The timeless place also relates to mithrix, the final boss of the game. He was betrayed by his brother and was stuck on the moon of the planet for god knows how long. Stuck surrounded by his designs that have no life without his brother. He is quite literally the king of nothing, which is his title in game. And in the end, its raining. I never realized how fitting the name was for the game.
more than that, Providence didn't just give the creations life, he gave them "soul". without that component, mithrix's creations are nothing more than automatons. He's surrounded by things with no personality; no need for names. a word without nouns. a world of soullessness. without soul, his world is empty and lifeless. That is why he is the King of Nothing, because he is the king of no one.
The precursor to this track Coalescence, is discovering that you have blood on your hands. This track, is realizing that the blood can never be washed away.
That's a really good way to put it. I've always liked to reference it back to Mitchell and Webb; "Are we the baddies?" But in a much, MUCH more somber tone, realizing that you are in fact, invaders.
@icicle_ai having never read the lore, let alone the meaning and purpose of the songs, those 2 always seemed connected to me, and even though to me personally they weren't about blood on my hands and the realization and regret that comes with it, it always felt like one went into the other with Coalescence being more about desperation and anxiety, while ...con lentitud poderosa More about regret and the depressive reality of the mistakes you made while anxious and desperate
@@Venidlara I say it's about the blood on your hands because to survive, you kill so many monsters, picking up items as you go until you can barely see the survivor underneath them
If you look into the lore of the game, specifically of the final boss you can encounter in a run then the reason for the absolute melancholy the song brings is very apparent, also ironically enough this song accompanies the only stage (the final stage in the base game) that has rain in it
"It looks like Starseed, tanning in dirt. It smells like hot stone, and tall grass. It tastes like spiced fruit, sweet and hot. It feels like solar winds, and solar chimes. It sounds like two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun." Risk of Rain is a very sad story, about betrayal, loss, and where the only villain is the struggle to survive your current ordeals. This song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the story all in one piece. The loss, the loneliness, the betrayal, and the anger, the rage at those once loved who chose to turn their back. And behind it all, a tinge of regret, wishing that, in some other time, in some other place, things could be different. That they could return to simpler days. The days of two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun.
Its exciting to have you listen to this song! Besides being a banger, it is the theme of one of the final stages in Risk of Rain 2. Originally, the stage was a long empty walk to the final boss which felt like a great time to reflect on the current run and the journey it took to get there. What hit for me personally was that it is a remix of one of the main themes of the final level from Risk of Rain 1 which had come out 7 years prior. It was wild hearing it for the first time in game, it sent me back to when the first game came out and how things had changed for me since then. I do hope you get to sit down and enjoy the other songs Risk of Rain 1 and 2 have to offer!
Goodness. Not only is it a remix, it was a touching song then, but it was ambiguous to what or who Providence was. As Risk of Rain 2 comes out, it fleshes out who Providence was. Self proclaimed protector of the weak and one who usurped their brother, sending them to the moon of the planet and locking him there, where his brother grew both mad and upset, not understanding why his brother did this to him. I think having a lot of the context just makes an excellent song so much better.
Coalescence is the song this builds off of from the first game. The transformation between the two songs gives such well expressed context to the shift from providence as final boss in the first game to mithrix in the second while still sharing the same melodic themes.
Those are my exact thoughts, the pre bandit moon stage was a great time to reflect on your 2 hour run with your best friends and then the drop comes and it sets in that you're finally at the end and have one epic battle left to be fought like none you've had before. And it's Providences brother who Providence banished to the moon, and it's the entire story of both games coming to a climax as a battle between Mithrix and the person who killed his brother and captor, and if you kill him the world is changed forever and you get to go back home, and the music during your escape is an epilogue of this track and also brings in more elements from the rest of the games music and it's just an incredible end to the story of 2 brothers. Maybe in his next life Mithrix will learn to love worms
The man is telling a story purely with his face! I love how leading up to 2:33 he's vibing, he's preparing himself for the drop, and once he reaches the climax... nothing. His eyes open, stunned, confused. "Wait... I don't understand, where's the-" Then at 2:36 the drop lands and he's like "Oh god you cheeky bastard"
I like to think of this song as violently depressing, so full of sadness and sheer violence that Mithrix is driven to absolute madness surrounded by the cruel serenity of the moon.
I love how animated Marco gets when listening to music, it really shows us how he's feeling about it without him saying anything and I don't see alot of people show that to the extent that he does
I remember reading 2 comments on the video for Coalescence, the ending track for Risk of Raid 1, and one for con lentitud poderosa. Coalescence was "the sound of realizing there's blood on your hands." And that con lentitud poderosa was "realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away." IDK why but those 2 comments by completely different users has stuck with me for a WHILE and honestly fits them both.
I literally had never heard of Risk of Rain 2 before attending one of your latest live listenings, where people suggested this one and "Rain Formerly Known As Purple" - both of them instantly became absolutely favorites of mine, especially the second one, holy cow, so freaking good As someone who is OBSESSED with classic rock bands from the 70s/80s, these songs pushed all the right buttons to me! All the synths and guitar solos that reminds me SO MUCH of fave bands of mine like Rainbow or Rick Wakeman's style of keyboard playing; and of course, the obvious reference/homage to Prince on "Rain Formerly..." - for the reference, I'm oon my early 30's but some of my music tastes definitely seems like I'm a dad or grandpa at this point, lol. This is why I love following your vids and lives, I always end up discovering new music and honestly this is what makes me feel alive, lately more than ever, so thank you and everyone who suggests bangers like these.
dude. check out Chris Christodulou's UA-cam channel, he breaks down the music in great depth including the composition and even synth techniques he uses.
