MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex OP 2 (Full)
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Vinland Saga has unveiled an electrifying new opening theme sequence titled "Paradox," performed by Survive Said The Prophet.(MAPPA)
I hope you can make a reaction on this one 👍🙏
If you want one heck of a song, start reacting to the Hades soundtrack, you won’t be disappointed
Origa is an amazing singer. Everything she's done is honestly worth a listen. But Inner Universe is for sure worth your time.
He did before this one. It was in the Multi-Anime openings 5 video, I believe. It was the last song of the video.
The magic words are "Yoko Kanno" the exceptional composer of those two and a mountain more throughout famous anime.
RIP Origa.
Glad you can appreciate this stuff even if its not the most unique song in music. A lot of what makes this song (and the OP1) so good is there is a TON of cyberpunk context about the main character baked into the opening themes - whether its the lyrics or even just style of music. These two songs within context help make the song more interesting, but musically might not be better. In short, its all about the philosophy struggle of if an little girl lost her human body from a genetic diease, and got complete new prothestic ones as she aged mentally, is she still human and does she have a soul? (Hence the show title.) A lot of times the "lettuce spewing out of the sides of the sandwich" and the stark difference between the vocals and accompaniment is intentional because now as an adult she often can't decide if she is a human or machine and the layers mental/emotional gymnastics she is going through trying to understand who she is. Anyways, thanks for the reaction. Love your takes on stuff.
That makes sense, I can see how the programmatic design there would be imperative to having knowledge of the show
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Absolutely. That's why your take is so interesting. You're viewing it in a way without context and the fact you went going through sensory overload as a musician/composer (even if it's catchy) the same way she is with trying to understand herself makes this whole watch a lot of fun. I dunno if that's genius or what. If you ever wanted to watch a short version of all that, there was a theatrical movie release in '95 that covers the whole vibe very well. (Also one of the craziest opening pieces of music I've ever heard.)
Thanks again man.
@@rawrharhar the "to watch" list is getting out of control lately LOL that is a good thing though
@DrumRollTony Reacts Brother - I feel that on an emotional level lol. Media backlog is my own personal dissonance. Who do we gotta talk with to get 2 more hours in the day?
If you ever are curious in your downtime: There is a short musical theory breakdown (~13 min) of basically this series' most iconic song ("Making of a Cyborg") and goes into some musical theory and history that I think you would enjoy. It combines Belgian and Japanese folk choir and is just interesting even if its not got a lot of parts. I'm not a musician by any means, but I do understand the value of strong use of metaphors/symbolism when combining various mediums of art and this song has that. I can only imagine your take away as somone who views/understands music on a greater level. I'll share it if you ever get curious: czcams.com/video/s6BGSW-MrOk/video.html
I feel like the musical theory discussed is beyond my comprehension of musical composition, but as a listener, I can't help but feel its incredibly unique. It structure probably by no means complex all, but just like.... the compound sound is special. If nothing else- its one of the few pieces of music I feel most people could hear 3 seconds of on "Name That Tune" and immediately know what it is if they have heard it before. Thanks again.
the famous line from Batman Begins, explains it well:
"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me"
when you literally can be anything... one day, you're an adult male human, another day, you're an adult female human, another day, you're a male human child, another day, you're a female human child, another day, you're a male dog, another day, you're a female dog, another day, you're a car, another day, you're a plane, another day, you're a toaster oven, etc etc etc, in a cyberized world, when you can be uploaded/downloaded into anything... are we able to retain a sense of "self/me or identity"...
well, the way that section 9 (and especially Mokoto Kusanagi) in the anime deals with it, is with being workaholics, ~ "when one is unsure of their role in life and society and as a person or individual, drown yourself in work or whatever task, and you'll be instantly cured of this unsure'ity", distracting/diverting yourself from having the time or energy from such thoughts/analysis about your state of existence and as a person or individual, within life and society
using "work", is actually quite ironic, being "robotic", is humanity's salvation to having meaning/purpose in one's life, existence, and society... yet, it's true, very ironic... or maybe that's not the right word for it, hmm
this second opening's lyrics and tone/singing/music, and the visuals too, really gets into that, "never give up, never quit, keep getting back up and back to work, relentless dedication/drive"
I have tons of nostalgia tied to this piece, I love it. I get all your points though. My mind has all the cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell imagery flying through my mind when I listen to this. I think that helps a lot, that connection to the show and the setting.
