I'm such an enormous fan of this compositional style and sound. YPC is an insanely gifted composer that reminds me so much of the classical style of so many composers from the 19th and 20th century.
I'm convinced now that Yu-Peng Chen didn't compose music in the style of Genshin Impact, it was Genshin devs that decided to use Yu-Peng Chen style for their game. It is that good.
Uh well Yu-Peng Chen was the OG composer for genshin, so it kinda makes sense that HE was the one that created the music style of genshin.. am I crazy or is this not super obvious?
@@AB-jt4rs it's more like hoyo hired a him because they wanted the music in his style and not that hoyo had a very specific style in mind and trained him to do that. that's what the first comment wants to say if i get it right. it's not uncommon that artists are commissioned to do a certain thing, even tho they personally prefer something completely different
@@blackdomeh but after yu peng chen leaving and this 2 pieces released, im having a suggestion in mind that yu peng chen is not having freedom to make the piece like what he wanted as the other music director probably prefer fontaine main theme to be like what we have now ingame
@lqfr8813 Wel, because Genshin itself takes references from several countries, and has to use their traditional musical instruments. I'm not surprised.
Joe Haiashi would compose, conduct in his own orchestra, and play on the piano in the middle of the compositions. I think Yu Peng Chen can be the next Haiashi
@@SuperDuperSoundFX Edit: Just read a reddit post interview of Yu Peng Chen. He cried leaving when he left genshin. I think either this is C418 case, where the artist refuse to surrender their rights to the music. There is an evidence this could be what happened with Yu Peng Chen, since all of his music is released under Yu Peng Chen topic channel and not Hoyomix. Or, Yu Peng Chen could be tired making music for Genshin and want to make something else. Could be both too
My husband: you noticed that when people are talking about the greatest composers in history, they are naming Mozart, Chopin, Shostakovich, but not anyone of modern days? Is the greatness gone? Me: Yu-Peng Chen. My husband: ah yeah, you're right.
I wld argue Joe Hisaishi to be added to the list, considering what he has done with studio ghibli+the legacy he has left. I love Hayato sumino as well (you can check him out)!! He has crazy improvisation and he can play piano in jazz or classical (participated in chopin composition). I love his composition because it's so mesmerising and his improvs often fit the place he is in or the name of the piece (go and watch his improvs online lol). Unfortunately, he's not to that level of fame yet (outside of the classical+jazz world). There's also Roman Kim who is paganini 2.0 but he's not that popular as well. I do hope yu peng chen get the well deserved fame! (I love his composition lol. I hope that we get to see his range of composition styles one day.) This will also pave way to allow more non-classical listeners (genshin players in this case) to part take in more orchestral concerts or listen to more film+classical composition. I feel like the problem isn't because of the lack of good composers but rather the lack of awareness ppl have nowadays in the classical industry. Plus there's also a shift in how composition works these days, with more emphasis on storytelling or basically your film music. Plus there's a more diverse range of composition so it doesn't sound 'classical' all of the time. And unfortunately, not all of these composers are active on social media (BTW fun fact, many classical composers only obtained fame after they have died) Extra: Highly highly recommend Sebastian Reuten (similar style to Joe Hisaishi+yu peng chen). Check out his composition for 'Under This Luminious Sky' and 'Catechism prologue' (i love this piece so much). Claude Choe if you want romantic composition (think tchaikovsky serenade for strings)
@@yumeko5922 thanks for the suggestions!! yes, I have the same problem as everyone else - the surface-level only knowledge on the matter 😅 it's hard to come across something great nowadays unless one is really digging for it... But I sincerely hope that the history will get the greatest ones the recognition they deserve.
It actually goes with the magestic city, law bound easy going life of Fontain with Forest, underwater and crisis. Goes perfectly well. Also the theme color of the orchestra is blueish
Give this man several Hollywood films, i need to see him mentioned next to the likes of John Williams and Hans Zimmer. He's as good, but the wider world needs to know.
As a 20 year old composer hoping to have a career in Music Composition, Yu-Peng Chen's influence on my music and my approach to composition has been unbelievable! Eversince I first discovered his music through Genshin Impact's OST, I realized that this is the type of music I want to one day be able to write and perform. So I'm beyond greatful that I discovered his music and I will definitely continue following his musical journey, listening to his new pieces and learning more from him everyday! And I sincerely hope that more people including musicians from all around the world would discover his music. Thank you, Yu Peng Chen.
