@@AtlasBenighted Hey man. Please do my suggestion, they aren't exactly your taste but good none the less. So to let you know what they are exactly, think of them as hyper and DeadMouse on drugs, with good ass Theme, and Lyrics. Well one only talks but one just is from the best Electro musicians combined. I'm not forcing you to listen to them, it's your own merit if you want to listen to them. But can't hog good music too. And 'K vs K' theme is from K series, 'K: Return Of King's' to be said.
About the language of the singer: it's not actually a real language, it's a "mock" Latin of sorts. They mixed Latin with the fictional language of the Fodlan in the game. I guess you could call it Fodlatin?
This is a composition trick I've been noticing more and more to avoid the trap of using just Latin or another language that fits. For example League of Legends theme for Volibear called "The Relentless Storm." uses a "mock" Norse language as the region he's from in game takes inspiration from Vikings.
This song is pure epicness. Imagine, you are stepping onto the battlefield, there is a misty marshy swampland, and pure silence. You see an army before you, lead by an enemy out of legend. Suddenly, out of nowhere...God Shattering Star hits.
@@swordsmancs nah, I would say Verdant Wind makes the ideal _second_ route anyway unless you are really into slice of life, since Part 1 gives off so much of that feel with it's Supports and the main events feel more disconnected than with Azure Moon or Crimson Flower/Silver Snow. I'd say the ideal way to do a perfect full playthrough is either Azure Moon or Crimson Flower first, then Verdant Wind, then Crimson Flower or Azure Moon, and then finally Silver Snow to wrap things into a neat bow. Add in Cindered Shadows DLC somewhere in the mix as well to round things to around 400 hours or so.
"Why is God Shattering Star not in smash? This is an outrage" Well, you've reacted to all three of my favorite franchises now. The other tracks I'd recommend are a bit niche, but as a shot in the dark... Anyone else wanna see Project Wingman's "Kings" OST reacted to? It was an awesome final boss track
Now imagine this song playing for +3 hours as you figure out how to finish this final battle with no casualties and sick crit quotes from the characters. Absolute perfection
Glad you liked this track so much! Music from fire emblem is really good :) To explain, A lot of recent fire emblem games incorporate basically two versions of the same song that play. 1, the 'on the battlefield overall' , and 2, when you 'zoom in' on specific battles. In the 'battlefield overall' version, you can usually hear a more 'normal' version of the song, and when you 'zoom in' on specific battles - one soldier against another, or two generals facing off in combat, etc, the music will swell and grow more epic. This video that you reacted two sort of meshed the two different versions together. More specifically, the vocals you hear only play in the 'overall battlefield' version of the song, whereas the parts without vocals play in the 'zoomed in' view. It might seem like it should be the other way around, but it works. If you ever want more fire emblem music to have a look at, I'd reccommend Fire Emblem Echoes's 'Twilight of the Gods' genuinely one of my favourite pieces of fire emblem music. Its an orchestral remake of an older 8 bit song.
Best song, best final map, and best hype generator. Thank you Marianne for not only doubling Nemesis on maddening but also dodging the counter, you truly are best girl.
Well i wanted Twilight of the Gods but God Shattering Star is good as well. Both awesome tracks from Fire emblem franchise. Since you liked this song i expect more form this series. Fire emblem: Echoes - Shadows of Valentia has the best ost in my opinion, with Three Houses close second.
I agree that Shadows of Valentia has the best soundtrack in all of Fire Emblem. That being said, God-Shattering Star kinda what you get if you mashed up Lord of a Dead Empire, Twilight of the Gods, and The Scions' Dance in Purgatory: epic, seemingly discordant, but actually very melodious, and the eastern operatic tenor.
@@marcusmajarra Indeed. These three tracks, together with Pride and Arrogance And Heritors of Arcadia, are one of the best i have ever heard in a video game.
Worth giving a few shoutouts to some of the best songs of the previous games too, for the sake of time though will just say power hungry fool from path of radiance is amazing.
