Music Producer HEARS GUILTY GEAR STRIVE Music for the FIRST TIME 

All of Guilty Gear's music is composed by Daisuke Ishiwatari, who is also the lead art designer, character designer, story writer, and creator of the Guilty Gear franchise. In these two songs he has Naoki from the JP metal band Outrage doing the vocals and Naoki commonly features on vocal tracks. A fun little fact is prior to the very first Guilty Gear game Daisuke had never written a song before which is kinda crazy.

A common sentiment about Guilty Gear Strive is "Oh hey cool, I got a free game with this soundtrack." xD

My favorite thing that I've heard about Sol's theme is "it sounds like a bar fight, and you're winning" Fits super well with sol's combat style of just smacking you real hard

"This goes hard. Like, real, real, real big time." Honestly, I can't think of a better way to describe Potemkin.

So, a note for you my friend. GG Music, especially Strive's music, attempt to evoke the ENTIRE history of their characters in that one song, and where they are going from here, and this is mirrored in the usage of various effects for the voices and instruments. For instance, those traditional segments in Potemkin's theme stem from what is likely his heritage, as Zepp as a country seems to have split off from India (it is a flying nation over the Indian Ocean). Zepp is also theorized to be partly Russian in inspiration, as Potemkin's name is in fact, a Russian name. Anyways, some backstory on Potemkin, as he is MUCH easier to summarize than Sol Badguy (whose real name is Frederick Bulsara, he's named after Farrokh Bulsara, who we all lovingly know as Freddie Mercury, the one and only Mr. Bad Guy. Sol himself is actually a fan of Queen and collects records from the ruins of the past as a hobby) Potemkin was born as a slave to the Empire of Zepp. A Bomb Collar wrapped around his neck to make sure he would stay loyal. He is also a mutant, in a way that has caused his muscle mass to drastically surpass that of any normal man. He is often called a walking fortress for this reason. Potemkin is a pacifist, who is unsure of his own skills and power, but when given the ability to fight back against Zepp with his then Sergeant Gabriel (who freed him from his bomb collar and asked for his help in overthrowing the Regime), he put aside his own worries to do what he believed to be right, and fight for the freedom of the other Slaves of Zepp. The whole time, unsure if he would just be put under yet another oppressive power. Now, he acts as Gabriel's student, as well as a part of his elite guard, one of if not his most trusted confidants. Gabriel himself has taken the reigns as the President of Zepp after transforming the nation into a democracy and freeing the people. So, while Potemkin hates fighting, he is quite the intelligent man and understands that he must fight if he wishes to protect the innocent. While he may believe himself incapable, that he may fail again, he can't let that phase him, as it is his duty to protect those who cannot do so themselves. Cool guy. Also, he likes drawing, but has difficulties doing so as most pencils are too small and snap between his fingers like dry grass. Apparently, he can casually output 4 TONS of pressure on the pencil, so I can see the issue.

i can't hear that 1st song without thinking of the words "you are going down you sputnik"

My main is Potemkin I like him because he's terrifyingly big but also kinda funny. And I very much like his theme.

My guy, that solo you did absolutely SLAPS! That electric violin and it's sound immediately reminded me of Mark Wood, big part of my childhood 👍

For Potemkin, I think its more to reflect his indian origin instead of chinese tbh

If you are a big fan of mixing genres and traditional instruments check out any of Baiken's themes from any game. They combine metal with traditional Japanese instrumentation

This reaction and breakdown is amazing. He caught the insperations and themes of Guilty Gear right away. The characters and music are heavily inspired by rock and metal from the 70's~90's. It goes over soooo many heads when people react to this series OST. It's definitely a weird collection of songs at a glance but once you know what they are doing it starts making sense! Also fun fact, the themes are meant to match the character playstyle as well. Heavier / slower themes are the heavy hitting characters, the fast power metal melodies match the speedy ones.