That's so cool! Can you give examples of the songs he made that inspired you the most? I study music, not exactly composition in depth but a little bit, but I was always enchanted by YPC's music too and I absolutely love the way he wrote his music. He can take the simplest place in the game and make such an impactful song for it, or the simplest idea but write it so elegantly!! Really. The first song that really hit me was that one from Stormterror's Lair, then the piano one from Dragonspine, then several other songs from all over the game, getting INCREASINGLY better, omg. The songs from Mondstadt feel so lonely and reflective and sometimes so nostalgic (thinking of Dawn Winery or that flute one that plays around Mondstadt, that I love), the ones from Liyue feel so full of peace and gratefulness for life and nature, the ones from Inazuma feel so freaking beautiful and heartbreaking, making the atmosphere SO freaking immersive, and the ones from Sumeru just completely stole my heart. Sumeru was the peak OST time in Genshin for me 100%, getting weaker immediately after he left the game 😅 but Fontaine is also quite nice, I'm happy with it too. But anyway, I love to talk about his music so no amount of detail is too much for me if you'd like to share. Random reference (as in, it's not the most impressive song he has) but I can't forget the first time I heard that little piano lullaby that plays in Sumeru City, there's only this piano version and a glokenspiel (or something like that) version, and I was just impressed by how elegantly written it sounded, especially in a part when the melody goes up as if it will continue to go up to resolve, but then it doesn't, the melody goes down then back where it was, making a beautiful minor 7th interval, and then the whole song kind of stops to breathe at that moment, only to get back with the left hand first (on the piano) and the right hand catches up. That was so good. Anyway I just really freaking adore almost all of the Sumeru tracks. Maybe those and the Inazuma ones might be my favorites in general. Also Mondstadt and Liyue too lol Can you share some examples of what impressed you or taught you something?
If you love Yu Peng's style, I heavily recommend listening to some Korean soundtracks (not Kpop or anything, but actual drama soundtracks ect). A lot of chord progressions are very similar in to that regard, and i have a certain taste when it comes to music such as this. There's a certain melody I always follow, and Yu always hits it for me. Things like Nier, as well, follow a very similar chord progression and melody, as well.
Definitely some inspiration haha, YPC's style does sound a bit like a mixture between Hisaishi's and Tchaikovsky's (though Hisaishi was probably also inspired by the latter)
this man is just gifted, he gave life to a videogame, he composes not just music, he makes stories, he makes feelings and just for everyone to experience his work
Holy GODFATHER... Jokes aside you won't find magnificent orchestrations like this with 99% of movie/game/TV soundtracks released in the west nowadays...producers are convinced audiences don't want unabashedly romantic orchestras anymore. The environment that allowed Lord of the Rings's music to thrive is long gone
@@KamisatoElias This may surprise you, but while Hollywood is increasingly shunning old school orchestral soundtracks, other markets still love it. Chinese cinema still goes for big orchestras for blockbusters. Ironically hollywood composers are being hired to work on Chinese films, where they are allowed to write in a manner similar to Yu-Peng Chen. Example: the still ongoing Creation of the Gods trilogy is being scored by Gordy Haab, who scored the Star Wars Battlefront and Jedi games.
Im not a musician or anyone in this field but I can say that YPC-xiansheng's signature is that he's very good at creating tempos, climax and anticlimax. Up down up down up up up down down up kinda thing Meanwhile usually we hear up up up up up up up down end from ofher musicians...
@@jenseo2463 sometimes he started slow and calmimg like the main menu music, liyue theme and azhdaha's 2nd phase Then there's signora's 2nd phase and liyue's battle theme where he just lit everything in first breath 😫💕, i love how he mixes traditional instruments with modern ones too. Truly our one and only music archon
It's like taking an evening stroll along the countryside, greeting the street musicians, the man at the candy store, the bakery lady... then suddenly I'm lost in a magical forest 😭
i hope Chen releases more of these orchestral performances. i love watching the musicians play the compositions in person. on a side note, that accordion is the most blinged-out one i've ever seen. so eye-catching
YPC deserves to be held on the scale of composers like Mozart, Chopin, etc... He's basically a living legend with how good his compositions are, but more people need to know about him and his music!
I just imagine this playing while you walk around in Fontaine... I love the actual music of Fontaine, but Yu Pen Chen is just another whole level. I will definitely support his work ♥️♥️♥️
陈老师，今天终于把你的新专辑全部都听了。我听的方式是闭上眼听歌曲，脑海里想象音乐带给我的画面，当大致上有个概念后才看歌曲的标题，大致上都能猜对，也就证明您的音乐带出来的画面基本上是大家都能想象出来的。尤其是Ring of the Sky, 我真的就在通勤回家的火车上听哭了，那种感觉置身在辽阔的夜空下孤身一人，但其实并不孤单因为很多人也是一样在同一片星空下畅游天空，真的太棒了。🥹 谢谢您的音乐，您的努力和真诚透过您的作品在持续感染着众多的人，在有生之年接触到您的作品是我们大家的福气。谢谢您，陈老师。 ❤
Say you are outside a castle, a mysterious castle you never known to exist before. It is midnight, the moon is beaming light directly to castle even if it is surrounded by thick fog. The fog lessens as you approach the entrance. You are now at the entrance, the atmosphere compels you to dance. The moon provides the light you will ever need in the castle. You explore the castle while dancing, going in circles. You reminisce a familiar experience so you dance. As you reminisce some unpleasant memories beams through you. The lies? Or is it confusion? No, you remember you are alone. So, what will you do? You dance. Dance, as you own the place. Dance, as you are free. Roam, roam in circles. But who are you? It does not matter. What matters is you dance the night away.
