Crazy to think that even Emil's funny shop song is actually kinda sad when you realize that it is just "Emil - Sacrifice", but faster and with different instruments.
i read somewhere that it's supposed to be as if emil just somewhat remembers the song but not quite because he doesn't really remember he's past, so the shop song is just emil humming to this familiar song in his head WHICH IS JUST GENIOUS 🤯
"Weight of the World" -- according to prominent theories of the game -- refers to the weight of having to derive meaning from the world, and how tough it can be to do that without self-destructing. But, as the game postulates, that weight is much easier to bear if we carry it together -- hence when all three singers come together to finish out the album, and even a chorus comes in at the end. Makes me cry every time :')
I've always considered each song not necessarily a commentary on deriving meaning in our existence. But instead I consider each song to be about, or from, each character and their heart. Their inner feelings. 2B undoubtedly feels like she's carrying the weight of the world. Just look at the cover image of automata. She's carrying 9S, her world. He means everything to her. She means everything to him
@@trevorveillette8415 Oh, absolutely. I'm sure each singer represents a different character -- in _addition_ to that, I think the song title doubles as a meaning for the game as a whole.
@@BroudbrunMusicMerge well most definitely. It's well....the song of automata. Or more accurately it's THE song of automata. Its the song that most represents automata and what it's about. Especially since the final message of the game is essentially a tie in, into the song. That life is miserable never ending pain and suffering that ways down on us, impossible to lift on our own. But with the help of loved ones, or even just our fellow human, suddenly the weight of the world isn't so heavy on us. That's more or less the idea of automata, or the theme I should day. What interests me the most about this song is the chaos language segment. It's pretty much fully acknowledged that the English portion is 2B, Japanese is 9S, but chaos language is 1 of 2 possible things. It's either A2, or it's YoRHa. I personally lean towards A2, but the rough translations of sound-alike words have lead some to believe it's potentially a song about YoRHa, or sang by YoRHa.
Fine, I'll do it myself: 0:53 - Intro 1:23 - Rebirth & Hope [Crunch Acc. Version] 2:01 - War & War [also Crunch Acc. Version] 5:41 - Dan is a dirty liar 6:17 - Correct 6:31 - Wrong 7:09 - Dan spreads Viola propaganda 7:19 - Crumbling Lies (Front) 10:46 - Widespread Illness 13:55 - Dan cements himself as the liar we all know he is 14:05 - Fortress of Lies 17:18 - Dan isn't fooling anybody at this point 17:28 - Vague Hope (Spring Rain) 21:58 - 🤔 22:08 - Song of the Ancients (Atonement) 27:18 - Blissful Death 30:02 - Emil (Despair) [No Viola Ver.] 30:49 - Dan's opinion on 'Emil's Shop' is wrong 34:47 - Faltering Prayer (Starry Sky) 38:33 - Alien Manifestation 44:59 - The Tower 52:44 - Bipolar Nightmare 58:00 - The Sound of the End 1:03:27 - Weight of the World - Emi Evans - FR Version 1:09:14 - Weight of the World the End of YoRHa 1:15:30 - Emil's Shop (English Version) 1:17:39 - Outro (Also I'd love to see the thumbnails fixed. Part 2 has 'part 1' in the thumbnail, and the 3rd part has 'part 2+3' and it's a minor inconvenience on PC.)
The moment at the end when Nichole is singing her line "but the truth is that I'm only one girl" only to be drowned out by the choir as if the whole world is giving their help is so good and I went this whole time not noticing.
During gameplay, On the very last "Weight of the World", I tried really hard to hold the tears but I broke and just started bawling. It just hits so damn hard.
Yes! When you're doing the end credits and getting help from people to beat it, only to find out in order to help someone else you have to delete your safe file. Incredible, I cried too
Don't know if anyone had say this before, but when "Weight of world - end of YorHa" is playing, you are in an almost unwinnable battle, you died time after time, but then, after countless deads, players that had sacrificed their savedata in order to help other people offer you a hand and THAT'S where the chorus kicks in. Before there was only you and just 1 singer. Is like hearing all those people who sacrifice everything to help you, like they are singing. Truly one of the most beautiful endings I think that exist
I love that the final version of Weight Of The World that includes all the singers and the dev team working together, plays at the end credits where you're fighting to the end and end up getting assistance from other players to finish the game. It was SO touching. Especially when you find out they gave up their entire save file to help others for the final ending.
This games OST is a masterpiece glad you enjoyed it Dan. I hope the original Nier soundtrack will be on the channel eventually, there’s so many great tracks in it that are referenced in this OST.
@@darksuntoggafhd9947 I’d say original first so Dan gets the original musical experience, also I don’t think the remastered soundtrack is on Spotify and is hard to find on YT. Although he could just buy it.
@@SquallSZ I'd say go for remastered. Not even out of preference. It's just, Canon. Mainline now. It's what any new fans would most likely end up playing between the original and the remake. So because it's what new fans would get into, I think it should be listened to before the original. Although hey if he's got the time and doesn't plan on playing either version of replicant, then he can do either.
@@darksuntoggafhd9947 While the original, well, was the original, and it did some tracks better in my opinion (like Dark Colossus and Shadowlord) the remaster cleans up the sound and is generally more pleasant. The addition of stuff like fleeting words and the Emil despair bonus melody thing makes it better in my opinion. It would be a nightmare to find though and I don’t think anyone is technically allowed to reupload it, probably not through a reaction. The original is now officially on CZcams thanks to the new Square Enix Music account so
The YoRHa variant of the Weight of the World becomes even more poignant if you know where it pops up in the game. You get into an impossible bullet hell shooter involving the actual credits scrolling by, repeatedly fail without giving up and ultimately have other people around the world join you (which is when the chorus happens). It's one of the most perfect moments in video games.
@@PhirePhlame I gave my data, other people helped me when i belived it was impossible, if i my save file can help someone else i will totally pay the price.
Nier Soundtrack was truly a unique thing, since the first game. The fact that they created an language just for the music is something that I never seen before. Just the artistic creativity of that is outstanding!
And it's the canon language of the world, as Song of the Ancients is canonically sung by Devola and Popola. That means that the in-game English/Japanese voices are player convenience and everyone is actually speaking in Chaos Language.
