius Battle
1:27:38 Moebius Interlink Battle
1:29:34 Moebius Interlink Battle ~ Climax
1:30:09 Moebius Interlink Battle ~ End
1:30:34 Moebius Battle/M (multiple phases)
1:31:07 Brilliant Wings × TtF BS (a mashup I made)
How about the best song on xenosaga episode 3 plss
A real shame you don't feature the ENTIRE "You will know our names finale" track".
Ah but there are reasons for that!
1. I am working on a video with all the YWKONs, comparing their structure and how the sequels added to the formula.
2. As soon as I announce YWKON as #1, half my audience is no longer listening, they're just confused and angry at the Moebius Battle snub; I have one minute before I lose them, gotta move fast!
(Mind you, had any of YWKON, Keves Battle, Weight of Life or Chain Attack been missing from the top, I'd have had a riot on my hands anyway.)
@@NicD Fair enough!!
@@NicD how about mKe a video about xenosaga 3 ost plss
How the f**k does this game not win the music award in the Game Awards
It lost the popularity vote. No hate on GOW, but the music in Ragnarok is just mid and it only won because it received more votes from people that didn't listen to the soundtracks of all the games nominated.
xenoblade not winning any ost awards is pure popularity vote in Game Awards. Every single one of the games had an astoundingly good soundtrack, with hours upon hours of amazing music. A game like GOW wins with a 2 ~ hour soundtrack that is by all means not bad, hell some made into my playlists. But the 8 ~ hours of Xeno 3, or every other itteration before 3 outclasses pretty much ever other ost. Red dead redemtion 2 had a good ost for sure. Better then Xeno 2 ? hell no!! 2012 xenoblade chronicles wasnt even nominated for the score, who was ? COD black ops2, sure guys. X lost to DOOM soundtrack, wich in all honestly can be explained since DOOM had a amazing effect of "WHAT IN THE UNHOLY IS THIS MUSIC" effect.
Everyone that knows even an ounce of music theory and has learned a little bit about composing or style fusions in music knows that they all got rigged out of ost awards.. sad reality
As someone wise already mentioned, "90% of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 OST sounds like they told the composer this could be the last song they can ever make".
It's just so good and over the top.
Over the top is not what I would call it at all.
@@NuiYabuko its "over the top" as in "going 100x harder than it needed to".
@@NuiYabuko Ok we get it, you don't like 3, in every comment you just keep hating on it, just let people enjoy it
@@3abdooogamer734 what
@@3abdooogamer734 pretty presumptuous, no?
1:25:55 A cool detail in this section of the Moebius Battle theme is that if you're wearing headphones, you can hear the choir looping around you in such a way that it makes the shape of the Moebius/infinity symbol.
When I first realized that my neurodivergent musical brain was emitting *all of the dopamine.* This game’s soundtrack is in contention for my favorite of all time.
Just tried it and heard it. I thought ye must be reading into it too much but it's actually amazing
TTHAT IS SO SICK WHATTTTTTTTTT
I like Bear McReary's work a lot, but it breaks my heart that XC3 OST did not won best music at The Game Awards. It is by far the best soundtrack out of all the games released this year in all aspects from composition, to arrangement and recording quality.
i gotta say the line "as is common in this soundtrack, instead of looping it picks up" is unbelievably poignant to the actual plot its insane
I just love how during the "Words That Never Reached You" at 50:00 he ends it by interrupting it with a chain attack...this is 100% proof someone actually played the game.
Special mention to how he uses a Gold-rank Flame Clock for the #1 track.
Also don't forget the cuts into the menu, so true especially later in the game when you try to get the Sidequests done
musical taste: check, educational know-how: check, pure passion for the craft: check... but you know what I love most about your videos? the performance, the edit, those solo banters. your sense of comedy has a "sheen" to it!
Its like with my favorite toy reviewer, Jobby the Hong: be both informative and entertaining.
I could not possibly agree more!
I just have to say, if Xenoblade 3 isn't nominated for best music at the game awards, it'll be a crime. It's absurd how incredible this game is, from its music to its performances, and has sky rocketed the series into my all time favorites.