I will always remember the excitement you brought to us through Genshin. I wish you a healthy and fruitful new journey and will be rooting for you. May your wonderful music continue to be with you! With gratitude from your fans in Japan.
it would have been great, but Fontaine's music is still very great even without him, Mihoyo still has great talents for music composition in their shelves
Fontaine's music is great but Yu-Peng is truly unique in his skill and method of composition. His work is simply on another level and you can feel his departure in Genshin's soundtrack.
@@ephixelyeah -- there's no denying the music in genshin, specifically Fontaine, is still really good, however I'm just gonna miss the classic Yu peng chen style and twist to it -- but I do wish him well in his future endeavors because I really wanna support him -- just knowing that Genshin's music won't have that vibe moving forward does make me a little sad I have to admit
i LOVE this blend of Hisaishi-style melodies with the Rach-esque harmony and accompaniment, this kind of sound has become synonymous with Yu-Peng Chen himself and I am all for it
What a time to be alive. Yu-peng Chen's work with Genshin exposed such musical compositions to the mainstream amd younger audience. Sure, I've seen the likes of Warner Classics and other labels but they were never mainstream. This channel in comparison seems independent hence very grounded with its vision and more in-touch, so to speak, with the listeners. Thank you for spreading this century-old compositional techniques with your sense of modernity to the world and wider audience. Greetings from The Philippines!
listening to two of his new released song feels like, this is how Fountain sounds like. Probably he prepares this before Yu going separate way with Mihoyo
God, I can not get enough of Yupeng Chen's piano playing! Other than that, I hear mystical and magical themes, romance and then, that boom! There's drama. I'm envisioning a ballroom full of people, and while they may be dancing in a magical ballroom with grandiose chandeliers and rich, marble halls, there is a lot more in the main characters that appears happy and calm... as if they are playing in am innocent, playful facade with their dance partner. Roleplay or not, there is a certain theme that makes it seem playful and deceitful at the same time, so that's what I kind of envisioned. Really amazing work.
YPC is godlike but I just want to give a shout out to the wonderful musicians who poured in so much emotions into the piece too!! The solos segment were so magical. Thank you for working together and bringing us such a masterpiece :') please collaborate more
My favorite aspect of Mr. Chen's orchestral compositions is the usage of different instrumental voices. Every instrument group gets their moment to shine in the song--one moment, it's the strings, another moment, the woodwinds, then percussion, then brass, and so on. Whenever there is a solo part that multiple instruments play, their voices compliment each other. No one instrument hogs all the glory and attention for the entire duration of the song. It's something I've noticed while listening to his other compositions. I find myself pleasantly surprised whenever the different instruments take the melody. It makes me actively listen to the music. It was hard work for all involved. Thank you! (P.S. As a flautist and oboist, I'm proud and happy that both of those instruments were used so beautifully in this piece!)
Instead of calling this album a "Fontaine alternative", I'd rather say Genshin's music (at least the main theme) is a part of the YPC's music universe. HoyoMix helped him getting touch with so many musicians now he can fulfill his dream with the help he couldn't get before the Genshin project.
Frankly, after listening to these two pieces, I feel even more strongly that Yupeng Chen's departure from Genshin was hasty and sudden. Usually for composers like him, their works are not always so specific, so graphic, so 'programmatic'. Sometimes there are more 'abstract' pieces. I think Yupeng Chen must have had a lot of ideas and material in his head (or sketchbook) when he left Genshin in a hurry. These materials may have been for future use in the game. After he left, Yupeng reorganised and developed them into the pieces in this album. So it makes sense if some people think that this music is a bit like 'Parallel Fontaine' or 'Parallel Natlan'. Whatever happened back then, I wish Yupeng all the best on his new journey. And may he discover more beauty along the way.
Truthfully i do share the same thoughts with you. The decision might have taken place far back around the release of sumeru (as he gradually “handed over” the composition work to the rest of hym team for desert soundtrack onwards). But for some reason i feel like he didn’t expect to have to leave so soon. Maybe this was the skeleton he had during the overall 7 nations of teyvat’s world building at the beginning of genshin’s creation process. I dont know what happened between the internals but there must be a good reason why he chose to step back. He seemed to be extremely passionate about his work for the game as well so letting go something that cost him enormous time energy and passion should not be as easy😢
My biggest wish is just to see YPC coming back to Genshin one more time. Even if it means only composing a couple of pieces. Even though Genshin/Hoyo has been putting nothing but masterpieces even without YPC. It just doesn’t feel the same without him.
Already purchased the album! It’s euphonious and truly brings a “fantasyland/journey” vibe! Grateful for Yu-Peng Chen’s effort of making this masterpiece.
You may not have the biggest fan base but I can say with a decent level of confidence that you have the most devoted fan base. To call your symphonies a jewel in the desert would be an understatement. I'm so thankful to be able to witness this.
