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I would love to see more RWBY music reactions but yeah copyright is probably going to be a problem. It didnt used to be like this- they used to encourage reactions- but RWBY lost its soul.
@@ClockworkAnomaly they "encourage reactions" by allowing their unedited content to be posted all over UA-cam. I know, the bar is in Hell, but it's more than basically every other production company :/ also you *can* appeal a copyright claim for like reviews and stuff but their system for actually dealing with that kind of stuff is usually pretty shoddy.
The main singer for this is Casey Lee Williams who was 13 at the time she sang it. Her father Jeff Williams is the composer and her Mother Sandy is the other woman singing. So it's a whole family affair.
@@nathan8750 she just gets better and better. She sings for basically every song in the show and over the seasons you hear her voice mature, but she can still hit the high notes.
Super interesting hearing you try to break down the meaning of this song without ever seeing the show. You definitely picked up on the not-so-subtle love themes in the lyrics, But automatically assumed it was romantic love! In reality it's a daughter mourning her lost mother. Still, great breakdown!
@@wessltov it's Casey and her actual mom singing, so that is another layer that makes the song even better you might have missed. a mom and daughter song performed by an actual mom and daughter.
The whole RWBY OST is full of songs that are fantastic as standalone pieces, but the true kick to RWBY tracks is hearing the song in context with seeing the scenes during which they are played. These two in particular, Part 1 was the background for the Red trailer which was basically a character showcase for the R of RWBY, Ruby Rose. Part 2 was the backdrop for Team RWBY's first team fight in the show against a creature called the Nevermore. If you curious, you can look up both scenes to hear the songs in context. No matter what, great reaction. Seeing someone new get into the RWBY OST is always great. My personal top two are Like Morning Follows Night and Bad Luck Charm. Would love you see you do one of those two next. Red Like Roses Part 1 each line is a bit of a character intro for the characters that make up Team RWBY 1: Ruby Rose-Her mom died while on a mission and she wants nothing more than to protect people just for the fact that it's the right thing to do and she has the ability and power to do so. 2: Wiess Schnee-Heiress who has to live up to the perfect expectations of an abusive father. 3: Blake Belladonna-Considered a beast by most, wants nothing more than to unite everyone despite their differences. 4: Yang Xiaolong-Ruby's older sister is a hotheaded tough girl but still cares a lot about her image both physical and reputationally speaking. She's associated with fire. Red Like Roses Part 2 Ruby and her mom Summer are talking to each other here. Love the musical storytelling. How much you were able to pick up on without knowing the show lore just goes to show how well the songs were done.
red like roses part 2 always gave me Jaune and Pyrrah vibes, I didn't know that! that doesn't make much sense for one of the main songs of the series, but just listen to the lyrics
Yeah I always tell people even if the show's plot is a little shoddy here and there the music is what pulls everything together for me. It gives you insight into what characters are thinking and have gone through without taking up extra screen time and it makes every emotional high and low that much more amazing.
My personal opinion ; Red Like Roses is my absolute favourite and outclass This Life is Mine by miles I lied Time to Say Goodbye is actually my favourite
@@cz1822 Cold always makes me tear up. No matter how many times I hear it, and I just played it in my head a bit and now I'm sad... All those are great songs. Not that most of the soundtracks aren't great.
@@thunderspear2251 Yeah, Cold isn't the most interesting song on a technical level, but when you have the in show context it hits on another level, and when you have the IRL context it's absolutely crushing.
Jeff Williams is well-known by many of the music producers/reactors on UA-cam for his chromatic transitions and themes, I don't recall anyone who has pointed them out before to say anything bad about them, and Jeff uses them quite often in many of the songs he's produced for RWBY. It's always fun to see who'll pick up on them next, and it makes me super glad you did too! As a quick edit, just heard your final thoughts and I can confirm you're right about why you didn't connect with it. Early-on, Jeff composed many of his songs to fit closest with the videos/animation they'd be accompanying, which is great for the sake of the show and of course that's what he should be focused on anyhow, but for just a music reaction it simply wouldn't cut it. Pt. 2 doesn't hinge as much on the episode it aired in as much as Pt. 1 does with the "Red" trailer, but both do make more sense instrumentally with the videos they accompany. Obviously there's no need to do a video reaction to the Red trailer and the episode that Pt. 2 aired in, but if you'd like to try and find that connection with them both I'd heavily recommend watching them on your own time.
Just found you because RWBY. I absolutely LOVED this super in depth breakdown on both the music and the lyrics, really fascinating to hear your observations and analysis, especially since you haven’t seen any of it before. Would really love to hear you react to more RWBY songs!!
Especially "I Burn," to complete the Ruby/Yang duo of songs about their mothers. Still not sure why there's no upbeat song yet about Tai being an awesome dad.
Personally, Red Like Roses and This Life is Mine are my two favorites, along with Caffeine, F.N.K.I vs R.W.B.Y., and I May Fall as very close seconds. Well, there's also This Will Be The Day and Time to Say Goodbye. I like them all. anyway, I'd love to see you react to This Life is Mine. Or, you know, the show. The show would be great too, because then you'd get all the songs. Just any RWBY content in general would be great.