I love the short call-back in 'Find Your One Way' to the opening riff of Sol's old theme 'Keep Yourself Alive' at around 3:50

Glad you loved the tracks! i hope you do Fausts and Zatos theme next!

It's cool to experience these for the first time with you. Amazing insight and EPIC playing SPG!

you HAVE to do Zatos Theme itis so amazingly written Baiken theme also rocks, since you like the combination of modern and traditional instruments you should listen to it too

This man just be vibin

I've never even heard of an electric violin and now I want one. That's the most metal shit I've ever seen

Honestly, id love to see more of Guilty gear, its some amazing stuff, personally I main Axl Low, and while i love his song, i think others deserve to be reacted to first. such as, "Necessary Discrepancy", "drift", "Let Me carve your way", and "mirror of the world"

Yo bro!!! Been watching your videos forever and love them immensely!!! Some other good Guilty Gear songs are Trigger, Necessary Discrepancy, Rock Parade, Let Me Carve Your Way, and Love the Subhuman Self

I hope you check out more tracks! This ost is amazing and you actually made me appreciate sol's theme more, I always never really paid attention to it

Bury The Light by Casey Edwards and Victor Borba on vocals from Devil May Cry 5. Best video game song with vocals, we need a reaction

Oh boy... Just wait until you hear Let Me Carve Your Way and Drift. Those songs go *hard*

I haven't played this game but I really enjoyed the soundtrack listening here on your video! Your improvs made the tracks even more epic 🗣️💯🔥🤘🤘🤘 great video, SPG!!!

Oh my gosh oh my god! This was absolutely AWESOME! I knew that you would love the guilty gear strive soundtrack! If you do it again, maybe look into "out of the box" which has a very early 90s vibe or "Rock Parade" which sounds like Korn and traditional Japanese music had a baby. Though honestly any song you pick will be a win cuz this soundtrack is fantastic. I mentioned it in your screencap but I was halfway through singing be the hero while driving and I HAD to reccomend this to you! Video game songs really do need lyrics! The fun sing along lyrics and amazing metal music are why I fell in love with this soundrack despite never playing a guilty gear game. Your jam sections were so fun too and you KNOW a song is good when the cool shades come out! Awesome video SPG!

Daisuke goes crazy with the instruments

This is awesome, and these two songs are even considered some of the less popular of the soundtrack. You have got to check out some of the others. I’d say Zato and Faust’s themes cause they’re way more metal, and Sin’s theme has a really cool upbeat classic rock feel that’s also worth checking out. Keep up the good work!

God now thinking about it Order Sol's theme on Electric Violin probably goes off extremely hard

For me it has to be Ky as my favorite character from Guilty Gear. His older theme being Holy orders was just amazing but then Roar of the spark really topped it as my favorite theme.

Strive and the older Guilty Gears has opened up my musical genre quite a bit, and for my first second fighting game I love em!

you gotta do a sequel to this, the entire OST is so good! I suggest Love the Subhuman Self, Extras, and Smell of the Game edit: and Hellfire!

fun fact that the main character of guilty gear namely sol badguy has the real name Frederick bulsara which is inspired by the singer Freddie mercury from queen

I hope he will do the "town inside me" and "extras" next or just any ggs song really

You should do Holy Orders Be Just or Be Dead 3! The guitar and violin harmonizing in that track is just so good. Keep up the good work

You gotta give "Alone Infection" a listen for how it ricochets between tones, the ending is amazing too. It's one of my favorites from the soundtrack, and it's also the theme of my main so I'm probably biased lol.

You should check Holy Orders III from the Guilty Gear 2 Overture soundtrack, the song uses a violin for some sections and it's one of the best songs in the whole saga imo, maybe also check the original Holy Orders (Be just or be dead) to compare it since Holy Orders III is a remake (remix?) that adds a lot of new stuff to the song

I don't know why- but I read the tag as "music producer reacts to MUSIC for the first time" and had to double back at it 😂

This game series got me into some love for metal. Would love to see more Guilty Gear Strive reactions!~

My personal favorites are still Requiem and Rock Parade

(Daisuke after watching this man bust out his electric guitar looking violin and start playing) : "You're hired to work on Slayer's theme."

