MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Bury the Light - Vergil's battle theme from Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition 

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It’s probably already been said in another comment, but Casey Edwards was a huge fan of the series prior to getting to work on DMC5’s soundtrack. When CAPCOM asked him to come back to make Vergil’s battle theme for the Special Edition of 5 he assumed it would be the last time he’d ever get to work on the series so he put his absolute all into this song. The last 3 minutes of the song especially are a love letter to the series and the character of Vergil who, since Devil May Cry 3 in 2005, has been the gold standard for “rival” style antagonists in games.

" what a *POWERFUL* piece of music " *vergil liked that*

People that never heard of DMC: the hell is Bury the Light and who is Vergil? People after listening: I cant imagine a world without Bury the Light and Vergil.

Just a note: In the first part of the music, before the final 3 minutes, there is no guitar at all. CAPCOM specifically said that they didn't want guitars on the theme, because that instrument was kind of a signature for Dante, who is Vergil's brother and the protagonist of the series. So Casey found a workaround, he included a bass and HEAVILY distorted it to the point it's almost indistinguishable from a guitar. After he done the entire song without a guitar, since the last three minutes are his love letter, he included the guitar, his mindset was "well, I've done the entire theme as per requested, if they dislike the last three minutes they can just cut it out and the theme is still complete". So yeah, there's no guitar playing before the final three minutes, that's all bass.

The best part about this song is when you're playing as Virgil in Devil May Cry 5 the song actually dynamically changes based off how well you're doing in the game. If you're really kicking ass it goes nuts

I can't wait for the inevitable "Devil Trigger" video 😍 Hijacking my own comment. "Devils never cry" and "Devils never cry HR/HM" are both stellar, stellar tracks.

For non DMC fans: Bury The Light is a song for the half-human half-demon son of the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda. An ancient demon with incomprehensible power that fought to protect humanity rather than destroy it. Sparda dissappears early on in the life of his sons. At a slightly older age, the mother of Vergil and his twin brother Dante were killed by demons. Their house burnt to the ground. At the time, Dante was inside with his mother (who protected him before her death and hid him from the demons). Vergil was out in the fields outside enjoying some alone time. Their mother dies before Vergil ever sees her again. He returns home later that day, seeing his house in ruins and his entire family gone. Vergil is led to believe he lost everything. He only ever wanted to be strong enough to protect his family and now he has lost it all. He goes on a crazed journey searching for power. He must surpass Sparda, he must beat Dante, he must avenge his mother. *His power shall be absolute.* In this journey he is manipulated, lied to, and gets the shit beaten out of him time and time again by his twin - who Vergil believes doesn’t deserve the power he has (Vergil claims that Dante has “never lost anything” since he actually got to say goodbye to their mother Eva. Dante says power isnt about loosing things, but “its about fighting like hell to protect whats right”). In DMC5, Vergil separates his human and Demon halves in search for more power. He throws away all emotion to be the strongest. He is willing to give up every shred of humanity within him to be all powerful. He will *never* lose again. Throughout the songs Devils Never Cry (Dante’s DMC 3 theme), Subhuman (Dante’s DMC 5 theme) and Devil Trigger (Nero’s theme), humanity and demonic urges are described as Light and Darkness respectfully “We are falling, the light is calling, tears inside me, calm me down” “Embrace the Darkness thats within me”, etc. This song, a love letter to Vergil from Casey Edwards (who loves this damn series so much), is about Vergil throwing away his humanity for his goals. He, quite literally, is willing to “Bury the Light deep within” for his own gains. In DMC 3, Vergil is manipulated to fighting against Dante for someone else’s cause. Although Vergil comes to his senses and begins fighting for his *own* reasons by the end of the game, he learns one thing. The man manipulating him, after having Vergil beat the ever loving shit out of Dante, claims that “a storm is approaching.” As their plans come to fruition. That storm is Vergil Sparda. The Alpha and The Omega. The First and Last. The Beginning and The End. He who Is, He who Was, and He who Will Be. “To see one’s justice through, a man must fight for it. Even if the one who stands before him *is his kin.* The brothers of blood disagree on the very REASON of their existence. *They must fight.”*

Devil May Cry's music in fights is based on how well you do; so if you play like a gaming journalist, the music will sound bland. But if you hit some stylish combos the music will rise into the full theme.

"Industrial, symphonic-heavy crunch" Could sum up the whole game series with that description Thanks for the reaction! I always love seeing people experience this song for the first time

Now this is what I’m talking about, just pure unadulterated awesomeness 😎 (Fun fact: Casey Edwards, the producer of the song was only allowed to use an electric guitar in one portion of the song due to Capcom’s wishes. All the other guitar-like sounds are simply distorted synths)

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU REACTED TO BURY THE LIGHT!! This song has become one of my favorite songs ever since it's reveal...