Tthis is so bittersweet to listen. Its so beautiful, but at the same time, it shows what fontaine could have been 😭 (I like fontaine musics, but to me, the music from the other lands are just unbeatable, and i believe thats becuase yu-peng touch)
Ngl Fantasy Land sounds a lot like Teyvat, or maybe Teyvat accidentally sounds a lot like Fantasy Land. In any case, it's good to see this classical style of music alive and kicking
I'm not interested in orchestral music at all but Yu-Peng Chen's music - both his works in Genshin and the personal tracks he's releasing now, is always something i would listen to. the composition is rich and paints beautiful scenes in my head.
![[Piano Solo] Yu-Peng Chen - "Circle Dance of the Evernight Castle" from Album「FANTASYLAND」](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/v4sSWqAMbbU/mqdefault.jpg)
I'm such an enormous fan of this compositional style and sound. YPC is an insanely gifted composer that reminds me so much of the classical style of so many composers from the 19th and 20th century.
Hey Marco!
reaction/review on YPC's new music soon?
Marco! ❤
Me too
@@Fldllse We need it
I'm convinced now that Yu-Peng Chen didn't compose music in the style of Genshin Impact, it was Genshin devs that decided to use Yu-Peng Chen style for their game. It is that good.
Boom, exactly
Uh well Yu-Peng Chen was the OG composer for genshin, so it kinda makes sense that HE was the one that created the music style of genshin.. am I crazy or is this not super obvious?
@@AB-jt4rs it's more like hoyo hired a him because they wanted the music in his style and not that hoyo had a very specific style in mind and trained him to do that.
that's what the first comment wants to say if i get it right.
it's not uncommon that artists are commissioned to do a certain thing, even tho they personally prefer something completely different
@@blackdomeh but after yu peng chen leaving and this 2 pieces released, im having a suggestion in mind that yu peng chen is not having freedom to make the piece like what he wanted as the other music director probably prefer fontaine main theme to be like what we have now ingame
@lqfr8813 Wel, because Genshin itself takes references from several countries, and has to use their traditional musical instruments. I'm not surprised.
Biggest flex is to compose your own orchestra music and to play in it.
He is considered the best musician of the 21st century beyond words
@@젠존제 hans zimmer
Joe Haiashi would compose, conduct in his own orchestra, and play on the piano in the middle of the compositions. I think Yu Peng Chen can be the next Haiashi
did he have to go so hard on the piano solo, it was gonna catch on fire
@@yharnamiyhill787 He's not the next Hisaishi he's the first Yu-Peng Chen
this really is Fontaine alternate universe
edit: I no lomger believe this is Fontaine alternate universe.
Better......
more like snezhnaya, this sounds more like Russian classical music by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky or Shostakovich
i wish, hoyo please, pay this dude whatever to get him back for a few more albums
@@젠존제 nah
@@SuperDuperSoundFX
Edit: Just read a reddit post interview of Yu Peng Chen. He cried leaving when he left genshin.
I think either this is C418 case, where the artist refuse to surrender their rights to the music. There is an evidence this could be what happened with Yu Peng Chen, since all of his music is released under Yu Peng Chen topic channel and not Hoyomix. Or, Yu Peng Chen could be tired making music for Genshin and want to make something else. Could be both too
My husband: you noticed that when people are talking about the greatest composers in history, they are naming Mozart, Chopin, Shostakovich, but not anyone of modern days? Is the greatness gone?
Me: Yu-Peng Chen.
My husband: ah yeah, you're right.
I had the same thought. It's profound to witness the rise of a legend in our time.
For real. I'm hopeful Yu-Peng will break into international fame.
I, for one, would 100% go to his concert if he ever tours in the EU
I wld argue Joe Hisaishi to be added to the list, considering what he has done with studio ghibli+the legacy he has left. I love Hayato sumino as well (you can check him out)!! He has crazy improvisation and he can play piano in jazz or classical (participated in chopin composition). I love his composition because it's so mesmerising and his improvs often fit the place he is in or the name of the piece (go and watch his improvs online lol). Unfortunately, he's not to that level of fame yet (outside of the classical+jazz world). There's also Roman Kim who is paganini 2.0 but he's not that popular as well. I do hope yu peng chen get the well deserved fame! (I love his composition lol. I hope that we get to see his range of composition styles one day.) This will also pave way to allow more non-classical listeners (genshin players in this case) to part take in more orchestral concerts or listen to more film+classical composition. I feel like the problem isn't because of the lack of good composers but rather the lack of awareness ppl have nowadays in the classical industry. Plus there's also a shift in how composition works these days, with more emphasis on storytelling or basically your film music. Plus there's a more diverse range of composition so it doesn't sound 'classical' all of the time. And unfortunately, not all of these composers are active on social media (BTW fun fact, many classical composers only obtained fame after they have died)
Extra: Highly highly recommend Sebastian Reuten (similar style to Joe Hisaishi+yu peng chen). Check out his composition for 'Under This Luminious Sky' and 'Catechism prologue' (i love this piece so much).