this life is mine is my personal favorite, i find the change from opera style to more rock is a great representation of weiss breaking free from her father
@@Cazammaf well it's easy to see when you look at the lyrics ("i am not your pet, not another thing you own") but also the style going from opera (what jacque makes weiss sing) to rock (what weiss choses herself to sing) was a great choice in story telling, and the lyrics are a perfect "fuck you" to jacques
Red like roses pt. 1 1:42. Red like roses pt. 2 4:50. The one that send in the request, well done, you have good taste xD. The rest of my comment will be spoilers. You are warned. But yes, Red like roses 1 is mostly the introduction song, aired with the very first RWBY trailer, being the Red trailer and this gives us a very quick introduction on the 4 main characters. *"Red like roses, fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest"* is the red character being Ruby Rose, sadly her mother is said to have lost her live during a mission and Ruby doesn't want others to go through the same thing (that someone has to grow up without one (or both) of their parents. This has giving Ruby the drive to become as the heroes in the stories her sister used to tell her. *"White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test"* is about our white character being Weiss Schnee (literal translate is White snow) who is my favorite character and that because of the ammount she has changed in the story, she is the heiress to one of the biggest companies that refines and sells dust (basicly elements like ice, fire, wind, lightning that is also used in combat, but also in everyday items like Yang's bike that runs on combustion dust) and her father is basicly shaping Weiss in her own image to take over the company one day. *"Black the beast descents from shadows"* is about the black character named Blake Belladonna and the reason they say "Black the beast" is because Blake is classed as a Faunus, people might not know what faunus are, they are humanoids that have an animal trait. There are so many differend kind of faunus in the world of RWBY and some of them have a tail or claws or ears. Sadly the faunus and humans are not yet equal and there is alot of oppression and racism agains the faunus, she wants to break that circle eventually and come out of the shadows instead of hiding who she is. *"Yellow beaty burns gold"* is about our last character the yellow character being Yang Xiao Long and she is indeed a yellow beauty, but that would be to easy to say, she is flawed as she can be extremely stubborn, she can burn like no other, but this also means she loses controle. For the Part 2. This song is more of a song on Ruby's thoughts and feeling and specially about the feelings toward her mother, as Ruby doesn't understand why she had to leave and left Ruby alone. Where we do find out in the second part where we hear Ruby's mom (Summer) speak that she was planning to get back home after she finished her mission, but that wasn't what happend and feels *guilt* that she isn't there for Ruby. Then the 3rd part where their conversations interwine, finishing the song with a nice bow.
It's fascinating that you picked out that it sounds like Babymetal. The creators were heavily inspired by Babymetal when creating the character of Ruby (the prospective singer of the song). Her outfit, the music, and many other features were inspired by Babymetal, with the creator even going so far as saying that the character listens to Babymetal when the show shows her wearing headphones.
the song is about a daughter, the main character from the show, losing her mother. The mother was a hero, a warrior, she went on a mission, alone, without her teammates, and never made it back home. This song is from the web show known as RWBY, the music producer is Jeff Williams, his teenage daughter sings as the daughter in the song, and her mother Sandra Casey sings as the dead mother.
Wish I could afford to donate to get you to listen to more RWBY music lol There’s so many great tracks to check out… This was from the first season, so even though it’s one of my favourites still, the quality improves a bit generally as the show goes on… Oh well, on the off chance that you feel like reacting to some more later for the hell of it, I’d recommend trying “This Life is Mine”, “Ignite” and maybe for something a bit different, “Friend”… Oh and I should probably include a slower ballad too… “All that Matters” I think is nice… But yeah, that’s just scratching the surface really. Personally I wouldn’t call RWBY an anime… It’s definitely inspired by it, but while I’m willing to let not coming from Japan slide, I could pretty easily tell it apart from other anime… The animation, the storytelling/writing, the pacing etc… It feels western to me… That doesn’t make it bad or anything, it’s just different… But if you really want to call it an anime, I’ll leave it up to you lol.
I was gonna argue that rwby is an anime, but you hit the nail on the head. Anime is an artistic movement, not just an aesthetic. Rwby takes aesthetic cues from anime, but not much else. You've convinced me
It is fascinating to see someone who knows what they are talking about reacting to this without the context of the fight scene visuals these were written as score for.
The RWBY soundtrack is my favorite show soundtrack. It’s so cool to hear a professional explain why I like something so much but I can’t find the words to describe it myslef
If you like metal, you’ll love another RWBY song, “Divide”. Also a bunch of other stuff, but “Divide” is one of the most in-your-face examples. Edit: “Fear” is also good; it’s not as progmetal as most RWBY songs from that stage of the show, but it’s one of the songs that needs the least context.
I never expected you to cover this song! I haven't watched the show either but I really like the metal aspect of the song. Do Epilogue- DS3 I actually stayed through the credits to hear it! Also reminds me of the persona theme with Igor
Once I saw this on my homepage, I immediately clicked. I LOVE the songs from RWBY and the storytelling in these songs are amazing. Great soundtracks for each volume. I have other good favorites from the future volumes, but Red Like Roses 1 and 2 are my top favorites.
I started watching videos from your channel yesterday, but it was this one that got my full, undisturbed attention for the whole of it's length. I really like this and "Mirror mirror" soundtracks from RWBY. They take you to an emotional journey with their multiple parts and tell a story of internal change of a person struggling with something inside. I wish you could also make a reaction video about "Mirror mirror" track. I believe it has 3 parts and also tells a complete story.
I think the RWBY fandom would love to see you react to the Red Trailer to give part 1 some context, heh. Actually, you wouldn't be the first musician that gets drawn in by the soundtrack and end up reacting to the show itself.
now we just need to see him watch all the season 1 trailers with the music(plus S1E8 nevermore fight). Monty was a true genius also would love to see his face when he hears that all the instruments were played by the same guy then digitally layered together.
It's always cool to see new people react to RWBY content. I especially enjoy watching reactions to the soundtrack without prior knowledge of the show. It would be cool to see you react to some other RWBY songs. There are so many good songs throughout the series. Mirror Mirror parts 1 & 2 and This Life is Mine are some I highly recommend.
The RWBY soundtracks are always amazing! I can't wait for the Volume 8 one. The lyrics in RWBY are also genius because there are lyrics from songs in the first few seasons that seem to foreshadow later events and there are also scenes in later seasons where the lyrics from the earlier seasons would also fit.