Heya, just found your video in my recommended, I just wanted to mention something about those orchestral hits, this being Fire Emblem, since Awakening in 2012, most songs in the latest entries have a separate version of themselves usually contrasting a "calm" version, called "Ablaze" "Fire" "Wind" "Storm" etc... In three houses map themes play in their "Rain" version while you're doing all the Strategizing and planning of your units, while "Thunder" plays when you made your choices and your units start fighting, the tracks switch right where it's other self left off so it feels extremely natural. Again in three houses the thunder themes are jam PACKED with those hits, every note is a staccato and everything feels extremely percussive as if you could hear the clashing of steel, so what you listened to was God Shattering Star rearranged switching at prime moments, it's an amazing edit that allows you to hear see both sides of the same coin. Just thought I'd let you know, it's something interesting to take into account. Edit: I see a lot of people not liking this version of GST, kinda surprised, it's basically become how I envision the song, you NEED those vocals but you equally need some majestic powerful notes from the thunder version, I mean, at the end of the day that's also how players will discover the song in-game, only switching rain and thunder at different timings.
Fire Emblem fan here! God Shattering Star is fantastic. To throw a suggestion into the pile: Sky Tower from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team. It has had a remake, but the GBA version of the song from the original is still great.
Also any of the tracks from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/darkness/sky! My suggestions would be “battle against Dusknoir” or “Dialga’s fight to the finish”
To answer your question of lyrics; there are no official lyrics to the piece! People have tried to examine the lyrics and figure out what language it is, most speculation I've seen says it's a combination of languages (Latin and a few others, from what I've seen). Very unfortunate because I would have absolutely learned the lyrics by now. If they were posted somewhere.
I think the idea was to mimic a latin church service. Most don’t know the language but can understand through the intonation behind it. Using gibberish allows the power of the music to shine while not being overshadowed, or distracted by what the words actually mean. I think this makes it more powerful.
Lyrics that i found from the original video. Arise, you who cannot bear death Raise your heads bravely and take up your weapons. No more wishing for the corpses of your comrades. It’s time to rebel and liberate. Warriors, gather to this banner. Run! Raise the flag! From the beast called God. To take back our pride from the beast called God. Warriors, shout to the earth! Follow me through the wilderness! In the name of rebellion. Let your bodies tremble Let your souls do as they wish Like the wind that blows through Mother Earth(Fódlan) Like the sunrise that colors the great Ogma Stamp it out, raise your voice, strong as a lion. Our cries will ride the wind for a thousand miles. Let it reach the starry shores of the sea. Reach high and praise me, for I am the one who will liberate you all. Pierce the sky, mysterious artifacts I am the embodiment of wrath I am the god shattering star
The only part of the lyrics I can understand is when the singer says "Fodra", the japanese name of Fodlan, the continent of this game. So, my idea is that the lyrics are about the bad guys thinking that they are saving the continent of Fodlan by killing the goddess Sothis.
They released an official translation in the premium version of the soundtrack. It's an anthem from the point of view of Nemesis, encouraging humanity to free themselves from "the beast called God."
That theme is really good but overrated imo, dlc bosses themes are all better (but I think first hunter's theme is best bb soundtrack without considering DLCS)
The fact that you bring out the Silk road makes a lot of sense, since this is the boss battle theme for the golden deers, a house made in majority by traders and commoners and even the leader Claud is an inmigrant in Fodland :0
Nier isn't the first fucking thing with musics with their own made-up language. Just because you only know overrated garbage everyone recommends to your otherwise empty head, doesn't mean you have to make reference to it for a fact that is otherwise common: that some song writers use made-up languages.
@@powerfulberry237 The salt in your comment aside, I referenced Nier because it is what Atlus knows. If I told him that the song pulls one from a game and music he doesn't know do you really think he would understand the comment in it's full context?
God Shattering Star is a brilliant track and very fitting for when it plays in the game. Family Jules made a very good Metal Cover of the song in collaboration with one of the Game's Voice Actors.
You should listen to “The Edge of Dawn”. Leitmotifs from that track are in nearly every piece from the Three Houses soundtrack, and it makes the emotional payoffs in the late game amaaazing. He really built up the themes over the course of a game that can easily take 70+ hours per playthrough, and then hits you with some truly amazing and emotional tracks at the end of each route. You should also check out “A Funeral of Flowers” sometime. The tone of the song is super tragic and it hit me like a punch to the gut on the Church route. Underrated track from Three Houses.
PLEASE give Symphony of Boreal Wind a try from the game Genshin Impact. The OST from that game is INSANE, and that's one of my personal favourites of the bunch. If you can, I'd also give Childe's Theme from the same game a go. Love your stuff dude, keep it up!
I love this game and this song, the Golden Deer route allows you to face the real threat, hence the intense music. God shattering star is a prime example that good Classical music can still be made, if only it involves talent and dedication.