The reason the end is so depressing is because Virgil's story is, Virgil thought that his mother abandoned him to die in their burning house. He thought that she left him to save only his brother Dante. But I reality she died trying to look/save him. Virgil didn't find that out until Dante told him. So the end ing lines of the son "drifting in the ocean all alone" makes a whole lot of sense because that's how he felt.

Man I think japanese games in general are masterpieces when it comes to soundtracks. Games like Dmc 5, Persona 5, and Metal Gear Rising have such amazing songs!

It's a wholesome game about a functional family...

Right off the bat, I appreciated you reading the composers(?) of the track. You're like that music professor who actually makes music interesting. Or maybe I just had a boring one lol.

I think you’d find the guilty gear strive character themes really interesting. They’re all pretty experimental in the good way

This is possibly the best piece of music within a game of Capcom’s library. I mean this sincerely. Vergil is the absolute golden boy of “rival player/non-player character” as well as being a great measure of progression. In DMC 3 you fight him plenty of times, and each time, his moveset (like yours) grows EXPONENTIALLY stronger, and it’s up to you to strategize and find ways around his moves.

I've been waiting for this for so long

virgils story is actually probably one of the most tragic stories all he did was search for power after everything happened and he was alone so the drifting through the oceans all alone is kinda important to his character i would advise playing through the games like 1 through five skip the xbox 360 dmc devil may cry tho lol

If only you knew exactly how well this song is written to represent Vergil as a character. Still waiting for someone to do like a lyric analysis and guess the story

You should react to all Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance OST. They’re very similar and of comparable quality to Bury the Light.

15:50 That's the power of Bury the Light. It motivates people into playing the game. Always brings joy to my heart to see someone discovering this gem. Also if you're interested in reacting to more Jazz pieces, I'd highly recommend the Main Theme of Gundam Thunderbolt, a series that successfully blends the chaos of the battlefield with free-form Jazz.

On of the few songs that I never get tired off.

this is quite possibly one of the best themes from any video game ever

The best part is that this song directly reflects previous songs in the series. The combination of 2 opposing sets of lyrics at 14:38 is almost certainly taken from the end of Devils Never Cry, the theme of the 3rd game.

I can't imagine how much work mixing this song was. There is so much going on at all times.

In the words of Count Dooku “I’ve been looking forward to this”!! Super excited to see your amazing in depth thoughts as usual! Fun fact, this song actually plays in the game. But it works like this: the song gets into the cooler parts the better the combo you get, so as you get progressively farther and farther in your combo, the song reveals more and more of itself. It’s awesome!

I'm so glad you reacted to this and loved it! I seriously love your videos because you provide a lot of information on the way along with you breaking down those songs! Keep it up man! ♥️🔥

Victor Borba's stuff is all interesting, he has/is in like 3 projects along with being in tight with Capcom it seems. So happy for that dude.

I've not heard this song in a while now, but I didn't realise at the time how much of a 'Mick Gordon' feel it's got at times. Super cool!

Bury The Light makes literally everyone want to play this game, it's just something that grand that dropped in the world of video game OST. I also recommend checking out V's Theme from the Devil May Cry series, it's really weird sounding, but it really grew on me and that quirkiness is what makes it fun!

Yesss, I was waiting for this one. One of the single best pieces of video game music I've ever heard

Those high notes screeched out in that ridiculous rough metal voice tone are just frankly incredible and I feel for the vocalist's poor throat.

Finally! I waited for this reaction and was sure it will come sooner or later

You have such a tremendous synesthesia lexicon. It's what keeps bringing me back to your videos, I speak more in emotions but I'm going to borrow a lot of your shapes and colors codex

Let's go! Glad to find your channel and I'll be down to watch you stream the game!

I've never played the Devil May Cry series, either (am planning on it), and I always thought that it was the classic good brother and bad brother trope, but after listening to this song a few times I thought "Wait, this guy isn't inherently bad, he wants power to protect people who are too weak to protect themselves..." Then I listened to the song once more and almost cried. Casey Edwards and Victor Borba really hit different.

god knows how many times i have listened to this amazing theme , thank you for reacting the theme by the way :D !

i love your reaction to this! i'm loving that you actually stop to talk about some of the musical aspects of it

Music is a massive part of this game and is essentially a core gameplay mechanic as the music itself plays picks up and crescendos based upon your performance in battle. The more epic the fight and the better your performance the louder and more hype the music becomes

You should absolutely play it, DMC5 is so over the top amazing!

