Music Producer Reacts to 'Duel in the Mist' the Inazuma Theme from Genshin Impact! 

If we hear the flute during a battle, we all know shit's getting tough..

There are some Genshin live concerts with full symphonic orchestra mixed with more modern takes like jazz, techno and metal. This particular piece was composed fon Inazuma, a fantasy nation inspired by ancient Japan, so the game hired all Japanese musicians for authenticity. They do this for each nation, inspired by different cultures.

From an interview, they said that the music is so hard for them to do that they're doubting themselves if it's even possible 😂

If you've been impressed with the tracks you've heard so far, definitely take a look into the boss themes. They'll make for much longer videos, but most other musician reactors agree that they are the pinnacle of Genshin's music.

The larger drum in the back actually has the icon of electro. The song is from Inazuma in Genshin, which uses the element of electro. It just looks a lot like a slightly thicker OBS logo

the ost video from the sumeru region is recorded live and they did it in a theater if you want to see that

Genshin has so many, varied pieces of music and a soundtrack that's more than 19 hours long, yet every single piece is somehow beautiful.

For you to have an idea about the Japanese Instruments: Shamisen - the three stringed guitars, the big pick is part of the instrument. Koto - the horizontal harp Shakuhachi - the flute Taiko - the drums, the collective. The symbol at the membrane of the big taiko drum at the center, the three "commas", are a symbol of deity and eternity in Japanese mythology.

1:34 you're actually right about them being the actual musician since there's a video uploaded by Hoyoverse whereby the music director, Yu peng chen, shows his collaboration, like a behind the scene kinda thing, with the Japanese orchestra team and I recognize all of them from that.

5:22 That is a bacchi, which is a pick for the shamisen(the instrument). While the zither instrument is a Koto, a Japanese Half-tube zither.

I don't know why bamboo flutes always have this "mystical" sound (for me)...

The symbol on the drum that looks like the OBS logo is actually Mitsudomoe. In Genshin it's the symbol of the Electro element and also of the Inazuma deity, Raiden Shogun. In real life it's been used in Japan for centuries to symbolize all sorts of things. In fact, OBS logo is also a Mitsudomoe. Since Inazuma is heavily inspired by Japan it's quite appropriate that this is the symbol chosen to represent it. One of the nice things about Genshin OST is that tracks for each region use instruments that are traditional in the parts of the world that were the prototypes for those in-game regions. Mondstadt uses European instruments, Liyue - Chinese, Inazuma - Japanese, Sumeru - Arabic, Indian and Persian. Moreover, the choice of instruments also reflects the theme of each region. For example, Mondstadt is the domain of the God of Winds, so Yu-Peng Chen (the composer of all the Genshin tracks) made sure to use a lot of wind instruments.

one of the reasons I love genshin impacts ost is the fact they use real instruments in the songs. it makes an unbelievably huge difference having real musicians perform versus digitally made music.

Looking at this guy playing the shamisen at 3:19 He looks like has a mic around the neck. Maybe they all have a mic hidden around the neck or on their ear. Even the taiko drums have a little pointy thing near the floor, those may be microphones too.

Genshin Impact is a masterpiece, I am looking Forward to more Genshin Music Reactions!

Genshin impact music is just superv, they have like 600 tracks, and they spend 3 years creating the ost of one region inspired in middle east, also the boss battle themes are insane, YuPengChan and the team of hoyo mix really do a great job and the love they put in every song it's amazing, I never loved a sountrack so deeply like the one in genshin, I hope see more genshin videos in this channel

Swirls of Shamshir is another great piece of music from Genshin

this music plays when we're fighting their samurai in their inazuma map. which is known as a japanese region in the game. they do have different music to each region they release... for instants Liyue harbor that's more chinese, sumeru more like middle eastern.. which is very interesting for each region to have their own music. Genshin impact do really put a lot of effort into the game visually & muscially.

Its one of my favorite battle music theme while playing the game…esp epic when your character is surrounded by a bunch of ronins…😊

The large stringed instrument is a traditional Japanese instrument called the Koto. The Koto is a beautiful sounding instrument and takes a lot of skill to play well.

I play this game but only now i can really put atention to the music,and its so awesome, make me love the game more.. so much thinking, planning,resources,and talent involved

I love this kind of music, traditional instruments with modern music writing. That's also why I love Dynasty Warriors (traditional+rock/metal) and Samurai Warriors (traditional+EDM) soundtracks. Genshin has been fantastic in this regard with Liyue, Inazuma, and now Sumeru. They deserve to be nominated for best soundtracks every year.