So much love for Fire Emblem's music 🥺🥺 I cry. I really suggest you to look into this franchise and his music.. i recommend what the others told you, but don't stop, because their music is beautiful! Look through the other titles
This might sounds a little out of nowhere, but i would love to see a reaction to The almigthy from Persona 4 (the extended version with the intro), is such a beautifull track
When it comes to God Shattering Star it feels Epic. And I mean that in the more archaic sense. It feels like an accompanying song to the telling of some old epic fable. Like an unfolding story that still sounds like the same story but going on, it ages and shifts over the runtime like the phases of a great story. From a foreboding beginning to a more frantic and desperate tone with great highs and tragic falls.
Gotta recommend the beautiful FFX theme 'To Zanarkand', specifically the Distant Worlds live orchestral version, which is the absolute best version. It's not as complex as some of Uematsu's other works but it is, imo, the most gorgeous and emotional.
The parts without voice basically sound when the troops goes into the battle screen, the voiced ones comes when you're watching the map. it's a really amazing piece of music and makes you feel the pressure of how important that decisive battle is it.
I liked so much your analysis of the song! The examples you named made the explanation more easy to understand (talking about the silk road, the slavics, the red army choir) and more interesting, I actually learned a lot. I was surprised when I you said that the singing voice in God Shattering Star sang in a similar way to Smuglianka (by the Red army choir). You really know what you are talking about and I love that! Thank you for reviewing this song, it's one of my favorites of all time :D
Thank you so much! Actually I picked that song out of many because it had a similar phrasing to the one in the FET song. But you could hear similarities in all the songs in The Red Army Choir tbh!
I really liked how you incorporated and talked about the silk route, I totally get what you’re mentioning! If you want some chaos and a short song that is bound to unsettle you, try Master of Masters from good old Yoko Shimomura for the Kingdom Hearts series.
this soundtrack is godlike. "Between Heaven and Earth" always gets me emotional. something bout that marching snare and war drums. 2:25 of that song hits the heart.
Unfortunately that song is only good if you have played through enough... That emotional connection to one or all of the houses, and to Edelgard in particular. Your investment in her interactions and rise/fall is why you like the song so.
@@a-aronander-son5861 oh yeah i forgot randoms know why i like songs for a game i havent played nor give a shit about the characters for. Thanks for enlightening me.
Know the song yet never played the game? Hmm sorry, I don't believe ya. Regardless, don't get your panties in a twist bud, literally every other person who likes the song does so because of their emotional connection to the game. So stop acting like I peed in your cornflakes with my comment.
I like how this song takes it time. Especially if you are familliar with it, you'd want to jump to the next phase but it reminds you that no, there is an enemy phase aswell. You issue orders (lyrics) then the battle play out (instrumental). Such performance really summarize what type of game it belongs to. You can feel the clash on the battlefield throught instruments responding to eachothers, the ideals being shout out even if mere soliders don't know anymore the details of what they are fighting for (gibberish lyrics), partaking in something way too big for them.
Scions Dance In Purgatory would be another great fire emblem song to listen too. Especially if you watch Berkut's breakdown beforehand with his voice actors performance
I love God Shattering Star, but I'm not a fan of the specific version of the song used for the reaction, as that version edits together the vocal and non vocal versions together and it doesn't sound as good as the original vocal version found in the game. This version has clunky transitions and the sound quality between the vocal and non vocal versions even differs a little. Its a minor nitpick and not a reflection of you at all. Love your content, keep up the good work!!!
I was also like "Isn't that Rain and Thunder mixed together"? I feel listening to both versions separately would give a more thorough image of both of them. An analysis as to what both versions do differently and what those differences achieve could be interesting.
Technically it has lyrics, but the only official translation is from some art book for the game or something. Lyrics (from the FE wiki BTW): Arise, you who cannot bear death Raise your heads bravely and take up your weapons No more staring at the corpses of your comrades Warriors, gather to this banner Run! Raise the flag! To take back our pride from the beast called God Warriors, shout to the earth! Follow me through the wilderness! In the name of rebellion. Let your bodies tremble. Let your souls do as they wish. Like the wind that blows through Mother Earth (Fodlan) Like the sunrise that colors the great Ogma Stamp it out, raise your voice, strong as a lion Our cries will ride the wind for a thousand miles Let it reach the starry shores of the sea Reach high and praise me, for I am the one who will liberate you all Pierce the sky, mysterious artifacts I am the embodiment of wrath I am the God Shattering Star.
The song is a broken version of italian but there isnt any actual lyrics. Edit the only actual words in the song is "They All Fight For Fodlan." Fodlan being the name of the continent the game takes place on.