Rise is more "poppy" compared to Inner Universe. It's a bit more catchy but much less interesting, so yeah I can see that. Better to be honest than to pander!
This about sums it up; a contrast to Inner Universe and some insight.
"It's a bit more catchy but much less interesting"
I couldn't disagree more. I've never cared for "Inner Universe". And something being "poppy" (which I don't even really agree with in regards to "Rise") is not an automatic designation of quality like you are suggesting. "Rise" is a fantastic song and easily one of my favorites from the GITS Stand Alone Complex soundtrack.
@@NomadFlow I didn’t say it was bad. My remark was just based off of Tony’s thumbnail and how he’s going to perceive the song as a musician. I actually prefer Rise as an intro song. I happen to prefer catchy and poppy songs. I think Inner Universe is missing a strong hook, and Rise is a better song to get hyped for the show.
However, going back and listening to Inner Universe, I appreciate it in different ways. It’s unorthodox, and Origa’s vocals are more haunting and emotive.
@@garylai363 the beautiful thing about music is that people can have different opinions and we should respect that.
@@jetman2045. yup. I actually really like Rise, but I can see if Tony isn’t blown away by it.
The singer (Origa) is Russian and she sings 3 languages here
I appreciate your thoughts on this and giving a different perspective. I really enjoy this song but considering the nostalgia factor I can't deny that it takes my mind on a journey hearing these sounds and seeing the imagery from the opening.
Also I don't know how much you're aware of Ghost in the Shell, but the original movie is a highly influential piece of animation and is honestly a must watch. I'm sure you're aware of the Matrix, and GitS was such a big influence/inspiration that Wachowski's asked the GitS creator permission first, or so the story goes. Although I would really more consider it like the Blade Runner of anime. Not even saying you need to do a reaction, but if any of this sounds appealing to you the original GitS movie is a fantastic watch if you enjoy that kind of hyper realistic cyber punk theme.
That definitely sounds like I should watch it
I haven't watched the anime yet, will do later. I only heard the opening music recently, loved it instantly. So even without nostalgia factor, I love it.
Then again people have different types of music they prefer so, there's that.
Like some anime, SAC (or Stand Alone Complex for short) have an excelent soundtrack
Maybe this can surprise you, but the lyrics aren´t a mix of japanese and english, but a mix of russian and english.
The singer of this song, composed by Yoko Kanno (a pretty famous composer in the industry) is Origa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origa
Sadly, she died some years ago in Tokyo (she had both russian and japanese nationality)
Music from "Ghost in the Shell" sometimes are really great, the original composer for the original movie was Kenji Kawai, another great japanese composer.
Another fact to be aware in anime openings, it´s that they must have a short version of about 45 seconds, you can´t put a long song in a anime opening or ending. Time is money
I do very much appreciate that you are very blunt with what you do and don’t like and explain why very well.
This is one of only two now reaction channels where I’m actually super invested in what you say after pausing
Makes me regret giving up and not learning music when I was younger
Time to start again. Playing music is healthy
@@DrumRollTonyReacts I should, I really enjoyed my time trying to learn Guitar, I was just too young and had a short attention span, maybe its time to try again
This song is one of my favourites. I also like the insertion song "Libera Me From Hell" of the anime called "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann". Please listen to it when you have time. I always look forward to your reaction videos.
thank you.
One of my faivorite osts and both your reactions to them were "It's ok"... ouch...
I guess it's one of thoes ost that needs to be felt along the story and not just as a... standalone piece...
Maybe understanding lyrics is also in problem here, i find some songs to be lyrically godlike but soundwise... just meh, and if you don't get the lyrics - the rest is meh.