They did another one two months ago when the new region was released. Video Title: Sumeru OST "Forest of Jnana and Vidya" Preview MV | Genshin Impact

Genshin has _tons_ of amazing music, everywhere from overworld tracks to boss themes to character demos to version trailers. Here are some (but not all, it would be way too many :D) suggestions. You can pick any at random and won't regret it: - Overworld tracks: "Hustle and Bustle of Ormos", "A Storm, A Spire, and A Sanctum (Dvalin's Nest)", "Liyue" - Combat tracks: "Combat Beneath the Waves", "Inevitable Conflict", "Die Mittsommernacht-Fantasie" - Boss themes: Tartaglia's boss theme, La Signora's boss theme, Scaramouche's boss theme (all of them have multiple phases, so look for "all phases") - Character demos themes: "Any Last Words?" (Hu Tao's theme), "Dance of Aphros" (Eula's theme), "Flow of Autumn Wind" (Kazuha's theme)

And now that you have dipped your toes into the Genshin rabbit hole, it will only be a matter of time before someone requests Port Ormos or Yun Jin's opera There are also similar in game scenes in it's sister game Honkai

The description of the video has it all, music artists, where it was shot and all, even the comments are filled with more details about it, this one was for their Japanese based region and had Japanese instruments, if you wanna listen to more of such, they have one named Sumeru live symphony with Middle East and south Asian instruments, and reflections of spring live concert with Chinese instruments

Oh yes, the theme of running away from a raging samurai covered in black mist while getting zapped by lightning near a giant skeleton of a snake. i love Inazuma.

The stringed instrument with the ‘fan’ plucking the strings is called a Shamisen, which literally just means “three-strings”. The ‘fan’ is a wooden paddle called a Bachi, which is used to play the instrument, although sometimes musicians will just pluck the strings with their fingers if the song is over quickly or they have a very small part in the song The “big guy” is another stringed instrument known as the Koto. It’s a popular instrument in East Asian countries, but the Koto is the most popular rendition of it. It has 13 strings (usually) which you pluck with fingerpicks on three of your fingers. You change pitch of the strings by pressing down on them using your other hand I’m pretty sure the flute is a standard bamboo flute and the drums are Wadaiko and other taiko drums

I thought it was performed in a Musical Theatre, bro they're playing this fire in a port in Japan(as far as I know)

The instrument in the middle that plays like a piano it’s a chinese tradition instrument i believe, its called gu zheng and it the person who plays it must wear a turtle skull to prevent their nails from getting hurt because the strings are very hard

the genshin impact ost legit gives me full body goosebumps

If you liked this i suggest the Inazuma Live Symphony!

omg yes someone finally reacted to this!

That guy hitting the big drum the symbol on the drum is the electro vision

These are the actual musicians you can see that in the behind the scene video.

You should definitely react to the boss themes

The taiko (big drum with the symbol on it and the tiny snare looking things) are my favorite part, the shamisen were dope too.

I think most people will mention Rage Beneath the Mountains, Saltatio Favillae because they're memorable boss themes that span orchestral, rock and electronic styles with a touch of traditional instruments, HoYoMix is really crazy with their music sometimes I love it. Now in terms of general composition I think "Liyue" and "Rapid as Wildfires", although they're mostly orchestrated I really love the phrasing, the melodies are very well balanced between catchy and interesting

nice video mattie!!! the sumeru live performance one is really cool!!! you should react to that one too!!!

i think i noticed some wires as well as microphones attached to the performers probably my imagination

5:50 it’s like annunciating instead of mumbling

There are a LOT of amazing theme waiting you to check it out!!!🤣💥💥

To tell the truth, sometimes the soundtrack can be distracting because how beautiful it is and so match with the atmosphere. Genshin basically an adventure game, so you follow a main character doing quests to unfold the stories. This far there is 4 regions with different cultures so the soundtrack will change depends on the region. When you not fighting, sometimes there is music in the background that you really like and you just stop doing whatever and you just listen to it till its over and change into another music.

There is sumeru as well The music there is inspired by middle eastern and South Asia music which is interesting

Sumeru live concert is also awesome

This reaction make me want to complete Inazuma world exploration 😀

I really think that you should listen to La Signora's battle themes, both phase 1 and phase 2

well that obs app is actually one of the element in the game, electro

Really hope you react to the Genshin Impact Sumeru Live Symphony Performance! It's about 9 minutes!

Katana no wa SABITONARE 🗿

The guitar looking instrument is called a Shamisen. The long and big string instrument is called a Koto which is a Japanese styled zither. And the drums are called Taiko. Which is a sort of drum you'd see in Japanese festivals and events. Most if not all of them are based on Chinese instruments. Edit: I've been playing Genshin for 6 months now and I've been learning on the OSTs on the instruments that were used on said songs. So far, Duel in the Mist and Serene and Fathomless are the two songs I focused on the most

U should react from the newest one, specially all the bosses theme! So u will get easily recognized by genshin Fandom!! Ty btw for ur reactions... will wait for the next one!!

