Risk of Rain 2's Music Goes Way deeper than I thought it did... 

The timeless place also relates to mithrix, the final boss of the game. He was betrayed by his brother and was stuck on the moon of the planet for god knows how long. Stuck surrounded by his designs that have no life without his brother. He is quite literally the king of nothing, which is his title in game. And in the end, its raining. I never realized how fitting the name was for the game.

The precursor to this track Coalescence, is discovering that you have blood on your hands. This track, is realizing that the blood can never be washed away.

The Risk of Rain soundtrack just sounds like someone gave life to a guitar, and it wept.

If you look into the lore of the game, specifically of the final boss you can encounter in a run then the reason for the absolute melancholy the song brings is very apparent, also ironically enough this song accompanies the only stage (the final stage in the base game) that has rain in it

This entire soundtrack is amazing. He’s a god of a composer

Its exciting to have you listen to this song! Besides being a banger, it is the theme of one of the final stages in Risk of Rain 2. Originally, the stage was a long empty walk to the final boss which felt like a great time to reflect on the current run and the journey it took to get there. What hit for me personally was that it is a remix of one of the main themes of the final level from Risk of Rain 1 which had come out 7 years prior. It was wild hearing it for the first time in game, it sent me back to when the first game came out and how things had changed for me since then. I do hope you get to sit down and enjoy the other songs Risk of Rain 1 and 2 have to offer!

I love how animated Marco gets when listening to music, it really shows us how he's feeling about it without him saying anything and I don't see alot of people show that to the extent that he does

The man is telling a story purely with his face! I love how leading up to 2:33 he's vibing, he's preparing himself for the drop, and once he reaches the climax... nothing. His eyes open, stunned, confused. "Wait... I don't understand, where's the-" Then at 2:36 the drop lands and he's like "Oh god you cheeky bastard"

I like to think of this song as violently depressing, so full of sadness and sheer violence that Mithrix is driven to absolute madness surrounded by the cruel serenity of the moon.

YOOOOOOOOO ROR2?!!??!?! You're pumping out excellent music reactions, and if you are willing to climb into the hole that is ROR2s OST, you better be prepared for some bangers. Can't wait to see your reaction! Also, in the ROR2 soundtrack, I highly recommend A Boat made out of a Sheet of Newspaper, or They Might as well be Dead

This is literally my favorite song

When you get past the god complex you get in RoR2 from a great run, and you REALLY look into the story playing out in the background its very profound, deep and beautiful. Honestly Chris only amplifies the background story with his tracks, especially this one, as its the track that makes you go "am I the monster, was this worth it in the end?" and the original level of the moon giving you that long stretch of peace to walk through the quiet parts of the song and reflect. Only to be bombarded by the breath taking wails of the guitar and the last defenses of the Petrichor V, before you end it all. This song still just fills me emotion, especially since the beginning is a callback to the original final track Coalescence from RoR1 witch was a favorite between me and my friends when it released.

Ohh que genial escuchar a Marco hablar Español, y lo hace bastante bien eh xD It's too nice hear Marco speaking Spanish, and speak it very good

I literally had never heard of Risk of Rain 2 before attending one of your latest live listenings, where people suggested this one and "Rain Formerly Known As Purple" - both of them instantly became absolutely favorites of mine, especially the second one, holy cow, so freaking good As someone who is OBSESSED with classic rock bands from the 70s/80s, these songs pushed all the right buttons to me! All the synths and guitar solos that reminds me SO MUCH of fave bands of mine like Rainbow or Rick Wakeman's style of keyboard playing; and of course, the obvious reference/homage to Prince on "Rain Formerly..." - for the reference, I'm oon my early 30's but some of my music tastes definitely seems like I'm a dad or grandpa at this point, lol. This is why I love following your vids and lives, I always end up discovering new music and honestly this is what makes me feel alive, lately more than ever, so thank you and everyone who suggests bangers like these.

I remember reading 2 comments on the video for Coalescence, the ending track for Risk of Raid 1, and one for con lentitud poderosa. Coalescence was "the sound of realizing there's blood on your hands." And that con lentitud poderosa was "realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away." IDK why but those 2 comments by completely different users has stuck with me for a WHILE and honestly fits them both.