YOOOOOOOOO ROR2?!!??!?! You're pumping out excellent music reactions, and if you are willing to climb into the hole that is ROR2s OST, you better be prepared for some bangers. Can't wait to see your reaction! Also, in the ROR2 soundtrack, I highly recommend A Boat made out of a Sheet of Newspaper, or They Might as well be Dead
When you get past the god complex you get in RoR2 from a great run, and you REALLY look into the story playing out in the background its very profound, deep and beautiful. Honestly Chris only amplifies the background story with his tracks, especially this one, as its the track that makes you go "am I the monster, was this worth it in the end?" and the original level of the moon giving you that long stretch of peace to walk through the quiet parts of the song and reflect. Only to be bombarded by the breath taking wails of the guitar and the last defenses of the Petrichor V, before you end it all. This song still just fills me emotion, especially since the beginning is a callback to the original final track Coalescence from RoR1 witch was a favorite between me and my friends when it released.
Mad spoilers for RoR2's ending and general lore: If I remember correctly, the things that attack you in the primary ending of the game aren't necessarily the last defenses of Petrichor V, but "perfect" constructs created by Mithrix that were actually meant to populate Petrichor V-- but because his brother, Providence, disagreed with Mithrix in how life should be given to the planet, he was banished to its moon with all of his creations. Then, the player takes the only functioning transporter that can travel to Petrichor V's moon (a trip that can only be completed one-way) and, after amassing incredible power by this point, slaughters all of Mithrix's creations as well as the creator himself. This then crosses the line for the creatures of the Void, a kind of unknowable cosmic force that acts as enforcers of balance, which launches an assault on the moon and attempts to "capture" it and everything on it to prevent it from posing a threat to the universe. This is hinted at by the fact that if a run goes on for long enough, creatures of the Void will invade stages and attempt to "capture" you.
@@potatocripp not only that, but if you die from failing to leave the moon in time, the death message says "You have been detained. Please await your sentence at the end of time."
@@ChibiOnVR A funny thing about that is, it isn't considered a "fail", because you still "beat the game" if you dont leave the moon in time (A proof of this is you still unlock the alternative skin from characters when you do that). And this is the canon story, because the DLC, Survivals of the Void, tells the story about how the character survived their visit to the void after being captured on the moon.
having put so many hours into both risk of rain 1&2, hearing this song for the first time when the update came out hit me real hard in the feelings. man is it nice to listen to.
The way you broke down your personal interpretation of the song, elaborated on its philosophy and really explained a song (hell it could be considered a concept at this point) is something I wish more people who react to music would do more. As someone who struggles to identify emotions normally, its songs like these that help understand music and the emotions it can bring. You explained it perfectly, even related to the game. The struggles of life as time pass you by almost seem mechanical, you lose all sense of being (even in game as you almost mindlessly shred through the hordes of creatures simply defending their home) this song and the level it hosts makes you stop and take in the actions that lead up to this point and the characters morality of if it was worth it all. How perfectly it relates to the songs namesake makes you really think. I could go on but ill leave it at this, you have earned my like and sub, I look forward to watching more music breakdowns. Thank you for posting this
Damn, finally. What a pleasant surprise. Thanks for taking my suggestion, Marco. glad you liked it. Risk of Rain 2 has such an emotional and deep OST, which is hysterical to me, as the game consist on surviving while being high on caffeine for either 5 minutes or 3 hours. Anyways, loved your reaction as always, take care.
Emotional songs with a connection to the lore of the game is impactful. It's why Coils of Light from Dragon's Dogma may not be as powerful to those who dont know the story, but hits harder for those of us that do.
Chris had said he wouldn't make a second version of the final stage theme from the first Risk of Rain, so when you got the the end the first time and heard that he DID...it made me feel something
RoR2 is absolutely beautiful, in every sense. Gameplay, lore, and music. You need to check out The Rain Formerly Known as Purple and Once in a Lullaby, they're two of my personal favorite songs from the game.
Risk of rain 2 soundtrack is a masterpiece, I have to literally turn up my audio to max whenever I play the game and just lose myself fighting endlessly and jamming to the breathtaking music
I was sipping on some tea when the strings came in at 1:52 and i had to stop and set my cup down cause I was just overtaken by emotion. This is a fantastic track.
Never have I had a song make me cry pretty hard when I noticed it. Because I played the first Risk Of Rain, I knew how similar the songs were. And it hit me like a truck emotionally. Glad that you reacted to this. I sadly don't play the game much anymore. But I definitely still remember the feeling I felt when I first played the final boss level. My gawd what a feeling this song gives. Hope you have a safe day.
I love how everything that you would've paused the music to express, was communicated with silent reverence, as you gave the piece the space it deserves. It was refreshing to have the review come *after* the piece had ended, and the discussion about the namesake poem only makes me appreciate this piece more.
Seriously, on one of your latest videos I was gonna suggest this song! It really is one of the best songs. It really makes you feel... something profound. The story of ROR2 is pretty subtle and only in item descriptions, but man. This song is amazing. Plus it was in the first ROR but with just the main beat which is pretty great as well!
Thank you Marco for your work as a whole, and thank you for talking about this specific song that is, alongside many others, a masterpiece from the genius mind behind the RoR2 OST. Can't wait to hear you again appreciating more of Chris Christodoulou's tracks.
