FURINA Character Demo +Teaser MUSIC REACTION
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2023
- These character demos have been wonderfully complex. We explore some Shakespeare, French Grand Opera, and Singing in the rain in this video.
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I find it interesting that in contrast to everything being so joyful, the only thing my musician ear is noticing, is that right as the courtain falls, the Music ends in a brief melancholic minor key at 11:04 The short emptiness where the sound is fading out feels like there is no one to applaud her
The theory is that everything in her demo is all happening in her mind and not in reality. The lack of applause being symbolic for her loneliness in a way too.
yoooo omg i listened in because of your comment, and it changed my whole perspective of the trailer DAMN
@@justsomeguy727It has to happen in her head. There is no way all that chaos can unfold in reality. 😅
@@justsomeguy727aint no way she made childe take part in her scene
Someone also made note on how the curtains are blue instead of red, as if the stage is underwater
If you notice as well, during the part where she sings and swings,
She is imitating the Other Archons.
The first swing, she is sitting as Nahida,
The second swing, shes holding a Lyre as Venti,
The third swing shes sitting like Raiden,
Then the last swing she throws Mora connecting to Dongli.
Long Dong Schlongli
Another neat thing is that the character swap sound effect also plays when she switches, and the npcs represent the nation of the archon Furina imitates
@@jojocookie774huh... So our switching feature is lore related?😂
John Lee. 😎
While Zhongli doesn't even have a single mora and lost his personal wallet (a.k.a Childe)
I really didn't expect French singing, that was a nice surprise
can you translate it to what it says?
U can read the lyrics below the official video
Samee, I was already having a blast watching that when the soemone started singing I lost my mind lol
@@relical9289
The world is but a stage.
Why cry, when you can laugh instead?
For laughter is humanity's preserve.
Laugh it all off, fret not,
Let's just enjoy the moment.
I had no idea about the title being a Shakespear quote!! This is, among others, one of the reasons I love watching your reactions! They’re so insightful!
Her C1 is a reference to Carmen, the opera by Bizet, and its most famous aria. I assume, based on that, that her constellations would all be some kind of opera/theatre references
Funny enough, in the 4.0 Dev stream, Da Wei (The CEO) mentions Shakespeare quote when describing Fontaine.
It's safe to assume that everything is derivative.
Lab diamonds are made using a "seed" from which the rest of the diamond is formed. That doesn't make 99% of the diamond less beautiful, it just means there's that 1% that makes it more interesting.
@@brodericksiz625 that’s so cool!! I don’t know much of this kinds of topics so when I learn stuff like that it’s so fun!
@@warior875 I think I maybe missed it or don’t remember 😅 I have a hard time reading subtitles sometimes so I probably missed it
incase you didn't notice it Marco, the lyrics of that last part in her demo are in the description:
French:
Le monde n'est qu'une scène.
Il vaut mieux rire que pleurer,
car le rire est le propre de l'homme.
Riez de tout cela, ne vous inquiétez pas.
Profitons d'aujourd'hui.
English Translation:
The world is but a stage.
Why cry, when you can laugh instead?
For laughter is humanity's preserve.
Laugh it all off, fret not,
Let's just enjoy the moment.
---
very fitting and beautifully sung it made me almost tear up as my face was all smiles :)
Thank you! I’ve been wondering what’s being sung at the end there
Wow thank you for the translation bro I was wondering what they were saying but I didn't mind not understanding it but now that I know the lyrics really fit her whole personality
THANK YOU! I caught on to the french immediately, but I'm not a native speaker so I couldn't distinguish the words exactly - and wow, these lyrics do fit so well.
And all those lyrics are little references
World is a stage : Shakespeare I guess
Mieux vaut rire que pleurer : French expression
Car rire est le propre de l'homme : comes from a book well known by rabelais called Gargantua
And after that don't know. I don't know if all these are well known in other countries so heres a French insight on it
I am french but even I didn't understood the "car le rire est le propre de l'homme" I thought that she said something like "car le réel ...?" Thank you fellow french user
13:04 Btw Marco I’d recommend you look at what’s happening in the background of this scene if you want some good laughs lmao
Because we have;
-Tartaglia drop kicking someone.
-Neuvilette fighting like an old grandpa.
-Lyney and Lynette ganging up on some poor dude.
-Navia and Clorinda chatting calmly until Navia slaps Clorinde out of nowhere (but this is obviously all just a play so she didn’t actually slap Clorinde)
-And possibly much more that i missed.
