Somewhere and some time ago at SE studio... Soken: “... so, last fight is a guy who’s like a vampire?” Yoshi: “yep” Soken: “so... hm. Something like Mozart but in a castlevania way?” Yoshi: “sure. Just make it a banger esp for the 4th fight too” Soken: “👌 say less fam”
Listening this with headphones gets to really experience the instrument used for this theme. You don't get to pay much attention during a fight but this is really well done
1:56 - 2:28 There's something about this part that just really strikes me. It's hard to articulate the exact feeling it incites in me but I've thought about it for awhile. It's something like glory, nostalgia. Walking headfirst into destiny, unflinching.
someone explained the music theory behind this better than I can on another comment. To oversimplify, it’s just a major section in a mostly minor key song. Like a bright contrast to an otherwise dark track. Gives a nice melancholic vibe. The change in rhythm helps too; most of the song is long, drawn-out choir and organ notes. At 1:56 they switch to much shorter stabs using the choir and brass instead. Makes it feel real triumphant if you listen to Hic Svnt Leones at the same part (around 1:10, the part that sounds Scooby Doo-ish), it has a similar effect. The song mostly has a darker gothic rock feel, but the same chords give this section a jaunty, almost playful feel all in all I’m really happy with Soken’s work on this one. I DO wish Asphodelos had more themes, but these two that we got were great
In fact, this part of the song has a very common harmonic sequence in Afro-Cuban songs, specifically a rhythm called "cha cha cha", there are hundreds of latin songs with this same sequence and cadence, nintendo also in their games like mario, zelda etc often borrows these chord sequences to give it a more upbeat, Caribbean feel. Watch this video demonstrating ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1MTcYDj1YgA.html
@@fivesidedpixels4991 I’m glad I’m not the only that thought of Scooby Doo in that part, I think it’s the backing ‘oooh’ that does it for me. I can just see them running through hallway doors lol
It is the classy sounds mixed with valiance that ushers in emotions of victory, allowance, power, perseverance, pride, and honor all in such a short moment. The voices of power compliment the instruments well and multiply these emotions too.
I really enjoy how this piece uses harpsichord, piano, and organ. Very similar yet distinct instruments. They play off each other nicely to build the theme.
I’ll remember this theme for the rest of my life. 60 years old my grand kids playing some retro games and this theme hits and it brings back all the memories of those late night progs lol
@@omensoffate probably. Took me awhile to get what he meant. I thought he meant an original of a song from somewhere and did not took the original song to remix them.
I absolutely love the remixes of old themes or from past FF games but a new piece like this is a breath of fresh air. I find most Pandemonium music to be a slow burn, they truly grow on you.
Saaaame! I thought it was fine. I thought it was really good but in terms of Soken nothing special. After hours of prog, once I went to bed and had it in my head, I realized I loved it
@@solisimperium1203 It's just as instrumental, with no pun intended. The introduction of the female choir and held organ chords wouldn't have the impact it does without the part *you* highlighted. They're both incredible parts of an incredible piece.
Same here! This part gave me goosebumps when I first heard it. It contrasts really nicely with the previous one (at 1:56) which is male voices and a major key (this part is women's choir and using minor key). I also love the background orchestral strings + organ (?)... it's just so epic, especially if you do the Savage raid :)
This track somehow feels different in each of the fights despite being the same exact piece. Also its nigh on ptsd inducing, I'll be hearing it in my prog related nightmares.
i didn't feel anything in particular with this raid song, i just brushed it off at first, but one day i caught my brain humming this tune non-stop and that was how i fell in love with this song
To be fair, my favorite part on this song is around 1:00, when that simple melody comes to a halt, and then a very low D note comes crashing down with the voice over it, that has a really "hellish" vibe to me. This one would be a beast to remake in 8 bit :o
what's really cool is that unlike a lot of bosses, his raidwide attacks are physical based and not magical, which is a really neat detail given that he has very little magical ability
1:55 I love this part. This must be in a "minor" key? (I'm not well versed in music) but I love how kinda sad but epic it is. Sounds like it would be the funeral dirge for some gothic underworld figure.