Playing Risk 2 with the context of the first game really puts the music in a different perspective. Even if you dont know the rest of the story, theres plenty of hints of the first game’s soundtrack. If you know the story, this track is definitely the most hard hitting, because it’s tragic.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM YOU'RE CHECKING OUT THE RISK OF RAIN SOUNDTRACK! This is literally my favorite song of all time up there with Plasiphere by Justice.
This vid more than most of your others shows how powerful the piece was to you. Chris does such a good work expressing SO much feeling in his music that is transparent that you didn’t even say anything for the first 5 minutes of the video once the music began.
A fun fact about this sound track, they didn't know what to do for the final stage for music so they let Chris do whatever he felt like and they loved it so much they built the stage around the introduction part
Awesome, a RoR2 song! You should totally do more of them. You should take a listen to "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II". Chris considers it his best song yet and it's hard to argue with that when it's such a beautiful composition.
It’s insane to me that, all these years later, he still claims it to be his best work. I imagine he strives to reach that level with every piece he writes.
KNEW IT!!! I was so 99% sure that quote at the beginning was from Borjes: had to be. There is a sense that his work evokes that so very few spanish authors (or any writer) is able to express through language about language itself. And the way you recite it was so adequate for the song too. Risk of Rain, a game that is just looting, surviving, running and gunning yet when the music hits in that last stage makes you question so many things Thank for this gift Marco ❤️
Chris's music always hits emotions in really raw, but also gentle ways. This one hits me with such a melancholy that you just can't turn away from. You're in too deep. There's no going back now- the only way is forward, through that pain in the timeless sea. The songs in the DLC are still fantastic, but it's so hard to match that wordless emotion as you approach Mithrix. I think Once in A Lullaby probably comes the closest?
Only took me until the third measure for this piece to physically punch me in the emotions gut. Didn't expect that this morning lol EDIT: I loved your approach to this piece in particular, not stopping in the middle. I think some pieces call for that approach and it was perfect.
If you've never heard the original, I recommend you give Coalescence of RoR1 a listen, as it's the song this is an evolution of. I love both of these tracks, the way they build up into their powerful conclusions
this is the tale of a betrayal of the gods and a brother who was trapped on the moon for his actions. him and his brother are dead but maybe they will get it right next time
After playing Risk of Rain Returns a lot, I have realized that ...con lentitud poderosa the soundtrack of the final stage in the sequel uses the same leitmotif as Coalescence, the soundtrack of the final stage in the original game. It is so well hidden, and it shows that even though the brothers are completely different, they are still a family. It's been years since I first heard that soundtrack, and it still amazes me.
Fun fact. For the level that this theme plays, there's a LONG corridor you have to run through in order to get to the actual level. It lasts for as long as the music build-up. However, due to this game's main mechanic of difficulty increasing with time, you'll probably never experience this properly, due to the movement items you've probably gathered in order to survive to this point in the run.
Oh yeah! My absolute favorite soundtrack! Hope you listen to more tracks, Chris has a gift for composition that I hope you'll enjoy. This particular piece is, of course, very special. The original (Coalescence) was, and still is for me, a very saddening song. Amazing breakdown of the music, great linking between the music and the poem because Chris loves reading and influences his music from it!
one comment I saw in UA-cam described …Con Lentitud Poderosa as “realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away” and that’s really how it feels in the context of the game
The name Con Lentitud Podersas means it "rained with powerful slowness" which is so fitting for the last stage as it rains heavily whilst playing this song.
Pero, ¿y esto qué es? OMG.. is in my main language!! Spanish!! You spoked it very very well... And.. the song is.. so melancolic..... Interesting.. I have to check that game,,,, Thank you Marco!!!
I never usually watch these kinds of videos, but after I recently purchased risk of rain two, I came across this video and I have to say I'm glad I watched it the whole way through :) Cheers Marco
wow, i did not expect to see you reacting to risk of rain ost at all! definitely a pleasant surprise! i love how you're not interjecting to discuss episodes of the song, but instead just banging your way through, since the song is basically a huge build-up in the first half and an ecstatic drop in the second. i'm hoping you will also listen to other ost both games and chris can provide.
My man. You put into words what I think that song exactly stands for. A somber reflection as to why, only to be interrupted by the powerful remembrance of why. From a more musical standpoint, it reminds us of contrast. If not for the sad parts, would the epic parts really be all that epic? And vise versa, if all you know is sad music, is it really that sad then? It’s the general idea of two sides of the same coin, one cannot exist without the other. To exist without the other would be to go against the very nature of the cosmos (another motif very prevalent in the game: going against the inherent laws of the universe). This dichotomy is Risk of Rain. The whole series. Providence vs. Mithrix, Passion vs. Order, Nurturing vs. Analysis, Mortals vs. Immortals. The idea that everything has an opposite, and it’s in the existence of that opposite that it’s true beauty is found. Because if nothing lives that is the opposite of you, do you truly even exist then?
Thank you Marco for another insightful look at such an emotionally filled and powerful piece of work from the genius Chris. I really thought the tie in with the works of Jorge to be quite interesting and so thoughtful. Please do more on Risk of Rain it would be absolutely delightful.
That little opening right there was spot on! I love it. I remember when that excerpt was enough to pull me into reading and learning about El Inmortal, and eventually leading me to read the rest of Jorge Luis Borges library of works.
Nunca pensé escucharte hablar español, i really like your way of explaining, and although I don't understand much, believe me I really enjoy your content.