It’s been so long since I’ve last heard these songs. This video made me definitely fully appreciate and enjoy these songs. All the instruments being used go along so well! Ah I love it
If I had to pick a personal top five tracks from RWBY, in order of appearance, it would probably look something like this: I May Fall, Time to Say Goodbye, Sacrifice, The Path to Isolation, & Nevermore. The Path to Isolation would probably be my top pick among those five songs, and Sacrifice would follow closely thereafter. I absolutely recommend checking some of them out. Even if on your own time, since I know you probably don't want to oversaturate your content with any one piece of media in particular. Anywho, Red Like Roses is good, but Pt I lacks the strong vocals most RWBY songs have, and Pt II's lyricism, while telling a moving story, isn't quite on par with some of RWBY's better tracks. It's certainly not a bad first impression for the tracks in the show, though. In any case, this was an incredible breakdown, I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction and commentary, and I can't wait to see what track you react to next!
Atlas! Honestly, they've only gotten better as time's gone on. Casey Lee William's voice has matured (some compare her to Hayley Williams), and Jeff's composition skills have gotten incredible. If you're interested in doing a deeper dive into it, I'd recommend listening to the full version of "Let's Just Live". Towards the latter half of the song, there's a massive wall of sound that comes onto the field. Gives me goosebumps every single time. Or hell, "This Life is Mine" is another smash hit.
Now you should watch the VIDEO'S for Part 1 and Part 2! Part 1 is set best by beat to the actions of it's video ( it's the very first Trailer for the show.. **The RED Trailer** ).. Part 2 is the background music for a kick-ass action scene that was the turning point that locked in the viewership for the series.. Basically once you watched **Volume 1 Chapter 8** you were hooked on the Series
As some context, Red Like Roses is the theme song for the character Ruby Rose in the show. For story reasons, her whole character design, including her name, is tied directly to the color red (almost every character has a distinctive color tied to their character design and/or name). The first few lyrics at the beginning where he remarked on the singer's falsetto has 4 parts, each referencing a different character: 'red like roses' referring to Ruby; 'white is cold' referring to Weiss Schnee, whose name literally means "white snow"; 'black the beast' referring to Blake Belladonna, who is part cat; and 'yellow beauty' referring to Yang Xiao Long, Ruby's sister. These lines at the very beginning of the song are, as far as I know, the only lyrics in part I of the song, which was released with the original character intro video for Ruby before volume 1 was released, hence why the lyrics are mostly meant to reference each of the 4 main characters in the show, and why it's a much calmer piece. Part II of the song is a lot more intense, due to the fact it first appeared during a major fight scene in the show. The rest of the lyrics, where the analysis starts, are in part II of the song. I believe the person who died in the song is supposed to refer to Ruby's mother Summer, who died on a mission (they are hunters/huntresses fighting monsters to save humanity).
I know I'm a year late, but I have followed RWBY since the beginning and it's one of my favorite shows. As someone who played music in school, I really love your insight on the music. Someone else has mentioned that the singer (Casey Lee Williams) was like 13 when this song came out. I would like to add that she has since gone to Berklee for music and made her own band called Ok Goodnight and they are all so talented. It has been a pleasure to hear Casey's voice mature as she has reached adulthood. She's so passionate and amazing
For connecting to the song yes seeing the scenes where these songs make their appearance very muchly so adds a great deal as they are both action scenes.
The backstory behind this song is a young girl, devoted to follow in her mother's footsteps, as a great warrior and protector of the helpless. Her mother died doing that.
Hi, great vidéo :) juste a point of insight for you, the show's MC is named Ruby Rose, and sings about her deceased mother (who's answering her in the song). Red like Roses actually means the Roses (both mother ans daughter) are destined to be bloodied.
So cool! Can you please do mirror mirror part 1-3? Especially 'my life is mine' is a wonderful song. And all three songs telling the story of the character Weiss Schnee.
Just to warn you, you reacted to RWBY content and thus have opened a flood gate. It can be quite swarming but there really is a ton of great content to be had here so i hope you enjoy.😁
Bro!, If you're reading this, you should make a reaction to weight of the World (The end of YoRHa) OST from nier:Automata! This ost is the one with which the game ends after sacrificing your saved game data in exchange for helping others to be able to finish the game! It's a very sad thing but I swear the ost is a masterful piece!
For a see second I thought you were gonna talk about 'Weight of the World' with Adrienne Cowan, which would be a convoluted tie in with RWBY but hey, also a good song.
The requester mentioned that this show came out when they were in high school, and that’s the same for me too. To think that it’s been 8 years that this show has been going on for. Time really has flown, hasn’t it? I remember when the Red trailer first came out and how excited I got for a show I knew nothing about. My hype only increased with each consequent trailer, and it genuinely peaked with Yellow. Red Like Roses, Mirror Mirror, and I Burn have been some of my personal favorite songs ever since and I still listen to them all the time. I wouldn’t doubt a good half of my love for them is nostalgia, but they are great hype songs that always manage to pump me up and make me feel ready for whatever I’m doing at the time of listening to them. Red Like Roses especially though has always held a special place in my heart for being the start of a series I love and have such fond memories of (and also because the song is just so dang good)!
This really highlights how much Red like Roses Part 1 and Red like Roses Part 2 are completely different songs. 1 is just an intro to RWBY (the show and team) while 2 is a conversation through time between Ruby and Summer
This song and RWBY's ost in general is just something else. My favorite is "Path to isolation" but I prefer its Havenview remix, it adds this different layer to the song.
Oh yeah you would totally get a better connection to the song if you watched Rwby. The songs tend to connect and be made for characters from the show and you can fully understand the story behind the songs if you got to know the characters
Just wanted to let you know that Red Like Roses part 3 came out in the last Volume (season), also called Guide My Way. It would be awesome to see your reaction to that. Complete the set, ya know?
The first half of Red Like Roses Pt. II is Ruby Rose's perspective, and the second half is Summer Rose's (Ruby's mother) perspective, and those perspectives clash near the end. Just something to think about if you aren't aware.
