Maaan, where has Genshin Impact music been all my life? I'm having a blast! Make sure to check out the video I did on Raiden Shogun Battle Theme from Genshin too: ua-cam.com/video/0dU_I7LIr6s/v-deo.html
You're correct on it being "Feminine" La Signora is one of the 11 Fatui harbingers who are all named after the Archetypes from Commedia Dell'arte and share some traits with said Archetypes. Signora is a tragic figure, having lost her lover and awakening a power that burnt at her life and living off of borrowed power to enact her revenge upon the gods who she deems at fault for the death of her lover 500 years ago.
Less revenge and more bitter and angry. As well as completely dedicated to One God's dream of a "New World". As she revealed her true from and melted away the ice, the memories of an innocenct existence she once had but she burned with her own hands resurfaced. Her anger has always been directed at the monsters of the abyss and The God of freedom, and perhaps even the world in itself which is why she wants to burn it all.
There's a group of "villains" in Genshin called the Fatui, and all boss themes of it's members share a Fatui leitmotif. Signora, Scaramouche and Tartaglia all have boss themes with that leitmotif. Since you're probably gonna listen to them days or weeks apart you most likely won't notice it, but i just wanted to point it out
@@SevenRedSuns1296you might be thinking of scaras motif, the normal fatui theme is there, just later on in the track than in childes and signoras theme
@@acorn861 no, though its easy to see why you'd think that, to give an example, in act two of the newest archon quest, when Childe/Tartaglia/Ajax tries to unleash his foul legacy the Fatui's motif is slowed down and is much deeper, this is Childe's variant of the motif, I was never interested in La Signora so I don't have a good example for her but when "the execution" track plays I believe her variant can be heard, her variant has a female quoir mixed in btw
I'm so glad you're diving into Genshin Impact, it's a treasure trove of amazing music! I think the sad notes in this song represent La Signora's tragic past. I have a few suggestions! Ones I made before and a new one: Ode to Azhdaha/Rage Beneath the Mountain (Azhdaha theme, such an incredible piece), Never-Ending Performance/Wrath of Monoceros Caeli (Tartaglia theme), A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum and Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie. All amazing music as per usual :)
You pretty much described La Signora just by listening to her theme hahaha. To continue with genshin, Ill suggest "Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie". Its not a boss theme but a battle theme but its pretty long compared to your usual battle theme since it was made for an event.
The Latin songs in Genshin are those of a group known as the Fatui, which Signora is a part of. They do not tell the Protagonist's story, but the backstory of the enemy, which is mostly only revealed in the description of off-story items, and the latin lyrics. PS: The part that you remembered from the "Execution" part of Raiden's theme is the Fatui Leitmotiv, which you will come across in two other themes, those of Tartaglia and Scaramouche.
Im an avid genshin player and I really appreciate your analyses of some of the game's tracks. Ive grown to find a newfound appreciation of the ones I dont get to listen to that often, like this one! This song is really incredible and your video was very insightful.
Regarding the motif you recognized from the Raiden Shogun video, it's actually more associated with La Signora than Raiden Shogun. It's presence in the Raiden Shogun theme is because that part played largely during a confrontation between Raiden and La Signora, and the music alternates between their respective motifs. More broadly, the motif is not specific to La Signora, but rather her faction, and it can be heard throughout the themes of other members of said faction.
I love this piece of music. It tells a tragic story of a woman full of sadness and rage who knows that her life is basically over but is being held together by another piece of artificial magic eating away at her just so she can avenge her fiancé by immolating herself and everything she deems responsible for her agony.
La Signiora used to be a Mondstaft Maiden know as Rosalyne, who was deeply in love with a Knight called Rostam. She was very intelligent and adapt in magic, therefore she left her home nation to study elements in Sumeru Akademiya, bringing with her a timepiece from her beloved that counted down to the moment of her return. During her abscence, a cataclysm occured, enveloping the entire continent of Teyvat in chaos. Mondstadt's archon, Barbatos had to fight at the source of the disaster, the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah. Mondstadt was left to fend for itself, and Rostam was slain by a Dragon known as Durin. Having Returned to Mondstadt, Rosalyne was devastated to learn about her lover's death. Believing that Barbatos's ignorance and incompetence was at fault, she used her elemental knowledge and consumed liquid fire, which tranfromed her into the a being of pure flame. She swore to not only take revenge on ignorant gods, but also to eradicate every single monster of the abyss. Although she protected Mondstadt's people, they were terrified of her, calling her a witch - that's when her title "Crimson Witch of Flames/Embers" emerged. She was forced into an immortal life of solitude, which increased her resentment, Madness and grief. Until one day, she was approached by a masked man, who told her about Cryo Archon's will. Rosalyne found Tsaritsa's goals most noble, which led her to eventually become one of the Fatui Harbingers, accepting the alias "La Signora". A cryo delusion - magical gift granting her control over the ice element prevents her own fire from consuming her completely. Because now, even the timepiece from her fallen lover, once filled with water, is buring with liquid flame.
So looking at the comments of both of your genshin music videos I’m surprised that I haven’t seen many of any suggestions for azhdaha’s battle theme (all phases). It’s a great theme with western (mainly Chinese) influence as well as my personal favorite battle themes. Another one that I haven’t seen is tartaglia’s theme. Though not a great as some of the later battle themes, I still think that it is a great one.
Oh god! Im excited for the chance of him analyzing the Scaramouche Boss Theme. For context, La Signora was a villain(?) who was once known as an ordinary woman named Rosalyne. Long story short, her lover died long ago and her anguish led her to use the art of liquid fire and transformed her body into that of a living fire, consuming everything around her, donning her the title of Crimson Witch of Flame.
15:22 this melody actually Fatui leitmotif, al of fatui (Scaramouche, La Signora, Tartaglia) have this malody in their battle theme. i really recommend you react them.
The fun part about La Signora is you hate her and just thinks she's evil from the story, but you can find her tragic background hidden in equippable items. Honestly you could throw a pin at a board of Genshin song names and always pick something good. BUT I'm loving Fontaine's theme right now. Also for some fun, instead of playing gameplay you can't watch, you can watch one of the live performances.
90% of genshin music is from the perspective of the antagonist or the boss, while the transition phases are more of trying to express free current moment in the cutscene
Justice for la signora of genshin! too bad she fell in genshin's story quality transition phase, the rock bottom phase before learning and picking themselves up. It wasn't that bad, just too short to get it out quick, glad they changed it to more chapters for the region story
I mean it might have to do with the pandemic too, a lot of genshin was made before it but inazuma was started during it Idk i feel like it got better after 2.1, the rest of 2.x was good
I appreciate that you always spent your time to point out the thought and detail that these producer put into their songs. It help me understand the meaning that maybe hidden. and make me enjoy their song more.
you should definitely listen to the theme of Scaramouche, at the moment this is the peak that the themes of Villains in genshin have reached, it, like this song, is sung in Latin, with an admixture of Chinese, I don’t want to spoil it, but I recommend listening with translation.@@DaviVasc
Nice analysis! Can't wait for more genshin music break downs. Maybe Scaramouche's boss theme next? Anything is good tho, this game has amazing soundtrack
I don't think I've ever heard musical keys described in such a simple way for non-musicians and I love that! You have a way of explaining things in a clear and precise way that's so fascinating to watch happen. I'll admit that I've only fought Signora maybe 2 or 3 times, so I'd forgotten what her theme sounded like, but it really does her justice. Thanks for the review!