Claude Choe if you want romantic composition (think tchaikovsky serenade for strings)
@@yumeko5922 thanks for the suggestions!! yes, I have the same problem as everyone else - the surface-level only knowledge on the matter 😅 it's hard to come across something great nowadays unless one is really digging for it... But I sincerely hope that the history will get the greatest ones the recognition they deserve.
Three out of four are actually romantic. Our dear sir brings the romantism back into our life (:
I'm 100% convinced that he started composing this for Fontaine and said "nah let me keep this one for myself"
It actually goes with the magestic city, law bound easy going life of Fontain with Forest, underwater and crisis.
Goes perfectly well.
Also the theme color of the orchestra is blueish
“Sir this piano part is a bit difficult, our pianist said he is not confident..”
YPC: “Oh no how terrible~. Luckily, I know a guy !”
That guy doesn't require sheet to play piano😂😂
@@spymadmax584he wrote the music, ofc he remembers it by heart.
Give this man several Hollywood films, i need to see him mentioned next to the likes of John Williams and Hans Zimmer. He's as good, but the wider world needs to know.
based noelle main
HE'S BETTER
Hollywood films are dying.
Cmon he is way better than them
Agree!
The music archon still lives
Leave it to Yu-Peng Chen to always make the percussionists practice :D
True!
the tempo is really changing a lot lol this is gonna be a long practice to match perfectly
As a 20 year old composer hoping to have a career in Music Composition, Yu-Peng Chen's influence on my music and my approach to composition has been unbelievable! Eversince I first discovered his music through Genshin Impact's OST, I realized that this is the type of music I want to one day be able to write and perform. So I'm beyond greatful that I discovered his music and I will definitely continue following his musical journey, listening to his new pieces and learning more from him everyday! And I sincerely hope that more people including musicians from all around the world would discover his music.
Thank you, Yu Peng Chen.
That's so cool! Can you give examples of the songs he made that inspired you the most? I study music, not exactly composition in depth but a little bit, but I was always enchanted by YPC's music too and I absolutely love the way he wrote his music. He can take the simplest place in the game and make such an impactful song for it, or the simplest idea but write it so elegantly!! Really. The first song that really hit me was that one from Stormterror's Lair, then the piano one from Dragonspine, then several other songs from all over the game, getting INCREASINGLY better, omg. The songs from Mondstadt feel so lonely and reflective and sometimes so nostalgic (thinking of Dawn Winery or that flute one that plays around Mondstadt, that I love), the ones from Liyue feel so full of peace and gratefulness for life and nature, the ones from Inazuma feel so freaking beautiful and heartbreaking, making the atmosphere SO freaking immersive, and the ones from Sumeru just completely stole my heart. Sumeru was the peak OST time in Genshin for me 100%, getting weaker immediately after he left the game 😅 but Fontaine is also quite nice, I'm happy with it too.
But anyway, I love to talk about his music so no amount of detail is too much for me if you'd like to share.
Random reference (as in, it's not the most impressive song he has) but I can't forget the first time I heard that little piano lullaby that plays in Sumeru City, there's only this piano version and a glokenspiel (or something like that) version, and I was just impressed by how elegantly written it sounded, especially in a part when the melody goes up as if it will continue to go up to resolve, but then it doesn't, the melody goes down then back where it was, making a beautiful minor 7th interval, and then the whole song kind of stops to breathe at that moment, only to get back with the left hand first (on the piano) and the right hand catches up. That was so good.
Anyway I just really freaking adore almost all of the Sumeru tracks. Maybe those and the Inazuma ones might be my favorites in general. Also Mondstadt and Liyue too lol
Can you share some examples of what impressed you or taught you something?
If you love Yu Peng's style, I heavily recommend listening to some Korean soundtracks (not Kpop or anything, but actual drama soundtracks ect). A lot of chord progressions are very similar in to that regard, and i have a certain taste when it comes to music such as this. There's a certain melody I always follow, and Yu always hits it for me. Things like Nier, as well, follow a very similar chord progression and melody, as well.
A Fantasyland With An Ocean View
someone gets it
now that you mention it, hard to unhear it lol
JOE HISAISHI MENTIONED??
One of the songs of this album sounds like it was inspired by Harry Potter
Definitely some inspiration haha, YPC's style does sound a bit like a mixture between Hisaishi's and Tchaikovsky's (though Hisaishi was probably also inspired by the latter)
I hope more newer generation will be inspired to make these types of music. I wish I had the talent to make them.
his works are not noticed enough outside genshin, this is very underrated
えなんだこの神曲、原神の話していいか分からないけどフォンテーヌを彷彿とさせるようなメロディで凄い好き。本当に好き、、泣いてるよ、、😭
ユーペンさんの曲は全体的に優雅さと荘厳さの中に懐かしいような寂しさを感じる
Google translate making this really elegant.
@@JianAwesomeActually it really is😂
this man is just gifted, he gave life to a videogame, he composes not just music, he makes stories, he makes feelings and just for everyone to experience his work
5:02 This part is so beautiful, it's a treat to see YPC slaying it on the piano!
Holy GODFATHER...