I love that, cause one thing I feel can ruin vocal soundtracks is lyrics and knowing the words. I've always loved when a voice is more used as an instrument by itself and it's about the feel and emotion it conveys than what is actually sung. I can feel the latter is like the song is trying to explain to you what to feel and think when listening, and sometimes the emotion the soundtrack conveys just doesn't match the lyrics in your mind or limits it, particularly sad love songs that could be about general loss of love to simply "my girlfriend broke up".
@@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY In Replicant 1.22 I’m not entirely sure that’s true. I very distinctly remember talking to devola in the early part of the game and she mentions chaos language as if the villagers do not actually speak it, but devola and popola do. However, in automata, I’d 100% believe this interpretation
edit: Ok I was wrong :') but its some magical stuff still.. but sorry, I checked up just after posting and I'm gonna have to eat my hat :') Cirque du Soleil did this iirc (makes up language for the music) --> check out the music from their Alegria show :-) The old one/original one, not the one where they tried to recreate it.(somehow turned it into some mad max looking stuff.)
I was in the stream and got suprised the moment you started to cry, that's the proof that shows how sublime the ost is, and the fact that you haven't played the game reinforces that fact
@@FlaTsu finally gotcha (probably too late now sorry haha) but for anyone else who wants it the song starts around 1:09:07 emotional starts around 1:13:00
Just like every time I hear the End of Yorha version of Weight of the World, I feel the need to thank and apologize for every save file I destroyed through my ineptitude at bullet hell games. I can't remember the names because most of them were foreign characters, but still.
Absolutely LOVE your reaction to “song of ancients”, it’s my favorite piece from both games, it’s instrumental version plays multiple times in the game, but the vocal only plays ONCE in-game, and it’s on one of the most mesmerizing and magical moments of the whole game, and it’s all made so much more special by having that amazing song accompanying it.
The moment this soundtrack reaction popped up in my recommended, The Weight of the World End of YorHa piece was the moment I wanted to see most. This game means so much to me, and to this day I can't listen to that song without crying. Seeing your heartfelt reaction has really lifted me up today. Your insight and love for music is amazing to see. Keep up the excellent work :)
[SPOILERS ON THE END OF THE GAME AHEAD] When I first hit the final credits, it felt so... helpless. I was given this window into manipulating the outcome myself, refusing to let 2B, 9S and A2 just die - but even then, it just felt so hopeless, so impossibly hard, like nothing wanted me to just allow those three some manner of good ending, you know? And Weight of the World hits, emphasizing that feeling... but then I got help. Player names started popping up - the chorus of people singing along swelled and swelled, every name that popped up another player's save data sacrificed for me to allow those three their goddamn happy ending, even if the game didn't want me to. And after everything, when I saw what that meant - that I was given the option to sacrifice my own save data to, maybe, help someone else out there reach the end... my name popping up on their screen, just some unknown bunch of letters, soon forgotten and no "thank you" ever given or received - really nothing in it for me but to _possibly_ help out someone I'll never meet in any capacity, with nothing in return... knowing I had reached the end because _others_ had done so with their own save data... ... for fuck's sake, man. This game.
The sequence in-game when J'nique's vocals kick in for The Tower... It's such a powerful moment. People who've played it know. As 9S walks out into the light on the Tower's outer ramparts to face off against the turned Ho229's.
Alien Manifestation was supposed to be played by the climax of the game, but Yoko Taro loved it so much that he put it in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Good choice, that track really elevates what could have been a sleepy, forgettable tutorial level. I immediately bought into the drama of whatever was happening, not fully understanding the details but knowing by the emotions of the music that it was important. I love when a game starts off strong, and I’m not 10 hours in wondering when it “gets good”.
I've just spent the past ~3 hours watching all parts of your reaction and I'm so glad I did. I'm not musically trained at all, I'd vaguely know a handful of terms but couldn't quite tell you what most if any of them mean lol. However listening to you and chat dissect this absolutely phenomenal soundtrack has really made me see it from a whole new perspective. It was already my all time favourite soundtrack, I have bought the vinyl box set and everything, but now I have even more appreciation for it if that were possible.
Weight of The world YorHa Version, the choirs represent everything and everyone involved in the game. Including the players... the weight of the world cannot be carried by one person, but when everyone is in it together... we can go the distance, toward the goal. Which is, finishing the whole game. But that also works in life, no one can live alone.
I played the FFXIV nier raids before automata and replicant, and when those violins kicked in during song of the ancients in Hansel and Gretel in the last raid, I could feel my 200% dps buff kick in. Good lord what a banger
The moment I reached the ending E, hearing the chorus of "Weight of the World the End of YoRHa" where other players helped me to reach the end of the credits. The moment where I deleted all my save files and stats for helping someone else and my eyes were full of tears! I will never forget this one moment! 😭❤️
Glad I finished it first and didn't ruined the whole moment to myself by reading this first. It's an old game, but moments like these should always be discussed carefully when unable to spoiler it
Im really, really glad you did go through all of Automata's OST! This game is prob my favorite till this day haha Wish you could give Nier: Replicant a chance too
Thank you. Seeing everyone on the chat recording talking about the [E]ND. Man when a game gets you dirty crying while you are playing and you just don't care about that. You are hear to change this ending for the better. To sacrifice your life to make it better in the end. My save is gone. And I can only smile.
1:11:00 it’s so cool that you picked out the “inexperienced” quality of the chorus before finding out the voices were the devs. Thanks for the great trilogy, loved hearing what you picked up on and liked
The OST doesn't have Kaine Salvation on it? It's a song from the prequel to Nier Automata, but it shows up in Automata as well,and I can see why, because after hearing it, it became one of my favourite pieces of music EVER
Automata has some songs directly from replicant ported into it, but those aren't counted as official songs on the ost since they are just that, ports of the songs from replicant. They're nice additions hidden in the game. But not counted as the games official ost.
There is an in-game story related reason why Kaine Salvation appears in Automata, and it is related to Replicant, has nothing to do with how good the song is, as that is what you seem to be implying here.
It’s funny the point about the emotions brought up by the different singers and the dev team coming in for the YoRHa, because the song and the ending itself is all about how the only thing that keeps us all going is when we give help to each other and sacrifice for others, both those we care about and those we might never meet, true art man
Fire Emblem Three Houses has a great soundtrack :) I also HIGHLY recommend the OST for the game "Journey", absolutely beautiful and made me cry from the music alone.
