I Witness the Glory of TOUHOU ZUNPETS for the First Time - MOKOU'S THEME 

In this video I mentioned the video I did on Undertale's Battle Against a True Hero. Have you seen that one? > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bS7Dh_-6yys.html

“It gives me that sensation of infinity” you got extremely close to guessing that she’s immortal.

It's a testament to the musical competence of Davi and ZUN that the characters and their personalities are so accurately communicated just by sound and melody alone. So impressive.

10:00 The fact that you were able to accurately nail the entire purpose of Mokou in that segment is incredible. The main melody sounds like it can infinitely loop because Mokou herself can “infinitely loop”- in other words, she’s immortal. She has the full powers of the pheonix, which reincarnates infinitely, basically meaning she’ll keep repeating forever just like the melody. The passion that you also pointed out in the song has to do with Mokou’s pheonix abilities too; she manipulates fire and can burn forever. Because she knows she’s going to live forever, Mokou is also a pretty laid-back and thrill-seeking character- you even caught that with the xylophone segment! Incredible stuff.

Mokou's theme is a great example of ZUN's ability to tell a story within a song. Mokou's theme is excited, cheerful, but it is also tragic. The song hinges on one main melody that repeats for most of the song, and has additions to it each time, reflecting that every time Mokou is resurrected, she's changed. But it has one section that deviates from the main melody, which is that music box/glockenspiel break verse, that is using a low energy instrument for a fast paced section. And it ends by returning to the main melody. It tells a tale of an eternal cycle that's broken only for a moment by death, which is practically a short sleep for her and music boxes are a well-known instrument for sleep, because she's brought back and forced to continue forwards, advancing with no real motivation to do so, but using her own emotions to power through it until even those burn away. She is a great example character of the "Immortality SUCKS" brand.

I love that he says the song gives a feel of "infinity" because that just really nails Mokou's character Imao

Some personal thoughts on this song. The vibes of childishness do make sense, in a weird way, as Mokou was born a mortal human, but became immortal, now being over a thousand years old. She's had multiple phases in her immortality, and now reached one where she basically decides to do whatever she feels like doing - usually helping people and fighting with strong people. I do think that the tenser moments of this song also sound like a cry for help from her, while the start represent her melancholy - her immortality is a prison for her, as she never wanted to be immortal, and was never taught how to bear that burden unlike the non-human characters. To note, all the Touhou themes you've reviewed so far are the themes of the Extra bosses - the bonus, hyper-difficult, post-game bosses, which generally have among the most intense and urgent-sounding themes in the series, fitting for a one-off, no holds barred fight. If you want to review another one in that style (and currently my personal favorite of the bunch, though they're all great), I'd recommend the one from the most recent mainline game, Momoyo's theme: The Princess Who Slays Dragon Kings. Comparatively, the final boss themes, while climactic, tend to be less frenzied, more serene, as you're usually fighting the mastermind of the game that the story has been leading up to. Among those, I really like Remilia's theme, from the same game as Flandre: Septette For A Dead Princess.

when you mentioned looping and infinity my jaw dropped. mokou is immortal. she will live INFINITELY. how do you keep getting these characters right from the music alone...

I can’t believe we’re getting so many Touhou ost analysis videos so quick. Thank you so much. You don’t understand how much of a gift these are to me! And I’m glad you are enjoying them too. If I were to pitch in and suggest the next song, I’d want you to listen Utsuho’s theme: Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion

あなたはとても凄いです…😭👏👏👏 このキャラクターは不死身です。あなたの「インフィニティ」という言葉、まさにその通りなんです。 あなたの考察力、知識量には驚かされます。 東方ファンにとって、これはとても嬉しい動画です。 ありがとうございます。あなたの考察をもっともっと聞きたいです🫶🫶

As among many that only know Touhou by it's soundtrack, Entrusting This World To Idols ~ Idolize World is one of my favs that you should give a listen to~

Since you seem starting in touhou, you must hear: Necrofantasia Border of life + last spell border of life theme Suwa foughten field Native Faith Cosmic mind Broken moon EDIT: stage themes are mostly good too, all I mentioned are bosses themes, but you should look for stage themes as well, such as The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood, Road of the Apotropaic God and Lullaby of the Deserted Hell.

