This Song Made Me Respect Ace Combat. Opera Singer's Blind Reaction..
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- This is quite possibly one of the greatest songs I have ever heard in my entire career as a musician and video game music fanatic. Unreal. Don't bother skipping this video. It's tremendous.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Music pt1
00:36 Interjection
00:54 Music pt2
01:38 Interjection
02:18 Music pt3
08:29 Post Discussion
CREDITS:
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi
Composers: Keiki Kobayashi, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Junichi Nakatsuru
Platform: PlayStation 2 - Hry
I will be streaming ace combat 5 in April. I can’t wait to finally hear this track in the game.
OMG YES
YES YES YES
in the context of the game is so more glorious believe it. Where de you will streaming that bro?
where will you be streaming it!?
am i the only one with the feeling that this is an april's fools joke?
Ace combat is a series that honestly has no business being as good as it is. There is no justifiable reason why a game series about jet plane combat should have a consistent set of amazing soundtracks; great stories, that are also told beautifully well; and a lore to rival some of the most famous video game series of all time. It is a testament to how great something can be when you give your heart and soul into making a piece of art, even when it doesn’t need to be. I absolutely love it and am so happy to see people giving it some more appreciation that it deserves!
Wow i hate to be that guy but ace combat seven's storytelling between missions was one of the worst ive ever experienced. I only played five and seven. And seven's storytelling was good when you were in the mission and i liked trigger's story, but the cutscenes were pure agony for me. I didnt know anybody and how they relate to me or anything at all until midgame.
@@krisztiannemeth6875 Then you should really not even be commenting on the subject at all. 4, 5, Zero, and 6 were all fantastic in both lore and story.
Ace Combat's lore is kinda like Metal Gear Solid with planes, except it's actually comprehensible.
@@ascissordollynamedgwen9409 yeah, I’ve played them all too. The point I was making was more so that, for a plane combat game, Namco Bandai wasn’t reinventing the wheel with the concept, and they could’ve just phoned in everything, made a quick buck, and moved on. Sorry for the run-on there. But they cared so much that they made it like a company would make a masterpiece like a Halo or an Elder Scrolls. Great music, great gameplay, great story, great lore, and a love for the community.
And Ace Combat 5 is the best, I will die on this hill!
@@antonemy6973 it's called passion, and they seem to be running low on it
A Monster becomes a King
A Coward becomes a Hero
A Mercenary becomes a Knight
A Soldier becomes a Father
A Demon becomes a Saviour
And Enemies become Brothers
Whats this from?
I felt this comment in my soul.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself... first, as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time, as a great hero."
I’ve lately been replaying it on my twitch for friends. And needing out
I love all Ace Combat games, always fun
"Amidst the eternal waves of time
From a ripple of change shall the storm rise
Out of the abyss peer the eyes of a demon
Behold the Razgriz, its wings of black sheath
The demon soars through dark skies
Fear and death trail its shadow beneath
Until men united wield a hallowed sabre
In final reckoning, the beast is slain
As the demon sleeps, man turns on man
His own blood and madness soon cover the earth
From the depths of despair awaken the Razgriz
Its raven wings ablaze in majestic light "
yes and It as one of my favorites from the entire Series so far
@@thomasmeehan2602 the writing was amazing. You watched Wardog grow and become heros in a desperate struggle and moments like losing Chopper hit hard as hell.
To contextualize this song:
It is 6AM on New Year's Eve.
You are exhausted from having just fought a major battle last night - at one point literally flying your high-performance combat jet through a tunnel approximately two-and-a-half wingspans wide, with enemy fighters behind and before you. You thought you had finished this war, but word comes down to you: a massive orbital railgun installation - armed with a live nuclear warhead - has been intentionally deorbited as one final, desperate maneuver by the enemy. Its trajectory puts it smack-dab in the heart of the nation's capital - a large and bustling metropolis.
You and your three wingmates are the nation's last, best hope at saving untold millions of lives and preventing nuclear tragedy.
You kick the tires and light the fires of your afterburners and rocket into the sky from a highway overpass, because there's just no way to get to the descending doom in time from anywhere else. Things are tense. A timer appears on your HUD. Five minutes and ten seconds, ticking down 'til the satellite will be within range of your weapons.
You're flying high in the sky, pushing the max ceiling of your airframe. And then your scopes light up. You hear a voice over the radio, and it isn't friendly. The last remnants of the enemy, men who know what they're doing, stand in your way. Eight aces all told, by hatred driven; twice your number but not half as noble. The timer on your HUD reads three minutes. Ticking down.
The battle is pitched. It is hard-fought. But you and your wingmates, you've never fought like this before. Never fought this hard, this well. And the enemy, they're not as blooded as you are. They haven't fought this war that you have, the way that you have. When they killed you last, you were first betrayed and then disarmed. This time, you've got your bow and blades and flame. The enemy falls like grass to scythe, screaming their hate all the way down.
The timer ticks down to zero. Oka Nieba - "Sky Eye", in your language - the AWACS watching the sky for you, tells you that the satellite has descended to range. You see it, finally. It is, truthfully, *enormous*. It dwarfs even aircraft carriers, and you've destroyed several of those.
And then you hear the hum of strings tensed. The low build of horns, the prophetic words spoken -
"CUM HISTORIA
"RAZGRIZ REVELAT IPSUM
"PRIMUM DAEMON SCELESTUS EST."