Both of these are phenomenal suggestions. Journey is a childhood nostalgia fav for me and I never see anyone talk about it! And the Three Houses OST is amazing as well
No it doesn't. Replicant came after Automata. Replicant's style was almost a continuation of the audio style of Automata. Do you mean that Automata carried over a lot of foundation from the original NieR? Like Halua, Grandma, Song of the Ancients? If so, that makes more sense. Please don't refer to Replicant as the original. It's not. It's a remake of of the original.
@@chubbynutzthe box just says NieR. The Internet referred to the JP and International versions as Gestalt and Replicant informally as there was an ever so slight difference to them. I feel it's worth providing context when friendo up there says listen to Replicant to hear where those rearrangements originated... They originated with NieR.
Sorry to be a dick about it but if you want to hear the evolution of the soundtracks and the influences along the way I recommend: NieR OST NieR echo tribute album Automata OST Automata remix album Replicant OST Replicant remix album
@@JamGThatsMe Replicant/Gestalt is correct. The only reason the game is simply known as 'NieR' outside of Japan is because only the Gestalt version was released worldwide. The recent release is an upgraded version of the original Replicant.
End of YoRHa really is just something else, huh!? It's such an amazing sequence as you play it, but even just the music stands on it's own 100%. I love that the devs are part of it too! They damn well deserve it. Anyone interested in experiencing the game but not super interested in playing it, I strongly recommend watching the full playthrough of it on PlayFrame. It's one of my favorite places on youtube, and they finished playing Automata fairly recently!
I watched all 3 parts, you were great. End of YoRHa its very emotional even though i never played the game. Would love to see you do a playthrough of NieR: Automata 🤖
(Around 17:40) This one I always kept expecting to have the hardest drop out of no where and for the longest time I couldn't figure out why, then I realized it's because it's quite similar to the start of the Final Boss in Drakengard 3 (and I mean Final Boss when referring to the Track because The Song Is The Boss) which is a psychotic mashup of like 8 songs that somehow managed to be amazing and also one of the Hardest Bosses In All Of Gaming... (On top of that the two games are actually connected, because Nier is a branched timeline off of the Drakengard timeline!)
@@deagron1375 yeah besides the Remix/Sequel Tracks there are a fair few repeated melodies (there's a word for that but I always forget it) they use in multiple unrelated tracks.
@@-libertyprimev1-902 Somtimes it's even like they make an almost entire remix of the same song, like Emil's ones between Nier and Automata, so I dunno if it's just leitmotiv at this point 🤔
It's crazy that I'm only just realizing this now, but I always thought the vocals for Weight of the World in every version were a bit too quiet compared to the rest of the arrangement, and now it makes complete sense because it's as if the song was designed with the choir in mind to fill out the rest of the sound. In all of those other versions with each singer by herself, she really is carrying the weight of the world, i.e. the weight of the song itself, and the truth really IS that she's only one girl. It took the combined voices of all of these other people to fully "carry the weight" of the entire song. Absolutely brilliant.
I don't know if somebody told you this already, but the chorus in end of YorHa has a meaning withing the game mechanics at the very last section of the game.
I think what hits me the most about Weight of the World - The End of yoRHa is that it's not only the three singers finally coming together, but the dev team along with what happens in the game at that moment is insanely uplifting while also sad. The effort each character has gone through just to get to where they are at the end makes me so emotional, and it shows in the song. Best song from any game I've listened to.
Love blissful death, alien manifestation, sound of the end and - of course - the weight of the world. Honestly you only get the whole meaning of weight of the world. Especially when the chorus kicks in. Makes me cry everytime due to the implementation in to the story 😭
If you think the music is good now, just wait 'til you have context of how and when they are played. They hit the feels so much harder. I hear the songs and feel the same emotions I did when I first heard them because of how they implemented them into gameplay and story. I hope you enjoy the game if/when you get to it..... and remember....... Glory to Mankind
@ColdFire the reorchestration was rarely convoncing (i would still have found the ost superb if I played repliant only). The only true and nice addition was the mermaid song.
When you say end of yorha is fun, you really should play that part of the game. The only time I cry while play a 8bit shoot em up game. This is true one in a lifetime experience. No other game can do this, never.
This soundtrack lived rent free in my head for some time after finishing the game, one of the best I've ever played. But sorry for the confusion, why is the title of the stream 3/3, not 2/3?
@@MusicTheoryforGamers ahhh thank you! Edit: the Part 2 video you sent has the same url as Part 1, I found the real one: czcams.com/video/bcuxziXcYdw/video.html
The Nier Automata soundtrack is something extremely special and dear to my heart. Glad you enjoyed your journey through it. You ought to make some time for the Ace Combat OSTs. Ace Combat 7 is sadly not legally released on any streaming platforms here, but Ace Combat Zero is and is absolutely worth a listen.
Thank you for doing this! I’ve been asking for a while but never thought you would do it. When I saw this I don’t think I’ve ever clicked faster on any video. NieR’s soundtrack is really on another level. Gestalt/Replicant’s ost is incredible too, but I believe the Gestalt versions are the only ones on CZcams and it doesn’t sound as clean or as rich as the remake soundtrack. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to more VGM reactions!
This was fantastic. Bookending each stream with Weight of the World hit so hard and really culminated in something special with the YorHa version. My favourite track is definitely Song of the Ancients (Atonement). Hearing that during the Olympics opening ceremony in Japan was such a nice surprise.
I couldn’t even lift a smile while hearing The end of Yorha.It’s just very sorrowful to bringing those painful memories from Nier Automata.Sadness setting in again…
Love how in the last battle song you start hearing all the other people singing as soon as you accept help from them :P Such a unique boss battle. (I stubbornly tried to fight alone without accepting help thinking I was pretty close to beating it only to realize, after I finally accepted the help, -I wasnt even close.. I wonder if anyone has defeted it without help?)
Would love to hear you react to Xenoblade Chronicles 2's OST, although it would be a large commitment. Absolutely love these NieR videos. Replicant (remastered?) would also be fantastic. Keep doing what you do!
Finally played this game myself so I coukd finally check this out without spoiling myself. The OST is one big piece of art and I love it. I was wondering, did you actually get to play the game yourself? The OST on its own is awesome, but context lifts it very high above most, if not all, other OSTs.