Mokou is about as far from Flandre and Koishi as you can get. She’s a vengeful, battle-scarred noblewoman whose family had their life ruined by Kaguya (yes, THAT Kaguya- Mokou’s story runs parallel to the legendary Tale of the Bamboo Cutter; look it up). In revenge, she stole the Hourai Elixir, becoming an immortal phoenix, and swore to kill Kaguya, and the two have been fighting ever since. While Kaguya is immortal in the sense that she can never die no matter what’s done to her, Mokou’s immortality means she respawns every time she dies- you actually kill her at least ten times over the course of the battle until she can no longer handle the pain of dying repeatedly and gives up. So Kaguya is eternity, and Mokou is ephemerality.

Touhou is very diverse with its music. Just when you think you have the hang of things, boom, smooth jazz and dubstep

綺麗にループするから不滅！？ すげぇ......これを作った神主も曲聞いただけでそこまで想像できるうｐ主もすげぇ......

You should try listening to stage themes too!! They usually give off a different vibe, usually calmer and more melancholic- people keep suggesting boss themes, so why not stage themes? You could try listening to "Lullaby of Deserted Hell", "The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects", "The Shining Needle Castle Sinking in the Air", "Heartfelt Fancy", etc. These are some of my favorite ones but you can explore some more too!

I am really shocked how accurately you can nail down characters just by the theme used, but in the same time that also means that the Composers were geniuses in composing a theme which reflects the characters so well. It is just showing how much Genius music can be xd Also the little word "Infinity" at the end, just.... I dont know what to say xd

This is why many people feel like ZUN is a genius. Not only does he make great music, but he makes amazing 'themes'. In his music, he can accurately represent the person or place the music is for. Just as you managed to do, you can loosely figure out a character just by their theme alone. As a change up, you should listen to a stage theme from the series, rather than a boss theme. Some personal favorites of mine is 'The Gensokyo the Gods Loved' and 'The Capital City of Flowers in the Sky'.

I love your videos man, simply because of how good you are at understanding melodies! I hope you continue this great work😁

I can't believe it, I KNEW YOU WOULD DO MOKOU'S THEME THANK YOU YOUR ANALYSIS ARE GREAT I LOVE TO SEE THEM!!!!!!

Something that I thing should be mentioned is that as this, as well as the previous two songs are for extra stage bosses, essentially a post-game that is unlocked for beating the game on normal without running out of lives, they are meant to be frantic and exciting. And as extra stage is the very end of every Touhou game (aside from 7, which is the only game to have a stage beyond Extra) they are almost always celebratory and exciting. Now, as great as all these three are, they are also just a fraction of the musical genres ZUN covers in his works. The best part of ZUN's compositions is that they tell a story not only by themselves, but also together, together with both the gameplay and the musics that follow one another. For example, the stage 2 theme from Subterranean Animism, the same game Hartmann's Youkai Girl is from, is a slow, ominous music that evokes the feeling of going through an abandoned place. It is then followed by the boss Parsee's theme, Green Eyed Jealousy, which is a slow and sad sounding song that keeps the sad tone until the end. Alongside this, ZUN also makes the musics before designing any of the characters or stages and builds the games around the music he's made, which results in characters and stages being intertwined with their respective themes as well as stages and characters having intentionally timed moments that almost always happen on time with a certain part of a song. It is one of the best parts of Touhou as a series and I think seeing it in action would enhance your experience with Touhou music as well. One last thing I need to mention is that ZUN also has made several standalone albums that have musics that do their own thing, as they are not meant to be in a game. Some examples would be Mary the Magician which is ominous and outright scary, Satellite Torifune that gives the feeling of space exploration and many more.