Jokes aside you won't find magnificent orchestrations like this with 99% of movie/game/TV soundtracks released in the west nowadays...producers are convinced audiences don't want unabashedly romantic orchestras anymore. The environment that allowed Lord of the Rings's music to thrive is long gone
I pray this is the start of a musical revolution
@@KamisatoElias This may surprise you, but while Hollywood is increasingly shunning old school orchestral soundtracks, other markets still love it. Chinese cinema still goes for big orchestras for blockbusters. Ironically hollywood composers are being hired to work on Chinese films, where they are allowed to write in a manner similar to Yu-Peng Chen. Example: the still ongoing Creation of the Gods trilogy is being scored by Gordy Haab, who scored the Star Wars Battlefront and Jedi games.
1st listen: Ok it's good
2nd: OK BEAUTIFUL!
3rd: HOLYFXXX GOD TIER!!!
i lost count how many times i replay this song...
Im not a musician or anyone in this field but I can say that YPC-xiansheng's signature is that he's very good at creating tempos, climax and anticlimax. Up down up down up up up down down up kinda thing
Meanwhile usually we hear up up up up up up up down end from ofher musicians...
Yeah, I noticed that too! I have no music background, but when you say it like that, I can now identify that tempo that YPC is really good at using.
@@jenseo2463 sometimes he started slow and calmimg like the main menu music, liyue theme and azhdaha's 2nd phase
Then there's signora's 2nd phase and liyue's battle theme where he just lit everything in first breath 😫💕, i love how he mixes traditional instruments with modern ones too. Truly our one and only music archon
You may not be a musician but you know all these technical terms 😊
Yu-Peng Chen先生の曲をまた聴けてうれしいし、ピアノを弾いている姿がとてもカッコいいです
This was absolutely fontaine's og theme 😢
この方の曲のレパートリーが凄すぎるんだけど、それほど沢山の曲を聴いてインプットしてるんだろうな
努力と才能の塊だと思う
Imagine if this was played during the Foçalor execution dance scene 🥹🥹
It's like taking an evening stroll along the countryside, greeting the street musicians, the man at the candy store, the bakery lady... then suddenly I'm lost in a magical forest 😭
i hope Chen releases more of these orchestral performances. i love watching the musicians play the compositions in person. on a side note, that accordion is the most blinged-out one i've ever seen. so eye-catching
This man is so underrated, he deserves to be worldwide popular. One of the greatest composers of this century.
I cant stop thinking, what Fontaine's could had been with Yu-Peng Chen!
YPC deserves to be held on the scale of composers like Mozart, Chopin, etc... He's basically a living legend with how good his compositions are, but more people need to know about him and his music!
致无法忘怀的过去，
致弥足珍贵的现在，
致希望满怀的未来。
听完全专，感慨太多😭
真的感谢陈老师带来这么优秀的作品，希望陈老师今后的音乐道路越走越宽阔，望专辑大卖！期待您今后的作品❤
請問哪裡能買到專輯呢
@@hy.c3159 目前在国内的4个音乐平台上可以买到~
@@hy.c3159明天（7/19）Spotify,apple music會發佈
總共十一首
中國國內網易雲,qq,酷狗,酷我音樂已經發佈。
@@hy.c3159 应该在一些主流的音乐app上吧，下面的朋友说是19号那可能还得稍晚一点
@@hy.c3159 19日应该就能听到了，还要稍微等一等
Man YPC somehow brings nostalgic memories that doesn't even exist in our heart with his music. He will be a legend one day
It's 2AM. *sees this video & clicks* Who needs sleep when the Music Archon is performing?
his understanding of musical instruments is insane
I just imagine this playing while you walk around in Fontaine... I love the actual music of Fontaine, but Yu Pen Chen is just another whole level. I will definitely support his work ♥️♥️♥️
A certain judge from a certain distant land: "According to the Mechanical Speaker of Cardinal Analysis...."
L'Oratrice Mécanique d'Analyse Cardinale.
陈老师，今天终于把你的新专辑全部都听了。我听的方式是闭上眼听歌曲，脑海里想象音乐带给我的画面，当大致上有个概念后才看歌曲的标题，大致上都能猜对，也就证明您的音乐带出来的画面基本上是大家都能想象出来的。尤其是Ring of the Sky, 我真的就在通勤回家的火车上听哭了，那种感觉置身在辽阔的夜空下孤身一人，但其实并不孤单因为很多人也是一样在同一片星空下畅游天空，真的太棒了。🥹 谢谢您的音乐，您的努力和真诚透过您的作品在持续感染着众多的人，在有生之年接触到您的作品是我们大家的福气。谢谢您，陈老师。 ❤
I'll be following your new projects with great interest.
THE LEGEND HIMSELF WITH ANOTHER BANGER RELEASE!!!