When I first saw the trailer to NieR: Automata, I was instantly hooked to the game. Not because of the visuals nor the story (which hadn't been revealed yet) but entirely due to the soundtrack. I literally pre-ordered the game because of the soundtrack. Ended up staying for the story.
Has the Ori: Wil of the Wisps soundtrack ever come up in your recommendations? It might be my favorite soundtrack ever. It's such a journey. I believe it won best OST of the year last year. You should definitely check it out.
I just started playing Nier Replicant, and honestly I think you should give that soundtrack a live reaction as well because it is just as incredible if not more so than Automata's OST. Automata really stands on it's own and it has deserved every bit of praise and recognition it's gotten over the years, but I low key feel like people are sleeping on Replicant. I think I love the world building and the way the music plays into that even more in that game actually, so hope to see what your take is on the soundtrack since Replicant is the OG.
Honestly, Alien Manifestation as the first track in the game and the high stakes mission you were on got me invested in the game in like the first few seconds of playing! It just works so well, and although I was so glad it played in at least a couple other places in the game to my pleasant surprise, nothing beats that opening to this track.
Your video just got recommended to me recently. Really loving all the reactions eventhough it's a VOD. I'll be sure to tune in live if you're doing NieR: Replicant reaction stream.
Weight of the world yohra Version, when it starts that everyone is singing, its the people (players that deleted their whole data after playing the whole game) that helping you at the end to unlock the ending, so basicly that are the "players that sacrificed themself to help other" singing that makes the whole song way sadder then hearing it without context
The mement "WOTW end of YoRHa" started, people start to 😢. I am not talking about, hearing soo many people are putting effort. If you played thru the true ending, then you know, and know.
55:10 Ah, now- that sounds like a "mixed-meter" kinda thing, doesn't it (sometimes notated as two time signatures next to one another on a stave, the first corresponding to the first bar, the second to the second). Classic example would be "America" from West Side Story- that "DA-da-da DA-da-da / DA-da DA-da DA-da" rhythm. :) As for that vocoded-sounding vocal, it *could* be a bespoke "tone filter" that was created in-house, which essentially reshaped sines into square waves: if you look on Platinum Games's blog, the guy who implemented the in-game soundtrack (Masami Ueda) explains how this technique was used frequently during certain player-triggered events- it's an interesting read if you can find it. (I suspect I can't post links here for obvious reasons!😄) Best wishes from the UK 😁✌
Since about the year 2000 DOOM 1993 and DOOM2 have been my favorite game without question. Nier Automata firmly took that spot. After playing Automata other games just seem like child's play to me. And there is nothing wrong with that. We all need to unwind somehow. But WOW what an experience. Nier automata is the greatest story ever told.
Crazy to think that even Emil's funny shop song is actually kinda sad when you realize that it is just "Emil - Sacrifice", but faster and with different instruments.
especially when you know everything Emil had to go through, the song just got sadder so many times over.
@@HenSt-gz7qj as all NieR fans agree, being Emil is suffering and pain
Omg! It is really as you said! How didn't i notice it before?
i read somewhere that it's supposed to be as if emil just somewhat remembers the song but not quite because he doesn't really remember he's past, so the shop song is just emil humming to this familiar song in his head
WHICH IS JUST GENIOUS 🤯
Respect to Keiichi Okabe
Song of the Ancients (NieR Replicant version) was played during the opening ceremony of the Olympic games
Is there a clip for this?
@@shirouemiya2880 'Ere you go: czcams.com/video/p4kFIfdBlB4/video.html
@@shirouemiya2880 here czcams.com/video/sLFBqgYv2qU/video.html
@@shirouemiya2880 czcams.com/video/p4kFIfdBlB4/video.html
@@shirouemiya2880 yup, search "Nier Song of the Ancients at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020"
1:11:41 The chorus is actually the dev team, even Yoko Taro, cheering on the player in the final stretch to getting Ending E: [E]nd of Yorha
"Weight of the World" -- according to prominent theories of the game -- refers to the weight of having to derive meaning from the world, and how tough it can be to do that without self-destructing.
But, as the game postulates, that weight is much easier to bear if we carry it together -- hence when all three singers come together to finish out the album, and even a chorus comes in at the end. Makes me cry every time :')
Added note, the Chorus is made up of the Developers and their Families.
I've always considered each song not necessarily a commentary on deriving meaning in our existence. But instead I consider each song to be about, or from, each character and their heart. Their inner feelings. 2B undoubtedly feels like she's carrying the weight of the world.
Just look at the cover image of automata. She's carrying 9S, her world. He means everything to her. She means everything to him
@@trevorveillette8415 Oh, absolutely. I'm sure each singer represents a different character -- in _addition_ to that, I think the song title doubles as a meaning for the game as a whole.
@@BroudbrunMusicMerge well most definitely. It's well....the song of automata. Or more accurately it's THE song of automata.
Its the song that most represents automata and what it's about. Especially since the final message of the game is essentially a tie in, into the song.
That life is miserable never ending pain and suffering that ways down on us, impossible to lift on our own. But with the help of loved ones, or even just our fellow human, suddenly the weight of the world isn't so heavy on us. That's more or less the idea of automata, or the theme I should day.
What interests me the most about this song is the chaos language segment. It's pretty much fully acknowledged that the English portion is 2B, Japanese is 9S, but chaos language is 1 of 2 possible things.
It's either A2, or it's YoRHa. I personally lean towards A2, but the rough translations of sound-alike words have lead some to believe it's potentially a song about YoRHa, or sang by YoRHa.
I've walked the same road as you. In the end, I'm rooting for you.
Fine, I'll do it myself:
0:53 - Intro
1:23 - Rebirth & Hope [Crunch Acc. Version]
2:01 - War & War [also Crunch Acc. Version]
5:41 - Dan is a dirty liar
6:17 - Correct
6:31 - Wrong
7:09 - Dan spreads Viola propaganda
7:19 - Crumbling Lies (Front)
10:46 - Widespread Illness
13:55 - Dan cements himself as the liar we all know he is
14:05 - Fortress of Lies
17:18 - Dan isn't fooling anybody at this point
17:28 - Vague Hope (Spring Rain)
21:58 - 🤔
22:08 - Song of the Ancients (Atonement)
27:18 - Blissful Death
30:02 - Emil (Despair) [No Viola Ver.]