I don't expect you to turn into a Touhou music channel exclusively but in case you want to continue talking about Touhou for a while... How about Theme of Eastern Story? It's considered to be the main theme of the whole series. Its melody is found everywhere in other Touhou songs. Other suggestions: Satori Maiden ~ 3rd Eye - for something classier and a little somber Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion - for something badass Tonight Stars an Easygoing Egoist (Live ver.) - for classic Touhou but with a silly twist A Flower-Studded Sake Dish on Mt. Ooe - for something fun

The looping infinitely is a big part of this song. Mokou is an immortal phoenix. In mythology, phoenixes live, die, then gets reborn again, in an endless looping cycle. In the game, you kill Mokou multiple times only for her to revive over & over again; matching the loops in the song. You only win when she gives up. In general, Touhou 8 has a feeling of infinity & vastness, since it’s a story about immortals/long-lived characters. It’s got a very dramatic “epic” style tragedy feel to it with it’s heavy use of classical sounding arpeggios & just the types of melodies it uses in general, but it’s also got a lot of tension & urgency because of the plot. (Whereas the previous game has a more sorrowful tragedy feeling to it, and the next game has a more wistful nostalgic feeling to it.)

妹紅(moko)は"老いない""死なない"薬を飲んだ為、永遠に生きなければいけない"人間"です mokoは彼女の周りの人々との出会いと別れを何度も経験してきました しかし、mokoはそれらの悲しみより重要な事がありました それは "復讐"

I love hearing how close you can get to the story of a character through just listening to it, it's really insightful into how ZUN puts this much effort into the music. knowing the character ourselves we can hear her story, her life through each stage of her theme, to your initial encounter, to her happiness as a child, to the hurt and pain she felt of Kaguya's actions toward her father, into that spiral of discord as she obtains the Hourai Elixer to become immortal and her thousand year of wandering and destruction looking for Kaguya in the intensity of the trumpets, you can feel her hatred and emotion. and finally looping back into a calm, an acceptance, and back into the loop as an immortal sadly will live through. Absolutely amazing stuff! I recommended two songs before but this time I wonder if you would want to hear ZUN's first song at some point to get an idea of how he started to what he does now. Eternal Shrine Maiden ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nWJ-MWfdiOM.html&ab_channel=RubixNG Thank you for the touhou videos! Its always so fun to hear how others react to it and gets me back into listening to all the music! Fun Fact: On record Touhou started in 1996 but ZUN has said touhou really started in 1995!

7:20 No problem whistling, it's quite normal when listening to Touhou music, there are videos of covers whistling Touhou songs although I don't know if they still exist.

妹紅は私の最も好きなキャラクターなので、このような動画がある事がとても嬉しいです！ Mokou is my favorite character，so I’m really happy that thare are videos like this!

We don't mind you whistling or humming along to the tracks you're breaking down Davi!! Thanks for the amazing analysis once again!

One good one is pure furies. It’s a really good Touhou theme.

Normally I find people because of Touhou music. You're the first person I found first and then started doing Touhou music to my surprise. And I love your takes on them.

YES. YES THAT'S MY BOY! (Mokou is my third favourite character in the entire franchise) Reach for the Moon is an absolute masterpiece and one of ZUN's best. It's almost painful in it's beauty and it gives us so many clues about Mokou as a character, mostly that she's an immortal and that it's not always an easy experience. According to the lore of the franchise, she essentially went through the stages of grief after realising her mistake of consuming the Hourai Elixir (which is what gave her her immortality) and those emotions are relfected really well in her theme, I think. Also, like the last time, I again recommend you listen to Bloom Nobly, Cherry Blossom of Sumizome ~ Border of Life, Necrofantasia, Suwa Foughten Field, Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom, Emotional Skyscraper or Pure Furies. And for something COMPLETELY different, check out Pristine Beat.

you're a real one for doing touhou stuff in 2023, keep it up 🔥

曲名とキャラの背景も知るとより深い曲になるのよね 『月まで届け不死の煙』ってのは竹取物語で帝が「お前がいないなら不死の薬などいらない」って言って山の上で燃やしたことからなんよね でその山は不死山って呼ばれたと また帝が山を登るときに多くの兵士を連れていったことから兵が富む山ということで富士山と呼ばれるようになった こういうのを知るとどんどん楽しくなるよね

