There is this mechanic in the game, which makes it so the longer you stay in one "level", the harder it becomes to fight, so the"rising" structure of the soundtrack makes sense and feels appropriate
For the lore implications of those lyrics, it has to do with the two brothers, Mithrix and Providence, the final bosses of the second and first game respectively. The idea is that Prividence loves soul, the element that is found in all walks of life and he is seen as a hero to the soon-to-be inhabitants of the planet you land on even tough he sees them as a part of his collection. His brother was more concerned with beings such as himself and Providence and as such saw the soon-to-be inhabitants as vermin. Providence, wanting to bring these lifeforms that Mithrix despised, tricked Mithrix into going into the teleporter that would trap Mithrix on the moon for presumably centuries so that Providence could put whatever creatures he wanted on the planet. The teleporter in question is the one you find on this stage. Even after all of Mithrix's rage after the betrayal of Providence, in his final breath, one of the death messages is Mithrix calling out for his brother. And even though he had no intention of freeing Mithrix, Providence would sometimes be seen staring up to the moon. Providence likely never wanted to trap Mithrix, but his desire for soul was much greater. Mithrix may have been a very cruel being, but more than anything, he just wanted to see his brother happy.
To elaborate on this, Mithrix and Providence are some godly-esque beings and have some sort of power to create matter and designs. When they were younger, they created a massive gold titan to serve the purpose of a guardian. Providence, being obsessed with life and soul, puts soul into the gold titan. Mithrix immediately sees the flaws with this: with soul comes free will, and with free will comes the possibility of escape or betrayal. Heavily criticizing Providence, Mithrix banishes the gold titan to another dimension. After this, Providence spends his time saving almost-wiped-out species from other planets. Mithrix thinks they shouldn't have been saved because they were weak and couldn't make it on his own. Having this sort of ideological conflict, they each focus on their own thing. Eventually, Mithrix wants to test a teleporter he made that goes to the moon. Providence tricks him and messes with the teleporter after Mithrix uses it, and now Mithrix is stuck on the moon. Now Providence can do whatever he wants without having to worry about Mithrix. You eventually go to the moon as well and fight Mithrix. His title under his health bar under his name is "King of Nothing". I guess this is because he really doesn't rule over anything or anyone. He's stuck on the moon with only his own souless creations. At least the alien species that Providence saved were intensely loyal to him.
Mithtix and providence are polar opposite. Mithrix wanted Souless "machines" powerful but easy to control not independent Providence wanted to create life he saw himself as a hero bringing different species to perichor one of the many creations of Providence is Aurelionite the Gold Golem he believed in creatures with soul. afair Mithrix even hated Providence's 2 worm pets... yes those 2 you see in the providence boss fight.
The amazing thing about the rain formally known as purple is that the stage it plays in is mostly purple hues. It's almost a reflection of the piece itself being that the game is literally called Risk of Rain. This is one of those songs that felt like the stage was specially built for this and only this song. You don't get much rest in this but I find this stage particularly interesting because you've pretty much reached a stability where you are either outpacing the difficulty or dying a horrible death so in a sense, you are either the rain thats washing away the land and it's creatures or this stage will be the final resting place for your survivor (it also helps that this is the last stage in the loop that leads into the boss stage which has Con Letitud Ponderosa) so you have this epic showdown hanging over your head and you're at a point where it's do or die. This song reflects that so amazingly, especially if you look at the ending of Formally known as purple, it sounds like you're ascending almost. You're leaving this planet (which is because you're actually going to the moon). I can go on but it's 4 o'clock and my sleep deprived brain is working overtime with thoughts.
it's funny you mention it feels like the stage was built for this song- this stage is actually a returning stage from Risk of Rain 1, and The Rain Formerly Known as Purple is also heavily based on the song that plays in that stage, Chanson d'Automne!
So you hear this track in Sky Meadow, the biome before you either go to the final boss encounter or loop. By this time, your survivor has quite the collection of artifacts, this an impressive power. It’s almost like a song illustrating the power struggle of your and the enemies that have scaled up in difficulty creating an epic battle. I can see where the sadness comes from tho, perhaps at this point the survivor is questioning whether or they will survive this endeavor. Or the fact that despite just trying to survive, they are in fact killing hundreds of creatures on a place where we never needed to be.
Yes I’ve always thought this too. We are the ukelele and the planet is crying out as the choir synth until Mithrix starts yelling at us from his moon as the main synth and we reply with our electric guitar. So good
@@loch1694 Mithrix and all the species of Petrichor V seeing the funny yellow dude with two guns loop 20 billion times and rids the planet of all life. Just for then to die in commencement like an idiot, leaving Mithrix trapped and with nothing to kill, or hate.
Chris Christodoulou is unironically my favorite music composer of all time, silly as that may sound. No other music, except for maybe Joe Hisaishi's, comes even close to impacting me on such an emotional level and listening to many of these Ror2 pieces with good audio often puts a tear in my eye.
Its never a silly thing to have a personal favourite in music. It's the most varied and unique form of art and everyone has their own view of the art. Much like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for music the beauty is in the ear of the listener. Chris' music is extremely unique and he is unbelievably talented.
It's such a strange feeling to hear this in-game. It's disconnected from the chaos happening around you, but it also fits so well with the beautiful vista of the level you hear it on. It's also the level that has the portal that can lead you to the moon, where you hear that other song, "...con lentitud poderosa." Do you go to the moon and face Mithrix, or do you keep going and looping? Sometimes it kicks in just right while you're at your power peak and it has this almost divine, epic feeling, watching hordes of monsters melt and combust before you. It's magical.