I will NEVER forget the first time I played the end of game boss fight this track is tied to ... I legit put the controller down and went "what.. the F is going on?!" and legit didn't pick it up until I could collect myself again ... because ya know, it was an end of game fight so a minimum of focus was required ... and all of mine was into the track.
If you liked this then definitely try Bravely Default's Serpent Eating the Ground. ITS EPIC and stands out as total boss music. edit: just realized he already did the other day and I MISSED IT
Since you like metal, I would recommend Ao no Kiseki (trails of Azure) - Azure aribtrator! An amazing final boss song that you would certainly like And Ys origins - Silent Desert (super arrange version) is pretty good pick too, but there's so many great music from this serie! Both serie are from falcom
If you liked this, I can recommend more music from Fre Emblem Three Houses: The Edge of Down. Blue Sky and A Battle. Between Heaven and Earth. You already been informed about the Rain and Thunder versions of the musics. Both are in the game but used in different instances. "The Edge of Down" is the "main theme" of the game and doesn't have Rain/Thunder versions. Can't get wrong with it. "Blue Sky and A Battle" and "Between Heaven and Earth" does have Rain/Thunder versions. Rain is the original one so pick that. About these two specific pieces, they go and in hand and there is a clear similarity between the two. What makes them special is the context of those pieces and why they sound like they are the same. I could tell you the context, but I wander what kind of impression it will give someone who doesn't know the context. Listen to "Blue Sky and A Battle" first and "Between Heaven and Earth" after for the right experiance.
Thanks for reacting to this!! I love this song! Completely caught me off guard when I heard it in the game! Other really nice songs in the game include: Apex of The World, Chasing Daybreak, and Between Heaven and Earth (my personal fav)
Does he know that there are two versions of the Song? One (Rain) and the other (Thunder) Though this one is an Combination of the two, having the Vocals with the pure Orcestra being a bit streched in terms of playtime
I literally thought "Atlas should react to God Shattering Star" this afternoon. Thanks Mexican Zoidberg for the suggestion, and thank you atlas for the great breakdown as always.
This was a great track. That chanting was crazy and like you said those strings start going off at the end. Once more another great breakdown. Theme of Grandia by composer Noriyuki Iwadare is, as the name suggests, the opening track for the PS1 video game Grandia. As the story goes Iwadare was shown drawings of the main characters and given a short description of the game's synopsis when he was brought onto the project. He was so inspired by the game's vision that he wrote the entire theme that night only making some minor changes in the following days until it was recorded. I don't want to spam your comment section since I imagine you have a list and such so I'll just comment this recommendation once in a while. Im enjoying your videos either way.
Do Funeral of Flowers next!! Another good song (From a different franchise altogether) is Swirling Desire from Dragon Quest 9. May just be my nostalgia, but that song slaps.
This is one of the Best Soundtracks in all the Games out there. I played a lot of Games so i can tell that. The quality is the same as the boss track from the Abyss Watchers from Dark Souls 3.
If I could make a suggestion, I'd say one or two of the following (I apologize if it's too long, ZUN doesn't give short titles to these themes): • Tonight stars an easy going egoist (live ver.) ~ Egoistic flowers [Note: it's a "Live version" since it's supposed to take place during concert in-game, there is no other variants to the song] • Evening star ~ Night falls • Catastrophe in Bhava-Agra ~ Wonderful heaven • Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind • Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's "Kappa" ~ Candid Friend • The Ravine's Kappa technological prowess • The ground's color is Yellow ~ Primrose • Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke • Inchlings of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess • The inverted castle lit by the setting sun All of them are different songs from the same game, "Touhou 15.5 ~ Antinomy of Common Flower" (AoCF for short) while eachs lasts around 4 minutes before looping, they are some serious jams from a franchise I'd love to see getting some more recognition, once again, I'm sorry if the comment is too long
You should do 'With Mila's Divine Protection' from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia at some point. For what's really just one of the standard battle themes for the first half of the game they went all out.
Wonderful video and very interesting analysis! One thing you might find interesting, but would have missed because you haven’t played the game: At the beginnings of some of the passages, the composer incorporated leitmotifs from different parts of the game! This evokes a more vivid story in the mind of a listener who has played it.
