Deliverance is a RAW Musical Depiction of Rage in God of War 2018
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Baldur is such a fantastic character. The liberties and shifts Santa Monica Studio takes with this character are fun and of course Bear McCreary's score is transcendent.
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Don't let this analysis make you forget that Baldur is blessed with invulnerability to all threats, PHYSICAL or MAGICAL
Yes it's true he is
@Thrillium say what lad ?
@@ssadalas I hope we didn't break him...
Aye lad, but not emotional threats!
Bear McCreary has his leitmotifs on lockdown in God of War and in Ragnarok. Kratos, Baldur, Atreus, Fey, Freya, Odin, there are so many moments with and without dialogue where the usage of these character themes tell you exactly what you need to know about this person and how they feel at that moment, or what they're relationship with another character is. I swear, you could play this game with the voices off or in another language and the music would give you a pretty decent idea of what's going on.
Spoiler below, don't read if you don't want to know the end of GoW 2018.
Baldur's theme is sung by a choir at the end because he becomes briefly human with Atreus breaking the immortality spell. And the last thing you hear in the song is Kratos's theme because he is the one who kills Baldur and thus comes out the victor from the fight.
Not human, just no longer invulnerable. He's still a god
Baldur in norse mythology:
Norse Jesus
Baldur in God of War:
idk a suicidal god who's like immortal.
HAHA
Invulnerable to all threats, *physical or magical*
@@tootnoots SHUT IT MIMIR.
Baldur:GIVE ME GOD OF WAR
Not suicidal. Just wanted to feel something. Anything.
Pain was not the only thing he couldn't feel.
A real big misconception I would like to raise is that Baldur does *not* want to die specifically, he wants to feel something. ANYTHING! He misses the taste of food, touch, pain. He is completely numb to EVERYTHING.
And as such, when he faces Kratos (whom he mistakes for Fae), the supposed giant who went toe to toe with Thor, he is absolutely crushed and disappointed that he still feels no pain at all.
At the end of the game, rather than wish for death, he is so overcome with joy when the curse is broken and he is able to feel pain again, the breeze tickling his skin, he is overjoyed and goes hog wild fighting Kratos. Even to the end where it leads him to his death as a glutton for pain. But rather than cursing the world or his mom, it’s rather sad that his last words are just enjoying the fact that SNOW feels COLD!
thats bullshit, he obviously FEELS a lot, pretty much every range of emotion. He knows hes blessed to feel no pain so its also pretty dumb he thought he'd feel pain from kratos. Overrated drama queen of a character.
@@Dwarfurious sum'n tellz me ye never heard o the word "desperate".
@@Dwarfuriousnot really. It isn’t clear wether Bladur tracks down Faye for himself or Odin. Either way he’d still be desperate to want to feel anything. Santa Monica took the core idea of baldur’s immortality and perfectly presented in a realistic way. I can totality see a human turning insane and desperate cause he can’t feel anything.
The really cool thing, I think, is that Baldur is a dark reflection of Kratos. In the Greek stage of Kratos's life, after the first God of War game, he acted almost exactly like Baldur does in this game which is why, at the very end, he tries to talk sense into Baldur and gives him the chance to walk away.
Good point!
A few of the characters are a different reflection of kratos, in terms of what he couldve been, or has already gone through....Not just baldur...
Freya and thor also a different reflection of kratos...
Finally someone recognising the Deliverance theme.
:)
You gotta do Thor’s theme soon after this. “The Hammer of Thor” is kinda short, but it’s probably my favorite boss theme that’s come out in the last decade that not a FromSoftware boss. Glad to see you’re covering more God of War.
Absolutely! Maybe also have it be a look at Odin's theme too, since the two have a lot of similarities and are kind of tied to one another.
There's one that's 24mins long by Hrag Farra that's more indepth and it's so much better
@@nejjigrensmith2723 Oh totally. Odin’s theme is fantastic.