@@DaviVascNever change man, your videos are always a treat and so informative for someone like me, who has very few amount of musical knowledge. Thank you for always doing your best!
15:12 That melody you liked so much is actually the "fatui" leitmotif. It comes back whenever a character from this organization is present. You will also find it in Tartaglia's theme and in Scaramouche's theme.
it should be noted that the reason that Shogun theme shows up in here is because this fight is being done entirely under the oversight of the Raiden Shogun. It's pretty much a duel, with the Shogun being the referee and the executor of the punishment (death by her blade)
In genshin most "villians" are not evil at all, but more like they have a different motives to do what they do and oppose the main character, it's really cool cuz all main villians have such a story behind them and you can tell by their music
In a world like teyvat with child sacrifice, entire civilization being wiped off the map and people able to be removed from history itself, I'm not surprised so many choose to fight back to burn it all down.
Signora was a tragic character, but she definitely was an evil one too. She was consumed by her desire for vengeance to the point she got rid of her humanity.
Like other people suggested Scaramouche's boss themes (Rhapsodia Roscida and Poluma Omnia) are really cool, but personally I prefer God-Devouring Mania, the boss theme of Apep's Oasis' Warden
The theme is from the bosse's point of view and her backstory is heart breaking😢 Before becoming La Signora "The Fair Lady", she was Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter, a young woman from Mondstadt (The starting area of the game.) Around 500 years ago she fell in love with a knight. After some time she left to study. While she was studying in the Sumeru Akademiya Rostam (the knight) died in a war agains monsters. As Rosalyne comes home to Mondstadt, she finds out about the fate of Rostam, leading to her insanity. After mourning, she decided to use “her life’s flame” to cleanse “the world’s crookedness,” becoming the Crimson Witch of Flame. She let liquid fire consume her, abandoning her mortal body. She only ever used her liquid fire to burn monsters and demons, but it gave her infamy amongst people and they started to fear her as the Crimson Witch of Flames. Before she could be fully devoured by her own flames, Pierro "The Jester" Leader of The Fatui (organization ingame) found her and decided to make her an ally. She was given a Cryo Delusion a human made copy of crustals that give people powers) to suppress her flames and became known as La Signora, the Eighth of the Eleven Fatui Harbringers. (Group of eleven strongest Fatui)😊
There are multiple other fabulous boss themes for you to react to, but for your next Genshin reaction, I recommend “Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie.” It’s a regular battle theme and I think you’d like it quite a bit.
I love Genshin Impact music! A cool thing about boss theme in Genshin is that the music is made to describe the boss as a character in this case all the drama secrions and vulnerability section you mentioned are refering to Signora's backstory But the boss themes are not the only good pieces of music in Genshin Impact, I advise you to listen also Hustle and Bustle of Ormos, Gilded Runner, Swirl of the Stream, Forlorn Child of Archaic Winds and Die Mitsommernacht Fantasie that are my personal favorite non-boss OST from Genshin Impact
Spoilers about Inazuma's main story but the song cannot be explained without the proper context. (Long text ahead). Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter, alias La Signora. She is a cunning, prideful and dignified woman. She's a diplomat from a foreign land that the Main Character faces in order to access the Shogun. La Signora felt insulted by the Main Character interrupting her political meeting with the Shogun. After the MC pesters her enough, they fight a duel to the death with the Shogun as mediator, whoever loses the duel loses their life. The Signora fights dignified at first, not moving from her place, and throwing cocky taunts to the player. Once she's cornered she fears for her life and in a moment of desperation she releases her inner monster and the elegance from the first phase is nowhere to be seen. She is then loses the duel and is slain by the Shogun as per Inazuman duel traditions (hence, the execution from last week transitioning into the Shogun). The thing is that La Signora is a very tragic character, but nowhere in the main story is the player told about this. The MC fights her without knowing who she was other than an enemy from an evil organization. All of her story is hidden in flavor text in pieces of equipment and never referenced in any quest. Rosalyne was a Fire Alchemist (not quite but for the sake of simplicity). She had a life studying in college and was waiting for her loved one to return from the war to make a life together. But her loved one died in a conflict started by gods, and when the news reached her she felt in anguish and swore to take revenge on the gods. With her Fire techniques she turned herself into a lava monster that incinerated any monster that crossed her sight. Years later she was recruited by the evil organization and offered a new life, as the goal of that organization was also to overturn the gods. You can feel her story in the music. In the first phase she looks down on us, a person who's willing to defend the gods who killed her beloved. She's cold because she's restraining her fiery instincts, she's prideful and dignified because she looks down on any person who worships the gods. But once she gets cornered, she fears for her life. She's forced to release the inner monster she locked away years ago. She's angry and desperate. The icy boss we've been fighting in phase one turns herself and the stage into a blazing inferno, into a last attempt to take us down. But in the end, she died. She was defeated and executed by the same gods who took her beloved. No one knew who she was, and her desire was never fulfilled. A story that's never been told with a protagonist that doesn't exist anymore.
He has no idea how crazy Genshin music are, he said that this song is too epic not to be a Boss Theme song, but we literally have epic music like this for a mere port lmao, he should react to the live performance next xD
Genshin's music is so interesting on how they use the keys to enhance a feeling of emotion. The singer enhances it 10x more. I hope to see your reaction of Scaramouch and Frontier's Conquest War Crimson Fatalis theme(which I prefer over 4Us) I won’t say anything about the Fatalis theme to not spoil it, but goodness me, it’s so well done.
Next you should listen to Scaramouche's boss theme! Also, from what I know, there might be a new boss added to the game in around 2 months, so stay tuned for that :) (no it's not leaks, just me seeing a pattern in the updates)
I stopped playing genshin a while ago, so all I have to say on this one is: I only wish they'd have given signora half as much development that her battle theme hints at, it's so frustrating to me that she only serves as a weekly boss that you have to farm when she could have been so much more. She could have been a mirror character to your protagonist, she saw the wilder side of the gods and rejected them outright, accepting cursed power even if she knew she would ultimately suffer all the more because of her choice, but her thirst for revenge wastoo strong, whild your character holds the possibility to embody all the gods at once because of the element change mechanics. I feel like with the right amount of preparation, build-up and careful wrighting, she could have been a major character, a tragic villain whose story is a broken reflection of the protagonist's.
15:00 yeah we were dueling in front of Raiden's throne. but this leitmotif itself represents something Fatui (La Signora's allegiance) or something affected by the Fatui.
there is indeed some softer moment in the first phase as La Signora actualy has a sad backstory that led her to the point she is now though i won't be able to say much about as i never read it except that her lover died from idk what edit: not only in the first phase seemingly x), i honestly forgot the theme as i didn't fought her for a while now
@@alphawolf6214actually her story is written in some artifacts, her lover died in the kahenriah incident trying to protect mondstand and she turned into the crimson witch of flames, destroying all the monsters that were in her way, which made people afraid of her, after some time she were recruited by the fatui and she could suppress her power(also her emotions) with the cryo dilusion they provided her
Ah the Fair Lady... I do not miss fighting this boss. I'm pretty sure I beat it by outlasting her rather than actually being good at the game. However, this piece still holds a special place in my heart. Heh heh, I'll be expecting you to dissect more cool video game tunes in the future! (Oh and as a heads-up, this and the raiden shogun battle theme aren't the only ones that share that motif you pointed out, but the reasoning behind these two being connected is different because... well, it's a spoiler so I'm not sure if I should say it)
That motif you heard that you linked to the execution phase in Raiden's theme is something to remember. It's the motif tied to an organization known as the Fatui, who Signora was a part of, so it's something you'll hear a lot.