You should see RWBY... :) But don't be so hard with the show bc the volumen 1, 2 and 3 that Made it with Little budget, but the way of the show keep going on it Will keep better, and it's a show short, i mean the volumen 1 Its like 1 hour or something like that, and the others season it's the same, so i really recomend the show if you are not to demanding, bc i said before, it's really few the budget in this series
So the first part is meant to be a small story of the struggles and intrests of the team (rwby is an acronym, its the teams names) and the 2ed part is the story of how shes sad about the loss of her mother
this is great! just got recommended to your channel and I'm now subscribed. it would make a full circle if you also reacted to the other 3 trailer songs. i suggest going for mirror mirror next keep up the great work
Red like roses fills my head and leads me to the place you rest White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test Black the beast descends from shadows Yellow beauty burns gold. RWBY Surprised you didn’t point this out, or maybe you didn’t notice? Also R.I.P Monty Oum
about the color: although it is possible to make the connection with blood/war. the color is tied to the character, especially the main characters (Team RWBY). in this case, the color red represents Ruby Rose, White represents Weiss Schnee, Black represents Blake Belladona and Yellow represents Yang Xiao Long
Damm if your reviewing this you definitely gotta review “The Triumph” and “Rising” probably the best RWBY intros in the entire series. Something about them is so addictive and awesome🔥‼️
RIP Monty Oum, who created RWBY. I never expected you to react to this particular song. Great job with your critique. The soundtrack for RWBY is really fantastic, with Jeff Williams composing and his daughter Casey Lee Williams performing the main vocals. It's insane how fast this track is and how quick Casey and her mother are able to belt out the lyrics. A lot of talent in that family! That said, I fell out of the RWBY loop circa Season 5 (just lost interest, I suppose). I really should get back into it and see what's changed since then.
It’s very funny that you mention the Spanish guitar because for the longest time that’s what I thought it was but Jeff Williams has said that he did not use one for the RWBY tracks at least not for red like roses or Ruby vs the Beringel both feature that same sounding guitar Just a little fun fact :)
@@AtlasBenighted I don't know for a fact but i remember a comment on a Sirs & Madams Entertainment video (I found you through them because music reaction videos) that he did not own a Spanish guitar and that he used a western style 6 string acoustic mimicked the sound somehow but I cant find the video that that comment was made on any more and I realize it makes my information invalid that I can't cite myself I'm sorry. It was on there review of the RWBY Vol # OST (I don't remember what number)
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The singer is 21 years old now. 8 Volumes total.
I would love to see more RWBY music reactions but yeah copyright is probably going to be a problem. It didnt used to be like this- they used to encourage reactions- but RWBY lost its soul.
@@ClockworkAnomaly they "encourage reactions" by allowing their unedited content to be posted all over UA-cam. I know, the bar is in Hell, but it's more than basically every other production company :/ also you *can* appeal a copyright claim for like reviews and stuff but their system for actually dealing with that kind of stuff is usually pretty shoddy.
@@ClockworkAnomaly Seems like the whole copyright thing happened not too soon after Monty died. Sucks.
The main singer for this is Casey Lee Williams who was 13 at the time she sang it. Her father Jeff Williams is the composer and her Mother Sandy is the other woman singing. So it's a whole family affair.
It's really amazing to think how much talent there is in one song.
How much talent there is in that family
that's amazing! my voice when i was 13 my voice cracked if I even hummed a high note
@@nathan8750 she just gets better and better. She sings for basically every song in the show and over the seasons you hear her voice mature, but she can still hit the high notes.
I always told people she was 15. Oops. ^^
How appropriate that his username is atlas and his reacting to rwby content
HAHA I KNOW RIGHT I found that really funny
Atlas? Don't you mean Atlantis?
My school is called Beacon and when I did study abroad our host school was called Haven. I told Miles this and he literally left the room.
lmaooo
@@ezekieltonks2808 lol but spoilers in case he decides to watch the show and sees this by some chance
Everything you have to know about RWBY:
1. Awesome Music
2. Everything is a gun
3. Things looking bad, it's about to get worse
Yeah... that about sums it up. Gah, its going to be a long wait till volume 9
It's *bound to get worse.
But yeah, regardless of which part of this broken fandom you are in, these are the three universal truths.
Even the awesome music is a gun sometimes.
Gun-chucks, yo.
@@user-bj5ki6sr6c I feel number 2 should be *assume* everything is a gun
Super interesting hearing you try to break down the meaning of this song without ever seeing the show. You definitely picked up on the not-so-subtle love themes in the lyrics, But automatically assumed it was romantic love! In reality it's a daughter mourning her lost mother. Still, great breakdown!
Indeed
It's probably the male vocals
Edit: after years and years of listening to this, I just put two and two together realizing it's a female voice lol
@@wessltov it's Casey and her actual mom singing, so that is another layer that makes the song even better you might have missed. a mom and daughter song performed by an actual mom and daughter.
The whole RWBY OST is full of songs that are fantastic as standalone pieces, but the true kick to RWBY tracks is hearing the song in context with seeing the scenes during which they are played. These two in particular, Part 1 was the background for the Red trailer which was basically a character showcase for the R of RWBY, Ruby Rose. Part 2 was the backdrop for Team RWBY's first team fight in the show against a creature called the Nevermore. If you curious, you can look up both scenes to hear the songs in context. No matter what, great reaction. Seeing someone new get into the RWBY OST is always great. My personal top two are Like Morning Follows Night and Bad Luck Charm. Would love you see you do one of those two next.
Red Like Roses Part 1
each line is a bit of a character intro for the characters that make up Team RWBY
1: Ruby Rose-Her mom died while on a mission and she wants nothing more than to protect people just for the fact that it's the right thing to do and she has the ability and power to do so.
2: Wiess Schnee-Heiress who has to live up to the perfect expectations of an abusive father.
