Music Producer Reacts: La Signora Battle Theme (Genshin Impact OST) 

Genshin Impact's music makes me feel spoiled as a gamer, and THREATENED as a composer. The reason why should be apparent after watching this video. - Anyway, this reaction was requested by at least 200 people these past few weeks, but it was only possible thanks to the Patreon supporters of the channel! They are: (SGR) SEAN Adam AelyriaWindrunner Ahmed Alrashed Aiden Miller AkhMorning Alex Schneider Alice E Alternis Andréa Machizaud Andrew Clunie AndyMandyZauberCandy Anicad Anthony Costeseque Antoine Leblanc Aquila arden Aris Agarwala Aschente Ashuras Athaina Aurange Austin Colombo BAMF_II Ban Bass Elf Blake Hurd Bolwic Brandon Thompson Bruta BunnehWyld Cameron Lynch Carlos Serrano Caustic caustic_rage caverec Cesar Macias Chaobot Charles Davies Chase Seyfer Chastlys Chris Barmonde Chris Bleusauveur Christopher Flores Chronoros cirno Claire D Freeman cmonshooting Connor-Kingaroo cpxp88 Cross Seigfried Crow3D Cursimoo Dan Keller Daniel Hendrickson DarkSonata Dave Kitchin David Ly Deuscashiola Dillon Thomas Dlice DogGirlKari Donjay Kakonde Donny Fillerup Doris G DragoDorn Drowrin Dustin Joseph Salas Ed Jones Edward Dong Edy Hernandez Eli Stephens Elliot Emilia Bzovsky Endmonaut Enzia Equilibria Erick Esther Fabian J Lelo Fendy FFXIIKD Franco Brewis frogmaster gamerxylia Gavin Ying-Chi Loh George Jarrard Ghesh Gill Nade Gordon Coleman Hanna Albrecht Hardcore Junglists United Harley Chinchilla harry Harry Hayk Kasparian Hellyon White Husky By The Geek Ibi Inara_Adrastea Infinite Appendages jacesman29 Jacob Andiel Jamie Leadbetter jaxtoon Jeff Chapman Jeremy Germino Jeremy Vessia Joe Maguire Joel Tylecki Jonathan Burns Jonathan Saldana Jose Carmona Joshua Cyckevic Julio Garcia Kara Lee Kas Roth Kasey Gray Katelyn Gadd Keanu Kieran Thompson Kolya Adams koopas Kristian Koivisto ksol Kuro Shirokami Kusu KYHAHN Kyle Black Laura Bell Lee Oakes Lehran Lenorah LeonAquitaine lightrapid Lloyd johnson Logan Chase Logank365 Long Loski3 Lusca Marco Iannello Marcus Lewin Mark Lopez Mark Massarik Mark Neri Martin Tribo Master Ridley Matthew Hurowitz Matthew Hurtubise Melodiousmoose MexCFood Michael Higham Michael Rodriguez Mido Auriel Miranda Pellegrino Mitchell Flagg Montgomery Sepulveda Mr Keeper mrgodjesuss Mythril Spartan naoey Nathaniel W Noel Neige Neimari. Nick Freechack OJslashers1 Orlox Patrick Murphy Paul Doyle Plaguey Pleasantly Twstd pompom Prinny Quintin Fettes Rachel Ward ragu RFW Rich D Robert Last Robert Vermeulen Rolfiie Ryan Jongsma Ryan Perez Hernandez SakuraTsunami Sam7 Sean Pollard Sentient Bee SerFreyus Sharktoothedgrin Shiyanora Sieghart Sikelove SpacePyro SquirrelKidd Starlight Maiden Stefan Stephen Kong Steven Jap Stormie Teague tedvoy The Masin TheEthnicMixup TheRealRompy Tofuklops Trent Pennington Trevor Beedie Tyler Arasmith Ulti1997 User Vasin Vongchaiyasit Vengan Venusian Bacon verdthandi Victor Ochikubo Viola Nastia ViviPlays William Andersson WordWorker2104 Xanatrix Zadare Xavier Johnson Yan Vernikov YuuriVoice ZerXes Zkarts ZwizzeR 陳摯 ... and many more! Thank you guys.