Ok wasn't expecting this to be something you'd react to. The fact is this piece makes me more emotional than just about anything. I played through the first risk of rain game and was one that I loved. When the 2nd game came out it took me seriously by surprise and I played it immediately, despite knowing that the game wasn't actually finished yet. When it updated with introducing a final boss, I entered the final area, just for this to start playing and my god does it have so many levels to it. It was kinda of like a redo of coalescence but also not. It has pieces of it there, but also so much new stuff to it. To me it represent just how far the developers had come. They were just a couple of guy who made an indie game that flew under most people's radars, and made a sequel to it that gained so much popularity. It feels like it knows it's the end of something great. It's really hard to explain how it makes me feel, just that it does. It just has so many levels to it. This quote might not be 100% correct, but the composer even says that it wasn't supposed to be a redo of coalescence, because he felt like it was too much of it's own thing. So he wrote it to be something that sort of, orbits, coalescence, in the same way the moon orbits the planet. I'd recommend watching the video he did explaining the way he wrote the music to RoR2, it's super interesting. Pretty sure people have said this already, but originally the final level was basically just this long walkway that was designed to be long enough for you to listen to it all the way through because the devs knew how strong the piece was.
This song's "predecessor", Coalescence from ROR1 is probably my favorite song of all time, hearing this song when the update for mythrix first dropped was absolutely stunning to me. Glad to always see more people get enjoyment out of the risk of rain stuff!
that song is what plays once you enter the final stage, which starts with a long, empty corridor before you reach the outside. Upon hearing it, i realised how much i had accomplished... and yet also a feeling of wrongness and despair, as if i was never supposed to arrive here in the first place. A reflection about what you needed to do to arrive here.. and what remains to be done.
I can't help but tear up every time I hear this song. I don't know why, it feels so bitter-sweet. It feels triumphant and regretful at the same time. Like having to do something that you don't want to do, but you must because it's the right thing to do.
You finally make it, the last obstacle left ahead of you. The planet's inhabitants relentlessly trying to murder you outright. And now you are heading to the Creator. And from there you can see freedom once more in your grasp. Only to do it all again for those achievements in Monsoon baybeeee. Really cool that you got to check out this powerful and amazing track, really sets the mood for what is to come in the open space of the zone. Really sets in to all the hardships you faced.
The timeless place also relates to mithrix, the final boss of the game. He was betrayed by his brother and was stuck on the moon of the planet for god knows how long. Stuck surrounded by his designs that have no life without his brother. He is quite literally the king of nothing, which is his title in game. And in the end, its raining. I never realized how fitting the name was for the game.
Just wait til' you learn that Petrichor is the term relating to the scent of fresh rain, IE Petrichor V
Yeah, the moon gave context to the game name. In the beta it was kinda confusing
A lot of things actually directly reference rain, it’s insane how natural they feel
more than that, Providence didn't just give the creations life, he gave them "soul". without that component, mithrix's creations are nothing more than automatons. He's surrounded by things with no personality; no need for names. a word without nouns. a world of soullessness. without soul, his world is empty and lifeless. That is why he is the King of Nothing, because he is the king of no one.
its estimated that Mithrix was stuck on the moon for 7.000 years
The precursor to this track Coalescence, is discovering that you have blood on your hands. This track, is realizing that the blood can never be washed away.
That’s deep
You're right, the whole track seems to scream regret and realization
That's a really good way to put it. I've always liked to reference it back to Mitchell and Webb; "Are we the baddies?" But in a much, MUCH more somber tone, realizing that you are in fact, invaders.
@icicle_ai having never read the lore, let alone the meaning and purpose of the songs, those 2 always seemed connected to me, and even though to me personally they weren't about blood on my hands and the realization and regret that comes with it, it always felt like one went into the other with Coalescence being more about desperation and anxiety, while ...con lentitud poderosa More about regret and the depressive reality of the mistakes you made while anxious and desperate
@@Venidlara I say it's about the blood on your hands because to survive, you kill so many monsters, picking up items as you go until you can barely see the survivor underneath them
If you look into the lore of the game, specifically of the final boss you can encounter in a run then the reason for the absolute melancholy the song brings is very apparent, also ironically enough this song accompanies the only stage (the final stage in the base game) that has rain in it
it's not the only stage it rains on
@@ketra1504 enlighten me? Because if you're using star storm then it's gonna rain everywhere.
it rains on sirens call lol
@@olthdorimirth6055 I mean it pours on Siren's Call as well
Fairly sure it also rains on Distant Roost, as well
The Risk of Rain soundtrack just sounds like someone gave life to a guitar, and it wept.
... and his music was electric
@@kapoukaeu beat me to it by 3 months dang it
its an ukelele
This entire soundtrack is amazing. He’s a god of a composer
Totally agreed
yeah ror2 is amazing
Him, Guillaume David and Darren Korb are my top 3 game composer
the best at that.
Yes
"It looks like Starseed, tanning in dirt.
It smells like hot stone, and tall grass.
It tastes like spiced fruit, sweet and hot.
It feels like solar winds, and solar chimes.
It sounds like two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun."
Risk of Rain is a very sad story, about betrayal, loss, and where the only villain is the struggle to survive your current ordeals.
This song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the story all in one piece. The loss, the loneliness, the betrayal, and the anger, the rage at those once loved who chose to turn their back. And behind it all, a tinge of regret, wishing that, in some other time, in some other place, things could be different. That they could return to simpler days. The days of two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun.