I thought NaCl were arguing tho, no? That'd explain the "out of nowhere" slap.
@@DaWorldGuardian001 That’s also possible, although they seemed very calm to me.
@@DaWorldGuardian001 You could say...they were a little salty
Lmao this is classic background acting I’m dying
@@MarcoMeatball Exactly. While arguably being CGI is responsible, the visibly fake nature of the movements - calculated to be clearly seen yet actually ineffectual - adds a lot to this.
Don't ask me why but i ended up crying for the French Vocals
It was so beatiful but ended up crying
It was also quite unexpected!
I completely understand, sometimes songs just get so beautiful that you can't help but cry over the beauty of it!
Try to learn how to write french, you’ll cry too
it's gonna be a very very sad story!
Same!
6:44 This melody (which is repeated at the end with the French lyrics) describes Furina's character so well. Like even without the lyrics, you can get an impression that Furina is feeling down but is trying her best to stay positive and enjoy life. It's such a brilliant message
Fotnaine's acclaimed orchestra director Dvorak praising his archon's music sounds so in character
Yes, it is a famous Shakespeare quote. I'm so pleased that Genshin always uses all different kinds of references from all different countries. Thank you Marco!!
My pleasure!
do not let the musical majesty distract you from the fact that Childe dropkicked a guy in the background
bro is not even 2 seconds into the video but already has a full analysis of only the first melody 😭
amazing
1:17 that’s interesting cuz Fontaine archon quest is also 5 acts
And that by prophecy Fontaine is going to flooded like the end of the act idk//
Not to mention that Fontaine is the 5th nation that is released!
12:50 "I'm really reaching here..."
Meanwhile, Ashikai writing it down and planning out a 40 minute video explaining what it means
Funny how you bring up the five acts within old French opera, since I'm pretty sure there's five distinct musical changes in the first video you watched, here.
Additionally, I caught the reference to Singing in the Rain when I first saw the trailer on its own, but you saying it out loud brought to mind the connection it has to Furina; she's being cheerful and upbeat during what would normally be seen as a gloomy and depressing time.
I don’t know anything about French Grand opera, but when you said it’s normally 5 acts, something I immediately though if is how this trailer, has 4 major segments after the show began, the silent film, the swinging, and the camera segment (both when it’s on her, and when she is using it), and finally the 4th is the right / dance scene, it’s interesting if this is intentional as if it’s saying the final act is up next.
Furina's demo...required a new, separate tier on my list called "a whole bloody cinematic production of its own". The utter theatrics? The chaotic scene (therefore rhythm+style) changes? The full-on *electro swing BGM paired with surprise French vocals?* Phenomenal 🥲
Also, glad I wasn't the only one who picked up on the Singin' in the Rain reference around 12:17 ♫ ♪
This is why I wanted Marco to react to this demo. I knew they put many references that we won’t understand because we are not knowledgeable. Great reaction Marco! Cheers!
You’re so welcome!
Nah but fr I watched her demo right after waking up at ~5 AM and when it got to the singing part my sleepy self thought I was still dreaming it just felt surreal for a second, absolutely beautiful
9:23 fun fact: she's impersonating each of the archons in this scene with the people of each of their respective nations as the audience
12:06 also i like how there's the really nice fun music playing meanwhile everyone's fighting in the background like you said XD
8:53 As the background Colour changes she also portrays all the rest 4 Archons. Very funny
Its like raiden says in her demo. " Fantasy can only survive with an underline reality"
10:40 I always love your reaction when you get suprised by a song 🤣
_"Mieux vaut rire que pleurer"_ - French expression. _"Laughter is the best medicine."_
Well, her laughter is addictive, I will say. Seeing her does make me whana laugh out of my heart since she's such a clown when in the center of attention. But I will say from experience in meeting similar people as Furina in real life, these people usually put on a facade / a mask that hides their true intentions and their deepest emotions. You know, when you act on stage the person is completely different from the person behind the stage. She gives me that vibe.
But man, Marco's eating good with this Fontain patch. So much classicism and opera-themed content. Hearing an expert giving his opinion and comparing it to real life gives the game and overall a sense of credibility if I can say. Amazing! 😀
Also _"Broadway style"_ is what I was searching for. I know I have seen 'this French style' vibe basing on various old movies, music but I could get my words. Thank you! That cleared things up so much for me. 🙏
Your little comment about saxophone being a very malleable instrument like all instruments and not necessarily just sensual in nature made my day!
