Opera Singer Listens to The Cyberpunk Main Theme 

been loving my playthrough on PC. Very much.

Johnnys theme when he storms Arasaka is literally perfect. I love that piece of music

Dude the whole cyberpunk soundtrack slaps like everything

The song turns from a synth beat for Night City, into a warning klaxon for V. You're on the clock, and time's running out.

Never Fade Away and Rebel Path are also amazing pieces from the Cyberpunk soundtrack. Never Fade Away is a traditional rock song but Rebel Path is a perfect theme for Johnny Silverhand.

03:17 - The repeating siren sounds like it as a dual nature 1st interpretation - V's time is running out and he has barely any time to think but take a plunge into the chaos to save his life, second being the signifier of level of threat that V is when he enters Arasaka to mow them down. it's literally like V's boss music towards the enemies! 03:38 - This melody on guitar (?) is Johnny's theme, it's creeping in on V's theme, slowly taking it over, like Johnny taking over V's mind inevitably. God I love this theme, extra love to it because they use the leitmotif of V and Johnny's theme throughout the entire OST suite emphasizing how crucial Johnny and V's bond is and inevitable blending into each other's consciousness affects the people and events around V.

Oh, you got to react to Johnny Silverhand's theme (Rebel Path) after this. Main theme (or, rather, V's theme) is heavily tied to Silverhand's theme and its great. The chello/violin version, specifically, is a masterpiece in my book

"V" theme for me very much feels like a retelling of the main plot. The slow building of hatred and anxiety are Johnny awakening in a world that he hates and V reaching for the starts and failing. The midpoint is them colliding, being forced to become one. And after the beat its the grand ode of violence that they have to become to get through Act 2 and 3 and reach that "World" graffiti on the balcony. All the tarot Graffiti by the way are also fully symbolic and connected to place and circumstances they are found in. I've also been digging through OST in last 2 months, and honestly all of it is incredible. Whether its instrumentals, especially Rebel Path, or radio tracks made for specific gangs, like Serpant for Valentinos, Resist and Disorder for Maelstrom, and Ratata for Voodoo Boys; or all the Samurai songs - Black Dog, Never Fade Away, Like Supreme - all are fantastic in quality and meaning. Would love to see you discuss any of them.

The song is titled "V" and it is your character's theme. This is supposed to be their aggression. And I always interpreted the alarm as being *because* your character is there and it's an oddly inspiring sound in that context.

I'm a huge fan of how you can dissect music like this!

It took me literal years to realize that the same cello motif that plays in one of my favorite tracks in the game "Been Good to Know Ya" can be heard in the background of this main theme as well. It was there all along, the end was inevitable from the beginning.

I love how in the first part of the song you have the melody which represents V's theme, then the cello slowly creeps in the background with a different melody, Johnny Silverhand's theme ( same cello part in Been Good To Know Ya ). By the end of the song, both melodies play at the same time, which for those who played through the game, know what that represents.

While playing through Cyberpunk, pay attention to the cello in the background at 1:57. You hear this constantly throughout the game during more important scenes and during another track that's one of my favorites, "Been Good To Know Ya." It's so ominous it almost to me sounds like fate calling to you and Johnny throughout the entire game.

For all its issues the 2 things Cyberpunk does with flying stars is writing and music. CDPR has always been good at telling a story and if you can get past the game's issues theres a great story there. But also their music is top notch every song has that techno dubstep y feel to it but they all carry different weights and feelings to them and tie into certain scenes incredibly well.

I like how the song becomes more intense as it goes on. Really captures V's change as a person and the alarm kinda symbolises the fact that V is running out of time really emphasizing the fact that it's V's theme specifically.

Thanks for reacting to Cyberpunk music! I hope you do more songs from the OST, because they are pretty great.

I appreciate the captions, it’s a nice addition. I hope as well you can listen to Judy’s Romance Theme. It’s a variation of her original theme of Bells of Laguna Bend but even more beautiful for her intimate scenes with female V. It’s just a sharp contrast from the more pumped up tracks of the OST. The composers really made a awesome OST.