This is my favorite part too. As far as I can tell the key didn't change. The tonic sounds like it's still the same. I do know this is a circle of fifths chord progression though. Melancholic, but determined.
Music major here! It's actually the rest of the song that's in a minor key (mostly, you can make the argument that its passing through major in its chord progression). 1:55 is *solidly* in A major. And for added punch, it's also a very basic, strong chord progression with a lot of dominant-to-tonic movement like you'd hear in classical music, which is why it sounds so triumphant all the sudden. In contrast, the main chord progression is kind of chromatic and weak (not as is bad, its a harmonic term). So that makes 1:55 REALLY pop
The castle + the music feels very Astarothian and the first thing that crosses my mind when seeing Pandaemonium is Astaroth's Castle of torture, fun and Horrors. LOL!
This is weird, but everytime I hear this music and think of the boss, I associate mechanics with specific parts of the song. I have a subconcious dread that the music is going and I'm sitting here and not doing the mechanics. Twelve help me.
I immediately fell in love with this song from the start. Then again, it's also cause I like that creepy monster filled goth castle vibe. Absolutely love this stuff.
I'm sorry but the part 0:52 - 1:07 reminded me so much of Cooking Mama music it made me laugh in the middle of savage raiding. Haahahaha, I love this song so much
The version that plays on the 4th boss just doesn't do it as well for me, this one just seems more captivating for some reason. Both versions are good, but I prefer this one.
Probably just that it’s in a minor key, and a similar register. The Void and its Voidsent didn’t exist until after the Sundering, so we won’t get any true Voidsent in Pandæmonium.
@@TheTwilightmaster6 I know that but what if the voidsent predated 13th reflection and aetheric balance of 13th got scewered towards umbral aether by voidsent created in Pandaemonium?
I heard the Japanese were not so fond of this new type of music as it was not like a typical JRPG music, but more Western. Well-- time they lost their virginity and embraced the Western Gothic music to the fullest. Great work, Soken!
I mean, Japan likes Gothic music plenty if you look at something like the soundtrack for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. For FFXIV OST this is a very new vibe, though
Anyone noticed this has different lyrics from the one in-game? Is this the unused version or maybe one of Soken's brilliance with hidden meaning that i'm to dumb to notice…
anyone have lyrics lmao they sound different here than in the endwalker ost. i cant tell if its latin or english or japanese choirs. but they are definitely different.
Great song, but kind of slow-paced for a battle theme making it pretty easy to get ignored. Music like Kefka's theme, Titan's theme, Shiva's theme in old raids make me shake my head no matter how many times I died there. All pandaemonium's themes are good but not that fast head-shaking kind of music, not suitable to listen to them during an eight-hour battle trying to kill a red chicken. Every time my team was wiped in savage, I'd prefer some hot and fast-paced music to encourage us to move forward and try again. I will listen to this in my spare time when I want some good music, but not in Pandaemonium. Three bosses share this same music and the fourth one is the same melody, just turn the iTune on and try something else.
I don't like this OST.. it feels just stressfully to me, dunno why. Worst OST from all FFXIV raids. But i love FFXIV, not everything has to be perfect for everyone, right?
Pretty boring, feels like it lacks direction imo. No great hook or hype moments. Way too similar to the Void Ark raids which are run pretty frequently, so it lacks in the freshness category as well. It feels more like going through a haunted house or castle than a fight.
What? I think it's amazing. I could listen to it all day. This theme fits the surroundings perfectly which does look like a dungeon within a castle or something.
@@lren1692 Three bosses share this same music, and in savage you will want some hype music to put yourself together after wiped again and again.This is good, but not that good if you listen to it for 8 hours straight during fighting.