Just like Doom, this is a great soundtrack with a game included

The violin really makes them sound like Blazblue music and I love that

I love faust!!

I'd love to see more Guilty Gear Strive reactions!

nice to hear spg talk about this ost and appreciate it

Those accents in armor clad faith are chinese? I thought it was meant to resemble stuff from india, given how Potemkin's airship-country was originally India

Awww heck yeah rock and metal music are EPIC!! Daisuke Ishiwatari did a great job of adding depth while keeping the music hype and enjoyable! MetalPlayerGamer HYPE!! RockPlayerGamer HYPE!! spgRock spg9000 Also no I don't play GGS, but it was still fun watching you react to this music!

never seen a flying v-iolin before, SICK

heyy i remember you. you once did many ragnarok online cover like a decade ago

Do more GG music please!!!! Subscribed

Noone ever talks about Nagoriyukis theme. Which is kinda sad considering both his themes go way harder than they need to. But i digress

I chose EXACTLY the right time to become obsessed with Guilty Gear.

Is that just an exceedingly cool violin or is it some other instrument I've never heard of before?

Every strive theme is like “oh hey it’s metal, OH HEY WTF THERES AN ORGAN? WTF WHY IS THERE BONGOS NOW?!?!”

Oh hey, a GGS reaction from SPG! Neat

I'm pretty garbage at fighters, but dang do they have banger soundtracks!

I hope you listen to more songs. Guilty gear has such a variety to the music that it is a shame to judge the entire ost based just on Sol's theme here. I'd reccomend Nessassary Descrepancy, Requiem, and Drift as examples of what I'm talking about.

more guilty gear plz

please do zato's theme, its pretty good

You have GOT to listen to more GGST!

I find it pretty funny how I've enjoyed all of my favorite games because of everything but the games themselves. For TF2 it was the charming characters for guilty gear it was this music. For one shot it was the cute art

If you love the combination of genres check out baikens theme mirror of the world!

I think the Latin instruments are due to the fact Sol Badguy's real name is Freddy and is named after Mr. Badguy from Queen

i am a potemkin main :3

Can you do 'Symphony' or 'Hellfire' too?

I wish he did Zato theme

I think nago’s theme is the best piece in the entire game!

No you didnt get the ending of armour claf of faith

Potemkin theme could be a reference of locust from the band machine head

If I was good at GGST, my mains would definitively be Happy Chaos and Giovanna!

If you ever do more guilty gear I'd suggest alone infection and let me carve your way they're my favorite tracks!

i WILL fall for the comment bait, i main Goldlewis in strive, real fun character of extremes with a great theme

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S O C I E T Y

i’m begging u to check out more!

Pls make a whole video reacting too all the guilty gear strive songs

pLEaSE OMORI SOUNDTRACK

YES, YES, YES, YES

I'll Love to watch him React Skullgirls or Killer instinct OST, Great Pieces by Greater artist

I'd love for you to react to some sonic vocal tracks.

Where is Violinist reacts to Hollow Knight music??

He should listen to Korean Ky theme

My main? May

"A Great Music Album With a Free Game"

Hey!

Potemkin

If he’s that way with Strive, Imagine how he would react if he would listent to any of the GOOD Guilty Gear OSTs!

Na.. this sounds like Rob Zombie Dragula.

Yah, Guilty Gear music be like that.

I can’t believe you didn’t react to The Town Inside Me! It’s so iconic (though maybe I’m a bit biased as a trans woman) Also heavily recommend Love the Subhuman Self and Alone infection! Keep up the great work ❤

the soundtrack... about the only good thing from previous Guilty Gear games that Strive didn't ruin (unless if you count Perfection can't please me, The Town inside me and Hourglass)