If it's any consolation, I clicked on this reaction specifically because I wanted to know what a song Tony thought was "just okay" sounded like. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
props for the “standalone” joke ;p
I listened to the music without watching the anime yet, loved it still.
"Torukia" 🔥
"Whats it about"
The second opening of an action anime, that puts the watcher into excitment before the show even begins. Its the 2nd opening for the second season.
Its a follow up of "Inner Universe" an even more driving piece that made this anime so great.
The magic words are "Yoko Kanno" a legendary japanes composer which would give you a great amount of musical pieces to analyse and be impressed.
HOLY SHIT you DID do the song Rise!! Well, I'll be-
I think the full-length version of this song is a bit "padded" compared to the TV-length version. That one feels much better paced.
Ghost in the shell definitely an amazing classic anime. I hope you get a chance to review Inner Universe by Origa too someday
Не ожидал что опенинг будет на русском
Орига. Покойся с миром
Скажу больше, Орига - девушка из Сибири по имени. Ольга, которая построила карьеру в японии
Но к сожалению, она скончалась в 2015
I really like your reactions. I see you liked some japanese singers from older times, so I highly recommend to react to Yoshiko Sai (佐井好子) songs, she's very good. I recommend this two: Yoru no Mado (夜の窓) or Oumagatoki (逢魔ヶ時).
Could we get a reaction to some OSTs by Kevin Penkin (e.g. Made in Abyss or Tower of God)? His scores are pure masterclasses and they never miss to add the perfect ambience to the anime. I'm confident you'll love them!!
Yes, this 1000%. Kevin's music is so distinctive.
Origa RIP.
I think the best description I've heard this style of music or song is "an intolerable wall of noise" - I first heard it used for a nin song, I can't quite remember which one it was. But I think some people find it to be a bit too much (sensory overload), I'd also argue not to listen to an uploaded YT verison of it... you need the flac version- it sounds 5 times cleaner. Even on this vid, it sounds very boomy.. the spotify version doesn't sound quite like this.
The thing about the density and noise of the song, I believe it is quite a good match to the series, or rather the whole GitS universe. All the films have a very strong parallel between its main themes, which can feel like all vieing to be the main point of the show. The action elements which are in your face, unapologetic, and industrial feeling as most bodies exploding are androidized parts - the thriller elements of the doom and gloom plot, which intermingles criminal and political themes in a very dystopian future - and the philosophical message/conversation, which is not hiding under the hood as nearly all other stories deliver them. The main characters are digesting what they are doing, while getting to nearly academic level conversations about how the world works, and what may motivate their targets... All three themes are in our face constantly, and it is something each viewer has to decide if they have a preference, or if they can pick up on all of them at once. Most people seriously into anime culture had several runs of the show, as the packed themes and messages are making it rewatchable.
Sung in English and Russian. Which is appropriate.
THIS TRACK IS PURE GAS
Well, it is an old piece so it uses parts which feel overused nowadays. I think this are elements that give the feeling from which time the song originates.
Old? Isn't this from like 2006? That's extremely modern in the realm of listening to music with simple evaluation on composition and design.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Ofc, compared to say Bach or Led Zeppelin it would be modern but it does have those end of 90s/2000s vibes, at least for me. I am not saying that complex design didn't exist back then but I feel like artists attempt to be more creative today with composition and arrangements (or have more variety) - maybe has something to do how short lived music is nowadays thanks to internet and how hard it can be to stand out in the mass of information. Maybe also technological progress is to blame - we have more tools than ever today.
It is really noticeable for artists and bands that created music say 20 years ago and still do now. Their pieces from 20 years ago have similar trends as most music from that time.
Please, don't get me wrong - I don't think you are wrong, just pointing out this kind of music and methods were very, very typical for that time.
