Music from the computer game Hylics 2. This track was composed and performed by Chuck Salamone (c) Mason Lindroth & Chuck Salamone store.steampow... mason-lindroth... Soundtrack available for purchase at: masonlindroth....
it actually holds quite a lot of meaning in the lore. in the first game, the moon that Gibby ruled from was not a natural sattelite but something he had made to rule from. The sign of the Full Moon probably became a symbol of oppression in anyone who opposed Gibby. So then there's Wayne. The sign of the waning crescent, the image of that power on its way out so we can finally have the new moon of freedom.
So weird to see chuck salamone on the credits of this game of all places. I went to highschool with him a loooong while back. Good to see him still doing musical stuff.
I love how gibby's just marching towards you, all intimidatingly, I like to imagine Wayne's party is just inching back, scared of gibby's new form, and trying to push gibby back, but gibby won't stop moving.
I mean, they aren't really scared if they decided to go against the one that tried messing with their shabby world, you can even see it with Wayne's "Gibbyyyyyyy!"
One of my absolute favorite differences between Hylics 1 and 2 is how legitimately intimidating Gibby is in the 2nd game. Everything from his revamped design that better shows just how massive he really is, to the way his body parts individually gyrate and twist around each other, to the strange psychic influence he has on the inhabitants of the world, and definitely this music, the way it slowly comes in with that smooth bass, to how it suddenly explodes into this mess of musical euphoria that, along with "Look ma, I fly now!", sounds infinitely more intimidating than anything else in either of the games. Sorry for the long winded comment but i just cant get over my love for this games soundtrack. While i adore how strange and atmospheric the OST for the first game is, this one has music that I legitimately want to listen to outside of the game.
I do think gibby looked much more ominous in the first game tho, the super sunken cheeks and permanently disinterested expression created a real interesting aesthetic
I like how in a world of disturbing and odd looking creatures, you still made Lord Gibby look really creepy and unnatural. Just something about the way it moves and gyrates... super imposing final boss.
@@spinyjustspiny3289 Good point. All the other bosses stay in place and dance to the music, Gibby and his minions are the only ones who march towards you, and the background movement makes it look like Wayne and his crew are backing away from him. He's so intimidating that the crew had to back away as they're fighting him.
Im gonna be honest, old forms of visual media like vhs tape-style, claymation and stuff scare the living crap outta me. But something about Hylics is so charming, so mesmerising...
Honestly adore the way the hylics duology plays out like an ancient myth meant to describe why the moon waxes and wanes but with a sort of cynical detatched bent to it. Absolutely amazing pair of games, obviously intelligemt without becoming utterly masturbatory about it
'Hearken to my words Wayne, and your friends Somnosa, Dedesmuln, and Pongorma, for I have performed an elongated soaking of the body in the fluids excreted by Hylemskylem. Now, if you would be so kind as to direct your field of vision towards myself, I have achieved the powers akin to a celestial being, a state commonly known as "Omnipotence".' - Gibby
This is in a weird-ass scale. I showed it to my friend who knows much more about music theory than me and even he could barely make any sense of it. And yet it somehow works! This song blows my mind. Or should I say, it blows my Fancy Meat Computer.
Don’t think to hard about it. There’s a set key (before the two modulations that happen), but it’s more about just playing with pitch alteration/accidentals.
Song: Fancy Meat Computer Gibbys main attack: magically turning a computer into a meaty brain, which then attacks a member of your party. Coincidence? I think not
Would you lose your mind if Mason corroborated that the brain computer animation is far older than this track...and that I had never seen it? I was notified of a meat motif for the battle, but I was not notified of that move, or the corespondent animation. I just about lost my shit when I saw it, too.
i really really dig the part at around 1:56 where you just take one short, like 4-pluck riff and just ride the hell out of it... it feels like reaching the part of a battle where you can't back off, there's nothing to do but buckle down and fight harder. quality stuff, chuck.