3: Blake Belladonna-Considered a beast by most, wants nothing more than to unite everyone despite their differences.
4: Yang Xiaolong-Ruby's older sister is a hotheaded tough girl but still cares a lot about her image both physical and reputationally speaking. She's associated with fire.
Red Like Roses Part 2
Ruby and her mom Summer are talking to each other here.
Love the musical storytelling. How much you were able to pick up on without knowing the show lore just goes to show how well the songs were done.
Ikr
Well said
red like roses part 2 always gave me Jaune and Pyrrah vibes, I didn't know that!
that doesn't make much sense for one of the main songs of the series, but just listen to the lyrics
Yeah I always tell people even if the show's plot is a little shoddy here and there the music is what pulls everything together for me. It gives you insight into what characters are thinking and have gone through without taking up extra screen time and it makes every emotional high and low that much more amazing.
I honestly wish more series would do something more like this, be it a show or a game I think it has much more potential then people realize.
I wonder how he would react to Mirror Mirror Pt 1 & 2 that would be interesting
Why not Mirror Mirror part 0,1,2,3 and 4?
@@tobiasskorupa1649 shuuusssssssssshhhhh
This life is mine would be dope
@@davidhudgin that too!!!
This Life Is Mine
Would love to see him react to "This Life is Mine" from the RWBY OST. Consider by many as one of the best RWBY songs
My personal opinion ; Red Like Roses is my absolute favourite and outclass This Life is Mine by miles
I lied Time to Say Goodbye is actually my favourite
Definitely one of my favorites, along with "Time to Say Goodbye," "This Will be the Day," "Home," and "Cold"
@@cz1822 Cold always makes me tear up. No matter how many times I hear it, and I just played it in my head a bit and now I'm sad...
All those are great songs. Not that most of the soundtracks aren't great.
@@thunderspear2251 Yeah, Cold isn't the most interesting song on a technical level, but when you have the in show context it hits on another level, and when you have the IRL context it's absolutely crushing.
I'm more for one thing, neo's song
whoever recommended this is a genius, such a forgotten gem
Forgotten! Definitely not
I dont think its forgotten. But other tracks being left behind is a sin.
I can't listen to either of them solo anymore
Thanks. One of my high-school gems.
If by forgotten you mean I listen to it all the time then yes lol
Yessiiirr, RWBY ost's slap hard. Jeff and Casey Williams do not miss.
Jeff Williams is well-known by many of the music producers/reactors on UA-cam for his chromatic transitions and themes, I don't recall anyone who has pointed them out before to say anything bad about them, and Jeff uses them quite often in many of the songs he's produced for RWBY. It's always fun to see who'll pick up on them next, and it makes me super glad you did too!
As a quick edit, just heard your final thoughts and I can confirm you're right about why you didn't connect with it. Early-on, Jeff composed many of his songs to fit closest with the videos/animation they'd be accompanying, which is great for the sake of the show and of course that's what he should be focused on anyhow, but for just a music reaction it simply wouldn't cut it. Pt. 2 doesn't hinge as much on the episode it aired in as much as Pt. 1 does with the "Red" trailer, but both do make more sense instrumentally with the videos they accompany. Obviously there's no need to do a video reaction to the Red trailer and the episode that Pt. 2 aired in, but if you'd like to try and find that connection with them both I'd heavily recommend watching them on your own time.
The Red Trailer has AWESOME fight animation! Definitely recommend that Atlas see it for more context 🙂
Just found you because RWBY. I absolutely LOVED this super in depth breakdown on both the music and the lyrics, really fascinating to hear your observations and analysis, especially since you haven’t seen any of it before. Would really love to hear you react to more RWBY songs!!
yesss
Especially "I Burn," to complete the Ruby/Yang duo of songs about their mothers. Still not sure why there's no upbeat song yet about Tai being an awesome dad.
@@andrewmoorehead9681 i love j burn, my fav song probs, so that would be so nice :D
"It's your blood that's red like roses" is such a cheesy line but it gives me goosebumps every time
Personally, Red Like Roses and This Life is Mine are my two favorites, along with Caffeine, F.N.K.I vs R.W.B.Y., and I May Fall as very close seconds. Well, there's also This Will Be The Day and Time to Say Goodbye. I like them all. anyway, I'd love to see you react to This Life is Mine. Or, you know, the show. The show would be great too, because then you'd get all the songs. Just any RWBY content in general would be great.
this life is mine is my personal favorite, i find the change from opera style to more rock is a great representation of weiss breaking free from her father
@@Echo-pz5mi I never actually thought about it like that
@@Cazammaf well it's easy to see when you look at the lyrics ("i am not your pet, not another thing you own") but also the style going from opera (what jacque makes weiss sing) to rock (what weiss choses herself to sing) was a great choice in story telling, and the lyrics are a perfect "fuck you" to jacques
@@Echo-pz5mi That’s true, I always understood the lyrics but I never realised the change in style was also her disowning Jacque
@@Cazammaf it's more than just her disowning him, to me it's that plus a very big "fuck you" to him
Red like roses pt. 1 1:42.
Red like roses pt. 2 4:50.
The one that send in the request, well done, you have good taste xD.
The rest of my comment will be spoilers. You are warned.
But yes, Red like roses 1 is mostly the introduction song, aired with the very first RWBY trailer, being the Red trailer and this gives us a very quick introduction on the 4 main characters.
*"Red like roses, fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest"* is the red character being Ruby Rose, sadly her mother is said to have lost her live during a mission and Ruby doesn't want others to go through the same thing (that someone has to grow up without one (or both) of their parents. This has giving Ruby the drive to become as the heroes in the stories her sister used to tell her.