You sweep your jet behind the falling star, the thrum of this song layered underneath the steady tone of a missile lock on the structure of the satellite. The song plays on as you complement its rising tempo with the whoosh and hiss of missile launches and the buzzing roar of machine gun fire; the satellite responds in echoing kind as it falls apart in the sky, solar panels whipping back at you and pelting your jet with the tinkling of debris. You jink, dive, rise to dodge the deadly remains, all the while unloading your arsenal at this last, terrible construction as The Unsung War hits crescendo after crescendo in your ears.
And then finally, it is done. The star is shattered. High above the city, on a quiet New Year's Eve morning, it bursts into light and nothing.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself..."
You are Razgriz: black-sheathed demon, once slain by a holy sword, only to rise from the icy depths of despair; now a hero, a Blaze in majestic light.
Holy crap. That is a damn moving telling of that final misson.
Wow that was beautiful
U r the cameraman right?
Dude are you a professional writer because damn I'd buy a novel with that quality of writing!
@@26th_Primarch Nah, I'm a software engineer.
"The 'Aces of Razgriz' never flew in the skies of battle again. Above the clouds, there was only a clear blue sky, no longer in need of heroes. And perhaps, that's exactly what they were hoping for all this time."
Honestly, the best ending I can think of. Everything they went through, everything they sacrificed, they deserved to have some peace, how ever long it would last.
@@hokutoulrik7345 less than 10 years
@@hokutoulrik7345 And then one of them went to space & returned at the very end of Ace Combat 7.
@@Yurilica No. Edge didn't just go to Space. Edge believed in Harling's Message, that peace has no limits. Harling's goal was to build a Bridge of Peace With every nation together to Space. Edge found Solace in the Bridge of Peace. Edge didn't just go to space, She was the First step towards the StrangeReal finding true and meaningful peace.
The world of Strangereal moves on, legends might be forgotten, and evil will return but there always will be new heroes to face them down, carving new legends of their own. While still having the same grit as the Aces of Razgriz.
LOL, just look at 7 & X. Trigger & Nemesis as just as good at their jobs as Blaze was. Mobius One doesn't actually count, he hasn't retired, LMAO.
"Ah, this is the funny plane game I've heard about, let's give it a listen."
7 minutes later: Blubbering in silence.
This is a seriously emotional track that I just didnt expect, AT ALL. Maybe I'll look into Ace Combat one day.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
here's a bit: Ace Combat below the 4th is kinda unknown. It has their fanbase, but things started blossoming *hard* with AC:4 Shattered Skies. Both AC:5 Unsung War and AC:Zero The Belkan War are the main ones, and they should be played back to back as Zero is a prologue to 5.
Assault Horizon is... not cannon. Can be interesting, but it's not really an AC game.
AC:6 Fires of Liberation is also good (Liberation of Gracemaria is a good sound piece), but things got reeeaally nice on AC:7 Skies Unknown. Story wise is eh, but gameplay and soundtrack... yeah..
Also, all of the above, for the exception of Assault Horizon happen in an alternate reality earth called "Strangereal". Do check out about it.
@@GrimpakTheMook Assault horizon still has great music tho
Check: rebirth
@@GrimpakTheMook I started with AC through PSP with AC: Skies of Deception and AC: Joint Assault, and then switched to PS3. I wished the Skies of Deception was also on PS3 available. The story was really awesome, and it didn't went into recognition as it was only PSP available.
@@GrimpakTheMook because it's PS2. It's childhood.. I cried at the story.. and it's a game about fighter planes
"Instead of someone singing a folk song, you've got an 80-person choir and a French horn section just like, 'Hang on, let me tell you a story.'" Yeah, that's pretty much every major Ace Combat track 🤣 Super glad to see an opera singer's reaction to these pieces and I've enjoyed them a lot so far, I can't wait for more from you!
and instead of the Song telling him the story, he got the entire AceCombat Fanbase in his comments, telling him the Lore of Ace Combat xD
That whole "'Hang on, let me tell you a story." was so spot on! Gave me a good laugh
Ace Combat does this very special thing, where it mythologizes the player and their exploits throughout the games. In the case of this track in particular the player's journey parallels the tale being sung, so this combined with the radio chatter during the mission that references you as a living legend can lead to a very emotional experience only found in games. Keiki Kobayashi and the rest of Project Aces are truly masters of their craft.
That's the best way to put it, so thanks for posting because I now know how to express this better. Ace Combat 4 did it best IMHO, with the letters written by a guy who was a kid during the war, and knew your greatest enemy personally.
The letters are heartfelt and personal, but the reason they're written and WHY they talk about Yellow 13 is what moved me the most. Because that man, looking back on those times, realized that you the player might feel _guilt_ for shooting Yellow 13 down. You, the legendary one man air squadron who killed so many people during that terrible war, with so much blood on your hands, deserve to know he wouldn't want you to feel guilty about it.
The very nature of both Mobius 1 and Yellow 13 not having names, being these mythic archetypes, plays into that mythology of the events theme perfectly. In the world of Strangereal, ace pilots like the two of them are more myth then person. (Same goes for Razgriz squadron and three strikes, it shows up again and again just as the monomyth does.)
The structure of that letter, which you can watch/read as a single coherent piece that works perfectly on it's own, gave us the view from the ground. Not from some random person, but someone with personal investment in the conflict.
I can only hope that when I'm approaching the end of my life, I can find the courage to think of the pain of those who harmed my loved ones and forgive them. That's a saintly forgiveness too rare on Earth.
It's a shame they dont remaster everygame for a PC support
@@hestan723 give it a bit more time and bandai namco hungry for money. Ace Combat 7 became the best selling one of the series.
That's it! That's the thing I love about ace combat games, the way where the people in the world tell of your mytholigical exploits.
