Opera Singer Reacts: Roar Of the Jungle Dragon || Terraria: Calamity Mod 

To add even more badassery and a slight correction to your analysis, the Dragon is indeed the one "singing", but the person hes singing to is his childhood companion and master Yharim. Who is the VILLIAN. The enemy who's "ascended beyond your control" is the PLAYER. The dragon is warning his master that the player will kill him if he fails.

Fun fact this was the first song where DM dokuro actually sang. So he did a pretty good job for his first time :)

Out of this song, the sheer energy that the line "THE ENEMY HAS ASCENDED BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, OR WAS THAT ALL YOUR INTENTION!?" exudes is something I can't get enough of. There's just something about being the one that the villain is shaking in his boots over that's incredible.

I love how the song takes the player's ability to respawn as a sort of unstoppable relentlessness. The boss, Yharon the Jungle Dragon, is telling his master, the Jungle Tyrant Yharim, who raised him from birth, that the player will stop at nothing. Even if Yharon kills them over and over again they'll keep coming, and they only have to get lucky once

The bells are dokuro's signature. Once u hear those bells, you simply know the song is gonna be a banger

I think what makes this song hit hard for me is that Yharon (the Jungle Dragon) and Yharim have been together since Yharon was born, back when he hatched and saved Yharim from a fiery death - but unfortunately couldn't save Yharim's family, which is what started Yharim's depressive spiral and villainy. This song is Yharon finally turning to his lifelong friend after all the destruction they've caused and saying "I will support you no matter what, but you *must* know that if you continue, I *can't* continue with you; and I'm _scared_ for you, that you will *not* be able to handle that after everything we've been through." Yharon is more concerned for Yharim than Yharim is for himself, so after Yharom goes down in flames, who will be there to support him after? (To answer your question, Marco: I would *love* a full livestream for this OST! I'm especially interested in your reaction to the Devourer of Gods' "nonstop" battle medley!)

Hearing this for the first time is a very special moment in the game, as no previous track up to this point has spoken lyrics. So when you get to Yharon's fight and hear "THE ENEMY ASCENDED BEYOND YOUR CONTROL", it really does hit like a ton of bricks.

man it's amazing that he managed to understand exactly how Yharon's lore portrays us from the point of view of music listening to the lyrics, you are really very talented

I've always felt that this song is Yharon's plea for recognition. It questions "was that all your intention?" and following the later mentions of Yharim's depression makes it seem as though Yharim wanted an enemy strong enough kill him and doesn't see how much Yharon cares for him. This song (In my opinion) is Yharon pleading that Yharim see that he has a life worth living, and for him to see how much he wishes that he lives. The sentence "I will go forth and win your wars, but if I should die before you continue, you shall have heard my final dying roar" makes me feel as though Yharon is saying "I will fight for your life but if one day I cannot protect you from yourself I ask that you acknowledge my loyalty toward you, and that I tried to reach you".

Oh also just a side note, the bells you are hearing are actually a Motif used by DM Dokuro all throughout the Calamity mod. They are so prevelant that people now refer to them simply as “The Calamity Bells”

Yharon is the closest companion of Yharim, god-emperor of the world. Yharon is one of the most powerful beings in Calamity, behind Supreme Calamitas and Yharim himself.

dm dokuro is a brilliant composer and im glad people are paying more attention to his work

08:00 "This is the dragon putting themselves in the line of fire..." The Dragon IS the line of fire.

Late to the party, wanted to talk about the context of this song used to have (that as of now was changed and I think it plays from the start of the fight). In previous patches, you had to fight Yharon and when he'd flee when he's about to die, unlocking some changes in the world and some gear upgrades with it. After that, you had to fight him again (all this had a completely different boss theme) and when he dropped to 10% HP he would start regenerating until 100% while the heroic part plays (timed almost perfectly) and the lyrics began when you were able to hurt him again. It was effectively a last stand song, he knew you had the power and the will to kill him (at that point, you already did that twice). That made this song extremely powerful and it makes me really sad it was eventually changed to a single fight with no regen.

Dokuro is as much of a musical genius as Toby Fox, he just went less appreciated by us because the audience was younger, so less people could understand the intricacies of the music.

To answer your question Marco the lyrics are from the point of view of the Jungle Dragon itself talking to Yharim (the oppressive Ruler of the Calmity Mod). Edit: Yes, this is DM DOKURO singing and it was his first time using his real voice for a song as well.

An entire livestream of calamity would be amazing

So the pov of the song is the Dragon, the loyal friend of the Tyrant. The "enemy" in the song is you, the player.