Its exciting to have you listen to this song! Besides being a banger, it is the theme of one of the final stages in Risk of Rain 2. Originally, the stage was a long empty walk to the final boss which felt like a great time to reflect on the current run and the journey it took to get there. What hit for me personally was that it is a remix of one of the main themes of the final level from Risk of Rain 1 which had come out 7 years prior. It was wild hearing it for the first time in game, it sent me back to when the first game came out and how things had changed for me since then. I do hope you get to sit down and enjoy the other songs Risk of Rain 1 and 2 have to offer!
Goodness. Not only is it a remix, it was a touching song then, but it was ambiguous to what or who Providence was. As Risk of Rain 2 comes out, it fleshes out who Providence was. Self proclaimed protector of the weak and one who usurped their brother, sending them to the moon of the planet and locking him there, where his brother grew both mad and upset, not understanding why his brother did this to him.
I think having a lot of the context just makes an excellent song so much better.
Coalescence is the song this builds off of from the first game. The transformation between the two songs gives such well expressed context to the shift from providence as final boss in the first game to mithrix in the second while still sharing the same melodic themes.
Those are my exact thoughts, the pre bandit moon stage was a great time to reflect on your 2 hour run with your best friends and then the drop comes and it sets in that you're finally at the end and have one epic battle left to be fought like none you've had before. And it's Providences brother who Providence banished to the moon, and it's the entire story of both games coming to a climax as a battle between Mithrix and the person who killed his brother and captor, and if you kill him the world is changed forever and you get to go back home, and the music during your escape is an epilogue of this track and also brings in more elements from the rest of the games music and it's just an incredible end to the story of 2 brothers. Maybe in his next life Mithrix will learn to love worms
Yeah I'm sad they got rid of the long walk up. It's so atmospheric.
I want to play the first ror game tbh the more I play the second one the more I wanna see how the two were so different yet the same.
The man is telling a story purely with his face! I love how leading up to 2:33 he's vibing, he's preparing himself for the drop, and once he reaches the climax... nothing. His eyes open, stunned, confused. "Wait... I don't understand, where's the-" Then at 2:36 the drop lands and he's like "Oh god you cheeky bastard"
😂
I like to think of this song as violently depressing, so full of sadness and sheer violence that Mithrix is driven to absolute madness surrounded by the cruel serenity of the moon.
I love how animated Marco gets when listening to music, it really shows us how he's feeling about it without him saying anything and I don't see alot of people show that to the extent that he does
@James Saunders that's true, some songs make you feel a certain way, and you can only express that by grooving
This is literally my favorite song
But, what if it's MY favorite song?
@@nugsnotdrugs7717 Ayo 👀
Fight fight fight fight fight lol
@@asteranightshade2981 oh we will
I remember reading 2 comments on the video for Coalescence, the ending track for Risk of Raid 1, and one for con lentitud poderosa. Coalescence was "the sound of realizing there's blood on your hands." And that con lentitud poderosa was "realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away." IDK why but those 2 comments by completely different users has stuck with me for a WHILE and honestly fits them both.
Ohh que genial escuchar a Marco hablar Español, y lo hace bastante bien eh xD
It's too nice hear Marco speaking Spanish, and speak it very good
I mean, he's Italian, it's relatively easy to hop between romanic languages compared to ones with different linguistic roots
Marco todo un máster en el top de pibardos que hablan español siendo extranjero todo un máster 😎
I literally had never heard of Risk of Rain 2 before attending one of your latest live listenings, where people suggested this one and "Rain Formerly Known As Purple" - both of them instantly became absolutely favorites of mine, especially the second one, holy cow, so freaking good As someone who is OBSESSED with classic rock bands from the 70s/80s, these songs pushed all the right buttons to me! All the synths and guitar solos that reminds me SO MUCH of fave bands of mine like Rainbow or Rick Wakeman's style of keyboard playing; and of course, the obvious reference/homage to Prince on "Rain Formerly..." - for the reference, I'm oon my early 30's but some of my music tastes definitely seems like I'm a dad or grandpa at this point, lol. This is why I love following your vids and lives, I always end up discovering new music and honestly this is what makes me feel alive, lately more than ever, so thank you and everyone who suggests bangers like these.
🥰
nice to see ya here, I saw you in the chat of Marco's livestream too
dude. check out Chris Christodulou's UA-cam channel, he breaks down the music in great depth including the composition and even synth techniques he uses.
his music is what got me into RoR. I stumbled upon Coalescence from RoR1, then when RoR2 dropped I took the opportunity to get my hands on it.
YOOOOOOOOO ROR2?!!??!?!
You're pumping out excellent music reactions, and if you are willing to climb into the hole that is ROR2s OST, you better be prepared for some bangers.
Can't wait to see your reaction!
Also, in the ROR2 soundtrack, I highly recommend A Boat made out of a Sheet of Newspaper, or They Might as well be Dead
They Might As Well Be Dead slaps, bro
Once in a lullaby is a masterpiece too imo
When you get past the god complex you get in RoR2 from a great run, and you REALLY look into the story playing out in the background its very profound, deep and beautiful. Honestly Chris only amplifies the background story with his tracks, especially this one, as its the track that makes you go "am I the monster, was this worth it in the end?" and the original level of the moon giving you that long stretch of peace to walk through the quiet parts of the song and reflect. Only to be bombarded by the breath taking wails of the guitar and the last defenses of the Petrichor V, before you end it all. This song still just fills me emotion, especially since the beginning is a callback to the original final track Coalescence from RoR1 witch was a favorite between me and my friends when it released.