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"I think she's a romantic." A lady literally sets herself on fire to eradicate evil in this world for the sake of her fallen lover? Yep, romantic shit, that is.

La Signora is not from snezhnaya originally...she's from mondstadt. So the presence of piano and resemblence to dvalin theme is not pure coincidence! its all to do with her connection with her native place :D Mihoyo knows how to connect characters with their origins, personality, etc which always nails their themes.

I love how Signora's battle theme is telling her story. Her sadness and loneliness in the first phase, her sadness starting to turn into anger in the transformation phase, then her burning rage with underlying sorrow in the last phase. It feels even more emotional if you actually know her lore. It's definitely my favorite from Hoyo-mix.

Did he just- did he just describe Signora's personality correctly just by hearing her music-

You understood La Signora's character just by listening to this music... Unbelievably talented, both you and Yu Peng Chen!

This dude explained La Signora's Lore without even playing Genshin... Just by listening to her BGM's..... hahaha awesome.

Him: "She's a romantic!" Me who knows her backstory: *cries*

Holy crap, the way he completely deconstructed Signora's ENTIRE character just from her theme. That's how you know a character's theme song is well done. And props to this guy for picking up on every little subtle detail they used to weave her song. Signora's true identity reveal through the fight was absolutely amazing, when you find out who she really is, who she lost, how it changed her... so much of the song makes sense.

*Hoyo-mix:* "How many instruments do you want?" *Yu-Peng:* "All of them" *Hoyo-mix:* "Say no more."

As a guitarist I can tell you right now those arpeggios are NOT easy by any means. They're very fast runs and require incredibly precise articulation cause EVERY single note is picked. No legato, no hammer-ons or pull-offs. It's all individually picked notes. It's beautiful.

"This is the way they managed to sell the character, literally..." (16:38) MiHoYo: "Well, yeah about that..."

why does nobody talk about how his bass solos on top of these genshin ost just sound sooooo good every time??? i’m vibing so much each time and keep replaying them 😭😭😭

This guy could memorize Signora's attack patterns and boss stages solely by listening to the music my you're so talented!

2:25 On the topic of Signora's (Rosalyne's) Nationality, it is very complex and confusing at first. Basically, she's a German (Mondstadt) woman working in a Russian Army (Snezhnaya) with an Italian title, and the battle between the protagonist and her takes place in Japan (Inazuma). All of the Fatui Harbingers have their titles based on the stock characters in *"commedia dell'arte"*. For eg) Rosalyne is titled Signora, Ajax/Childe is titled Tartaglia, Balladeer is titled Scaramouche.