What's cool about the fight too is that the first half the song is Infernal Catharsis, only after Yharon sees the power the player holds at the midpoint does he get serious and starts this amazing theme

Generally, it is thought that the point of view in this song is based on the fact that Yharim, the master of the Jungle Dragon of this song, is in massive depression. And the dragon wonders if, perhaps, his master has orchestrated this entire situation, the protagonist of the game in the first place, all the challenges and fights, all in order to be able to watch his empire burn to the ground, and then step into the fire themselves and turn to ash along with it. I never even thought about just how much this is reflected in this song, not just based on the lore and the words, but also by the tone of the voice and the music itself.

The three horsemen of video game music: Toby Fox DM Dokuro Heaven Pierce Her

It’s always fascinating to see musicians/artists carefully explain in-depth on the smallest of details on why the music excels. It just gives you more reason to enjoy and appreciate the work that went into the making of the song.

I really need to do a proper Calamity playthrough at some point. The soundtrack is full of bangers.

The most gut-wrenching part about Yharon is knowing that he was the only remaining family his master, Yharim, had left. His only companion, his only friend, his only family, slain by the hands of the Terrarian on their quest to fix the damage that Yharim did in his grief. It is a tale of cruel and necessary destruction, to end further annihilation.

tbh, dm dokuro sucks, but i'll tell you what doesn't. Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Video Game. the game itself is passable, if you can get past minor bugs and semi-boring gameplay to enjoy the extraordinary music and cast.

To me, this song evokes the terror, the glory, and the austere loyalty of an absolutely determined subordinate fighting a fruitless battle for their lord who isn't even paying them the attention they deserve. Reminds me of the same vibe as Battle Against a True Hero (Undertale)

Another funny part to this is that Yharim himself suffers from extreeme depression and a lore item in the mod explains he could not think of a world without Yharon. Probably meaning that he will try to attack us with full force when he comes out.

From what I understand it's basically the jungle dragon, Yharon, singing fighting for his life against us, the player, and also singing for his loyalty to his master. Pretty much in this point of the game, The player (us) has been seen as a monster by the bosses in game (pretty much)

I will never get tired of listening to Calamity Mod’s music. DM Dokoru really outdid himself with every theme and added a lot to each of the boss fights in the game. 11/10.

16:34 Oh please yes an entire livestream would be great as there are a lot of songs in the ost that are worth hearing.

Within the story, the dragon Yharon is singing about the player character being a threat to the rule of his master Yharim. This is the players theme song in a sence that symbolizes your exponential strenght, ever coming closer to obliterating the Jungle Tyrant.

You ALMOST got the entire story correct just from the song alone, which is impressive. What happens is, Yharon (the jungle dragon) has been with yharim (the owner and main antagonist) since he hatched from an egg, also saving yharims’ life after his family was killed. Yharon is the one singing the song, and he is singing to yharim. As the player, you make a character that you can gain materials to upgrade with (terraria is like a sandbox game, but with a goal.) The character in this mod is trying to kill yharim after he has caused a ton of construction. The ending part of Stained, Brutal Calamity is actually the final boss of the game talking to you about how powerful he is, and that you wont be able to beat him, so theres the explanation for that.

Please do a livestream of this OST, it’s genuinely one of the best OSTs in gaming, and it’s from a mod of a game. DM DOKURO went SO Hard when making it. One of the main reason I replay this mod nearly every year.

Basically the lyrics are in the POV of the boss itself warning its master of the players and their progress.

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet here - this is the phase two music, which you can only access the second time you fight this boss - he initially runs (flies?) away when you get close to killing him, so he goes into this second fight knowing full well what the player is capable of.

While only “Stained, Brutal Calamity” and “Roar of the Jungle Dragon” have lyrics, the whole soundtrack for the mod is indeed fantastic.

“this is my message to my master” just hits different!

PLEASE listen to the whole soundtrack, it's so incredible and goes through so many different styles and emotions. It's such a shame that DM Dokuro won't be making any more of this amazing sountrack because the Calamity community is so vile and terrible. Even so, I really really recommend it.

Interestingly, this song is played when you fight 'the jungle dragon', Yharon, and so the line about hearing his final dying roar kind of plays off his death during(after?) the fight.

i LOVE the lyrical dissection in this vid! the back-and-forth between loyalty and doubt makes it such an interesting POV to analyze (btw, yes!!! i would totally join a livestream of this OST)

We absolutly need more calamity mod reactions, even if there's no more vocal ones, all its soundtrack is worth hearing, and i would love to see your takes on them

Although sadly only Roar of the Jungle Dragon and Stained, Brutal Calamity have lyrics (there are actually lyrics to the opera, just hard to make out), the rest of the soundtrack uses a lot of classical instruments in unique ways. Even without the lyrical analysis, the rest of the soundtrack would be great to see you react and comment on.