*"White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test"* is about our white character being Weiss Schnee (literal translate is White snow) who is my favorite character and that because of the ammount she has changed in the story, she is the heiress to one of the biggest companies that refines and sells dust (basicly elements like ice, fire, wind, lightning that is also used in combat, but also in everyday items like Yang's bike that runs on combustion dust) and her father is basicly shaping Weiss in her own image to take over the company one day.
*"Black the beast descents from shadows"* is about the black character named Blake Belladonna and the reason they say "Black the beast" is because Blake is classed as a Faunus, people might not know what faunus are, they are humanoids that have an animal trait. There are so many differend kind of faunus in the world of RWBY and some of them have a tail or claws or ears. Sadly the faunus and humans are not yet equal and there is alot of oppression and racism agains the faunus, she wants to break that circle eventually and come out of the shadows instead of hiding who she is.
*"Yellow beaty burns gold"* is about our last character the yellow character being Yang Xiao Long and she is indeed a yellow beauty, but that would be to easy to say, she is flawed as she can be extremely stubborn, she can burn like no other, but this also means she loses controle.
For the Part 2. This song is more of a song on Ruby's thoughts and feeling and specially about the feelings toward her mother, as Ruby doesn't understand why she had to leave and left Ruby alone. Where we do find out in the second part where we hear Ruby's mom (Summer) speak that she was planning to get back home after she finished her mission, but that wasn't what happend and feels *guilt* that she isn't there for Ruby. Then the 3rd part where their conversations interwine, finishing the song with a nice bow.
It's fascinating that you picked out that it sounds like Babymetal.
The creators were heavily inspired by Babymetal when creating the character of Ruby (the prospective singer of the song).
Her outfit, the music, and many other features were inspired by Babymetal, with the creator even going so far as saying that the character listens to Babymetal when the show shows her wearing headphones.
the song is about a daughter, the main character from the show, losing her mother. The mother was a hero, a warrior, she went on a mission, alone, without her teammates, and never made it back home. This song is from the web show known as RWBY, the music producer is Jeff Williams, his teenage daughter sings as the daughter in the song, and her mother Sandra Casey sings as the dead mother.
“Dead” mother lol
@@Cazammaf 😢 had us all believing she was still alive or maybe.
@@menajahluc7395 Well, we still don't really know. I feel like a body or evidence of death would make it more concrete.
@@thelazygamer1639 If she confronted Salem, She's dead.
if only the show lived up to it's premise
I love that you got clued in onto the switch of genre with the double bass XD
All of Weiss' songs from the series are amazing.
Wish I could afford to donate to get you to listen to more RWBY music lol There’s so many great tracks to check out… This was from the first season, so even though it’s one of my favourites still, the quality improves a bit generally as the show goes on… Oh well, on the off chance that you feel like reacting to some more later for the hell of it, I’d recommend trying “This Life is Mine”, “Ignite” and maybe for something a bit different, “Friend”… Oh and I should probably include a slower ballad too… “All that Matters” I think is nice… But yeah, that’s just scratching the surface really.
Personally I wouldn’t call RWBY an anime… It’s definitely inspired by it, but while I’m willing to let not coming from Japan slide, I could pretty easily tell it apart from other anime… The animation, the storytelling/writing, the pacing etc… It feels western to me… That doesn’t make it bad or anything, it’s just different… But if you really want to call it an anime, I’ll leave it up to you lol.
I was gonna argue that rwby is an anime, but you hit the nail on the head. Anime is an artistic movement, not just an aesthetic. Rwby takes aesthetic cues from anime, but not much else. You've convinced me
Subscribing for rwby composition reactions. Can’t wait for “this life is mine”
It is fascinating to see someone who knows what they are talking about reacting to this without the context of the fight scene visuals these were written as score for.
The RWBY soundtrack is my favorite show soundtrack. It’s so cool to hear a professional explain why I like something so much but I can’t find the words to describe it myslef
If you like metal, you’ll love another RWBY song, “Divide”. Also a bunch of other stuff, but “Divide” is one of the most in-your-face examples.
Edit: “Fear” is also good; it’s not as progmetal as most RWBY songs from that stage of the show, but it’s one of the songs that needs the least context.
Your in depth breakdown was very interesting.
I'd like to hear your thoughts about "This life is mine", another song from RWBY.
If anyone hasn't seen the Red trailer go fix that!
You sir, have phenomenal taste.
I never expected you to cover this song! I haven't watched the show either but I really like the metal aspect of the song.
Do Epilogue- DS3
I actually stayed through the credits to hear it! Also reminds me of the persona theme with Igor
The epilogue theme of ds3 is so fitting for the series
there’s actually a red like roses part 3 (called Guide my Way) if you wanted to check that out at some point as well!
Once I saw this on my homepage, I immediately clicked. I LOVE the songs from RWBY and the storytelling in these songs are amazing. Great soundtracks for each volume. I have other good favorites from the future volumes, but Red Like Roses 1 and 2 are my top favorites.
I started watching videos from your channel yesterday, but it was this one that got my full, undisturbed attention for the whole of it's length.
I really like this and "Mirror mirror" soundtracks from RWBY. They take you to an emotional journey with their multiple parts and tell a story of internal change of a person struggling with something inside.
I wish you could also make a reaction video about "Mirror mirror" track. I believe it has 3 parts and also tells a complete story.
I think the RWBY fandom would love to see you react to the Red Trailer to give part 1 some context, heh. Actually, you wouldn't be the first musician that gets drawn in by the soundtrack and end up reacting to the show itself.
Might you be referring to a certain Hooman?
now we just need to see him watch all the season 1 trailers with the music(plus S1E8 nevermore fight). Monty was a true genius
also would love to see his face when he hears that all the instruments were played by the same guy then digitally layered together.
It's always cool to see new people react to RWBY content. I especially enjoy watching reactions to the soundtrack without prior knowledge of the show. It would be cool to see you react to some other RWBY songs. There are so many good songs throughout the series. Mirror Mirror parts 1 & 2 and This Life is Mine are some I highly recommend.