Of course, some looping is expected for a video game song like this, but the fact that you point it out here _specifically_ is interesting. Mokou's life is on a constant loop, as she is immortal. And it's not a pleasant kind of immortality, because she can't _stop_ (unlike the other "immortals" of the series who can technically die, it's just really hard to achieve), and having been born a normal human, she's not exactly mentally built for that. The notes of both playfulness (she's reached a point in her infinite life of just kinda doing whatever she feels like) and loneliness (who can truly relate to an immortal?) also fit parts of her character. By the way if you want to _really_ hear ZUNpets in action, try *Wind God Girl,* Aya Shameimaru's theme. The version in _Phantasmagoria of Flower View_ is the original, ZUN released an extended version in _Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red,_ and _Scarlet Weather Rhapsody_ has a fun remix (though that one might be by one of the TasoFro people instead of ZUN himself).

あなたの分析は的確で素晴らしい　😊

First undertale, and now Touhou?? I feel there are so many people who make "X reacts to Y" type videos, but I don't feel a lot of them actually tell you that much about what they are reacting to. I actually really like the way you explain things here though, and how show chords and notes and explain things with simple terms in a way where everyone can understand you. Keep up the amazing work!

So far you've only reacted to boss themes, and yes, since this is a shmup series, almost every character is a boss (there are some exceptions though), but every boss has a stage section before it, and, IMO, stage themes in touhou can be pretty cool too I insist on giving Rural Makai City Esoteria a chance. It is a very nice piece, and also kinda weird.

8:10 - Yes, basically it is! Also, if you want another Touhou music with Zunpets: Wind God Girl (Aya's theme) from touhou 9 (I think)

It would be interesting to watch you review any "final boss" themes (like "Flight in the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess" from the very same game), as they often express many, many emotions and are overall way different. And every stage's boss has different music "convention" in general.

Your analysis is amazing ! I hope to see more of them on Touhou music, there are all so good.

Omg, another 2hu track and this time it's Mokou! Her backstory and circumstances for fighting you are a lot more tragic than most other characters and its captured perfectly by that lonely piano. The loopable nature of the main melody very much reflects her status as an immortal. Not too mention this is a very good theme for demonstrating how Zunpets are used throughout the series as a final accumulation of all the themes introduce to you throughout their run. ZUN does an insane job of creating memorable melodies that implant themselves in your brain and its nice to see u seem to be experiencing that effect and very much enjoying it. Fantastic vid and analysis, you continue to be insanely good at figuring out context based only on music!

Touhou music is so catchy you’ll be randomly doing something then you start humming or whistling without thinking.

So Davi, I’m actually really glad you chose Immortal smoke to listen to today. This song was the second song in the touhou project I ever listened to, my closest friend introduced me to this song, because it was his favorite. So there is one thing that you should keep in mind for EVERY TRACK IN THE SERIES, that being, none of them loop back to the beginning of the track. This is important, because the way that the bosses and levels in touhou work is that they perfectly line up with the music, this is because Zün makes the music first and levels second, so when the music ends, so does the boss, if you’ve survived to get there. If you were wondering what my first track was, “Lunatic Red Eyes- Invisible Full Moon” It’s still one of my favorites even if it’s a little more simple. I do recommend it though.

I love reach for the moon, immortal smoke My OG favorite touhou song Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle is also good, and Necrofantasia is downright iconic.

Thank you for continuing to look at touhou content! :D As I said last time, I think it would be a really good idea to look at the "Music Room" in Touhou. Within Touhou, there's a music room where you can listen to all of the themes within the game, and ZUN will give his thoughts about the music, and some of his ideas when he was making the music. I think it would be a nice thing to tie everything together at the end of your videos! Great video as always!