Haha I remember being one of the people to request this to you. I'm so glad you did it! It makes me happy you listen to your fans. Keep up your amazing content!

Your breakdown and reaction to this song is one of my favorites for sure. I love that you went back after analyzing the song so you can hear the song the way is supposed to be. I have never played this game but this song is the one reason I would play the game if I do end up playing it. The lyrics at the very end…so good. Thanks for that reaction/breakdown, take a sub!

I think one of the coolest things about this song, is its had almost a mix of every Vergil's themes from all the other dmcs. In the beginning, you almost can hear the Nelo Angelo's theme, called ultra violet.

I literally listen to this all day

First time hearing that song 1 year ago and it became my favorite of all times. So epic so dark!

Thank you for the reaction! I haven't played the game myself, but I heard the song randomly one day and just fell in love with it. One of the coolest songs ever!

I was listening to this song just now and seeing this made my day even better

I can't believe it's finally happening. I'm so hyped!!!!

Ya no idea why, but RU-vid loves to screw with the high pitched vocals, I watched the vid my self and heard the same thing. “Beyond the tree…” that whole verse sounds nothing like that. In game the vocals are clear and not garbled or staticy at all. and holy shit it’s crazy that man could do that with his voice. Literally broke how RU-vid stored the song lmao.

Now THIS a reaction/review! I’m so tired of people just playing the music and reacting as it plays but you pause and actually give some thoughts and reviews on the music structure! Lovely video mate

Now that you've seen this one, you gotta listen to some of the Metal Gear Rising songs! I'm sure those will have loads of requests with time (: glad you enjoyed this one, as always it's nice to see how you break down these pieces of art

I enjoyed this reaction so much. After all the memes I recently listened to the whole piece like 3 weeeks ago and...OMG I have been constantly listen to it, loved it in the first minutes and YES I felt that i needed the game and listen to this too!!

You got a subscriber out of this analysis. Good stuff. Not a simple-ass lazy reaction, you weren't afraid to stop and talk about what you were hearing.

Ive been waiting for this. Im always so happy when this song comes up on my spotify playlist

Yessss youve answered our calls!! Thank you sir. Glad to hear you love it

Got a suggestion, react to Before My Body Is Dry by Hiroyuki Sawano It's from the soundtrack of Kill la Kill, which has an amazing list of songs.

Missed this one when it was new. Great stuff!

Caseys dmc tracks fot the characters and their story so well its incredible. Wish every MC got this treatmnet. All the lyrics and the general vibe of bury the light and devil trigger fit vergil and nero to a T.

OMG I LOVE YOU FOR DOING THIS FINALLY IT'S SO EMOTIONAL I WISH YOU KNEW 😭😭😭

straight up masterpiece

This theme is officially the devils never cry for vergil

Tony's reaction to Victor's vocals is amazing, you can tell he could feel Victor's raw talent hitting his ears.

Great choice, definitely looking forward to the inevitable Devil Trigger and Metal Gear Rising videos now that you've engaged with this genre. Lots of people recommending Guilty Gear Strive OSTs, not many naming specific tracks! My personal favourite is 'Love the Subhuman Self'.

Finally this video has come, im so excited to see his reaction

so much power and passion in this song it's just on another level.

I like the fact that he is gradually venturing into anime and video game osts, keep it up we love that ! :)

OH YES, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS! :D

This is masterpiece 🔥🔥

I was so hyped when I saw the notification. Bury the Light is my favorite soundtrack from Dmc5. You should definitely check out Devil Trigger.

I had an extremely good time watching this video and honestly, mostly just agreeing with you the entire way. It almost felt like I was reviewing a piece with a like-minded buddy. As a fellow music theorist I can relate to most of your thought processes and you express yourself in such a relatable and informative way. I sometimes feel like "react content creators" pause the video too much and stall the process more than necessary, but you manage to find the perfect windows to pause and reflect and then respect the piece by rewinding afterwards and I really appreciate that. Keep up the excellent work, you most definitely earned yourself a new subscriber with this video. Wish me luck in binging the rest of your videos and I hope to engage in some critical discussion with you in the comments at some point in the future!

The first 6 minutes of the song were actually all that woupd have been made but as a goodbye to the devil may cry series the rest 3 and a half were added, as a love letter to Vergil as well since he is one of the most important characters if not the most important. Great reaction!