I am now convinced, quality classical orchestra from Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel has been reborn in the 21st century
Say you are outside a castle, a mysterious castle you never known to exist before. It is midnight, the moon is beaming light directly to castle even if it is surrounded by thick fog. The fog lessens as you approach the entrance. You are now at the entrance, the atmosphere compels you to dance. The moon provides the light you will ever need in the castle. You explore the castle while dancing, going in circles. You reminisce a familiar experience so you dance. As you reminisce some unpleasant memories beams through you. The lies? Or is it confusion? No, you remember you are alone. So, what will you do? You dance. Dance, as you own the place. Dance, as you are free. Roam, roam in circles. But who are you? It does not matter. What matters is you dance the night away.
I will always remember the excitement you brought to us through Genshin.
I wish you a healthy and fruitful new journey and will be rooting for you.
May your wonderful music continue to be with you!
With gratitude from your fans in Japan.
I'm just listening to these new tracks imagining that this is what he would have done for Fontaine
YESS i think he helped a little bit in the beginning of production
it would have been great, but Fontaine's music is still very great even without him, Mihoyo still has great talents for music composition in their shelves
Fontaine's music is great but Yu-Peng is truly unique in his skill and method of composition. His work is simply on another level and you can feel his departure in Genshin's soundtrack.
@@ephixelyeah -- there's no denying the music in genshin, specifically Fontaine, is still really good, however I'm just gonna miss the classic Yu peng chen style and twist to it -- but I do wish him well in his future endeavors because I really wanna support him -- just knowing that Genshin's music won't have that vibe moving forward does make me a little sad I have to admit
i LOVE this blend of Hisaishi-style melodies with the Rach-esque harmony and accompaniment, this kind of sound has become synonymous with Yu-Peng Chen himself and I am all for it
What a time to be alive. Yu-peng Chen's work with Genshin exposed such musical compositions to the mainstream amd younger audience.
Sure, I've seen the likes of Warner Classics and other labels but they were never mainstream.
This channel in comparison seems independent hence very grounded with its vision and more in-touch, so to speak, with the listeners.
Thank you for spreading this century-old compositional techniques with your sense of modernity to the world and wider audience.
Greetings from The Philippines!
I’m actually so obsessed with this piece. The change towards the end, the solos, my goooooshhhhh.
I’ve been watching this everyday since release
listening to two of his new released song feels like, this is how Fountain sounds like. Probably he prepares this before Yu going separate way with Mihoyo
God, I can not get enough of Yupeng Chen's piano playing! Other than that, I hear mystical and magical themes, romance and then, that boom! There's drama. I'm envisioning a ballroom full of people, and while they may be dancing in a magical ballroom with grandiose chandeliers and rich, marble halls, there is a lot more in the main characters that appears happy and calm... as if they are playing in am innocent, playful facade with their dance partner. Roleplay or not, there is a certain theme that makes it seem playful and deceitful at the same time, so that's what I kind of envisioned.
Really amazing work.
Another banger from the maestro!
It really feels like Fontaine 2.0
YPC is godlike but I just want to give a shout out to the wonderful musicians who poured in so much emotions into the piece too!! The solos segment were so magical. Thank you for working together and bringing us such a masterpiece :') please collaborate more
i can feel snezhnaya from the melody
I’m so glad Genshin introduced me to Yu-peng Chen’s music
Me too. I'm so happy to know a talented orchestra classical composer and HE'S LIVING IN THE SAME TIME WITH ME!!!
we miss u yu-peng
The man, the myth, the legend.
My favorite aspect of Mr. Chen's orchestral compositions is the usage of different instrumental voices. Every instrument group gets their moment to shine in the song--one moment, it's the strings, another moment, the woodwinds, then percussion, then brass, and so on. Whenever there is a solo part that multiple instruments play, their voices compliment each other. No one instrument hogs all the glory and attention for the entire duration of the song. It's something I've noticed while listening to his other compositions. I find myself pleasantly surprised whenever the different instruments take the melody. It makes me actively listen to the music.
It was hard work for all involved. Thank you!
(P.S. As a flautist and oboist, I'm proud and happy that both of those instruments were used so beautifully in this piece!)
また先生の素晴らしい曲を聴くことができて嬉しいです！
Instead of calling this album a "Fontaine alternative", I'd rather say Genshin's music (at least the main theme) is a part of the YPC's music universe.
HoyoMix helped him getting touch with so many musicians now he can fulfill his dream with the help he couldn't get before the Genshin project.
Frankly, after listening to these two pieces, I feel even more strongly that Yupeng Chen's departure from Genshin was hasty and sudden. Usually for composers like him, their works are not always so specific, so graphic, so 'programmatic'. Sometimes there are more 'abstract' pieces. I think Yupeng Chen must have had a lot of ideas and material in his head (or sketchbook) when he left Genshin in a hurry. These materials may have been for future use in the game. After he left, Yupeng reorganised and developed them into the pieces in this album. So it makes sense if some people think that this music is a bit like 'Parallel Fontaine' or 'Parallel Natlan'. Whatever happened back then, I wish Yupeng all the best on his new journey. And may he discover more beauty along the way.