I've never felt such raw emotional power from a type of music I can never quite identify. Chris is truly treasure

having put so many hours into both risk of rain 1&2, hearing this song for the first time when the update came out hit me real hard in the feelings. man is it nice to listen to.

Chris had said he wouldn't make a second version of the final stage theme from the first Risk of Rain, so when you got the the end the first time and heard that he DID...it made me feel something

Emotional songs with a connection to the lore of the game is impactful. It's why Coils of Light from Dragon's Dogma may not be as powerful to those who dont know the story, but hits harder for those of us that do.

RoR2 is absolutely beautiful, in every sense. Gameplay, lore, and music. You need to check out The Rain Formerly Known as Purple and Once in a Lullaby, they're two of my personal favorite songs from the game.

The way you broke down your personal interpretation of the song, elaborated on its philosophy and really explained a song (hell it could be considered a concept at this point) is something I wish more people who react to music would do more. As someone who struggles to identify emotions normally, its songs like these that help understand music and the emotions it can bring. You explained it perfectly, even related to the game. The struggles of life as time pass you by almost seem mechanical, you lose all sense of being (even in game as you almost mindlessly shred through the hordes of creatures simply defending their home) this song and the level it hosts makes you stop and take in the actions that lead up to this point and the characters morality of if it was worth it all. How perfectly it relates to the songs namesake makes you really think. I could go on but ill leave it at this, you have earned my like and sub, I look forward to watching more music breakdowns. Thank you for posting this

Risk of rain 2 soundtrack is a masterpiece, I have to literally turn up my audio to max whenever I play the game and just lose myself fighting endlessly and jamming to the breathtaking music

Damn, finally. What a pleasant surprise. Thanks for taking my suggestion, Marco. glad you liked it. Risk of Rain 2 has such an emotional and deep OST, which is hysterical to me, as the game consist on surviving while being high on caffeine for either 5 minutes or 3 hours. Anyways, loved your reaction as always, take care.

"It looks like Starseed, tanning in dirt. It smells like hot stone, and tall grass. It tastes like spiced fruit, sweet and hot. It feels like solar winds, and solar chimes. It sounds like two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun." Risk of Rain is a very sad story, about betrayal, loss, and where the only villain is the struggle to survive your current ordeals. This song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the story all in one piece. The loss, the loneliness, the betrayal, and the anger, the rage at those once loved who chose to turn their back. And behind it all, a tinge of regret, wishing that, in some other time, in some other place, things could be different. That they could return to simpler days. The days of two brothers, chasing glass frogs in the sun.

You are SO well spoken and seem to have put my deepest thoughts on this song into words. Absolutely a sub earned.

1:00 me when Risk of Rain 2 is aquired by Gearbox

Awesome, a RoR2 song! You should totally do more of them. You should take a listen to "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II". Chris considers it his best song yet and it's hard to argue with that when it's such a beautiful composition.

If you've never heard the original, I recommend you give Coalescence of RoR1 a listen, as it's the song this is an evolution of. I love both of these tracks, the way they build up into their powerful conclusions

I was literally just looking over your channel for any Risk of Rain music earlier today. So excited about this one!

I was sipping on some tea when the strings came in at 1:52 and i had to stop and set my cup down cause I was just overtaken by emotion. This is a fantastic track.

Only took me until the third measure for this piece to physically punch me in the emotions gut. Didn't expect that this morning lol EDIT: I loved your approach to this piece in particular, not stopping in the middle. I think some pieces call for that approach and it was perfect.

Never have I had a song make me cry pretty hard when I noticed it. Because I played the first Risk Of Rain, I knew how similar the songs were. And it hit me like a truck emotionally. Glad that you reacted to this. I sadly don't play the game much anymore. But I definitely still remember the feeling I felt when I first played the final boss level. My gawd what a feeling this song gives. Hope you have a safe day.

Chris Cristodolou is an amazing composer. I'd also recommend his work on the DEADBOLT ost! Some great jams along with some really moody music as well.

