They were 100% RIGHT about that! | Undertale OST - Your Best Nightmare 

🟢 Here is the reaction for Finale: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WWUw03JLkBo.htmlsi=06KNHrYsra83fOP4 There have been a plethora of comments constructed around "you should have done this with Finale!😒🔊" YES! I am very very aware they go together and it was part of the plan to do the reactions in close proximity as the orginal suggestion thread for this video brought that up. I dont do multi song videos except for Anime related. "You should have" reads funky to me as it indicates that the efforts put into creating this free content is wasted or somehow incorrect. That is not where I put value so if you want additional content, phrase it differently. Thanks!

This is definitely one of those video game tacks where the context of where it fits in the game matters. But even on its own this is great.

It's so funny that laugh is actually part of the music and not individual sound effect

As a non percussionist, I agree that Your Best Nightmare has some nice percussion.

Also so funny that you mention synesthesia with the different leitmotifs in this song, every time you hear one of these deviations, it plays for the specific soul you’re saving (the person you fight in this song has 6 souls as you can tell by the 6 different deviations) and each soul is a different color which in my opinion dictates the kinda color I hear for that part :)

13:38 - Orange and *YELLOW* , you say? 🌻

"There all family they just went in different directions" just described the entire royal family without knowing the story of the royal family.

wow, that's me in the thumbnail!! 😲 im so glad you enjoyed it, by far one of my fave tracks too!

Great vid! Really hoped it was a "Your best nightmare + Finale" version though. "Finale" is a direct continuation to this piece and, well, a great finale to it :)

I'll try to summarize the context this plays in the best I can because knowing really adds to it. Incase you haven't seen gameplay of Undertale, the combat system for most of the game plays as a turn based RPG, and after you use your turn you get given control over a heart floating in a box in 2D space and you have to move it around dodging bullets to avoid taking damage until you can have your turn again. It's what the cool kids call "bullet hell". Being a turn based game the emphasis is on taking the time to figure out how to approach situations, with your 2 win conditions being either killing the enemy, or finding a way to deescalate the situation and sparing them (or just running lol). However the fight that this plays for, the final boss of the neutral route, plays wildly differently. Instead of having it be turn based you are simply CONSTANTLY in the phase where you control the heart against the boss who is a morbid murderous psychopathic monster granted Godlike powers to warp reality, which they obtained by consuming powerful human souls. Periodically it will shift to a different style of attacking that is a little less ridiculous than the initial stage, and if you survive it one of the souls in them will reach out and change the bullets to give you health back until the monster takes back control and continues their assault. The calm respite that gaining your turn back gives you does not exist in this fight, it's just a constant struggle to keep yourself alive and it's so hectic and brutal. It's a shame that you weren't told to include the track "Finale" in this reaction, as Your Best Nightmare leads directly into it during a turning point in the fight where the souls inside the monster revolt and you gain the upper hand. It's a really epic moment where for the first time in the fight you can finally contend with them and it makes the fight SO memorable. Either way this track is insane it was cool to see you react to it 👍

Oh yeah, this song is definitely doing something "different than the norm." It's made to overwhelm your senses. When I first played this part, I got so lightheaded I was afraid I'd pass out. ^^

I love how this track sounds like a song that was corrupted, like it should sound beutiful but its getting controlled by a bigger and darker force I also love how in some parts you can even hear a heartbeat, and how some parts of the music seem like its mocking you, for example, justice's part sounds like flowey is mocking you for playing the game and not fighting him head on

13:21 What you're describing here sounds like synesthesia, where you associate specific sounds-- in this case the NES type of chord sounds-- with a different sense, in this case colors. Really interesting topic and I'm curious as to what other associations you make with specific sounds or chords. Awesome video!

This theme is just chaos because the boss is just a beast, really. That said, if I can recommend a track from this game, Another Medium really hits the spot for me.

this is a boss fight song in which every time you hear that "alarm" sort of sound and tv static is where you get some breathing room and sort of damage the boss, also the little melody in every "breathing room" part is like the trademark undertale melody which is implemented in a lot of other undertale pieces.

Yeah, this theme plays in pretty unusual moment of story. All the calls and responses makes even more sense where they occur in game. It would be cool to see your playthrough of this game someday, all the music themes fits so good in context in which they were used.

what I like about this channel is that unlike many Reaction Channels, this one adds so much value on top of the content he uses as the topic of his videos. we are here for the reaction, not for the music itself.

Fun fact: 11:54 is a reference of a Touhou soundtrack called Hartmann's Youkai Girl have the same rhythm. And 12:10 is a reference of another Touhou soundtrack is Bad Apple!! from Touhou 4 and the bass have similiarity notes and rhythm

I think this one sits safely in my favorite Undertale OST as far as theme and development goes! 🤘 TheBradZone gave us a good OST suggestion!