Please do a livestream of this, it's phenomenal!

Musical analysis and lyrical breakdowns are something I'm really interested in. Seeing stuff from this mod in a livestream sounds awesome!

Not only the two tracks are bangers, the entire ost is. It would be amazing a stream trough all the themes.

When you interpret the lyrics, the feel, and the actual fight that is happening in the game. This song is truly something else, some would say godly.

I would absolutely love to watch an entire Livestream of you breaking down the Calamity mod music. That'll honestly boost my appreciation for this ost even more than I already do. Your insight into these pieces and their meanings are really interesting

I really enjoy the subtitles youve added it makes it really easy to follow along as someone that has english as a second language

Of all the reactions of this and other songs from calamity, your passion and love for music just shows, in your expression, in your way to speak, even your eyes show excitement and curiosity, something I haven't seen yet in other reactions, my man I am now subbed, your love for music is just awe inspiring.

3:55 "the air is getting warmer around you"

I would love to see you livestream this, here's some things to note though (regarding the soundtrack) 1. Between this and Stained, Brutal Calamity, there's only really one other song with some sort of spoken lyrics. You're going in mostly for the melodies, but goodness those melodies are some of the most insanely unique, beautifully mixed art that I've listened to 2. The music for this mod is VASTLY different from Terraria itself, so if you ever do something with Terraria, have VERY different expectations. Both Terraria and the Calamity mod have very good soundtracks, but the style is super different 3. The entire Calamity OST is comprised of several composers. DM DOKURO has made most of the music, but his album release "The Tale of a Cruel World" is not the full soundtrack, just 99% of the work he did for it. Don't get me wrong, you'll only be missing out on a couple songs if you listen to that specific album, but if you want the full OST experience, there's videos on RU-vid showing the up-to-date version of the soundtrack FINALLY, I would recommend listening to the Devourer of Gods nonstop mix by DM DOKURO himself, as it is better mixed and designed than the official soundtrack release. Your breakdown of the music and reactions are wonderful, keep it up!

I've always adored vocal lines because, like every instrument, they have rhythm, pitch and harmony. But unlike most if not all the others, you can also put literal meaning by singing words instead of just making noises, which adds a whole nother immensely complex and intriguing layer to vocal performances

A sad thing is, something I feel should be mentioned. Is this was the last, or one of the last songs DM Dokuro did for the Calamity mod. The reason being of course, people/the community being hyper critical, judgmental, and angry at the people behind the mod for basically no reason other than 'its taking them too long' or demanding he do more songs. I honestly don't know the full story or reasoning...but these harsh people essentially killed DM Dokuro's desire to continue on the music for the mod. All of his songs are fantastic in their own rights. This is one of mine and my friends favorites, though we like pretty much all of Calamity Mod's songs.

Marco, you continue to amaze me with your expansive musical reaction choices, and I absolutely love what you do. Keep it up, man.

If you are going to do a whole breakdown of the Calamity OST, don't miss Catastrophic Fabrications by Pimpin Neon! It's not an OST by DM Dokuro, but it is as close to an official OST track for one of the bosses in the Calamity mod as you'll get cuz this boss pretty much has a placeholder as its music for the moment

It would make me so excited to see an entire livestream of the Calamity soundtrack! So many great tracks, and this video along with the “Stained, Brutal Calamity” were so fun to watch a listen along to. Not to mention, you absolutely NAILED the meaning of this particular piece of the soundtrack, on many accounts. Thank you so much! Can’t wait to see if there’ll be a livestream in the future!

When i actually listened to the song myself and read the lyrics, i felt heartbroken. This is a very sad song, an absolute BANGER of a song but so, so sad.

An OST stream for the calamity mod would be amazing, one of the best OST I've heard in a 2D game. But sadly most of the songs don't have lyrics.

i would love to see a whole livestream of this ost, it's one of my favorite game osts and it's from a fan made mod for the game which is so incredible. the lyrical breakdown was great, and it's so cool to see how you can pick up the stories almost entirely accurate to the lore in game just from the music itself. really love watching your stuff, and was really happy to see roar of the jungle dragon because it's one of if not my favorite from the soundtrack :)

Bro, out of all of the channels I've seen on this platform, yours is one of the most genuine channels I have ever seen, especially if we're talking about reaction channels and the such. After like, two months of watching your videos, I am still astonished on how you can take the smallest details in music and explain the meaning of it so accurately. To keep it short, I love your work here on your channel, and in my opinion, you are probably one of the best (and underrated) channels on RU-vid. Keep it up king. Cheers. 🍻

Hey Marco this video was amazing! I'm an avid Terraria fan so I've heard this soundtrack many times as I've fought Yharon the Jungle Dragon, I've read the lore, but watching this video of you breaking down the lyrics and analyzing the music itself I found out so much more about a song that I already loved, you really made me enjoy this song in a new way so thank you!