The rain Formerly Known as Purple takes place on stage 5, the place on Petrichor 5 that has been effected most by the war between the 2 Brothers Providence and Myrthrix. The location to the primordial teleporter is located. The place Providence said goodbye to his brother as he locked him on the moon. The story of risk of rain 1 and 2 is the story of a brother who loves life, and a brother who has great ambition, and their creations made to destroy and to bring beauty. "I never wanted to see you cry, I only wanted to see you laughing in the Purple rain." The very sentiment the Brothers had for each other. The bitter ending, and now we go to the moon, Providence being long dead, to kill Mythrix, who's madness has corrupted him. A creature of hate and resentment that we must bring peace to in order to be saved ourselves.
I think this excerpt really fits to the song. This is from the lore of "A moment, fractured", where Providence, the brother of the final boss betrays Mithrix and leaves him trapped on the moon "...And yet I see your somber gaze will not lift. Please, take the gate. Step foot on another world. Reap the rewards of your toil. Prove to the universe you are free! I cannot bear to see you in such a pitiable mood on such a joyous occasion."
Fun fact: This song plays on the stage Sky Meadow, a return of the stage from the first Risk of Rain and to match, the theme too is a remake/remaster of the original theme, "Chanson d'Automne..". While the original comes off a bit calmer, the remake "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" has a bit more energy to it. Additionally, it shows the growth of Chris Christodoulou and his skill as a composer.
my favorite thing about listening to this song is remembering how there are no guitars in this game's soundtrack, just synths made to sound like guitars
If you look at the rain motif for all the titles, it both ties to the mechanics and theming of the game. Difficulty scales over time, and your options for ending a “run” are either fighting a god, looping stages until you die or obliterating yourself at a pillar at the edge of time. Fighting an inevitable death is a theme of both gameplay and story, and the idea of seeing rain incoming and slowly growing overhead is perfect symbology for this. So your purple rain analysis makes me think Chris saw a common theming between the two songs, and made the title an homage.
The purple rain similarities are very intentional, Chris even intentionally used synths, drums and keys that were used at the time, there is an in depth commentary on his yt channel that describes his process but damn is it incredible
The amazing thing about this song, is that it's not the ONLY song in the OST that bangs this hard. They might as well be dead, antarctic oscillation, the face of the deep, and pretty much the entire soundtrack has completely different atmosphere while still feeling like a perfectly fitting track in these albums. I love the Risk of Rain 2 (and 1!) soundtracks, and I'm so glad you love them too!
UA-cam recommended me this OST randomly, and I gave it a shot despite knowing nothing about it. Now, I have listened to it more times than I can count.
Chris remains one of my favorite composers (I have no better words for him) and I eagerly anticipate any rumors of new music from him. The fact that Hopoo Games are doing a remaster of Risk of Rain 1 with *new music* from Chris Christodoulou makes me immensely happy.
MarcoMeatball The music analysis channel that's equally likely to give you the most heartfelt musical analysis around, or just jam out in front of the camera and visibly appreciate the music for a solid eight minutes. I love it.
If you're down to listen to more of Chris's music (which I'm sure we all are) I recommend "The Face of the Deep" from the Risk of Rain 2 DLC soundtrack. Great final boss track, and one of my personal favorites from Chris
Oh, I didnt know about those lyrics in the original song. Those lyrics are ABSOLUTELY Mithrix (the final boss) talking to his brother Providence (the final boss of risk of rain 1) after being trapped on the moon. I very much recommend looking up The Grovetenders lore video on ROR2, it does a brilliant job at explaining the lore as a very interesting story. Additionally, if you're making these kinds of videos on ROR2, I would absolutely ADORE a video discussing "You're Gunna Need A Bigger Ukulele"
Hands down my favorite track in the game. Also thank you Marco, I'm glad I'm not the only one that cannot physically stay still when this song comes on.
This track is definitely more related to the lore of the game. There's a great video by Wandering Astronaut that does a great getting to the heart of the story, but in VERY bare bones synopsis, its about two brothers born with godlike powers trying to create something great, but differing viewpoint cause them to turn on one another. If I remember correctly, the Sky Meadows, the stage this track plays, is where they played as children.
Yes! I'm so glad you covered this, this is one of my favorite songs from a game. Its amazing and i love hearing your take on the song, always shows me some things i never knew
Thank you Marco,you made me realize the link between the lyrics and the tragedy of the story of Mithrix and Providence. Somehow, i feel like they both wanted to avoid causing any sorrow to the other, as for the pain ... Beautiful breakdown of the magestic work of @astronautdown
I would suggest, Chris Christodoulou is one of my favorite musicians as well. But if you have not heard it, he himself considers 'The Sea Will Claim Everything Part II' as his best song. And it's truly beautiful, wonderful, and mesmerizing. I completely agree with why he loves that song so much, and would suggest it to you.
Man I am so glad to see more of this. Chris has done such a phenomenal job on this OST, also please check out his breakdowns of his music on his own channel! He explains a lot of his thought processes behind the whole OST
Risk of Rain games are amazing, specially the second one. I totally didn't expect this to be covered here, but I'm very positively surprised!! I had forgotten how good this game's OST is haha. Knowing the meaning behind the name was the icing on the cake
I love your musical analysis videos where you stop every so often for deep and expansive pieces that constantly change But I love it just as much when you just listen to the whole song and vibe literally 100 percent of the time while listening to the song because it's just that captivating
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! this is my favourite song of the entire ost, im glad you were able to react to this, and Ik I already reccomended this in a previous video, but I highly reccomend doing a playthrough of sayonara wild hearts, its just an hour long game with some certified bangers, not a single bad song in there. And the lyrics are amazing and relate well to the feelings and story the game portrays
My favourite song in this game no question about it, it is such a soothing listen, I have spent countless hours listening to it and I feel I'll still never tire of it, just beautiful You know, this track would normally make me feel relaxed and I never stopped to think about the sad tones to it, almost like the way the song is made makes my mind think of a soothing song rather than a sad one when the sadness is so apparent but I think the kinda experimental jazz start and the fact the sadder sounding part raises in volume rather than dipping does well to make you feel more hopeful than sad.