@@TopazIngenious Don't forget about O-NG5T's version too.
@@SproutFromBS Never heard of it
God i remember this game like it was yesterday. I can hear is frantic yelling in my head while listening to this track. God of War 2018 and Ragnarok have two of the best opening bosses in gaming
I like how deliverence reflects how baldur is with you for the whole story. From the first fight where he's making fun of you if you haven't gotten the controls down yet all the way to switching between blades axe and fists in his last fight. he sticks with you like a bad memory. Almost like a personification of kratos from the trilogy.
I love deliverance, it feels like two truly powerful beings dueling to the death
I like how it incorporates Freya’s theme but uses what sounds like a minor key
This music and Baldr story really gets to me… I have lung cancer and I had my right lung removed which caused severe nerve damage, which means a large area of my back, side, shoulder, chest, and right arm are completely numb except for the odd bouts of lightning…
My point is this… I constantly have this tense, empty anxiety inducing feeling where I can’t feel anything… it just feels… wrong. Like… I honestly welcome those painful shocks of lightning because it reminds me that my body still exists there. I couldn’t even imagine my whole body feeling that way, for decades or hundreds of years! It would drive you insane!
Sometimes I get sort of… claustrophobic but also… anxious to just rip my skin off and get out of my own body to feel something on my skin again. I feel simultaneously crushed and also like I’m just floating in space where the numbness is, because when you lay down, you can’t feel the bed so you almost feel like you’re going to fall over or awkwardly roll away when you first lay back.. unless you press hard on my side I don’t even notice if you touch me, so a hug just feels like someone is missing half their arms and they just sort of slide around my body and then disappear.
Now imagine that EVERYWHERE! Never feeling the stability of the ground beneath your feet, never feeling comfortable or secure when you sit or lay down, never feeling a simple hug or handshake, much less romantic or sexual expressions of affection. It’s definitely more than enough to make you go crazy… I wouldn’t wish it on anyone!
The edges of my nerve damage are in near constant pain and feel like when your limb is asleep… that sort of sickening tingle, and I can honestly say that I prefer the pain to the numbness. So I understand why he laughs and celebrates feeling pain for the first time in centuries.
Also, I’m a mommas boy… and my mom had done things to keep me alive that I haven’t always agreed with so I absolutely understand Baldr and I can empathize with his suffering and I think he’s a really well written and acted character… Jeremy Davies did an amazing job with his manic energy and deep sadness.
I just figured I’d share my thoughts for anyone curious, because it’s easy to imagine that not feeling anything isn’t so bad… but until you’ve lived it… you really have no idea how awful it can be. To be clear though, I’m fine. My cancer is in remission and I’m generally pretty comfortable. 80% of the time I forget about my nerve damage until I lean against it, or sit down/get up.. etc. it’s something I’ve gotten used to and adapted to because it’s only a small area of my body and I can work around it.
I’m happy to answer any questions or anything or offer any help to anyone going through something similar.
I'm glad you are doing better and I hope you continue to do so, this was really informative, thank you for sharing as I have been one of the people thinking Baldur had it the easiest out of the gods. I related more to Odin and Thor with various aspects. Reasoning for my belief definitely stemmed from me rarely enjoying touching so it didn't sound like a bad idea. There are parts of my body I don't like touching myself at all and clothing has to be loose fitting as to not come in contact, I don't have any definitive reason for it at all, it is just somehow something I have, it does get worse with anxiety I've learned. So that curse sounded to me like a blessing taking anxiety and something I don't enjoy too much away with one swoop. But it would do to me what it does to you and create another kind of uneasiness. It would also increase derealization tremendously, sight and sound as the only senses left would leave you out of understanding why people dance and eat different foods also parts of music wouldn't be as good without the body. You would just do things with the world and stuff would happen, too far removed from other people's perceptions. Sorry for the essay I think I needed your comment and I am happy to have read it, I hope you are doing well.