As a big rwby fan, i really liked this :)
The RWBY soundtracks are always amazing! I can't wait for the Volume 8 one. The lyrics in RWBY are also genius because there are lyrics from songs in the first few seasons that seem to foreshadow later events and there are also scenes in later seasons where the lyrics from the earlier seasons would also fit.
It’s been so long since I’ve last heard these songs. This video made me definitely fully appreciate and enjoy these songs. All the instruments being used go along so well! Ah I love it
If I had to pick a personal top five tracks from RWBY, in order of appearance, it would probably look something like this: I May Fall, Time to Say Goodbye, Sacrifice, The Path to Isolation, & Nevermore. The Path to Isolation would probably be my top pick among those five songs, and Sacrifice would follow closely thereafter. I absolutely recommend checking some of them out. Even if on your own time, since I know you probably don't want to oversaturate your content with any one piece of media in particular. Anywho, Red Like Roses is good, but Pt I lacks the strong vocals most RWBY songs have, and Pt II's lyricism, while telling a moving story, isn't quite on par with some of RWBY's better tracks. It's certainly not a bad first impression for the tracks in the show, though. In any case, this was an incredible breakdown, I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction and commentary, and I can't wait to see what track you react to next!
the way i wish i couId hear these songs for the first time again
Every RWBY song some times turn metal
Probably my favourite song ever. Thank you man.
Atlas!
Honestly, they've only gotten better as time's gone on. Casey Lee William's voice has matured (some compare her to Hayley Williams), and Jeff's composition skills have gotten incredible.
If you're interested in doing a deeper dive into it, I'd recommend listening to the full version of "Let's Just Live". Towards the latter half of the song, there's a massive wall of sound that comes onto the field. Gives me goosebumps every single time.
Or hell, "This Life is Mine" is another smash hit.
Now you should watch the VIDEO'S for Part 1 and Part 2!
Part 1 is set best by beat to the actions of it's video ( it's the very first Trailer for the show.. **The RED Trailer** ).. Part 2 is the background music for a kick-ass action scene that was the turning point that locked in the viewership for the series..
Basically once you watched **Volume 1 Chapter 8** you were hooked on the Series
As some context, Red Like Roses is the theme song for the character Ruby Rose in the show. For story reasons, her whole character design, including her name, is tied directly to the color red (almost every character has a distinctive color tied to their character design and/or name).
The first few lyrics at the beginning where he remarked on the singer's falsetto has 4 parts, each referencing a different character: 'red like roses' referring to Ruby; 'white is cold' referring to Weiss Schnee, whose name literally means "white snow"; 'black the beast' referring to Blake Belladonna, who is part cat; and 'yellow beauty' referring to Yang Xiao Long, Ruby's sister.
These lines at the very beginning of the song are, as far as I know, the only lyrics in part I of the song, which was released with the original character intro video for Ruby before volume 1 was released, hence why the lyrics are mostly meant to reference each of the 4 main characters in the show, and why it's a much calmer piece.
Part II of the song is a lot more intense, due to the fact it first appeared during a major fight scene in the show. The rest of the lyrics, where the analysis starts, are in part II of the song. I believe the person who died in the song is supposed to refer to Ruby's mother Summer, who died on a mission (they are hunters/huntresses fighting monsters to save humanity).
UA-cam, you've been holding out on me! How am I just now finding out about this?!
5:38 That guitar is straight up speakng to us
I know I'm a year late, but I have followed RWBY since the beginning and it's one of my favorite shows. As someone who played music in school, I really love your insight on the music. Someone else has mentioned that the singer (Casey Lee Williams) was like 13 when this song came out. I would like to add that she has since gone to Berklee for music and made her own band called Ok Goodnight and they are all so talented. It has been a pleasure to hear Casey's voice mature as she has reached adulthood. She's so passionate and amazing
Part 2 needs to be watched in the Red Trailer...it is paired with the music beautifully by it's creator.
11:48 and that someone is Summer Rose.
For connecting to the song yes seeing the scenes where these songs make their appearance very muchly so adds a great deal as they are both action scenes.
Ah RWBY. It may not be the same anymore, but goddamn do I endlessly love the music.
Very fun seeing a RWBY reaction from someone named Atlas, considering...........
The backstory behind this song is a young girl, devoted to follow in her mother's footsteps, as a great warrior and protector of the helpless. Her mother died doing that.
Fwi pt 1 is part of the red trailer originally
Hi, great vidéo :) juste a point of insight for you, the show's MC is named Ruby Rose, and sings about her deceased mother (who's answering her in the song). Red like Roses actually means the Roses (both mother ans daughter) are destined to be bloodied.
You should react to "This life is mine", to me that's a masterpiece (and it will bring a lot of views). Many RWBY's song are beautiful, have a look!
So cool! Can you please do mirror mirror part 1-3? Especially 'my life is mine' is a wonderful song. And all three songs telling the story of the character Weiss Schnee.
Well, it is a good song. I can't believe i thought Rwby has nothing to offer about soundtracks. I can even see Yang delivering some punches.
Armed and ready is a very yang song, title and all.
@@sierra5065 but it is a pity she is in the other team.
I would love to see you react to "This Life is Mine" which is from RWBY as well.
Just to warn you, you reacted to RWBY content and thus have opened a flood gate. It can be quite swarming but there really is a ton of great content to be had here so i hope you enjoy.😁
Bro!, If you're reading this, you should make a reaction to weight of the World (The end of YoRHa) OST from nier:Automata!
This ost is the one with which the game ends after sacrificing your saved game data in exchange for helping others to be able to finish the game! It's a very sad thing but I swear the ost is a masterful piece!
I agree with this
You got another vote.
For a see second I thought you were gonna talk about 'Weight of the World' with Adrienne Cowan, which would be a convoluted tie in with RWBY but hey, also a good song.