A fun fact about this sound track, they didn't know what to do for the final stage for music so they let Chris do whatever he felt like and they loved it so much they built the stage around the introduction part

Playing Risk 2 with the context of the first game really puts the music in a different perspective. Even if you dont know the rest of the story, theres plenty of hints of the first game’s soundtrack. If you know the story, this track is definitely the most hard hitting, because it’s tragic.

Fun fact. For the level that this theme plays, there's a LONG corridor you have to run through in order to get to the actual level. It lasts for as long as the music build-up. However, due to this game's main mechanic of difficulty increasing with time, you'll probably never experience this properly, due to the movement items you've probably gathered in order to survive to this point in the run.

I love how everything that you would've paused the music to express, was communicated with silent reverence, as you gave the piece the space it deserves. It was refreshing to have the review come *after* the piece had ended, and the discussion about the namesake poem only makes me appreciate this piece more.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM YOU'RE CHECKING OUT THE RISK OF RAIN SOUNDTRACK! This is literally my favorite song of all time up there with Plasiphere by Justice.

i read the title in my notis and actually dropped my phone, cant wait to see what you think of this song

Seriously, on one of your latest videos I was gonna suggest this song! It really is one of the best songs. It really makes you feel... something profound. The story of ROR2 is pretty subtle and only in item descriptions, but man. This song is amazing. Plus it was in the first ROR but with just the main beat which is pretty great as well!

This vid more than most of your others shows how powerful the piece was to you. Chris does such a good work expressing SO much feeling in his music that is transparent that you didn’t even say anything for the first 5 minutes of the video once the music began.

Commencement. What a way to meet the final boss. And with this following you along the way. Makes for one hell of a buildup.

Chris's music always hits emotions in really raw, but also gentle ways. This one hits me with such a melancholy that you just can't turn away from. You're in too deep. There's no going back now- the only way is forward, through that pain in the timeless sea. The songs in the DLC are still fantastic, but it's so hard to match that wordless emotion as you approach Mithrix. I think Once in A Lullaby probably comes the closest?

Pero, ¿y esto qué es? OMG.. is in my main language!! Spanish!! You spoked it very very well... And.. the song is.. so melancolic..... Interesting.. I have to check that game,,,, Thank you Marco!!!

KNEW IT!!! I was so 99% sure that quote at the beginning was from Borjes: had to be. There is a sense that his work evokes that so very few spanish authors (or any writer) is able to express through language about language itself. And the way you recite it was so adequate for the song too. Risk of Rain, a game that is just looting, surviving, running and gunning yet when the music hits in that last stage makes you question so many things Thank for this gift Marco ❤️

This song to me reminds me of bitter sorrow and bitter tears. Screaming to the heavens as tears roll down your face. True sorrow

Dude, you're spanish pronunciation is fantastic! I will say, it sounded almost castellian, or Spain-based accent

this is the tale of a betrayal of the gods and a brother who was trapped on the moon for his actions. him and his brother are dead but maybe they will get it right next time

After playing Risk of Rain Returns a lot, I have realized that ...con lentitud poderosa the soundtrack of the final stage in the sequel uses the same leitmotif as Coalescence, the soundtrack of the final stage in the original game. It is so well hidden, and it shows that even though the brothers are completely different, they are still a family. It's been years since I first heard that soundtrack, and it still amazes me.

When you look into the origin of the name, it really does give this song an extra PUNCH to the raw emotion of it

The name Con Lentitud Podersas means it "rained with powerful slowness" which is so fitting for the last stage as it rains heavily whilst playing this song.

Tu español es buenísimo, no pensé que podías hablarlo tan bien

Thank you Marco for your work as a whole, and thank you for talking about this specific song that is, alongside many others, a masterpiece from the genius mind behind the RoR2 OST. Can't wait to hear you again appreciating more of Chris Christodoulou's tracks.