I still love how the song makes you feel absolutely hopeless while trying to beat the boss paired with this song

Fun thing I noticed, If you don't know, in this section of the game, you have 6 souls to get help from. The beat starts as a 6. I think that the beat is supposed to be lowered by 1 each of the beginning soul helped! 🤯

The best part of the Undertale OST is listening in on every leitmotif that connects one part of the game to another

Pumped for this one, great music!

This song is messy and its a good thing because it makes it super fun to listen to especially for your first time

It was really cool to hear about your synthesia! I hope we'll hear more about it!!

The statics are mini-sections of the boss Battle. It has the Flowey's battle Melody.

One of the cool things about music in Undertale and Deltarune is the way that the big songs like this correspond to the visual and gameplay elements on screen. It’s very balletic. I always prefer blind listens with no context for the first impression, I think it leads to more interesting analysis. But it would be cool to see your thoughts on this song within the context of the game and it’s mechanics too.

13:32 For that part specifically, i see more of a really smooth but wavy navy blue kinda thing

I know this is late, and some people have said this already, but yes. A video of the fight itself does in fact help you pick out where each section of the song fits in, and how each section transitions into another. I’m not a music person myself, but I think I said this stuff right.

The bit where you describe seeing the shape of music sounds a bit like synesthesia. Pretty cool!

I know The Undertale OST uses quarter tones in some tracks, and hearing it now, I think this might be one of them, for that extra crunchy dissonance. (I could be wrong though, I don't have absolute pitch.)

How has noone recomended him Drakengard 3's Final Song yet? That's such a unique song with its tempo changes, and the percussion is amazing.

Hoping you can play this game someday to truly see how well this music complements the gameplay, while also discovering the other beautiful songs this game has to offer :)

1:31 "The laugth is weird.." Heard that flowey ? You weirdo !

I didn’t know you had synesthesia that’s cool

13:05 fun fact (you might know about it already): Toby Fox hugely inspired by Earthbound and "Mother" series of games. So, that vibes - made intentional

Oh man! Somehow I was surprised you hadn't been recommended this one before, the percussion is so much fun in this! If you ever get the chance either on here or just on your own time to check it out, the Undertale 5th anniversary concert did a WILD live orchestra version of this. I remember wondering how on earth you go about transposing this to live instruments but it was wicked. So cool to hear about your synesthesia too, keep up the great reactions dude!

I love how this song and boss make you feel entirely helpless just by twisting everything on its head

I'm sure you'd like river of despair also has in my opinion good few drums

Nobody recommends *Asgore😢

I’ve never played Undertale (sorry! haha) but you can tell that with this song, shit is going DOWN. Player’s in big trouble here.

Idk if you already reacted to 'Hopes and Dreams', if not, the I really suggest it! The soundtrack is tbh my favorite.

that sudden change in rhythm is part of the fight, its from fighting against omega flowey to gaining control of a soul (there are 6 souls and you,the player is the 7th and you need to save them so they help you weaken and eventually kill flowey)

I recommend checking out the Touhou OST! Touhou was a big musical inspiration for Toby Fox, and there's actually several possible references in this track alone, at the start of each little section after the static. possible references: 3:00 sounds like the intro of Heian Alien from Touhou 12 8:24 sounds slightly like Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion from Touhou 11 11:53 sounds like a part of Hartmann's Youkai Girl from Touhou 11 12:10 sounds like the start of Bad Apple from Touhou 4 also the main motif of those sections sounds very similar to a part of Loose Rain from Touhou 12.8. There's a ton of themes in Touhou, but I'd suggest Necrofantasia from Touhou 7 to start (there's better imo but it's a good place to start). I hear Toby even played a piano rendition of Necrofantasia for his church while he was in high school.

Imagine his reaction to hopes and dreams

I loved watching this, great work man!

Get Ready - Rare Earth(the drum solo specifically), sick percussion Edit: Added a parenthesis. Yup, I'm not giving up on Get Ready, despite being a 20 minute song, I can't describe how much I enjoy the percussion and thought it would be great to see you react to it , if you feel like it of course. Also, I have to say that I love your reaction videos. I like how you briefly analize parts of the songs. Have a great day!

whoa! I didn't know you have synesthesia! it's cool to go through your Undertale reactions in a row to see all your reactions; just saw that you uploaded Megalovania today.

Every time the static happens, the in-game fight changes. it's almost become a rhythm game. This whole song is the story of the fight.

i recommend checking out ‘ASGORE’ there isn’t a single bad song on this soundtrack unless it’s on purpose lol

ngl now I see the drum part sounds right out of ULTRAKILL

looking forward for this one!!

The part you said was your favorite very much made me think of music from the Kirby games stylistically

I recommend watching the omega flowey boss fight to understand the static, the laughing, ect.