The thing I love about ror music is the increidble subtlety that it achieves without great conplexity. The quality of the sound itself is the focal point. Sort of like those paintings that seem to just be a single solid color, or a red stripe on a white canvas. But looking closer you see so much more. You see the care and painstaking work out into it.
When I first listened to this song, the title reminded me of Purple Rain. I wasn't sure if that was an intentional reference but damn now knowing it is makes me appreciate this track and Christodoulou even more. And also Prince's Purple Rain, I love that song too.
Finally! I've been waiting for you to review this song forever. This is my ultimate favorite song from risk of rain 2, as everyone's saying listening to this song in game makes you don't want to end the level it's just so chill and makes you forget that the boss level literally a step away from this groovy song. Masterpiece ❤️
I would love to see you cover The Raindrop That Fell To The Sky from Chris. In his album commentary, he described it as a song that meant a lot to him, one that sorta came directly from his soul. It's also the only song he's ever composed using his own voice, up until that point.
After listening to con lentitud pederosa from the 100k celebration stream I went back to RoR2 and started jamming more than playing the game haha~ The one hour+ long video of Chris talking about the soundtrack is inspiring, this guy is passionate and knows what he is doing, truly inspiring! Just like how Marco "lives" the music~ ♪ NB: This song makes me feel like I'm on a trip to the unknown, getting more and more difficult as the music ramps up. Around the drop half-way through the music, you realize something very important. Like a deep thought your mind doesn't invest in. You keep pushing yourself and go forward to try to reach your end-goal, whatever it may be ; and as you make your way through the end of your journey, you sense that something changed in you, like something in this long voyage really makes you feel different. The realization of a huuuuge change but long after it happens (represented by the slow and quiet ending).
Maybe hopping on the Christodolou train, another one that I'd like your take on is "They might as well be dead", I believe it was added during the DLC update for the Sundered Grooves biome.
I always enjoy Marco's exploration into music pieces more than other channels reactions, both because of his in-depth music knowledge but also because he fully immerses himself in and enjoys the music first, then breaks down exactly why it was so cool. Keep up the amazing work man!
Now I know I’ve never commented before, but I would absolutely love to see a reaction to “Astral Birth - Void”’s theme from “Kirby Star Allies” Before reacting to it, I would recommend listening to some others, especially “Green greens” as that theme has become Kirby’s “Theme” and was the first Kirby song ever made I do hope you decide to take up my suggestion :)
You should gove Risk of Rain 1's Coalescence because that is their version of melancholic progression thats just amazing. Chris may have improved on his composition, but Coalescence proves that he has always been a great composer not losing to time
Yup , this one's a banger , every time you get to that area in the game i try to prolong the stage as long as possible just to listen to the full song.
Oh BOY can you connect those lyrics to the game. The Rain Formerly Known as Purple plays on the stage Sky Meadows (the area is very purple btw), and is one of the more important areas in the game. The stage is unique in that it is the last stage before moving on to the final boss (or looping but thats a gameplay element more than a narrative one). But to really go into why its so important I'll have to provide a little (a lot) of context. Ok so Risk of Rain is a story of two brothers, Providence and Mythrix(the final bosses of RoR & RoR2 respectively). They are both godlike beings capable of creating great wonders on the planet petrichor V. Mythrix is the older brother, calculating and filled with ambition, while Providence is calm and compassionate. initially these two were inseparable, but as they grew older so did these Idiosyncrasies. Mythrix prefers his great constructs over the sanctity of life, and often mocks and shames his brother for allowing the various creatures to grow and spread over the planet. Mythix's ambition becomes his primary driving force, as he works to prefect his constructs and designs. Providence on the other only really wants to see his brother happy, and helps in his brother's work purely to spend time with him. The last thing the two brothers made together was a great teleportation device. They needed the teleporter because they cannot travel through space, like physically, being outside of a planet's gravity well is lethal for them. This teleporter will grant them the ability to go to other worlds and journey across the stars. Providence thinks that they will be used to help other lifeforms, to aid the rest of the galaxy with their gifts, but Mythrix had other intentions. Mythrix intended to conquer, to trample all who opposed him with his perfect designs. Providence still loved his brother, and only wanted to see him laughing, but seeing Mythrix's glee at the idea of subjugating all those beneath him tore him apart. Providence sees his brother for what he has become, and how much of a threat he is to the rest of the galaxy. Providence tricks Mythrix into using the teleporter, trapping him on the moon. Sky Meadows is where this took place, the only teleporter capable of reaching the moon is located here. Mythrix's design uses a lot of blue, and Providence's is mostly red, fitting that the last place they saw each other would be soaked in purple rain.
What a great track this is, many of my runs have died to this track because of just wanting to vibe the whole time. It definitely has a particular air to it; the stage is a sort of crossroads of a long journey and it has a sort of catharsis to it in a way… There’s a similar track on the Haven OST by Danger that as a similar feel, and is very reminiscent… but I’m failing to recollect what it was. :(
Dude. Just watched some of your channel for the first time a few weeks ago after your appearance on the Grinding Gear podcast, and I just wanted to say, before even watching, that title is EXACTLY how I felt the moment I played the patch where they added Sky Meadow. This song just never stops being incredible.
The “Rain” definitely refers to the endless recycling of time as you become aware that you crash landed into a endless war with no beginning or end. (I’ve always interpreted the screeching electric guitar cords as the literal universe screaming in agony) The purple is the shattering of time and creation of void caused by the two godly brats who wished for power over destruction (Mithrix and his lifeless constructs only designed for killing and served no greater purpose.) and creation (Providence and his soul filled golems and flesh that tried to be better and live for their creator.) Both equally arrogant. Instead of working together and creating a world that could function properly (with life and death) they fought and instead shattered time itself in the process, and doomed their children to endless suffering for forever and never.
I think when It comes to the tragic lyrics, its about the two brothers who have created this planet, they hate eachother but deep down id love to believe they are sorry. I may not know everything about the lore but I think I'm close enough :)
They do still love each other. Mithrix's last words are calling out for his brother and providence often stared at the moon at night. Neither wanted to hurt the other, but circumstance and belief tore them apart.