I love this so much. Other musicians have done reactions on some of the Calamity OST, but have never understood and felt the passion of the music, the sadness, tragedy, loyalty and power. I’m so glad you are really taking these themes seriously because DM Dokuro has so much respect for story and character building, even during scenes where the music is not the focus. I would love an in-depth view on Scourge of the Cosmos and Universal Collapse, the music behind the Devourer of Gods bossfight. An inter-dimensional worm capable of gaining the strength of it’s food. Through the ages it feeds and feeds, until it meets the player. It begins as an arrogant villain, playing with the character as it still sees you as a weak mortal, saying things like “you are no god, but I will feast upon your flesh regardless”. Towards the end it sees your strength and accepts it’s fate. The music is godly lmao

A livestream of the full soundtrack would be absolutely brilliant as Dokuros work for the music of the mod is quite varied and interesting to look at and I also I adore these analyses.

God I love how you actually break down the lyrics and the emotions behind the music itself. To me atleast thats pretty rare to see when people listen/react to videogame music. Love the video and not gonna lie im gonna have to subscribe to know when you make more of these 👌

LOVE your lyrical breakdown so much!! Never noticed the power and story behind the lyrics.

An important distinction to note is that this track is the first vocal track of the mod and shows up at what’s arguably the penultimate showdown in the story after several hours of subdued/inferred storytelling, which makes this track hit much harder in the moment.

I'd have to recommend for the next reaction, the leviathon trilogy, They don't have any lyrics but they are definitely worth checking out as they are some of my favorites from calamity

Also, something neat about this song is it doesn't start playing immediately when you fight the boss. It plays a different song (Infernal Catharsis), then when he's at ~55% health, he shifts to the second phase and this starts playing. Which, on top of just being a huge morale boost when you hear this epic music start playing, feels like it's Yharon realizing you're a threat, at which point he starts taking you seriously and getting more desperate.

I would love a full stream of all the music in Calamity. Thank you again for another great video, have a great one.

Can't wait for the full Calamity OST stream! Thanks for getting everything right, Marco!

I love your channel so much cause you actually analyse the music and the lyrics and all that's going on to make it feel so epic and good. Great work you got there man, keep it up!

This one too! Man oh man I love this soundtrack so much. Dm Dokuro is so talented and I love his music so much. My comment on your last Calamity mod music video and this one don't come close to expressing how much I enjoy this music. Thanks for making my day by listening to these inspiring tracks! Again, I would definitely read up on the lore for these bosses. Especially this one! The lyrics represent parts of the lore and the relationship of the Jungle Dragon with other characters

Well you have listened and enjoyed those two calamity songs, now you HAVE to listen to 'The Devourer of Gods (Nonstop Mix)' by DM DOKURO. probably my favourite of his from the mod. although there are no lyrics its still a banger and a half.

Amazing! So glad you reacted to this. These were probably his 2 best calamity mod songs, unfortunately now he does not make songs for the mod anymore due to some serious stuff that happened with the community. He's back to making music on his channel though! And honestly if you were to do a livestream of calamity mod music, YES, i would absolutely watch that, because the other songs might not be as impactful but they are still bangers.

Coool its you again!! Ive not gotten to ether of these bosses but i like watching you reacting to the music also

I have been waiting for this! Truly loved the analysis of the lyrics as well.

Me encanta como los vídeos son bastante entendibles en español gracias a los subtítulos y los significados que le das a las letras y la música, aunque te conoci por la de Stained Brutal Calamity esto esta bastante entretenido y espero que subas más de Calamity o de cualquier otra cosa está entretenido

DM Dokuro's work on the Calamity mod is some of the best video game music I've heard.. ever. The occasional lyrics only serve to elevate the experience, and give us insight into the lore and thought process of the characters that we'd usually have to scour through a wiki page for. The Dragon's final battle, its undying loyalty to Yharim, all of it is encapsulated so well in just one song. I'm not sure how many people there are in this world who can make something like this. And I'm even less sure of how many there are that would be willing to make something like this for what is essentially someone else's passion project. I don't remember if he was paid for this. But if he was paid, it doesn't matter how much he was paid, because it wasn't enough. Even if we don't include how badly the community treated him. He is an amazing artist. Thank you for helping me remember his beautiful unfinished symphony.

