MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | Mirror of the World (Baiken Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive
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react to "Wanna Be Crazy" from Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator
Hi, please react to the One Piece OST's: - To the Grand Line - Overtaken - dokuro wa shinnen no shouchou - the very very very strongest - drums of liberation
with every guilty gear song on this channel, we're getting closer and closer to "let me carve your way"
Yes, YES please!
Crazy that I used to hate that song and the more I listened to it the more I vibed with it
I listened to 8bitdrummer cover it and that was the first time i noticed what the drums were doing and i started loving it
Pretty overrated song in my opinion. The chorus is kinda goofy in a way that takes itself too seriously to be the fun kind of goofy, it's repetitive, and if you want a slower dramatic part near the end of a song there's like 3 others that do it better.
@@SoI_Badguy Music is inherently subjective. It's normal for you to have this opinion. I didn't like it at first, but after listening to it several times, I started to like it more and more.
FYI, the chanting you hear throughout the song is the Mantra of Light. It usually symbolizes consecration and purification.
Also to add to that, it's a Japanese Buddhist mantra which ties into her being one of the last surviving Japanese people
So what you're saying is, Baiken can be fixed! 😏
Damn beat me to it.
There ain't nothing to fix brother@@DANCERcow
The japanese section is a buddhist chant called the "Mantra of Light". It's recited as part of a purification ritual to cleanse ones soul. A very fitting motif for Baiken, whose sole purpose for fighting was bloody vengeance against the man she holds responsible for a great war that killed her family and wiped out her home. By the story events of Strive, Baiken is finally beginning to question where her path is leading her, and wonders whether she can even earn peace for herself with all the blood she spilled. She doesn't regret her fight, but the question remains of how far gone she truly is, and she feels more lost than ever. The song itself portrays her desires with the interchange between the mantra, sections that sound like straight-up warcries, and emotional introspections of her place in the world. Also, fun fact about vocalist Naoki Hashimoto: he's the singer of the japanese heavy metal band OUTRAGE, which started out as a Metallica cover band. And even with their own songs, the Metallica influences are VERY noticeable.
Funny you mention Outrage, because Outrage is a weapon created by Sol all the way before Guilty Gear 1 to fight the gears. Daisuke (the series composer and creator) loved the band Outrage to link it to the games' lore and guilty gear itself is loaded with loving tributes to rock and metal bands/songs. And since Xrd they work together.
My favorite part is that the Mantra of Light ends with "rokkon shojo", which they emphasize because it's phonetically the same as "ROCK ON, SHOJO", with shojo meaning "girl".
And if at start Mantra was a warcry at the and it sounds more like actual prayer. That was a beautiful touch.
The first impressive guitar sound is a common pattern in songs played on the Japanese shamisen and koto instruments
This song has a funny reputation amongst players because of the calmer beginning segment. Rounds in Strive go by so fast that usually the song doesn't *start* start until the beginning of the 2nd round. It's probably one of the worst songs for actually PLAYING THE GAME but as an anthem for Baiken it's absolutely perfect. This song is the 2nd longest song in the game behind The Gravity which beats it out by just one second lol. When Baiken was little, her whole village save for herself was wiped out in a Gear attack, and she also lost an eye and an arm. She remembers the sight of That Man surrounded by fire and his Gear creations. That night set her on the path of revenge for what had been done to her and the people she loved. She spent a lot of her time in the series playing her role in the plot from the background. She was there in the first game when the selection tournament was happening, but she didn't enter the tournament, she was snooping around because she sensed the conspiracy behind it. In Xrd she's found living in the Japanese colonies (long story on that) and she helps defend Kum Haehyun during the climax of Xrds story. Baiken feels like a reflection of a couple characters. She reminds me of Sol but with the added grief of having lost almost her whole culture even before the day her village was destroyed. Neither Sol nor Baiken cared for much other than revenge for a long time. The game also directly compares her to May, another Japanese descendant who was orphaned, except in her case she was found by Johnny and joined his crew the Jellyfish Pirates, and finding family in that. Baiken didn't have anyone to turn to, until she met Anji and later Delilah (the girl you saw with Bedman?, if you can remember). Delilah was also consumed by revenge because she believed the one responsible for Bedmans death was That Man (which is like 20% true). Anji found Delilah and pretty much just thrust her onto Baiken, and ironically Baiken tried to talk her out of her revenge, and I think she must've seen the hypocrisy in that because by the end of Strives story she gave up on revenge alongside Delilah and now THEY'RE living as found family. The wrap up arc on that is a lot more beautiful than I make it sound I promise lol but it's just crazy to see her and Sol both pretty much retire after so long.