Hoo boy
Check the TGA nominations *wink *wink *nudge *nudge
My mannnn
Can’t believe they didn’t put XC3 in for Best Narrative. Total snub.
@@Rosa-kd2clI’m grateful it got nominated for a single category, let alone 2 and goty
Why Game Awards why would you do this to us, you said you’d be by our side! Game Awards all we did we did for you!
Popularity context with public voting while our dear xeno 3 is a niche game, being nominated is the best win already
they should make it so it isn't a popularity contest and provide actual samples or full tracks for people to listen to and compare. also include when it's used in game with context
@@Cryosxify It is not really a popularity contest since the votes only account for 10% of the final decision, the 90% is made by the judges, player's voice is the only 100% by the public, but I guess in this case it can count as a popularity contest since I doubt the judges even played 2 hours of xenoblade and just went with GOW
@@reeriot1485 yeah, each media outlet has multiple reviewers, editors, etc and the ones that actually played the game would need to advocate for it. how something is chosen is not transparent, whether or not the people deciding the vote for the outlet have any experience with the game, etc. so I definitely think each game needs to provide truly representative samples for people who didn't play to get at least a little familiar with the game. just have the nominated game's devs/studio/ip owners provide the sample packs and vga can screen them for anything misrepresentative. then the ones who did play the game from the media outlet can also check the samples and say things like no, the acting in the game wasn't this good all the time blah blah blah
You must have known. The other Game Journalists, they didn't want breathtaking music. Didn't want a game with actual emotional depth.
Towards the end of the list, I was thinking how weird it was that Vs. Moebius hadn't even been mentioned yet, then 1:24:27 happened. It just came in like the musical equivalent of "It's the big bad boss! Boo!"
Musical Jumpscare
Thanks for the timestamp! 😅👍
Moebius battle might be the best boss/battle music I have ever heard. And how it builds itself into the cuts cents is next level
1:19:16 I don't think you mentioned it, but the flute here literally plays A Life Sent On, the off-seer's tune. This theme not only represents life itself and the will to move on, but it's like Noah and Mio are off-seeing the enemy in advance. It's so melancholic, yet so badass
Oh my, big oversight, I meant to let the off-seer symbol speak for me, and then failed to put it in.
Also I love your headcanon!
Ohhhh I love that omg
an hour and a half of Xenoblade music and a awesome guy loving every second of it
what more could you possibly want
I swear if xenoblade 3 doesn't win best music at game awards
Dude Game of the Year is the goal 😭
@@juju6018 let's be realistic, elden ring is gonna win goty but we can still get soundtrack category
@@kos-mos98 I was just being optimistic😂, thanks though
@@kos-mos98 you're right even getting that is a big advancement
TO be realistic, Elden Ring will win goty, but Xeno 3 deserves it much more!
I really love all the easter eggs hidden within the dissertation. Yes, Nico is the boss!
Sorry, I don't DO restraint!
That's him, right?
I really hope this video blows up, there’s a level of effort and production value here that you almost NEVER see in xenoblade music analysis/reaction videos 😭 this had me feeling every emotion in existence lol
It's always a joy to watch long videos about any aspects of Xenoblade games. This series oozes with pure art in every aspect of it, and the same can be said about the music 110%
The literal 2 hours of Luxin analysis on just the first 2 trailers we got, oh my god yes, you speak the truth!
The flute addition to the Moebius theme is the best form of musical storytelling I’ve ever seen, those who’ve played that whole sequence will understand
So glad you focused on the Agnian Homecoming as much as you did. That theme gives me goosebumps EVERY time the flutes kick in, without fail. It’s such a powerful piece, for such a powerful point in the story. It’s so good.
Agree with the goosebumps, I still get them myself! Typically the second time the motif plays, and then stronger ones the third time as the brass kicks in (54:39).
Bonus easter egg! (SPOILER if you click Show more)
"I will need a while... to recover."
[30 minutes later]
The meme is "20 minutes later", but it wasn't the right amount of time.
28 minutes later start the 2 minutes I mention at 36:45.
29 minutes, you're at the part I refer to at 37:55.
30 minutes you get 36:55, which completes your recovery.