I absolutely love this piece. It captures Baldur's personality so much and his pain of not being able to die thanks to his invulnerability. I recently finished God of War Ragnarok, and after putting a face on Odin and how he treated his only son left, Thor, the game really helped me understand why Baldur had become this vicious and maniacal being in the first game.
Overall, Bear McCreary made an incredible piece of music for this insane (no pun intended) antagonist.
Thanks for reacting to this Marco! Much love from France. ❤
Baldur is that way in GOW 2018 because this is a post myth baldur where he cant feel anything and thats twisted his mind so brutaly hes lost what made him baldur. In OG myth, everyone takes turns trying to kill the imune baldur, and loki crafts a spear of mistletoe (the most innocent of plants, therefore, freya did not ask it to not harm baldur) and i believe its Tyr who throws it killing baldur. Its a tragedy. Really cool how santa monica took the myth and played with it in such a creative and fun way. Bear really fucking nailed it
Two days in a row of tracks I've wanted to hear your take on? This is a good couple of days. Personally, I find GoW 2018 is one of Bear McCreary's absolute best works musically.
2018 was definitely good, but I love his work on Ragnarök so much more
@@cosmoreverb3943 I haven't had a chance to play Ragnarök yet. Bills have defeated me q-q
My favourite of the first game might be Salvation, which is the soundtrack that plays as a certain kill occurs towards the end of the game. Really conveys the gravity of the situation.
I was surprised when the design for Baldur was not traditionally beautiful. That’s in stark contrast with his sound track though! The ending with a final, mortal, humane release was lovely.
We don't meed blond muscular guys like the movies shit. He already is as he should be.
You must listen to OST of original trilogy. There's many great pieces, especially Brothers of Blood from 3
some of that music from the original trilogy is fuckin immaculate
The End Begins is a must to listen to too
You got to remember that santa Monica's god of war series depicts the gods as something completely different from what we know in real life, thus showing the player more "human" beings that are sometimes (but mostly) horrible for example it's really hard to find a "good" god in the greek saga, which makes me believe that the image and contrast between what we expect when hearing a name like Baldur (beautiful sane and pure person) and what we actually have ingame is completely intentional. In a way the God of War series really shows the true nature of its characters compared to what know of them in real life.
I love the whole soundtrack. The interweaving of themes and motifs in GoW 2018 and Ragnarok almost reminds me of Peter and the Wolf. Telling the story through the music.
Excited and alway looking forward to see Marco's music analyzation of any of these 4 men (that will make any men cry like a baby girl) and their surrounding story.
Kratos
Solid Snake
Cloud Strife
Gordon Freeman
I’m a bit late. But on the topic of leitmotifs: I’m not certain but I that last little bit reminds me heavily of “The Hand of Odin” from Ragnarok, with the line “Raganarok i nai” it’s seems to be blended with the sound of Baldur and Kratos’ theme so it’s much more energetic, but the beat and pacing of it is very similar to that song and that specific line. I find this interesting because Baldur’s last words are “snow” in reference to his death being the catalyst for winter and the coming of Ragnarok, it seems to me Bear McCreary had Ragnarok leitmotifs even in the first of the Norse series. That’s some serious foreshadowing and some amazing composition.
I was the one who requested this! Thank you for reviewing this Marco😊 I've always found this boss fight theme to be SO EPIC
Edit: I didn't even realize both the characters motifs were in the music even after listening to it so many times. It makes so much sense omg
There are so many scenes that are burned into my memory from this game. Baldur and Kratos' first meeting. Every cut scene in Helheim. Sharing a drink with his son. And most of all Kratos returning home to once again dig up the ghost of his past rage and weakness from the original Greek games and finally truly take it as his power and choose. But this video has made me realize I haven't sat down to just listen to the ost. Which I need to remedy
Bear McCreary doesn't miss huh.