@@hestan723from what I've heard and read around the big issues is actually licensing for all those aircraft in the game
If there's one series that has NO bad tracks it'd be Ace Combat, even the tracks for Filler Missions like Magic Spear from 7 are just TOP TIER, even Assualt Horizons has a good soundtrack.
Even the briefing track are a banger
@@Reggie21 4, Zero, and 7 have my favorite briefing tracks.
@@kabob0077 ah, the DLC6 briefing
@@ED-cc2mq DLC LRSSG 1 and 2 are absolutely the BEST in Ace Combat 7.
I'm convinced that they put absolute bangers in filler missions to give players a reason to go back and replay them.
for context: by the time this song kicks in, it's basically a victory parade with a final objective thrown in for good measure. The song itself is also a time limit to finishing that final objective so you ironically fail the mission if you let the song finish. It's always fun to land that final shot on the very last second the song finishes. It just makes the final moments of the story so much more satisfying.
AWACS Oka Neiba: Blaze: Locked on.
AWACS Oka Neiba: Blaze, shoot it
AWACS Oka Neiba: 30 seconds! Kill it Damnit!
I feel kinda bad that we "robbed" you the chance to listen to this themes while you are flying around fighting a desperate battle agains all odds with your squadron backing you up every damn on every missile shot. But hey! Loving your reactions so far :) keep it up man!
I agree. The song is the most enjoyable during its gameplay because of the story build up of the game.
Playing this game is really recommended. Or at least watch the let's play
There's even a somber piano piece that plays if you take out the 8 enemies in the mission, before this track plays. I've never been skilled enough to get the full conversation but it's very melodic.
Indeed it is Razgriz 4, indeed it is.
Imagine preventing the end of the world when this incredible music kicks in. It was truly an experience in game.
When the bad guys say "Why do I hear boss music?"
@@kriger619 you mean
The Belkans: "Why the sky start speaking latin?"
When the final boss is a massive satellite crashing to earth filled with nukes and you need to shoot it down with your 1980s era jet plane AS ITS FALLING
@@artuno1207 not to mention defeating a squadron of Balkan aces in hyper advanced planes that have you 2-to-1
@@thiccchungo1041 4AAM A-roll head-ons. Neither of those squads are ready for that move, they fly at you in 4-ship formation just waiting to be wiped with a single fox 3 call.
Fly straight at them with 4AAMs armed, attain lock, get REAL CLOSE so they literally cannot break fast enough. Fire when you are exactly halfway through an aileron roll (when you are inverted, mav). The usual delay between release and ignition is counteracted by the fact you are basically falling, so the 4AAMs rip right off the rail instantly, with enough luck you'll send each missile right down their gullets
This has been a PSA
God i love this track so much
pull some strings. lets see it live
When the mission started with the cuts center where this song starts, it was like a fantasy to me. As someone who is a fan of gundam, this tickled me. Wasn't a particularly hard mission, but wow was it impactful. The music drove this mission. Keiki is an absolute gem for this one.
yeah it sticks with you doesn't it
sir, idk if someone explained the lore behind this song, the demons/heroes of razgriz are one demon on mythology that barrens the land and dissapears on a long time, thats why revelat ipsum (the story of razgriz reveals itself) returning this time as a hero, contextually you guide a squad of aces of a country that turns against it because of top ranking shady stuff during a war, before that your squad is called demon by the enemy forces because you only wipe enemy territory during ops, after your presumed death (you fake how your planes presumedly get shut down) and you operate under an undercover squad that attacks the origin of the war itself thats a shady corp doing stuff to keep the war going, then you save both presidents and end the war on the mission before, this song turns to be one of the last ones of the game, because civilians doubt until the mission before the mission this music belongs, its a last suicide mission to shoot down a satellite charged with some kinda nuke (im potenzia) under a capital of a first world country, and facing the last enemy squad just before taking off a random road in the middle of said capital
its indeed a whole story in like 8 minutes.
so damm well putted out
nothing like Keikis music, he worked on FFVII:Remake osts, Street Fighter V, Smash Bros for wii U/3DS, Tekken 6 and a lot more, totally a legend.
Glad to know I am not the only one who comes back to this video every now and then!
Wait wait wait wait... This is for an aerial combat game? This? Mind officially blown. Wow.
It’s not a completely accurate flight sim, but it’s really not what they go for. It’s really an excellent collection of stories and fantastic game design (albeit beyond physics breaking in real life). In terms of the music alone, it really SHOULDNT go this hard, but this is only just the tip of the ice burg of insane compositions.
Check out the Ace combat 25th anniversary live concert!
Ace Combat is like some mythology with heroes and monsters but instead of fighting with swords and spears the heroes fight with planes and the giant monsters are over the top superweapons that would make no sense in real life but who cares they are cool.
And then there's Ace Combat 0 which goes full into the knight theme and the final battle is a joust in the sky
its cool, cus it basically portrays the Aces as lords in the medieval age except instead of armors and sword they have HUDs and F22 Raptors
@@MostLikelyMortal It's much less a flight sim and most definitely an arcade air combat game
It gets even better ingame, this song playing paired with the visual spectacle of chasing a giant satellite slowly falling, framed against the rising sun... simply breathtaking.
Yes Way better the DD
I always remember that one random pilot at the beginning of the mission who states the obvious: _"The Solg is falling!"_ 🤣
And this is on ps2? Sounds like this would REALLY benefit from an HD remake
Ace Combat really does have a cultured OST, would love to see you listen to more in the future. Ace Combat 8 is on the way as well so more great pieces to listen to!
Ace Combat is blessed to have composers like Keiki Kobayashi. The entire game franchise wouldn't be the same without their amazing scores and musical repertoire.