For anyone not entirely familiar with La Signora and want more crumbs of her story, it is depicted in the Crimson Witch of Flames set and Culminates in the Pale Flame set (flower). I love hearing the latin in her theme, since its a dead tongue it gives you that sense of time that La Signora has carried this weight with her for so long. The lyrics are sung in the perspective of neither La Signora or the Crimson Witch but it sounds so vulnerable I can’t help but feel this is from Rosalyne Kruzchka-Lohefalter’s perspective…she was used for her hate lyrics phase 1 Sinus legēs ōre tū The one who takes the heart tells you Dare dīs dicā Give up and dedicate yourself to God Lātē ego quās astitī Give me generously Miser cadēs fītis End a miserable life Docē Let know Magnōs greatness Fatua to the "Fatui" Fāta tell Salūtā Welcome Ovēs while rejoicing Venia in grace Grātīs gratitude (CHORUS) Docē fatue Let "Fauti" know Docē Let know Pavīs vincam(other voice) Defeat and win Magnōs Greatness Vōtus pessimī pavīre (other voice) Defeat evil with dedication Fatua To the "Fauti" Pavīs vincam (other voice) Defeat and win Fāta Tell Vōtus pessimī pavīre (other voice) Defeat evil with dedication Salūtā Welcome Pavīs vincam (other voice) Defeat and win Ovēs While rejoicing Vōtus pessimī pavīre (other vvoice) Defeat evil with dedication Potis Outstanding person Pavīs vincam (other voice) Defeat and win Grātīs Gratitude Condīcam dīs (BOTH) Dedicate yourself to God Salūs dīvī pia Dedicate yourself to the God who saved you PHASE 2 Dīrī sitīs Endure your fears Pessima sorte To the evil fate Ventī parā Coming, so get ready Līs mala sēdō Fight the wicked and end it Ferus vetō Resist ruthlessness Vincam malus Win, from the wicked Vetō nītor Resist and fight Forte indūcēmur Show courage Dīrōs ortō Wicked one has appeared Pavīs Defeat it ītis vincēs Move on to victory Dolōs ōrō recīdō Cut slick talk Bonō vincō malus The brave defeat the wicked Peccā dī malīs... For the wicked who have broken God... ...Miser morte ...give a terrible death! aevī vītīs fortūnātus A life that would've been forever happy Pārē ignīs fīniam favillīs Burning with fire and disappearing into ashes Cave refuga aeger vītās Everything's gone, a sad empty life Dētosta data itās I'm going to burn and give it up Mēns refuga dūrus My heart disappears and becomes cold-hearted. Dēditō (other voice) I'm committed. Vānīs pavīs (other voice) Get rid of the emptiness. Dēsiccō~~~~ (Signora) I'm drying up aliquis admonitus (other voice) At someone's suggestion Dēsiccō~~~(Signora) I'm drying up Dēditō (other voice) I'm committed Vānīs pavīs (other voice) Get rid of the emptiness ōse fāta (Signora) I hate fate aliquis admonitus At someone's suggestion (at the Tsaritsas suggestion?) ōe fāta ignis pavīs Hate fate and defeat it with this flame Abyssī ignis dīva intellectus Burn the Abyss by the will of God Oculātō nāta hostis pavita ignis Defeat anyone with this flame Vetita pavīrī artem endure it, defeat it, end it Vetita endure it Grātia dius For God Petis parā Be prepared in pursuit Dīs grātia parā Prepare for God

I can sum up Alex’s experience with Genshin boss music. Alex during phase 1: It’s good but it can’t compare to the last song. Alex during transition: Right? Alex during phase 2: AHHHHHH

There are some motifs that are shared between La Signora’s theme and Childe’s. For example they share that main riff that the choir sings when the rest of the orchestra cuts out. I think it’s meant to be the overall theme of “the harbingers” as a whole.

Subbed the moment I saw 1:21 that is when I knew this isn't just "another reaction video" and it is by someone who knows his craft and actually put effort into the reaction videos.

i agree with the part of opera soloist. i literally got my tears down when it started. it went from aggressive to melancholic suddenly. it’s so smooth and gooooooooddd and i was like wtf yu peng chen? how could he put that dynamic on this composition? not to mention the soloist is so expressive it just fits with signora’s appearance.

The Fatui Harbringer's names are supposed to be direct references to Italian "commedia dell'arte", it's one of the masked types of theatre dramas (which totally makes sense in case of the Harbringer, both literally and figuratively). The idea to make "russian" characters have "italian" roots may seem quite unusual, but it's certainly worth read up more about this cause then all those references and subliminal messages when it comes to creating those characters make a LOT of sense.

I've never heard this ost until now, this is unbelievably good

I like how Signora's theme carries over some of the same elements as Childe's. There's a unity in the Harbinger music and I am interested to see if that continues with the other ones (there are strains in Scaramouche's theme, I think). I like that the language in Signora and Childe's songs is Latin, but in Azhdaha's the language is Chinese (I do not know what the language in Andrius's song is, but I think it's also Latin). It reflects the musical influences.

I just saw your appearance in the Genshin CN anniversary live stream, your performance was awesome!!!!!

I feel like the one of the reasons why HoYo-Mix's music is so good is because their first rule is "Genres be Damned"

As a gamer, I have always believed that music is one of the most important components of video games. For a very long time, video game music was (and still is) despised. But thanks to people like you, people are starting to understand that it is a perfect medium for musical art. Thanks for that. Thank you for your passion to talk about it. It's a real pleasure to listen to you and understand a little better why I love this musics so much. ps: I can't wait for Zero

Please, please consider listening to Signora's battle theme right into Raiden Shoguns battle theme! The way it blends and transitions is really something everyone's gotta hear at least once.