Cyberpunk has meant so much to me since launch and I was so happy to see this pop up! I would definitely recommend either listening to ‘the rebel path’ ‘Kerry’s boat song’ or ‘Never fade away’

I remember when I first got my hands on the game after waiting 12 years for it. It was surreal booting up the main menu and being greeted with this and nothing but a black title screen. The smash kick at the very beginning fading into the distance immediately made me think of something like the sirens on distant police cars, or like a warning siren that I was entering a dangerous world. Even though there was nothing obvious going on on the screen, somehow it said everything, and I remember sitting there listening to the theme and taking in the moment for like a solid 10 minutes before starting the game. I couldn't believe I was finally playing it.

I love how well the soundtrack sells that feeling of desperation at nearly every turn. But I also love how this track in particular has an almost mocking quality to it - like it's a personification of Night City that's toying with you before it chews you up, and spits you out. It's a danse macabre for the post-modern age.

"Rebel Path" "Been good to know ya" and Adam Smashers theme are all bangers.

Cyberpunk had such an amazing soundtrack, people really slept on that tbh

I remember I loaded the game and arrive to the main menu the song just hyped me up because I just paid attention to how cool it was. The second time I sat to listen it actually gave me chills. And this guy just described completly why.

Not only is this the main theme, but isn't this also called V's Theme? Its so good and it not actually heard anywhere else in the game, I wish they played this during the secret ending. It's so angry and it perfectly fits the timer running out as Johnny takes over and his theme slowly starts take over V's theme

Whenever I boot up the game I let the main theme play a full loop at least once. It's really epic and gets you pumped.

this song really just feels like it embodies the atmosphere of the game so well, like it's so tense and aggressive and definitely carries the vibe of "you are NOT safe" that night city overall gives off. the beginning has a pretty slow build and i do really like how,, distorted? and electronic everything is but you can still kind of make out what it is in the background like the cello/strings and the really gritty sounding guitar. and when the alarm/sirens kick in, it really gives you the feeling of being a dangerous mercenary in an even more dangerous city where chaos and death is kind of everywhere despite the sort of shiny veneer on the surface (which i feel like the opening synth-y electronics carry across well, it's somber but really ominous too.) i also really like how the guitar kicks in and, to me, kinda symbolizes how johnny silverhand just crashes into v's life and changes the trajectory of their story. the way all the sounds feel kind of disjointed at times before combining into this loud, brash almost orchestra is a really nice touch since i feel like it calls back to how johnny and v combine and work as one unit as the story progresses. all this to say, i just really f*ckin love cyberpunk's audio storytelling lol.

YES !! the musical scores in this game are amazing - marcin is my lord and saviour. cdpr knew what they were doing, and even the music for each radio station in general slaps so hard

I am SO glad to see you covering music from this game. It's meant so much to me since it launched, and having someone go over the music and put into words what makes it HIT so damn HARD is absolutely incredible!! I would love to see you talk about the Tyger Claws combat theme, 'Wushu Dolls', it's my favorite encounter music and I'm not entirely sure why- But I understand if looping combat music isn't exactly your thing, haha.

One thing that I felt at around the 1:57 mark with the alarm and all the other sounds progressively building up is that the music tells me that this all is approaching. It's all the feelings you describe but it is approaching us as players. The horror of the setting, the disturbance, the alram, the experience we are about to get is approaching. Really well composed track and very well analysed by you!

I believe "You Shall Never Have to Forgive Me Again" really merits a whole video tbh, it's REALLY insane (specially when you see the scene associated with it in game haha)

I'd absolutely love to see more cyberpunk videos! the soundtrack has soooo much character and diversity, its truly amazing! And once again amazing video Marco

Very thankful for the added captions! RU-vid still has trouble with automatically transcribing them. I played this game very very soon after release and despite the issues it had i enjoyed the story very much, the music of the game is just SO kickass! Re-listening to it now It makes me feel like im in a fight for my life haha. The game was just so rich with style and Im so happy it translated well into the soundtrack as well! Seeing the ttrpg i loved so much be given it's deserved attention through other artistic mediums warms my heart :)

man your analysis is really amazing.i love this

So close to 100k babyyyyy! Also, amazing analysis as usual marco. Keep up the good work!