;) I know sax folks hate that 🤣
Oh my god.. this is prime fanfiction materials. I've always had this headcanon in my head that all this time, the characters in Teyvat are only actors behind the screen, and the entire Archon quest is just a long drama series. Furina's demo and the characters' background acting only solidifies that.
Oh my god indeed.
Its very interesting they went for the roaring 20s because like Furina it was all about having a good time and celebrating while horrible things were happening in the World
i heard the KR-Furina one did the vocal chord test the best amongst all VAs~
Yes! Furina KR VA did come from a vocal university so it would be natural that she would be quite expert.
Yes! Sing in the rain, and so much reference, notice how at the end there’s missing something like applause. Instead it goes to silence, maybe the archon is performing in her imagination?
I just realised there's no applause. I mean I didn't expect it but I feel it should be there
I love that I can learn so much about music in your videos. I'm in music school and for example I learn about opera during lessons or from the books but here I can learn it from something that is a form of relax for me. Thank you for making these videos!
That makes my heart so happy ❤
The best character in the game is definitely seirahntendaantd schivalmeerantd
The spelling was probably a meme, but for people who are genuinely curious to the name it's "Surintendante Chevalmarin" ("Superintendent Seahorse")
@@null_verdictSeahorse not Horseman "marin" means that it come from underwater or its one of those people who work on boats
@@shawny_ghosty Ahh like "marine", thank you. That makes way more sense. I guess "cheval marin" sounded better to the devs than the other word for seahorse "hippocampe" lol
She really is look, how much love Furina has for her 🥰
Furina hiding her true self is probably due to the immense pressure on her for being the youngest Archon(but technically Nahida is the youngest but she has the wisdom of her past self) and not being able to live up to her predecessor
hits too close to home at times
She is not archon she is just human with so so so much willpower😢
Like Marie Antoinette
@@demon_kingof_salvation In hindsight: You think you might have not wanted to say that without knowing he had gotten to that part of the story yet?
She doesn't have wisdom of her past self...
Thank you so much for this analysis, Marco! I didn't expect Singin' in the Rain to be brought up for this analysis (it was my grandfather's favorite film dance sequence 😊). Much like Gene Kelly does in that moment of the film even if he supposedly had a fever while shooting that sequence, Furina even does the iconic street lamp swing in a moment when her character feels so overjoyed that she's giving her whole performance to the moment, even as rain falls/ there's chaos unfolding in the background (to great comedic effect in the demo trailer 🤣). I love this homage very much!
So cute right?
Marco be like "has she been outed as an oceanid"
My man...
What a masterclass of an analysis. Thankyou for your work.
Aw!
I really hope they make some type of full version with Furina's theme from this demo, I just love how fun it sounds and it's such a vibe lol
I live for big band swing. It made me so so so excited when Furina’s “performance” began. The horns are gorgeous.
(As always I adore your videos.)
"Singing in the Rain" also centers around the actors and production of the film published after revisions as "the Dancing Chevalier," set in France.
Its the trademark dog-owner "pure color shirt covered in dog hair while the perpetrator is walking around in the background" for me.
I love the electro swing on her demo trailer and was pleasantly surprised at the end to hear dialogue in French no less. What a fun demo, really suits Furina’s silly and stylish character aha.
I watched Furina's demo and was immediately curious whether you'd do a reaction to it because of all the different segments it's composed of! Glad to see you did end up doing an analysis of it ((and forever amazed at the ability of musicians to focus on the ost alone, as someone who's attention will jump all over the place))
The lyrics took me by surprise as I'm French. They perfectly make sense with Furina's character : she keeps living in entertainment without worrying about the tragic happenstances around her.🤔 Such negligecting was also blamed upon France nobles before the Revolution
In the description of the Demo trailer are the lyrics for the song at the end, in both French and English
Of course, Furina gets an Electro Swing theme.
I was waiting for this! Furina and you reacting to her is such a perfect fit.
“I wish that was all it took”
That’s why she’s the archon 😂
coincidently, the fountain archon quest also goes in 5 acts, while in one thru 3 it's shown as for the understanding of the fountain, while the story deepens in 4th, we're directed as the keyhold of the act, from scooping childe, disguising to the fortress, digging the secrets here and there
what makes me astonished is despite we're the mc, in fountain, the protagonist is not us, the dev tried to make many perspective from navia's pov, neuvilette, lyney, even furina herself. it's really like we watched the whole act of fountain while we also help solving the case within, this demo somehow spoiled the entire act without trying to spoil the players, that's a chad move from the dev
6:35 *Drops immaculate bars* - "Everything is easy because life is great
Even though I'm actually hiding some deep dark secret
Heehee"
6:43 *Realisation followed by nose rub*
Love how you know so much from just the music. Was looking forward to your reaction. Very detailed as usual.