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The previous Gibby theme was so cool. This game takes it to a whole another level. Love how there's this extreme contrast between any other song in the game, and this one. All the songs are just chill and even a bit goofy and then this one just SLAPS you with tension and the grand finale feel. This contrast is something not very many games try, and rightfully so, but when it works, it works so perfectly within the context and the overall aesthetic of the game.
Right. That thing is huge, disproportionate, and made up of miscellaneous biological parts. The worst part is that it also slowly walks towards you as well, in a threatening manner
What I find really weird about Gibby is how drastically different he looks compared to how he looks in Hylics 1. Instead of being this armored guy with this big round head and a mohawk he's this giant made out of floating chunks of meat with a giant coin-like head and realistic hands and feet.
This song is genuinely going to be my most listened to song of 2020. I’ve had it on repeat for months. I may have an actual obsession with it, nothing else hits the same for me.
Let me tell you how amazing this final battle is. Gibby returns, revitalizing himself into a supreme being. He resembles an amalgamation of meat and appendages but he is not hindered or ruined. No. He takes the new form well, taking a stride towards our heroes. Across the battle, he creates minions. The tyrant king, once sitting upon a throne before his first demise, now marches with his newly created army. Even worse, he is a colossus of incredible power, sacrificing his soldiers for his powers. A monstrous commander laying ruin to the battlefield. The party has to keep distance as he marches, throwing whatever they can to stop his rampage. You are fighting a supreme being and his army of meat beings. You are the last thing between him and world domination. You must win.
Les Claypool, Adam Jones and everyone from King Gizzard had a baby, named it Chuck. Out of nowhere he bust out this bomb ass soundtrack. Fathers be proud
I loved how in your face this theme was, especially for how intimidating second-gibby was in this game. Every song in the first game, even the final boss was pretty relaxed (from what I remember), and every other song is pretty relaxed too, but this is like "Dude, you really did it this time. Here he comes... But don't back away; you've done it before, you can do it again."
Oof, just imagining a fictional character, aware there's more to their world, seeking omnipotence, finding what is truly rare, and still ending up mortal! "I have BATHED in the terrestrial waters. WHERE IS MY OMNIPOTENCE!?"
wouldn't a fancy meat computer be a person? Also I swear in my life I had a dream like a year ago where I wrote this in the comments of a video with the same picture wtf
Specifically a person's brain, as the other parts of a person's body would all fulfill the roles of different machines. It's interesting to note that the human brain, to this day, is still regarded as being possibly the most sophisticated computer there is. This is also illustrated in Gibby's move Teardown, where a computer is stripped of its shell to reveal a brain, which then forms a hand to attack you.
@@chuck_salamone It's definitely the bass that's AiC, maybe not so much the higher guitar and horror movie sting tones. But now that you say it like that, the rest of it sounds like other 90s rock tropes trying to coexist and it creates an interesting discord. Thank you for the god-tier music!
Oddly enough, years later i am reminded of this music by Splatoon 3's final boss of all things... Both music pieces demonstrate a audible battle between two sides, as it transitions gradually from the villain to the heroes. This music, being Gibby's theme, starts off entirely chaotic and ever-changing much like his body, and his desired vision of the world. But, as the battle continues, a certain new tune starts to cover up his desired chaos, with a new, more distinct and rhythmic beat of a guitar (and occasionally drums). In a way, this is like the musical embodiment of the desire for identity that Wayne, Snomsosa, Dedusmuln and Pongorma have. They temporarily overwrite most of Gibby's chaotic instruments, and change the music to give it a distinct identity, instead of letting it blend amongst the countless combinations of chaotic tracks that we certainly heard a lot of in Hylics 1. It's literally a battle, going on in both combat and music, fitting since the team also act as a coordinated musical band when together, and Gibby would rather melt it all into chaos. Chuck Salamone, you did a fantastic job of making this music have such a distinct difference to most if not all of the other Hylics 1 and 2 music. And, in a way, we also have the team to thank for it, and Mason Lindroth to thank for the world that this music has been shaped upon. Everything has come together in such a perfect combination, for such a good climax to a mystical and deep series.