Surprised Casey Edwards hasn't commented yet if you check other people's reactions to his pieces, he is there, he watches these, which is hella cool

Bro Anup is a beast , on the drums plays what needs to be played and still sounds amazing especially that triplet fill towards bringing in the last end

oh man I’ve been waiting for this, can’t wait to see where this rabbit hole takes him

I never played a DMC title but this song really makes me want to try it

Anup Sastry is an incredible prog metal drummer, Nolly is the former bassist for Periphery and one of the best producers in the game rn, nobody makes heavy music sound as good as he does, even Mick Gordon goes to Nolly for tips.

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

You have to know Virgil as a character, and also the entire devil may cry story line to truly appreciate the music.

Not sure if someone has commented about this but this is the song that will play if you play Vergil in the game, the game utilizes a combo system depending on how many different moves you can hit into an enemy, the game's music system depends on how long and how big is your combo, to hear this whole song in the game you need to be GOOD to reach the climax.

I can feel the storm approaching... I'll take my plastic chair and wait for it

OH YES, FINALLYYYYYYY. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

The storm really APPROACHING

So happy that you reacted to this, it’s quite possibly the best piece of video game music ever written. I’ll give a quick summary of Devil May Cry’s backstory to fill you in a bit. 2000 years ago, the demon king Mundus sought to invade and enslave the human world. One of his most trusted lieutenants, Sparda, had a greater sense of honor than most demons and betrayed Mundus, saving the human race and sealing the portal that once connected their worlds. After nearly 2000 years of wandering the Earth, Sparda settled down with a woman named Eva and they had twin sons, Dante and Vergil. One day Sparda disappears leaving behind his wife and 8 year old twins (21 years after the series began we still don’t know what happened to him lol) Seeing an opportunity in his absence, Mundus sends a small contingent of demons to destroy the Sparda home and kill his family. After hiding Dante away, Eva dies trying to find Vergil who was attacked outside of the home. The brothers each think the other dead until they reunite some 10 years later. Dante having come to resent his demonic heritage has become a mercenary, a demon Hunter for hire, while Vergil having come to resent the inherent weakness of his human heritage has been on a quest for power, so that no tragedy such as the one that killed his mother shall ever befall him again. So the games have you play as Dante while Vergil is something of a returning antagonist. He’s not truly evil, he simply desires more power, and will stop at nothing to gain it.

8:00 Sounds like synesthesia! I don't have it but I find it very interesting. This track is one of my favorites in any game I've played, disposing of demons should always be done to awesome music!

YESSSSS finally, thanks so much for covering this. The other DMC:V songs (Devil Trigger, Subhuman) are also amazing. Other than that I'll join in with the other commenters and recommend just about all of the song from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (A stranger I remain, Hot winds blowing, It has to be this way, blood strained sands, Red Sun, The only thing I know for real, etc)

This is one of those rare music works that makes you appreaciate being able to hear. I wont blame any youtuber who would listen to this masterpiece and find him/herself not being able to react to. This masterpiece is for the feeling! I found myself dropping tears without knowing why! But I guess this is how a true reaction would be for something this perfect.

I've been playing games for about 20 years, but this track gets me to the bone and doesn't let go. 9 minutes just fly by and I want more. Track has strong competitors, but this is just top 1. I'm going to say stupidity thing now, but when I listen this on headphones, even my steps feels heavier. It's like every step you take creates cracks in the ground. The feeling is simply amazing.

3:18 holy crap The composer of this song released a video about a month ago breaking down how the guitar components are performed. I saw that video just before seeing this one, and you got that ultra-subtle detail right oh also I have your headphones

You absolutely NEED to check out the Hades OST. At the very least “God of the dead” or “The unseen ones” it’s too good!!!

YEEESSS YEEESSSS THANKS YOU

“Oh Dante I WILL NEVER PAY” -Virgil

it's really impressive that a brazilian sang like that

I'm so hyped for this.

If you are the fan of series, I think you would have been even more impressed. When I first listened to this song, i did not even know its Vergil's theme song. But all I can thought of is... it's HIM. I can felt his presence, his attitude, his sword combo, his movement, his blue coat, his silver hair colour THROUGH the melody and lyrics. That means the writer and everyone behind this song are truly understand the character and DMC story to the core.

"Devils Never Cry" up next? 👀 This one took a lot of cues from it, and it's just, *the* Devil May Cry experience

Bury the Light is probably one of my favorite songs, I don’t know if it’s just that good or it’s just the series is good as hell and the vocals are lyrically parallel to the story.

As a brazilian and a person from Bahia i can confirm that it sounded like a Berimbau in that part and i never noticed until you mentioned

Great Analysis! Think you'll also Enjoy Devil Trigger! & Crimson Cloud both from DMC5