Mad spoilers for RoR2's ending and general lore:
If I remember correctly, the things that attack you in the primary ending of the game aren't necessarily the last defenses of Petrichor V, but "perfect" constructs created by Mithrix that were actually meant to populate Petrichor V-- but because his brother, Providence, disagreed with Mithrix in how life should be given to the planet, he was banished to its moon with all of his creations. Then, the player takes the only functioning transporter that can travel to Petrichor V's moon (a trip that can only be completed one-way) and, after amassing incredible power by this point, slaughters all of Mithrix's creations as well as the creator himself.
This then crosses the line for the creatures of the Void, a kind of unknowable cosmic force that acts as enforcers of balance, which launches an assault on the moon and attempts to "capture" it and everything on it to prevent it from posing a threat to the universe. This is hinted at by the fact that if a run goes on for long enough, creatures of the Void will invade stages and attempt to "capture" you.
@@potatocripp not only that, but if you die from failing to leave the moon in time, the death message says "You have been detained. Please await your sentence at the end of time."
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@@ChibiOnVR A funny thing about that is, it isn't considered a "fail", because you still "beat the game" if you dont leave the moon in time (A proof of this is you still unlock the alternative skin from characters when you do that). And this is the canon story, because the DLC, Survivals of the Void, tells the story about how the character survived their visit to the void after being captured on the moon.
having put so many hours into both risk of rain 1&2, hearing this song for the first time when the update came out hit me real hard in the feelings. man is it nice to listen to.
I've never felt such raw emotional power from a type of music I can never quite identify. Chris is truly treasure
The way you broke down your personal interpretation of the song, elaborated on its philosophy and really explained a song (hell it could be considered a concept at this point) is something I wish more people who react to music would do more.
As someone who struggles to identify emotions normally, its songs like these that help understand music and the emotions it can bring. You explained it perfectly, even related to the game. The struggles of life as time pass you by almost seem mechanical, you lose all sense of being (even in game as you almost mindlessly shred through the hordes of creatures simply defending their home)
this song and the level it hosts makes you stop and take in the actions that lead up to this point and the characters morality of if it was worth it all. How perfectly it relates to the songs namesake makes you really think.
I could go on but ill leave it at this, you have earned my like and sub, I look forward to watching more music breakdowns. Thank you for posting this
Thank you. I think Chris’ music makes it easy to analyze. Really excited for the once in a lullaby discussion
Damn, finally. What a pleasant surprise. Thanks for taking my suggestion, Marco. glad you liked it. Risk of Rain 2 has such an emotional and deep OST, which is hysterical to me, as the game consist on surviving while being high on caffeine for either 5 minutes or 3 hours. Anyways, loved your reaction as always, take care.
You are SO well spoken and seem to have put my deepest thoughts on this song into words. Absolutely a sub earned.
Thank you very much
Emotional songs with a connection to the lore of the game is impactful. It's why Coils of Light from Dragon's Dogma may not be as powerful to those who dont know the story, but hits harder for those of us that do.
Chris had said he wouldn't make a second version of the final stage theme from the first Risk of Rain, so when you got the the end the first time and heard that he DID...it made me feel something
I was literally just looking over your channel for any Risk of Rain music earlier today. So excited about this one!
RoR2 is absolutely beautiful, in every sense. Gameplay, lore, and music. You need to check out The Rain Formerly Known as Purple and Once in a Lullaby, they're two of my personal favorite songs from the game.
Risk of rain 2 soundtrack is a masterpiece, I have to literally turn up my audio to max whenever I play the game and just lose myself fighting endlessly and jamming to the breathtaking music
I was sipping on some tea when the strings came in at 1:52 and i had to stop and set my cup down cause I was just overtaken by emotion. This is a fantastic track.
Never have I had a song make me cry pretty hard when I noticed it. Because I played the first Risk Of Rain, I knew how similar the songs were. And it hit me like a truck emotionally. Glad that you reacted to this. I sadly don't play the game much anymore. But I definitely still remember the feeling I felt when I first played the final boss level. My gawd what a feeling this song gives. Hope you have a safe day.
Commencement. What a way to meet the final boss. And with this following you along the way. Makes for one hell of a buildup.
I love how everything that you would've paused the music to express, was communicated with silent reverence, as you gave the piece the space it deserves. It was refreshing to have the review come *after* the piece had ended, and the discussion about the namesake poem only makes me appreciate this piece more.
Seriously, on one of your latest videos I was gonna suggest this song! It really is one of the best songs. It really makes you feel... something profound. The story of ROR2 is pretty subtle and only in item descriptions, but man. This song is amazing. Plus it was in the first ROR but with just the main beat which is pretty great as well!
Thanks!
i read the title in my notis and actually dropped my phone, cant wait to see what you think of this song
Thank you Marco for your work as a whole, and thank you for talking about this specific song that is, alongside many others, a masterpiece from the genius mind behind the RoR2 OST. Can't wait to hear you again appreciating more of Chris Christodoulou's tracks.
Playing Risk 2 with the context of the first game really puts the music in a different perspective. Even if you dont know the rest of the story, theres plenty of hints of the first game’s soundtrack. If you know the story, this track is definitely the most hard hitting, because it’s tragic.
Chris Cristodolou is an amazing composer. I'd also recommend his work on the DEADBOLT ost! Some great jams along with some really moody music as well.
Borges, a monster from my country. Amazing quote, amazing game, amazing song. Great video, bro. Good content
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM YOU'RE CHECKING OUT THE RISK OF RAIN SOUNDTRACK! This is literally my favorite song of all time up there with Plasiphere by Justice.