I appreciate that!
Best character in the game by far, for me. I love everything about her, from her style and showmanship to her vulnerable side. I'm going to be a little sad when the story takes us out of Fontaine. Not just for the characters, but the aesthetics and the music.
Same tbh :/
10:42 Marco's face expression was incredible xD
1:05 Acts with a dance action around 4! That's what happens in the Demo (well, if acting like fighting is dancing in this case) that you just uncovered few seconds in! Respect!
I always find these types of videos very teaching and I love them. Thanks for making them.
Her constellation names also are references to famous opera arias (her C1 is literally the eponymous carmen song)
Furina's story that you can read in the character menu says that she absolutely adores little creatures and on occasion would sneak out to play with them, except the creatures don't love her back and many have attacked her in return of her attempts at affection. You can see it in 4.1 archon quest where she's chasing that cat and the cat's having none of it. However, her favorite creatures are the seals or flubberbeasts as they are called in Genshin and that's solely because no matter how much she prods and wrestles the seals, at most they would make an annoyed noise.
So hence why in this trailer she "fights" the seal but you can see she misses all of her swings and the seal just lies on it's back but you can see it looking up in the end of the section. Meanwhile, the crab is fought for real because it would attack Furina upon her attempt at playing with it.
Also fun fact in the KR vers of the Furina trailer , she actually did a small opera high pitches and its confirmed that she has training not sure if its opera or not but its great to hear it.
I was so excited for you to get your hands on this demo lol I knew you'd have so much to say about it and its just so fun and full of whimsy
Also fun fact, when she’s on the swing and the character switch sound effect plays, she’s imitating all the in other archons we’ve met up until this point, and you can see the curtains change colours to correspond to their aligned element
Yo the part about French opera having 5 acts literally happened in Genshin’s Chapter IV (Fontain’s storyline). There is also a dance sequence before the finale 😮
4:34 You know she is a god when only a little "aaa" makes her voice ready to go hahaha.
Furina's three companions in her ousia-aligned mode are not oceanids, they're xenochromatic fontemer aberrants, which are the critters you find swimming around Fontaine's waters whose abilities you can copy. Incidentally, Furina's passive reduces the cooldown of said abilities when she's in the party. In her pneuma-aligned mode, however, she does appear to summon an oceanid.
8:29 i just love that small details that Furina actually copying other archon's iconic pose like nahida on the swing, venti with the lyre, raiden's sitting pose and zhongli throw moras like the first time he makes it and give it to people. And every scene she showed it yhe crowds below her changed according to what archon's nation that she copy
ty for making this video, it was a complete analysis that I didn't know I totally needed! People like you make all the effort behind each note totally deserved! ♡
You're very welcome!
someone already commented the lyrics - but it is indeed french singing at the end of the demo. as someone who speaks a bit of it, I knew it was french but couldn't distinguish exactly the words. hoyo using that is very bold, and very exciting for the future! whenever they do go vocal, they absolutely kill it.
Having done both the Archon quest and her story quest it is pretty interesting to come back and watch the demos, and you commentary on them.
Yes! I was waiting for your reaction, lol. Everyone was missing all the phrases and melodies I kept noticing. I had a feeling you'd have sources for my theories. The "singing in the rain" reference feels rather similar when you look deeper into the plot of the film in regards to the characters "Lina and Kathy". Almost feels like Furina is Both Lina and Kathy.
Furinas trailer was so cool! Definitely in my top 3 with neuvillette
I always love hearing you break down the music in these videos, thank you!
10:17 Words cannot express how much i LOVE this sequence, not only is it hilarious and charming but that Violin is absolutely killing it, like im obviously not a musical professional so my descriptions may not be accurate but i would describe this as a hip-hop/pop kind of beat but with a Violin as the main instrument, i seriously don’t know how to describe it, all i know is that im in love with this demo lol.
I'm late on this but I really really enjoy your analysis and your willingness to demonstrate your ability to vocalize what you hear. You definitely picked up on some details that I totally missed! Thank you and subbed :)
Hi :)
@@MarcoMeatball you’re on the ball lol. Have to love a responsive content creator! As a musician it’s wonderful to see other artists react to things they’re passionate about.