30:49 - Dan's opinion on 'Emil's Shop' is wrong
34:47 - Faltering Prayer (Starry Sky)
38:33 - Alien Manifestation
44:59 - The Tower
52:44 - Bipolar Nightmare
58:00 - The Sound of the End
1:03:27 - Weight of the World - Emi Evans - FR Version
1:09:14 - Weight of the World the End of YoRHa
1:15:30 - Emil's Shop (English Version)
1:17:39 - Outro
(Also I'd love to see the thumbnails fixed. Part 2 has 'part 1' in the thumbnail, and the 3rd part has 'part 2+3' and it's a minor inconvenience on PC.)
Thumbnails will be fixed. My first instrument was viola.😂
@@MusicTheoryforGamers I have committed an oopsie: The Tower starts at 44:59, not 49:59 (I edited the comment already). Sorry Teach 😌
Finally hahaha. Thank you bro it is greatly appreciated seriously 👏
don't call it "FR version" that is not French, its called "chaos language"
@@ult_joker that’s what it’s called though in the official soundtrack. It had “FR Version” in the name
The moment at the end when Nichole is singing her line "but the truth is that I'm only one girl" only to be drowned out by the choir as if the whole world is giving their help is so good and I went this whole time not noticing.
During gameplay, On the very last "Weight of the World", I tried really hard to hold the tears but I broke and just started bawling. It just hits so damn hard.
I can never not cry from End of YoRHa. I can never listen to it in public as a result. It's too embarrassing.
Feel you! One of the most sentimental songs.
I just had goosebumps
Yes! When you're doing the end credits and getting help from people to beat it, only to find out in order to help someone else you have to delete your safe file. Incredible, I cried too
Hell, Dan was tearing up and he hadn't even played the game, Keiichi Okabe is a force to be reckoned with when he has creative freedom.
The rest of the game is just as beautiful as the ost and to anyone seeing this that hasn't played it I highly recommend it
Don't know if anyone had say this before, but when "Weight of world - end of YorHa" is playing, you are in an almost unwinnable battle, you died time after time, but then, after countless deads, players that had sacrificed their savedata in order to help other people offer you a hand and THAT'S where the chorus kicks in.
Before there was only you and just 1 singer.
Is like hearing all those people who sacrifice everything to help you, like they are singing.
Truly one of the most beautiful endings I think that exist
I'm glad you brought this up! Love this song. Most memorable parts of gaming history
I love that the final version of Weight Of The World that includes all the singers and the dev team working together, plays at the end credits where you're fighting to the end and end up getting assistance from other players to finish the game. It was SO touching. Especially when you find out they gave up their entire save file to help others for the final ending.
I love how we can tell how much you like a track when you look absolutely disgusted
Because its borderline disgusting how much this game makes love to your ears.
Whole other experience when you play it too. Which is remarkable.
@@trevorveillette8415 the stank face do be hitting hard
In the funk genre, we call that "stank face". Its a common affliction when the funk gets too powerful.
This games OST is a masterpiece glad you enjoyed it Dan. I hope the original Nier soundtrack will be on the channel eventually, there’s so many great tracks in it that are referenced in this OST.
Question is: Remastered soundtrack or the original?
@@darksuntoggafhd9947 I’d say original first so Dan gets the original musical experience, also I don’t think the remastered soundtrack is on Spotify and is hard to find on YT. Although he could just buy it.
@@darksuntoggafhd9947 definitly the original. But the ost added in the remastered is brilliant
@@SquallSZ I'd say go for remastered. Not even out of preference. It's just, Canon. Mainline now.
It's what any new fans would most likely end up playing between the original and the remake. So because it's what new fans would get into, I think it should be listened to before the original.
Although hey if he's got the time and doesn't plan on playing either version of replicant, then he can do either.
@@darksuntoggafhd9947 While the original, well, was the original, and it did some tracks better in my opinion (like Dark Colossus and Shadowlord) the remaster cleans up the sound and is generally more pleasant. The addition of stuff like fleeting words and the Emil despair bonus melody thing makes it better in my opinion. It would be a nightmare to find though and I don’t think anyone is technically allowed to reupload it, probably not through a reaction. The original is now officially on CZcams thanks to the new Square Enix Music account so
The YoRHa variant of the Weight of the World becomes even more poignant if you know where it pops up in the game. You get into an impossible bullet hell shooter involving the actual credits scrolling by, repeatedly fail without giving up and ultimately have other people around the world join you (which is when the chorus happens). It's one of the most perfect moments in video games.
You too can become one of those helpers for at least one other person somewhere out there. There is a price, though...
@@PhirePhlame I gave my data, other people helped me when i belived it was impossible, if i my save file can help someone else i will totally pay the price.
Nier Soundtrack was truly a unique thing, since the first game.
The fact that they created an language just for the music is something that I never seen before. Just the artistic creativity of that is outstanding!
And it's the canon language of the world, as Song of the Ancients is canonically sung by Devola and Popola. That means that the in-game English/Japanese voices are player convenience and everyone is actually speaking in Chaos Language.
I love that, cause one thing I feel can ruin vocal soundtracks is lyrics and knowing the words. I've always loved when a voice is more used as an instrument by itself and it's about the feel and emotion it conveys than what is actually sung.
I can feel the latter is like the song is trying to explain to you what to feel and think when listening, and sometimes the emotion the soundtrack conveys just doesn't match the lyrics in your mind or limits it, particularly sad love songs that could be about general loss of love to simply "my girlfriend broke up".
@@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY In Replicant 1.22 I’m not entirely sure that’s true. I very distinctly remember talking to devola in the early part of the game and she mentions chaos language as if the villagers do not actually speak it, but devola and popola do. However, in automata, I’d 100% believe this interpretation
edit: Ok I was wrong :') but its some magical stuff still.. but sorry, I checked up just after posting and I'm gonna have to eat my hat :')
Cirque du Soleil did this iirc (makes up language for the music) --> check out the music from their Alegria show :-)
The old one/original one, not the one where they tried to recreate it.(somehow turned it into some mad max looking stuff.)
I was in the stream and got suprised the moment you started to cry, that's the proof that shows how sublime the ost is, and the fact that you haven't played the game reinforces that fact
minute?