La Signora is a Witch, member of the fatui harbingers which is an important group of villains in the game. She has a really sad lore I believe, don't really know because i haven't read about it. But I know it's a tragic love story. The reason why La Signora's melody appears in Raiden Shogun's theme is because the two characters appear on the same scene. Now that you reacted to the battle themes of one of the members I suggest you react to the other two members; Tartaglia/Childe and Scaramouche battle themes✨
I love that you're getting into Genshin's OST! This OST is legendary for the innovative and incredibly creative things that Yu-Peng Chen and the Hoyo-Mix team do with mixing modern instrumentation with classical composition. Motif and references to opera and classical music are everywhere, and it is one of the most immersive soundtracks out there right now. My favorite thing about Signora's fight is that it really nails a major leitmotif that the game uses a lot throughout the course of the soundtrack: those first six notes that the horns play at the beginning of phase one is the Fatui Motif (it's the same six notes that Columbina sings at the beginning of A Winter Night's Lazzo, which is where that connection comes from for those that are curious). More broadly, the dissonance of a minor second interval is used in pretty much every harbinger theme that we've heard, and is kind of the calling card for them as an organization. They're in Childe's phase 3, they're littered in Scaramouche's fight, and you can even hear it when Arlecchino was introduced in The Final Feast. But that six note melody is analogous to the Bean Theme in Into The Woods: a basic motif that has many variations across the soundtrack that all use the minor second as a linchpin. It's really cool once you start noticing that Fatui theme. Have fun diving into Genshins soundtrack! There is so much there, and it gets unbelievably deep
I always adored how the song is basically a end of her story by mirroiring it in a way. Cold calm giving away to seething blaze knowing her story its quite fitting
Okay I'll try to summarize as much as possible. La signora went to sumeru akademiya (abroad studies) while her lover, a knight died in a cataclysmic event happened in her homeland. Filled with rage, she used all the knowledge she gained, she left her mortal body and became the *"crimson witch of flames"* but after being caught by the eyes of the harbinger leader, who recruited her and gave her a cryo delusion to soothe the flames, hence becoming *"crimson witch of embers"*
I'd expect a lot of people would want to follow up with Azhdaha's themes next as he is also a major boss, but also not from INazuma but Liyue so it leans more Chinese than Japanese.
la signora has a pretty tragic backstory basically her lover/boyfriend was killed in an catastrophic event 500 years ago while she was studying in another land after she heard of it she was angry that the gods did not step in and in her rage she used an forbidden art and transformed her body in living flames after that she was taken in by an "evil" group (its not clear how evil they are bc they do some good stuff to) but they gave her something that lets her control ice but takes slowly her life away. that life taking has no effect on her bc due to her transformation she cant die of high age and the ice lets her cool her flames so she can restore her body but she still holds grudges against the god of her nation the Boss fight is way after that and has basically nothing to do with her backstory you just want to stop her from taking the gods gnosis (basically what gives the god their divine power)😅 in the fight her first form is her human form where she uses her ice but in the second her fire breaks through bc she couldnt contain it anymore the fight also has terrain effects in her first phase its extremely cold and u take damage and in the second its hot but in the second phase she can move and where ever she steps it gets hotter
Genshin has a bunch of live orchestra presentation. I recommend you check the Sumeru (Arab inspired) and Fontaine (Classical Europe / France inspired) to get a wider look at how deep and complete this game's ost is
Hoyoverse are peak when it comes to portraying their character through music. La Signora's theme perfectly captured the feeling of someone whose been broken by sadness and became so resentful they decided to burned themself alive and wage war against gods.
the fact that La Signora 2nd phase melody is the same as the beginning of the Execution part of the Raiden Shogun part is because the latter plays right after! And who's being executed? Well, i won't spoil :p
Maan, if only the actual story of this particular piece is as good as the music tells you. The only way you can understand the backstory of La Signora is through reading specific item description and it's not yet implemented on the quest yet, i still hope we can learn more about La Signora's story in the future quest
I love this breakdown and you're correct almost in all of them. That part when you say that the solo singer feels personal. Because it is. The solo is supposed to represent La Signora herself. The lyrics she sang was her story. Of her love, to her lover, to her country and her God. Of which she was "betrayed". Her lover died, her country deemed her as evil witch. In the end the high notes was some kind of vow to revenge everything to the Gods that had forsaken her.
The theme you recognized from the Raiden Shogun one is the Fatui theme. The Fatui are a military with which Signora is one of the chiefs (they're called Harbingers and there are eleven of them). Despite being from Shnezhnaya, a russian-inspired region (which is not in the game yet), the harbingers have codenames taken after an italian theater opera called "Commedia dell'Arte": they are La Signora, Tartaglia, Scaramuccia, Dottore, Arlecchino (which will be seen in Fontaine, the region that came out a few days ago), Pantalone, Sandrone, Colombina, Pulcinella, Capitano, Pierrot. The Signora theme was present in the Raiden one because of the "execution" cutscene, which is, in fact, the Raiden Shogun executing Signora. You're the first react I see that didn't go crazy at the insane strings/guitar arpeggio in phase 2, I admire your composer there, I'm not capable of not going crazy at that part. Anyway, this boss theme, as ALL Genshin boss themes, tells the tale of the boss. This song actually descripts both the boss battle and La Signora's story and background. And the choir's voice there is insane.
here is my list of genshin impact songs i suggest you to check out then: ** remind you that this game has a "themed" music and a story based on some real-life culture ** Villain "Fatui" Boss Music: 1. Tatarglia: 2 Phases "Never-Ending Performance" "Rapture of the Chaos"(transformation) and "Wrath of Monoceros Caeli" 2. La Signora ( which you reviewed in this vid.) 3. Scaramouch 2 phases: "Rhapsodia Roscida" and "Polumnia Omnia"(I recommend this one the most !!!) Beast Boss Theme: 1. Dvalin "Caelestinum Finale Termini" 2. Andius "Whirl of Boreal Wind" and "Symphony of Boreal Wind" 3. Azdaha "Ode to Azhdaha" and "Rage beneath the Mountains" 4. Warden of the OASIS "God-devouring Mania" if you are interested, there are some more! each in-game nations's battle theme: 1. Mondstadt ( german , wind ) "Photon of Fluctuation" "Rite of Battle" "His Resolution" "Charge! Fearless Warriors" 2. Liyue ( Chinese , Rock ) "Rapid as Wildfires" "Gallant Challege" "Chasing the Torrents" 3. Inazuma ( Japan , lightning ) "Overlord of the Thunderstorm" " Against the Invisible Net" "Duel in the Mist" 4. Sumeru ( india/arabian/egypt , plant ) "Swirls of the Stream" "Rhymes of Vales" " Gilded Runner" "Jolts in the Forest" 5. Fontaine ( France , water ) I cant find the song's name yet since it's newest release.