He does not
The man's parents named him "Bear". He was destined for greatness
Kratos' leifmotif is one of my favorites in videogames
It's insanely cool
So simple, yet the instrumentation and harmony behind it makes it so complex and amazing. Bear did not miss at all w the themes of the game
The immovable obstacle faces the unstoppable force
From the game God of War: Ghost of Sparta, there's two themes that I think you'll absolutely love, they go kind of one in the same but "deimos" and "the fallen brother" amazing tracks.
The ost from the old games is just as good as the new ones.
Raeb's Laments and Giant's Lullaby, best osts of these GoW.
"Deliverance" actually plays during the dragonback fight after Baldur kidnaps Atreus. The name refers to (I think) Baldur delivering the boy to Asgard ... when Kratos' leitmotif begins it's one of the most thrilling sequences in the game as he races with really heavy laboured footsteps to intercept Baldur before he activates the realm travel room and it is such a pulse-pounding sequence. Kratos just wants his kid back but it's kind of implied in that scene that the years are getting to him and he's not as swift as he used to be... we feel that anxiety too.
I feel like I disagree on the last part but I respect your analysis
@@ChocolateZteak it's not stated explictly... but come on... if you've played the previous games you'll really miss how Kratos used to be able to double jump with ease
@@thembanitheone I definitely get what you mean, but I think this was just a mechanical decision, not intertwined with story. Just look at what he does during traversal or cutscenes.
You’re right. This is when Kratos is trying to get Atreus back. I thought the same thing.
Baldur was not suicidal, but he was desperate to FEEL something.
He didn't feel absolutely anything. Not just pain, but pleasure, touch, taste, hot, cold, nothing. It's like being completely numb.
Also, there is an in-game text my Freya's house how Baldur is "radiating" golden light, and how "brilliant" he is. The directors were aware of the image of Baldur, but they did a little twist, and made it so that's just how Freya sees her own son, while the Baldur we see looks like some alcoholic from a run down pub.
He was also suicidal, if he couldn't feel anything he could hopefully be killed(would be the logic since he didn't know if his spell was breakable and the only one who knew how to do it claimed that it couldn't be reversed). Now by the end of the game when the curse is off he has his feelings back but still goads kratos into ending him, that may just be aesir conditioning "warrior culture stuff", but I also believe despite getting what he wanted he is still suffering mentally, his previous instability didn't vanish. Also to add to the reference to mythology bits, he was also a good kid once according to Freya he was a lot like Atreus, so being a kind person was a part of him we just didn't see it much outside of him sparing his mother out of love. And he also uses the light element when fighting kratos before absorbing frost and flame, so light is still incorporated.
@@annointedbytalos5673 Then why do you think he said "Why do you even care? You could have... walked away." when Kratos stopped him?
@@fransthefox9682 I don't think he was QUITE suicidal, but if feeling wasn't an option, then he'd rather face death.
@@NoCluYT Yes, correct. He did say that he'd rather die than not feel anything.
Funny, I had been thinking about how spectacular God of War's music is, and how perfect a fit it'd be for you to analyze it, love to see it!
One of my most fav score brother, i can feel the intensity in my scrote
The God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarök soundtrack is so good.
Oh you gonna love Valkyries theme then
I think the way Deliverance begins is super important. As compared to the Trilogy's soundtrack. God of War's soundtrack is known to be this majestic, bombastic, and deep, almost divine sounding orchestra.
With how Deliverance starts in accordance with how he's the Stranger. It's tense, and melodic. We just saw Kratos, THE God Killer get flung over his house. So now the strings project this sense of trepidation and danger.
Baldur, or rather the Stranger at that point in the story is a complete unknown. So we must approach him with caution. At least that's my interpretation.
now you make me want review from the old game's music
How i liked this! I really like gow's themes and i must say you keep the expectations high with your analysis that can't be more precise!
If there is a theme that always caught my attention i must go with magni and modi's, the pace of the violin is something so different from baldur's theme that plays a totally different role in the narration. Imo you would love it, give it a try if you feel like it, and once again well done!