@@FlaTsu I mean, which is the song you think ppl cry the most? End of Yorha ofc
@@xEndymionS they're asking for a timestamp for that song, if anyone knows
@@FlaTsu finally gotcha (probably too late now sorry haha) but for anyone else who wants it the song starts around 1:09:07
emotional starts around 1:13:00
@@kiwiparfaits Thank you ;3
Just like every time I hear the End of Yorha version of Weight of the World, I feel the need to thank and apologize for every save file I destroyed through my ineptitude at bullet hell games. I can't remember the names because most of them were foreign characters, but still.
Absolutely LOVE your reaction to “song of ancients”, it’s my favorite piece from both games, it’s instrumental version plays multiple times in the game, but the vocal only plays ONCE in-game, and it’s on one of the most mesmerizing and magical moments of the whole game, and it’s all made so much more special by having that amazing song accompanying it.
The moment this soundtrack reaction popped up in my recommended, The Weight of the World End of YorHa piece was the moment I wanted to see most. This game means so much to me, and to this day I can't listen to that song without crying. Seeing your heartfelt reaction has really lifted me up today. Your insight and love for music is amazing to see. Keep up the excellent work :)
[SPOILERS ON THE END OF THE GAME AHEAD]
When I first hit the final credits, it felt so... helpless. I was given this window into manipulating the outcome myself, refusing to let 2B, 9S and A2 just die - but even then, it just felt so hopeless, so impossibly hard, like nothing wanted me to just allow those three some manner of good ending, you know?
And Weight of the World hits, emphasizing that feeling... but then I got help. Player names started popping up - the chorus of people singing along swelled and swelled, every name that popped up another player's save data sacrificed for me to allow those three their goddamn happy ending, even if the game didn't want me to.
And after everything, when I saw what that meant - that I was given the option to sacrifice my own save data to, maybe, help someone else out there reach the end... my name popping up on their screen, just some unknown bunch of letters, soon forgotten and no "thank you" ever given or received - really nothing in it for me but to _possibly_ help out someone I'll never meet in any capacity, with nothing in return... knowing I had reached the end because _others_ had done so with their own save data...
... for fuck's sake, man. This game.
Just thinking about it makes me teary every single time! ; ;
The sequence in-game when J'nique's vocals kick in for The Tower... It's such a powerful moment. People who've played it know. As 9S walks out into the light on the Tower's outer ramparts to face off against the turned Ho229's.
literally one of my favorite moments in anything ever. came here specifically for the reaction to that part. so good.
Alien Manifestation was supposed to be played by the climax of the game, but Yoko Taro loved it so much that he put it in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Good choice, that track really elevates what could have been a sleepy, forgettable tutorial level. I immediately bought into the drama of whatever was happening, not fully understanding the details but knowing by the emotions of the music that it was important. I love when a game starts off strong, and I’m not 10 hours in wondering when it “gets good”.
@@Argon314 clearly you played Death Stranding
This game is a masterpiece for sure.
Everything about this game is beautiful, a masterpiece
@@LethalTigerX excepte the graphics
@@addzay3135 nah bro they are fine
@@addzay3135 no
@@PenguinsAreColdish yes
I've just spent the past ~3 hours watching all parts of your reaction and I'm so glad I did. I'm not musically trained at all, I'd vaguely know a handful of terms but couldn't quite tell you what most if any of them mean lol. However listening to you and chat dissect this absolutely phenomenal soundtrack has really made me see it from a whole new perspective. It was already my all time favourite soundtrack, I have bought the vinyl box set and everything, but now I have even more appreciation for it if that were possible.
Weight of The world YorHa Version, the choirs represent everything and everyone involved in the game. Including the players... the weight of the world cannot be carried by one person, but when everyone is in it together... we can go the distance, toward the goal. Which is, finishing the whole game. But that also works in life, no one can live alone.
I played the FFXIV nier raids before automata and replicant, and when those violins kicked in during song of the ancients in Hansel and Gretel in the last raid, I could feel my 200% dps buff kick in. Good lord what a banger
The moment I reached the ending E, hearing the chorus of "Weight of the World the End of YoRHa" where other players helped me to reach the end of the credits. The moment where I deleted all my save files and stats for helping someone else and my eyes were full of tears!
I will never forget this one moment! 😭❤️
Glad I finished it first and didn't ruined the whole moment to myself by reading this first. It's an old game, but moments like these should always be discussed carefully when unable to spoiler it
Im really, really glad you did go through all of Automata's OST! This game is prob my favorite till this day haha
Wish you could give Nier: Replicant a chance too
Thank you. Seeing everyone on the chat recording talking about the [E]ND. Man when a game gets you dirty crying while you are playing and you just don't care about that. You are hear to change this ending for the better. To sacrifice your life to make it better in the end. My save is gone. And I can only smile.
1:11:00 it’s so cool that you picked out the “inexperienced” quality of the chorus before finding out the voices were the devs. Thanks for the great trilogy, loved hearing what you picked up on and liked
The OST doesn't have Kaine Salvation on it? It's a song from the prequel to Nier Automata, but it shows up in Automata as well,and I can see why, because after hearing it, it became one of my favourite pieces of music EVER
Automata has some songs directly from replicant ported into it, but those aren't counted as official songs on the ost since they are just that, ports of the songs from replicant. They're nice additions hidden in the game. But not counted as the games official ost.
There is an in-game story related reason why Kaine Salvation appears in Automata, and it is related to Replicant, has nothing to do with how good the song is, as that is what you seem to be implying here.
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It’s funny the point about the emotions brought up by the different singers and the dev team coming in for the YoRHa, because the song and the ending itself is all about how the only thing that keeps us all going is when we give help to each other and sacrifice for others, both those we care about and those we might never meet, true art man
I was so glad to hear Devola and Popola sing again. Loved playing the original back in the day and this was a great call back.
FYI The timestamp for The Tower seems to be late, it actually starts halfway through the Alien Manifestation timestamp around the 45 minute mark.
Fire Emblem Three Houses has a great soundtrack :) I also HIGHLY recommend the OST for the game "Journey", absolutely beautiful and made me cry from the music alone.
Both of these are phenomenal suggestions. Journey is a childhood nostalgia fav for me and I never see anyone talk about it! And the Three Houses OST is amazing as well
This album derives a lot of it's themes and motifs from the NieR Replicant OST, so I really hope you can find time to react to that too!