Great video, It has already been asked multiple times but Scaramouche Boss Fight Theme is really good. Even though I don't know if it is liked as much, I have a sweet spot for Azhdaha Battle Theme.
la signora is part of a group called fatui harbingers ( all inspired by characters from an Italian opera) all their songs are always perfect , if you want a suggestion listen to the tartaglia (childe) boss fight and leave the scaramouche for last ( personally the best OuO )
Yeah Genshin Music is sooo good! My favourite though is the Boss Theme of Childe/ Tartaglia. He is also one of the Fatui Harbingers, the same organisation as La Signora
In this boss fight both the boss and us are fighting for our lives. That may be why they put a vulnerable part into the final phase because she was losing
Eyy very new here, though idk much abt here again but I'm just thankful that you reacted to our Signora, and yes amongst many almost equally awesome music genshin's osts, Signora's is definitely amongst fan favorites abd undeniably one of the amazing ones, and yeah hope to see more if ever!! 🦋😍
In the 1st phase she fights you using ice (her false self). In the 2nd phase she unleashes her true power (liquid fire) that she had kept inside of herself for over 100 years (after a tragedy) becomeing The Withch of Embers (formerly Witch of Flames)
I think you cracked the code for why does the recent composition of the boss music has been vastly different from its predecessors. They lack “storytelling”
I also recommend to listen to the music from Official Genshin channel or Hoyo-mix themselves as some video's are derived from in game music which has lower quality than official ones released. For scaramouch theme it's these 3 music from phase 1-transformation-2. Phase1: ua-cam.com/video/OCloBNjfv44/v-deo.htmlsi=ee9I2PN9-AGCKMox Transformation: ua-cam.com/video/FjkVjEZ97p0/v-deo.htmlsi=ISv191A2fxcgwyEO Phase2: ua-cam.com/video/NLEqRNhv6gs/v-deo.htmlsi=ccmmrsn0JHsaNjUG For tartaglia (childe): Phase 1: ua-cam.com/video/-OAA_kus8ME/v-deo.htmlsi=xneDQAlyRP3HZmGp Transformation: ua-cam.com/video/algmZ_YeoOk/v-deo.htmlsi=pUZmwQIL7Bg4xcup Phase 2: ua-cam.com/video/m1JsBvHzWfY/v-deo.htmlsi=OhzkCAOtRiUBgxM6
Davi, I -- and many others -- *_NEED_* you to do videos on the _Baldur's Gate 3_ soundtrack! _Who Are You,_ _I Want to Live,_ and _Down By The River_ are just crying out for a response.
This progression at 5:50 is so genius from the composer, it explains the emotions of signora in her lore, she goes from sad due to her lover's absence because of war, then it turns to happiness because she heard he was coming home, only to go back to sadness because she learnt that he was killed, then she goes mad (the disturbing chords) and finally becomes evil (the tense chords).
Davi you really should listen to Andrius boss theme, "Symphony of Boreal Wind". It's a masterpiece done for a relativelly irrelevant boss, which makes it all more impressive. Saudações brasileiras a você.
Here's some hints to your confusions with least possible spoilers 1. There's very few absolute evil boss in Genshin Impact, most of them are people or creatures doing things they believe to be correct, and the boss themes' main motivation are usually to tell their backstories 2. For most of the boss themes, the first part begins on the story of how you run into him/her 3. For why the first part of Raiden Shotgun's music is the one of Singanora's theme, is because in that stage they were against each other, and then Raiden took over 4. For Raiden, the game area backgrounded by Japanese is her home town, this is why you hear so many parts containing Japanese instruments 5. You will hear similar choir in a lot of boss fights, they are the theme of Fatui, an organisation doing "bad" things to prevent something they claim even worse would happen, and they are the support of those bosses Have a good journey in Genshin music :)
So, about that "oh, this melody also plays during the Raiden Shogun theme" moment you had at 15:20. That's from a cutscene that plays immediately after Signora's second phase. I'm gonna go into some spoilers, so feel free to ignore the rest of this comment: So, we fight Signora in a duel before the throne, something which was done before by a friend of a playable character who rebelled against the Shogun's authoritativeness. After we defeat Signora, the Shogun gives her the punishment for losing: that cutscene is Signora's execution, and the way it plays serves to show just how powerful the Goddess of Lightning is, and remind the player that our attempts at rebellion are useless. She grants us, however, a prize for winning: the ability to leave her palace alive. And she's quite literal: the moment we step outside, she teleports behind us to execute us for treason.
If I could make a sugestion for you to review a song then my sugestion would definitely be "Avatar Beat" from the indie RPG-maker game called "OFF". OFF as a game is a very underated sureal masterpiece about a baseball player who purify ghosts by killing then with a baseball-bat in a world made out of plastic, smoke, steel and meat ... and there's also a talking cat. I just hope you listen to this OST without making any search about the game's story to have your honest opinion on it, but the only thing I'm willing to say about this song "Avatar Beat" without spoiling anything is that it's the final boss theme ... that's all ... have fun (^:
When I do this boss fight in game, I just quick fight then leave... but when I first actually heard this in full outside of the game (remove the bias of the ongoing fight on the screen), I honestly teared up-- it felt really, really sad esp the choir parts in the first phase. It gave me the impression that the villain didn't wanna be one, but was forced to be one due to circumstance (or some other factor)
We challenge La Singnora to a duel before the throne in front of Raiden Shogun or god of lightning and thunder, and when we defeat Signora, Raiden Shogun KILLS La SIgnora because she lose and main character stays alive. So basically, first comes La Signora's boss theme, then Raiden Shogun's. Nice detail that here is somekind of transition between this two themes, isn't it?
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Maaan, where has Genshin Impact music been all my life? I'm having a blast! Make sure to check out the video I did on Raiden Shogun Battle Theme from Genshin too: ua-cam.com/video/0dU_I7LIr6s/v-deo.html
Azdaha boss theme and scaramouche boss theme dude, trust me you won't regret it
You'll love them same level of details and great composition
Next, Please. Scaramouche Theme Boss All Phases.
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Music is great but the game is too much time consuming....
You're making me want to play this game, and I've had no intention previously.
You're correct on it being "Feminine" La Signora is one of the 11 Fatui harbingers who are all named after the Archetypes from Commedia Dell'arte and share some traits with said Archetypes. Signora is a tragic figure, having lost her lover and awakening a power that burnt at her life and living off of borrowed power to enact her revenge upon the gods who she deems at fault for the death of her lover 500 years ago.
Less revenge and more bitter and angry. As well as completely dedicated to One God's dream of a "New World". As she revealed her true from and melted away the ice, the memories of an innocenct existence she once had but she burned with her own hands resurfaced. Her anger has always been directed at the monsters of the abyss and The God of freedom, and perhaps even the world in itself which is why she wants to burn it all.
There's a group of "villains" in Genshin called the Fatui, and all boss themes of it's members share a Fatui leitmotif. Signora, Scaramouche and Tartaglia all have boss themes with that leitmotif. Since you're probably gonna listen to them days or weeks apart you most likely won't notice it, but i just wanted to point it out
in scarmouche's theme his variant of it descends instead of ascending which I think is a very cool detail
@@SevenRedSuns1296you might be thinking of scaras motif, the normal fatui theme is there, just later on in the track than in childes and signoras theme
@@acorn861the actual fatui leitmotif plays in scara transformation (the organ part)
@@nevergivegonnaupyou6321 it also plays halfway through the 2nd phase theme, only once tho
@@acorn861 no, though its easy to see why you'd think that, to give an example, in act two of the newest archon quest, when Childe/Tartaglia/Ajax tries to unleash his foul legacy the Fatui's motif is slowed down and is much deeper, this is Childe's variant of the motif, I was never interested in La Signora so I don't have a good example for her but when "the execution" track plays I believe her variant can be heard, her variant has a female quoir mixed in btw
I'm so glad you're diving into Genshin Impact, it's a treasure trove of amazing music! I think the sad notes in this song represent La Signora's tragic past.