What would be awesome is to further explore the history the Strangereal world Project ACES has woven. A WW2 analogue would be interesting. Belka=the Axis Powers. It's all there...Just waiting to be told.
@@genericnamehere7602 Imagine the last AC game would involve a conflict in the entire Strangereal world. Would be legendary.
I played this game when I was in fifth grade. Back then, i was looking for some dumb action shooter but, the title Unsung War really caught my eyes. I wasn't really fluent or even barely good at english back then (I'm not a native speaker). I glad I bought this game. Watching your reaction brought me down to one of my favourite memories of gaming.
Damn, I really need to play this game again.
Yo same! Was introduced to the series with this game and in 5th grade too. Easily one of my most favorite games of all time if not my absolute favorite.
@@syaondri I think 3 is the only main Ace Combat game I don't have. Didn't care for horizon or infinite but the others are insanely great arcade air combat games. If I had to choose a favorite it would have to be shattered skies.
Mind if I ask about your native language? Also, was the game using English audio?
I was searching on his youtube channel "unsung war" weeks earlier, glad he picked it up. This is the song that introduced me to Ace combat OST, this is the song that I got emotional from. It's such a masterpiece.
The same role for me, by which i mean the one that introduced me to the entire series at all and the one that gets me emotional, goes to daredevil from 7. It was in the first trailer i saw and the biggest part of why i got hooked was because of the music, especially the climax after "everyone form up on trigger" in the ps4 trailer.
"Daredevil"- from Ace Combat 7 is an absolute masterpiece that you should react to. They delayed the entire game for the song to be finished.
@@ascissordollynamedgwen9409 LoL I want to hear DD beta if there is one ?
@@mrandrossguy9871 It doesn't exist sadly, but it was another song that was going to play in the mission
Daredevil may be the best track in the in entire series
@@gradient602 best in cringe, Unsung War is way gooder
@@mrandrossguy9871 DD beta...? Maybe Siren's Song?
I imagine that Hush was also part of the delay as an alternate that then got used. Maybe. Still, Siren's Song is basically the general theme.
The story of Razgriz, to my vague memory, is the story of a ravenous demon that comes in two forms: First as a bringer of death, laying waste to the land and people until it dies. After its death, it eventually returns in a new state, one as a hero and bringer of justice where it rights the wrongs that have been done. Razgriz is sorta a person, sorta not. Its both a legend in universe, and it is also representative of the player, their squadmates, and their own journey. First the players are pawns raining hell down on the forces of Yuktobania, which is discount Russia, until its been made clear after an assassination attempt on the player and their squadmates that both nations are being pitted against eachother by an older foe long thought gone that has, over the years, infiltrated both with intention to bring them to complete ruin in an attempt at vengeance. With this plot twist in mind, the characters set out under the moniker of Razgriz (Formerly as Wardog squadron) to bring them to justice and in the process, pull both nations back from the brink.
Honestly you should just straight up play the games at this point lol. There are many more tracks you've probably not heard that you'd love and are even better with the context that playing gives you. Sidenote: Zero has references, as you no doubt heard, to this very song as Zero takes place during the war mentioned at the start of Ace Combat 5, from which all the plot really originates.
I’ve been listening to this song a lot lately and I want to create a DND campaign based on the lyrics! It’s so good!
“When history witnesses a great change Razgriz reveals itself-first,
as a dark demon.
As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies.
However, after a period of slumber,
Razgriz returns-
This time, as a great hero.”
Dnd campaign could be built up with the party starting off fairly strong, but have them betrayed and loose almost everything in need to build themselfs back up, the first part would have them performing missions that seem routine but during the betrayal the party can learn the completed quests were only helping the BBG (who can also be the one the part is betrayed by, or who the betrayer is working for).
During the redemption part of the story the party can be freelance working against the BBG or work with another faction, but due to the deeds they performed in the first part they are viewed with distrust and need to earn it back.
Start with the party around level 10 and during the betrayal they have their gear and weapons taken and level magically reset (honebrew curse or magic thats only feasably useful on captured or detained subjects) so the begining of the redemption is the party breaking out of prison and escaping the country.
The Latin in this is the same as in Zero :) the happiness in your face makes me happy also, its putting a huge goofy smile on my face. I love seeing people discover AC. Even their non spoken music is fantastic. I'll mention some of my fave instrumentals from the game when I have time. Daredevil is a good one but there's a few underdogs I'll mention when I look them up.
Let us know if you ever play the games.
I say daredevil is outstandingly orchestral as it is is twinned with Archange where it is the question and daredevil is the answer I adore both tracksb
A few good instrumental pieces from just AC5 I remember are Supercircus, Closure, First Flight, and Rendezvous. Those have to be my favorite 4 instrumental only tracks from that game
And its funny considering the lyric also fits ACZero entire thing.
I think one of the reasons Ace Combat 5 is so particularly special is because of all the Ace Combat games it most effectively leans into its alternate reality setting of Strangereal as a world of mythic storytelling: Our heroes start as inexperienced young novices in the "peaceful remote village" of Sand Island airbase under the mentorship of a grizzled old warrior, until it's all taken away by a sudden attack from a faraway nation and they have to set out on their own big adventure. Their uncertainty and inexperience seamlessly transition into confidence and skill as they survive and then excel until their legend starts to grow on both sides, they slay a pair of terrible "sea serpents" (the mega-subs Scinfaxi & Hrimfaxi-The captain of the latter first claiming the mantle of the Razgriz legend and passing it on to our heroes on his defeat), make a terrible sacrifice as they symbolically die and are reborn (by flying helpless training planes out through a cave in the earth, no less!), rescue the deposed "good king" from the _literal dungeon of an ancient casle_ in a cursed, forbidden land, slay a fallen guardian "dragon" (the giant spaceplane Arkbird), and finally fight a "god" summoned by a sinister secret cult in the form of the colossal SOLG orbital nuclear railgun platform descending from the heavens to smite humanity-All while _fulfilling an ancient mystical prophecy._
What else could the music for that final battle be but this?