I love how genuinely invested you are always on your musical analysis! You nailed the character/main traits of Mokou just from the music alone. She's a human that became immortal at a young age, with the passing of time she started to care less and less so now she just lives her life doing whatever she wants. I also always felt that the constant loop of the main melody gave it that infinite sensation to the song. Also don't mind the whistle! I actually really like it, never heard a whistle were the notes actually sound like the song so perfectly before, I'd like to hear more!😄

"Entrusting This World to Idols ~ Idolatrize World" is one hell of a banger if you plan to kept going with touhou

I felt on a spiritual level that if there was any Touhou song I'd like you to analyze next, it would be this one. Color me surprised, and again, your analysis is incredible, even touching upon the themes of Mokou's character! I actually learned from this analysis how the song invokes those themes, which is honestly amazing. I would suggest Byakuren's theme, Emotional Skyscaper - Cosmic Mind, as another iconic and beautiful Touhou song, and one that I think carries a different flavor from the more action-y songs, although it does share some elements.

It's always so interesting to see a bit-by-bit analysis of one my favourite themes by a person with such a deep insight. Really hope to see more Touhou)

Hell yeah. Maybe try a stage music track next time

The way her theme perfectly restarts is a good nod to how she's like a Phoenix with the whole rebirth aspect.

ZUN is a musical genius and it's about time more people notice

I do like how Mokou stands out as a more somber character compared to the other EX bosses.

Next is Junko, its not an extra boss as every previous, but her theme is perfect Also Yuyuko's theme and her final spell themes are also perfect and emotional

8:07　仰る通りでございます！ この作品が出た時期、及びその前後に出た作品はZUNが作曲に使っていたツールの関係上なのか、やたらと甲高いようなやかましいようなトランペットが使用された曲が多かったんです。 特に有名なのはこの作品の前に出た作品で登場した曲「幽霊楽団 〜 Phantom Ensemble」ですね。奏者が好き勝手に奏でている賑やかな曲なので、一度聴いてもらいたいです！

one of my personal favorites in the touhou series is "Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion", which is Utsuho Reiuji's theme if you end up making a video on it, it'd be appreciated if you could include the intro audio as well, as it's a unique sound to Utsuho Reiuji specifically

The ZUNpet is a sample called romantic tp from the edirol sd-90 synthesizer ZUN used the sd-90 for touhou 6 and after and he used the roland sc-88pro for the touhou 6 midis and his older stuff

we need more! your reactions are very good

Excellent choice, I've been loving these touhou videos! I suggest you look at the prismriver sister's theme, Phantom Ensemble. The group, in universe, are musicians, and perform their own theme, making it especially personal to them as characters. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. :)

I'd love to see your reaction to more modern ZUN's theme, like Chimata's one (Immemorial Marketeers) or Keiki's (Idolatrize World). I think you are the first musician who understands the characters through their themes and it's very cool :)

A really great one would be Entrusting this World to Idols ~ Idolatrize World. I really want to see how that one works and what you think of it. It is one of his newer and more complex pieces, and has a very different style to any of the ones you've seen thus far.

This is one of my favorite touhou tracks, thanks Davi! ...and no, I don't mind the whistling :)

loving your videos! it's always interesting to see professional music composers review some good ol videogame music

Again another great review of touhou theme song. It's great that you can find the character personality and identity just from their theme song even I as a touhou fan never analyze a theme song this deep, Also I want to suggest "Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind" it's a great theme song from the last boss of Touhou 12 and to me its make me emotional listening to it.

So far you’ve done only boss fights, but there are also a lot of great stage themes in touhou and they have different vibes, often times complimentary to their corresponding boss theme. Here are my recommendations for stage themes: -extend ash (Corresponding stage theme for Mokou’s boss fight.) -mystic oriental dream - ancient temple -interdimensional voyage of a ghostly passenger ship (amazing drums on this one) -the primal scene of Japan that the girl saw -frozen capital of eternity -The long awaited oumagatoki So excited to get more touhou music analysis on RU-vid!!! It’s my fav

If you want to hear another good song with amazing ZUNpet's I'd recommend listing to "Entrusting this world to idols ~ Idolatrize world"

Touhou: Composer: This is a Boss! Welcome to Zun's music 🤙

This came up in my subscription feed and binged all your touhou reactions. Thanks for making this!