No it doesn't. Replicant came after Automata. Replicant's style was almost a continuation of the audio style of Automata. Do you mean that Automata carried over a lot of foundation from the original NieR? Like Halua, Grandma, Song of the Ancients? If so, that makes more sense. Please don't refer to Replicant as the original. It's not. It's a remake of of the original.
@@JamGThatsMe wasn't the original NieR also called Replicant/Gestalt?
@@chubbynutzthe box just says NieR. The Internet referred to the JP and International versions as Gestalt and Replicant informally as there was an ever so slight difference to them. I feel it's worth providing context when friendo up there says listen to Replicant to hear where those rearrangements originated... They originated with NieR.
Sorry to be a dick about it but if you want to hear the evolution of the soundtracks and the influences along the way I recommend:
NieR OST
NieR echo tribute album
Automata OST
Automata remix album
Replicant OST
Replicant remix album
@@JamGThatsMe Replicant/Gestalt is correct. The only reason the game is simply known as 'NieR' outside of Japan is because only the Gestalt version was released worldwide. The recent release is an upgraded version of the original Replicant.
End of YoRHa really is just something else, huh!? It's such an amazing sequence as you play it, but even just the music stands on it's own 100%. I love that the devs are part of it too! They damn well deserve it.
Anyone interested in experiencing the game but not super interested in playing it, I strongly recommend watching the full playthrough of it on PlayFrame. It's one of my favorite places on youtube, and they finished playing Automata fairly recently!
I watched all 3 parts, you were great. End of YoRHa its very emotional even though i never played the game. Would love to see you do a playthrough of NieR: Automata 🤖
The song hit my feels like a nuclear bomb after I finally reached the end of yorha ending.
15:15 - "Fortress of lies" has been always one of my fav.
For me 27:18 is my fav
(Around 17:40) This one I always kept expecting to have the hardest drop out of no where and for the longest time I couldn't figure out why, then I realized it's because it's quite similar to the start of the Final Boss in Drakengard 3 (and I mean Final Boss when referring to the Track because The Song Is The Boss) which is a psychotic mashup of like 8 songs that somehow managed to be amazing and also one of the Hardest Bosses In All Of Gaming... (On top of that the two games are actually connected, because Nier is a branched timeline off of the Drakengard timeline!)
The whole track is so moving I love it so much 😭
Faltering Prayer also has a lot of Kuroi Uta melody, mostly the music box part which just voluntarily miss a few notes
@@deagron1375 yeah besides the Remix/Sequel Tracks there are a fair few repeated melodies (there's a word for that but I always forget it) they use in multiple unrelated tracks.
Leitmotif I believe is the word. Though there's a couple different words for repeating melodies or phases
@@-libertyprimev1-902 Somtimes it's even like they make an almost entire remix of the same song, like Emil's ones between Nier and Automata, so I dunno if it's just leitmotiv at this point 🤔
It's crazy that I'm only just realizing this now, but I always thought the vocals for Weight of the World in every version were a bit too quiet compared to the rest of the arrangement, and now it makes complete sense because it's as if the song was designed with the choir in mind to fill out the rest of the sound. In all of those other versions with each singer by herself, she really is carrying the weight of the world, i.e. the weight of the song itself, and the truth really IS that she's only one girl. It took the combined voices of all of these other people to fully "carry the weight" of the entire song. Absolutely brilliant.
That was so nice to see your reaction of the ost, i hope you react to the first nier ost aswell someday :D
Each time you play you play a different part of the story. It gets better every time, so don't stop when you see the credits.
I don't know if somebody told you this already, but the chorus in end of YorHa has a meaning withing the game mechanics at the very last section of the game.
you should really check out nier replicants ost, it's the prequel to this game
thank you for listening to my favourite game's soundtrack loved this and the last stream
I think what hits me the most about Weight of the World - The End of yoRHa is that it's not only the three singers finally coming together, but the dev team along with what happens in the game at that moment is insanely uplifting while also sad. The effort each character has gone through just to get to where they are at the end makes me so emotional, and it shows in the song. Best song from any game I've listened to.
Love blissful death, alien manifestation, sound of the end and - of course - the weight of the world.
Honestly you only get the whole meaning of weight of the world. Especially when the chorus kicks in. Makes me cry everytime due to the implementation in to the story 😭
If you think the music is good now, just wait 'til you have context of how and when they are played. They hit the feels so much harder. I hear the songs and feel the same emotions I did when I first heard them because of how they implemented them into gameplay and story. I hope you enjoy the game if/when you get to it..... and remember....... Glory to Mankind
Oh my gosh we gotta add Drakengard 3 to next quarters roster .o. its like the prequel to Nier.
Alien Manifestation was a perfect choice for the demo, such a treat.
Vague hope (spring rain) is unbelievably beautiful
I can't blame you for crying during weight of the world - end of Yorha. I was crying so hard playing during that part, I couldn't see anymore.
Love your reaction to The Tower. It's one of my favorite tracks off of the OST. The progression of the song is just amazing. ❤️
Man the sheer stamina those violinists must have needed for Song of Ancients (Atonement). It hurts just thinking about it lol
Thank you, dude!! Thanks for bringing us my fav videogame!! Hoping we have NieR Replicant really soon!!
The original soundtrack actually
@ColdFire the reorchestration was rarely convoncing (i would still have found the ost superb if I played repliant only). The only true and nice addition was the mermaid song.
When you say end of yorha is fun, you really should play that part of the game. The only time I cry while play a 8bit shoot em up game. This is true one in a lifetime experience. No other game can do this, never.
Dude I love your reactions. finally someone who has the same facial expressions I have when listening to this ost😂😂
Have a great day man
This soundtrack lived rent free in my head for some time after finishing the game, one of the best I've ever played. But sorry for the confusion, why is the title of the stream 3/3, not 2/3?
the stream was him just listening to the rest of the ost after 1/3, so the thumbnail said 2+3 out of 3
@@bopsi ohh omg thank you i was so confused. i hope he changes the titles to 1/2 and 2/2 bc i was like what am i missing???
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The Nier Automata soundtrack is something extremely special and dear to my heart. Glad you enjoyed your journey through it.
You ought to make some time for the Ace Combat OSTs. Ace Combat 7 is sadly not legally released on any streaming platforms here, but Ace Combat Zero is and is absolutely worth a listen.
In this stream the soundtracks which hit the most were here, I remember playing this. Loved your reactions as much as the soundtracks!