It's no coincidence the story so frequently references fairytales, with characters named "Grimm" and "Huckebein," and a vital aircraft with the callsign "Mother Goose One," to say nothing of Nagase's treasured storybook and its originating myth of Razgriz itself, that the squadron only realizes toward the end that they had been all along. Of course it's not the only one to use this sensibility-AC0 is proudly based on Arthurian legend and AC7 has an actual goddamn princess as a major character (together with a "tower to heaven" and a "wizard" who's brought to life a dark simulacrum of a deposed warrior prince), and all of them portray fighter aircraft combat in terms of martial arts (which it genuinely is IRL, but most people outside of old A6M Zero aces don't make that connection), but I think AC5 pulls of this juxtaposition of real-world military hardware and high-fantasy mythic storytelling most elegantly and effectively.
Absolute treasure of a game-One of those few gems that left me saddened for hours afterward just because it was over.
Marco listening to Unsung War-
without context: "I almost cried!"
with context: *listening to the music speechless and in tears*
The summit it reaches in the section at 5:00 is breathtaking, it makes my heart beat in time and eyes tear up. Glad you liked it, thx for the review!
Honestly I think this is the best track that's come from Ace Combat. The story thats told through the lyrics perfectly parallel the player's journey throughout the game. It's the only piece of music that has ever made me cry
I just saw you go into a song trying to be technical about everything you were noticing, and then valiantly failed to remain objective when the song opened fire and hit you right in the soul.
Beautiful, wasn’t it? 😁
Would definitely recommend Archange from Ace Combat 7. That piece has an ungodly amount of tension
What about 'Demon of the Round Table' ?
That is thr beauty of Ace Combat and its music. There's never any dull soundtrack. It's all very enjoyable and unique. Every pilot and game has its own unique theme that plays and it's never a let down. My personal favorite is The Liberation of Gracemaria from Ace Combat 6. Its the main theme of the Angel of Emmeria. Also known as Garuda 1, Talisman. I've never had a soundtrack or song that has made me feel so free and alive. Defiantly recommend even though it has no choir or vocals in it. Straight 10/10.
I was introduced to AC through 6 the liberation of gracemeria just hit so perfectly. Then I was introduced to Agnus Dei been a fan ever since
Lots of people are recommending "Daredevil" and "Archange" from Ace Combat 7, but I have to put in a word for "Hush", also from 7.
+ Alicorn
Lost Kingdom
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So I assume it's fair to say that the Ace Combat soundtrack is like a missile straight to your heart, eh?
I found you after your latest AC video, seeing niche content like is why I love watching YT. See you soon!
Npc: Missile! Missile! Break!
Me: I need this in my life.
this man is so passionate with the music, is adorable, I love it
oh yeah, these AC ending themes are something else, they keep nailing it every time, and playing the game with this rocking on the background.... is something else.
ace combat has incredibly epic musical pieces (in fact in the olympic games, during the presentations of the nations "first flight" was also heard from AC5)
is one of the few game sagas that will never disappoint with its soundtrack: zero, unsung war, release, archange, alicorn, daredevil, a brand new day, chandelier, agnus dai/megalith, Fighter's Honor... ALL EPIC MASTER PIECES!!! (all sung)
15 years ago, the round table, blockade (in 7/4 by the way, still love it!), comona, ADFX-10, all soooo good. Keiki Kobayashi and the entire music dept really gave Ace Combat the feel we associate it with. Ace Combat 5 wouldn't be AC5 without 15 years ago, the unsung war, etc.
Its funny that you mentioned it sounds like a folk song, because the lyrics literally translate to this story you are told throughout the game that you and your squad actually follow. Your squad becomes the Razgriz.
Lyrics Translation:
When history witnesses a great change Razgriz reveals itself-first,
as a dark demon.
As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies.
However, after a period of slumber,
Razgriz returns-
This time, as a great hero.
That's just Ace Combat Zero
@@Dagreatdudeman they have the same lyrics, which means one thing.
The Razgriz legend is spread between Zero and 5
@@Dagreatdudeman
Razgriz is cyclical. It returns, over and over again.
@@Dagreatdudeman cypher it's the demon side of the razgriz
So glad you checked out my request. I always thought this song was the greatest in all of Ace Combat, even above Megalith and by far.
Especially the finish and the moment at 5:00
Really glad that you finally listen to Unsung War, we couldn't let you sleep on this masterpiece x) Hope you'll react to the tracks i suggested with this one back then (Daredevil, Alicorn and Archange, all from Ace Combat 7). I really felt your joy while listening and i guess i'm not the only one. Keep going :D
Ace Combat 5 was an incredible emotional journey. Every song hits the mark it needs to and NEVER fails. '15 Years Ago' and 'The Journey Begins', while not not huge opera songs like this, hit like fright trains when and how they need.
Side Note: I cried at the end when the pilots all started singing together. Some are off key, off timed, can't hold a note, while all coming through their scratchy helmet coms all together was such a treat and a staple moment in the franchise.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself... first, as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time, as a great hero." The Ghosts of the Demons of Razgriz flew in black F-14's during circum-pacific war, and earned there nickname by winning a decisive battle in the icy razgriz straits.
It becomes more ingrained into the player's squad after... Mission 19 if I recall correctly.