I have a few suggestions! Ones I made before and a new one: Ode to Azhdaha/Rage Beneath the Mountain (Azhdaha theme, such an incredible piece), Never-Ending Performance/Wrath of Monoceros Caeli (Tartaglia theme), A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum and Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie. All amazing music as per usual :)
I fully agree with all of the above. Genshin is really a gold mine when it comes to analyzing good pieces of music
The above comment knows what's talking about!!!! follow this list!!
You pretty much described La Signora just by listening to her theme hahaha. To continue with genshin, Ill suggest "Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie". Its not a boss theme but a battle theme but its pretty long compared to your usual battle theme since it was made for an event.
The Latin songs in Genshin are those of a group known as the Fatui, which Signora is a part of. They do not tell the Protagonist's story, but the backstory of the enemy, which is mostly only revealed in the description of off-story items, and the latin lyrics.
PS: The part that you remembered from the "Execution" part of Raiden's theme is the Fatui Leitmotiv, which you will come across in two other themes, those of Tartaglia and Scaramouche.
Im an avid genshin player and I really appreciate your analyses of some of the game's tracks. Ive grown to find a newfound appreciation of the ones I dont get to listen to that often, like this one! This song is really incredible and your video was very insightful.
Regarding the motif you recognized from the Raiden Shogun video, it's actually more associated with La Signora than Raiden Shogun. It's presence in the Raiden Shogun theme is because that part played largely during a confrontation between Raiden and La Signora, and the music alternates between their respective motifs. More broadly, the motif is not specific to La Signora, but rather her faction, and it can be heard throughout the themes of other members of said faction.
I love this piece of music. It tells a tragic story of a woman full of sadness and rage who knows that her life is basically over but is being held together by another piece of artificial magic eating away at her just so she can avenge her fiancé by immolating herself and everything she deems responsible for her agony.
Your so spot on the boss has a tragic past so the boss theme has so much emotion
"Lay waste to the pale flame and witness my suffering"
"Let us share this last dance till death do us part"
La Signiora used to be a Mondstaft Maiden know as Rosalyne, who was deeply in love with a Knight called Rostam. She was very intelligent and adapt in magic, therefore she left her home nation to study elements in Sumeru Akademiya, bringing with her a timepiece from her beloved that counted down to the moment of her return.
During her abscence, a cataclysm occured, enveloping the entire continent of Teyvat in chaos. Mondstadt's archon, Barbatos had to fight at the source of the disaster, the Kingdom of Khaenri'ah. Mondstadt was left to fend for itself, and Rostam was slain by a Dragon known as Durin.
Having Returned to Mondstadt, Rosalyne was devastated to learn about her lover's death. Believing that Barbatos's ignorance and incompetence was at fault, she used her elemental knowledge and consumed liquid fire, which tranfromed her into the a being of pure flame. She swore to not only take revenge on ignorant gods, but also to eradicate every single monster of the abyss.
Although she protected Mondstadt's people, they were terrified of her, calling her a witch - that's when her title "Crimson Witch of Flames/Embers" emerged. She was forced into an immortal life of solitude, which increased her resentment, Madness and grief.
Until one day, she was approached by a masked man, who told her about Cryo Archon's will. Rosalyne found Tsaritsa's goals most noble, which led her to eventually become one of the Fatui Harbingers, accepting the alias "La Signora". A cryo delusion - magical gift granting her control over the ice element prevents her own fire from consuming her completely. Because now, even the timepiece from her fallen lover, once filled with water, is buring with liquid flame.
Thank you for the great video, Azdaha's theme next!!
amazing, loved to see your review...I hope you cover the other themes as well!!
So looking at the comments of both of your genshin music videos I’m surprised that I haven’t seen many of any suggestions for azhdaha’s battle theme (all phases). It’s a great theme with western (mainly Chinese) influence as well as my personal favorite battle themes. Another one that I haven’t seen is tartaglia’s theme. Though not a great as some of the later battle themes, I still think that it is a great one.
It's always awesome seeing people in the same field of expertise analyse something. It's just stuff that normal people can't pick up lol
Oh god! Im excited for the chance of him analyzing the Scaramouche Boss Theme.
For context, La Signora was a villain(?) who was once known as an ordinary woman named Rosalyne. Long story short, her lover died long ago and her anguish led her to use the art of liquid fire and transformed her body into that of a living fire, consuming everything around her, donning her the title of Crimson Witch of Flame.
You should really listen to "Symphony of boreal wind" from Genshin impact, probably one of the most interesting track of the game
You are the most educational music reactor I've ever seen
15:22 this melody actually Fatui leitmotif, al of fatui (Scaramouche, La Signora, Tartaglia) have this malody in their battle theme. i really recommend you react them.
You're gonna love Scaramouche's boss theme. It's got the same melody too
Just waiting for him to listen to Rex Incognito at this point
The fun part about La Signora is you hate her and just thinks she's evil from the story, but you can find her tragic background hidden in equippable items.
Honestly you could throw a pin at a board of Genshin song names and always pick something good. BUT I'm loving Fontaine's theme right now.
Also for some fun, instead of playing gameplay you can't watch, you can watch one of the live performances.
Everyone’s saying Scaramouche but I’d love to see Childe/Tartaglia’s theme down the line
Either way this was a great breakdown of a great theme
90% of genshin music is from the perspective of the antagonist or the boss, while the transition phases are more of trying to express free current moment in the cutscene
Do duel in the mist pls
Genshin impact Enaknomia battel plz
Justice for la signora of genshin! too bad she fell in genshin's story quality transition phase, the rock bottom phase before learning and picking themselves up. It wasn't that bad, just too short to get it out quick, glad they changed it to more chapters for the region story
I mean it might have to do with the pandemic too, a lot of genshin was made before it but inazuma was started during it
Idk i feel like it got better after 2.1, the rest of 2.x was good
lmfao i thought he broke down/cried
Genshin never forgets that villains are the main characters of their own stories.
There’s too many villains in the game in my opinion
@@EdwardBraunsIIIcongrats on being boring
But they did forgot to tell us about signora b4 she goes rip 😂
@@Qopa Her story was told in The Crimson Witch of Flame Artifacts
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i mean
same as real life
its technically a whole world also in game
I appreciate that you always spent your time to point out the thought and detail that these producer put into their songs.
It help me understand the meaning that maybe hidden. and make me enjoy their song more.
Scaramouche theme from genshin impact is banger! We want a break down man!
Thank you for the suggestion!
you should definitely listen to the theme of Scaramouche, at the moment this is the peak that the themes of Villains in genshin have reached, it, like this song, is sung in Latin, with an admixture of Chinese, I don’t want to spoil it, but I recommend listening with translation.@@DaviVasc
IM MORE THAN EXCITED FOR YOUR SCARAMOUCHE’S BREAKDOWN!!! 😱😱😱
Nice analysis! Can't wait for more genshin music break downs. Maybe Scaramouche's boss theme next? Anything is good tho, this game has amazing soundtrack
I don't think I've ever heard musical keys described in such a simple way for non-musicians and I love that! You have a way of explaining things in a clear and precise way that's so fascinating to watch happen. I'll admit that I've only fought Signora maybe 2 or 3 times, so I'd forgotten what her theme sounded like, but it really does her justice. Thanks for the review!
Thank you! Some music theory snobs get triggered by my non-musician oriented approach, so I'm glad to know you appreciate it!
@@DaviVascNever change man, your videos are always a treat and so informative for someone like me, who has very few amount of musical knowledge. Thank you for always doing your best!