@@ReiShs I cant be wrong because it's an informed opinion I am sharing. LOL I am getting a kick out of you jumping from Bach (you didnt specify which one btw) and then ALL THE WAY to Led Zeppelin. LOL epic scope of unrelated music. I think you should know that I am NOT in the mindstate of newer music being better because of a vast amount of digital tools at hand. I am actually the opposite. The chord progressions you heard overused 20 years ago are still alive and overused ago right now. Nothing has changed as far as that is concerned. Good music 20 years ago is still good music today. Good music right now is still good music compared to contemporary bad music. With that being said, great musicians of today with all those tools do create great music and still could without said modern tools. Shitty musicians with all those tools today still create subpar music. Everyone has a pallet on what is "good" to them. My pallet is just saturated a lot different than most folks. But mannnnn, you think that something as simple as a half time groove breakdown in this piece is somehow unique to 2006? ❌ No way! The other part I talked about in this video not being that well designed (IMO) was the note sonority stacking and extreme dynamics. That has nothing to do with the late 2000s music or music being "typical for that time". That is just chord design and basic fundamentals, musianship. There are 12 notes. That's it.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts I guess I couldn't bring my point over. As someone who watched anime for over 30 years I am just glad we get more musical variety and overall better sound quality in anime nowadays then say 20 or even 10 years ago, IMO (before horde of anime fans attack me, there are ALWAYS exceptions). Pieces like "Kick Back" - which you seemed to enjoy - probably wouldn't be picked back or arranged the same way. Who knows, maybe Kenshi Yonezu wouldn't even write music today if not for vocaloid and possibilities it offered.
I am sure Yoko Kanno wouldn't make "Rise" the same way today as well.
P.S. Johann Sebastian Bach
P.S.S. I am your fan (otherwise I wouldn't watch most of your videos) and wouldn't dream to disrespect your professional opinion.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts it's from 2004 if not sooner, so 20 years old)))
Yoko Kono is just an exquisite composer,..the jazz she incorporates into her works, it might be why you see it as all over the place, jazz can be messy, but it makes for sense 😉, and I'm too overjoyed that she worked with Origa, it's kismet,..I swear,..like so many collaborations, Simon and Garfunkel, the music that springs from collaborations like that, you just can't imagine it any other way,..my only regret for Kono, is that she never got the chance to work with Burt Bacharach,..I would have loved to have seen that, no telling what masterpiece they would've come up with,..keep going do check out I Can't Be Cool, Cyberbird, Inner Universe, and also Call Me, by Steve Conte, Living Inside The Shell, Rain,...enjoy Godspeed, Peace ✌
I'm making this comment before the actual premiere of the video. All I can see is the thumbnail that says "THIS WAS JUST OK". So I don't know what the specific comments are as of me writing this. But I will say is that out of the first two OPs of GITS Stand Alone Complex, "Rise" the 2nd season's OP was one of my favorites of the whole soundtrack. I much more preferred this opening song over the 1st season's which was "Inner Universe". I never cared for "Inner Universe". I find it doesn't go anywhere interesting and I think pretty stagnant whereas "Rise" was much more memorable with a very effective chorus. It's like an Electronica call to arms. When I was watching the show for the first time, I had a whole sound system so the surround sound during "Rise" came in nicely every time it played and really made it come across as epic. Really cool track. The first OP "Inner Universe" always sounded to me much better as some Ambient music not the opening of a show. Both "Rise" and "Inner Universe" do feature the same singer, Origa, who was a Russian singer. She sadly passed away in 2015. Even though I didn't care for "Inner Universe:" from the first season, I really dug the ending theme to the 1st season though: "Lithium Flower". That's also one of my favorites from the Stand Alone Complext soundtrack!
What's interesting is that for both seasons of Stand Alone Complex, the openings and endings of each season were different when they were aired on Japanese TV. On Japanese TV they used other songs from the Stand Alone Complex soundtrack and had completely different animation montages. The alternative opening of the 1st season was "Get9" instead of "Inner Universe". Get9 is like Funk/Rock/Hip Hop track and much more lively. Instead of "Rise", season 2's alternative opening was "Christmas in the Silent Forest" which is like an eerie experimental Electronica song mixed with some Orchestral elements which may not sound like something used for an opening but it actually works for the animation that they did for that alternative opening. I still prefer "Rise" though. Maybe "Rise" might work for you better in context with the opening animation that goes along with it.