I actually like it for that, Round 2 start goes so hard lol
You get the delayed hyper start lmao@@stevenpaul1476
You helped me notice stuff in this I hadn't heard before - thanks for helping me appreciate the song even more
There has already been a live version of this! It was I think two or three weeks ago, on the ARCREVO World Finals in LA iirc. Fun fact is, even if Naoki and Aisha were killing it on stage, the former did forget the lyrics a couple of times during the show, which was pretty hilarious to watch. I recommend it for sure!!
NAOKI was suffering from major jetlagg and allegedly had a hangover from partyin
@@Bandit0 It would seem like it. Not saying it as a bad thing, I found it rather charming when he forgot the lyrics to the song that says "I forgot about it in 2 seconds" xD
@@miguel_H.C NAOKI is still an entertainer XD
@@Bandit0 this is the kind of singer i want to support
@@miguel_H.C Also, the Birthday Train outro was peak
I personally think that this is one of, if not THE most "Daisuke" song that we've ever gotten. The multi layered vocals, the super long build up in the beginning, the sporaticness of it all, and especially the out of the no where keyboard solo. Daisuke also composed for the BlazBlue series (idk if you've seen it on the channel) and that part feels like it was plucked straight out that game. And the ending just kind of playing every part of the song at once with a screaming halt, it really feels like Daisuke turned himself up to a 12/10 when making this one
Considering this song's reputation and how its probably one of the most popular Guilty Gear Strive tracks, I'm surprised it's taken this long for tony to react to it after doing so many Guilty Gear videos already lol, but i was never in doubt this day would come and I'm so glad it's finally here
You mentioned an opportunity to see this live, there was just a live concert at the world finals for Guilty Gear! It should be available on youtube if you look up arc world tour concert. The female singer Aisha is also asking for another concert sometime in the future so expect another concert within the next 2 years most likely
Although gotta remember Naoki straight up forgot some of the lyrics he kept it funny tho 😂
Naoki: I forgot my lyrics
I hated every moment of it that didn't have Aisha in it Actually feel sick whenever I remember NAOKI even had to sing like that
@@whizthesugoi bro what? He was just drunk lmao, it's not that deep
@@youtubewatcher6719 he was absurdly jetlagged and had to do the show either way, the drunk part is a probably but we don't know
IIRC Baiken is one of the last japanese charcters that we are introduced to. The gears had killed her family, burned down her village, and left her wounded and scarred. The song is about how she feels like because she cant let go to her revenge and how thats affecting her. She is a master samurai with multiple tricks up her sleeve (literally). In previous games, she was on an everlasting quest for revenge against all gears. The song is mostly her going through her trauma and guilt, and finding out its because of this mission she's been wandering for; "Break off all vexations" and "My vengeance will be sacrificed" are examples of this."Mirror of the world" is also referring to something another character, Anji, told her. This could be the comrade shes referring to, but we don't know for sure. Anji's song Rock Parade also sings about Baiken.
The mirror is Delilah; She's a reflection of Baiken when she had the choice to choose revenge or peace
Genuinely can't wait for this
seeing your reaction to "Extras" would be great!
yeah I feel like that's super up his alley in terms of being stacked with things to pick apart
Alone Infection❌ Armor Clad-Faith✅ Crawl❌ Drift✅ Extras❌ Find Your One Way❌ Hellfire❌ Just Lean❌ Let Me Carve Your Way❌ Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course✅ Love the Subhuman Self❌ Mirror of the World✅ Necessary Discrepancy✅ Out of the Box❌ Perfection Can't Please Me❌ Play the Hero❌ Requiem❌ Rock Parade❌ Smell of the Game✅ Symphony✅ The Circle✅ The Disaster of Passion❌ The Gravity✅ The Hourglass❌ The Kiss of Death❌ The Roar of the Spark❌ The Town Inside Me❌ Trigger❌ What do you fight for✅
im narrowing it down. You're a Ram main, arentcha?
@@coutiya2007it’s just the songs he’s looked at so far lol
And then there is the music from the older games like Storyteller, Six Black Heaven's Guns, Big Blast Sonic, Freesia and Lily.