I think that XC3 has the best music direction during cutscenes ive ever seen
Great video! It was fun to learn things like using the McGlynn sisters for different leitmotif roles. The mashups of different franchise tracks were awesome to hear too.
Indeed the McGlynn sisters! EVERYWHERE I looked was a rabbit hole, I didn't set out on making a video this long at first. 😅
I'm still feeling a bit grumpy that this game didn't win the music award in Game Awards, even though it has so much amazing and emotional music.
I really liked your video, it made me appreciate the soundtrack even more than I was before, highlighting the instruments, leitmotifs and some themes I hadn't heard much during my playthrough, thank you.
Yasunori Mitsuda got robbed again at TGA
Such a good video, and the humor is on point. Got out of me a big laugh with the Chain Attack music.
Also the analysis are super insightful, especially the part where you discuss the vocalists and composers.
I hope it gets thousand of views, but I can't show it to my friends who haven't finished the game. Experiencing the Homecoming themes and Moebius battle themes for the first time in context is something I can't bring myself to rob them of.
I understand, it's like, I can say "no spoiler" all I want, discovering a soundtrack of this caliber in-game is part of the experience!
Congratulations. This video officially made me cry, specifically during Feelings Risen into the Sky.
P.S. I make it a point to whistle the flute part of the Moebius theme whenever listening to any version of it, regardless of if its a version with said flute. It's fun trying to match the song completely by memory without the actual instrument there as a guide.
When "A step away" played, my heart was broken beyond repair. I've never felt so helpless and useless in a videogame before. You watch the entire party suffer, hoping something would save them, but no. No rescuing, no secret passage, no way out. You just sit your @ss watching Noah lose it, Manana trying to cheer the guys up (major points for Manana in this scene), god, even Taion sees no way out of that situation. Monolith, you know how to make a boy cry.
and this game got robbed at the game awards
by a single gow music
I just found this video when searching for Xenoblade 3 music, and your enthusiasm shines through. After watching the whole thing, I started going through all your old videos and found your post-mortem.
I can't tell you what makes the RUclips algorithm favor one video over another, but I can tell you what makes you stand out from the 8-Bit Music Theories of the world: your emotional connection to the games, and your breadth of game music knowledge and interest.
There are others who know music theory, but no one else would, or frankly *could*, casually whip out a Donkey Kong Country or multiple Etrian Odyssey tracks to compare to XC3, not to mention your very expert identification of motifs between XC1, 2, and 3 which are complex and sprinkled everywhere throughout the soundtrack.
I don't know what's next for you, but you earned yourself a RUclips Premium subscriber and I look forward to whatever you make next, whenever you make it.
Also, your "best 1 minute of the soundtrack" is a great gimmick. I like it, if you do more soundtrack reviews.
I appreciate your comment; it's like you understand this series better than I do! (Or did, at least: that "post-mortem" led to a couple insightful discussions!)
I've heard that my first ten videos were all over the place in terms of focus and what can be expected from them, and I'm fairly sure by now that my mistake was trying to give the series a higher purpose, rather than just going "I love video game music, come hear me talk about it!"
I have watched this 3 times over the past year. I like the format and analysis and of course I love the music. Would love to see videos like this on the other Xenoblade soundtracks
I had the same reaction as you when I heard #11. Xenoblade 3 still has one of the best video game soundtrack of all time. All the songs are bangers !!!
God of War didn't deserve the award, they stole it from Xenoblade honestly.
100 percent. They shouldn’t have even been on that list honestly, Plague tale was better.
Yeah that one bummed me out too! Xenoblade Chronicles 3's music is soooo deep
Tbh I wouldn't have been mad if Metal Hellsinger or Elden Ring won either.
But God of War's only weakness (and every sony game has this issue) was how beyond generic the music was.