Alex: "They can't keep getting away with this." They did and they very likely will again this year when best gaming OSTs of the year are deliberated. Genshin Impact last year got completely overlooked, which is imo a big injustice for such an amazing OST.

5:52 "oh, signora... i think she's a romantic." indeed she was, and so the loss of love drove her to madness. its amazing how u could interpret that through melodies alone 👏🏻 music's language is truly profound.

I read somewhere that Yu Peng Chen confirmed that the lyrics in the background is actually Signora's story, which is quite sad and tragic, just like the sound of this music

the amount of genius behind this game... its actually insane. i recommended genshin to a lot of my friends who aren't gamers and they're completely hooked. its just that good

The second phase of Signora's theme is the first time while playing a game I thought, "This song's really good."

*kills La Signora in sub 2 minutes* "Huh? Her music is good?" "Damn... her music IS good."

Alex: "Don't Do that" HoYoMix/Yu-Peng Chen: *Y E S*

Seeing a musician lose his head for genshin is why I wake up in the morning

Why is this theme so rediculously good, it mixes trap, metal and opera and yet with those vastly different genres it somehow pulls off the perfect mix, nothing sounds out of place even when you have guitars riffing, the opera soloist belting her heart and a trap beat rumbling in the background somehow, IT. JUST. WORKS.

"They can't keep getting away with this!" 🤣🤣 Genshin Impact has a 10 year roadmap, and we are in for a ride 🤣

Your love for creating/listening to music is something I rarely seen in others. It's enthralling, passionate, joyous, & contagious. Keep being yourself brother!

I've been looping Signora's theme for days because it makes me feel... just... so much. This is the first video I've watched of yours and I love your sheer enthusiasm!! It makes me really happy watching you vibe and sing praise to this track. I don't know much about music so a lot of the things you've pointed out have made me appreciate the theme even more! Keep up the good work :)

"They can't keep getting away with this!" As a Mihoyo fan for roughly 3+ years, let me just say: They totally can and do keep getting away with this. They release banger after banger with Genshin, but also some of their other game's OST (Honkai Impact 3rd) is pretty good too, if only not as long. If you have the time, I'd recommend listening to the songs "Htaed" and "Oracle" just to name some great songs that aren't blatant spoilers. And if you're sticking to Genshin stuff for now, might I also recommend "Caelestinum Finale Termini", "Dance with the Great Vortex", "A Letter to Snezhnaya", or any of the Inazuma battle themes as some songs to analyze. Anyways, the video is really well done. You managed to get a lot of Signora down, and certainly rocking out to the second part is something I can vibe with. You got yourself a new sub!

The choir basically details a bit of La Signora's life in latin.

Signora’s Boss themes are my currently my favorites of the game. I am a sucker for majestic, lonely, type music and then when that creepy witch like Halloween vibes come in, bam! I listen to it especially when I’m drawing comics. The first phase, I love listening to because I used to do ballet. I still do it once in awhile but this song especially is super fun to dance to.

Bro...he literally described la signoras past through a song. He understood perfectly her personality. La Signora is a very complex character with a very sad and angry past and the song is cold. That he got it perfectly. You deserve more subs

His explaination is so fucking on point and if when u know La Signora's lore and replace somethings (if that makes any sense, like in the melody when it's no longer angry but rather comforting and beautiful while still sounding lonely, it's not a snezhnayan army but rather presenting the time with her lover in this calm before the storm way, foreshadowing the war and blood that would happen next) This theme just describes her love, her loss, her anger, her cold, HER ENTIRE CHARACTER. Not a lot of spoiling here cuz random ppl that might see this may not appreciate it but it is like just chanting her story in the most beautiful way ever, and yes, she is lonely and very much a romantic.

you nail it alex - The 1st phase of the fight is all about ice - The 2nd phase she trap herself in ice - The 3rd phase is all about fire. not to mention, signora lore is quite sad. she lost her lover once and rage with anger. but she try to get revenge by working with the villain.