15:12 That melody you liked so much is actually the "fatui" leitmotif. It comes back whenever a character from this organization is present.
You will also find it in Tartaglia's theme and in Scaramouche's theme.
it should be noted that the reason that Shogun theme shows up in here is because this fight is being done entirely under the oversight of the Raiden Shogun. It's pretty much a duel, with the Shogun being the referee and the executor of the punishment (death by her blade)
In genshin most "villians" are not evil at all, but more like they have a different motives to do what they do and oppose the main character, it's really cool cuz all main villians have such a story behind them and you can tell by their music
In a world like teyvat with child sacrifice, entire civilization being wiped off the map and people able to be removed from history itself, I'm not surprised so many choose to fight back to burn it all down.
well for me Dotorre is just pure evil, and no backstory of his will ever change that
Signora was a tragic character, but she definitely was an evil one too. She was consumed by her desire for vengeance to the point she got rid of her humanity.
Like other people suggested Scaramouche's boss themes (Rhapsodia Roscida and Poluma Omnia) are really cool, but personally I prefer God-Devouring Mania, the boss theme of Apep's Oasis' Warden
I agree, especially the first half for me
Such an amazing piece, indeed!
The Scaramouche Boss Theme manages to top this one but La Signora is absolutely fantastic!
The theme is from the bosse's point of view and her backstory is heart breaking😢
Before becoming La Signora "The Fair Lady", she was Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter, a young woman from Mondstadt (The starting area of the game.) Around 500 years ago she fell in love with a knight. After some time she left to study. While she was studying in the Sumeru Akademiya Rostam (the knight) died in a war agains monsters. As Rosalyne comes home to Mondstadt, she finds out about the fate of Rostam, leading to her insanity. After mourning, she decided to use “her life’s flame” to cleanse “the world’s crookedness,” becoming the Crimson Witch of Flame. She let liquid fire consume her, abandoning her mortal body. She only ever used her liquid fire to burn monsters and demons, but it gave her infamy amongst people and they started to fear her as the Crimson Witch of Flames.
Before she could be fully devoured by her own flames, Pierro "The Jester" Leader of The Fatui (organization ingame) found her and decided to make her an ally. She was given a Cryo Delusion a human made copy of crustals that give people powers) to suppress her flames and became known as La Signora, the Eighth of the Eleven Fatui Harbringers. (Group of eleven strongest Fatui)😊
There are multiple other fabulous boss themes for you to react to, but for your next Genshin reaction, I recommend “Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie.” It’s a regular battle theme and I think you’d like it quite a bit.
unrelated but I never knew the name for that theme, but it’s a really cool name. “The midsummer night fantasy”.
I wonder how they can make such a masterpiece just for a limited time event that probably won't come back
Yeah it's my favorite!!!! 🤯🤯🤯And I'm listening it for free
the raiden shogun fight happens pretty much right after this one, which is why there are similarities between this and "the exection" specificly
She does have a lot of backstory.
A lot of backstory I wish the game would’ve actually shown without us just reading it.
Listening to Genshin music is entering a rabbit hole full of surprises. Welcome, you're in for a real treat.
I love Genshin Impact music! A cool thing about boss theme in Genshin is that the music is made to describe the boss as a character in this case all the drama secrions and vulnerability section you mentioned are refering to Signora's backstory
But the boss themes are not the only good pieces of music in Genshin Impact, I advise you to listen also Hustle and Bustle of Ormos, Gilded Runner, Swirl of the Stream, Forlorn Child of Archaic Winds and Die Mitsommernacht Fantasie that are my personal favorite non-boss OST from Genshin Impact
Spoilers about Inazuma's main story but the song cannot be explained without the proper context. (Long text ahead).
Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter, alias La Signora. She is a cunning, prideful and dignified woman. She's a diplomat from a foreign land that the Main Character faces in order to access the Shogun. La Signora felt insulted by the Main Character interrupting her political meeting with the Shogun. After the MC pesters her enough, they fight a duel to the death with the Shogun as mediator, whoever loses the duel loses their life.
The Signora fights dignified at first, not moving from her place, and throwing cocky taunts to the player. Once she's cornered she fears for her life and in a moment of desperation she releases her inner monster and the elegance from the first phase is nowhere to be seen. She is then loses the duel and is slain by the Shogun as per Inazuman duel traditions (hence, the execution from last week transitioning into the Shogun).
The thing is that La Signora is a very tragic character, but nowhere in the main story is the player told about this. The MC fights her without knowing who she was other than an enemy from an evil organization. All of her story is hidden in flavor text in pieces of equipment and never referenced in any quest.
Rosalyne was a Fire Alchemist (not quite but for the sake of simplicity). She had a life studying in college and was waiting for her loved one to return from the war to make a life together. But her loved one died in a conflict started by gods, and when the news reached her she felt in anguish and swore to take revenge on the gods. With her Fire techniques she turned herself into a lava monster that incinerated any monster that crossed her sight. Years later she was recruited by the evil organization and offered a new life, as the goal of that organization was also to overturn the gods.
You can feel her story in the music. In the first phase she looks down on us, a person who's willing to defend the gods who killed her beloved. She's cold because she's restraining her fiery instincts, she's prideful and dignified because she looks down on any person who worships the gods. But once she gets cornered, she fears for her life. She's forced to release the inner monster she locked away years ago. She's angry and desperate. The icy boss we've been fighting in phase one turns herself and the stage into a blazing inferno, into a last attempt to take us down. But in the end, she died. She was defeated and executed by the same gods who took her beloved. No one knew who she was, and her desire was never fulfilled. A story that's never been told with a protagonist that doesn't exist anymore.
Scaramouche next pls. I love your videos and now I love that you are listening to Genshin Impact Soundtrack :'3
He has no idea how crazy Genshin music are, he said that this song is too epic not to be a Boss Theme song, but we literally have epic music like this for a mere port lmao, he should react to the live performance next xD
Genshin's music is so interesting on how they use the keys to enhance a feeling of emotion.
The singer enhances it 10x more.
I hope to see your reaction of Scaramouch and Frontier's Conquest War Crimson Fatalis theme(which I prefer over 4Us)
I won’t say anything about the Fatalis theme to not spoil it, but goodness me, it’s so well done.
Next you should listen to Scaramouche's boss theme!
Also, from what I know, there might be a new boss added to the game in around 2 months, so stay tuned for that :) (no it's not leaks, just me seeing a pattern in the updates)
I stopped playing genshin a while ago, so all I have to say on this one is: I only wish they'd have given signora half as much development that her battle theme hints at, it's so frustrating to me that she only serves as a weekly boss that you have to farm when she could have been so much more. She could have been a mirror character to your protagonist, she saw the wilder side of the gods and rejected them outright, accepting cursed power even if she knew she would ultimately suffer all the more because of her choice, but her thirst for revenge wastoo strong, whild your character holds the possibility to embody all the gods at once because of the element change mechanics. I feel like with the right amount of preparation, build-up and careful wrighting, she could have been a major character, a tragic villain whose story is a broken reflection of the protagonist's.