At least even the game awards orchestra knew the win was BS
I agreed
I'd agree if it was Xenoblade 2, but Xeno 3 has a lot of unmemorable music (all of the nominees did besides metal hellsinger). I guarantee you most people can barely recognize a tune besides Weight of Life and Moebius theme
This was such a great video. I loved this game's soundtrack to pieces. It's nice that it got the nom at the game awards but it's criminal that it didn't get the actual award. Also, glad to see Cave on your list - I think it's the most underrated song in the game
You know a game has an incredible soundtrack when someone makes a top 50+ best tracks in the game and some of your favorites don't make the cut...and to be honest, I don't really disagree with your choices. I do appreciate your analysis as it helped me to appreciate some of these songs even more. This is especially true for the battle themes since many of them I never heard to completion while playing the game. Plus, it's hard to hear them with the characters constantly talking over them. I didn't realize that the composers actually had the characters' flutes made in real life and used them to record the soundtrack. That's incredible! Thank you for sharing that piece of information. Two songs I would have included on my list are "A Life Overflowing" and "Dannagh Desert (Night)." The first is just a variation of the Off-Seer motif, but this particular version sets the mood during a highly emotional point in the story. All of the other instances of the motif seem to build up to that one point in the game. The "Dannagh Desert (Night)" theme is beautiful in its simplicity, but what pushes it over the top for me is the fact that it didn't even need to exist. The Dannagh Desert isn't particularly important to the story and could have been removed without an significant impact to the game. Its inclusion was likely a labor of love from the developers as a way to make something special for the fans of Torna. So not only did they create a whole area in the game, but the composers also created original music for it (they could have used the "Eagus Wilderness" theme). The night theme reminds me of a lullaby, gently singing the souls lost in Torna to their final rest.
This video has greatly increased my appreciation for this soundtrack. Great work 👍
Hi, I made that Musescore track you heard of Keves Battle!
You did such an amazing job with this video. I'm glad to see someone else is as obsessive over this music as I am. You did everything so much justice, going all the way back to chrono trigger where the themes originated to pull out all of their meaning x)
Hey, glad you found your way here! I know you recognized your transcription *immediately*, even with a different instrument.
Loved this!! I still can’t get over how they used real replicates of the flutes to record that part of the soundtrack. That’s such a cool detail.
Have a greater appreciation for all of the tracks after watching this.
I know it’s not likely. But can you please do a video like this for Xenoblade X. It’s soundtrack is CRIMINALLY underrated. Hiroyuki Sawano is a composer who’s not afraid to experiment and take risks and he’s one of the greatest composers ever. It just makes me so sad that a lot of people don’t appreciate the genius of Hiroyuki’s composing. When you started singing Uncontrollable from Xenoblade X I was like, “Yes, someone who appreciates Xenoblade X”. And the world is so big I know there are plenty of people who do, but like yea
You're fucking smoking some heavy stuff right there if you think motherfucking Sawano is in any way and shape an underrated composer at all.
This was really a great video. Your editing is really fun to watch and the little humorous moments are great. I love how you analyze every track. I learned so many new things in this video. Keep up the good work!
I love how the prologue track for 3 is the same as Prologue A from Xeno 1. Had some major nostalgia vibes of Shulk describing how the Bionis and Mechonis were at war, like Keves and Agnus. Thanks for the awesome video!
Thought it was Alvis talking there?
I never heard an ost that could literally make me tear up by just listening at it
I was eagerly waiting for that video. I love Xenoblade and I love how you talk about it, especially when you present the artists involved. Thanks
I am SO glad RUclips recommended me your video. This is incredible! You really helped me understand and appreciate this soundtrack so, so much more.
Staggering OST and I loved your passion and clear understanding of the music, which made for both an educational and thoroughly enjoyable view. I was glued till the end. That Home Coming theme...perfection.
Listening to the soundtrack again with your commentary and jokes was amazing. You put so much effort into it, great work!
The most enjoyable hour and a half I've had on RUclips in a while! ^_^ Xenoblade 3 was already my GOTY and soundtrack of the year as it was. After watching this video's breakdown of 50 of the game's incredible pieces though.... I feel like I appreciate so many of the tracks - even the ones I ALREADY thought highly of- so much more than before.
Moreover, as others have commented, the timing of your edits, sense of humor and passion for video game music- I LOVED the frequent references to other soundtracks, especially Chrono Trigger- was mega entertaining and inspiring :) Thank you very much for the fantastic work Nicolas! Definitely a vid I'll want to rewatch in the near future.
I think I finished watching that video for the 20th time.