Alex: "This is how mihoyo sells their character. This is dangerous. This makes me want to get the character now! I'm part of Signora's gang now!" Mihoyo: "SIKE!" Me: "Who's gonna tell him?"

Wow... I know that this song represents her duality: the bitter cold exterior vs the inner self burning with rage and hatred: the elegant exterior vs the erratic side hidden within. Now I see her in a different light. That aria in the second part actually sounded like her inner monologue. You can feel her pain and agony, but also her resolve. She made a solemn oath to go down that path and she didn't regret it. This is consistent with her final words "I never asked for redemption". This made her death all the more tragic, she sealed her own fate...

Actually, male vocals are more like her inner hate, and female vocalist are snezyhnayan cold: holding her back (story related).

I know this OST is normally called "La Signora's Theme", or more detailed, "La Signora's Phases Themes", but I like to think that this piece should be divided in two parts, for two different characters: La Signora, and Rosalyne Kruzchka-Lohefalter, also called "The Crimson Witch of Flames". The first part of the OST explains who La Signora is: a woman that, in order to tame the mortal flames that were burning her from the inside, and in order to get revenge on an unjust world dominated by the Archons, decided to serve the "Revolutionary God", the Tsaritsa, who gave Rosalyne a Cryo Delusion in order to light down those deadly flames, for which she was feared back in her past, indeed this OST puts an ominous omen onto the player, as should do a Snezhnayan diplomat, La Signora. The second part introduces you the real identity of Signora, who is the famed Crimson Witch of Flames. The Cryo Delusion has turned off her rampant flames, which have become "embers". The transicition moment, when she is the in ice block, is a sort of moment for Rosalyne's stream of consciousness: while she's slowly returning to her original form, she remembers. She remembers a cruel past: she was born and lived in Mondstadt, and in her most precious years, she fell in love with a knight, Rostam. But, at a certain point, a civil war broke out in Mondstadt, and her lover died on the battlefield. In order to get revenge on her lover's murderers, somehow she became a witch, whose flames could burn all the nation without mercy. Once she got her revenge, she still was herself, even with those overwhelming powers; but she was feared by her own people, and in a certain way got exiled. Alone and with those flames which were devouring her in the deep, she was found by the first Harbinger, Pierro, who sent her to the Tsaritsa's throne. The entire OST where she is the witch, is about this tragedy. In the end, Alex was right when he wrote "Signora is a romantic": indeed, she was so much romantic, that when all of her hopes got destroyed, she's become hating everything of this rotten world, but there is something that she hates the most: the Archons. Probably, she wanted to get revenge on Barbatos, under whose ruling her lover died. The first part is a Snezhnayan anthem, the second a Mondstadtian elegy. Now, actually we don't really know if she's definitely dead or not: yes, she got executed by Baal, but she is a witch, and can technically come back to life, reicarnating. I hope she gets back because she could have so much potential, as a villain, as an anti-hero and as a possible ally. Anyway, I liked so much your reading, Alex, you're unique.

WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS THEME I WAS GOING CRAZY IT WAS SO GOOD! I LITERALLY PUT THE WHOLE 8MINUTE SONG ON MY PLAYLIST

Something I appreciate and love a lot about your channel is how you pick up on things I would never have noticed even on a dozen relistens, and not only that, but explain how important or cool this bassline that's buried underneath a million other instruments, or this one subtle harmony is, and how much it adds to the storytelling of a track. Watching your videos has definitely made me appreciate music way more than I already had, and there's been more than one time where I've heard a song before, went "that songs alright" and thought nothing more of it, and then watched your video on it and felt like I was listening to a whole new song in the best way possible. Your enthusiasm is contagious, and you do a very good job at explaining musical concepts in an easy to understand way so people can appreciate it. Love it, love your channel, keep it up!

I've been killing Signora over and over but never did i realized her battle theme was this good

What I love is how even Alex feels like it's not OK to interrupt the music at 15:15, even though he's the one making the video. When you listen to such good music, all you can really do is listen. What's really scary is how accurately he analyzed the music to the character. La Signora WAS a romantic. The intensity from inside compared to the veil of ice matches her boss fight. The heartbeat matches another certain character relevant to her past. The call and response most likely refers to that same character. 14:58 is probably my favorite part. That buildup hits me every time with a lot of emotions. And then they hit you with that climax.

