Breaking down the brilliance of the Starfield Main Theme 

The sound track for this game is SoooOOO good. Even when you're not doing much, it's judt there being epic

Inon Zur always nails the themes, idk how the man does it

This track is such a love letter to classical "space adventure" orchestral scores. I hear Star Trek, Star Wars, Disneys Black Hole movie (the main theme of that is why I love Waltz's, definitely check it out in your free time), a little of The Last Starfighter. It brings such strong feelings of nostalgia and curiosity I had watching old scifi shows as a kid.

This melody just taught us that, The fastest way to get to the stars, is not with rockets and spacecrafts, but with Music.

The change in tone over the course of the main theme sets such a great tone to the game. Maybe today we'll be chilling doing zoology in a habitable Planet, analysing the possibility of settling. Maybe you'll grav jump into a derelict ship Full of nightmare fuel. Maybe you'll prepare for a long, long set of jumps to a Galaxy where humanity barely visited... Or maybe you just touched something extradimensional, where lights and music is all that you can fathom....for now? What a great analysis, and you did before the game launched!

I feel a lot of the emotions from other films about space or the unknown. ET, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Star Wars that have those touches that scream John Williams.

This Suite always reminds me of the first time as a kid I saw Star Wars a New Hope. This soundtrack is going to be powerfully beautiful orchestration.

Same here, loved how he mentioned Holst's Planets and the others. Masterpiece sound track : D

Loved your analysis here, especially digging into the subtleties of the arrangement like the sforzandi and the various accents the strings are being used for. Holst's Planets are some of the first pieces of music I can remember hearing, so anything in that ballpark is always especially emotional for me. Delighted to see you enjoyed this piece as much as I do!

This main theme is SO…Freaking…GOOD…I can’t wait to play this game!!!!

I'm getting huge Hans Zimmer and John Williams inspiration from this. Very emotion invoking.

Lots of the tracks in the OST are amazing imo. Playing Starfield and hearing the OST brought me back to the days playing their older games, or just older games in general. Inon knocked it out the park, no kidding. "Deep Freeze," "Akila City," "Within the Walls," and "Silent Orbit" are my favorites. Something about the progressions and overall atmosphere just gets me.

There's a word that comes to mind from this music... And I think that word is 'poignant'. It really makes you think, get lost in the melody.

One of the best recent OST out there.

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I really like the format of this more in-depth analysis vs a simple reaction. Love how you are so empathetic to the story the music is telling. Can’t wait to see more from you with Starfield as well!

I am so excited. Preordered the premium version and am so ready to play today. Also just have to add on here that I love th story that Bethesda tells with their music. All their themes have a story that you could watch while listening. This is luterally the sound of a rocket launching into space and as it passes the atmosphere, it is in the vastness of space. And then it leads to the adventures that are being experienced there

It's ridiculous the amount of things you notice and make us notice too. Amazing breakdown!

This soundtrack gives off the same vibes as some of the Interstellar soundtrack and that is a huge win for me !

I'm late! I was playing Starfield haha. The soundtrack is amazing, it's like Star Wars and Interstellar had a baby.

Perfect video to watch as the game unpacks. Thank you Marco!

A pleasure watching you break this down,sir!

I literally sat for 10mins at the "press any key" screen listening to this music when I first launched the game.

It gives me very strong WALL-E vibes, this cosmic orchiestra

these songs are giving me huge Star Wars vibes

Starfield theme reminds me of Matera by Hans Zimmer, and i loved that track so much, but starfield will be like the fallout 4 theme, memorable for eons.

Inon Zur is basically the Hans Zimmer when it comes to making an inspirational, emotional and empowering music

I not the only one thinking this has OG Trilogy Star Wars vibes right? 😮

Been waiting for this

I cannot stress how stellar the soundtrack for "Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs" is. Definately worth a look.

FINALLY. I WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THIS ANALYSIS/ REACTION.