You should make more Fire Emblem OST analyses. It became a very famous franchise these last years, I can even guarantee you such videos will caught a lot of attention
"I don't know anything else about that franchise" One minute of silence please Nah seriously, I can totally recommend that series. Great reaction anyway, thank you so much!
basically what the comments have said, yeah. The song’s written in its own fictional language which is meant to sound vaguely like Latin to give off a more epic feel to it. Though the song doesn’t have any actual lyrics, there have been some interesting fan attempts to give the song lyrics which I like
The music thats in video games is always topnotch imo. Anything from Jeremy Soule is just perfect. Just a quick edit, if u wanna look up JS I recommend his guild wars 2 songs
I have another recommendation from another fire emblem game, specifically fire emblem awakening. The song is called Id (purpose) and its one of my favorite boss themes ever. Its somewhat similar to this one, operatic vocals and such.
The final map OST’s from Fire Emblem games over the past decade are all phenomenal, and God Shattering Star happens to be the latest in that group. If you care to listen to others on your own time, definitely check out Id-Purpose, End of All, Lost in the Waves, Twilight of the Gods, and Apex of the World. I’ll also give a special mention to the soundtrack of Fire Emblem Birthright, as it incorporates traditional Japanese instruments into its themes, a rarity for the series.
Just throwing it out there, "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Worlds Converge: Sidon and Yunobo" is one of my favorite pieces of music this year. If you've not heard it, I'd recommend it-it has a wonderful use a leitmotif and counterpoint, as well as emotion and, well, yeah. It's good.
I have a suggestion for you that I wouldn't be surprised if nobody else in the comments here even knows about, but trust me, you will not regret giving it a listen. It's "The Merciless Savior" from Trails in the Sky SC (AKA Sora no Kiseki SC). If you enjoyed this and Dancing Mad, I have no doubts you will enjoy that as well. It's an incredible song from a fairly obscure JRPG that absolutely deserves more attention than it gets. And if you listen to that and want more like it from this series, I can recommend "A Mighty Power" from Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki), and "E.O.V" from Trails of Cold Steel II. Again, you will not be disappointed.
Considering the amount of knowledge you have on this stuff (which I am more than jealous of btw), I would like to recommend MARIA from Atelier Ayesha, the song that made me try out the Atelier franchise.
Please could you check out some of the music from amnesia: a machine for pigs? It's composed by Jessica curry and she did an amazing job! Stand out tracks include "Mandus" and "Dieses Herz"
One of my favorite tracks in the franchise, I love the way it just keeps building and building, like every time you think it’s reach the climax it just gets even more insane! A perfect way to end the game (well in 1/4 runs anyways)
I've just discovered your channel and I'm loving your reactions! I really wish to see you react to Edge of the Future from 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. It's the final battle theme of the game, and I'm sure you won't regret it :)
Gonna throw my hat in the ring and: Twilight of the Gods Scion's Dance in Purgatory End of Despair (smash orchestration) Shaman in the Dark (Idunn's theme) At What Cost? The Shackled Wolves My fav tracks of all time. FE music always slaps. God Shattering Star blew my mind so hard I just sat and stared at the battle map -- completely unsure how to proceed for the first time in ages in a fe game. Twilight of the Gods has a similar effect. Thanks for the listen! Really enjoyed your reactions.
Oh and chek the family jules version of this song he does metal versions of game music and this one he did together with a main voicer from the game in the vocals
Really great song! A personal recommendation would be Origami Castle from Paper Mario: The Origami King but if you were to pick one then The Final Fold would also be a really good choice.
I would like to recommend listening to, or better reacting to the cover of this song by FamilyJules. It's actually done featuring the VA, Joe Zieja, who is the house leader for the Golden Deer where this is from.
I love your reactions. If I may I would like to recommend some soundtracks from Assassin's Creed 3. One is called Connor's story and the other is the main theme. Lorne Balfe did a fantastic job (obviously) and managed to make me love these soundtracks more than the other chapters.
I recently stumbled across your channel, loving the vids man! Any chance you got any reactions to some of Halo's soundtracks planned? If so i'd recommend Halo 3's 'Never Forget'. Not necessarily as lengthy as other tracks, but definitely worth a listen! You got a sub from me!
@@AtlasBenighted i'll eagerly await the future then hahaha. In the meantime ill enjoy catching up on your content. i rarely see people seriously reacting to- and picking apart video game soundtracks, beside the obvious fanboy-bias i have for franchises like dark souls and Halo, i believe there are some truly astounding pieces of musical work hidden in videogames that are easy to gloss over. Once again, im loving your content. Looking forward to your future content and being there for the development of your channel!