Alex's reaction in a nutshell was like "STOP STOP! HE'S ALREADY DEAD!" and all I could do is feel the same XD His hype for music is contagious, man!

holy shit he breaks down tracks like how lipase breaks down my body fats. and the bass sounds divine. it gives me a smile when i see him vibing so hard on the music he reviews. cuz we can see this man's passion for music plus he actually explains why certain parts are good and complex, and not just saying that it's good to listen at.

14:10 Man's such a good composer that even his excited table slams are on beat

i love your interpretation and your ability to pick up all the details so much! you are very talented and gifted. i kinda chocked up when you said signora is a romantic, her back story from the artifact sets is indeed tragic, if you haven’t known any of this before this reaction then that was an amazing point out!

I don't know if you'll read this, but just to explain something: Signora was (originally) from Mondstat which is basically something like Europe, her name isnt Signora, that's just her name as one of the Harbingers. Anyway, she was originally a very nice person that lost her lover and became something like a pyro elemental out of anger to try and hunt down the being that killed him. I like to think that "romantic" piece on the first phase of the battle hints to that. After that she started to be feared by everyone else, and was taken in by the Tsaritsa, the Cryo Archon and got her Cryo powers from her I believe. Originally she's a Pyro elemental (second half of the track), resembling a Moth, and she's very freaking old.

"i think you guys are overreacting" Not even 5 mins in: *makes a remix*

I can't ever hear this theme without hearing Signora in my head screaming "Who dares, Call me, A WITCH"

I was thought about when Alex gonna react to Signora’s theme a few mins ago and then boom ! RU-vid showed it to me. great reaction, great analysis and lovely enthusiasm. you made my day ! Thanks you so much Alex !! You mentioned romantic, aggressive rage and loneliness. which is on point about Signora’s character. her rage against gods, her loneliness, sadness and romantic feeling toward her dying lover. it’s amazing how music can tell us the story even without presenting the story in front of us. yet some people says “wow, you listen to game music that doesn’t even have lyrics ? what a loser” yeah, maybe they are the loser one who couldn’t even understand what makes music great.

As someone who is a part of the community who looks at lore You actually nailed her character

Please do Childe/Tartaglia's theme "Letter from Ajax" and his boss battle themes as well! He's from the same organization as Signora but the two are totally different both in personality and in boss battles and it really shows.

15:20 -- this part, with opera over symphonic metal, is also HEAVILY reminiscent of Daughter of the Dark God from Octopath Traveler. Which I think is fantastic. This game's soundtrack is like a mix of Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy, with extra Chinese instrumentation.

Yo, just thought I should leave this here. If you didn't know, Genshin is streaming an online concert on October 3rd. I would definitely recommend watching that when it comes out.

My dude accurately deciphered a character just based on her music. Thats how you know how damn good OP he is in his profession. You, sir, have my respect.

Would be interesting to see you analyse Childe's themes, aka Tartaglia, also from Genshin Impact, since he's a bit of a recurring character. He has 4 themes in total: Letter From Ajax, Never-Ending performance, Rapture of the chaos, Wrath of Monoceros Caeli. The last 3 are to be listened in sequence. Also because all 4 themes were amazing during the concert. I have a bit of a hard time choosing whether I liked Letter From Ajax or Never-Ending Performance better.

If you like Genshin’s music should definitely react to Tartaglia’s Boss Battle Theme. It is so good, especially his 3rd Phase theme omg

Fun fact, the Italian names the Harbingers have are all taken from characters/types in Italian theatre, Commedia dell’Arte! They’re their Harbinger names, not their real names as people- I guess the Fatui just liked those kinds of names

Yu-Peng Chen, at it again with his Archon-tier music.

Would you mind having a crack at Childe's boss theme next? Never Ending Performance, and Wrath of the Monoceros Caeli.