@@lordmemus8346 as bad as a song is, people will tend to like it once it's their main's. I just have a big feeling he plays Ram though
@@coutiya2007 No the list isn't of the songs he likes, it's of the songs Tony has reacted to
Finally, more Guilty Gear!
Baiken main represent, if only matches lasted long enough to hear the best song in the game.
dudes feelin emotional with this one, love it XD
16:15 You know what else is stacked
FF14 and Guilty gear in the same week? We are eating good. These last few vids have been awesome to catch. Mirror of the world is the track that got me to play baiken in Strive
FINALLY PEAK!
Fun fact! This song WAS played live along with a bunch of other themes about a month ago! I was there and it was an absolute blast live.
This is by far and away my favourite Strive track
This goes INSANE wow I was not prepared
I got the notification on the train, man be happy
The JP lines sounded like Monk chants Total banger
I believe they are monk chants. One of the top comments by @jeffshittles3664 says it is a Buddhist Mantra of Light.
That would be because they are! It's the mantra of light, which is often used in purification
Best music reaction videos on KZhead!! I love your style of breaking things down, plus I also gravitate towards rhythm section focus, so we definitely align there. Thanks for the content dude! Can't wait for the next vid!
Sebastian Han0y My hero
Heck yeah - pretty sure I left a comment on the first Guilty Gear video you did that this track would be right up your alley. Can’t wait
Funny enough there was a live show not that long ago and the stream of it is available in the official arcsys channel. Unfortunately the stream's mixing is not great and also Naoki was absolutely zooted throughout the concert. It was still surprisingly good once he got in the zone.
absolutely love your reactions and how you dive into these songs that i love and help me find new things to love about them. keep the uploads coming tony!!
This is my favorite song, or at least one of my absolute favorites. I love it so much. From the sections thaz sound like traditional Japanese music, the buddhist (I think?) chanting, combined with the hard rock/metal sound. It's all just so insanely good. It's such a varied and unique song, yet has such a strong identity. Also, the writing itself is fantastic. I feel like Guilty Gear songs are a better character exploration than a lot of movies, even though the song only has a few minutes. Like, I know next to nothing about Baiken, but just based on what the song sets up, and then slowly develops as it goes on, I feel like I get it, and then towards the end, I always get emotional and the "No! Don't stand still!" sometimes almost moves me to tears, especially when compared to what came at that point in the chorus, before. I love this song so much.
If you want another guilty gear song to listen to, “Let me carve your way” is certainly one of the best. Also pretty popular for reactions so you’ll be solid on views!!
One of yhe things Daisuke LOVES to do is surprise you. I think that's why you either love his songs at first sight, or get the syndrome of "what the fuck am I listening to?" Only love it later. Hence that odd guitar solo, it's the strangest part of the song, but it's so good when you listen to it.
Can I just say I LOVE how much love you're giving to one of my favorite composers. I've been in love with his music since the early 2000s, and seeing new people find it and love it as much as I do is just the best experience.
Here's the actual lyrics (for tedious people like myself) via the album booklet with the physical release; most of Clouddrop's lyrics are just their best guesses. "NAN MAN DA BU NAN MAN DA BU Om abogya beiroshanō Makabodara mani handoma Jinbara harabari tayaun Naraku ni utau wa rokkonshōjō If that's what you call karma, I must be a demon. God knows. That no voice can be heard by the damned. Gedō no kūsokuzeshiki sanzen no fujō Ganpon no mumyō sanzen no shōjō No forgiveness necessary. In the light, that's my way. Break off all vexations. It's never over, yesterday. I'm the time exile. I am the Ghost of Vengeance. (Calm Madness) I'm the time exile. (I'm the time exile) Sever, tear, fear Om abogya beiroshanō Makabodara mani handoma Jinbara harabari tayaun Naraku ni utau wa rokkonshōjō There is no salvation for the unforgiven. God knows, there are those who will pay the hand that is extended to them. Gedō no kūsokuzeshiki sanzen no fujō Ganpon no mumyō sanzen no shōjō No forgiveness necessary. In the light, that's my way. Break off all vexations. Today, which will never begin. I'm the time exile. I am the Ghost of Vengeance. (Calm Madness) I don't need your sympathy. Why won't anyone leave me alone? If I had a comrade...I wonder what I would tell them. Yes, yes, I knew the answer. In the light, that's not your way. Break off all vexations. Break off all vexations. It's never over, yesterday. No, don't stand still. (In the light) My vengeance will be sacrificed. (For the light) The pain kills the pain.The hardest road lies ahead. I will be a mirror of the world. Om abogya beiroshanō Makabodara mani handoma Jinbara harabari tayaun Naraku ni utau wa rokkonshōjō Om abogya beiroshanō Makabodara mani handoma Jinbara harabari tayaun Naraku ni utau wa rokkonshōjō I'm not the exile Break off all vexations. (That's not your way.) You are not the exile"
30 seconds in and you're the only person I've seen catch the bend in the intro. This is gonna be a good one.