This might be the Trek nerd in me noticing it but I have noticed this song and a great deal of music, especially the flutes, in the game remind me of Star Trek.

it has some of the sounds of the fallout themes and some of the epicness of the Elder Scrolls themes.

Since you love Starfield Suite so much, I am just waiting for you to hear Control's Wishes. It's up there with the likes of Interstellar music, grandiose and very dramatic!

Fleet Captain Marco of the USS Meatball has left Earth Spacedock and is now embarking on his maiden voyage. _Per Audacia Ad Astra._ I'll see you *_starside._*

I can never be an astronaut, never to travel the stars. Starfield will give that sense of wonder that all Bethesda games have. Into space, to answer life's questions.

Main leitmotif just sounds so..... *_space_*

This song reminds me of songs from simcity and halo games and even star wars movies bc it is set in space. music really does set the screen more than you notice it’s a combination that make a good game and with all the hate it will get from some kind of haters it will be up there for best game of the year, hopefully

A masterpiece

Enjoyed seeing your reaction to this magical piece. Inon Zur keeps outclassing the competition for Bethesda Game Studios. Can't wait to play the game in a few hours! 🚀🌌

IN TO SPACE

12:27 bro fr busting his 🥜 here

i cannot get the music out of my head, astral lounge would be worth a visit for a twist on a take.

I actually thought it's stellaris when I glimpsed on the title. Anyway this is awesome

I would love to see someone do a blind reaction to this without telling them that it’s videogame music and asking them to figure out what the composition was for

you absolutely need to listen to Gris' soundtrack. This game is like walking in a painting and the music just takes you.

At 12:21 its remind far harbor music from Fallout 4 !

As I listen to this piece, it brings to mind Holst's The Planet suite. Written between 1914 and 1917, each piece in the suite were dedicated to each of the 7 planets (not including Earth). Like this Starfield suite, it goes from the beginning of the journey with Mercury, the war beat of Mars, the prideful (and heroic) Jupiter, then ends with the mysterious beyond with Neptune. Also a fun fact, The Planets was written almost 2 decades before the discovery of Pluto so it only consisted of the 7 planets. At its premier, critics blasted The Planets as being terrible and hard to listen to. It took several more decades and another World War before the suite was truly appreciated in the cinematic context. :edit: I just realized that you mentioned Holst's The Planets near the end. lol I should have watched the video to the very end before posting. XD

Bethesda can make games with lots of problems and bugs... but one thing granted is the brilliance of Inon Zur

1:53 when the sports announcer gets fired and decides to cover music instead.

Has some of "The Planets" by Gustav Holst in it as well

You should listen to "Scattered and Lost" from Celeste

Getting a strong Holst: The Planets vibe.

In 4:06 I heard like the start of the Star Wars movie.

i actually think many video games, esp rpgs or open world games appear to be inspired by Wagnerian or Tolkien sense of drama and story. my personal favorite is Tannhauser .

Idk where else to really ask about this XD Idk if you have somewhere you prefer to get requests and/or suggestions for new stuff you haven't checked out before, if it's a members only thing, or if you even take suggestions for brand new stuff, but, I have a suggestion for.. Idk if you can call it an obscure game, cus it's from a very popular franchise XD But it's from one of the less popular entries of it, the soundtrack for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, especially the tracks "Mandus" & "The New Century", they are incredibly beautiful pieces of music, and there's also a version of Mandus called "A Child's Shadow", where there's some dialogue included, same with The New Century, where there's a version with dialogue called "The New Century Dawns", the story the game is trying to tell is incredibly powerful, and you can really feel the emotion in the music. Some other tracks I'd also suggest would be "The Church", "Christ Have Mercy" & "The Children", but the first 2 I mentioned earlier are the ones I'd love to hear you opinion on the most if you were to check the soundtrack for the game out