Definitely the animation of the openings improves both these songs on a emotional basis. I wonder if that is hampering the enjoyment of these songs here.
I doubt it
It's interesting to me they you would make that large of a comment without seeing the video first. I didn't hate the music but I'm not approaching anything on the channel in a mental assessment space of it needing to be connected to other media to be justified. I'm just listening to the music itself. I found the construction of it average and the chord voicing excessively loud. That's all separate from what it's mixed in with of course, likely connected to its anime content for importance. HOWEVER that's sort of like ordering food with meh ingredients but relying on that the location or memory associated with eating it to make it a better perceived experience. That doesn't change the ingredients. I'm sure if I watched this anime and heard it often it would carry weight from story association.
You should do Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex OST called Inner Universe by Yoko Kanno. Better. Way better!
I feel like Yoko Kanno was told "more of the same" when they greenlit the second season, and she did what she could with that. It's not an exceptional piece largely because it feels derivative of the narrative in the second season. It's a "more of the same" story that wants to follow what came before, but what came before was already such a strong story that adding onto it has the issue of just telling a lesser narrative.
the opening for both seasons was sung in least three or four different languages
Rip origa she will be missed
Not really a song that's designed to have impressive instrumentals. It's more about the mood and the lyrics here so the instruments don't do anything too crazy.
This happens when you want an Enya song but also european electronic party music 😂
anyone else waiting
講談社（コウダンシャ）
攻殻機動隊
The・Human・Algorithm
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マンガを読みながら…
聴いてます。
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Im surprised there was no Puella Magi Madoka Magica on this channel, to be honest
RIP Origa. I respect your opinion, but I also respectfully disagree.
About which part?
SAC OP is amazing~~~~!!!
Oof.
Dunno man, for me Inner Universe and Rise are great, lol.
now we need sac 2045 ED, hoping for mili
I really like this song but I vastly prefer the shortened TV opening version.
I can see where you're coming from. I do prefer the Inner Universe opening myself. Origa was an amazing singer.
これは伝説です❤
Damn if you are gonna react to something of GITS I would start with Kenji Kawai GITS 1995 movie OST haha
Day 17 of asking Tony to react to, “to the beginning” by Kalafina (Aka Fate/Zero Op 2)
will there be a reaction from op 2 of blue lock?
Just recorded 👀🤯
Hey, could you react to Marcin Patrzałek - Kashmir cover?
LINKIN PARK - FIGHTING MYSELF (NEW) reaction pls
Psycho pass op 2
Are you considering Naruto, either openings or OST, they both pretty good
I have done some Naruto in patreon. Copyright ©️ issues on youtube
Please do blue bird and shigatsua kimi no uso poening reaction
Please do Tokyo ghoul opening (unravel) full version
攻殻機動隊の反応嬉しいです
Text in russian huh?
Yes
You can always....... get more neutral headphones. Legends say you don't need to spend more than 200 dollars for such things.....
Such a valuable comment
@@DrumRollTonyReacts I will assume that was an insult.
@@NotOrdinaryInGames I found humor in your comment composition. It was not an insult. Just heavy sarcasm.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Oh well, things ended well today. But yes, all audiophiles eventually learn of certain budget friendly headphones that are also quality.
@@NotOrdinaryInGames lol these aren't exactly low quality guy
pls react to made in abyss ost 3 VOH
F Origa
You know she DIED right? Full offense bud but your opinion is irrelevant let the woman rest.
Um what? No offense taken because I don't get triggered over first time listening to music...even if it's from someone deceased. The has nothing to do with anything. That's not the point of this channel. This was a patreon request and I listened to it. We talk about music here.
oshi no ko opening full here : czcams.com/video/G_A_40Bp_uE/video.html
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The OG 90s movie is the only true Ghost In The Shell anime.
Was never a fan of g.i.t.s ops. All trash imho