Cyberpunk is the best game ever, you cant change my mind. The music, the story telling, the immersion, the character archs. Perfection. (Idgaf that it was buggy on release)

Considering the name of the theme itself is just called "V", you can also consider it the eponymous main character's theme, especially when all those themes of what Night City is are almost embodied by what V was, is, and will be in the game. I mean, a chip inside your head making a foreign artificial personality take over you is terrifying enough for you to try to fight for your life, dying trying to, plainly abandoning or simply go mad from it. And the idea of fighting, "upgrading", rinse and repeat to survive especially fits this theme well in an outside point of view, since V has become this killing machine(emphasis on machine) just to live on and and stay themself, or at least die without the other person inside them "becoming V". That idea is explored further(a more personal perspective there imo) with Never Fade Away, one of the songs from Samurai(the in game band, IRL the band Refused made it) also remixed for the ending credits, so I'll suggest listening to both versions of it.

Thank you so much for putting subtitles

I immediately noticed how the beginning of this track made the hair in the back of my neck stand up... it immediately puts you on edge, making you realize that you're entering a dystopia which require you to ALWAYS watch your back because someone will kill you if you're not alert at all time.

Hey, Marco! What do you feel about that? Cyberpunk 2077 main theme always gives me a feeling of been eaten alive, as if u are running from a hive of some robot bees, your time is limited and it doesn't matter where or how far you try to run away. Because this world has it's own pace, and the only thing you can do is to show it that you can run against it.

I absolutely love this music. It's like musical manifestation of V's determination.

lol, its funny, after hundreds of hours in game, this music feels somehow welcoming, announcing that you've arrived to the party, and everybody's armed

Finished my first play of the game few days ago, and what a story. All the musics in the game make it just amazing. The first time I downloaded the game when it came out, it was so buggy that I didn’t even bothered playing it, but I kept it in case it became better in the future … and hell yeah it did ! What a game

Been looking ages for reactions to the main theme, I think you might be the only one so far lol cheers.

One of the things I feel a lot in this soundtrack is the influence of Paul Leonard Morgan. I first heard his music in Dredd, another masterpiece of the dystopian cyberpunk genre, and he uses a lot of incredibly hard and harsh digital soundscapes in that soundtrack, similar to what we hear in 2077. If you know the work he did on that movie, knowing CDPR brought him in to help produce the music makes it immediately clear that his hand is definitely weighing the scales of this soundtrack, as it were.

Thank you for the professional look! You can't say it better! And I couldn't understand why when listening to this melody, tears welled up.

Thanks man this game is one of my favorites of all time and actually didn't expect you to react to CP2077 OST .There is another beautiful OST that is quite different with this and the name is "Outsiders no more" I think you will enjoy reacting to it.

The "Scavengers" piece is short but guttural, would be curious to hear your thoughts thereon! Genuinely love the game. Picked it up on sale a few months after release before the real fixes came in, and I gotta say that revisiting the game now only heightens my enjoyment of it. Glad for Edgerunners bringing more people into the fold- it's a great anime so far (I'm only on the fourth episode at the moment) and I'm hoping this resurgence might allow for more effort to be put into expanding this IP.

Hey Marco, super good analysis and video overall, I would love to see more Cyberpunk 2077 music reactions and analysis from you! In my opinion, Kerry's song is an awesome example of CP's music, also some Samurai songs are so well done!

Nice adding proper subtitles, wish all content creators had that care.

I'm on my second playthrough and it's exactly what I expected from the game the moment I saw the 40 mins gameplay video at E3 (minus the bugs and oh so many missing features). I absolutely love the atmosphere and man the music takes things to another level

my favorite piece of this game is Aldecaldos theme, it gives me so much piece, lovely your analysis of this piece Marco :3

A thing of beauty - I know. Will never fade away...

You should really check out the title theme and the main menu select theme from Metroid Prime. I love how they are Epic mysterious uplifting sci-fi tracks while simultaneously being eerie and creepy. The main title theme for the first Metroid Prime gives me chills every time I listen to it. Also they're pretty short so I highly recommend you also do the Metroid Prime 2 and 3 main menu themes as well

Thank you!