I love the work you have done here!
Been looking forward to this video! I love the way you edit in all of the music clips from different game and all of your insights, keep it up man! :)
1:05:10 Woah! The way you sang Drifting Soul- Or at least my favorite part of it- Is so good!!!
This is one of the best videos on here. Excellent work. I love the little jokes and perfectly fitting cut-ins. Crazy high quality on your part!
I finally finished the video, thank you so much :D It was so fun to hear you talk about all the music in this awesome game. Every song was a straight bop, banger and absolute tune.
I think the Agnus battle theme having the long build up makes sense considering it's a musical reference to how battles worked in Xenoblade 2: Build up elemental orbs, initiate a chain attack and knock them all over like dominoes. It even sounds like a full burst in musical form at the ending part!
This was so good! Loved the chain attack interrupting other battle songs all the time, true to form too lol. Really enjoyed you just geeking out to all these great Xenoblade 3 songs.
Also really enjoyed when you started singing to the remix/battle theme of drifting souls.
The singing was borderline self-indulgent, but then again I have to think of my OG fans too. 😉
@@NicD possibly some covers in the future???
While I already love this soundtrack to bits, this video deepened my appreciation with it so so much more! All the information you give and the context behind each song (both in game and irl) made watching this seem like hearing everything all over again for the first time. Fantastic Job!
I'm glad you kept on going with this series! Never stop moving forward
Dang, this is such a good video! So well-organized and analyzed, you made me pick up on things I hadn't before! Meaty stuff, you're the guy with the gall!
Man I never wished I could like a video more than once this hard, keep it up
OMG, what you said about the title screen is ALWAYS my experience with Xenoblade title themes. I remember the first time I listened to this one, I thought "Okay, it's lovely." but after I was done with the game, I was an emotional wreck. I LOVE IT.
BTW, how did I JUST find out about this guy? He's amazing! *subscribes*
This came up on my recommended and so glad it did. This is a brilliant video, wonderful work.
I have no ability to put into words how life changing the Xenoblade series has been to me and how the music connects and reaches me in ways no others have.
I never in my life expected to find perfection in anything, least of all a video game, but I did. This game and everything about it is the embodiment of what perfection is.
You completely reduced me to a puddle of tears again with #11. That moment in the game hit like a mountain falling on me and I was only casually watching your video but when that came on, I honestly fell apart and was weeping, it was so strong and all the emotions of that moment in the game.
Great video, the presentation/pacing is done really well! I can tell you really used your thinking muscles for this one.
absolutely brilliant video, such high quality - keep it up pal 👏
I loved watching this video! There are some references I didn’t catch during my play through. Also you made me appreciate this OST even more!
Hey! absolutely loved the vid, I hope you do more longer video breakdowns of soundtracks like this in the future.
It's really interesting hearing it from someone who can explain the motifs and musical elements in such great detail!.
Just found your channel from this video and your content is pretty amazing, XC is one of my favourite series and it's great to find an analysis like this on its amazing soundtrack. It's also great to have the references and similarities pointed out.
Kiyota, ACE, Hiramatsu, Mitsuda, Abounassr and Shimomura: Between 3 games they've managed to create the best music known to mankind in my opinion. There's truly no better collection of music on this earth - no hyperbole
Great singing! I was surprised your voice matched so well with the song!
Thank You for the crazy amount of time you put into this video! Was my personal GOTY and favorite OST surpassing XC2s. It may have been just me but i got Persona 5 vibes from the beginning of Agnus Battle, and Big Colony reminded me of something that could've been in FF7 Remake. I love both of those OSTs as well so it made it even cooler. Thanks again for the great video! (Top 50 XC2 next?) :p
Incredible video. You are spot on about the Moebius track and the variations. The Flute is stunning
Thank you SO much for pointing out all the previous leitmotifs from the series’ past!!!! I’ve been looking for info about what tracks had roots where and stumbled upon this and it’s so great!!!!
Thank you for this wonderful journey!
I listened to this during my commute and at work, and it was really cool hearing the commentary while listening along.
It helped relive the feelings I got during the game, and when first hearing these tracks in context. I teared up yet again when you reached… certain songs. And it helped me appreciate the more underrated stuff!