Thank you for doing this! I’ve been asking for a while but never thought you would do it. When I saw this I don’t think I’ve ever clicked faster on any video. NieR’s soundtrack is really on another level. Gestalt/Replicant’s ost is incredible too, but I believe the Gestalt versions are the only ones on CZcams and it doesn’t sound as clean or as rich as the remake soundtrack. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to more VGM reactions!
This was fantastic. Bookending each stream with Weight of the World hit so hard and really culminated in something special with the YorHa version.
My favourite track is definitely Song of the Ancients (Atonement). Hearing that during the Olympics opening ceremony in Japan was such a nice surprise.
Id love to see the Final fantasy 13, Xenoblade chronicles 1, OR 2 soundtracks added to a future poll! Any of the 3 idc
Yes! All three of those games have phenomenal soundtracks. Let's hope he does one of those 3 some day.
Xenoblade Chronicles X soundtrack is really good too
A games ost that would be fun to listen to is Final fantasy 15. Say what you want about the game but cant deny the music is amazing.
#ViolasAreReal
I couldn’t even lift a smile while hearing The end of Yorha.It’s just very sorrowful to bringing those painful memories from Nier Automata.Sadness setting in again…
Thank you for this reaction, I learned so many things about the OST from you and the comments!
That's awesome!
his reaction to the tower is full on correct. the use of the words perfection and beautiful just describe it perfectly
Love how in the last battle song you start hearing all the other people singing as soon as you accept help from them :P Such a unique boss battle.
(I stubbornly tried to fight alone without accepting help thinking I was pretty close to beating it only to realize, after I finally accepted the help, -I wasnt even close.. I wonder if anyone has defeted it without help?)
Would love to hear you react to Xenoblade Chronicles 2's OST, although it would be a large commitment. Absolutely love these NieR videos. Replicant (remastered?) would also be fantastic.
Keep doing what you do!
Finally played this game myself so I coukd finally check this out without spoiling myself. The OST is one big piece of art and I love it.
I was wondering, did you actually get to play the game yourself? The OST on its own is awesome, but context lifts it very high above most, if not all, other OSTs.
When I first saw the trailer to NieR: Automata, I was instantly hooked to the game. Not because of the visuals nor the story (which hadn't been revealed yet) but entirely due to the soundtrack.
I literally pre-ordered the game because of the soundtrack. Ended up staying for the story.
Has the Ori: Wil of the Wisps soundtrack ever come up in your recommendations? It might be my favorite soundtrack ever. It's such a journey. I believe it won best OST of the year last year. You should definitely check it out.
22:00 did you come for this?
I just started playing Nier Replicant, and honestly I think you should give that soundtrack a live reaction as well because it is just as incredible if not more so than Automata's OST. Automata really stands on it's own and it has deserved every bit of praise and recognition it's gotten over the years, but I low key feel like people are sleeping on Replicant. I think I love the world building and the way the music plays into that even more in that game actually, so hope to see what your take is on the soundtrack since Replicant is the OG.
Honestly, Alien Manifestation as the first track in the game and the high stakes mission you were on got me invested in the game in like the first few seconds of playing! It just works so well, and although I was so glad it played in at least a couple other places in the game to my pleasant surprise, nothing beats that opening to this track.
1:13:23
when the chorus begins to overpower everything.....THAT'S when i lose it
Your video just got recommended to me recently. Really loving all the reactions eventhough it's a VOD. I'll be sure to tune in live if you're doing NieR: Replicant reaction stream.
Fortress od Lies is for me, the Most chill Song on earth.
I would really like you to listen to the OST of Donkey Kong Country and The world ends with you. David Wise and Takeharu Ishimoto deserve to be heard.
DK tropical freeze OST goated
Imagine him listening to aquatic ambiance
it makes me SO SAD that the livechat isnt available for this video cause im dying to know what chat was saying during emil's despair
Tbh I would watch you livestream the game now that you're interested, since a lot of these tracks in context are made truly incredible
Weight of the world yohra Version, when it starts that everyone is singing, its the people (players that deleted their whole data after playing the whole game) that helping you at the end to unlock the ending, so basicly that are the "players that sacrificed themself to help other" singing that makes the whole song way sadder then hearing it without context
I don't know if you played the game. Imagine knowing the meaning and the context of this last song. Tears would be like a waterfall
I just realised, at 1:14:38 you can kinda hear the kid from the Emile songs going off-tune somewhere in the back right!
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man...imagine adding context story- and gameplay-wise
we'd just straight up be cryin bro
The mement "WOTW end of YoRHa" started, people start to 😢. I am not talking about, hearing soo many people are putting effort. If you played thru the true ending, then you know, and know.
1:12:00 Do yOu tHinK gAmeS aRe Just SoMe SilLy LitTlE ThinGs?
I would like to see a play through of Nier: Automata if he does those, and it would be even nicer if they were available on youtube
Keiichi Okabe is a genius.. ♥♥
Time stamp guy where you at?
Fr lol
Thought the same.
It would be SUCH a treat to have you react to replicant aswell. It is brilliant
Oh yes
Nice! Now you gotta do Nier Replicant sometime :)
To think, War War is City of Ruins, but another arrangement
Strange how alien manifestation is so far down in the playlist because it's the first song you hear in the game I think. One of my favourite songs.
Song of the ancients is GOAT
55:10 Ah, now- that sounds like a "mixed-meter" kinda thing, doesn't it (sometimes notated as two time signatures next to one another on a stave, the first corresponding to the first bar, the second to the second). Classic example would be "America" from West Side Story- that "DA-da-da DA-da-da / DA-da DA-da DA-da" rhythm. :)
As for that vocoded-sounding vocal, it *could* be a bespoke "tone filter" that was created in-house, which essentially reshaped sines into square waves: if you look on Platinum Games's blog, the guy who implemented the in-game soundtrack (Masami Ueda) explains how this technique was used frequently during certain player-triggered events- it's an interesting read if you can find it. (I suspect I can't post links here for obvious reasons!😄)
Best wishes from the UK 😁✌
Since about the year 2000 DOOM 1993 and DOOM2 have been my favorite game without question. Nier Automata firmly took that spot.
After playing Automata other games just seem like child's play to me. And there is nothing wrong with that. We all need to unwind somehow. But WOW what an experience.
Nier automata is the greatest story ever told.