Just jamming, love it

Damn I appreciate these videos even more all this time after. I always thought Cyberpunk was one of the coolest settings and the greatest story telling. The technical criticisms were deserved when the game came out but man the writing and music CDPR put out is still to this day, out matched.

V's theme is basically a 3 in one. Obviously the main melody for V, the cello for Silverhand and the background motif at 3:38 for Alt. + The alarm sounds are because V is dying

I’ve avoided hearing anything from the soundtrack of Cyberpunk, till now. I’ve been loosely following the game since launch, and for about a year I’ve been really debating playing it.

Would love to see you analyzing : i really wanna stay at your house and let you down. These two make me rly feel smt. Ty for your amazing videos

I don't know what the game was like when it first came out but as someone who started a play through for the first time recently, I've thoroughly enjoyed it. From what I understand they worked really hard the past year or two to try and correct a lot of the problems the game had despite all the losses.

Always love how you describe and break down these tracks. Could you check out Peacekeeper 1 & or 2 and Presidia from Project Wingman next?

man i love this music,it's has a great vibe

Would love to see more Cyberpunk Music.

That's actually a great reviewing of the soundtrack, because once in a while is someone who understand both music and the game. I just wanna add a note: in a simple way, this intro is a kind an overture. It introduces, if not the actual music of the game (the themes themselves), at least the register/style of differents theme of the game. You exactly read the beginning, that's Nightcity, the technology... the "bum, bum, bum" is the Tapeworm/Soulkiller/Mikoshi... that's just a vector for the entrance of Johnny: the disptruptive eletric guitar. And yes, it's organic vs inogranic, but also organic trough inorganic. And, YES, it's impressive that is the same composer of the Witcher.

Another song you should consider giving a listen is "Let You Down" by Dawid Podsiadło, its a beautiful piece with a great short story / Animation behind it that doesn't really require any knowledge of the show to enjoy it. There's other songs in the Edgerunner show that are great but this one stands out to me because of the powerful vocals and the power of the soul behind the voice. Glad you are giving Cyberpunk songs a listen as there is a lot of underrated songs in the OST and the Edgerunners show really takes the cake on giving some phenomenal songs.

I have felt elated to notice that I agree with your opinion about the things that this brief but very powerful soundtrack transmits. You are not in a natural place, nobody is on your side, people have lost their heads with technology, you always have to be tense and alert... and prepared for anything because anything is possible.

I'd recommend Never Fade Away (Cover Version), Rebel Path (Cello Version), and Health, all from Cyberpunk 2077.

Love the vids!! Please do some Mario Galaxy 1 or 2 OST!

Cyberpunk had a rough launch, but boy is this game awesome in 2023.

Omg if u do more pls do "you won't have to forgive me ever again" it's so good

Been Good to Know Ya is one of the best and at the same time one of the most depressing song that I've listened in this game, I'd love to see your reaction!

That’s crazy that your on a cyberpunk kick too. I was playing last night.

I feel a little shifty asking, but there's a specific game that I rarely see content of, and it's Remnant: From the Ashes. The main theme of that game is hauntingly beautiful, and I feel like you'd get a kick out of it even if it doesn't wind up in a video. Good game, too.

Love your videos! I hope that you will someday listen to the Crysis 2 main menu theme too, its really good :D

so cool 👍👏😎

Damn. I wish i found your channel earlier. You got amazing ear, and hit quite similar notes when it comes to tasting stuff like I do. Also Smasher theme when.

I clearly remember the title screen first time, "press space" and when you hit it instantly you match the very first drop of this theme.

“The Rebel Path” with cello intro needed to be heard, because if this what you heard is good that’s gonna be awesome

Love the cover (P.T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska) of never fade away and the Aldecaldos (Star Ending theme). Could listen to it on repeat all day long.

Isometric Air just hits a certain wavelength that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the world of Cyberpunk maybe it’s false hope or sweet lies or maybe a bitter sweet feeling whatever it is Isometric Air is it

oh this I love that sound. makes me picture slow motion shot of a machine/man walking and all sorts of gun fire and dystopia.