I think so, Yu peng-chen told his fan club that he had a good cry the day he quit hoyomix, so he got the idea for Farewell my friend
Truthfully i do share the same thoughts with you. The decision might have taken place far back around the release of sumeru (as he gradually “handed over” the composition work to the rest of hym team for desert soundtrack onwards). But for some reason i feel like he didn’t expect to have to leave so soon. Maybe this was the skeleton he had during the overall 7 nations of teyvat’s world building at the beginning of genshin’s creation process. I dont know what happened between the internals but there must be a good reason why he chose to step back. He seemed to be extremely passionate about his work for the game as well so letting go something that cost him enormous time energy and passion should not be as easy😢
We haven't seen Natlan yet right?
Now I think to myself "How would the classical composers of the past view this piece"
The era of great music is coming back 🥹
What a gorgeous repertoire ♫ ♪ I agree with others in the comments that this feels like an extension of Fontaine's story 💙
Yu-Peng Chen should be as famous as John Williams already! His music seems on par with them
so cool....
Eh (!), you're here too!!
やっぱりこの曲が一番好きかも
波砕きの舞いにかなり似てるしピアノがきれいすぎる
never think about it before, but YpC's music pieces torched me and my heart in such unimaginable ways
This was Fontaine to be, glad to hear original version too.
My biggest wish is just to see YPC coming back to Genshin one more time. Even if it means only composing a couple of pieces. Even though Genshin/Hoyo has been putting nothing but masterpieces even without YPC. It just doesn’t feel the same without him.
アルレッキーノのストーリーや想い、壁炉の家との関係を彷彿させるような音楽に感じました。
あなたの作品はいつも私を感動させてくれます。これからも頑張ってください！
This better be on Spotify I need this
May be on July 19？
@@brianlyu576 hopefully
It is now !
he's truly a music archon. Just by listening his music, I can create the imagination in my head, can't you?
This perfectly shows the "Circle Dance of the Evernight Castle" 👏👏
I never knew i liked classical music until i heard this guy music,absolutly beautiful
Yu-Peng Chen supremacy 🛐🛐🛐
Greatest composer in history: YPC's inspirations
Greatest composer of today: YPC himself
His music evokes emotions and takes us on a journey, it's incredible!
Already purchased the album! It’s euphonious and truly brings a “fantasyland/journey” vibe! Grateful for Yu-Peng Chen’s effort of making this masterpiece.
Where did you get it? I want to have a physical copy in the future
What!! How you bought it?
@@Passerbys60 They posted the links and this video at the same time on their Bilibili channel, and I think they’ll release it here shortly.
@@sweetpotat0064 They released the album on Chinese music apps one day ahead, but it seems there’s only a digital version so far.
@@Passerbys60 The links and this video were posted at the same time on Bilibili, I think they’ll release it here shortly.
You may not have the biggest fan base but I can say with a decent level of confidence that you have the most devoted fan base. To call your symphonies a jewel in the desert would be an understatement. I'm so thankful to be able to witness this.
To be honest, he's one of the few songwriters who I feel have made me cry just by listening to his music... It's fascinating💕
This is giving Fontaine❤
This man is who I aspire to be
I will follow this man wherever he goes.
Evernight title... Foggy stage...
I'm not the only one thinking of Lord of Mysteries, am I?
bro, this music is really full of many emotions, I can't explain them one by one, I can only say it's ABSOLUTE MAJESTY🧎♂️
Love it
Absolutely stunning piece of music. Incredible performance, too
Tthis is so bittersweet to listen. Its so beautiful, but at the same time, it shows what fontaine could have been 😭
(I like fontaine musics, but to me, the music from the other lands are just unbeatable, and i believe thats becuase yu-peng touch)
Yu-Peng Chen, you never fail to impress.
Gives me the same feeling of wonder when i watched howls moving castle as a kid, a land of fantasy within our own
He is one of the most brilliant musicians of the 21st century
Everytime his music plays, I cant help but just marvel how someone could create such music, it makes me shiver 😂
yu peng chens music has never dissapoints me 🔥🔥🔥
Huh? So... it's always successfully disappointed you? I'm guessing you made a small mistake in your grammar and are not being snide.
@@spcraftsman2656 whoops
Очень красивая музыкальная композиция.
Спасибо, маэстро.
so this is what fontaine music couldve been like if he still wrote songs for genshin
we will follow your career with great interest
How?! Just how everytime you make something, it's always become a masterpiece?!
Godly work
You know it’s good when it gives you chills
Ngl Fantasy Land sounds a lot like Teyvat, or maybe Teyvat accidentally sounds a lot like Fantasy Land.
In any case, it's good to see this classical style of music alive and kicking
听了枫丹和纳塔的音乐，好听，但也只是停留于耳朵上的好听。而陈老师的音乐却总能给人带来心灵上的冲击，而不仅仅停留在耳朵的层次上
I'm not interested in orchestral music at all but Yu-Peng Chen's music - both his works in Genshin and the personal tracks he's releasing now, is always something i would listen to.
the composition is rich and paints beautiful scenes in my head.
I listened to this early in Bilibili, it's a beautiful and suspenseful soundtrack and I really like it.