I already gave up on hopes to see you review the GOW OST. This video is a welcome surprise
I know this music is about epic Norse mythology, but a UA-camr uploading multiple videos a day is epic UA-cam mythology.
omg yes, i was wondering if you would react to gow music, amazing, you need to check gow ragnarok themes especially raebs lament and ragnarok. like and great video like always!
the part that is sung by humans its because baldur invulnerability spell was broken, then freya uses the giant to start the final fight Pd : minute 12:30
The music of these games is so good! I still need to finish God of War Ragnarok, but I'm loving everything I'm hearing of the sequel so far. A lot of the instrument choices just sing to the Swedish half of my ancestry.
Nope nope nope nope. Marco is a homie and I have SO MANY SONGS HE NEEDS TO HEAR!!!!
we definitely need this kind of breakdown for All Father or Hammer of Thor
It's not video game music but I'd highly recommend a reaction video to both Bismarck and Christmas Truce by Sabaton, especially the music videos to them.
Great pieces of music.
I hope you do more music from this and ragnarok. I got a lot of feels from the music.
God of war has some great music tracks and I think that they did a fantastic job of making the music match the bosses the fights would only be half as good without the music the appropriate music to back them up
Have you played the second game? It has some pretty amazing soundtrack too. Check out Giantess of Ironwood (my personal favorite), the Hammer of Thor and Raeb's Lament
It's the 5th main game. Not 2nd
@@anthonym9977 I know, I’m just referring to the 2nd game in the Norse saga
If you want an even angrier version of this song, Geoffrey Day made a “Doom Eternal” cover of it, 100% recommend
Raeb's lament is one of the best GoW Ragnarok OST
I'd love your take on it 😊
I'd love to see your take on the sequel track, Salvation, that thing is burned into my brain and makes me actually cry every time I even think about it
That intro sounds appropriate for Loki, I'd say. (Uh... The Loki from Norse mythology, that is. I've never played the game(s).)
This may be not relevant for this vod, but please... 🤧
would you do a blind reaction to Million Knives Theme of the new Trigun Animation? I want to hear your impressions and analysis, because the soundtrack is epic (af)☺️
This Baldur guy cant be balling.
*Immediately start to ball harder then Kratos.
Baldur - i want someone to putt me out of misery
Kratos - then you came to right place
I thought I was the only one not overlooking this piece of the game lol
I think the vocals are baldurs hope, violin is his sadness. And the drums and brass are his anger. At frist the violin was the main instrument. Then when fryea started
Interfering then there were more brass and drums with a little bit of the vocals. Toward the end there were more vocals and less brass and drums symbolizing
That all he feels now is hope knowing Kratos will kill him. At the end during the beat down with atrues it was only vocals with no drums or violin. I really liked It because now he has hope that his suffering will end at the hands of Kratos.
This is actually from the last encounter. I love this game.
I’m pretty sure the song plays during all of the big Baldur moments. I might be wrong
Hello, I don't know if you remember, but back in September I suggested you listen to the soundtrack of game Hyper Light Drifter. I was impressed then, as I am now, by your unique take on the music "from the inside", and I was very interested to hear your reactions and emotions to this soundtrack then. The game speaks to the player without words and the melancholy of a once prosperous and now desolate world is conveyed very sensitively for me.
I hope I may have piqued your interest)
Would love to see your reaction to Salvation from GoW 2018
Todo el OST de GoW es épico, más el tema de los gigantes, y en el Gameplay es indescriptible 🍷🧐
I don't know about you, but I think he might be invulnerable to all threats, physical... or magical...
I also think that you should listen to "salvation" next, It plays right after deliverance, so, you should check it out!