I just saw this video randomly in my recommendations and I really enjoyed this and the other calamity OST reaction! A livestream of the Calamity OST would be wonderful, its honestly a goldmine and the diversity of the all the soundtracks would make it a really fun experience, especially hearing the perspective of someone that hasn't actually played the mod for themselves.

Great breakdown of a great song, just found your channel and really enjoying the content👍

one of my absolute favorite things about the whole ost, not just this specific song, is the use of bells. DM Dokuro has snuck in the sound of these grand church bells into almost every single main boss theme, and it's been theorized that those bells are the sound of the Player's Character wielding their weapon and preparing to fight seriously/ actually attacking at full power the bells are always the same clear, bright tone and almost always at the same exact pace regardless of the songs overall tone.

3:55 the air is getting warmer around him

I loved that you listened to it the first time, had stuff to say about the music itself, then listened to the loop again and went more in depth with the lyrics. Really goes to show the amount of depth DM DOKURO has put into the music he made for this mod, and also how well you know your own craft :D

Please yes, the entire calamity ost is a masterpiece. A live stream of a full listening session would be a dream

A Livestream of your reaction to the entire OST would be a treat to see

I found about your channel due to your "Stained, Brutal Calamity" and have been loving your videos on different themes, especially covering one of my favorite OST's. Even though "Roar of The Jungle Dragon" and "Stained, Brutal Calamity" are the only lyrical songs out of the OST, I'd LOVE to hear your intake on the rest of the amazing music DM Dokuro composed for this. And if you do, I HIGHLY suggest also looking at the gameplay where these songs take place, that way, you can understand the intensity of the fights whilst the music plays. Amazing stuff, please keep this up!!!

As soon as I saw you reviewed the Calamitas soundtrack I knew you were gonna do some more. The entire soundtrack is worth listening to DM is just nuts. And yes, I would love to watch and entire livestream of this soundtrack.

The thing I love most about this theme is that as much as it's Yharon's (the dragon) theme the entire song is him speaking to his master about the player. In the first line "The enemy ascended beyond your control or was that all your intention" the enemy is you, the player. By the time you get to the Yharon fight you have already killed multiple gods and have done a significant amount of damage to Yharon (this theme plays during his 2nd phase), so the entire theme is a warning to his master that you have become so astronomically strong to the point that he will lose to you. I like to think of this as the player's theme and Yharon is calling out to his master, warning him of his impending doom.

An entire livestream of the Calamity Mod soundtrack would be amazing 😄

Oh my goodness Marco you absolutely should do a full livestream of this soundtrack. It's one of my personal favorites and the whole OST has so many surprises.

i have been waiting for this for since i saw last video (obviously) i am so glad i turned on notifs to see this in the same day it was posted

an entire livestream of the Calamity mod OST would be amazing, not many of the songs have lyrics, but the songs are amazing non the less. DoG Theme (Devourer of Gods) is amazing too

I WANT an entire live of this DM DOKURO is really tallented

im loving that you actually react to it, rather than just listening to it, and that was a hell of a good understanding of the lyrics, damn im going to check more videos of yours

this is one of the only songs I have ever listened to that can bring me spontaneously to tears and I have no idea why. It doesn't get me particularly emotional or anything. but I always come back to it every once in awhile because just listening to it gives me a feeling literally nothing else does in life. I get the chills, my eyes tear up, the lyrics are impactful and the actual writing of the song itself, the melody behind the lyrics, is amazing. I get the chills with other good music but to this day NOTHING else has made me just... tear up. yeah movies and shows make me cry sometimes because something sad happens that we've been building up to but this song... I've never even played calamity, I know literally nothing about the lore besides what I've skimmed through in youtube comments on the songs. this is a genuinely amazing song

DM Dokuro is such a talented and amazing artist. His music for the Calamity Mod was phenomenal and mind blowing! I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on "The Sun Rises" from the game Okami! It is my childhood game and the music in it is just out of this world!

a full livestream to this ost would be lovely! in my opinion many people just overlook the ost since it's just a "mod" for a video game. every song in this ost is something that you can genuenly react to and isn't just used as "background noise". though i will have to say while there are lyrics for some songs in this ost, most dont. just a heads up

Imma just say thanks and tell you you are doing something so much better than I ever hoped to get from a reaction and you really make my day. Thank you

Yesssss a livestream please!!!! But beside that, you’ve done a really good job analyzing those lyrics! It still amaze me that a mod for a 2D game as such banger music. Really cool😁

The bells signify the journey the playable character has been through as its very similar to the bells of the beginning song, "Tale of a Cruel World"