Oh man...this one made me fall in love with Arc sys music
You have hands down the best reactions to music. Always a treat.
I've been waiting for this video for so long!! This song is peak 🔥🔥
I would highly recommend checking out Awakening the Chaos II from the BlazBlue soundtrack. Also composed by Daisuke Ishiwatari. It is a much older piece, but it's a surreal experience even after listening to it on repeat.
A Blazblue video would be so great
That guitar riff right when the traditional singing verse is about to hit after the twin lead you commented on sounds like it could have been on 2010s Symphony X album
PLEASE DO "let me carve your way"
Love his guilty gear videos. I adore the Strive soundtrack, but always finds a way to present new perspectives and elements to appreciate in them. Keep ot up!
this gotta be my favorite piece of ggst OST, love your breakdowns, keep it up man ^^
Guilty Gear has always been catchy with rock and metal tracks since the first game in 97', but it's really stepped it up with Xrd and Strive (2014 and 2021) and every DLC character they drop continues to impress. They have some good openings as well, Break a Spell and Heavy Day are my favorites, and Blue Water Blue Sky by Hiroshi Katadani is the singer of the most recent One Piece OP you reacted to from like 20 years ago.
I really think you'll love "Let Me Carve Your Way."
Heck yeah, more Strive! Always a good ride. I'll second the other commenters and say that "Carve Your Way" should probably be the next one on the track you give a listen to.
I personally believe you would love "The Kiss of Death". Its a very fun song and would love to hear your take on it. If you ever delve in past Guilty Gear sound track please check out "Pillars of the Underworld."
Oh I've been waiting for this one
when you hopefully get to "Let Me Carve Your Way" its extra cool when you know that the slower part towards the end of the track can't be heard in an actual match fitting with the theme and character of Zato-1
I know you're hearing the Let Me Carve Your Way recommendations, but I think you should leave it for last. I know that's a tall order since the characters (and their themes by extension) are still coming out about once every 4-5 months, but if you thought Drift was exploratory, you're gonna be sailing the Atlantic with Let Me Carve Your Way.
Hey Tony is there a specific series/game that you get most excited for when it shows up/wins a poll? For me personally Guilty Gear takes the spot, when a new character releases I'm just as excited for the new song as I am for them
There's some real nice power ballads in the series. The Name of Heaven is the most recent one but Freesia is also really good
YEAH, I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Mirror of the World is probably top 3 best Strive OSTs. It's so different from the rest of the songs but that's what makes it special. The lyrics too are perfect.
Would love to see you react to “Let Me Carve Your Way”, “SHOTGUN&HEAD”, or “Alone Infection”!
Shotgun&head is genuinely so slept on
i might be wrong but the koto (or whatever that instrumental was played) closer to the end is a throwback to Baiken's original theme "momentary life"
ahhh I'm so happy that you reviewed my favorite Guilty Gear song! Baiken's theme is epic!
How did I miss this 😭😭😭
So guilty gear is one thing, you should absolutely check out Blazblue songs since it’s the same composer. Specifically, I know you’d love the song “x-matic”.
I love BlazBlue, but the OST is definitely not one of the reasons. Don't get me wrong, there's a few killer tracks, but there's also a lot of stuff that's hard to listen to. The composition is hit or miss, but the real drag is just from the actual sound. The mixing and mastering of those old tracks can be really grating to the ear.
If you find yourself with time to choose a reaction, I'd suggest "The Roar of the Spark" for more of those James Hetfield vibes or "Alone Infection" for a suprise Radiohead appearance :) Either way you'll enjoy them I'm sure and great reaction to this song, I'm glad you appreciate the oddities in Daiuke's composing, it's so interesting to breakdown!
Oh man, Baiken is one of my favorite characters and song! Another one really cool is Bridget's theme - The town inside me
Man, i have been waiting for this one, probably one of my favourite song from the series. Nice to hear your thoughts on it, can't help but stop and just listen to it without distraction. Even though you're not much of a lyrical guy, it's too bad the lyrics on that video aren't all correct. The lyrics on all these songs provide some more insight on these characters and it does make it feel more personal.
man what a great piece
That's why Strive's ost is so special, every theme feels so different and personal.