god im such a fucking sucker for pipe organs in boss themes and theyre utilized fucking EXCELLENTLY here. i think the complete 180 in musical tone really emphasizes the stakes. most of the other themes are relatively laid back, but this one is just pressure incarnate. and the organ provides a great, solid backing to the sort of 'wall of sound' that gives this fight its tension. that and having a giant hulking pseudo-god stomping towards you probably helps
Gibby: Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me? Wayne: I can't beat the glands out of you without getting closer. Gibby: Oh really...then get as close as you need to.
I just found out about you and your art 2 days ago. Instantly picked up Hylics 2 on steam. I just got the airship. I love this game, it's music, it's art. This is probably the most soul I've ever seen put into a game. It is definitely the most unique. I love this game.
I just randomly found this and this is one of the coolest and most interesting game tracks ive ever heard. And after reading through the comments i 100% have to play these games
As someone who's played countless RPG's (both traditional JRPG's and the quirky EarthBound-inspired variety,) Gibby as a boss was ridiculously easy, but that didn't stop him from being what I think is probably the most enjoyable RPG final boss I've ever faced off against.
This song first caught my attention when I was watching forsen speedrun minecraft and he had this in his doomer/zoomer playlist. Loved this song so much that I bought Hylics 1 & 2, desperately waiting to get to this song and I find out its the Gibbys final boss music. This was such a fun rabbit hole to get into and I'm looking forward to what Chuck & Mason cook up in the future!
Can't think of a ffinal boss theme that hypes me up to fight like this one, even if i kinda destroyed Gibby with the amount of overpreparation i did haha
If I told you this was the theme to a boss fight against a zombie moon man about to blow up the world, that the battle was fought atop a tower of intertwining meat called Hylemxylem, and that you gained infinite wisdom via the use of a paper cup, you would absolutely believe me without question.
well, I finally beat Gibby. but I remember his "body" was actually something Mason showed years ago, without Gibby's head on top. anyone know what I'm talking about?
This has a really strange, interesting feeling. Most of it is kind of weirdly ominous, but when things really kick into high gear at 1:55 it feels like you get hit by an absolute wall of pressure. The intense part of the song literally makes me imagine Gibby bearing down on top of you, like a huge, powerful presence almost physically crushing you with its weight.
I always thought Gibby's appearance in this fight was a pun on his name, which was originally picked as a pun on moon phase like Wayne, and making a different pun of giblets, a term in games for chunks of meat or robot parts or what have you that burst out of killed enemies. Something we see with each enemy we defeat in this game itself, Gibby included
I just realized Fancy Meat Computer could just be another way of describing a brain. Which, well, could be a good way of describing many of the fleshy things in this game, including Gibby himself, at least in his final form. It could _also_ be a reference to how Gibby is the _brain_ or mind behind the action of the Hylemxylem.
I appreciate you! I loved composing and performing/recording this piece! It’s very “Rob Zombie,” by design. Mason wanted a “slow goth punk anthem” for this final battle. It is evident that people really enjoy this one, which is so gratifying! Thanks for listening/supporting us.
RU-vid had that update that gets rid of comments on those album type videos so my comment was lost, so I'll repeat here. This song has the motif from them's fighting words and I'm losing it This motif is also in That's A Big Stick, Xeno Arcadia, and originally was in House in Hylics 1. I'll edit with more instances of the motif if I find/remember them
I've already commented once but i seriously can't get over how good of a final boss theme this is, 1:35 really does it for me with its chord progression.
Mason, I loved this game. It's the exact kind of bizarre and engaging that I enjoy. I'd love to see a third, if what Odozier said at the end is a hint of things to come.
Thank you for making this pleasing sensation of sound available for acquisition by monetary matter. This is easily one of the most supreme last boss auditories I have ever had my ears be attuned to!