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I have the softest of spots for men's choirs.
Well, I used to sing in one, so I'm obviously biased.
But still, the sheer _resonance,_ I love it...
Appreciate your bass, dear kids and tenors, for he's the one who gives that resonance to your fancy ornaments.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself... first, as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time, as a great hero."
Amidst the eternal waves of time
From a ripple of change shall the storm rise
Out of the abyss peer the eyes of a demon
Behold the Razgriz, its wings of black sheath
The demon soars through dark skies
Fear and death trail its shadow beneath
Until men united wield a hallowed sabre
In final reckoning, the beast is slain
As the demon sleeps, man turns on man
His own blood and madness soon cover the earth
From the depths of despair awaken the Razgriz
Its raven wings ablaze in majestic light
To be expected after you reacted to Zero & Megalith -Agnus Dei-!! I just love your reactions, from a poker face in Zero to sheer joy in hearing this masterpiece. I'm telling you, Ace Combat has such kickass OST.
The Razgriz is a legendary figure within the Ace Combat universe; I won't go any farther than that.
Since you're reacting to "final" songs from Ace Combat games, you should react to "Blue Skies (Infinity Remix)", the final song in Ace Comat Infinity. I believe it's one of the best songs the franchise has to offer, and I think it's up there with Zero, Megalith -Agnus Dei-, and this song, easily. "Blue Skies (Infinity Remix)" could've been the last song in the Ace Combat franchise... I'm relieved, even now, that it wasn't.
Blue Skies is really good, especially that Infinity Remix. One of my favorites ever since I heard it during a multiplayer match in AC7.
my reaction to that song when i was in highschool i will never forget. its so beautiful man, over 10 years ago and i still get teary eyed.
"All that's left of their hatred is this _thing_ in front of us..."
keiki Kobayashi should be in music history books, SO AWSOME
Its always so interesting to hear about the feelings drawn out when new people listen to this music. This has been one of my favorite tracks for a long time now, glad you enjoyed it too. Oh, to listen to this song for the first time again, it was an experience I will never forget.
Ahh, AC5: The Unsung War. The best AC of them all. Brings back so much memories :')
"Chandelier" from Ace Combat 6 is also nice to listen, it has a different tone for an endgame mission than what you're used to hear in other AC games.
Strange how many people have that exact same reaction....😎
I think all the A.C. fans knew this would happen. This song puts me to tears, even more so when I try to sing it.
Thank you
if you want to know just how this track has affected the Ace Combat community, look up the crowd reaction to the first Ace Combat 7 teaser trailer. All it took was four notes to make it clear that not only was it a trailer for Ace Combat, but for an proper entry into the main universe. after Assault Horizon and Infinity, both spinoffs that had little to do with the original setting, and the last numbered entry being a technical achievement with poor writing, a callback to the Unsung War's melody was enough to get people hyped for a proper sequel.
This is the true power of the Razgriz we were no match for them after all
You know what's an even greater experience? Hearing this for the first time in game during the last mission after experiencing the entire story of 5 up to that point. That is an emotional experience for which no words can do justice.
YES LET'S GOOOO. Bruh your reaction at 4:56 is still me when I listen to it XD Shit's so freaking epic. Thanks so much for reacting to it
Y'know, there's this funny thing about this song. The ending part of it is at 5:05, yeah? Well, ace combat 7 multiplayer matches are usually exactly 5 minutes long. A youtuber decided to take 3 of his friends in team battle in multiplayer with the "Ghosts of Razgriz" liveries on their planes. this song was playing in the background for that video and oh lord how that ending part hit as they flew up in this winner formation when the match ended
Edit: here's the link of that vid czcams.com/video/9AYMg2it6O8/video.html
man I need to see this. Can you link it?
@@SimonMoreal czcams.com/video/9AYMg2it6O8/video.html, this guy used to be the top#1 player of ac7 in the whole world before he uninstalled, said the game is dead
Please link this.
Please..
This video? czcams.com/video/9AYMg2it6O8/video.html
Can you give us a link?
I had to come back to this after watching your AC5 playthrough. Watch your origin story
Yessss ❤️
One of my fave videogame of all time back on the PS2. Thank god I had a chance to bought the remaster on the PS4/PS5.
The song that emotionally broke Marco when he experienced it in the game
anyone coming back here after marco's ace combat stream?
This is why I love Ace Combat so much
9:10 - I can't tell you how many times I've actually burst out into tears while listening to any Ace Combat soundtrack, regardless of having played the associated game or not. It is a breathtaking composition. Not a single track misses, but some make life truly worth living.
***incredibly vague spoilers***
Another thing to build upon what others have said: imagine how you're feeling saving the capital city of your nation to this song; then, *a year and a half later,* you're dogfighting with an aircraft that can only be hit from the front (it's been called "aerial jousting"), nuclear war hanging in the balance, and the part of "Zero" that hits during your react video at 3:35 comes through the speakers. Take how you feel about this song, and add *nostalgia* to it.
I feel like your jaw would have hit the floor even harder if you did this first, then 6 months later you got around to "Zero".
"Zero" is probably Keiki Kobayashi's magnum opus (though, the soundtrack to 7 shows he still has it 13 years since "Zero", and 18 years since "Megalith - Agnus Dei"), so it was a proper and strong introduction to Ace Combat music.
(Edit: grammar)
Nice, I'm glad you looked at this piece. Spoilers for AC5 incoming.