Saw this in my feed and I've never clicked on a vid so damn fast , in all my life. S O E X C I T E ! ! ! P.S. I freakin LOVE how much this song took your breath and words away - it is legit, my favourite GG Strive character song, out of all of them. And I love them all, so much.
I think it's time you step out of the realm of Strive battle themes and check out either a credits theme (like Talk About You) or a previous game's music (Birthday Train, Wanna Be Crazy, and Diva would be high recommendations)
I'm adicted to watching Wind breaker. The opening: 'Absolute zero' is also absolutely amazing and def worth checking out, its done by Natori: the same guy who did Overdose
I'd love to see "Let me carve your way" reaction from Guilty gear.
My fav song.
daisuke wanted to include a reference as to how Baiken players play the game thus the monkey noises.
Almost everything on the Strive OST is great. You could go through each piece from the soundtrack and you'll find love in the comments from many people. Even the cheesier, poppy tracks that feel different than the normal Guilty Gear feel still have a lot of interesting compositional ideas making them enjoyable at least for a one-time listen.
I just Google to double check but best I can find is that the chant in the song is from the naraka/ mantra of light? From buddhist scripture
Yep, the lyrics are wrong.
Yes, the lyrics are wrong in the video. Every time these vids are used the lyrics are wrong except for I think Symphony because Naoki took a picture of the lyrics printed on paper with his phone before the uploader made the video.
There is a live performance of Necessary Discrepancy on YT, might be worth checking out
now that we're a few songs into the soundtrack i wonder whats your fav?
This is best song on OST. That is nuts they are all really good
Guilty Gear, ever since the first ever game, the songs and music have never ever been a let down. My introduction to the songs in Xrd have kept me playing the game more than any other fighting game can keep me playing. Granblue fantasy versus rising is coming close to that level.
Song so good, Tony making up musical terms
Hey Tony, could you react to king gnu, they are the band that made specialz from jjk, i recommend Stardom,Chameleon and Sammon shosetsu Btw i recommend hearing the album ver. (THE GREATEST UNKNOWN)
13:44 Ah yes...the good ol Kermit the frog vocals!
NOOOO!! You've ruined it.
“If there’s ever an opportunity to see this live I have to be there” noooooooooooooo you just missed it sadly. Live performances of lots of the ost was just performed a couple of weeks ago at the arc world tour. And it gave us the amazing line “ I forgot. I forgot. My lyrics.” It was awesome. Wish I could have been there myself
Please do let me carve your way!!!
You gotta check out "Love the Subhuman Self" or "Play the Hero" from GG Strive.
What would you say is your favorite gg song thus far?
One thing I never hear anyone say about this song is how alike it is to Megadeth's style with the droning bass lines and call and response sections.
I prefer the baiken theme 'momentary life' , might be bias and/or just old
LETS GOOOO
I kinda wanna watch you listen through "Holy Orders?" to get your breakdown of it, but you'll probably go to "holy orders" if i do request it (two different songs)
I'm suprised you haven't done every strive theme yet
The Japanese is the Mantra of Light, a prayer in Buddhist religion for the soul of the deceased, given to those who have passed and basically calls for the removal of the senses to cleanse the soul from temptation and sin. In the story, Baikan is struggling with giving up her life long path of revenge and moving on, and the song is about her "burying" her old self, praying for redemption and peace, and then resolving to move forward freed from her previous pain. Basically she is having a funeral for her life up to that point in song form and by putting it in the ground she is no longer locked frozen on a path and can find a new future.
Big Blast Sonic Guilty Gear reaction, when ?
The bass in this track is phat.
I think he liked it
Oh man i really want to see you react to freesia, its my favorite guilty gear song out of all the games
Guilty Gear actually did have a concert recently, you just missed it! Wouldn't be the first time they've done a Guilty Gear concert (though I think this was the first one for Strive) so you'll probably have another chance :)
Guilty gear songs are any guitarist's heaven. They're so freaking good
You surely gotta do Elphelt's theme!
What if you did a series, breaking down the instruments used in the most popular music videos you’ve reacted to in the past. Be our music teacher 🤟
Seriously Ishiwatari is a GOAT. Who could have the fucking idea to use mantras in a theme ???