I’m all for more Touhou Breakdowns. Been listening to them for years but it will be interesting to break them down from your point of view.

Most of ZUN's tracks do a very good job of conveying forward momentum, even for some of the slower stage themes. Speaking of, the past 3 songs you've reviewed have been Extra Stage boss themes. These are stages that you unlock for doing well in the main game, and often don't have the same pacing or sense of urgency as the rest of the game. If you want to break pattern, I'd recommend looking for a stage or boss from the middle of a game, OR checking out some tracks from one of the side games. My recommendations: - Lullaby of Deserted Hell (from Subterranean Animism) - Song of the Night Sparrow (from Imperishable Night) - The Bell of Avici (from Double Spoiler) - Newshound (also from Double Spoiler) - Seven-Orb Collection Showdown (from Urban Legend in Limbo) There's many MANY more, but those are my earworms at least.

Can't wait for "Idolatrize World" or "Pure Furies"

Can't wait to hear your take on Necrofantasia. I love these videos!

I've been keeping up with this series for a while, another two I recommend are both of Yuyuko's themes (Touhou 7)

Two suggestions that are way out of left field: The song that might play when you fight sans. Universal collapse from the terreria calamity mod

yooo i relly like your reaction this is my favorite theme of all universe thanks to ear it :)

Can't wait for more Touhou Content from you, your Videos are always very fun and informative! I will also proceed to use your Videos to steal chord progressions lol ;3

Cool how much you enjoy Touhou Music, I love it personally. If you want some suggestions, I vote Desire Drive from Ten desires, because I think it's really standout from other tracks, especially from it's game. Another classic is The Gensokyo the Gods Loved. But I love this series, I really appreciate you trying to brack down music theory for us layman. As well as hearing your interpretation, which are usually really spot on ^^ Have a nice day.

YES! MORE TOUHOU! xD Raiko Horikawa's theme is also good to make an analysis

If you're a fan of the Zunpets, you should check out Solar Sect of Mystical Wisdom - Nuclear Fusion! It takes the Zunpets to the extreme!

YESSSSSSSSS THANK YOUUUUUU!! Ever since I saw that you were doing Touhou theme I've been hoping for you to do Mokou's theme. I never thought you would do it though due to how many themes are in the series and how it wasn't as popular or well.. Mentioned, compared to the rest. But I'm so happy you did it! I absolutely love your vids and always watch your videos as soon as I can!

One of my favorites is Nue's Theme. I feel like its an underappreciated one. Not that it holds a candle to something like Primodial Beat but still.

If you want premiere ZUNpets, I have to recommend Voyage 1969.

Mind if i throw my hat in the ring with a few suggestions? Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess That last one is my favorite.

Recommend Marisa’s theme “Love Colored Master Spark” and Byakuren Hijiri’s theme “Emotional Skyscraper Cosmic Mind”, since you kept getting some music on the “unhinged” side.

I freaking love earing your analysis of touhou's musics. They alway made me feels a lots of things, and seeing you talk about them allows me to better understand why and how they achieve such effect on me. Thank you for doing it. Also, I would love one on "septet for a dead princess"... scratch that, one all majors theme :D

Definitely recommend magical astronomy : track 9 Necrofantasia ^^ There’s a little surprise waiting further down if u listen Rlly appreciate these soundtrack breakdowns , and somehow they’re kind of accurate it’s insane

Thank you so much for not only reacting to the songs but also giving insight to structure and reasoning to how different instruments give different feels. Hope you keep enjoying the music as much as I enjoy listening to these videos. There are many more popular ones to get through, and I would personally love to see one made on "voyage 1969."

I really want to hear what he thinks about "Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom - Nuclear Fusion"

I would love to hear your thoughts on a very popular song from Touhou 11 Subterranean Animism (same game as your first video about Koishi) called "Utsuho Reiuji's Theme - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion". It should be very different again from all three songs you have analysed until now. Please check it out eventually!