Thank God you don't see the battle gameplay, the person plays like crap 😂
Bro when they break all the crystals in the beginning >_>
15:00 yeah we were dueling in front of Raiden's throne. but this leitmotif itself represents something Fatui (La Signora's allegiance) or something affected by the Fatui.
there is indeed some softer moment in the first phase as La Signora actualy has a sad backstory that led her to the point she is now though i won't be able to say much about as i never read it except that her lover died from idk what
edit: not only in the first phase seemingly x), i honestly forgot the theme as i didn't fought her for a while now
and to those who will be wondering, that's not a spoiler, we never hear of her story in the game
her story is mostly in crimson witch artefact set since she is this called crimson witch
@@alphawolf6214actually her story is written in some artifacts, her lover died in the kahenriah incident trying to protect mondstand and she turned into the crimson witch of flames, destroying all the monsters that were in her way, which made people afraid of her, after some time she were recruited by the fatui and she could suppress her power(also her emotions) with the cryo dilusion they provided her
A theme wich you will find very confusing and new would be "gilded runner" its time signature (if i remember time signatures right)
Is interesting
I dare you to find the time signatures of the Battle Theme Gilded Runner from Genshin. Trust me they aren't easy.
If you're going to do more Genshin music please do Scaramouche's theme, best song in the game :)
The composer "yu peng chen" is really a genius in all ways 😢
I hope Genshin music stays this good
Ah the Fair Lady... I do not miss fighting this boss. I'm pretty sure I beat it by outlasting her rather than actually being good at the game. However, this piece still holds a special place in my heart.
Heh heh, I'll be expecting you to dissect more cool video game tunes in the future!
(Oh and as a heads-up, this and the raiden shogun battle theme aren't the only ones that share that motif you pointed out, but the reasoning behind these two being connected is different because... well, it's a spoiler so I'm not sure if I should say it)
That motif you heard that you linked to the execution phase in Raiden's theme is something to remember. It's the motif tied to an organization known as the Fatui, who Signora was a part of, so it's something you'll hear a lot.
La Signora is a Witch, member of the fatui harbingers which is an important group of villains in the game. She has a really sad lore I believe, don't really know because i haven't read about it. But I know it's a tragic love story.
The reason why La Signora's melody appears in Raiden Shogun's theme is because the two characters appear on the same scene.
Now that you reacted to the battle themes of one of the members I suggest you react to the other two members; Tartaglia/Childe and Scaramouche battle themes✨
You have to listen the scaramuccia boss theme from genshin too, is my favorite
I love that you're getting into Genshin's OST! This OST is legendary for the innovative and incredibly creative things that Yu-Peng Chen and the Hoyo-Mix team do with mixing modern instrumentation with classical composition. Motif and references to opera and classical music are everywhere, and it is one of the most immersive soundtracks out there right now.
My favorite thing about Signora's fight is that it really nails a major leitmotif that the game uses a lot throughout the course of the soundtrack: those first six notes that the horns play at the beginning of phase one is the Fatui Motif (it's the same six notes that Columbina sings at the beginning of A Winter Night's Lazzo, which is where that connection comes from for those that are curious). More broadly, the dissonance of a minor second interval is used in pretty much every harbinger theme that we've heard, and is kind of the calling card for them as an organization. They're in Childe's phase 3, they're littered in Scaramouche's fight, and you can even hear it when Arlecchino was introduced in The Final Feast. But that six note melody is analogous to the Bean Theme in Into The Woods: a basic motif that has many variations across the soundtrack that all use the minor second as a linchpin. It's really cool once you start noticing that Fatui theme.
Have fun diving into Genshins soundtrack! There is so much there, and it gets unbelievably deep
18:53 bro completely ignored the sick electric guitar solo
I always adored how the song is basically a end of her story by mirroiring it in a way. Cold calm giving away to seething blaze knowing her story its quite fitting
Okay I'll try to summarize as much as possible.
La signora went to sumeru akademiya (abroad studies) while her lover, a knight died in a cataclysmic event happened in her homeland. Filled with rage, she used all the knowledge she gained, she left her mortal body and became the *"crimson witch of flames"* but after being caught by the eyes of the harbinger leader, who recruited her and gave her a cryo delusion to soothe the flames, hence becoming *"crimson witch of embers"*
I'd expect a lot of people would want to follow up with Azhdaha's themes next as he is also a major boss, but also not from INazuma but Liyue so it leans more Chinese than Japanese.
la signora has a pretty tragic backstory basically her lover/boyfriend was killed in an catastrophic event 500 years ago while she was studying in another land after she heard of it she was angry that the gods did not step in and in her rage she used an forbidden art and transformed her body in living flames after that she was taken in by an "evil" group (its not clear how evil they are bc they do some good stuff to) but they gave her something that lets her control ice but takes slowly her life away. that life taking has no effect on her bc due to her transformation she cant die of high age and the ice lets her cool her flames so she can restore her body but she still holds grudges against the god of her nation the Boss fight is way after that and has basically nothing to do with her backstory you just want to stop her from taking the gods gnosis (basically what gives the god their divine power)😅
in the fight her first form is her human form where she uses her ice but in the second her fire breaks through bc she couldnt contain it anymore
the fight also has terrain effects in her first phase its extremely cold and u take damage and in the second its hot but in the second phase she can move and where ever she steps it gets hotter
Genshin has a bunch of live orchestra presentation. I recommend you check the Sumeru (Arab inspired) and Fontaine (Classical Europe / France inspired) to get a wider look at how deep and complete this game's ost is
Hoyoverse are peak when it comes to portraying their character through music. La Signora's theme perfectly captured the feeling of someone whose been broken by sadness and became so resentful they decided to burned themself alive and wage war against gods.
the fact that La Signora 2nd phase melody is the same as the beginning of the Execution part of the Raiden Shogun part is because the latter plays right after! And who's being executed? Well, i won't spoil :p
Maan, if only the actual story of this particular piece is as good as the music tells you. The only way you can understand the backstory of La Signora is through reading specific item description and it's not yet implemented on the quest yet, i still hope we can learn more about La Signora's story in the future quest
You should give scaramouch boss theme to listen to it's absolutely my best genshin music
"it sounds too epic for it not to be a boss theme"
*Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie entered the chat*
I love this breakdown and you're correct almost in all of them.
That part when you say that the solo singer feels personal. Because it is. The solo is supposed to represent La Signora herself. The lyrics she sang was her story. Of her love, to her lover, to her country and her God. Of which she was "betrayed". Her lover died, her country deemed her as evil witch.
In the end the high notes was some kind of vow to revenge everything to the Gods that had forsaken her.
Genshin has some really good boss battle themes. Tartaglia's and Scaramouche's is also great as well as Apep's (God Devouring Mania).
Next, Please. Scaramouche Theme Boss All Phases.
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The theme you recognized from the Raiden Shogun one is the Fatui theme. The Fatui are a military with which Signora is one of the chiefs (they're called Harbingers and there are eleven of them). Despite being from Shnezhnaya, a russian-inspired region (which is not in the game yet), the harbingers have codenames taken after an italian theater opera called "Commedia dell'Arte": they are La Signora, Tartaglia, Scaramuccia, Dottore, Arlecchino (which will be seen in Fontaine, the region that came out a few days ago), Pantalone, Sandrone, Colombina, Pulcinella, Capitano, Pierrot.
The Signora theme was present in the Raiden one because of the "execution" cutscene, which is, in fact, the Raiden Shogun executing Signora.
You're the first react I see that didn't go crazy at the insane strings/guitar arpeggio in phase 2, I admire your composer there, I'm not capable of not going crazy at that part.