Borges, a monster from my country. Amazing quote, amazing game, amazing song. Great video, bro. Good content

one comment I saw in RU-vid described …Con Lentitud Poderosa as “realizing the blood on your hands will never wash away” and that’s really how it feels in the context of the game

I've grown to love this channel, the growth youve gotten is well deserved

suddenly feel an urge for a risk of rain and rain world mix. Also reminded me that rain world has some cool music for you. Thank you as always!

you gotta listen to some of the other tracks from this OST. Once in a Lullaby, The Rain Formerly Known As Purple, The Raindrop That Fell to the Sky, they're magical pieces.

I think this song is probably the song that encapsulates risk of rain the best! Might just be me tho… Keep up the excellent work Marco!

Oh yeah! My absolute favorite soundtrack! Hope you listen to more tracks, Chris has a gift for composition that I hope you'll enjoy. This particular piece is, of course, very special. The original (Coalescence) was, and still is for me, a very saddening song. Amazing breakdown of the music, great linking between the music and the poem because Chris loves reading and influences his music from it!

That little opening right there was spot on! I love it. I remember when that excerpt was enough to pull me into reading and learning about El Inmortal, and eventually leading me to read the rest of Jorge Luis Borges library of works.

Omfg I love this song the first time hearing it ingame CHILLS MY GUY i was going to suggest this one but then you did it on stream. glorious

Nunca pensé escucharte hablar español, i really like your way of explaining, and although I don't understand much, believe me I really enjoy your content.

I'm very happy to hear you speaking in my language.

This song's "predecessor", Coalescence from ROR1 is probably my favorite song of all time, hearing this song when the update for mythrix first dropped was absolutely stunning to me. Glad to always see more people get enjoyment out of the risk of rain stuff!

watching you just ascend with the track was something that was so extremely relatable on an emotional level.

Beautiful soundtrack from an amazing game. Great content as always

That was a beautiful spanish intro, i'm from south america and i can tell that you put a huge amount of effort learning how to speak it

ah man i asked for this like 2 months ago, that's great! I'm glad you enjoy it, it's genuinely one of my favorite pieces.

You finally listened to more Risk of Rain 2 songs! Can't wait for you to listen to The Raindrop that Fell to The Sky

this may be my favorite song, for many of the reasons you talked about

And so it rained... Powerfully slow

I was so excited for this, and I look forward to hopefully seeing more Risk of Rain here. A beautiful song, and a beautiful reaction.

My favorite ost from this amazing game honestly and you covering it is a very VERY nice surprise

Thank you Marco for another insightful look at such an emotionally filled and powerful piece of work from the genius Chris. I really thought the tie in with the works of Jorge to be quite interesting and so thoughtful. Please do more on Risk of Rain it would be absolutely delightful.

how absolutely, brilliant.

I'm new here after seeing your video pop up a few times. I was delighted when you didn't stop during the song at all.

Hell yea! I’m so happy you made a video about this ost. You gotta make one on Once in a lullaby Risk of rain 2 DLC ost. It’s so good

IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR YOU TO DO THIS ONE I HAVENT WATCHED YET BUT IM ABOUT TO, MUCH LOVE

That spanish intro was awesome, grettings from Chile

IM SO HAPPY YOU GOT TO RISK OF RAIN THIS SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING!

that song is what plays once you enter the final stage, which starts with a long, empty corridor before you reach the outside. Upon hearing it, i realised how much i had accomplished... and yet also a feeling of wrongness and despair, as if i was never supposed to arrive here in the first place. A reflection about what you needed to do to arrive here.. and what remains to be done.

AAAAAAAAA Marco hablando español es algo que no vi venir y me hizo feliz, especialmente porque es en un video de uno de mis juegos favoritos

I can't help but tear up every time I hear this song. I don't know why, it feels so bitter-sweet. It feels triumphant and regretful at the same time. Like having to do something that you don't want to do, but you must because it's the right thing to do.

It's awesome to see you looking at RoR2 Music!

ahh... this is such a beautiful analysis of this song. really made me consider it in ways i hadn't before, bravo mr. meatball.