As a fan of Risk of Rain 2. There's something nostalgic about The Rain Formerly Known as Purple, even though I can't quite put my finger on what. The stage features a Primordial Teleporter, which connects the planet Petrichor V with its moon, Mithrix's prison. In Risk of Rain, this teleporter was the site of a major betrayal by Providence against Mithrix. Providence, trying to protect monsters living on the planet, tricked Mithrix by locking the teleporter just after he had traveled to the moon, effectively trapping him there. In the present day, The Rain Formerly Known as Purple is the scene of a fierce battle. The Safe Travels crew makes a last stand against overwhelming forces and suffers heavy losses, including multiple ships. As some members of The Safe Travels go through the Primordial Teleporter, they discover a captured rescue shuttle on the moon that's surrounded by a force field. It's possible that this is the same shuttle that sent out the distress signal that brought The Safe Travels to Petrichor V in the first place. That's my take, if anything is wrong don't blame me I'm just a casual gamer. Do you only take recommendations through patron or youtube comments also have a chance to appear in the future? If so I'd like to hear your thoughts on Library of Ruina. Maybe a Track called Early Battle.
This song is now for 2 years in a row my most listened to song on spotify and it Will definitely be in my top 5 this year. Thank you Chris for making such amazing music.
Chris imo would make me feel like I'm down to earth on another planet. His involvement in the Risk of Rain franchise is practically molded to the point where if you change the soundtrack, it wouldn't feel as great.
It's also an explicit re-do of one of Risk of Rain 1's songs Chanson d'Automne. You should still hit his Deadbolt OST up. He's up there with Frank Klepacki for being an automatic buy on OSTs for me.
This soundtrack only plays on 1 map, and it's the final & 5th level of each loop, where you decide if you want to go into another loop of 5 maps or continue into the final boss map. And you on the 5th level, there are no other maps except this one, where literally every single type of monster can spawn & usually will spawn, the first time around (except the void & scavenger dudes, if you haven't spent a crazy amount of time in the first 4 levels of the 1st loop). And the map design for the place is very Open, & circular, where by the time you reach that level with this music, you are usually speeding across the place really fast, making you feel like you have a lot of power, but at the same time, you will instantly die at any moment, forcing you to make a decision to quickly move to the next level & if you want it to be the final boss level or not. -----------------------------------------Game context above, Music Ideas below The lyrics that were mentioned in the video kind of resembles how the map makes you feel like you can enjoy feeling like a god, after collecting lots of power-ups, but at the same time, you can't feel that you are safe from farm, due to be able to be one-shot from literally any direction. And then, there's the fact that this music is the most calm feeling music, out of all the looped map tracks, making you feel like this is the "end of the line" or "you're at the end of your rope" in terms of going through these previous 4 (maybe more) maps during the current loop. It's a mixed bag of feelings, this music & combination of map/gameplay is. That being said, I recommend taking a listen to this other OST, C.Christodoulou - A Glacier Eventually Farts (And Don't You Listen to the Song of Life). It's vibe is completely different from the rest of the game, with this dark, creepy, somber undertone. It's beautiful.
There is this mechanic in the game, which makes it so the longer you stay in one "level", the harder it becomes to fight, so the"rising" structure of the soundtrack makes sense and feels appropriate
Also means if you stop tor listen to thr music you are making the game harder.
i fucking love Risk of Rain 2 man
The longer the icon of sin is on earth the stronger it will become
@@arkdotgif same genuinely great game that I think doesn’t get enough attention for how good it is
Yeah the longer you stay the harder the song goes
For the lore implications of those lyrics, it has to do with the two brothers, Mithrix and Providence, the final bosses of the second and first game respectively. The idea is that Prividence loves soul, the element that is found in all walks of life and he is seen as a hero to the soon-to-be inhabitants of the planet you land on even tough he sees them as a part of his collection.
His brother was more concerned with beings such as himself and Providence and as such saw the soon-to-be inhabitants as vermin. Providence, wanting to bring these lifeforms that Mithrix despised, tricked Mithrix into going into the teleporter that would trap Mithrix on the moon for presumably centuries so that Providence could put whatever creatures he wanted on the planet. The teleporter in question is the one you find on this stage.
Even after all of Mithrix's rage after the betrayal of Providence, in his final breath, one of the death messages is Mithrix calling out for his brother. And even though he had no intention of freeing Mithrix, Providence would sometimes be seen staring up to the moon. Providence likely never wanted to trap Mithrix, but his desire for soul was much greater.
Mithrix may have been a very cruel being, but more than anything, he just wanted to see his brother happy.
To elaborate on this, Mithrix and Providence are some godly-esque beings and have some sort of power to create matter and designs. When they were younger, they created a massive gold titan to serve the purpose of a guardian. Providence, being obsessed with life and soul, puts soul into the gold titan. Mithrix immediately sees the flaws with this: with soul comes free will, and with free will comes the possibility of escape or betrayal. Heavily criticizing Providence, Mithrix banishes the gold titan to another dimension. After this, Providence spends his time saving almost-wiped-out species from other planets. Mithrix thinks they shouldn't have been saved because they were weak and couldn't make it on his own. Having this sort of ideological conflict, they each focus on their own thing. Eventually, Mithrix wants to test a teleporter he made that goes to the moon. Providence tricks him and messes with the teleporter after Mithrix uses it, and now Mithrix is stuck on the moon. Now Providence can do whatever he wants without having to worry about Mithrix. You eventually go to the moon as well and fight Mithrix. His title under his health bar under his name is "King of Nothing". I guess this is because he really doesn't rule over anything or anyone. He's stuck on the moon with only his own souless creations. At least the alien species that Providence saved were intensely loyal to him.