Hey Marco! I always love your videos, I'm glad to have your analysis of music. I have a recommendation for something I don't think you've reacted to (I at least tried searching for it first), but the music of the video game series by Blizzard: Diablo. With the 4th installment being the most recent having come out June of this year, but the original being from 1996! The first two games were composed by Matt Uelmen, with the 3rd game switching to Russell Brower with a few others for additional pieces according to the wiki. The credits I could find in my quick search for the 4th game were for 'senior composers Ted Reedy and Leo Kaliski'. Matt Uelmen's music for Diablo 1 and 2 is HIGHLY renowned as the best in the series, and if you were to read comments on any video with Diablo 3 music, you're likely to find people bashing it heavily, however I believe this is tied to the way people view the game (3 changed the series drastically in style from 2 and people were split on it) and not necessarily the music itself (Personally I prefer 1/2 style, but it doesn't mean 3 is bad, its got crazy good songs too). I haven't really listened into 4's music yet, so unsure of what to say there. Interestingly, the music in Diablo 1 and 2 are typically tied to location, and so name of the songs match. Diablo 3 changes that in the name at least, but still has incredible pieces in my opinion. Some will likely be labeled Diablo 2 LOD which is the expansion, same as Diablo 3 ROS, that game's expansion. (Lord of Destruction, and Reaper of Souls respectively). Sorry for the long comment here. If you want my piece recommendations: Diablo 1 Tristram theme (the most iconic music of the series, DEFINITELY THE START POINT IMO!) Diablo 2 Harem (yea yea lol) Diablo 1 Hell Diablo 2 Wilderness Diablo 3 And The Heavens Shall Tremble (see the naming difference? lol) Diablo 3 A New Dawn Diablo 3 ROS Reaper of Souls (title track, so same name as expansion itself) Diablo 2 LOD Fortress (actually all of LOD tracks are awesome too) Diablo 3 ROS Blood for Blood And I'm unsure of Diablo 4's music! So would be a new adventure to get into if you decide to check any of this stuff out. Thanks a bunch for the content either way Marco! You might also find it fun to do lore readings or something like you did in your Mordekaiser league video!

I was wondering if you were planning on reacting to the song Children of the Sky that was written by Imagine Dragons that was created for this game

Is anyone else almost hearing Fallout at some parts of this? It almost sounds apocalyptic or tragic at points to me just because it's so close to the Fallout lietmotif.

On your comparison with electronic music, I agree to an extent but I suggest you listen to Luma by The M Machine. I think electronic music just havent been driven that way since Jean Michel Jarre..

I would love to see you react to Tf2's soundtracks "Fight songs"

I hope you also do an Analysis on the Fate/Grand Order Memorial Movie 2023... there is an official English and Japanese version of the song

Bro, please listen to Gregorius theme by Mitsukiyo, it's worth it

hi marco can you react to a main theme of a old game "Eternium" the song is "stars collide from Terry Devine-King" is old but Gold

I don't think you need the background music while you talk.

Marcooooooo are you gonna react to any other Ff16 soundtracks 🤔🫣

Marco please look the Raphael's Final Act from Baldurs Gate 3

Inon Zur's music stands out for its paradoxical quality of technically having a progression, but still being utterly monotone and at the end, forgettable. Each title's crescendo and climax is no more memorable than any other part, so more often than not, the opening becomes the earworm, while the rest is largely falling out of one's memory. Ferelden at War is his best piece of work he ever did, where there was an actual buildup to a truly climactic few seconds to which the ending came disappointingly fast (with Fallout 4's theme being a close second that also breaks his usual formula). He crafts with the intention for his music to blend in to be 'unnoticeable', but in that effort, it actually manages to become unremarkable.

It might be a great piece of music, but it’s a mediocre game theme imo, especially compared to previous Bethesda games or any other recent video games. The main theme is a great “new location discovered” jingle, but not a theme that’s going to be remembered(

Bethesda has been doing it right on the soundtrack for a while, glad to hear it's good so far. A shame the gameplay isn't as good as the music :^)

This music has surpassed any other music composed for video games IMO.

The exelence ,,IS Magic , STARFIELD is Magic.