My man. You put into words what I think that song exactly stands for. A somber reflection as to why, only to be interrupted by the powerful remembrance of why. From a more musical standpoint, it reminds us of contrast. If not for the sad parts, would the epic parts really be all that epic? And vise versa, if all you know is sad music, is it really that sad then? It’s the general idea of two sides of the same coin, one cannot exist without the other. To exist without the other would be to go against the very nature of the cosmos (another motif very prevalent in the game: going against the inherent laws of the universe). This dichotomy is Risk of Rain. The whole series. Providence vs. Mithrix, Passion vs. Order, Nurturing vs. Analysis, Mortals vs. Immortals. The idea that everything has an opposite, and it’s in the existence of that opposite that it’s true beauty is found. Because if nothing lives that is the opposite of you, do you truly even exist then?

This video was so good, you added a lot in ur interpretation, one of my favorites so far!!

seeing this man i found on the internet just FEEL this song is absolutely crazy

I would really love to see some more RoR2 reactions!

YES! More RoR OST!!! This is what I've been yearning for! Can't wait to see you do the rest ;P Have a damn good day Marco!

Would love to see your take on every Risk of Rain song here. Chris really did put his heart into these. And what a beautiful heart he has.

wow, i did not expect to see you reacting to risk of rain ost at all! definitely a pleasant surprise! i love how you're not interjecting to discuss episodes of the song, but instead just banging your way through, since the song is basically a huge build-up in the first half and an ecstatic drop in the second. i'm hoping you will also listen to other ost both games and chris can provide.

Chris Christodulou is definitely one of my favourite modern composers! he breaks down his music making theory and technique in great detail on his channel, I highly recommend giving him a watch!

I cannot play this game without having goosebumps

I have to say I absolutely love the way the guitar melodies were written here, as well as the solo. It's a term that's been used a lot but it fits perfectly here: it just seriously sounds like the music is crying, and it's so beautiful, especially in the context of the mission itself. Up to this point you are, more or less, on what seems to be a rescue mission. People arrived here before you to investigate a world that was already explored (due to a crash landing caused by a seemingly chance encounter with the world's protector in the previous game) and have gone missing. You are here to find out why, and maybe rescue them if you can. By the end you are once again reminded of the lessons of the first game: that you, the player, are not the hero of this story. This story *has no heroes*, just... survivors. Survivors of war, of conflict, of the wastelands, of the many beasts that exist on this world, of the mysterious, uncaring void lurking beyond the universe itself. In the second game, even the original final boss was a survivor of sorts: his brother has already fallen in the first game. Mithrix is the survivor of his people, who... no longer exist, at least as they once were, hence his title as the King of Nothing. It's a very melancholic game, while still being incredibly action-packed and fast paced, and songs like this do absolute wonders to capture that feeling.

I never usually watch these kinds of videos, but after I recently purchased risk of rain two, I came across this video and I have to say I'm glad I watched it the whole way through :) Cheers Marco

For with the rain came a noun An idea to an nameless realm A change, to an static world And a feeling to a senseless soul

LET'S GO!!!!! didn't think this would ever happen! I listen to this and the rain formerly known as purple almost everyday, very underrated soundtrack

Ok wasn't expecting this to be something you'd react to. The fact is this piece makes me more emotional than just about anything. I played through the first risk of rain game and was one that I loved. When the 2nd game came out it took me seriously by surprise and I played it immediately, despite knowing that the game wasn't actually finished yet. When it updated with introducing a final boss, I entered the final area, just for this to start playing and my god does it have so many levels to it. It was kinda of like a redo of coalescence but also not. It has pieces of it there, but also so much new stuff to it. To me it represent just how far the developers had come. They were just a couple of guy who made an indie game that flew under most people's radars, and made a sequel to it that gained so much popularity. It feels like it knows it's the end of something great. It's really hard to explain how it makes me feel, just that it does. It just has so many levels to it. This quote might not be 100% correct, but the composer even says that it wasn't supposed to be a redo of coalescence, because he felt like it was too much of it's own thing. So he wrote it to be something that sort of, orbits, coalescence, in the same way the moon orbits the planet. I'd recommend watching the video he did explaining the way he wrote the music to RoR2, it's super interesting. Pretty sure people have said this already, but originally the final level was basically just this long walkway that was designed to be long enough for you to listen to it all the way through because the devs knew how strong the piece was.