Interesting! I consider the visual part pretty essential, but apparently it works audio-only too. Glad I could distill the experience so you could relive some parts again!
Oh, I’m sure I missed a bunch of visual gags and jokes. And I’ll happily fully watch it on Friday!
Double the views HECK YEEAAAH
Alternative title to this video: Top 50 reasons Why Xenoblade 3 Was Robbed
I'm terribly addicted to that video. watching again and again ! merci :)
I am totally in love with the Xeno³ Soundtrack and what a great Deep Dive video this is. Please keep doing this.
Thanks so much for doing this analysis, I really enjoyed how well this was put together - truly, a video worthy of the XC3 OST!
Very solid work! Thanks for the video Nicolas.
8:04 These gentlemen composed the best soundtracks of xenoblade chronicles 1, simply geniuses 👏✨
Wow this was such an amazingly put together video! Absolutely shocked to see you with less than 10k subs
Honestly spectacular. Well edited, good knowledge, and love all the jokes along the way.
Very informative and entertaining video. I love hearing the back stories for many of these soundtracks. I hope to see more from other games.
Fantastic video, I love your analysis of the soundtrack, it's great. I'm going through your other music videos too, they're great!
This is a really great video! This made me appreciate the soundtrack more and it's great to see that you have this connection to the games as well. Looking forward to the YWKON video! Thanks 👍
I'm adding this to my must watch religiously time and time again list
I am SO glad to read this. I myself have a couple videos I get back to every year, namely Bismuth's explanation of the DK64 TAS.
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Thinking of my XC3 music appreciation video on someone's list is a wonderful feeling.
Weight of life is also set up for you to almost be able to sing the lyrics, "The last day with you, was truly magical" from One Last You, the ending theme of XC2.
I found your channel through your Time to Fight: How many escalations did you want? Er I mean, Bionis Shoulder video. And now you come out with THIS behemoth. I watched it all in one sitting and it was an absolute joy the entire time. Your passion and knowledge really come through and it makes for a super enjoyable experience. Looking at your channel I see you have a criminally low amount of views on your previous videos and they're all games I'd love to watch so I'll go and give you a plus one to the viewcount on all of those! Very much looking forward to whatever you have cooking up next 😊
As someone who literally JUST played through ff8 and ace combat 7 for the first time in the last 2 months, hearing your callbacks to them BACK TO BACK sent me REELING. GREAT TASTES AND GREAT VIDEO MY MAN, I LOVED THIS
Hahaha that's hilarious and must have been real special, thanks for sharing!
Watching through the first 5-10 minutes and suddenly caught myself humming the themes despite the fact it's been well over 6 months since I last properly played the game or listened to much of the soundtrack. Incredible how much music can stick with you sometimes! Around the halfway point in the video now and it's just a treat to hear a bunch of the songs again and learning things I didn't know about them before. I'm even hearing parts of songs I've *never* heard before thanks to the Menu and Chain Attack songs, and the default fast travel time being morning. Can't wait to see how much more I end up learning through the second half.
Thank you for making these videos, I really appreciated it!
Wow, this is possibly the best vg ost analysis/ranking I've ever seen, well done!
If this game does not get best soundtrack at TGA then it will be a travesty. It is fast becoming my favorite score in a series with exceptional OSTs already.
The only right question for this TGA is them to play the whole Moebious M (the two phases) live with the original singers and flutes.
It got nominated for two awards and game of the year and that makes me so happy but yes I seriously hope it gets best soundtrack
This video was really fun to watch! And thank you for making it because I feel like this game's music is being underappreciated.
Dude you are so awesome, I love the analysis!
Thanks a lot, I enjoyed this from start to end
Love the leitmotif symbol, I'm gonna have to sit down and watch this later!
Really great video! I can really feel the love for the game and music. Thank you
Thank you for this amazing coverage of my favourite soundtrack!
Thank you so much for your work!!
What a delightful video!!!! I love your passion just as much as I love this OST
Really good video, I enjoyed it a lot!
Such a great video to relive your favourite moments of all games
I HAD to watch this entire video when it came across my RUclips recommendation! Great work !