To give some context to this piece, I'll begin with the legend of the Razgriz. The Razgriz is a mythical demon that personifies a cycle of destruction and rebirth, which is a common recurring theme in Ace Combat. Compare this theme of destruction and rebirth with the ending of Zero, wherein your former wingman is trying to use nuclear weapons to do very much the same. It's not a coincidence that the musical structure of "The Unsung War" is laid underneath the more bombastic flamenco that plays in the last fight. In AC5, the player character (and their squadron) parallel the myth of the Razgriz.
To begin with, the war you fight in AC5 is itself instigated by a series of false flag deceptions orchestrated by the Belkans, who saw the dissolution of their country 15 years ago during the events of Zero. The two main powers of the war were the Oseans and the Yuktobanians. It is a war designed to bring these two powers into a conflict that will devastate them both. The Osean president even goes missing for a time. Your role here, then, is as a force of destruction, unwittingly wielded by a shadowy organization of disgruntled Belkans, known as the "Grey Men". At one point in the war, the enemy begins to liken your squadron to the Razgriz due to how effectively you rain death onto a submarine which is stationed in the same geographic region as the mythological Razgriz. As the war progresses, you uncover more of the conspiracy which leads to your squadron being set up and persecuted for imagined treason. You are pursued and shot down. You're then picked up by forces loyal to the president that aren't interested in prosecuting the war and the conspiracy is made clear. You then adopt a new name: "The Ghosts of Razgriz." This time you come back as the great hero to put down the elements of government and military-industrial complex that are participants in both the conspiracy and war. The story culminates over the ocean off the coast of the capital city. The Grey Men have elected to crash an orbital nuclear superweapon (the SOLG) into the capital city in a final desperate bid to see their revenge completed. You are tasked with destroying it as it re-enters the atmosphere before it can destroy the city. After a brief air battle with the last remnants of the Grey Men, you reach the re-entry point of the SOLG. It is at this point when titular song begins to play. It is the last hurdle after a relatively short, but exhaustive war that has seen the deaths many. To tie it into your own analysis, the tension that's sustained by the strings and that the voices are looking to release matches what you otherwise feel at the moment: the human side of your enemy is defeated, but you still have more work to do, because if you fail to destroy the SOLG then none of it will matter anyway. Destroying the SOLG makes you as the player the agent in releasing that tension. And you feel much in the same way as in your video.
Edit: It just occurred to me that the mission itself is an inversion of the Razgriz myth wherein your great act of heroism is to stop death from raining upon the land.
So glad I requested this! The look of pure and authentic joy and wonderment on your face from start to finish was so fun to watch
FYI this song plays during the final mission. Everything the player has done has led them to this moment. All or nothing
For being ‘the funny plane game’ Ace Combat has some insane stories and phenomenal soundtracks. Super hyped for whenever 8 comes out
I was waiting for this, it's great to see you feel the emotion on the piece.
I won't repeat the lyrics here because there's a lot of it already.
But a little bit of improved context.
The tale of Razgriz is a child's tale on this game's world.
But you as the player and your squadron end up embodying this character's story arc with your own.
This is a track about redemption, about Razgriz, once an icon of violence and death, becomes a hero and savior.
Minor spoiler:
As such, this plays when you finally clear your squad's name and literally become heroes by saving countless lives.
Chills every time, man.
Chills every. Single. Time.
So glad to see you get the same goosebumps Ace Combats fans have come to love so much with the soundtracks of these games! Pretty sure I've seen other comments mention but the "Liberation from Gracemaria" from Ace Combat 6 and "Daredevil" or "Archange" from Ace Combat 7 would be great candidates for your next Ace Combat reaction. This content is such a treat and it's super fun to watch you get emotional and excited about music like this!
"May they sings songs about us, This way." That's a line to remember. (
ace combat 5 is the best ace combat i love it still have a ps2 to play it as well, listening to this song playing in the background during combat and the tens atmospher from what happening makes the song so much better
I'd tell you to just listen to the entire Ace Combat 7 OST by now LOL, but I'd go one step further and urge you to actually do a full playthrough.
My goosebumps had goosebumps.
You said it perfectly. It is the hero’s journey but in song.
This song plays during the final mission of the story. It reflects everything from the games in game folk lore of the Razgriz. You transform from a destructive pilot raining death upon the land to a hero flying to stop a hidden threat from taking more innocent lives.
That is why this song hits home. The music from these games is one reason why Ace Combat will be my favorite franchise.
I would recommend you Blue Skies - Infinity remix, it's a beautiful song with beautiful vocals
I will never forget that final moments against ofnir and grabar squadrons in there famous double belkan formation
Razgriz, demon and hero, vowing to rid the world of the weapons that could ruin us. Sending forth her elegance, her wrath, her merciful hand, and her flourished talons. She will bring us peace. But first, she will make us all bare witness… to this Unsung War.
I see Alicorn being mentioned in the comments a lot. Marco, if you’re reading this, and decide to give a reaction to this track, let’s try to avoid the Rex Tremendae situation we had in the last Ace Combat video and react to both Alicorn and Hero of Comberth Harbour (non game version. Which has a slower buildup but a proper ending instead of looping) when you get around to it.
If I were to describe the two tracks it would be this:
Alicorn is a peek into the mind of a crazy submarine captain. And Hero of Comberth Harbour is a variation of the first track, sounding like his final descent into insanity and madness.
He's gotta listen to awakening first too
That "Yoo. Yooo!" lives with me to this day. I come back to your videos a lot, specifically these AC videos. They just drive me. I want to make music that you react to like this one day, and these are the songs that give me the most inspiration to do it.
I also want to write stories, program, and do basically the entire game making process, so I've got a lot on my plate, but music is like... #2 on that list!
:) this is still one of my favorite videos.