Everytime i see one of your videos i get the chills , your content is amazing for any music enthusiast and you explain everything so beautifully
That is so lovely and sweet!
Oooooh, this was a delicious analysis. Thank you so much!
It's always nice to see a musician's perspective on my favourite character demos. Right from the get-go you have observations to share, it's fantastic. Love how much you loved the singing section of her demo 😊
The fun thing about the "all the world's a stage" quote from Shakespeare is that it's not just a meaningful piece but also a pun when you realize his performances were held in the Globe Theatre back in the day
Man I find myself leaving your videos feeling smarter. I’ll share this with my sis later as she loves when people break down the music and history.😊
omg yess!! i was eagerly anticipating your reaction and thoughts on Furina’s music!! the teaser trailer is soo intriguing and i love that it’s basically a slowed-down version of Fontaine’s theme… as for the demo it’s EASILY my fave demo out of all the archons and im so incredibly hyped for Furina and the conclusion of the Fontaine archon quests 🤩🙌✨
I was waiting for your reaction, so interesting and instructive as always. Great, thanks Marko! 😊
Another Marco video, another jaw-dropping analysis. I've been hearing all about the weird things happening on video and the lack of an applause at the end but I had no idea that there was an ominous hint in the form of music 10 seconds into the trailer.
Found your video by chance after watching her demo too, I was like 1 minute in and I already liked it!
You have really good vibes and made it very enjoyable to watch it with you. It was quite a surprise to see that you know your stuff about music, but then you started singing so it made sense. 😅
I also learned a lot ahaha, that's amazing, I really loved your explanations and trust me, I travelled with you to the 20s and could imagine all of the influences you talked about.
Keep up the amazing work Marco! I'll have so much fun watching your content, I'm sure of it, you have a new sub!
Aw hi! Welcome in :)!
I love the melody in the teaser, it's so soft and beautiful
Absolutely love your musical breakdown of these trailers. Furina is a gem, I love her so much. Hope you enjoyed Act 5!
Thanks for this amazing analysis. I always loved Furina demo, and I think it has the best music so far cause how much it is contribute to her story as a character, not just as background music. But I can’t put it into words any better than you🤩
You got an upvote with your beautiful “warm up” notes I was taken by surprise man
🤣🥰
When i heard the vocal in the demo... I was waiting for your video reaction cuz i know you will loved to react to it and im dying to see it 😂
I don't know if I'll watch other videos from you, but I'll subscribe for sure. that was really good
I love her demo so much and was looking forward to your reaction! Fontaine has a lot of Art Deco elements so all the musical references to 1920s are really fitting
aaaaaaaa i knew i was gonna eat well once your reaction/analysis to furinas demo and teaser came out
love it!
This is the beauty of Marco's review
You get to learn something new about music, what message is brought with certain tone and sometime even their history as well
5 seconds into the rection and Marco is already explaining things
Glad to see you love the trailer too, Marco
My first thought when i watched the demo was "I can't WAIT to see Marco's reaction to this!!" I was so excited all day!
The thing you talked about at 2:05 reminds me of the 20th century fox studio intro thing that plays at the beginning of movies.
The reaction I was waiting for the most for Furina
i've been waiting for hours 😭 let's go omg
This entire time I thought he’d already finished the 4.2 archon quests because he knew so much already.. TOT
I just want a full clean version the song playing in the last part I loooved the lyrics and the rhythm it feels like Furina's anthem enviting us to live in the moment "profitons d'aujourd'hui" ❤
This is the exact reason why I love Genshin Impact. This game includes a huge variety of cultures, actually respects them and present them rather accurately in a beautiful way. Most other current games only focus on one culture, but Genshin Impact tries to present them all. If this game finishes in such quality in the 4.2 update, I'd say it deserves a contribution to world peace prize for video games. Great analysis btw, we'll never know how much details the composers hid if not professionals like you.
Hey Marco! In her story quest, there is actually a song that she sings. It's gorgeous and I can't stop listening to it, I highly recommend you react to that as well.
Waiting for your reaction to La vaguelette !
Next week
@@MarcoMeatballShe is Little Mermaid (and historical Melusine too, btw), literally.
10:39 I saw this trailer when I woke up 12 hours ago and have been waiting ALL day since then for Marco to react to this exact moment
I love her demo and whole character so much, its so good and well made..😞❤️