There's one of the best OST that's Called Johnny's Grave/Silverhand Construct Theme. It's one of the best OST that really captures Johnny Silverhand regrets

Cyberpunk 2077 easily became my favorite game of all time almost instantly when I played it. I haven't changed my favorite game since Legend of Dragoon(which it's an old game but I'd love to see you react to that music and see how well it holds up)

Only recently came across your channel, but love some of the music reviews you've done so far. And love you're such a big fan of FFXIV :D I went through your list of videos and cross referenced with my own personal list of amazing songs, and came across a few I'd love for you to do a review of, if you ever become interested. One is Kingdom Hearts' Dearly Beloved. Specifically the one from KH2. Another one is Auriel's Ascension by Jeremy Soule from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. And lastly, the main theme of either of the Dragon Age games. Doesn't matter which one, or all of them, cause each one is amazing. Looking forward to seeing what more music you cover and I'll look through my collection and see if I have more to suggest :)

I've played and finished this game from the launch. Wasnt that bad on pc at launch but it is indeed much better now. So many small and big features improving the game and many bug fixes. But oh man you cannot hate the music in this game. Whenever I hear the main menu theme I just picture the entire story and world. The journey about survival in the technologically advanced and dangerous city. And the guitar in the main theme, Johnny silverhand.

The soundtrack from the game Mechanicus is some of the most interesting music out there. A mixture of electric and pipe organ symphonic. Well worth the listen. I would recommend Noosphere and the Main Theme

Little known fact is the CP2077 score is made up of 3 composer's works. Paul Leonard-Morgan, Marcin Przybylowicz and P.T. Adamczyk. Paul Leonard-Morgan also did the "Dredd" film score and that is one of my favorite film scores if you like that industrial orchestral riot in the chaos sound.

I've never heard somebody explain music's meaning, symbolism and etc SO well. I "over-analyze" themed music as well and I'm so happy I came across someone like minded

this theme perfectly fit for this game, for this genre of game

Finally some attention to the main theme. Everyone are so concentrated on Johnny's theme, everyone forget about how perfect V's theme is.

I really don't want to ramble so I'll try keeping it brief: I was actually going to be revisiting CP2077 just this week, when I'll find the time, starting my 3rd playthrough. Just been peeking in the game during the week to find a lot of things have changed, which I'm not sure yet if I'm going to like all of them. So far my impressions are that the game is still long way from what it's meant to be. Anyway, I really really liked your analysis on the music, it has actually given me a new perspective on the whole universe. I've only played it at launch so mechanics were not exactly giving the impression that I should be fearing the city or anything (it was a lot less polished as well, which I hope I'm going to have a different experience playing it as well). Just from those peeks in the game, it has gotten a lot harder, from what I can tell (of course a lot has changed, and such), but the whole plot, and gameplay now I can get a new perspective on. Thank you for the amazing videos!

The OST of Cyberpunk 2077 is probably one of the most memorable and best in all of video games. It was bug free on release as well.

It's so good to have the Power to change the likes from 1k to 2k

this music encapsulates the cyberpunk 2077 story, if you played the game think about what happened in the story from start to end then listen to this music, of course, its all IMO.

There's a lot of really good mods on PC that add a lot of the stuff from Edge Runners to the game including making the cybernetics function more like the series

I know it likely wouldn't be picked due to it being far more niche than anything else on the channel, but I think you'd absolutely LOVE the music of the Etrian Odyssey series. Namely 5, with some standouts being rhe battle themes and especially the labyrinth themes like the Fetid Necropolis in particular.

Cyberpunk 2077 is probably one of my favourite games out right now, glitches and bugs I don't really care about unless it pissed me off which didn't happen may times but still doesn't stop how much you get sucked into the world of Night City

my favorite song is "outsider no more." it is bleak, and the melody's quiet meandering betrays the reality of the situation. the song plays whenever V is facing something emotionally devastating, or is being traumatized. making an impossible decision. outsider no more. you finally know the truth. juxtaposed is its usage when V becomes part of a community. like the duality of the world V has to navigate, it is hauntingly beautiful, but a reminder of everything it costs.

"Goooooooddddddd morning! Night cityyyyy!" Hypes me up every time i start up the game

I will never be over the last episode of edgerunners...