I've heard the praises of the Undertale OST for years, but I've never played the game or really heard any of it. The praise is definitely warranted. This was utter chaos made music! Super cool! 😎 The second half of your favorite part, with the descending notes, reminded me of my favorite Tetris music "Type B". That section had such nice old Game Boy vibes. During the whole song, when it got to the simple cute melody, I got a feeling of "going back in time" to older video game consoles. Like it was losing power, therefore losing fidelity & complexity.....I dunno if that makes sense 😅 It was a really neat effect tho! If I may suggest something with a similar chaotic drum & bass vibe; you might like Yellow Alert from the Trigun OST ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-loSkhwnr4E4.htmlsi=InLA83xdheBvvGvz . You reacted positively to Trigun's opening "H.T." (the one with the Led Zeppelin sound🤘🏼), so you might like this one!

i think you should sometimes watch the part of the game where the ost plays in just for context, maybe cut it off the video but i think the added context makes the ost even nicer so def worth checking the boss out cause the song fits perfectly with the gameplay. also, check out megalovania or hopes and dreams

i'm glad that you react to this, this soundtrack really unique but unfortunately this is not the full part, i thought that you ware listen until the final part

Edit: Of course you noticed and pointed it out ten seconds after I typed this whole thing. I shouldn't have doubted your ears lol I didn't pick up on it until I got new headphones but in that 2nd "verse", the repeat of the 1st but with the bent synths underneath, there's like a subtle higher pitch tone that switches between the left and right channels just kinda hovering up quietly behind the noise but it's there. I feel like I've begun to notice more of those subtle layers in songs after watching your vids and learning just how to listen to music more thoroughly.

Maybe you would want to check what happened in this fight🤣 Pretty nightmare-ish

When you talk about how some segments through you back, Toby Fox, the composer, made Earthbound mods, keeping the original feel of the music. Also, if you do end up playing the game, I highly recommend you do the true pacifist route, which means spare every enemy you fight and become friends with all bosses

Obviously you don’t have to, but if there is any chance that you can I definitely think that it would benefit a lot if you could react to the music with the gameplay because the context of this music helps a TON.

13:16 look up synesthesia

Yea the laugh is definitely weird if you don’t know what the fight is but once you see the fight it makes so much sense same with the tv static sections but once you do it’s probably the most fitting boss theme in all of Undertale up there with hopes and dreams

Do Premiere videos actually work at giving you more traffic? I wanted to watch this video 3 days ago but had to close the tab because it was just a Premiere. Only when I spotted a random Premiere video that I don't care about, I remembered that I wanted to watch this.

Believe it or not, the Siivagunner version of this song is unironically even better.

this song is split by main theme and souls theme, every warning comes with a different soul theme

the Megalovania of Smash Bros would be a great analysis.

He might aswell listen to Finale since its a part of the same fight

The really high pitched one was part of finale, please do that one, aswell as one from disbelief papyrus

the laugh is one of the most important part kk

Man, you definitely should listen to The Outer Wilds music. I mean I really love your reactions and that stuff you'd like. ❤

It’s probably a lot harder to pick up on it because your reactions to Undertale tracks are so broken up and you haven’t played the game, but the Undertale soundtrack relies heavily on leitmotifs. Almost every track references segments from other tracks, which is also story-relevant at some points. This is also especially visible in this one because it’s echoing the same motif, but that theme is found throughout the entire soundtrack and it’s super cool to notice like “oh, this is just [insert theme], but it’s metal instead of elevator music”. Super cool reaction tho

I think you should take a listen to BIG SHOT from Deltarune, which is essentially a pseudo-sequel to Undertale

If you liked this I definitely think you should listen to some of the Ultrakill ost. Maybe start with Into The Fire

Bruh we 12:10 that melody is absolute fire bro

Maybe you could listen to Remedy from Undertale Yellow.

5:34 I can't unhear the zelda type melody now, I've been cursed 😩

Full of caos

Toby Fox is a musical genius

the start is in 11/4

Honestly if dug this, I would also have to suggest the uncut version Marry Me Nightmare!

Your best nightmare

I love your videos, although and from the thumbnail I was expecting… MEGALOVANIA!!! (Associated to that skeleton). And also “Hopes and dreams”! We would really appreciate your professional reaction to those.

8:40 dude i said to myself orange/yellow/purple :D

I think you'd like Underwater Prom Queens from OMORI, it has some crazy drums!

well, without context, your best nightmare sure sounds a bit strange lol

what’s the sound genre called? Liquid bass? i forgot what its called

Can you listen to the full part with + final please? 🥁

How do you tell if a melody goes 1-2-3-4-5-6 instead of 1-2-3-1-2-3?

Can you please listen to undertale Spider Dance.

have you ever heard of KOAN Sound? i'd highly recommend voices of dissent from their newest album

Oh crap my dude has synesthesia. Neat!

megalo strike back is a good one as well

I'd like to say that this piece requires context to be understood well, but to be honest, the context might just make it more confusing lol

Jes

Megalovania please!!

Cool

You should listen to terraria calamity mod music made by DM Dokuro the boss fight themes are bangers

Hmm... why not? try out " the murder" by katrina130, love your stuff.

Do you have synesthesia?