My favorite line in all of RWBY's music will still be "Every nightmare just discloses its your blood that's red like roses." ITS SO FUCKING GOOD.
this hits different now a days. after season 7
The requester mentioned that this show came out when they were in high school, and that’s the same for me too. To think that it’s been 8 years that this show has been going on for. Time really has flown, hasn’t it?
I remember when the Red trailer first came out and how excited I got for a show I knew nothing about. My hype only increased with each consequent trailer, and it genuinely peaked with Yellow. Red Like Roses, Mirror Mirror, and I Burn have been some of my personal favorite songs ever since and I still listen to them all the time. I wouldn’t doubt a good half of my love for them is nostalgia, but they are great hype songs that always manage to pump me up and make me feel ready for whatever I’m doing at the time of listening to them. Red Like Roses especially though has always held a special place in my heart for being the start of a series I love and have such fond memories of (and also because the song is just so dang good)!
Red Like Roses 🥀 part 3 came out a couple months back.
This really highlights how much Red like Roses Part 1 and Red like Roses Part 2 are completely different songs. 1 is just an intro to RWBY (the show and team) while 2 is a conversation through time between Ruby and Summer
Part 3 just dropped with volume 9.
It's been a couple years since I last listened to this song... didn't realize how much I've missed this.
RWBY music is always fantastic!
Could you react to "To the Edge" from Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers?
Would love to see you react to Guilty Gear Strive's OST!
This song and RWBY's ost in general is just something else. My favorite is "Path to isolation" but I prefer its Havenview remix, it adds this different layer to the song.
Oh yeah you would totally get a better connection to the song if you watched Rwby. The songs tend to connect and be made for characters from the show and you can fully understand the story behind the songs if you got to know the characters
part 1 is work really good with the triler it made for
Just wanted to let you know that Red Like Roses part 3 came out in the last Volume (season), also called Guide My Way. It would be awesome to see your reaction to that. Complete the set, ya know?
Just remember casey was only 13 when she started doing these songs
I think she was actually 12
The first half of Red Like Roses Pt. II is Ruby Rose's perspective, and the second half is Summer Rose's (Ruby's mother) perspective, and those perspectives clash near the end. Just something to think about if you aren't aware.
Thank you so much for this reaction
Oooo, this one is unexpected :3
Also, i insist with the valstrax theme
You should see RWBY... :) But don't be so hard with the show bc the volumen 1, 2 and 3 that Made it with Little budget, but the way of the show keep going on it Will keep better, and it's a show short, i mean the volumen 1 Its like 1 hour or something like that, and the others season it's the same, so i really recomend the show if you are not to demanding, bc i said before, it's really few the budget in this series
I don't really love Rwby series but it does have some really good things and those are the music and battle sequences 👌🏻
So the first part is meant to be a small story of the struggles and intrests of the team (rwby is an acronym, its the teams names) and the 2ed part is the story of how shes sad about the loss of her mother
Bleach ost please 🙏
Yeah something like precipice of defeat would be good.
Yes please so many good ones
Honestly been waiting for something like this
this is great! just got recommended to your channel and I'm now subscribed. it would make a full circle if you also reacted to the other 3 trailer songs. i suggest going for mirror mirror next keep up the great work
Whoa, is that Lobot from Star Wars Empire Strikes Back in the thumbnail? Lol.
Red like roses fills my head and leads me to the place you rest
White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test
Black the beast descends from shadows
Yellow beauty burns gold.
RWBY
Surprised you didn’t point this out, or maybe you didn’t notice?
Also R.I.P Monty Oum
about the color: although it is possible to make the connection with blood/war. the color is tied to the character, especially the main characters (Team RWBY). in this case, the color red represents Ruby Rose, White represents Weiss Schnee, Black represents Blake Belladona and Yellow represents Yang Xiao Long
Damm if your reviewing this you definitely gotta review “The Triumph” and “Rising” probably the best RWBY intros in the entire series. Something about them is so addictive and awesome🔥‼️
RWBY has such amazing music i need to finish watching it lmao ive been putting it off for so long XD
The golden days of RWBY.
“This life is mine” is another RWBY OST you should listen to
It’s a song between a daughter and mother.
the rwby soundtrack is so over the top and goofy and i love it.
RIP Monty Oum, who created RWBY.
I never expected you to react to this particular song. Great job with your critique.
The soundtrack for RWBY is really fantastic, with Jeff Williams composing and his daughter Casey Lee Williams performing the main vocals. It's insane how fast this track is and how quick Casey and her mother are able to belt out the lyrics. A lot of talent in that family!
That said, I fell out of the RWBY loop circa Season 5 (just lost interest, I suppose). I really should get back into it and see what's changed since then.
It’s very funny that you mention the Spanish guitar because for the longest time that’s what I thought it was but Jeff Williams has said that he did not use one for the RWBY tracks at least not for red like roses or Ruby vs the Beringel both feature that same sounding guitar
Just a little fun fact :)
What did he use?
@@AtlasBenighted I don't know for a fact but i remember a comment on a Sirs & Madams Entertainment video (I found you through them because music reaction videos) that he did not own a Spanish guitar and that he used a western style 6 string acoustic mimicked the sound somehow but I cant find the video that that comment was made on any more and I realize it makes my information invalid that I can't cite myself I'm sorry. It was on there review of the RWBY Vol # OST (I don't remember what number)
I feel like u NEED to watch the trailers for context of the ost
When you complimented the singer’s voice, she’s 13 at the time this song was made
The part where the metal kicks in is when it switches to part 2.
If you were to listen to one other song from the RWBY OSTs, I would recommend This Life Is Mine. It's like a mini musical in one song.
Great breakdown. I'm not a rwby fan but this song is fantastic.
I never heart this song but I liked how you broke it down and expressed everything. Also, I'd like request Maiden Astrea from Demon's Souls.