As an avid player and lore reader of both games, I confirm that all of this is correct
@@doug2555 Also, the title that Providence has is Bulwark of the Weak, pretty self explanatory after your explanation.
God that's so sad :c
Mithtix and providence are polar opposite.
Mithrix wanted Souless "machines" powerful but easy to control not independent
Providence wanted to create life he saw himself as a hero bringing different species to perichor one of the many creations of Providence is Aurelionite the Gold Golem he believed in creatures with soul.
afair Mithrix even hated Providence's 2 worm pets... yes those 2 you see in the providence boss fight.
God tier banger. Chris Christodoulou is a legend for this soundtrack.
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chris dont miss.
Both Risk of Rains have a banger soundtrack, Chris is a genius 100%
Yeah and we are getting more new music from Chris in Risk or Rain Returns
@@root_test9493 is that a new game or dlc
@@aliball1195 new ish game.
A remake of the first with a ton of new mechanics brought from 2 and a bunch of new content
@@root_test9493 thanks
Check out the Deadbolt OST as well, which he also composed. It's just as good as either RoR games, imo.
The amazing thing about the rain formally known as purple is that the stage it plays in is mostly purple hues. It's almost a reflection of the piece itself being that the game is literally called Risk of Rain.
This is one of those songs that felt like the stage was specially built for this and only this song. You don't get much rest in this but I find this stage particularly interesting because you've pretty much reached a stability where you are either outpacing the difficulty or dying a horrible death so in a sense, you are either the rain thats washing away the land and it's creatures or this stage will be the final resting place for your survivor (it also helps that this is the last stage in the loop that leads into the boss stage which has Con Letitud Ponderosa) so you have this epic showdown hanging over your head and you're at a point where it's do or die.
This song reflects that so amazingly, especially if you look at the ending of Formally known as purple, it sounds like you're ascending almost. You're leaving this planet (which is because you're actually going to the moon).
I can go on but it's 4 o'clock and my sleep deprived brain is working overtime with thoughts.
it's funny you mention it feels like the stage was built for this song- this stage is actually a returning stage from Risk of Rain 1, and The Rain Formerly Known as Purple is also heavily based on the song that plays in that stage, Chanson d'Automne!
Was honestly waiting for Marco to take off his shirt while vibing
That's a patreon perk
@@Willowo98 LMAOOOOO
Best comment. Also this song is 100% shirt-off worthy no matter the situation.
me too, bro
me too
So you hear this track in Sky Meadow, the biome before you either go to the final boss encounter or loop. By this time, your survivor has quite the collection of artifacts, this an impressive power. It’s almost like a song illustrating the power struggle of your and the enemies that have scaled up in difficulty creating an epic battle. I can see where the sadness comes from tho, perhaps at this point the survivor is questioning whether or they will survive this endeavor. Or the fact that despite just trying to survive, they are in fact killing hundreds of creatures on a place where we never needed to be.
Yes I’ve always thought this too. We are the ukelele and the planet is crying out as the choir synth until Mithrix starts yelling at us from his moon as the main synth and we reply with our electric guitar. So good
@@loch1694 Mithrix and all the species of Petrichor V seeing the funny yellow dude with two guns loop 20 billion times and rids the planet of all life. Just for then to die in commencement like an idiot, leaving Mithrix trapped and with nothing to kill, or hate.
Chris Christodoulou is unironically my favorite music composer of all time, silly as that may sound. No other music, except for maybe Joe Hisaishi's, comes even close to impacting me on such an emotional level and listening to many of these Ror2 pieces with good audio often puts a tear in my eye.
Its never a silly thing to have a personal favourite in music. It's the most varied and unique form of art and everyone has their own view of the art.
Much like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for music the beauty is in the ear of the listener. Chris' music is extremely unique and he is unbelievably talented.
It's such a strange feeling to hear this in-game. It's disconnected from the chaos happening around you, but it also fits so well with the beautiful vista of the level you hear it on. It's also the level that has the portal that can lead you to the moon, where you hear that other song, "...con lentitud poderosa." Do you go to the moon and face Mithrix, or do you keep going and looping? Sometimes it kicks in just right while you're at your power peak and it has this almost divine, epic feeling, watching hordes of monsters melt and combust before you. It's magical.
the song that hit me pretty hard is once a lullaby for the aphelian sanctuary.
Such a shame you can’t get the dlc on Xbox
The rain Formerly Known as Purple takes place on stage 5, the place on Petrichor 5 that has been effected most by the war between the 2 Brothers Providence and Myrthrix. The location to the primordial teleporter is located. The place Providence said goodbye to his brother as he locked him on the moon. The story of risk of rain 1 and 2 is the story of a brother who loves life, and a brother who has great ambition, and their creations made to destroy and to bring beauty. "I never wanted to see you cry, I only wanted to see you laughing in the Purple rain." The very sentiment the Brothers had for each other. The bitter ending, and now we go to the moon, Providence being long dead, to kill Mythrix, who's madness has corrupted him. A creature of hate and resentment that we must bring peace to in order to be saved ourselves.
I think this excerpt really fits to the song. This is from the lore of "A moment, fractured", where Providence, the brother of the final boss betrays Mithrix and leaves him trapped on the moon
"...And yet I see your somber gaze will not lift. Please, take the gate. Step foot on another world. Reap the rewards of your toil. Prove to the universe you are free! I cannot bear to see you in such a pitiable mood on such a joyous occasion."
After breaking down the lyrics of Purple Rain, my brain exploded as I immediately connected the dots. Holy shit it's perfect. Chris is a genius.