You have to listen to "Rage beneath the mountain" from genshin Azdaha's theme 2nd part. I feel like that is the most music thing a musician/music producer could listen to from genshin. I dont know how people did not suggest that first

Filming location is the Yokohama Ferry Terminal by Foreign Office Architects.

Genshin musics are so gooooood😩

They have mics on their bodies

The best soundtrack is that of Inazuma in battle.

there's an orchestra version of this piece though. you should check it out

I recommend Traveler's reverie video which features hoyomix, the music team of hoyoverse, or any boss theme, especially Scaramouche boss theme

The best music

Now i cannot unsee the electro symbol as an OBS logo 😂

Scaramouche boss theme from Genshin Impact. It's 1000% worth giving it a listen and would love your reaction!

Engage in battle feeling

i love to see Musicians react to Genshin impact OST ..... u could maybe try react to Genshin Impact - La Signora Battle Theme

I think port ormos is nice the ones from sumeru is gooooooood SUMERU SUMERU!

Welcome to inazuma

Good video!

Fun fact that symbol on the drum is the Electro symbol. Electro is the electricity element

Taiko drums are badass

Yea they're the one play the music... There's a bihind the scene video on official channel showing how they perform all the inazuma music not just the music video like this but also the actual ingame music.. recording and all. Here it is if you want to check out... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-avmFhel0ky4.html

I appreciate all gensin musics , but when you see them live, they hit much differently, because you're not fighting or going around, and just listen to a piece of it passing by. You are listening to the actual song and all the instrument , its all another story.

Inazuma is Based off of Japan, so it is most likely that the percussion players are using tako (tie-co) drums, a popular type of drum used in Japan.

Pls react Genshin Live Concert❤ it's incredible. I love to relisten to it so much🥰

I mean... We know he is enjoying it when he just forgets to pause and is just making all those "damn" "ahh" "wow" noises

At 7:02 you can see the flute woman has wires behind her back prob the mic you didnt notice

Awesome right, with some eastern old era instrument...

Ok. As much as I love both of these soundtracks you reacted to , I feel like the choices were not exactly for you 😂. You know your western instruments and orchestral music and the game has all those elements too. Because it's a big open-world with multiple different regions, cultures, versions and characters... The game has equal variety of awesome soundtracks. Want some mediaeval Europe? China? Japan? Middle eastern sounds? Soundtracks made up of pure string quartet? Harpsichord based Baroque style Fantasy castle? Full orchestra with Opera style modern classical pieces? The game has all of these. And in an abundance too and all of them are amazing. All weakly boss battle themes are like full on classical music pieces with Opera or Modern metal included. My favorites are Azhdaha and Scaramouche boss fight themes. There was a 1 month temporary event and the event actually had a full on fantasy castle with soo many different soundtracks all with the key sounds being Harpsichord... Never heard of the instrument before but loved it. There is also this underwater-like region...kinda like an abandoned Atlantis kinda vibe... Ruins of an ancient Atlantis kingdom you could say. And the battle themes are all made with just string quartet and similar string instruments. But until I actually looked it up and noticed, you won't even realise it is only that There is a snowy mountain with some of the best sounds of the whole game....there is a massive desert with all these Egyptian-Arabian vibe in the music... Rainforest with fun melodies... Check more stuff too. You won't regret it

I think they have a mic there is a wire on therr back.

can you react to Elogia Cinerosa, its the fatui harbringers reveal music from genshin

that OBS logo reference killed me xD

1:58 TIL the Electro symbol is the same as OBS Logo 😭💀

are you sure this isnt live recorded? when you look at 2:21 the woman has a device at her back that looks like its for recording 🤔

Please react to judgement of euthymia next please

Shamisen

Please react to Genshin Impact's Sumeru ost from Forest of Jnana and Vidya

Would you please react to Tenchu fatal shadows ost: Bloom of Crimson?

while hearing this my blood boils looking for a sword

React to sumeru live performance

Microphones are tuck behind them 2:21

Oh my god wait till he is going to get his mid blown by Raiden Shogun Character Demo and Scaramouche Boss battle theme 😩💦

honkai impact euphony concert can u react plz

it look fancy but they are actually just playing under a bridge... xD

micro are on the back of the player,

Not exactly breaking down the music itself?

react to Port Ormos music!

The instrument in the middle that plays like a piano it’s a chinese tradition instrument i believe, its called gu zheng and it the person who plays it must wear a turtle skull to prevent their nails from getting hurt because the strings are very hard