This vid more than most of your others shows how powerful the piece was to you. Chris does such a good work expressing SO much feeling in his music that is transparent that you didn’t even say anything for the first 5 minutes of the video once the music began.
A fun fact about this sound track, they didn't know what to do for the final stage for music so they let Chris do whatever he felt like and they loved it so much they built the stage around the introduction part
Awesome, a RoR2 song! You should totally do more of them.
You should take a listen to "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II". Chris considers it his best song yet and it's hard to argue with that when it's such a beautiful composition.
It’s insane to me that, all these years later, he still claims it to be his best work. I imagine he strives to reach that level with every piece he writes.
I've grown to love this channel, the growth youve gotten is well deserved
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That was a beautiful spanish intro, i'm from south america and i can tell that you put a huge amount of effort learning how to speak it
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KNEW IT!!! I was so 99% sure that quote at the beginning was from Borjes: had to be. There is a sense that his work evokes that so very few spanish authors (or any writer) is able to express through language about language itself.
And the way you recite it was so adequate for the song too. Risk of Rain, a game that is just looting, surviving, running and gunning yet when the music hits in that last stage makes you question so many things
Thank for this gift Marco ❤️
Dude, you're spanish pronunciation is fantastic! I will say, it sounded almost castellian, or Spain-based accent
Chris's music always hits emotions in really raw, but also gentle ways. This one hits me with such a melancholy that you just can't turn away from. You're in too deep. There's no going back now- the only way is forward, through that pain in the timeless sea. The songs in the DLC are still fantastic, but it's so hard to match that wordless emotion as you approach Mithrix. I think Once in A Lullaby probably comes the closest?
Only took me until the third measure for this piece to physically punch me in the emotions gut. Didn't expect that this morning lol
EDIT: I loved your approach to this piece in particular, not stopping in the middle. I think some pieces call for that approach and it was perfect.
Thanks Evan! I’m pretty careful about stops and starts :)
If you've never heard the original, I recommend you give Coalescence of RoR1 a listen, as it's the song this is an evolution of. I love both of these tracks, the way they build up into their powerful conclusions
suddenly feel an urge for a risk of rain and rain world mix. Also reminded me that rain world has some cool music for you. Thank you as always!
1:00 me when Risk of Rain 2 is aquired by Gearbox
this is the tale of a betrayal of the gods and a brother who was trapped on the moon for his actions. him and his brother are dead but maybe they will get it right next time
After playing Risk of Rain Returns a lot, I have realized that ...con lentitud poderosa the soundtrack of the final stage in the sequel uses the same leitmotif as Coalescence, the soundtrack of the final stage in the original game. It is so well hidden, and it shows that even though the brothers are completely different, they are still a family. It's been years since I first heard that soundtrack, and it still amazes me.
This song is about the Tragedy of two Brothers. Providence and Mithrix.
Omfg I love this song the first time hearing it ingame CHILLS MY GUY i was going to suggest this one but then you did it on stream. glorious
ah man i asked for this like 2 months ago, that's great! I'm glad you enjoy it, it's genuinely one of my favorite pieces.
Tu español es buenísimo, no pensé que podías hablarlo tan bien
AAAAAAAAA Marco hablando español es algo que no vi venir y me hizo feliz, especialmente porque es en un video de uno de mis juegos favoritos
YES! More RoR OST!!! This is what I've been yearning for! Can't wait to see you do the rest ;P
Have a damn good day Marco!
Fun fact. For the level that this theme plays, there's a LONG corridor you have to run through in order to get to the actual level. It lasts for as long as the music build-up.
However, due to this game's main mechanic of difficulty increasing with time, you'll probably never experience this properly, due to the movement items you've probably gathered in order to survive to this point in the run.
I'm very happy to hear you speaking in my language.
watching you just ascend with the track was something that was so extremely relatable on an emotional level.
Oh yeah! My absolute favorite soundtrack! Hope you listen to more tracks, Chris has a gift for composition that I hope you'll enjoy. This particular piece is, of course, very special. The original (Coalescence) was, and still is for me, a very saddening song.
Amazing breakdown of the music, great linking between the music and the poem because Chris loves reading and influences his music from it!
I think this song is probably the song that encapsulates risk of rain the best! Might just be me tho…
Keep up the excellent work Marco!
one comment I saw in UA-cam described …Con Lentitud Poderosa as “realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away” and that’s really how it feels in the context of the game
The name Con Lentitud Podersas means it "rained with powerful slowness" which is so fitting for the last stage as it rains heavily whilst playing this song.
Pero, ¿y esto qué es? OMG.. is in my main language!! Spanish!! You spoked it very very well... And.. the song is.. so melancolic..... Interesting.. I have to check that game,,,, Thank you Marco!!!
It’s such an incredible game with such an amazing soundtrack. Totally worth buying
That spanish intro was awesome, grettings from Chile
ahh... this is such a beautiful analysis of this song. really made me consider it in ways i hadn't before, bravo mr. meatball.
I never usually watch these kinds of videos, but after I recently purchased risk of rain two, I came across this video and I have to say I'm glad I watched it the whole way through :) Cheers Marco
I’m glad you did!!!
IM SO HAPPY YOU GOT TO RISK OF RAIN THIS SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING!
wow, i did not expect to see you reacting to risk of rain ost at all! definitely a pleasant surprise! i love how you're not interjecting to discuss episodes of the song, but instead just banging your way through, since the song is basically a huge build-up in the first half and an ecstatic drop in the second.
i'm hoping you will also listen to other ost both games and chris can provide.
IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR YOU TO DO THIS ONE
I HAVENT WATCHED YET BUT IM ABOUT TO, MUCH LOVE
This song to me reminds me of bitter sorrow and bitter tears. Screaming to the heavens as tears roll down your face. True sorrow
When you look into the origin of the name, it really does give this song an extra PUNCH to the raw emotion of it
My man. You put into words what I think that song exactly stands for. A somber reflection as to why, only to be interrupted by the powerful remembrance of why. From a more musical standpoint, it reminds us of contrast. If not for the sad parts, would the epic parts really be all that epic? And vise versa, if all you know is sad music, is it really that sad then? It’s the general idea of two sides of the same coin, one cannot exist without the other. To exist without the other would be to go against the very nature of the cosmos (another motif very prevalent in the game: going against the inherent laws of the universe). This dichotomy is Risk of Rain. The whole series. Providence vs. Mithrix, Passion vs. Order, Nurturing vs. Analysis, Mortals vs. Immortals. The idea that everything has an opposite, and it’s in the existence of that opposite that it’s true beauty is found. Because if nothing lives that is the opposite of you, do you truly even exist then?
I love Marco speaking spanish with Italian accent
It's awesome to see you looking at RoR2 Music!
4:31 OOOOOHHH YYYEAAHH just beat the first stage of Mithrix, these damned chimeras are everywhere.
Thank you Marco for another insightful look at such an emotionally filled and powerful piece of work from the genius Chris. I really thought the tie in with the works of Jorge to be quite interesting and so thoughtful. Please do more on Risk of Rain it would be absolutely delightful.
As soon as I saw your reaction in the "Road to 100k stream" I knew this was coming haha~
Terrific as always Marcoo! ♥
This video was so good, you added a lot in ur interpretation, one of my favorites so far!!
That little opening right there was spot on! I love it. I remember when that excerpt was enough to pull me into reading and learning about El Inmortal, and eventually leading me to read the rest of Jorge Luis Borges library of works.
Nunca pensé escucharte hablar español, i really like your way of explaining, and although I don't understand much, believe me I really enjoy your content.
I was so excited for this, and I look forward to hopefully seeing more Risk of Rain here. A beautiful song, and a beautiful reaction.
My favorite ost from this amazing game honestly and you covering it is a very VERY nice surprise
Beautiful soundtrack from an amazing game. Great content as always
Hell yea! I’m so happy you made a video about this ost. You gotta make one on Once in a lullaby Risk of rain 2 DLC ost. It’s so good
Ok wasn't expecting this to be something you'd react to. The fact is this piece makes me more emotional than just about anything. I played through the first risk of rain game and was one that I loved. When the 2nd game came out it took me seriously by surprise and I played it immediately, despite knowing that the game wasn't actually finished yet. When it updated with introducing a final boss, I entered the final area, just for this to start playing and my god does it have so many levels to it. It was kinda of like a redo of coalescence but also not. It has pieces of it there, but also so much new stuff to it. To me it represent just how far the developers had come. They were just a couple of guy who made an indie game that flew under most people's radars, and made a sequel to it that gained so much popularity. It feels like it knows it's the end of something great. It's really hard to explain how it makes me feel, just that it does. It just has so many levels to it. This quote might not be 100% correct, but the composer even says that it wasn't supposed to be a redo of coalescence, because he felt like it was too much of it's own thing. So he wrote it to be something that sort of, orbits, coalescence, in the same way the moon orbits the planet. I'd recommend watching the video he did explaining the way he wrote the music to RoR2, it's super interesting.
Pretty sure people have said this already, but originally the final level was basically just this long walkway that was designed to be long enough for you to listen to it all the way through because the devs knew how strong the piece was.
I'm new here after seeing your video pop up a few times. I was delighted when you didn't stop during the song at all.
I do though for other things unless I'm really blown away
this may be my favorite song, for many of the reasons you talked about
This song's "predecessor", Coalescence from ROR1 is probably my favorite song of all time, hearing this song when the update for mythrix first dropped was absolutely stunning to me. Glad to always see more people get enjoyment out of the risk of rain stuff!
Two brothers who still loved each other.
how absolutely, brilliant.
Your reactions never fail to disappoint, Marco!
Marco gracias por reaccionar!
Also, could you react to "The rain formerly known as purple", it also is from Risk of rain 2
that song is what plays once you enter the final stage, which starts with a long, empty corridor before you reach the outside. Upon hearing it, i realised how much i had accomplished... and yet also a feeling of wrongness and despair, as if i was never supposed to arrive here in the first place. A reflection about what you needed to do to arrive here.. and what remains to be done.
I can't help but tear up every time I hear this song. I don't know why, it feels so bitter-sweet.
It feels triumphant and regretful at the same time. Like having to do something that you don't want to do, but you must because it's the right thing to do.
You finally make it, the last obstacle left ahead of you. The planet's inhabitants relentlessly trying to murder you outright. And now you are heading to the Creator. And from there you can see freedom once more in your grasp. Only to do it all again for those achievements in Monsoon baybeeee. Really cool that you got to check out this powerful and amazing track, really sets the mood for what is to come in the open space of the zone. Really sets in to all the hardships you faced.
You finally listened to more Risk of Rain 2 songs! Can't wait for you to listen to The Raindrop that Fell to The Sky
every time I hyper fixate on a game and get really into its soundtrack, this man reacts to the soundtrack without fail
I'm glad you like the music :D