Fun fact: This song plays on the stage Sky Meadow, a return of the stage from the first Risk of Rain and to match, the theme too is a remake/remaster of the original theme, "Chanson d'Automne..". While the original comes off a bit calmer, the remake "The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" has a bit more energy to it. Additionally, it shows the growth of Chris Christodoulou and his skill as a composer.
my favorite thing about listening to this song is remembering how there are no guitars in this game's soundtrack, just synths made to sound like guitars
Agreed (Also is that a Ralsei PFP omg)
If you look at the rain motif for all the titles, it both ties to the mechanics and theming of the game. Difficulty scales over time, and your options for ending a “run” are either fighting a god, looping stages until you die or obliterating yourself at a pillar at the edge of time. Fighting an inevitable death is a theme of both gameplay and story, and the idea of seeing rain incoming and slowly growing overhead is perfect symbology for this. So your purple rain analysis makes me think Chris saw a common theming between the two songs, and made the title an homage.
The purple rain similarities are very intentional, Chris even intentionally used synths, drums and keys that were used at the time, there is an in depth commentary on his yt channel that describes his process but damn is it incredible
This and "They might as well be dead" are my favorite tracks from this ost
This is my go to relax/feel good song. absolutely love it
Thank you for reminding me that this is my favorite soundtrack of all time. Chris Christodoulou is a genius of a composer
The amazing thing about this song, is that it's not the ONLY song in the OST that bangs this hard. They might as well be dead, antarctic oscillation, the face of the deep, and pretty much the entire soundtrack has completely different atmosphere while still feeling like a perfectly fitting track in these albums.
I love the Risk of Rain 2 (and 1!) soundtracks, and I'm so glad you love them too!
UA-cam recommended me this OST randomly, and I gave it a shot despite knowing nothing about it. Now, I have listened to it more times than I can count.
You should try the game too! My favorite of all time.
I'll buy it for you if you cant.
@@HomicidalTh0r Appreciate the thought lol. It's all good.
Chris remains one of my favorite composers (I have no better words for him) and I eagerly anticipate any rumors of new music from him. The fact that Hopoo Games are doing a remaster of Risk of Rain 1 with *new music* from Chris Christodoulou makes me immensely happy.
MarcoMeatball
The music analysis channel that's equally likely to give you the most heartfelt musical analysis around, or just jam out in front of the camera and visibly appreciate the music for a solid eight minutes.
I love it.
when the song doesn't get paused you know it's a banger
If you're down to listen to more of Chris's music (which I'm sure we all are) I recommend "The Face of the Deep" from the Risk of Rain 2 DLC soundtrack. Great final boss track, and one of my personal favorites from Chris
I'll check it out!
the best part of this sone is the moment it starts, because its just this massive build up to everything coming together, its such a jam
Chris is an actual musical genius. Fell in love with him a decade ago and he's been haunting me since.
Oh, I didnt know about those lyrics in the original song.
Those lyrics are ABSOLUTELY Mithrix (the final boss) talking to his brother Providence (the final boss of risk of rain 1) after being trapped on the moon.
I very much recommend looking up The Grovetenders lore video on ROR2, it does a brilliant job at explaining the lore as a very interesting story.
Additionally, if you're making these kinds of videos on ROR2, I would absolutely ADORE a video discussing "You're Gunna Need A Bigger Ukulele"
Chris is straight up a genius
Этот трек будто отправляет тебя в далекое путешествие по неизведанному миру.
once that electric guitar hits, the track just ascends into a completely new experience. loved the video Marco, can't wait for more!
Hands down my favorite track in the game. Also thank you Marco, I'm glad I'm not the only one that cannot physically stay still when this song comes on.
quite literally one of the best songs i've heard in my life, i renember just staying still in awe while it played the first time i got it ingame
This track is definitely more related to the lore of the game. There's a great video by Wandering Astronaut that does a great getting to the heart of the story, but in VERY bare bones synopsis, its about two brothers born with godlike powers trying to create something great, but differing viewpoint cause them to turn on one another. If I remember correctly, the Sky Meadows, the stage this track plays, is where they played as children.
yesss soo happy to see you making videos on this game
Hopoo Games: Okay, so we just need a good soundtrack, you don't have to-
Chris Christodoulou: 🔥🔥🔥🎸🔥🔥🔥
Yes! I'm so glad you covered this, this is one of my favorite songs from a game. Its amazing and i love hearing your take on the song, always shows me some things i never knew
Waiting for this video since you heard it on stream, risk of rain 2 rules.
Thank you Marco,you made me realize the link between the lyrics and the tragedy of the story of Mithrix and Providence.
Somehow, i feel like they both wanted to avoid causing any sorrow to the other, as for the pain ...
Beautiful breakdown of the magestic work of @astronautdown
I would suggest, Chris Christodoulou is one of my favorite musicians as well. But if you have not heard it, he himself considers 'The Sea Will Claim Everything Part II' as his best song. And it's truly beautiful, wonderful, and mesmerizing. I completely agree with why he loves that song so much, and would suggest it to you.
Man I am so glad to see more of this. Chris has done such a phenomenal job on this OST, also please check out his breakdowns of his music on his own channel! He explains a lot of his thought processes behind the whole OST
Risk of Rain games are amazing, specially the second one. I totally didn't expect this to be covered here, but I'm very positively surprised!! I had forgotten how good this game's OST is haha. Knowing the meaning behind the name was the icing on the cake
Both good
I love your musical analysis videos where you stop every so often for deep and expansive pieces that constantly change
But I love it just as much when you just listen to the whole song and vibe literally 100 percent of the time while listening to the song because it's just that captivating
Thanks Jordan!!!!
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! this is my favourite song of the entire ost, im glad you were able to react to this, and Ik I already reccomended this in a previous video, but I highly reccomend doing a playthrough of sayonara wild hearts, its just an hour long game with some certified bangers, not a single bad song in there. And the lyrics are amazing and relate well to the feelings and story the game portrays
2:05 oh lawd the spirit of prince is taking over his body taking off the jacket because it’s getting hot and heavy I see it
Its a pretty hard tie between Rain Formerly Known as Purple and Once In A Lullaby for me as my fav song. But man the whole soundtrack is S tier.