All Fatui have italian names, to be exact names from Commedia dell'arte at least Childes and Scaramouche's names directly. La Signora has a different name but her name and character were modeled after such a person. Mihoyo knows exactly what they are doing - there is a lot of importance and deep meaning put into names (at least the most important ones like all Fatui having those italian nicknames, all archons having demonic names etc)

It’s crazy how he summarized Signora’s first half of the fight where she’s Cryo and then the second part where she’s Pyro and super scary and you’re scared of dying! Amazing love these reactions! 👏🏽👏🏽

this character sounds amazing, hopefully she lives a long and happy life!

You should react to the inuzama battle themes. The rhythm is really great and it drives home the feel of being in a fast paced, action battle some of the best battle themes so far!

I hope we will get breakdowns for Andrius and Tartaglia themes, to complete the set so to speak

I've been listening to the 2nd phase part nonstop since it came out. I simply CANNOT not have goosebumps while listening to the opera part, the female lead and the male choir. This piece is definitely one of the greats, in my opinion. And it's always awesome to see Alex's enthusiasm talking about music, because it really matches my own. Awesome video, as always.

I have watched this video about 6 times now. There are two reasons as to why. First, it is fun seeing a pro appreciating the work of another pro, and second, I am into music composition.

I think one of the big reasons Mihoyo decides to focus a lot on the music of the enemies, is because they can’t focus on the player. Think about it. Every person playing the game is different from each other, therefore you can’t make a theme that fits everyone and have to go for the next best thing. Still nailing it tho

Coming back again after almost 1 year and I'm laughing at how Alex is about to cry and breakdown from Signora's theme shsskdhiddhkdjd

I don't know what kind of magic the composer put in this track, but I got shivers. I don't even play Genshin Impact yet hearing this told my body directly that "this is bad: Stay on guard". Wow.

signora was a character who was hyped from the start of the game. after a year we finally get to fight her and her ost really did the the fight justice. everything just comes together

15:03 I have gotten goosebumps listening to this part it's just unbelievable what music can do to you.

It was nice seeing you in the Genshin livestream. You did an amazing job!

I used to feel so shameful and out of place for loving video game OST. Thank you for making me feel at home and comfortable about who I am when I watch these videos

Watching you react to music from one of my favorite games is honestly so entertaining, and I love how you just lose your shit every time a new element is introduced to the song, the fact that you are able to explain *why* the song is so good makes me so happy, because I couldn’t put it into words before

I wonder how he'd react to the moment where Signora and Raiden Shogun weave together. For a moment their theme songs mix... To me (a complete amateur) that was epic as hell. To bring 2 different songs together so strongly without breaking a certain harmony to the music. That said, he's quite spot on with the character description without even knowing the character. Personally I love the story Mihoyo is writing but Alex here explaining the music makes the characters MUCH more vivid.

The gangster "vibe" you were talking about at the end is also can be heard in childe's 1st and 2nd phase boss theme ost, you could say its the "fatui theme". I would really would like to see you react to childe's/ tartaglia's theme as well :D

you should check out Zhongli's theme, Rex Incognito. It's considered the best trailer theme genshin has released thus far.

I just realized, Signora's final phase has the same notes as Childe's as well, i got CHILLS listening to his battle theme, it's the first time you fight a Fatui Harbinger as well, it's my favorite boss fight music ever

Thank you for making the vid, super informative and fun to listen to / watch

The part after the battle, when the Raiden Shogun is about to finish her with the Musou no Hitotachi, is also really nice. It's a mix between the phase 2 and high singing into Inazuman theme. Really nice.

The opera singer in phase 2 gives me goosebumps.

Its simply beautiful sees with how much effort and passion those songs are done. I appreciate too much this.

It's thanks to people like that I understand and love music even more. Thank you~ And reminder, it's a freaking mobile game!

It's impressive how you actually found out a part of Signora's story just by listening to her themes. It blows my mind this music is so good omg

You could tell every dime of genshin’s budget goes to the music

It's insane how much you can tell about the character just by listening to the theme! Shows just how good the song is for conveying the right message and you for deciphering it!

I also noticed how in the first part were a male voice joins the main female voice then disappears leaving her alone represents her losing her fiancée, that’s what set her on her way to become la signora in the end, that the progression it’s followed by the militaristic tones of the fatui fits really well her story