Anyway, this boss theme, as ALL Genshin boss themes, tells the tale of the boss. This song actually descripts both the boss battle and La Signora's story and background. And the choir's voice there is insane.
here is my list of genshin impact songs i suggest you to check out then:
** remind you that this game has a "themed" music and a story based on some real-life culture **
Villain "Fatui" Boss Music:
1. Tatarglia: 2 Phases "Never-Ending Performance" "Rapture of the Chaos"(transformation) and "Wrath of Monoceros Caeli"
2. La Signora ( which you reviewed in this vid.)
3. Scaramouch 2 phases: "Rhapsodia Roscida" and "Polumnia Omnia"(I recommend this one the most !!!)
Beast Boss Theme:
1. Dvalin "Caelestinum Finale Termini"
2. Andius "Whirl of Boreal Wind" and "Symphony of Boreal Wind"
3. Azdaha "Ode to Azhdaha" and "Rage beneath the Mountains"
4. Warden of the OASIS "God-devouring Mania"
if you are interested, there are some more!
each in-game nations's battle theme:
1. Mondstadt ( german , wind ) "Photon of Fluctuation" "Rite of Battle" "His Resolution" "Charge! Fearless Warriors"
2. Liyue ( Chinese , Rock ) "Rapid as Wildfires" "Gallant Challege" "Chasing the Torrents"
3. Inazuma ( Japan , lightning ) "Overlord of the Thunderstorm" " Against the Invisible Net" "Duel in the Mist"
4. Sumeru ( india/arabian/egypt , plant ) "Swirls of the Stream" "Rhymes of Vales" " Gilded Runner" "Jolts in the Forest"
5. Fontaine ( France , water ) I cant find the song's name yet since it's newest release.
also, the game dev have their own music composer "Hoyo mix". they have record some real concert too! you can find these music in there too!
also, there some event song that i recommended "die mittsommernacht-fantasie"
Signora: who dares to call me a witch!!!
Great video,
It has already been asked multiple times but Scaramouche Boss Fight Theme is really good.
Even though I don't know if it is liked as much, I have a sweet spot for Azhdaha Battle Theme.
I won't stop asking for Coalescence from Risk of Rain. It's fantastic, I really want it taken apart of by you!!
A lot of people are recommending it!
la signora is part of a group called fatui harbingers ( all inspired by characters from an Italian opera) all their songs are always perfect , if you want a suggestion listen to the tartaglia (childe) boss fight and leave the scaramouche for last ( personally the best OuO )
Yeah Genshin Music is sooo good!
My favourite though is the Boss Theme of Childe/ Tartaglia. He is also one of the Fatui Harbingers, the same organisation as La Signora
In this boss fight both the boss and us are fighting for our lives. That may be why they put a vulnerable part into the final phase because she was losing
Eyy very new here, though idk much abt here again but I'm just thankful that you reacted to our Signora, and yes amongst many almost equally awesome music genshin's osts, Signora's is definitely amongst fan favorites abd undeniably one of the amazing ones, and yeah hope to see more if ever!! 🦋😍
not only the boss themes are gorgeous but all the ost in game and trailers are masterpiece 👌
In the 1st phase she fights you using ice (her false self). In the 2nd phase she unleashes her true power (liquid fire) that she had kept inside of herself for over 100 years (after a tragedy) becomeing The Withch of Embers (formerly Witch of Flames)
The one who was being executed in shogun's theme is Signora, this was the prelude to the Shogun's one
I think you cracked the code for why does the recent composition of the boss music has been vastly different from its predecessors. They lack “storytelling”
I also recommend to listen to the music from Official Genshin channel or Hoyo-mix themselves as some video's are derived from in game music which has lower quality than official ones released.
For scaramouch theme it's these 3 music from phase 1-transformation-2.
Phase1: ua-cam.com/video/OCloBNjfv44/v-deo.htmlsi=ee9I2PN9-AGCKMox
Transformation: ua-cam.com/video/FjkVjEZ97p0/v-deo.htmlsi=ISv191A2fxcgwyEO
Phase2: ua-cam.com/video/NLEqRNhv6gs/v-deo.htmlsi=ccmmrsn0JHsaNjUG
For tartaglia (childe):
Phase 1: ua-cam.com/video/-OAA_kus8ME/v-deo.htmlsi=xneDQAlyRP3HZmGp
Transformation:
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Phase 2:
ua-cam.com/video/m1JsBvHzWfY/v-deo.htmlsi=OhzkCAOtRiUBgxM6
Davi, I -- and many others -- *_NEED_* you to do videos on the _Baldur's Gate 3_ soundtrack! _Who Are You,_ _I Want to Live,_ and _Down By The River_ are just crying out for a response.
This progression at 5:50 is so genius from the composer, it explains the emotions of signora in her lore, she goes from sad due to her lover's absence because of war, then it turns to happiness because she heard he was coming home, only to go back to sadness because she learnt that he was killed, then she goes mad (the disturbing chords) and finally becomes evil (the tense chords).
Davi you really should listen to Andrius boss theme, "Symphony of Boreal Wind". It's a masterpiece done for a relativelly irrelevant boss, which makes it all more impressive.
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ok next up has to be the scaramouche boss fight
Here's some hints to your confusions with least possible spoilers
1. There's very few absolute evil boss in Genshin Impact, most of them are people or creatures doing things they believe to be correct, and the boss themes' main motivation are usually to tell their backstories
2. For most of the boss themes, the first part begins on the story of how you run into him/her
3. For why the first part of Raiden Shotgun's music is the one of Singanora's theme, is because in that stage they were against each other, and then Raiden took over
4. For Raiden, the game area backgrounded by Japanese is her home town, this is why you hear so many parts containing Japanese instruments
5. You will hear similar choir in a lot of boss fights, they are the theme of Fatui, an organisation doing "bad" things to prevent something they claim even worse would happen, and they are the support of those bosses
Have a good journey in Genshin music :)
So, about that "oh, this melody also plays during the Raiden Shogun theme" moment you had at 15:20. That's from a cutscene that plays immediately after Signora's second phase. I'm gonna go into some spoilers, so feel free to ignore the rest of this comment:
So, we fight Signora in a duel before the throne, something which was done before by a friend of a playable character who rebelled against the Shogun's authoritativeness. After we defeat Signora, the Shogun gives her the punishment for losing: that cutscene is Signora's execution, and the way it plays serves to show just how powerful the Goddess of Lightning is, and remind the player that our attempts at rebellion are useless. She grants us, however, a prize for winning: the ability to leave her palace alive. And she's quite literal: the moment we step outside, she teleports behind us to execute us for treason.
If I could make a sugestion for you to review a song then my sugestion would definitely be "Avatar Beat" from the indie RPG-maker game called "OFF".
OFF as a game is a very underated sureal masterpiece about a baseball player who purify ghosts by killing then with a baseball-bat in a world made out of plastic, smoke, steel and meat ... and there's also a talking cat.
I just hope you listen to this OST without making any search about the game's story to have your honest opinion on it, but the only thing I'm willing to say about this song "Avatar Beat" without spoiling anything is that it's the final boss theme ... that's all ... have fun (^:
When I do this boss fight in game, I just quick fight then leave... but when I first actually heard this in full outside of the game (remove the bias of the ongoing fight on the screen), I honestly teared up-- it felt really, really sad esp the choir parts in the first phase. It gave me the impression that the villain didn't wanna be one, but was forced to be one due to circumstance (or some other factor)
We challenge La Singnora to a duel before the throne in front of Raiden Shogun or god of lightning and thunder, and when we defeat Signora, Raiden Shogun KILLS La SIgnora because she lose and main character stays alive. So basically, first comes La Signora's boss theme, then Raiden Shogun's. Nice detail that here is somekind of transition between this two themes, isn't it?