Its between con lentitud poderosa and once in a lullaby for me but yeah no the soundtrack is god tier
Watching you vibe to this song is so fun, you seem like the best kind of person to listen to music with
I love video game music so much
My favourite song in this game no question about it, it is such a soothing listen, I have spent countless hours listening to it and I feel I'll still never tire of it, just beautiful
You know, this track would normally make me feel relaxed and I never stopped to think about the sad tones to it, almost like the way the song is made makes my mind think of a soothing song rather than a sad one when the sadness is so apparent but I think the kinda experimental jazz start and the fact the sadder sounding part raises in volume rather than dipping does well to make you feel more hopeful than sad.
It's awesome just seeing you jam out over this song! Fantastic piece here.
The thing I love about ror music is the increidble subtlety that it achieves without great conplexity. The quality of the sound itself is the focal point. Sort of like those paintings that seem to just be a single solid color, or a red stripe on a white canvas. But looking closer you see so much more. You see the care and painstaking work out into it.
When I first listened to this song, the title reminded me of Purple Rain. I wasn't sure if that was an intentional reference but damn now knowing it is makes me appreciate this track and Christodoulou even more. And also Prince's Purple Rain, I love that song too.
Finally! I've been waiting for you to review this song forever. This is my ultimate favorite song from risk of rain 2, as everyone's saying listening to this song in game makes you don't want to end the level it's just so chill and makes you forget that the boss level literally a step away from this groovy song. Masterpiece ❤️
If Chris ever had a live concert the ground would shake due to how much of a banger the songs are
I would love to see you cover The Raindrop That Fell To The Sky from Chris. In his album commentary, he described it as a song that meant a lot to him, one that sorta came directly from his soul. It's also the only song he's ever composed using his own voice, up until that point.
After listening to con lentitud pederosa from the 100k celebration stream I went back to RoR2 and started jamming more than playing the game haha~
The one hour+ long video of Chris talking about the soundtrack is inspiring, this guy is passionate and knows what he is doing, truly inspiring! Just like how Marco "lives" the music~ ♪
NB: This song makes me feel like I'm on a trip to the unknown, getting more and more difficult as the music ramps up. Around the drop half-way through the music, you realize something very important. Like a deep thought your mind doesn't invest in.
You keep pushing yourself and go forward to try to reach your end-goal, whatever it may be ; and as you make your way through the end of your journey, you sense that something changed in you, like something in this long voyage really makes you feel different. The realization of a huuuuge change but long after it happens (represented by the slow and quiet ending).
I love to see Marco doing his lil dance.
Your wintry beard is looking magnificent my friend! Great video as always.
Your shirt is a vibe for this song.
"Some stay dry and others feel the pain"
Maybe hopping on the Christodolou train, another one that I'd like your take on is "They might as well be dead", I believe it was added during the DLC update for the Sundered Grooves biome.
I always enjoy Marco's exploration into music pieces more than other channels reactions, both because of his in-depth music knowledge but also because he fully immerses himself in and enjoys the music first, then breaks down exactly why it was so cool. Keep up the amazing work man!
Now I know I’ve never commented before, but I would absolutely love to see a reaction to “Astral Birth - Void”’s theme from “Kirby Star Allies”
Before reacting to it, I would recommend listening to some others, especially “Green greens” as that theme has become Kirby’s “Theme” and was the first Kirby song ever made
I do hope you decide to take up my suggestion :)
You should gove Risk of Rain 1's Coalescence because that is their version of melancholic progression thats just amazing.
Chris may have improved on his composition, but Coalescence proves that he has always been a great composer not losing to time
Yup , this one's a banger , every time you get to that area in the game i try to prolong the stage as long as possible just to listen to the full song.
Oh BOY can you connect those lyrics to the game.
The Rain Formerly Known as Purple plays on the stage Sky Meadows (the area is very purple btw), and is one of the more important areas in the game. The stage is unique in that it is the last stage before moving on to the final boss (or looping but thats a gameplay element more than a narrative one). But to really go into why its so important I'll have to provide a little (a lot) of context.
Ok so Risk of Rain is a story of two brothers, Providence and Mythrix(the final bosses of RoR & RoR2 respectively). They are both godlike beings capable of creating great wonders on the planet petrichor V. Mythrix is the older brother, calculating and filled with ambition, while Providence is calm and compassionate. initially these two were inseparable, but as they grew older so did these Idiosyncrasies. Mythrix prefers his great constructs over the sanctity of life, and often mocks and shames his brother for allowing the various creatures to grow and spread over the planet. Mythix's ambition becomes his primary driving force, as he works to prefect his constructs and designs. Providence on the other only really wants to see his brother happy, and helps in his brother's work purely to spend time with him. The last thing the two brothers made together was a great teleportation device. They needed the teleporter because they cannot travel through space, like physically, being outside of a planet's gravity well is lethal for them. This teleporter will grant them the ability to go to other worlds and journey across the stars. Providence thinks that they will be used to help other lifeforms, to aid the rest of the galaxy with their gifts, but Mythrix had other intentions. Mythrix intended to conquer, to trample all who opposed him with his perfect designs. Providence still loved his brother, and only wanted to see him laughing, but seeing Mythrix's glee at the idea of subjugating all those beneath him tore him apart.
Providence sees his brother for what he has become, and how much of a threat he is to the rest of the galaxy. Providence tricks Mythrix into using the teleporter, trapping him on the moon. Sky Meadows is where this took place, the only teleporter capable of reaching the moon is located here. Mythrix's design uses a lot of blue, and Providence's is mostly red, fitting that the last place they saw each other would be soaked in purple rain.
What a great track this is, many of my runs have died to this track because of just wanting to vibe the whole time. It definitely has a particular air to it; the stage is a sort of crossroads of a long journey and it has a sort of catharsis to it in a way…
There’s a similar track on the Haven OST by Danger that as a similar feel, and is very reminiscent… but I’m failing to recollect what it was. :(
The second Best song in the game series, absolutely love the melancholy tones to it. (and The best one is coalescence )
Banger
One of my favorite gaming tracks ever and I only started playing the ROR series about a month ago, this track hit me like a truck.