100% would love to hear crimson and white fatalis ost get a reaction
I might be misinterpreting it but I think it’s possible Baldur int the game was once the benevolent god he is in myth, but has over the years become bitter and hateful at his inability to feel, to enjoy some of the simplest pleasures of life, warm sun on your skin, a breeze on your face, even the taste of food was all taken from him.
it would certainly add up
now I really want marco react to 2018 kratos theme, as there also story in the lyric it's self, then after that you may listen to kratos theme from Ragnarok and you can see the changes
PLEASE!!!! React to the “Valkyries” Theme from gow 2018! It’s so unbelievably incredible!!
Baldur is blessed with invulnerability to all threats, physical or magical.
Yes I'm aware
@@MarcoMeatballeveryone is saying that exact thing because freya bewitched mimir when she revived him to specifically say those words everytime he was asked about it cause otherwise he would've told kratos how to make him vulnerable
Odin soundtrack also crazy mann
Wait da beard
How have I not appreciated God Of War PS4 game music until now? D:
Ehi Marco, riguardo God of War consiglio anche "Echoes of and Old Life".
È la traccia che viene riprodotta quando Kratos riprende le Lame del Chaos. Ed è così triste e potente che ti fa sentire quanto Kratos non voglia tornare ad essere il mostro che è sempre stato.
I would love to hear one of my favorite songs on this channel someday how to train your dragon "Where No One Goes" ❤
I listen to this track and I instantly recognize Bear McCreary and, for instance, Battle Star Galactica. I know that BSG will never be reviewed here, but the OST has a lot of remarkable and great compositions. In my opinion the series went downhill with the latest seasons and I've lost interest (religious and prophetical nonsense in sci-fi turned me off), but definitely not the OST. And in the end the music the major part of a success of the first seasons and will be remembered for a long time.
Nah Baldur is handsome AF even if he does look sickly and unhinged.
Hey Marco! I dont want to pressure you into it but it would be awesome to see some deeper analysis on The Leviathan Trilogy from the Calamity Mod.
i thought this was the last fight with baldur, at least a section of it
You should definitely do “the hammer of thor”
Please do a reaction to the GOD OF WAR 3 Soundtrack , that soundtrack has allot of depth and amazing music
Rage of sparta is still OP.
I wish you checked more WoW music and cinematics so badly! Please!😂
Next do Hammer of Thor
Its kinda sad in a way not feeling anything at all another persons touch no clothes fabric no liquid no pain all he wanted was just to feel something
You should do Thor’s theme from the sequel.
omg please do a sons path from the second game
if you like characterization and emotions in music, then you need to listen to salvation.
wow, always wanted to play god of war
do the hammer of thor next!!! :3
Can anyone remember Odin's, Thor's and Heimdal's theme? Because I can't. That's a massive reason why GOW2018 is better than Ragnarok, just more memorable.
I can. Mainly because Thor and Odin kind of share one which kinda implies that Thor is only an agent/tool of Odin and All-father is really the one you're fighting. I remember Heimdall's too but it sucks, nothing memorable about it like you said.
You're still right 2018's is better sonically though I do enjoy both.
@ᛖᚡᚨᚾᛞᛟᛖᛋᛗᚢᛋᛁᚲ proves my point. The fact that it was reused from the fight with the two brothers makes it just the "generic Aesir theme" and nothing unique to Heimdall
You should totally react and analyze Thor's theme next, it's great.
If he fells nothing, how could him fell anger and frustration?
he can feel mental pain lol
Is invulnerablity against magical and physical danger, not emotions.
Hoping you too react GoW 3 ost especially Brother of Blood or Hercules's theme
Can you make one about Thor theme of gow Ragnarok?
You should be watch the God of war 2and 1ots you really should be gifted really
Please sir, react to Seize Your Fate (with lyrics) - God of War 2 Soundtrack!!!
I really hope you do thor's hammer
Spot on analysis as always sir meatball. Heck might try this game just to get a better understanding of it all.
Btw if I'm allowed to request other songs, could I ask for ua-cam.com/video/9iFDPYubUbE/v-deo.html Would be much grateful.
you should do metal gear solid music snake eater and heaven divided
Have you ever played Hollow Knight?
Ya