Ayyyy my guy discovers the wonders of zunpets. Welcome to the rabbit hole. If you want to see something cool start listening to fan arrangements on Touhou themes. I like edm so I'd recommend Alstroemeria Records - Haunted Dancehall (Camellia, Masayoshi Minoshima), Shibayan Records - Magico Catastrofe, Syrufit - White Clear. But there's amazing Touhou arrangements in every genre. If you're looking for more Touhou track recommendations - Maiden's Capriccio, Plain Asia, Necrofantasia, Desire Drive are some memorable ones.

The themes you have listened to until now are all basically final boss themes (or extra boss). So they certainly should have some tension. Themes of stage 1 or 2 bosses or the themes of stages can have a much lighter feel. "Beloved Tomboyish Girl" for example. On the other hand, "Great Fairy Wars ~ Fairy Wars" is very playful while despite being a final boss theme. But that's because it fits the situation.

You should totally give Yuyuko's theme a listen to. The arrangement is quite lovely!

Years of playing the games an listening the OST made me notices, that zun tends to repeat segments two times, the main melody reapeats but with differents instruments then adds another layer wich also repeats two times, until finally all layers at same time but ZUNPETS, a clear example is Okina matara´s theme

that was a great analysis! seeing someone be able to pretty much understand the character from an initial listen is really special when a piece of music does that, and yes zunpets are amazing. most tracks use the funny zunpets but i'd personally recommend checking out... - Inchlings of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess - Pure Furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart - Entrusting This World to Idols ~ Idolatrize World - Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind they're all final boss tracks and are mostly more recent compared to the other tracks you may have heard (all but one of them at least) but to me they're "peak zunpets", also shoutout to "Primordial Beat ~ Pristine Beat" thats another favourite!

If you like Touhou Drums, I almost want to recommend Raiko's theme, Primordial Beat ~ Pristine Beat. It's a drum-focused song more than a melodically focused one, though! (If the title didn't key you in to that.) Other non-extra boss themes I recommend to give you a broader Touhou Scope (since other than Eirin's theme, you've mostly done Extra Boss themes), no order: - The Gensokyo the Gods Loved - Merry, the Magician (not from a game but from a supplemental CD) - The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects + Pure Furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart (these go together) - Eternal Shrine Maiden (particularly if you can use the CD Version as well) - Desire Drive - Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossoms ~ Border of Life

All themes that you have listened until now are Battle themes, I recomend to you 'The maid and the pocket watch of blood" or "A dream more scarlet than red" both from touhou 6, one is a stage background theme and the other one is the menu theme. PD: Mokou is my favorite character, she and her theme are the reason why I discovered Touhou PD2: If you want to hear Zunpets shine I recomend you "Wind god girl"

Yay! More touhou music!

I would love to hear your take on music themes from Len'en Project, a game heavely inspired from Touhou games . The creator Jynx, already made 4 Len'en games at this point and some of the music themes are very interesting to listen and there's a lot of zunpets in them. For starter I recommend Tsubakura Enraku's Theme: "In this World ~ Monochrome Eye" from the first Len'en game: Evanescent Existence and also Tsurubami Senri's Theme - "Eternal Dance Engine ~ Shall We Dance!!" From the third game Reactivate Majestical Imperial, Tenkai Zuifeng's Theme - "Present World Overhaul" And from the fourth game Brilliant Pagoda and Haze Castle, Yago's Theme - "The Road-Pounding Steel ~ Cyclops Tech" So here's a few of them, but there's a lot more interesting musics to discover from these games.

I'm just BEGGING for The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects + Pure Furies reaction

Today, ZUN turned 46 years old! If I could recommend some songs, I would suggest: "Voyage 1969" loved at first hearing, "Lost Emotion" and "Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship", both from being so different from ZUN's usual style, would be interesting to analyse Also, South America 🇧🇷 is only 1% of Touhou community! Vamos Brasil!!