Oh look, another excuse for me to listen to this song again.
...and his reaction was electric.
The perfect song to be oneshot by a Brass Contraption to
Risk of Rain songs always inspire me to stop playing and make music. It just inspires as you bop along
Well now you HAVE to do Coalescence
I have been waiting a really long time for this day to come. Oh boy I am excited to watch it.
I could listen to this song on repeat forever.❤
2:12 I saw and participated in the misfire of the beat change 😂 it always gets me
Dude. Just watched some of your channel for the first time a few weeks ago after your appearance on the Grinding Gear podcast, and I just wanted to say, before even watching, that title is EXACTLY how I felt the moment I played the patch where they added Sky Meadow. This song just never stops being incredible.
Watching you vines brings a smile to my face. It's clear how much you just get the music
The “Rain” definitely refers to the endless recycling of time as you become aware that you crash landed into a endless war with no beginning or end.
(I’ve always interpreted the screeching electric guitar cords as the literal universe screaming in agony)
The purple is the shattering of time and creation of void caused by the two godly brats who wished for power over destruction (Mithrix and his lifeless constructs only designed for killing and served no greater purpose.) and creation (Providence and his soul filled golems and flesh that tried to be better and live for their creator.)
Both equally arrogant. Instead of working together and creating a world that could function properly (with life and death) they fought and instead shattered time itself in the process, and doomed their children to endless suffering for forever and never.
jammed so hard he had to take off his jacket
I think when It comes to the tragic lyrics, its about the two brothers who have created this planet, they hate eachother but deep down id love to believe they are sorry. I may not know everything about the lore but I think I'm close enough :)
They do still love each other.
Mithrix's last words are calling out for his brother and providence often stared at the moon at night.
Neither wanted to hurt the other, but circumstance and belief tore them apart.
Thank you good sir for covering this amazing work of art. I hope you have a wonderful day
woohoo I love this track so much
OH MY GOD YOU FINALLY DID IT YESSSSSSS
...And His Music Was Electric
You definitely need to check out more risk of rain soundtracks, possibly one of the best video game osts out there
As a fan of Risk of Rain 2. There's something nostalgic about The Rain Formerly Known as Purple, even though I can't quite put my finger on what. The stage features a Primordial Teleporter, which connects the planet Petrichor V with its moon, Mithrix's prison.
In Risk of Rain, this teleporter was the site of a major betrayal by Providence against Mithrix. Providence, trying to protect monsters living on the planet, tricked Mithrix by locking the teleporter just after he had traveled to the moon, effectively trapping him there. In the present day, The Rain Formerly Known as Purple is the scene of a fierce battle. The Safe Travels crew makes a last stand against overwhelming forces and suffers heavy losses, including multiple ships.
As some members of The Safe Travels go through the Primordial Teleporter, they discover a captured rescue shuttle on the moon that's surrounded by a force field. It's possible that this is the same shuttle that sent out the distress signal that brought The Safe Travels to Petrichor V in the first place.
That's my take, if anything is wrong don't blame me I'm just a casual gamer.
Do you only take recommendations through patron or youtube comments also have a chance to appear in the future?
If so I'd like to hear your thoughts on Library of Ruina. Maybe a Track called Early Battle.
The mood for RoR 2 comes and goes but when it hits, it hits for days
This song is now for 2 years in a row my most listened to song on spotify and it Will definitely be in my top 5 this year. Thank you Chris for making such amazing music.
There's a song called Monument, by Boucle Infinie, that really fits the RoR vibe, and it's a great vibe
Chris imo would make me feel like I'm down to earth on another planet. His involvement in the Risk of Rain franchise is practically molded to the point where if you change the soundtrack, it wouldn't feel as great.
It's also an explicit re-do of one of Risk of Rain 1's songs Chanson d'Automne. You should still hit his Deadbolt OST up. He's up there with Frank Klepacki for being an automatic buy on OSTs for me.
The song is so hot this man had to remove his jacket.
I like the part where you listen to some incredible masterpiece and it's titled nocturnal emission
I just realized how much the lyrics fit the story of providence and mythrix
I've been waiting for this video
Raw unfiltered jam, gotta love a passionate jam session
Hearing this and listening to prince's famous solo(think it was my guitar gently weeps) to see what the guy was about was a serious experience.
I love how retro sounding it is
This soundtrack only plays on 1 map, and it's the final & 5th level of each loop, where you decide if you want to go into another loop of 5 maps or continue into the final boss map.
And you on the 5th level, there are no other maps except this one, where literally every single type of monster can spawn & usually will spawn, the first time around (except the void & scavenger dudes, if you haven't spent a crazy amount of time in the first 4 levels of the 1st loop).
And the map design for the place is very Open, & circular, where by the time you reach that level with this music, you are usually speeding across the place really fast, making you feel like you have a lot of power, but at the same time, you will instantly die at any moment, forcing you to make a decision to quickly move to the next level & if you want it to be the final boss level or not.
-----------------------------------------Game context above, Music Ideas below
The lyrics that were mentioned in the video kind of resembles how the map makes you feel like you can enjoy feeling like a god, after collecting lots of power-ups, but at the same time, you can't feel that you are safe from farm, due to be able to be one-shot from literally any direction.
And then, there's the fact that this music is the most calm feeling music, out of all the looped map tracks, making you feel like this is the "end of the line" or "you're at the end of your rope" in terms of going through these previous 4 (maybe more) maps during the current loop.
It's a mixed bag of feelings, this music & combination of map/gameplay is.
That being said, I recommend taking a listen to this other OST, C.Christodoulou - A Glacier Eventually Farts (And Don't You Listen to the Song of Life).
It's vibe is completely different from the rest of the game, with this dark, creepy, somber undertone.
It's beautiful.
As mercenary i did a loop of the map twice while not touching the ground