*Song Ends*
I'm not crying, YOU ARE! 😭
This is my favorite track in the entire series. The moment it plays in the game is also one of my favorite moments in any video game. The whole ending sequence of Ace Combat 5 is unbelievable. Like even if you think you're not into this type of game, this is the one to change your mind. That's what happened to me. I 100% recommend playing it in whatever way you can.
Man, I'm SO happy you got experience this piece of music! There's nothing else I can say that everyone else is already commenting. I had to let out a laugh and a smile when you finished listening. Exactly my reaction!
love this track and the breakdown. you nailed what makes it resonate so strongly with the player. i think you'd very much enjoy "archange" from AC7. the choirs are arranged in such a way that it feels like a duel of voices, constantly going back and forth.
Yes this! And Sol Squadron
Yep.
Your enthusiasm earned you a sub.
I love this music SO much listen to it often on repeat
At around 5:40 it really looked like you were about to honestly cry :D
Wonderful, as Ace Combat has been a series that's been with me since my childhood ever since the first game.
And while i always "liked" AC, it was #5 that made me really REALLY fall in love with the series.
Beyond all the AC7 suggestions, I would like to put "Kings" from Project Wingman (which is a love letter to the Ace Combat franchise) on the table.
This song and Megalith Agnus Dei definitely made my angsty teenage self cry back in the early/mid 00s, the first time music ever did that for me. It's cool to see it have impact all these years later, thanks for the video.
I absolutely LOVE the little roll of the tongue the men’s chorus puts on the first R in ‘Razgriz’
The OST for Ace Combat 5 is truly a masterpiece, I can recall almost all the songs from memory lmao. Used to listen to the full ost all the time growing up.
I can see many others have said this - but I have to reiterate. The Ace Combat series has incredible music, and it's as they say "Better than it has any right to be." It's an arcade action game where planes have 98 missiles and go up against ridiculous superweapons, combined with overly dramatic political themes about war and nations. And the music is INCREDIBLE. I listen to it when I walk, jog, and workout. I listen to it when I relax in a dark room. It has tracks for literally everything. People have been sharing with you the epic end piece themes of the games - but the interim mission tracks are great as well. And I'm so, so soooo thrilled someone like you from your background finally got to experience this.
And the themes are so good. This game, happens after AC:Z the Belkan war - which had the track zero you reacted to. You've now listened to the final end piece songs from what's considered the best "trilogy" of the AC games. 4, 5, and zero. So glad you experienced them!
If you've been enjoying Ace Combat music so far, I highly recommend you listen to either "Alicorn" or "The Hero of Comberth Harbor", both from Ace Combat 7. They are 2 of my favorite songs, not just from that game, but from most games in general.
I'm going to add to this and say that you might want to listen to "Awakening", "Alicorn", and "Hero of Comberth Harbor" in that order and treat them as movements in one long piece instead of as separate pieces as they build up an overarching story when taken together.
@@AdmiralKew I cannot recommend this idea enough. That trio of tracks are so complimentary.
This piece is truly beautiful!!
Heck, I've never finished Ace Combat 6, shame on me.
I've played Ace Combat on the 3DS many, many years ago, which was a remake of Ace Combat 2. And what I remember is that was such a great game.
I remember crying right through the final battle of Ace Combat 5 specifically because of this music track. It's just an incredible song and arguably one of the best ever made for a video game.
Your reactions have been incredibly infectious. I was expecting you to unfold the entire story in this one track again but watching you get blown away far exceeded what I was hoping for, you ascended to heaven my man hahaha. Getting choked up and misty eye to this track is definitely common. Ive heard it a million times in the 17.5 years since the game released and it still gets a rise out of me. Now if you want to UGLY cry, the end credits version of The Journey Home from AC5 will hit hard. Its frame work is based on the unsung war, but when one of your wingmen gets killed, its played slowed down on a single piano while you hear the rest of your squadron trying to keep it together over the radio. It'll tear you up. Then the version in the end credits is a full orchestra and beautiful lyrics that is sung through the game, it feels like literal peace embodied in music. Its this perfect release after a final mission stopping a satellite armed to the teeth with nuclear warheads.
As others keep saying, Daredevil from AC7 man... But to add on the hype, they delayed the game for it to be finished and have the mission progression match up with the song. Also Sol Squadron, it is the same as archange, but add an "outlaw" sounding guitar that plays against the towering orchestra and choir the entire time that IMO, represents the main character fighting an ace squadron lead by a legendary ace pilot thats been terrorizing your forces since the beginning.
❤️❤️❤️👀🥲 honestly this was too epic to try and figure out 🤣
Really glad you have been enjoying the AC OSTs so far, and really looking forward to see more in the future. One thing that I really like about this track is that it actually shares lyrics with Zero, since Zero is a prequel to Unsung War and both are different perspectives on the legend of Razgriz.
Seeing you have almost the same emotional reaction I do when listening to this, was so great to see! The OST for Ace Combat games really does have it's own fan base. There aren't many people who could appreciate this without having played the game, but you are a rare sort indeed!
I love the Ace Combat series with all my heart I've been playing since I was little🔥Demons of Razgriz🔥
I'm glad it seemed to move you as much as it moves me! Thanks for the great video, looking forward to more!
I found this channel on accident and im pretty happy i did. Time to start binge watching.
I also really like seeing your reaction on this one. Reminds me of when i first heard it.
Fighting a massive space station on a collision course...with nothing but a group of F-14 tomcats...and winning. This music was absolutely perfect. Especially in the middle which was timed ro you and your team absolutely opening up on the weak spot of SOLG.
Those Black F-14s taking flight.... Goosebumps
Told ya you were gonna love it. Can't wait for you to react to more ace combat music.